Effect of acupressure on sleep quality of middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension
作者机构：Fujian University of Traditional Chinese MedicineFuzhouChina Department of CardiologyFujian General HospitalFuzhouChina
出 版 物：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2014年第1卷第4期
页 面：334-338页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题：Acupressure Hypertension Sleep quality
摘 要：Purpose:To evaluate the effect of acupressure on blood pressure and sleep quality in middle-aged and elderly patients with ***:A total of 75 elderly hypertensive patients with sleep disorders were randomly divided into either an experimental group(n=38)or a control group(n=37).All subjects received conventional treatment and health *** experimental group also received acupressure *** score of PSQI(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)and blood pressure were measured and recorded before and after the ***:After the intervention,the systolic(SBP)and diastolic blood pressure of the experimental group decreased significantly(p0.01).There was a significant difference in SBP between the groups(p0.01).After four weeks of intervention,the total PSQI score in the experimental group was significantly lower compared to the control group(p0.01).Conclusion:Acupressure can lower SBP and effectively improve the sleep quality in middleaged and elderly patients with hypertension.
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