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Abstract

LI and COLLEAGUES 1 College of Nursing, Fujian University of TCM, Fuzhou 350122, China observed the effect of auricular magnetotherapy on depression and quality of life in stroke patients with depression after recovery.

Background

To observe the effect of auricular magnetotherapy on depression and quality of life in stroke patients with depression after recovery.

Methodology

Ninety-three stroke patients with depression were randomly divided into a conventional group(a control group), a conventional combined with magnetotherapy group (an observation 1 group), a conventional combined with vaccaria seed group (an observation 2 group), 31 cases in each group. Conventional treatments were applied in the three groups. On the basis of conventional treatments, auricular magnetotherapy was added in the observation 1 group, and in the observation 2 group, vaccaria seed was applied at gan (CO12), xin (CO15), pi (CO13), shen (CO10), shenmen (TF4), pizhixia (AT4), press 3 times a day, replace once every 3 days, alternate ears and treating for 4 weeks. The scores of 17 Hamilton Depression Scales (HAMD-17) and stroke-specific quality of life scales (SS-QOL) were observed before and after treatment in each group. Depression was assessed at follow-up 4 weeks after treatment, and the clinical efficacy of each group was compared.

Results

A total of 83 cases completed the test. After treatment and follow-up, the scores of HAMD decreased in the observation 1 group and observation 2 group compared with that before treatment (all P<0.01). The total score of HAMD in the observation 1 group was lower than that in the observation 2 group and control group (all P<0.01). After treatment, the depression, suicide, initial insomnia, middle insomnia, final insomnia, work and interest dimension scores in the observation 1 group were lower than those in the observation 2 group and control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with that before treatment, the total score of SS-QOL in the observation 1 group increased (P<0.01), and there was no significant difference in total score of SS-QOL before and after treatment in the observation 2 group and control group (both P>0.05). After treatment, the total score of SS-QOL in the observation 1 group and observation 2 group were higher than that in the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05), there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The scores of energy, family characters, and emotional dimensions in the observation 1 group were higher than those in the observation 2 group and control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The score of personality and upper limb function were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01); the score of the family role dimension of the observation 2 group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). The total effective rate in the observation 1 group was 72.4% (21/29), which was higher than 44.4% (12/27) in the observation 2 group (P<0.05) and 11.1% (3/27) in the control group (P<0.01).

Conclusion

Auricular magnetotherapy can improve the depressive symptoms of convalescent stroke patients with depression and improve their quality of life.

References

Zhuangmiao Li  1 , Fang Liu  1 , Baoying Luo  1 , Yanling Dai  1. [Clinical observation on auricular magnetotherapy for convalescent stroke patients with depression].  Zhongguo Zhen Jiu.  ;38(9):942-7. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.010. Sep 12 2018. [Article in Chinese]