Abstract:Objective To compare the therapeutic effect of massage therapy and medication alone against insomnia of patients.Methods Eighty patients with insomnia were randomly divided into the observation group and control group, with 40 cases in each. Both groups received sleep health education before the control group was treated with zolepam while the observation group was treated with massage combined with psychological intervention. The therapeutic effect was compared between the two groups after two courses of treatment.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 95.00%, compared to 80.00% in the control group (P<0.05). The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) score of the observation group (6.75±3.44) was lower than that of the control group (8.90±4.31), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The self rating sleep scale (SRSS) score of the observation group (13.83±4.81) was lower than that of the control group (16.35±7.13), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusions Massage combined with psychological intervention has a good effect on insomnia of special duty convalescents, which can prolong their sleep time and improve their sleep quality, which is more effective than medication alone.
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