[Effects of the degrees of anxiety and depression on the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the patient of insomnia].
OBJECTIVE
To probe factors of influencing therapeutic effects of acupuncture in the patient of insomnia.


METHODS
According to scores of degrees of anxiety and depression, 52 cases of insomnia were divided into 3 groups, group I (mild or less degree) and group II (moderate degree) and group II (serious degree). The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were compared before and after treatment in the 3 groups, and between two groups after treatment. Results There were significant differences in the therapeutic effect as the groups I, II compared with the group III (P < 0.01). The total sleep quality in the group I was better than that in the group II (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The degree of anxiety and depression in the patient of insomnia is one of important factors influencing therapeutic effect of acupuncture on insomnia.
Ruan
Jing-wen
JW
The First Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. ruanjw@163.com
Hu
Yue-hua
YH
Rao
Zhong-dong
ZD
Wen
Ming
M
Zeng
Xiao-xiang
XX
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001007:Anxiety; D003863:Depression; D003866:Depressive Disorder; D006801:Humans; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders