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Effect of acupuncture on quality of life in post-ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ; (12): 505-508, 2008.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-343989
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of acupuncture on quality of life (QOL) in post-ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-six patients with dysphagia were randomly assigned to 3 groups, the 23 patients in the electro-acupuncture (EA) group treated by EA, 18 in the control group received rehabilitation training combined with acupoint percutaneous electric stimulation, and 25 in the acupoint token puncturing (TP) group received rehabilitation training combined with acupoint TP, once every day for 20 days in total. Changes in QOL scale specified for dysphagia of patients before and after treatment were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 69.6% in the EA group, 50.0% in the control group and 64.0% in the TP group with insignificant difference among them (P > 0.05), but the improvements dealing with patients' general condition, time for taking food, frequency of uneasiness, emotion, appetite, social intercourse ability, fatigue, sleep and mental health, etc. in the EA group were superior to those in the other two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture could improve the QOL of patients with dysphagia after ischemic stroke.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Quality of Life / Therapeutics / Time Factors / Deglutition Disorders / Acupuncture Therapy / Logistic Models / Multivariate Analysis / Follow-Up Studies / Treatment Outcome / Stroke Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Year: 2008 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Quality of Life / Therapeutics / Time Factors / Deglutition Disorders / Acupuncture Therapy / Logistic Models / Multivariate Analysis / Follow-Up Studies / Treatment Outcome / Stroke Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Year: 2008 Type: Article