The efficacy and mechanism of Chinese Guqin music intervention for patients with primary insomnia / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the efficacy and mechanism of Chinese Guqin music intervention for primary insomnia' s patients.Methods Sixty cases of primary insomnia syndrome patients were randomly divided into two groups.For a total of 8 weeks,a daily intervention of bedtime listening to Guqin music for 30 minutes was applied to 30 patients in the experimental group,while the control group simply rested without any intervention.Psycho-physiological indicators were recorded in the 0th,4th and 8th week.The AIS and SCL-90 were used to assess the patients in the 0th,2nd,4th,and 8th week.Results After four-week intervention,the (VLFper) of HRV had more decrease in the Guqin group than in the control group (P＜0.05).The Guqin group had significantly lower AIS scores,AIS total (8.00±3.90)than the control group.AIS total was (10.30±5.10),after four-week intervention (P＜0.05).Besides,the AIS scores of the Guqin group AIS total (6.40 ± 4.50) were also significantly lowered than the control group [AIS total(9.80± 5.00)after eight-week intervention (P ＜ 0.05)].Meanwhile,after eight-week intervention,the decrease of “obsessive-compulsive symptoms” in SCL-90 had significant difference between the Guqin group (-0.40± 0.50) and the control group (-0.10±0.30,P＜0.05).Besides the significant difference between the Guqin group(-0.10±0.30) and the control group(0.10±0.30)also showed in the decrease of “phobic anxiety” in SCL-90 (P＜0.05).Conclusion Guqin music can relieve psycho-physiological symptoms for patients of insomnia.It is an effective intervention for the creation of “Mind-Body” harmony; it facilitates psychological rehabilitation.