Effect of early intervention of liver-smoothing and blood-activating decoction combined with acupuncture on patients with post-stroke depression / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
; (24): 2403-2405, 2013.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-315016
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
To study the effect of early intervention of liver-soothing and Blood-activating decoction combined with acupuncture in improving neurological functions, depressive symptom and life quality of patients with post-stroke depression, and compare with fluoxetine hydrochloride. Specifically, 63 patients with post-stroke depression were randomly divided into the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncture group (31 cases) and the western medicine group (32 cases). On the basis of the conventional treatment of the primary disease, the TCM acupuncture group was treated with liver-soothing and blood-activating decoction and acupuncture, while the western medicine group was treated with fluoxetine hydrochloride for four weeks. In the follow-up visit six months later, scores of HAMD, NIHSS and SS-QOL were observed. The scores of HAMD and NIHSS of both groups were significantly decreased (P < 0.01), while the scores of SS-QOL increased significantly, with a notable difference compared with that before the treatment (P < 0.01). Specifically, the TCM acupuncture group's was superior to the western medicine group (P < 0.05). The study suggests that the early intervention of liver-soothing and blood-activating decoction combined with acupuncture on patients with post-stroke depression has the effect in relieving depression symptom and improving neurological functions, thereby improving their quality of life and prognosis.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychology
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Quality of Life
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Therapeutics
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Fluoxetine
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Early Intervention, Educational
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Stroke
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Therapeutic Uses
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article