Subjects: Nursing >> Nursing submitted time 2023-03-06
Abstract: Objective To explore the application effect of acupuncture combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Methods A total of 124 PHN patients were randomly divided into two groups, with 62 cases in each group. The patients in the control group were given conventional treatment, acupuncture treatment and conventional nursing mode, and the patients in the observation group were given acupuncture treatment combined with traditional Chinese medicine nursing mode on the basis of conventional treatment. The pain visual analog scale (VAS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were compared between the two groups after 1 week and 2 weeks of intervention. Results The VAS score decreased in both groups after intervention, and the VAS score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, with a significant difference(P<0.05). The overall effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (95.16% vs. 79.03%, P<0.05). Scores of SAS and PSQI decreased in both two groups after intervention, and scores of SAS and PSQI of the observation group was lower than those of the control group, with a significant difference(P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture combined with TCM nursing can effectively relieve pain, relieve anxiety symptoms and improve sleep in patients with PHN.
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