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KMID : 0387420130240010103
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2013 Volume.24 No. 1 p.103 ~ p.108
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A Study on Applying a Korean Medical Integrative Program for Sleep Disorder
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Lee Jae-Eun
Cho Seung-Hun
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Abstract
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Objectives: Korea’s average life expectancy is getting longer and longer and the pace of change in society has increased every year as people experience stress more easily. Under this situation, chronic sleep disorder is increasing, but there is no specific program for the treatment of sleep disorder in Korean medicine. Therefore, we studied a Korean medical treatment program for sleep disorder to apply to outpatient clinic patients.
Methods: For this study, we evaluated the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), BDI, STAI, FSS on 29 insomnia patients who visited Kyunghee Korean medical hospital from July 2010 to May 2012. Herbal medicine, acupuncture, herbal acupuncture, moxibustion, sleep hygiene, and medical qigong were applied. We compared ISI scores before treatment and after 4 weeks of treatment.
Results: ISI score was improved after Korean medical treatment for sleep disorder. Before the treatment ISI score was 18.1, which means clinical insomnia. After the Korean medical treatment, the score was 7.5, which means no clinically significant insomnia.
Conclusions: The study showed a significant effect on the Korean medical treatment program for sleep disorder to apply to outpatient clinic patients. ISI score was improved and the patients were satisfied with the treatment, so it would be more helpful to apply in sleep clinics.
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KEYWORD
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Sleep disorder, Insomnia, Korean Medicine, Treatment program
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