JCNRJournal of Clinical and Nursing Research2208-36852208-3693Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/jcnr.v8i6.7623ArticleEffect of Head Meridian Massage Combined with Auricular Acupoint Plaster on Patients with Insomniahttps://artdesignp.com/journal/JCNR/8/6/10.26689/jcnr.v8i6.7623LuQin,YaoLanping,JiangHuiqin,ZongLiping,HuangJinhua2024862024-07-17Objective: To study the effect of head meridian massage combined with auricular acupoint plasters on patients with insomnia. Methods: The sample consisted of 50 cases, and all of them were admitted to Yixing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2022 to December 2023. The patients were divided into an observation group and a control group, with 25 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with a combination of head meridian massage and auricular acupoint plaster while the control group underwent conventional nursing care. The improvement of sleep quality and nursing effect were used as evaluation criteria to compare the clinical effects of the nursing programs. Results: After nursing intervention, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) score of the observation group, which was 7.17 ± 1.41 points was lower than that of the control group (9.04 ± 1.96 points), (t = 3.8724, P < 0.05). The total efficacy was 96.00% for the observation group and 76.00% for the control group (χ2 = 4.1528, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Head meridian massage combined with auricular acupoint can improve the sleep quality of patients with insomnia.

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