Acupuncture for depression and myalgia in patients with hepatitis: an observational study.
Acupunct Med
; 28(3): 136-9, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20530097
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Depressive symptoms and myalgia are commonly seen in patients with chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture treatment on depressive symptoms and myalgia in patients with hepatitis.METHODS:
Of 44 patients with hepatitis screened for depression and myalgia, 28 were enrolled and included in the study. The main outcome measure for depressive symptoms was Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). For pain/myalgia, patients rated their pain on a scale from 0 to 10. Patients with a score greater than the cut-off point in either score were allocated to acupuncture treatment. The Chinese method of acupuncture was used. Treatment continued for 6 weeks.RESULTS:
At baseline, 17/44 patients (39%) had a BDI score ≥17 and 24 (55%) had a pain score ≥5. A total of 28 patients were allocated to acupuncture treatment, forming three groups group 1, 13 patients with high BDI and high myalgia scores; group 2, 11 patients with low BDI score but high myalgia score; group 3, 4 patients with high BDI score but low myalgia score. Adherence to treatment was good; all patients completed the sessions and there were no drop-outs. Significant improvements in end-treatment BDI and in myalgia scores compared with baseline levels was found.CONCLUSION:
Acupuncture seems to be a promising treatment for patients with hepatitis. Further studies are warranted in large populations to establish the therapeutic role of acupuncture.
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Assunto principal:
Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Hepatite C
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Depressão
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Hepatite B
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Doenças Musculares
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article