An interventional study of Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique in Sleep Quality, sponsored by Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 60 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-01.
Sponsored by Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether 12 weeks of practicing Mawangdui Guiding Technique has an improvement effect on subjective sleep quality, objective sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in older adults in a healthcare hospital.
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The experimental group underwent the Mawangdui Guided Exercise, which consisted of five 45-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks.
Behavioral: Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique
The control group maintained routine sleep education in addition to daily activities.
Nursing staff with experience in teaching Mawangdui Daoyin Exercise conducted the operation instruction on different floors. A feasibility assessment of the older adults was carried out by the nursing staff at the end of the teaching, and only after passing this assessment could the experimental part begin. The treatment group participated in five Mawangdui Daoyin Exercise sessions per week, each lasting approximately 45 minutes, and the exercises continued for 12 weeks.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a comprehensive sleep self-assessment tool containing 19 items. The overall total score ranges from 0-21, with the lower the overall score, the higher the quality of sleep.
Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
Insomnia Severity Index
The Insomnia Severity Index(ISI) is a self-assessment tool consisting of seven items designed to assess various aspects of insomnia. Cumulative ISI scores range from 0 to 28 and are categorized as follows: 0-7 = no insomnia; 8-14 = mild insomnia; 15-21 = moderate insomnia; and 22-28 = severe insomnia.
Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
Polysomnography
Polysomnography is the internationally recognized gold standard for diagnosing sleep disorder disorders and can provide an objective basis for the diagnosis, classification and identification of sleep disorders.
Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
Flinders Fatigue Scale
The Flinders Fatigue Scale is a 7-item scale that measures various characteristics of fatigue. Total fatigue scores range from 0 to 31, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue.
Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
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