Effect of acupoint massage combined with high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke depression and quality of life

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of acupoint massage combined with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke depression and quality of life. Methods A total of 169 patients with post-stroke depression who were admitted to the Department of Neurological Intensive Care Unit of Zhengzhou University First Affiliated Hospital from June 2017 to June 2019 were selected as the research subjects. The patients were divided into observation group (85 cases) and control group (84 cases) by random number table method. The control group was treated with high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, and the observation group was treated with high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with acupoint massage, high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation 5 times a week, 28 minutes each time, 8 weeks of intervention, acupoint massage once a day, 1-2 minutes each acupoint, 8 weeks of intervention. The state of depression and the improvement of quality of life were observed, and the adverse reactions were recorded. Results The total effective rate of depressive symptoms improvement in the observation group was 83.53% (71/85), which was higher than that of the control group 70.24% (59/84), the difference was statistically significant (χ2 value was 4.204, P 0.05). Conclusions Acupoint massage combined with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has a effective in the treatment of post-stroke depression, which can significantly improve the depression status and quality of life. Key words: Acupoint massage; High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic needling; Stroke; Depression; Quality of life