Yujin Choi, Duk-Jong Yu, Kee Chul Ha, Jong-Min Min, Woon-Yong Choi, Dae-Sang Yun, Bum-Hee Kwak, Seung-Gyeom Kim, Jong-Wuk Yoon, Hang-Ki Kim, Dong-Kwan Lim, Kyung-Bae Jeon, Seong-Rok Kim, Sang-Yoon Lee, Sungha Kim
BACKGROUND: Acupuncture is a potentially effective non-pharmacological treatment for insomnia. OBJECTIVE: We observed the responses of patients with insomnia to acupuncture in routine clinical practice. In addition, we explored patient characteristics that might affect the treatment response to acupuncture for insomnia. METHODS: Medical records of patients with insomnia in a Korean medicine clinic with baseline Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) scores ⩾8 and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores ⩾5 were reviewed...
December 30, 2023: Acupuncture in Medicine: Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society