Yechen Wu, Jiayin Li, Jian Qiao, Duo Jia, Kun Pang, Fan Yang, Jiawei Wang, Zhichao Zhang, Hongjing Yang, Xing Ju, Zheng Zhang, Xingsheng Wang
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) five-element music therapy combined with mirtazapine on depression and limb function recovery after ischemic stroke. METHODS: A total of 110 patients treated in the Departments of Geriatrics, Cardiology, and Psychology of three hospitals in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China from October 2022 to August 2023 were selected. Based on the scores of 24-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-24), Barthel (BL) index, and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) before enrollment, the patients were randomly divided into control group (n = 58) and experimental group (n = 52)...
December 8, 2023: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine