Effects of Motion-Guided Imagination Training Combined with Eszopiclone on Sleep Disorders after Stroke

Qingchuan Gu; Yang Chen

Authors

Qingchuan Gu Department of Rehabilitation, Jinhua Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, 321017 Jinhua, Zhejiang, China Author
Yang Chen Huaibei City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Famous Doctor's Clinic, 235047 Huaibei, Anhui, China Author

Keywords:

motion-guided imagination training, Eszopiclone, stroke, sleep disorders

Abstract

Objective: To explore the effects of motion-guided imagination training combined with eszopiclone therapy on sleep status, neurological function, negative emotion and quality of life in patients with post-stroke sleep disorders. Methods: A total of 90 patients with post-stroke sleep disorders treated from March 2021 to December 2023 were collected and divided into two groups: study group (n = 45; motion-guided imagination training combined with eszopiclone treatment for 2 weeks) and control group (n = 45; eszopiclone treatment for 2 weeks). The sleep conditions of the two groups were compared at different time points, and the differences of neurological function scores, serum indexes, negative emotions and quality of life indexes before and after treatment were recorded. Results: After 1 and 2 weeks of treatment, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score, awakening frequency and awakening time of both groups were decreased, and the sleeping time was increased. The changes were more apparent in the study group than the control group (p < 0.05). After treatment, the scores of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were lowered, and the scores of Quality of Life (QOL) scale, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were elevated in both groups. The changes were more evident in the study group than the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Motion-guided imagination training combined with eszopiclone may have a good effect in the treatment of sleep disorders after stroke, which can enhance sleep quality, promote neurological function recovery and improve negative emotions and quality of life, with clinical application value.

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