Effects on activities of daily life and quality of life of post-stroke depression treated with electroacupuncture at temple-three-needle

Objective To explore the better treatment of post-stroke depression. Methods Sixty cases of post-stroke depression ranged from mild to middle degree were randomly divided into comprehensive therapy group and medication group, 30 cases in each group. In comprehensive therapy group, electroacupuncture at temple-three-needle was mainly applied and Fluoxetine Hydrochloride capsule was taken by oral administration; in medication group, Fluoxetine Hydrochloride capsule was applied by oral administration. Functional Independent Measure (FIM) Scale and WHOQOL-BREF evaluation results before and after treatment were compared after 4 weeks treatment. Results Comparing with the FIM scores before treatment, the differences in the two groups were significant (both P0.01), and the improvement in comprehensive therapy group (74.97±9.52) was superior to that in medication group (66.70±9.23) (P0.01). Signif icant differences were presented statistically in comparison of index scores of WHOQOL-BREF before and after treatment in two groups (P0.05, P0.01), and it in comprehensive therapy group was superior to that in medication group (P0.05, P0.01). Conclusion Activities of daily life and quality of life of post-stroke depression can be significantly improved by electroacupuncture at temple-three-needle and oral administration of Fluoxetine Hydrochloride capsule.