Exploring the Effectiveness of LED Phototherapy on Common Symptoms Among Elderly in Long-Term Care Institutions and Its Translation Application
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index/PSQI
研究概览
简要总结
The world is facing rapid population aging, the health needs of the elderly are complex, and their physical capabilities are degraded, and increased the possibility of having one or more chronic conditions. In 1900 to 2000, there were 7,600 million people in the United States, aged 65 and above age increased to 4.1% up to 12.6%, by 2050 is expected to increase 20.3%.In Taiwan, the elderly population have 83.5% is health and sub-health, in order to allow them to perform activities of daily living independently, in particular, need to pay attention to the diverse needs of the elderly, Assist the elderly to increase self-care skills, reduce disability is a very important issue.
详细描述
From literature review of LED phototherapy can effectively improve symptoms in the elderly, such as hair loss, dermatitis, rotator tendonitis, epicondylitis of the tibia, wound healing, back pain, patellofemoral pain, spinal neuropathy, chronic pain relief, insomnia and depression.
Comprehensive Phototherapy and Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) perspective, LED phototherapy is the use of physical light energy stimulation and temperature to improve the body's microcirculation and meridian dredge, Enhance the body's energy of the health and sub-health elderly, increasing physical activity perform daily functions.
Taiwanese Elderly to take self-care by the dilemmas of the many aspects. There are 21.52% physical health problems, affecting work or daily activities are limited; there are 35.12% physical or emotional health problems affecting social activities; there are 13.01% incapable perform activities of daily living.
The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of LED phototherapy on physiological symptoms among elderly in long-term care institutions in Taiwan. To examine the effects of physiological symptoms, such as mental state, muscle bone system, metabolism, autonomic balance and other meridian energy tests, it is expected to improve the body energy of healthy and sub-healthy elderly to increasing physical activity perform daily functions.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 95 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Consciousness clear；must be able to talk
排除标准
- •Clinical diagnosis of dementia；Seasonal mood disorder
研究组 & 干预措施
Phototherapy protocol
Pretest：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.
Intervention：LED light therapy for 6 weeks, 2-3 times a week, every 30 minutes. Post test：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.
干预措施: phototherapy protocol (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index/PSQI
时间窗: Change before, through intervention completion (average 6 weeks).
Insomnia was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Global PSQI \>5 score，good sleep；Global PSQI ≦5 score，poor sleep。
Brief Fatigue Inventory-Taiwanese (BFI-T)
时间窗: Change before, through intervention completion (average 6 weeks).
Fatigue was measured by the Brief Fatigue Inventory-Taiwanese (BFI-T), BFI-T=0 score，no fatigue；1\~3 score，A little tired (not tired most of the time)；4\~6 score，Ordinary tired, tolerable (about half the time to feel tired)；7\~9 score，very tired (most of the time feel tired)；10 score，most tired (I feel tired all the time)。
Cold Limbs
时间窗: Change before, through intervention completion (average 6 weeks).
Cold Limbs was measured by the Yes / No Questionnaire elderly subjective feeling, "Yes" in the questionnaire means cold limbs；"No" in the questionnaire means no cold limbs。
Braden-Pressure ulcer risk factor assessment scale
时间窗: Change before, through intervention completion (average 6 weeks).
Pressure ulcer was measured by the Braden-Pressure ulcer risk factor assessment scale, ≧16 score，Low-risk；12-15 score，Moderate risk；≦11 score，High-risk。
次要结局
- Meridian Energy(Measured 1 week before and 1, 4, 6 weeks after intervention)
- HRV(Measured 1 week before and 1, 4, 6 weeks after intervention)
- Body Temperature(Measured 1 week before and 1, 4, 6 weeks after intervention)