Evaluation of Satisfaction fromValeirain for Treatment of Menopause Sleep Disorder
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Background
Insomnia has major negative effects on quality of life in postmenopausal women and can reduce their physical، psychological and social function. About 64. 8 percent of women prefer to use herbal supplements for sleep problems. The present study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction of taking Valerian on the improvement of sleep quality and sleep score in postmenopausal women during six month. Materials And Methods
In this clinical trial، satisfaction of taking Valerian and sleep score of 100 postmenopausal eligible women who were referred to health care centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were evaluated. Research tools had three part of personal caharctristictic، Pittsburg sleep Quality Scale، and for satisfaction Visual Analogue Scale (VAS 0-10). Data gathering were in tree phase; immediately after intervention، one and six month after valerian withdrawal. Results
The difference between intervention and control group in satisfaction and sleep scores was significant only immediately after taking Valerian (p=0. 001) and there was no statistically significant difference within valerian or placebo group in one and six month later. Also there was statistically significant difference in three times of evaluation and satisfaction and improvement in sleep score were reduced within the time. Conclusion
Valerian can improve the sleep quality in postmenopausal women in intervention duration and after withdrawal there is no difference between placebo and valerian group so continued use of this supplement is necessary for improving of sleep quality.Keywords:
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Persian
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Journal of Arak University of Medical Sciences, Volume:15 Issue: 5, 2012
Pages:
49 to 57
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