Perceived benefits of brief acupuncture for sleep disturbances in postdeployment military service members.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The purpose of this study was to describe the perceived benefits of manual standardized stress acupuncture (MSSA) for sleep disturbances in service members with deployment exposure.

Methods

This qualitative study was embedded in a 2-arm randomized controlled trial using mixed-methods research that evaluated the effect of weekly MSSA for 4 weeks as an adjunct treatment with abbreviated cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) for sleep disturbances in service members. Participants were randomized to either the experimental group (CBTi and MSSA) or the control group (CBTi only). The CBTi consisted of 1 group psychotherapy session for 60 minutes, follow-up telephone therapy for 30 minutes, and an additional four 30-minute follow-up sessions via telephon

SUBMITTER: Abanes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656920 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature