Acupuncture in the Treatment of a Female Patient Suffering from Chronic Schizophrenia and Sleep Disorders
Table 2
Actiwatch results for our patient with chronic schizophrenia before and after acupuncture treatment.
Actiwatch sleep parameters
Before acupuncture
After acupuncture
Sleep efficiency
80.31 (10.98)
85.64 (2.60)
Sleep latency
24.43 (12.34)
14.04 (8.01)
Absolute actual sleep time
583.13 (119.41)
537.34 (108.41)
Absolute actual wake time
107.30 (50.34)
73.38 (30.22)
Relative actual sleep
83.68 (9.92)
88.31 (2.84)
Relative actual wake
16.32 (9.92)
11.69 (2.84)
Assumed sleep
690.43 (92.16) (≈11 hours, 30 minutes)
611.13 (133.46) (≈10 hours, 12 minutes)
In percentages, standard deviation, and in minutes; means a statistically significant difference () in score on the paired sample -test between before and after acupuncture.
