Clinical Observation On The Five Elements Of Acupuncture In The Treatment Of The Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Objective: By evaluating the intervention effect on the five elements of acupuncture in the treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment patients,in order to provide the supportive basis for the application of the Five elements of acupuncture in treating Mild Cognitive Impairment in clinical.Methods: 60 cases of patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group,30 cases in each group.Patients in the control group received donepezil Hydrochloride,5mg/time,1 time/day,at bedtime,4 weeks were allocated as a trial period.While patients in the treatment group received not only donepezil Hydrochloride but also the five elements of acupuncture,6 time/week,4 weeks were allocated as a trial period.Before and after treatment,all patients were assessed with MMSE,Mo CA,ADL scales.The curative effect of the Five Elements of acupuncture was evaluated by the data analyzed.Results:1)Total After effective rate: the effective rate of treatment group was 86.67%,while the control group was 66.67%,the effective rate of the treatment group was higher than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05);2)MMSE scores: the scores of the treatment group were 28.40�5.56 points,while the control group were 26.25�1.62 points,both groups showed improvement in the score of MMSE after treatment(P<0.05),the scores of the treatment group were higher than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05);3)MoCA scores: the scores of the treatment group were 26.43�2.88 points,while the control group were 23.96�2.34 points,both groups showed improvement in the score of MoCA after treatment(P<0.05),the scores of the treatment group were higher than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05);4)ADL scores: the scores of the treatment group were 27.06�4.23 points,while the treatment group were 29.43�4.76 points,both groups showed improvement in the score of ADL after treatment(P<0.05),the scores of the treatment group were lower than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusions: 1)The five elements acupuncture can improve the cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with mild cognitive impairment.2)The Five elements of acupuncture combined with donepezil Hydrochloride has better efficacy on the patients with mild cognitive impairment,compared with the simple use of donepezil Hydrochloride.3)The Five elements of acupuncture has unique advantages in improving cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment,and deserves further dissemination.