Using a weighted blanket could help reduce insomnia, according to Swedish researchers.
The researchers looked at 120 adult patients who had insomnia as well as a psychiatricsὰɪkiˈætrɪk disorder such as depression or anxiety.
うつ病や心配症のような精神的な病状をもつ不眠症患者１２０人を調査
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The group was split up, with some using a weighted blanket and others using a light blanket. Their sleep was monitored for four weeks.
グループは重い毛布と軽い毛布使用に分けられた。 4週間観察された。
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Those who used a weighted blanket were found to be 26 times more likely to decrease their level of insomnia by 50% or more. They were also 20 times more likely to completely clear their insomnia compared to those using a light blanket. Those who used weighted blankets also had reduced symptoms of fatigue, depression and anxiety during the day.
重い毛布使用者は、５０％以上の患者は不眠症のレベルが２６段階以上、下がったようだ。
また、軽い毛布使用者に比べて、２０段階以上はっきり差が出た。
重い毛布使用者は,日中、疲労などの症状が減少した。
Following the four-week study, the group was given the option to take part in a further 12-month study. They tested four different weighted blankets between 6 and 8 kilograms, and it was found that the positive results were maintained over the 12-months period.
４週間後、グループは更に１２か月参加する選択が与えられた。
毛布は６から８ｋｇの異なる重さでテストされた。
↑の意味がわからなかったので下記のCVTNewsの記事で調べました。↓
１２か月に渡ってよい結果が続いた。
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At the beginning of the study, half of the participants were given eight-kg weighted blankets with metal chains inside. They were allowed to swap to a six-kg weighted blanket if they found the original too heavy, which researchers referred to as “a flexible dose. ”
調査の最初のころは半数の患者に８ｋｇの毛布が与えられた。それが重すぎる場合は６ｋｇの毛布に交換できる。
But in order to have a control for the study, the other half of the participants, selected randomly, were given blankets identical in appearance and feel to the weighted blankets — except they had plastic chains sewn inside them, and weighed only around 1.5 kg, a typical weight for an ordinary blanket.
もう一方のグループは無作為に選んだ。は金属が織り込んである以外は、同じよう見え、重そうに感じる 1.5kgの一般的な毛布を。
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Patients who started using heavier blankets from this time also experienced similar benefits to those who had been using the heavier blankets from the beginning of the study. After 12 months, 78% of those who used heavy blankets had cleared their insomnia.
はじめは重そうに見えて実際軽い毛布を使用後、重い毛布に替えた患者から、調査のはじめから重い毛布を使用している患者までが 同様な利点があった。
１２か月後７８％の重い毛布使用者が不眠症から回復した。
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Researchers also did a 12-month follow-up period, where participants could choose to continue using the weighted blankets, and those with the light blankets could switch to the heavier ones.
患者は重い毛布を使い続ける選択もできる。 また軽い毛布から重い毛布に変更の選択もできるという12か月間調査した。
One of the study's authors, Mats Adler, said he was surprised by the large effect, but pleased by the results.
He said that the pressure applied to different areas of the body by the blanket could feel like a massage, which may be why it helps people sleep better.
重圧が身体のあちこちにかかり、マッサージをうけているように感じる。
This is not the first study to look at the benefits of using weighted blankets. For example, a 2015 study in the Journal of Sleep Medicine & Disorders also found that people slept better when they used a weighted blanket, while a 2008 study in the journal Occupational Therapy in Mental Health found that people reported reduced anxiety after sleeping with a weighted blanket.
昔の重い布団と毛布がぐっすり眠らせてくれてたんですね。子供だったから熟睡してたと思ってたらなんとずっしり思い綿のおかげだったとは、、、もう一度戻す？？？布団干しが大変だし。。。。
