The published literature of insomnia in the elderly treated with acupuncture was retrieved in CNKI, Wanfang and VIP from the date of establishment to December 31, 2019. Association rule analysis and cluster analysis were used to summarize the acupoint selection rules of insomnia in the elderly treated with acupuncture. A total of 37 articles were included, involving 60 acupuncture prescriptions. The most commonly used acupoints were Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Anmian (Extra), Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Xinshu (BL 15) and Taixi (KI 3). The most commonly used acupoint combinations were Sanyinjiao (SP 6)-Anmian (Extra)-Baihui (GV 20)-Sishencong (EX-HN 1)-Shenting (GV 24)-Shenmen (HT 7)-Xinshu(BL 15), Xinshu(BL 15)-Pishu (BL 20)-Shenshu (BL 23)-Shenting (GV 24), Zhaohai (KI 6)-Shenmai (BL 62), Taichong (LR 3)-Ganshu (BL 18), Daling (PC 7)-Taixi (KI 3), Neiguan (PC 6)- Zusanli (ST 36) and Guanyuan (CV 4)-Qihai (CV 6)-Zhongwan (CV 12). On the basis of acupoint selection according to disease differentiation, the acupoint selection rules and characteristics of insomnia in the elderly treated with acupuncture are regulating and supplementing the spleen and kidney and treating according to spleen-kidney.
检索中国期刊全文数据库（CNKI）、万方数据知识服务平台（Wanfang）、维普中文期刊服务平台（VIP）建库起至2019年12月31日收录的针刺治疗老年性失眠的文献，采用关联规则分析及聚类分析，对针刺治疗老年性失眠针刺处方选穴规律进行总结。共纳入文献37篇，针刺处方60条，结果显示三阴交、神门、安眠、百会、四神聪、内关、心俞、太溪为最常用腧穴；三阴交-安眠-百会-四神聪-神庭-神门-心俞、心俞-脾俞-肾俞-神庭、照海-申脉、太冲-肝俞、大陵-太溪、内关-足三里及关元-气海-中脘穴组较为常用；针刺治疗老年性失眠在辨病取穴的基础上，具有注重调补脾肾、从脾肾论治的选穴规律及特色。.
Keywords: acupoint selection rule; acupuncture; insomnia in the elderly.