Survey of Disease Cognition in Patients with Endometriosis and Effect Evaluation of TCM Chronic Disease Management
10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202305428
- VernacularTitle:子宫内膜异位症患者疾病认知调查及中医慢病管理的效果评价
- Author:
Xinchun YANG
1
;
Weiwei SUN
;
Yong LIU
;
Meiru BAO
;
Ting XIONG
;
Zhe LIU
;
Yanhuan YANG
;
Yiwei YU
;
Ruihua ZHAO
Author Information
1. 中国中医科学院广安门医院,北京 100053
- Keywords:
endometriosis;
cognition;
cross-sectional study;
TCM chronic disease management;
effect evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;31(4):157-163
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand cognition level and treatment intention of patients with endometriosis(EMs);To evaluate the effects of TCM chronic disease management on EMs patients.Methods The disease cognition level and treatment intention of 1 895 EMs patients from October 2020 to December 2021 in 19 provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities were analyzed through cross-sectional investigation.The cognitive effect of chronic disease management of TCM on 801 patients with EMs from 6 Grade A hospitals in Beijing was evaluated by self-control study.Results The cognition level of EMs patients for the disease was improved with the increase of educational background.Patients generally believed that EMs was a chronic disease,requiring regular review and long-term management.The proportion of patients with high school education or below,junior college education,bachelor degree or above who knew the possibility of malignant changes in EMs was less,only 32.3%,41.6%and 47.7%,respectively.The awareness rate of patients with high school education or below for recurrence after EMs conservative surgery was 46.9%,lower than that of those with junior college education(66.8%)and bachelor degree or above(72.7%).Among the patients with dietary contraindications,the proportion of patients with high school education or below,junior college education,bachelor degree or above who knew the contraindication of the forest frog oil was less,only 20.7%,30.3%and 32.9%,respectively.In the aspect of life adjustment,the awareness of patients was generally high.EMs patients mainly recognized the disease through face-to-face communication with gynecologists.Only 34.4%of patients with high school education or below learned about EMs through WeChat public accounts,APPs and other new media,which was lower than those with junior college education(48.6%)and bachelor degree or above(55.4%).EMs patients generally tend to be treated in comprehensive hospitals,with high acceptance of TCM treatment,mainly TCM decoction,and low acceptance of TCM appropriate technology.After 1 year of TCM chronic disease management,the disease awareness of EMs patients was significantly improved compared with before management,with statistical significance(P<0.05).Conclusion EMs patients with different educational backgrounds have different cognition of the disease,and each has different emphasis.Education and popularization should be carried out according to their knowledge blind spots.Chronic disease management of TCM can improve the disease cognition level of EMs patients.