Effect of meridian push press cooperating with medicinal food therapy on the quality of life in patients with angina disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2011.19.002
- VernacularTitle:中医经络推按配合药膳疗法对冠心病心绞痛患者生活质量的影响
- Author:
Mei LUO
1
;
Yu-Zhu YANG
;
Feng-Mei MO
Author Information
1. 广东省深圳市中医院
- Keywords:
Meridian push press;
Medicinal food therapy;
Angina;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2011;17(19):2238-2241
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of meridian push press cooperating with medicinal food therapy on the quality of life in patients with angina disease. Methods Random parallel controlled clinical research was used in this research. 122 patients with angina disease were divided into four groups: 31 in the meridian push press group, 30 in the medicinal food therapy group. 31 in the meridian push press cooperating with medicinal food therapy group, and 30 in the control group. The control group was treated with the conventional treatment and nursing, the other three groups were treated with not only the conventional treatment and nursing, but also the meridian push press treatment, medicinal food therapy and meridian push press cooperating with medicinal food therapy. There were 3 courses of treatment and each course of the treatment was lasted in 2 weeks. The quality of life in patients with angina disease was evaluated by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), the MOS item short from health survey (SF-36) and the nitroglycerin consumption.Results Degree of physical activity limitation scores in Seattle Angina Questionnaire for four groups were different[(65.77 ±8.55), (66. 17 ±8.31), (74.68 ±4.28) and (62.63 ±8.45)], with a statistical significance( F = 14. 15 ,P ＜ 0. 01 ). Four groups of patients after 3 courses of treatment in the Seattle Angina Questionnaire, the MOS item short from health survey and the nitroglycerin consumption were significantly different by analysis of variance (F=8.55,7.53,8.46;P＜0. 01). Conclusions The meridian push press cooperating with medicinal food therapy can improve the curative effect and quality of life in patients with angina disease. It will provide the basis for TCM nursing and the research results can be promote to the community nursing to play a role of secondary prevention.
