Clinical efficacy of umbilical moxibustion combined with stone needle acupoint massage for elderly patients with Qi deficiency constipation
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20230830-00781
- VernacularTitle:脐灸联合砭石穴位按摩治疗老年气虚型便秘患者的临床疗效观察
- Author:
Mingjie SHI
1
;
Liangmin WANG
;
Kun JI
;
Tingting XIANG
;
Wei WANG
;
Yichen BAI
;
Yun YE
;
Jing XU
;
Bing XU
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学东方医院呼吸热病科，北京 100078
- Keywords:
Aged;
Quality of life;
Umbilical moxibustion;
Stone needle acupoint massage;
Qi deficiency constipation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2023;29(36):4999-5005
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy, recurrence rate, and quality of life of elderly patients with Qi deficiency constipation treated with umbilical moxibustion combined with stone needle acupoint massage.Methods:Convenience sampling method was used to select 160 elderly patients with qi deficiency constipation who were hospitalised in the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences from June 2021 to January 2023 as the study subjects. A total of 160 elderly patients with Qi deficiency constipation were randomly divided into four groups by using the method of randomisation of district groups, the control group ( n=40) received routine health education and nursing, the massage group ( n=40) was treated with needle stone acupoint massage, the umbilical moxibustion group ( n=40) received umbilical moxibustion with moxa and ginger, and the massage and umbilical moxibustion group ( n=40) was treated with needle stone acupoint massage combined with umbilical moxibustion. All patients were treated continuously for two weeks. This study compared the clinical efficacy, constipation symptom score, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score, score of Patient Assessment of Constipation-Quality of Life (PAC-QOL) and the recurrence rate after three months of treatment among four groups of patients. Results:After treatment, compared with the other three groups, the massage and umbilical moxibustion group had the highest total clinical effective rate, with the lowest scores for constipation symptoms, traditional Chinese medicine syndromes, and PAC-QOL, with statistical differences ( P<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the recurrence rate among the four groups ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Needle stone acupoint massage and umbilical moxibustion can both improve the clinical symptoms of elderly patients with Qi deficiency constipation, and combination of the two has a better effect, reducing recurrence rate, and improving quality of life.
