Evaluation on effect of integrative medical treatment on quality of life of rehabilitation stage in 85 patients with SARS.
- Author:
Yong-jun BIAN
1
;
Wen-sheng QI
;
Qing-qiao SONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Convalescence; Drug Therapy, Combination; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ofloxacin; therapeutic use; Phytotherapy; Quality of Life; Ribavirin; therapeutic use; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; drug therapy; immunology; rehabilitation
- From: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2003;23(9):658-660
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the effect of integrative medical treatment (IMT) with serial Chinese recipes on quality of life (QOF) of rehabilitation stage in SARS patients.
METHODSEighty-five SARS patients of rehabilitation stage were enrolled in the clinical study. They were divided into the IMT group (62 patients received serial Chinese recipes and western medicine) and the control group (23 patients received western medicine alone). The serial Chinese recipes were given according to patients' syndrome, one dose per day for oral intake for 3 weeks. QOF scoring in patients was observed.
RESULTSQOF scoring in the IMT group before treatment was not significantly different from that in the control group. After 3 weeks treatment, it improved to some extent in both groups, but the improvement in the IMT group was superior to that in the control group in respect of total score and score of psychologic emotional factors.
CONCLUSIONSerial Chinese recipe could improve QOF of rehabilitation stage in SARS patients.
