Therapeutic ComparisonBetween Acupuncture and Chinese Medication in Improving the Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Women
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.08.0751
- VernacularTitle:针刺和中药治疗改善绝经期妇女生活质量疗效比较
- Author:
Hui YU
;
Yakang LU
;
Liying WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Menopause Rating Scale;
Chinese medication therapy;
Climacteric syndrome;
Perimenopausal syndrome
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(8):751-753
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of acupuncture and Chinese medication in improving the quality of life in post-menopausal women.MethodThe menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was adopted to evaluate the quality of life in post-menopausal women. Thirty post-menopausal women of MRS≥20 were randomized into an acupuncture group and a Chinese medication group to respectively receive 4-week treatment. They were scored again by using MRS at the end of intervention and during the follow-up study to compare with the pre-treatment scores.ResultThe decrease of MRS score was more significant in the acupuncture group than that in the Chinese medication group, and the intra-group comparisons between pre-treatment and post-treatment scores showed significant differences (P<0.001), and the intra-group comparisons also showed differences between pre-treatment and follow-up results (P<0.05).ConclusionThe effect of acupuncture in improving the quality of life in post-menopausal women is more significant than that of Chinese medication.
