Objective To investigate the impact of health education and standard treatments on the life quality of asthmatic children.Methods We conducted clinic treatments of 110 cases of asthmatic children lasting for 6 months,which were divided into standard treatment and health education group with 60 cases and group without standard treatment and health education with 50 cases.We emphasized the education management on cases in experimental group,which strictly obeyed the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to formulate classified treatments as well as regular follow-up.Control group received the same treatments as experimental group yet without emphasizing health education about asthma on parents,which was accompanied with irregular follow-up.We compared the before-treatment and after-treatment life-quality and lung functions of asthmatic children.Moreover,we used Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) to evaluate the before-treatment and after-treatment life quality of asthmatic children.Results After follow-up lasting for 6 months,the treatments of experiment group had obvious improvements (P ＜0.01).The improvements of peak expiratory flow (PEF) of lung function test and timed vital capacity of the first second (FEV1) of experimental group were also better than the improvements of these two metrics of control group (P ＜ 0.01).In addition,after 6 months,in both all dimensions of PAQLQ and total score,the differences between before and after treatment of experimental group were significant (P ＜ 0.01,P ＜ 0.05) ; and the differences between experimental group and control group were also significant in both all dimensions of PAQLQ score (12.4 ±2.1) and total score comparing to the control group (8.1 ±2.3),and the differences are also significant (t =2.5,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Health education and standard treatments significantly improved the life quality of asthmatic children with a good compliance of treatment and a low recurrence rate,which is worth of popularizing.

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effectiveness and safety of Sanjie Waifu Formula （散结外敷方） application therapy for benign thyroid nodules of qi constraint and phlegm obstruction syndrome. MethodsEighty patients with benign thyroid nodules of qi constraint and phlegm obstruction syndrome were randomly divided into 40 cases each in a treatment group and a control group. The control group was given health education and follow-up observation， while the treatment group applied Sanjie Waifu Formula externally on the basis of the control group，6~8 h each time ， once a day. Both groups took 30 days as a course， and were observed for 3 consecutive courses. The main effectiveness indexes of both groups were compared before and after treatment， including the volume of thyroid nodules， the maximum diameter of the largest nodule， the scores of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） syndrome， and the secondary effectiveness indexes of serum thyroid function including free triiodothyronine （FT₃）， free thyroxine （FT₄）， thyrotropin （TSH） levels were also observed. The effectiveness of the TCM syndrome of both groups was compared after treatment. Meanwhile， the safety indexes were observed before and after treatment， such as the blood routine， liver and kidney function indexes， and the occurrence of adverse reactions during the study was recorded. ResultsCompared with in group before treatment， the volume of thyroid nodules， the maximum diameter of the largest nodule， and the TCM symptom scores were lowered in both groups after treatment （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. Comparing between groups after treatment， the difference in thyroid nodule volume was not statistically significant （P＞0.05）， but the maximum diameter of the largest nodule and the TCM symptom scores of the treatment group were lower than those of the control group （P＜0.01）. The total effective rate of TCM syndrome in the treatment group was 77.50% （31/40）， which was significantly higher than that of the control group with 52.5% （21/40， P＜0.01）. Thyroid function， blood routine and liver and kidney function indexes of both groups before and after treatment were compared between and within groups， and the differences were not statistically significant （P＞0.05）， and they were all within the normal range. During the treatment period， no allergic reactions such as skin itching， red rash and blisters occurred in the treatment group. ConclusionThe external application of Sanjie Waifu Formula can improve the clinical symptoms of patients with benign thyroid nodules， reduce volume and the maximum diameter of nodules， and has no significant effects on thyroid function and show good safety.