Objective To investigate the analgesic effect of auto-moxibostion on lumbar vertebral osteoarthritis? Methods Sixty patients with lumbar vertebral osteoarthritis were randomized equally into the control group and observation group by a random digits table: the former group received routine nursing care and the latter was intervened with auto-moxibustion together with routine nursing care? The curative effects were appraised by short-form of McGill pain questionnaire? Result The curative effect in the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group(P < 0?05)? Conclusions The auto-moxibustion is effective for the analgesia of lumbar vertebral osteoarthritis? The right management of medication and detained medicine is helpful for the increased effect of auto-moxibustion?

According to WHO, the number of deaths from chronic diseases accounts for about 70% of the total number of deaths worldwide. Chronic disease is a type of lifestyle disease, and an unhealthy lifestyle increases the risk of developing or dying from chronic diseases. This paper summarized the influencing factors of health-promoting lifestyle in patients with chronic disease from the aspects of demographic factors, disease factors and social-psychological factors, so as to provide reference for further intervention measures.