Investigation on influencing factors of TCM constitutions among female medical workers in a tertiary TCM Hospital
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20250221-00286
- VernacularTitle:某三甲中医院女性医务工作者中医体质影响因素的调查研究
- Author:
Xiaoqing CAI
1
;
Yan LI
;
Xiaochun CUI
;
Xinyi LIU
;
Xujie WANG
;
Huidong ZHU
;
Xiupeng YANG
Author Information
1. 中国中医科学院西苑医院组织人事处，北京 100091
- Keywords:
Surveys and questionnaires;
Female medical workers;
Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution;
Preventive treatment of disease;
Lifestyle
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;47(10):1384-1390
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the impact of lifestyle on TCM constitutions among female medical workers at Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine using questionnaires; To provide references for optimizing their health management.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 500 female medical workers were randomly selected from Xiyuan Hospital from April to December 2022 to complete the questionnaires. The relationship between lifestyle and constitutions of female medical workers was analyzed.Results:A total of 457 cases completed the questionnaires. Among the 9 constitutions, 102 people (22.32%) had a peaceful constitution, while 355 people (77.68%) had a biased constitution; the top three biased constitutions were qi stagnation constitution 90 people (19.69%), yang deficiency constitution 83 people (18.16%), and phlegm-dampness constitution 56 people (12.25%). The factors that influenced physical constitutions according to the severity of lifestyle were: sleep, diet, mood, exercise, labor, environment, children, and education.Conclusions:Female medical workers have a high proportion of biased constitution, and the main types of biased constitution are qi stagnation constitution, yang deficiency constitution, and phlegm-dampness constitution. According to the existing biased constitution, targeted adjustments and interventions are carried out, and it is of great significance to protect and care for the health of female medical workers from the concept of preventive treatment of diseases with TCM.
