Therapy of replenishing qi,nourishing yin and activating blood for improving quality of life in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Objective To observe the curative effect of the therapy of replenishing qi,nourishing yin and activating blood for improving quality of life in patients with diabetic nephropathy(DN).Methods DN patients(n=120) were randomly divided into Chinese medicinal group and control group(each n=60).The control group was treated with comprehensive therapy for 2 months,and Chinese medicinal group was additionally given Chinese medicinal with actions of replenishing qi,nourishing yin and activating blood for 2 months.The patients were followed up after 6 months.The quality of life in 3 fields including physiology,society and psychology was investigated before and 2 months after treatment and during follow-up.Results After treatment for 2 months,the physical function,psychological status and total quality of life were improved in varying degrees in DN patients,and more significant in Chinese medicinal group compared with control group(P0.01).The field of social relations was improved in Chinese medicinal group after treatment for 2 months and the integral was significantly decreased than before treatment(P0.01).Conclusion The therapy of replenishing qi,nourishing yin and activating blood can significantly improve the total quality of life especially in the field of physical function and psychology.