2014•Western Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineRequires access
Intervention of TCM Nursing on the Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Acute Exacerbation Stage
LI Yingme
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Abstract
Objective: To survey the intervention of TCM nursing on the patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at acute exacerbation stage. Methods: Eighty-four patients were separated into the observation group and the control group randomly, the control group were given with routine care and the observation group TCM care at the same time, the scales of life quality and the times of acute exacerbation in both groups were compared after nursing intervention. Results: The observation group was higher than the control group in daily living ability, social activity, depression and anxiety(P0.05). Acute attack frequency of the observation group was(0.04±0.18) times after the intervention and(0.42±0.51) times in three weeks after the intervention, less than(0.46±0.49)times and(0.46±0.52) times of the control group respectively(P0.05), there was insignificant difference in three months after the intervention(P0.05). Conclusion: TCM nursing is helpful to improve life quality of the patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at acute exacerbation stage, and it could reduce the times of acute attack in short time.