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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2023; 11(21): 5056-5062
Published online Jul 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i21.5056
Clinical effects of a traditional Chinese medicine nursing programme to intervene in gastric pain of the spleen and stomach with Qi deficiency
Yin-Hong Yu, Yu-Shuang Yu, Xiao-He Cheng
Yin-Hong Yu, Yu-Shuang Yu, Xiao-He Cheng, Spleen and Stomach Diseases Department, Zhejiang Province Chun’an County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chun’an County 311700, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Yu YH and Yu SY contributed equally to this work; Cheng XH designed the study; Yu YH contributed to the analysis of the manuscript; Yu YH and Cheng XH involved in the data and writing of this article; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Zhejiang Province Chun’an County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
Informed consent statement: All study participants and legal guardians provided informed written consent prior to study registration.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-He Cheng, Doctor, Attending Doctor, Spleen and Stomach Diseases Department, Zhejiang Province Chun’an County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, No. 1 Xin’an West Road, Qiandaohu Town, Chun’an County 311700, Zhejiang Province, China. 1445803961@qq.com
Received: May 9, 2023
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First decision: May 25, 2023
Revised: June 5, 2023
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

Gastroparesis is a common digestive disorder characterized by delayed gastric emptying, which can lead to symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and poor appetite. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for centuries to treat gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroparesis. TCM theory suggests that spleen and stomach qi deficiency syndrome is one of the main pathogenic factors in gastroparesis. Nursing care plays an important role in the treatment of gastroparesis, and TCM nursing interventions have shown promising results in improving patient outcomes. However, there is limited research on the clinical effectiveness of TCM nursing interventions for gastroparesis with spleen stomach deficiency syndrome. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effect of TCM nursing intervention in the treatment of gastroparesis with spleen stomach deficiency syndrome and to compare it with routine nursing interventions.

AIM

To analyze the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine nursing intervention in the treatment of gastric paraplegia with spleen stomach deficiency syndrome.

METHODS

From January 2020 to July 2021, 80 patients with gastroparesis of spleen stomach qi deficiency type diagnosed in our hospital were selected for the study. The 80 patients were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group, with 40 cases in each group. During the treatment period, the control group received routine nursing interventions, while the experimental group received traditional Chinese medicine nursing procedures. Compare the nursing effects of the two groups and observe the changes in traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores, pain levels, and sleep quality before and after treatment.

RESULTS

After treatment, comparing the treatment effects of the two groups, the total effective rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the TCM symptom score, visual analogue scale (VAS) score, and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) score between the two groups before treatment (P > 0.05). However, after treatment, the TCM syndrome scores, VAS scores, and PSQI scores of the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

In the clinical nursing intervention of patients with mild gastroparesis due to spleen and stomach qi deficiency, the traditional Chinese medicine nursing plan has good clinical application value and nursing effect, and has a good effect on improving patients’ pain and sleep quality.

Keywords: Chinese medicine nursing programme; Spleen and stomach qi deficiency type; Gastric and epigastric pain; Nursing effect; Pain; Sleep quality

Core Tip: Traditional Chinese medicine is a traditional Chinese medicine that refers to stomach pain as gastroparesis, which is mainly caused by cold, heat, qi stagnation, blood stasis, and food accumulation. This study shows that traditional Chinese nursing helps relieve gastroparesis symptoms and improve patients’ quality of life.