Application effect of three unions of traditional Chinese medicine nursing technology on hypertension patients in cardiology department

Abstract

Objective To explore the clinical effect of three unions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing technology (auricular plaster therapy, TCM foot bath and TCM pillow) in treating hypertension (HTN) and improving life quality of patients in cardiology department. Methods A total of 95 HTN patients who were eligible for the inclusion criteria in cardiology department of Affiliated Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine were recruited from January 2015 to January 2016. All of the research subjects were randomly divided into control group (n=53) and treatment group (n=42) according to the random number table. Conventional nursing was given to both group, and on the basis of this, the treatment group was treated with auricular plaster therapy, TCM foot bath and TCM pillow combined intervention. The anti-hypertensive effects and quality of life improvement were monitored and compared. Results The effectiveness rate of anti-hypertension of the treatment group was 85.7%, by contrast, it was 67.9% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P 0.05) . Vitality difference of the treatment group is higher than the control group, with a statistical difference (P<0.05) . Conclusions The three unions of TCM nursing technology can enhance the anti-hypertensive effect, improve the quality of life, especially improve patients' vitality significantly. Key words: Hypertension; Auricular plaster therapy; Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath; Traditional Chinese medicine pillow