Background: Dysmenorrhea is understood as a woman suffering from menstrual pain. Dysmenorrhea is often manifested with symptoms such as abdominal pain, back pain, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness,... it not only causes physical pain for the patient, expensive treatment, but also greatly affects the quality of life. Objective: To stduy characteristics of dysmenorrhea and the need for treatment with traditional medicine of female students of Hue university of medicine and pharmacy. Materials and method: A crosssectional descriptive study was conducted in 409 female students from 8 academic majors at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Students were instructed and completed a self-administered questionnaire, using the Cox Retrospective Symptom Scale (RSS –Cox) to assess menstrual symptoms, using the VAS pain severity scale to assess the level of pain. Result: The rate of dysmenorrhea among female students of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy was 88.8%. Moderate pain (according to VAS) accounts for 51.8%, mild pain 30.3% and severe pain 17.9%. The average RSS-Cox1 score was 16.7 ± 10.6 and the RSS-Cox 2 score was 13.0 ± 9.5. According to traditional medicine, Excess accounts for 65.3%, Deficiency 47.9%, Heat 3.0% and Cold 51.8%. In clinical type, the pattern of stagnation of cold-dampness accounts for 38.3%, stagnation of Qi and blood stasis 30.9%, deficiency of Qi and blood 18.7% deficiency of the liver and kidney 10.5%. The proportion of students who need for treatment with traditional medicine is 14.9%, acupress massage and moxibustion are the two methods with the highest demand for treatment. Conclusion: The rate of dysmenorrhea among female students at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy is high, most of them have moderate pain, and menstrual-related symptoms appear more often with quite severe levels. According to traditional medicine, most of them have the manifestations of Excess and Cold, corresponding to stagnation of cold-dampness and stagnation of Qi and blood stasis are higher than the others. Demand for treatment of dysmenorrhea with traditional medicine is relatively low, most of them need treatment with acupress massage and moxibustion methods. Key words: dysmenorrhea, the need for treatment, female students, Hue university of medicine and pharmacy
Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common degenerative diseases causing disability in the elderly. Objectives: To survey on the process of knowledge transmission of practitioners, treatment methods and herb using in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Materials and methods: In-depth interview research and information collection were carried out on folk medicinal practitioners with more than 5 years of experience in knee osteoarthritis treatment using traditional medicine at clinics in Thua Thien Hue province. Results: Process of knowledge transmission of practitioners: 92% learned from books, 76% learned from teachers, 44% learned from family and 96% attended continuing training. Treatment methods: 100% prescription medicine, 60% massage, 32% herbal medicine, 32% acupuncture, 28% topical medicine, 16% implantation. Conclusion: folk medicinal practitioners self-studied through books, teachers, traditional medicinal families, as well as updated from continuous training classes. Treatment of knee osteoarthritis hadmany methods; instead of single treatment, a combination of methods was more often used Key words: Osteoarthritis, folk medicinal practitioners, dept-interview, traditional medicine
Background: Qi, blood, Yin and Yang are especially important elements of the human body. However, in the elderly, along with the aging, the blood and qi in the body decrease there by leading to the imbalance of Yin, Yang, Qi, blood, which manifests itself into diseases. The research on the clinical features of the elderly of the Qi, blood, Yin and Yang has many limitations. Objective: Survey on characteristics of qi, blood, yin, yang of elderly and find out several factors related to the Qi, blood, Yin and Yang. Method: Descriptive crosssectional study on 280 elderly people who come for treatment at Thua Thien Hue Traditional Medicine Hospital. Result: The Yang deficiency is 55.4%, the blood deficiency is 55.0%, the Yin deficiency is 32.1%, the Qi deficiency is 26.1%. There is a relationship between the Qi blood deficiency, the Qi Yin deficiency, the Qi blood Yin and Yang deficiency with the gender; between blood deficiency, Yin deficiency, Yin Yang deficiency, Qi Yin deficiency, Yin blood deficiency, Qi blood Yin Yang deficiency with insomnia; between blood deficiency, Yin Yang deficiency, Yin blood deficiency, Qi blood Yin Yang deficiency with habitus (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Qi deficiency, blood deficiency, Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency are common syndromes, Yang deficiency accounts for the highest percentage followed by blood deficiency; Qi blood deficiency, the Qi Yin deficiency, the Qi blood Yin and Yang deficiency is more common in women than in men; insomnia is the clinical manifestation related to the status of Qi, blood, Yin and Yang. Key words: Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Yin Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, elderly.
Background: The theory of Qi, blood, yin, and yang is one of the significant dialectics in the traditional practice of medicine in the elderly. Objective: Research on the reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the abridged Vietnamese version of the Qi Blood Yin Yang Deficiency Pattern (QBYYDP) questionnaire on the elderly. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 290 elderly who came for treatment at Thua Thien Hue Traditional Medicine Hospital. Result: The abridged Vietnamese version of the Qi Blood Yin Yang Deficiency Pattern (QBYYDP) questionnaire on the elderly consists of 27 questions (male: 26 questions and female: 27 questions) with Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.895 (male) and 0.871 (female), the sensitivities Qi deficiency region, Blood deficiency region, Yin deficiency region, and Yang deficiency region were: 62.50%, 66.67%, 44.12%, 37.5% (male), 63.04% (female), respectively; the specificity 95.9%, 50.89%, 76.95%, 69.49% (male) and 75.74% (female), respectively, the area under the ROC curve of the questionnaires were > 0.6. Conclusion: The abridged Vietnamese version of the Qi Blood Yin Yang Deficiency Pattern (QBYYDP) questionnaire on the elderly with high consistency and reliability assessed through Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient. The value of the Qi deficiency region has a high specificity and is distinguishable between two groups with diseased and non-diseased well. Although it is possible to take the Blood deficiency region, Yin deficiency region, and Yang deficiency region for clinical reference, the sensitivity and specificity are low, and the ability to distinguish the disease is moderate or poor. Key words: reliability, validity, questionnaire, Qi Blood Yin Yang deficiency pattern, the elderly.
Background: In traditional medicine, “kidney dominate reproduction”, kidney deficiency is the main cause of polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility. Objective: To survey on kidney organ function characteristics according to traditional medicine and find out some related factors in infertile patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study recruited 110 infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome who visited the Center for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Result: The symptoms of kidney Jing/Qi deficiency accounted for a high percentage (> 60%) and have the highest average score (5.3 ± 2.5). Kidney Yin deficiency syndrome accounted for 49.1%, kidney Yang deficiency syndrome 36.4% and kidney Yin Yang deficiency syndrome 20.9%, the average score of kidney Yin was higher than that of kidney Yang. There was difference in kidney Yang score between the body types, in kidney Yin score, kidney Yang and the presence of kidney Yin Yang deficiency syndrome between infertility types. Conclusion: Symptoms in the kidney Yin deficiency syndrome and kidney Yang deficiency syndrome appeared at a rather high rate. Kidney Yin deficiency syndrome accounted for the highest rate, followed by kidney Yang deficiency syndrome and kidney Yin Yang deficiency syndrome. Kidney Yang score in overweight and obese groups were higher than in lean and normal groups. Secondary infertility has higher kidney Yin score and kidney Yang score than primary one. Key words: Kidney organ, traditional medicine, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility
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