Study on Chinese Medicine Syndrome Elements of Fatigue Sub-health in Airline Pilots
Zou Weimeng
Niu Xiaoya
Zhao Yu
Xu Youhui
Zhang Xiaosu
Li Dehao
Abstract：Objective To investigate the Chinese Medicine syndrome elements of fatigue sub-health in Airline pilots to provide objective evidence for syndrome differentiation and treatment.Methods An observation was carried out on 217 fatigue sub-health airline pilots confirmed with questionnaire survey.The characteristics of Chinese Medicine symptoms and syndrome distribution were summarized with factor analysis and cluster analysis to abstract the syndrome element.Results There were 7 components (syndrome elements) picked up by the factor analysis,such as qi deficiency,yin deficiency,fire-heat,qi stagnation and phlegm-dampness.The distribution of syndrome elements among the 217 patients was as follow as:excess syndrome had 78.3％ and deficiency syndrome had 21.3％.Conclusion The major syndrome elements of fatigue sub-health airline pilots are qi deficiency,yin deficiency,fire-heat,qi stagnation and phlegm dampness.They may be further classified by two types,excess syndrome and deficiency syndome,mainly to be excess.These syndrome elements mainly involve in 3 viscera of liver,spleen and kidney.
Keywords：airline pilotsfatigue sub-healthsyndrome elementfactor analysis
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)