Effects of Integrated Tibetan and Western Medicine Treatment on Blood Pressure,Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life of Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Essential Hypertension
Xiao Buqiong
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of integrated Tibetan and western medicine treatment on blood pres-sure,exercise tolerance and quality of life of middle-aged and elderly patients with essential hypertension.Methods A total of 125 middle-aged and elderly patients with essential hypertension admitted to our hospital from Sep,2021 to Sep,2023 were selected as the study subjects and randomly divided into two groups under conventional treatment using a random number table method.62 patients in Group A received conventional western medicine treatment,while 63 patients in Group B received Tibetan medicine treatment in addition to western medicine treatment.3 months later,an observation was made onthe changes in their blood pressure,exercise tolerance,and quality of life between the two groups.Results In this study,the overall effective rate of Group B was 93.64％(59 out of 63 peo-ple),higher than 75.80％of Group A(47 out of 62 people)(P＜0.05).The peak oxygen uptake,maximum exercise ca-pacity,and metabolic equivalent level of both groups were improved,with Group B being significantly higher than Group A(P＜0.05),showing statistically significant difference.On all dimensions of the Health Survey Scale(SF-36),both groups showed significant improvement in scores,with Group B scoring remarkably higher than Group A(P＜0.05).Conclusion The integrated Tibetan and western medicine treatment can enhanceblood pressure,exercise toler-anceand quality of life of middle-aged and elderly patients with essential hypertension.
Keywords：Tibetan and western medicineEssential hypertensionMiddle-aged and elderly patientsBlood pres-sureExcercise toleranceQuality of life
Publication Date：2025-02-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 56-61 )