The Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Emotional Intervention Combined with Acupoint Application on the Recovery,Psychological Resilience,and Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
CHEN Yanyan
LI Guizhen
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine emotional intervention combined with acupoint application on the recovery,psychological resilience,and quality of life of patients with ankylosing spondylitis(AS).Methods Ninety AS patients who received treatment at Xiamen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from May 2021 to May 2023 were randomly divided into a control group and a study group,with 45 patients in each group,by random number table method.The control group received routine intervention,while the study group received additional traditional Chinese medicine emotional intervention combined with acupoint application.The changes in disease recovery,psychological resilience,and quality of life between two groups before and after intervention were compared.Results After 3 months of intervention,the scores of Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index,Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index,and Bath ankylosing spondylitis metroloty index in both groups decreased,and the study group was lower than the control group(P<0.05).The scores of resilience,optimism,and self-improvement of Connor-Davidson resilience scale in both groups increased,and the study group was higher than the control group(P<0.05).The scores of psychological,physical,material and social of generic quality of life inventory 74 in both groups increased,and the study group was higher than the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine emotional intervention combined with acupoint application can alleviate the condition of AS patients,improve psychological resilience,and promote the improvement of quality of life.
Keywords：Ankylosing SpondylitisTraditional Chinese Medicine Emotional InterventionAcupoint ApplicationRecoveryPsychological ResilienceQuality of Life
Publication Date：2025-02-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 49-52 )