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| Study of related factors to the symptom of liver Qi stagnation in elderly with depression |
| Hits 2207 Download times 3075 Received:January 28, 2013 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2013.02.04 |
| Key Words
elderly;depression;liver Qi stagnation;relevant factors |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | WANG Yan | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | CHEN Hong | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | SHI Xiu-mei | Tianjin Huayuan Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China | | | YUE Ying | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | HU Yan | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | WANG Xue-ling | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | xueling518@sina.com |
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| [Objective] To investigate the relevant factors and the enlightenment of nursing to liver Qi stagnation symptom in elderly with depression from the concept of traditional Chinese medicine. [Methods] Totally 296 depression patients according to the inclusion criteria wer enrolled Application of basic situation questionnaire, Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and table of common types and syndromes in TCM of depression, data in elderly with depression were processed by interaction effect test about gender, spouse, infection season and so on. [Results] The main type of the elderly depression was liver constraint and qi stagnation type. The number of spring incidence was the most and women patients were more than men patients. Patient who had no spouse manifested more serious symptoms than the one who had spouse. Elderly patients' somatic disorders in winter were more serious than in spring. [Conclusion] Combined with TCM symptoms and related factors should provide prevention and intervention for elderly with depression. |
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