The Effects of Auricular Point Pressing on Pre-Hypertension Patients with Different Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitutions
Objective:To observe the effects of auricular point pressing on pre-hypertension patients with different TCM constitutions.Methods:A total of 118 pre-hypertension patients treated at Henan Province Hospital of TCM from January 2022 to June 2023 were se-lected and randomly divided into the control group and the study group,with 59 cases in each group.After excluding 6 cases with bal-anced constitution in both groups,53 patients were observed in each group.The control group received routine symptomatic treatment,including Nifedipine Sustained-Release Tablets or Felodipine Sustained-Release Tablets,based on the patient's condition,along with hy-pertension prevention education to raise awareness of disease prevention.The study group received auricular point pressing therapy in addition to the treatment given to the control group,based on the patient's TCM constitution.The changes in constitution identification,clinical symptoms,blood pressure,blood lipid levels[including triglycerides(TG),total cholesterol(TC),high-density lipoprotein cho-lesterol(HDL-C)],quality of life scores,disease awareness scores,and satisfaction before and after treatment were compared between the two groups.Results:The proportion of patients with phlegm-dampness constitution was 30.50%in the control group and 32.20%in the study group,while those with dampness-heat constitution accounted for 20.33%in both groups,and those with qi-stagnation consti-tution made up 11.86%and 13.55%respectively.There was no statistically significant difference in constitution types between the two groups(P>0.05).After treatment,the study group had fewer cases of headache and dizziness than the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Blood pressure levels,as well as TG and TC levels,were lower in the study group than in the control group,with significant differences(P<0.05),although HDL-C level in the study group was higher than that in the study group without a statistical significance(P>0.05).The study group also scored higher in quality of life and disease awareness,and their satisfaction rate was 94.90%,compared to 84.74%in the control group,with a significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion:Auricular point pressing can lower blood pressure in pre-hypertension patients with different constitutions,improve their quality of life,and achieve high patient satisfaction.
pre-hypertensionauricular point pressingTCM constitution identificationphlegm-dampness constitutiondampness-heat constitutionqi-stagnation constitution
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