Observation on the Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Five Elements Music and Aromatherapy on Improving Cognitive Impairment in Patients of Alzheimer's Disease with Spleen and Kidney Deficiency Syndrome
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of Chinese medicine five elements music and aromatherapy on improving the symptoms of cognitive impairment such as low memory,loss of self-care ability,cognitive dysfunction and emotional instability in patients with Alzheimer's disease(AD)with spleen and kidney deficiency syndrome.Methods:A total of 50 patients of AD with syndrome of spleen and kidney deficiency were randomly divided into control group and mixed therapy group.Patients were given conventional Chinese and Western medicine and conventional care in two groups.Patients in mixed therapy group were given Chinese medicine five elements music and aromatherapy auxiliary treatment based on control group for 12 weeks.The BEHAVE-AD score,MMSE scale,CSDD and Chinese medicine symptom score were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.The clinical efficacy and compliance were compared between the two groups.Results:The BEHAVE-AD score and CSDD decreased in two groups after treatment,while MMSE scale increased,with significant difference(P<0.05).The mixed therapy group showed lower BEHAVE-AD score and CSDD than control group after treatment,while higher MMSE scale than control group with significant difference(P<0.05).The Chinese medicine symptom score decreased in two groups after treatment(P<0.05),and the mixed therapy group showed lower Chinese medicine symptom score than control group(P<0.05).The total effective rate of the mixed therapy group was 96.0%(24/25),which was higher than the control group's 68.0%(17/25),and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The excellent compliance rate of patients in the mixed therapy group was 92.6%(23/25),which was better than the control group's 80.0%(20/25),and the difference was statis-tically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Chinese medicine five elements music and aromatherapy can improve mental cognitive impairment,memory,self-care ability,and quality of life in Alzheimer's disease patients with spleen and kidney deficiency syndrome.
Alzheimer's diseasespleen and kidney deficiency syndromecognitive impairmentfive elements musicaromatherapyclinical study
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