Effects of abdominal acupoint massage combined with moxibustion therapy on defecation and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's constipation
Objective To explore the effects of abdominal acupoint massage combined with moxibustion therapy on defecation and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's constipation.Methods A total of 90 patients with Parkinson's constipation admitted from September 2020 to August 2022 were selected as the research objects and divided into control group and observation group according to the random number table method,with 45 cases in each group.The control group received routine nursing intervention,and the observation group received abdominal acupoint massage combined with moxibustion therapy on the basis of the control group.The intervention effects of the two groups were compared.Results Before intervention,there were no significant differences in weekly defecation frequency,fecal character score and defecation difficulty score between the two groups(P>0.05);after intervention,the weekly defecation frequency of the observation group was more than that of the control group,and the fecal character score and defecation difficulty score were lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).Before intervention,there were no significant differences in rectal maximum tolerance(MT),rectal minimum sensitivity(RMS)and rectal compliance(RC)between the two groups(P>0.05);after intervention,the MT,RMS and RC of the observation group were lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).Before intervention,there were no significant differences in the scores of each dimension of Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life(PAC-QOL)between the two groups(P>0.05);after intervention,the each dimension of PAC-QOL scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Abdominal acupoint massage combined with moxibustion therapy can improve the symptoms of constipation in patients with Parkinson's constipation,regulate intestinal dynamics indicators,and improve the quality of life.
abdominal acupoint massagemoxibustion therapyParkinson's constipationintestinal dynamicsquality of life