Nursing Effect of Acupoint Thunder Fire Moxibustion Combined with Ear Pressing Bean in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Objective:To explore the nursing effect of acupoint thunder fire moxibustion combined with ear pressing bean in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD).Method:A total of 334 patients with GERD who treated in Huai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2022 to January 2024 were selected as the research objects,and the patients were divided into observation group and control group by random number table method,with 167 cases in each group.The control group was given routine nursing,while the observation group was given acupoint thunder fire moxibustion combined with ear pressing bean on the basis of routine nursing.Two groups were continuously intervened for 4 weeks.The traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores,quality of life,self-efficacy and gastrointestinal symptoms were compared between two groups.Result:The scores of acid regurgitation and belching,chest clammy fever,dysphoria and depression,dry mouth and bitter taste,gastroesophageal reflux disease quality of life scale(GERD-HRQL)score,symptom severity,symptom frequency score and gastrointestinal symptom total score in the observation group after intervention were lower than those in the control group,and the scores of disease management,stress and emotion management,remission maintenance management,medical care management and inflammatory bowel disease self-efficacy scale(IBD-SES)were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupoint thunder fire moxibustion combined with ear pressing bean can improve the traditional Chinese medicine symptoms,quality of life,self-efficacy and gastrointestinal symptoms of GERD patients.
Gastroesophageal reflux diseaseAcupoint thunder fire moxibustionEar pressing beanNursing