摘要
Objective： To investigate the curative effect of acupuncture on senile benign prostate hyperplasia. Methods： The patients were given acupuncture treatment for 10-30 times; International prostate symptom score （IPSS） and quality of life index （QOL） were used to assess IPSS and QOL scores of the patients before and after treatment. Results： Before treatment IPSS and QOL of the patients were 22.1±6.7 and 4.5±0.6 respectively, and after treatment were 9.1±4.3 and 1.9±1.1 respectively, there were very significant differences in IPSS and QOL between pre-treatment and post-treatment（P〈 0.01）. Conclusion： Acupuncture can relieve the clinical symptoms of prostate hyperplasia and raise the patients＇ quality of life.
目的:观察针刺治疗老年良性前列腺增生的疗效.方法:采用针刺方法治疗10-30次.采用国际前列腺症状评分(IPSS)和生活质量评估指数(QOL),在治疗前后分别记录患者的IPSS及QOL.结果:37例患者治疗前IPSS为22.1±6.7分,QOL为4.5±0.6分,治疗后IPSS为9.1±4.3分,QOL为1.9±1.1分,治疗前后IPSS及QOL的差异有非常显著意义(P＜0.01).结论:针刺疗法能缓解前列腺增生的临床症状,提高患者生活质量.
