糖尿病患者生存质量及其与中医证型的关系

Relationship between Quality of Life and TCM Syndrome Types in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

目的探讨糖尿病患者生存质量及其与中医证型的关系。方法采用健康状况调查问卷(SF36)测查糖尿病患者生存质量并与健康人作对照,同时问卷调查患者症状以判断中医证候。结果糖尿病患者生存质量各维度的得分显著低于健康人,生存质量各维度的得分有的与不同中医证候之间存在着相关关系。结论糖尿病患者生存质量显著降低,生存质量各维度有的受不同中医证型的影响较显著。

Objective To explore the relationship between the syndrome types differentiated by traditional Chinese medicine and the quality of life （QOL） in patients with diabetes mellitus （DM）. Methods The QOL in patients was investigated with Short Form-36 questionnaire （SF-36）, and compared with that of healthy subjects for control; the TCM syndrome type was differentiated at the same time by the outcomes of symptoms acquired from the questionnaire. Results The score of all the domains of QOL was respectively lower in the DM patients than that in the healthy subjects. The score of some domains of QOL showed correlation with different TCM syndrome types. Conclusion QOL of DM patients significantly decreased. The variation of syndrome types could significantly influence some domains of QOL.