Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution among patients with allergic rhinitis and its correlation with anxiety and depression  

作　　者：WANG Yaqi ZHAO Weibo WANG Yixing ZHAO Haihong ZHOU Yaoyao YAN Yun WU Taotao LUO Bin WANG Ji 

机构地区：[1]College of Basic Medical Sciences,Zhejiang Chinese Medical University,Hangzhou 310053,China [2]National Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution and Preventive Treatment of Diseases,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 100029,China [3]Traditional Chinese Medicine Department,Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University,Shanghai 200120,China [4]Journal Center,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 100029,China

出　　处：《Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine》2023年第6期1252-1258,共7页中医杂志（英文版）

基　　金：the General Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China:Research on the Mechanism of Regulating Body Formula Guominkang in Preventing and Treating Allergic Diseases by Regulating the "Bacterial Population PRPs DCs" Axis through Pulmonary Intestinal Co-regulation Based on the "Diagnosing and Treating Different Body Types"(No.81973715);Beijing Natural Science Foundation General Project:Study on the Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula "Guo Min Kang" in Preventing Allergic Rhinitis through the "Intestinal Microflora Dendritic Cells" Axis (No.7202110);the Innovation Team and Talents Cultivation Program of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine:Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Treatment and Prevention Innovation Team (ZYYCXTD-C-202001)

摘　　要：OBJECTIVE:To preliminary investigate the distribution of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)constitution among patients with allergic rhinitis(AR)and reveal the related factors with anxiety and depression.METHODS:Between July 2020 and June 2021,specialist doctor recruited AR patients in Beijing and Shanghai.A total of 630 patients admitted to participate in the survey,and 516(81.9%)(male 54.3%,female 45.7%)participants completed the questionnaires.Three scales including Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire(CCMQ),Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire(GAD-7)and The Patient Health Queationaire-9(PHQ-9)were applied.Theχ^(2)and the Fisher’s exact test were used to evaluate the classification data,multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the related factors of anxiety and depression.RESULTS:According to 516 AR patients,the most commonly first-constitution was Yang-deficiency(22.1%)and frequent of all constitutions was inherited-special(21.6%).One third of AR patients(33.5%)suffered from anxiety,nearly half of AR patients(46.5%)were found to be depressive.Inherited-special(27.7%)was the most common constitution in patients with anxiety whereas Yang-deficiency(26.7%)was most common constitution in patients with depression.Sex,duration of symptoms,balanced,Qi-deficiency,phlegm-dampness,Qi-stagnation,and inherited-special constitutions were related with anxiety;Sex,income,duration of symptoms,balanced,Qi-deficiency,Yang-deficiency,phlegm-dampness,Qi-stagnation,and inherited-special constitutions were related with depression.CONCLUSIONS:According to our study,the commonly constitution types of AR were Yang-deficiency and inherited-special.We found that the prevalence value of anxiety and depression were high.People with Qi-deficiency,phlegm-dampness,Qi-stagnation,and inherited-special constitutions were more likely to have mental problems than the others.Controlling these influential factors might be beneficial for clinical health management of AR patients,and the government should apply appropri

关 键 词：RHINITIS ALLERGIC ANXIETY DEPRESSION Medicine Chinese Traditional body constitution 

分 类 号：R276.1[医药卫生—中医五官科学]