Correlation between students’ traditional medicine body constitution types and their quality of life

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Thao Thu Le, Huy Khanh Tang, Linh Thi Hoang Le, Tu Huynh Anh Nguyen, Luu Bao Le
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Abstract

Objectives

Evaluating the physical health, mental health, and Quality of life (QoL) in relationship to body constitution (BC) types in students of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine (FTM) in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP).

Methods

A cross-sectional descriptive study on 717 students of FTM through face-to-face interviews used three questionnaires to investigate the following sections: general demographic information questionnaire; physical health (PCS), mental health (MCS), and QoL (Vietnamese version of SF-36 questionnaire); BC types (Vietnamese version of the CCMQ questionnaire). We used multiple linear regression analyses to assess the associations between BC types and each of the QoL domains’ scores. The dependent variables are the scores of eight QoL domains and integration scores in PCS and MCS.

Results

Most students had Unbalanced BC types (87.03 %). Qi-depression, Qi-deficiency, and Blood-stasis had the three highest percentages (48.1 %, 33.2 %, 26.9 %). There were relationships between BC types and students’ physical health, mental health, and QoL. The SF-36 resulted in “high” scores in most of the Neutral-type students, while the majority of students with Unbalanced BC types had “poor” scores in both physical health, mental health, and QoL (p < 0.01). The estimated impact of 8 Unbalanced types on SF-36 scales was significantly negative. The impact was most remarkable for Qi-stagnation, followed by Blood-stasis.

Conclusion

87.03 % of students had Unbalanced BC types, which in turn can increase the likelihood of disease. Research results also initially showed that adjusting these types to the Neutral type can help improve FTM students’ health.

学生传统医学体质类型与生活质量的相关性
目的 评价胡志明市医药大学(UMP)传统医学系(FTM)学生的身体健康、心理健康和生活质量(QoL)与体质(BC)类型的关系。方法 通过面对面访谈对 717 名传统医药学院学生进行横断面描述性研究,使用三种问卷调查以下部分:一般人口学信息问卷;身体健康(PCS)、心理健康(MCS)和 QoL(越南语版 SF-36 问卷);BC 类型(越南语版 CCMQ 问卷)。我们使用多元线性回归分析来评估 BC 类型与各 QoL 领域得分之间的关联。因变量为八个 QoL 领域的得分以及 PCS 和 MCS 的整合得分。气郁型、气虚型和血瘀型所占比例最高,分别为 48.1%、33.2% 和 26.9%。萃取类型与学生的身体健康、心理健康和 QoL 之间存在关系。大多数中立型学生的 SF-36 得分为 "高",而大多数非平衡 BC 型学生的身体健康、心理健康和 QoL 得分为 "低"(p <0.01)。据估计,8 种不平衡类型对 SF-36 量表的影响呈显著负值。结论87.03% 的学生有 BC 不平衡类型,这反过来会增加患病的可能性。研究结果还初步显示,将这些类型调整为中性类型有助于改善 FTM 学生的健康状况。
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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
4.60
自引率
7.70%
发文量
218
审稿时长
66 days
期刊介绍: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.
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