WANG Jiandong1, YAN Xiaoping2. Clinical Observation on Psychosomatic Therapy for Depression in 27 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2013, 54(13): 1131-1134.
WANG Jiandong1, YAN Xiaoping2. Clinical Observation on Psychosomatic Therapy for Depression in 27 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2013, 54(13): 1131-1134.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2013.13.014.
Clinical Observation on Psychosomatic Therapy for Depression in 27 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Bushen Quhan Zhiwang Decoction (Kidney-Supplementing Cold-Dispelling Lameness Decoction)
Xieshu Jieyu Formula (Pivot-Harmonizing Depression-Resolving Formula) and psychological intervention for depression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods Totally 56 RA patients with depression were randomized into treatment group of 27 cases and control group of 29 cases. The treatment group was given Bushen Zhiwang Decoction
Xieshu Jieyu Formula and psychological intervention. The control group was given Bushen Zhiwang Decoction. The treatment lasted for 4 weeks. The TCM efficacy
western medicine efficacy and depression efficacy were observed after treatment. The TCM pattern score
self-rating depression scale (SDS) score
visual analog scale (VAS) pain score
VAS overall score
duration of morning stiffness (h)
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
C-reactive protein (CRP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) were observed before and after treatment. Results The total effective rate of TCM
western medicine and depression in the treatment group was 88.88%
59.26% and 85.19% respectively. The total effective rate of TCM
western medicine and depression in the control group was 75.86%
48.28% and 62.06% respectively. The total effective rate of TCM and depression in the treatment group was superior to those in the control group (P<0.05). The ESR
CRP and RF was significantly improved in both groups after treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The TCM pattern score
SDS score
VAS pain score
VAS overall score and duration of morning stiffness was significantly improved in the treatment group after treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The TCM pattern score
VAS pain score and duration of morning stiffness was significantly improved in the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Comparing with the control group
the SDS score
VAS pain score and duration of morning stiffness was significantly improved in the treatment group after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Bushen Zhiwang Decoction
Xieshu Jieyu Formula and psychological intervention can obviously relieve the symptoms of RA and depression.
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