Correlation between TCM Syndrome Elements and Quality of Life of the Patients with Angina Pectoris / 中医杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the correlation between syndrome elements of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and quality of life (QOL) of the patients with angina pectoris.Methods With the clinical epidemiology method, 233 patients with angina pectoris confirmed by coronary angiography were collected, and their QOL were assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). The correlation of the scores of five different dimensions, including somatic movement limitation, angina stability and attacks, treatment satisfaction, and disease recognition, and the total scores of SAQ and the TCM syndrome elements was analyzed by Spearman rank correlation analysis.Results The six factors, namely, qi stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm turbidity, stagnated heat, yang and yin deficiency, had the correlation with one or more of the dimensions and total score of QOL, in which the phlegm turbidity had a negative impact (P