Evaluation of clinical efficacy of integrative therapy and influencing factors in patients with intractable constipation / 基础医学与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of integrative therapy and influencing factors in patients with intractable constipation (IC). Methods Eighty-four consecutive IC patients were divided into non overlap and overlap groups. All patients received individualized integrative therapeutic regimen for 4 weeks. The symptom scores of constipation and total effective rates were evaluated. Influencing factor of therapeutic effect in IC was analyzed.Results (1) IC of overlap group and non overlap group accounted for 40.5% (34/84) and 59.5% (50/84), respectively. (2)The total effective rates were 50.0% and 78.0% in overlap and non-overlap group, respectively(P