Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing management for rheumatoid arthritis patients with damp-heat arthralgia spasm syndrome

Objective To explore the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing management for rheumatoid arthritis patients with damp-heat arthralgia spasm syndrome. Methods A total of 398 hospitalized patients with rheumatoid arthritis of damp-heat arthritis syndrome were selected. In addition to routine care, TCM nursing interventions such as Chinese herbal bathing, auricular point pressing therapy and cupping therapy were carried out. The symptoms such as joint swelling and pain, morning stiffness, fatigue and weakness were scored by digital scoring method on the day of hospitalization and the day before discharge. Results T scores of morning stiffness, joint swelling and pain, fatigue and weakness on the day before discharge were significantly lower than those on the day of admission, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 01). Conclusion TCM nursing based on syndrome differentiation can relieve the joint swelling, pain, morning stiffness, fatigue and weakness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis due to damp-heat arthralgia syndrome and improve their quality of life