International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To explore the application value of the integrated chronic disease management model of traditional Chinese and western medicine on functional constipation. Methods A total of 100 patients with functional constipation were collected and divided into two groups according to the random number table method, 50 cases in each group. The control group used traditional treatment methods, and the observation group used integrated chronic disease management of traditional Chinese and western medicine on the basis of the control group. The constipation symptom score, anxiety and depression self-rating scale were evaluated before treatment and after 6 months of treatment. Results The degree of defecation difficulty, stool characteristics score, and anxiety and depression state score of the observation group were more significantly reduced than those of the control group, and the number of spontaneous defecation times was more significantly increased than that of the control group, which was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The integrated chronic disease management model of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has a high application value in the diagnosis and treatment of functional constipation, can effectively improve constipation symptoms and anxiety and depression, and has promotion and application value.

Functional constipation; Chronic disease; Anxiety and depression; Clinical observation