International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To explore the application effect of the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine elderly health management model based on the idea of “preventing diseases before they occur”, and to provide a scientific basis for elderly health management. Methods A total of 100 elderly patients from January 2023 to December 2024 were selected and divided into the observation group and the control group according to the random number table method, with 50 cases in each group. The control group adopted the conventional elderly health management model, while the observation group implemented the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine health management model based on the idea of “preventing diseases before they occur” on the basis of the control group. The intervention period was 12 months. The improvement of physical constitution, TCM syndrome scores, compliance with health behaviors were compared between the two groups. Results After the intervention, the total effective rate of physical improvement in the observation group was 94.00%, and the complete compliance rates of dietary adjustment, exercise, medication, and follow-up were all higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), while the total score of TCM syndromes were both lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine elderly health management model based on the idea of “preventing diseases before they occur” can effectively improve the physical condition of the elderly, alleviate TCM syndromes, enhance the compliance of healthy behaviors.

Preventive treatment; Integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine; Elderly health management; Constitution adjustment; Compliance with healthy behaviors