Uporaba tradicionalne kitajske medicine pri pacientih z revmatoidnim artritisom v Sloveniji : magistrsko delo

Florjanovič, Tinkara (author), Kvas, Andreja (mentor), Papuga, Petar (comentor), Kavčič, Tina (reviewer)

Uvod: Revmatoidni artritis je kronična vnetna sistemska bolezen, katere vzrok ni poznan. Pojavi se trikrat pogosteje pri ženskah kot pri moških. Obravnava bolezni vključuje rabo različnih farmakoloških učinkovin, ki uspešno blažijo njene simptome in znake, uporablja pa se tudi nefarmakološko zdravljenje. Ena izmed takšnih oblik zdravljenja, ki v zadnjih letih doživlja porast, je tradicionalna kitajska medicina. Namen: Namen raziskave je ugotoviti, kakšni so zaznani učinki uporabe tradicionalne kitajske medicine na počutje pacientov z revmatoidnim artritisom in kako razširjena je njena uporaba med pacienti z revmatoidnim artritisom v Sloveniji. Metode dela: Uporabljena je bila kvantitativna neeksperimentalna metoda raziskovanja. Opravili smo presečno raziskavo. Merski instrument je bil anketni vprašalnik, s katerim smo preverili pogostosti uporabe tradicionalne kitajske medicine med pacienti z revmatoidnim artritisom in zaznane učinke njene uporabe. Za analizo podatkov smo uporabili deskriptivno statistiko. Rezultati: Anketni vprašalnik je izpolnilo 70 anketirancev, od tega 76 % (n = 53) žensk in 24 % (n = 17) moških. Izkazalo se je, da 24 % (n = 17) anketiranih pozna zdravljenje s tradicionalno kitajsko medicino, 16 % (n = 11) pa zdravljenje s tradicionalno kitajsko medicino tudi uporablja. Najpogosteje navedena uporabljena metoda zdravljenja s tradicionalno kitajsko medicino je bila akupunktura. Od vseh anketiranih (n = 11), ki se zdravijo s tradicionalno kitajsko medicino, jih 73 % (n = 8) opaža, da se je njihovo počutje po uporabi zdravljenja s tradicionalno kitajsko medicino bistveno izboljšalo. Ugotovili smo, da ima tradicionalna kitajska medicina po mnenju anketirancev z revmatoidnim artritisom pozitivni učinek na zmanjšanje jakosti bolečine v sklepih. Razprava in zaključek: Zmanjševanje bolečin pri pacientih z revmatoidnim artritisom predstavlja ključni del zdravljenja. Z raziskavo so bila identificirana področja, ki naj bi jih zdravstveni delavci vključili v zdravstveno obravnavo za doseganje kakovostnejše obravnave pacientov z revmatoidnim artritisom. Na podlagi pridobljenih rezultatov smo pripravili predlog programa izobraževanja zdravstvenih delavcev in predlog tabele za relevantno spremljanje jakosti bolečin pri pacientih. S predlaganim programom bi medicinske sestre in ostali zdravstveni delavci pridobili poglobljeno znanje o revmatoidnem artritisu in o nefarmakološkem zdravljenju revmatoidnega artritisa s poudarkom na uporabi tradicionalne kitajske medicine.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: magistrska dela, zdravstvena nega, akupunktura, vakuumska terapija, masaža, medicinske sestre, komplementarno zdravljenje
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [T. Florjanovič]
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 46 str., [11] str. pril.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-165856
• UDC: 616-083
• COBISS.SI-ID: 218842627
• Publication date in RUL: 12.12.2024

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Use of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Slovenia : master thesis

Abstract

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease whose cause is unknown. It occurs three times more often among women than men. Treatment of the disease involves the use of various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. One such form of treatment that has been on the rise is the treatment with traditional Chinese medicine. Purpose: The purpose of our study was to determine how the use of traditional Chinese medicine affects the wellbeing of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and how widespread its use is among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Slovenia. Methods of work: We used a quantitative nonexperimental method of research. We conducted a cross-sectional study. The measuring instrument was a questionnaire that was used to check the frequency of use of traditional Chinese medicine among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and effects of its use. We used descriptive statistics for data analysis. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 70 respondents of which 76 % (n = 53) were women and 24 % (n = 17) were men. It turned out that 24 % (n = 17) of respondents were familiar with traditional Chinese medicine and 16 % (n = 11) are using traditional Chinese medicine treatment. The most common used treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine was acupuncture. Of those surveyed who use traditional Chinese medicine 73 % (n = 8) respondents noted that their wellbeing improved significantly after treatment. We found that traditional Chinese , according to responders, has a beneficial effect on reducing the joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Discussion and Conclusion: Reducing pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is a key part of treatment. We identified areas that healthcare professionals should achieve for the quality management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this we prepared a training program for healthcare professionals and a proposal for a table for relevant monitoring of pain intensity in patients. The proposed program would provide healthcare professionals with knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis and non-pharmacological treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.

• Keywords: master's theses, nursing care, acupuncture, vacuum therapy, massage, nurses, complementary treatment