电针深刺对女性严重功能性便秘患者自主排便次数及生活质量的影响

目的 观察电针深刺对女性严重功能性便秘患者自主排便次数及生活质量的影响。方法 将53例女性严重功能性便秘患者随机分成深刺组和浅刺组2组，观察2组治疗后第4周及第8周的自主排便次数和生活质量量表总分以及各项评分的差异。结果 2组患者治疗后自主排便次数均有改善（P<0.01），且深刺组明显大于浅刺组（P＜0.01）；治疗4周及8周后，深刺组在生活质量总分及各项评分改善均明显优于浅刺组（P＜0.01）。结论 电针深刺与浅刺均能改善女性严重功能性便秘患者的自主排便次数及生活质量，深刺组疗效更佳。 

Effect of Electro-acupuncture Deep Needling on Spontaneous Bowel Movements and Life Quality of Female Patients with Severe Functional Constipation

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of electro-acupuncture on spontaneous bowel movements and life quality of female patients with severe functional constipation. METHODS A total of 53 female patients with severe functional constipation were randomly divided into two groups. One group was treated with deep needling and electro-acupuncture (EA)， while the other group with shallow needling and sham electro-acupuncture (sham-EA). The numbers of spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs) and patient assessment of constipation quality of life questionnaire (PAC-QOL) scores of the two groups were recorded after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment and the differences of the two groups were compared. RESULTS The spontaneous bowel movements of the two groups were both improved. The improvement of the EA group was more statistically significant (P<0.01). After receiving treatment for 4 weeks and 8 weeks， the improvement of the PAC-QOL scores of the EA group was more significant(P<0.01). CONCLUSION Electro-acupuncture treatment could improve the spontaneous bowel movements and life quality of female patients with severe functional constipation and the deep needling electro-acupuncture is more effective.