Chang PJ |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=2.115 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=None ------>insert_bywho=yichun ------>Jurnal_Rank=4.3 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=J0400 ------>insert_date=20090728 ------>iam=4 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=2 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=500 ------>journal_name=International Journal of Nursing Studies ------>paper_name=Use of Sheng-Hua-Tang and health-related quality of life in postpartum women: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan ------>confirm_date=None ------>tch_id=083012 ------>pmid=19580970 ------>page1= ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND: Although Sheng-Hua-Tang (comprising Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Ligustici Rhizoma, Semen Persicae, Zingiberis Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix) use during the postpartum has been popular in Chinese communities over a long period, its benefits have not been evaluated in terms of its effects on the health-related quality of life of postpartum women. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore the relation between different patterns of Sheng-Hua-Tang use and the health-related quality of life in postpartum women. DESIGN: A longitudinal birth cohort follow-up study. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: We used multistage stratified systematic sampling to recruit 24,200 pairs, postpartum women and newborns, from the Taiwan national birth register in 2005. A structured questionnaire was successfully administered to 87.8% of the sampled population. METHODS: Subjects underwent a home interview 6 months after their deliveries between June 2005 and July 2006. The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form (SF-36) was used to measure the quality of life of the women with different patterns of Sheng-Hua-Tang use. RESULTS: Compared with those who never used after delivery, the scores of role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems significantly increased in women who used Sheng-Hua-Tang within 1 month only but decreased in those who continuously used within 1 month and later. In addition, the scores of role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems significantly increased in women who used Sheng-Hua-Tang regardless of the frequency. CONCLUSIONS: Sheng-Hua-Tang use during the first month of the postpartum period may have a positive effect on women~s health-related quality of life especially in terms of role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems. However, continuous use after the first month of the postpartum period might have a negative effect on women~s quality of life. Further studies are needed to replicate the results and elucidate the causal relations. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=22055 ------>authors2=Tseng PC ------>authors3=Chuang ------>authors4=Chen YC ------>authors5=Hsieh WS ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Chang PJ ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Use of Sheng-Hua-Tang and health-related quality of life in postpartum women: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2009 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=1 |