The Effect of Plum Blossom Moxibustion Combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine Umbilical Application on Frailty, Inflammatory Factors, and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Author：ZHANG Ping, XU Luzhou, CHEN Dong, TAO Ting

Unit：Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Jiangsu 210029, China

Quote：引用：张萍，徐陆周，陈冬，陶婷.梅花香灸联合中药填脐对老年炎症性肠病患者衰弱、炎症因子及生活质量的影响[J].中医药导报,2026,32(2):140-143,148.

DOI：10.13862/j.cn43-1446/r.2026.02.023

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Abstract：

Objective: To explore the effects of plum blossom moxibustion combined with Chinese herbal medicine umbilical application on frailty, inflammatory factors, and quality of life in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods: One hundred and four elderly IBD patients were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group, with 52 cases in each group. The control group received conventional treatment and care, while the observation group received additional plum blossom moxibustion combined with Chinese herbal medicine umbilical application for 4 weeks. Changes in 6-meter walking speed, grip strength, Fried frailty phenotype score, inflammatory factor levels, and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) score were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results: A total of 101 patients completed the study (control group: 51; observation group: 50). After treatment, both groups showed increased 6-meter walking speed, grip strength, and IBDQ scores (P<0.05), and decreased inflammatory factor levels compared to before treatment (P<0.05). The observation group exhibited better 6-meter walking speed, grip strength, and IBDQ scores than the control group (P<0.05), and lower inflammatory factor levels than the control group (P<0.05). The Fried frailty phenotype score showed no significant change in the control group before and after treatment (P>0.05), while it decreased in the observation group and was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Plum blossom moxibustion combined with Chinese herbal medicine umbilical application can improve walking speed and grip strength, ameliorate frailty status, reduce inflammatory factor levels, and enhance the quality of life in elderly patients with IBD.

Key words：elderly inflammatory bowel disease; plum blossom moxibustion; Chinese herbal medicine umbilical application; frailty; quality of life

摘要：目的：探讨梅花香灸联合中药填脐对老年炎症性肠病（IBD）患者衰弱、炎症因子及生活质量的影响。方法：将104例老年炎症性肠病患者随机分为对照组和观察组，每组52例。对照组采用常规治疗及护理，观察组在对照组基础上采用梅花香灸联合中药填脐，均治疗4周。比较两组患者治疗前后6 m步速、握力、Fried衰弱表型评分、炎症因子水平及炎症性肠病患者生活质量问卷（IBDQ）变化。结果：共101例患者完成研究，其中对照组51例，观察组50例。治疗后两组患者6 m步速、握力、IBDQ评分均较治疗前提高（P＜0.05），炎症因子水平较治疗前降低（P＜0.05），且观察组患者6 m步速、握力、IBDQ评分均优于对照组（P＜0.05），炎症因子水平低于对照组（P＜0.05）。对照组患者Fried衰弱表型评分治疗前后无显著变化（P＞0.05）；观察组患者Fried衰弱表型评分较治疗前降低，且显著低于对照组（P＜0.05）。结论：梅花香灸联合中药填脐可提高老年炎症性肠病患者步速和握力，改善患者衰弱状态，降低炎症因子水平，提高患者生活质量。

关键词：老年炎症性肠病；梅花香灸；中药填脐；衰弱；生活质量

Release time：2026-03-05

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