Wang Ji, Wang Qi
Center for Studies on Constitution Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029.
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2012 May;32(5):693-5.
The aim of modern medicine is transforming from disease to health. Thus the medical model of 4P was proposed in recent years. 4P includes preventive, predictive, personalized, and participatory medical model. In constitution theory of Chinese medicine, there are three main ideas. The first one is: constitutions can be divided to nine types in the Chinese population. Prevention and treatment of disease can be divided according to the constitutional type. This reflects personalized or individualized of 4P. The second one is: certain constitution is correlated to certain disease. So constitution differentiation can be used to predict the occurrence of any kind disease. The third one is: Disease can be prevented through regulating correlated constitutions. And during the course of constitution differentiation, the object of service or patients can participate in the whole course. In summary, the research of Chinese medical constitution embodies the application and practice of 4P medical model. And it provided reference for studying and developing other subjects under the present medical model.
现代医学的目标正从疾病转向健康。因此，近年来提出了4P医学模式。4P包括预防、预测、个性化和参与性医学模式。在中医体质学说中，有三个主要观点。第一个是：中国人的体质可分为九种类型。疾病的防治可根据体质类型进行划分。这体现了4P中的个性化或个体化。第二个是：特定的体质与特定的疾病相关。因此，体质辨识可用于预测任何疾病的发生。第三个是：通过调理相关体质可以预防疾病。而且在体质辨识过程中，服务对象或患者可以全程参与。综上所述，中医体质研究体现了4P医学模式的应用与实践。并为当前医学模式下其他学科的研究与发展提供了参考。
