Department of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:790474. doi: 10.1155/2013/790474. Epub 2013 Feb 14.
Objective. The aim of the study was to explore the association between women's use of herbal dietary supplement Si-Wu-Tang during the postpartum period and their health-related quality of life. Methods. This is a population-based correlational study. We used multistage, stratified, systematic sampling to recruit 24,200 pairs of postpartum women and newborns from the Taiwan National Birth Registry in 2005. A structured questionnaire was successfully administered to 87.8% of the sampled population. Trained interviewers performed home interviews 6 months after the women's 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 along with the frequency of Si-Wu-Tang use. Results. Si-Wu-Tang use after delivery improved women's score for bodily pain and also improved their score for mental health when used more than 10 times. In addition, there were increases in general health and vitality scores in the group who continuously used Si-Wu-Tang more than 10 times after using Sheng-Hua-Tang. Conclusion. Use of Si-Wu-Tang after delivery may be associated with women's health-related quality of life especially for those who previously used Sheng-Hua-Tang. These results are exploratory and need to be replicated.
目的。本研究旨在探讨女性在产后期间使用四物汤草药补充剂与她们的健康相关生活质量之间的关系。
方法。这是一项基于人群的相关性研究。我们使用多阶段、分层、系统抽样的方法，于 2005 年从台湾国家出生登记处招募了 24200 对产后妇女和新生儿。2005 年 6 月至 2006 年 7 月期间，对 87.8%的抽样人群成功进行了结构化问卷调查。经过培训的访谈员在产后 6 个月对家庭进行了访谈。使用医疗结果研究 36 项简短式健康调查（SF-36）来衡量妇女的生活质量以及四物汤的使用频率。
结果。产后使用四物汤可以提高女性的身体疼痛评分，并且当使用超过 10 次时，还可以提高心理健康评分。此外，在连续使用超过 10 次的情况下，四物汤的使用可以增加一般健康和活力评分。
结论。产后使用四物汤可能与女性的健康相关生活质量有关，特别是对于那些之前使用过生化汤的女性。这些结果是探索性的，需要进一步复制。
