Hyun Min Kyung, Park Jang Kyung, Oh Sung Yoon
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.
J Pharmacopuncture. 2023 Jun 30;26(2):175-183. doi: 10.3831/KPI.2023.26.2.175.
In East Asia, postpartum care has traditionally been considered important for maternal health; however, studies on this are still insufficient. Therefore, we examined the satisfaction and perceived effectiveness of herbal decoctions used in postpartum care in a city in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
We analyzed anonymized secondary data obtained from a retrospective cross-sectional survey of women who had taken herbal decoctions provided by the support service for women giving birth in a local city in ROK. The questionnaire items consisted of basic information regarding childbirth, the need for the herbal decoction support service, satisfaction, and the effectiveness of the service received.
A total of 68 women were included in the study, and those aged 30-39 accounted for 73.13%. Of the 68 women, 79.37% visited within 3 weeks of childbirth. Women's satisfaction regarding herbal decoction support for postpartum care was 76.47%, and most women (98.53%) responded that they needed it more than twice. More than 50% of women showed improvement in puerperal wind disorders, weight gain, and delayed eliminated lochia.
A large proportion of women who took herbal decoctions reported satisfaction and perceived effectiveness when used to treat puerperal wind disorders. Nevertheless, future well-designed clinical studies are needed to provide information on whether herbal decoctions effectively prevent and treat puerperal wind disorders.
在东亚地区，产后护理传统上被认为对产妇健康很重要；然而，对此的研究仍然不足。因此，我们调查了韩国某城市产后护理中使用的草药汤剂的满意度和感知效果。
我们分析了从一项回顾性横断面调查中获得的匿名二手数据，该调查对象是在韩国当地城市接受分娩妇女支持服务提供的草药汤剂的女性。问卷项目包括分娩的基本信息、对草药汤剂支持服务的需求、满意度以及所接受服务的效果。
共有68名女性纳入研究，其中30 - 39岁的女性占73.13%。在这68名女性中，79.37%在产后3周内就诊。女性对产后护理草药汤剂支持的满意度为76.47%，大多数女性（98.53%）表示她们需要该服务超过两次。超过50%的女性在产后风症、体重增加和恶露排出延迟方面有改善。
很大一部分服用草药汤剂的女性在用于治疗产后风症时表示满意且认为有效果。然而，未来需要设计完善的临床研究来提供关于草药汤剂是否能有效预防和治疗产后风症的信息。
