Acupoint Massage Therapy Alters the Composition of Gut Microbiome in Functional Constipation Patients
Table 2
The curative effect after 12 weeks.
Control
Experimental
P1
P2
Before
After
Before
After
n
51
50
—
—
Cured
—
1
—
2
—
—
Markedly effective
—
4
—
7
—
—
Effective
—
28
—
32
—
—
Ineffective
—
18
—
9
—
—
Effective ratio
—
64.70%
—
82.00%
—
—
PAC-QOL
95.64 ± 15.51
81.64 ± 14.68
98.29 ± 17.23
70.69 ± 16.73
0.42
≤0.00
T
0.81
3.49
—
—
Defecation frequency
2.07 ± 1.26
1.23 ± 1.10
1.82 ± 1.33
0.81 ± 0.68
0.38
0.04
Defecation inactivity
2.47 ± 1.34
1.27 ± 0.82
2.82 ± 1.09
0.87 ± 0.73
0.19
0.02
Defecation strain
2.51 ± 1.15
1.42 ± 1.15
2.11 ± 1.33
0.98 ± 0.86
0.14
0.05
Abdominal distension
1.37 ± .29
0.79 ± 0.48
1.52 ± 1.22
0.59 ± 0.43
0.58
0.04
Defecation time
2.02 ± 1.17
1.43 ± 1.06
2.45 ± 1.20
1 ± 0.98
0.72
0.05
P1 : comparison between before or after treatment of the control group; P2 : comparison between the before or after treatment of the experimental group; ,.
