1.Department of Rheumatology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China;
2.Department of Rheumatology, Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 215002, China
Abstract Objective To understand the attitude of Chinese rheumatologists towards the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) with traditional Chinese medicine, and to analyze the problems facing the application of traditional Chinese medicine. Methods An anonymous questionnaire survey was used to investigate the attitudes of Chinese rheumatology clinicians attending the 2022 “Fengyun Forum” on the treatment of SS by traditional Chinese medicine. Results A total of 347 questionnaires were distributed, and 320 were effectively collected, with an effective recovery rate of 92.22%. The vast majority of doctors affirmed the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and hoped that it could relieve the symptoms of dryness (88.41%) and fatigue (68.12%) in SS patients. Logistic regression analysis showed that the elderly with Chinese medicine education background and working years were more inclined to recommend Chinese medicine treatment for SS (P＜0.05). Most doctors (65.63%) thought that the proportion of clinical application of Chinese medicine was less than 40%, which was related to the lack of Chinese medicine guidelines and too few clinical studies. Conclusion Chinese doctors pay great attention to the advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, but the lack of guidelines and evidence-based evidence restrict the application and development of traditional Chinese medicine. It is urgent to formulate SS guidelines for traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment and strengthen the research of traditional Chinese medicine.
LIU Ruihua1 ZHOU Xinyao1 GUO Zilin1 XU Haodong2 ZHAO Ziying1 TANG Xiaopo1. Survey of Chinese rheumatologists’ attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine for Sjögren’s syndrome[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(27): 68-73,81.
