title: [Impact of Chinese herb on quality of life of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test and vertify the clinical efficacy of Chinese syndrome-differentiation therapy in treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and sixteen stable-COPD patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: the treated group and control group, they were treated with respiratory exercises increases Chinese medicine and respiratory exercises increases placebo for 4 weeks respectively. Then evaluate the health-related quality of life of patients with stable COPD by using SF-36 before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison of the health-related quality of life before and after treatment: the health-related quality of life in treated group was significantly improved after treatment and total score of SF-36 was better than control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Respiratory exercises increases Chinese medicine could improve the health-related quality of life significantly in patients with stable COPD, moreover its efficacy was superior to respiratory exercises increases placebo.
authors.affiliation: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. fcj83117@126.com
authors.forename: Fangchao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Youlin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal