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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2024

Effect of pediatric Tuina on children's recurrent acute respiratory tract infections: a retrospective cohort study in Southern China.

Yin Lingjia, St Lsby Lundborg Cecilia, W U Darong, Yang Jinghua, Alvesson Helle M Lsted, Cai Jianxiong, L U Taoying, Xie Qianwen, Marrone Gaetano

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Yin LingjiaDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden.
St Lsby Lundborg CeciliaDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden.
W U DarongState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yang JinghuaDepartment of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Alvesson Helle M LstedDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden.
Cai JianxiongState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
L U TaoyingState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Xie QianwenOutcome Assessment Research Team in Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Marrone GaetanoDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden.

Funding

Construction of Clinical and Basic Databases for 10 Key Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine 2019YFC1709802Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province: Systematic Research Project on Diagnostic Criteria for Diseases Related to Lingnan Dampness Syndrome 2020B1111100010National Key R & D Program of China: Intelligent Construction and Application Demonstration of Evidence-Based Systems for Key Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine 2019YFC1709800Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province: the Opening and Operation of the Key Laboratory for Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes in Guangdong Province 2017B030314166
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Abstract

objectiveTo determine the effectiveness of pediatric Tuina (PT) in preventing recurrent acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in children.

methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study based on the electronic medical records of children with recurrent ARTIs in 2016. Children were divided into a PT group or a non-PT group, according to whether they had received PT or not in 2016. The primary outcome was the number of ARTI episodes in 2017 and 2018. The secondary outcomes were the number of ARTIs leading to outpatient department visits and outpatient antibiotic prescriptions due to ARTIs in the same time period. Negative binomial regressions were used to detect the association between PT and the outcomes.

resultsA total of 2303 children were included in the analysis, including 94 in the PT group and 2209 in the non-PT group. Children who received PT six or more times in 2016 had fewer episodes of ARTIs in 2017 [incidence rate ratio (

conclusionsReceiving PT six or more times within one year is associated with a decrease in recurrent ARTIs in children in the following two years. Randomized controlled trials are needed for effect evaluation prior to establishing PT as a method for preventing recurrent ARTIs among children.

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Respiratory Tract InfectionsAcute DiseaseAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolChinaDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleHumansInfantMaleRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesDrugs, Chinese Herbalchildmassagepediatric Tuinarespiratory tract infections

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PMCPMC11077153

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