APMAdvances in Precision Medicine2424-85922424-9106Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/APM.v11i8.16084ArticleStudy on the Clinical Efficacy of Kidney-tonifying and Qi-reinforcing Method in Intervening on Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseasehttps://artdesignp.com/journal/APM/11/8/10.26689/APM.v11i8.16084WangBaotao20261182026-08-26Objective: To explore the application value of the traditional Chinese medicine method of nourishing the kidney and nourishing Qi in stabilizing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), consolidating the root cause, and delaying the progression of the disease. Methods: The research period began in October 2024 and ended in May 2026. The selected subjects of investigation were patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who were treated in our hospital. 110 cases were screened and divided into 2 groups according to the random number table method. 55 cases were matched in each group. The control group was given a conventional Western medicine intervention, and the observation group was given a combined TCM prescription intervention of nourishing the kidney and nourishing Qi. Comparisons were made regarding differences in lung function, quality of life, TCM syndrome scores, and clinical efficiency of the patients in each group. Results: After the intervention, the pulmonary function indicators of both groups showed an upward trend, and the improvement of each pulmonary function indicator of the observation group was better than that of the control group (P < 0.05); the scores of various TCM syndrome scores and various aspects of life quality of the patients in the observation group were lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05); after adopting different intervention modes, the total effective rate achieved by the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference value P < 0.05. Conclusion: For patients in the stable phase of COPD, the intervention of the TCM kidney-tonifying and Qi-enhancing method can effectively improve the patients’ pulmonary ventilation function, reduce the residual clinical symptoms in the stable phase, and optimize the quality of patients’ daily life, which is worthy of clinical adoption.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Stable phase, Kidney-tonifying and Qi-tonifying method, Lung function, Quality of life

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