Real-world Chinese herbal medicine for Parkinson's disease: a hospital-based retrospective analysis of electronic medical records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition. Chinese medicine therapies have demonstrated effectiveness for PD in controlled settings. However, the utilization of Chinese medicine therapies for PD in real-world clinical practice and the characteristics of patients seeking these therapies have not been thoroughly summarized.

Method

The study retrospectively analyzed initial patient encounters (PEs) with a first-listed diagnosis of PD, based on electronic medical records from Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine between July 2018 and July 2023.

Results

A total of 3,206 PEs, each corresponding to an individual patient, were eligible for analyses. Approximately 60% of patients made initial visits to the Chinese medicine ho

SUBMITTER: Lyu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11096516 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature