Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of using traditional Chinese medicine for patients with pruritus due to cholestasis liver disease and evaluate its effectiveness in alleviating pruritus symptoms, improving patients’ anxiety and sleep conditions, and enhancing their quality of life. Methods: From June 2024 to December 2024, 40 patients with pruritus due to cholestasis liver disease admitted to the hospital were selected as the research subjects. The patients were randomly divided into the control group and the traditional Chinese medicine rubbing group. The traditional Chinese medicine decoction was applied for rubbing treatment to patients with pruritus due to cholestasis liver disease as the traditional Chinese medicine rubbing group, and patients using calamine lotion as the control group. The nursing effects before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. Results: After intervention, compared with the control group, the traditional Chinese medicine rubbing group showed improvement in therapeutic effect, pruritus severity, anxiety and sleep conditions, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: In clinical nursing for patients with pruritus due to cholestasis liver disease, using traditional Chinese medicine rubbing method can improve the therapeutic effect and enhance the quality of life of patients.
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