RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The effect of wet cupping on quality of life of adult patients with chronic medical conditions in King Abdulaziz University Hospital
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 53
OP 62
DO 10.15537/smj.2017.1.15154
VO 38
IS 1
A1 Soad K. Al Jaouni
A1 Eman A. El-Fiky
A1 Samiha A. Mourad
A1 Nahla Khamis Ibrahim
A1 Abdullah M. Kaki
A1 Sawsan M. Rohaiem
A1 Mohamad H. Qari
A1 Laila M. Tabsh
A1 Adel A. Aljawhari
YR 2017
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/38/1/53.abstract
AB Objectives: To assess the effect of wet cupping on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adult patients with chronic medical conditions, who were referred to the Cupping Clinic of King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Methods: A controlled, quasi-experimental study design was carried out among 629 patients referred for cupping from the KAUH Specialty Clinics, during the period from January to December 2014. Patients in the intervention group (309 patients) completed a pre-test included WHO quality of life-BREF, received one wet-cupping session, and filled-out the post-test (1 month later). Patients in the control group (320 patients) completed the pre-test during their enrollment in the study and post-test one month later. Both groups received their ordinary treatment. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed.Results: Pain was the most common cause for cupping referral. After cupping intervention, the mean scores of most of the HRQOL domains, especially the physical domain, improved significantly among patients in the intervention group. The mean total score of physical HRQOL domain was 61.6 ± 13.6 before cupping, and reached 69.7 ± 12.6 after intervention (paired t-test=11.3, p=0.000). Improvements in HRQOL were noticed for almost all types of pain and other medical conditions.Conclusion: There are promising effects in favor of using wet cupping for improving HRQOL of patients with chronic conditions. Cupping is recommended as a complementary treatment modality for chronic medical conditions, especially pain.