ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG VÀ THỂ BỆNH Y HỌC CỔ TRUYỀN Ở BỆNH NHÂN CÓ HỘI CHỨNG SUY NHƯỢC MẠN TÍNH TẠI VIỆN Y HỌC CỔ TRUYỀN QUÂN ĐỘI QUÝ I NĂM 2026

Abstract

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics and traditional medicine syndromes of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) at the Military Institute of Traditional Medicine in 2026.

Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 105 patients diagnosed with CFS who were examined and treated at the Military Institute of Traditional Medicine during the first quarter of 2026.

Results: The mean age was 68.99 ± 11.35 years; the percentage of patients aged over 60 years were 79%. The female-to-male ratio was 2:1 (65% vs. 35%). Homemakers were the highest percentage with 48.6%, while non-manual workers were the lowest (7.6%). Most patients had CFS for more than 36 months (75.2%). The most common symptoms included substantial reduction in work or study capacity (93.3%), fatigue not substantially alleviated by rest (84.8%), post-exertional malaise following physical exertion (90.5%), and sleep disturbances (80%) were the most common symptoms, followed by decreased concentration (78.1%), unrefreshing sleep (77.1%), and dizziness upon prolonged standing (63.8%). Among traditional medicine patterns, heart-spleen deficiency was the most prevalent (35.2%), followed by liver-kidney yin deficiency (30.5%), and spleen-kidney yang deficiency was the least common (3.8%).

Conclusion: Most CFS patients treated at the Military Institute of Traditional Medicine in the first quarter of 2026 were elderly, had a long duration of illness, and often had comorbid cardiovascular diseases, with a heart-spleen deficiency pattern.