從中醫談虛性體質的健康促進

Health Promotion for Deficient Constitution in Chinese Medicine

健康促進是世界衛生組織積極推動的全球策略，以達到人類均健的目標。中醫學者認為個體體質狀態影響健康，體質偏虛增加個體對致病因子的易感性，甚至影響疾病變化及治療反應。透過體質調養，可預防疾病發生，促進健康。且國人普遍認同中醫，認為體質與健康有關，故以中醫理念及方法推動虛性體質的健康促進，應可提高民眾履行健康行為的意願。因此，本文介紹中醫體質與健康關係、虛性體質概念、中醫對虛性體質的健康促進方法，以提供護理人員執行健康促進計畫之參考。

Health promotion is a global strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO), which aims at ”health for all”. Scholars of traditional Chinese medicine believe that an individual's constitution influences health itself; a deficient constitution makes an individual more susceptible to disease, and even affects the progression of diseases and responses to treatments. Through recuperation of the constitution, we can prevent diseases and promote health. Generally, the people of Taiwan identify with Chinese medicine and believe the constitution to be associated with health, and that the philosophy and methods of Chinese medicine can improve a deficient constitution and therefore also promote willingness to practice health-promoting behavior. The purpose of this article is to introduce Chinese medicine's understanding of the relationships between health and the constitution, its concepts of deficient constitution, and methods of health promotion for patients with a deficient constitution. The paper might serve as a source of reference for nurses involved in implementing health-promotion plans.