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Table 3 Symptoms of Patients’ Complaints and Doctors’ Treatment (N = 60)

From: Treatment satisfaction in Chinese medicine outpatient care: a comparison of patients’ and doctors’ views

Patient ID

Patients’ chief complaints

Secondary or additional complaints

Doctors’ treatment focus

1

Lumbar and leg pain

Poor sleep, Neck discomfort

Lumbar and leg pain

2

Hearing loss and tinnitus

Poor sleep

Hearing loss and tinnitus

3

Chest pain

Chest pain

4

Neck pain and lumbar pain

Knee pain

Neck pain and lumbar pain

5

Poor sleep

Poor sleep

6

Headache

Headache

7

Weakness of limbs on the right side

Waist pain and legs pain

Weakness of limbs on the right side

8

Mouth being pulled to one side

Mouth being pulled to one side

9

Numbness of limbs on the right side

Weakness of the right limbs

Numbness of limbs on the right side

10

Poor sleep

Headache during menstrual period, Stomach discomfort

Poor sleep

11

Deviated mouth

Neck pain, Back pain

Deviated mouth

12

Deviated mouth

Deviated mouth

13

Feeling blue

Headache, Constipation, Swelling in hands

Feeling blue

14

Poor sleep

Neck pain

Poor sleep

15

Poor sleep

Back pain

Poor sleep

16

Facial pain

Poor sleep, Constipation

Facial pain

17

Neck pain and back pain

Neck pain and back pain

18

Poor sleep

Poor sleep

19

Herpes Zoster on left jaw

Herpes Zoster on left jaw

20

Deviated mouth

Deviated mouth

21

Dizziness

Poor sleep, Pain and legs pain

Dizziness

22

Tinnitus

Leg pain, Lumbar soreness

Tinnitus

23*

Palpitations, Shortness of breath

Irregular menstruation, Poor sleep, Excess dreaming, Abdominal cold

Sensation of cold in the abdomen

24

Diarrhea

Dizziness, Fatigue

Diarrhea

25

Swelling on the scalp

Cough, Palpitations, Dry stool, Dry mouth

Swelling on the scalp

26

Palpitations

Neck discomfort, Knee discomfort

Paroxysmal palpitations

27

Pain and leg pain

Poor sleep, Joint pain, Constipation, Obesity

Pain and leg pain

28*

Elbow pain

Headache, Lacking in strength

Morning headache

29*

Soreness in low back

Tinnitus, Abdominal pain, Heel pain, excess dreaming

Abdominal pain

30

Palpitations

Dry eyes, Dizziness, Feeling cold

Palpitations

31

Pain and aversion to cold

Neck discomfort, Shoulder pain

Pain and aversion to cold

32*

Cold fingers and toes

Shortness of breath, Low energy,

Shortness of breath

33

Chest discomfort and palpitations

Dry stool

Chest discomfort and palpitations

34

Dizziness

Feeling cold, Heaviness of back muscles

Dizziness

35

Pain

Pain

36

Pain

Femur head pain

Pain

37

Stomach bloating

Vomits, Slow fecal transit

Stomach bloating

38

lumbar sprain

lumbar sprain

39

Adnexa uteri cysts

Stomach burning sensation

Adnexa uteri cysts

40

Back pain

Chest discomfort, Palpitations

Back pain

41*

Hiccup

Lacking in strength, Side stitches

Side stitches

42

Stomachache

Back pain, Poor sleep

Stomachache

43

Burning sensation in stomach

Burning sensation in stomach

44*

Fatigue

Aversion to cold, excess dreaming, Hiccups, Poor appetite, Lacking in strength

Poor appetite

45*

Stomachache

Poor appetite,

Burning sensation

  

Burning sensation

 

46*

Stomach burning sensation and sour regurgitation

Stomach bloating

47

Diarrhea

Feeling anxious

Diarrhea

48

Hypochondriac pain

Aversion to cold in low back

Hypochondriac pain

49

Stomach burning sensation and sour regurgitation

Bellyache after eating

Stomach burning sensation and sour regurgitation

50

Stomachache

No sense of defecation

Stomachache

51

Dizziness

Headache, Dry throat, Dry mouth, Swollen tongue, Low appetite, Nausea, Constipation

Dizziness

52*

General dropsy

Abdominal distension

Abdominal distension

53*

Abdominal distension

Low back pain, Bad breath

Bad breath

54

Hypochondriac pain

Red spots on the skin, Itching

Hypochondriac pain

55

High transaminase

Abnormal liver function

56

Abdominal distension

Stomach burning sensation

Abdominal distension

57

Enlarged spleen

Pain

Enlarged spleen

58

Hiccup

Hiccup

59

Bellyache

Constipation, Feeling cold, Poor sleep

Bellyache

60*

Abdominal pain

Eyestrain, Shoulder pain, Short of breath, Dizziness

Stomachache

  1. *Patients’ chief complaints and doctors’ treatment are different