Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of timing visceral acupoints on Yin deficiency constipation in peritoneal dialysis. Methods elect 60 patients with functional drainage disorders of peritoneal dialysis catheters who visited the Nephrology Department and Peritoneal Dialysis Center of a tertiary traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Changchun City as the research subjects. They were randomly divided into a control group (n=30) and an observation group (n=30) according to a random number table. The control group was given routine care, while the observation group was given timing acupoints on the basis of the control group. After 4 weeks of intervention, the Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms (PAC-SYM), clinic constipation score (CCS), patient assessment of constipation quality of life(PAC-QOL), and Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC) were observed in both groups of patients. Result Before intervention, there was no statistically significant difference in the PAC-SYM, CCS, PAC-QOL, and CD-RISC scores between the two groups of patients (P>0.05). After 4 weeks of intervention, the PAC-SYM, CCS, PAC-QOL scores of the observation group decreased, while the CD-RISC scores increased, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Timing acupoints on organs can alleviate the symptoms and severity of constipation in patients with peritoneal dialysis yin deficiency type constipation, improve their quality of life and psychological resilience.

Key words: zangfu acupoints, midday flow, timing, peritoneal dialysis, constipation, yin deficiency