1.Correlation of anxiety and depression with social support among mothers of children with mental retardation
Canping LI ; Jianying ZHAN ; Cailian CHEN ; Fang YE
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2012;28(20):87-89
Objective To explore the correlation of anxiety and depression with social support among caregivers of children with mental retardation and major related influencing factors.Methods 64 mothers of children with mental retardation were investigated by using the questionnaires of SAS,SDS and SSRS.The results underwent analysis.Results The incidence of anxiety among mothers of children with mental retardation was 23.4%,the incidence of depression was 40.7%.Mothers had higher scores of SAS and SDS than the national norm.The total score of social support was(32.19±5.02),which was lower than the national norm.The anxiety and depression was negatively correlated with social support.The influencing factors of anxiety and depression of mothers were family income.Conclusions The anxiety and depression among mothers of children with mental retardation was evident,the social supports for those mothers were insufficient.Effective social support was propitious to abate the anxiety and depression and promote quality of life of those children with mental retardation and their mothers.
2.The effects of aerobic exercise on low-and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Xuming LI ; Shan LI ; Xiaobing XIE ; Cailian FANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012;(12):945-948
Objective To observe the effects of aerobic exercise on low-and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,and to investigate the relationship between exercise intensities and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) changes.Methods Sixty patients with low HDL-C were randomly allocated into a high intensity exercise group,a moderate intensity group or a low intensity group with 20 in each group.According to each patient's maximal heart rate in a restrictive electrocardiogram exercise test,the different aerobic exercise intensities were formulated as follows.The target heart rate of the high-intensity training group was 90% of each subject's maximum heart rate; in the moderate-intensity group it was 70% ; in the low-intensity group it was 50%.All 3 groups jogged on a medical treadmill for 20 minutes every other day with their heart rates monitored at all times.They maintained the target heart rate for 20 minutes.The experiment lasted 2 months.Results In the high intensity group HDL-C increased from 0.81 ± 0.22 to 1.04 ± 0.33 mmol/L after training; in the moderate intensity group it increased from 0.82±0.20 to 1.03 ±0.37 mmol/L; in the low intensity group it increased from 0.79 ±0.25 to 0.82 ± 0.27 mmol/L.That increase in the low intensity group was not statistically significant.After high intensity or moderate intensity training the HDL-C increases were statistically significant,but the difference between the groups was not.After training,in 15 cases among the high intensity group,13 cases from moderate intensity group and in 1 case from the low intensity group the HDL-C level achieved a normal value (≥ 1.04 mmol/L).Comparing the high intensity group to the low intensity group or the moderate intensity group to the low intensity group,there were significant differences in the number of patients who achieved normal HDL-C readings,but there was no significant difference between high intensity group and the moderate intensity group.Conclusion Low intensity aerobic exercise has no obvious effect on low HDL-C levels.High or moderate intensity aerobic exercise can effectively raise the HDL-C level,but there is no significant difference in the fraction of patients reaching normal values between high and moderate intensity aerobic exercise.So moderate intensity is recommended for improving low levels of HDL cholesterol.
3.Short term clinical efficacy and safety of ticagrelor in patients received percutaneous coronary intervention
Yingyan MA ; Yanxia WANG ; Baige XU ; Na LI ; Guanghua HUANG ; Cailian WANG ; Yi FANG ; Yaling HAN
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2014;(6):380-383
Objective To observe the efifcacy and safety of ticagrelor in patients received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods 50 patients with non-responding platelet aggregation rate and CYPC219 gene after clopidogrel treatment were given ticagrelor and enrolled in the study. All enrolled patients received aspirin loading dosage 300 mg, followed by maintenance dosage 100 mg, once daily and ticagrelor maintenance dosage 90 mg twice daily, for 1 year. The primary endpoint for the study were the incidence of major cardiovascular events (including death, stent thrombosis, stent restenosis, nonfatal myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization) and stroke after followed up for a month. The secondary endpoint were the incidence of general events (including minor bleeding, allergies, breathing dififculties) and platelet count changes. Results No occur major cardiovascular and stroke events record after 1 month of ticagrelor treatment. The general events rates included 2 cases of dyspnen, 1 case of epitaxis and 1 case of subcutaneous bleeding. The platelet aggregation with ticagrelor was signiifcantly lower than clopidogrel without signiifcant decrease in platelets count. Conclusions Using ticagrelor for antiplatelet in patients with coronary artery stenting in clopidogrel resistance cases is safe and effective.
4.A preliminary study on the potential value of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus(QFT-Plus) in identification of latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis
Jinhua TANG ; Shen JIANG ; Yuan HUANG ; Fang HUANG ; Tingting MA ; Cailian ZHANG ; Yun QI ; Yueyun MA
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020;43(9):907-911
Objective:To evaluate the potential differential diagnostic value of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus(QFT-Plus) in patients with active tuberculosis (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) people.Methods:Case-control study. A total of 108 healthcare workers and 30 ATB patients in Xi′an Chest Hospital were tested by QFT-Plus from April to November 2019, and the demographic characteristics were analyzed.Then, flow cytometry was used to analyze the relations between the QFT-Plus TB2-TB1 and the distribution of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets in ATB patients with positive culture results.Finally, with 34 QFT-Plus positive volunteers as LTBI group and 30 bacteriologically confirmed ATB patients as ATB group, the QFT-Plus new lyadded antigen and its potential differential diagnostic value between LTBI and ATB groups was evaluated by using the receiver operating curve (ROC).Results:In patients with ATB,QFT-plus TB2-TB1 was positively correlated with the proportion of CD8+T cells in peripheral blood T lymphocytes( r=0.586, P=0.004), negatively correlated with the proportion of CD4+ T cells( r=-0.511, P=0.015) and the ratio of CD4/CD8 ( r=-0.520, P=0.013).The peripheral blood TB2-TB1 in the ATB patients was significantly higher than that in the LTBI group[0.47(0.12,1.17) IU/ml versus 0.01(-0.08,0.22) IU/ml, U=233.5, P<0.001]. QFT-Plus TB2-TB1 can effectively distinguish ATB from LTBI, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.771 (95 %CI=0.653-0.889, P<0.001). Conclusion:QFT-Plus specific CD8 response (TB2-TB1) has the potential value to identify ATB from LTBI people.