Objective To investigate the emotional support and quality of life of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Method Ninty six patients with maintenance hemodialysis patients involved the investigation of emotional support and quality of life using the Family Care Index and Life Scale.Results The total score of the patients on emotional support was(5.80±3.80).Among them, 27 of the cases(28.13%)were scored higher,45 of the cases(46.88%)were at medium level and 24 of the cases(25.00%)were at lower level. The score on quality of life of all the patients was(176.41±18.26),with all the factors ranked from high to low score: health and function, life satisfaction degree,self concept and social and economic conditions.Conclusions Emotional support and quality of life in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis needs improvement.Higher emotional support is good for the improved quality of life.

Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Danshen) is one of the commonly used bulk medicinal materials in China. It is widely used in clinical practice, and has many pharmacological effects, such as antithrombotic，antibacterial，anti-inflammatory，anti-oxidative and immunomodulatory activities. The quality of Danshen determines the quality of the curative effect. The current wild resources of Danshen gradually decrease, the cultivation area is widely distributed, among them, Shandong, Sichuan, Anhui, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan and other provinces have large acreage for Danshen. However, germplasm, origin, cultivation, harvest, process and other factors have a certain impact on the active ingredients of Danshen, which lead to the quality of Danshen good and bad mixed. This paper is based on the systematic analysis of literature on quality evaluation of Danshen. To provide a new idea for the further research on the quality of Danshen, we summarized the main factors affecting the quality of Salvia miltiorrhiza that of germplasm, origin, cultivation, harvest, process, storage, product specifications and so on.