1.Contrastive Studies on the Category System of Traditional Chinese Medicine
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2011;33(3):226-228
This article makes a contrastive analysis on the first category and second category of traditional Chinese medicine among Chinese Traditional Medicine and Materia Mediea Subject Headings (third edition), the TCMLS Metathesaurus and Chinese Library Classification (fifth edition), and points out the features and defects in these classifications, hoping to give some useful proposals to the construction of traditional Chinese medicine vocabulary.
2.Psychological analysis of odinopoeia patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(30):38-40
Objective The aim of the study was to analyze the psychological problems and psychological needs of the odinopoeia patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation.Methods From May to August 2012,25 patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation were collected and 40 normal patients were selected as control in the targeted hospital,their psychological conditions were compared.The socio-demographics of patients were survey,the Symptom Check List 90(SCL-90) was applied to assess the two groups' psychological conditions,and Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R) was applied to assess the post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),moreover,the associated factors with PTSD was also analyzed.Results The symptom factor scores of the cases were significantly higher in odinopoeia patients than the controls.The age,education levels,having or no offsprings and the support of spouse were greatly associated with PTSD of patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation.The patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation demanded to understand some prenatal care knowledge and the reasons for stillbirth or fetal malformation.Conclusions The patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation had low levels of psychological health,so the medical workers and family members must pay much attention to the psychological conditions of patients with stillbirth or fetal malformation,and provide them the psychological counseling in order to eliminate the patients' suffering from stillbirth or fetal malformation and improve their mental health.
3.NELL2 and its role in the secreation of gonadotropin releasing hormone
International Journal of Pediatrics 2011;38(2):162-166
The puberty and reproduction are regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The activation of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons and an increase in GnRH is critical for the initiation of puberty. The mechanism of GnRH regulation for neurons activity is complicated, because many different factors can affect the secretion of GnRH. Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter, which can promote the secretion of GnRH through a variety of pathways. In recent years, relevant studies showed that NELL2 may influence the secretion of GnRH by regulating the secretion of glutamate or through other pathways,thereby affecting the onset of puberty. So NELL2 plays an important role in promoting neuronal growth,differentiation, neuronal plasticity maintenance and synapse transportation etc.
4.The relationship between IL-10, IL-18 and severe pneumonia
International Journal of Pediatrics 2014;41(3):243-245
Pneumonia is the primary cause of death in children under five years of age.About 2 million children younger than 5 years die of pneumonia each year worldwide,accounting for 19% of the total number of deaths.According to the survey in 2008,7% ~ 13% of the children with pneumonia are severe pneumonia.Severe pneumonia is a life-threatening disease which needs for intensive care.Cytokine IL-10 is a anti-inflammatory cytokine,and IL-18 is a proinflammatory cytokine,both of them are released by the inflammatory response,and can be involved in severe pneumonia immune-mediated.They are closely related to the occurrence,development and prognosis of severe pneumonia.
5.Effect of role reinforcement on post traumatic growth in elder patients with cerebral infarction accepting the treatment of rehabilitation
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(12):900-903
Objective To investigate the status of post traumatic growth and role reinforcement in elder patients with cerebral infarction accepting the treatment of rehabilitation, and to explore the effect of role reinforcement on post traumatic growth. Methods Totally 303 patients with cerebral infarction accepting the treatment of rehabilitation were investigated by the Post Traumatic Growth Rating Scale and the Role Reinforcement Scale. Results The post traumatic growth and role reinforcement scores of the patients were (61.50 ± 7.19), (63.51 ± 9.28) points. The scores of each dimension of post traumatic growth were significantly positively correlated with the role reinforcement (r =-0.794--0.123, P < 0.05 or 0.01). Stepwise regression analysis showed that the influence factors on the post traumatic growth of the patients were the cultural level, age and each dimension of role reinforcement (P < 0.05). Conclusions For the patients with cerebral infarction accepting the treatment of rehabilitation, the level of post traumatic growth is in a moderate level, and the role reinforcement is in a strong level, and role reinforcement is the influencing factor of post traumatic growth.
6.Process quality of antibacterial drugs utilization among NRCMS acute appendicitis patients in one county of Shandong Province
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2014;(9):61-67
Objective:To explore means of process quality assessment for antibacterial drug utilization among a-cute appendicitis patients under the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme ( NCMS) through the use of the explicit method in order to provide evidence for the rationality of drug utilization in NRCMS. Methods: Data was collected from the NCMS information system of one county in Shandong Province from 2007 to 2011 and included 1 ,721 cases of acute appendicitis in county and town-level hospitals. The explicit method was employed, which adopted the ad-herence rate to represent drug process quality by comparing the actual antibacterial drug utilized with those recom-mended by quality standards. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data with Excell2007, Microsoft SQL 2005 and SPSS 17 . 0 . Results: The average overall adherence rate from 2007 to 2011 was 22 . 4% ( SD =22. 3%) at the individual level. The overall adherence rate of township health centers was very low, between 14. 6%and 19. 6%, with no significant difference among the five years. The utilization of cephalosporin drugs was relatively stable at town-level hospitals, that is, third-generation cephalosporins was used most frequently, while cephalosporin, recommended by quality standards, was the least utilized in all five years. At county-level hospitals, fourth-genera-tion drugs were gradually substituted with second and third-generation drugs. Utilization of the recommended drug metronidazole of the nitromidazoles drug group decreased over time at both the town and county-level hospitals, and the drug was gradually substituted by tinidazole and ornidazole, especially in county-level hospitals. Conclusions:From 2007 to 2011 , the rationality of drug utilization was low in the NCMS designated hospitals at both town and county-level hospitals, particularly in town-level hospitals. The underuse of recommended quality standard drugs was the main issue at hand, and this situation experienced no significant changes during the study period.
7.Differentiation of the cerebral salt wasting syndrome and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
International Journal of Pediatrics 2014;41(6):664-666
The cerebral salt wasting syndrome and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion are frequent in hyponatremia in patients with intracranial disorders.There is a major problem about the incidence,diagnosis,and differentiation of cerebral salt wasting syndrome and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone in patients with acute central nervous system disorders.Clinical presentation of cerebral salt wasting syndrome is similar to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion,but the therapy is different.So differential diagnosis is essential for appropriate management.This paper differentiate two kinds of diseases from the pathogenesis,diagnosis and treatment.
8.Correlation between quality and expenditure of medical care:a review of international studies
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2014;(10):46-51
The health care system has always faced challenges from two competing fronts: rising costs and quality concerns. The common issue of debate confronted by various health care systems is whether or not rising medi-cal expenditure can lead to quality improvements. The key to addressing this issue is to figure out the correlation be-tween quality of care and medical expenditure. Based on Donabedian’s structure, process and outcome quality theory, this study reviews relevant international studies related to this topic in order to provide empirical evidence in a clearer way. Results show that the analysis of current studies have typically been based on the regional level, health provider level and patient level; the quality indicators used varied among studies while expenditure indicators had much in common;more studies were found to focus on the association between outcome quality and expenditure while less studies explored the link between structure or process quality and expenditure; additionally, the majority of relevant studies were located in the inpatient setting and studies from outpatient settings were found to be lacking. Overall, ac-cording to current knowledge, no inclusive conclusion could be obtained, but quality indicators, data and methods, and limitations revealed in these studies can be reviewed by future study to explore the correlation between quality and expenditure of medical care in a more objective way.
9.Analysis of allocation and equity of health resources in Changsha between 2007 and 2013
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2015;(2):76-82
To explore the allocation and equity of health resource in Changsha between 2007 and 2013 and to provide references for government to carry out regional health planning. Method:General statistical analysis was used to describe changes of health resource allocation in Changsha;from the perspective of the population and geography of the nine counties in Changsha, the equality and change of the configuration among doctors, nurses and hospital beds were analyzed by using the Gini coefficient and Theil index. Results:1) The per capita amount of health resources in Changsha increased gradually, and health resources were mainly concentrated in urban areas. 2 ) The Gini coeffi-cients of doctors, nurses and hospital beds was 0. 24~0. 46 according to population distribution between 2007 and 2013 in Changsha, and the Gini coefficient of all health resources by geography was 0. 59~ 0. 79 and peaked in 2009 to then decrease year after year. Following a comparison of the two kinds of regions, the Gini coefficient of urban are-as was significantly higher than that of rural areas, and the Gini coefficient of nurses was the highest among all health resources. 3) Changes in the Theil index were consistent with the Gini coefficient. The difference in the degree of re-source allocation in urban areas exhibited a rising trend, The Theil index was higher than each regional difference. Conclusion:Overall, the equity of allocation of health resources in Changsha between 2007 and 2013 gradually im-proved year by year. The equity of population configuration was greater than that of geographical configuration, and the equity of rural areas was superior to that of urban areas;the equity of the configuration of nurses was poor. The difference between areas is the main factor affecting the equity of Changsha’s health resource allocation.
10.Progressin in evidence-based study of cerebral white matter lesions in preterm neonates
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2015;(3):287-290
Brain injury of premature infant is a hot topic in the neonatal clinical study. Early diagnosis and intervention can improve the prognosis of premature infants. Although there are some interventions for brain injury of premature infants, most of them do not have evidence-based study to support the clinical application. Antenatal application of magnesium sulfate for pregnant women and application of erythropoietin for preterm infants may be the most promising interventions. Avoiding prematurity and brain damage is the key interventions for brain damage of premature infants.