1.Study of humanistic care to release psychological stress in lung cancer patients during diagnostic process
Yulan XU ; Jiehuo SHENG ; Linjuan YAN ; Weilan XIANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(23):13-14
Objective To explore the influence of humanistic care on psychological stress in diag-nostic process for patients with lung cancer. Methods 40 suspicious lung cancer patients were divided into the experimental group and the control group according to admission sequence. The control group ac-cepted routine care, the experimental group received humanistic care based upon routine care. Zung's self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and self- rating depression scale(SDS) were applied in two groups at admission day and 2 days post- diagnosis, the results underwent comparison with norm using t test. Results On ad-mission day 2 groups showed no significant difference in SAS and SDS, 2 days post- diagnosis the SAS and SDS score were evidently lower than those of the control group. Conclusions Lung cancer patients were in anxiety and depression condition during diagnostic process, and humanistic care could effectively relieve their psychological stress.
2.Clinical features and treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children
Xinran CHENG ; Li YAN ; Yan WEI ; Xiaoou WANG ; Weilan HE ; Dongmei PU ; Rong XIANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2011;10(9):627-631
Objective To review the clinical characteristics and treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children. Methods The clinical data of 103 children with T1DM admitted to our hospital from Februry 2002 to August 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty one cases with diabetic ketoacidosis (KDA) were treated with continuous insulin pump (group A) or basal-bolus insulin therapy (group B). The differences in blood glucose control time, the rate of hypoglycemic episodes, glucose fluctuation, fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2 h postprandial blood glucose (2 hPBG), insulin dosage, the time of urine acetone bodies disappear and length of stay were compared in two groups. Results The age of 103 children with T1DM was from 38 d to 15. 33 y with an average of (8 ±3) y; most of them was 7 - 10 y (47, 45.6% ). Seventy eight children were first diagnosed accounting for 75.7%; boys accounted for 55.3% of total. Fifty one cases (49.5%) were diagnosed in winter and spring and 67 (65.2%) had infections, most of them were respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections. Sixty two cases (60. 2% )presented as diabetic ketoacidosis at the first onset, including 4 cases (3.9%) with cerebral edema. Some patients were complicated by Hashimoto's thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, SLE and other autoimmune diseases.Among 31 cases with ketoacidosis the FBG and PBG were decreased significantly after treatment, there were no significant differences between two groups (P > 0. 05 ). Compared to group B the correction time of DKA and urine acetone bodies was shorter, and reached the targeted glucose levels more quickly, the frequency of blood fluctuation and the hypoglycemia was significantly lower, the length of stay was shorter, and the daily dose of insulin was lower in group A; the differences between two groups were statistically significant ( P <0. 05 or P <0. 01 ). Conclusions The clinical symptoms at first onset of T1 DM in children are not typical,and likely to be combined with DKA; infection may be one of the inducing factors for DKA. Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion with pump can control the blood glucose more effectively and equably, and are convenient for use by children; so it is a better treatment option for type 1 diabetes mellitus in children.
3.The changes of early cognitive function and cerebral hemodynamics in patients with lacunar cerebral infarction
Huiying LI ; Xiaofeng ZHENG ; Shuzhen YANG ; Weilan ZHEN ; Mingyu YANG ; Feilai MEI ; Xiang CHEN
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015;(9):468-473
Objective Toinvestigatethechangesofcognitiveimpairmentandcerebralhemodynamics inpatientswithacutelacunarcerebralinfarctionwithin2weeksafteronset.Methods Nineteenpatients with lacunar cerebral infarction (a patient group)were consecutive enrolled in the study. Twenty-three sex-and age-matched inpatients without ischemic cerebrovascular disease or healthy volunteers of outpatient department over the same period were used as a control group. The cerebral hemodynamic features were evaluated with transcranial Doppler (TCD)breath-holding test and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)resting + adenosine stress imaging. Simultaneously,the neuropsychological tests were performed,the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA)was performed including executive capacity, structural capacity,memory (including auditory memory,visual memory,and logic memory ),information processing speed,and visual-spatial ability. Results (1 )There were no significant differences in the years of education,hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia,coronary heart disease,and smoking between the 2 groups (all P>0. 05). Compared with the control group,there were significant differences in the MoCA score,visual memory,executive function,structural capacity,and information processing speed of the patient group (all P<0. 05). (2)19 patients completed the SPECT resting + load test (12 in the control group and 7 in the patient group). There were significant differences in the uptake ratio (UR)in the right basal ganglia (8. 91[-2. 48 - 5. 87]and -6. 21 [-10. 39 - 5. 42 respectively])and left frontal lobe UR (11. 62 [2. 93-16. 87]and 1. 04 [-10. 17- 3. 82]respectively)between the patient group and the control group (P<0. 05). (3)26 patients completed the breath-holding test + head-up tilt table test (n=13 in each group]. The vascular motor reactivities were 13 ± 5 on the left and 21 ± 7 on the right, and the breath-holding indexes were 0. 66 ± 0. 26 on the left and 1. 0 ± 0. 4 on the right in the patient group;the vascular motor reactivities were 24 ± 11 on the left and 30 ± 9 on the right,and the breath-holding indexes were 1. 21 ± 0. 57 on the left and 1. 5 ± 0. 4 on the right in the control group. There were significant differencesbetweenthe2groups(P<0.05).Conclusion Attheearlystageoflacunarinfarction,the patients have presented varying degrees of cognitive impairment and the changes of cerebral hemodynamics.