1.Psychiatric Morbidities Among Post Flood Elderly Victims In Kelantan, Malaysia
Tan Zi Ti ; Thaqief Mohamad Azaini ; Aini Sofiah Shahruniza ; Jabraan Jamil ; Yu Jie Si ; Mayple Tan Leou Jiun ; Nazhan Keeshan Nahdan Rengganathan
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2016;17(2):209-216
The objective of this study was to assess the depression, PostTraumatic
Stress disorder (PTSD) and its associated factors among the elderly
flood victims in Tumpat, Kelantan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was
conducted in February 2015 in three villages in Tumpat, Kelantan. Face to face
interviews were conducted using socio-demographic performa, Malay version
Geriatric Depression Scale 14 (M-GDS 14), Malay version Trauma Screening
Questionnaire (TSQ) and flood-related questionnaires. Results: One hundred
elderly respondents completed the study. The prevalence of depression and
traumatic stress was 15.0% and 17.8%, respectively. The risk factors for
depression are being female (Odds ratio [OR] = 5, 95% Confidence Interval
[CI]: 1.27, 19.99), family history of mental illness (OR = 39.5, 95% CI: 1.41,
1063.08) and elderly with traumatic stress (OR= 5.38, 95% CI: 1.53, 18.9). There
was significant correlation between depression and traumatic stress (r= 0.36,
p<0.001). Conclusion: In the aftermath of a natural disaster, female and those
who have PTSC are more likely to develop depression. It is suggested to expand
this research to a bigger population as well as another flood affected states in
Malaysia. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 17 (2): July – December 2016: XX
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2.Combined effect of health literacy and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors on suicide related behaviors of junior middle school students
LUO Yu, WEI Ke, ZHANG Ronghuinan, LIU Aini, YANG Siwei, WANG Hong
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(5):708-713
Objective:
To explore the combined effect of health literacy and nonsuicidal selfinjury on suiciderelated behaviors in junior middle school students, so as to provide reference for suicide prevention.
Methods:
During May to June 2023, a selffilling questionnaire survey was conducted among 7 367 junior middle school students selected by the methods of multistage stratified cluster sampling combined with conventient sampling in Chongqing. And a binary Logistic regression model was established to analyze the association of health literacy and NSSI with suiciderelated behaviors.
Results:
The detection rates of suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempt among junior middle school students were 27.99%, 9.84%, and 4.64%, and the detection rate of NSSI was 38.03%, the rates of possessing total health literacy, functional health literacy, interactive health literacy, and critical health literacy were 62.68%, 66.51%, 54.24%, and 72.65%, respectively. Binary Logistic regression analyses showed that the absence of total health literacy and the three dimensions of health literacy and NSSI were positively correlated with suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempt in junior middle school students (OR=1.42-10.30), and there were combined effects (OR=7.43-18.71) (P<0.05).
Conclusions
Lack of health literacy or the presence of NSSI and their coexistence increase the risk of suiciderelated behaviors, and health literacy level should be improved in junior middle school students to reduce NSSI and thereby prevent suiciderelated behaviors.
3.Relationship between serum CD4+/CD8+T lymphocyte ratio combined with MRA and recurrence of cerebral infarction
Na LIU ; Aini PENG ; Jing WU ; Shoucheng XU ; Ming YU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(2):199-203
Objective To investigate the correlation and predictive effect of serum CD4+/CD8+T lympho-cyte ratio combined with magnetic resonance angiography(MRA)on recurrence of cerebral infarction.Meth-ods A total of 153 patients with acute cerebral infarction admitted to the Zhenjiang First People's Hospital from January 2021 to February 2022 were selected.CD4+/CD8+T lymphocyte ratio of patients was deter-mined,vascular stenosis score and collateral circulation filling score were evaluated by MRA.The patients were followed up for 1 year,including 34 patients with recurrent cerebral infarction as recurrent cerebral in-farction group,107 patients without recurrent cerebral infarction as the non-recurrent cerebral infarction group,12 patients were excluded due to other causes of loss of follow-up,and the receiver operating character-istic(ROC)curve for using the indicators to predict the recurrent cerebral infarction was drawn.Results The CD4+/CD8+T lymphocyte ratio in recurrent cerebral infarction group was significantly higher than that in non-recurrent cerebral infarction group(P<0.05).Vascular stenosis score and collateral circulation filling score in recurrent cerebral infarction group were lower than those in non-recurrent cerebral infarction group(P<0.05).The recurrence of cerebral infarction was correlated with CD4+/CD8+T lymphocyte ratio,vascu-lar stenosis score and collateral circulation filling score(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of CD4+/CD8+T lymphocyte ratio,vascular stenosis score,and collateral circulation filling score to predict recurrent cerebral infarction was 0.975,0.889,and 0.935,respectively,and the AUC of recurrent cerebral infarction was 0.994 when combined with the three factors.The AUC of cerebral infarction recurrence was significantly higher than that of each index alone.Conclusion Serum CD4+/CD8+T lympho-cyte ratio combined with MRA vascular stenosis score and collateral circulation filling score have high efficacy in the diagnosis of recurrent cerebral infarction,which have predictive value for recurrent cerebral infarction.
4.Association of adverse childhood experiences and non suicidal selfinjurious interactions with suicide related behaviors in junior high school students
LIU Aini, LUO Yu, ZHANG Ronghuinan, YANG Siwei, WANG Hong
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(7):1026-1030
Objective:
To explore the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and nonsuicidal selfinjury (NSSI) and suiciderelated behaviors among junior high school students, so as to provide a reference basis for the prevention of junior high school students suicide.
Methods:
From May to June 2023, a total of 7 392 junior high school students in three districts and counties of Chongqing were selected for self-administered questionnaire survey by stratified cluster sampling and convenience sampling methods. The questionnaire survey was conducted using the Chinese version of the Childhood Trauma Scale, Adolescent NSSI Assessment Questionnaire, and Suicide Related Behavior Questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed by using χ 2 test, multifactorial Logistic regression model, and additional interaction analysis was used to calculate the estimated relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP), and synergy index (S), as well as 95% CI .
Results:
The detection rate of NSSI among junior high school students was 38.03%, the detection rate of ACEs was 41.76%, and the detection rates of suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempt were 27.99%, 9.90%, and 4.75%, respectively. ACEs and its dimensions, and NSSI were the influencing factors for suiciderelated behaviors (OR=1.83-10.66, P<0.01). The result of the additive interaction showed that ACEs and NSSI, PN and NSSI, EA and NSSI, EN and NSSI all had additive interactions on suiciderelated behaviors (RERI=0.45-39.15, AP=0.10-1.09, S=1.02-3.92). And ACEs and its dimensions had additive interactions with NSSI on suiciderelated behaviors, for junior high school students with both ACEs and NSSI had 11.45, 20.38, and 28.76 times the risk of suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, and suicidal attempts as compared to junior high school students without ACEs and without NSSI (P<0.05).
Conclusions
ACEs and NSSI among junior high school students have an additive interaction effect on suicide related behaviors. ACEs and NSSI should be reduced to prevent suicidal behavior among middle school students.
5.Efficacy of enteric-coated sustained-release tadalafil in ameliorating renal fibrosis due to ureteral obstruction in mice
Zhuang LI ; Aolu LIU ; Limei LI ; Aini YU ; Fan LIU ; Zhenggang ZHAO ; Zijian Allan ZHAO ; Yunping MU ; Fanghong LI
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(8):1463-1469
AIM:To investigate the therapeutic effect of enteric-coated sustained-release new dosage form of tadalafil on mice with renal fibrosis caused by unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO).METHODS:Eight-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were divided into four groups randomly:sham group,UUO group,UUO+new dosage form of tadalafil(1 mg/kg)group and UUO+original patented drug of tadalafil(5 mg/kg)group.Surgery was performed to create a mouse UUO model,and therapeutic drugs were administered intragastrically for 7 d after modeling.A fully automated biochemi-cal analyzer was used to detect serum creatinine(SCr)levels of each group.Through renal histopathological staining(HE staining,Masson trichrome staining,and immunohistochemistry staining)and Western blot,we assessed the therapeutic effect of enteric-coated sustained-release new dosage forms of tadalafil on kidney fibrosis in mice,as well as its effect on the expression and distribution of fibronectin(FN)and α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA).RESULTS:Compared with sham group,the SCr levels were significantly increased in mice with renal fibrosis,and renal tubules were dilated and in-filtrated with inflammation.Moreover,the expressions of FN and α-SMA were increased significantly(P<0.05).New dosage form and the original patented drug tadalafil both significantly reduced SCr levels in mice with renal fibrosis,im-proved the renal tissue structure on the affected side,reduced collagen fiber deposition,and inhibited FN and α-SMA ex-pression(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:Enteric-coated sustained-release new dosage form of tadalafil reduces the deposit of extracellular matrix in kidney interstitial tissue and attenuates fibrosis and renal function damage caused by ureteral ob-struction.New dosage form of tadalafil has significant advantages over the original patented drug because the low dose and high effectiveness.
6.Prognostic factors of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma recipients beyond UCSF criteria but without macrovascular invasion
Guangdong WU ; Rui TANG ; Ang LI ; Xuan TONG ; Lihan YU ; Yucheng HOU ; Abudusalamu AINI ; Wei YANG ; Huayuan HAO ; Jingyi LIN ; Qian LU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2024;39(5):339-343
Objective:To investigate the prognostic factors for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond UCSF criteria but without macrovascular invasion.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of the hepatocellular carcinoma patients without macrovascular invasion beyond UCSF criteria who underwent liver transplantation at our center from Jan 2018 to Jun 2023. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to assess the predictive power of potential prognosis factors.Results:With this criteria, the 1-, 3-year overall survival rates were 94.1% and 75.0%, respectively, and the 1-, 3-year tumor free survival rates were 82.4% and 38.1%, respectively. The maximum tumor size, number of tumors, AFP, PIVKA-Ⅱ before transplantation, and whether undergo pretransplant down-stage therapy were significant prognostic factors ( P<0.05). Combining the above prognostic factors to construct the receiver operating characteristic curve yielded an area under the curve of 0.967, with a sensitivity and specificity of 0.932, 0.952, respectively. Further, the differentiation, MVI and Ki-67 were significant prognostic factors ( P<0.05). Combining pathological factors to construct the receiver operating characteristic curve yielded an area under the curve of 0.927, with a sensitivity and specificity of 0.769, 1, respectively. Conclusion:The maximum tumor diameter, number of tumors, AFP, PIVKA-Ⅱ before transplantation, and pretransplant down-stage therapy and tumor differentiation, MVI and Ki-67 are all prognostic factors of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma without macrovascular invasion beyond UCSF criteria.