1.Application and evaluation of general practice assessment questionnaire Chinese version for patients' satisfaction in community health-care service
Sai ZHANG ; Ying ZHANG ; Lei DU ; Juan DU ; Yajing HU ; Kaichen GU ; Junjie XU ; Limin WANG ; Baojing ZHANG ; Xiaoqin LU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2011;10(7):463-467
Objective To study application of Chinese general practice assessment questionnaire (GPAQ)consultation version 2.0 in evaluating patients' satisfaction with community health-care service (CHS).Methods First,origihal GPAQ consultation version 2.0 in English was translated into Chinese language by three experts in general practice/family medicine field,then translated it back into English,finally a Chinese version of GPAQ was formed.Ten medical doctors who were on duty on 25 April,2008 at each out-patient clinic from CHS of Daxing,Nancaiyuan,Yongning and Hancunhe were selected randomly as targets for evaluation of service satisfaction.A sample of the first 30 patients(1200 in total)aged more than 16 years who visited the clinic on that day were selected to fill out the Chinese GPAQ consultation version 2.0 to express their satisfaction with the medical doctors they visited,and reliability and validity of the questionnaire was then evaluated.Results Cronbach's alpha ranged 0.734 to 0.813 for each domain of the Chinese version of GPAQ2.0.and cumulated contribution of three common factors with the eigen-value more than one reached 58.722%.Scores of patients' satisfaction withreceptionists,access,continuity,doctor's communication skills andpatient enablement were significantly lower,as compared to those of national bench-mark in the United Kingdom,with t-values of -6.397,-11.729,-6.328,-59.871 and -2.210,and all P<0.05.respectively.Conclusions The Chinese version of GPAO 2.0 achieves good reliability and modcrate validity,and can be used as an instrument for evaluating patient's satisfaction with quality of CHS in China as further revision in the future studies.
2.Tick-borne encephalitis virus infection caused astrocyte activation and increased RANTES expression in brain tissue
Hui PENG ; Xuejuan LIU ; Binbin ZHU ; Zeng LI ; Hanzhong WANG ; Baojing LU
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2022;36(4):371-377
Objective:To explore the possible pathogenic mechanism of the central nervous system by studying the neurodegenerative diseases caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection in mice.Methods:The mice were intracranially inoculated with TBEV, 8 days later the mice were sacrificed, the brain tissues of all mice were collected and observed after HE staining to verify if the model was successfully established; the expressions of neuronal nuclei (NeuN), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and reduced upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) in mouse brain tissue were detected by immunohistochemical method, the number of positive cells was counted and the gray value was analyzed to calculate the score.Immunofluorescence combined with laser scanning confocal microscopy were used to observe the distribution of NeuN and GFAP positive cells and the expression of RANTES and PCNA.Results:The number of NeuN-positive cells in the brain tissue of mice infected with TBEV decreased, while the GFAP-positive cells increased. Furthermore, astrocytes proliferated faster than neurons, and RANTES was mainly produced by astrocytes.Conclusions:TBEV infection could cause neurotoxic reactions in brain tissue, leading to nerve cells death and activating astrocytes which produces many RANTES.
3.Study on inhibitory effects of Wubao capsule on airway inflammation in asthmatic model mice by regulating the upstream and downstream cytokines of type Ⅱ innate lymphoid cells
Qiushi ZHANG ; Feng HUANG ; Xiaoyun TONG ; Zhuya YANG ; Baojing LI ; Yuping LIN ; Lu QU ; Jian NIE ; Chunyan HU
China Pharmacy 2023;34(2):156-160
OBJECTIVE To study the effects of Wubao capsule on airway inflammation in asthmatic model mice by regulating upstream and downstream cytokines of type Ⅱ innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). METHODS Totally 40 female BABL/c mice were randomly divided into normal group, model group, positive control group (dexamethasone 1 mg/kg), Wubao capsule low-dose and high-dose groups (0.5, 1 g/kg), with 8 mice in each group. Asthma models were induced by ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization and nebulization. Each group was given normal saline or drug intragastrically for 7 consecutive days. The contents of IgE and OVA-IgE in serum, the contents of interleukin 5 (IL-5), IL-9, IL-13, IL-25, IL-33, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were determined by ELISA. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes of lung tissues in mice. PAS staining was used to observe the changes of goblet cell proliferation in each group. The number of ILC2s in lung tissue was determined by flow cytometry (except for Wubao capsule low-dose group). RESULTS Compared with model group, the contents of IgE and OVA-IgE in serum and the contents of IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, IL-25, IL-33, TSLP and MUC5AC in BALF were significantly reduced in Wubao capsule high-dose and low-dose groups (P<0.01). The infiltration of inflammatory cells and the thickening of basement membrane in lung tissue was alleviated to varying degrees, and the proliferation of goblet cells was inhibited; the number of ILC2s in lung tissues of mice in Wubao capsule high-dose group was significantly reduced (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Wubao capsule could effectively reduce the number of ILC2s in lung tissue, the contents of upstream and downstream cytokines of ILC2s in BALF of asthmatic model mice, so as to inhibit the airway inflammation and improve asthma.
4.Acute effect of ambient fine particulate matter on heart rate variability: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of panel studies.
Zhiping NIU ; Feifei LIU ; Baojing LI ; Na LI ; Hongmei YU ; Yongbo WANG ; Hong TANG ; Xiaolu CHEN ; Yuanan LU ; Zilu CHENG ; Suyang LIU ; Gongbo CHEN ; Yuxiao ZHANG ; Hao XIANG
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2020;25(1):77-77
BACKGROUND:
Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) is a predictor of autonomic system dysfunction, and is considered as a potential mechanism of increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) induced by exposure to particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM
METHODS:
An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of panel studies till November 1, 2019 was conducted to evaluate the acute effect of exposure to ambient PM
RESULTS:
A total of 33 panel studies were included in our meta-analysis, with 16 studies conducted in North America, 12 studies in Asia, and 5 studies in Europe. The pooled results showed a 10 μg/m
CONCLUSION
Short-term exposure to PM
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