1.Effect of sleep quality on quality of life of heroin addicts receiving methadone maintenance treatment
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2013;22(7):607-610
Objective To analyze the role of sleep quality (SQ) in quality of life (QOL) ofheroin addicts receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).Methods A total of 603 heroin addicts completed the socio-demographic questionnaire,Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI),and the World Health Organization'sQuality of Life Questionnaire-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF).Hierarchical Multiple Linear Regression was used to examine the unique contribution of SQ in the explanation of QOL.Results The overall unique contributions of the seven components in PSQI,measured by △R2,ranged from 0.139 to 0.216,which could account for 41.3% ~55.7% of the total explainable variance in the four domains of WHOQOL-BREF.Conclusion SQ is an important predictor of Q0L in heroin addicts receiving MMT.QOL can be improved through the intervention of low SQ.
2.A survey on the family and clinical characteristics and social competency of children and adolescents who talk about killing self
Junhong ZHU ; Yanmin XU ; Baoliang ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2013;22(12):1114-1118
Objective To analyze the family and clinical characteristics of talking about killing self (TAKS) among children and adolescents and its relationship with social competency.Methods One thousand nine hundred and seventy-five 7-17-year-old students from 12 schools (each four for primary,middle and high schools) of Wuhan area,were approached through multistage random cluster sampling,and administered with a self-designed general information questionnaire and the Chinese version of Children' s Depression Inventory.In addition,subjects' parents completed Achenbach' s Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).TAKS was judged based on item 91 (talk about killing self) of CBCL.Multiple Logistic Regression was used to identify factors associated with TAKS.Results The half-year prevalence rate (95% CI) of parent-reported TAKS was 4.1% (3.2%,5.0%).TAKS was significantly associated with bad marital status of parents (OR=2.29),unemployment of fathers (OR=2.07),frequently jangling between father and mother (OR=2.23),parents ever having fought with each other intensely (OR=2.00),being frequently bullied by classmates (OR=2.11),internal behavior problem (OR=2.28),external behavior problem (OR=2.50) and depressive symptoms (OR=4.83).TAKS subjects had significantly lower social compctency score than non-TAKS subjects((18.8±7.6) vs.(20.9±6.9),P=0.007).Conclusion The prevalence of TAKS is higher among children and adolescents with several disadvantaged family factors,behavior problems and depression.Children and adolescents with TAKS also have worse social competency.More close clinical attention should be paid to such phenomenon.
3.The study on the association between smoking and pain intensity in heroin-dependent patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment
Biao LI ; Baoliang ZHONG ; Junhong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2017;43(7):391-395
Objective To explore the relationship between smoking and pain intensity in heroin-dependent patients (HDPs) receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).Methods A total of 603 HDPs from MMT outpatients completed a socio-demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire,a smoking questionnaire,Heaviness of Smoking Index,and Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale.Five-point Verbal Rating Scale was used to assess pain intensity.Results After adjustment for the confounding effects of socio-demographics,clinical characteristics,and depressive symptoms in the analysis of covariance,smokers had significantly higher pain intensity score compared with non-smokers (F=1 1.836,P=0.002).Multiple comparisons showed that the pain intensity level of patients with moderate-to-severe nicotine dependence was the highest,patients with mild nicotine dependence took the second place,and patients with no nicotine dependence was the lowest [(3.11±1.04) vs.(2.67±1.13) vs.(2.47± 1.15),all P<0.05].Conclusion Smoking is significantly associated with pain in HDPs receiving MMT.The more severe the nicotine dependence that a HDP has,the intense the pain he/she has.
4.Reliability, validity and sensitivity of Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale for patients with current major depression disorder
Baoliang ZHONG ; Ying WANG ; Honghui CHEN ; Xiaohui WANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2011;20(1):85-87
Objective To examine the reliability,validity and sensitivity of Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) for patients with current major depression disorder (MDD). Methods One hundred and twenty-two current MDD (DSM-Ⅳ) patients were administered with MADRS, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17 item version (HAMD) and Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) at baseline, 12 patients were selected to complete rater agreement test,and 47 patients receiving antidepressant treatment were followed up at 2,4,6 and 8 week and administered with MADRS and HAMD. Correlation analysis, reliability analysis and effect size (ES) calculation were used to determine the reliability,validity and sensitivity to changes during drug treatment. Results Intra rater reliability for MADRS was 0. 954. Baseline item-total score correlations were between 0. 445 and 0. 770 (P < 0. 01 ), and the average correlation was 0. 629. The Cronbach α coefficient was 0. 847. The criterion related validity with HAMD and CGI-S was 0. 853 and 0. 672 (P<0.01) ,respectively. The re-test reliability for MADRS at 2,4,6 and 8 week was 0. 737 ,0. 651,0. 543 and 0. 524 (P<0. 01 ) ,respectively.MADRS had higher ES than HAMD when taken as clinical endpoint outcome measurement (0.41 vs 0.40,0.87 vs 0. 72,1.14 vs 0. 88,1.20 vs 0. 96 for 2nd,4th,6th and 8th week, respectively). Conclusion MADRS has good reliability and validity for patients with MDD. It is more sensitive to assess drug effect than HAMD.
5.A correlation analysis on depression and anxiety and peripheral blood cell counts in heroin-dependent patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment
Junhong ZHU ; Baoliang ZHONG ; Lijuan XU ; Ping HU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2017;26(3):242-246
Objective To explore the relationship between depression and anxiety and peripheral blood cell counts ( white blood cell ( WBC) ,neutrophil ( NEU) ,lymphocyte ( LYM) ,red blood cell ( RBC) and hemoglobin ( HGB) ) of heroin?dependent patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment ( MMT) . Methods Two hundred and fifty?two MMT heroin addicts, who had received peripheral blood tests within the week prior to the study,were administered with a general information questionnaire,SDS and SAS. The results of blood tests of these patients were compared with those of 109 healthy people in physical examina?tion. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze associations between indicators of peripheral blood cell counts and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Results Compared with healthy controls,MMT patients had significantly higher proportions of elevated WBC(14.7%vs 3.7%),NEU(12.7% vs 2.8%) and LYM(9.9%vs 2.8%) counts (all P<0.05),and low RBC(10.3%vs 4.6%) counts and HGB(11.5%vs 4.6%) concentra?tion (both P<0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that blood cell counts of WBC ( β=0.261, P<0.01),NEU ( β=0.264, P<0.01),LYM ( β=0.196, P=0.003) and RBC ( β=-0.144, P=0.021) were independently associated with depression;and blood cell counts of WBC ( β=0.298, P<0.01) and LYM ( β=0.269, P<0.01) were independently associated with anxiety. Conclusion Improving the in?flammatory and malnutrition status may be helpful for reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms of MMT her?oin addicts.
6.Study on applied timing of glucocorticoids in the treatment of granulomatous lobular mastitis
Yansong LIU ; Juan LI ; Yingjie LI ; Lei ZHONG ; Baoliang GUO
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2015;(11):830-833
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of glucocorticoids in the treatment of granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM), and to discuss the optimal stage to add glucocorticoids during the treatment. Methods Twenty-four patients having received the core needle biopsy were involved. Ten cases with the explicit pathological diagnosis received the glucocorticoids therapy following the subtotal excision after remission. Pathological diagnoses of the rest 14 patients were undefined. For these 14 patients, simple partial excisions were given and the postoperative pathological diagnoses were presented as the GLM. Of all the 14 patients who accepted the surgical treatment firstly, 8 patients received the postoperative glucocorticoids adjuvant therapy. For the rest 6 patients, steroid hormone therapy was not used after surgery, and they were followed up postoperatively. All patients' clinical and pathological information were collected and analyzed. Results All patients were followed up for 6-36 months (average 18) by the outpatient service. Of all the 10 patients who received the glucocorticoids therapy before surgery, only 1 patient of them got the GLM recurrence. For the 8 patients who received the postoperative glucocorticoids treatment, only 1 patient got the recurrence. For the 6 patients who received simple partial excision, the recurrence of the GLM may be up to 3. There was no statistical difference between the two groups who both received the 05). But compared with the pure surgery treatment, the difference was obviously (P<0.05). Conclusions The clinical presentation and imaging performance of GLM are unspecific, so the diagnosis of the GLM is difficult. There is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment for GLM. The glucocorticoids therapy may be necessary preoperatively or postoperatively. For the patient with clear preoperative biopsy diagnosis, preoperative glucocorticoids adjuvant chemotherapy followed by the wide excision may be an effective method.
7.The expression and clinical significance of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma
Lei ZHONG ; Jianguo ZHANG ; Baoliang GUO ; Xi CHEN ; Guoqing LUO ; Zhigang LI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2008;31(17):3-6
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma,and explore their correlation.Method The expression of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma(49 cases)and normal breast tissues(12 cases)were examined by immunohistochemical method.Results The positive expression rates of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma were significantly higher than those in normal breast tissues(P<0.05).The expression of Survivin was significantly related to clinical stage and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).The expression of Ki-67 Was significantly related to clinical stage,lymph node metastasis,and pathological grade(P<0.05).The expression of Survivin was obviously related with Ki-67 in breast carcinoma(r=0.734,P<0.05).Conclusions The overexpression of Survivin and Ki-67 may play a cooperative role in the occurrence and development of breast carcinoma.They may serve as useful markers for assessment of biological behavior of breast carcinoma.
8.An Analysis of Loneliness and Its Related Influencing Factors in Individuals with Speech Disability
Wenxue LI ; Baoliang ZHONG ; Xiujun LIU ; Xian'e HUANG ; Xiaoyan DAI ; Qiongfang HU ; Huishi ZHANG ; Hanming XU
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2016;24(5):435-438
Objective To study the prevalence and associated factors of loneliness in individuals with speech disability.Methods Using multi-stage stratified random cluster sampling method,170 community-residing ver-bally disabled persons were selected and administered with a general information questionnaire,one single -item loneliness self-rating question and social support scale.A total of 204 study questionnaires were distributed to the subjects;170 subjects(mean age:43.1±13.7 years)completed the survey.Results As high as 46.47% (79/170)of these verbally disabled individuals reported to feel lonely often.Females (OR=2.45),unemployment (OR=2.95), first and second degrees of disability (OR=4.35),co-existence of chronic illnesses (OR=6.50)and low utiliza-tion of social support (OR=2.58)were significantly associated with the increased risk of loneliness in persons with speech disability (P =0.002~0.046).Conclusion Loneliness is highly prevalent in individuals with speech disabili-ty.Verbally disabled persons,who are female,unemployed,severely disabled,and chronically ill and have a low use of social support,are the target population of mental health services.
9.Needle-sharing behavior among intravenous heroin users:prevalence and risk factors
Xianguo ZHANG ; Yanjie GAO ; Baohua ZHANG ; Qiang FANG ; Qiang FAN ; Baoliang ZHONG ; Chuanjun ZHUO
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(9):842-844
Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of needle-sharing behavior among intravenous drug users (IDUs).Methods Data regarding socio-demographics,drug abuse characteristics and HIV related health literacy of 474 heroin IDUs were collected.Antisocial personality disorder of IDUs was diagnosed through Mini international neuropsychiatric interview.Results The prevalence of needle sharing among IDUs was 53.8%.Needle-sharing behavior of IDUs was significantly associated with male gender,marital status of being single and separated/divorced,local dwelling,an early age of first drug abuse and antisocial personality disorder (OR =1.11 ~ 6.69,P<0.05).Conclusion Heroin IDUs have high prevalence of needle sharing.A comprehensive social,behavior and psychology based intervention is needed to effectively prevent HIV infection in IDUs.
10.Strategies of mental health intervention during the COVID-19 epidemic
Siwei SUN ; Tianhang ZHOU ; Weimin DANG ; Zhang CHENG ; Baoliang ZHONG ; Wentian LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2020;33(z1):E017-E017
Objective:To explore ways and methods for public mental health intervention during the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods:A comprehensive literature review was conducted. Mental healthcare publicity materials posted by over 100 Chinese hospitals in multiple media (till February 24, 2020) were also systematically collected and analyzed.Results:Firstly, anxiety and fear were the most common mental health problems among people during the epidemic. Secondly, to achieve better outcomes, mental health intervention should be provided according to the type of service clients. Thirdly, new media can facilitate the transmission of mental healthcare knowledge, but the limitation is that it can not approach older adults who have limited access to new media. It is therefore essential to strengthen the mental health knowledge transmission to older adults.Conclusions:Mental health intervention is effective when it is provided according to the type of service clients during the COVID-19 epidemic.