1.An empirical study on the effects of two-way referral system: A perspective of medical service consumers
Sangsang LI ; Songhe SHI ; Huanan CHEN ; Dechen LIU ; Niao WANG
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2017;10(7):22-27
Objective: To explore the effects of the bi-directional referral system from the perspective of the medical service consumer.Methods: A balanced panel data which was adjusted by Propensity Score Matching was employed to evaluate the effects of two-way referral system using difference-in-difference (DID) for the 2013 and 2015 data.The evaluation indicators including actual cost sharing ration, out-of-pocket cost per unit, the possibility of high cost, annual inpatient visits and length of hospital stay per unit were used.Results: Compared with the control group, the two-way referral system resulted in an 11.3% (P<0.001) increase in actual cost sharing ratio and an increase of 0.710 (P<0.001) annual inpatient visits in the intervention group.However, the policy did not significantly reduce the possibility of high-cost medical expenses and reduce the length of hospitalization and the annual cost hospitalization.Conclusion: Based on the key findings of the analysis of this study, the two-way referral system has beneficial effects on reducing inpatient financial burden and optimizing resource allocation.
2.Analysis on the status and related factors of physical quality among primary and middle school students in Henan Province
YANG Mengli, XU Xueqin, MA Xiaomei, LOU Xiaomin, WANG Jinjin, YAN Guoli, WANG Yan, LIU Dechen
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(12):1873-1875
Objective:
To analyze the present situation and associated factors of physical fitness and overweight and obesity among primary and middle school students in Henan Province, and so as to explore the related factors and to provide reference for improving students physical fitness.
Methods:
The data of students physical health survey in Henan Province in 2019 were used to analyze the PFI and BMI of students aged 7-18. The Chi square test was used to compare difference in overweight and obesity prevalence by gender and residence. Analysis of variance was used to compare PFI differences among students of different age groups. Multi variable Logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the influencing factors of physical fitness.
Results:
A large proportion of students PFI was between -5 and 5. 0-<5 group(46.8%), followed by -5-<0 group(44.0%), and ≥5 group. The detection rates of overweight and obesity were higher in boys (16.8%, 12.3%) than in girls (12.8%, 7.6%), and in cities (16.1%, 11.8%) than in rural areas (13.3%, 7.9%)( χ 2=124.78, 245.43; 62.52, 166.23, P <0.01). PFI was negatively correlated with BMI( r= -0.23 , P <0.01). Age ( OR =1.01), urban and rural (rural s OR =1.21), gender (female s OR =1.11), over weight ( OR =1.94), obesity ( OR =4.85) were the influencing factors of physical fitness( P <0.05).
Conclusion
Age, residence, gender, overweight and obesity are the related factors of physical fitness. Controlling overweight and obesity can effectively improve students physical fitness.
3.Minimally invasive surgery for resectable colorectal cancer with liver metastases: a prospective study
Hongwei YAO ; Dianrong XIU ; Wei FU ; Jiong YUAN ; Dechen WANG ; Bin JIANG ; Chaolai MA ; Chunhui YUAN ; Tao SUN ; Liwen MA ; Baoshan CAO ; Jianyu LIU ; Ming CHEN ; Wen CHEN ; Shi TAN ; Yonghui HUANG ; Li ZHANG ; Xueying SHI
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2012;(11):841-845
Objective To prospective study the use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for colorectal cancer with liver metastases (CRCLM) and to analyze the safety and survival outcomes.Methods 31 patients with resectable CRCLM were enrolled into this study from January 2009 to August 2011.Synchronous or metachronous liver metastases were diagnosed in 26 and 5 patients,respectively.The treatment strategy was discussed and decided by a multi disciplinary team which consisted of experienced colorectal surgeons,hepatic surgeons,medical oncologists,radiologists,and pathologists.Treatment included the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy,one or two-staged surgery,and suitability to use laparoscopic surg(e)ry.Results Coloproctectomy and partial hepatectomy were carried out in all these patients,and every patient received at least one laparoscopic procedure.The operations in cluded: laparoscopic coloproctectomy plus hepatectomy (n=10),laparoscopic coloproctectomy only (n 18) and laparoscopic partial hepatcctomy only (n=3).One-staged coloproctectomy and hepatectomy were performed in 19 patients who presented with synchronous CRCLM.Colorectal and hepatic specific complications,such as anastomotic leak,liver failure,biliary leak,abdominal infection and abdominal bleeding,were not detected in these pati(e)nts.Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was used in 12 patients.Adjuvant chemotherapy was given to every patient.At a mean follow-up of 23.3 months from the diagnosis of liver metastases,the overall survival and disease-free survival were 87.1% and 71.0%,respectively.Conclusions MIS for resectable CRCLM in carefully selected patients was safe and feasible.A one staged laparoscopic coloproctectomy and partial hepatectomy was possible.The short-middle oncologic outcomes were acceptable,but the long-term survival was still not clear.
4.The Secondary Motor Cortex-striatum Circuit Contributes to Suppressing Inappropriate Responses in Perceptual Decision Behavior.
Jing LIU ; Dechen LIU ; Xiaotian PU ; Kexin ZOU ; Taorong XIE ; Yaping LI ; Haishan YAO
Neuroscience Bulletin 2023;39(10):1544-1560
The secondary motor cortex (M2) encodes choice-related information and plays an important role in cue-guided actions. M2 neurons innervate the dorsal striatum (DS), which also contributes to decision-making behavior, yet how M2 modulates signals in the DS to influence perceptual decision-making is unclear. Using mice performing a visual Go/No-Go task, we showed that inactivating M2 projections to the DS impaired performance by increasing the false alarm (FA) rate to the reward-irrelevant No-Go stimulus. The choice signal of M2 neurons correlated with behavioral performance, and the inactivation of M2 neurons projecting to the DS reduced the choice signal in the DS. By measuring and manipulating the responses of direct or indirect pathway striatal neurons defined by M2 inputs, we found that the indirect pathway neurons exhibited a shorter response latency to the No-Go stimulus, and inactivating their early responses increased the FA rate. These results demonstrate that the M2-to-DS pathway is crucial for suppressing inappropriate responses in perceptual decision behavior.
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