1.Employment among multiple sclerosis patients in Hong Kong
Kwok-Kwong Lau ; Alexander YL Lau ; Ellen LM Yu ; Kam-Mei Lau ; Alma Au ; Iris Chan ; Wing-Chi Fong ; Tak-Hon Tsoi ; Ping-Wing Ng ; Patrick CK Li
Neurology Asia 2016;21(2):161-167
Objective: Employment is important for patients with chronic illness, and to remain employed is a
robust support to them. This study aimed to examine the employment rate and to identify factors
associated with employment among multiple sclerosis (MS) in Hong Kong.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed from 2010 to 2011 at five major public hospitals.
Fifty-nine clinical definite MS patients with no evidence of dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination
≥ 22) were recruited. Demographic data and neuropsychological test results including memory, visual
perception, psychological well-being, motor, executive domain and processing speed were collected.
Principal component analysis and logistic regression with multiple imputation were used in data
analyses. Results: The employment rate among MS patients was 56%. Patients with better cognitive
functions were more likely to be employed (p=0.002). No significant association was found between
employment status and age, gender, level of education, types of MS, disease duration, frequency of
relapse or use of interferon.
Conclusion: MS patients had high unemployment rate (44%) which was 11.5 times higher than the
general population in Hong Kong. MS patients with better cognitive functions had higher employment
rates.
Multiple Sclerosis
3.Single incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: different approaches.
Tak-Man WONG ; Weida DAY ; Shu-Yan KWOK ; Ying-Yu Patrick LAU ; Wai-Chun Andrew YIP
Chinese Medical Journal 2013;126(2):238-241
BACKGROUNDSingle incision laparoscopic colectomy has been performed in recent years, and has been shown to be feasible and safe. This study was to assess the feasibility of single incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and to compare the differences in different approaches.
METHODSThis retrospective study included eighteen patients with carcinoma of caecum and ascending colon, undergoing single incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. This study also compared single incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy using different approaches: (1) single incision multiport, (2) single access port and (3) glove port.
RESULTSThere was no statistical difference in surgical outcomes. Concerning the surgeon's satisfaction toward three methods, overcrowding and durability were similar but the single incision multiport was associated with the highest gas-leak and the "glove" port was associated with poor durability. However, the method of single incision multiport has the lowest average cost of the special trocar or port in each operation. The operative time and blood loss of the operations in this study were comparable to previous publications.
CONCLUSIONThere was no significant difference between different approaches of single incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colonic cancer in right side colon.
Aged ; Cecal Neoplasms ; surgery ; Colectomy ; methods ; Colonic Neoplasms ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies
4.Herbs and Rehabilitation after Stroke Study: A Multi-center, Double-blinded, Randomized Trial in Hong Kong.
Raymond CHEUNG ; Li XIONG ; Shek Kwan CHANG ; Choi Ting TSE ; Yin Yu PANG ; Vincent MOK ; Thomas LEUNG ; Tak Hong TSOI ; Richard LI ; May MOK ; Chee My CHANG ; Kwok Kwong LAU ; Bun SHENG ; Terrence LI ; Jonas YEUNG ; Ping Chung LEUNG ; Ping CHOOK ; Ka Sing WONG
Journal of Stroke 2016;18(3):361-363
No abstract available.
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