OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of social and psychological factors on rehabilitation status of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients under peritoneal dialysis. METHODS: From August in 2005 to March in 2007, 171 patients experienced peritoneal dialysis were diagnosed at the Center of Peritoneal Dialysis, Department of Nephrology, First Hospital, Peking University, including 66 males and 105 females, aged (60±13) years, with an average dialysis time of 22.8 months. They were studied with questionnaires and interview. Rehabilitation status was investigated from two aspects of activity and participation by Karnofsky activity index, Social Dysfunction Screening Scale. Hamilton depression and anxiety scales, Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire and Social Supporting Rating Scale were used to investigate social and psychological factors.RESULTS: A total of 200 questionnaires were handed out and 171 (85.5%) of them were drawn in. 134 patient had normal activity status, 78.4% of them had Dysfunction and 129 patients (75.4%) had normal social function status. Forty-two (24.5%) of patients had the symptom of anxiety, 15 (8.2%) had depression. The score of "Acceptance-Resignation" was significantly higher in this group than patients with other chronic diseases. There were no significant differences in scores of "Confrontation" and "Avoidance". Activity of rehabilitation outcome and participation index served as dependent variable, whereas depression and anxiety, coping mode and social supporting as independent variable. Using multiple stepwise regression analysis, factors that affected patient rehabilitation were found, including depression, utilization of social support and the facing coping mode. CONCLUSION: Depression, utilization of social support and the facing coping mode have important effects on patient rehabilitation.

0.05).The blood loss was significantly higher for women who had the abdominal approach(t=3.214,P

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the content determination of kaempferol in Kaempferia galanga. METH-ODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Diamonsil ODS2 C18 with mobile phase of methanol-0.4% Phosphoric acid solution at a flow rate of 1 ml/min,detection wavelength was 367 nm,column temperature was 30℃,and injection volume was 10 μl. RE-SULTS:The linear range of kaempferol was 0.001 58-0.158 mg/ml;RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were low-er than 3%;recovery was 95.52%-99.32%(RSD=1.47%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,accurate and reproduc-ible,and can be used for the content determination of kaempferol in K. galanga.

Objective To test the reliability and validity of ICF Core Sets for Chinese COPD patients.Methods Fifty-two COPD patients were measured with ICF Core Sets for COPD patients and SF-36. For reliability test, the internal consistency was analyzed and expressed by Cronbach α coefficients and split-half reliability. For va-lidity test, the content validity and criterion validity were analyzed and expressed with Spearman rank correlation coef-ficients. Results For body function, body structure and activity and participation, there were good internal consis-tency (Cronbach α coefficients 0. 698～0.957). For environmental factors Crnnbach α coefficient and split-half reli-ability did not exist. Most items of body function, activity and participation and body structure possessed good content validity. There was concurrent validity for ICF components of body function, body structure and activity and participa-tion with SF-36, FEV1/FVC, COPD grade and health self-assessment. The environmental factors demonstrated poor reliability and validity. Conclusion The ICF Core Sets for COPD patients showed good reliability and validity. It is a good comprehensive functional measurement scale for COPD patients, but it is necessary to test the generality of this result, and some items need to be adjusted.

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Objective To investigate the electrophysiological changes of peripheral nerves in both patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies(HNPP).Methods The nerve conduction velocities of a family consisting of a proband and 4 members were tested,and the proband was detected by biopsy.Results The proband's median nerve,ulnar nerve,sural sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV) were decreased.The median nerve,ulnar nerve,common peroneal nerve motor nerve conduction velocity(MCV) of proband were decreased.The sensory fibers of the most frequently involved nerve sural nerve,sural nerve damage to the results:the motor nerve conduction motor nerve evoked potential latency and 18 abnormal rate was 75.0％,the nerve distal to the abnormal rate of MCV was 87.5％.Conclusion Prolongation of distal nerve conduction latencies occurs in essentially all individuals whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.Nerves may be more easily damaged at the site of compression.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of bedside lung ultrasound on severe pneumonia in elderly patients.Methods Bedside lung ultrasound lung ultrasound and chest CT were performed in 104 elderly patients admitted to the emergency department for suspected severe pneumonia,from November 2010 to January 2013.According to the characteristics of the chest CT image,patients were divided into consolidation group (big leaf or lung segment distribution density shadow) and the unconsolidation group (for the performance of the cable sample,ground glass sample,or small patch sample changes).Differences in ultrasonic characteristics were compared between the two groups.Results Ultrasonic image characteristics were pulmonary consolidation,subpleural lesion,pleural changes and parapneumonic effusions in patients with severe pneumonia.Among 65 patients with chest CT image of pulmonary consolidation in consolidation group,60 patients were found pulmonary consolidation by lung ultrasound,and all 39 patients in unconsolidation group were not found pulmonary consolidation by lung ultrasound,and there was a significant difference in detect rate by lung ultrasound between the two groups (x2 =87.546,P＜ 0.001).The number of subpleural lesion and pleural changes were (1.16 ± 1.07) and (3.14 ± 2.20) respectively in consolidation group and (3.85 ± 1.93) and (11.73 ± 3.69) respectively in unconsolidation group,which had significant differences between the two groups (t=7.439,12.133,both P＜0.001).There was no significant difference in the incidence of parapneumonic effusions between the two groups (45/65 vs.29/39,x2 =0.086,P=0.496).Conclusions Ultrasound image characteristics of severe pneumonia in elderly patients included pulmonary consolidation,pleural lesions,pleural changes and parapneumonic effusions.Ultrasonic characteristics will be pleural lesions,pleural changes in severe pneumonia patients without chest CT image of pulmonary consolidation.

Objective To investigate the expression of survivin and B7-1 mRNA in acute leukemia and the prognostic significance in AL.Methods The expression of survivin and B7-1 mRNA was measuredin 64 AL patients with semi-quantity reverse transcription(RT)-PCR.14 adults were tested as normal controls(NC)and K562,NB4 cell lines were also tested as positive controls.Results The positive rates of survivin was higher than that of normal controis(NC).The expression of survivin in de novo AL Was higher than that in NC,while it decreased in complete remission(CR)patients.In relapsed patients the expression of survivin increased again.Meanwhile the expression of B7-1 has no signifieient change,but the expression Was lower than that in NC.In AL patients,the CR rate of positive survivin cases was lower than that of negative survivin cases.Conclusion Abnormal expression of survivin and B7-1 genes Was related to pathogenesis and progression of AL and it can serve as a marker of relapse and poor prognosis in AL.

Objective To construct an eukaryotic vector with expression of human survivin gene with green fluorescent protein which is named pIRES2-EGFP/survivin and transfected into K562 cell line.Methods Using pDNR/Survivin plasmid as a template, the full length of survivin cDNA was amplified by PCR and subsequently cloned into T-A vector and then subcloned into pIRES2-EGFP vector. After identified by digestion of restrictive endonucleases, pIRES2-EGFP/survivin was further confirmed by sequencing. Then it was transfected into K562 cells with superfect reagents. The mRNA was isolated and survivin gene was detected by Western blotting. Results The exact sequences of pIRES2-EGFP/survivin vector were confirmed by digestion of restrictive endonucleases and sequencing. After transfection, the expressions of green fluorescent protein were present. The mRNA expression of survivin has been detected in transfected cells by RT-PCR. Conclusion The vector pIRES2-EGFP/survivin has been constructed and could express survivin gone in K562 cells successfully.