Objective To explore the effects of comprehensive nursing combined with acupoint massage on patients with post-stroke depression. Methods Totally 76 patients with post-stroke depression from May 2015 to March 2016 hospitalized in the rehabilitation department of Daqing Longnan Hospital, were divided into the observation group and the control group according to random number table, with 38 cases in each group. Patients in the observation group received comprehensive nursing and acupoint massage, while patients in the control group received routine psychological nursing, and the course of treatment were all four weeks. Hamilton depression scale ( HAMD ) and national institute of health stroke scale ( NIHSS ) in America were used to evaluate the improvement of depression and improvement of neuronal functional recovery. Results Four weeks after treatment, the HAMD score (4.88±1.63) and NIHSS score (6.28± 2. 76) in the observation group were lower than the HAMD score (15.58±3.94) and NIHSS score (17.98± 4.37)in the control group (P<0.05). The total efficiency of improvement in depression (84.2%) and total efficiency of neurological improvement ( 89. 4%) in the observation group, were higher than that in the control group ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusions Comprehensive nursing combined with acupoint massage has a better curative effect in patients with post-stroke depression than the routine psychological nursing.

Objective:To explore the causal association of glucose-lipid metabolism and obesity indicators with myocardial infarction by a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.Methods:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to phenotypes were obtained from genome-wide association study databases. The body mass index (BMI) and glycated hemoglobin dataset includes 99 998 samples and 8 126 035 SNPs; the waist-to-hip ratio dataset includes 224 459 samples and 2 562 516 SNPs; the waist circumference and hip circumference dataset includes 462 166 samples and 9 851 867 SNPs; the fasting glucose dataset includes approximately 12 million SNPs; the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) dataset includes 201 678 samples and 12 321 875 SNPs; the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides dataset includes 156 109 samples and 15 784 414 SNPs; and the body fat percentage, whole-body fat mass, trunk fat percentage, and trunk fat mass dataset includes 454 588 samples and 9 851 867 SNPs. This study primarily used inverse-variance weighted method to analyze the associations between various exposure factors and outcomes. Heterogeneity among SNPs was assessed using Cochran′s Q test, and horizontal pleiotropy of SNPs was examined using the MR-Egger method. Additionally, a multivariable MR approach was used to adjust for BMI, further validating associations between exposure factors and the risk of myocardial infarction. Results:Higher BMI ( OR=1.070, 95% CI: 1.041-1.100), waist-to-hip ratio ( OR=1.366, 95% CI: 1.113-1.677), LDL-C ( OR=1.638, 95% CI: 1.488-1.803), triglycerides ( OR=1.445, 95% CI: 1.300-1.606), waist circumference ( OR=1.841, 95% CI: 1.650-2.055), hip circumference ( OR=1.247, 95% CI: 1.132-1.372), body fat percentage ( OR=1.795, 95% CI: 1.568-2.055), whole-body fat mass ( OR=1.519, 95% CI: 1.381-1.670), trunk fat percentage ( OR=1.538, 95% CI: 1.374-1.723), and trunk fat mass ( OR=1.421, 95% CI: 1.294-1.561), as well as lower HDL-C ( OR=0.799, 95% CI: 0.729-0.875), have causal effects on myocardial infarction (all P<0.05). After adjusting for BMI, hip circumference, trunk fat percentage, and trunk fat mass were no longer associated with myocardial infarction. However, waist-to-hip ratio ( OR=1.457, 95% CI: 1.132-1.877), fasting glucose ( OR=1.191, 95% CI: 1.024-1.383), glycated hemoglobin ( OR=1.129, 95% CI: 1.034-1.233), LDL-C ( OR=1.592, 95% CI: 1.314-1.929), triglycerides ( OR=1.410, 95% CI: 1.279-1.553), waist circumference ( OR=1.922, 95% CI: 1.448-2.551), body fat percentage ( OR=1.421, 95% CI: 1.072-1.884), and whole-body fat mass ( OR=1.295, 95% CI: 1.031-1.626) remained positively associated with myocardial infarction, while HDL-C ( OR=0.809, 95% CI: 0.729-0.897) remained negatively associated. Conclusions:Abdominal obesity and dysregulation of glucose-lipid metabolism are risk factors for myocardial infarction. Screening for glucose-lipid metabolism (fasting glucose, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides) and obesity-related indicators (waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, body fat percentage, and whole-body fat mass) is of great importance for the primary prevention of myocardial infarction.

Objective To investigate the status of palliative care knowledge and attitude of nurses in primary hospitals, and analyze the influencing factors, so as to provide bases and decisions for the further popularization of palliative care. Methods Totally 362 nurses from primary hospitals were selected as this research object, and their knowledge and attitude of palliative care were investigated by self-designed questionnaires. Results The standard score of palliative care of nurses from primary hospitals was ( 54. 28 ± 14. 06), 123 nurses were qualified (33.98%), and 26 nurses were good (7.18%);the standard score of caring attitude was (82.76±9.24). The influencing factors of palliative care knowledge and caring attitude included religion, department, working years and title(β′=0.308,0.263,0.121,0.104). Conclusions The attitude of nurses in primary hospitals is positive, but their related knowledge of palliative care is incomplete, especially the knowledge of spiritual care. Targeted training can improve the knowledge of palliative care of nurses, and popularizing it successfully.

Humans ; Albumins ; Albuminuria/urine* ; Blood Pressure ; China/epidemiology* ; Creatinine ; Risk Factors ; Aged

Orthodontic tooth movement elicits alveolar bone remodeling and orofacial pain that is manifested by tooth mechanical hyperalgesia. Nerve growth factor (NGF) is upregulated in periodontium and may modulate tooth mechanical hyperalgesia. The objectives were to examine the role of NGF in tooth mechanical hyperalgesia and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Tooth mechanical hyperalgesia was induced by ligating closed coil springs between incisors and molars in Sprague-Dawley rats. Retrograde labeling was performed by periodontal administration of fluor-conjugated NGF and the detection of fluorescence in trigeminal ganglia (TG). Lentivirus vectors carrying NGF shRNA were employed to knockdown the expression of NGF in TG. The administration of agonists, antagonists, and virus vectors into TG and periodontium was conducted. Tooth mechanical hyperalgesia was examined through the threshold of biting withdrawal. Our results revealed that tooth movement elicited tooth mechanical hyperalgesia that could be alleviated by NGF neutralizing antibody and that NGF was upregulated in periodontium (mainly in periodontal fibroblasts) and TG. Retrograde labeling revealed that periodontal NGF was retrogradely transported to TG after day 1. Acid-sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3) and NGF were co-expressed in trigeminal neurons and the percentage of co-expression was significantly higher following tooth movement. The administration of NGF and NGF neutralizing antibody into TG could upregulate and downregulate the expression of ASIC3 in TG, respectively. NGF aggravated tooth mechanical hyperalgesia that could be alleviated by ASIC3 antagonist (APETx2). Moreover, NGF neutralizing antibody mitigated tooth mechanical hyperalgesia that could be recapitulated by ASIC3 agonist (GMQ). NGF-based gene therapy abolished tooth mechanical hyperalgesia and downregulated ASIC3 expression. Taken together, in response to force stimuli, periodontal fibroblasts upregulated the expressions of NGF that was retrogradely transported to TG, where NGF elicited tooth mechanical hyperalgesia through upregulating ASIC3. NGF-based gene therapy is a viable method in alleviating tooth-movement-induced mechanical hyperalgesia.