Objectives To study the relationship between hope and quality of life(QOL)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) patients undergoing radiotherapy(RT). Methods One hundred and ten NPC patients undergoing radiotherapy participated in the investigation by the Herth Hope Index(HHI)and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-head and neck scale(FACT-H&N),to look into the correlations between their hope and QOL.Result The scores on hope and NPC for the QOL patients during radiotherapy were(34.80±2.64)and(91.34±13.19),respectively and they were positively correlated(r=0.253,P<0.01). Conclusions The hope of the NPC patients is at the medium level.Their hope is positively correlated with QOL.The higher level the hope is,the higher the QOL.

Objective To describe depression in liver transplant(LT)recipients and explore their coping styles.Methods One hundred transplant recipients were divided into three groups according to the time after LT:one to six months after the operation(group1),six months to one year(group2)and one to three years after the operation(group3).A self-rating depression scale(SDS)was used to measure their depression levels,and a Medical Coping Modes questionnaire(MCMQ)Was used to investigate their coping styles.The results were compared with those from a general population,and the relevance of depression symptoms and coping styles was analysed. Results The average SDS score of all the LT recipients was 41.03±7.14(42.90±7.18 for group 1.40.71±7.97 for group 2 and 39.69±6.00 for group 3).The average depression scores of the three groups were all significantly higher than in the normal population,but there was no statistically significant difference among the three groups.The depression scores were negatively correlated with the confrontation aspect of coping style,while positively correlated with avoidance and resignation.Conclusion LT recipients tend to be depressed,and the level of depression is strongly related with their coping styles.

The injury of anal sphincter complex during childbirth can result in long-term anal incontinence problems.Recently,several new techniques in ultrasound have been used to evaluate the function and injury of anal sphincter,such as tomographic ultrasound imaging,volume contrast imaging and speckle reduction imaging.The diagnosis rate of the injury of anal sphincter complex has been improved rapidly.The development of 2D and 3D ultrasound in evaluating function and injury of postpartum anal sphincter complex were reviewed in this article.

This study was aimed to investigate therapies in combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine from the investigation of clinical characteristics and TCM syndromes of patients with severe pneumonia associated sepsis in ICU.A retrospective study was conducted to collect clinical data on 113 patients suffered from severe pneumonia associated sepsis.The basic information on hospital admission,TCM syndrome of deficiency of excess,APACHE Ⅱ score,CD3+ (％),CD4+ (％),and CD8+ (％) were analyzed.The total days of hospitalization and treatment outcome were recorded.A total of 113 patients who met the diagnostic criteria of severe pneumonia associated sepsis were divided into the survival group and the death group.There were 81 patients in the survival group while 32 patients in the death group.The total mortality rate was 28.32％.There was a statistical difference between two groups on the days of hospitalization,APACHE Ⅱ score,CD3+ (％),CD4+ (％),CD8+ (％) and CD4+/CD8+ (all P ＜ 0.05).The days of hospitalization of the death group was longer than that of the survival group,with higher APACHE Ⅱ score (P ＜ 0.05).The survival group showed a higher level of CD3+ (％),CD4+ (％),CD4+/CD8+ (％) than that of the death group (P ＜ 0.05).The survival group showed a lower level of CD8+ (％) than that of the death group (P ＜ 0.05).The deficiency syndrome group showed a higher mortality rate than that of the excess syndrome group (P ＜ 0.05).APACHE Ⅱ score,the days of hospitalization,deficiency syndrome,and CD3+ (％) were related to the death outcome of sepsis patients.It was concluded that severe pneumonia associated sepsis predicates a higher mortality rate.The clinical data collected at the beginning of hospital admission shows a certain prediction effects to the disease prognosis.There is a certain correlation between TCM syndrome and the disease severity.The mortality rate of deficiency syndrome is higher.

Objective To understand the situation of the incidence of peripheral vascular complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in elderly patients with coronary heart disease , and to explore its related factors.Methods One hundred and three elderly patients with coronary heart disease after PCI were chosen according to the convenient sampling through the cross-sectional study , and were surveyed by the self-designed demographic tables and disease-related tables, and the data were collected and analyzed .Results The incidence of peripheral vascular complications was 21.4% in the elderly patients with coronary heart disease after PCI, and the incidence of local oozing bleeding was the most (13.6%), followed by 4.9% of the hematoma, 2.9% of subcutaneous ecchymosis around puncture point , 2.9% of forearm swelling.The occurrence of peripheral vascular complications was different in the patients with different age , marital status, combined with hyperlipidemia , puncture site , surgical time , duration of surgery , number of diseased vessels , the use of heparin during operation , postoperative use of Tirofiban and Plavix , and the differences were statistically significant ( P <0.05 ) .Logistic regression analysis showed that the related factors of peripheral vascular complications after PCI included the marital status , puncture site , number of diseased vessels , intraoperative use of heparin , postoperative use of Tirofiban and Plavix .Conclusions The patients with older , non-marriage, emergency surgery , long time of surgery , puncture through the femoral artery , many diseased vessels, severe anterior descending artery stenosis , intraoperative use of large heparin , postoperative use of Tirofiban and Plavix are more susceptible to peripheral vascular complications , which suggests that we should put these patients as the focus of nursing in the future work .

Objective:To observe and analyze the effect of double and single bridge exercise on the electromyographic activities of related core muscle groups in stroke patients, and to explore its rules and characteristics.Methods:A prospective cohort study was conducted on 40 stroke patients hospitalized in the Department of rehabilitation medicine, Hefei second people's Hospital, Anhui Province from March 2020 to May 2021.The surface electromyography (sEMG) instrument was used to collect the surface electromyographic signals of erector spinalis, rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus and biceps femoris during double and single bridge exercise, and the root mean square (RMS) and integrated electromyography (iEMG) of the time domain indexes were analyzed. The measurement data conforming to normal distribution was expressed in xˉ± s.The non normal distribution data was expressed in M (Q1, Q3). Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare the difference between the two groups. Results:There was significant difference between RMS (30.0 (21.3, 45.5) μV vs. 24.0 (14.0, 35.8) μV) and IEMG (15.5. (10.0, 23.0) μV?s vs. 9.0 (5.0, 13.0) μV?s s) values of gluteus maximus on the healthy side and the affected side during double bridge exercise ( Z values were 2.07, 4.19; P values were 0.039, <0.001, respectively). There was significant difference in RMS (31.0 (15.3, 70.0) μV ratio of the healthy and affected biceps femoris 17.0 (11.0, 28.8) μV) and IEMG (14.5 (8.0, 26.5) μV?s vs. 7.0 (5.0, 10.8) μV?s) values of biceps femoris on the healthy side during double bridge exercise ( Z values were 3.44, 3.64; P values were 0.001 and <0.001, respectively ). There was significant difference between RMS(38.5(32.3, 46.0) μV vs. 35.0(22.3, 43.0) μV) and IEMG (16.5(12.0, 22.8) μV?s vs. 12.0(7.0, 21.0) μV?s) values of the gluteus maximus on the healthy side during single bridge exercise ( Z values were 2.24, 2.45; P values were 0.025, 0.014, respectively). There was significant difference between RMS (38.0 (15.3, 70.0) μV vs. 19.0 (12.0, 35.5) μV) and IEMG (16.0 (10.0, 27.0) μV?s vs. 6.5 (5.0, 12.5) μV?s s) values of biceps femoris on the healthy side during single bridge exercise ( Z values were 2.98,4.34; P values were 0.003 and <0.001, respectively). There was significant difference between RMS (24.0 (14.0, 35.8) μV vs. 35.0 (22.3, 43.0) μV) and IEMG (9.0 (5.0, 13.0) μV?s vs. 12.0 (7.0, 21.0) μV?s) values of double and single gluteus maximus on the affected side ( Z values were 2.24, 1.99; P values were 0.025,0.047, respectively). Conclusion:Double bridge and single bridge exercise could improve the related core muscle groups of stroke patients with hemiplegia, and single bridge was better than double bridge for the activation of gluteus maximus

The prevalence rate of heart failure is increasing year by year,posing a significant threat to human health,partly due to the rapid growth of overweight and obese populations.Obesity,as an independent risk factor of heart failure,affects hemodynamics,cardiac structure and cardiac function through mechanisms such as adipocyte release of adipokines,insulin resistance and accumulation of epicardial adipose tissue.Although the results of whether weight loss can reduce heart failure incidence are inconsistent,weight loss is associated with benefits such as reduced symptoms and comorbidities,and improved quality of life.Weight loss thus plays an indispensable role in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases in obese individuals.Currently,effective weight loss strategies confirmed by evidence-based studies mainly include lifestyle interventions,medication therapy and weight loss surgery.