1.Assessment and analysis of health-related quality of life in convalescents of severe acute respiratory syndrome
Qingxia DU ; Zhengyi HE ; Yunmin JIAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2001;0(09):-
Objective To evaluate the health-related quality of life in convalescents of severe acute respiratory syndrome.Methods Health-related quality of life evaluated by SF-36 scale was performed on 68 SARS patients discharged from hospital in the first and sixth month during 2003-05~2003-12 in Department of Respiratory Medicine of Beijing Friendship Hospital.Results In the first month,SARS patients had a significant impairment in both physical and psychological functioning.Physical condition improved significantly six months later,but there was no obvious improvement in mental health.Conclusion Psychological treatment should be included.The SF-36 scale is a valid,sensitive and reliable tool for assessing the quality of life for SARS patients.
2.Effectiveness of health management in rural areas with high incidence of hypertension and cerebrovascular disease
Xun HAN ; Jianxin GONG ; Ning LU ; Qingxia FANG ; Bing DU ; Wenhong QIAN
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2009;3(4):202-205
Objective To analyze the effectiveness of chronic disease management among suburb residents to secure an optimal health management model. Methods Since 2002, physical examinations had been conducted for rural residents aged≥40. Hypertensive patients detected on health check received medical evaluation and risk factor intervention. Results The incidence of high blood pressure decreased from 26.57% in 2002 to 11.99% in 2007-2008. The mortality of cerebrovascular disease declined from 68.00% to 5.26%. The incidence, disability rate, and death rate of hypertension related-stroke were also significantly reduced. Conclusion Primary healthcare center-based chronic disease screening, along with the health management network, can largely decrease the incidence, disability rate, and mortality of stroke associated with high blood pressure.
3.Protective Effect of Bletilla Striata Polysaccharide on Immunological and Chemical Liver Injury in Mice
Guofang HE ; Yiling DING ; Qingxia XU ; Jinwen ZHANG ; Guang DU ; Yufeng DING
Herald of Medicine 2016;35(7):714-717
Objective To evaluate the protective effect of Bletilla striata polysaccharide ( BSPS) on immunological and chemical liver injury in mice. Methods Thirty Kunming male mice were randomly divided into five groups, including the normal control group,model control group,and low-,middle-,and high-dose BSPS groups (n=6 each).Tail vein injection of ConA was carried out to establish the ConA-induced liver injury model.After different treatments,all the animals were sacrificed,and the plasma levels of ALT and AST were tested.Additionally,sixty Kunming male mice were randomly divided into six groups,including the normal control group,model control group,silymarin group,and low-,middle-,and high-dose BSPS groups (n=10 each).Tail vein injection of CCl4 was performed to establish the CCl4-induced acute liver injury model.After different treatments,the plasma levels of ALT and GSH were tested.The effects of BSPS on the weights of the liver and spleen were examined. Results The levels of ALT and AST were reduced in BSPS-treated mice when compared with those experiencing only ConA-induced liver injury ( model control group) ,and significant difference was found between the middle-and high-dose BSPS groups and the model control group (P<0.01,P<0.05).The weights of the liver and spleen and the level of ALT were reduced in BSPS-treated mice as compared with those with only CCl4-induced acute liver injury (model control group),while the level of GSH was significantly increased in middle-and high-dose BSPS groups (P<0.05). Conclusion BSPS at low,middle,and high doses can prevent against the ConA-induced immunological liver injury and CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice.
4.Clinical characteristics and related risk factors of acute ischemic stroke complicated with cerebral cardiac syndrome
Qingxia DU ; Jiebin LI ; Jing ZHANG ; Ning DING
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022;31(11):1504-1507
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) complicated with cerebral cardiac syndrome (CCS).Methods:The clinical data of AIS patients admitted to the ICU of our hospital from January 2019 to May 2021 were collected and retrospectively analyzed. According to whether CCS occured after stroke, the patients were divided into the CCS group and control group. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the clinical characteristics of AIS combined with CCS and the risk factors for the occurrence of CCS.Results:A total of 196 patients with AIS were included, and 92 patients had CCS, of which 74 occurred within 72 h after AIS. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that old age ( OR=1.15, 95% CI: 1.01-1.23), hypertension ( OR=1.41, 95% CI: 1.26-1.58), diabetes ( OR=2.05, 95% CI: 1.86-2.24), chronic kidney disease ( OR=1.36, 95% CI: 1.22-1.48), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( OR=1.46, 95% CI:1.22-2.48), smoking ( OR=1.52, 95% CI:1.23-1.78), higher NISSH score ( OR=1.36, 95% CI: 1.29-1.48), brainstem infarction ( OR=2.33, 95% CI: 2.21-2.50), thalamic infarction ( OR=1.21, 95% CI: 1.17-1.28), and hyperlipidemia ( OR=1.86, 95% CI: 1.61-1.96) were associated with the occurrence of CCS after stroke. Conclusions:CCS is a common complication in patients with AIS, and mostly occurs within 72 hours after stroke. The risk of CCS is not only related to the history of hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, smoking history and hyperlipidemia, but also related to the location of infarction and the degree of nerve function injury. The changes of cardiac function in patients with AIS should be closely monitored to prevent cardiac events.
5.Clinical characteristics of allergic colitis and the expression of eosinophil cationic protein in intestinal mucosa in infants
Junjie XU ; Xiumei LIU ; Lihong ZHANG ; Xuxia WEI ; Qingxia DU
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2017;35(10):741-743
Objectives To explore the clinical features of allergic colitis and the expression of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in intestinal mucosa in infant and young children. Methods The clinical data of 24 cases of allergic colitis treated from September 2011 to February 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect expressions of ECP in intestinal mucosa in 24 cases of allergic colitis, gastric and duodenal mucosa in 16 cases of helicobacter pylori infection and proximal normal intestinal mucosa in 18 cases of postoperative resection of congenital megacolon, and the results were compared. Results In the 24 subjects (15 males and 8 females) with allergic colitis,. they were infants except for 1 subject, and 20 subjects were <6 months old. All of them had bloody stool, in which there were 15 cases of diarrhea, 1 case of eczema and 3 cases of drug allergy. The endoscopic lesions were mainly showed in the sigmoid colon (12 cases) and the rectum (11 cases). The most common manifestations were mucosal erythema (21 cases), pox like nodules (18 cases), erosions (3 cases), and ulcers (3 cases). Histopathological findings were eosinophilic infiltration of the mucosa. The number of eosinophils in intestinal mucosa was 42(30~60)in patients with allergic colitis whose ECP was positive,18(15~23)in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and 25.5 (14~35) in patients with congenital megacolon children, and the differences are statistically significant mong three groups (H=28.14,P<0.001). Conclusions Allergic colitis is more common in infants and young children. The main endoscopic findings are mucosal erythema and eruption like nodules. In addition, the increase of ECP positive eosinophils in intestinal mucosa is the characteristic manifestation of allergic colitis.
6.Predictive value of CALLY index for depression after ischemic stroke
Jingjing ZHANG ; Wendong ZHAO ; Yuan ZHAO ; Qingxia ZHANG ; Jia DU ; Yanxia LIU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2024;52(12):1300-1304
Objective To investigate the predictive value of CALLY index for ischemic post-stroke depression(PSD).Methods The clinical data of 179 patients with ischemic stroke were included,and the demographic information,medical history,stroke severity and laboratory indicators at admission were collected.After 6 months of follow-up,all patients were assessed for depressive symptoms using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD-17).Patients were divided into the PSD group(48 cases)and the non-PSD group(131 cases).Differences in clinical characteristics were compared between the PSD group and the non-PSD group.CALLY index was calculated from C-reactive protein(CRP),albumin(ALB)and lymphocyte counts.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the predictive value of CALLY index to PSD.Spearman correlation analysis was used for the correlation between CALLY index and neurological and cognitive function in PSD patients.K-M curve and Cox regression were used for analyzing the influence of CALLY index on PSD.Results The CALLY index of 179 patients ranged from 0.54 to 1.79,with a median of 1.08.ROC curve analysis showed that the optimal critical value of CALLY index to predict PSD was 1.09,and the area under ROC curve was 0.757(95%CI:0.687-0.818).Compared with the non-PSD group,the proportion of females was higher in the PSD group,and the proportion of patients with hyperlipidemia was increased with shorter years of education.The serum C-reactive protein(CRP)was higher,and albumin(ALB)and CALLY index were lower(P<0.05).The K-M curve showed that the incidence of PSD was significantly higher in the low CALLY index group(CALLY≤1.08)than that in the higher CALLY index group(CALLY>1.08,33.0%vs.20.5%,Log rank χ2=8.553,P=0.004).Cox regression analysis showed that after adjusting for other covariates,the decreased CALLY index was an independent risk factor for PSD(HR=2.651,95%CI:1.269-5.540,P<0.05).Conclusion CALLY index has a certain predictive value for PSD in acute ischemic stroke patients,which is helpful for early identification and timely intervention to improve the prognosis of patients.
7.Status quo and influencing factors of spiritual health in children with acute leukemia during treatment
Shijie NING ; Qingxia HU ; Nen DU ; Miaomiao WANG ; Yanhua XU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2020;26(6):794-797
Objective:To explore the status quo and influencing factors of spiritual health in children with acute leukemia during treatment.Methods:The children with leukemia admitted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from August 2018 to April 2019 were selected. The general data questionnaire and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual-12 (FACIT-Sp-12) were used to investigate the status quo of their spiritual health and analyze its influencing factors. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed and 147 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 98%.Results:The total score of spiritual health among 147 children with acute leukemia was (25.21±6.62) , including (10.17±3.92) for belief, (8.72±2.58) for meaning, and (9.39±3.28) for peace. There were statistically significance differences in spiritual health scores between children with different age, disease type and educational background of their guardians ( P<0.05) . Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, type of disease, and education background of the guardian were factors affecting the spiritual health level of children with leukemia ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The spiritual health of children with acute leukemia is at a medium level, which is related to the age, type of disease and educational background of the guardian. Medical staff should provide spiritual care to children with leukemia and improve the quality of life of children.
8.The Autism Spectrum Disorder Cohort-the sub-cohort of China National Birth Cohort
Jiangbo DU ; Ye DING ; Lei HUANG ; Yangqian JIANG ; Qingxia MENG ; Ci SONG ; Hong LYU ; Xiaoyu LIU ; Bo XU ; Yuan LIN ; Hongxia MA ; Guangfu JIN ; Hong LI ; Xiufeng LING ; Xiaoyan KE ; Hongbing SHEN ; Zhibin HU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2021;42(4):591-596
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a representative disease of children's neurodevelopmental disorders, brings huge pressure and financial burden to families and society. It is of great significance to explore its etiology and pathogenesis. Therefore, we established an ASD Cohort based on the existing China National Birth Cohort (CNBC), which applied parallel design to recruit and follow up families who achieved pregnancy after receiving assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and families with spontaneous conception. The main aims of this study are to compare the incidence of ASD among children born after ART with those born under spontaneous pregnancy, and to evaluate the impact of ART on the neurobehavioral development of offspring. Additionally, with a variety of clinical and behavioral related information collected during pregnancy and at early life of offspring, we are able to investigate the risk factors associated with ASD comprehensively. This article briefly introduces the objectives, contents, preliminary progress, strength and limitations, as well as further prospects of the ASD cohort study, mainly focusing on the overall design and current progress.
9.A sub-cohort study design of the maternal and infant microbes in China National Birth Cohort
Yuan LIN ; Qun LU ; Yangqian JIANG ; Qingxia MENG ; Xiaoyan WANG ; Cong LIU ; Yuanlin HE ; Xiumei HAN ; Kun ZHOU ; Jiangbo DU ; Hongxia MA ; Guangfu JIN ; Hong LI ; Xiufeng LING ; Hongbing SHEN ; Zhibin HU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2021;42(4):597-601
The importance of gut microbes to human health has gradually attracted attention. With the use of animal models, it has been revealed that maternal microbes during pregnancy could influence their children's health outcomes through shaping their microbial composition and regulating the development of their metabolic and immune system. However, the physiological mechanism of the human body is more complex and is affected by the interaction of multiple factors. The research results obtained from animal models are often inconsistent with human studies. At present, the influence of maternal intestinal microbes during pregnancy on the microbial colonization in their offspring and on a series of children's health outcomes is still unclear. Establishing a sub-cohort to detect the microbiome of the women across pregnancy and of their offspring, and further to integrate with variety of environmental and behavioral exposures can better provide reliable support for the research on the mechanism of children's health and diseases. This paper briefly introduces the research objectives, content, progress, strength and limitations of the sub-cohort study.
10.Current status of research on the prognostic markers for acute-on-chronic liver failure
Jian LI ; Yaqiu DU ; Dezhao LI ; Huifan JI ; Chenggang ZHANG ; Qingxia LIU ; Xiaolin GUO
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2021;37(11):2701-2705
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterized by multiple organ failure and high short-term mortality rate, and it has always been a research hotspot in the field of severe liver diseases. Therefore, early and accurate risk stratification and timely intervention are of great significance to improve prognosis. This article summarizes the serum biomarkers identified in recent years for evaluating the prognosis of patients with ACLF, and it is pointed out that new serum biomarkers have an important guiding significance in the prognostic evaluation of ACLF patients.