1.Study on the Correlation between Caring Perception Status of Patients and Nurse-patient Relationship Trust Degree
Xueyun HAO ; Jiayin CHANG ; Yonghong DENG ; Hui ZHANG ; Guomin SONG ; Ting SHUAI
Chinese Medical Ethics 2018;31(3):356-361
Objective:To investigate the perception status of inpatients to nurses' caring behavior, and analyze the correlation between them and nurse-patient relationship trust degree. Methods:Adopting general information questionnaire, Caring Behaviors Inventory ( CBI) , nurse-patient relationship trust scale, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 226 inpatients in a third class A tertiary hospital in Tianjin. Results:The total score of ca-ring behavior perception was (96. 92 ± 15. 68), and among the four dimensions, the perception of patients to nur-ses' knowledge and skills was deepest, the perception to nurse' s contact with patients was worst; total score of nurse-patient trust scale was (124. 75 ± 19. 13). There was a positive correlation between the total score of pa-tients' caring perception and nurse-patient relationship trust degree (r=0. 554);multiple linear stepwise regres-sion analysis showed respect for patients, support and assurance were the main factors influencing the nurse-pa-tient relationship trust degree. Conclusion:The patients' perception on nurses' caring behavior and nurse-pa-tient relationship trust degree is closely related. Nurses should carry out targeted care to patients with different char-acteristics to improve patients' trust to nurses and construct a harmonious nurse-patient relationship.
2.Improvement effect and mechanism of paeoniflorin on glucose metabolism,inflammation and oxidative stress in rats with gestational diabetes mellitus
Guiying LIU ; Li NIU ; Xueyun CHANG ; Xiuyun ZHOU
China Pharmacy 2024;35(12):1476-1481
OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of paeoniflorin on glucose metabolism, inflammation and oxidative stress in rats with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its potential mechanism based on nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/ heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)/nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) signaling pathway. METHODS The female rats fed with high fat and high sugar diet and the male rats fed with an ordinary diet were caged, the successfully conceived rats were collected, and streptozotocin was injected intraperitoneally once to induce the GDM model. The successfully modeled rats were randomly divided into the model group, metformin hydrochloride group (200 mg/kg metformin by gavage), paeoniflorin low-, high-dose groups (45, 90 mg/kg paeoniflorin by gavage, respectively), paeoniflorin+ML385 group (90 mg/kg paeoniflorin by gavage and intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kg Nrf2 inhibitor ML385), with 12 rats in each group; in addition, another 12 conceived rats fed with an ordinary diet were selected as the control group. The rats in each drug group were given the corresponding drug/normal saline, once a day, for 2 consecutive weeks. Glucose metabolism indexes [fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR)], serum inflammatory factors [interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF- α)] and renal tissue oxidative stress indexes [superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px)] were detected; the pathological changes of renal tissue were observed, and the protein expressions of Nrf2, HO-1 and NQO1 in renal tissue were detected. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the renal tissue lesions of the model group were obvious, including glomerular atrophy, edema degeneration of renal tubular epithelial cells and a large number of inflammatory cell infiltration; the levels of FBG and FINS, HOMA-IR, the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in serum, and the level of MDA in renal tissue were significantly increased (P<0.05), while the levels of SOD and GSH-Px and the protein expressions of Nrf2, HO-1 and NQO1 in renal tissue were significantly decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the renal tissue lesions of rats in paeoniflorin low-dose and high-dose groups were reduced, the above quantitative indexes were significantly improved, and the improvement effect was better in high-dose group (P<0.05), while ML385 could significantly reverse the improvement effect of paeoniflorin on the above indexes (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Paeoniflorin can improve the abnormal glucose metabolism, inflammation and oxidative stress damage of renal tissue in GDM rats, which may be related to the activation of Nrf2/HO-1/NOQ1 signaling pathway.