Objective To explore the significance of health education for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in community-based rehabilitation based on the previous research. Methods 46 patients with stable COPD recruited in Implementation and Management of COPD Community Rehabilitation Program (23 patients from the intervention group and 23 from the control group) were followed up with telephone twice in October 2013 and January 2014, with the Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ), modified Borg Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Individual health education was given once in the first follow-up in October 2013. Results In the follow-up in October 2013, scores of each assessment were worse in the intervention group (P<0.05). There was no longer statistical significance between the intervention group and the control group (P>0.05) in all the assessments except the mental status (SAS, SDS). But the cases with higher education level in the intervention group were not worse too much (P>0.05). In the follow-up in January 2014, the scores of each assessment improved in the intervention group (P< 0.01) and the control group (P<0.05). There was statistical significance between the intervention group and the control group again in the scores of BCKQ, modified Borg Scale and CAT (P<0.05). Conclusion The benefit from community-based rehabilitation can be reversible for patients with stable COPD. Health education with telephone in follow-up can improve the patients' awareness of disease, reduce dyspnea, and improve their mental status and quality of life.

Objective:To compare the efficacy of series casting with different timings after botulinum toxin injection among equinus children with spastic cerebral palsy.Methods:Sixty-three equinus children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group. After being injected with botulinum toxin type A, 4 weeks of series casting was applied immediately in the control group, while in the experimental group it was applied 2 weeks later. Both groups were given basic rehabilitation therapy including heel walking, kicking balls, single-leg standing, standing platform training and balance training. The modified Tardieu scale, three-dimensional gait analysis, gross motor function measure 88 (GMFM-88) and a self-made questionnaire were used to evaluate muscle tone, spasticity, gait parameters, standing and walking before the treatment and 2 and 6 months afterward.Results:Immediately after the treatment there was a significant improvement in both groups′ average MTS scores (R1, R2, R1-R2 with knee extension and flexion), dorsiflexion at initial contact, peak dorsiflexion in the stance and swing phases, and dimension D (standing), and also in their average GMFM-88 (walking) scores. Two and six months later the experimental group′s average MTS scores, peak dorsiflexion in the stance phase, and dimension D (standing) score in the GMFM-88 (walking) had improved significantly compared with the control group′s averages. However, no significant differences were observed between the two groups in any of the other measurements after the treatment.Conclusion:Delaying series casting after botulinum toxin A injection can significantly reduce tone and spasticity in the plantarflexors, improve the range of motion and functioning of the ankle, and alleviate the discomfort and pain caused by series casting.