1.Analysis of influencing factors and pathway of medication safety behaviors in elderly cancer patients
Maomao ZHANG ; Liuliu ZHANG ; Aizhen WU ; Meiying ZOU ; Yuchen JIAO ; Bing WU ; Chunli LIU ; Rong YU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(17):2056-2062
Objective To explore the current situation of medication safety behavior of elderly cancer patients and the path relationship of various influencing factors for improving medication safety behavior.Methods A total of 340 elderly cancer patients were investigated by a demographic questionnaire,the Medication Safety Behavior Scale,the Medication Literacy Scale,the Family Care Index Questionnaire,and the Chinese version of the Empowerment Scale for Cancer Patients from August to December 2024.The multiple linear regression analysis was applied to analyze influencing factors,and data were analyzed using SmartPLS 4.0 to construct a partial least squares structural equation model with path analysis.Results A total of 307 valid questionnaires were collected.The mean medication safety behavior score was 31.89±5.38.Residential area,drug literacy,family care,and health empowerment are factors that affect medication safety in elderly cancer patients,accounting for 37.3%of the total variation.The path analysis results indicated that health empowerment(β=0.480),medication literacy(β=0.154),and family care(β=0.227)positively correlate with medication safety behavior.Health empowerment played a partial mediating role between family care and medication safety behavior,as well as between medication literacy and medication safety behavior.The mediating effects are 0.125 and 0.332(P<0.001),accounting for 35.51%and 68.31%of the total effect,respectively.Conclusion Medication safety behaviors among elderly cancer patients are at a median level and influenced by multiple factors.By improving their levels of health empowerment,healthcare professionals can motivate patients to take an active role in medication safety management.Further,promoting education on medication knowledge and teaching relevant medical skills,and together with guiding patients to perceive family care and support,can collectively improve their overall medication safety behaviors.
2.Analysis of the difficulities in developing integrated general practice and specialty diagnosis and treatment techniques in Shanghai communities: a mixed-methods study
Aizhen GUO ; Hongya LIU ; Dehua YU ; Hua JIN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2025;24(7):793-800
Objective:To understand the difficulties in the development of community-based integrated general and specialized medical care in Shanghai, and to provide a scientific basis for further proposing strategies to promote the development of integrated general and specialized medical care.Methods:A mixed-methods study was used in this study. In the first stage, a quantitative method was used. From August to December 2023, 30 community health centers (CHCs) were randomly selected from 239 CHCs in the city that provided integrated general specialist care. In each of these CHCs, a questionnaire was administered to a manager and a general practitioner involved in integrated care for specific diseases. The content of the questionnaire included general demographic information and questions related to the integration of general and specialized care, covering six aspects: community-specific disease diagnosis and treatment, examination items, drug configuration, patient sources, support from specialists, and referrals. In the second stage, a qualitative method was used. From January to February 2024, face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with the managers and general practitioners of the CHCs who had completed the questionnaire survey in the previous stage, to further understand the reasons for the difficulties in integrating general and specialist care.Results:(1) Quantitative research: a total of 30 community health center managers and 30 general practitioners participated in the questionnaire survey. The survey found that the top four difficulties were: lack of technology for diagnosis and treatment of special diseases (49, 81.7%), shortage of clinical medical technical examination (36, 60.0%), and insufficient drug configuration (33, 55.0%) and few patients with special diseases in the community (33, 55.0%). (2) Qualitative research: 12 community health center managers and 10 general practitioners participated in the interviews. The interviews explained the difficulties identified in the research from different angles, such as "lack of support from higher-level medical institutions, lack of ancillary examinations and drugs, and a single form of cooperation between and lower-level medical institutions". At the same time, the interviewees mentioned the difficulty of "insufficient staff involved in community-based integrated care", which complemented the research.Conclusions:There are difficulties in many aspects of community-based comprehensive and specialized treatment, such as collaboration between hospitals and community health institutions, specialist and general practitioner resources, patient sources, specialized treatment-related examination items and drugs, which need to be solved in a variety of ways to further promote the development of community-based integration of general practice and specialty care.
3.Analysis of influencing factors and pathway of medication safety behaviors in elderly cancer patients
Maomao ZHANG ; Liuliu ZHANG ; Aizhen WU ; Meiying ZOU ; Yuchen JIAO ; Bing WU ; Chunli LIU ; Rong YU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(17):2056-2062
Objective To explore the current situation of medication safety behavior of elderly cancer patients and the path relationship of various influencing factors for improving medication safety behavior.Methods A total of 340 elderly cancer patients were investigated by a demographic questionnaire,the Medication Safety Behavior Scale,the Medication Literacy Scale,the Family Care Index Questionnaire,and the Chinese version of the Empowerment Scale for Cancer Patients from August to December 2024.The multiple linear regression analysis was applied to analyze influencing factors,and data were analyzed using SmartPLS 4.0 to construct a partial least squares structural equation model with path analysis.Results A total of 307 valid questionnaires were collected.The mean medication safety behavior score was 31.89±5.38.Residential area,drug literacy,family care,and health empowerment are factors that affect medication safety in elderly cancer patients,accounting for 37.3%of the total variation.The path analysis results indicated that health empowerment(β=0.480),medication literacy(β=0.154),and family care(β=0.227)positively correlate with medication safety behavior.Health empowerment played a partial mediating role between family care and medication safety behavior,as well as between medication literacy and medication safety behavior.The mediating effects are 0.125 and 0.332(P<0.001),accounting for 35.51%and 68.31%of the total effect,respectively.Conclusion Medication safety behaviors among elderly cancer patients are at a median level and influenced by multiple factors.By improving their levels of health empowerment,healthcare professionals can motivate patients to take an active role in medication safety management.Further,promoting education on medication knowledge and teaching relevant medical skills,and together with guiding patients to perceive family care and support,can collectively improve their overall medication safety behaviors.
4.Analysis of the difficulities in developing integrated general practice and specialty diagnosis and treatment techniques in Shanghai communities: a mixed-methods study
Aizhen GUO ; Hongya LIU ; Dehua YU ; Hua JIN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2025;24(7):793-800
Objective:To understand the difficulties in the development of community-based integrated general and specialized medical care in Shanghai, and to provide a scientific basis for further proposing strategies to promote the development of integrated general and specialized medical care.Methods:A mixed-methods study was used in this study. In the first stage, a quantitative method was used. From August to December 2023, 30 community health centers (CHCs) were randomly selected from 239 CHCs in the city that provided integrated general specialist care. In each of these CHCs, a questionnaire was administered to a manager and a general practitioner involved in integrated care for specific diseases. The content of the questionnaire included general demographic information and questions related to the integration of general and specialized care, covering six aspects: community-specific disease diagnosis and treatment, examination items, drug configuration, patient sources, support from specialists, and referrals. In the second stage, a qualitative method was used. From January to February 2024, face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with the managers and general practitioners of the CHCs who had completed the questionnaire survey in the previous stage, to further understand the reasons for the difficulties in integrating general and specialist care.Results:(1) Quantitative research: a total of 30 community health center managers and 30 general practitioners participated in the questionnaire survey. The survey found that the top four difficulties were: lack of technology for diagnosis and treatment of special diseases (49, 81.7%), shortage of clinical medical technical examination (36, 60.0%), and insufficient drug configuration (33, 55.0%) and few patients with special diseases in the community (33, 55.0%). (2) Qualitative research: 12 community health center managers and 10 general practitioners participated in the interviews. The interviews explained the difficulties identified in the research from different angles, such as "lack of support from higher-level medical institutions, lack of ancillary examinations and drugs, and a single form of cooperation between and lower-level medical institutions". At the same time, the interviewees mentioned the difficulty of "insufficient staff involved in community-based integrated care", which complemented the research.Conclusions:There are difficulties in many aspects of community-based comprehensive and specialized treatment, such as collaboration between hospitals and community health institutions, specialist and general practitioner resources, patient sources, specialized treatment-related examination items and drugs, which need to be solved in a variety of ways to further promote the development of community-based integration of general practice and specialty care.
5.Survey on the quality of medical care and management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Shanghai community health service centers
Aizhen GUO ; Hua JIN ; Chen CHEN ; Liuhua HE ; Dehua YU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2024;23(10):1011-1020
Objective:To survey the quality of medical care and management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Shanghai community health service centers.Methods:A questionnaire survey on the institutional capacity for COPD care was conducted among 248 community health service centers in Shanghai from October to November 2023; the contents of self-designed questionnaire included the equipment, drugs, technical support, information exchange and management of COPD in the institutions. At the same time, a questionnaire survey on the knowledge and skill of COPD care was also conducted among half of all physicians selected by stratified sampling from half of the institutions selected by the random cluster sampling, including the knowledge about early screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of COPD, and related training needs .Results:(1)Survey results showed that the most common equipment for diagnosis and treatment of COPD available in community health centers was pulse oxygen saturation detector (97.6%, 242/248), X-ray radiography (96.8%, 240/248) and nebulizer (96.0%, 238/248), The availability of 6-min walking test system, non-invasive ventilator and rehabilitation training instrument in urban community health service centers was higher than that in rural ones ( P<0.05). The availability rates of common COPD drugs in community health service centers were theophylline (91.5%, 227/248), oral glucocorticoid (85.9%, 213/248), intravenous glucocorticoid (81.0%, 201/248), the availability of oral and intravenous glucocorticoids in urban community health service centers was higher than that in rural ones ( P<0.05). The availability rates of COPD diagnosis and treatment techniques were 95.6% (213/248) for pulmonary function test, 93.5% (232/248) for pulse oxygen saturation test, and 53.2% (132/248) for non-invasive respiratory therapy. The availability rate of pulmonary function test, blood gas analysis, non-invasive ventilation and rehabilitation in urban centers was higher than that in rural centers ( P<0.05). Early screening of COPD was conducted in 85.1% (211/248) of community health service centers, the health record system and referral system were established in 66.5% (165/248) and 62.9% (156/248) of centers, respectively; and the establishment of outpatient and referral channels for respiratory diseases in urban areas was higher than that in rural areas ( P<0.05). (2)A total of 1 873 community doctors, aged(38.9±7.8)years and with (15.5±9.1)years of working experience, participated in the COPD knowledge and skill survey. The survey showed that 79.3% participants (1 485/1 873) knew the concept of COPD, 52.6% (986/1 873) mastered the diagnostic criteria, 41.6% (779/1 873) knew the risk factors and 15.5% (291/1 873) mastered the application of glucocorticoids. More than 79% of the community doctors showed the needs for training of knowledge, skills, rehabilitation of COPD and the performance of pulmonary function tests. Conclusion:Availability of COPD diagnosis and treatment equipment in community health center in Shanghai is different, and the availability of basic diagnosis and treatment equipment and drugs is better. The knowledge, skills and management of COPD need to be improved for community doctors, particularly in clinical application of pulmonary function test and active case finding.
6.Visualized analysis on trend and hot spot of research on multimorbidity using knowledge map
Mengruo GUO ; Hua JIN ; Qiangqiang FU ; Aizhen GUO ; Hanzhi ZHANG ; Jianwei SHI ; Dehua YU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2023;22(8):783-789
Objective:To analyze the trend and hot spots of research on multimorbidity.Methods:The Chinese and English literature in databases of CNKI, Wanfang data and Web of science from inception to July 2022 were retrieved using "multimorbidity" and "multiple chronic conditions" as the search terms. The scientific knowledge mapping software VOSviewer was used to analyze the co-occurrence network of scientific knowledge from the aspects of countries, Chinese and English keywords,burst terms and existing research results; and the status quo and hot trends of studies on multimorbidity at home and abroad were summarized and compared.Results:A total of 251 Chinese publications and 6 351 English publications were included. From the perspective of research trends, the overall trend of domestic and international publications showed a fluctuating upward trend in general, but the pace of development was different. The cooperation network represented by the United States, England, Canada, China, Japan, Australia and other countries was the largest regional cooperation network. Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia and other countries were the first regions to carry out studies on multimorbidity. Studies on multimorbidity in China mainly focused on three topics: diagnosis, treatment and care of multimorbidity, common disease management of multimorbidity, and research methods of multimorbidity. The English literature mainly focused on the clustering of three topics: multi-disease co-diagnosis and care research, multi-disease co-management model research, and multimorbidity related research. The analysis of burst terms indicated the research focus and trend change in different time periods. The results of the outburst word analysis showed that the recent research hotspots of multimorbidity were public health, machine learning, geriatric medicine and so on.Conclusions:The number of studies on the multimorbidity is rapidly increasing both domestically and internationally, and related research in China is still in the early stages of development. In terms of research hotspots, the research of multimorbidity has gradually shifted from phenomenon description to topics such as medical services and research methods of multimorbidity.
7.Multicenter study of venetoclax-based combined regimen in treatment of adult acute myeloid leukemia
Yueting HUANG ; Long LIU ; Tianbi LAN ; Aizhen CHEN ; Guixiang WU ; Zhifeng LI ; Yiming LUO ; Jintao ZHAO ; Yong ZHOU ; Yun LIN ; Zhihong FANG ; Weilin XIA ; Lian YU ; Yirong JIANG ; Bing XU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2022;31(7):397-401
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of venetoclax-based combined regimen in treatment of adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).Methods:The data of 50 adult AML (non-acute promyelocytic leukemia) who received venetoclax-based combined regimen in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Dongguan People's Hospital, the First Hospital of Longyan City, Jieyang People's Hospital from December 2018 to May 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Different doses venetoclax combined with demethylation drugs or low-dose chemotherapy regimen were used to analyze the therapeutic efficacy. The related factors influencing efficacy were analyzed by using logistic regression.Results:The composite complete remission (CR) rate of 50 AML patients was 62.0% (31/50), the overall response rate (ORR) was 76.0% (38/50); 28 patients achieved effectiveness [CR and partial remission (PR)] after the first cycle and could achieve effectiveness by 3 courses of treatment at the latest. Among 50 patients, 28 cases were newly diagnosed AML, the composite CR rate was 60.8% (17/28), ORR was 78.6% (22/28); 22 cases were recurrent and relapsed, the composite CR rate was 63.6% (14/22), ORR was 72.7% (16/22); and there was no statistically significant difference of ORR between the both groups ( χ2 = 0.23, P = 0.743). Logistic regression multivariate analysis showed age was the only independent influencing factor for the treatment effectiveness ( OR = 8.451, 95% CI 1.306-54.697, P = 0.025). The median duration time of patients receiving venetoclax treatment regimen was 4.5 months (1.1-15.0 months); 16 cases who had treatment effectiveness finally relapsed, the median time of maintaining effectiveness was 5 months (1.1-11.0 months). Additionally, the common treatment-related adverse reactions included bone marrow suppression after treatment, followed by some gastrointestinal reactions like nausea, vomiting and stomachache. In addition, no patient stopped medication for more than 1 week due to bone marrow suppression related complications. Conclusion:Venetoclax-based combined regimen shows a good short-term efficacy in treatment of AML. It is also effective and tolerable for elderly patients receiving reduced dose therapy.
8.Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins: a case report and literature review
Yi LIN ; Jingbo JIANG ; Bei XIA ; Juan CAO ; Aizhen YU ; Weimin HUANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2020;58(10):838-842
Objective:To investigate the clinical, pathological and genetic characteristics of neonatal alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins (ACDMPV).Methods:The clinical manifestations, radiographic examinations, pathology and parental genetic analysis of a newborn with FOXF1 variation induced ACDMPV, who was hospitalized in the Department of Neonatology of Shenzhen Children′s Hospital in January 2020, were extracted and analyzed. Related literature up to March 2020 with the key words of “Alveolar capillaries dysplasia” “Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins” “FOXF1” in PubMed, CNKI, Wanfang, CQVIP database and Leiden Open Variation database (LOVD) were searched.Results:A full-term male newborn (1 hour of age) was admitted due to anal atresia. Surgical repair of anal atresia and omphalocele was performed on the first day of life, and gallbladder absence and Meckel′s diverticulum were identified during the operation. Respiratory distress with hypoxemia developed at about 6 hours of life, and persistent pulmonary hypertension developed and progressed after surgery, with poor response to mechanical ventilation and pulmonary vasodilators. This infant passed away at 26 days of life. Lung biopsy showed decreased alveolar units and thickened interalveolar septa, reduced alveolar capillary density and thickened walls of peripheral pulmonary arteries, and misaligned pulmonary veins adjacent to the pulmonary arterioles, which were consistent with ACDMPV. The whole exome sequencing revealed a heterozygous novel frameshift of FOXF1 gene located in chromosome 16q24.1 c376_377insT; p.(Pro126fs). According to the bioinformatics analysis, this variation was likely to be pathogenic as it was associated with coding disorder of FOXF1 Pro126, resulting in truncation of the encoded protein. This novel variation had not been reported in the human gene mutation database (HGMD), ESP6500siv2_ALL, 1000g2015aug_ALL or dbSNP147 database. Previous 6 literatures reported 54 variants, including 28 missense, 10 nonsense, 11 frameshift, 2 deletion, 1 synonymous, and 2 extensions. Only three of the reported 45 cases (24 males, 21 females) were still alive as of the time of this study.Conclusions:Typically, ACDMPV is a catastrophic disease in neonatal period with high mortality. Lung biopsy and genetic testing should be considered in infants who present with persistent pulmonary hypertension and refractory hypoxemia, especially when combined with extrapulmonary abnormalities.
9.Role of Clinical Pharmacists in the Individualized Treatment of Purulent Meningitis
Yang YU ; Nan DING ; Aizhen XIONG ; Jiake HE
China Pharmacy 2017;28(20):2851-2854
OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of clinical pharmacists participating in the individualized treatment for purulent meningitis. METHODS:Clinical pharmacists participated in the therapy for a patient with purulent meningitis complicated with Staphylococcus aureus infection. According to patient's condition,clinical pharmacists assisted physicians to formulate preliminary therapeutic plan. Reviewing relevant guidelines,domestic and foreign literatures,clinical pharmacists suggested to combine with dexamethasone so as to relieve inflammatory reaction. According to the results of drug sensitivity test,based on vancomycin plasma concentration monitoring and population pharmacokinetics model fitting,clinical pharmacists suggested to reduce the dose of vanco-mycin to 0.5 g,ivgtt,q12 h. The pharmaceutical care were conducted throughout the therapy,including efficacy evaluation of an-ti-infective therapy,ADR monitoring,renal function monitoring,etc. RESULTS:Physicians adopted some suggestions of clinical pharmacists. The disease condition of the patient was recovred,and no ADR related to vancomycin was found. On the 16th day, the patient was discharged from the hospital. CONCLUSIONS:Clinical pharmacists participate in treatment of purulent meningitis, assist physicians to optimize therapy plan based on relevant guideline,literature,etiological examination,blood concentration moni-toring and pharmacokinetics model fitting results. It not only guarantee therapeutic efficacy of anti-infective therapy,but also pre-vent and reduce the occurrence of ADR.
10.Influence ofhigh flux dialysis on homocysteine levels and major cardiovascular events
Aizhen HOU ; Guanqing XIAO ; Yu ZHANG ; Yaozhong KONG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2017;33(10):1544-1547
Objective To observe the influence of highflux hemodialysis(HFD)on homocysteine(Hcy) level and major cardiovascular events of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods Patients eligible for inclusion were randomly divided into HFD group and low flux hemodialysis(HD)group with 30 cases in each group. Patient′s serum homocysteine (Hcy),major cardiovascular events and various clinical indicators were observed for 12 months then the data were analyzed. Results Hcy baseline levels in 2 groups(21.02 ± 11.79 mmol/L vs. 19.86 ± 6.97 mmol/L)indicated no significant difference(P = 0.162)before hemodialysis but Hcy levels had significant difference(20.29 ± 11.45 mmol/L vs. 24.57 ± 13.23 mmol/L),(P=0.045)after 12-month observation. There was lower incidence of major cardiovascular events in HFD when compared to that in HD group (10.0% vs. 33.3%) which showed significantly statistical difference (P=0.034),and there was no mortality in HFD group but 1 case of death in HD group. All-cause mortality in 2 groups showed no significant difference (P > 0.05). Conclusion Long-term HFD treatment significantly reduces Hcy levels and the incidence of major cardiovascular events of MHD patients

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