1.Development and evaluation on reliability and validity of a sense of gain scale for the elderly based on classical test theory and optimal test assembly
Yuxi LIU ; Hongqiang SHI ; Jin HUANG ; Shifen HE ; Xiuchan SONG ; Wujun CHEN ; Chonghua WAN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(8):746-752
Objective:To develop a scale to measure the sense of gain of the elderly, and to evaluate its reliability and validity.Methods:According to the content of the sense of gain, combined with the literature research method and interview method, the scale entry pool was established.After the expert consistency evaluation and the optimal test assembly method (OTA) analysis, the formal version of the scale was formed.The stratified sampling method was used to select 1 043 community-dwelling elders for the survey, and the reliability and validity of the scale were evaluated by methods based on classical test theory.Results:The scale of elderly sense of gain, which was screened by OTA method, included four dimensions: health status, relationship and communication, social security, and ideal expectation, with a total of 17 items. The Cronbach's α value of the formal version of the scale was 0. 850, and the Cronbach's α coefficients of the four dimensions were 0.721, 0.772, 0.779, and 0.930, respectively. The CR values of the combined reliabilities of each dimension were all above 0.7. In terms of AVE values, except for the health status dimension was acceptable, the other three dimensions were all above 0.36. The correlation coefficient between the sense of health acquisition and life satisfaction of the elderly was 0.531 ( P<0.01). Conclusion:The developed scale for measuring the sense of gain of the elderly has good reliability and validity, which can be used as an effective tool for measuring the sense of gain of the elderly.
2.Development and evaluation on reliability and validity of a sense of gain scale for the elderly based on classical test theory and optimal test assembly
Yuxi LIU ; Hongqiang SHI ; Jin HUANG ; Shifen HE ; Xiuchan SONG ; Wujun CHEN ; Chonghua WAN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(8):746-752
Objective:To develop a scale to measure the sense of gain of the elderly, and to evaluate its reliability and validity.Methods:According to the content of the sense of gain, combined with the literature research method and interview method, the scale entry pool was established.After the expert consistency evaluation and the optimal test assembly method (OTA) analysis, the formal version of the scale was formed.The stratified sampling method was used to select 1 043 community-dwelling elders for the survey, and the reliability and validity of the scale were evaluated by methods based on classical test theory.Results:The scale of elderly sense of gain, which was screened by OTA method, included four dimensions: health status, relationship and communication, social security, and ideal expectation, with a total of 17 items. The Cronbach's α value of the formal version of the scale was 0. 850, and the Cronbach's α coefficients of the four dimensions were 0.721, 0.772, 0.779, and 0.930, respectively. The CR values of the combined reliabilities of each dimension were all above 0.7. In terms of AVE values, except for the health status dimension was acceptable, the other three dimensions were all above 0.36. The correlation coefficient between the sense of health acquisition and life satisfaction of the elderly was 0.531 ( P<0.01). Conclusion:The developed scale for measuring the sense of gain of the elderly has good reliability and validity, which can be used as an effective tool for measuring the sense of gain of the elderly.
3.Correlation of contact system activation with occurrence of thrombotic events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Xiuchan LIU ; Zhi WANG ; Renxiao BAI
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2016;28(9):834-838
Objective To explore the role of contact system activation in the mechanism of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with thrombotic events.Methods A simple sample drawing study was conducted.Sixty-nine patients with SLE admitted to Department of Rheumatism in Tianjin Hospital from June 2014 to February 2016 were enrolled.The patients were divided into simple SLE group (n =38) and SLE + vascular diseases (VD) group (n =31) according to whether the patients complicated with VD or not.The VD patients were subdivided into three subgroups including SLE complicated with myocardial infarction (SLE + MI,n =10),SLE complicated with deep vein thrombosis (SLE + DVT,n =13),and SLE complicated with arterial thrombosis (SLE + AT,n =8).Sixty-eight healthy age and gender-matched volunteers without history of VD were served as controls.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the content of FⅫa-C1 inhibitor (FⅫa-C1INH) and FⅫa-antithrombin (FⅫa-AT) in plasma.Flow cytometry was used to analyze the contents of platelets associated factors.The correlation between platelet associated factor and FⅫA-C1INH and FⅫa-AT was analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis.Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was plotted to analyze the predictive value of FⅫA-C1INH and FⅫa-AT for SLE thrombotic events.Results Compared with health control group,the expression of FⅫa-C1INH in plasma in SLE group was significantly decreased [nmol/L:0.00 (0.00,0.07) vs.0.08 (0.03,0.13),P < 0.01],the expression of FⅫa-AT was significantly up-regulated [nmol/L:0.18 (0.07,0.38) vs.0.16 (0.12,0.26),P < 0.05].Compared with the simple SLE group,the expression of FⅫa-C1INH in SLE + DVT and SLE + AT groups was significantly decreased [nmol/L:0.03 (0.02,0.07),0.02 (0.01,0.04) vs.0.07 (0.02,0.11),both P < 0.05],and the expression of FⅫa-AT in plasma in SLE + AT group was significantly increased [nmol/L:0.34 (0.21,0.53) vs.0.17 (0.06,0.30),P < 0.01].It was shown by correlation analysis that FⅫa-C1INH was negatively related with FⅫa-AT in patients with SLE (r =-0.24,P =0.041 6).Activated platelet associated factors such as the production of interferon mediated by transmembrane protein 1 (IFTMI1) and interferon induced by double stranded RNA dependent activation agent (PRKRA) were positively related with up-regulation of FⅫa-AT and down-regulation of FⅫa-C1INH (IFITM1 and FⅫa-AT:r =0.39,P =0.001 2;IFITM1 and FⅫa-C1INH:r =-0.30,P =0.0146;PRKRA and FⅫa-AT:r =0.29,P =0.017 6;PRKRA and FⅫa-C1INH:r =-0.36,P =0.0029).The thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and platelet P-selectin were positively related with up-regulation of FⅫa-AT (r1 =0.72,P1 < 0.0001;r2 =0.34,P2 =0.003 8).It was shown by ROC curve analysis that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) for FⅫa-C1INH on evaluating the risk of SLE thrombotic events was 0.998,the sensitivity was 100%,and specificity was 97.4% when cut-off < 0.01 nmol/L;AUC for FⅫa-AT for evaluating the risk of SLE thrombotic events was 0.954,the sensitivity was 95.0%,and specificity was 84.2% when cut-off > 0.40 nmol/L;predicted probability of two markers for predicting diagnosis was 0.5,the sensitivity and specificity were both 100%.Conclusions Contact system is activated in patients with SLE.FⅫA-C1INH and FⅫa-AT levels are closely related with platelet associated factors IFITM1 and PRKRA.FⅫA-C1INH and FⅫa-AT can be served as a promising potential biomarker for evaluation of the risk of thrombotic events in SLE.
4.Expression and significance of Th1/Th2 cytokines in ankylosing spondylitis
Junxiang WANG ; Ping WEI ; Jinghong MENG ; Xiuchan LIU ; Yanjie LIU ; Guang GU ; Haiying CHEN ; Jianli XIE
Clinical Medicine of China 2008;24(10):989-990
Objective To investigate the changes and significance of Th1/Th2 cytokines in ankylosing spondyhtis (AS).Metbotis Serum and synovial fluid levels of TNF-α,IL.17.IL-10 and IL-4 were detected by en-zyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)in AS cases.Results The serun levels of TNF-α,IL-17 and IL-10 were significantly higher,while the serum level of IL-4 Was significantly lower in AS group than in normal group.The levels of TNF-α.IL-17 and IL-4 in synovial fluid were significantly higher than in serum.Conclusion Disequilibrium exists in Th1/Th2 cytokine network of AS.and there is a strong predominance of Th1.

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