1.Randomized controlled trial of enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia with comorbid anxiety/depression
Xin LUO ; Jingru LI ; Jingfang LU ; Fangmei GE ; Jie ZHANG ; Jing ZHANG ; Wanqi SUN ; Wenqing ZHAO ; Binbin SHI ; Chengmei YUAN
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2025;58(3):202-210
Objective:To compare the effects of standard cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia(CBT-I Plus) in patients with chronic insomnia disorder comorbid anxiety or depressive symptoms.Methods:This prospective study included 148 patients with chronic insomnia disorder and anxiety/depression symptoms who were treated at the Sleep Disorder clinic of Shanghai Mental Health Center between July 2020 and August 2023. Participants (56 males, 92 females; aged 18-65 years, mean age 35.08±10.30 years) were randomly assigned in a 1∶2 ratio to the CBT-I group ( n=54) or CBT-I Plus group ( n=94). The CBT-I Plus group received additional treatments targeting anxiety and depressive symptoms. Treatment lasted 8 weeks, with assessment conducted at baseline, weeks 2, 4, and 8. Depression severity was measured using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD 17), anxiety severity with the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Paired sample t-tests were used to evaluate within-group changes, repeated-measures ANOVA compared treatment effects between groups, and ANCOVA was employed to adjust for confounding variables. Results:Significant reductions in PSQI, HAMD 17, and HAMA scores were observed in both groups after treatment: CBT-I group: PSQI ((14.15±2.54) vs. (7.50±3.35), t=13.25), HAMD 17 ((14.70±4.09) vs. (7.40±4.61), t=9.33), and HAMA ((14.94±4.11) vs. (5.56±3.67), t=12.38) (all P<0.001).CBT-I Plus group: PSQI ((14.87±3.01) vs. (7.19±3.86), t=18.75), HAMD 17 ((16.84±3.91) vs. (6.84±4.79), t=17.42), and HAMA ((15.57±3.93) vs. (6.10±4.57), t=18.39) (all P<0.001). After adjusting for HAMD 17 scores and medication use, no statistically significant between-group differences were observed in changes in PSQI, HAMD 17, and HAMA scores ( P>0.05). A significant time-by-group interaction was found for the PSQI daytime dysfunction subscale ( F=4.87, P<0.01). Conclusion:Both CBT-I and CBT-I Plus improve sleep and emotional symptoms in patients with chronic insomnia disorder and comorbid anxiety/depression symptoms. However, CBT-I Plus has no significant advantages over standard CBT-I. Further studies are needed to refine the timing and content of interventions.
2.Randomized controlled trial of enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia with comorbid anxiety/depression
Xin LUO ; Jingru LI ; Jingfang LU ; Fangmei GE ; Jie ZHANG ; Jing ZHANG ; Wanqi SUN ; Wenqing ZHAO ; Binbin SHI ; Chengmei YUAN
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2025;58(3):202-210
Objective:To compare the effects of standard cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia(CBT-I Plus) in patients with chronic insomnia disorder comorbid anxiety or depressive symptoms.Methods:This prospective study included 148 patients with chronic insomnia disorder and anxiety/depression symptoms who were treated at the Sleep Disorder clinic of Shanghai Mental Health Center between July 2020 and August 2023. Participants (56 males, 92 females; aged 18-65 years, mean age 35.08±10.30 years) were randomly assigned in a 1∶2 ratio to the CBT-I group ( n=54) or CBT-I Plus group ( n=94). The CBT-I Plus group received additional treatments targeting anxiety and depressive symptoms. Treatment lasted 8 weeks, with assessment conducted at baseline, weeks 2, 4, and 8. Depression severity was measured using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD 17), anxiety severity with the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Paired sample t-tests were used to evaluate within-group changes, repeated-measures ANOVA compared treatment effects between groups, and ANCOVA was employed to adjust for confounding variables. Results:Significant reductions in PSQI, HAMD 17, and HAMA scores were observed in both groups after treatment: CBT-I group: PSQI ((14.15±2.54) vs. (7.50±3.35), t=13.25), HAMD 17 ((14.70±4.09) vs. (7.40±4.61), t=9.33), and HAMA ((14.94±4.11) vs. (5.56±3.67), t=12.38) (all P<0.001).CBT-I Plus group: PSQI ((14.87±3.01) vs. (7.19±3.86), t=18.75), HAMD 17 ((16.84±3.91) vs. (6.84±4.79), t=17.42), and HAMA ((15.57±3.93) vs. (6.10±4.57), t=18.39) (all P<0.001). After adjusting for HAMD 17 scores and medication use, no statistically significant between-group differences were observed in changes in PSQI, HAMD 17, and HAMA scores ( P>0.05). A significant time-by-group interaction was found for the PSQI daytime dysfunction subscale ( F=4.87, P<0.01). Conclusion:Both CBT-I and CBT-I Plus improve sleep and emotional symptoms in patients with chronic insomnia disorder and comorbid anxiety/depression symptoms. However, CBT-I Plus has no significant advantages over standard CBT-I. Further studies are needed to refine the timing and content of interventions.
3.Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Panaxadiol Derivatives
Hong PU ; Chengmei DONG ; Cheng ZOU ; Qing ZHAO ; Wenyue DUAN ; Yanmei CHEN ; Lianqing ZHANG ; Jianlin HU
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2024;41(13):1765-1774
OBJECTIVE
To obtain stronger cytotoxic activity of panaxadiol derivatives.
METHODS
The 3-amino panaxadiol was prepared by the bioelectronic isosteric principle, and then 18 derivatives of cinnamic acid, NO donor and other types of panaxadiol derivatives were synthesized, among them, 12 compounds had not been reported in the literature, and their structures had been confirmed by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and mass spectrometry. These compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity by MTS assay against human leukemia cell line HL-60, liver cancer cell line SMMC-7721, lung cancer cell line A-549, breast cancer cell line MCF-7, and colon cancer cell line SW480.
RESULTS
These results showed that compounds 6c, 7 as well as 7j exhibited potent inhibitory activities against all five tumor cells, especially the IC50 values of compound 7 against HL-60 and SMMC-7721cells were 3.41 and 4.51 μmol·L−1, respectively. It was significantly superior to panaxadiol in cytotoxicity.
CONCLUSION
These results show that 7 and 7j can be used as promising lead compounds for further research.
4.Qualitative research on digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with insomnia combined with depressive and/or anxious symptoms
Fangmei GE ; Yating ZHAO ; Jingru LI ; Jing ZHANG ; Yi JU ; Qing ZHANG ; Chengmei YUAN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(7):605-611
Objective:To investigate the physical and mental experience, treatment compliance and use barriers of patients with insomnia in using digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) in order to provide qualitative evidence for the development and application optimization of the dCBT-I technology paradigm.Methods:From July to November 2021, a semi-structured interview outline was used to conduct in-depth interviews with the dCBT-I users ( n=10) to record their original feelings about the use of dCBT-I. Interpretative phenomenology's text analysis was used to explore the participants' experience and cognition of dCBT-I. Results:Text analysis and key information calibration were carried out on the verbatim transcripts of semi-structured interview recordings, and three core themes were extracted, namely stickiness factor, use barrier and optimization direction, as well as eight sub-themes, namely professionalism, accessibility, benefit experience, difficulty in task execution, instruction generalization, difficulty in software operation, enrich treatment content and personalized guidance.Conclusion:The present study showed that participants were receptive to the dCBT-I intervention and would be benefited from it.However, dCBT-I still needs to be optimized and improved to reduce the operating difficulty and explore more appropriate timing of manual intervention.
5.Treatment bilateral factors of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia from the perspective of patients
Jingfang LU ; Jingru LI ; Fangmei GE ; Jie ZHANG ; Jing ZHANG ; Wanqi SUN ; Wenqing ZHAO ; Binbin SHI ; Xin LUO ; Chengmei YUAN
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2023;56(6):445-452
Objective:The current study aims to explore the factors related to the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) from the perspective of patients and to provide references for more effective implementation of CBT-I.Methods:Using qualitative research methods, 21 insomnia patients with depression/anxiety were treated with CBT-I for 8 consecutive times. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD 17), and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were assessed at baseline and the end of the 8th week of treatment. The paired sample t-test was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were performed at week 2, week 4, and week 8 respectively and thematic analysis was used to code and analyze the interview data. Results:Compared with baseline data, the symptoms of insomnia (13.6±2.0 vs. 6.9±2.4), depression (14.6±5.5 vs. 5.0±3.6), and anxiety (17.2±3.4 vs. 5.3±3.9) were significantly improved after 8 weeks of CBT-I treatment ( t=-3.31, -3.19, -2.94, all P<0.01). The patient factors influencing the efficacy of CBT-I were treatment expectation and approval, motivation, compliance, and internalization of treatment content. The therapist factors were professionalism, well-directed, treatment style, supervision, and giving hope. Conclusion:Compliance and high levels of participation of the patients can benefit the treatment efficacy of CBT-I. Therapists should have sufficient experience, stimulate patients′ motivation, improve patients′ compliance, and carry out adequate psychological education in the early stage to increase the efficacy of CBT-I.
6.Research progress on the pathogenesis of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis
Zeyu WEN ; Huili CAO ; Yajing ZHAO ; Chengmei YANG ; Songshan LI ; Huwei DAI ; Kang ZENG ; Bin YANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2023;42(12):1489-1494
Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)have become the most widely used drugs in tumor immunotherapy, with ipilimumab and nivolumab as their representatives.However, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors has brought about many immune-related adverse events, of which myocarditis is one of the most fatal adverse reactions.The pathogenesis of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis is not fully understood, mainly involving autoimmune T lymphocyte infiltration, regulatory T-cell dysfunction, cytokines, autoantibody production, genetic factors, the gut microbiome, etc.The treatment and management of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis require concerted efforts of multidisciplinary experts.
7.Development of the Care Needs Scale for Young and Middle-aged Terminally Ill Patients and its reliability and validity
Shumei ZHUANG ; Xueying ZHOU ; Jing WANG ; Peng WANG ; Ying GUO ; Chengmei ZHAO ; Shimei JIN ; Shanshan WU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(19):2554-2561
Objective:To develop the Care Needs Scale for Young and Middle-aged Terminally Ill Patients and test its reliability and validity, so as to provide an effective tool for evaluating the care needs of young and middle-aged terminally ill patients for medical and nursing staff.Methods:This study is a cross-sectional study. Guided by the theory of supportive care needs, an initial scale was formed through literature review, qualitative interviews, Delphi expert consultation, and pre-survey. From July to September 2022, convenience sampling was used to select 570 young and middle-aged terminally ill patients hospitalized in the Oncology Department and Hospice Care Ward of six Class Ⅲ hospitals in Tianjin as the research subject, and a questionnaire survey was conducted on the patients. The items in the scale were selected using item analysis method. The structural validity of the scale was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The content validity of the scale was evaluated using the scale-level content validity index and the item-level content validity index. The reliability of the scale was evaluated using internal consistency coefficient and half reliability coefficient. A total of 570 questionnaires were distributed, and 565 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective response rate of 99.12% (565/570) .Results:A total of 18 experts completed two rounds of consultation, with an expert authority coefficient of 0.890, the Kendall's W values of 0.309 and 0.417, respectively ( P<0.05). The Care Needs Scale for Young and Middle-aged Terminally Ill Patients included 6 dimensions and a total of 39 items. Exploratory factor analysis extracted 6 common factors, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 71.515%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the overall model fitted well. The content validity index at the scale level was 0.942, and the content validity index at the item level was 0.833 to 1.000. The total Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.975, and the half reliability coefficient was 0.911. Conclusions:The reliability and validity of the Care Needs Scale for Young and Middle-aged Terminally Ill Patients are good, and it can be used as an evaluation tool for the care needs of young and middle-aged terminally ill patients.
8.Treatment bilateral factors of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia from the perspective of patients
Jingfang LU ; Jingru LI ; Fangmei GE ; Jie ZHANG ; Jing ZHANG ; Wanqi SUN ; Wenqing ZHAO ; Binbin SHI ; Xin LUO ; Chengmei YUAN
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2023;56(6):445-452
Objective:The current study aims to explore the factors related to the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) from the perspective of patients and to provide references for more effective implementation of CBT-I.Methods:Using qualitative research methods, 21 insomnia patients with depression/anxiety were treated with CBT-I for 8 consecutive times. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD 17), and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were assessed at baseline and the end of the 8th week of treatment. The paired sample t-test was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were performed at week 2, week 4, and week 8 respectively and thematic analysis was used to code and analyze the interview data. Results:Compared with baseline data, the symptoms of insomnia (13.6±2.0 vs. 6.9±2.4), depression (14.6±5.5 vs. 5.0±3.6), and anxiety (17.2±3.4 vs. 5.3±3.9) were significantly improved after 8 weeks of CBT-I treatment ( t=-3.31, -3.19, -2.94, all P<0.01). The patient factors influencing the efficacy of CBT-I were treatment expectation and approval, motivation, compliance, and internalization of treatment content. The therapist factors were professionalism, well-directed, treatment style, supervision, and giving hope. Conclusion:Compliance and high levels of participation of the patients can benefit the treatment efficacy of CBT-I. Therapists should have sufficient experience, stimulate patients′ motivation, improve patients′ compliance, and carry out adequate psychological education in the early stage to increase the efficacy of CBT-I.
9.PreliminaryapplicationofMRGDKIinearlydiagnosisandprognosisofcervicalspinalcordinjury
Dongkui YANG ; Guoshi LÜ ; Wei LIU ; Chengmei ZHAO ; Kening XU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2019;35(3):469-472
Objective ToexplorethevalueofMR DKIinevaluationofmicrostructuredamageincervicalspinalcordinjury(CSCI) Methods 32casesofCSCIpatientsconfirmedbyclinicalexaminationand20casesofhealthycontrolgroupwereinvestigatedbyconventional MRIandDKIexamination.AccordingtoT2WIsignal,theinjurygroupweredividedintoA,Bgroup,Agroupofhighsignalgroup(n=14)andBgroupofnegativegroup (n=18).A,BgroupsandcontrolgroupweremeasuredbyFA,meandiffusivity(MD)and mean kurtosis(MK)valuesatdifferenttimes (acute,4 weeksafterinjury,2to3 monthsafterinjury)andthedata wereanalyzedby SPSS17.0statisticalsoftware.TheROCcurvewasusedtoevaluatetheabilityofdifferentparametersindiagnosingCSCI.Results In A,BgroupsFAvaluesdecreasedearlyandincreasedgradually,butwerealwayslowerthanthecontrolgroup,andthedifferencewas statisticallysignificant(P<0.001).InAgroup MDvalueincreasedearlyanddecreasedgradually,butwashigherthanthecontrol group (P<0.001).InAgroup MKvaluedecreasedearlyandincreasedsignificantly(P<0.001).InBgroup MDvalueincreasedand MKvaluedecreasedintheacutephase(P<0.001),lateron MDand MKvaluesgraduallytendtothecontrolgroup,thedifference wasnotstatisticallysignificant(P>0.05).Conclusion DKIcannoninvasivelyreflectthemicroGdamageofCSCI,whichcannotbedisplayed byconventionalMRIfortheearlydetectionofspinalcordabnormalities.TheFAvalueisofhighdiagnosticvalue.
10.Comparative study of clinical features between different subtype bipolar patients with first mania episode
Rubai ZHOU ; Wu HONG ; Guoqing ZHAO ; Jia HUANG ; Yousong SU ; Yong WANG ; Yingyan HU ; Lan CAO ; Chengmei YUAN ; Daihui PENG ; Zhiguo WU ; Zuowei WANG ; Mengjuan XING ; Jun CHEN ; Yiru FANG
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2017;37(4):490-495
Objective·To compare the clinical features between different subtype bipolar patients with first mania episode, and to contribute to early identification of bipolar disorder. Methods·This study was based on the database named as National Bipolar Mania Pathway Survey (BIPAS). From November 2012 to January 2013, bipolar patients from 26 mental health facilities in China were enrolled in current study. The clinical features were compared between mania patients of different subtypes, including hypomania (groupⅠ), mania without psychotic symptoms (groupⅡ), mania with psychotic symptoms (group Ⅲ) and mixed state (group Ⅳ). Results·There was significant difference in the percentage of clinical symptoms between different subtype bipolar patients with first mania episode, especially the mania and anxiety related symptoms. Group Ⅰ, Ⅲ , Ⅳ were further compared with groupⅡ, which was considered as the typical bipolar disorder. The results showed that the mania related symptoms was significantly higher in group Ⅱ, but anxiety related symptoms was significantly higher in group Ⅰ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ. Moreover, Logistic regression analysis revealed that more eloquent or humor and unusually restless could be in favor of the diagnosis of hypomania; younger and mania or hypomania as first episode might be in favor of the diagnosis of mania with psychotic symptoms; older, national minorities and unusually restless could be in favor of the diagnosis of mixed state. Conclusion·The clinical features between different subtype bipolar patients with first mania episode are various, and analysis of the clinical features can contribute to early identification of bipolar disorder.


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