1.Scoping review of medication-related risk factors for falls in older adults
Liyu QIN ; Xufeng LONG ; Hongya CAO ; Keyuan LIANG ; Mingmei HUANG ; Hongliang ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2026;37(7):960-964
OBJECTIVE To systematically review medication-related risk factors for falls in older adults, to provide references for ensuring medication safety among older adults. METHODS A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CNKI for relevant literature published from database inception to November 1, 2025. Relevant studies on medication-related falls in older adults, both domestic and international, were included. Drug factors influencing falls in older adults were summarized and analyzed. RESULTS A total of 22 studies were included. Four major classes of fall-risk-increasing drugs were identified: psychotropic medications [12 studies, odds ratio (OR) range 1.500-5.790], cardiovascular system drugs (5 studies, OR range 1.236-4.784), analgesics (3 studies, OR range 1.500-4.490), and hypoglycemic agents (3 studies, OR range 2.070-2.751). Additionally, anticholinergic burden (1 study, OR was 2.610) and polypharmacy (7 studies, OR range 2.902-25.897 for the use of ≥4 medications) were identified as significant risk factors for falls. CONCLUSIONS Falls in older adults are significantly associated with psychotropic medications, cardiovascular system drugs, analgesics, and hypoglycemic agents, among which psychotropic medications pose the highest risk. Anticholinergic burden and polypharmacy are also important risk factors. In clinical practice, interventions should be implemented through deprescribing and risk monitoring to effectively reduce the risk of falls in older adults.
2.Qualitative study on the real experience of standardized training nurses′ two-way selection in post management
Qin CHEN ; Qing FENG ; Liyu ZOU ; Yun CHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(16):1265-1269
Objective:To understand the real experience of standardized training nurses on the two-way selection mode in postion management.Methods:From march to April 2018, semi-structured interviews were conducted among 20 standardized training nurses and the data were analyzed by Colaizzi′s method.Results:Three categories and 12 themes were extracted from data. Category one: subjective feelings, including fairness, sense of ritual, humanization, and hasty decision making. Category two: objective influence,including competitive pressure, enthusiasm of study and work, good work habits, strong sense of belonging, and stereotype. Category three: personal advice,including protection of personal privacy, the structure and homogeneity evaluation index, high decision efficiency.Conclusions:Two-way selection model can build a fair environment and stimulate the standardized training nurses′ enthusiasm of learning and practicing. but managers also should explore effective intervention strategies to improve the post selection decision efficiency actively.
3.Short from health survey-36 in evaluating quality of life in patients with cervicogenic headache treated by coblation
Chunzi LYU ; Liyu ZHU ; Zhuangrong CHEN ; Huirong CHEN ; Huijuan HUANG ; Xuan SONG ; Qin HU ; Lin ZHOU ; Chen ZHU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2019;18(8):824-827
Objective To explore the value of short from health survey-36 (SF-36) in evaluating quality of life and pain care in patients with cervicogenic headache treated by coblation.Methods Thirty patients with cervicogenic headache accepted coblation treatment in our hospital from February 2017 to August 2018 were chosen in this retrospective analysis. The changes of visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) scores and SF-36 scores (quality of life) before and after treatment were analyzed, and the correlations of these scale scores were determined by Pearson correlation analysis .Results After the 10 weeks of follow-up, the VAS scores of these 30 patients decreased from 7.70±0.88 to 3.30±1.12, SAS scores decreased from 62.47±4.59 to 49.20±6.48, and SF-36 scores increased from 38.50±4.15 to 78.64±6.39, with significant differences (P<0.05). VAS scores were positively correlated with SAS scores (r=0.720,P=0.012), but negatively correlated with SF-36 scores (r=-0.850,P=0.001); SAS scores were negatively correlated with SF-36 scores (r=-0.940,P=0.000). Conclusion SF-36 can be used as a reference for pain nursing intervention in patients with cervicogenic headache after coblation.
4.Abnormal Brain Activity Changes in Patients with Migraine: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study.
Ling ZHAO ; Jixin LIU ; Xuemei YAN ; Wanghuan DUN ; Jing YANG ; Liyu HUANG ; Yuan KAI ; Dahua YU ; Wei QIN ; Tian JIE ; Fanrong LIANG
Journal of Clinical Neurology 2014;10(3):229-235
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Whether or not migraine can cause cumulative brain alterations due to frequent migraine-related nociceptive input in patients is largely unclear. The aim of this study was to characterize longitudinal changes in brain activity between repeated observations within a short time interval in a group of female migraine patients, using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. METHODS: Nineteen patients and 20 healthy controls (HC) participated in the study. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) and functional interregional connectivity were assessed to determine the focal and global features of brain dysfunction in migraine. The relationship between changes in headache parameters and longitudinal brain alterations were also investigated. RESULTS: All patients reported that their headache activity increased over time. Abnormal ReHo changes in the patient group relative to the HC were found in the putamen, orbitofrontal cortex, secondary somatosensory cortex, brainstem, and thalamus. Moreover, these brain regions exhibited longitudinal ReHo changes at the 6-week follow-up examination. These headache activity changes were accompanied by disproportionately dysfunctional connectivity in the putamen in the migraine patients, as revealed by functional connectivity analysis, suggesting that the putamen plays an important role in integrating diverse information among other migraine-related brain regions. CONCLUSIONS: The results obtained in this study suggest that progressive brain aberrations in migraine progress as a result of increased headache attacks.
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