OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of age-friendly social and family care environment on the long-term care (LTC) services for the disabled elderly people. METHODS: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among disabled elderly people in three cities of Zhejiang province from June to August 2022, involving 311 subjects from Ningbo city (LTC service insurance pilot site, insured group) and 542 subjects from Hangzhou and Quzhou cities (uninsured group). The service provisions, including ensuring daily activities, preventive healthcare, and satisfying spiritual comfort, were compared among the groups. The family friendly care environment was evaluated with the Family Function Scale and assistance of daily activities, financial support and emotional comfort. The social friendly care environment was measured with the revised WHO recommended age-friendly city environmental framework, including accessibility guarantee environment, information dissemination environment, social participant environment, and life security environment. After controlling for covariates such as sociodemographic, elderly care status, and health risk characteristics, the impact of environment on the effectiveness of service provision of LTC insurance was explored by multiple logistic regression analysis. The mediating and moderating effects were tested to explore the role of age-friendly care environment. A fixed effects model was used to test the service provision effects of LTC insurance policy. RESULTS: Disabled elderly with LTC insurance had a higher proportion of their preventive health care and spiritual comfort needs met. Additionally, a multifactorial analysis found a significant positive association between LTC insurance and meeting the spiritual comfort needs. Compared with insured group (Ningbo city), disabled elderly people in Hangzhou urban area (OR=0.45, 95%CI:0.27-0.74, P<0.01) and Quzhou rural area (OR=0.21, 95%CI:0.12-0.37, P<0.01) were more likely to feel unsatisfied with spiritual comfort. The results of mediation analysis showed that the scores of accessibility guarantee environment (OR=1.22, 95%CI:1.02-1.45, P<0.05), information dissemination environment (OR=1.19, 95%CI:1.02-1.39, P<0.05), and social participation environment (OR=1.40, 95%CI:1.17-1.67, P<0.01) in a socially friendly care environment were positively correlated with the satisfaction rate of mental comfort services. The results of the moderation effect analysis indicated that a socially friendly care environment (OR=1.46, 95%CI:1.16-1.84, P<0.01) could compensate for the difference in effectiveness between insured (Ningbo) and uninsured (Hangzhou and Quzhou) areas of LTC insurance. A fixed effect model confirmed the policy chain of LTC insurance policy-social friendly care environment-mental health service satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of LTC insurance has improved service accessibility, making disabled elderly people feel "seen and valued", and generating psychological and spiritual satisfaction. Accelerating the establishment and improvement of the LTC insurance system requires systematic design, especially emphasizing the supportive role of a socially friendly care environment, and promoting it in urban and rural areas according to the local conditions.
Humans ; Aged ; Persons with Disabilities ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Long-Term Care ; Female ; Male ; China ; Social Environment ; Middle Aged ; Aged, 80 and over

Peri-implant keratinized mucosa (PIKM) augmentation refers to surgical procedures aimed at increasing the width of PIKM. Consensus reports emphasize the necessity of maintaining a minimum width of PIKM to ensure long-term peri-implant health. Currently, several surgical techniques have been validated for their effectiveness in increasing PIKM. However, the selection and application of PIKM augmentation methods may present challenges for dental practitioners due to heterogeneity in surgical techniques, variations in clinical scenarios, and anatomical differences. Therefore, clear guidelines and considerations for PIKM augmentation are needed. This expert consensus focuses on the commonly employed surgical techniques for PIKM augmentation and the factors influencing their selection at second-stage surgery. It aims to establish a standardized framework for assessing, planning, and executing PIKM augmentation procedures, with the goal of offering evidence-based guidance to enhance the predictability and success of PIKM augmentation.
Humans ; Consensus ; Dental Implants ; Mouth Mucosa/surgery* ; Keratins

Objective To investigate the influencing factors of cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients with hypertension.Methods From October 2015 to October 2016,one hundred and fifty-one elderly hypertensive patients treated in the Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technologywere selected as the observation group,and 151 healthy subjects in the same period were enrolled in the control group.The blood pressure measurement and cognitive function evaluation were given to analyze the influencing factors of elderly hypertensive patients with cognitive dysfunction.Results Diastolic pressure ((98.5 ±4.2) mmHg),systolic pressure ((157.6 ± 8.9) mmHg),pulse pressure ((59.1 ± 4.3) mmHg) and cognitive impairment rate(27.2％) in observation group were higher than those in the control group((82.7±3.6 mmHg,(122.4± 6.8) mmHg,(39.7 ± 2.5) mmHg,0.0％),the differences were statistically significant (t =4.951,5.868,8.128,P＜ 0.05).The language fluency ((2.5 ± 0.2) points),memory ability ((2.7 ± 0.4) points),visual spatial executive ability ((2.9±0.2) points),naming ability ((2.6±0.1 points),abstract generalization ability ((1.7±0.2) points),orientation ability ((5.0 ± 0.4) points),attention and calculation ability ((5.1 ±0.3) points),total score ((22.5±0.8) points)in observation group were lower than those in the control group ((2.8±0.1) points,(4.8 ± 0.2) points,(4.7 ± 0.3) points,(2.8 ± 0.2) points,(1.9 ± 0.1) points,(5.7 ±0.1) points,(5.7±0.2) points,(28.4±0.6) points) (t=4.202,10.778,9.206,3.769,4.173,4.405,4.278,5.727,P＜0.05).Diastolic pressure ((103.7 ± 2.5)mmHg),systolic pressure ((164.8 ±4.1) mmHg),pulse pressure((64.5± 1.6) mmHg)in patients with cognitive dysfunction were higher than those in patients without cognitive dysfunction ((92.6±2.8) mmHg,(145.7±3.9) mmHg,(46.3± 1.5) mmHg) (t =4.195,4.310,6.913,P＜0.05).Age distribution (≤65 years old in 9 cases,＞65 years old in 32 cases),BMI index distribution (≤24 kg/m2 in 11 cases,＞24 kg/m2 in 30 cases) in patients without cognitive dysfunction were better than those in patients with cognitive dysfunction ((≤ 65 yeas old in 64 cases,＞ 65 years old in 46 cases),(≤ 24 kg/m2 in 68 cases,＞ 24 kg/m2 in 42 cases)).The differences were statistically significant (x2 =15.700,14.657,P ＜ 0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that cognitive function in elderly hypertensive patients was related to age,BMI index,diastolic blood pressure and pulse pressure (OR (95％CI):4.265 (2.038 ～ 8.927),3.991 (1.956～8.142),3.294 (1.532 ～ 7.084),3.521 (1.640 ～ 7.561),5 (2.375 ～10.528);P=0.000).Condusion Age,BMI index,diastolic blood pressure,systolic blood pressure,pulse pressure are influencing factors in elderly hypertension patients with cognitive dysfunction.

Objective To investigate clinical effect of mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of cerebral hemorrhage.Methods One hundred and ten patients with cerebral hemorrhage were selected in Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology from December 2011 to December 2013,and were randomly divided into two groups.Fifty-five patients treated intracranial hematoma evacuation as control group.Another 55 patients treated mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation as observation group.Treatment effect was compared between two groups.Results Serum S100β,neuron specific enolization (NSE) enzyme,tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α),creactive protein(CRP),cognitive function score,daily life ability score,neurological function defect score before and after treatment in control group were (0.82±0.12) μg/L and (0.53±0.09) μg/L,(19.42±2.30) μg/L and (10.36±1.07) μg/L,(3.62±0.57) mg/L and (1.54±0.30) mg/L,(29.43±4.36) g/L and (10.25± 1.07) g/L,(13.42± 1.58) points and (25.03± 1.19) points,(21.45± 3.27) points and (37.92 ± 5.83)points,(13.27± 1.35) points and (4.84 ± 1.08) points,the differences were significant (t =8.471,11.834,17.026,22.539,12.230,10.619,25.531,P ＜ 0.05).Serum S100β,NSE,TNF-α,CRP,cognitive function score,daily life ability score,neurological function defect score before and after treatment in observation group were (0.84±0.13)μg/L and (0.41±0.10) μg/L,(19.48±1.76) μg/L and (8.75±0.84) μg/L,(3.64± ±0.61) mg/Land (1.17±0.29) mg/L,(29.58±3.62) g/L and (6.02±1.18) g/L,(13.29±1.34) points and (27.58± 1.27) points,(21.68±4.02) points and (48.26±7.14) points,(13.46± 1.21) points and (3.57±0.85) points,the differences were significant(t=13.498,16.739,25.728,41.836,13.769,15.857,36.352,P＜0.05).Compared with serum S100β,NSE,TNF-α,CRP,cognitive function score,daily life ability score,neurological function defect score before treatment,there were no difference between two groups (P ＞0.05).Serum S100β,NSE,TNF-α,CRP,neurological function defect score after treatment in observation group were lower than control group(t =5.926,4.839,6.162,10.054,6.714,P＜0.05).Cognitive function score,daily life ability score after treatment in observation group were higher than control group (t =4.008,5.973,P ＜0.05).Postoperative Glasgow prognosis classification in observation group (14 cases of grade Ⅰ,27 cases of grade Ⅱ,11 cases of grade Ⅲ,2 cases of grade Ⅳ,1 case of grade Ⅴ) was better than control group(8 cases of grade Ⅰ,12 cases of grade Ⅱ,23 cases of grade Ⅲ,7 cases of grade Ⅳ,5 cases of grade Ⅴ),the differences were significant between the two groups (Z=17.085,P =0.002).Total effective rate in observation group 94.5％ (52/55) was higher than control group 78.2％ (43/55),the differences were significant between the two groups (Z =6.253,P=0.012).Conclusion Mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of cerebral hemorrhage,can significantly reduce inflammatory factor and S100βlevel,improve neurological function,has significant effect and good prognosis.It is worthy of clinical use.

Objective To investigate the relationship between mild cognitive impairment and quality of life in hemodialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy.Methods One hundred and twenty-five hemodialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy were selected in Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology from December 2014 to December 2016,and were divided into two groups according to mild cognitive impairment,including 73 patients without mild cognitive impairment as control group,and 52 patients with mild cognitive impairment as observation group.Patients received Montreal cognitive assessment scale and kidney disease quality of life scale.Patients received clinical index detection.Results Montreal cognitive assessment scale(visual space and execution(3.0±0.7) points,naming(2.4±0.3) points,attention(4.3±0.7) points,language(2.1±0.4) points,abstraction(1.1±0.2) points,delayed recall(1.6±0.3) points,orientation(5.4±0.5) points) score,kidney disease quality of life scale(physical(70.3±3.5) points,physical constraints due to work and life(14.6±2.8) points,pain(56.4±7.1) points,general health(36.2±3.4) points,emotional status(51.3±2.6) points,social function(52.7±3.4) points,mental status(43.2±3.6) points,emotional constraints due to work and life(41.3±2.8) points,symptoms(73.6±2.1) points,work status(20.3±1.6) points,cognitive function(72.7±1.8) points,nephropathy effect(49.1±3.2) points,sexual function(53.2±4.0) points,burden of nephropathy(21.3±2.6) points,sleep quality(70.1±1.5) points,social quality(43.3±1.9) points,social support(71.2±2.3) points) score in observation group were lower than control group((4.4±0.8) points,(3.0±0.0) points,(5.4±0.5) points,(2.7±0.3) points,(1.8±0.4) points,(3.4±0.6) points,(6.0±0.0) points),((78.6±4.1) points,(25.7±3.6) points,(69.8±4.2) points,(41.0±2.7) points,(58.5±3.0) points,(61.2±3.8) points,(53.4±2.8) points,(46.5±2.4) points,(82.9±3.2) points,(24.2±2.7) points,(81.6±2.3) points,(65.3±4.0) points,(62.8±3.9) points,(35.7±2.8) points,(79.3±2.0) points,(59.7±2.4) points,(82.4±2.6) points)(t=7.667,5.502,5.558,5.857,9.364,14.250,4.112,4.038,10.603,5.321,4.326,4.403,4.613,5.361,4.262,4.315,4.923,4.224,6.265,4.804,6.712,4.316,6.787,4.573,all P<0.05).Conclusion Hemodialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy has mild cognitive impairment,while quality of life is low.

Objective To analyze the prevalence and economic burden of diabetes in Guandu district of Kunming. Methods We used probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling method to select representative sample of 4595 residents aged 18 or over from this district. Each participant received face to face questionnaire interview and physical examination. We applied different methods to measure the direct,indirect and intangible costs of diabetes. Results In the study population, the overall prevalence of diabetes was 6.2%,and females had higher prevalence of diabetes than males (6.2%vs. 5.6%, <0.05) . The DALY/1000 population of diabetes was 3.52, among which males and females were 5.18 and 6.70, respectively. Mean unit direct costs, indirect costs and intangible costs of diabetes were 3464.49 Yuan,84.48 Yuan and 4 045.97 Yuan,respectively. The total economic burden of diabetes was 401.84 million Yuan. Intangible costs represented the largest component of economic burden of diabetes,followed by direct costs. Conclusion The huge economic burden of diabetes has become the cause for concern in Guandu district. Effective measures are needed to reduce the economic burden of diabetes.