1.Exploration on the challenges and ethical countermeasures of artificial intelligence intervening in the care decision-making of older adults with disabilities
Runying WANG ; Yiyao ZHANG ; Huan DU ; Yingchun PENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2026;39(5):656-662
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually being applied in the field of decision-making support for the daily care of the older adults with disabilities. However, due to their limited cognitive functions, information asymmetry with medical staff and technical parties, and a certain degree of emotional deprivation, the older adults with disabilities are in a structurally vulnerable position. Against this background, several ethical dilemmas arise when AI technology intervenes in care decision-making. First, the informed consent process is difficult to genuinely implement. Second, algorithms based on average models tend to ignore individual differences, leading to “de-personalization” of services. Third, over-reliance on technology may further weaken humanistic care, thereby undermining the individual dignity of the older adults with disabilities. Fourth, in the care decision-making involving the joint participation of the older adults with disabilities, caregivers, medical teams, and AI systems, the boundaries of responsibility among all parties remain unclear, making it difficult to assign accountability when adverse outcomes occur. Drawing on the theories of vulnerability ethics, interactive ethics, and care ethics, this paper proposes a “vulnerability-interaction-care” path and put forward three-tiered countermeasures. The first was baseline safeguards, preventing the exploitation of the vulnerability of the older adults with disabilities and their caregivers, and requiring further safeguards for their dignity. The second was process protection, enhancing transparency and accountability within the human-machine collaboration framework, as well as establishing a multi-party consultation mechanism. The third was capacity empowerment, improving the subjectivity of the older adults with disabilities through age-appropriate interaction, structured expression of intentions, and caregiver participation.
2.Association between dysbiosis of the gut and lung microbiome and asthma in children
Peng TONG ; Menghua CHENG ; Yingchun WANG ; Shuping ZHOU ; Youdong YAO
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2025;36(5):125-129
Objective To analyze the types and distribution of microbiome in intestinal and lung tissues of children with asthma, and to explore the correlation between microbiota changes and asthma. Methods From 2021 to 2023, a total of 28,939 children with asthma who visited Ezhou Central Hospital, Maternal and Child Health Hospital or Ezhou Egang Hospital were selected as the study subjects, and 2,000 healthy children who underwent outpatient physical examinations at these three hospitals during the same period were selected as the control group. The distribution and characteristics of intestinal and pulmonary microbiome in the two groups were analyzed by 16SrDNA sequencing. Logistic regression analysis model was used to analyze the correlation between microbiota distribution and asthma occurrence. Results In the intestinal tissues of children with asthma compared to healthy children, the abundance of Bacteroidetes at the phylum level decreased, while the abundance of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria increased significantly (P<0.05), and the abundance of Prevotalle and Clostridium at the genus level increased significantly. In lung tissues of asthmatic children compared to health children, the abundance of Firmicutes at the phylum level decreased while the abundance of Proteobacteria increased significantly (P<0.05), and the abundance of Neisseria, Prevotella and Actinomyces at the genus level increased significantly. Binary logistic regression results showed that the abundances of Lactobacillus (OR=0.842, 95% CI: 0.533-0.947), Bacteroides fragilis (OR=0.649, 95%CI: 0.377-0.890), Bifidobacterium (OR=0.901, 95% CI: 0.633-0.994), and Parabacteroides distasonis (OR=0.547, 95% CI: 0.192-0.708) in the intestinal tissues were all protective factors for the asthma in children. In the lung tissue, the abundance of Neisseria (OR=2.140, 95% CI: 1.749-3.305) was a risk factor for the asthma in children, and Prevotella (OR=0.691, 95% CI: 0.491-0.926) was a protective factor for the asthma in children (P<0.05). Conclusion The dysbiosis of intestinal and pulmonary microbiome is closely related to the occurrence of asthma in children, and the detection of microbiota is of great significance for the diagnosis of childhood asthma.
3.Exploring the construction path of the new doctor-patient relationships of “doctor-medical artificial intelligence-patient”
Ruyi ZHANG ; Yun’ao ZHOU ; Yingchun PENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(1):103-108
The widespread application of medical artificial intelligence (AI) has brought technological breakthroughs to traditional diagnosis and treatment and has also altered the traditional doctor-patient interaction mode and formed a new doctor-patient relationship of “doctor-medical AI-patient” which faces a series of challenges. The intervention of AI may form a new “paternalistic style,” affecting the shared decision-making model. When its recommendations lack explanation, it may lead to clinical decision-making paralysis and affect the doctor-patient trust relationships. There may be confusion between the roles and responsibilities of AI and doctors in the process of medical practice, affecting the establishment of an emotionally responsible doctor-patient relationship. Through an in-depth analysis of the impact and causes of medical AI on the doctor-patient relationships, this paper proposed that a collaborative mechanism should be established between AI and professional doctors to complement each other, clarifying the auxiliary status of AI, reinforcing the dominant role of doctors, enhancing the regulatory mechanism, and dynamically improved the doctor-patient relationships to promote the healthy and orderly development of smart healthcare.
4.Analysis of the narrative medicine pathway to health literacy intervention for homebound elderly with disabilities
Runying WANG ; Yiyao ZHANG ; Jiaying ZHANG ; Yingchun PENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(8):1075-1086
Objective:To improve the health literacy of homebound elderly with disabilities by systematically using narrative medicine tools.Methods:A combination of qualitative interviews and questionnaire surveys was employed to gain an in-depth understanding of the health literacy and health management status of homebound elderly with disabilities,and to analyze the shortcomings of existing interventions in meeting the elderly's personalized needs,emotional support,and long-term adherence.Results:This paper integrated formal and informal care resources in the community to construct a new application model of narrative medicine,namely the S-P-C-H(story-person-care-health)model.The S-P-C-H model combined the daily life of the elderly with disabilities with narrative medicine tools through story collection,personality analysis,personalized care design,dynamic feedback,and other methods,forming a dynamic health literacy intervention mechanism.Conclusion:The introduction of this model provides a new idea for the health management of the elderly with disabilities and has certain development potential in enhancing the health literacy of the elderly and improving care effectiveness.
5.Analysis of the narrative medicine pathway to health literacy intervention for homebound elderly with disabilities
Runying WANG ; Yiyao ZHANG ; Jiaying ZHANG ; Yingchun PENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(8):1075-1086
Objective:To improve the health literacy of homebound elderly with disabilities by systematically using narrative medicine tools.Methods:A combination of qualitative interviews and questionnaire surveys was employed to gain an in-depth understanding of the health literacy and health management status of homebound elderly with disabilities,and to analyze the shortcomings of existing interventions in meeting the elderly's personalized needs,emotional support,and long-term adherence.Results:This paper integrated formal and informal care resources in the community to construct a new application model of narrative medicine,namely the S-P-C-H(story-person-care-health)model.The S-P-C-H model combined the daily life of the elderly with disabilities with narrative medicine tools through story collection,personality analysis,personalized care design,dynamic feedback,and other methods,forming a dynamic health literacy intervention mechanism.Conclusion:The introduction of this model provides a new idea for the health management of the elderly with disabilities and has certain development potential in enhancing the health literacy of the elderly and improving care effectiveness.
6.Exploration of the realistic dilemmas and development paths in the establishment of elderly-friendly medical institutions
Jiaying ZHANG ; Yiyao ZHANG ; Yingchun PENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(12):1466-1472
Objective:To explore the current dilemmas in the survival and development of elderly-friendly medical institutions from the dual perspectives of medical staff and elderly patients,to optimize the construction of elderly-friendly medical institutions,to create a friendly,safe,and comfortable medical environment,provide comprehensive,continuous,and caring medical services for the elderly.Methods:Based on the questionnaire survey method,the existing dilemmas and development paths of elderly-friendly medical institutions from multiple dimensions were explored,including culture,management,service,and environment.Results:Quantitative research showed that elderly patients satisfaction with the friendly culture of the medical,but 28(21.1%)still thought that the medical staff did not communicate with them adequately,and 73(54.9%)thought that the institutions lacked health education and guidance for them.In the evaluation of the medical environment,the dissatisfaction of elderly patients was manifested as inadequate transportation facilities(33 visits),lack of barrier-free facilities(29 visits),and unclear medical guidance(25 visits).The results of the chi-square test showed that there was a statistically significant difference in waiting time for medical services among elderly patients based on gender(P<0.05),and women were more patient.There were statistically significant differences in the level of service convenience and satisfaction with geriatric syndrome assessment among elderly patients of different age groups(P<0.05).Qualitative research found that there were problems in the management of elderly-friendly medical institutions,such as cumbersome referral processes,low enthusiasm of medical staff,insufficient elderly professionals,and a lack of performance evaluation and training systems.Conclusion:To solve the existing difficulties of elderly-friendly medical institutions,it should start with paths of strengthening the training of medical staff,improving the hospital management system,upgrading the level of service specialization,and improving the aging-appropriate environment,to enhance the sense of accessibility of medical care for elderly patients and improve their quality of life.
7.Reflection on Global Public Health Ethics from the Perspective of Community
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;35(3):250-254
The global spread of COVID -19 indicates that cultivating public health awareness and constructing the concept of human health community has become an urgent need and a long-term plan in the current social situation. In the post-epidemic period, only by adhering to the concept of human health community, strengthening the cooperation among individuals, families, communities, institutions, urban and rural areas, countries and so on, weaving closely and consolidating the "net bottom" of grass-roots prevention and control from point to area, and establishing the mechanism of group prevention, group control and joint prevention and control, can we thoroughly curb the spread of the epidemic in the world. Under the development concept and value orientation of human health community, the individual is not only a booster of public health, but also a component of public health, and also a beneficiary of public health. The realization of public health is inseparable from the practice of each individual. Under the guidance of the concept of human health community and the awareness of individual health first responsibility, all citizens need to shape health promotion behaviors that fit the individual’s own situation, promote the health maintenance atmosphere consciously followed by the whole society, create a healthy ecological environment accessible to everyone, and let all citizens share the good results of public health management, so as to achieve the good vision of human health community.
8.Enterotoxin detection and antimicrobial resistance analysis of Staphylococcus aureus in raw and cooked meat and dairy products in Wuhan
Yanwei LI ; Yingchun ZENG ; Jun LI ; Yan PENG ; Wei ZOU ; Lin YAN ; Bo YU ; Yan PENG
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2024;35(5):142-145
Objective To investigate the current situation of Staphylococcus aureus contamination in raw and cooked meat and dairy products in Wuhan, and analyze the enterotoxins production and antimicrobial resistance of isolated bacterial strains. Methods The detection of Staphylococcus aureus was performed according to GB4789.10-2016 National Food Safety Standard. Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin (SE) PCR kit and ELISA were used for SEA-E type detection. Broth dilution and PCR method were used for drug sensitivity test. Results A total of 13 strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from 202 samples, and the isolation rate of Staphylococcus aureus in the raw and cooked meat and dairy products was 6.43%. The detection rate of Staphylococcus aureus was 9.82% (11/112) in raw meat, and 4% (2/50) in cooked meat products. There was no detection in dairy products. Of the 13 isolated strains, 6 strains were found to have enterotoxins, with a toxin production rate of 46.15% (6/13). Among the 6 strains of enterotoxin producing Staphylococcus aureus, 4 strains were classified as type A, C, D, and AB, respectively. The isolated strains were generally resistant to tetracycline and sulfonamide drugs, and the detection rate of resistant genes was more than 60%. The resistance rate to penicillin and erythromycin exceeded 50%, and the dominant resistance spectrum was the detection of 3 strains of single-resistant (PEN) Staphylococcus aureus (25.08%, 3/13), followed by 2 strains of five-fold resistance (PEN-ERY-CLI-SXT-GEN), and double resistance Staphylococcus aureus (PEN-ERY) (15.38%, 2/13). Genetic testing was consistent with phenotypic testing. Conclusion In 2020, there was a certain degree of contamination of Staphylococcus aureus in raw and cooked meat products in Wuhan, with 13 isolated strains and 6 strains producing enterotoxins. It is necessary to remain vigilant about the potential food risks of raw and cooked meat products, and strengthen the supervision of the safety risks of raw and cooked meat products.
9.Surveillance of bacterial resistance in tertiary hospitals across China:results of CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program in 2022
Yan GUO ; Fupin HU ; Demei ZHU ; Fu WANG ; Xiaofei JIANG ; Yingchun XU ; Xiaojiang ZHANG ; Fengbo ZHANG ; Ping JI ; Yi XIE ; Yuling XIAO ; Chuanqing WANG ; Pan FU ; Yuanhong XU ; Ying HUANG ; Ziyong SUN ; Zhongju CHEN ; Jingyong SUN ; Qing CHEN ; Yunzhuo CHU ; Sufei TIAN ; Zhidong HU ; Jin LI ; Yunsong YU ; Jie LIN ; Bin SHAN ; Yunmin XU ; Sufang GUO ; Yanyan WANG ; Lianhua WEI ; Keke LI ; Hong ZHANG ; Fen PAN ; Yunjian HU ; Xiaoman AI ; Chao ZHUO ; Danhong SU ; Dawen GUO ; Jinying ZHAO ; Hua YU ; Xiangning HUANG ; Wen'en LIU ; Yanming LI ; Yan JIN ; Chunhong SHAO ; Xuesong XU ; Wei LI ; Shanmei WANG ; Yafei CHU ; Lixia ZHANG ; Juan MA ; Shuping ZHOU ; Yan ZHOU ; Lei ZHU ; Jinhua MENG ; Fang DONG ; Zhiyong LÜ ; Fangfang HU ; Han SHEN ; Wanqing ZHOU ; Wei JIA ; Gang LI ; Jinsong WU ; Yuemei LU ; Jihong LI ; Qian SUN ; Jinju DUAN ; Jianbang KANG ; Xiaobo MA ; Yanqing ZHENG ; Ruyi GUO ; Yan ZHU ; Yunsheng CHEN ; Qing MENG ; Shifu WANG ; Xuefei HU ; Wenhui HUANG ; Juan LI ; Quangui SHI ; Juan YANG ; Abulimiti REZIWAGULI ; Lili HUANG ; Xuejun SHAO ; Xiaoyan REN ; Dong LI ; Qun ZHANG ; Xue CHEN ; Rihai LI ; Jieli XU ; Kaijie GAO ; Lu XU ; Lin LIN ; Zhuo ZHANG ; Jianlong LIU ; Min FU ; Yinghui GUO ; Wenchao ZHANG ; Zengguo WANG ; Kai JIA ; Yun XIA ; Shan SUN ; Huimin YANG ; Yan MIAO ; Mingming ZHOU ; Shihai ZHANG ; Hongjuan LIU ; Nan CHEN ; Chan LI ; Jilu SHEN ; Wanqi MEN ; Peng WANG ; Xiaowei ZHANG ; Yanyan LIU ; Yong AN
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2024;24(3):277-286
Objective To monitor the susceptibility of clinical isolates to antimicrobial agents in tertiary hospitals in major regions of China in 2022.Methods Clinical isolates from 58 hospitals in China were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility using a unified protocol based on disc diffusion method or automated testing systems.Results were interpreted using the 2022 Clinical &Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)breakpoints.Results A total of 318 013 clinical isolates were collected from January 1,2022 to December 31,2022,of which 29.5%were gram-positive and 70.5%were gram-negative.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains in Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species(excluding Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus schleiferi)was 28.3%,76.7%and 77.9%,respectively.Overall,94.0%of MRSA strains were susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 90.8%of MRSE strains were susceptible to rifampicin.No vancomycin-resistant strains were found.Enterococcus faecalis showed significantly lower resistance rates to most antimicrobial agents tested than Enterococcus faecium.A few vancomycin-resistant strains were identified in both E.faecalis and E.faecium.The prevalence of penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae was 94.2%in the isolates from children and 95.7%in the isolates from adults.The resistance rate to carbapenems was lower than 13.1%in most Enterobacterales species except for Klebsiella,21.7%-23.1%of which were resistant to carbapenems.Most Enterobacterales isolates were highly susceptible to tigecycline,colistin and polymyxin B,with resistance rates ranging from 0.1%to 13.3%.The prevalence of meropenem-resistant strains decreased from 23.5%in 2019 to 18.0%in 2022 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa,and decreased from 79.0%in 2019 to 72.5%in 2022 in Acinetobacter baumannii.Conclusions The resistance of clinical isolates to the commonly used antimicrobial agents is still increasing in tertiary hospitals.However,the prevalence of important carbapenem-resistant organisms such as carbapenem-resistant K.pneumoniae,P.aeruginosa,and A.baumannii showed a downward trend in recent years.This finding suggests that the strategy of combining antimicrobial resistance surveillance with multidisciplinary concerted action works well in curbing the spread of resistant bacteria.
10.Antimicrobial resistance profile of clinical isolates in hospitals across China:report from the CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program,2023
Yan GUO ; Fupin HU ; Demei ZHU ; Fu WANG ; Xiaofei JIANG ; Yingchun XU ; Xiaojiang ZHANG ; Fengbo ZHANG ; Ping JI ; Yi XIE ; Yuling XIAO ; Chuanqing WANG ; Pan FU ; Yuanhong XU ; Ying HUANG ; Ziyong SUN ; Zhongju CHEN ; Jingyong SUN ; Qing CHEN ; Yunzhuo CHU ; Sufei TIAN ; Zhidong HU ; Jin LI ; Yunsong YU ; Jie LIN ; Bin SHAN ; Yunmin XU ; Sufang GUO ; Yanyan WANG ; Lianhua WEI ; Keke LI ; Hong ZHANG ; Fen PAN ; Yunjian HU ; Xiaoman AI ; Chao ZHUO ; Danhong SU ; Dawen GUO ; Jinying ZHAO ; Hua YU ; Xiangning HUANG ; Wen'en LIU ; Yanming LI ; Yan JIN ; Chunhong SHAO ; Xuesong XU ; Wei LI ; Shanmei WANG ; Yafei CHU ; Lixia ZHANG ; Juan MA ; Shuping ZHOU ; Yan ZHOU ; Lei ZHU ; Jinhua MENG ; Fang DONG ; Zhiyong LÜ ; Fangfang HU ; Han SHEN ; Wanqing ZHOU ; Wei JIA ; Gang LI ; Jinsong WU ; Yuemei LU ; Jihong LI ; Qian SUN ; Jinju DUAN ; Jianbang KANG ; Xiaobo MA ; Yanqing ZHENG ; Ruyi GUO ; Yan ZHU ; Yunsheng CHEN ; Qing MENG ; Shifu WANG ; Xuefei HU ; Hua FANG ; Penghui ZHANG ; Bixia YU ; Ping GONG ; Haixia SHI ; Kaizhen WEN ; Yirong ZHANG ; Xiuli YANG ; Yiqin ZHAO ; Longfeng LIAO ; Jinhua WU ; Hongqin GU ; Lin JIANG ; Meifang HU ; Wen HE ; Jiao FENG ; Lingling YOU ; Dongmei WANG ; Dong'e WANG ; Yanyan LIU ; Yong AN ; Wenhui HUANG ; Juan LI ; Quangui SHI ; Juan YANG ; Abulimiti REZIWAGULI ; Lili HUANG ; Xuejun SHAO ; Xiaoyan REN ; Dong LI ; Qun ZHANG ; Xue CHEN ; Rihai LI ; Jieli XU ; Kaijie GAO ; Lu XU ; Lin LIN ; Zhuo ZHANG ; Jianlong LIU ; Min FU ; Yinghui GUO ; Wenchao ZHANG ; Zengguo WANG ; Kai JIA ; Yun XIA ; Shan SUN ; Huimin YANG ; Yan MIAO ; Jianping WANG ; Mingming ZHOU ; Shihai ZHANG ; Hongjuan LIU ; Nan CHEN ; Chan LI ; Cunshan KOU ; Shunhong XUE ; Jilu SHEN ; Wanqi MEN ; Peng WANG ; Xiaowei ZHANG ; Xiaoyan ZENG ; Wen LI ; Yan GENG ; Zeshi LIU
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2024;24(6):627-637
Objective To monitor the susceptibility of clinical isolates to antimicrobial agents in healthcare facilities in major regions of China in 2023.Methods Clinical isolates collected from 73 hospitals across China were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility using a unified protocol based on disc diffusion method or automated testing systems.Results were interpreted using the 2023 Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) breakpoints.Results A total of 445199 clinical isolates were collected in 2023,of which 29.0% were gram-positive and 71.0% were gram-negative.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains in Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species (excluding Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus schleiferi) (MRSA,MRSE and MRCNS) was 29.6%,81.9% and 78.5%,respectively.Methicillin-resistant strains showed significantly higher resistance rates to most antimicrobial agents than methicillin-susceptible strains (MSSA,MSSE and MSCNS).Overall,92.9% of MRSA strains were susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 91.4% of MRSE strains were susceptible to rifampicin.No vancomycin-resistant strains were found.Enterococcus faecalis had significantly lower resistance rates to most antimicrobial agents tested than Enterococcus faecium.A few vancomycin-resistant strains were identified in both E.faecalis and E.faecium.The prevalence of penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae was 93.1% in the isolates from children and and 95.9% in the isolates from adults.The resistance rate to carbapenems was lower than 15.0% for most Enterobacterales species except for Klebsiella,22.5% and 23.6% of which were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively .Most Enterobacterales isolates were highly susceptible to tigecycline,colistin and polymyxin B,with resistance rates ranging from 0.6% to 10.0%.The resistance rate to imipenem and meropenem was 21.9% and 17.4% for Pseudomonas aeruginosa,respectively,and 67.5% and 68.1% for Acinetobacter baumannii,respectively.Conclusions Increasing resistance to the commonly used antimicrobial agents is still observed in clinical bacterial isolates.However,the prevalence of important crabapenem-resistant organisms such as crabapenem-resistant K.pneumoniae,P.aeruginosa,and A.baumannii showed a slightly decreasing trend.This finding suggests that strengthening bacterial resistance surveillance and multidisciplinary linkage are important for preventing the occurrence and development of bacterial resistance.


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