1.Family participatory multisensory support programme based on the enriched environment theory in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit
Jiaying WANG ; Mei LIN ; Dongmei XU ; Zhirong HUANG ; Songmei YANG ; Ting HUANG ; Liling HUANG ; Yujuan LI ; Xin DENG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(4):241-250
Objective:To explore the application effect of family participatory multisensory support programme based on the theory of enriched environment on preterm infants and their mothers in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Methods:A historical comparative study was conducted. One hundred and sixteen pairs of preterm infants and their mothers admitted to NICU, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities from March to October 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method and divided into control group and experimental group according to the time of admission. The control group was given routine care, while the experimental group implemented a family participatory multisensory support programme based on the enriched environment theory on the basis of the control group. The amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) scores and the Chinese version of Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale (PCI-FS-C) scores before and after intervention, the Gesell developmental quotients at 40 weeks and 3 months of gestational age, the Chinese version of Maternal Attachment Inventory (CMAI) scores of preterm mothers on the day of discharge and 1 and 3 months after discharge were compared between the two groups.Results:A total of 105 pairs of premature infants and their mothers were included, 52 premature infants of control group, 29 males and 23 females; 53 premature infants of experimental group, including 32 males and 21 females. Before intervention, there were no significant differences in aEEG scores and PCI-FS-C scores between the two groups (all P>0.05). After intervention, the scores of aEEG and PCI-FS-C in the experimental group were (10.91 ± 2.18) and (12.62 ± 1.32) points, respectively, which were higher than (9.67 ± 1.94) and (10.42 ± 1.45) points in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.06, 8.15, both P<0.05). The Gesell developmental quotient were (54.03 ± 9.73), (55.17 ± 11.19), (57.20 ± 11.04), (53.60 ± 9.74), (55.17 ± 10.11) at 40 weeks of gestational age, and (77.15 ± 11.55), (76.62 ± 9.90), (72.76 ± 11.90), (81.47 ± 10.01), (76.51 ± 12.25) at 3 months of gestational age, respectively, which were higher than the control group (49.70 ± 9.07), (49.06 ± 8.61), (52.41 ± 9.01), (49.28 ± 8.78), (50.07 ± 12.52), and (71.10 ± 11.87), (69.02 ± 12.53), (65.77 ± 12.24), (75.08 ± 11.08), (68.63 ± 10.89), the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.30-3.49, all P<0.05). The CMAI scores of preterm mothers in the experimental group were (82.81 ± 12.85), (87.70 ± 10.29), (95.91 ± 8.76) points on the day of discharge and 1 and 3 months after discharge, respectively, which were higher than (68.71 ± 14.15), (82.04 ± 11.87), (90.98 ± 11.13) points of the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t=5.35, 2.61, 2.52, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The family participatory multisensory support programme based on the theory of enriched environment can accelerate the maturation of brain electrical activity in preterm infants and promote brain function and neurobehavioural development; meanwhile, it improves maternal sensitivity and promotes the establishment of mother-infant attachment relationship in preterm infants.
2.Advances in corneal epithelial remodeling after cornel collagen cross-linking
International Eye Science 2025;25(12):1948-1952
As a corneal ectatic disease, keratoconus is characterized by increased corneal curvature, progressive thinning, and anterior protrusion of the cornea. Initially, patients often experience progressive myopia and irregular astigmatism. As the disease progresses, severe visual impairment may occur. Corneal collagen cross-linking(CXL)is currently recognized internationally as the only effective treatment to halt the progression of keratoconus. After the surgery, changes in stromal curvature subsequently lead to the regeneration and redistribution of corneal epithelial cells. It has been observed that the process of epithelial remodeling plays a crucial role in maintaining the smoothness and symmetry of the corneal surface, as well as in improving the visual recovery. However, the specific mechanism of epithelial remodeling in the visual recovery and efficacy maintenance after CXL surgery is still unclear. This review comprehensively summarizes the morphological characteristics, temporal patterns and clinical significance of corneal epithelial remodeling after CXL surgery, compares the effects of different CXL protocols on epithelial thickness, and explores the potential value of epithelial remodeling in the assessment of postoperative efficacy and the design of personalized surgical strategies, aiming to provide directions for further clinical practice and research.
3.Family participatory multisensory support programme based on the enriched environment theory in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit
Jiaying WANG ; Mei LIN ; Dongmei XU ; Zhirong HUANG ; Songmei YANG ; Ting HUANG ; Liling HUANG ; Yujuan LI ; Xin DENG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(4):241-250
Objective:To explore the application effect of family participatory multisensory support programme based on the theory of enriched environment on preterm infants and their mothers in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Methods:A historical comparative study was conducted. One hundred and sixteen pairs of preterm infants and their mothers admitted to NICU, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities from March to October 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method and divided into control group and experimental group according to the time of admission. The control group was given routine care, while the experimental group implemented a family participatory multisensory support programme based on the enriched environment theory on the basis of the control group. The amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) scores and the Chinese version of Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale (PCI-FS-C) scores before and after intervention, the Gesell developmental quotients at 40 weeks and 3 months of gestational age, the Chinese version of Maternal Attachment Inventory (CMAI) scores of preterm mothers on the day of discharge and 1 and 3 months after discharge were compared between the two groups.Results:A total of 105 pairs of premature infants and their mothers were included, 52 premature infants of control group, 29 males and 23 females; 53 premature infants of experimental group, including 32 males and 21 females. Before intervention, there were no significant differences in aEEG scores and PCI-FS-C scores between the two groups (all P>0.05). After intervention, the scores of aEEG and PCI-FS-C in the experimental group were (10.91 ± 2.18) and (12.62 ± 1.32) points, respectively, which were higher than (9.67 ± 1.94) and (10.42 ± 1.45) points in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.06, 8.15, both P<0.05). The Gesell developmental quotient were (54.03 ± 9.73), (55.17 ± 11.19), (57.20 ± 11.04), (53.60 ± 9.74), (55.17 ± 10.11) at 40 weeks of gestational age, and (77.15 ± 11.55), (76.62 ± 9.90), (72.76 ± 11.90), (81.47 ± 10.01), (76.51 ± 12.25) at 3 months of gestational age, respectively, which were higher than the control group (49.70 ± 9.07), (49.06 ± 8.61), (52.41 ± 9.01), (49.28 ± 8.78), (50.07 ± 12.52), and (71.10 ± 11.87), (69.02 ± 12.53), (65.77 ± 12.24), (75.08 ± 11.08), (68.63 ± 10.89), the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.30-3.49, all P<0.05). The CMAI scores of preterm mothers in the experimental group were (82.81 ± 12.85), (87.70 ± 10.29), (95.91 ± 8.76) points on the day of discharge and 1 and 3 months after discharge, respectively, which were higher than (68.71 ± 14.15), (82.04 ± 11.87), (90.98 ± 11.13) points of the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t=5.35, 2.61, 2.52, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The family participatory multisensory support programme based on the theory of enriched environment can accelerate the maturation of brain electrical activity in preterm infants and promote brain function and neurobehavioural development; meanwhile, it improves maternal sensitivity and promotes the establishment of mother-infant attachment relationship in preterm infants.
4.Evaluation of asymptomatic ocular surface disorders in hospitalized patients with primary pterygium before surgery
Chengfang ZHU ; Zhirong LIN ; Xie FANG ; Xianwen XIAO ; Zhiwen XIE ; Shunrong LUO ; Bin LIU ; Xumin SHANG ; Nuo DONG ; Huping WU
International Eye Science 2024;24(1):131-135
AIM: To investigate the preoperative ocular symptoms and the characteristics of asymptomatic ocular surface abnormalities in hospitalized patients with primary pterygium.METHODS: Cross-sectional study. Hospitalized patients diagnosed with primary pterygium and scheduled to receive pterygium excision surgery at the Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University from August 2022 to October 2022 were enrolled. Ocular surface disease index questionnaire(OSDI), six examinations including non-invasive tear film break-up time, Schirmer I test, tear meniscus height, lid margin abnormality, meibomian gland dropout and tear film lipid layer thickness, and anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT)were performed and statistically analyzed.RESULTS: A total of 178 cases(178 eyes), with a mean age of 54.39±10.75 years old, were recruited, including 75 males(42.1%)and 103 females(57.9%). The average values of ocular surface parameters in these patients included OSDI: 11.47±9.69, tear film break-up time: 7.10±3.86 s; tear meniscus height: 0.16±0.07 mm, Schirmer I test values: 14.39±7.29 mm/5 min, and pterygium thickness: 504.74±175.87 μm. Totally 161 eyes(90.4%)presented with abnormal lid margin, 44 eyes(24.7%)presented with meibomian gland dropout score ≥4, 52 eyes(29.2%)presented with low lipid layer thickness. In the 6 objective examinations, abnormalities in at least 4 of these tests were found in 85.4% of eyes. Pterygium morphology was classified into four grades: 10 eyes(5.6%)of grade Ⅰ, 93 eyes(52.2%)of grade Ⅱ, 60 eyes(33.7%)of grade Ⅲ, and 15 eyes(8.4%)of grade Ⅳ. In patients with a higher grade of pterygium, the tear film break-up time was lower, and the proportion of abnormal lid margin was also significantly higher(P<0.05). The patients were further divided into two subgroups, including 121 eyes(68.0%)with normal OSDI <13 in the normal group and 57 eyes(32.0%)with OSDI ≥13 in the abnormal group. No significant difference was found in the proportion of meibomian gland dysfunction between the two groups of patients(71.9% vs. 71.9%, P=0.872). In addition, there were differences in the number of abnormal objective examinations(4.11±0.85 vs. 4.91±0.99, P<0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Asymptomatic ocular surface abnormalities were present preoperatively in patients hospitalized for primary pterygium. A comparable high incidence of structural or functional meibomian gland dysfunction existed in pterygium patients with or without apparent ocular discomfort. More attention should be paid to the ocular surface abnormalities in those asymptomatic patients before primary pterygium surgery.
5.Immunostimulatory gene therapy combined with checkpoint blockade reshapes tumor microenvironment and enhances ovarian cancer immunotherapy.
Yunzhu LIN ; Xiang WANG ; Shi HE ; Zhongxin DUAN ; Yunchu ZHANG ; Xiaodong SUN ; Yuzhu HU ; Yuanyuan ZHANG ; Zhiyong QIAN ; Xiang GAO ; Zhirong ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2024;14(2):854-868
Immune evasion has made ovarian cancer notorious for its refractory features, making the development of immunotherapy highly appealing to ovarian cancer treatment. The immune-stimulating cytokine IL-12 exhibits excellent antitumor activities. However, IL-12 can induce IFN-γ release and subsequently upregulate PDL-1 expression on tumor cells. Therefore, the tumor-targeting folate-modified delivery system F-DPC is constructed for concurrent delivery of IL-12 encoding gene and small molecular PDL-1 inhibitor (iPDL-1) to reduce immune escape and boost anti-tumor immunity. The physicochemical characteristics, gene transfection efficiency of the F-DPC nanoparticles in ovarian cancer cells are analyzed. The immune-modulation effects of combination therapy on different immune cells are also studied. Results show that compared with non-folate-modified vector, folate-modified F-DPC can improve the targeting of ovarian cancer and enhance the transfection efficiency of pIL-12. The underlying anti-tumor mechanisms include the regulation of T cells proliferation and activation, NK activation, macrophage polarization and DC maturation. The F-DPC/pIL-12/iPDL-1 complexes have shown outstanding antitumor effects and low toxicity in peritoneal model of ovarian cancer in mice. Taken together, our work provides new insights into ovarian cancer immunotherapy. Novel F-DPC/pIL-12/iPDL-1 complexes are revealed to exert prominent anti-tumor effect by modulating tumor immune microenvironment and preventing immune escape and might be a promising treatment option for ovarian cancer treatment.
6.Progress in methodological research on bridging the efficacy-effectiveness gap of clinical interventions (1): to improve the validity of real-world evidence
Zuoxiang LIU ; Zilin LONG ; Zhirong YANG ; Shuyuan SHI ; Xinran XU ; Houyu ZHAO ; Zuyao YANG ; Zhu FU ; Haibo SONG ; Tengfei LIN ; Siyan ZHAN ; Feng SUN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(2):286-293
Objective:Differences between randomized controlled trial (RCT) results and real world study (RWS) results may not represent a true efficacy-effectiveness gap because efficacy-effectiveness gap estimates may be biased when RWS and RCT differ significantly in study design or when there is bias in RWS result estimation. Secondly, when there is an efficacy- effectiveness gap, it should not treat every patient the same way but assess the real-world factors influencing the intervention's effectiveness and identify the subgroup likely to achieve the desired effect.Methods:Six databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Data, and VIP) were searched up to 31 st December 2022 with detailed search strategies. A scoping review method was used to integrate and qualitatively describe the included literature inductively. Results:Ten articles were included to discuss how to use the RCT research protocol as a template to develop the corresponding RWS research protocol. Moreover, based on correctly estimating the efficacy-effectiveness gap, evaluate the intervention effect in the patient subgroup to confirm the subgroup that can achieve the expected benefit-risk ratio to bridge the efficacy-effectiveness gap.Conclusion:Using real-world data to simulate key features of randomized controlled clinical trial study design can improve the authenticity and effectiveness of study results and bridge the efficacy-effectiveness gap.
7.Progress in methodological research on bridging the efficacy-effectiveness gap of clinical interventions(2): to improve the extrapolation of efficacy
Zuoxiang LIU ; Zilin LONG ; Zhirong YANG ; Shuyuan SHI ; Xinran XU ; Houyu ZHAO ; Zuyao YANG ; Zhu FU ; Haibo SONG ; Tengfei LIN ; Siyan ZHAN ; Feng SUN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(4):579-584
Objective:Randomized controlled trials (RCT) usually have strict implementation criteria. The included subjects' characteristics of the conditions for the intervention implementation are quite different from the actual clinical environment, resulting in discrepancies between the risk-benefit of interventions in actual clinical use and the risk-benefit shown in RCT. Therefore, some methods are needed to enhance the extrapolation of RCT results to evaluate the real effects of drugs in real people and clinical practice settings.Methods:Six databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Data, and VIP) were searched up to 31 st December 2022 with detailed search strategies. A scoping review method was used to integrate and qualitatively describe the included literature inductively. Results:A total of 12 articles were included. Three methods in the included literature focused on: ①improving the design of traditional RCT to increase population representation; ②combining RCT Data with real-world data (RWD) for analysis;③calibrating RCT results according to real-world patient characteristics.Conclusions:Improving the design of RCT to enhance the population representation can improve the extrapolation of the results of RCT. Combining RCT data with RWD can give full play to the advantages of data from different sources; the results of the RCT were calibrated against real-world population characteristics so that the effects of interventions in real-world patient populations can be predicted.
8.Correlation between pen-holding posture, grip strength and myopia in school-aged children
Yuxiao WU ; Zhengyang TAO ; Zhirong XU ; Yu LIN ; Hongwei DENG ; Jun ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(9):827-833
Objective:To investigate the correlation between pen-holding posture, grip strength and myopia.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed.A total of 496 school-aged children in grades 1-6, who underwent eye examinations at Shenzhen Eye Hospital from November 2021 to May 2022 were consecutively enrolled as subjects.The subjects' age, grade, sex, refractive error and age of school enrollment were recorded.Subjects' grip strength and pen-holding posture were obtained with an electronic grip strength meter and a tool pen, and subjects were divided into correct pen-holding posture group and incorrect pen-holding posture group according to their pen-holding posture.Propensity scores for sex, grade, age at school entry, and grip strength in the two groups were matched using the nearest neighbor matching method.Multifactorial binary logistic regression analysis was performed with binocular myopia, monocular myopia, and emmetropia as dependent variables and grip strength, grade, refractive error, and pen-holding posture as independent variables.The correlation between grip strength and spherical equivalent was examined by Spearman rank correlation analysis and partial correlation analysis.This study protocol adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shenzhen Eye Hospital (No.2022KYPJ032).Results:After matching propensity scores, there were 101 cases and 197 cases in the correct pen-holding posture group and incorrect pen-holding posture group, respectively.There was no statistical significance in sex, grade, age at enrollment, and grip strength between the two groups (all at P>0.05).Multinomial logistic regression results showed that using emmetropia as a reference, higher grade (4 versus 1∶7.601[1.307-44.206]; 5 versus 1∶4.392[1.039-18.562]), presence of anisometropia (21.366[5.750-79.397]) were relative risk factors for monocular myopia (all at P<0.05), and higher grade (3 versus 1∶4.389[1.783-10.800]); 4 versus 1∶15.398[3.267-72.574]; 5 versus 1∶7.447[2.232-24.851]; 6 versus 1∶6.462[2.116-19.734]) were relative risk factors for binocular myopia (all at P<0.05).Taking monocular myopia as a reference, higher grade (6 versus 1∶4.582[1.193-17.589]), presence of anisometropia (0.141[0.069-0.289]), and irregular pen-holding posture (2.608[1.340-5.075]) were associated factors for binocular myopia (all at P<0.05).According to partial correlation analysis, the spherical equivalent of the right eye of children with incorrect pen-holding posture was negatively correlated with the grip strength ( rs=-0.141, P=0.047). Conclusions:There is an association between pen-holding posture and myopia in school-aged children.Children with greater grip strength and incorrect pen-holding posture may have higher degrees of right eye refractive error.
9.Analysis of doctor′s diagnosis and treatment behavior before and after the implementation of diagnosis-intervention packet based on propensity score matching: taking chronic diseases as an example
Lu LI ; Lizhong LIANG ; Yanwei LIN ; Zhirong ZENG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2023;39(3):195-200
Objective:To analyze the effect of the implementation of diagnosis-intervention packet (DIP) on the doctors′ diagnosis and treatment behavior of chronic diseases, so as to provide reference for further improving medical insurance payment related policies.Methods:The first page information of chronic disease patients admitted to hospitals with diabetes, hypertension and coronary atherosclerotic heart disease as the main conditions in 103 hospitals at all levels and township health centers in a city from 2016 to 2020 was collected, and the patients were divided into non-DIP group and DIP group according to the implementation time of DIP. After 1∶1 propensity score matching to balance the general conditions of the 2 groups, the diagnosis and treatment behaviors were analyzed from two dimensions: diagnostic behavior and treatment behavior. The grade A rate of medical record writing, admission and discharge diagnosis coincidence rate, and the average length of stay were used to evaluate the diagnostic behavior; the proportion of drugs and the degree of change in the cost structure were used as the evaluation indicators of treatment behavior.Results:After matching, 41 050 patients were included in both the non-DIP group and the DIP group.From the perspective of diagnostic behavior, the grade A rate of medical record writing in the non-DIP group and the DIP group was 99.40% and 99.83%, the coincidence rate of admission and discharge diagnosis was 58.42% and 61.79%, the average hospital stay was 8.03 days and 7.04 days respectively, and the difference between the groups was significant ( P<0.05). From the view of treatment behavior, the proportion of drugs decreased from 33.00% in the non-DIP group to 27.59% in the DIP group, with a significant difference ( P<0.05); the drug cost represented by Western medicine changed negatively, while the diagnostic cost showed a positive change. Conclusions:DIP has played a certain role in regulating doctors′ diagnosis and treatment behavior for chronic diseases. Among them, doctors have significantly improved their diagnostic behavior for chronic diseases, and the proportion of drugs in treatment behavior has been well controlled.
10.Analysis on the risk of refracture after osteoporotic vertebral fracture with changes in blood calcium and bone metabolism
Hong PAN ; Hong CHEN ; Zongyang LIN ; Zhirong LIU ; Shuchen DING
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2022;16(1):108-112
Objective:To study the risk of refracture after osteoporotic vertebral fracture with changes in blood calcium and bone metabolism.Methods:260 patients with osteoporotic vertebral fracture treated in our hospital from Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2020 were selected for study. All patients were treated with kyphoplasty. The clinical curative effect, blood calcium, PINP, and β-CTX level changes were observed, postoperative recurrence was followed up. Clinical data of fracture patients were collected, risk factors of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in patients with postoperative recurrence of fracture were analyzed, receiver-operating characteristic curve was drawn to analyze the predictive value of blood calcium, PINP, andβ-CTX in postoperative recurrence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture.Results:The total clinical response rate was 95.77% (249/260) after treatment. After treatment, serum calcium, PINP, and β-CTX decreased with time, and the difference was significant ( P<0.05) . All patients were followed up for 6 months. There were 81 cases (31.15%) suffering postoperative fracture and 179 cases (68.85%) without fracture. According to univariate analysis, there were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, BMI, history of trauma, underlying disease, site of surgical vertebral body, segment of surgical vertebral body, correction angle of sagittal kyphosis, or amount of bone cement injection between the two groups ( P>0.05) . Long-term history of glucocorticoid use, preoperative fractured vertebra number, surgical vertebra number, blood calcium, PINP, β-CTX, fracture compression rate, vertebra height recovery rate, reinforced vertebra number, and bone cement leakage were correlated with postoperative recurrence of fracture in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fracture ( P<0.05) . Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that long-term history of glucocorticoid use, preoperative number of fractured vertebrae, surgical vertebra number, fracture compression rate, vertebral height recovery rate, enhanced vertebral body number, bone cement leakage, blood calcium, PINP, and β-CTX were all independent risk factors for postoperative recurrence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture ( P<0.05) . ROC curve results showed that AUC, 95%CI and truncation value were 0.820, 0.770-0.871 and 2.12mmol/L vs 0.915, 0.873-0.957 and 45.51 ng/mL vs 0.973, 0.957-0.988, and 463.29 for serum calcium, PINP, and β-CTX respectively in predicting the recurrence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Conclusion:Kyphoplasty has a significant effect on osteoporotic vertebral fracture, and it can effectively improve the serum calcium, PINP, and β-CTX, which have a certain monitoring value for postoperative recurrence of fracture.

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