1.Application of Life Tree Narrative Therapy in Alleviating Stigma among Long-term Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Stable Schizophrenia
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(1):83-88
To study the effect and influencing factors of life tree narrative therapy on alleviating stigma in long-term hospitalized patients with chronic stable schizophrenia, and focus on its intervention targets for long-term hospitalization patients with chronic stable schizophrenia. The group therapy plan was set up with life tree narrative therapy, 12 patients were selected to receive the therapy. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted before and after the therapy of life tree narrative therapy, and grounded theory was used to analyze the interview data. There were 5 therapeutic effects of life tree narrative therapy, including improvement of support system, reduction of stigma, improvement of interpersonal relationship, self-confidence, and the enthusiasm for participating in group therapy. And four core categories of influencing factors of life tree group therapy were summarized, which were group process, patients, leaders and other influencing factors. The biggest gain of life tree group therapy for patients is the improvement of the support system, which can promote patients to adjust their inpatient mentality and change their negative emotions. During the process of therapy, patient’s expectations of participating in the group have changed, and serious living and living in the moment have become the main goal at present, which is an additional benefit of group therapy.
2.Advances in the study of optimum chest compression point for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Hong ZHONG ; Bihua CHEN ; Jing LIANG ; Tingting HUANG ; Jianhong WANG ; Manhong ZHOU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2022;34(6):670-672
Chest compressions are a key component of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The determination of the optimal compression point (OCP) in adult CPR is an indispensable critical factor for high quality chest compressions (CCs). At present, the OCP for adult CPR is still controversial, which still needs further research and discussion. To provide theoretical reference for determining the OCP, this paper reviews the research progress of the OCP of adult CPR from the development process of compression point and hemodynamic mechanism, so as to improve the quality of CCs and the outcome of cardiac arrest (CA) patients.
3.High resolution CT findings and clinical features of COVID-19 in Guangzhou
Chengcheng YU ; Jing QU ; Lieguang ZHANG ; Songfeng JIANG ; Bihua CHEN ; Wanhua GUAN ; Qingxin GAN ; Deyang HUANG ; Zhoukun LING ; Rui JIANG ; Lin LIN ; Jinxin LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2020;54(4):314-317
Objective:To investigate the initial high resolution CT (HRCT) manifestations and clinical features of imported COVID-19 in Guangzhou.Methods:A retrospective analysis of 91 COVID-19 patients admitted to the Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital from January 22 to 30, 2020 was performed including 39 males and 52 females, with a median age of 50 (33-62) years,then their clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed.Results:The main clinical presentations included fever in 70 cases and cough in 57 cases(mainly dry cough in 39 cases). The first time HRCT showed that 24 cases with COVID-19 were normal, however other 67 cases were abnormal. The ground glass opacity in the lung on HRCT was found in 65 cases, including 64 cases with dilated blood vessel crossing the lesion, 50 cases with thickened adjacent pleura, and 47 cases with thickening of interstitial septum. The patchy opacity was seen in 42 cases, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. As for the lesion distribution, there were two cases with bilateral diffuse changes, 57 cases with multiple lesions, 8 cases with the lesion in only one lobe. The lesions were mainly located under the pleura area in 46 cases, including 39 cases in the lower lobe and other 7 cases in the upper lobe. And there were 13 cases without characteristic distribution in the lung.Conclusion:The initial images of COVID-19 in Guangzhou mainly showed multiple ground glass opacity, which were mostly seen in the subpleural and lower lung fields, most of them with thickened pulmonary interstitium. Guangzhou has a higher proportion of COVID-19 patients with mild and general patients, and some confirmed patients show negative HRCT for the first time. Patients without HRCT changes should be reviewed in a timely manner.
4. High resolution CT findings and clinical features of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Guangzhou
Chengcheng YU ; Jing QU ; Lieguang ZHANG ; Songfeng JIANG ; Bihua CHEN ; Wanhua GUAN ; Qingxin GAN ; Deyang HUANG ; Zhoukun LING ; Rui JIANG ; Lin LIN ; Jinxin LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2020;54(0):E010-E010
Objective:
To investigate the initial HRCT manifestations and clinical features of imported novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) in Guangzhou.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of 91 NCP patients admitted to the Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital from January 22 to 30, 2020 was performed including 39 males and 52 females, with a median age of 50 (33-62) years, then their clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed.
Results:
The main clinical presentations included fever in 70 cases and cough in 57 cases(mainly dry coughin39 cases). The first time HRCT showed that 24 cases with NCP were normal, however other 67 cases were abnormal. The ground glass opacity in the lung on HRCT was found in 65 cases, including 64 cases with dilated blood vessel crossing the lesion, 50 cases with thickened adjacent pleura, and 47 cases with thickening of interstitial septum. The patchy opacity was seen in 42 cases, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. As for the lesion distribution, there were two cases with bilateral diffuse changes, 57 cases with multiple lesions, 8 cases with the lesion in only one lobe. The lesions were mainly located under the pleura area in 46 cases, including 39 cases in the lower lobe and other 7 cases in the upper lobe. And there were 13 cases without characteristic distribution in the lung.
Conclusions
The initial images of NCP in Guangzhou mainly showed multiple ground glass opacity, which were mostly seen in the subpleural and lower lung fields, most of them with thickened pulmonary interstitium. Guangzhou has a higher proportion of NCP patients with mild and general patients, and some confirmed patients show negative HRCT for the first time. Patients without HRCT changes should be reviewed in a timely manner.
5.Effect of tea polyphenois on the growth of human papilIomavirus 16 subgenes-immortalized human cervical epithelial cells
Ziyin MO ; Quan CHEN ; Huaping LI ; Xinyue DAI ; Liqian PENG ; Zhonghao YIN ; Jiusui HUANG ; Bihua LIANG ; Runxiang LI ; Zhenjie LI ; Ridong YANG ; Huilan ZHU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2018;51(12):892-896
Objective To explore the effect of tea polyphenols on the growth of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) subgenes-immortalized human cervical epithelial cells (H8 cells).Methods Cultured H8 cells were divided into 5 groups to be treated with 0 (control group),6.25,12.5,25 and 50 mg/L tea polyphenols respectively for 24,36,and 48 hours,and then cell counting kit-8 (CCK8)assay was performed to detect cell proliferation.After 24 hours of incubation,flow cytometry was conducted to detect cell apoptosis and cell cycle,and fluorescence microscopy to observe the morphology of apoptotic cells.Results After incubation with tea polyphenols at different concentrations for 24,36 and 48 hours,the proliferation of H8 cells was inhibited,and 12.5 mg/L tea polyphenols could inhibit the relative growth rate of H8 cells in a time-dependent manner.Flow cytometry showed that there was a significant difference in cell apoptosis rate among the 6.25-,12.5-,25-,50-mg/L tea polyphenols groups and the control group (52.62% ± 0.62%,52.22% ± 0.72%,42.52% ± 0.90%,45.96% ± 2.11%,29.96% ± 0.70% respectively,F =272.0,P < 0.05).Moreover,all the tea polyphenol groups showed significantly increased cell apoptosis rate compared with the control group (all P < 0.05).Fluorescence microscopy showed karyopyknosis,nuclear fragmentation and other typical apoptotic morphological changes in H8 cells in tea polyphenols groups.There were significant differences in the percentage of cells in G1,G2 phase and cell proliferation index among the 5 groups (all P < 0.05).Compared with the control group,the 6.25-,12.5-,25-mg/L tea polyphenols groups showed significantly increased percentage of cells in G1 phase (55.96% ± 0.72%,54.12% ± 3.20%,65.30% ± 1.51% respectively,all P < 0.05),but significantly decreased percentage of cells in G2 phase (3.17 ± 1.82%,4.94 ± 1.46%,4.65 ± 4.26% respectively,all P < 0.05) and lower cell proliferation index(0.44 ± 0.01,0.46 ± 0.02,0.36 ± 0.01 respectively,all P < 0.05).Conclusion Tea polyphenols can inhibit the proliferation of H8 cells,induce cell apoptosis,and block cell cycle progression.
6.Observation about the treatment effect with home-made suction drainage and algoplaque on severe pressure sore
Bihua HU ; Yuzhen HE ; Hui LI ; Xianglian WEI ; Zhihong HUANG ; Qiang WU ; Guanchu LUO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(11):810-814
Objective Observation and discussion about the treatment effect with home-made vacuum drainage and Algoplaque on severe pressure ulcers. Methods The patients with severe pressure ulcers selected from Yuebei Peole′s Hospital of Shaoguan city from January to December 2016 were randomly divided into three groups:experimental group, control group A and group B (30 cases in each). The patients were treated with home-made vacuum drainage and Algoplaque in the experimental group, meanwhile a simple use of Algoplaque treatment in control group A and VSD technology in control group B only. Observed and compared the effect in the three groups on the time of dressing change, wound healing time and the total cost. Results The wound healing time of experimental group.contral group A and group B were (24.10 ± 2.12), (33.26 ± 1.71), (27.87 ± 1.95) days, the times of dressing change were 5.52 ± 0.96, 35.84 ± 1.81, 7.23 ± 1.09, dressing costs were (629.95 ± 28.10) yuan, (1354.29 ± 301.63) yuan, (10825.38±1678.21) yuan, and the differences were statistically significant (F=175.961, 5017.527, 1029.377, all P<0.01), and the wound healing time, dressing times, dressing costs were lower than the control group A and B in the observation group. Conclusion The treatment of home-made vacuum drainage and Algoplaque on patients with severe pressure ulcers can obviously reduce the time of dressing change and wound recovery, and the cost also. It is worthy to promote in clinic.
7.Study on reducing the reoccurrence of pressure sores on high-risk elderly patients by continuing nursing intervention
Bihua HU ; Hui LI ; Xianglian WEI ; Zhi HUANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2016;32(17):1285-1288
Objective To investigate the effect of continuing nursing on elderly patients with high risk of pressure sores. Methods High-risk elderly patients with pressure sores healed in our hospital in January 2014 to December 2014 were divided into control group and observation group with 130 cases in each group by random number table. The control group received routine follow-up service, while the observation group were intervened by continuing nursing care. To observe the differences before and after the interventions in both groups on the patient's quality of life and the incidence of pressure sores. Results There was statistically significance on mental function scores (t=12.393, P=0.000), social function score (t=8.459, P=0.000) and overall quality of life score (t=12.750, P=0.000) between the two groups after the interventions. Meanwhile, there was no statistically significance on material life score (t =-1.913, P=0.057) and physical function score (t=-0.328, P=0.744). The difference of the re-occurrence of pressure sores in the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=35.96, P=0.000), either. Conclusions Continuing nursing intervention can obviously reduce the risk the re-occurrence of pressure sores on high-risk elderly patients, in particular to improve the quality of life aspects of mental function and social function in patients, meanwhile with no obvious improvement in that of material life and body functions.
8.Clinical and prognostic analysis of 21 cases of primary breast lymphoma.
Bihua LUO ; Jianqing HUANG ; Zixun YAN ; Weili ZHAO ; Li WANG
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2015;36(4):277-281
OBJECTIVETo analyze the clinical features, therapeutic methods and prognosis of primary breast lymphoma (PBL).
METHODSTwenty-one PBL patients treated in Ruijin Hospital from January 2003 to December 2013 were included in this study, with 17 diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLBCL), 1 mucosa-associated lymphoid tumor (MALT), 1 follicular lymphoma (FL), 1 Burkitt lymphoma and 1 subcutaneous peniculitis T-cell lymphoma according to the WHO 2008 classification. Of 21 patients, only one patient with MALT has bulged tumor mass (>7 cm), other patients had tumor mass <5 cm. Six patients had core needle biopsy of tumor, 2 modified radical operation, and others tumor excision for diagnosis. All the patients received chemotherapy. The impacts of surgery, rituximab and prophylaxis with lumbar puncture on the outcomes of patients were analyzed. Survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method and compared by log-rank test. All the results were analyzed by SPSS 10.0.
RESULTSAmong 21 PBL patients, 19 achieved complete remission (CR), 1 partial remission (PR) and 1 disease progression (PD). Followed-up till July 2014, with median follow-up of 14 months (6-75 months), only one patient died, with 3-year survival of 92.3%. Compared with chemotherapy alone, the progression-free survival (PFS) of combination therapy (surgery plus chemotherapy) was significant longer (P=0.015), but without statistic differences of CR rate and overall survival (OS) between two groups. Among the 20 patients with CD20-positive tumor cells, 17 received Rituximab. PFS and OS, as well as CR rate of PBL had no difference between the treatment with and without Rituximab. The incidence of central nervous system (CNS) infiltration had no difference between patients with and without CNS prophylaxis through lumber-puncture and intrathecal injection.
CONCLUSIONWith the common subtype of DLBCL, PBL patients had good outcome. Surgery, as a method to obtain tumor samples for diagnosis, could not prolong OS of patients. Therefore, radical operation shouldn't be recommended. PBL was reported to have high risk of CNS events, but prophylaxis with lumber puncture and intrathecal injection couldn't decrease the incidence of CNS infiltration.
Breast Neoplasms ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Disease-Free Survival ; Humans ; Lymphoma ; Prognosis ; Remission Induction ; Rituximab
9.Significance of serum amyloid A expression in adipose tissues of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus
Min ZHONG ; Manhua DAI ; Ailing LIU ; Bihua LI ; Weiqun HUANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2015;17(4):533-536
Objective To investigate the expression of serum amyloid A (SAA) in patients adipose tissue with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the correlations between SAA and insulin resistance (IR) and body mass index (BMI).Methods A total of 60 single full-term pregnant women underwent cesarean section from June 2013 to December 2013 was enrolled in this study (GDM group,n =30;control group,n =30);serum SAA level was detected with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA);and mRNA expression of SAA1 in adipose tissue was determined by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR);SPSS software was used to compare these markers,and the correlations between SAA and HOMA-IR,BMI were analyzed with Pearson correlation method.Results SAA,mRNA expressions in omental and subcutaneous fat in GDM group (0.447 ± 0.069,0.291 ± 0.067) were significantly higher than those in control group (0.194 ± 0.070,0.231 ± 0.068,P < 0.01).Serum SAA levels [(21.038 ± 6.648) mg/L] and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance(HOMA-IR) (4.168± 2.416) in GDM group were significantly higher than those in control group [(14.384 ± 12.770) mg/L,2.045 ± 1.008,P < 0.05];SAA1 mRNA expression levels in omental and subcutaneous fat were positively correlated with serum SAA (r =0.353,0.342,P < 0.01).SAA1 mRNA expression levels in omental were positively correlated to pregestational BMI,late gestational BMI,weight gain in pregnancy and HOMA-IR (r =0.543,0.644,0.340,0.473,P < 0.01),and SAA1 mRNA expression levels in subcutaneous fat were positively correlated to pregestational BMI,late gestational BMI,and HOMA-IR (r =0.788,0.693,0.504,P < 0.01),but was no correlation with weight gain in pregnancy(r =0.013,P > 0.05).Conclusions SAA mRNA expressions in omental and subcutaneous fat in GDM group and serum SAA levels increase,which is positively correlated with BMI and the degree of insulin resistance,SAA may participate in the formation of GDM by increasing insulin resistance.SAA may be used as a new monitor of GDM.
10.Umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells transplantion for polymyositis/dermatomyositis:variation of Th cytokines
Qin LAI ; Lian YU ; Yongrong QIU ; Longtian CHEN ; Jianqing HUANG ; Yumin LI ; Li ZHANG ; Weihao WU ; Aiyu WU ; Bihua LUO ; Pan TIAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(14):2186-2191
BACKGROUND:In recent years, the application of stem cel s to treat autoimmune diseases has become a hot spot. But, studies on umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cel s transplantation for the treatment of polymyositis/dermatomyositis are rarely reported. OBJECTIVE:To explore the immunologic mechanism of Th cytokines on the occurrence and development of polymyositis/dermatomyositis by observing the changes in serum interferon-γ, interleukin-4 and interleukin-17 in patients after umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cel s transplantation. METHODS:Eighty-one polymyositis/dermatomyositis patients were selected and divided into conventional therapy group (n=44) undergoing glucocorticoid and immunosuppressants therapy and cel transplantation group (n=37) undergoing intravenous infusion of umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cel s at a density of (3.5-5.2 )×107 . Dosing regimen was same in the two groups. After fol ow-up of 1, 3, 6 months, the changes of creatine kinase and myodynamia were evaluated;after fol ow-up of 3 and 6 months, lung imaging was evaluated;in the cel transplantation group, interferon-γ, interleukin-4 and interleukin-17 levels were detected before treatment and at 3 and 6 months after treatment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At 1, 3, 6 months after treatment, the creatine kinase level was significantly decreased, and the muscle force grade was significantly increased in both groups (both P<0.001). Compared with the conventional therapy group, the creatine kinase level was lower and the muscle force grade was higher in the cel transplantation group (both P<0.001). Results from lung imaging test showed a remarkable improvement after cel transplantation, and it indicated that umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cel s transplantation had good stability. At 6 months after transplantation, the level of interferon-γwas significantly increased, while the interleukin-4 level was decreased significantly (both P<0.01);at 3, 6 months after cel transplantation, the levels of interleukin-17 were significantly decreased (P<0.01). Levels of interleukin-4 and interleukin-17 were positively correlated with the level of creatine kinase at 6 months after cel transplantation (r=0.467, 0.488, both P<0.05), but there was no obvious correlation between the levels of interferon-γand creatine kinase (r=0.213, P>0.05). These findings indicate umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cel s transplantation combined with glucocorticoid and immunosuppressants therapy can adjust immune network effects and improve the immune tolerance in polymyositis/dermatomyositis patients, which is safe and effective.

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