1.Application of health-related quality of life assessment in patients with chronic hepatitis B and related advances
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(1):133-140
The transformation of traditional biomedical model into the bio-psycho-social medical model means that the purpose of clinical diagnosis and treatment not only focuses on the disease itself, but also emphasizes the quality of life and happiness index of patients. Since chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is infectious and has high rates of recurrence and progression, patients have to bear many pressures in terms of physiology, psychology, economy, and society, which seriously affects their quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to perform health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessments for patients with CHB. This article reviews the clinical significance and measurement tools of HRQoL assessments in patients with CHB and summarizes the influencing factors for HRQoL in CHB patients and the measures to improve their HRQoL. This article will provide theoretical support for dynamic monitoring of HRQoL in CHB patients and practical guidance for optimizing the clinical diagnosis and treatment regimens for CHB and improving the quality of life of patients.
2.The Chinese version of Chronic Illness Rejection and Discrimination Scale: reliability and validity in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Yingjia XU ; Wei HE ; Songhong XIE ; Mingya LI ; Fei HUANG
Sichuan Mental Health 2025;38(1):78-83
BackgroundPerceived discrimination has been identified as a main risk factor for depression in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Chronic Illness Rejection and Discrimination Scale (CIRDS) is a measure for assessing perceived discrimination in individuals with chronic disease. However, the Chinese version of CIRDS for maintenance hemodialysis patients has not yet been established. ObjectiveTo translate CIRDS into Chinese version and evaluate its reliability and validity in maintenance hemodialysis patients, so as to provide an effective tool for assessing the perceived discrimination among maintenance hemodialysis patients. MethodsThe Brislin's model for translation, back-translation, cross-cultural adaptation and pre-experimentation was utilized to develop a Chinese version of CIRDS. A coherent of 250 maintenance hemodialysis patients attending Taihe Hospital Affiliated to Hubei Medical College, from July to October 2023 were selected as the research subjects. The formal scale was refined by employing item analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The validity of the scale was evaluated using content validity and construct validity. The reliability of the scale was evaluated using Cronbach's α coefficient, test-retest reliability and split-half reliability. ResultsThe Chinese version of CIRDS consisted of 11 items, including 2 factors (perceived discrimination and perceived rejection). The scale-level content validity index (S-CVI) value was 0.898 and the item-level content validity index (I-CVI) values ranged from 0.875 to 1.000. Two common factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis and explained 65.41% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis also indicated that the model provided a good fit for the data. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.910, with Cronbach's α coefficients of 0.835 and 0.912 for the perceived discrimination and perceived rejection, respectively. The split-half reliability of the scale was 0.803, and the test-retest reliability was 0.920. ConclusionThe Chinese version of CIRDS has excellent reliability and validity, which can be used to evaluate the perceived discrimination in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
3.Effects of quality of life in patients with intermediate and advanced lung cancer undergoing different treatment regimens
WANG Yue ; HUANG Xiaotong ; ZHAO Fei ; Ding Lili ; WU Bingyi
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(3):272-275
Objective:
To examine the impacts of chemotherapy/radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and combined treatment on the quality of life in patients with intermediate and advanced lung cancer.
Methods:
The patients with intermediate and advanced lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy/radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and combined treatment for the first time were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Weifang City, Shandong Province, using a quota sampling method in September 2023. Basic information was collected using a general information questionnaire, and the quality of life was assessed using the Chinese version of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General. The investigation started on the 7th day of treatment, and the follow-ups were conducted at 3 and 6 months. The quality of life in patients with different treatment regimens and at different treatment time were compared using repeated measure analysis of variance.
Results:
There were 26 chemotherapy/radiotherapy patients, 32 targeted therapy patients, and 95 combination therapy patients. There were no significant differences in age, gender, place of residence, education level, self-rated economic status, medical insurance, pathological type and disease stage among the three treatment regimens (all P>0.05). The repeated measure analysis of variance showed an interaction effect between time and group among patients receiving the three treatment regimens (P<0.05). The quality of life scores of patients receiving combination therapy decreased with extended treatment time (all P<0.05). The quality of life scores of patients receiving targeted therapy at 3 and 6 months were lower than those treated for 7 days (both P<0.05). No significant differences were observed in quality of life scores among chemotherapy/radiotherapy patients with different treatment durations (all P>0.05). At 3 and 6 months, patients receiving combination therapy had lower quality of life scores compared to those receiving chemotherapy/radiotherapy or targeted therapy (all P<0.05).
Conclusion
The decline in quality of life for patients with intermediate and advanced lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy/radiotherapy and targeted therapy is less than that for patients receiving combined therapy.
4.Epidemiological characteristics of human brucellosis in Jiande City from 2005 to 2024
YANG Xianqing ; FANG Lihong ; FANG Lian ; ZHONG Rongwan ; WANG Fei ; LIANG Jie ; HUANG Yanyin ; XU Xiaoping
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(3):304-307,311
Objective:
To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of human brucellosis in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province from 2005 to 2024, so as to provide the evidence for strengthening the prevention and control of brucellosis.
Methods:
Data on brucellosis cases and surveillance in Jiande City from 2005 to 2024 were collected through the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System, the annual brucellosis surveillance reports from the Jiande Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the annual summaries of brucellosis prevention and control efforts. The epidemiological characteristics of human brucellosis were analyzed using a descriptive epidemiological method.
Results:
A total of 1 125 individuals were monitored in Jiande City from 2005 to 2024, with 18 seropositive cases identified and the seropositivity rate of 1.60%. The average annual seropositivity rate from 2015 to 2024 was 3.35%, which was significantly higher than that of 0.57% from 2005 to 2014 (P<0.05). There were 10 confirmed brucellosis cases and 8 asymptomatic infections, with no reported deaths. The peak incidence occurred between March and August. Among the 16 towns (streets) in Jiande City, 8 reported brucellosis cases. Of the brucellosis cases, 14 were male and 4 were female, with a male-to-female ratio of 3.5∶1. The majority of cases (13 cases) were aged between 40 and 60 years. Occupational exposure was identified in 16 cases, all of whom were infected through direct hand contact with the excreta, secretions, or animal products of infected sheep or cattle. The primary source of infection was sheep, followed by cattle. Five strains of Brucella were isolated and cultured, all identified as Brucella melitensis biovar 3.
Conclusions
The brucellosis epidemic in Jiande City remained at a sporadic and low prevalence level from 2005 to 2024, with an increasing trend observed from 2015 to 2024. Male occupational groups aged 40 to 60 years were the key population for brucellosis prevention and control, and sheep were the primary source of infection.
5.Study on secondary metabolites of Penicillium expansum GY618 and their tyrosinase inhibitory activities
Fei-yu YIN ; Sheng LIANG ; Qian-heng ZHU ; Feng-hua YUAN ; Hao HUANG ; Hui-ling WEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2025;60(2):427-433
Twelve compounds were isolated from the rice fermentation extracts of
6.Stratified mucin-producing epithelial neoplastic lesions of the cervix: clinicohistologic and molecular pathological characteristics
LIU Yaling ; HUANG Xian ; WANG Fei ; HU Quanquan ; XUAN Lanlan
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(3):301-308
[摘 要] 目的:探究浸润性复层产生黏液的复层上皮癌(ISMC)的临床组织及分子病理特征。方法: 回顾性分析2018年1月至2024年4月间安徽医科大学安庆医学中心/安庆市立医院及皖南医学院第一附属医院/弋矶山医院的病理数据库的11例ISMC和4例产生黏液的复层上皮内病变(SMILE)的临床病理资料、免疫组化、阿利新蓝(AB)/过碘酸雪夫(PAS)染色、分子学检测及PD-L1表达情况。结果:ISMC患者多表现为阴道不规则流血。细胞质内含有黏液的细胞呈复层排列,周围呈栅栏状,肿瘤细胞可呈印戒样或胞质透明。ISMC不仅存在单纯型,也可呈混合型。ISMC具有高侵袭性的生物学特性。CK7、p16,p40和(或)p63表达呈癌巢周栅栏状阳性或局灶表达。AB/PAS染色阳性。人乳头状病毒(HPV)检测结果:ISMC中HPV16/18阳性(1/4),术前检测出HPV16/18阳性(4/6);SMILE组织中HPV阴性。ISMC均表达PD-L1。成功随访8例ISMC患者,时间4~39个月(平均20.50月),4例SMILE患者,时间1~25个月(平均8.25月),随访患者均存活,1例ISMC术后出现多脏器转移。结论:ISMC具有独特的形态学特征及免疫表型,表现为高侵袭性和不良预后。所有ISMC均呈PD-L1阳性,提示所有患者均可从PD-L1免疫治疗中获益。
7.Treatment response to nucleos(t)ide analogs in chronic hepatitis B with mildly elevated alanine aminotransferase: Letter to the editor on “Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B with mildly elevated aminotransferase: A rollover study from the TORCH-B trial”
Jian WANG ; Fei CAO ; Chuanwu ZHU ; Chao WU ; Rui HUANG
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2025;31(2):e140-e142
8.Treatment response to nucleos(t)ide analogs in chronic hepatitis B with mildly elevated alanine aminotransferase: Letter to the editor on “Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B with mildly elevated aminotransferase: A rollover study from the TORCH-B trial”
Jian WANG ; Fei CAO ; Chuanwu ZHU ; Chao WU ; Rui HUANG
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2025;31(2):e140-e142
9.Treatment response to nucleos(t)ide analogs in chronic hepatitis B with mildly elevated alanine aminotransferase: Letter to the editor on “Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B with mildly elevated aminotransferase: A rollover study from the TORCH-B trial”
Jian WANG ; Fei CAO ; Chuanwu ZHU ; Chao WU ; Rui HUANG
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2025;31(2):e140-e142
10.Analysis of syncopal DRVR in blood donors: multicenter hemovigilance data (2020—2023)
Junhong YANG ; Qing XU ; Wenqin ZHU ; Fei TANG ; Ruru HE ; Zhenping LU ; Zhujiang YE ; Fade ZHONG ; Gang WU ; Guoqiang FENG ; Xiaojie GUO ; Jia ZENG ; Xia HUANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(8):1071-1076
Objective: Data on syncopal donation-related vasovagal reaction (DRVR) collected from 74 blood centers between 2020 and 2023 was statistically analyzed to provide a reference for developing preventive strategies against syncopal DRVR. Methods: Data on blood donation adverse reactions and basic information of donors from 2020 to 2023 were collected through the information management system at monitoring sentinel sites. Statistical analysis was performed on the following aspects of syncopal DRVR: characteristics of donors who experienced syncope, reported incidence, triggers, duration, presence and occurrence time of syncope-related trauma, clinical management including outpatient and inpatient treatment, and severity grading. Results: From 2020 to 2023, 45 966 donation-related adverse reactions were recorded. Of these, 1 665 (3.72%) cases were syncopal DRVR. The incidence of syncopal DRVR decreased with age, being the highest in the 18-22 age group. Incidence was significantly higher in female donors than male donors, in first-time donors than repeat donors, and in university and individual donors than group donors (all P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference among different blood donation locations (P>0.05). The top three triggers were tension, fatigue, and needle phobia or fear of blood. Among syncopal DRVR cases, 60.36% occurred during blood collection, 87.63% lasted for less than 60 seconds, and 5.05% were accompanied by trauma. Notably, 57.14% of these traumas occurred after donor had left the blood collection site. Syncope severity was graded based on required treatment: grade 1 (fully recovered without treatment, 95.50%); grade 2 (recovered after outpatient treatment, 4.02%); and grade 3 (recovered after inpatient treatment, 0.48%). Conclusion: By analyzing the data of syncopal DRVR cases, it is possible to provide a reference for formulating blood donor safety policies.


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