Objective:To understand the current status and analyze the factors of demoralization of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), providing references for targeted psychological interventions of nursing staff.Methods:Using the cross-sectional survey method, from August 2022 to January 2023, 282 CHF patients who were followed up in the Cardiovascular Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were selected as the study subjects. They were investigated using the General Information Questionnaire, Demoralization Scale Revised Mandarin Version, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF), and the factors influencing the demoralization of CHF patients were analyzed using univariate analysis and multiple linear regression.Results:Among 282 cases, male 172 cases, female 110 cases, aged (62.29±10.05) years old. The Demoralization Scale Revised Mandarin Version′s score of CHF patients was (30.30 ± 10.37) points; the score of BIPQ was (42.18 ± 13.94) points; the score of FoP-Q-SF was (35.41 ± 7.29)points, which were at high level. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that patient disease duration, disease stages, New York heart association cardiac function classification, the score of BIPQ, and the score of FoP-Q-SF were factors influencing the demoralization of CHF patients ( t values were 3.08 to 12.50, all P<0.05). Conclusions:There is an urgent need to focus on the current status of the demoralization of CHF patients. It is necessary to develop a systematic and effective intervention strategy for demoralization, to take into account patient disease duration, disease stages, illness perception, and fear of progression in a comprehensive manner.

Objective:To explore the mediating role of disease progression′s fear and positive affect in the relationship between disease perception and demoralization in patients with chronic heart failure. It provided a theoretical basis for targeted interventions for healthcare workers.Methods:From October 2022 to March 2023, 320 patients with chronic heart failure in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were selected as the research objects by convenience sampling. The General Information Questionnaire, Demoralization Scale Redacted Mandarin Version, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Positive Affect Schedule) were used to conduct the questionnaire survey exploring the mediating effects of fear of disease progression and positive emotions between disease perception and disorientation by construction structural equation model.Results:There were 268 valid questionnaires. Of the 268 patients, 168 were male and 100 were female, 3.36% (9/268) were ≤40 years old, 55.22% (148/268) were 41-65 years old, and 41.42% (111/268) were >65 years old. Correlation analysis showed that disease perception was positively correlated with disease progression ′s fear, and every dimension of demoralization ( r values were 0.300-0.586, all P<0.01), and negatively correlated with positive affect ( r=-0.374, P<0.01); disease progression′s fear was negatively correlated with positive affect ( r=-0.318, P<0.01), and positively correlated with every dimension of demoralization ( r values were 0.339-0.464, all P<0.01); positive affect was negatively correlated with every dimension of demoralization ( r values were -0.430--0.334, all P<0.01). Structural equation model analysis showed that the direct effect of disease perception on demoralization was significant ( β=0.407, P<0.01), and both mediating effects of disease progression ′s fear and positive affect between disease perception and demoralization in patients with chronic heart failure were significant ( β=0.074, 0.079, both P<0.01). The chain mediating effect of disease progression ′s fear and positive effect was also significant ( β=0.019, P<0.01). Conclusions:Disease perception could directly predict the demoralization of patients with chronic heart failure and indirectly predict the demoralization of patients with chronic heart failure through the mediating effect of disease progression ′s fear, positive affect, and the chain mediating effect of disease progression ′s fear and positive affect.

Objective:To analyze the research hotspots and trends of swallowing disorders in patients with head and neck tumors both domestically and internationally, to provide reference for future research directions.Methods:Using the China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Web of Science core collection databases as data sources, research literature related to swallowing disorders in head and neck tumor patients published from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2022, was retrieved. A knowledge graph was drawn using Cite Space 6.2 R3 software, and the graph was interpreted and analyzed from the aspects of publication volume, publication country, and institution, high-frequency keyword co-occurrence and clustering, and emergent words.Results:A total of 427 English literature were included. The overall number of publications is on the rise. The countries with a high volume of collaborative publications were the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The top three institutions in terms of publication volume were the University of Queensland in Australia, the University of Newcastle in the UK, and the Amsterdam Institute in the Netherlands. A total of 10 cluster clusters and 25 prominent keywords were obtained. The hot topics of research and analysis were "swallowing dysfunction" "associated complications" and "long-term effects", with the forefront being "radiation-induced dry mouth syndrome".Conclusions:Compared to foreign countries, China currently has a relatively small number of publications, loose cooperation between research authors and institutions, and a need for more diverse disciplines and research methods. Focusing on hot topics and cutting-edge content, exploring the mechanism of swallowing disorders in head and neck tumors, implementing targeted interventions, strengthening health education, predicting postoperative dangerous complications, constructing feasible nursing plans, and improving the quality of life of patients will become the development trend of future research.

Objective:To compare the values of medical image technologies in evaluating the tansperineal laser ablation (TPLA) in canine prostate.Methods:TPLA (3 W/600 J and 3 W/1 200 J) were operated in the prostate of six adult male beagles guided by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS). TRUS, transrectal contrast-enhanced ultrasound (TR-CEUS) and multiparameter magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) were used to evaluate the ablation on the day of TPLA, one week and one month after TPLA. The animals were sacrificed for pathology to calculate the volume of the ablation. SPSS 22.0 software was used for statistical analysis.Results:TRUS could be used to guide and observe the puncture and ablation process during TPLA. TR-CEUS and contrast enhanced MRI showed good consistency in the volume of ablation ( P>0.05). One month after TPLA, the ablation volume were (1.69±0.51)ml vs (1.73±0.36)ml vs (1.52±0.41)ml (3 W/600 J) and (2.23±0.54)ml vs (2.34±0.29)ml vs (2.19±0.34)ml (3 W/1 200 J) measured by the two medical image technologies and pathology, with good consistency ( P>0.05). Conclusions:TRUS can be used to guide and observe the puncture and ablation process during TPLA. TR-CEUS and mpMRI can be used for postoperative evaluation and follow-up of TPLA. The former has advantages of real-time and low price, which can be promoted and applied in clinical practice.

Objective:To clarify the pathogen types, genotypes and molecular biological characteristics of an outbreak in a high school in Yantai city in 2019, and to provide evidence for epidemic prevention and control.Methods:Eleven samples were collected from a high school in Yantai city in 2019. Quantitative PCR was used for primary type identification. RT-PCR and specific primers were used to amplify the target genes, and the sequences of norovirus were compared and analyzed for phylogenetic analysis.Results:The pathogen of this cluster outbreak was norovirus. Five GII-positive samples of norovirus were detected, 4 of which were GII.13 and 1 was GII.17. Sequence analysis of polymerase-capsid region showed that the amino acid sequence of this cluster outbreak was highly conserved.Conclusions:This outbreak is a cluster of diarrhea caused by GII.13 and GII.17 norovirus infection. The analysis of this outbreak is helpful to our general understanding of the evolution, genetic diversity and distribution of norovirus, and the surveillance of norovirus in the jurisdiction should be further strengthened.

Objective To investigate the correction between the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), serum amyloid A (SAA), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and acute cerebral infarction (ACI), and to provide the basis for the diagnosis and treatment of ACI.Methods A total of 76patients with ACI in the hospital from August to October 2017were selected as ACI group.In addition, 32healthy subjects underwent physical examination in the same period in this hospital were selected as negative control group (NC group).The levels of SAA and hs-CRP were detected by nephelometry, while the level of VEGF was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The differences of detection indexes between two groups were compared, and the diagnostic value of each index and the combined test were evaluated with the Youden index.Results The levels of SAA, hs-CRP and VEGF in ACI group, were significantly higher than those of NC group (P＜0.01).The levels of VEGF was positively correlated with SAA and hs-CRP (r=0.434and0.631, P=0.000and 0.000).The optimal diagnostic critical points of VEGF, SAA and hs-CRP in the diagnosis of ACI were 161.93pg/mL, 3.81mg/L and 4.63mg/L, and the sensitivities were 93.55％, 65.91％and64.44％, the specificities were 60.00％, 93.75％and 90.32％, respectively.Combined detection with hs-CRP and VEGF was superior to single index detection and other joint detection.The sensitivity, specificity and Youden index of combined detection with hs-CRP and VEGF were 96.67％, 95.65％and 0.92respectively.Conclusion The levels of VEGF, SAA and hs-CRP increase in patients with ACI, and they play important roles in the diagnosis of ACI.VEGF are positively related to SAA and hs-CRP, and there may be an synergistic effect exist.VEGF may be involved in the pathological process of cerebral infarction.The combined detection of hs-CRP and VEGF is of high clinical value in the diagnosis of cerebral infarction.

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (LP-PLA2) and homocysteine (Hcy) level change with cerebral infarction,and clinical value of combined detection of serum LP-PLA2,Hcy and blood lipid level in the diagnosis and differentiation diagnosis of cerebral infarction.Methods The serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2,homocysteine and blood lipid in sixty-five cases of cerebral infarction(cerebral infarction group) and contemporaneous 64 healthy persons qualified in physical examination(health control group) were selected as the research subjects.The levels of serum LP-PLA2,TG,HDL,LDL,CHO and Hcy were detected.The differences were compared among various groups.Results The TG and LDL levels had no statistically significant difference between the health control group and cerebral infarction group(P>0.05),but the LP-PLA2 and Hcy levels in the cerebral infarction group were higher than those in the health control group(P<0.01),while serum HDL and CHO levels were lower than those in the health control group(P<0.01).Serum High Hcy and LP-PLA2 levels were the independent risk factors for cerebral infarction,however,high HDL was a protective factor for cerebral infarction.In the combined detection,the combined detection of LP-PLA2 and Hcy was superior to single index detection and other combined detection mode.Conclusion Serum LP-PLA2 and Hcy levels in the patients with cerebral infarction are significantly higher than those in the health control group,indicating that it may be involved in the occurrence of cerebral infarction,and may become an early biological marker for predicting cerebral infarction occurrence.The combined detection of serum LP-PLA2 and Hcy has highly clinical value in the diagnosis of cerebral infarction.

Objective To investigate the infection status of hepatitis B virus(HBV) and hepatitis C virus(HCV) in healthy adult in Xi′an ,in order to provide references for hepatitis prevention and health education .Methods A total of 1 052 healthy adults from 10 communities in Xi′an were collected by using multistage stratified random sampling method .HBV serum markers and anti‐HCV antibody were detected ,and characteristics of distribution of HBV and HCV infection were analysed .Results A total of 37 adults were observed with positive hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) ,the total positive rate was 3 .52% ,and the positive rate of male and female was 4 .08% and 3 .07% respectively ,no statistically significant difference was found between male and female(P>0 .05) .Apart from male adults aged 30 - < 40 and 40 - < 50 ,there were no statistically significant differences between each age groups in male and female ,and between female and male in the same age groups(P> 0 .05) .A total of 31 adults were observed with HBsAg ,hepatitis B e antibody (HBeAg)and hepatitis B core antibody(HBcAb) positive ,the positive rate was 2 .95% .The positive rate of hepatitis B surface antibody(HBsAb) was 54 .18% .Serological patterns between different gender had no statistically signifi‐cant differences(P>0 .05) .A total of 9 adults(0 .86% ) were observed with positive anti‐HCV antibody ,and the positive rate of male and female was 0 .64% and 1 .02% respectively ,no statistically significant difference was found between male and female(P>0 .05) .Conclusion Healthy adults in Xi′an have relatively low infection rates of HBV and HCV ,while for the control of hepatitis B and hepatitis C ,further strengthening the health education ,improving awareness of prevention and routine monitoring infectious dis‐eases and vaccination may still be necessary .

Objective:To examine the oncogenic mutations involved in melanoma in Southern China and to provide a theoretical basis for the development of melanoma molecular targeted therapy strategy. Methods:The Sequenom platform (OncoCarta Panel v1.0 and MassARRAY System) was used to determine the prevalence of oncogene mutations in 28 acral melanoma samples, 28 mucosal mel-anoma samples, and 30 non-chronic sun-induced-damage (no-CSD) melanoma samples from Southern China. Results:At least one mu-tation was detected in 33 of the 86 melanomas (38.4%) with mutations observed in BRAF (16.3%), NRAS (10.5%), KIT (5.8%), EGFR (4.7%), HRAS (2.3%), KRAS (2.3%), MET (2.3%), and PIK3CA (1.2%). In BRAF, the age of patients with mutations was significantly lower than those without BRAF mutation (45.7±15.3 vs. 55.9±12.7, P=0.01). Patients with mutations in NRAS were more likely to have ulceration compared with patients without NRAS mutations (88.9%vs. 48.1%, P=0.049). Conclusions:This study represents a compre-hensive and concurrent analysis of the major recurrent oncogenic mutations involved in melanoma cases from Southern China areas. The data have implications for both clinical trial designs and therapeutic strategies.

Objective To investigate the serum levels of tumor markers CEA,CA724,PGⅠ,PGⅡ,PGI/PGII and SF in gas-tric cancer.Methods The serum levels of CEA,CA724,PGⅠ,PGⅡ,PGI/PGII and SF were detected in 46 healthy con-trols,45 atrophic gastritis patients and 39 gastric cancer patients.Serum levels of CEA,CA724 were measured by ELC meth-od,PGⅠ,PGⅡ by time resolved fluorescence immunoassay (TRFIA)and SF by immunoturbidimetry(ITM).Results ①Compared to the healthy controls,the statistical contrast of serum levels of CEA,CA724,PGⅠ,PGⅡ and PGI/PGII except SF was significant in gastric cancer patients(P<0.05),only PGⅠ,PGⅡ,SF had significant difference in atrophic gastritis patients (P<0.05).Compared to atrophic gastritis patients,the serum levels of CEA,CA724 were significantly higher,but PGⅠwas lower in gastric cancer patients(P<0.05).②When CEA,CA724,PGⅠ,PGⅡ,PGI/PGII and SF were used to di-agnose gastric cancer individually,the sequence of the area under ROC curve was CEA,SF,CA724,PGI/PGII,PGⅡ and PGⅠ.Only the areas of PGⅠ,PGⅡunder ROC curve had significant statistical difference (P<0.05).③The sensitivity,speci-ficity,PPV and NPV were different when these indexes were used to diagnize gastric cancer individually or incorporatedly. Conclusion The serum levels of tumor markers CEA,CA724,PGⅠ,PGⅡ,PGI/PGII and SF had important reference value for the diagnosis of gastric cancer although the diagnostic value was different individually or incorporatedly;the content of serum PG and the ratio of PGI/PGII were closely related to the gastric mucosa.