1.Exploration of the comprehensive management practice pathway for long-term prescription medications in psychiatry
Mengxi NIU ; Pengfei LI ; Xue WANG ; Shanshan LIU ; Yanxiang CAO ; Hongyan ZHUANG ; Hu WANG ; Li BAI ; Huawei LI ; Fei PAN ; Sha SHA ; Qing’e ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(19):2366-2371
OBJECTIVE To explore comprehensive management and potential issues associated with long-term prescriptions medications of psychiatry, in order to provide a reference for the comprehensive management of long-term prescriptions of psychiatry in psychiatric hospitals and other medical institutions’ pharmacies. METHODS Starting from the applicable principles for long-term prescriptions of psychiatry, this study introduced the standardized assessment and precautions before issuing long-term prescriptions, the formulation and adjustment of the drug list, as well as the rational management of the long-term prescriptions. It also analyzed potential issues that may arise in the comprehensive management of long-term prescription medications and proposed corresponding countermeasures and suggestions. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS Prior to initiating long-term prescriptions, a standardized assessment should be conducted on patients from the aspects of their psychiatric condition and long-term potential risk factors, pharmacological treatment plans and other non-pharmacological therapies, physical illnesses. Additionally, healthcare providers should fulfill their obligation to inform patients or their family members. The comprehensive management of long-term prescription medications should be jointly established and improved by multiple departments, and the formulation of drug catalogs should avoid including drugs with potential social harm or medication risks while complying with policy requirements. Furthermore, measures such as adding special identifiers to long-term prescriptions, providing patients with reminders about (No.YGLX202537) prescription expiration, or offering online consultations can also effectively enhance the rationality of medication use under long-term prescriptions. Currently, the implementation of long-term prescriptions in psychiatry remains challenged by inconsistencies in prescription duration, incomplete coverage of diagnostic categories, poor patient adherence, and the risk of deviation in clinical assessments. In this regard, measures such as collaborating with multiple departments to strengthen long-term prescription information management, providing matching pharmaceutical services, ensuring the quality and rationality of long-term prescription implementation, and using modern methods to screen high-risk patients can be taken to improve patient medication compliance and safety.
2.Prevalence and influencing factors of reduced visual acuity among young children in Changning District, Shanghai
Zihan JIANG ; Jianlin ZHUANG ; Ting’an JIANG ; Chunjin NIU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(2):157-162
ObjectiveTo analyze the prevalence of reduced visual acuity of young children in Changning district of Shanghai and to explore the influencing factors, so as to provide a reference basis for formulating prevention and control measures for children’s reduced visual acuity. MethodsVisual acuity examination and questionnaire survey were conducted on 5 772 middle class children in kindergartens and first grade children in primary schools who participated in the refractive screening in Changning District in 2019. χ2 test and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors of reduced visual acuity. ResultsThe overall prevalence of reduced visual acuity among lower-aged children was 10.4% (596/5 772). The prevalence of reduced visual acuity in the first grade children was 10.1% (284/2 822), and that in the middle class children of kindergarten was 10.8% (312/2 900). The prevalence of reduced visual acuity was 10.2% (298/2 933) in boys and 10.7% (298/2 789) in girls. 98.1% of young children had one or more bad habits when using eyes. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that frequent excessive head lowering (OR=1.713) and sometimes too close to the screen (OR=1.294) were independent risk factors for reduced visual acuity in young children; After stratification by age, frequent excessive head lowering (OR=1.997) increased the risk of reduced visual acuity of children in the first grade of primary school. Premature birth (OR=1.841), sometimes excessive head lowering (OR=1.363) and frequent excessive head lowering (OR=2.002) increased the risk of reduced visual acuity of children in the middle class of kindergarten. ConclusionFor young children, we should pay more attention to their daily eye use distance, correct their bad behaviors for using eyes such as excessively lowering their head when using eyes and too close to the video screen when using electronic products, so as to prevent and delay the occurrence and development of reduced visual acuity.
3.Prevalence of cataracts and the coverage rate of cataract surgery in Ningxia region
Jinjin ZHANG ; Lin CHEN ; Tian TIAN ; Haijun LIU ; Wei NIU ; Xue ZHANG ; Mengli JI ; Wenjuan ZHUANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(3):279-284
Objective:To investigate the prevalence of cataracts, the surgical coverage, and postoperative visual acuity of adults in Ningxia.Methods:A cross-sectional study using multistage cluster random sampling was conducted.Ten survey sites in Ningxia were selected and the population aged 18 years and over was surveyed with questionnaire, height and weight measurements, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, fundus photography and slit-lamp examinations.Cataract prevalence and its influencing factors were analyzed.Cataract prevalence, surgical coverage and presenting visual acuity (PVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after surgery were investigated in different age groups of the examined population.The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (No.[2023]-LL-010).Participants signed informed consent prior to the examination.Results:A total of 6 145 people should be examined, and 5 721 people were actually examined, with an examination rate of 93.10%.The study population consisted of 2 558 males, accounting for 44.71%, and 3 163 females, accounting for 55.28%, with ages ranging from 18 to 93 years old and an average age of (64.27±13.48) years.Among them, 1 180 patients diagnosed with cataract, with a cataract prevalence of 20.62%.The prevalence of cataract increased with age and decreased with education level, showing statistically significant differences ( χ2=1 091.32, 581.92; both at P<0.01).The prevalence of cataract was significantly higher among people with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease than those without these diseases ( χ2=274.65, 118.15, 78.05, 182.71; all at P<0.01).Cataract surgery was performed in 245 cases in the cataract patient population, with a surgical coverage rate of 20.76%.Of the 245 cases, 229 cases were implanted with IOLs, with an implantation rate of 93.40%.The social burden rate of cataract blindness was 2.29%, and increased with age.Of the 339 eyes that underwent cataract surgery, 241 had a PVA≥0.3, accounting for 71.09%, and 272 had a BCVA≥0.3, accounting for 80.24%. Conclusions:In Ningxia, cataracts are still the main cause of vision impairment and blindness in the elderly, and the social burden rate of cataract blindness is high.Moreover, the coverage rate of cataract surgery is low, so both the coverage and quality of surgery need improvement.
4.Construction of an Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Ontology for Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Clinical Practice Guidelines:A Case Study of Coronary Heart Disease
Xiaohui SONG ; Huamin ZHANG ; Zhuang GUO ; Jiyao YIN ; Menghan LIU ; Juan ZHANG ; Qikai NIU ; Junwen WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(24):243-249
ObjectiveTo support intelligent clinical decision-making in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), this study utilized ontology and knowledge graph construction techniques to achieve the IT application of clinical practice guidelines. MethodBased on the principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR principles), this study employed ontology techniques to construct an ontology for TCM clinical practice guidelines and built a knowledge graph using coronary heart disease as an example. Based on the Checklist for Reporting Practice Guidelines in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Recommendation Grading in TCM Clinical Guidelines/Consensus (T/CAS 530—2021),the ontology of TCM clinical practice guidelines was constructed using the seven-step ontology construction method. On this basis,the TCM diagnosis and treatment data from the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Stable Angina Pectoris in Coronary Heart Disease were stored in Neo4j in the form of triples through knowledge extraction,integration,and storage. ResultThe information in the clinical practice guidelines was divided into three categories: onset and prevention information, diagnosis information, and treatment information, and the TCM clinical practice guideline ontology was constructed. A total of 27 concepts related to TCM clinical diagnosis and treatment and 14 data attributes were obtained, and 12 conceptual relationships including hierarchical relationships and object attributes were established. By taking coronary heart disease as an example and the TCM clinical practice guideline ontology as the model layer, the knowledge map of TCM diagnosis and treatment guidelines for stable angina pectoris in coronary heart disease with 276 nodes and 336 relationships was constructed, realizing the visual display and query of the guideline content. ConclusionThe ontology of TCM clinical practice guidelines and the knowledge graph of stable angina pectoris in coronary heart disease constructed by combining the seven-step ontology construction method and Neo4j graph database technology are efficient and flexible,providing an intelligent TCM diagnosis and treatment scheme and promoting the standardization and objectification of TCM diagnosis and treatment.
5.Pharmacodynamic advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke.
Hanyu ZHANG ; Bowen JIN ; Xinyu YOU ; Pengrong YI ; Hong GUO ; Lin NIU ; Qingsheng YIN ; Jiangwei SHI ; Yanjun ZHANG ; Pengwei ZHUANG
Chinese Herbal Medicines 2023;15(4):496-508
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a severe cerebrovascular disease with a high incidence, mortality, and disability rate. The first-line treatment for IS is the use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tPA). Regrettably, numerous patients encounter delays in treatment due to the narrow therapeutic window and the associated risk of hemorrhage. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has exhibited distinct advantages in preventing and treating IS. TCM enhances cerebral microcirculation, alleviates neurological disorders, regulates energy metabolism, mitigates inflammation, reduces oxidative stress injuries, and inhibits apoptosis, thereby mitigating brain damage and preventing IS recurrence. This article summarizes the etiology, pathogenesis, therapeutic strategies, and relationship with modern biology of IS from the perspective of TCM, describes the advantages of TCM in the treatment of IS, and further reviews the pharmacodynamic characteristics and advantages of TCM in the acute and recovery phases of IS as well as in post-stroke complications. Additionally, it offers valuable insights and references for the clinical application of TCM in IS prevention and treatment, as well as for the development of novel drugs.
6.Clinical value-oriented research paradigm about inheritance and innovation development of TCM dominant diseases.
Dongna LI ; Hong GUO ; Lin NIU ; Qingsheng YIN ; Yanjun ZHANG ; Pengwei ZHUANG
Chinese Herbal Medicines 2023;15(4):476-484
Modern medicine has made remarkable achievements in safeguarding people's life and health, however, it is increasingly found that in the face of complex diseases, selective targeting of single target is often difficult to produce a comprehensive rehabilitation effect, and is prone to induce drug resistance, toxic side effects. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history of clinical application, and its clinical value in the treatment of complex diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, rheumatism and immunity diseases, and adjuvant treatment of tumors has been proven to have obvious advantages. However, its modern research is relatively lagging behind, and in the face of the aging society and the characteristics of the modern disease spectrum, the traditional knowledge-driven research paradigm seems to be stuck in a bottleneck and difficult to make greater breakthroughs. Focusing on the key issues of TCM development in the new era, the clinical value-oriented strategy becomes to be a new research paradigm of TCM inheritance and innovation development, and dominant diseases would be the focus of the TCM inheritance and innovation development, which has been highly valued in recent years by the TCM academia and the relevant national management departments. Based on the clinical value, a series of policies are formulated for the selection and evaluation of the TCM dominant diseases (TCMDD), and exploratory researches about the clinical efficacy characteristics, the modern scientific connotation interpretation were carried out. The clinical value-oriented research paradigm of TCMDD inheritance and innovation development has been initially formed, which is characterized by strong policy support as the guarantee, systematic and standardized selection and evaluation methods as the driving force, scientific and effective research on internal mechanisms as the expansion, and effective clinical guidelines and principles as the transformation, which is of great value in promoting the high-quality development of the industries and undertaking of TCM. In this paper, the main policy support, selection and evaluation methods, therapeutic effect characterization, and modern scientific connotation research strategies of TCMDD in recent years have been comprehensively sorted out, with a view to providing the healthy and benign development of the research on TCMDD.
7.Diagnosis status and genetic characteristics analysis of Fanconi anemia in China.
Niu LI ; Die Xin HU ; Xia QIN ; Yi Ping ZHU ; Ming ZHOU ; Lan HE ; Li Xian CHANG ; Xiao Jun XU ; Yan DAI ; Xing Yu CAO ; Kai CHEN ; Hong Mei WANG ; Chun Jing WANG ; Yue Lin HE ; Xiao Wen QIAN ; Lan Ping XU ; Jing CHEN
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2023;61(10):889-895
Objective: To analyze the clinical and molecular diagnostic status of Fanconi anemia (FA) in China. Methods: The General situation, clinical manifestations and chromosome breakage test and genetic test results of 107 pediatric FA cases registered in the Chinese Blood and Marrow Transplantation Registry Group (CBMTRG) and the Chinese Children Blood and Marrow Transplantation Registry Group (CCBMTRG) from August 2009 to January 2022 were analyzed retrospectively. Children with FANCA gene variants were divided into mild and severe groups based on the type of variant, and Wilcoxon-test was used to compare the phenotypic differences between groups. Results: Of the 176 registered FA patients, 69 (39.2%) cases were excluded due to lack of definitive genetic diagnosis results, and the remaining 107 children from 15 hospitals were included in the study, including 70 males and 37 females. The age at transplantation treatment were 6 (4, 9) years. The enrolled children were involved in 10 pathogenic genes, including 89 cases of FANCA gene, 7 cases of FANCG gene, 3 cases of FANCB gene, 2 cases of FANCE gene and 1 case each of FANCC, FANCD1, FANCD2, FANCF, FANCJ, and FANCN gene. Compound heterozygous or homozygous of loss-of-function variants account for 69.2% (72/104). Loss-of-function variants account for 79.2% (141/178) in FANCA gene variants, and 20.8% (37/178) were large exon deletions. Fifty-five children (51.4%) had chromosome breakage test records, with a positive rate of 81.8% (45/55). There were 172 congenital malformations in 80 children.Café-au-Lait spots (16.3%, 28/172), thumb deformities (16.3%,28/172), polydactyly (13.9%, 24/172), and short stature (12.2%, 21/172) were the most common congenital malformations in Chinese children with FA. No significant difference was found in the number of congenital malformations between children with severe (50 cases) and mild FANCA variants (26 cases) (Z=-1.33, P=0.185). Conclusions: FANCA gene is the main pathogenic gene in children with FA, where the detection of its exon deletion should be strengthened clinically. There were no phenotypic differences among children with different types of FANCA variants. Chromosome break test is helpful to determine the pathogenicity of variants, but its accuracy needs to be improved.
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8.Effect of Yunkang Oral Solution on pregnant mice with spleen deficiency syndrome.
Chen-Xing WANG ; Mei-Qiu YAN ; Jie SU ; Jing-Jing YU ; Jing-Yan GUO ; Ting LI ; Ya-Juan TIAN ; Zhuang-Wei NIU ; Su-Hong CHEN ; Gui-Yuan LYU
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2023;48(20):5592-5602
This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of Yunkang Oral Solution on the improvement of spleen deficiency and pregnancy outcomes in pregnant mice with spleen deficiency syndrome induced by irregular diet and over consumption of cold and bitter foods. To simulate human irregular diet and over consumption of cold and bitter foods leading to spleen deficiency, the pregnant mice with spleen deficiency syndrome were prepared using an alternate-day fasting and high-fat diet combined with oral administration of Sennae Folium. During the experiment, spleen deficiency-related indicators and diarrhea-related parameters were measured. Gastric and intestinal motility(gastric emptying rate and intestinal propulsion rate) were evaluated. The levels of serum ghrelin, growth hormone(GH), gastrin(Gas), total cholesterol(TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-c), chorionic gonadotropin β(β-CG), progesterone(P), and estradiol(E_2) were measured. Intestinal barrier function in pregnant mice with spleen deficiency syndrome was assessed. Conception rate, ovarian coefficient, litter-bearing uterine coefficient, number of live fetuses, average fetal weight, and fetal length were calculated. The results showed that Yunkang Oral Solution significantly improved spleen deficiency-related indicators and diarrhea in pregnant mice with spleen deficiency syndrome, increased gastric emptying rate and intestinal propulsion rate, elevated the levels of gastrointestinal hormones(ghrelin, GH, and Gas) in the serum, and reduced lipid levels(TC and LDL-c), thereby improving lipid metabolism disorders. It also improved colonic tissue morphology, increased the number of goblet cells, and promoted the mRNA and protein expression of occludin and claudin-1 in colonic tissues, thereby alleviating intestinal barrier damage. Yunkang Oral Solution also regulated the levels of pregnancy hormones(β-CG, P, and E_2) in the serum of pregnant mice with spleen deficiency syndrome. Moreover, it increased the conception rate, ovarian coefficient, litter-bearing uterine coefficient, number of live fetuses, average fetal weight, and fetal length. These findings suggest that Yunkang Oral Solution can improve spleen deficiency-related symptoms in pregnant mice before and during pregnancy, regulate pregnancy-related hormones, and improve pregnancy outcomes.
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9.Evaluation of the effect of repeated local fluoride application on the prevention of new caries in 3-year-old children with active caries
Zhen GAO ; Wei CAI ; Hao ZHANG ; Jianlin ZHUANG ; Chunjin NIU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(8):825-830
ObjectiveTo evaluate the caries prevention effect of different fluoride application frequencies in 3-year-old children with active caries. MethodsA total of 337 3-year-old children with dental caries from 12 kindergartens in Changning District of Shanghai were divided into three groups: group 1 received fluoride application once every three months, group 2 received fluoride application once every six months, and the control group received no fluoride application. At baseline, parents completed a questionnaire survey, and oral examinations were conducted at baseline, 7 months, and 16 months after the fluoride intervention to assess the incidence of new dental caries, new dmft, and new dmfs of children. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between fluoride application and new dental caries, with new dental caries as the dependent variable and local fluoride application, child's gender, age in months, parents' highest education level, frequency of sugary intake (desserts, candies, sweet beverages), age of toothbrushing initiation, frequency of daily toothbrushing, use of fluoride toothpaste, parental assistance in child’s toothbrushing, and daily use of dental floss as the independent variables. ResultsThere were no significant differences in baseline general conditions and oral health behaviors among group 1 (121 cases), group 2 (123 cases) and the control group (93 cases) (all P>0.05). After 16 months' intervention, three children were lost to follow-up due to transferring schools. The new caries rates of group 1 (120 cases), group 2 (121 cases) and the control group (93 cases) were 5.83%, 24.79% and 52.69%, respectively. The incidence of new caries was significantly lower in group 1 compared to group 2 and the control group (P<0.001), and it was also significantly lower in group 2 compared to the control group (P<0.001). The newly-increased caries of group 1, group 2 and the non-fluoride control group were all 0.12 0.52, 0.36 0.68 and 1.16 1.39, respectively. The mean increment of new caries was lower in group 1 compared to group 2 (P=0.040) and the non-fluoride control group (P<0.001), and it was lower in group 2 compared to the non-fluoride control group (P<0.001). After adjusting for factors such as gender, parents' education level and child's oral health behaviors by multivariate logistic regression, the results showed that fluoride application once every three months could significantly reduce the risk of dental caries (OR=0.04, P<0.001). ConclusionLocal use of fluoride has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of dental caries in children with active caries. Fluoride application once every three months effectively reduces the incidence of new caries and slows down the progression of caries lesions. It is suggested that local application of fluoride should be implemented once every three months for children with active caries.
10.A randomized controlled trial on sodium hyaluronate gel in prevention of postoperative intestinal adhesion
Wensheng HUANG ; Jiancong HU ; Chuanqing WU ; Liang SHANG ; Chengle ZHUANG ; Ke AN ; Zhichao ZHAI ; Changmin DING ; Zhaoya GAO ; Qingkun GAO ; Pengfei NIU ; Yanzhao WANG ; Qingmin ZENG ; Yuming HONG ; Wanshui RONG ; Fuming LEI ; Zhongchen LIU ; Leping LI ; Kaixiong TAO ; Xiaojian WU ; Jin GU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2023;38(11):809-813
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sodium hyaluronate gel in preventing adhesion after prophylactic enterostomy.Methods:One hundred and twenty four patients from 6 hospitals were enrolled in this prospective multi-center randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomized into the study group ( n=59) or the control group ( n=65).All patients underwent prophylactic enterostomy. Patients of study group received odium hyaluronate gel for adhesion-prevention,while those in control group did not receive any adhesion-prevention treatment. The incidence of moderate to severe adhesion around the incision in the stoma area were evalutated during stoma reduction surgery. Results:The incidence of moderate to severe adhesion around the incision in the stoma area was 6.3% in the study group, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) compared to that of the control group (32.6%). Conclusion:Sodium hyaluronate gel can safely and effectively reduce the incidence of moderate and severe adhesions after abdominal surgery.

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