女大学生个性特征、月经态度及性激素水平对经前期综合征的影响调查

目的探讨个性特征、月经态度及性激素水平对经前期综合征(PMS)的影响,为制定有效的防治措施提供参考依据。方法2018年10月-2019年1月,整群随机抽取某高校200名女大学生作为研究对象,运用经前期综合征量表(PMSS)、艾森克人格问卷(EPQ)、月经态度量表(MAQ)进行调查并测定性激素水平。依据PMSS得分将研究对象分为非PMS组(PMSS≥6分,105例)和PMS组(PMSS<6分,89例)。结果89名(45.87%)发生PMS,以轻度为主(56名,62.92%),中度和重度分别占32.50%、4.49%;PMS组、非PMS组之间雌二醇(E2)、孕酮(P)等性激素水平比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);PMS组、非PMS组之间MAQ、E量表得分(ET)及N量表得分(NT)比较,差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。结论女大学生个性特征、月经态度与PMS的发生有一定的相关性,性激素水平与PMS的关系有待进一步探讨。     

Health Literacy,Knowledge on Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear and Its Influence on Pre-Marital Malay Muslim Women Attitude towards Pap Smear

Background: Cervical cancer is preventable. In Malaysia, women are found to have good awareness of the disease and yet, the Pap smear uptake is still poor. Measuring health literacy level could explain this discrepancy. This study aims to determine the relationship between health literacy, level of knowledge of cervical cancer and Pap smear with attitude towards Pap smear among women attending pre-marital course. Methods: A cross sectional study was performed in three randomly selected centres that organised pre-marital courses. All Malay Muslim women participants aged 18 to 40 years old were recruited while non-Malaysian, illiterate, and had hysterectomy were excluded. Validated self-administered questionnaires used were European Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16 Malay) and Knowledge and attitude towards Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Questionnaire. The mean percentage score (mean± SD) was calculated, with higher scores showed better outcomes. Multiple linear regression was used to measure the relationship of independent variables with attitude towards Pap smear. Results: A total of 417 participants were recruited with a mean age of 24.9 ± 3.56 years old. Prevalence of awareness of cervical cancer was 91.6% (n=382, 95% CI: 89.0%, 94.2%) and mean percentage score was 74.7%±7.6. Prevalence of awareness of Pap smear was 59.0% (n=246, 95% CI: 54.2%, 63.8%) and mean percentage score was 80.2% ± 6.5. The health literacy mean score was 13.3±3.6, with minimum score 0 and maximum score 16. The mean percentage score of attitudes towards Pap smear was 64.8%±9.3. Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated significant relationship between health literacy (p=0.047) and knowledge of Pap smear (p<0.001) with attitude towards Pap smear. Conclusion: A higher health literacy with high knowledge of Pap smear improves the attitude towards Pap smear. Pre-marital course is an opportunistic platform to disseminate information to improve health literacy and knowledge of cervical cancer and Pap smear screening.     

Incremental validity of coronaphobia: Coronavirus anxiety explains depression,generalized anxiety,and death anxiety

The adverse psychological effects of COVID-19 have increased globally. Moreover, the psychological toll may be worsening for this health crisis due to the growing numbers of mass deaths and unemployment levels. Coronaphobia, a relatively new pandemic-related construct, has been shown to be strongly related to functional impairment and psychological distress. However, the extent to which coronaphobia is uniquely accountable for the psychological distress experienced during the COVID-19 crisis has not been systematically investigated. The current study examined this question of incremental validity using online data from 453 adult MTurk workers in the U.S. The results of a series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses demonstrated that coronaphobia explained additional variance in depression, generalized anxiety, and death anxiety, above sociodemographics, COVID-19 factors, and the vulnerability factors of neuroticism, health anxiety, and reassurance-seeking behaviors. These findings suggest that health professionals should be aware of coronaphobia as this expression of pandemic-related stress has reliably demonstrated incremental validity in accounting for major indicators of psychological distress.     

一起尿源性脓毒血症死亡案例的解析与改进*

对一起尿源性脓毒血症患者死亡案例进行解析，从明确诊断标准、制定规范举措、畅通绿色通道、促进患方参与等方面进行改进。改进后，尿源性脓毒血症患者诊断率提高，就诊至处理时间（DTN）从88.9min缩短至55.6min（P＜0.001），患者住院时间由7.9天缩短至4.9天，人均住院总费用减少8 105元，差异均有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。运用精益管理方法，优化专科急危重症诊治流程，能够缩短治疗时间，促进患者康复，节约住院费用，改善患者愈后     

广东省3个城市大气污染物二氧化氮对居民的死亡效应研究

目的 探讨广东省广州、佛山及珠海3个城市的大气污染二氧化氮（NO₂）对居民每日死亡效应的影响。方法 收集2013—2016年广州、佛山及珠海3个城市的每日大气污染物浓度、气象资料数据和居民的每日总死亡数据,对数据基本特征进行统计描述,并通过Spearman分析其相关关系,最后利用广义相加模型（GAM）分别对3个城市的NO₂日均浓度及每日总死亡数据进行分析。结果 2013—2016年广州、佛山及珠海市的大气污染物NO₂日均浓度分别为46.4、48.4、33.1 μg/m³,均符合国家二级标准（80 μg/m³）。广州市大气中NO₂日均浓度对当天、滞后1、2 d的每日总死亡人数、循环系统疾病死亡人数的影响有统计学意义（均P<0.05）,佛山市滞后1、2 d的NO₂日均浓度对居民每日总死亡人数及循环系统疾病每日死亡人数的影响有统计学意义（均P<0.05）,广州和佛山市均表现出滞后1 d时效应最大。滞后2 d的NO₂日均浓度对广州市居民的呼吸系统疾病每日死亡人数有影响（ER=1.38）。结论 大气污染物NO₂浓度的上升会引起居民死亡风险的增加,应引起重视。     

Occupational therapists’ perceptions of implementing a client-centered intervention in close collaboration with researchers: A mixed methods study

Abstract

Background: Integration of research-based knowledge in health care is challenging. Occupational therapists (OTs) need to implement new research-based interventions in clinical practice. Therefore it is crucial to recognize and understand the factors of specific barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation process.

Aim: To identify the key factors important for OTs during the implementation process of a complex intervention.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study with a combination of qualitative and quantitative data in a mixed method design. Forty-one OTs and 23 managers from three county councils in Sweden, responded to a questionnaire one year after the OTs participation in a workshop to prepare for implementation of a client-centered activity of daily living intervention for persons with stroke.

Results: Over 70% of the OTs benefitted from reading and discussing articles in the workshop; 60% had faith in the intervention; 69% reported usability of the intervention. High level of support from managers was reported, but less from team members. The therapists’ interaction, perceptions of own efforts and contextual influence affected the implementation process.

Conclusion: The workshop context with facilitation and access to evidence, supportive organizations and teams, sufficient interaction with researchers and satisfying self-image were successful key factors when involved in research.     

End-of-life practices in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units in Brazil: A retrospective study

ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of life support limitation (LSL) in patients who died after at least 24 h of a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) stay, parent participation and to describe how this type of care is delivered.MethodsRetrospective cohort study in a tertiary PICU at a university hospital in Brazil. All patients aged 1 month to 18 years who died were eligible for inclusion. The exclusion criteria were those brain death and death within 24 h of admission.Results53 patients were included in the study. The prevalence of a LSL report was 45.3%. Out of 24 patients with a report of LSL on their medical records only 1 did not have a do-not-resuscitate order. Half of the patients with a report of LSL had life support withdrawn. The length of their PICU stay, age, presence of parents at the time of death, and severity on admission, calculated by the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2, were higher in patients with a report of LSL. Compared with other historical cohorts, there was a clear increase in the prevalence of LSL and, most importantly, a change in how limitations are carried out, with a high prevalence of parental participation and an increase in withdrawal of life support.ConclusionsLSLs were associated with older and more severely ill patients, with a high prevalence of family participation in this process. The historical comparison showed an increase in LSL and in the withdrawal of life support.