Measurement of diet in a large national survey: comparison of computerized and manual coding of records in household measures

A diary method using household measures was employed to obtain dietary records in a large national prospective survey and a computer program, DIDO (Diet In Data Out), was designed for direct entry of the diaries. The accuracy of this computerized coding system was examined alongside that of the manual coding used for a similar diary in a previous wave, 7 years earlier, of the same survey. Accuracy was assessed by analysis of the errors in the coded and checked records by stringent re-checking of nominal 2% random subsamples of the diet diaries coded by each method. The mean time to code and check each of the 2086 7-day records in the whole survey using DIDO was 58 minutes (SD 30) compared with reported results of 1–4 hours for manual methods. The mean error rate of computerized coding and checking with DIDO was 2.3% (SD 2.1; range 0–8.9) per diary in the subsample. Correcting these mistakes made insignificant changes to the calculated mean energy and nutrient intakes for the subsample. The percentage of individuals changing to an adjacent third of nutrient distribution after correcting unambiguous errors ranged from none (for alcohol) to 11% (for carbohydrate and calcium intake). The mean error rate on a similar subsample of diaries from the earlier survey which had been coded manually was significantly higher at 5.9% (SD 4.1; range 0–17) per diary. Emphasis is laid on the importance, in coding, of dealing with ambiguities in the subjects' records, since this can affect the accuracy and the precision of the nutrient results obtained. We conclude that the DIDO coding method has the advantages of greater accuracy, speed, consistency and efficient data handling, and affords greater data accessibility for checking, compared with manual systems.     

呼吸机相关肺炎的发生原因及护理对策探讨

目的　为进一步探讨发生呼吸机相关肺炎的因素和护理措施。方法　对 70例使用机械通气辅助治疗的重症监护病房 (ICU)病人 ,取深部痰液进行细菌培养与分离及药敏试验 ,并采用综合护理措施。结果　 70例患者除 4例因原发病病情恶化死亡外 ,无一例因呼吸机相关肺炎而导致病情恶化 ,延误治疗 ,且缩短了住院时间。结论　正确的气道管理 ,合理应用抗生素 ,良好的饮食护理等辅助治疗 ,能够降低呼吸机相关因素肺炎的发病率     

大学生财产犯罪分析与预防

对当代大学生财产犯罪进行了深入的分析，提出了一些新的犯罪心理原因、特点和预防措施。     

浅谈医疗商业贿赂的成因及预防对策

医疗商业贿赂已引起全社会的高度关注，成为2006年六大重点领域里治理的商业贿赂之一。作者通过分析医疗商业贿赂的危害和原因，提出：①加强思想教育；②坚持依法行政；③完善相关制度；④深化体制改革；⑤完善监督制度等预防对策。     

A Brief Mental Health Outcomes Measure: Translation and Validation of the Czech Version of the Schwartz Outcomes Scale-10

The Schwartz Outcomes Scale-10 (SOS-10) is a 10-item scale developed to measure the effectiveness of psychiatric treatments. Using standard methodology, we translated the scale into Czech and examined the psychometric properties of the Czech version. 207 in-patients admitted to Prague Psychiatric Center were included in the study. All patients completed the SOS at admission and discharge. The SOS-10 scale was also administered to 170 persons from the general population. Reliability, validity and sensitivity to treatment change of the Czech SOS-10 were analyzed. The Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.92. The item-total correlation coefficients varied from 0.56 to 0.82. The SOS-10 correlated well with condition-specific measures including depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI) and a global self-rated symptom severity scale (CGI). The SOS-10 also had significant correlations with the Health, Basic needs, Relationship, and Leisure time domains of the Czech version of the Subjective Quality of Life Analysis (SQUALA-CZ). The scale discriminated well between patients and controls, with patients scoring significantly lower on all SOS items. The patient sample’s admission and discharge scores were significantly different, indicating that the scale is sensitive to treatment changes. We concluded that the Czech SOS-10 is valid with reliability and factor structure similar to the American language version.     

中医药抗消化性溃疡复发的研究

总结了运用中医药疗法对68例消化性溃疡愈合后的患者追踪观察2～4年的临床疗效,显示其具有复发率低的优势;又根据消化性溃疡发生及复发的机制分析了所采用的预防性治疗措施的作用机理;还对溃疡病复发的一些相关问题作了简单论述。     

网络环境下高校图书馆功能的嬗变及其应对策略

随着网络信息技术的发展，数字化、网络化信息资源的开发与利用迅速普及，高校图书馆的功能也发生显著的变化：以印刷文献为中心向以数字信息为中心转变；由单一化服务向多样化服务转变；由人工服务向智能化控制转变；由传统的图书存贮、借阅中心将发展成为现代化信息的交流中转站或导航站。本文分析和阐述了网络环境下高校图书馆功能的嬗变特点和规律，提出了具有实践意义的应对策略。     

临沂地区三十年丝虫病防治与研究

班氏丝虫病分布于临沂地区的13个县市,淡色库蚊为主要传播媒介,据开始防治前的1957年调查,微阳率15.03％;经60年代部分县的防治,70年代大面积的普查普治和重点病区的全民服药以及食用“海盐”防治,至1983年微阳率已降至0.16％。通过1984～1986三年的横纵向监测,微阳率处较低水平,未见回升趋势,蚊媒自然感染率已接近于0;在抽查10岁以下的15974名儿童中未有新感染,显示我区丝虫病传播已基本阻断。     

The treatment of hypertension

1 A 'retrospective' of the development of the drug treatment of hypertension is presented from the early days of ganglion blockers to the present time together with a review of the evidence of benefit from treatment.
2 Current issues and debates are summarised including shortfalls in the control of hypertension in populations, difficulties surrounding the measurement of blood pressure, disagreement on the levels of blood pressure to treat, the goal blood pressures to aim at, issues surrounding lifestyle measures such as the low salt diet and low intensity exercise, and treatment with diuretics and with calcium antagonists.
3 A 'perspective' is presented on some avenues for progress in the years ahead. These will include the identification of genetic markers to determine the hypertensive individuals with the greatest risk of death and of cardiovascular complications.     

Simultaneous genetic analysis of longitudinal means and covariance structure in the simplex model using twin data

A longitudinal model based on the simplex model is presented to analyze simultaneously means and covariance structure using univariate longitudinal twin data. The objective of the model is to decompose the mean trend into components which can be attributed to those genetic and environmental factors which give rise to phenotypic individual differences and a component of unknown constitution which does not involve individual differences. Illustrations are given using simulated data and repeatedly measured weight obtained in a sample of 82 female twin pairs on six occasions.