西方公共卫生评估的演化逻辑及其启示

公共卫生评估的历史发展大致经历了四个阶段：基本研究、状态评估、衡量效力以及责任和遵从标准。从公共卫生评估演变的轨迹我们可以得出下列启示：项目循环管理方法倾向、结果和过程评估的增加、强调方法上的精确、越来越多地使用定量的和混合的方法以及对公众的责任。     

726例小儿急性中毒的特点及预防探讨

[目的]探讨小儿急性中毒的特点及预防方法。[方法]回顾分析5年来共726例小儿急性中毒的一般临床调查资料。[结果]小儿急性中毒近年来明显增多,发病年龄高峰为小于3岁及大于8岁,中毒种类多,医源性中毒、误服和自杀中毒有增多趋势。[结论]预防措施应重在加强对食物卫生及医疗单位尤其是基层医疗机构执业规范的监督管理,并应注意青少年的心理健康教育。     

AIDS: Awareness and blood handling practices of health care workers in Lagos,Nigeria

A questionnaire survey of 260 health care workers from 13 randomly selected health care facilities was undertaken. Their knowledge, attitude, belief and blood handling practices regarding HIV/AIDS were enquired about. Virtually all (99.0%) respondents had heard about AIDS but only 57.0% had seen an AIDS patient before. Although 83.0% knew that AIDS is caused by a virus, a high proportion still confuses mode of transmission with causative agent. Deficient knowledge was exhibited when asked about groups of people who were at a higher risk of contracting HIV and AIDS: Only 54.6% and 51.5% identified homosexuals and IV drug users as being at a higher risk. Almost all (97.0%) of our respondents claimed to have been more careful in their blood handling practices since the emergence of AIDS, 68.5% wore gloves for all procedures involving handling of blood and 28.5% sometimes although as many as 30.4%, 40.4% and 18.1% do not wear gloves for cleaning up blood stained materials, nursing procedures and taking obstetric delivery respectively. It was evident from their responses that not all the health workers knew the correct method for disposing of used bloodstained instruments and left-over blood samples and neither were they all adhering to the safety guidelines recommended for handling these materials. Education of all health care workers in Nigeria on the Universal Precautions Guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 1987 regarding blood, body fluids and contaminated instruments' handling precautions is urgently recommended.     

云南省卫生资源配置标准的弹性系数研究

目的　在进行云南省区域分类基础上制定云南省区域卫生资源配置标准标志值后 ,根据云南省各个地区的特点增加不同弹性系数。方法　采用流行病学研究方法 ,收集和分析云南省不同地州市 1990～ 1999年有关人口、社会经济状况及卫生经费的投入、居民健康状况、居民文化、生活水平、少数民族状况、旅游地区、边境线长短及贫困状况等资料。结果　研究结果表明曲靖地区、玉溪市、保山地区增加弹性系数最少 ,分别为 0 67%、 1 5 8%和1 68% ,怒江州、迪庆州和西双版纳州增加弹性系数最多 ,分别为 11 15 %、 10 2 5 %和 9 84 %。其它地区的弹性系数分别为昆明市 5 88% ,昭通地区 2 3 1% ,楚雄州 2 3 0 % ,红河州 7 0 3 % ,文山州 5 5 3 % ,思茅地区 7 4 3 % ,大理州4 94 % ,德宏州 6 78% ,丽江地区 4 3 5 % ,临沧地区 6 13 %。结论　云南省区域卫生配置标准的弹性系数研究为云南省卫生资源区域分类配置标准提供了科学依据 ,不同弹性系数体现了云南省不同地区的卫生资源区域分类配置标准的公平性、合理性及实用性     

The impact of lower urinary tract symptoms on general health status and on the use of prostatectomy

Our objective was to determine the extent to which lower urinary tract symptoms affect the general health status of men and contribute to the decision to undergo surgery. A cross-sectional population survey using postal questionnaires was conducted in the North West Thames health region, followed by a prospective cohort study of men undergoing prostatectomy (North West Thames and Oxford regions). The subjects in the first survey were 221 men aged 55 and over with previously reported mild, moderate or severe urinary symptoms; subjects in the second study were 388 men undergoing prostatectomy. Main outcome measures were selfreported symptom severity, bothersomeness and general health status (Nottingham Health Profilie, Part 1). The response rate among eligible responders in the population survey was 85.7%. Increasing symptom severity was associated with worsening NHP scores for energy, emotional reactions, sleep and physical mobility (p<0.01). Increasing bother-someness of symptoms was associated with emotional reactions, sleep and pain (p<0.05). Men undergoing surgery reported worse health status than men in the population with the same severity of symptoms as regards emotional reactions, energy and pain. For a given level of symptom severity, the impact of those symptoms on aspects of a man's general health status may be the determinant of seeking and undergoing surgery. Greater understanding of the factors that affect a man's response to his symptoms is needed in interpreting the decision to seek and accept treatment.     

健康教育防制儿童营养性贫血的可行性研究

本文以大规模随机化人群实验,用铁剂治疗、铁剂预防和空白对照的方法论证了健康教育做为儿童营养性贫血防制对策与措施的可行性.结果证实健康教育与药物治疗相比前者具有受益人群广泛、发挥作用长效、预防病种广谱、投入少效益高和人群依从性好等优点,比传统的药物治疗和预防更有推广价值,对儿童营养性贫血和类似的儿童常见病的防制是经济、有效的措施.特别是对大规模的人群实施干预只有健康教育是可行的.在预防和治疗疾病过程中也应转变唯药物有效的观念,重视心理和行为的作用,对健康教育给予应有的重视.     

A call for a gender specific approach to address the worldwide cardiovascular burden

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among non-communicable diseases are already a major public health challenge worldwide. A further increase in CVD is projected to occur over the next 25 years as a result of both adverse lifestyle changes and demographic shifts in the population age profile. The adverse impact of these health problems will affect women in particular, given the steady rise in the proportion of the aging population that will be women.The critical issue presently in the management of CVD is that we are not even adequately using the data that are available. Women still remain unaware that they are at risk, and information about women is not easily accessible to their physicians. This is a global issue and the need remains for worldwide initiatives with greater vigilance to identify these factors and make efforts to control them effectively.Currently, in scientific research, it is expected that the results of clinical research be analyzed for sex differences, sex- and gender-appropriateness, and sex- and gender-specific approaches for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling. To address the care discrepancy, the global community needs to develop a conducive environment within a comprehensive policy and operational framework to achieve favorable lifestyles, and CVD risk factor reduction for both men and women.     

A Comparison of Two Simple Measures to Evaluate the Health Status of Asthmatics: The Asthma Bother Profile and the Airways Questionnaire 20

Simple and concise measures for health status are desirable in clinical practice. The Asthma Bother Profile (ABP), which consists of 23 items, has been developed to assess how much asthma bothers patients. The Airways Questionnaire 20 (AQ20) is a simple instrument which consists of 20 items. The purpose of this study was to investigate how the ABP and AQ20 evaluate the health status of patients with asthma. A total of 166 patients with chronic asthma (age: 48 ± 16 yr, 77 males) completed pulmonary function testing, measurement of airway hyperresponsiveness, dyspnea rating, assessments of their anxiety and depression (HADS; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and assessments of their health status. The health status was assessed using the ABP, AQ20, the short-form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36), the Living With Asthma Questionnaire (LWAQ) and the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ). The Japanese version of the ABP included only 15 'bother' items out of the original 23 items due to cultural differences. The scores on the ABP were widely distributed, whereas the scores on the AQ20 were skewed towards the milder end of the scale. The ABP had a strong correlation with the Avoidance and Distress constructs on the LWAQ, and Anxiety and Depression on the HADS (Rs = 0.56 ∼ 0.79), and its strongest correlation with the General Health (Rs = - 0.64) scale among the 8 subscales on the SF-36. The AQ20 had a less significant correlation with the LWAQ, AQLQ, and SF-36 than the ABP. The ABP and AQ20 were short and simple to complete, and both measures could easily be used in clinical practice. The ABP can evaluate patients more specifically with respect to distress and bother than the AQ20.     

城市社区医疗预防保健人员知识与技能的需求调查

通过对405名城市基层医疗预防保健人员的知识和技能的需求调查看出,面对医学模式的转变,社区居民医疗预防保健需求的不断增长,他们现有的知识和技能已极不适应。2/3以上的人员认为以往所学的知识不够用,较普遍地要求增加预防医学、临床医学等课程的学习,提高疾病诊断、群众工作、组织交往、科研的能力。调查为基层在职医学教育提供了参考依据。     

Does the health status of chronically ill patients predict their judgements of the quality of general practice care?

Patients' health status as well as patients' judgements of care are used for assessing patients' perspectives, but the relation between those two concepts is unclear. In this study we explored whether health status predicts patients' judgements of the quality of general practice care. Hand-distributed and mailed surveys were performed by 28 general practitioners in The Netherlands. Chronically ill patients were approached when visiting the general practice or drawn from the practice registers. Health status was measured by WONCA/COOP charts, and patients' judgements by the CEP, a previously validated questionnaire. The response rate was 63% (n=762). When controlled for other patient characteristics, a poor overall health predicted less positive judgements of medical care, information, counselling, relation and communication, continuity of care and the organization of appointments (p[lessthan]0.01). Poor mental well-being predicted less positive judgements of the cooperation between care providers and a stronger need for more care (p[lessthan]0.001). The four other aspects of health status did not predict the patients' judgements. Judgements about the premises and the availability for emergencies were not predicted by health status. It can be concluded that a multidimensional approach should be used for interpreting the relations between patients' health status and their judgements of general practice care.