Parental and child fruit consumption in the context of general parenting, parental education and ethnic background

This study examines the association between parental and child fruit consumption in the context of general parenting, parental education and ethnic background. A cross-sectional study was performed among 1762 parent-child dyads. Mean age of the children was 8 years. One parent completed a questionnaire to measure their own and their child’s fruit consumption, parenting style, education level and ethnicity. In mediation and moderation analyses, child fruit consumption was regressed on parental fruit consumption, parenting style, parental education and ethnicity. Participating children consumed on average 7.5 pieces of fruit per week. Fourteen percent met the recommended Dutch norm of two pieces of fruit per day. Parental and child fruit consumption were positively associated. The association was more pronounced under higher levels of psychological control and behavioural control, and among ethnic groups. Additionally, parental education and child fruit consumption were positively associated. Parental fruit consumption partially mediated this association. Interventions are needed to increase child fruit consumption. Interventions should focus on increasing parental fruit consumption and positive parental modelling, with particular focus on low-SES families. Additionally, interventions that combine positive modelling with positive general parenting skills (e.g. increasing behavioural control) may be more effective than interventions that focus on parental modelling alone.     

浅议医院统计管理信息网络化建设和作用

本文主要讲述了医院统计管理的信息化网络化的作用:医院统计管理的信息化网络化给登录者带来的便利;医院统计管理的信息化网络化对医院现代化建设起到重要作用;医院统计管理的信息化网络化的建设。     

融合素质教育的生理学课程教学改革

按照我校“三导向”人才培养要求,在生理学教学过程中多角度渗透人文教育内容,培养学生的职业素质;注重生理学知识与临床实践的联系,让学生早期接触临床;采用角色互换法培养学生的沟通表达能力。实践表明,相应教改措施的实施不但能够保证教学质量,而且能够提高学生综合素质。     

新媒体在医院文化建设中的运用

医院文化建设是现代医院管理的重要内容。文化建设的重要作用在于引导职工思想,凝聚职工力量,激励职工进取。随着时代的进步,新媒体越来越广泛的运用于文化宣传工作中。2013年,习近平同志在全国宣传思想工作会议上强调“宣传思想工作创新,重点要抓好理念创新、手段创新、基层工作创新。积极探索有利于破解工作难题的新举措新办法,把创新的中心放在基层一线”。探索将新媒体运用到医院文化建设中,对鼓励职工参与医院文化建设,引导职工主动接受医院核心价值去向,培养职工的“公共精神”,具有积极地推动作用。是新形势下医院文化建设在工作理念和手段上的创新。     

工会在建设和谐医院中的定位和作用

构建社会主义和谐社会,反映了建设富强、民主、文明、和谐的社会主义现代化国家的内在要求。加强医疗卫生服务,提高人民健康水平,是党中央关于构建社会主义和谐社会的重要措施之一。医院是医疗卫生服务事业的重要组成部分,医院工会是党联系职工的桥梁和纽带。充分发挥医院工会的自身职能和作用,积极参与和推进和谐医院的建设,是当前医院工会在新形势下需要定位和探讨的课题。     

The role of zinc and nutritional immunity in Clostridium difficile infection

Abstract

Clostridium difficile in one of the most commonly reported nosocomial pathogens worldwide. Beyond antibiotic use, little is known about the host, microbiota, and environmental factors that contribute to susceptibility to and severity of C. difficile infection (CDI). We recently observed that in a mouse model of CDI, excess dietary zinc (Zn) alters the gut microbiota and decreases resistance to CDI. Moreover, we determined that high levels of Zn exacerbate C. difficile-associated disease and calprotectin-mediated Zn limitation is an essential host response to infection. In this addendum, we discuss how these findings add to our understanding of CDI and consider the potential implications of excess metal intake on the microbiota and infection.     

Science and Art at the Bedside

Abstract

Paramedics are increasingly seen as an integral component of health systems in high income countries. This editorial discusses the factors driving the evolution of paramedicine and the role paramedics may play in the delivery of community-based palliative care. The challenges facing paramedics in palliative care contexts are reviewed briefly. Ultimately, this editorial argues that paramedics are important stakeholders in the delivery of community-based palliative care and have been a notable omission in health service policy and planning.