海岛中学生心理卫生特点及相关因素分析

目的 了解海岛中学生的心理健康状况及其相关因素。方法 随机分层整群抽取海岛城镇2243名中学生，采用自制的一般情况问卷、90项症状清单及艾森克人格问卷进行测试，用SPSS软件包进行统计分析。结果 海岛城镇中学生中的非独生子女比独生子女、高中生比初中生、女生比男生、家庭居住在渔农村比居住在城镇的中学生心理健康水平要低。他们的心理障碍的发生率和SCL-90各项因子分与国内大陆某些地区的报道有所不同，本文中学生的个性特征与SCL-90各项因子分的相关分析表明海岛城镇中学生的心理健康状况与性格的内外倾向、掩饰作用呈负相关，与心理变态倾向、情绪稳定性呈正相关。本文男女生的心理障碍的发生率为16％～47％，以强迫症状为最显著。结论海岛中学生心理障碍的发生率较高，并且与大陆其它地区中学生心理健康状况有所不同。     

Functional Symptoms and Somatoform Disorders in Children and Adolescents: The Role of Standardised Measures in Assessment

Functional or unexplained medical symptoms (physical symptoms that are not adequately explained by organic factors and where a major role for psychological factors is assumed) are common amongst children in the general population but can also be an expression of somatisation and somatoform disorders. Co-morbid psychopathology is common. We describe measures mostly used in research into problems related to somatisation in children and adolescents that may be helpful to clinical researchers. Some address the nature and severity of physical symptoms, others document illness attitudes, beliefs and functional impairment, and a third group assesses emotional symptoms. Questionnaires can be helpful for clinicians in quantifying (i) the nature and severity of somatic symptoms and associated functional impairment, (ii) contributory health attitudes and illness beliefs and (iii) co-morbid or primary anxiety and depressive disorders. Together with pain and activity diaries and careful documentation of school attendance, these measures may also be helpful in monitoring treatment response.     

Toward affordable,sustainable eye care

Adapted from Keynote Addresses to the 5th General Assembly of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Berlin, Germany, May 9, 1994, and to the International Congress of Ophthalmology, Toronto, Canada, June 29, 1994.     

广东省放射工作人员健康状况调查

目的　了解长期小剂量电离辐射对放射工作人员健康的影响 ,为保障其工作者的健康和改进防护措施提供依据。方法　通过职业流行病学现况调查的方法 ,按照广东省放射工作人员职业健康体检规范要求 ,对 2 0 0 2年广东省999例放射工作人员的职业健康状况进行分析。结果　随着工龄增加 ,放射工作人员眼科检查的异常率增加。血液常规检查和细胞遗传学指标 (外周血淋巴细胞微核率 )及眼晶状体混浊率 ,部分组间指标差异有统计学意义。男性微核率的异常率 >15年组是 <5年组的 5 2倍 ,是 5～ 15年组的 1 4倍 ,女性微核率异常率 >15年组是 <5年组的 3 3倍 ,是 5～15年组的 2 5倍。结论　加强放射卫生监督管理 ,重点保护暴露工龄较长的放射工作人员 ,以减低放射对该人群的影响     

The morality of efficiency in health care--some uncomfortable implications.

There are some general considerations which have implications for the delivery and finance of health care in all countries, not only Canada and the USA. Beginning with two propositions: that access to health care is a right of citizenship, which should not depend on individual income and wealth; and that the objective of health services is to maximise the impact on the nation's health of the resources available; the paper examines the ethical justification for pursuing efficiency in health care provision. The different meanings of efficiency are discussed in detail, and the use of quantitative indicators of health benefit, such as the QALY, placed in context. It is argued that the determination of health care resource allocations should take account of costs at both the macro planning level and the micro level of the individual doctor-patient relationship. Given the starting points the overall conclusion is that it is ethical to be efficient, since to be inefficient implies failure to achieve the ethical objective of maximising health benefits from available resources.     

A programme for treating chemically dependent medical students

Summary. The first American programme for chemically dependent medical students at the University of Tennessee, Memphis is described. The goals of the Aid for the Impaired Medical Student (AIMS) Program are to provide confidential treatment for chemically dependent medical students, to assure that recovering students are able to resume their education, and to protect patients and others from the harm that may be caused by impaired students. The Program is administered by the AIMS Council, consisting of medical professionals and elected student representatives. The Council oversees the management of cases, including investigation of students who may be impaired, intervention when chemical dependency is suspected, diagnostic evaluation, treatment and aftercare, and post-recovery advocacy for students. The Program's experience includes 18 cases of suspected chemical dependency, with four self-referrals and 14 students referred by third parties. Eleven students have been diagnosed as chemically dependent and have completed treatment programmes. Nine have maintained recovery and eight have graduated. One student subsequently relapsed and committed suicide. Obstacles in programme implementation have involved absence of perceived need, the view that chemically dependent students should be dismissed from school, and reluctance of students to report classmates. Resources have included highly respected student representatives, a supportive administration, assistance of the impaired physicians programme, and medical insurance and professional courtesy to defray costs. Although the number treated has been modest, the AIMS Program is an important vehicle for training students regarding chemical dependency and their professional obligations toward impaired colleagues.     

Retention: An unresolved workforce issue affecting rural occupational therapy services

Failure to retain health professionals in rural areas contributes to the poor health status of these communities through an inability to deliver reliable and consistent services. Considerable attention has been focused on factors affecting recruitment of health professionals. Far less is known about factors affecting the retention of occupational therapists. This was the focus of this study. Ethnographic interviews were used to explore the experiences of 10 occupational therapists who had left rural practice. Six themes emerged from the participants' experiences, from when they first considered rural practice to reflections following their departure from it. These themes were initial appeal, facing the challenge, rural practice issues, the social sphere, reasons for leaving and the value of rural experience. These factors gave rise to a proposed Model of Retention Equilibrium, which suggests that retention can be improved by addressing the imbalance between incentives to leave and incentives to stay. The model provides a useful framework for occupational therapists contemplating rural practice, as well as for health services managers responsible for service delivery in rural areas.     

The epidemiology and surveillance of blood lead in Taiwan (R.O.C.): A report on the PRESS-BLL project

 To monitor the lead hazards in industries and to investigate the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in lead-exposed workers, a lead surveillance system (PRESS-BLLs) has been established and operated in Taiwan, Republic of China, since July 1993. A cohort of lead-exposed workers who received a periodic annual health examination at 55 accredited hospital laboratories was constructed. A total of 9807 separate BLL measurements were reported to the system in 1994. The mean BLL was 15.8 μg/dl in male workers and 11.6 μg/dl in female workers. The mean BLL of lead-exposed workers was significantly (P<0.05, z-test) higher than that of the general Taiwanese population (8.6 μg/dl for males and 6.7 μg/dl for females). In addition, the BLLs of 983 (10.0%) workers exceeded the regulatory action level (40 μg/dl for males; 30 μg/dl for females). The workplaces and homes of 57% of the workers with elevated BLLs were thoroughly investigated to determine the sources of lead contamination. These actions identified the causes of elevated BLLs and set up strategies to reduce workers’ lead exposure. The establishment of this occupational lead surveillance system represents a method for monitoring of lead hazards from occupational and environmental settings to prevent lead poisoning. The information acquired from the system can help in the setting up of a priority of prevention and the development of control measures. It is also useful for further monitoring of changes in the BLLs of the lead-exposed-worker cohort. The Health Department of Taiwan can use this information to evaluate the effectiveness of current industrial hygiene practice. Subjects with elevated BLLs have been medically treated and placed on long-term follow-up for sequelae. Received: 2 September 1996/Accepted: 29 November 1996     

Clinical correlates of changes in self-perceived oral health in older adults

Abstract Although numerous investigators have reported on self-perceived oral health status in adult and older adult populations, few have examined how these perceptions change over time. This paper uses data from a longitudinal oral health survey of community-dwelling Canadians aged 50 years and over to explore this issue. Data were collected at baseline and after 3 years. Change was assessed using a global transition judgement and change scores on four subjective oral health status indicators. These indicators addressed chewing capacity, oral and facial pain symptoms, other oral symptoms, and the psychosocial impact of oral disorders. Overall, 23.0% reported that their oral health had worsened over this period, 66.5% that it had remained the same and 10.5% that it had improved. Change scores on the four indicators showed a similar pattern and were significantly associated with these global judgements. Over the same period, substantial proportions lost one or more teeth, acquired new coronal or root DPS increments or experienced loss of periodontal attachment. An additional 17% complained of dry mouth. However, the only clinical indicator associated with changing perceptions of oral health was tooth loss. Of interest was the fact that rates of tooth loss were equally high among those who reported a worsening of oral health and those who reported an improvement. This suggests that the impact of tooth loss on health status may be positive or negative depending upon the condition of the teeth lost.