Measuring contraceptive values: An alternative approach

Previous assessments of individuals' values for various contraceptive consequences have employed one of four methodologies: free elicitation, direct ratings, multiple regression, or factor analysis. All four methodologies are flawed because they produce group rather than individual values, rely on rating scales, and fail to incorporate information regarding consequence trade-offs. Axiomatic conjoint measurement is proposed as an alternative methodology and used to determine individuals' values for a selected set of contraceptive consequences at two stages of the family-planning career.Preparation of this paper was supported in part by Grants HD-10802 and HD-14403 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Appreciation is due the Statistical Computing Facility of the University of California at Berkeley. Requests for reprints should be sent to the Publications Librarian, Center for Research on Judgment and Policy, Muenzinger Psychology Building, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0344.     

An improved systolic-diastolic pulse separator

An instrument using analogue integrated circuits for the separation of the systolic and diastolic levels of an arterial blood-pressure waveform is described. The use of the instrument in tracking the widely varying blood-pressure signals recorded from hypertensive dogs is shown. Details of the circuitry employed and the method of construction are given. An appendix describes the useful ‘ideal-diod’ circuit.     

指骨的X线测量及其性别判别关系

目的：对指骨各指节的长度及宽度进行X线测量，为法医学及人类学提供判别率较高的性别判别式。方法：随机选择健康汉族大学生186人(男90人，女96人)，进行双手后前位X线拍片，分别测量各掌骨长与中点宽，将所得数据应用SPSS软件进行统计学分析。结果：男性指骨左右示指近节宽、中指近节宽及环指近节宽侧别差异有显著性意义，女性侧别差异无显著性意义；除小指近节指骨宽外，性别差异均有显著性意义。应用Fisher法提出8个性别逐步判别式，判别率在86．0％-91．9％之间。结论：以上判别式对法医学及人类学的性别鉴定简单实用，具有较高参考价值。     

Amphetamine does not affect the partial punishment effect (PPE)

The effects of amphetamine on the partial punishment effect (PPE) at one trial per day, were examined. Two groups of animals were trained to run in a straight alley. The continuously reinforced (CRF) group received food reward on every trial. The partially punished (PP) group received food reward on every trial but in addition, received footshocks of a gradually increasing intensity in the goal box on a random 50% of the trials. In the test stage, all animals received both food and footshock on each trial. dl-Amphetamine 1.5 mg/kg was administered in a 2 × 2 design, i.e. drug-no drug in training and drug-no drug in test. The partially punished animals exhibited increased persitence in running to the goal box during test, and this partial punishment effect was unaffected by amphetamine.     

Influence of exposure mode on vinyl chloride action

Rats were subjected to 4 h continuous or intermittent exposure to vinyl chloride (VC) at different time-weighted average concentrations (15, 50, 150, 500 and 15,000 mg/m³). Hepatic non-protein sulfhydryl content (NPSH) and excretion of thiodiglycolic acid (TdGA) in urine were determined. VC at concentrations from 50 mg/m³ to 15,000 mg/m³ caused a dose-dependent depression of NPSH, but no difference in the magnitude of this depression induced by continuous or intermittent exposure at the same average concentration of VC was noted. At average concentrations of 50 mg/m³ and 150 mg/m³, the urinary excretion of TdGA under continuous exposure did not differ from that under intermittent exposure, whereas at VC concentrations of 500 mg/m³ and 15,000 mg/m³ it was higher following continuous exposure.     

光照度计法测量公共场所室内桌面照度不确定度评定

目的建立现场检测工作中室内桌面照度测量不确定度评定的方法,对不确定度分量进行评定,计算出扩展不确定度值。方法根据《测量不确定度评定与表示(JJF 1059.1-2012)》和《公共场所卫生检验方法第1部分:物理因素(GB18204.1-2013)》的方法,对现场测量公共场所(候诊室)室内桌面照度值的各不确定度分量进行分析和计算,最终合成标准不确定度。结果本例用照度计法对某候诊室室内照度进行测量结果为:(225±10.74)lx,扩展不确定度为10.74 lx,其中采样高度是最大不确定度分量。结论该评定方法可用于现场检测中照度值测量的不确定度评定。     

构建急性肾损伤患者连续性肾脏替代治疗剂量达成模型

按照课题研究型品管圈活动步骤,针对急性肾损伤患者连续性肾脏替代治疗处方治疗剂量与实际治疗剂量存在较大差异的现状,对剂量管理现状、攻坚点进行分析与发掘,针对性拟定对策并实施,包括建立集束化血管通路管理策略,制定最优滤器管路使用技术方案,构建全流程CRRT智能管理平台。活动开展后,CRRT治疗剂量达成率由78.5%上升至93.5%,治疗时间达成率、平均CRRT治疗日、28 d存活率、出院时透析依赖率等均有不同程度改善,活动效果显著。     

Reference Values and Psychometric Properties of the Quality of Life After Traumatic Brain Injury-Overall Scale in Italy,The Netherlands,and the United Kingdom

ObjectivesThe Quality of Life after Brain Injury-Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS) is a short screening instrument for assessing disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after traumatic brain injury. To date, no reference values are available for the QOLIBRI-OS in general populations. Thus, this study aimed to establish reference values for the QOLIBRI-OS in general population samples from Italy, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.MethodsData were collected using an online survey. The total sample comprised 11759 participants, consisting of 3549 Italian, 3564 Dutch, and 4646 British subjects. In this sample, 49% of the total sample did not report any health complaints, whereas 51% had at least 1 chronic health condition. Reference values were deduced for the QOLIBRI-OS for health-condition–related samples and total general population samples per country. To ensure the comparability of these values, measurement invariance was assessed using a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. Covariates characterizing the reference values were selected with the help of regression analyses.ResultsThe confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the QOLIBRI-OS scores measured the same traumatic brain injury–specific HRQoL construct across the 3 countries. Healthy individuals reported significantly higher HRQoL than individuals with at least 1 chronic health condition. Older age and higher education levels were significantly associated with higher HRQoL.ConclusionsBecause the reference values displayed differences in terms of age and education level across the 3 countries, we recommend using country-specific reference values stratified by sociodemographic and health status in research and clinical practice.     

医学装备物资溯源管理系统持续评估与改进的效果分析

目的:研究医学装备物资溯源管理系统持续评估与改进的效果。方法:选取医院151名设备使用管理相关人员,按照医学装备管理方法的不同将其分为观察组(74名)和对照组(77名),观察组采用医学装备物资溯源管理系统的管理模式,对照组采用传统设备管理模式。采用自制满意度调查问卷的方法,调查两组对医学装备管理的满意度,对比分析两组对医学装备管理的中长期效果评价、运营绩效和管理满意度。结果:观察组医学装备管理的中期优良率为91.89%,长期优良率为94.59%,明显高于对照组的79.22%和81.82%,差异有统计学意义(x~2=6.495,x~2=7.837;P<0.05);观察组医学装备管理的满意度为95.95%,明显高于对照组的83.12%,差异有统计学意义(x~2=8.784,P<0.05);观察组平均操作时间、无关操作时间和差错流程数均低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(t=16.620,t=31.638,t=15.745;P<0.05)。结论:医学装备物资溯源管理系统对医学装备管理的中长期效果显著,能够缩短管理操作时间、减少差错流程、提高管理水平和保护患者权益,可实现医学装备全生命周期的信息化管理。