COVID-19 Among US Dialysis Patients: Risk Factors and Outcomes From a National Dialysis Provider

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Hello,can you hear me? Orthopaedic clinic telephone consultations in the COVID-19 era- a patient and clinician perspective

BACKGROUNDThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in seismic changes in healthcare delivery. As a result of this, hospital footfall required to be reduced due to increased risk of transmission of infection. To ensure patients can safely access healthcare, we introduced orthopaedic clinic telephone consultations in our busy district general hospital.AIMTo investigate patients’ and clinicians’ perspective of telephone consultations during COVID-19, and whether this method of consultation could be a viable option in the post- pandemic future. METHODSThis is a single centre, prospective study conducted in a busy National Health Service district general hospital. In May 2020, 100 non- consecutive adult patients were contacted by independent investigators within 48 h of their orthopaedic clinic telephone consultation to complete a telephone satisfaction questionnaire. The questions assessed satisfaction regarding various aspects of the consultation including overall satisfaction and willingness to use this approach long term. Satisfaction and perspective of 25 clinicians conducting these telephone consultations was also assessed via an online survey tool.RESULTS93% of patients were overall satisfied with telephone consultations and 79% were willing to continue this method of consultation post- pandemic. Patients found telephone consultations to reduce personal cost and inconvenience associated with attending a hospital appointment. 72% of clinicians reported overall satisfaction with this service and 80% agreed that telephone consultations should be used in the future. The majority found it less laborious in time and administration in comparison to face to face consultations. Patients and clinicians expressed their desire for video consultations as a method of further improving their experience with remote consultations.CONCLUSIONOur study has shown that telephone consultations are a safe and rapid method of adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving the aim of reducing hospital footfall. This method of consultation has resulted in immense clinician and patient satisfaction. Our findings suggest that this tool has benefits in post pandemic healthcare delivery. It has also highlighted that telephone consultations can act as a steppingstone to the introduction of the more complex platform of video consulting.     

26所基层民营口腔诊所医务人员手卫生现况调查

 目的 调查十堰市区基层民营口腔诊所医务人员手卫生现况。方法 2019年9—11月采用便利抽样法对十堰市区民营口腔诊所医务人员手卫生现况进行隐蔽式调查,分析并比较不同岗位类别医务人员的手卫生依从率及正确率。结果 共调查民营口腔诊所26所,设有专用洗手设施的仅17所(占65.38%),配有快速手消毒剂的12所(46.15%)。隐蔽式观察102名医务人员,观察有效手卫生时机2 183次,医务人员实际执行572次,手卫生依从率26.20%,正确率25.52%(146次)。不同岗位类别医务人员的手卫生依从率、正确率比较,差异均有统计学意义(均P＜0.001)。护士的手卫生依从率(30.80%)、正确率(31.85%)较其他岗位人员高。医务人员在接触患者体液后的依从率(76.24%)和正确率(40.26%)较其他手卫生时刻高,接触患者前后的手卫生依从率最低,仅为15.38%、24.72%。医务人员不同手卫生时刻的依从率、正确率比较,差异均有统计学意义(均P＜0.001)。结论 基层民营口腔诊所医务人员手卫生依从率和正确率均较低,急需相关部门加强对基层民营口腔诊所的手卫生管理。     

2~6岁儿童牙科诊室行为影响因素研究

目的探寻2~6岁儿童牙科诊室行为的影响因素,建立简便易行的低龄儿童牙科诊室行为预测模型。方法对96例接受牙科治疗的2~6岁儿童的牙科诊室行为评估分为配合组与不配合组;问卷调查获取家长口腔健康意识、母亲牙科焦虑、儿童日常行为特点及情绪类型等资料;使用SPSS11.5软件分析组间各因素差异及与牙科诊室行为的相关程度。结果两组患儿年龄(4.35±0.83 vs 3.85±1.07)和情绪应激性(17.77±4.88 vs 23.23±4.76)之间差异有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗持续时间、幼儿园入园表现、家长对儿童口腔疾患的责任承担度与儿童口腔诊室行为均存在显著相关性(P0.05)。结论通过治疗前与家长的针对性沟通可有效预测低龄儿童牙科诊室行为。     

Outpatient Care Participation and Six-Month Status: Results with an Inner City Impoverished Alcoholic Veterans Population

One hundred and thirty-seven impoverished, inner city, predominately Black alcoholic veterans were divided into four groups based on the frequency of their attendance at an outpatient clinic. They were assessed 6 months after their joining the clinic. In general, many variables reflecting lessened alcohol consumption were connected with greater amounts of clinic attendance. In most instances a month or more of attendance at the clinic appeared necessary before the positive changes started to occur.