Percepción de profesionales de la salud sobre la intervención grupal socioeducativa con mujeres que presentan síntomas somáticos sin causa orgánica

ObjectiveTo know the perception and opinion of primary care health professionals on the impact of non-medicalizing group educational intervention (GRUSE) with women who present somatic symptoms without organic cause.DesignQualitative phenomenological study.SettingPrimary care health centers in Andalusia, during 2017 and 2018.Participants and/or contextsTwenty-four health professionals, selected according to their level of involvement in the GRUSE strategy (socio-educational groups).MethodA qualitative methodology is applied, through the phenomenological method. The technique used to collect the information is the discussion group, and a content analysis is carried out on it. The software Atlas.ti 8.0 is used as a support resource for the analysis.ResultsHealth professionals highlight group work as a means of achieving change, and point to the importance of intervention as a non-medicalizing strategy. They perceive that the participants obtain some benefits: the improvement of their personal well-being, the increase of their self-esteem and self-determination, and the generation of social networks, benefits that also affect their immediate surroundings.ConclusionsIn the opinion of the professionals, the strategy has positive effects on women and does not mean an increase in resources for the health system. In addition, they express the importance of provide women with tools to cope with daily life problems derivates mostly from gender mandates of a patriarchal society.     

The nucleotide excision repair epistasis group in Neurospora crassa

Summary DNA repair mutants in eucaryotes are normally assigned to three epistasis groups. Each epistasis group represents a pathway for DNA repair. The pathways are commonly designated (1) nucleotide excision repair, (2) recombination repair and (3) mutagenic repair. An excision repair epistasis group has been established in Neurospora and the mutants assigned to this group should be limited in their ability to excise pyrimidine dimers and other bulky lesions from DNA. Using a pyrimidine dimer-specific assay, we have found that all Neurospora crassa mutants assigned to the excision repair epistasis group are capable of removing pyrimidine dimers from the DNA at a rate similar to the wild-type organism.     

Pretreatment prognostic factors for survival in small-cell lung cancer: A new prognostic index and validation of three known prognostic indices on 341 patients

Aims: a) To identify which pretreatment clinical or blood parameters werepredictive of patient survival in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in aretrospective analysis. b) To validate three known prognostic indices: RoyalMarsden Model (index 1), London Group (index 2) and Manchester Score (index3).Patients and methods: From 1981 to 1993, 341 SCLC patients were treatedwith chemotherapy with or without surgery or radiotherapy. Univariate andmultiple regression analyses of survival were performed and the feasibilityof these models was explored, index 1: Karnofsky index, albumin, sodium andalkaline phosphatase; index 2: ECOG performance status (PS), albumin andalanine transaminase; and index 3: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), diseaseextent, sodium, Karnofsky index, alkaline phosphatase and bicarbonate.Results: Significant prognostic factors for survival after univariate andmultiple regression analysis were: disease extent, PS, creatine kinase,neutrophilia, LDH, hypoalbuminemia, hyperglycemia and bicarbonate. A newprognostic index was performed that included LDH, hypoalbuminemia,neutrophilia, disease extent and PS. It defined three prognostic groups (PG).Median survival and two-year survival for these PG were 12.3, 8 and 3.4 monthsand 16.5%, 2.3% and 0%, respectively. The following PGwere identified after application of the three models proposed: Index 1identified two PG with 0% and 16.6% two-year survival (P <0.001); index 2 detected three PG with 0%, 5% and 15.7%two-year survival (P < 0.001) and index 3 detected three PG with 0%,2.5% and 16.2% two-year survivals, respectively (P < 0.001).Conclusion: A new prognostic index is proposed allowing identification ofthree different PG. The feasibility of three known prognostic models wasvalidated and demonstrated. Variables other than disease extent or PS (albuminor LDH) should be taken into account in designing future clinical trials.     

A comparison of perinatal mortality between ethnic Chinese and ethnic whites: Why the Chinese rate was lower

Objectives. To confirm the observation that has been occasionally reported in the literature that perinatal mortality rate is lower in ethnic Chinese than in ethnic whites, and to assess the reasons for this lower perinatal mortality rate.

Methods. Secondary‐analysis based on published data.

Results. This exercise demonstrates that the perinatal mortality rate was lower in ethnic Chinese than in ethnic whites. The birth weight distribution in ethnic Chinese was more favourable with reduced births at two extremes of the distribution, and the exposure to risk factors for perinatal death by their mothers was also lower.

Conclusion: Perinatal mortality rate is lower in ethnic Chinese than in ethnic whites, and the lower perinatal mortality rate in ethnic Chinese is probably caused by their favourable birth weight distribution and lower exposure to risk factors of perinatal death by their mothers.     

原子转移自由基聚合法合成含羟基星状共聚物

以２－溴异丁酸季戊四醇四酯为引发剂在ＣｕＢｒ／ｂｐｙ催化下实施苯乙烯和丙烯酸β－羟丙酯原子转移自由基共聚合,结果表明聚合物的分子量与理论分子量接近,聚合反应具有活性聚合的特征。进一步对聚合产物进行ＧＰＣ,Ｈ－ＮＭＲ,ＩＲ和羟值滴定分析,表明合成的星状共聚合物中同时具有苯乙烯和丙烯酸β－羟丙酯结构单元,而且羟基在聚合物中近似均匀分布。     

HBV无症状携带者与ABO血型关系的探讨

目的：探讨ＨＢＶ无症状携带者与ＡＢＯ血型间关系。方法：采用Ｗｏｏｌｆ统计方法与卡方（ｘ＾２）检验方法对１７４例ＨＢＶ无症状携带者的ＡＢＯ血型分布以及男女性别的关系进行系统分析。结果：男性携带者血型呈Ｂ〉Ｏ〉Ａ〉ＡＢ型分布,女性携带者呈Ｂ〉Ａ〉Ｏ〉ＡＢ型分布。Ａ、Ｂ、Ｏ和ＡＢ血型人相对危险率分别是０．４８７０、２．０４１４、０．９６６８和１．７９５０。结论：ＨＢＶ无症状携带者与ＡＢＯ血型间存在一定关     

凉山彝族男性血管紧张素转换酶基因多态性与高血压的关系

目的　探讨血管紧张素转换酶（ＡＣＥ） 基因多态性与高血压的关系。方法　应用横断面调查方法和ＰＣＲ 技术。结果　正常血压人群ＡＣＥ 基因ＤＤ、ＩＤ 和ＩＩ基因型分别占１３ ．０ ％ 、５０ ．９ ％ 和３６ ．１ ％ 。Ｉ和Ｄ等位基因频率分别是为６１ ．６ ％ 和３８ ．４ ％ 。高血压人群ＡＣＥ 基因ＤＤ、ＩＤ 和ＩＩ基因型分别占９ ．７ ％ 、４８ ．４ ％ 和４１ ．９ ％ 。Ｉ和Ｄ 等位基因频率分别是６６ ．１ ％ 和３３ ．９ ％ 。彝族男性高血压和正常血压人群的ＡＣＥ基因型分布及Ｉ／Ｄ 等位基因频率差异无显著性。结论　彝族男性ＡＣＥ 基因多态性与高血压的关联尚不能确定。     

Rape attitudes amongst British medical students

OBJECTIVES: To examine the rape attitudes of a sample of 252 British medical students. DESIGN: A 20-item questionnaire was used. SETTING: A London medical school. SUBJECTS: Fourth-year medical students. RESULTS: In general, students were well informed on legal and factual issues regarding rape and sexual assault. However, significant differences were found in the attitudes to rape between males and females. Female students were significantly more positive in their responses to victims. CONCLUSIONS: These results support findings from previous studies of rape attitudes in other professional groups. Better knowledge and enlightened attitudes amongst health care staff can have a significant impact on the management of sexual assault and influence the likelihood of victims presenting for treatment. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the importance of teaching about sexual violence in British medical schools.     

The diluting effect of medical work groups on feedback efficacy in changing physician's practice

Feedback intervention has been advocated as a successful method to modify the way that physicians practice medicine. However, most studies concerned with modifying physician profiles have focused on interns and residents. The results presented here concern regular staff and therefore provide a better basis for generalization. Over a 2.5-year period, we analyzed the use of clinical resoucces by physicians practicing in four medical specialties in two hospitals. Hierarchical multiple regression models were used to control case mix in order to identify the specific effects attributable to feedback. The information failed to modify the physicians' practice profiles. Our results suggest that this failure is related to the organization of inpatient medical practice as a group effort. This mode of practice has a negative effect on feedback efficacy. First, it weakens one of the main feedback mechanisms, that is personal identification with the data. Second, it probably generates mutual adjustment among physicians, thus eliminating practice variations at the source.