Framing Concerns about Body Image during Pre- and Post-Surgical Consultations for Head and Neck Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Patient–Physician Interactions

Patients with head and neck cancer report high unmet psychosocial needs as they undergo lifesaving treatments that can significantly alter their appearance and cause functional impairments. This qualitative analysis of recordings of 88 pre- and post-surgical consultations involving 20 patients respond to the need for empirical studies of patient–provider conversations about body image concerns. It indicates that the emphasis on concerns about survival, cure, and physical recovery during clinical consultations may leave concerns about the impacts of surgery on appearance and function unexplored and even silenced. The interviews with patients and medical team members that complement the analysis of the recordings suggest that an emphasis on survival, cure, and physical recovery can respond to the need for reassurance in the context of serious illness. However, it can also be problematic as it contributes to the silencing of patients’ concerns and to a potential lack of preparedness for the consequences of surgery. The results of this study can contribute to raising surgeons’ awareness of the interactional dynamics during clinical consultations. Moreover, the results highlight the unique role that surgeons can play in validating patients’ psychosocial concerns to support patients’ rehabilitation in both physical and psychosocial domains.     

胰腺炎基础研究进展与展望

近年来,胰腺炎的病理生理机制研究取得了诸多实质性进展.其中,急性胰腺炎领域热点内容众多,如胰蛋白酶原异常激活、病理性钙超载、线粒体功能障碍、自噬、内质网应激、NF-Kb激活、细胞程序性死亡等.慢性胰腺炎领域的研究则更多集中于胰腺星状细胞激活对慢性胰腺炎纤维化的影响,以此为主干,又可进一步研究自噬、外泌体等与胰腺星状细胞...     

中药官桂的应用现状及其考证

目的研究中药官桂的应用现状及对其进行考证。方法采用性状鉴别法、显微鉴别法、薄层色谱法、高效液相色谱法对所收集的官桂样品进行鉴别,采用文献检索法进行官桂的相关考证。结果通过鉴别,官桂样品并不是同一品种,且有同一企业来源的两批官桂样品并不是同一品种的现象;通过考证,反映了官桂的来源复杂、标准规范不统一,临床上用的“官桂”与商品“官桂”并不相同。结论本研究首次通过实例报道了官桂的应用现状,结论是官桂的应用很混乱,同名异物现象很严重,应当加以重视,加强研究,争取统一其标准;相关企业要严格执行本地区有关官桂的地方标准,做到正本清源。     

百令胶囊在肾移植术后早中期的应用研究

为研究百令胶囊在肾移植术后早,中期的免疫抑制作用,将肾移植患者分为３组,Ａ组为百令胶囊＋Ｐｒｅｄ＋ＣｓＡ,Ｂ组为百令胶囊＋Ｐｒｅｄ＋ＣｓＡ＋ＡｚａＣ组为Ｐｒｅｄ＋ＣｓＡ＋Ａｚａ。结果：１．急性排斥发生情况：Ａ组１６．５％（３３／２００）,Ｂ组１１．７９％（３３／２８０）,Ｃ组１６％（１６／１００）,２．肝功能损害情况;Ａ组１８．５％,Ｂ组为２１．０７％,Ｃ组２５％,３．白细胞下降,Ａ组无,Ｂ组１２     

近10年来强直性脊柱炎的中医药临床研究进展

强直性脊柱炎是与感染、遗传和自身免疫功能障碍有关的一种病因尚未阐明的慢性进行性自身免疫性疾病,近年来诸医家运用中医药进行大量临床研究,并取得了一定疗效,本文就近10年来临床研究进行了综述。     

中药复方研发与专利保护协调发展之积极影响分析

中药复方研发成果与日俱增,而成果的专利保护状况却不容乐观.中药复方专利保护与中药新药研发、产业发展、中药国际化等诸多领域息息相关,促成中药复方研发与专利保护的协调发展对于国内乃至国际社会影响深远.     

Attitudes of women with chronic pelvic pain to the gynaecological consultation: a qualitative study

OBJECTIVE: To describe the attitudes that women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) attending gynaecology clinics have to their consultations and to determine the ways in which their health care can be improved. DESIGN: Qualitative study using semistructured individual interviews. SETTING: UK gynaecology outpatient clinics in district general and teaching hospitals. SAMPLE: Twenty-six women with CPP. METHODS: Semistructured individual interviews were conducted. Data gathering and analysis followed a grounded theory approach. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Women's wishes regarding their care and their actual experiences of care. RESULTS: Four main themes emerged. The women wanted (a) personal care, which they often did not receive; (b) to feel understood and to be taken seriously, although they often felt dismissed, which applied both to women with and without an explanation for their pain; (c) explanation as much as cure, but an adequate explanation was often not provided; and (d) to be reassured, which often they were not. Effective reassurance was complex as it included general reassurance and specific reassurance about cause and treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Improvements are needed in the outpatient care of women presenting with CPP. Changes should focus on providing more personal care, so that presenting problems are seen to be taken seriously, findings and management are appropriately explained, and women are more effectively reassured. Interventions need to be developed that meet these needs and tested to determine if they are feasible, acceptable, and improve outcomes.     

中医药治疗冠心病心绞痛研究纂要

从病机及治法研究、临床实验研究、证治研究(自拟方施治、经方成方加减、中成药应用),综述中医药治疗冠心病心绞痛研究进展。指出:对冠心病心绞痛证治研究,应进一步发挥中医药的特色与优势,充分利用现代医学技术与成果,中西医优势互补。     

流式细胞术在中医药治疗HIV/AIDS研究中的应用及不足

目的：探讨流式细胞术在中医药艾滋病毒感染者及艾滋病患者（HIV/AIDS）研究中的应用及不足。方法：查阅相关文献,根据近年来临床和基础研究中流式细胞术的应用现状,重点探讨流式细胞术在艾滋病中医药研究中存在的问题。结果：流式细胞术在中医药治疗HIV/AIDS的中医基础医学研究和临床中有着广泛的运用,但也存在着对检测的质量控制缺乏重视、使用仪器陈旧、检测项目较少等不足。结论：流式细胞术有待进一步研究和改进。     

针灸改善癌症患者抗肿瘤治疗副反应的研究进展

回顾近20余年国内外针灸治疗肿瘤的临床研究文献,总结针灸疗法在减轻放化疗引起的顽固性呃逆、恶心呕吐、疲劳、口干、潮热等方面的临床疗效;述评此间的主要临床试验;提出针灸在肿瘤临床综合治疗中存在潜力,呼吁继续深入研究和大力临床推广。