Accessibility, clinical effectiveness, and practice costs of providing a telephone option for routine asthma reviews: phase IV controlled implementation study.

BACKGROUND: Attendance for routine asthma reviews is poor. A recent randomised controlled trial found that telephone consultations can cost-effectively and safely enhance asthma review rates; however, concerns have been expressed about the generalisability and implementation of the trial's findings. AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone option as part of a routine structured asthma review service. DESIGN OF STUDY: Phase IV controlled before-and-after implementation study. SETTING: A large UK general practice. METHOD: Using existing administrative groups, all patients with active asthma (n = 1809) received one of three asthma review services: structured recall with a telephone-option for reviews versus structured recall with face-to-face-only reviews, or usual-care (to assess secular trends). Main outcome measures were: proportion of patients with active asthma reviewed within the previous 15 months (Quality and Outcomes Framework target), mode of review, enablement, morbidity, and costs to the practice. RESULTS: A routine asthma review was provided for 397/598 (66.4%) patients in the telephone-option group compared with 352/654 (53.8%) in the face-to-face-only review group: risk difference 12.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.2 to 17.9, P<0.001). The usual-care group achieved a review rate of 282/557 (50.6%). Morbidity was equivalent in the three groups; however, enablement (P = 0.03) and confidence (P = 0.007) in asthma management were greater in the telephone-option versus face-to-face-only group. The cost per review achieved by providing the telephone-option service was lower than the face-to-face-only service (10.03 pounds versus 12.74 pounds, mean difference 2.71 pounds; 95% CI = 1.92 to 3.50, P<0.001); usual-care costs were 11.85 pounds per review achieved. CONCLUSION: Routinely offering telephone reviews cost-effectively increased asthma review rates, enhancing patient enablement and confidence with management, with no detriment to asthma morbidity. Practices should consider a telephone option for their asthma review service.     

老年抑郁障碍患者的心理干预对比分析

目的 :探讨老年抑郁障碍心理干预的效果。方法 :采用对比研究的方法 ,在流行病学调查的基础上选择符合CCMD -Ⅱ -R诊断标准的 72例抑郁性神经症和 10例抑郁症患者 ,按性别、年龄、文化等基本相同 ,分成对照和实验组各一半 ,实验组给以 6周的心理干预 ,两组均不用药物治疗 ,分别于治疗前及三个月后 ,测评老年抑郁量表、生活满意度指数及社会支持评定量表 ,并进行对比分析。结果 :心理干预前两组老年抑郁量表 (SDS)得分分别为 17 41± 3 19、 17 5 1± 2 44,三个月后对照组下降不显著 ,而实验组明显下降 ( 17 5 1± 2 44/ 8 93± 5 5 2 ,t=10 89,P <0 0 0 1) ;生活满意度 (t=4 33,P <0 0 0 1)实验组显著提高 ;对照组无明显变化 ,社会支持评定实验组 ( 31 15± 6 37/ 36 32± 6 86 ,t =4 93,P <0 0 0 1)也显著提高 ,而对照组则不明显。结论 :社区综合性心理干预可改变抑郁性神经症患者的抑郁情绪 ,改善认知水平 ,从而提高生活满意度。     

Psychological and social effects of orthodontic treatment

Adolescents with commonly occurring forms of malocclusion often are presumed to be at risk for negative self-esteem and social maladjustment. A randomized control group design was used to assess the psychosocial effects of orthodontic treatment for esthetic impairment. Ninety-three participants, 11 to 14 years old, with mild to moderate malocclusions, were randomly assigned to receive orthodontic treatment immediately or after serving as delayed controls. A battery of psychological and social measures was administered before treatment, during treatment, and three times after completion of treatment, the last occurring one year after termination. Repeated measures analyses of variance assessed group differences at the five time points. Parent-, peer-, and self-evaluations of dental-facial attractiveness significantly improved after treatment, but treatment did not affect parent- and self-reported social competency or social goals, nor subjects' self-esteem. In summary, dental-specific evaluations appear to be influenced by treatment, while more general psychosocial responses are not.This research was supported by Grant NIH-NIDR-R01-DE06154 from the National Institute of Dental Research.     

音乐治疗对眼底手术病人焦虑的影响

目的：在于观察经听觉通道输入音乐对眼底手术病人焦虑状态的影响。方法：实验对象为39名择期进行眼底手术的男性病人，他们被随机地分为实验和对照两组，其中实验组19人，对照组20人，在手术过程中通过耳机给患者输入他们自己选定的音乐、观察焦虑（STAI），抑郁（SDS），视觉模拟焦虑（VAS）和脑电（BI）的变化。结果：实验组STAI，SDS，VAS值与对照组比明显降低，病人的焦虑、抑郁情绪有了明显改善，而脑电的变化没有显著性的差异。结论：音乐治疗可降低择期眼底手术男性病人的焦虑、抑郁与视觉模拟焦虑水平。     

HIV/AIDS人员心理卫生状况与心理社会影响因素

目的 :研究HIV/AIDS (艾滋病毒感染者 /艾滋病患者 )人群的心理卫生状态与心理社会因素的影响。方法 :采用病例对照研究方法。病例组与对照组两组对象均接受一般情况问卷、症状自评量表(Symptomchecklist 90 ,SCL -90 )、生活事件量表 (LifeEventScale ,LES)、生活质量综合评定问卷 (GenericQualityofLifeInventory -74,GQOLI -74)、自我接纳问卷 (Self -AcceptanceQuestionnaire ,SAQ )五个量表的测查。结果 :(1)病例组的SCL -90各个因子分高于对照组 (P <0 0 0 1) ;(2 )病例组总生活事件和负性生活事件得分高于对照组 (P =0 0 0 1) ;(3 )病例组自我接纳得分低于对照组 (P =0 0 0 1) ;(4 )病例组生活质量综合评定得分低于对照组 (P <0 0 0 1) ;(5 )多因素逐步回归分析 ,SCL -90总因子分相关因素主要为躯体症状严重程度 (负向评分 )、负性生活事件和自我接纳因子 ,躯体症状严重程度与SCL -90总因子分呈负相关 ,负性生活事件得分与SCL -90总因子分呈正相关 ,自我接纳得分与SCL -90总因子分呈负相关。结论 :HIV/AIDS组较对照组心理健康状态有明显差异 ,有较多的负性生活事件 ;自我接纳得分低于对照组 ;生活质量低于对照组。     

Behavior of 3-year-old children in a prospective randomized trial of reduced saturated fat and cholesterol diet since infancy: The strip baby project

Interventions aimed at decreased exposure of children to known atherosclerosis risk factors may have untoward behavioral side effects. We examined how children’s behavior or parent’s perception of the behavior of the children at 3 years of age was influenced by the intervention in a prospective randomized trial that began in infancy and effectively decreased scrum cholesterol concentration. This Special Turku coronary Risk factor Intervention Project for babies (STRIP) began when the infant was 7 months old. Half of 1.062 children received individualized dietary counseling at 1-to 3-month intervals during the first 2 years of age and then half-yearly; the other half had an unrestricted diet. At 3 years of age a standardized questionnaire of the child’s behavior was sent to 791 families (76% returned the questionnaire). At the onset of the trial the sociodemographic data of the families and scrum lipid values of the intervention and control children were similar. Later, mean serum cholesterol values of the intervention children remained constantly at a level 6% to 10% below the values of the control children. At 3 years of age the parental perceptions of the child’s behavior suggested minimal differences between the intervention and control children. The intervention children were slightly less jealous and more active and creative, but showed slightly more negative signs of behavior (bed-wetting, problems in falling asleep, fears) than the controls. We conclude that long-term, individualized dietary and lifestyle intervention that begins in infancy slightly influences children’s behavior or parent’s recognition of the behavior of the children at the age of 3 years. This work was supported in part by grants from the Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, the Academy of Finland, and the Alli Paasikivi Foundation.     

神经症的研究进展

目的探讨神经症的病因,防御机制,应对方式,心理治疗及药物治疗的研究进展,以便为其研究、预防和治疗工作提供科学依据。方法以最近20年国内外有关神经症研究的成果为基础,采用文献研究法分析总结了近50余篇有关的研究论文的研究成果。结果神经症患者多内向,情绪明显不稳定,神经质影响心理症状最大;他们的父母较正常人的父母对子女缺乏情感温暖,并有过度的拒绝和过度保护,家庭不和睦,其在发病前一年内负性生活事件数目与严重程度均高于对照组(P<0.01);情绪表达受限,生活单调乏味,父母采取不良教养方式,人际关系紧张等。患者存在防御上的不适当,多使用不成熟或中间型防御机制,缺乏良好的应对方式。心理疗法主要有支持心理治疗,森田疗法,认知领悟疗法和精神分析疗法;而药物以三环类药物,苯二氮卓类为主。药物与心理疗法相结合的疗效比单纯应用心理治疗或药物治疗要好。结论神经症的病因主要有人格特征,家庭环境,生活事件,教养方式,人际关系等。采用心理干预与药物治疗相结合的方法是目前比较公认的。     

Working despite pain: Factors associated with work attendance versus dysfunction

A cross-sectional investigation of psychosocial variables in 63 female employees matched for experienced pain was conducted to study the difference between back pain sufferers who were working (Copers) and those who were off work (Dysfunctional). The subjects reported moderate to severe pain often or always during the past year and were employed at the same hospital. Thirty-seven women who had not been off work for pain made up the Copers group, whereas 26 women who had been off work for their pain made up the Dysfunctional group. Subjects were interviewed and completed a battery of questionnaires designed to penetrate level of dysfunction, perceived health, work and social satisfaction, perceived workload, coping strategies, and pain beliefs. Multiple covariate analyses that controlled for perceived workload, smoking, low-back mobility, and obesity revealed significant differences between the groups on levels of functioning, pain beliefs, and coping strategies used. Dysfunctional subjects had stronger beliefs that pain was directly related to activities that they had little control over their pain, that their health was poor, and that they tended to focus more on their pain. A discriminant analysis correctly classified 83% of the subjects as to work status based on six psychosocial variables. These results not only demonstrate the importance of psychosocial factors in back pain, but underscore the fact that work absence for back pain may he controlled by psychological factors related to beliefs and coping strategies. Future research may attempt to use these factors in the screening of patients.     

共患抽动障碍的ADHD儿童的脑电生物反馈治疗研究

目的:探讨脑电生物反馈治疗共患抽动障碍的注意缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)患儿的疗效。方法:对14例符合美国精神障碍诊断与统计手册第4版(DSM-IV)诊断标准,年龄7～14岁的共患抽动障碍的ADHD患儿进行平均为34次的脑电反馈治疗,治疗前后分别采用Conner父母问卷、Achenbach 量表和Rutter问卷评定行为水平,并测试中国韦氏记忆量表、韦氏儿童智力量表(C-WISC)、持续操作性测试(CPT)等项。抽动障碍严重程度采用耶鲁全面抽动严重程度量表(Yale Global Tic Severity Scale,YGTSS)进行评定。结果:治疗后Conner父母问卷多动指数(10.6±5.6)和Rutter问卷总分(11.5±8.6)较治疗前明显下降,分别为15.7±6.0和17.2±10.5,P<0.01。Achenbach 量表多动因子分治疗后较治疗前明显下降,治疗前后分别为13.2±7.4 和7.5±3.7, P<0.05。Conner父母问卷多动分数有所下降,但差异未达显著性(P>0.05)。治疗后,患儿韦氏记忆量表的记忆商(97.8±11.7)及C-WISC中注意/不分心因子分(106.3±10.6)均高于治疗前(分别为91.3±16.3和95.5±13.0),差异具有显著性(分别为P<0 .05,P<0.01)。在CPT测试中,平均反应时下降(治疗前后分别为523.3±86.7和464.3±68.2毫秒,P<0.05),正确率提高(治疗前后分别为90%和95%,P<0.05)。14例患儿运动抽动和发声抽动在     

A retrospective study of long-term psychosocial consequences and satisfaction after carrier testing in childhood in an autosomal recessive disease: aspartylglucosaminuria

Genetic carrier testing of children is usually not recommended. However, there are no data concerning long-term psychological consequences, experience, and satisfaction of those tested as well as their recall of the test results. We evaluated these items retrospectively 10–24 years after carrier testing performed in childhood. Study material comprised 25 families with aspatylglucosaminuria (AGU), an autosomal recessive disorder, with 35 healthy sibs from all parts of Finland tested for carriership during childhood between 1973 and 1987. Of these sibs, 25 participated in our study. The questionnaire comprised multiple-choice and open-ended questions. The psychosocial well-being of the study subjects measured by the RAND 36 item Health Survey 1.0 (RAND) was, in general, at least as good as that of controls, and showed no significant differences between carriers and non-carriers (p>0.154). All tested individuals were satisfied with the fact that they had been tested and stated that the decision to perform carrier testing on a child can be made by the parents. Of the 25 tested, 23 knew and understood their test result correctly at the time of our study. Most of the tested individuals (60%) stated that the best time for carrier testing would be in the childhood or in the teen years.
This study indicates that carrier testing in childhood for an autosomal recessive disorder (AGU) had caused no measurable disturbance of quality of life in adulthood, and those tested reported being satisfied. However, we do not recommend testing in childhood, as the result is not needed prior to the time for reproductive decisions.