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OBJECTIVES@#To understand medical students' mental health, professional pride, and intention to work in the front-line during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and provide a reference for psychological intervention.@*METHODS@#We used the depression-anxiety-stress scale and self-designed questionnaire on professional pride, intention to work in the front-line and the extent of family support. Medical students from 4 medical schools in Fujian and Hunan were investigated. Their mental health status, professional pride and first-line work willingness with different characteristics were compared, and the influential factors for professional pride and first-line work willingness were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#A total of 266 valid questionnaires were collected. During the pandemic, there were significant differences in the proportion of depressed students among different college and universities, majors and stages (<0.05), and the professional pride was significantly different (<0.001). Medical students with different mental health status showed significant differences in professional pride (<0.01). Marriage, pressure and extent of family support were the influential factors for their professional pride (<0.05). The latter two were also influential factors for their intention to work in the front-line (<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#During the pandemic, students from college and nursing have relatively better mental health and higher professional pride. The professional pride is low in medical students who married, with abnormal stress or low family support. The intention to work in front-line is decreased in students with abnormal stress or low family support.
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Humans , Betacoronavirus , China , Coronavirus Infections , Psychology , Family , Intention , Mental Health , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Psychology , Professionalism , Social Support , Stress, Psychological , Students, Medical , Psychology , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Objective To explore the impact of healthcare-associated septicemia (HAS)on hospitalization expense as well as length of hospital stay,so as to optimize the allocation of healthcare resources,and provide scientific basis for reducing the economic burden caused by septicemia.Methods Hospitalized patients with confirmed HAS in a tertiary first-class teaching hospital between June 1 ,2012 and May 31 ,2015 were investigated retrospectively,con-trol group was set up in a 1 :1 ratio,hospitalization expense and length of hospital stay between two groups were compared.Results A total of 285 cases and 285 controls were enrolled in the study,the median of hospitalization expense in case group was higher than control group (￥19 718.39 vs ￥9 289.04,P <0.05);the median of length of hospital stay in case group was longer than control group (14.89 days vs 9.22 days,P <0.05).The disease bur-den caused by septicemia in different age groups and departments were different.The improvement rate of case group was lower than control group (76.49% [218/285 ]vs 83.51 % [238/285 ],χ2 = 2.562,P = 0.009 ). Conclusion As the common blood stream infection in hospitalized patients,septicemia not only increased the ex-pense of diagnosis and treatment,but also affected turnover rate of hospital bed.Rapid and effective diagnosis and treatment is significant o prevent and control septicemia.
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Objective To study the distribution of glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in Xiamen,and to investigate the relationship among HbA1c level and gender and age.Methods This was a cross-sectional study.10 487 cases of physical examination individuals in Zhongshan hospital from January 2013 to April 2014 were recruited.HbA1c was measured by ARKRAY HA-8180 automatic glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer (Japan).All data were collected for analyzing the HbA1c levels in different sex and age groups,exploring the rule between HbA1c and age,and comparing the different diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus(DM).Differences between the two groups were compared using the Independent Samples T Test.The measurement data of multiple group were compared with single factor analysis of variance (One way ANOVA),and the comparison between two groups was performed with LSD T test.Correlation between different variables was analyzed by Pearson correlation and linear regression.Results Focused on all the 10 487 cases and 9 436 cases with HbA1c ＜ 6.5％ physical examination population,the levels of HbA1c were positively correlated with age,the linear regression equations were HbA1c (％) =0.021 2 × age (years) + 4.811 9 (r =0.348 9,P=0.000) and HbA1c(％) =0.010 9 × age (years) + 5.0944 (r=0.4257,P =0.000)respectively; HbA1c levels in male physical examination population were significantly higher than those in females (P ＜ 0.001),moreover,in different gender groups,HbA1c level had gradually risen with increasing age.Patients at risk for diabetes (prediabetes,39.60％) diagnosed by the criteria of 2010 American Diabetes Association (ADA) were 2.55 times more than those diagnosed by the criteria of international expert committee (15.55％).Conclusions The HbA1c level is related to age and gender in Xiamen city.It is necessary to establish different reference intervals and DM diagnostic cut-off point.The criteria of 2010 ADA can identify more high-risk DM individuals,with is especially suitable for the physical examination screening.
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Objective To compare the difference of dosimetric results between 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with 5-field for thoracic middle esophageal carcinoma.Methods Ten patients with thoracic middle esophageal carcinoma were involved in this study.Four treatment plans were designed for each patient,including one 3D-CRT plan and three IMRT plans with 5-field and all evaluation contents were compared.Results There were no significant differences of cord Dmax,total-lung mean dose (Dmean),L-lung Dmean and R-lung V25,V30.Significant differences of heart V30,V40 and Dmean were obtained among the plans,with the lowest of 5IMRT2 (V30:28.67±15.97,V40:13.04±7.28,Dmean:2097.76±718.26) and 5IM RT3(27.39±14.96,13.00±7.32,2096.16±718.85),the highest of 5CRT (43.27±18.69,26.83±19.18,2393.48±896.12) and 5IMRT1 (41.81±17.16,23.08±11.17,2403.77±834.73).There were significant differences of L-lung V5,V10,V15,V20 V25 and V30.All IMRT plans reduce V20,V25 and V30.5IMRT1 did not increase V5 (54.39±7.58) and V10 (44.76±6.30),but reducesd V15 (20.86±5.16),5IMRT2 (V5:70.89±7.95,V10:50.94±8.71,V15:34.20±6.62) and 5IMRT3 (V5:70.26±7.94,V10:49.80±7.62,V15:34.60±5.40)increased V5,V10 and V15.There were also significant differences of R-lung V5.V10,V10,V20 and Dmean.All IMRT plans reduced V20,but increased Vs and V10.5IMRT1 did not increase V15 (23.67±5.73) and Dmean (923.49±182.34); 5IMRT2 did not increases V15 (26.72±±6.79) but increases Dmean (1060.34±205.02); 5IMRT3 increased both V15 (32.40±6.59) and Dmean (1100.54±197.84).Significant differences were found in Dmean,homogeneity index (HI) and conformity index (CI) of PTV,with the best Dmean of 5IMRT1 (6219.80±37.90),the second of 5IMRT3 (6268.91±56.26); the best HI of 5IMRT1 (0.0870±0.0219) and 5IMRT3 (0.0990±0.0219);the best CI of 5IRT2 (0.8682±0.0172) and 5IMRT3 (0.8667±0.0183).Conclusion 5-field IMRT plans have the advantages in the treatment of thoracic middle esophageal carcinoma with better HI,CI of target volume and sparing of lung (V20,V25 and V30) compared to 3D-CRT.5IMRT1 plan has the advantages in reducing low-dose volume (V5,V10,V15 and Dmean) of lung.
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OBJECTIVE To understand the nurses′ awareness of specimen collection and explore the impact of acquisition-related factors and provide the basis for standardized training.METHODS A questionnaire was designed for specimen collection survey about microorganisms in level-3 hospital.RESULTS 90.38 percent of nurses consulted the laboratory,80.77 percent communicated with other nurses to solve the problom about microbiology specimen collection and 94.2% thought it necessary about continuing education.The ward nurses′ knowledge about microbiology specimen collection was better than these from surgical department.CONCLUSIONS It is urgent that stundard training of specimen collection should be implement in medintely due to lacking the awareness.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the vocational safety protection in nurses in the clinic work,then to enhance the protection consciousness of nurse,and the usage of protection.METHODS The relative questions on the vocational protection were investigated in the nurses from one tiatiary care level hospital in China by the Questionnaire designed by ourselves.RESULTS Among the one hundred and fifty nurses investigated,one hundred and one(67.5%)of them just knew little about the vocational exposure,and one hundred and four thought they just accepted little education of vocational exposure.The average score of the usage of protection appliance was 54.89?14.70.The average score was increasing with the higher degree of the study and with the length of service.CONCLUSIONS The vocational safety protection should be emphasized,the protection appliance should be provided comprehensively,and clinic protection system of full efficiency with long time and ensuring system should be founded.