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Objective:To investigate the correlation between mental health and symptom distress in breast cancer patients.Methods:The clinical data of 110 female breast cancer patients at Shanxi Bethune Hospital from June 2017 to March 2018 were collected. The patients were assessed for symptomatic distress with depression self-rating scale (SDS). Functional assessment of cancer therapy-breast (FACT-B) and the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-spiritual well-being (FACIT-SP) were used to make the mental assessment. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the effect of symptom distress on the mental health of the patients.Results:The scores of symptom distress, mental health, FACT-B and FACIT-SP were (19.94±5.78), (50.68±10.64), (16.85±4.75), (33.83±8.33), respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that mental health score of the patients with symptom distress > 18 scores was reduced by 5.15 points ( P=0.01) compared with the patients with symptom distress≤18 scores. Compared with the patients with annual household income < 50 000 yuan, the mental health score of patients with annual household income of 50 000-79 000 yuan was increased by 9.46 points ( P < 0.01), and the mental health score of patients with annual family income ≥ 80 000 yuan was increased by 5.92 points ( P < 0.01); compared with the patients in phase I, the mental health score of the patients in phaseⅡwas decreased by 2.62 points ( P=0.02), and the mental health score of the patients in phase Ⅲ was decreased by 4.98 points ( P < 0.01). Conclusions:Symptom distress is an independent risk factor for affecting mental health of breast cancer patients. Solving symptom distress of patients can improve mental health status of the patients.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the cerebral function laterality of acupuncture at left and right Hegu (LI 4) by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and provide objective evidences for side selection of Hegu (LI 4) in the clinical application.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty healthy volunteers were randomly divided into a left-acupoint group and a right-acupoint group, and they were treated with acupuncture at left Hegu (LI 4) and right Hegu (LI 4) respectively. After the arrival of qi, the task-state fMRI data in both groups was collected, and analysis of functional neuroimages (AFNI) software was used to perform intra-group and between-group comparisons. After acupuncture, acupuncture feelings were recorded and MGH acupuncture sensation scale (MASS) was recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The difference of MASS between the two groups was not significant (P>0. 05). The result of left-acupoint group showed an increased signal on right cerebral hemisphere, while the right-acupoint group showed extensive signal changes in both cerebral hemispheres. The analysis between left-acupoint group and retroflex right-acupoint group showed differences in brain areas.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The central effect of acupuncture at left and right Hegu (LI 4) is dissymmetry, indicating right hemisphere laterality. The right lobus insularis and cingulate gyrus may be the key regions in the acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4).</p>
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Objective To determine the effect of age,body figure and risk framing in making treatment decision for female patients with breast cancer.Methods Two groups of healthy female:one group of 60 female ages 18-24 from undergraduate student and the other group of 60 female ages 35-60 from the university community.Healthy women imagined that they had been diagnosed with breast cancer and received information regarding lumpectomy versus mastectomy and recurrence rates.Participants indicated whether they would choose lumpectomy or mastectomy and reasons.Results The different concern levels of body appearance between younger and older women influences treatment selection of lumpectomy versus mastectomy.Facing the risk information,older women were unlikely to select the breast conserving operation.Conclusions The factors of age and the attention to body figure would effect the choice of breast conserving operation or mastectomy.Risk information on the selection of treatment would not affected directly,but the effects of risk information on younger and older female is different.Nurses should provide the age-appropriate information who recently have been diagnosed with breast cancer regarding treatment alternatives to ensure their active participation in the decision-making process,female who have different levels of investment in body figure also may have different concerns about treatment,and should be alert on empathetic of such concerns.
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Objective To observe the effects of selfmade Lifeihuayu decotion in the treatment of patients with bronchial asthma.Methods 102 patients with bronchial asthma were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,each group had 51 cases.The patients in the control group were treated with the conven-tional treatment,while the patients in the observation group were treated with the conventional treatment plus selfmade Lifeihuayu decotion.They were treated for 8 weeks.The patients of the two groups were determined with lung function and blood gas analysis, including forced expiratory volume in one second ( FEV1 ) , forced inspiratory vital capacity ( FVC) ,peak expiratory flow( PEF) ,pH value,the partial pressure of oxygen( PaO2 ) and carbon dioxide partial pres-sure(PaCO2).Results The total effective rate were 98.0% in the observation group and 90.2% in the control group,the total efficiency of the observation group was significantly higher(χ2 =5.78,P<0.05).After treatment,the FEV1,FVC and PEF of the patient's in the two groups were significantly increased(t=5.325,4.821,2.761,all P<0.05),and compared with the control group,the FEV1,FVC and PEF of patients in the observation group improved more significantly(t=2.068,2.771,3.013,all P<0.05).After treatment,the PaO2 of the patient's in the two groups were significantly higher,which more obviously increased in the observation group than those in the control group( t=2.925,P<0.05).After treatment,the PaCO2 of the patient's in the two groups were significantly decreased,PaCO2 in the observation group significantly decreased more than that in the control group(t=3.063,P<0.05).Conclusion Selfmade Lifeihuayu decotion in the treatment of patients with bronchial asthma has curative effect,and can signifi-cantly improve lung function and blood gas analysis of patients.
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Objective To discuss the effect of moxifloxacin sequential treatment on bronchial pneumonia.Methods Patients in study group were treated by sequential treatment,and patients in control group were only intravenously dripped only with moxifloxacin.The clinical effect,changes of clinical symptoms,hospital stay time and adverse events of two groups were observed.Results The cure rate and total effective rate of study group Was significandy higher than control group(x2=8.2,P＜0.05).The clinical fever clearance time,cough disappeared time,and normal chest X-ray time of study group were significantly less than control group(t=2.309,2.617,3.134,3.157,P＜0.05).Conclusion Moxifloxacin sequential treatment of bronchial pneumonia had better effects.It had advantages to shorter hospital stay time,improve the clinical symptoms and reduce the incidence of adverse reactions.