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Objective To investigate the needs of nursing-based continuing home care in old patients with chronic diseases in communi-ty. Methods From June to August, 2016, 14 old patients with chronic diseases were purposively sampled, and interviewed with semi-struc-ture. The data were collected and refined with phenomenological analysis. Results The patients were very positive in nursing-based continu-ing home care. The main requirements included the knowledge about chronic diseases, psychological comforts, rehabilitation nursing, daily security help and medical insurance support. Conclusion It is necessary to support the continuing home care for old patients with chronic diseases, and strengthen the profesional nursing team building in community.
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Objective To evaluate the effects of known-to-have health management on diabetes patients.Methods A total of 585 diabetic patients from Desheng Community of Beijing received an intensive health management for 3 months,including diet intervention,physical exercises,medication,health education and individual health guidance.Body weight (BW),body mass index (BMI),waist circumference (WC),blood pressure (BP),fasting blood glucose (FBG),2-h postprandial blood glucose (PBG),glycated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1 c),total cholesterol (TC),triglycerides (TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),total physical exercises,effective physical exercises,effective physical exercise ratio to BW and dietary intake were compared before and after the intervention.Results Of 585 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,240 were male and 345 were female (average age (64.4 ± 9.1) years old).BW,BMI,WC,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,FBG,2-h PBG,HbA1c,TC,TG,HDL-C,LDL-C,amount and time or frequency of effective physical exercises,effective physical exercise ratio to BW and total dietary intake were significantly improved after intensive health management (t values were 20.35,20.34,23.74,14.06,12.35,13.35,16.50,9.90,7.53,6.37,-3.74,4.91,-7.44,-7.91,-5.60,-8.41 and 5.21,respectively ; all P ＜ 0.05).More healthy eating habits were found in 321 subjects (54.8％).Those having normal FBG were increased from 54.2％ to 80.1％ following known-to-have health management,with 2-h PBG from 60.4％ to 87.8％ and HbA1c from 58.9％ to 77.9％ (x2 values were 88.21,109.31 and 39.97,respectively; all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Known-to-have management may provide an effective tool for community diabetics.
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A total of 48 terminal cancer patients of Desheng Community were selected for developing life care,psychological support,pain relief and observations.As a result,the main symptoms of terminal cancer patients were alleviated.The average pain scores decreased from 5.6 ± 2.7 to 3.0 ± 2.4,average anxiety scores 14.2 ±6.8 to 6.3 ±3.0 and average depression scores 15.2 ±8.2 to 8.4 ±5.0.There were significant differences according to t-test (P ＜ 0.01).
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@#Objective To investigate the clinical features of cerebral infarction complicated with diabetes mellitus (DCI) compared withthose without diabetes mellitus (NCI). Methods 80 DCI and 86 NCI hospitalized patients were reviewed with their serumal glucose, lipid,uric acid, hemorheology and carotid ultrasound. Results The total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein and uric acid were significantly higherin DCI group than in NCI group (P<0.05), while high density lipoprotein was significantly lower (P<0.05). There were significant differencesbetween these two groups in Hemorheological indicators except hematokrit (P<0.01). The carotid intima media thickness (IMT) wassignificantly higher in the DCI group than in the NCI group (P<0.05). Conclusion DCI patients suffered in more serious lipid, uric acid,hemorheological disorder, and IMT compared with NCI.
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@#Objective To evaluate the effects of community rehabilitation care. Methods A 3-year community-based rehabilitation care services in Desheng Community Health Service Center were investigated with questionnaire. Results Those of the knowledge of rehabilitation awareness, keeping in a psychological well being, communicating with others, participating in rehabilitation and other community activities, independent in household activities, the activities of daily living, all improved significantly during the project. Conclusion Community-based rehabilitation care plays a important role in community-based comprehensive rehabilitation services, which may improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and chronic dysfunction.