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Objective To study the salt intake of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and explore their knowledge and behaviour. Methods The patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis were offered salt spoon and soy sauce cup. Their diaries on home meals for 3 consecutive days were collected to calculate their salt intake. Meanwhile, a one to one interview was done to evaluate the accuracy of patient′s diet diary and the knowledge and behavior of low salt diet and find out related factors of salt intake. Results The average salt intake was (6.49 ± 1.64)g/d. The average composition rate in the low salt diet knowledge in low salt diet behavior was 51.00% and 47.00% respectively. Age and education level were the influencing factors of salt intake. Conclusions The average salt intake is much higher than the standard for the patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Their low salt diet knowledge is in the middle level and their low salt diet behavior is in the middle or lower level. The related factors include age and education among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
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Objective To explore a more effective way to enhance the clinical efficacy of cluster immunotherapy for perennial allergic rhinitis. Methods A total of 60 perennial allergic rhinitis patients were evenly randomized into treatment goup and control group. The two groups were given cluster immunotherapy, and the treatment group was given daily vesiculating moxibustion additionally . Before and after treatment, the scores of traditional Chinese medical constitution and the rhinitis quality of life ( QOL) were observed, and one year after treatment, the therapeutic effect and safety were evaluated. Results ( 1) One year after treatment, the treatment group showed better total clinical efficiency than the control group ( 96.67% vs 80.00%, P0.05). ( 4) Two cases had grade 1 general adverse reaction and 5 cases had local adverse reaction during cluster immunotherapy. During vesiculating moxibustion, 3 cases had blistering and the blistering disappeared after symptomatic treatment. Conclusion Daily vesiculating moxibustion combined with cluster immunity therapy is effective for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, showing good effect on improving Qi deficiency constitution, yang deficiency constitution and special constitution as well as the quality of life of the patients.