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Objective To investigate the current status of self-efficacy and care ability among stroke patients′ family caregivers and explore the correlation between them. Method A total of 79 stroke patients and family caregivers were engaged in the investigation by demographical data questionnaires, general self-efficacy scale and questionnaire for assessing the comprehensive care-giving ability of stroke caregivers. Results The score on self-efficacy of the family caregiver was (27.16 ± 5.64) and the total score on care ability was (90.01 ± 16.57). There was a positive correlation between self-efficacy and care ability of family caregivers(P<0.05). Conclusions The self-efficacy and care ability of stroke patient′s family caregivers are at middle level. Their self-efficacy is positively correlated with their care ability. The nurses can improve the ability of daily caring of family caregivers by enhancing their self-efficacy.
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BACKGROUND:Preliminary studies have showed that vacuum sealing drainage based on wound surface dressing biomaterials is a good method to cover the wound as succedaneous peau when the soft tissuedefects along with open fracture cannot be completely repaired during the first operation. OBJECTIVE:To explore the efficacy of vacuum sealing drainage based on wound surface dressing biomaterials in repair of soft tissue defects of foot and ankle. METHODS:Fourteen patients with soft tissue defects of foot and ankle were treated using free skin graft combined with vacuum sealing drainage technique. Meanwhile, the traditional skin graft after wound dressing changes was applied in another 11 patients. The clinical outcomes were compared between two groups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The transplanted skin in 10 cases of the vacuum sealing drainage group survived. The total survival rate was 71%, and surgical dressing change was applied in the left four patients to finaly cover the wound. By comparison, the transplanted skin in four cases of the traditional group survived. The total survival rate was 54%. To finish the wound, three of the left patients were turned to surgical dressing change and two of them stil needed skin graft operation once more. The total survival rate between the two groups has no statistical significance(P > 0.05). The therapeutic procedure noted that the time waiting for the secondary surgical visit, times for dressing change before the second intervention and the time for final union between the two groups were statisticaly different (P < 0.05). So the vacuum sealing drainage based on wound surface dressing biomaterials may accelerate the repair of soft tissue defects of foot and ankle when using the free skin graft operation.