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Objective To explore the correlations of coping styles with self-management practices and fear of recurrence in patients having undergone mastocarcinoma resection.Methods Toally 330 patients having received mastocarcinoma resection participated in the investigation by medical coping modes questionnaire (MCMQ),self management scale(SMS) and cancer worry scale (CWS).Pearson correlation analysis was integrated to analyze the correlations of coping style with self-management practices and fear of recurrence.Results The total scores by MCMQ,SMS and CWS were (79.10t7.62),(45.31±4.52) and (14.86±4.36),respectively.Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a significant negative correlation of the coping styles with fear of recurrence,and a positive correlation with the self management(P＜0.001).The items of avoidance and yielding were both positively correlated with the fear of recurrence,while negatively correlated with the self management (P＜0.001).Conclusions The coping style and fear of recurrence are closely correlated.The staff in the community should take active measures to improve the coping styles to reduce the fear of recurrence of the patients who have received mastocarcinoma resection.
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Objective To investigate the effect of Lokomat gait training rehabilitation robot on joint motion and lower limb function in hemiplegic patients after stroke.Methods Forty hemiplegic patients after stroke were randomized equally into a robotic group and a control group (20 cases in each group).The robotic group received robotic rehabilitation therapy in addition to routine rehabilitation training,while the control group was only given instructions for routine rehabilitation training.All the patients were assessed at the beginning of the training and at the end of 4,8 and 10 weeks of treatment.The Fugl-Meyer Assessment of lower extremities (FMA),range of motion (ROM) in hip and knee,force and tone of bilateral hip/knee flexors and extensors were used to evaluate stepping function before training,and after 4,8 and 10 weeks of treatment.Results There was no significant difference between the 2 groups with regard to FMA scores,the ROM in hip and knee,as well as force and tone of bilateral hip/ knee flexors and extensors (P ＞ 0.05).After treatment,the robotic group was significantly improved with all the evaluation indexes when compared to its baseline values (P ＜ 0.05).It was also shown that the robotic group improved to a significantly greater extent than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Pearson's correlation analysis demonstrated a positive relationship between the ROM of knee or hip and lower limb function (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The Lokomat gait training rehabilitation robot can improve the lower extremities functions,as indicated by increase of ROM and muscle strength as well as decrease in muscle spasticity in hemiplegic patients after stroke.