Research status of psychosocial effects and interventions in cancer anorexia/cachexia syndrome patients / 中国实用护理杂志

Cancer anorexia/cachexia syndrome (cancer anorexia cachexia syndrome, CACS) is a common complication in advanced cancer patients, which is characterized by reduced feeding, sustained weight loss, general fatigue and weakness. CACS related symptoms make patients suffer from a series of adverse psychosocial effects, such as anxiety, pain and social isolation, thus bringing serious adverse effects on patients′ individuals, families and society. This paper reviewed the symptoms associated with CACS and their psychosocial effects, as well as the interventions related to adverse psychosocial effects, in order to provide theoretical reference for alleviating psychosocial distress and improving health-related quality of life of patients with CACS.

Research progress on health literacy of cancer caregivers / 中国实用护理杂志

This paper was reviewed the research status of health literacy of cancer caregivers, including an overview of health literacy, assessment tools for health literacy of cancer caregivers, factors affecting health literacy of cancer caregivers and measures to improve health literacy of cancer caregivers. To provide theoretical basis for the localized development of health literacy assessment tools for cancer caregivers and further research.

Physiology teaching for eight-academic-year medical students:from theoretical knowledge to scientific research thinking / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Eight-academic-year medical students will have the degree of Medical Doctor-when they graduate. Teachers should combine the theoretical knowledge and scientific research thinking in the teaching of physiology,consequently enlightening the students'research conscious-ness.The article aims to introduce this teaching mode from the example of coronary circulation,hoping to be helpful to the perfection of eitht-year medical program education.