Factors Associated With Coronary Heart Disease Among Adult Residents in Jinjiang District,Chengdu City / 中国医学科学院学报

Objective To analyze the prevalence of coronary heart disease among community residents over 18 years old in Jinjiang district of Chengdu city,Sichuan province,and explore its associated factors,so as to provide a reference for the prevention and control of coronary heart disease in communities.Methods From October 15 to November 10 in 2021,a total of 5220 adult residents from 33 communities in Jinjiang were selected by multi-stage stratified random sampling for face-to-face questionnaire survey,physical examination,and laboratory blood test.Binary Logistic regression was employed to predict the factors associated with coronary heart disease among adult residents in Jinjiang.Results The crude and standard prevalence rates of coronary heart disease among 5220 adult residents were 3.39% and 2.11%,respectively.Logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR=1.068,95%CI=1.051-1.086,P<0.001),depressive symptoms (OR=1.639,95%CI=1.037-2.591,P=0.034),regular exercise (OR=0.584,95%CI=0.378-0.902,P=0.015),elevated blood pressure (OR=3.529,95%CI=2.344-5.312,P<0.001),dyslipidemia (OR=2.152,95%CI=1.291-3.587,P=0.003),and core knowledge score of chronic diseases (OR=1.144,95%CI=1.066-1.228,P<0.001) were associated with coronary heart disease among adult residents in Jinjiang.Conclusions The prevalence of coronary heart disease is high among adult residents in Jinjiang district of Chengdu.The urban residents who are older,have depressive symptoms,lack of exercise,elevated blood pressure,dyslipidemia,and score higher on core knowledge of chronic diseases are prone to coronary heart disease.

Pattern of disease disclosure to patients in pediatric HIV clinic in a tertiary care center in Kerala

Background: The pattern and rates of disclosure of HIV status to infected children may differ within a country, and among the states, based on the socioeconomic, cultural, and even health status. Understanding this pattern is important in the formulating guidelines of disclosure on their HIV diagnosis to children infected by HIV, and to design strategies for improvement of adherence. This study was proposed to study the pattern of disclosure of HIV status in children aged 6 to 17 years.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted for a year (2016-2017) at a Pediatric HIV clinic in Thrissur, Kerala. Participants for this study were 58 HIV-infected children in the age group of 6-17 years who were on ART, and their parents/caregivers.Results: Among the 58 participants, only 25 (43.1%) were aware of their HIV status, either fully (17; 68%) or partially (8; 32%). Healthcare providers were more likely to disclose the status to the affected child. Majority of the participants (84%) had better compliance to therapy after disclosure and most of the children in the non-institutional group were more supportive towards their parents (50%) after disclosure. The factors that were associated with disclosure in the non-institutional group were age of the child and duration of therapy.Conclusions: Children infected with HIV showed better adherence after complete disclosure. Rate of disclosure can be improved by reviewing the disclosure hurdles in our state so that intervention programs can be planned for improving the rate of disclosure.

A cross-sectional study of Kaschin-Beck disease and living conditions of the patients in Aba Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province / 中华地方病学杂志

Objective To learn the disease status and living conditions of Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD) patients and implementation of related control measures in Aba Autonomous Prefecture,Sichuan Province.Methods A total of 26 KBD villages and 12 non-KBD villages nearby were selected in Aba Autonomous Prefecture with stratified cluster sampling method in the year of 2009 to 2011.One thousand three hundred and forty-seven KBD patients from KBD villages and 447 residents from non-KBD villages were interviewed with a self-designed questionnaire.The investigation includes:①General demographic characteristics such as name,gender,age,educational level,family income,marital status and so on.②The basic information about KBD patients including the time and location of diagnosis,treatment,hand X ray diagnosis taken or not and suffering from dental fluorosis and skeletal fluorosis.③The basic living habits such as drinking water,staple food sources,staple food types,grain storage places,tea-drinking habits and so on.Results A total of 522 (38.8％,522/1 347) KBD patients and 12 (2.7％,12/447) controls were confirmed that their parents were KBD patients.The vast majority of KBD patients (99.0％,1 334/1 347) were diagnosed in county of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention or county level hospitals within 2-5 years after onset of the disease and 97.6％ of them (1 314/1 347) treated their disease by taking painkillers,sodium selenite or vitamin E.Most KBD patients had suffered from dental fluorosis (66.3％,893/1 347) and skeletal fluorosis (59.9％,807/1 347).Both the KBD patients and the controls mainly drank river water and 96.7％ of them (1 716/1 774) took locally grown food,93.5％ of them (1 660/1 775) took barley and corn as staple food in the past (before the year of 2004).But now (from the year of 2004 until now) they mainly drink tap water and 96.9％ of them (1 727/1 783) take commodity grain or two kinds of source food,98.4％ of them (1 765/1 794)changed their staple food to rice and flour.94.1％ of KBD patients (1 267/1 347) used to drink tea.Conclusions The measures of changing water and grain are well implemented in Aba Autonomous Prefecture.The government should improve the overall local KBD disease status and the quality of life of KBD patients by taking health promotion and prevention in key families,strengthening the local medical security system and targeted treatment combined with specific local conditions.

Physical and Emotional Status of Nursing Home Residents: Long-term Care of Older People via Incheon Nursing Home Network (LOVE) Study

BACKGROUND: The aim of the Long-term Care of Older People via Incheon Nursing Home Network (LOVE) study was to evaluate disease status and its association with physical activity and emotional status among the elderly in nursing homes. METHODS: This retrospective study included 1,379 nursing home residents aged 65 years and older, of which 260 were excluded due to lack of baseline information. Data regarding major diseases from 1,119 people were analyzed to compare prevalence according to age. Data about physical function and emotional status on admission from 497 residents were analyzed looking for contributing factors to limited function and unstable emotion. RESULTS: Hypertension was the most common ailment at 58.6% of the total followed by dementia (50.6%), stroke (28.7%), and diabetes (24.2%). Prevalence of diabetes (p<0.001) and stroke (p<0.001) were relatively low in the older age groups but that of osteoarthritis (p<0.001) and dementia (p=0.001) were relatively high. After adjusting for age and sex, limited physical activity was more frequent in those with strokes (odds ratio [OR], 3.7 [2.1-6.2], p<0.001) and fractures (OR, 2.1 [1.1-4.1], p=0.023). Unstable emotion was more frequent in residents with dementia (OR, 1.9 [1.3-2.8], p=0.001). CONCLUSION: The most common diseases among nursing home residents, in decreasing order, were hypertension, dementia, stroke, and diabetes. Diseases related to the need for physical aids were strokes and fractures. Effective strategies for the management of unstable emotional status in the elderly with dementia are needed.

The Relations among Self-care, Symptom Experiences, and Disease Status of the Patient with Liver Cirrhosis / 성인간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of self-care, symptom experience and disease state among the patients with liver cirrhosis and to identify its correlation. METHODS: The subjects were 220 patients with liver cirrhosis who were treated in D-university hospital in Busan. The instruments used for study were the self-care inventory, the symptom experience inventory and modified childpugh classification scale. RESULTS: The average points of the patient's self-care performance, symptom experience, and disease status were 3.67, 29.10 and 6.12 respectively. Their self care was negatively correlated to symptom experience, and symptom experience was positively correlated to disease state. CONCLUSION: This research findings suggested that active self-care by patients with liver cirrhosis might contribute to reduce various symptoms they can undergo and to prevent aggravation of disease state. Therefore, patients with liver cirrhosis have to carry out self care actively in daily life and discreet nursing intervention should be offered to facilitate their self-care.

A Study on the Comparison of Disease Status between Foreign Patients and Korean Patients / 한국역학회지

The objective of this study is to identify any differences in disease status between foreign patients staying in Korea and Korean patients. The study results are : First, more foreign stayers than Korean in their 20's and 30's seek medical services but those after age of 60 show the opposite pattern. This difference seems to feflect cultural difference in the concept of medical services and health seeking behavior. Second, foreign pateints were much more frequently(almost threee times) diagnosed as having an acute disease, and the fact that the most common diseases were "diseases of the respiratory system" can suggest the seriousness of air pollution problem in Korea. And, the fact that foreign stayers, especially those from developed countries, tend to take more periodic general physical examina-tion indicated that their health maintenance efforts place emphasis on prevention. Foreign patients seek more medical services during the spring and summer time when compared to Korean patients, and Korean patients visited the clinic more frequently during the autum time. Also, the review of the number of outpatients seeking medical services and the average duration of outpatient follow-up mainten-ance after discharge suggest that foreigners suffer less severe diseases than Koreans do. Finally, in contrast to the usual practice of Koreans of coming to the center without prior calling for reservation, most foreign patients tend to make reservations before coming(usually a day before) in general. This is also reflective of cultural difference related to the way of utilizing medical services.

Assessment by questionnaire of disease status of the pupils in two primary schools in Seoul

We studied the disease status by question-naire in seoul of the pupils in two primary schools on May, 1991 and carried out statistical analysis of their results. The following results were observed: 1) Total number of answered pupil was 2330; 1103 were male and 1227 were female and the ratio of male to female was 1:1.1. Average age was 9.27 years. 2) Number of the pupil with any present described was 499(21.4%) Majority was as follows: (1) Respiratory system diseases; 358(71.1%) (2) Skin & Subcutaneous tissue diseases; 36(7.2%) (3) Circulatory system diseases; 14 (2.8%) (4) Infectious diseases; 11 (2.2%) (5) Trauma; 7 (1.4%) 3) Number of the pupil with any disease on treatment was 225 (9.7%). Majority was as follows: (1) Respiratory system diseases; 108 among 358 (2) Skin & Subcutaneous diseases; 22 among 36 (3) Infectious diseases; 11 among 11 (4) Trauma; 3 among 7 (5) Mental disorders; 1 among 6 4) Number of the pupils with the past history of diseases described was 561 (24.1%). Majority was as follows: (1) Respiratory system diseases; 217 (38.7%) (2) Infectious diseases; 105 (18.7%) (3)Trauma; 74 (13.2%) (4) Nervous system & Sense organ diseases; 39 (7.0%) (5) Digestive system diseases; 27 (4.8%) 5) Number of the pupils with the past hospitalization history was 190 (8.2%). Majority was as follows: (1) Respiratory system diseases; 48 (25.3%) (2) Trauma; 41 (21.6%) (3) Infectious diseases; 18 (9.5%) (4) Genitourinary system diseases; 9 (4.7%) (5) Digestive system diseases; 6 (3.2%) 6) Number of the pupils with the past history fo sugery was 362 (15.5%). The types of surgery of the causative diseases requiring surgery were as follows: (1) Circumcision; 98 (4.2%) (2) Trauma; 73 (3.1%) (3) Tonsillectomy & Adenectomy; 46 (2.0%) (4) Inguinal herniectomy; 25 (1.1%) (5) Appendictomy; 10 (0.4%) (6) Intussusception; 10 (0.4%) 7) Number of the pupils with hearing disturbance was 498 (21.4%), with present illness of otitis media 19 (0.82%) and with the past history of otitis media 15 (0.64). 8) Number of the pupils with visual disturbance was 498 (21.4%), with myopia 233 (10%), with hyperopia 49 (2.1%), with strabismus 16 (0.7%), color blindness 7 (0.3%). 9) Number of the pupils hoping to consult with the physicians were 446 (19.1%). The contents of their consultation were as follows: (1) Dental problems; 81 (18.0%) (2) Extremity pain; 56 (13.0%)(3) Abdominal pain; 52 (12.0%) (4) Skin disease; 34 (7.6%) (5) Headache; 30 (6.7%) 10) Number of the pupil sttended to school inspite of disease was 846 (36.3%). The caustive diseases were as follows: (1) Upper respiratory infection; 217 (25,7%) (2) Abdominal pain; 27 (3.2%) (3) Fever; 24 (2.8%) (4) Trauma; 8 (0.9%) (5) Infection (Measles, Mumps, Chicken pox et.); 6 (0.7%) .