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Objective@#To access the influence of voice disorders on children′s voice-related quality of life through the parental version of pediatric voice handicap index (pVHI).@*Methods@#From April 2017 to March 2018, a total of 192 children with voice disorders (dysphonic group) and 111 children without voice disorders (control group) were enrolled in this work. Parents of children in both groups were asked for fill out the questionnaire containing the parental version of pVHI and the data of non-normal distribution were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test. Spearman test was used for correlation analysis.@*Results@#(1)Vocal cord nodule was the most common voice disorder in children, and boys were more susceptible to voice disorder than girls in this study (70.3%(135/192) vs 29.7%(57/192)). (2)The most common voice abuse or misuse habit was "Shouting loudly". (3)In dysphonic group, the scores of function, physiology, emotion and total were higher than those in control group (all P<0.05). (4)In dysphonic group, there was a weak correlation between the parents′ overall evaluation of the children′s voice status and the three dimensions of the parental version of pVHI (function: r=0.339, physiology: r=0.334, emotion: r=0.208, all P<0.001).@*Conclusions@#Voice disorders can cause a negative impact on children′s quality of life. Parental version of pVHI can be used to assess the voice-related quality of life in children with voice disorders.
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze changes in kidney function and its correlation with nutritional metabolism indicators in hospitalized elderly patients in a large medical center over the past 7 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS The renal function of patients over 60 years old in the Chinese PLA General Hospital in 2008, 2011, and 2014 were comparatively analyzed. The hemoglobin, serum albumin, triglycerides, cholesterol, uric acid, and urea nitrogen data were collected and used as the nutritional metabolism indicators. In addition, the correlation between these indicators and the eGFR was analyzed. RESULTS The numbers of patients who received kidney function assessments in the 3 years were 15 752, 23 539, and 49 828; their mean ages were 69.97±6.99, 69.51±7.11, and 69.45±7.74 years. The median values of serum creatinine were 75.4, 76.5, and 77.5 µmol/L in the men and 59.6, 60.7, and 62.1 µmol/L in the women. The eGFR in both sexes demonstrated a gradual decreasing trend over the 3 years. According to the CKD staging method, analysis of the different percentages of eGFR intervals in the patients showed that the percentages of the 3 groups with an eGFR lower than 60 mL/min/1.73 m² exhibited a rising trend annually. Correlational analysis of the nutritional indicators showed that the correlations between Hb, ALB, TG, TC, Ur, and BUN with an eGFR lower than 60 mL/min/1.73 m² were 0.582, 0.780, 1.219, 1.364, 2.180, and 3.677, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Serum creatinine showed a gradually increasing trend over the 3 study years. The CKD-EPI equation calculation results showed that the eGFR in elderly people of both sexes gradually decreased. Reduction of hemoglobin and albumin was a risk factor for decreased kidney function, while increases in uric acid and blood lipids affected the progression of renal insufficiency.
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Nutrition Assessment , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/physiopathology , Renal Insufficiency/physiopathology , Age Factors , Aged , China , Disease Progression , Female , Geriatric Assessment , Glomerular Filtration Rate , Hospitalization , Humans , Kidney Function Tests/methods , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Renal Insufficiency/blood , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/blood , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effects of respiratory training on motor function in patients with acute stroke. Methods From 2012 to 2014, 80 patients with acute stroke were randomly assigned into treatment group and control group equally. The control group re-ceived routine rehabilitation training, while the treatment group received respiratory training in addition. All the patients were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and modified Bathel Index (MBI) before and eight weeks after treatment. Results The scores of FMA and MBI improved more in the treatment group than in the control group (t>3.938, P<0.001) after treatment. Conclusion Respiratory training may promote the recovery of motor function in acute stroke patients.
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@#Objective To explore the rehabilitation for chorea after bilateral thalamus hemorrhage. Methods A case was reviewed. Re-sults The score of Fugl-Meyer Assessment of balance increased from 0 to 7, the modified Barthel Index increased from 25 to 50, and the co-ordination of movement improved significantly after rehabilitation treatment. Conclusion Early comprehensive rehabilitation may reduce the chorea movement, improve the activities of daily living and balance for chorea after bilateral thalamus hemorrhage.