Characteristic analysis and nursing of vagrant psychiatric patients with different gender / 现代临床护理

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of vagrant psychiatric patients with different gender and summarize nursing measures. Methods Toally 1165 vagrant psychiatric patients who all were inpatient in Shenzhen Corning Hospital between July 2014 to July 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. Seperately we analyzed incidence of nosocomial infection, aggressive behaviour, trouble-making level, restraint and protection, and activity daily living. Results There was 735 male (63.1%) and 430 (36.9%) female in 1165 vagrant psychiatric patients. Comparing with female patients, We found male patients had higher rate of nosocomial infection , aggressivity and accident level , who were susceptible to be restrained and protected ( P < 0 . 001 ) and needed more care (P<0.05). Conclusion We should specially take precautionary measures when nursing vagrant psychiatric patients with different gender.

Are the revised diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease useful in low- and middle-income countries?

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a leading cause of disease burden among elderly individuals that is increasingly important in middle-income countries like China where improvements in overall health (which increase longevity) and other factors are leading to a rapidly aging population. The diagnostic criteria for AD have recently been revised to reflect advances in the understanding of the condition over the past three decades. Different international organizations have proposed algorithms for diagnosing AD that subdivide the AD spectrum into overlapping stages and, in some cases, require the concurrent presence of memory impairment and specific biomarkers. There are, however, several substantial limitations to these revised criteria: highly trained clinicians are needed to make the fine discriminations between the stages; the role of the proposed biomarkers in the onset and course of AD remain uncertain; and assessment of these biomarkers requires the use of expensive, high-tech equipment by well-trained technicians. These problems limit the clinical utility of these diagnostic criteria, particularly in low-resource settings where the clinicians responsible for identifying and treating individuals with AD have limited training and where the equipment needed to identify the biomarkers are either non-existent or in short supply.