This paper introduces the background and research design (including site of investigation, study population, baseline survey and follow-up monitoring), which belongs to the Precision Medicine Project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China.
Objective To study the effectiveness, safety and tolerance of testosterone undecanoate (TU) in improving exhaustion and quality of life (QOL) of the elderly male patients with chronic disease in advanced stage. Methods Using a simple randomized controlled trial design, eighty patients were randomized into two groups. The treatment group took routine therapy and TU and the control group with routine therapy alone. Results 1. Baseline characteristics in both groups were similar. 2. The PADAM grade decreased, and the QOL scale increased in the treatment group (P〈0.05 ). 3. Serum total testosterone in the treatment group rose, upper arm circumference and right hand grip improved (P〈0.05 ). 4. There were no significant differences in adverse effects between both groups. Conclusions TU can improve the clinical health status in the elderly male patients with chronic disease in advanced stage and increase serum testosterone level, there is a satisfactory tolerances and few adverse reactions.
With the promoting of “the Belt and Road Initiative”, medical assistance to Xinjiang is one ofthe important tasks of public hospitals in China. West China Hospital of Sichuan University actively explores the“Huaxi-Karamay” model of multi-disciplinary group assistance and scientific and technological assistance to Xinjiang, and leverages the technical leadership and leading role of medical experts to improve the medical and health service capabilities of Karamay, especially in chronic diseases management. This article takes the People’s Hospital ofKaramay City in Xinjiang province as an example to discuss the exploration and practice of the new chronic diseasemanagement model of the endocrinology and metabolism center with medical assistance from West China Hospital ofSichuan University, aiming to provide a certain reference for the in-depth development of medical aid to Xinjiang in thefuture.
ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension and diabetes in floating population in Hubei province, so as to provide reference for the prevention of chronic disease of floating population.
MethodA multi-stages sampling was performed among six counties in Hubei province in 2012, according to the different occupations. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the demography, sociology and health-related behavioral characteristics of subjects. Then a univariate analysis and a multivariate analysis were conducted by SPSS 20.0 software.
ResultsA total of 1 800 individuals were surveyed, and the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in floating population was 22.7% and 4.9%, respectively. Univariate analysis indicated that significant associations were found between hypertension and such factors as age, occupations, smoking and life satisfaction (all P values < 0.05); and significant associations were found between diabetes and such factors as occupations, educational level and BMI (all P values < 0.05). The results of further logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR=2.194, 95% CI 1.940 to 2.483, P=0.001) and life satisfaction (OR=0.291, 95% CI 0.248 to 0.341, P=0.002) were independent risk factors of hypertension, and educational level (OR=3.219, 95%CI 2.016 to 7.565, P=0.011) and gender (OR=0.568, 95% CI 0.323 to 0.999, P=0.049) were independent risk factors of diabetes.
ConclusionsThe prevalence of hypertension and diabetes are relative high in floating population of Hubei Province. Increasing age and low life satisfaction are independent risk factors of hypertension in floating population, while male and low educational level are independent risks factors of diabetes.
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in the working-age population, and it is a key ocular fundus disease that needs to be paid attention to in the next five years according to the "14th Five-Year" Plan for Eye Health. Promoting the systematic management of DR and constructing the chronic disease management system are the key to the next step of national eye health work. It is necessary to further improve the management mode of the whole course of DR patients with chronic eye disease through the joint action of medical security system at all levels, including strengthening supporting policies of primary medical institutions, optimizing medical service mode and process, strengthening scientific education to improve patients' and doctors' disease cognition, and updating authoritative Chinese DR guidelines to standardize diagnosis and treatment. It is hoped that the low vision and blindness caused by DR in China can be greatly reduced after the implementation of the "14th Five-Year" Plan for Eye Health.
Exercise intervention is an important non-pharmacological intervention for various diseases, and establishing precise exercise load assessment techniques can improve the quality of exercise intervention and the efficiency of disease prevention and control. Based on data collection from wearable devices, this study conducts nonlinear optimization and empirical verification of the original "Fitness-Fatigue Model". By constructing a time-varying attenuation function and specific coefficients, this study develops an optimized mathematical model that reflects the nonlinear characteristics of training responses. Thirteen participants underwent 12 weeks of moderate-intensity continuous cycling, three times per week. For each training session, external load (actual work done) and internal load (heart rate variability index) data were collected for each individual to conduct a performance comparison between the optimized model and the original model. The results show that the optimized model demonstrates a significantly improved overall goodness of fit and superior predictive ability. In summary, the findings of this study can support dynamic adjustments to participants' training programs and aid in the prevention and control of chronic diseases.
Objective To investigate the satisfaction of patients who signed up for chronic disease continuous health management services, so as to provide a theoretical basis for improving service quality. Methods We conducted an online anonymous survey by issuing an electronic questionnaire to all patients who met the inclusion criteria through the short message platform of the hospital from October 8th to 19th, 2021, and used χ2 test and logistic regression to compare the differences in satisfaction among different patients and explore the factors affecting satisfaction. Results A total of 3311 short messages were send out, and 816 valid copies of questionnaire were recalled. The total satisfaction was 77.3%, and the satisfaction before, during and after service were 86.0%, 75.2% and 73.7%, respectively. The items with low satisfaction included service pricing (58.9%), online follow-up (57.5%) and overall cost reduction (43.9%). There were significant differences in satisfaction among patients of different permanent addresses and health status (P<0.05). The multiple binary logistic regression analysis showed that the respondents in Chengdu city had lower satisfaction than those outside Sichuan province [odds ratio (OR)=0.377, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.156, 0.908), P=0.030], and the respondents with poor, general, and good self-reported health status had lower satisfaction than those with very good self-reported health status [OR=0.196, 95%CI (0.067, 0.577), P=0.003; OR=0.165, 95%CI (0.058, 0.468), P=0.001; OR=0.317, 95%CI (0.108, 0.927), P=0.036]. Conclusions The patients’ satisfaction with chronic disease continuous health management services is at a high level. The next step should focus on service pricing and online follow-up, and strive to improve the service experience of people with low satisfaction.
Chronic disease is a major threat to human health. Fundus disease has become a major ophthalmic disease affecting daily life. Although great breakthroughs have been made in the treatment, compared with other chronic disease management, the management of patients with fundus disease is still in its infancy. To strengthen the management exploration of patients with fundus diseases, establish a management model of fundus diseases and strive to improve patients' awareness of fundus diseases and adherence to treatment and follow-up are the great challenges at present. All ophthalmic centers should strengthen patient education, establish a regional cooperation network, support the construction of grassroots medical capacity, cultivate talents, enhance training, promote the standardized treatment of fundus diseases, standardize fundus imaging inspection and diagnosis, and promote the homogeneous construction of diagnosis and treatment of chronic fundus diseases. We will accelerate the construction of a hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system and the ability to link consultation and referral. Through systematic management and intervention of fundus diseases, a large number of patients with fundus diseases will receive early screening, diagnosis, standardized continuous treatment and systematic management, and improve the quality of life of patients with fundus diseases.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy of discharge preparation service in elderly patients with chronic diseases.MethodsCNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, PubMed and EMbase databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trails (RCTs) on the discharge preparation service for elderly patients with chronic diseases from January, 2000 to January, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of included studies, then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 7 RCTs, involving 884 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that: after the hospitalization preparation service, the incidence of acute complication (RR=0.38, 95%CI 0.15 to 0.98, P=0.04), patient compliance behavior (SMD=0.54, 95% CI 0.25 to 0.83, P=0.000 3), exercise capacity (SMD=2.65, 95%CI 0.25 to 5.04, P=0.03), and nursing satisfaction (SMD=0.71, 95%CI 0.10 to 1.33, P=0.02) significantly improved. However, there were no significant differences in emergency hospital admission for acute complications (RR=0.25, 95%CI 0.06 to 1.11, P=0.07), self-care ability (SMD=2.18, 95%CI ?1.02 to 5.38, P=0.18), activity of daily living (ADL) (SMD=0.56, 95%CI ?0.47 to 1.59, P=0.28).ConclusionsThe current evidence shows that after implementation of the discharge preparation service, the incidence of acute complication, compliance behavior, exercise ability, and service satisfaction of the elderly patients with chronic diseases are significantly improved. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are required to verify above conclusion.
The new coming era has brought great challenge to present health service model, and the development of new science and technology had improved the reconstruction of medical system and model. With the guidance of evidence-based management and participation of model technology, this paper provides an explanation of the new health service model containing new health management, clinical medicine, chronic disease management and elder care which cover the whole life cycle, so as to implement the " Health China” strategy and develop a whole life cycle health service system for all residents with necessary, high quality, and affordable prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and health promotion.