ObjectiveTo discuss the demands for nursing knowledge among family caregivers for elderly people, in order to provide a basis for nurses to provide effective education for these people. MethodsBetween May and June 2012, a questionnaire which contained the condition of demands for nursing knowledge and the burden of care was used to investigate 1 600 family caregivers for the elderly people. ResultsThe caregivers had a demand for nursing knowledge, which may include the knowledge on medicine, disease and caregiving. The demand for knowledge was correlated with relationship between the caregivers and care recipients, health condition of the caregivers and care burden. ConclusionThe demands for nursing knowledge are higher in those who have spouse and high burden of care, without disease and symptom; we should pay more attention on them and take measures to reduce their burden of care.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of programmed family nursing intervention on medication compliance in hypertensive patients. MethodsA total of 160 patients with hypertension treated between August 2012 and July 2013 in our hospital were chosen to be our study subjects. They were randomly divided into two groups:control group (n=80) and trial group (n=80). Patients in the control group were given routine nursing intervention for six months, while those in the trial group received six-month programmed family nursing intervention. Then, we compared the effect of blood pressure control and medication compliance between the two groups. ResultsThe effect of blood pressure control and medication compliance in the trial group after the intervention was better than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). ConclusionThe programmed family nursing intervention is better than the routine nursing intervention in terms of effect of blood pressure control and patients' medication compliance, and it is an effective nursing method for hypertensive patients.
【摘要】 目的 了解老年慢性阻塞性肺疾病（chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases，COPD）患者的家庭功能与疾病应对方式情况。 方法 2009年12月-2010年2月对102例老年COPD患者采用医学应对方式问卷和家庭功能评估问卷调查。 结果 82.4%的患者家庭功能良好，老年COPD患者疾病应对方式评分分别为“面对”（19.14±2.67）分，“回避”（13.92±2.38）分，“屈服”（12.99±2.77）分；家庭功能良好的老年COPD患者更多采取“面对”的应对方式。 结论 本次调查的老年COPD患者家庭功能总体水平较高，不同的老年COPD患者采取的应对方式不同，应该给予相应的健康教育及护理干预。【Abstract】 Objective To explore the family function of the elder patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their coping style. Methods From December 2009 to February 2010, 102 elder patients with COPD were investigated via a medical coping style questionnaire and a family function questionnaire. Results About 82.4% patients had good family function. The coping styles of the patients included "envisaging" (19.14±2.67), "eviting" (13.92±2.38), and "yielding" (12.99±2.77). Most of the patients with good family function had a coping style of "envisaging". Conclusion The general level of the family function of the elder patients with COPD is high; the patients have different coping style, who should accept relevant health education and nursing interference.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the willingness rate of Chinese residents to renew family doctors contract services. MethodsPubMed, Web of Science, EMbase, ScienceDirect, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect cross-sectional studies related to the willingness of Chinese residents to renew family doctors contract services from inception to November 2021. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed by using Stata 16.0 software. ResultsA total of 23 cross-sectional studies involving 22 629 subjects were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the willingness rate of Chinese residents to renew family doctors contract services was 84.2% (95%CI 80.0% to 88.3%). The results of subgroup analysis showed that contracted residents who were surveyed in 2011 to 2015 (85.7%), living in eastern (87.0%) and urban (84.7%), above age 60 (88.5%), females (85.1%), non-married (86.5%), with primary school and below education level (91.4%), with employee medical insurance (84.5%) and residents medical insurance (85.2%), not working (77.9%), with high and medium levels of health status (84.5%), with chronic diseases (86.7%), preferred to consult general diseases in primary health care institutions (89.5%), and walking to nearby community health service institutions requiring less than 30 minutes (86.9%) had a relatively high willingness to renew contracts. The contracted residents whose health status improved (91.0%), medical expenses reduced (91.5%) and medical portability improved (88.4%), more satisfied with contracted services (85.3%), more trusted in contracted doctors (87.9%), knowing family doctors’ name (86.7%) and contact information (84.2%) and enjoying visiting medical service (79.7%), telephone follow-up (79.6%), and health files establishment (80.1%) were more willing to renew contracts. ConclusionCurrent evidence suggests that the willingness of Chinese residents to renew family doctors contract services is high, however, it remains to be improved. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.
Objective To understand the situation of commonly-used drugs, medical device and their storages in rural households among model well-off township hospitals in eastern, central and western China, and to provide the basis for the guidance of reasonably using and scientifically storing drugs. Methods The methods of combining simple random sampling and cluster sampling were used to investigate and analyze the situation of commonly-used drugs, medical device and their storages in 162 households from three well-off township hospitals in Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Sichuan provinces, respectively. Results The storage rates of commonly-used drugs of rural households in well-off towns were cold medicine (72.2%), wound paste (51.9%), cooling oil (39.5%), essential balm (36.4%), antihypertensive (27.8%), iodine tincture (14.2%), anti-diabetic drugs (13.0%) and other drugs (17.3%). The storage rates of medical devices were thermometer (50.0%), cotton swab (47.5%), sphygmomanometer (9.3%), injector (1.2%) and other devices (22.2%). A total of 66% of respondent families stored drugs and medical devices in a fixed drawer. Only 3.1% families stored drugs and medical devices in the special portable medical kit. Conclusion Rural families have a higher rate of household drugs among model well-off township hospitals in eastern, central and western China, and most drugs are OTC drugs. The storage rates of medical devices are not high. Many rural family-owned medical devices are linked with special chronic diseases in the family. A lot of rural families place drugs and medical devices randomly. There are many security risks, and it may affect the rational utilization of drugs.
Objective To explore the best mode of blood pressure monitoring by comparing the correlation of deferent kinds of blood pressure variability with arterial stiffness. Methods This study was conducted among 140 hypertensive patients in Wuhou Strict, Chengdu. Baseline data was collected including demographic data, biochemical examination and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) measurement and so on. A consecutive home blood pressure was also gained by the individuals themselves and the clinical blood pressure was also recorded during the visit. The correlation between baPWV and the blood pressure variability were tested. Results The blood pressure variability measured at home in the morning was independently correlated with baPWV (r=0.313, P=0.011), the blood pressure variability measured at home in the evening was also independently correlated with baPWV (r=0.241, P=0.042), and day-to-day morning blood pressure variability measured at home was correlated with baPWV (r= 0.269, P=0.030). The correlation of month-to-month blood pressure variability and blood pressure variability gained at clinic room with baPWV was not significant (P>0.05). Conclusion In the monitoring of blood pressure variability in hypertensive patients, the blood pressure variability monitoring at home is better than that at the clinic room; and monitoring in the morning is better than that in the evening.