Publications by authors named "Aiyong Zhu"
Subjective learning gain from a simulation-based health management course: a mixed methods study.
Front Public Health
October 2024
Objectives: Simulations are increasingly being offered as part of the educational experience of healthcare students. We used a Health Management Scenario Simulation system to create a course. This study aimed to evaluate learning gains before and after the course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Health care professionals use mobile apps to support patients' rehabilitation after total hip or knee arthroplasty. Understanding patient engagement in such mobile health interventions can help tailor these interventions to better support patients.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate patient engagement in a mobile app-based arthroplasty rehabilitation program and to investigate the association between patient engagement and their characteristics.
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- This study investigated the impact of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on medication adherence in elderly patients suffering from chronic diseases.
- Almost half of the 436 elderly participants exhibited poor medication compliance, and a significant correlation was found between MCI and medication non-adherence.
- The results highlight MCI as an independent risk factor for medication non-adherence, suggesting that early identification and interventions could improve treatment outcomes for this population.
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- The study aimed to evaluate how well residents of Shanghai understand SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection and rapid diagnostic self-tests through an online survey.
- A total of 283 participants completed the survey, revealing an average knowledge score of 14.33 out of 21, with specific questions about test procedures showing many incorrect answers.
- The findings suggest a need for enhanced health education and better design of self-test kits, emphasizing the importance of using technology for accurate self-diagnosis and result interpretation.
Objective: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease associated with impaired quality of life and heredity. This study aimed to investigate the association of allergic rhinitis in preschool children with exposure to indoor environment-related factors early in life.
Methods: In August 2019, the authors implemented a study among 2020 preschool children in Urumqi City using a case-control design.
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- The study investigates the link between oral health status and different groups of sarcopenia (muscle loss) in elderly patients, which has been under-researched.
- It involved 1,505 elderly participants and assessed their nutritional status, oral health, and muscle strength to categorize them into possible, diagnosed, and severe sarcopenia.
- The results show that older age, education level, income, and chronic diseases significantly influenced the prevalence of severe sarcopenia among participants.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the major mental health outcomes on dementia patient carers when using psychoeducational programs and psychotherapeutic interventions. A meta-analysis was performed with randomized controlled trials of carers' tele-health interventions from the literature inception to December 31, 2019, using PubMed, EMBASE, and CENTRAL databases for articles. The meta-analysis identified 1,043 results, of which 11 were randomized control trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLarge-scale studies on genetic risk loci for melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B) gene and GDM risk have not been well generalized to the Chinese population. In this study, we performed two-stage case-control study: 1.429 pregnant women: 753 GDM/676 controls in the Southern Chinese population by genotyping 5 SNPs (rs10830963, rs1387153, rs2166706, rs1447352, and rs4753426) in MTNR1B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[The changes of mucosal mast cells and substance P in patients with irritable bowel syndrome].
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi
September 2003
Objective: To investigate the changes of the mast cells (MCs) and substance P (SP), and to elucidate their possible roles in visceral hypersensitivity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Methods: In 22 diarrhea-predominant IBS, 20 constipation-predominant IBS and 19 controls, the biopsies were carried out from the terminal ileum, the ileocecal junction, the ascending colon, and the sigmoid colon. The MCs and the SP-ergic nerve terminals, SP receptor (SPR) cells were stained by histochemistry and immunohistochemistry respectively, and the results were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively by color image analyzer.