Celiac Plexus Block After Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Improves Pain Relief in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.

Purpose: This study evaluated the analgesic effect of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in combination with celiac plexus block (CPB), relative to SBRT alone, in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) patients.

Patients And Methods: We reviewed medical records of all patients with LAPC, who received SBRT between 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2019 at our center. The average numeric rating scale (NRS) of ≥3 was used in all patients at admission.

Contribution of Opiate Analgesics to the Development of Infections in Advanced Cancer Patients.

Objectives: Literature is limited on the relationship between opiate analgesics and the development of infections in cancer patients. This study aimed to determine whether opiate analgesics contribute to the advancement of infections and how infection rates differ among the various opiates used for cancer management.

Materials And Methods: From January 2013 to October 2014, we analyzed retrospectively 642 consecutive advanced cancer patients who received single types of opiates, including morphine, oxycodone, or fentanyl, or a combination of these drugs, continuously for >14 days.

Nonpain Symptom Prevalence and Intensity of Inpatients With Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain in China.

Objectives: To identify prevalence and severity of nonpain symptoms and to clarify possible influences on each nonpain symptom.

Methods: The study used a descriptive survey design. Chinese version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System was used.

[Emotional problems and parenting locus of control in children with anxiety disorders].

Objective: To carry out a preliminary study on the emotional problems and parenting locus of control among children with anxiety disorders.

Methods: A total of 110 children with simple anxiety disorders (AD group) and 113 normal children (control group) from September to December 2005 were enrolled. Children were asked to complete the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC), the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), and the Parenting Locus of Control Scale (PLOC).

[Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in primary and middle school students in Hunan Province].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a representative sample of primary and middle school students in Hunan Province.

Methods: A total of 9 495 children aged 5-17 years from Hunan urban and rural schools were enrolled by a cluster sampling and a two-phase design. The students' psychiatric status was assessed using the Investigation Screening Inventory for Child Mental Disorder and a semi-structured interview designed based on the DSM-IV criteria.

[A case-control study on family environment related factors in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with anxiety disorder].

Objective: To study the family rearing pattern of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with or without anxiety disorder and to explore its risk factors.

Methods: 9495 children and their parents were sampled at random in Hunan province, using two-stage investigation. Those who were diagnosed ADHD and the normal control filled out Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran and family adaptability and cohesion scale by themselves.