Publications by authors named "Gui-zhi Lu"
Background: Non-pharmaceutical interventions have been implemented for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Researchers have used exergaming in dementia to alleviate cognitive decline in patients with dementia.
Aims: We assessed the effects of exergaming interventions on MCI and dementia.
Background: Serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is higher in twin than that in singleton pregnancies. As hCG stimulates the thyroid to produce more free thyroxine (FT4), which may lead to decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, the reference ranges of thyroid-related indicators may differ between singleton and twin pregnancies in the first trimester. This study aimed to establish reference ranges for thyroid-related indicators in early twin pregnancies and to compare them with singleton pregnancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) is an important autoantigen in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), and almost all epitopes are located in TPO ectodomain. The glycosylation of TPO might contribute to breaking self-tolerance, therefore, purified glycosylated recombinant TPO ectodomain is prerequisite of elucidating its role in the pathogenesis of HT. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the glycosylation has influence on the antigenic determinants of recombinant TPO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure structural empowerment among staff nurses.
Background: Structural empowerment has been shown to be important to nurses in Western cultures, but its importance in China is unknown.
Methods: A convenience sample of 650 staff nurses was selected from six hospitals in Harbin, China.
Aims: This study was conducted to adapt the Problem Areas in Psychological Empowerment Scale for use among staff nurses and to evaluate the psychometric properties.
Background: Considering the importance of psychological aspects in the administration of nursing, there is a need for validated measurements in this area. Such tools make it possible to understand staff nurses as well as they serve as reliable measures when evaluating medical, psychological and educational interventions.
[A clinical pathological study of thyroid nodules detected by physical examinations].
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi
March 2008
Objective: To investigate the relation among the results of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), thyroid ultrasonography (US) and histopathologic diagnosis about the thyroid nodules detected by physical examination, meanwhile to analyze the etiopathogenesis of the nodules and to evaluate the risk of thyroid cancer and the clinical diagnostic value of FNAC.
Methods: The data of thyroid FNAC results of the thyroid nodules detected by physical examination in 271 cases were analyzed and compared with thyroid US and histopathologic diagnosis.
Result: (1) The FNAC results showed that the incidences of malignant and suspected malignant lesions were 1.
[Distribution and significance of IgG subclasses of serum antithyroglobulin antibody in Hashimoto thyroiditis].
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi
February 2008
Objective: To evaluate the distribution and significance of IgG subclasses of antithyroglobulin antibody in sera from patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis.
Methods: Sera from 112 patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis were collected and patients were divided into 3 groups, i. e.
Objective: To compare characteristics of better responders to new regimen therapy with non-responders.
Methods: In a 12-week, two-center, open, parallel group clinical trial, 80 type 2 diabetic patients treated with twice-daily premixed 30 R insulin with or without OAD (s) [fasting blood glucose (FBG) 7.8 - 16.