Effects of Dignity Therapy on Dignity, Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life for People With Burns: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Aims: To evaluate the effect of dignity therapy on dignity, anxiety, depression and overall quality of life for people with burns.

Design: A single-blind, double-arm, parallel randomised controlled study.

Methods: The Patient Dignity Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Burn-Specific Health Scale-Short were employed to assess the dignity, anxiety, depression and overall quality of life for people with burns.

Demoralization syndrome in burn patients: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: To investigate the status of demoralization syndrome and the factors affecting demoralization in burn patients.

Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional research design and utilized a face-to-face questionnaire to gather data from adult burn patients with burn depths classified as second-degree or higher. The Demoralization Scale Mandarin Version, the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Herth Hope Index, and the Medical Coping Method Questionnaire were used to assess the level of demoralization, perceived social support, sense of hope, and coping strategies, respectively.

Factors influence the dignity of burns patients: A cross-sectional study.

Background: There is a high incidence of burns in China and the sequelae of post-burn scar growth, disfigurement, and other body image disorders can cause serious psychological distress to burns patients, and negatively affecting the patient's dignity. However, there is limited knowledge relating to the dignity of burns patients.

Aim: To investigate the factors that affect dignity in burns patients.

The Symptoms and Factors Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for Burns Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study From Guangdong Province in China.

The symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among medical staff have become a significant issue. Environments related to burns are highly stressful for nurses and can lead to PTSD, thus affecting their mental health. It is vital to consider that the quality of burns care, and the outcomes of such treatments, may be threatened if nurses experience PTSD.

Single Cell Analysis of Drug Susceptibility of During Macrophage Infection.

is an emerging health risk to immunocompromised individuals and to people with pre-existing pulmonary conditions. As possesses multiple mechanisms of drug resistance, treatments of are of poor efficacy. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new therapeutic strategies targeting .

Pursuit Of An Ideal Model For Community Eye Health - Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

Visual impairment is a crippling condition affecting quality of life and depriving patients of many opportunities. It is associated with increased mortality rates directly through occurrence of adverse events such as falls and impaired emotional well-being, and indirectly through visual impairment brought upon by systemic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension (Foong et al. 2008, Fong et al.

A comparison of two different fluid resuscitation management protocols for pediatric burn patients: A retrospective study.

Objective: Pediatric burn patients are more susceptible to burn shock than adults, and an effective fluid management protocol is critical to successful resuscitation. Our research aim was to investigate the safety and efficacy of two protocols for pediatric burn patients for use within the first 24h.

Methods: A total of 113 pediatric burn patients were enrolled from January 2007 to October 2012.

Management of noninfectious posterior uveitis with intravitreal drug therapy.

Uveitis is an important cause of vision loss worldwide due to its sight-threatening complications, especially cystoid macular edema, as well as choroidal neovascularization, macular ischemia, cataract, and glaucoma. Systemic corticosteroids are the mainstay of therapy for noninfectious posterior uveitis; however, various systemic side effects can occur. Intravitreal medication achieves a therapeutic level in the vitreous while minimizing systemic complications and is thus used as an exciting alternative.