Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for Chinese nurses.

Aim: This study aims to develop a reliable and validate Chinese version of Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI).

Design: A cross-sectional validation design was adopted in this study.

Methods: After obtaining the copyright by contacting with the author, the original English OLBI was developed to Chinese by forward translation, back-translation, cultural adaptation and a pre-test (20 nurses).

Effects of warm needling at zusanli (ST 36) on NO and IL-2 levels in the middle-aged and old people.

42 middle-aged and old people at the age between 55-70 years were selected and given the warm needling at Zusanli (ST 36), and their IL-2 and NO contents of peripheral blood before and after acupuncture were determined. The results showed that IL-2 and NO contents increased significantly after the warm needling (P < 0.01).