A Comprehensive Intervention Program for Postoperative Delirium Prevention in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Purpose: To explore the application effect of a comprehensive intervention program for postoperative delirium (POD) prevention.

Design: Descriptive and comparative study.

Methods: This study included 82 elderly patients who underwent cardiac surgery as the control group to receive routine perioperative care.

Biotin exposure-based immunomagnetic separation coupled with sodium dodecyl sulfate, propidium monoazide, and multiplex real-time PCR for rapid detection of viable Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes in milk.

In this study, we established a rapid and sensitive method for the detection of viable Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes in milk using biotin-exposure-based immunomagnetic separation (IMS) combined with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), propidium monoazide (PMA), and multiplex real-time PCR (mRT-PCR). We used IMS to lessen the assay time for isolation of target bacteria. We then optimized the coupling conditions and immunomagnetic capture process.

The Relationship between Obesity, Sleep and Physical Activity in Chinese Preschool Children.

Background: Pediatric overweight and obesity has become a major public health problem in China. The goal of this study is to understand overweight and obesity in preschool children in Changsha City in the context of their sleep and physical activity. These results offer feasible proposals to reduce levels of overweight and obesity among preschool children.

Effect of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Nutritional Knowledge and Food Practices among Caregivers of 3-5-Year-Old Left-Behind Children in the Rural Hunan Province.

Left-behind children (LBC) are a unique population in China, whose numbers have increased dramatically in recent years. Most caregivers of left-behind children (CLBC) are grandparents who lack knowledge about proper nutrition and food practice, putting LBC at greater risk for malnutrition. A cluster randomized controlled trial was carried to assess the effectiveness of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.

Study on the Status of Health Service Utilization among Caregivers of Left-Behind Children in Poor Rural Areas of Hunan Province: A Baseline Survey.

Background: The caregivers of left-behind children (CLBC) in China's poor, rural areas are mostly elderly and women. Their health status and access to health services have not been previously characterized. This study aims to explore the status of CLBC in terms of their health service utilization and to provide a scientific basis for guiding effective implementation of health policy in rural Hunan.

A Village-Based Intervention: Promoting Folic Acid Use among Rural Chinese Women.

Background: Folic acid supplementation is effective in reducing the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). However, the use of folic acid is low among rural women in China. Nutrition education can provide information about folic acid and encourage its use.

Health allowance for improving the nutritional status and development of 3-5-year-old left-behind children in poor rural areas of China: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial.

Background: Left-behind children (LBC) are recognised as a new social group in China. LBC are young children who are abandoned in rural villages whilst their parents travel to distant urban centres for employment (a new generation of migrant workers). Following the rapid growth in the number of migrant workers, the LBC population is also rapidly increasing.