Dyadic coping, resilience, and posttraumatic growth in spinal cord injury patients and their spouses: An actor-partner interdependence mediation model analysis.

Objective: Despite the recognized importance of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in the recovery process, the mechanisms that promote PTG in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and their spouses, especially the roles of dyadic coping (DC) and resilience, have not been fully explored. This study aimed to assess the PTG of patients with SCI and their spouses and to investigate the interrelationships among DC, resilience, and PTG within the dyadic context.

Method: A total of 154 SCI patient-spouse dyads were recruited from a rehabilitation hospital in China.

Unveiling facial kinship: The BioKinVis dataset for facial kinship verification and genetic association studies.

Facial image-based kinship verification represents a burgeoning frontier within the realms of computer vision and biomedicine. Recent genome-wide association studies have underscored the heritability of human facial morphology, revealing its predictability based on genetic information. These revelations form a robust foundation for advancing facial image-based kinship verification.

Skin self-management of community-dwelling patients with spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional study.

Background: community-acquired pressure injury is one of the most common and troublesome complications of discharged patients with spinal cord injury. Previous studies have shown that pressure injury can not only increase the financial burden and care burden of patients, but also seriously affect their quality of life.

Aim: To evaluate the skin self-management of community-dwelling patients with spinal cord injury and to explore the related independent influencing factors.

Genome-wide association studies combined with k-fold cross-validation identify rs17822931 as an ancestry-informative marker in Han Chinese population.

DNA-based ancestry inference has long been a research hot spot in forensic science. The differentiation of Han Chinese population, such as the northern-to-southern substructure, would benefit forensic practice. In the present study, we enrolled participants from northern and southern China, each participant was genotyped at ∼400 K single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and data of CHB and CHS from 1000 Genomes Project were used to perform genome-wide association analyses.

Analysis of the current status of community nurses' spiritual care competencies and the factors: A descriptive cross-sectional analysis.

Aim: To examine and analyze the level of spiritual care competency among community nurses.

Design: The study employed a cross-sectional design.

Methods: From May to July 2022, 442 nurses from community health clinics were chosen as survey respondents using the convenience sample method.

The Effects of APP-Based Intervention for Depression Among Community-Dwelling Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To assess the effect of a self-management intervention delivered by mobile application (APP) for depression among community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Settings: General communities in China.

Evaluation of a SNP-STR haplotype panel for forensic genotype imputation.

Short tandem repeat polymorphism (STR)-based individual identification is a popular and reliable method in many forensic applications. However, STRs still frequently fail to find any matched records. In such cases, if known STRs could provide more information, it would be very helpful to solve specific problems.

Could routine forensic STR genotyping data leak personal phenotypic information?

The application of forensic genetic markers must comply with privacy rights and legal policies on a premise that the markers do not expose phenotypic information. The most widely-used short tandem repeats (STRs) are generally viewed as 'junk' DNA because most STRs are located in non-coding regions and therefore refrain from leaking phenotypic traits. But with a deepening understanding of phenotypes and underlying genetic structure, whether STRs could potentially reflect any phenotypic information may need re-examining.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seawater, surface sediment, and marine organisms of Haizhou Bay in Yellow Sea, China: Distribution, source apportionment, and health risk assessment.

The pollution status of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seawater, surface sediment, and marine organisms was investigated in Haizhou Bay, which is a traditional marine fish farming region in China. The total concentrations of PAHs in seawater, surface sediment, and marine organisms were 12.4-40.

A highly polymorphic panel of 40-plex microhaplotypes for the Chinese Han population and its application in estimating the number of contributors in DNA mixtures.

Microhaplotypes (MHs) have great potential in multiple forensic applications and have proven to be promising markers in complex DNA mixture analysis. In this study, we developed a multiplex panel of 40 highly polymorphic MHs for the Chinese Han population, evaluated its forensic values, and explored its application in predicting the number of contributors (NOCs) in DNA mixtures. The panel consisted of 20 newly proposed loci and 20 previously reported loci with lengths spanning less than 120 bp.

Cross-cultural and psychometric property assessment of the Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale in Chinese patients with spinal cord injury.

Purpose: To translate the Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES) into Chinese and to examine its reliability and validity in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed. The MSES was translated into Chinese by forward- and back-translation and its psychometric properties were examined among 176 patients with SCI recruited from four rehabilitation centers in China using convenience sampling.

Effects of App-Based Transitional Care on the Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury in China: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) severely impairs the physical and mental health of patients, decreasing their self-efficacy in coping with daily life and quality of life (QOL). In China, a large gap remains between the complex long-term health needs of SCI patients and the current community care system. With the prevalence of mobile terminals, the usage of mobile health apps has the potential to fill this gap by extending qualified medical resources to the families of SCI patients.

Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) Self-Report.

Study Design: A cross-sectional psychometric study.

Objective: To translate, culturally adapt and validate the Chinese version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III-Self Report (SCIM-SR).

Setting: Four rehabilitation centers in Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Shiyan, China.

Using a Mobile App-Based International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Set to Assess the Functioning of Spinal Cord Injury Patients: Rasch Analysis.

Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) is a unified system of functioning terminology that has been used to develop electronic health records and assessment instruments. Its application has been limited, however, by its complex terminology, numerous categories, uncertain operationalization, and the training required to use it well. Together is a mobile health app designed to extend medical support to the families of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in China.

Outcome indicators in the transitional care of people with spinal cord injury in China: a Delphi survey based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

To identify the categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health most suitable as outcome indicators in the transitional care for people with spinal cord injury in China. A three-round Delphi survey was conducted surveying 37 experts selected through purposive sampling. In the first round, each expert was required to suggest the most useful indicators in the transitional care for spinal cord injury patients.

Psychometric properties of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health set for spinal cord injury nursing based on Rasch analysis.

Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) set for spinal cord injury nursing (ICF-SCIN) using Rasch analysis.

Methods: A total of 140 spinal cord injury patients were recruited between December 2013 and March 2014 through convenience sampling. Nurses used the components body functions (BF), body structures (BS), and activities and participation (AP) of the ICF-SCIN to rate the patients' functioning.

The inter-rater reliability of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health set for spinal cord injury nursing.

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has potential to be used as a clinical assessment instrument directly. However, difficulty in operationalizing the ICF qualifiers has led to unsatisfactory inter-rater reliability of ICF instruments in previous studies. The ICF set for spinal cord injury (SCI) nursing contains a group of categories that can reflect the functioning of SCI patients from the perspective of nurses.

Medical legal dispute in hospitals of different grades: a retrospective study on 206 cases.

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of medical malpractice from different grades of hospitals and to explore forensic investigation strategies in assessing medical dispute.

Methods: A total of 206 cases of medical dispute from 2009 to 2010 investigated by the Department of Forensic Medicine in Nanjing Medical University were selected and analyzed according to fault incidence, fault-prone part, and degree of causality in the treatment.

Results: Among the 206 cases analyzed, tertiary hospitals, secondary hospitals and primary hospitals showed medium, high and low error rate, respectively.