Community-based rehabilitation services implemented by multidisciplinary teams among adults with stroke: a scoping review with a focus on Chinese experience.

Background: Despite the growing interest in hospital rehabilitation services for communities, studies on existing community-based rehabilitation (CBR) services remain scarce owing to limitations in the development of community health services and regional cultural diversity. As a guaranteed measure for ensuring the quality of rehabilitation services and achieving the desired service outcomes, clear roles and responsibilities in multidisciplinary teams and effective service delivery are particularly important.

Objective: This scoping review aimed to determine the scope of community stroke rehabilitation programs involving existing multidisciplinary teams and to analyze the implementation content and implementers' functional roles to provide guidance for future CBR programs.

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with cognitive training on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) paired with cognitive training on cognitive function in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients.

Methods: PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL Complete (EBSCO), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WanFang Database were searched. The risk of bias was appraised through the Cochrane collaboration tool.

The effect of receptive music therapy on older adults with mild cognitive impairment and depression: a randomized controlled trial.

This study aims to evaluate the effects of a receptive music therapy intervention on cognitive functions and depressive symptoms in older adults with MCI. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Wuhan, China. Eighty older adults, over 65, who had MCI and depression symptoms were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups.

Platelet-to-lymphocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratios are related to cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To explore the association of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) with cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Settings: A grade A tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China.

"We are in the forgotten corner!" a qualitative study of experiences and challenges among Chinese older women at the onset of acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common and serious cardiovascular disease (CVD) that is one of the leading causes of death among women globally and in China. However, there are sex-associated differences and inequalities in the detection and management of AMI, especially in older people. There is little research demonstrating how challenges and barriers affect older women's help-seeking behavior and health-related procedures in China.

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Its Change, and Cognitive Function: A National Population-Based Cohort Study.

This study aimed to evaluate the associations of baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) and its change with subsequent cognitive decline and cognitive impairment. Data for this study were obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, a national community-based prospective cohort study. Hs-CRP level and cognitive function were measured repeatedly over a 7-year follow-up.

Effects of cognitive stimulation therapy on patients with dementia: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Background: Dementia is characterized by significant cognitive decline that results in disturbance of daily activities. Increasing number of meta-analyses has examined the efficacy of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for dementia. However, there is a lack of comprehensive reports that specifically discuss the strength of evidence to support CST for dementia.

Attitudes toward dementia screening and influential factors in older adults in China.

Background: Dementia will likely be an ongoing concern for future generations, and according to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of dementia cases are missed diagnoses. We aimed to explore the attitudes of older adults toward dementia screening and the related influencing factors.

Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted.

Knowledge of enhanced recovery after surgery and influencing factors among abdominal surgical nurses: a multi-center cross-sectional study.

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are well established. Evidence describing nurses' knowledge of ERAS is limited.: To assess surgical nurses' knowledge of ERAS and identify factors that correlate with knowledge level.

The effect of a game training intervention on cognitive functioning and depression symptoms in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore whether game training could improve cognitive functioning and depression symptoms in the elderly affected by mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: A non-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were 72 patients with MCI and depression from a nursing home in Wuhan.

Association between the number of teeth and frailty among Chinese older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To explore the association between the number of teeth and frailty among older Chinese adults using a nationally representative sample.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis was carried out using the 2014 wave data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, which used a targeted random-sampling design.

Setting: This research was conducted in communities from nearly half of the counties and cities in 22 out of 31 provinces throughout China.

Treatment options for refractory/relapsed multiple myeloma: an updated evidence synthesis by network meta-analysis.

Background: The refractory/relapsed multiple myeloma (RRMM) remains a big clinical challenge, due to its biological and clinical complexity. Leading hematologists have performed many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) worldwide, and their findings were summarized in a recently published network meta-analysis (NMA) but with certain limitations.

Materials And Methods: We performed an updated NMA of RCTs related to RRMM treatment, focusing on efficacy measures including the nonresponse rate (NRR), time to progression (TTP), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).

Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A large-scale retrospective study.

The effect of cirrhosis on the characteristics of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to investigate how cirrhosis affects the clinicopathological characteristics and survival of surgically treated ICC patients. A total of 1,312 ICC patients surgically treated between January 2007 and December 2011 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed and the clinicopathological data were compared between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients.

Effectiveness, safety and comfort of StatLock securement for peripherally-inserted central catheters: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the effectiveness, safety and comfort of StatLock for the securement of peripherally-inserted central catheters. PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Database, and China Science and Technology Journal Database were searched. Randomized, controlled trials comparing StatLock with tape or suture on the performance of securing peripherally-inserted central catheters were selected.

Liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in AJCC‑stage Ⅳ: An evaluation of the survival benefit and prognostic accuracy of current AJCC staging system on N and M classification.

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is usually confirmed in advanced stage at the time of diagnosis or after surgical exploration, however, indication of surgical treatment is usually controversial for ICC in advanced stages. This retrospective study aims to evaluate clinical value of surgery for such tumors, in order to identify the appropriate patients who will benefit from surgery, and to evaluate the prognostic accuracy of the current staging system for advanced ICC. From January 2007 to December 2011, 387 consecutive surgically treated patients with ICC in AJCC‑stage Ⅳ were evaluated.

Survival outcomes and prognostic factors of surgical therapy for all potentially resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a large single-center cohort study.

Background: Surgical resection is currently indicated for all potentially resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), but the survival outcomes and the prognostic factors have not been well-documented due to its rarity. This study aims to assess these in a large, consecutive series of patients with ICC treated surgically.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 1,333 ICC patients undergoing surgery between January 2007 and December 2011.