Effects of a comprehensive program on reducing cancer-related fatigue: A randomized controlled trial.

Context: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) can affect patients undergoing chemotherapy severely. A comprehensive intervention targeted for reducing CRF is lacking.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative multi-faceted web-based patient-empowered CRF management program for improving CRF, perceived self-efficacy for fatigue self-management (PSEFSM), physical activity, quality of sleep, anxiety, depression, pain and quality of life (QoL) among gastric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in China.

Factors Associated with Patient Activation in People with Heart Failure based on the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory: A Cross-sectional Study.

Aims: Patient activation (PA) is crucial for effective self-management of people with heart failure (HF). Clarifying factors associated with PA might be important to develop interventions to promote PA. This study aimed to explore Context factors associated with PA in people with HF.

Facile and green synthesis of Au nanoparticles decorated Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate nanospheres with enhanced performance in stability, photothermal conversion and nanozymatic activity.

In this study, epigallocatechin-3-gallate nanospheres (EGCG NSs) are employed as an innovative alternative to traditional reducing agents for the in-situ growth of AuNPs on the EGCG NS surface to produce the Au nanoparticles decorated EGCG nanospheres (EGCG NS@AuNPs). This eco-friendly approach avoids toxic chemicals and simplifies the synthesis process, enhancing biocompatibility and functional properties of the resulting EGCG NS@AuNPs nanocomposite. The nanocomposite exhibits remarkable stability, photothermal properties, and peroxidase-like enzymatic activity.

Discharge Readiness and Associated Factors Among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease After Stent Implantation: A Cross-Sectional Single Center Study.

Aim: The aim of this study is to describe the readiness of hospital discharge of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) who have undergone coronary stent implantation and explore its influencing factors.

Methods: This is a cross sectional single center study. Convenient sampling was used to select patients who underwent coronary stent implantation in the Cardiovascular Department of a tertiary hospital in Chengdu from October 2021 to April 2022 as the research subjects.

Cancer-Related Fatigue and Its Influencing Factors Among Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Generalized Linear Modeling Approach.

Purpose: This study aimed to improve cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and health outcomes of colorectal cancer patients by understanding the status quo of CRF, exploring the relations of coping, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, body image perception and CRF, and also identifying the factors affecting CRF based on a generalized linear modeling approach.

Patients And Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted on 370 colorectal cancer patients at two hospitals in Anhui Province, China, from July 2020 to February 2021. The data were collected by using general information questionnaire, cancer fatigue scale, simplified coping style questionnaire, generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale, patient health questionnaire-9, and body image scale.

Dual chemodynamic/photothermal therapeutic nanoplatform based on DNA-functionalized prussian blue.

The combination of chemodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy has a promising application owing to its impressive anti-cancer effects. However, the degradability of the material and the lack of targeting severely limit its further clinical application. Herein, DNAs containing nucleolin aptamer (AS1411) and different bases sequences were used to functionalize PB NPs for the targeted treatment.

Research hotspots and theme trends in post-traumatic growth: A co-word analysis based on keywords.

Objectives: To analyze and summarize the research hotspots and advancement of post-traumatic growth (PTG) over the past 15 years based on co-word analysis of keywords, and provide references for PTG-related research and clinical intervention.

Methods: All studies related to PTG were retrieved from PubMed and Web of Science (WOS) from January 2013 to July 2022. A total of 11 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and keywords were used to identify qualified studies.

Attitude and influencing factors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among university students in Sichuan Province, China: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: To explore the university students' attitude and the potential influencing factors to receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in Sichuan Province, China.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: The self-designed questionnaire was distributed among university students online in June 2021.

Effects of psychosocial interventions for caregivers of breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: The aim of this review was to determine whether the caregivers of breast cancer patients who undergo psychosocial interventions report improvements in quality of life (QOL), depression, and anxiety.

Methods: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. A systematic search was conducted in the CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI and Wanfang databases from inception until March 1, 2022.

The effectiveness of self-management programme based on multilevel social resources utilization in diabetes mellitus patients: A randomized controlled study.

Aims: This study aimed to test the effects of a novel diabetes self-management education (DSME) programme focused on multilevel social resources utilization on improving self-management behaviour, social resources utilization and haemoglobin A (HbA ) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: A randomized controlled design was used. A total of 118 participants with T2DM from two communities were recruited through randomized sampling, and randomly assigned to the novel DSME group or the traditional DSME group.

Effects of self-disclosure and resilience on reproductive concern in patients of childbearing age with breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey study.

Objectives: To assess reproductive concerns in patients of childbearing age with breast cancer and examine the relationship between self-disclosure, resilience and reproductive concerns.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Five tertiary first-class general hospitals in Sichuan Province, Southwest China.

Chinese pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-protection against coronavirus disease 2019 during the post-pandemic period: A structural equation modeling-based survey.

This study aimed to investigate the Chinese pregnant women's levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of self-protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the post-pandemic period, to aid the development of targeted health education. An online questionnaire was conducted for 2156 Chinese pregnant women from October 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, to collect socio-demographic and KAP information. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to determine self-protection-related factors.

Public perceptions on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a qualitative meta-synthesis.

Objectives: Medical artificial intelligence (AI) has been used widely applied in clinical field due to its convenience and innovation. However, several policy and regulatory issues such as credibility, sharing of responsibility and ethics have raised concerns in the use of AI. It is therefore necessary to understand the general public's views on medical AI.

Correlates of Cancer-Related Fatigue among Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy Based on the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms.

Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and burdensome symptom in cancer patients that is influenced by multiple factors. Identifying factors associated with CRF may help in developing tailored interventions for fatigue management. This study aimed to examine the correlates of CRF among colorectal cancer patients undergoing postoperative adjuvant therapy based on the theory of unpleasant symptoms.

Predictors of health self-management behaviour in Kazakh patients with metabolic syndrome: A cross-sectional study in China.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is common among Muslim patients living in China, most of whom are Kazakh adults. Continuous and effective health self-management plays a critical role in preventing negative health outcomes for individuals with MS. However, Muslim minority patients with MS face many difficulties in actively participating in health self-management, and the factors supporting their successful self-management of MS remain unclear.