Recurrence Risk Perception, Fear of Progression, and Health Behaviors Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke.

Background: The relationship between recurrence risk perception, fear of progression, and health behaviors in patients with ischemic stroke is unclear.

Objective: To explore the effect of accuracy and level of recurrence risk perception on health behaviors and the mediating role of fear of progression.

Methods: We conducted a 2-wave survey.

Care dependency in older stroke patients with comorbidities: a latent profile analysis.

Objectives: To explore latent profiles of care dependency in older stroke patients with comorbidities and to analyze the factors influencing different latent profiles.

Methods: A total of 312 older ischemic stroke patients with comorbidities were included in the analysis. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to classify the participants into potential subgroups with different types of care dependency.

Developmental trajectory of care dependency in older stroke patients.

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of death in China. Older stroke survivors often have other chronic conditions, not only musculoskeletal deterioration due to age, but also changes in body image that can be brought on by stroke and other diseases, making them unable to take good care of themselves and dependent on others. The degree of dependency affects the rehabilitation progress of stroke survivors and shows dynamic changes that need to be recognized.

The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of arteriovenous access assessment among hemodialysis nurses: A multicenter cross-sectional survey.

Introduction: Hemodialysis nurses' cannulation technique, monitoring, and management methods can affect patients' vascular access longevity. An arteriovenous access assessment comprises a medical history and vascular assessment through physical examination and surveillance. However, further exploration is needed to fully understand hemodialysis nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in this area.

Benzyl isothiocyanate ameliorates cognitive function in mice of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy.

Objective: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a prevalent refractory partial epilepsy seen in clinical practice, with most cases originating from the hippocampus and being characterized by impaired learning and memory. Oxidative stress plays a direct role in the development of epilepsy and neurodegeneration while promoting cognitive dysfunction. Previous research indicates that benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) has antioxidative stress properties and contributes to neuroprotection.

Refining and psychometric evaluation of the falling risk assessment tool in ophthalmology inpatients.

Aims: The aim of this study was to refine the Falling Risk Assessment Tool in Ophthalmology Inpatients (FRAT) and assess its psychometric properties.

Design: A cross-sectional design was used.

Methods: A convenience sample of 730 patients in the ophthalmology department was recruited in a level A tertiary hospital in Guangdong Province from July 2021 to January 2022.

Basic psychological needs satisfaction of stroke patients: a qualitative study.

Background: Previous studies have shown that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs is related to psychological well-being. Improving satisfaction will increase personal well-being, promote positive health outcomes, and improve disease recovery. However, no research has focused on the basic psychological needs of stroke patients.

Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices and oral health-related quality of life among stroke inpatients: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Stroke patients have poor oral hygiene, experience oral dysfunction due to disease factors, and have impaired oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study aimed to determine the oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices of stroke inpatients, assess the OHRQoL of these patients, and identify their correlates.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 281 stroke inpatients aged between 22 and 88 years (57.

Development of a self-help cognitive behavioral therapy programme for reducing the stigma of stroke survivors: a modified delphi study.

Background: Stigma is a common psychological consequence for stroke survivors that aggravates their physical and psychological burden and hinders their rehabilitation. Currently, there are few interventions targeted at the stigma of stroke survivors.

Objectives: This study reports on the development of a self-help cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) programme driven by a logical model of stigma in stroke survivors, CBT and the advice of multidomain experts.

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Post-Stroke Checklist into Mandarin: A Cognitive Interview Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to translate the Post-stroke Checklist into Mandarin, validate its content, and cross-culturally adapt the Mandarin version of the Post-stroke Checklist (M-PSC) in line with expert review and cognitive interviewing.

Patients And Methods: After translating into Mandarin, the M-PSC was modified and content validated using expert review, which resulted in a pilot version for cognitive interviewing among stroke survivors inclusive of subjects from an outpatient unit (n = 7), a rehabilitation department using traditional Chinese medicine (n = 10), and a community (n = 10). The interviews were transcribed and analyzed according to the four-stage cognitive model.

Correlation between nurses' attitudes towards death and their subjective well-being.

Background: With China's ageing society, the number of deaths increased gradually. Clinical nursing staff are among the first to come into contact with dying patients and scientific attitudes towards death will affect not only the quality of hospice care but also the physical and mental health of the nursing staff. Subjective well-being (SWB) mainly points to the overall emotional and cognitive evaluation of life quality.

A methodological study on the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods in cognitive interviewing for cross-cultural adaptation.

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the use of the Questionnaire Appraisal System with a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods in cognitive interviewing for cross-cultural adaptation.

Design: This is a descriptive methodological study.

Methods: Using the Mandarin version of the Post-Stroke Checklist as an example, cognitive interviews were conducted with 27 stroke survivors in Guangzhou between November 2020 and February 2021.

Stigma, depression, and post-traumatic growth among Chinese stroke survivors: A longitudinal study examining patterns and correlations.

Background: With the development of positive psychology, several studies show that positive and negative emotions are not always opposing. Understanding how positive and negative emotions correlate and the factors contributing to resilience in stroke survivors requires further research.

Objectives: To identify the patterns and correlations of stigma, depression, and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among stroke survivors.

The Stroke Stigma Scale: a reliable and valid stigma measure in patients with stroke.

Objective: The objective of the study is to analyse the psychometric properties of the Stroke Stigma Scale, a novel scale to assess perceived stigma of patients with stroke.

Design: This is a psychometric study.

Setting: Neurology or rehabilitation units in three hospitals in China.

Stigma experienced by Chinese patients with stroke during inpatient rehabilitation and its correlated factors: a cross-sectional study.

: Stroke-related stigma can have a negative effect on patients, and is associated with stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination; however, the exact stigma experienced by patients remains ambiguous. : To evaluate the stigma experienced by patients with stroke, determine associated factors, and explore relationships between stigma and early rehabilitation. : Overall, we examined 288 patients with stroke.

Understanding the associations among parents teaching safety rules to children, safety behaviors and unintentional injuries in Chinese preschool children.

Child unintentional injuries are one of the most prominent global health threats and parents may play a vital role in these injuries. This study thus aims to explore the associations of parents teaching safety rules with preschool children's safety behaviors and unintentional injuries. A total of 62,922 children registered at 182 kindergartens in Longhua District of Shenzhen, China during the fall semester of 2016, were included in this cross-sectional study.

Validation of the Chinese Version of the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) Score in the Assessment of Acute Stroke Patients with Dysphagia.

This study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) score in acute stroke patients with dysphagia. A sample of 128 consecutive patients with acute stroke, admitted to Department of Neurology from April to October in 2016, completed the FOIS. The interrater reliability, criterion validity, discriminant validity, cross validation, and the sensitivity of FOIS scale were evaluated.

Psychological Capital and Perceived Professional Benefits: Testing the Mediating Role of Perceived Nursing Work Environment Among Chinese Nurses.

The current descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to explore the mediating role of perceived nursing work environment (PNWE) in the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and perceived professional benefits among Chinese nurses. Participants (N = 351) working in two large general hospitals in Guangdong, China completed self-report questionnaires from March to May 2017. Linear regression analyses and structural equation modeling were performed to explore the mediating effect.

Validation of the Chinese version of the FOUR score in the assessment of neurosurgical patients with different level of consciousness.

Background: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is currently the most widely used scoring system for comatose patients. A decade ago, the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) score was devised to better capture four functional aspects of consciousness (eye, motor responses, brainstem reflexes, and respiration). This study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the FOUR score in patients with different levels of consciousness.

Moderate traumatic brain injury triggers rapid necrotic death of immature neurons in the hippocampus.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes cell death predominantly in the cerebral cortex, but there is additional secondary cell death in the hippocampus. We previously found that most of the dying cells in the mouse hippocampus are newborn immature granular neurons in a mouse model of lateral controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury with a moderate level of impact. It is not known how long this selective cell death in the hippocampal dentate gyrus lasts, and how it is induced.

Morbidity and risk factors for surgical site infection following cesarean section in Guangdong Province, China.

Aim: To estimate the incidence of and identify the risk factors for a surgical site infection after a cesarean section.

Method: A survey of women who underwent a cesarean section was conducted in eight hospitals in Guangdong Province, China. The rate of surgical site infection was estimated and a nested case control study was then carried out to identify the risk factors.

[Protective effects of nerve growth factor vs Danshen on hippocampal neuron against global ischemia-reperfusion injury in gerbils].

Objective: To study the protective effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) and Danshen on hippocampal neurons in gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) with global ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Methods: Global ischemia-reperfusion model was established in 54 male Z:ZCLA gerbils by occlusion of the bilateral carotid arteries. The animal models were randomized into 3 groups to receive treatment with normal saline, NGF, and Danshen 30 min after the reperfusion.

Pharmacokinetic comparison between systemic and local chemotherapy by carboplatin in dogs.

The aim of the current study was to compare pharmacokinetics of local chemotherapy by pelvic intra-arterial administration with intravenous injection in dogs. A total of 18 female dogs (weight: 10-15 kg) were randomly divided into 3 groups: the peripheral vein administration (group A, n = 6), the abdominal aorta administration (group B, n = 6), and the internal iliac artery administration (group C, n = 6). Carboplatin at a dose of 1.

[Event-related potentials of emotional excitement in middle-aged and aged adults].

Objective: To explore how adjustment of the negative and neutral emotion excitement contribute to the well-being of middle-aged and aged adults in their health, intelligence, working and living.

Methods: Twenty-five middle-aged and aged participants performed recognition tasks of schematic facial representations of positive, neutral and negative emotions and also Chinese characters (equivalent to happy, thinking and fear).

Results: The main effects of the facial recognition task occurred in the left temporal-parietal area (40 to 80 ms), bilateral parietal-occipital and temporal-parietal area (160-180 ms and 310-340 ms).

Event-related potential of facial expression processing.

Objective: To investigate spatial and temporal patterns of event-related potentials (ERP) evoked by facial expression.

Methods: ERP was recorded in 25 healthy subjects while they performed facial recognition task. Repeated-measure one-way ANOVA was adopted to compare the subjects' responses to stimulation by 3 different expressions (positive, neutral and negative) with statistical parametric mapping (SPM).