The long-term efficacy of intra-cervical lymphatic immunotherapy on adults with allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled study.

Background: The efficacy and safety of the novel immunotherapy method, intra-cervical lymphatic immunotherapy (ICLIT), need to be investigated. Comparing it with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT), we clarified the long-term efficacy and safety of intra-cervical lymphatic immunotherapy on allergic rhinitis (AR), and investigated the improvement of clinical efficacy of the booster injection at 1 year after ICLIT treatment.

Methods: Ninety adult patients with dust mite allergy were randomly divided into 3 groups: 30 in the SCIT group, 30 in the ILCLIT group, and 30 in ICLIT booster group.

Screening, prevention, and management of patients with poststroke depression in a tertiary hospital in China: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Poststroke depression (PSD) is common but insufficiently addressed by health professionals, and management is not always evidence-based.

Objectives: This evidence implementation project aimed to improve adherence to evidence-based practice for screening, prevention, and management of patients with PSD in the neurology ward of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, China.

Methods: This project was based on the JBI methodological approach and was conducted in three phases, from January to June 2021: a baseline audit, implementation of strategies, and a follow-up audit.

Health-related quality of life among elderly individuals living alone in an urban area of Shaanxi Province, China: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To describe health-related quality of life (HRQoL), sex differences in HRQoL, and factors affecting the HRQoL of elderly people living alone in urban areas of Shaanxi Province, China.

Methods: A cohort was obtained using multistage stratified cluster random sampling. We collected cross-sectional data using surveys.