Objective To reflect the correlation between social support and mental health of the aged through the Pearson correlation coefficient. Methods Databases including PubMed, SpringerLink, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, VIP, WanFang Data and CNKI were searched from inception to October, 2011 to collect literature on the correlation between social support and mental health of the aged. The studies were screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After extracting data and assessing the quality of the included studies, meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.0 software. Results Of the 2 396 identified studies, 4 studies were included. The results showed that 4 studies were not high in the overall quality. The total score of social support of the elderly and its three dimensions were related to mental health. Among 9 factors associated with mental health, somatization, depression and anxiety were weakly correlated to the objective support while the others were extremely weakly correlated. Anxiety and phobic anxiety were weakly correlated to the subjective support while the others were extremely weakly correlated. Phobic anxiety was weakly correlated to the utilizing degree while the others were extremely weakly correlated. Somatization, anxiety and phobic anxiety were weakly correlated to the total score of social support while the others were extremely weakly correlated. Conclusion Social support probably improves mental health of the aged to some extent.
【摘要】 目的 了解住院白血病患者的社会支持状况。 方法 采用相关“社会支持评定量表”，调查分析2010年8-11月80例住院白血病患者的社会支持状况。 结果 白血病患者获得的社会支持为（42.34±7.04）分，支持度较高，与常模（34.56±3.74）分比较差异有统计学意义（Plt;0.01），无配偶及医疗自费患者所获得的社会支持相对较低。 结论 医护人员在临床中应注意拓宽住院白血病患者的社会支持渠道，帮助患者保持较高的社会支持水平，从而促进康复，提高生活质量。【Abstract】 Objective To explore the social support condition of the inpatients with leukemia. Methods According to “Social Support Assessment Inventory”, the social support conditions of 80 patients with leukemia who were hospitalized between August and November, 2010 were analyzed. Results The total score of social support was 42.34±7.04 in inpatients with leukemia, and 34.56±3.74 in normal controls; the difference was significant (Plt;0.01). The patients who remained single or had no medical insurance obtained less social support. Conclusions Nurses should help patients with leukemia keep in a moderate high level of social support to promote the recovery of patients and improve their quality of life.
目的 了解老年卧床患者社会活动情况及其影响因素。 方法 2009年12月－2011年2月应用社会功能评估量表对社区及医院325例60岁以上老年卧床患者进行调查。 结果 老年卧床患者社会活动缺乏，主要社会活动为看表演或听收音机、看电视，通过电话与邻居、朋友、亲戚交谈等；较少有人参与宗教、社会事务聚会等活动；极少数人参加工作、做自愿者以及旅游的社会活动。不同的年龄、婚姻状况、经济收入、病情、卧床时间、卧床分级及家庭功能的老年患者社会活动评分差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。 结论 老年卧床患者社会活动缺乏，参与程度与年龄、婚姻状况、经济收入、病情、卧床时间及分级、家庭功能等多因素密切相关。需加大对老年卧床患者的关注力度，在为其疾症治疗提供帮助的同时，也需从精神、心理方面予以更多的关怀与疏导，为其能主动参与社会活动提供指导和支持。
The Campbell collaboration (C2) is an international research network that produces and disseminates systematic reviews of the effects of interventions in education, criminal justice, and social welfare. It aims to generate the best research evidence to support policy and practice in order to bring about positive social change. This issue introduces the experiences of the author while taking part in the ninth annual Campbell colloquium, and tries to increase awareness about C2.
The worldwide shortage in the supply of donor organs and tissues is becoming more pronounced. Xenotransplantation may probably give the hope to overcome the problem ultimately. However, it gives rise to a number of social and ethical issues, among them, the pig appears to be a likely source for human transplantation because it entails least social and ethical issues than no-human primates or other animals and the pig is similar to human in many aspects. The ethical and economic aspects must also be taken into consideration. Patient and his family’s privacy may be stripped because the patient has received a new or unusual treatment. Xenograftings will squint towards a kind of commodities which are different from human graftings and it is a challenge to human transplantation. Xenotransplantation brings a risk of creating new human disease and pandemic, so, it is necessary to formulate a policy and provide input to draft guidelines on the regulation of xenotransplantation.
ObjectiveTo analyze the influencing factors of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) and its correlation with social support and quality of life in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) at 5 years after surgery. MethodsA total of 116 patients with DTC from West China Hospital, Sichuan University at 5 years after surgery were selected as the research objects. The patients were investigated using the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and the European Organization for Reasearch and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnare-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30, hereinafter referred to as QLQ-C30). The χ2 test or Fisher exact probability method were used for univariate analysis, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used for influencing factor analysis. The diagnostic value of variables with significant influence on FCR in multivariate logistic regression was further studied by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and Pearson correlation analysis was finally adopted to analyze the relationship between FCR and social support and quality of life in patients with DTC at 5 years after operation. ResultsThe questionnaire survey showed that the FoP-Q-SF score of 116 patients with DTC at 5 years after surgery was (35.92±2.52) scores, of which 75 patients had FoP-Q-SF score ≥34 scores, 41 patients had FoP-Q-SF score <34 scores, and the FCR rate was 64.66% (75/116). Multivariate logistic regression showed that gender, family annual income, SSRS score and total QLQ-C30 score were the main factors of FCR in patients with DTC at 5 years after surgery (P<0.05). Further ROC curve diagnosis showed that the accuracy rate of diagnosis of FCR with SSRS score ≤47.5 scores was 70.70%, the total score of QLQ-C30 ≤617.225 scores was 69.02%. The accuracy rate of diagnosis of FCR was 66.03% when the annual income of family was less than 150 000 yuan. The accuracy of women’s diagnosis of FCR was 62.28%. Pearson correlation analysis showed that FoP-Q-SF score was negatively correlated with SSRS score and total score of QLQ-C30 in DTC patients at 5 years after operation (r=–0.629 6, P=0.000 1; r=–0.568 5, P=0.000 1). ConclusionsThe proportion of patients who have FCR at 5 years after DTC operation is high, and gender, family annual income, SSRS score and total score of QLQ-C30 are the influencing factors. Therefore, we can develop targeted management strategies to reduce patients’ FCR and improve their quality of life.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the incidence of social isolation in Chinese elderly population. MethodsCNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, CBM, PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science and CENTRAL databases were electronically searched to collect studies on the incidence of social isolation in China from inception to May 2022. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies, then, meta-analysis was performed by using Stata 15.1 software. ResultsA total of 20 studies involving 86 111 subjects were included. Meta-analysis results showed that the incidence of social isolation among the elderly in China was 27.54% (95%CI 22.15% to 57.74%). The results of subgroup analysis showed that gender, age, educational level, marital status, self-assessment of health, living style, year of publication, and region surveyed were all influential factors of the incidence of social isolation among the elderly in China. ConclusionCurrent evidence shows that the incidence of social isolation among the elderly in China is relatively high. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.