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  1. Article ; Online: Paid caregivers' experiences of falls prevention and care in China's senior care facilities

    Yuan Luo / Haiye Ran / Yuqian Deng / Huan Li / Mengxi Zhang / Liping Zhao

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    A phenomenological study

    2023  Volume 11

    Abstract: BackgroundIn China, as population aging accelerates, senior care facilities have gradually become a mainstream option. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the annual rate of falls has increased from 30 to 50% in senior care facilities. A ... ...

    Abstract BackgroundIn China, as population aging accelerates, senior care facilities have gradually become a mainstream option. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the annual rate of falls has increased from 30 to 50% in senior care facilities. A study found that older adults who live in senior care facilities are three times more likely to fall than those who live in the community. The quality of care is highly related to the occurrence of falls. Therefore, exploring paid caregivers' experiences is very important to prevent falls in senior care facilities.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore paid caregivers' experiences of fall prevention and care in China's senior care facilities. Furthermore, we discussed the situation and provided suggestions.DesignThis is a phenomenological study using face-to-face, in-depth, semi-structured interviews.SettingThe study was conducted at four senior care facilities in Changsha, Hunan, China.ParticipantsFourteen paid caregivers in four senior care facilities, including nursing assistants and senior nurses, participated in this study.MethodsA purposive sample method was used to select 14 nursing assistants and senior nurses from four different senior care facilities in Changsha from March to April 2022. Every participant individually completed a face-to-face, in-depth, semi-structured interview. Based on the phenomenological research methodology, the thematic analysis method and the Colaizzi analysis method were used for data analysis and theme extraction.ResultsBased on interview data, a total of seven themes were distilled: (1) paid caregivers' professional requirements; (2) paid caregivers' attitude toward falls; (3) paid caregivers' fall training and education; (4) paid caregivers' knowledge about falls; (5) paid caregivers' fall risk assessment; (6) paid caregivers' fall prevention; and (7) paid caregivers' fall treatment.ConclusionIn China's senior care facilities, paid caregivers to need to be responsible and pay appropriate attention to older adults. ...
    Keywords qualitative analysis ; fall prevention ; paid caregivers' experiences ; senior care facility ; phenomenological study ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360 ; 650
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article: The relationship between fall and loneliness among older people in China: the mediating role of personality trait.

    Yuan, Luo / Yibo, Wu / Yuqian, Deng / Haiye, Ran / Jiaxin, Liu / Liping, Zhao

    Frontiers in psychiatry

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1204544

    Abstract: Aims: We aimed to explore the role of personality traits between fall and loneliness.: Methods: A questionnaire survey was used to investigate falls, the big five personality traits, and loneliness among older people (≥ 60 years old) in China ... ...

    Abstract Aims: We aimed to explore the role of personality traits between fall and loneliness.
    Methods: A questionnaire survey was used to investigate falls, the big five personality traits, and loneliness among older people (≥ 60 years old) in China mainland.
    Results: A total of 4,289 older people participated in the survey. There are significant differences in age, marital status, education level, residence, solitariness, and fall in relation to loneliness among older people. Falls, especially when they occurred one time increase the loneliness of older people. Agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism were significant mediating effects between falls and loneliness.
    Conclusion: This study implied that agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism were meditating factors between falls and loneliness. In the future, we should consider the big five personality traits more to understand loneliness and offer older people interventions for reducing their loneliness. The study design was cross-sectional, so the temporal precedence of mediators and causality could not be tested. Because the data were collected retrospectively, current loneliness is likely to have confounding effects on retrospective recall.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564218-2
    ISSN 1664-0640
    ISSN 1664-0640
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1204544
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  3. Article ; Online: Fractal Dimension Analysis of the Julia Sets of Controlled Brusselator Model

    Yuqian Deng / Xiuxiong Liu / Yongping Zhang

    Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Vol

    2016  Volume 2016

    Abstract: Fractal theory is a branch of nonlinear scientific research, and its research object is the irregular geometric form in nature. On account of the complexity of the fractal set, the traditional Euclidean dimension is no longer applicable and the ... ...

    Abstract Fractal theory is a branch of nonlinear scientific research, and its research object is the irregular geometric form in nature. On account of the complexity of the fractal set, the traditional Euclidean dimension is no longer applicable and the measurement method of fractal dimension is required. In the numerous fractal dimension definitions, box-counting dimension is taken to characterize the complexity of Julia set since the calculation of box-counting dimension is relatively achievable. In this paper, the Julia set of Brusselator model which is a class of reaction diffusion equations from the viewpoint of fractal dynamics is discussed, and the control of the Julia set is researched by feedback control method, optimal control method, and gradient control method, respectively. Meanwhile, we calculate the box-counting dimension of the Julia set of controlled Brusselator model in each control method, which is used to describe the complexity of the controlled Julia set and the system. Ultimately we demonstrate the effectiveness of each control method.
    Keywords Mathematics ; QA1-939 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 515
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: The current status and factors related to the preparation of home first-aid kits in China

    Pu Ge / Jinzi Zhang / Ke Lyu / Yuyao Niu / Qiyu Li / Ping Xiong / Jiaxin Liu / Yajie Yang / Yuqian Deng / Xialei Li / Wenli Yu / Mei Yin / Xinying Sun / Xu Han / Yibo Wu

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: BackgroundHome first-aid kits can play an important role when residents are injured, suddenly become seriously ill or suffer from disasters.PurposeTo explore the home first-aid kit preparedness of Chinese residents and the relationship between ... ...

    Abstract BackgroundHome first-aid kits can play an important role when residents are injured, suddenly become seriously ill or suffer from disasters.PurposeTo explore the home first-aid kit preparedness of Chinese residents and the relationship between demographic sociological characteristics, self-efficacy, Big Five personality, health literacy and home first-aid kit preparation behavior.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted. Information was collected through a self-designed questionnaire consisting of sociological characteristics, the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES), the Health Literacy Scale Short-Form (HLS-SF12), and the 10-item short version of Big Five Inventory (BFI-10). Rank sum test, Chi-square test, and logistic regression were used to explore the relationship between independent variables and home first-aid kit preparation behavior.ResultsA total of 9,344 respondents were included, and 2,156 (23.07%) prepared home first-aid kits. Among the respondents who had prepared their home first-aid kits, disinfection supplies (85.20%), medical masks (84.51%), commonly used drugs (82.79%) were the most frequently available. The respondents whose geographic area was Central and Western China, permanent residence in the urban area, secondary education or above, monthly income of 3,000 RMB or above, health care cost-bearing method mainly resident health insurance, high subgroup of self-efficacy, high subgroup of health care dimension in health literacy, and whose openness and conscientiousness was high subgroup were more likely to prepare home first-aid kits (P < 0.05).ConclusionThe preparation rate for home first-aid kits in China is less than a quarter. The public's home first-aid kit preparation behavior is related to demographic characteristics, self-efficacy, health literacy, and the openness of the Big Five personality. A multi-level linked national emergency literacy education system should be established to enhance the residents' attention to home first-aid kits and improve the residents' ability ...
    Keywords self-efficacy ; health literacy ; home first-aid kit ; cross-sectional study ; Emergency Management ; Big Five personality ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Chinese adult segmentation according to health skills and analysis of their use for smart home

    Feiying He / Yibo Wu / Jiao Yang / Keer Chen / Jingyu Xie / Yusupujiang Tuersun / Lehuan Li / Fangjing Wu / Yifan Kan / Yuqian Deng / Liping Zhao / Jingxi Chen / Xinying Sun / Shengwu Liao / JiangYun Chen

    BMC Health Services Research, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a cross-sectional national survey

    2022  Volume 14

    Abstract: Abstract Background Digital health has become a heated topic today and smart homes have received much attention as an important area of digital health. Smart home is a device that enables automation and remote control in a home environment via the ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Digital health has become a heated topic today and smart homes have received much attention as an important area of digital health. Smart home is a device that enables automation and remote control in a home environment via the internet. However, most of the existing studies have focused on discussing the impact of smart home on people. Only few studies have focused on relationship between health skills and use of smart home. Aims To analyze the health skills of Chinese adults and segment them to compare and analyze the use of smart home for each group. Methods We used data from 11,031 participants aged 18 and above. The population was clustered based on five health skills factors: perceived social support, family health, health literacy, media use, and chronic diseases self-behavioral management. A total of 23 smart homes were categorized into three sub-categories based on their functions: entertainment smart home, functional smart home, and health smart home. We analyzed demographic characteristics and utilization rate of smart home across different cluster. Each groups’ features and the differences in their needs for smart home functions were compared and analyzed. Results As a result of the survey on health skills, three groups with different characteristics were clustered: good health skills, middle health skills, and poor health skills. The utilization rate of smart home was the highest was good health skills group (total smart home: 92.7%; entertainment smart home: 61.1%, functional smart home: 77.4%, and health smart home: 75.3%; P < 0.001). For entertainment smart home, smart TV had the highest utilization rate (good health skills: 45.7%; middle health skills: 43.5%, poor health skills: 33.4%, P < 0.001). For functional smart home, smart washing machine (good health skills: 37.7%, middle health skills: 35.11%, poor health skills: 26.5%; P < 0.001) and smart air conditioner (good health skills: 36.0%, middle health skills: 29.1%, poor health skills: 24.6%) were higher than ...
    Keywords Smart Home ; Digital Health ; Health skills ; Clustering ; China Family Health Index Survey ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  6. Article: Green synthesis of Se/Ru alloy nanoparticles using gallic acid and evaluation of theiranti-invasive effects in HeLa cells

    Zhou, Yanhui / Jie Liu / Lanmei Chen / Meng Xu / Yan Bai / Yanan Liu / Yuqian Deng

    Colloids and surfaces. 2016 Aug. 01, v. 144

    2016  

    Abstract: Methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) for biomedical applications ideally involve the use of nontoxic reducing and capping agents, and more importantly, enable control over the shape and size of the particles. As such, we used gallic acid (GA) ...

    Abstract Methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) for biomedical applications ideally involve the use of nontoxic reducing and capping agents, and more importantly, enable control over the shape and size of the particles. As such, we used gallic acid (GA) as both a reducing and a capping agent in a simple and “green” synthesis of stable Se/Rualloy NPs (GA-Se/RuNPs). The diameter and morphology of the Se/Ru alloy NPs were regulated by GA concentration, and the presence of Ru was found to be a key factor in regulating and controlling the size of GA-Se/RuNPs. Moreover, GA-Se/RuNPs suppressed HeLa cell proliferation through the induction of apoptosis at concentrations that were nontoxic in normal cells. Furthermore, GA-Se/RuNPs effectively inhibited migration and invasion in HeLa cells via the inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins. Our findings confirm that bimetallic (Se/Ru) NPs prepared via GA-mediated synthesis exhibit enhanced anticancer effects.
    Keywords alloys ; antineoplastic activity ; apoptosis ; cell proliferation ; colloids ; gallic acid ; nanoparticles ; proteins ; selenium
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-0801
    Size p. 118-124.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1500523-9
    ISSN 1873-4367 ; 0927-7765
    ISSN (online) 1873-4367
    ISSN 0927-7765
    DOI 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.04.004
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