Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiang Shi, Dekai Xiong, Xingmin Zhang, Miaomiao Han, Liu Liu, Jinian Wang
Summary: This study investigates the job satisfaction of medical staff in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that less than half of the participants expressed satisfaction with their job, with the highest-scoring dimension being interpersonal relationships and the lowest being salary and benefits. Factors associated with job satisfaction include age, education level, position, income, and monthly overtime shifts.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Siyu Tao, Zhiming Jiao, Jinzhu Xie, Qianyu Wang
Summary: The study found that more than half of medical staff are satisfied with the public hospital reform, mainly due to the improvement in work environment and social status brought about by the reform. However, some medical staff still hold negative attitudes towards the reform due to work pressure, low salary, and high expectations.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE POLICY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xuyu Chen, Hui Yao, Li Ran, Xiaodong Tan
Summary: Township health centers in China play a key role in primary healthcare but are constrained by brain drain. Job satisfaction is closely linked to brain drain, and investigating factors related to job satisfaction can help reduce this drain. Government and management should consider the impact of current policies on job satisfaction to potentially improve low levels of satisfaction among healthcare staff.
PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Piao-Piao Zhu, Li-Ying Chen, Jian-Hua Pan, Chan-Juan Kang, Xue-Mei Ye, Jie-Yu Ye, Hai-Yan Li, Miao Huang, Ping Li, Hui-Yi Tan
Summary: The study evaluated PTSD symptoms in burns nurses, finding a negative correlation between PTSD symptoms and professional identity level, and a positive correlation with turnover intention. Workplace, monthly income, workplace violence experience, and professional identity level were all important factors associated with the severity of PTSD.
JOURNAL OF BURN CARE & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qingxia He, Luis M. Dias Martins, Shibin Wang, Qishan Zhan, Xiao Yu, Zhiqiong Ba, Wangjiu Li, Huigen Huang
Summary: The objective of this study was to explore the sense of job security and its influencing factors among healthcare workers in Guangdong, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted using stratified random sampling to enroll healthcare workers employed by hospitals in Guangdong province between September 2020 and October 2020. The results showed that multiple factors, including work experience, education level, job position, specialty unit, employment type, marital status, job satisfaction, workplace violence frequency, sleep duration, overtime hours, average monthly earnings, hospital level, and region, were significantly associated with the sense of job security among healthcare workers.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lingzhi Sang, Hongzhang Liu, Huosheng Yan, Jian Rong, Jing Cheng, Li Wang, Guoqiang Li, Yan Guo, Lei Zhang, Hong Ding, Guimei Chen, Ren Chen
Summary: The study found that a significant portion of primary medical staff were satisfied with their relationships with colleagues and other social connections. Both economic and non-economic factors play a crucial role in enhancing the motivation and work attitude of medical workers, with those on lower incomes preferring non-economic factors and those with higher education levels leaning towards economic factors. Additionally, as individuals age, their preference for motivational factors gradually decreases.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Weihua Fan, Conghua Liu, Yazhi Zhang, Zijing Yang, Jianbo Li, Shaohong Huang
Summary: The prevalence of gingivitis among 12-15-year-old children in Guangdong was 29.6%, with factors such as increasing age, being the only child, lack of regular annual dental check-up, and heavy dental calculus significantly associated with a higher prevalence of gingivitis. Promotion of positive oral health behaviours and regular dental prophylaxis are essential for maintaining gingival health in children of this age group.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xia-zi Lin, Rui-lin Meng, Dan-dan Peng, Chuan Li, Xue-yan Zheng, Hao-feng Xu, Xiao-jun Xu, Li-feng Lin
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Guangdong, China. The results showed that 11.9% of older adults had experienced falls, with bruises/scrapes and fractures being the most common injuries. Factors associated with falls among older adults included age, gender, residence, occupation, education level, balance ability, cognition, disease, depression, living arrangement, marital status, exercise behavior, drinking, and drug use.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Weiqin Cai, Yuanze Du, Qianqian Gao, Runguo Gao, Hongqing An, Wenwen Liu, Fang Han, Qi Jing, Chunping Wang
Summary: This study analyzed the job satisfaction status and influencing factors of grassroots health service personnel in China after the implementation of the family physician contract system. The overall job satisfaction among these personnel was not high, with the highest satisfaction in interpersonal relationships and the lowest in workload. Factors such as gender, income level, educational background, working years, daily working hours, training sessions per year, and the proportion of performance pay significantly impacted overall job satisfaction. The findings suggest that attention should be paid to the workload and working attitudes of family physicians, and efforts should be made to attract more personnel to work at the grassroots level through education and training, while also improving the salary level and opportunities for self-promotion.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Management
Jiali Liu, Xu Liu, Jing Zheng, Ke Liu, Yan Wu, Jun Wang, Mengqi Li, Liming You
Summary: The study found that from 2008 to 2018, the nursing workforce in Guangdong province, China, is young and highly educated, with improvements in nurse outcomes and quality of care, but nurse staffing and burnout remain concerns.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Huajun Wang, Daozheng Huang, Huigen Huang, Jihui Zhang, Lan Guo, Yuting Liu, Huan Ma, Qingshan Geng
Summary: This study investigated the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical staff in Guangdong, China. The study found that medical staff in the high-risk group had higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to the low-risk group. Doctors were more susceptible to moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. The high-risk group also had higher levels of clinical insomnia and were more likely to experience high levels of stress symptoms.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Wenjun Yan, Xiuyin Gao, Wei Wang, Zhengyu Zhou, Chao Zou, Zhaojun Lu
Summary: This study evaluated the job satisfaction of graduates from the Rural Oriented Medical Students Training Project in Jiangsu Province, China. The results showed moderate satisfaction, with factors such as economic incentives, workload, and professional confidence affecting satisfaction. Possible solutions to increase satisfaction could include providing economic support and enhancing professional identification for these graduates.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Kinfong Leong, Pedro Fong, Chiufai Kuok, Lirong Meng
Summary: The factors influencing job satisfaction and burnout among nurses in Macao were studied, along with their associations with demographic characteristics. Age, highest education level, monthly income, type of working organization, and role were found to be associated with job satisfaction, while marital status was associated with burnout. Professional development opportunities and childcare support were identified as main reasons for job dissatisfaction, while coping strategies were the major issue for burnout. No significant correlation was found between job satisfaction and burnout.
Article
Agronomy
Xiaojuan Zhang, Zhengxi Yang
Summary: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing farmers' satisfaction with sustainable rural development (SRD) practices in Guangdong Province, China. The results showed that there was spatial heterogeneity in farmers' satisfaction with SRD practices and factors at the individual and village levels jointly affected farmers' satisfaction. Factors such as farmers' college education, identity of Chinese Communist Party (CCP), participation, improvement of public services, village infrastructure, and grassroots governance had a positive predictive effect on farmers' satisfaction.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Di Liu, Xu Yang, Congyi Zhang, Wenlin Zhang, Qiaoran Tang, Yujin Xie, Lei Shi
Summary: This study surveyed the job performance of primary care providers in Heilongjiang Province, China and found that job satisfaction and social support are relevant factors affecting job performance. Providing assistance in areas such as family, organization, society, and policy is necessary to improve the job performance of primary care providers.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yifen Lin, Xiangbin Zhong, Menghui Liu, Shaozhao Zhang, Zhenyu Xiong, Yiquan Huang, Yongqiang Fan, Xingfeng Xu, Yue Guo, Yuqi Li, Xiuting Sun, Huimin Zhou, Daya Yang, Xiaomin Ye, Xinxue Liao, Xiaodong Zhuang
Summary: A simple risk score was developed to stratify patients with HFpEF by their baseline risk of cardiovascular death. The study found that patients at very high risk derived significant benefits from spironolactone therapy.
CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xin He, Jianming Liu, Fei Gu, Jinghai Chen, Yao Wei Lu, Jian Ding, Haipeng Guo, Mao Nie, Masaharu Kataoka, Zhiqiang Lin, Xiaoyun Hu, Huaqun Chen, Xinxue Liao, Yugang Dong, Wang Min, Zhong-Liang Deng, William T. Pu, Zhan-Peng Huang, Da-Zhi Wang
Summary: In this study, it was discovered that CIP protein participates in the regulation of dystrophic cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. Deletion of CIP led to dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure in young mdx mice, while overexpression of CIP reduced pathological dystrophic cardiomyopathy in old mdx mice. Transcriptome analyses revealed that fibrogenesis and oxidative stress pathways were affected by CIP, and suppression of the CnA-NFAT pathway resulted in decreased expression of Nox4, a key component in the oxidative stress pathway. Overexpression of Nox4 accelerated the development of dystrophic cardiomyopathy in mdx mice. Hence, CIP could serve as a modifier and potential therapeutic target for dystrophic cardiomyopathy.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yongqiang Fan, Gaoxing Zhang, Zhengzhipeng Zhang, Shaozhao Zhang, Menghui Lin, Yifen Lin, Yiquan Huang, Xiangbin Zhong, Xiaodong Zhuang, Xinxue Liao
Summary: In this study, guidelines on antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation post-PCI were evaluated, revealing discrepancies in recommendations on timing and selection. Current treatment guidance documents vary in methodological rigor and consistency of recommendations.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Zhuang Xiao-dong, Zhang Shao-zhao, Hu Xun, Liao Xin-xue, Liao Li-zhen
Summary: This study found a U-shaped association between residential distance to the coast and incident myocardial infarction. The association was modified by physical activity, population density, and air pollution.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rihua Huang, Yifen Lin, Xiaomin Ye, Xiangbin Zhong, Peihan Xie, Miaohong Li, Xiaodong Zhuang, Xinxue Liao
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the development of heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. The results showed that an increase in the TyG index was significantly associated with a higher risk of HF and impaired LV structure and function.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rihua Huang, Yifen Lin, Menghui Liu, Zhenyu Xiong, Shaozhao Zhang, Xiangbin Zhong, Xiaomin Ye, Yiquan Huang, Xiaodong Zhuang, Xinxue Liao
Summary: This study found that longer time in target range of systolic blood pressure was statistically associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular outcomes and mortality events among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. This association was more significant in younger patients.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Menghui Liu, Xiaohong Chen, Shaozhao Zhang, Junfan Lin, Lichun Wang, Xinxue Liao, Xiaodong Zhuang
Summary: The study shows that even in individuals with optimal blood pressure levels, high variability in systolic blood pressure still increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. This highlights the importance of considering visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in addition to blood pressure levels for cardiovascular health.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yanchuang Han, Tailai Du, Siyao Guo, Lu Wang, Gang Dai, Tianxin Long, Ting Xu, Xiaodong Zhuang, Chen Liu, Shujuan Li, Dihua Zhang, Xinxue Liao, Yugang Dong, Kathy O. Lui, Xu Tan, Shuibin Lin, Yili Chen, Zhan-Peng Huang
Summary: In this study, the researchers found that METTL5 plays a regulatory role in cardiac hypertrophy by modulating mRNA translation. This discovery is important for understanding the mechanisms of cardiac remodeling.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Wei Li, Xian-du Liu, Yan-qiu Liu, Xiao-dong Zhuang, Zhong-kai Wu, Feng-juan Yao
Summary: In this case report, a giant coronary aneurysm with right ventricle fistula was diagnosed using contrast echocardiography. The contrast echocardiography clearly revealed one of the fistulae between the aneurysm and right ventricle.
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yiquan Huang, Huimin Zhou, Shaozhao Zhang, Xiangbin Zhong, Yifen Lin, Zhenyu Xiong, Menghui Liu, Aili Yimamu, Odong Christopher, Ziwei Zhou, Xiaodong Zhuang, Xinxue Liao
Summary: The study found that exposure to higher blood pressure levels, especially diastolic blood pressure, from midlife to late life is associated with narrower retinal vessel diameters in late life. Race also moderates the association between cumulative blood pressure exposure and retinal microvasculature.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tong Yan, Yuli Huang, Jason H. Y. Wu, Xiao-Dong Zhuang, Xiong-Fei Pan
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Zhuoming Zhou, Xiaodong Zhuang, Menghui Liu, Bohao Jian, Guangguo Fu, Xinxue Liao, Zhongkai Wu, Mengya Liang
Summary: This study conducted a post-hoc analysis to investigate the association between post-therapeutic left ventricular volume change and long-term outcomes in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. The results showed that left ventricular volume change was significantly associated with long-term prognosis in patients treated with medical therapy alone but not in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in addition to medical therapy.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Zezhi Ke, Rihua Huang, Xinghao Xu, Wenbin Liu, Suisui Wang, Xu Zhang, Ye Guo, Xiaodong Zhuang, Liao Zhen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between long-term insulin resistance trajectories in young adults and the incidence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in midlife. The results showed that young adults with higher levels of insulin resistance were more likely to develop CAC in middle age after a 25-year follow-up.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Zhuohui Chen, Menghui Liu, Xingfeng Xu, Lixiang He, Peng Wang, Xiaojie Cai, Rihua Huang, Shaozhao Zhang, Xinghao Xu, Yuhui Lai, Yiquan Huang, Miaohong Li, Yifen Lin, Peihan Xie, Xinxue Liao, Xiaodong Zhuang, Yue Guo
Summary: This study investigated the joint association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and klotho with mortality risk in American community-dwelling adults. The results showed that vitamin D-associated mortality risk is observed only with concurrently decreasing klotho, indicating that vitamin D metabolism dysfunction increases the risk of mortality.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Zhuoshan Huang, Xiaodong Zhuang, Shaozhao Zhang, Yiquan Huang, Lianxiong Yuan, Aiwen Lin, Leile Tang, Zhenyu Xiong, Odong Christopher, Yang Chen, Bingyuan Wu, Yesheng Ling, Suhua Li, Qiang Jie, Longgen Xiong, Xiaoxian Qian, Xinxue Liao, Jinlai Liu
Summary: This is a multicenter randomized controlled trial aiming to determine whether alirocumab could reduce the incidence of type 4a MI or major periprocedural myocardial injury in patients with CHD undergoing elective PCI. The study will randomly assign 422 non-AMI CHD patients to receive standard pharmacotherapy or additional use of alirocumab. The primary outcome is the elevation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin above the upper reference limit within 48 hours after PCI.
