ObjectiveTo explore low-seniority nurses' attitudes regarding adverse events reporting. MethodA total of 200 low-seniority nurses were investigated with the Chinese version of Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events Scale from October to December 2013. Epidata software was used to collect and manage data and SPSS 17.0 software was applied to analyze the collected data. ResultsThe nurses who once witnessed or experienced adverse events accounted for 76%, of whom 74.3% reported adverse events. The mean score of reporting of clinical adverse events among low-seniority nurses was 48.5±7.2. Age was positively associated with the global scores of reporting of clinical adverse events, when compared with other variables (r=0.20, P=0.01). ConclusionsOverall, low-seniority nurses' attitudes toward reporting adverse events are negative. Age is positively associated with attitudes toward reporting adverse events. Therefore, a non-punitive culture should be established and an efficient reporting system is good to enhance the quality of care.
ObjectiveTo understand the levels of and influencing factors for knowledge of earthquake in the elderly population. MethodPeople who were older than 60 years in the earthquake area of Sichuan Province were surveyed by self-designed earthquake knowledge scale composed of 6 items with a point of 1-5 for each item between October and November 2013. The total score ranged from 6 to 30 points. ResultsUp to 1 509 elderly people participated the survey. The total score of earthquake knowledge was 13.33±4.85. The main resource for acquiring those knowledge was TV (76.87%). Occupation, education level, residency, marital status, residence, self-injury, health status, access to earthquake knowledge, and worrying about earthquake were related factors for their knowledge on earthquake (P<0.05). Regression analysis showed that the higher degree of education, having a spouse, living in city, more access to earthquake knowledge, worrying about earthquake were the promotion factors for earthquake knowledge preparedness. Self-injury, poor health were the factors that hindered the acquiring of earthquake knowledge preparedness. ConclusionsIt is necessary to train knowledge of earthquake for elderly people individually because they lack enough resources and tend to be affected by many factors.
ObjectiveTo explore and discuss the risk factors of early onset coronary heart disease in Tibetan residents. MethodsWe selected Tibetan residents with coronary heart disease who were hospitalized in the Hospital of Chengdu Office of People's Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region between January 2011 and May 2013, and then divided them into two groups by age (early onset and late onset coronary heart disease groups). Univariate analysis was performed between two groups by gender, family history, smoking, drinking, hypertension, diabetes, levels of blood lipid, respectively. The factors with significant differences were extracted for logistic regression. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 16.0 software. ResultsA total of 64 Tibetan residents with coronary heart disease were included, of which, 22 cases were in the early onset groups and 42 cases the late onset group. The results of univariate analysis showed that, significant differences were found in gender, family history, and levels of HDL-C and LDL-C (all P < 0.05). Besides, the results of logistic regression showed that, family history (OR=3.374, P < 0.05), high triglycerides level (OR=2.369, P < 0.05), low HDL-C level (OR=0.014, P < 0.05) and high level of LDL-C (OR=3.008, P < 0.05) were independent risk factors of early onset coronary heart disease in Tibetan residents. ConclusionPositive family history, high triglycerides level, low HDL-C level and high level of LDL-C are independent risk factors of early onset coronary heart disease in Tibetan residents.