What are the qualitative experiences of people affected by kidney failure receiving haemodialysis?

Background

People affected by kidney failure receiving haemodialysis experience complexity within their health condition unlike any other chronic illness or condition. Kidney failure impacts the individual in all areas of their life including relationships and activities of daily living.

Objective

To conduct a meta-aggregation of studies about the lived experiences of people with kidney failure receiving haemodialysis.

Design

Using PRISMA Guidelines, six databases (CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov , Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Scopus) were comprehensively searched using keywords and subject headings from January 1990 to October 2021. Articles were assessed according to prespecified eligibility criteria. Data extraction and quality appraisal was conducted. A meta-aggregation of qualitative findings was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for meta-aggregation.

Results

Of the 9409 articles screened, 55 studies were included. This represented a total of 188 findings across 45 categories representing a range of unmet supportive care needs. The meta-aggregation identified 11 synthesised findings broadly related to psychological/emotional needs, physical needs, social needs, interpersonal/intimacy needs, patient-clinician communication needs, family related needs, health system/information needs, spiritual needs, daily living needs, practical needs and daily living needs.

Conclusions

This meta-aggregation has identified that people affected by kidney failure can experience a range of unmet supportive care needs. It was evident that living with kidney failure and receiving haemodialysis impacted a person's sense of self, introduced practical needs and other complex needs which were not being addressed in existing services. This review has highlighted important implications for clinical practice and future research directions.     

Professor Yanxing Jia won the 15th WuXi AppTec Life Science and Chemistry Awards

Professor Yanxing Jia won the 15th WuXi AppTec Life Science and Chemistry Awards.     

The research group of Prof. Yanxing Jia has made an important breakthrough in the field of total synthesis of natural products

The research group of Prof. Yanxing Jia has made an important breakthrough in the field of total synthesis of natural products.     

Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology. A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health

BACKGROUND: Restless legs syndrome is a common yet frequently undiagnosed sensorimotor disorder. In 1995, the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group developed standardized criteria for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome. Since that time, additional scientific scrutiny and clinical experience have led to a better understanding of the condition. Modification of the criteria is now necessary to better reflect that increased body of knowledge, as well as to clarify slight confusion with the wording of the original criteria. SETTING: The restless legs syndrome diagnostic criteria and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. PARTICIPANTS: Members of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group and authorities on epidemiology and the design of questionnaires and scales. OBJECTIVE: To modify the current criteria for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome, to develop new criteria for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome in the cognitively impaired elderly and in children, to create standardized criteria for the identification of augmentation, and to establish consistent questions for use in epidemiology studies. RESULTS: The essential diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome were developed and approved by workshop participants and the executive committee of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Criteria were also developed and approved for the additional aforementioned groups.     

妊娠期高血压疾病血浆凝血酶生成活性检测的意义

目的探讨妊娠期高血压疾病(HDP)患者应用血浆凝血酶生成活性,判断HDP患者病情发展及预后。方法 2004年1月至2009年12月对上海市长宁区妇幼保健院、上海市宝山区罗店医院住院的妊娠妇女应用荧光发色底物分析方法,对妊娠期高血压疾病患者32例、轻度子痫前期35例、重度子痫前期38例(其中4例围产期发生急性D IC)和正常晚期孕妇50例血浆凝血酶生成活性进行检测,测定分析各组研究对象凝血酶生成的量和速度,并进行比较研究。结果正常孕妇凝血酶生成峰值为(362.0±29.6)nmol/L,妊娠期高血压疾病为(385.0±33.5)nmol/L,轻度子痫前期为(412.0±41.5)nmol/L,重度子痫前期为(624.0±67.6)nmol/L。轻、重度子痫前期患者较正常孕妇有显著增高(P<0.05),同时有纤维蛋白原及纤维蛋白降解产物D-二聚体(D-D)的明显改变,重度子痫前期凝血酶生成峰值与纤维蛋白原含量呈正相关关系(r=0.894,P<0.05)。结论轻、重度子痫前期患者存在不同程度的血栓前状态,重度子痫前期尤为明显。HDP患者血浆凝血酶生成活性检测可作为预测HDP患者血栓形成及D IC发生的实验室检查方法...     

Pressure induced nucleus DNA fragmentation

Purpose  

The present study was designed to investigate the impact of pressure on nuclear DNA integrity in viable cells of mouse blastocysts.