A qualitative study on psychological experience of young uremic patients during different periods waiting for renal donor / 重庆医学

Objective To investigate the psychological experiences of young uremic patients during different periods waiting for renal donor .Methods The phenomenology study method was adopted to conduct the semi-structure interviews in young uremic patients waiting for renal donor .Results The four themes were summarized:(1) having hope at the early stage (0—6 months);(2) ineffective coping at the middle stage(7—12 months);(3)uncertainty at the late stage(13—24 months);(4)serious negative emo-tion(more than 2 years) .Conclusion The young uremic patients patients waiting for renal donors have complex and changeable psychological experience .Medical staff should provide the pertinent professional support for promoting the living quality of patients by aiming at the psychological characteristics in young uremic patients .

Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome factors of patients with HIV infection or AIDS in China / 中西医结合学报

To study the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome factors of patients from different areas of China with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).