MyMedR

Fulltext Social Identity, Core Self-Evaluation, School Adaptation, and Mental Health Problems in Migrant Children in China: A Chain Mediation Model

Chen Y, Yu X, Ma'rof AA, Zaremohzzabieh Z, Abdullah H, Halimatusaadiah Hamsan H, et al.

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Dec 11;19(24).

PMID: 36554527 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416645

(1) Background: The present study investigated the relationships between social identity, core self-evaluation, school adaptation, and mental health problems in migrant children, and the mechanism underlying these relationships; (2) Methods: The participants were migrant middle school students in China. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26. A survey comprising the social identity scale, core self-evaluation scale, school adaptation scale, and mental health scale MMHI-60 was deployed; (3) Results: Findings indicated a significant and negative association between social identity and mental health problems, and such an association was sequentially mediated by core self-evaluation and school adaptation. Furthermore, core self-evaluation and school adaptation played a chain mediation role between social identity and migrant children's mental health problems; (4) Conclusions: It is crucial to improve social identity, core self-evaluation, and school adaptation to reduce mental health problems among this population. Therefore, the research results provide a new direction for promoting the development of mental health education for migrant workers and their children in China.

Matched MeSH terms: China/epidemiology

Fulltext Phenomenological differences of delusions between schizophrenic patients of two cultures of Malaysia

Azhar MZ, Varma SL, Hakim HR

Singapore Med J, 1995 Jun;36(3):273-5.

PMID: 8553090

Two hundred and seventy schizophrenia patients were interviewed using the Present State Examination to elicit the phenomenological symptoms of the illness. Cultural factors and ethnicity were found to be significant variables associated with the symptoms. Higher prevalence of religious and other subculturally related delusions were common in Kelantan patients. Our general belief that Malaysian culture influences symptomatology of mental illness seems to be proven.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Some observations on the epidemiology of peptic ulcer disease in Singapore

Kang JY

Singapore Med J, 1992 Oct;33(5):468-71.

PMID: 1455270

Several lines of evidence suggest that, of the three main races of Singapore, peptic ulcers are more common among the Chinese and Indians when compared to the Malays. These include studies on hospital series of patients with or without appropriate control groups, studies on the incidence of surgery for perforated ulcer as well as mortality statistics. A reduction in the Chinese:Malay difference in the incidence of perforated ulcer over three decades suggests that environmental factors are involved in producing these racial differences. However, we have to date been unable to determine the factor(s) responsible. The incidence of perforated ulcer in Singapore is increasing while ulcer mortality is declining. This is similar to the situation in Hong Kong but different from that in the western countries.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Clinical studies on Chinese multilinguals with dysphasia

Tan CT, Rapport RL

Singapore Med J, 1981 Jun;22(3):140-3.

PMID: 7302620

Language studies were done on four multilingual dextral Chinese patients who developed dysphasia from various causes. The left hemisphere appeared to be dominant for all the languages in the four patients. All the languages and dialects were universally involved during the development of dysphasia. In one patient,
there was evidence of delayed restitution in the patient's mother tongue (Hokkien) comparing with Mandarin and English which were the languages used in the hospital and for reading.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext The Mentakab Hypertension Study project. Part II--Why do hypertensives drop out of treatment?

Lim TO, Ngah BA

Singapore Med J, 1991 Aug;32(4):249-51.

PMID: 1776004

Sixty hypertensives admitted into medical wards were interviewed in depth to determine reasons for their previous drop out of treatment. Eighty five percent of the patients were lacking in motivation. This was related to patients' lack of understanding concerning hypertension and its treatment, erroneous beliefs concerning hypertension held by patients and patients' perceived barrier to treatment. The evidence for these reasons were as follows: 95% of the patients were unaware that hypertension is a long term condition requiring life-long treatment, 60% were unable to state the likely consequences of uncontrolled hypertension, 78% equated relief of symptoms like headache, dizziness with control of hypertension, 52% believed long term consumption of 'western' medication was harmful, 12% believed they had been cured by traditional (bomoh or sinseh) treatment, 72% complained of long waiting time required to obtain care. Economic reasons however were unimportant. Patient education and more convenient clinic locations are necessary but insufficient to ensure compliance. They are particular elements, among others, of a 'good' doctor-patient relationship, which fundamentally is the critical determinant of compliance.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Two Malaysian Chinese male children with the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

Tong YH, Sinniah D, Murugasu R, White JC

Singapore Med J, 1979 Jun;20(2):355-9.

PMID: 505032

Two Malaysian Chinese male children are described with Wiskoll-Aldrich syndrome, which has rarely been reported in the East. Classical features were found, with bleeding and infections, low titres of isohaemagglutinins and IgM, but variable IgG and IgA. The immune response was broadly disturbed. Survival of one child was sufficiently long for a Iymphoreticular malignancy or appear.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext A clinico-pathological review of benign cystic teratoma of the ovary

Ong HC, Chan WF

Singapore Med J, 1977 Jun;18(2):100-4.

PMID: 929220

Benign cystic teratoma of the ovary has a varied incidence, varying from 30 to 50 per cent of all benign ovarian tumours. This tumour tends to occur in the reproductive age group (20 to 40 years), and the majority of patients are married with children. About 40 per cent of patients are symptomless. Of those with symptoms, abdominal pain and mass are the commonest. Torsion is the most frequent complication encountered, and the presence of acute pain should make one suspect this complication. The tumour is bilateral in 10 to 20 per cent of patients. This high bilateral occurrence places a responsibility on the gynaecologist to inspect the opposite ovary in all cases of unilateral dermoid cyst of the ovary at the time of laparotomy. Germ·layer derivatives are predominantly ectodermal in origin, although both mesodermal and entodermal derivatives occur frequently.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Pyloric stenosis in the ethnic groups of Singapore

Chong AYH, Lee HP

Singapore Med J, 1976 Sep;17(3):181-3.

PMID: 1019617

The incidence of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis among 141,215 Chinese, Malay and Indian live births in Singapore from 1972 to 1974 was determined. The incidence per 100,000 live births among these ethnic groups are: Chinese 21.2, Malay 9.7 and Indian 35.0. Pyloric stenosis is not absent although rare in oriental babies.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Clinico-pathological aspects of malignant lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract in Malaysia

Ti TK, Murugasu R, Yong NK

Singapore Med J, 1976 Sep;17(3):153-6.

PMID: 1019613

The clinical features and pathology of 17 patients with gastrointestinal lymphoma are reviewed. The small intestine was the site most commonly involved. Emergency presentation was usual: 11 of the 17 patients presented as acute abdomen or gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The frequency of gastrointestinal lymphoma to carcinoma in the Chinese and Indians was comparable to that in the West but a higher frequency was found in the Malays and Orang
Asli.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Absence of abnormal variants of cholinesterase (E.C. 3.1.1.1.8) in a Malaysian population with three major racial groups

Ganendran A, Ogle CW

Singapore Med J, 1975 Dec;16(4):256-8.

PMID: 1224217

Surveys in a number of European and American populations have found the frequency of occurrence of the heterozygotes for the gene for the dibucaine-resistant variant of cholinesterase (E.C.3.1.1.8) to be relatively constant. Similar surveys in Oriental population have shown low incidence of the same gene. This study done on the multi-racial population consisting of 3 major groups shows an absence of the gene for the dibucaine resistant variant of cholinesterase. This is supported by the clinical experience in the use of suxamethonium as a single dose in more than 25,000 individuals.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Intake of foods containing proteins of high biological value in families of low income groups in Singapore

Tan N

Singapore Med J, 1970 Jun;11(2):130-7.

PMID: 5505886

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Schizophrenia in the university students

Kadri ZN

Singapore Med J, 1963 Sep;4(3):113-8.

PMID: 14075734

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Ebstein's malformation of the tricuspid valve--a report of six cases

Danaraj TJ, LaBrooy EB

Singapore Med J, 1960 Mar;1(1):16-32.

PMID: 13719549

Six cases of Ebstein's malformation are reported. The notable clinical features seen in four patients were gross enlargement of the
heart, venous congestion and marked hepatosplenomegaly. There was complete heart block in one patient and auricular fibrillation in the remaining three. The unusual pathologic features in the four cases that came to necropsy were the large pericardial effusions associated with the cardiomegaly, the absence of an atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale, the gross enlargement of liver with cirrhotic changes and the large spleen. Histologic examination of heart muscle revealed certain unusual features which are described.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Complicated migraine--a review of ten cases

Loh TG, Chawla JC

Singapore Med J, 1972 Dec;13(6):298-304.

PMID: 4657200

Complicated migraine is not well known. It is associated with transient and protean sensory and motor
nenrological features although disturbance of mood, affect and psyche has also been described.
This paper is based on a study of ten patients suffering from complicated migraine and attempt is made
to describe various neurological symptoms and signs.
It becomes apparent from this study that there arc diverse manifestations of this interesting disorder.
Furthermore complicated migraine seems to affect a younger age group and there may not be any
family history of migraine. In most cases the nenrological symptoms precede the attacks of headaches.
The nenrological deficit may persist after longer periods. Initially, the attacks arc usnally followed by
complete recovery, with repeated attacks there may be residual neurological deficit. Though the exact
aetiology of the migraine remains unknown, it has been suggested that it is due to spasm or oedema of
cerebral vascular system. If the vessels involved are the carotid artery system, the symptoms and signs
obviously would be due to involvement of cerebral hemisphere, whereas affection of basilar artery
would produce signs and symptoms of cerebellar or brain stem deficiency.
At times it may be extremely difficult to differentiate between a typical attack of migraine and headache
due to an underlying pathology e.g. intracranial angioma or space occupying lesions, which may
require investigations such as angiography. The angiography may prove fruitless and cause deterioration
in neurological signs. A careful follow-up should be planned for cases with complicated migraine
to exclude any underlying pathology.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

A hybrid Transformer-LSTM model apply to glucose prediction

Bian Q, As'arry A, Cong X, Rezali KABM, Raja Ahmad RMKB

PLoS One, 2024;19(9):e0310084.

PMID: 39259758 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310084

The global prevalence of diabetes is escalating, with estimates indicating that over 536.6 million individuals were afflicted by 2021, accounting for approximately 10.5% of the world's population. Effective management of diabetes, particularly monitoring and prediction of blood glucose levels, remains a significant challenge due to the severe health risks associated with inaccuracies, such as hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. This study addresses this critical issue by employing a hybrid Transformer-LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) model designed to enhance the accuracy of future glucose level predictions based on data from Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems. This innovative approach aims to reduce the risk of diabetic complications and improve patient outcomes. We utilized a dataset which contain more than 32000 data points comprising CGM data from eight patients collected by Suzhou Municipal Hospital in Jiangsu Province, China. This dataset includes historical glucose readings and equipment calibration values, making it highly suitable for developing predictive models due to its richness and real-time applicability. Our findings demonstrate that the hybrid Transformer-LSTM model significantly outperforms the standard LSTM model, achieving Mean Square Error (MSE) values of 1.18, 1.70, and 2.00 at forecasting intervals of 15, 30, and 45 minutes, respectively. This research underscores the potential of advanced machine learning techniques in the proactive management of diabetes, a critical step toward mitigating its impact.

Matched MeSH terms: China/epidemiology

Effects of health-related dispositions on citizens' appraisals toward the COVID-19 pandemic and protective behavior

Fu X, Fu R, Li S, Du X, Zhang M, Duan J, et al.

PLoS One, 2024;19(9):e0305995.

PMID: 39236055 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305995

In this study, health risk attitude and health locus of control were included as dispositional factors in the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to explain people's protective behavior in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Empirical data involved two waves of data with a sample of 526 adults with full-time jobs from Beijing, China, and structural equation model results confirmed a partial successful extension of the PMT. Specifically, health risk attitude had a direct effect on citizens' protective behavior, but without an indirect effect mediated by threat appraisal toward the COVID-19 pandemic; health locus of control did not directly associate with citizens' protective behavior, but had an indirect effect on it fully via coping appraisal toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the PMT has been extended by adding a distal dispositional factor on the impact of coping appraisal on protective behavior. Implications for advancing the government's anti-epidemic strategy are discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: China/epidemiology

Epidemiology of cancer in Malaysia

Lo EK

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1985 Dec;16(4):591-3.

PMID: 3835701

Some information on cancer in Malaysia are available, and its epidemiology is described. There is a need for systematic and coordinated collection of cancer statistics which are essential to patient management, cancer control programme formulation, implementation and evaluation. The decision of the Ministry of Health to introduce National Cancer Registry and to encourage epidemiological studies, which will ultimately lead to the utilization of data and introduction of control and preventive activities for cancers are positive steps in the right direction. Meanwhile, curative and palliative treatment is available from the existing hospital facilities, and preventive activities such as actions on smoking and health will be continued until such time when a comprehensive prevention and control programme for cancers in the country is evolved.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Comparative growth of Malay, Chinese and Indian school children in Malaysia

Chen ST

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1976 Sep;7(3):443-51.

PMID: 1030848

The weights and heights of 3,312 Malaysian primary school boys and girls, aged 6 to 11 years, belonging to various ethnic groups in Malaysia were measured. On the whole, the Chinese children were taller and heavier than the Malay and the Indian children who were the least heavy among the three ethnic groups. Economically the Indians were the poorest among the three ethnic groups and they also had the largest family size. When the household incomes were taken into consideration it was found that the growth achievement of the higher income children was better than that of the poorer children, irrespective of their ethnic groups. It is interesting to note that, although the Indian children as a whole, were the least heavy of the three ethnic groups, yet the growth achievement of the higher income Indian children was similar to that of the higher income Chinese children. The differences in growth achievement of the various ethnic groups are probably due to environmental differences, rather than genetic differences. It seems likely that Malaysian children of different ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese and Indian) can attain similar statures if environmental conditions are similar.

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext Breast-feeding in Sarawak

Chan M

Br Med J, 1980 Feb 09;280(6211):401.

PMID: 7362987

Matched MeSH terms: China/ethnology

Fulltext From starvation to depression: unveiling the link between the great famine and late-life depression

Guo L, Sang B, Li S, Xia Z, Li M, Yang M, et al.

BMC Public Health, 2024 Nov 08;24(1):3096.

PMID: 39516771 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20604-8

BACKGROUND: The Great Famine in China from 1959 to 1961 is recognized as one of the most severe social and public health disasters of the 20th century, with profound long-term impacts on the health of survivors, particularly on their mental health. Early-life malnutrition and psychological trauma are considered to contribute to a range of health issues in adulthood, including depression.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore how the experience of the Chinese Great Famine from 1959 to 1961 affects the risk of depressive symptoms among the elderly. Using a mechanism analysis, the study investigates the roles of social support, socioeconomic status, and intergenerational support in this process.

METHODS: Using micro-level individual data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), combined with province-level excess mortality data, this study employs a cohort-based difference-in-differences model to identify the causal effects of the famine experience on depression levels among the elderly.

RESULTS: The study reveals that experiencing the Great Famine significantly increases the risk of depression among the elderly. This effect is more pronounced among rural residents, those who experienced the famine during adolescence, and in regions less influenced by Confucian culture. The mechanism analysis indicates that diminished social support, lower socioeconomic status, and insufficient intergenerational support are the primary pathways through which the famine experience influences depression levels in the elderly.

CONCLUSIONS: The experience of the Great Famine has exerted a long-term and profound impact on the mental health of the elderly in China, particularly in terms of depression. The findings provide new perspectives on understanding the long-term effects of major historical events on health and offer important empirical evidence for the development of mental health intervention policies for the elderly.

Matched MeSH terms: China/epidemiology

Displaying publications 441 - 460 of 2311 in total