{"title":"[Effect of early intervention on the interaction of developmentally delayed infants and their mothers].","authors":"Y J Chen, H H Chu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the interaction patterns of mothers and their developmentally delayed infants during free play and instructional episodes; (2) to investigate the influence of an early intervention program on the interaction patterns of mothers and their developmentally delayed infants; and (3) to investigate to what extent the maternal perceptions and expectations, perceived stress and involving motivation were associated with maternal behavior while interacting with their developmentally delayed infants. The participants of this study were twenty-one developmentally delayed infants and their mothers. Each mother-child dyad was videotaped in a laboratory playroom for 10-minutes of free play and a 5-minute instructional session. Mental and psychomotor development of the child were measured by Bayley scale. The perception of child development, expectation, and the stress of mothers were measured by a self-report questionnaire which was designed by a researcher in this study. The mothers' motivation of involvement was evaluated by teachers. On year after early intervention, it was found that (1) developmentally delayed infants increased locomotion, (2) mothers demonstrated more positive emotional expression during mother-child interaction, and (3) the score of HOME, mother's involvement, and the quality of mother-child interaction which was evaluated by teachers were significantly increased. Furthermore, the differences between situations indicated that the developmentally delayed infants were more toy-oriented during play than instruction. The mothers tended to be more helpful in attitude while they instructed their children. The mother's perception of child development and stress were found to be the critical factors affecting maternal teaching, controlling, and caring behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19531062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Arthroscopic debridement for osteoarthritis of the knee: a seven years follow-up study.","authors":"J. Su, Je-Ken Chang, Yen-Mou Lu, Sen-Yuen Li","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199512.0667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199512.0667","url":null,"abstract":"We reviewed 32 knees with osteoarthritis of the knee treated by either arthroscopic debridement in association with drilling the subchondral bone or arthroscopic debridement alone and followed for 2.5 to 11 years. Eighteen knees had arthroscopic debridement and drilling the subchondral bone, and 14 knees had arthroscopic debridement alone. In the group treated with arthroscopic debridement and drilling the subchondral bone, 55.6% had good to excellent results, 22.2% had fair results, and 22.2% had poor results. In the group that had arthroscopic debridement alone, 57.2% had good to excellent results, 35.7% had fair results, and 7.1% had poor results. There was better relief of pain in the group with arthroscopic debridement alone.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87769483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study of different postures on isometric lifting strength in normal college students.","authors":"J. H. Lin, L. Liaw, S. M. Chen, C. H. Lee","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199512.0678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199512.0678","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to describe norms of isometric lifting strength for normal college students and to investigate the effects of gender, body weight, height, and upper and lower limb length on lifting strength. Three types of lifting (i.e., arm, back, and leg lifting) were measured in a sample of 104 college students aged between 18 and 26 years. A Force Evaluation and Testing System (FET 5000) was used for strength measurements with three standard lifting positions. The average of three trials for each lifting strength test was used as the subject's test score. The results showed that the highest mean lifting strength was recorded for leg lifting in both males and females. Both groups also had the lowest score in arm lifting. Of the total sample, there was a difference of strength of nearly three- times between leg and arm lifting. Males were stronger than females in all lifting patterns. In addition, lifting strengths were significantly affected by such variables as sex, weight and height. Body weight was an effective predictor of arm lifting strength, and height an effective predictor of leg lifting strength. Finally, we found that strength in one position had positive relations with strength in other positions. These findings and the establishment of data base can in future provide therapists with an objective evaluation regarding lifting strength of individuals for clinical use.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91489513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C N Wang, C H Huang, C P Chiang, Y H Chou, C J Wang, M T Chen, W J Wu, C N Huang, P H Chiang
{"title":"Recent experience of penile fracture (1989-1993).","authors":"C N Wang, C H Huang, C P Chiang, Y H Chou, C J Wang, M T Chen, W J Wu, C N Huang, P H Chiang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Penile fracture is an uncommon injury in the genitourinary organ which occurs following a blunt injury on the rigid penis. Penile fracture with urethral injury is even rarer. A total of 11 new patients with penile fracture were treated at our institution from 1989 to 1993. All of these injuries occurred during sexual intercourse and received immediate surgical repair to preserve the sexual function. Only one patient with complete transection of the urethra received end-to-end anastomosis of the urethra. Unfortunately, he suffered from urethral-cutaneous fistula ten days later. Suprapubic urinary diversion was performed in 3 patients with partial urethral tearing, and they enjoyed satisfactory outcomes during the limited follow-up. Immediate surgical repair of tunica albuginea is recommended for preserving penile function. If associated with partial urethral tear, suprapubic urinary diversion is sufficient to treat urethral lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19533108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J J Wang, J D Lee, J H Chang, L Y Chung, E R Chen, C M Yen
{"title":"The susceptibility of five stains mice to infections with Angiostrongylus cantonensis.","authors":"J J Wang, J D Lee, J H Chang, L Y Chung, E R Chen, C M Yen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The susceptibility to the infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis was studied in five inbred stains of mice including four H-2 haplotypes. Three weeks after infection, C57 BL/10J (H-2b) and C57BL/6J (H-2b) stains of mice showed the lowest, CBA (H-2k) and A/J (H-2a) stains showed intermediate, and the BALB/cJ (H-2d) mice showed the greatest susceptibility to infection. BALB/cJ mice also displayed the most body weight loss, the highest number of worms and showed the least number of days of survival. The s susceptibility of C57BL/6J (H-2b) and C57BL/10J (H-2b) strains of mice sharing same H-2 haplotype was the same despite their different genetic backgrounds. These data suggested that the H-2 gene might influence the susceptibility of mice to A. cantonensis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18499569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. T. Chen, M. S. Huang, Y. L. Wang, C. S. Liu, C. Jan
{"title":"Utility of Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) in differentiating malignant from benign of colorectal tumors.","authors":"L. T. Chen, M. S. Huang, Y. L. Wang, C. S. Liu, C. Jan","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199511.0615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199511.0615","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) can reflect the activity of cellular proliferation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential value of AgNOR in differentiating benign from malignant colon epithelial neoplasms, and to determine the correlation between the nucleus AgNOR and the grade of colonic adenocarcinomas.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000In this study, AgNOR technique was applied to 61 paraffin embedded sections of colorectal tissue including normal mucosa (n = 10), adenomatous polyp (n = 16), and adenocarcinoma (n = 35).\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000The mean +/- standard error (SE) numbers of AgNOR dots per nucleus of normal mucosa, adenomatous polyp, and adenocarcinoma were 2.17 +/- 0.07 (n = 10) 3.89 +/- 0.10 (n = 16) and 5.52 +/- 0.10 (n = 35), respectively (p < 0.00001). In addition, the mean numbers of AgNOR dots per nucleus of well differentiated (WD) adenocarcinoma (n = 14), moderately differentiated (MD) adenocarcinoma (n = 11) and poorly differentiated (PD) adenocarcinoma (n = 10) were 5.20 +/- 0.12, 5.81 +/- 0.20, 5.67 +/- 0.15, respectively. MD and PD tumor had significantly higher AgNOR count than that of WD tumor (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between MD and PD colorectal adenocarcinoma.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000AgNOR method is a simple, rapid method in diagnosis of colorectal tumors, and it provides a useful adjunct to histopathology in the diagnosis of colorectal tumors.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87427454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Ulcerative colitis in Taichung Veterans General Hospital: a clinical study].","authors":"L M Chang, K S Ho, G H Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report concerns 34 patients of ulcerative colitis admitted to Taichung Veterans General Hospital, from 1983 to 1994. Among them 26 were male and 8 were female. The age at onset were mostly from 50 to 60. The average duration between onset of symptoms and the date of definite diagnosis was 10 months. The most common presenting symptom was bloody diarrhea (64.7%). Most of our patients were in the moderately severe group of disease (67.6%), according to the severity defined by Truelove and Witts. The most frequent endoscopic findings of mucosa was classified as Grade III (38.2). Descending colon (91.2), rectum (85.3%), and sigmoid colon (88.2%) were the most frequently involved areas. The major clinical course were chronic intermittent and chronic continuous type (55.9%). Extraintestinal manifestations were found in 2 cases: one was found in the skin, and the other in the joint, respectively. Treatment of ulcerative colitis in our series was mainly medical (91.2%). However, 3 patients received emergent surgical intervention, and 10 patients finally underwent operation because of major complications or failure to respond to medical treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18498801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Hou, T. J. Huang, H. J. Lin, Y. Sheen, C. J. Huang, Y. S. Huang, J. Hsieh, H. J. Wang, C. Chai, J. R. Wu
{"title":"Frozen section of diagnosis of breast lesions.","authors":"M. Hou, T. J. Huang, H. J. Lin, Y. Sheen, C. J. Huang, Y. S. Huang, J. Hsieh, H. J. Wang, C. Chai, J. R. Wu","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199511.0621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199511.0621","url":null,"abstract":"Frozen section diagnosis rendered in 549 consecutive breast biopsies performed in 5 years in a single pathology laboratory was correlated with the final pathological diagnosis. There were no false positive reports among the 220 (40.1%) biopsies interpreted as benign lesions in paraffin sections. Among 329 (59.9%) malignant biopsies on paraffin sections, 3 cases were interpreted as benign lesions on frozen sections. Three false negatives included 2 ductal carcinoma in situ and one infiltrating ductal carcinoma associated with papillomatosis. The tumors were small and confined to the breast without any evidence of metastasis. There was a very good correspondence between the frozen section diagnosis and the paraffin section diagnosis (K = 0.98). The sensitivity of frozen section diagnosis was 99.1% and the clinical diagnostic specificity was 100%. Our results suggest that frozen section diagnosis is a highly reliable procedure, but small lesions (less than 1 cm in diameter, or non-palpable) should not be subjected to frozen section examination to avoid unnecessary loss of neoplastic tissue during the frozen section. The careful investigation of paraffin-embedded tissue is recommended for small breast lesions in breast conserving lumpectomy.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89923766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Wang, J. D. Lee, J. H. Chang, L. Chung, E. Chen, C. Yen
{"title":"The susceptibility of five stains mice to infections with Angiostrongylus cantonensis.","authors":"J. Wang, J. D. Lee, J. H. Chang, L. Chung, E. Chen, C. Yen","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199511.0599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199511.0599","url":null,"abstract":"The susceptibility to the infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis was studied in five inbred stains of mice including four H-2 haplotypes. Three weeks after infection, C57 BL/10J (H-2b) and C57BL/6J (H-2b) stains of mice showed the lowest, CBA (H-2k) and A/J (H-2a) stains showed intermediate, and the BALB/cJ (H-2d) mice showed the greatest susceptibility to infection. BALB/cJ mice also displayed the most body weight loss, the highest number of worms and showed the least number of days of survival. The s susceptibility of C57BL/6J (H-2b) and C57BL/10J (H-2b) strains of mice sharing same H-2 haplotype was the same despite their different genetic backgrounds. These data suggested that the H-2 gene might influence the susceptibility of mice to A. cantonensis.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82523860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utility of Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) in differentiating malignant from benign of colorectal tumors.","authors":"L T Chen, M S Huang, Y L Wang, C S Liu, C M Jan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) can reflect the activity of cellular proliferation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential value of AgNOR in differentiating benign from malignant colon epithelial neoplasms, and to determine the correlation between the nucleus AgNOR and the grade of colonic adenocarcinomas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, AgNOR technique was applied to 61 paraffin embedded sections of colorectal tissue including normal mucosa (n = 10), adenomatous polyp (n = 16), and adenocarcinoma (n = 35).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean +/- standard error (SE) numbers of AgNOR dots per nucleus of normal mucosa, adenomatous polyp, and adenocarcinoma were 2.17 +/- 0.07 (n = 10) 3.89 +/- 0.10 (n = 16) and 5.52 +/- 0.10 (n = 35), respectively (p < 0.00001). In addition, the mean numbers of AgNOR dots per nucleus of well differentiated (WD) adenocarcinoma (n = 14), moderately differentiated (MD) adenocarcinoma (n = 11) and poorly differentiated (PD) adenocarcinoma (n = 10) were 5.20 +/- 0.12, 5.81 +/- 0.20, 5.67 +/- 0.15, respectively. MD and PD tumor had significantly higher AgNOR count than that of WD tumor (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between MD and PD colorectal adenocarcinoma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>AgNOR method is a simple, rapid method in diagnosis of colorectal tumors, and it provides a useful adjunct to histopathology in the diagnosis of colorectal tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18499571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}