Objective To evaluate the effectivenss of Chinese herbal retention enema in viral hepatitis patients. Methods Such databases as The Cochrane library, PubMed, EMbase, VIP, CNKI, CBM and WanFang Data were searched from the inception to December, 2011 to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about Chinese herbal retention enema in treating viral hepatitis, and the references of the included literature were also retrieved. Two reviewers independently screened the literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted the data, and evaluated and cross-checked the methodological quality. Then meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.0 software. Results A total of 20 RCTs involving 1 735 patients were included. The subgroup analyses based on the length of intervention time showed that: a) after 2-week intervention: the overall effective rate of the Chinese herbal retention enema group was higher than that of the control group, with a significant difference (OR=3.19, 95%CI 1.87 to 5.44, Plt;0.000 1). Compared with the control group, the Chinese herbal retention enema group better promoted the recovery of liver function by more reduction of AST (MD= ?82.50, 95%CI ?145.66 to ?19.34, P=0.01), ALT (MD= ?44.78, 95%CI 65.90 to ?23.66, Plt;0.000 1) and TBIL (MD= ?37.51, 95%CI ?74.07 to ?0.95, Plt;0.0001). b) After 1-month intervention: The overall effective rate of the Chinese herbal retention enema group was higher than that of the control group, with a significant difference (OR=4.17, 95%CI 2.37 to 7.32, Plt;0.000 01). Compared with the control group, the Chinese herbal retention enema group better promoted the recovery of liver function by more reduction of AST (MD= ?17.86, 95%CI ?29.97 to ?5.76, P=0.004), ALT (MD= ?27.84, 95%CI ?42.45 to ?13.24, P=0.000 2), and TBIL (MD= ?54.15, 95%CI ?116.52 to ?8.23, P=0.09). Conclusion Chinese herbal retention enema can improve the overall effective rate for viral hepatitis patients, alleviate virus damage to liver cell and promote liver function recovery. The commonly used Chinese medicinals for enema are Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Herba Artemisiae Capillaris, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Radix Paeoniae Rubra.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the nursing health education for elderly patients with restoration of complete denture by meta-analysis.MethodsWe searched the Joanna Briggs Institute Library, The Cochrane Library, PubMed, CBM, CNKI and WanFang Data from inception to March 2016 to collect RCTs about nursing health education for elderly patients with restoration of complete denture. Two researchers independently screened literatures, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Then meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.2 software.ResultsThirteen RCTs including 1 086 elderly patients who underwent restoration of complete denture were included, involving 575 cases in nursing health education group and 511 in normal nursing group. The results of meta-analysis showed that: the total effective rate (RR=1.26, 95%CI 1.12 to 1.41, P<0.000 1), the degree of mastering related knowledge (RR=1.30, 95%CI 1.16 to 1.45, P<0.000 01) and satisfaction of complete denture (voice: MD=0.21, 95%CI 0.09 to 0.32, P=0.000 4; retention: MD=0.18, 95%CI 0.06 to 0.30, P=0.003; comfort: MD=0.43, 95%CI 0.22 to 0.63, P<0.000 1) in health education group were superior to the control group.ConclusionNursing health education is effective for elderly patients with restoration of complete denture. Due to the limited quantity and quality of include studies, the above conclusions are still needed to be verified by more studies.