Qiang Sun
Biographic Data
| ID | 3778023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Qiang Sun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Qiang |
| FAMILY NAME | Sun |
| SIGNATURE | SUN Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shandong University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0374-3286 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Delayed treatment initiation is associated with worse survival in screening-detected patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer in rural China: A 10-year cohort study
Background: Time to treatment initiation (TTI) following cancer detection is a critical component of effective cancer control. In low-resource and rural settings, delays in TTI often reflect health system constraints and may undermine the survival benefits of screening programmes. However, evidence on the association between TTI and long-term survival among screening-positive patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer (UGC) in China is unknown. …
Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900
Which features make scientific illustrations more interesting? Study of group effects based on the FsQCA approach
Stimulating public interest in scientific content is a core challenge in science communication. To explore the combination of features that make scientific illustrations engaging, this study, grounded in situational interest theory, examined 67 Chinese undergraduate students. Using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), it investigated how four features— specificity, personal relevance, understandability, and unexpected information—i…
How do grit and emotions shape university students’ motivation in learning English as a foreign language
This study examined the interplay between grit (i.e., consistency of interest/CI & perseverance of effort/PE), emotions (i.e., foreign language enjoyment/FLE & foreign language boredom/FLB), and motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation/IM & extrinsic motivation/EM) among university students learning English as a foreign language (EFL). It aimed to explore how grit (CI & PE) and emotions (FLE & FLB) shape the EFL learning motivation (IM & EM) of sci…
Cost-utility of endoscopic screening strategies for upper gastrointestinal cancer across China: A modeling study
Introduction: Endoscopic screening for upper gastrointestinal cancer (UGC) is effective, but it's cost-utility across comprehensive strategies remains unclear. We aimed to assess the cost-utility of various endoscopic screening strategies for UGC within the Chinese health care system. Methods: This study assessed the cost-utility of 40 endoscopic screening strategies using a Markov model. Strategies varied by starting ages (40, 45, 50, or 55 year…
Enhancing Breeding Success Through Simple Intrauterine Insemination in Large‐Scale Cynomolgus Macaque Colony
Ultrasound‐guided intrauterine insemination (IUI) has been successfully employed in cynomolgus macaques, yet its effectiveness in large‐scale, multi‐age cohorts has not been fully explored. Here, we implemented IUI within large breeding colonies to boost pregnancy rates in cynomolgus macaques. Ovulation timing was estimated by monitoring menstrual bleeding, after which IUI was performed. We then compared single menstrual cycle (SMC) pregnancy rat…
Associations of Adherence to the 24hour Movement Guidelines with Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Physical Fitness
Better adherence to 24hour movement guidelines was associated with fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety in Chinese students. While perceived fitness was independently linked to improved mental health, its mediating role appears limited. Future studies should incorporate objective fitness assessments and explore additional mediating pathways to fully understand how movement behaviours impact students mental well-being
The COPD risk associated with adulthood weight change and early adulthood BMI: A prospective cohort study
Gaps concerning general adiposity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are delaying policies for weight interventions in COPD prevention, especially adiposity in early adulthood and weight changes during adulthood. Based on the China Kadoorie Biobank, a prospective cohort between 2004–2008 covering 5 urban and 5 rural areas, we included 138,764 males and 194,159 females aged 35 ~ 70 years. Weight change was defined as the difference b…
Cost-effectiveness of frequent HIV screening among men who have sex with men in China
For high-risk MSM, both 3-monthly and 6-monthly HIV screening are cost-effective compared to less frequent screening, even when accounting for increased investment in testing recruitment and implementation. For low-risk MSM in China, more frequent screening strategies are generally not preferred over annual HIV screening
Confirmation of a measurement model for hospital supply chain resilience
Background: The hospital supply chain has revealed increasing vulnerabilities and disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening the healthcare services and patient safety. The resilience of hospital supply chains has emerged as a paramount concern within the healthcare system. However, there is a lack of systematic research to develop an instrument tailored to the healthcare industry that is both valid and reliable for measuring h…
How medical insurance payment systems affect the physicians’ provision behavior in China—based on experimental economics
Background: It introduced an artefactual field experiment to analyze the influence of incentives from fee-for-service (FFS) and diagnosis-intervention package (DIP) payments on physicians' provision of medical services. Methods: This study recruited 32 physicians from a national pilot city in China and utilized an artefactual field experiment to examine medical services provided to patients with different health status. Results: In general, the a…
Space-time mapping on the sagittal axis in congenital blindness
Covid-19 vaccination status, side effects, and perceptions among breast cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study in China
Introduction Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, vaccination data of this population are limited. Methods A cross-sectional study of COVID-19 vaccination was conducted in China. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination status. Results Of 2,904 participants, 50.2% were vaccinated with acceptable side effects. Mo…
The impacts of diagnosis-intervention packet payment on the providers’ behavior of inpatient care—evidence from a national pilot city in China
Background In 2020, the Chinese government developed and implemented an innovative case-based payment method under the regional global budget called the diagnosis-intervention packet (DIP) payment to pay for inpatient care. This study aims to assess the changes to inpatient care provision in hospitals after the DIP payment reform was implemented. Methods This study used inpatient medical costs per case, the proportion of the out-of-pocket (OOP) e…
Improving access to medicines and beyond: The national volume-based procurement policy in China
Since 2019, the Chinese central government has taken significant steps to centralize national purchasing power and has implemented a pooled procurement system. In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of China's National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) policy, which represents a unique approach to pooled procurement within the pharmaceutical sector. The primary objectives of the NVBP are to reduce drug prices, enhance access to affordable m…
Quality of Care in Public County Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study for Stroke, Pneumonia, and Heart Failure Care in Eastern China
There are very few studies about the quality of care (QoC) in Chinese county hospitals. Using 7, 6, and 6 standard operations from clinical pathways as the process indicators, we evaluated the quality of stroke, pneumonia, and heart failure care, respectively. We also conducted chi-squared tests to detect differences of quality between selected counties or hospitals. We extracted relevant information from medical records of 421 stroke cases, 329 …
The impacts of the National Medication Price-Negotiated Policy on the financial burden of cancer patients in Shandong province, China: An interrupted time series analysis
The NMPNP improved the access of anticancer medication, and relieved the financial burden of outpatient care. However, it did not effectively alleviate the financial burden of inpatient care. Additionally, the NMPNP impacted the behavior of the healthcare providers. The policymakers should closely monitor the change of providers behaviors, and dynamically adjust financial incentives policies of healthcare providers during the implementation of si…
A case study of the construction of inter-embedded multi-ethnic community of urban migrants in Nanyang
As the domestic interprovincial migrants, Uygur traders have been engaged in the Hetian jade trade from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the city of Nanyang in Henan Province. Having lived in the private rented houses around the market in the early days, they moved into the government-built public rental housing in 2017, an independently managed community. They have maintained their past residential pattern of living around the market, and gra…
Sociodemographic Correlates of Organized Sports Participation in a Sample of Middle School Students in China
Background: Organized sport participation (OSP) is considered as one method with the potential to increase overall physical activity (PA) levels in young people. It is essential to understand the correlates of OSP to inform future PA interventions. Purpose: This study aimed to explore the sociodemographic correlates of OSP among middle school students from the Nanjing City of China. Methods: A total of 7,097 adolescents (50.1% girls) aged 12–15 y…
Trade-off between vegetation CO2 sequestration and fossil fuel-related CO2 emissions: A case study of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area of China
Anxiety Level During the Second Localized Covid-19 Pandemic Among Quarantined Infertile Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China
Infertility usually causes mental health problems for patients and unfavorable emotions such as anxiety and depression can have an adverse effect on women's normal pregnancy. We aimed to compare the anxiety level between infertile female patients in quarantined and non-quarantined areas during the second wave of COVID-19 epidemic. A total of 759 infertile women were included in this cross-sectional study conducted through an online survey. Anxiet…
The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Attitudes and Reported Practices on Antibiotic Use in Humans and Pigs: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Twelve Villages in Shandong Province…
Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention for residents in rural China on knowledge, attitudes and reported practices (KAP) on antibiotic use in humans and pigs. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 12 villages in rural Shandong province, divided into intervention and control groups, covering a two-year period from July 2015 to June 2017. A package of health education-based interventions including training sessions, spea…
Research on differential game model of vertical cooperation of dual-channel low-carbon supply chain
Direct channels for manufacturers have become the norm. For the study of double sales channels, single manufacturer, reducing emissions and single retailer promotion coordination problems, to emissions reductions as state variables, assume that the market demand by reduction, as well as the influence and promotion efforts to build a single manufacturer and single retailer of three kinds of differential game model, to investigate the condition of …
Using the Dematel-Vikor Method in Dam Failure Path Identification
Dams are important water-resisting structures prone to failure, causing huge economic and environmental losses. Traditionally, a dam failure is identified using the failure mode and effect analysis. This approach analyzes both the dam failure path (the specific effect chain of the failure mode) and the damage degree, by identifying and sorting the severity caused by the dam failure path. However, this analysis can be misleading since the relation…
Prediction of Number of Cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Using Social Media Search Index
Predicting the number of new suspected or confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is crucial in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak. Social media search indexes (SMSI) for dry cough, fever, chest distress, coronavirus, and pneumonia were collected from 31 December 2019 to 9 February 2020. The new suspected cases of COVID-19 data were collected from 20 January 2020 to 9 February 2020. We used the lagged series …
A case study of the construction of inter-embedded multi-ethnic community of urban migrants in Nanyang
As the domestic interprovincial migrants, Uygur traders have been engaged in the Hetian jade trade from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the city of Nanyang in Henan Province. Having lived in the private rented houses around the market in the early days, they moved into the government-built public rental housing in 2017, an independently managed community. They have maintained their past residential pattern of living around the market, and gra…
Inhibitory effects of flavonoids from Hypericum perforatum on nitric oxide synthase
Evaluating the financial protection of patients with chronic disease by health insurance in rural China
A significant proportion of patients with chronic diseases face catastrophic healthcare costs and these are especially heavy for the poor. The NCMS offers only a limited degree of financial protection. The heavy financial burden of healthcare for chronic disease poses an urgent challenge to the NCMS. There is an urgent need for a clear policy on how to offer financial protection to those with chronic disease
Impacts of Social and Demographic Factors on Residents’ Subjective Well-being in Rural China
Evaluating the impact of decentralising tuberculosis microscopy services to rural township hospitals in gansu province, china
Microscopy centre throughputs were generally low in Gansu Province, and the contribution of MCs to TB case detection was insignificant taking account the number of MCs established. As a unique case of full decentralisation of TB service, Ganzhou County presented better results. However, standards and quality of TB care needed to be improved. The MC policy needs to be reviewed in light of evidence from this study
Barriers to hospital and tuberculosis programme collaboration in China: Context matters
BACKGROUND: In many developing countries, programmes for 'diseases of social importance', such as tuberculosis (TB), have traditionally been organised as vertical services. In most of China, general hospitals are required to report and refer suspected TB cases to the TB programme for standardised diagnosis and treatment. General hospitals are the major contacts of health services for the TB patients. Despite the implementation of public-public/pr…
The effect of NCMS on catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from tuberculosis care in China
The NCMS has partial effect on protecting households from CHE and impoverishment from TB care. The limited protection could be enhanced by redesigning benefit coverage to improve the "height" of the NCMS and representing fee-for-service with alternative payment mechanisms
Years of health-care reform in China: Progress and gaps in Universal Health Coverage
Research on differential game model of vertical cooperation of dual-channel low-carbon supply chain
Direct channels for manufacturers have become the norm. For the study of double sales channels, single manufacturer, reducing emissions and single retailer promotion coordination problems, to emissions reductions as state variables, assume that the market demand by reduction, as well as the influence and promotion efforts to build a single manufacturer and single retailer of three kinds of differential game model, to investigate the condition of …
Using the Dematel-Vikor Method in Dam Failure Path Identification
Dams are important water-resisting structures prone to failure, causing huge economic and environmental losses. Traditionally, a dam failure is identified using the failure mode and effect analysis. This approach analyzes both the dam failure path (the specific effect chain of the failure mode) and the damage degree, by identifying and sorting the severity caused by the dam failure path. However, this analysis can be misleading since the relation…
Prediction of Number of Cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Using Social Media Search Index
Predicting the number of new suspected or confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is crucial in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak. Social media search indexes (SMSI) for dry cough, fever, chest distress, coronavirus, and pneumonia were collected from 31 December 2019 to 9 February 2020. The new suspected cases of COVID-19 data were collected from 20 January 2020 to 9 February 2020. We used the lagged series …
The effects of pricing policy on the prices and supply of low-cost medicines in Shandong, China: Evidence from an interrupted time series analysis
The policy promoted the supply of low-cost medicines, which is beneficial for the Universal Health Coverage. However, future policies should focus on monitoring price change and reducing the delivery time of generic medicines
Evodiamine: A review of its pharmacology, toxicity, pharmacokinetics and preparation researches
Sociodemographic Correlates of Organized Sports Participation in a Sample of Middle School Students in China
Background: Organized sport participation (OSP) is considered as one method with the potential to increase overall physical activity (PA) levels in young people. It is essential to understand the correlates of OSP to inform future PA interventions. Purpose: This study aimed to explore the sociodemographic correlates of OSP among middle school students from the Nanjing City of China. Methods: A total of 7,097 adolescents (50.1% girls) aged 12–15 y…
Trade-off between vegetation CO2 sequestration and fossil fuel-related CO2 emissions: A case study of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area of China
Anxiety Level During the Second Localized Covid-19 Pandemic Among Quarantined Infertile Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China
Infertility usually causes mental health problems for patients and unfavorable emotions such as anxiety and depression can have an adverse effect on women's normal pregnancy. We aimed to compare the anxiety level between infertile female patients in quarantined and non-quarantined areas during the second wave of COVID-19 epidemic. A total of 759 infertile women were included in this cross-sectional study conducted through an online survey. Anxiet…
The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Attitudes and Reported Practices on Antibiotic Use in Humans and Pigs: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Twelve Villages in Shandong Province…
Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention for residents in rural China on knowledge, attitudes and reported practices (KAP) on antibiotic use in humans and pigs. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 12 villages in rural Shandong province, divided into intervention and control groups, covering a two-year period from July 2015 to June 2017. A package of health education-based interventions including training sessions, spea…
Quality of Care in Public County Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study for Stroke, Pneumonia, and Heart Failure Care in Eastern China
There are very few studies about the quality of care (QoC) in Chinese county hospitals. Using 7, 6, and 6 standard operations from clinical pathways as the process indicators, we evaluated the quality of stroke, pneumonia, and heart failure care, respectively. We also conducted chi-squared tests to detect differences of quality between selected counties or hospitals. We extracted relevant information from medical records of 421 stroke cases, 329 …
The impacts of the National Medication Price-Negotiated Policy on the financial burden of cancer patients in Shandong province, China: An interrupted time series analysis
The NMPNP improved the access of anticancer medication, and relieved the financial burden of outpatient care. However, it did not effectively alleviate the financial burden of inpatient care. Additionally, the NMPNP impacted the behavior of the healthcare providers. The policymakers should closely monitor the change of providers behaviors, and dynamically adjust financial incentives policies of healthcare providers during the implementation of si…
A case study of the construction of inter-embedded multi-ethnic community of urban migrants in Nanyang
As the domestic interprovincial migrants, Uygur traders have been engaged in the Hetian jade trade from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the city of Nanyang in Henan Province. Having lived in the private rented houses around the market in the early days, they moved into the government-built public rental housing in 2017, an independently managed community. They have maintained their past residential pattern of living around the market, and gra…
Covid-19 vaccination status, side effects, and perceptions among breast cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study in China
Introduction Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, vaccination data of this population are limited. Methods A cross-sectional study of COVID-19 vaccination was conducted in China. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination status. Results Of 2,904 participants, 50.2% were vaccinated with acceptable side effects. Mo…
The impacts of diagnosis-intervention packet payment on the providers’ behavior of inpatient care—evidence from a national pilot city in China
Background In 2020, the Chinese government developed and implemented an innovative case-based payment method under the regional global budget called the diagnosis-intervention packet (DIP) payment to pay for inpatient care. This study aims to assess the changes to inpatient care provision in hospitals after the DIP payment reform was implemented. Methods This study used inpatient medical costs per case, the proportion of the out-of-pocket (OOP) e…
Improving access to medicines and beyond: The national volume-based procurement policy in China
Since 2019, the Chinese central government has taken significant steps to centralize national purchasing power and has implemented a pooled procurement system. In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of China's National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) policy, which represents a unique approach to pooled procurement within the pharmaceutical sector. The primary objectives of the NVBP are to reduce drug prices, enhance access to affordable m…
Confirmation of a measurement model for hospital supply chain resilience
Background: The hospital supply chain has revealed increasing vulnerabilities and disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening the healthcare services and patient safety. The resilience of hospital supply chains has emerged as a paramount concern within the healthcare system. However, there is a lack of systematic research to develop an instrument tailored to the healthcare industry that is both valid and reliable for measuring h…
How medical insurance payment systems affect the physicians’ provision behavior in China—based on experimental economics
Background: It introduced an artefactual field experiment to analyze the influence of incentives from fee-for-service (FFS) and diagnosis-intervention package (DIP) payments on physicians' provision of medical services. Methods: This study recruited 32 physicians from a national pilot city in China and utilized an artefactual field experiment to examine medical services provided to patients with different health status. Results: In general, the a…
Space-time mapping on the sagittal axis in congenital blindness
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