Xinping Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3932111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xinping Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xinping |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0688-2417 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Network analysis of chronic disease among middle-aged and older adults in China
Background: Given the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity among middle-aged and older individuals in China, it is crucial to explore the patterns of chronic disease multimorbidity and uncover the underlying mechanisms driving the co-existence of multiple chronic conditions. Methods: This study analyzed data from 19,206 participants in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2018). The IsingFit model was use…
Night shift work increases the risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder associated with a substantial disease burden. Night shift work has become increasingly common and is related to various human diseases. This study investigates the relationship between night shift work and the risk of incident IBS. Methods 266,605 participants from the UK Biobank were included in our analysis. Data on shift work patterns, IBS incidence, and releva…
Visual conflict in urban landscape design
Corydalis yanhusuo extract and its pharmacological substances alleviate food allergy by inhibiting mast cells activation via PLC/PKC/STAT3 pathway
The impact of positive activities on mental health
Objective Mental health has become a widely concerned topic worldwide. However, the impact and mechanism of positive activities on mental health still needed to be explored. This study aimed to apply the positive-activity model to investigate the effect of participation in positive activities on mental health and the mediating role of positive emotion. Methods This study used data from the 2021 China Comprehensive Social Survey (CGSS) and include…
The public’s antibiotic use behavioural patterns and their determinants for upper respiratory tract infections
Background The irrational use of antibiotics among the public is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a serious global threat. Prior studies have demonstrated that there are different behavioural patterns regarding antibiotic use among the public, and targeted interventions for subgroups with different behavioural patterns may be more effective. Thus, this study aimed to identify the public’s behavioural patterns of ant…
The mediating role of incentives in association between leadership attention and self-perceived continuous improvement in infection prevention and control among medical staff
Objectives: Promoting improvement in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is an important part of improving the quality of care. The influence of leadership attention and incentives on the self-perceived continuous improvement in IPC has drawn a lot of attention, but relevant academic research is still lacking. The objective of this study is to explore the effect of leadership attention on self-perceived continuous improvement in IPC among medi…
How Is Science Teacher Job Satisfaction Influenced by Their Professional Collaboration? Evidence from Pisa 2015 Data
Due to the challenging nature of teaching and learning in the 21st century, educators must assume additional roles in schools to meet the expectations of students, parents, and communities. Studies in general have focused on all teachers as a group. The PISA 2015 assessment and analysis framework indicates that the focus of the current round of assessment is on science literacy. Therefore, science teacher professional collaboration, teaching self…
The impacts of knowledge and attitude on behavior of antibiotic use for the common cold among the public and identifying the critical behavioral stage
Knowledge, attitude and perceived threat had different effects on different stages of antibiotic behavior. The critical behavioral stage prioritized the post-use antibiotic behavior and during-use antibiotic behavior over pre-use antibiotic behavior
China's Fight Against Covid-19
Background: Chinese government conducted unprecedented massive public health prevention interventions at the national level, which have effectively contained the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Specifically, the outbreak in Wuhan has been effectively controlled. Meanwhile, the Chinese efforts to contain the virus have been widely recognized. Even the World Health Organization has praised the efforts of the Chinese govern…
Influence of Work Values on the Prescribing Behavioral Intentions Regarding Antibiotic Use Among Primary Physicians in Hubei, China
Objective Primary physicians have been an important cause of global antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study is to identify the influence of primary physicians' work values on prescribing behavioral intentions regarding antibiotic use (behavioral intentions). Methods A total of 656 primary physicians' work values and behavioral intentions were collected by a stratified cluster sampling from 67 primary care facilities in Hubei Province of Chin…
Development and psychometric evaluation of the trauma nurse core competency scale
Background: Trauma, especially severe trauma, has become a significant public health problem worldwide. This postulates higher requirements on the core competence of trauma nurses. However, limited scales exist to assess it validly and reliably. This study aims to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Trauma Nurse Core Competency Scale (TNCCS). Methods: This study included three stages. First, scale development was based on a br…
The vicious cycle of the public's irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections
Understanding Medical Students’ Perceptions of and Behavioral Intentions toward Learning Artificial Intelligence
Medical students learning to use artificial intelligence for medical practices is likely to enhance medical services. However, studies in this area have been lacking. The present study investigated medical students' perceptions of and behavioral intentions toward learning artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A sum of 274 Year-5 undergraduates and master's and doctoral postgraduates parti…
Yield Variation Characteristics of Red Paddy Soil under Long-Term Green Manure Cultivation and Its Influencing Factors
Rice is an important food crop in China, fertilization measures significantly affect soil properties and ultimately change rice yield. Thus, examining the effects of long-term green manure cultivation on the rice yield and the driving factors on rice yield, plays a crucial role in maintaining food security. Based on the long-term green manure cultivation, the treatments included no fertilizer (CK), chemical fertilizer (NPK), chemical fertilizer +…
The Influence of Transaction Process With Doctors on Patient Satisfaction, Self-Rating Anxiety and Self-Efficacy Among International Students in China
Objectives: To investigate the communication mechanism between international students and Chinese physicians by evaluating the influence of the transaction process on patient satisfaction, self-rating anxiety and self-efficacy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among international students living in Central, Northern and Eastern China; enrolled at Chinese universities and experienced outpatient and inpatient healthcare services. Gui…
Coping With Diagnostic Uncertainty in Antibiotic Prescribing
Background: Misuse of antibiotics is prevalent worldwide and primary care is a major contributor. Although a clear diagnosis is fundamental for rational antibiotic use, primary care physicians often struggle with diagnostic uncertainty. However, we know little about how physicians cope with this situation and its association with antibiotic prescribing. Methods: A total of 583 primary care physicians were surveyed using the Dealing with Uncertain…
What is the meaning of health literacy? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis
The objective of this review was to clarify what health literacy represents. A systematic review with qualitative syntheses was performed (CRD42017065149). Studies concerning health literacy in all settings were included. Studies before 15 March 2017 were identified from PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycARTICLES and the Cochrane Library. The included literature either had defined the concept of health literacy or made a detail…
Do Physicians’ Attitudes towards Patient-Centered Communication Promote Physicians’ Intention and Behavior of Involving Patients in Medical Decisions
Promoting patient-centered communication among physicians is one core strategy for improving physician-patient relationships and patient outcomes. Our study aims to understand the physicians' attitudes towards patient-centered communication and its effects on physicians' intention and behavior of involving patients in medical decisions in primary care in China. One cross-sectional study was conducted in primary facilities in Hubei province, China…
Evaluation of the effectiveness of comprehensive drug price reform
The CDPR controlled the increase in medical expenses effectively and adjusted its structure reasonably. However, it also reduced the medical service utilisation of inpatients in secondary and tertiary hospitals and financial reimbursement for inpatients in tertiary hospitals
China’s Involvement in Syria’s Postwar Reconstruction
After years of war and chaos, the situation in Syria has stabilized with the active intervention of external forces, providing necessary conditions for national reconstruction. Security reconstruction, economic recovery, and political reconciliation will be the three key areas in post-civil war rebuilding. As an important node country along the Belt and Road Initiative, Syria’s urgent need for reconstruction makes it possible for China to play a …
Antibiotic Sales in Primary Care in Hubei Province, China
The over-use of antibiotics has been identified as a major global challenge, where there is insufficient knowledge about the use of antibiotics in primary healthcare settings, especially at a population level. This study aims to investigate the trends and patterns of antibiotic sales in primary care in Hubei, China over a six-year period from 2012 to 2017. Antibiotic sales were expressed with Defined Daily Doses per 1000 inhabitants per day (DIDs…
Knowledge, Attitudes and Intentions to Prescribe Antibiotics
The aim of this paper is to measure the knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians toward antibiotic prescriptions and their impacts on antibiotic prescribing. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 625 physicians from 67 primary care facilities in Hubei, China. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was applied to test the theoretical framework derived from the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) theory. Physicians' knowledge, five s…
Social Network Types and Health among Older Adults in Rural China
This study aimed to identify social network types among older adults in rural China, to explore the relationship between social network types and the health of the older adults, and further, to examine the mediating role of social support in this relationship. A cross-sectional survey method was employed to investigate the health of adults aged 60 or older in rural areas of Hubei Province from 5 September 2018 to 15 October 2018; 405 samples were…
Nonlinear Granger Causality between Health Care Expenditure and Economic Growth in the OECD and Major Developing Countries
Differing from previous studies ignoring the nonlinear features, this study employs both the linear and nonlinear Granger causality tests to examine the complex causal relationship between health care expenditure and economic growth among 15 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and 5 major developing countries. Some interesting findings can be obtained as follows: (1) For Australia, Austria, and UK, linear and nonlinear G…
The impact of the National Essential Medicines Policy on prescribing behaviours in primary care facilities in Hubei province of China
AIM: To assess the impact of the National Essential Medicines Policy (NEMP) on the use of medicines in government-owned primary care institutions in Hubei province of China. STUDY DESIGN: Quasi-experimental design and time-trend analysis. METHODS: A systematic random sampling strategy was employed to select 55,800 prescriptions from 18 primary care organizations who progressively implemented the NEMP from January 2009 to July 2011. We examined th…
Prices, availability and affordability of essential medicines in rural areas of Hubei Province, China
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the availability of essential medicines and their prices in Hubei province. METHODS: The survey assessed the prices and availability of essential medicines using the World Health Organization and Health Action International methodology. Data were collected from 18 public hospitals and 18 private pharmacies. At each facility the availability and prices of 39 innovator brand medicines and lowest-price generic equivalent me…
Interpretivist Research, Positivist Research, and Field Research
People generally agree that different methods should be used to study educational administration. However, in reality, researchers may consciously or subconsciously lose sight of this position, they develop a preference for and favor certain methods in their field of work to the exclusion of others. This is similar to the case of an old person who is skilled in writing with a brush, who knows the wonders of pens and computers, but is reluctant an…
Prices, availability and affordability of essential medicines in rural areas of Hubei Province, China
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the availability of essential medicines and their prices in Hubei province. METHODS: The survey assessed the prices and availability of essential medicines using the World Health Organization and Health Action International methodology. Data were collected from 18 public hospitals and 18 private pharmacies. At each facility the availability and prices of 39 innovator brand medicines and lowest-price generic equivalent me…
The impact of the National Essential Medicines Policy on prescribing behaviours in primary care facilities in Hubei province of China
AIM: To assess the impact of the National Essential Medicines Policy (NEMP) on the use of medicines in government-owned primary care institutions in Hubei province of China. STUDY DESIGN: Quasi-experimental design and time-trend analysis. METHODS: A systematic random sampling strategy was employed to select 55,800 prescriptions from 18 primary care organizations who progressively implemented the NEMP from January 2009 to July 2011. We examined th…
Research on the effect assessment of township and village health services integration policy in in the minority-inhabited areas in western China
Exploring the transparency mechanism and evaluating the effect of public reporting on prescription
This study protocol outlines a design that aims to examine the transparency mechanism and to evaluate the effect of public reporting on prescription. The research design is significant in the field of public policy. Furthermore, this study intends to fill the gap of the investigation of the transparency mechanism and the evaluation of public reporting on prescription
Effects of Land Use/Cover Changes and Urban Forest Configuration on Urban Heat Islands in a Loess Hilly Region
In this study Yan'an City, a typical hilly valley city, was considered as the study area in order to explain the relationships between the surface urban heat island (SUHI) and land use/land cover (LULC) types, the landscape pattern metrics of LULC types and land surface temperature (LST) and remote sensing indexes were retrieved from Landsat data during 1990-2015, and to find factors contributed to the green space cool island intensity (GSCI) thr…
Synoptic time-series surveys of precipitation δ18O and its relationship with moisture sources in Yunnan, southwest China
Nonlinear Granger Causality between Health Care Expenditure and Economic Growth in the OECD and Major Developing Countries
Differing from previous studies ignoring the nonlinear features, this study employs both the linear and nonlinear Granger causality tests to examine the complex causal relationship between health care expenditure and economic growth among 15 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and 5 major developing countries. Some interesting findings can be obtained as follows: (1) For Australia, Austria, and UK, linear and nonlinear G…
Antibiotic Sales in Primary Care in Hubei Province, China
The over-use of antibiotics has been identified as a major global challenge, where there is insufficient knowledge about the use of antibiotics in primary healthcare settings, especially at a population level. This study aims to investigate the trends and patterns of antibiotic sales in primary care in Hubei, China over a six-year period from 2012 to 2017. Antibiotic sales were expressed with Defined Daily Doses per 1000 inhabitants per day (DIDs…
Knowledge, Attitudes and Intentions to Prescribe Antibiotics
The aim of this paper is to measure the knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians toward antibiotic prescriptions and their impacts on antibiotic prescribing. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 625 physicians from 67 primary care facilities in Hubei, China. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was applied to test the theoretical framework derived from the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) theory. Physicians' knowledge, five s…
Social Network Types and Health among Older Adults in Rural China
This study aimed to identify social network types among older adults in rural China, to explore the relationship between social network types and the health of the older adults, and further, to examine the mediating role of social support in this relationship. A cross-sectional survey method was employed to investigate the health of adults aged 60 or older in rural areas of Hubei Province from 5 September 2018 to 15 October 2018; 405 samples were…
What is the meaning of health literacy? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis
The objective of this review was to clarify what health literacy represents. A systematic review with qualitative syntheses was performed (CRD42017065149). Studies concerning health literacy in all settings were included. Studies before 15 March 2017 were identified from PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycARTICLES and the Cochrane Library. The included literature either had defined the concept of health literacy or made a detail…
Do Physicians’ Attitudes towards Patient-Centered Communication Promote Physicians’ Intention and Behavior of Involving Patients in Medical Decisions
Promoting patient-centered communication among physicians is one core strategy for improving physician-patient relationships and patient outcomes. Our study aims to understand the physicians' attitudes towards patient-centered communication and its effects on physicians' intention and behavior of involving patients in medical decisions in primary care in China. One cross-sectional study was conducted in primary facilities in Hubei province, China…
Evaluation of the effectiveness of comprehensive drug price reform
The CDPR controlled the increase in medical expenses effectively and adjusted its structure reasonably. However, it also reduced the medical service utilisation of inpatients in secondary and tertiary hospitals and financial reimbursement for inpatients in tertiary hospitals
China’s Involvement in Syria’s Postwar Reconstruction
After years of war and chaos, the situation in Syria has stabilized with the active intervention of external forces, providing necessary conditions for national reconstruction. Security reconstruction, economic recovery, and political reconciliation will be the three key areas in post-civil war rebuilding. As an important node country along the Belt and Road Initiative, Syria’s urgent need for reconstruction makes it possible for China to play a …
The Influence of Transaction Process With Doctors on Patient Satisfaction, Self-Rating Anxiety and Self-Efficacy Among International Students in China
Objectives: To investigate the communication mechanism between international students and Chinese physicians by evaluating the influence of the transaction process on patient satisfaction, self-rating anxiety and self-efficacy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among international students living in Central, Northern and Eastern China; enrolled at Chinese universities and experienced outpatient and inpatient healthcare services. Gui…
Coping With Diagnostic Uncertainty in Antibiotic Prescribing
Background: Misuse of antibiotics is prevalent worldwide and primary care is a major contributor. Although a clear diagnosis is fundamental for rational antibiotic use, primary care physicians often struggle with diagnostic uncertainty. However, we know little about how physicians cope with this situation and its association with antibiotic prescribing. Methods: A total of 583 primary care physicians were surveyed using the Dealing with Uncertain…
China's Fight Against Covid-19
Background: Chinese government conducted unprecedented massive public health prevention interventions at the national level, which have effectively contained the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Specifically, the outbreak in Wuhan has been effectively controlled. Meanwhile, the Chinese efforts to contain the virus have been widely recognized. Even the World Health Organization has praised the efforts of the Chinese govern…
Influence of Work Values on the Prescribing Behavioral Intentions Regarding Antibiotic Use Among Primary Physicians in Hubei, China
Objective Primary physicians have been an important cause of global antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study is to identify the influence of primary physicians' work values on prescribing behavioral intentions regarding antibiotic use (behavioral intentions). Methods A total of 656 primary physicians' work values and behavioral intentions were collected by a stratified cluster sampling from 67 primary care facilities in Hubei Province of Chin…
Development and psychometric evaluation of the trauma nurse core competency scale
Background: Trauma, especially severe trauma, has become a significant public health problem worldwide. This postulates higher requirements on the core competence of trauma nurses. However, limited scales exist to assess it validly and reliably. This study aims to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Trauma Nurse Core Competency Scale (TNCCS). Methods: This study included three stages. First, scale development was based on a br…
The vicious cycle of the public's irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections
Understanding Medical Students’ Perceptions of and Behavioral Intentions toward Learning Artificial Intelligence
Medical students learning to use artificial intelligence for medical practices is likely to enhance medical services. However, studies in this area have been lacking. The present study investigated medical students' perceptions of and behavioral intentions toward learning artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A sum of 274 Year-5 undergraduates and master's and doctoral postgraduates parti…
Yield Variation Characteristics of Red Paddy Soil under Long-Term Green Manure Cultivation and Its Influencing Factors
Rice is an important food crop in China, fertilization measures significantly affect soil properties and ultimately change rice yield. Thus, examining the effects of long-term green manure cultivation on the rice yield and the driving factors on rice yield, plays a crucial role in maintaining food security. Based on the long-term green manure cultivation, the treatments included no fertilizer (CK), chemical fertilizer (NPK), chemical fertilizer +…
The public’s antibiotic use behavioural patterns and their determinants for upper respiratory tract infections
Background The irrational use of antibiotics among the public is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a serious global threat. Prior studies have demonstrated that there are different behavioural patterns regarding antibiotic use among the public, and targeted interventions for subgroups with different behavioural patterns may be more effective. Thus, this study aimed to identify the public’s behavioural patterns of ant…
The mediating role of incentives in association between leadership attention and self-perceived continuous improvement in infection prevention and control among medical staff
Objectives: Promoting improvement in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is an important part of improving the quality of care. The influence of leadership attention and incentives on the self-perceived continuous improvement in IPC has drawn a lot of attention, but relevant academic research is still lacking. The objective of this study is to explore the effect of leadership attention on self-perceived continuous improvement in IPC among medi…
Medicine (21 works) · Psychology (13 works) · China (10 works) · Nursing (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Family medicine (8 works) · Antibiotic Use and Resistance (7 works) · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Antibiotics (5 works)