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ABSTRACT: Population aging and air pollution are global concerns. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) knowledge, PM2.5 preventive attitude, and PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention in the elderly.A cross-sectional survey design was applied in this study, including usage intention and snowball sampling. A total of 617 elderly people aged over 65 participated, and the collected data were quantitatively analyzed.The results showed that the mean score of PM2.5 knowledge of the elderly was 10.34 (79.53%) with the standard deviation (SD) of 3.42, the mean score of PM2.5 preventive attitude was 4.58 (91.60%) with SD of 0.49, and the mean score of PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention was 4.72 (94.40%) with SD of 0.40. Elderly people's characteristics regarding PM2.5 knowledge and PM2.5 preventive attitude explained 22% (adjusted R2 = 0.22, F = 30.44, P < .001) of the variance in PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention.It is concluded that we found no difference in PM2.5 knowledge, PM2.5 preventive attitude, or PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention among the elderly with or without chronic diseases. In our opinion, health education regarding the threat of PM2.5 to the health of the elderly should be strengthened, to enhance their knowledge, preventive attitude, and preventive behavioral intention of PM2.5.

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Contaminación del Aire/prevención & control , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Material Particulado/análisis , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Servicios de Salud Comunitaria , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Servicios de Salud para Ancianos , Humanos , Masculino , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Taiwán

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Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a tumour of vascular endothelial origin. The rarity of EHE has limited the complete understanding of the disease. Here, a unique case of EHE complicated with cardiac tamponade with an unusual initial presentation, scoliosis, is reported. The discordant findings between a Tc99m bone scan and 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDP PET) also serve to impart another lesson about investigating bone metastasis in EHE.

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Kyphoscoliosis is one of the causes of restrictive lung disease. It can lead to chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure and hypoxaemia. The benefits of long term intermittent nocturnal non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to these patients have been shown in regard to improved vital capacity, total lung capacity, muscle strength and daytime oxygenation. In our case, we found long term intermittent nocturnal NIPPV also had a beneficial effect on exercise capacity and pulmonary hypertension. This is good for patients with kyphoscoliosis not only in terms of their survival but also for their quality of life. We recommend long term intermittent nocturnal NIPPV as a routine intervention for severe kyphoscoliosis with hypoxaemia, and transthoracic echocardiography as a routine evaluation tool for determining the response of pulmonary hypertension to management.