Abstract The purpose of the present study was to explore suicidal ideation community‐dwelling elderly and factors associated with their intention commit suicide. Using a multilevel stratified sampling strategy, 1000 subjects were recruited (aged 65–74 years old) in Taiwan during year 2001. degree depression its correlates assessed. Suicidal measured by asking respondents if they had any thoughts previous week. In all, 16.7% reported within past week; occurrence related sex, religious belief,...

To cite this article : Wen H‐J, Wang Y‐J, Lin Y‐C, Chang C‐C, Shieh Lung F‐W, Guo YL. Prediction of atopic dermatitis in 2‐yr‐old children by cord blood IgE, genetic polymorphisms cytokine genes, and maternal mentality during pregnancy. Pediatric Allergy Immunology 2011; 22 695–703. Abstract Atopic (AD) is the most common skin disease childhood first step march. This study aimed to investigate whether AD could be better predicted biologic markers (cord IgE [cbIgE], LT‐α NcoI alleles, FcεRI‐β...

Sleep disturbance is a common issue that can arise from emotional distress. Women who received the complicated invasive in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures be stressful. The purpose of this study to understanding association between distress (measured as anxiety and depression) sleep quality for women undergoing IVF treatment. This research was cross-sectional questionnaire design. Questionnaires were completed during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation A total 97 participants complete...

The purpose of this study was to examine differences between Taiwanese children with autism and their typically developing peers on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Twenty-six normal IQ were included, matched for chronological age 52 controls. WCST scores significantly higher categories completed percent conceptual level than in group. Scores perseverative responses, errors, number trials complete first category non-perseverative errors implications these findings are discussed.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third commonly diagnosed worldwide.Recurrence of CRC (Re) and onset a second primary malignancy (SPM) are important indicators in treating CRC, but it often difficult to predict SPM.Therefore, we used mechanical learning identify risk factors that affect Re SPM.Patient Methods: patients with registry database at three medical centers were identified.All classified based on or no recurrence (NRe) as well SPM (NSPM).Two classifiers, namely A Library...

Abstract Background The aim of this study was designed to investigate the care-effectiveness different healthcare models for schizophrenic patients and impact it on caregivers. Methods Sample cases were randomly selected from southern Taiwan, 257 in redesigned care network, including a general hospital, chronic ward, 10 outpatient clinics, multialternative community programs, compared 247 other traditional provider that utilized as control group. quality life (QOL) questionnaire Chinese...

Abstract The main aims of this study were to develop norms for the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in 6- 11-year-old children Taiwan; explore effect sex, age, birth order, number siblings, and parental education on WCST performance children; make a comparison between Taiwan USA. results developmental school United States may facilitate as clinical or research instrument combination with other test procedures assess aspects cognitive neuropsychological functioning children.

Abstract This study investigated the reciprocity between parental mental health and different stages of child development at 6, 18, 36 months. As pilot a birth cohort study, this comprised 2048 children their parents who were randomly selected invited to participate. The these followed months postpartum. Child was assessed using Taiwan Birth Cohort Study instrument, Taiwanese version 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. Complete responses for all three received from 844 families. Our results...

The purpose of this study was to report the second phase instrument development, a culturally sensitive questionnaire childbearing attitudes assess psychosocial responses infertile women. Using nonexperimental quantitative design, we investigated 238 women who are undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment. Data collection and relevant planning occurred two phases: in-depth interviews generate items for establishing questionnaire’s content construct validity. Through factor analysis, five...

To respond to patients' increasing demands and strengthen nursing professionals' capabilities, students are expected develop problem-solving skills before they enter the workforce. Problem-based learning (PBL) is provide effective simulation scenarios realistic clinical conditions help achieve those goals. This article aims explore effects of PBL strategies on students' self-evaluation core competencies. longitudinal cohort survey study evaluated 322 attending Chung Shan Medical University,...

Telomere shortening and increased MAOA gene activity both occur with aging. We undertook to develop a predictive model of telomere investigate the possible association between promoter polymorphisms length as influenced by age gender.A stratified random household sample was selected from community in southern Taiwan. Of 1231 subjects attending our health-screening program, 441 agreed have additional venous blood withdrawn for DNA extraction genetic study. Exactly 433 completed questionnaires...

Early detection of a mutated p53 gene is thought to provide useful information in wide range human tumors. The aim this study was identify the role transitional cell carcinoma urinary tract. From March 1992 July 2003, 75 patients (54 men and 21 women) with mean age 66.85 years pathologically diagnosed were enrolled study. Fifty-eight had bladder cancer, eight ureteral nine renal-pelvic cancer. Rapid screening for mutation performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), single-strand...

The aim of the current study was to examine any difference in repeat sequence monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene promoter between males with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and randomly selected subjects a community. role MAOA ADHD cases also investigated. total 244 participants included 57 male as case group 187 males, southern Taiwan, community controls. There no significantly different distribution (χ<sup>2</sup> = 3.895, d.f. 3, p 0.273), ‘long-form’ ‘short-form’...

Zolpidem, a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug, shows high affinity for the BZ1 (ω1) subtypes of modulatory sites within GABAA receptor complex, but classical benzodiazepines (diazepam, lorazepam) have non-specific profile at ω1 and ω2 receptor. Therefore, zolpidem is thought to be safer than benzodiazepines. We present five cases with withdrawal delirium, seizure, acute psychosis orofacial dyskinesia that developed following cessation zolpidem. Adverse effects such as seizure delirium been...

Abstract Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecological malignancies in developed countries. The prevention recurrence endometrial has always been a clinical challenge. asymptomatic early stage, and there remains lack time-series correlation patterns pathway transfer, recurrence, treatment. In this study, artificial immune system (AIS) combined with bootstrap sampling was compared other machine learning techniques, which included both supervised unsupervised categories. back...