Objective: This study applied the Health Belief Model to investigate factors in decision by caregivers vaccinate their children for influenza. Design: Cross-sectional study. Sample and Measurements: Purposive sampling obtained 2,778 useable responses surveys of 33 public health centers 40 medical institutions participating vaccination programs southern Taiwan. Data were collected using Caregiver Demographics Children's History Questionnaire, Influenza Vaccination a Questionnaire. Multiple...

This study explored subjectively perceived quality of life and related factors elderly nursing home residents. In this study, 161 residents aged 65 older were selected from 10 homes in Southern Taiwan. The results showed: (1) the mean score was 15.86 standardized 52.87, a medium rating for overall sample; (2) different educational levels, socioeconomic status significantly life, other sociodemographic variables not life. (3) length residence negative relative to Physical function, activities...

Aim. This paper reports a study examining the effects of preoperative nursing intervention for pain on abdominal surgery anxiety and attitude to pain, postoperative pain. Method. In randomized controlled conducted between January August 2001, patients undergoing in medical center southern Taiwan were randomly assigned an experimental ( n = 32) or control group 30). The received routine care while only. A structured questionnaire including scale, Brief Pain Inventory was used assess results....

Aims and objectives To determine the efficacy of swaddling heel warming on pain response in neonates following stick. Background Swaddling has been suggested to reduce during Heel is also often performed for drawing blood easily before However, both unclear. Design A randomised controlled study was used. Methods Twenty‐five were randomly assigned each control, heel‐warming groups. Heart rate, oxygen saturation Neonatal Infant Pain Scale duration crying used assess reactivity recovery....

To explore the associations of professional quality life and social support with health in nurses.Physical mental may be associated absence from work among nurses. Few studies have explored on physical nurses.This was a cross-sectional study. In total, 294 nurses were recruited hospital Southern Taiwan. A self-report questionnaire used to collect data.Burnout, secondary traumatic stress relatives or friends important factors health. Interactions between are health.Reducing burnout is for...

Abstract This study was designed to explore the factors that differentiate sexually experienced teenagers who become pregnant from those do not. The examined differences between and never‐pregnant female adolescents in personal background characteristics, family substance use, contraceptive attitude, knowledge, self‐efficacy, sexual history, effective use. Sexually but were selected two vocational high schools. Pregnant recruited by convenience sampling obstetric clinics health stations...

wang r.‐h., hsu h.‐y., lin s.‐y., cheng c.‐p. & lee s.‐l. (2010) Risk behaviours among early adolescents: risk and protective factors. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (2), 313–323. Abstract Title. Aim. This paper is a report study conducted to examine the influence risk/protective factors on adolescents whether moderate their impact. Background. An understanding how operate will better prepare nurses perform interventions appropriately reduce adolescents. Method. A cross‐sectional was...

Background: Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in adolescents aged 15-19 years Taiwan. Suicidal ideation an important predictor committing suicide among adolescents. Objectives: The aim this study was to examine risk factors, protective and role factors on relationship suicidal Taiwanese years. Methods: By adopting a cross-sectional study, senior high school students (n = 577) southern Taiwan were recruited for study. An anonymous self-reported questionnaire used collect demographic...

wang r.-h., wu l.-c. & hsu h.-y. (2011) A path model of health-related quality life in Type 2 diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study Taiwan. Journal Advanced Nursing67(12), 2658–2667. Abstract Aims. To construct about relationships perceptions empowerment, diabetes distress, self-care behaviour and glycemic control to Taiwanese patients, suffering from for 10 years or less. Background. Health-related is the primary end point people with diabetes. Understanding patients useful nurses...

A cross‐sectional and comparative research design with convenience sampling was used to recruit pregnant women from prenatal clinics in southern Taiwan between 2002 2003 examine the differences perceived stress, social support, maternal psychosocial adaptation among different severities (mild or less than mild, moderate, severe) of nausea vomiting during pregnancy. total 150 participated this study. One‐way analysis variance indicated that stress significantly 3 groups. The least significant...

Nausea and vomiting (NV), fatigue, stress social support during pregnancy have been well documented using cross‐sectional research designs. However, few studies addressed the patterns relationships for these variables a longitudinal design. The purpose of this study was to examine among NV, perceived stress, in pregnant women throughout three trimesters. A prospective conducted from 2003 2005. Data were collected on four different measures: Index Nausea, Vomiting, Retching (INVR), Visual...

Abstract Aim To assess the associations of changes in self‐management behaviours, diabetes self‐efficacy, resilience, social support, patient empowerment and their interactions with distress patients type 2 mellitus. Background Many mellitus experience distress. Few longitudinal studies have investigated various psychosocial factors Design This study adopted a design. Data were collected at baseline 12 months later. Methods Overall, 304 recruited from four hospitals southern Taiwan by...

Purposes: Women with diabetes (WD) are more severely impacted by the consequence of suboptimal control. This study aims to examine impact demographic and disease characteristics, baseline self-stigma, role strain, distress on Hemoglobin A1C (A1C) levels, quality life (D-QoL) 6-month levels in younger WD. Methods: was a prospective study. In total, 193 WD aged 20–64 years were selected convenience sampling from three outpatient clinics Taiwan. Demographic distress, D-QoL collected at...

ABSTRACT Background Determining possible associated factors and the influencing pathways to hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) levels quality of life (QoL) will facilitate development effective interventions improve physical psychosocial health patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Objectives To test a hypothesized model that addressed among personal characteristics, social support, distress, self‐care behaviors HbA1C QoL. Methods A total 382 adults T2DM were recruited. Self‐reported...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness structured discharge education on maternal confidence and caring knowledge growth premature newborns.Parents newborns are usually confronted with great difficulties in for their babies after discharge. Building can help mothers reduce such from hospital.Randomised controlled trial.Mothers were randomly assigned into experimental (n=29) control groups (n=30) at a medical centre southern Taiwan. both had received questionnaire concerning...