Medical Education 2011: 45: 835–842 CONTEXT The occupational health literature has long been dominated by stress-related topics. A more contemporary perspective suggests using a positive approach in the form of model focused on what is right with people, such as feelings well-being and satisfaction. OBJECTIVES Using multi-source data collection, this study investigated inter-relationships among emotional intelligence (EI), patient satisfaction, doctor burnout job METHODS In observational...

It is of importance and urgency for hospitals to retain excellent nursing staff in order improve patient satisfaction hospital performance. However, it was found that simply increasing the salary not best method resolve problem lacking staff; necessary focus on impact non-monetary factors. The delicate relationship between organizational justice, trust, identification, commitment requires investigation clarification from more studies if application practice be expected. Therefore, this study...

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted lives worldwide and led to global vaccination against COVID-19. However, there are concerns about the adverse effects of such vaccines on individuals' health. Therefore, it is important investigate association between holistic health outcome (i.e., quality life [QoL]). present study analyzed data from Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), a survey conducted utilizing stratified random sampling. More specifically, (N = 1425; 47.44% males; mean age...

Context Current studies have found limited evidence for an association between doctor emotional intelligence (EI) and the patient−doctor relationship (PDR). This study explored associations among EI, patient trust PDR using multi-source multi-level approaches. Methods A total of 994 outpatients 39 doctors representing 11 specialties were surveyed. Results Doctors' self-rated EI was not significantly correlated with any variables rated by patients. The nurse-rated score positively associated...

Background: Much of the literature pertinent to management indicates that service providers with high emotional intelligence (EI) receive higher customer satisfaction scores. Previous studies offer limited evidence regarding impact physician's EI on patient-physician relationship. Purposes: Using a multilevel and multisource data approach, current study aimed build model demonstrated patient's trust Methodology: The survey sample included 983 outpatients 39 physicians representing 11...

In Brief Study Design. Prospective case series. Objective. The study aimed to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) blocks with triamcinolone acetonide in patients SIJ pain without spondyloarthropathy. Summary Background Data. Numerous studies have demonstrated that corticosteroid/anesthetic provide long-term relief seronegative However, only one report on dysfunction spondyloarthropathy shows promising results. Methods. We conducted a prospective observational at...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is ranked as the fourth largest staple crop in China. However, potato production increasingly threatened by Verticillium wilt (VW) caused fungus dahliae various provinces. In present study, we explored application of star polycation (SPc) nanocarrier to improve effectiveness fungicide fluxapyroxad (Flu) combating VW. The SPc self-assembled with Flu through hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces form Flu/SPc complex spontaneously, which exhibited strong...

Objectives Palliative care is emotionally demanding, yet extrinsic gratitude can improve job satisfaction. While intrinsic effective in preventing burnout, the focus of existing research mainly on received by clinicians. This study aims to examine role clinicians within demanding field palliative care, assessing its impact professional development and potential for broader community benefit. Methods Utilizing purposive sampling, we recruited a diverse group professionals from 10 hospitals,...

Previously we demonstrated benefits of inhibiting the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) signaling pathway in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. To further identify underlying mechanisms, investigated impact ERK inhibition on apoptosis and cellular protective mechanisms against cell death. Spinal I/R injury induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation, followed by neuronal loss through caspase 3-mediated apoptosis. Pre-treatment with U0126, a specific inhibitor MAPK/ERK...

Objective. To compare the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) with conservative therapy for patients acute vertebral compression fractures.

Surgical options for breast reconstruction include alloplastic and autogenous reconstructions. In autologous cases where the abdomen is not a suitable primary donor site, secondary sites such as thigh or buttock are considered. The aim of this report to describe novel approach, combined transverse upper gracilis profunda artery perforator (TUGPAP) flap, aimed at medium large volume reconstruction, with single site used per breast.Between January 2011 June 2013, 32 consecutive unilateral...

Weight status, weight stigma, and internet use are important factors impacting quality of life (QoL). However, little is known regarding how these interact in their association with QoL, it to understand self-perceived obesity body mass index (BMI)-defined may differentially impact QoL. We aimed assess the associations between status (obesity vs. non-obesity, including both BMI-defined), use, Cross-sectional data from Taiwan Social Change Survey (N = 1604; mean age 49.22; 52.93 % women) were...

Doxycycline is the recommended antibiotic for acute Q fever, scrub typhus, and murine typhus defervescence often occurs within 3 days of treatment. Patients with delayed (> days) are troublesome clinicians. To investigate characteristics such patients, 18 88 cases without defervescence, respectively, were studied. By univariate analysis, absence headache ( P = 0.004), jaundice 0.030), icteric sclera relative bradycardia 0.003), pulmonary involvement on chest x-ray 0.028) significant...

Medical Education 2011: 45: 905–912 CONTEXT Previous studies have suggested that there is a positive correlation between doctors' emotional intelligence (EI) and patients' trust in their attending physicians; however, only limited evidence of specialty differences internists surgeons for such an association. OBJECTIVES This study examined the association nursing director assessments EI, outside observer health care climate (HCC) examining room patient-rated surgeons. Health refers to key...

In Taiwan, nearly all medical dispute cases were reviewed by an official Medical Review Committee (MRC).The aim of this study was to investigate the time trends assessment reports MRC estimate changing malpractice litigation.All from a nationwide database reviewed. The analysed according year completion. We further adjusting numbers for size general population and physicians. Stratified analyses also conducted region commission authority.Between 1987 2006, completed total 5324 reports, with...

This study is concerned with the "service encounter", and seeks to describe, by use of Service Encounter Evaluation Model, how processes involved in service encounter affect customer satisfaction. Its findings have implications for management practice research directions, recommendations are made. With implementation a national health insurance scheme, an ever-prospering economy continually improving educational levels Taiwan, demand among citizens good medical care ever increasing....

To identify the differences in clinical characteristics between acute Q fever and scrub typhus southern Taiwan.A prospective observational study was conducted which serological tests for were performed simultaneously regardless of disease suspected clinically. From April 2004 to December 2007, 80 40 cases serologically confirmed typhus, respectively, identified included comparison.By univariate analysis, being male (p<0.001) having an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >88U/l (p=0.015) more...

Objective: To investigate how the internal marketing perception of nurses could have a significant positive moderating effect on relationship between service-oriented encounter and patient satisfaction in nursing negligence. Methods: The subjects were surgery units hospitals at regional level or higher Taiwan. A total 669 questionnaires distributed 609 recovered December 2014 January 2015, number valid was 534 for questionnaire recovery rate 79.8%. Finally, we adopted SPSS 18.0 analysis...

The present study compared two nationally representative cohort datasets concerning Taiwan residents' healthy behaviors, subjective health outcomes, generalized trust, and accessibility to promotion resources.The Social Change Survey (TSCS) was conducted in waves ten years apart: 2011 (n = 1021; 48.4% males) 2021 1425; 47.4%) cohorts. Descriptive statistics were calculated compare the TSCS datasets. Then, multiple regression models constructed with outcome as dependent variable, demographics...