yuan s.c., chou m.c., chen c.j., lin y.j., m.-c., liu h.-h., & kuo h.-w. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management 19, 339–345Influences shift work on fatigue among nurses Aim To compare the symptoms and physiological indices in who during day with shifts. Method One-hundred seven were recruited asked to assess their before commenced after it finished. Results Using logistic regression analysis adjusted for covariates, was found that shifts more fatigued than (odds ratio = 2.44, P < 0.10). There...

Parental smoking during pregnancy is associated with lower birthweight and gestational age, as well the risks of low (LBW) preterm birth. The present study aims to assess association parental birth outcomes in urban rural areas.This was a secondary analysis data collected Indonesia Family Life Survey, between 1993 2007, first national prospective longitudinal cohort Indonesia. Retrospective habits, socioeconomic status, history were from parents children aged 0 5 years (n = 3789). We...

This study aims to investigate spousal concordance in dietary behaviors, metabolic components (MCs), and their association. A cross-sectional survey was conducted Taiwan from November 2014 May 2015. Matched-pair analysis, McNemar's test, logistic regression stratified analysis were performed. total of 901 pairs spouses (1802 participants) analyzed. Husbands less likely report intakes high-fiber food (ORMP(matched odds ratio) = 0.30, p < 0.0001), fish (ORMP 0.74, 0.0128), biscuits or cakes...

Aims: To investigate the concentration of urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) among electroplating workers in Taiwan. Methods: Fifty were selected from five chromium (Cr) plants central The 20 control subjects office with no previous exposure to Cr. Urinary 8-OHdG concentrations determined using high performance liquid chromatography electrochemical detection. Results: Cr (1149.5 pmol/kg/day) higher than those group (730.2 pmol/kg/day). There was a positive correlation between and ( r =...

A case-crossover study examined how PM2.5 from Asian Dust Storms (ADS) affects the number of emergency room (ER) admissions for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and respiratory (RDs). Our data indicated that concentration ADS was highly correlated with ER visits CVDs RDs. The odds ratios (OR) increased by 2.92 (95% CI: 1.22-5.08) 1.86 1.30-2.91) per 10 µg/m³ increase in levels, RDs, respectively. ADSs significantly associated an among those 65 years age older (an 2.77 OR) females 3.09 OR). In...

Relationship between cooking fuel and under-five mortality has not been adequately established in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We therefore investigated the association risk of SSA, further its interaction with smoking. Using most recent Demographic Health Survey data 23 SSA countries (n = 783,691), Cox proportional hazard was employed to determine deaths. The adjusted ratios were 1.21 (95 % CI, 1.10-1.34) 1.20 1.08-1.32) for charcoal biomass fuel, respectively, compared clean fuels. There no...

Aim . We assessed obesity, sex, menopause, and gender differences on hypertension in a Hakka-majority Taiwanese sample. Methods 9621 subjects aged 20 over participated this community-based study. Trained nurses collected blood pressure (BP) measurements anthropometric indices, including weight, height, hip circumference (HC), waist (WC), body mass index (BMI), to height ratio (WHtR), (WHR). Results Levels of systolic diastolic BP significantly increased at dose-dependent relationship based...

The effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model of work stress has been widely applied in investigating association between psychosocial factors at and health. This study examined associations perceived as measured by the ERI self-rated health (SRH) among nurses environmental officers (EHOs) working secondary public healthcare facilities Gambia. A cross-sectional on a random sample 287 care professionals (201 86 EHOs). 22-item questionnaire was used to collect data defined model. SRH assessed using...

Objectives The continuing rise of smoking behaviours will inevitably lead to a further increase in hypertension prevalence. However, limited research has examined the impacts changes status on blood pressure (BP). We sought assess correlations between increases or decreases males’ and females’ cigarette consumption systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP) pulse (PP), investigate relationship BP through 15-year examination period. Design Retrospective, cohort study. Setting used nationally...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Backgrounds:</bold> Limited evidence suggested that the Health Belief Model (HBM) had been used to explain how children were influenced by their mothers' health behaviors amid rapid increase in international marriages Taiwan. This study aimed explore beliefs of immigrant and Taiwanese mothers regarding children's dental caries status using HBM. <bold>Methods:</bold> employed a cross-sectional design. A total 157 mothers, 29 from China, 64 Southeast Asia...

Introduction: Integrated medicine has become an important issue in this century. In order to bridge the gap between traditional Chinese (TCM) and modern medicine, we have established a first final version of Yang-Xu constitution questionnaire, BCQ+, previous study. The objective present investigation is assess reliability validity BCQ+. Participants Methods: A total 1,310 eligible participants, aged 20–60, no disease onset past month, who received health examination teaching hospitals were...

Aims and objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the body weight gain combined acupressure meridian massage in premature infants. Background. Each year Taiwan, 8–10% newborns are delivered prematurely. Effective postnatal care is essential ensure healthy development Massage therapy has been administered facilitate neonatal unit. evidence‐based findings previous studies did not include or massage. Design. A double‐blind clinical trial conducted a medical centre central Taiwan....