A5065073450- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family Support in Illness
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Comics and Graphic Narratives
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Ethics in medical practice
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
2008-2023
National Yang Ming University Hospital
2007-2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2014
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
2012
National Cheng Kung University
2008
Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
2008
Chang Jung Christian University
2008
National Taipei University
2008
Marymount University
2006
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
2002
Aims and objectives. Understanding the processes by which nurses administer medication is critical to minimization of errors. This study investigates nurses’ views on factors contributing errors in hope facilitating improvements administration processes. Design methods. A focus group nine Registered Nurses discussed with they were familiar as a result both their own experiences literature review. The group, along other researchers, then developed semi‐structured questionnaire consisting...
Aims and objectives. We aimed to encourage nurses release information about drug administration errors increase understanding of error‐related circumstances identify high‐alert situations. Background. Drug represent the majority medication errors, but are underreported. Effective ways lacking actively report errors. Methods. Snowball sampling was conducted recruit participants. A semi‐structured questionnaire used record types error, hospital nurse backgrounds, patient consequences, error...
Background Evidence has shown that breast cancer self-management support from mobile health (mHealth) apps can improve the quality of life survivors. Although many exist, few papers have documented procedure for development a user-friendly app patient’s perspective. Objective This study aimed to investigate information needs Taiwanese women with inform mHealth app. Methods A 5-step design thinking approach, comprising empathy, define, ideate, prototype, and test steps, was used in focus...
According to traditional Chinese custom, women should be confined home and assisted with tasks for 1 month after giving birth a child. This restrictive regimen is referred as doing-the-month. The objectives of this study were describe adherence doing-the-month practices explore the association between physical symptoms depression among postpartum in Taiwan. Participants 202 at 4–6 weeks delivery. Adherence was associated lower severity odds postnatal depression, adjustment potential...
Background: The concept of advance care planning is largely derived from Western countries. However, the decision-making process and drivers for choosing palliative in non-Western cultures have received little attention. Aim: To explore processes receiving discussions perspectives advanced cancer patients, families healthcare professionals northern Taiwan. Method: Semi-structured qualitative interviews with their independently inpatient oncology hospice units. Thematic analysis analytical...
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the core constitutive patterns from perspective of older patient with terminal cancer, major foci spiritual needs, and professional actions that manifest tangibly as care.
Background: Personal narratives have been seen as a useful way of communicating about cancer treatment options and providing recovery information. Many printed versions such material are available, including comics that explore the individual memories patients who gone through treatment. These studies used to orientate patients, patients' relatives, physicians. However, only few Web-based specifically designed for with breast aids decision making. Objective: We aimed describe developmental...
The purpose was to explore the breastfeeding experiences of mothers infants with or breast milk jaundice.In-depth qualitative interviews and content analysis were conducted nine newborns and/or jaundice who breastfed their babies during first year postpartum.Mothers' can be described in four phases six themes. (1) Prenatal stage: build belief, i.e., is best a natural behavior, without awareness neonatal jaundice; (2) stage after started appear: include two themes, questioning beliefs...
Background: Patients with early-stage breast cancer have numerous options when choosing the type of surgery method to be applied. Each these lead a similar long-term survival rate, but result in significant differences appearance, function, cost, recurrence and various other relevant considerations. However, time available for detailed communication each patient is often limited clinics, which puts women under great psychological stress can hinder their surgery-related decision making.
Introduction The effect of medical education is often hard to evaluate. We tried assess whether a 2-hour, small-group discussion could alter student perspectives on truth telling. Currently, in Taiwan it common practice consult with the family terminally ill patient before telling patient, which may be conflict autonomy. Methods study was based content analysis self-reflective written texts after 2-hour group clinical case describing truth-telling situation. changes decision patterns...
Hospitals, where most births and terminations of pregnancy take place in modern society, tend to focus on addressing the perinatal loss experiences mothers rather than fathers. Healthcare providers often overlook fathers when has been terminated because chromosome abnormality. Little literature exists perceptions these losses from point view Taiwan.The aims this study were explore reveal essence structure Taiwanese whose spouses are hospitalized for termination due fetal abnormality.A...
According to National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system data, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing increased among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with from 2008 2011 in cities funded by the Centers for Disease Control Prevention's Expanded Testing Initiative, suggesting that focused initiatives might positive effects.
To generate a descriptive model for understanding patterns and interpretations concerning women's experiences of amniocentesis in Taiwan.In light scientific technology social change, it would be important to recognise the complexity woman's situation meaning her in-depth experience while undergoing amniocentesis. Earlier studies on these women often relied quantitative data obtained from questionnaires at only one point time; however, changes older pregnant women, known increased risk foetal...
To investigate factors influencing commitment to human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination and prior among female college students in northern Taiwan.A quota sample of 400 was recruited from nine colleges Taiwan during March 2013. Of these, 398 completed the self administered questionnaire which designed based on health promotion model.The results showed that associated with behavior were family history gynecologic malignancy, ever being advised get HPV vaccination, perceived barriers action...
Being overweight is a hazard to health. Overweight people have very negative image due the marketing strategies for weight reduction and beauty products. Young women establishing self-image, seeking affirmation of social peers, looking potential mates are usually concerned about their figure. To investigate experience young who think they overweight, how come in this way, impact thinking, qualitative pilot study conducted semi-structured interviews with five participants. On basis method,...
To explore parents' perspective on hospital's care and management of the remains stillborn babies.Each year, 2.6 million pregnancies end as stillbirth. Recent literature began to understand traumatic experience in stillbirth its profound impact mental health psychosocial effect. But there is limited understanding actual baby, nor an agreement how hospitals should for baby mitigate loss.A descriptive phenomenological approach was applied conduct this study.A purposive sample twenty couples...
Objective: This study was conducted to reveal the meaning of physical activity for older adults with leprosy who had previously experienced isolation and discrimination, motivate clients participate in keep an active lifestyle. Method: A qualitative method content analysis used understand patients isolation. Results: After interviewing 23 subjects, four themes nine categories emerged. The were: is a natural component life, beneficial one’s body mind, difficulty degrading reminder leprosy,...
In Taiwan, the current survival rate 1 year after transplantation exceeds 80%. However, number of organ/tissue donors per in Taiwan is extremely low, resulting increased mortality. This also true Europe and United States. Recently, data from Organ Registry Sharing Center showed that, although fundraising for organs/tissues slightly increased, did not exhibit a corresponding growth trend. Identifying appropriate provision good quality care by medical team members are challenges. Hence,...