Aim. This study examines the usability and effectiveness of virtual reality in reducing pain wound‐care procedures for pediatric burn patients Taiwan. Background. Virtual has continuously gained prominence medical arena, instance, telepresence surgery, management mental health disorders control paediatric burn. Notwithstanding an increased application arena North America, there have been no studies investigating its use Asia. Methods. descriptive two phases: Phase I: development a prototype....

Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common comorbidity and probably associated increased systemic inflammation worse prognosis. Metformin, its pleiotropic anti-inflammatory antioxidant actions, may offer theoretical benefits in COPD DM. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of DM metformin use on mortality clinical trajectory COPD. This was retrospective cohort comprising spirometry-confirmed an age ≥40 years from 2008...

Red yeast rice (RYR) has been used as an alternative treatment for hyperlipidemia. According to the previous studies, other compounds, besides monacolin K in RYR, may also reduce serum lipid level. This study aims at examining efficacy of K-rich and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)-rich RYR (Monascus pilosus) with regards treating hyperlipidemia a randomized control, double-blind clinical trial. In research, we assigned 50 eligible subjects GABA-rich placebo groups ([Formula: see text], 17,...

Sarcopenia represents the progressive loss of muscle mass and function during aging. The most widely accepted definition sarcopenia is proposed by European Working Group in Older People, which combines mass, strength physical performance as required criteria for diagnosis. Asia similar, but provides modified Asian people1. prevalence ranges from 10 to 40% people aged ≥65 years2. Type 2 diabetes a highly prevalent health problem elderly, affecting >25% >65 years. adults with are known have...

The investigation of hospital air quality has been conducted in wards, ICUs, operating theaters, and public areas. Few studies have assessed respiratory care centers (RCCs), especially mechanically ventilated patients with open suctioning.The RCC indices (temperature, relative humidity, levels CO2, total volatile organic compounds, particulate matter [PM], bacteria, fungi) were monitored over 1 y. around the patient's head was sampled during suctioning to examine probability bioaerosol...

Understanding the sexual experience of women after gynecological cancer is important for nurses caring this population. Sexual should be studied within women's sociocultural context because it influences construction sex. However, Chinese has not been examined qualitatively.The aim study to explore Taiwanese treatment cancer.Data phenomenological were collected during in-depth, semistructured interviews with 11 purposively recruited from outpatients clinic a medical center in northern...

This study examines the relationship between Facebook (FB) usage and addiction level, sleep quality of university students. A Google Forms questionnaire was prepared disseminated via authors' FB profile for students to fill out. total 277, including two studying overseas, took part in this research. Among survey respondents, over 60% (n = 144) were medical (p 0.000); 30% 84) always logged into FB; average daily time most 5 60 min at a 0.009), 3 h day 0.040), respectively. The respondents'...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is more prevalent in adolescents than adults, and the self-management of insulin-dependent complex. T1D requires injections insulin, blood testing, regular physical activity, diet monitoring, which are challenging for growing developing adolescents. Adolescents often concerned with how they perceived by their peers perceive themselves. Positive peer responses influence self-care management school settings. By contrast, negative avoidance behaviors threaten to negatively...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) foot ulcer is a chronic wound and highly related to the mortality morbidity of infection, might induce sepsis amputation, especially during isolation stage COVID-19 pandemic. Visual observation when changing dressings most common traditional method detecting healing. The formation granulation tissues plays an important role in In complex pathophysiology excess unhealthy induced by oxygen supply may explain healing process DM patients with multiple complicated wounds....

Fatigue and poor sleep quality are the most common clinical complaints of people with diabetes mellitus (DM). These early signs DM closely related to diabetic control presence complications, which lead a decline in life. Therefore, an accurate measurement relationship between fatigue, status, complication nephropathy could specific definition fatigue appropriate medical treatment. This study recruited 307 Type 2 from two centers Northern Taiwan through questionnaire survey retrospective...

Abstract Comorbidities adversely affect the quality of life and survival patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), timely identification management comorbidities are important in caring for COPD patients. This study aimed to investigate impact on long-term developmental trajectories its comorbidities. From 2010 2013, all spirometry-confirmed a 5-year follow-up period were identified as cases. The prevalence their cases obtained compared those non-COPD controls matched age,...

Hepatitis is a serious global health issue. To reduce mortality, early screening for liver disease has been recommended in community policies, particularly asymptomatic individuals.

The pathophysiology of osteoporosis and sarcopenia. co-existence sarcopenia, known as osteosarcopenia, is a major public health problem social economic burden in many countries, including Asian countries. It the most common metabolic bone muscle disorder older adults, especially for women. Osteoporosis pathological process characterized by decrease mass deterioration skeletal microarchitecture, accompanied progressive generalized loss with strength or physical performance increasing rates...