The impact of age on comparative diagnostic accuracy of temporal artery thermometers and non-contact infrared thermometers for fever detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Non-invasive temporal artery thermometers (TATs) and non-contact infrared thermometers (NCITs) are increasingly used in community settings to measure body temperature. Existing research predominantly focuses on pediatric populations, yet the accuracy and precision of TATs and NCITs for fever screening across age groups remain unclear. This study aims to assess age-related differences in the diagnostic accuracy of TATs and NCITs for fever detection.

Effectiveness of an e-book in enhancing knowledge, coping behaviors and preventive strategies for sexual harassment prevention among new nurses: A randomized controlled study.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive e-book in improving new nurses' knowledge, coping behaviors and preventive strategies for sexual harassment prevention, while also assessing its impact on learning motivation.

Background: Sexual harassment has a detrimental effect on nurses' physical and mental well-being, as well as on patient safety, with new nurses being particularly vulnerable.

Design: A single centre, randomized controlled study.

Effects of massage intervention on discharged premature infants' weight, parental stress, and parent-child attachment: A randomized controlled trial.

Infant massage enhances the growth and development of premature infants and promotes parent-child bonding. However, its effects on parental stress and parent-child attachment in premature infants, as well as gender differences thereof, remain unclear. In this randomized controlled trial, we used a repeated-measures design and included 61 premature infants (mean gestational age: 35.

Effects of Yoga for Coping with Premenstrual Symptoms in Taiwan-A Cluster Randomized Study.

Home-based yoga practice has not been approved as a method for alleviating premenstrual symptoms in Taiwan. This study was a cluster randomized trial. A total of 128 women self-reporting at least one premenstrual symptom were enrolled in the study, of which there were 65 participants in the experimental group and 63 participants in the control group.

Comparison of four screening methods for sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults: A diagnostic accuracy study.

This study aimed to compare the diagnostic values of SARC-F (strength, assistance with walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls), SARC-Calf (SARC-F combined with calf circumference), CC (calf circumference), and the Yubi-wakka (finger-ring) test for screening for sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults. The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 criteria were used as a standard reference. A total of 209 participants were enrolled, and 40.

Work Stress and Willingness of Nursing Aides during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objectives: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nursing aides (NAs) experienced greater work stress than they do typically because they worked in highly contagious environments. This may have influenced their work morale and willingness to work, which can reduce patient satisfaction, influence their physical and mental health, and even endanger patient safety or cause medical system collapse.

Design: A cross-sectional survey with a structured self-report questionnaire was conducted.

Impact of an Educational Program on Improving Nurses' Management of Fever: An Experimental Study.

Background: Despite a public information campaign "To Break the Myth of Fever", nurses continued to overtreat fever. This study hypothesized that the campaign lacked the detailed rationale essential to alter nurses' attitudes and behaviors.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of the educational program on nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to fever management.

Risk of Glaucoma Associated with Components of Metabolic Disease in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Purpose: This retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the glaucoma risk associated with metabolic disease (MetD) using insurance claims data of Taiwan.

Methods: From the database, we identified patients with newly diagnosed hypertension, diabetes and/or hyperlipidemia from the years 2000 to 2002 as the MetD cohort (N = 42,036) and an age-gender-diagnosis-date matched control cohort without MetD with a two-fold sample size than that of the MetD cohort. Both cohorts were followed until the development of glaucoma, death, or withdrawal, until 31 December 2013.

Childhood Rotavirus Infection Associated with Temperature and Particulate Matter 2.5 µm: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

No study has ever investigated how ambient temperature and PM mediate rotavirus infection (RvI) in children. We used insurance claims data from Taiwan in 2006-2012 to evaluate the RvI characteristics in children aged ≤ 9. The RvI incidence rates were higher in colder months, reaching the highest in March (117.

Evaluation of psychological training for nurses and midwives to optimise care for women with perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective Perinatal depression is linked to poor maternal health and infant development outcomes. The World Health Organization recommends expanding the mental health education and training of primary care providers to improve the quality of perinatal depression care. The present study evaluated the effect of various psychological training methods on nurses' and midwives' competence in administering care to and alleviating symptoms in patients with perinatal depression.

Medical Costs of Stroke Care Between Women With and Without Dysmenorrhea: A Population-Based Comparison.

This study investigated the medical care costs of stroke type between age-matched cohorts with and without dysmenorrhea using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We collected all 66,048 women with dysmenorrhea and 66,048 women without dysmenorrhea whose age (15-44-year-old) and index year (from 1997 to 2013) were matched for comparison. We assessed the incidence and compared the risk of stroke and stroke subtype in two cohorts.

Use of an interactive multimedia e-book to improve nursing students'' sexual harassment prevention knowledge, prevention strategies, coping behavior, and learning motivation: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Nursing essentially involves working closely with patients both physically and psychologically. Nurses, particularly inexperienced nursing students, are often at great risk of sexual harassment.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a clinical-based sexual harassment prevention e-book on nursing students' knowledge, prevention strategies, coping behaviors, and learning motivation.

A follow-up study on restless legs syndrome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease population.

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). No large population-based cohort study has assessed the relationship. We evaluated the incidence of RLS among COPD patients by sociodemographic status (SES) and comorbidity using insurance claims data of Taiwan.

Effectiveness of nurses and midwives-led psychological interventions on reducing depression symptoms in the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of nurses and midwives-led psychological interventions on the perinatal depressive symptoms.

Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on the PRISMA guidelines.

Methods: Six databases were searched, including PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science and CINAHL.

Risk of hearing loss in patients with fibromyalgia: A nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: Our objectives are to examine whether patients with fibromyalgia (FM) present an increased risk of hearing loss (HL) compared with those without FM and to explore the relationship between comorbidities/drugs and development of HL in patients with FM. Furthermore, we investigated the incidence rate of different types of HL and the joint effects for HL with FM and comorbidities.

Methods: This population-based retrospective cohort study included patients with new-onset FM from 2000 to 2002 (the FM group) and age- and sex-matched randomized patients without FM (the non-FM group) from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database.

Sexual Harassment Experiences, Knowledge, and Coping Behaviors of Nursing Students in Taiwan During Clinical Practicum.

Sexual harassment not only endangers nursing students' physical and mental health but also considerably affects their future willingness to engage in the field of nursing. To identify experiences, knowledge, coping behaviors, and determinants of sexual harassment among nursing students during clinical practicum, this study conducted a cross-sectional survey where a structured self-report questionnaire was used. A total of 291 senior nursing students were recruited from four universities in Central Taiwan.

Population based retrospective cohort study on risk of retinopathy of prematurity in twins.

Background: Twin infants are likely at great risk for ROP, but studies reported conflicting findings and population studies examining the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in twins is limited. We aimed to evaluate the ROP risk in the cohort of one of twins, comparing to singletons.

Material And Methods: Using insurance claims data of a half of children in Taiwan ages 18 and less, we established a twin cohort (N = 27830) born in 1998-2009 and a randomly selected singleton cohort (N = 111080) frequency matched by sex, birth year, residential area and parental occupation and followed up to 2012 years.

Author Correction: Obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with and without depression: population-based comparison.

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Population study evaluating fracture risk among patients with chronic osteomyelitis.

Background: Studies investigating the fracture risk in patients with chronic osteomyelitis (COM) limited to case reports. This study evaluated the association between COM and subsequent fracture risk using population-based data.

Methods: A subset claims data of the Taiwan National Health Insurance was used to identify 7,147 patients with COM newly diagnosed in 1999-2005 without fracture history and 28,588 general population controls, frequency matched by sex, age and diagnosis date.

Obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with and without depression: population-based comparison.

This study used insurance claims data to evaluate obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with and without depression because population study for Asian women on the issue is limited. We identified 5,064 women with depression at pregnancy in 2005-2013, and 20,024 pregnant women without depression, frequency matched by age, pregnant year and parity. Obstetric events during pregnancy and deliveries were evaluated.

[The Relationship Among Physical Activity During the Third Trimester, Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Pregnancy Outcomes].

Background: Most pregnant women tend to reduce physical activities during pregnancy because they are uncertain of the amount of moderate-level physical activity they should do. As the influence of physical activity during the third trimester remains unclear, it is important to clarify the pregnancy outcomes of physical activity during pregnancy and weight management among Taiwanese women.

Purpose: To examine the potential association between physical activity during the third trimester of pregnancy and the birth weight or delivery mode of the baby in order to see whether weight gain during pregnancy affects birth weight and delivery mode and to estimate the associations between pre-pregnancy body mass index and birth weight.

Pain, Anxiety, and Fatigue During Labor: A Prospective, Repeated Measures Study.

Background: Pain, anxiety, and fatigue are known to significantly influence labor; however, the interacting relationships among the three symptoms have not been empirically shown.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the interrelationships among intrapartum pain, anxiety, and fatigue relative to the mode of delivery, with or without epidural analgesia (EDA).

Methods: A prospective, repeated measures design was adopted, and women with uncomplicated pregnancies at term (N = 186) were enrolled.