Publications by authors named "Chin-Yi Hsieh"
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly contagious, and thus has become an emerging health crisis worldwide. The optimal strategies to prevent the spread of this disease are inconclusive, and therefore, the adopted measurements to combat COVID-19 varies in different countries. In mid-March and late-August 2020, we performed internet searches to collect relevant information, from sources such as the website of the World Health Organization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to discuss the reasons for kidney donation withdrawal and related factors among the potential donors of living kidney transplant.
Methods: This study was conducted in outpatient departments with purposive sampling. Potential donors received relevant examinations and completed questionnaires when they would donate their kidneys for living related kidney transplant.
Article Synopsis
- The ACE I/D polymorphism in the angiotensin I converting enzyme gene has been linked to endurance in various sports, but its effects on ultra-marathon performance were previously unstudied.
- In a study of 24 male ultra-marathoners, those with the D polymorphism tended to perform better than those with the I/I genotype, yet the differences were not significant when adjusting for body mass index (BMI).
- Overall, while the D polymorphism appears to enhance ultra-marathon performance, factors like BMI play a crucial role, and no significant differences were observed in biochemical markers among the different ACE genotypes.
Background And Purpose: Although multiple studies have suggested that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may facilitate recovery after stroke, the efficacy of synchronous speech therapy integrated with an rTMS protocol has yet to be determined. We investigated language responses to this strategy and determined the longevity of the resulting therapeutic outcomes.
Methods: Forty-five patients with stroke who presented with nonfluent aphasia were randomly assigned to the TMSsyn group and underwent synchronous picture-naming training together with contralesional 1 Hz-rTMS for 10 daily sessions.
Objective: To identify the effective predictors for therapeutic outcomes based on intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS).
Design: A sham-controlled, double-blind parallel study design.
Setting: A tertiary hospital.
Purpose: The premotor cortex plays a major role in motor planning and control, exhibiting hierarchical importance comparable to that of the primary motor cortex (M1). In this study, we compared the effects of cPMd modulation, which was achieved using inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), with those of contralesional M1 (cM1) modulation, to elucidate the roles of both regions on longitudinal motor recovery following a stroke.
Methods: Forty-four patients who had sustained hemiplegia for 3 to 12 months were randomly allocated to a cPMd group, cM1 group, or sham group and received 10 sessions of 1-Hz rTMS.
Long-term sacral magnetic stimulation for refractory stress urinary incontinence.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
December 2014
Objective: To evaluate the effects of sacral magnetic stimulation (SMS) on functional and urodynamic improvement in patients with refractory stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
Design: A sham-controlled, double-blind, parallel study design with a 4.5-month follow-up.
Background: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important issue for long-term kidney transplantation (KT) patients. Nevertheless, few studies have focused on long-term HRQOL in KT recipients with a functional graft. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe the long-term (10-year) HRQOL of KT recipients.
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