Decision Self-Efficacy and Decisional Conflict on Reintubation among Surrogates of Ventilated Patients Undergoing Planned Extubation.

Purpose: Although the medical decision-making process can be overwhelming for some surrogates, there is a lack of understanding regarding their experiences. The objectives of this study were to examine the decision self-efficacy and decisional conflict experienced by surrogates in intensive care units (ICUs) when faced with the decision of whether to reintubate patients with respiratory failure after a planned extubation. In addition, predictors and mediators influencing these decision-making processes were identified.

Social participation, positive affect, and negative affect in postoperative patients with hip fractures: A cross-sectional study.

This study investigated the social participation, positive affect (PA), and negative affect (NA) of patients with hip fractures after surgery and determined their possible predictive factors. We used a cross-sectional study design to recruit 154 participants with hip fractures post-surgery. Assessment tools included the Barthel Index, the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, the Assessment of Life Habits, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.

The life experiences of women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: A qualitative phenomenological study.

Aim: To explore the life experiences of women with interstitial cystitis.

Design: A qualitative phenomenological study.

Methods: Fifteen women with interstitial cystitis were recruited from a regional hospital in Taiwan using purposive sampling.

Self-efficacy and positive thinking as predictors of health-related quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence.

Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which causes involuntarily leakage of urine, has an impact on many women and may affect self-efficacy, which, in turn, can lead to poor health-related quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to explore the effects of sociodemographic and health information, symptom distress, self-efficacy, and positive thinking on the health-related QOL (general QOL and urinary incontinence-specific QOL) of women with SUI.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used.

Exploring psychological resilience and demoralisation in prostate cancer survivors.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate psychological resilience and demoralisation and their predictors and mediators in prostate cancer survivors (PCSs).

Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used. PCSs (N = 122; mean time since diagnosis = 54.

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Positive Thinking Scale in individuals after hip fracture surgery.

Positive thinking is a form of positive cognition and a coping strategy. The Positive Thinking Scale (PTS) is used to measure positive thinking, but the reliability and validity of the PTS-Chinese have yet to be tested. This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the PTS-Chinese.

Self-care self-efficacy and depression associated with quality of life among patients undergoing hemodialysis in Vietnam.

Background: Hemodialysis impacts the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease. Particularly, depression is the most common psychological condition among patients. Self-care self-efficacy might play an important role in quality of life of patients with hemodialysis.

Quality of Life in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension.

We explored positive and negative affect, quality of life (QOL), and associated factors in patients with pulmonary hypertension. We conducted this cross-sectional study using convenience sampling at a medical center in Taiwan. We used the Social Support Scale, positive and negative affect scale, and Short Form 36-item Health Survey to collect data.

Emotional state and cancer-related self-efficacy as affecting resilience and quality of life in kidney cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To assess the relationship between resilience and quality of life (QOL) of kidney cancer patients, including influencing factors.

Methods: Based on a cross-sectional study design, participants (N = 103) were recruited from patients who were admitted to the urology clinic of a medical center in Taiwan between April 2020 and January 2021. Data collection was accomplished via a questionnaire.

Changes in Depression and Sleep Quality and Associated Factors in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer: An Observational Study.

Background: Although women with ovarian cancer experience depression and poor sleep quality, little is known about how various factors, particularly self-efficacy, might be associated with these conditions.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of and changes in depression and sleep quality and the factors associated with these conditions in a cohort of women with ovarian cancer before, during, and after chemotherapy.

Methods: A prospective repeated-measures design was adopted in this study.

Self-care Experiences of Advanced Prostate Cancer Survivors Who Underwent Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

Background: Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced cases of prostate cancer, but its adverse effects may decrease prostate cancer survivors' quality of life.

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the self-care experiences of prostate cancer survivors before and while receiving androgen deprivation therapy.

Methods: A qualitative study design with inductive content analysis was used.

The Psychometric Properties of Taiwanese Version of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer.

Context: The Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC) has been used in different countries to assess the specific anxiety of patients with prostate cancer.

Objectives: This research aims to test the reliability and validity of the Taiwanese version of the MAX-PC (MAX-PC-T).

Methods: Patients with prostate cancer in the urology clinics of three hospitals are recruited via a convenience sampling.

Factors related to changes in resilience and distress in women with endometrial cancer.

The purpose of the study is to explore changes in resilience and physical and psychological distress and their related factors over time in women with endometrial cancer. This study adopted a repeated measures design using purposive sampling and was conducted in a hospital in Taiwan. Data were collected before surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, and 3 months after surgery.

Effectiveness of a couple-based psychosocial intervention on patients with prostate cancer and their partners: A quasi-experimental study.

Aims: To understand the effectiveness of a couple-based psychosocial information package (PIP) and multimedia psychosocial intervention (MPI) on patients with prostate cancer and their partners.

Design: A random assignment and quasi-experimental design were used.

Methods: From August 2015-March 2018, 103 newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer and their partners were divided into a control group (CG) (N = 50), PIP group (N = 25) and MPI group (N = 28).

Exploring the Positive Thinking of Patients With Prostate Cancer: Self-efficacy as a Mediator.

Background: Research has explored the effectiveness of positive thinking on individuals, but only a few studies have investigated the factors that influence individual positive thinking, particularly among patients with prostate cancer.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to understand the factors that affect positive thinking among patients with prostate cancer and the mediating role of self-efficacy.

Methods: A cross-sectional design and a convenience sampling method were used to recruit patients with prostate cancer from 2 hospitals in Taiwan.

The self-stigmatization of patients with schizophrenia: A phenomenological study.

This study aimed to explore the self-stigma of schizophrenia patients. Qualitative phenomenological approach, purposive sampling and unstructured one-on-one interviews were used. Narratives were analyzed using Colaizzi's method.

The Influence of Resilience on the Coping Strategies in Patients with Primary Brain Tumors.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the amount of variance in the coping strategies of patients with brain tumors that could be accounted for by resilience.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey involved 95 patients who had experienced surgical, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy therapies for their brain tumors at least 1 month before data collection. The investigator collected data using the scales of the Ways of Coping Checklist-Revised and Resilience Scale.

Kidney Donation Withdrawal and Related Factors Among the Potential Donors of Living Kidney Transplant.

Background: 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.

Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Associated Factors in Prostate Cancer Patients Who Receive Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

Background: Presently, few studies have examined the impact of positive thinking on the HRQoL of prostate cancer patients who receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).

Objectives: We explored the factors that affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL), particularly positive thinking, of prostate cancer patients who receive ADT.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used.

Evaluation of a Simple and Safe Tumor Drilling Technique to Potentiate the Effect of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian, Tubal, and Peritoneal Cancer: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.

Frontline intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPCT) in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer has been well established. However, the role of second-line IPCT is yet to be confirmed. With a view to implementing IPCT to treat recurrent disease, a prerequisite is to perform a cytoreductive procedure to minimize residual tumor size.