Does Jaundice in Newborn Infants Affect Exclusivity and Duration of Breastfeeding in Taiwan?

Background: Cases of breastfeeding- and breast-milk-related jaundice tend to increase with increased rates of breastfeeding. Diagnoses of jaundice often lead mothers to discontinue breastfeeding because of assumptions that breastfeeding may exacerbate neonatal jaundice and lengthen the duration of phototherapy treatment.

Purpose: This study was designed to explore the effect of neonatal jaundice on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity during the first 4 months postpartum.

Reliability and Validity of a Pediatric Fall Risk Assessment Scale for Hospitalized Patients in Taiwan.

Background And Objectives: A valid fall risk assessment scale could increase the efficacy of fall prevention programs. Most fall scales were developed for adults, and it is very difficult to predict and prevent falls in pediatric inpatients. This study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of a pediatric fall assessment scale (PFAS).

Correlation of the tamoxifen use with the increased risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in elderly women with breast cancer: A case-control study.

The association between tamoxifen use and risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in women with breast cancer has been reported in the Western population. The study aimed to evaluate the association between tamoxifen use and deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in older women with breast cancer in Taiwan.We conducted a retrospective case-control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program.

Tamoxifen usage correlates with increased risk of Parkinson's disease in older women with breast cancer: a case-control study in Taiwan.

Background And Objectives: Little is known about the association between tamoxifen usage and risk of Parkinson's disease in women with breast cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between tamoxifen usage and Parkinson's disease in older women with breast cancer in Taiwan.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective nationwide case-control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program.

Use of thiazolidinediones and risk of hip fracture in old people in a case-control study in Taiwan.

Little research is available on the association between use of thiazolidinediones and hip fracture in old people in Taiwan. We conducted a population-based case-control study to examine this issue.Using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program, we identified 603 type 2 diabetic subjects 65 years or older in age with newly diagnosed hip fracture in 2000 to 2013 as cases.

Association of use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors with risk of acute pancreatitis: a case-control study in Taiwan.

Background And Objectives: Few studies have reported the association of the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) with acute pancreatitis. We conducted a population-based case-control study to explore this relationship.

Methods: In this study, 4631 cases with first attack of acute pancreatitis and 4631 controls without acute pancreatitis were selected using a randomly sampled cohort of one million health insurance enrollees from 2000 to 2013.

Statin use correlates with reduced risk of chronic osteomyelitis: a nationwide case-control study in Taiwan.

Background/objective: Potential association between prior statin use and chronic osteomyelitis is examined.

Methods: A nationwide case-control study was conducted based on data taken from the Taiwan National Health Insurance program. The case group includes 2338 subjects aged 20-84 years newly diagnosed for chronic osteomyelitis from 2000 to 2013; the control group included 2338 randomly selected subjects without chronic osteomyelitis matched for sex, age, and index year.

Correlation between proton pump inhibitors and risk of pyogenic liver abscess.

Background/objective: Little is known about the relationship between proton pump inhibitors use and pyogenic liver abscess. The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between proton pump inhibitors use and pyogenic liver abscess in Taiwan.

Methods: This was a population-based case-control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program since 2000 to 2011.

Prevalence and factors of elevated alanine aminotransferase in central Taiwan - a retrospective study.

Background: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and explore its related factors in Central Taiwan.

Methods: The study employed a retrospective design. The study selected a sample of 5,550 subjects between the years 2000 to 2004.

A study on the relationship between age and inpatient falls in Taiwan.

Falls are the most frequently reported adverse hospital events. How to prevent inpatients from falling has become an important issue of patient safety in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between age and inpatient falls.

[A qualitative study of physical experiences associated with cervical screenings].

Background: Papnicolauo (Pap) smear screening is an invasive examination that intrudes upon women's privacy, forcing them to physically perceive both inner and external worlds. This subjective physical experience has rarely been explored in the literature.

Purpose: This article explores the subjective physical experiences of patients undergoing cervical screening.