Patient perceptions of empowerment processes, health outcomes and related factors in patients living with diabetes in Taiwan: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: The aim was to examine the associations among empowerment processes, health outcomes, and related factors in patients living with diabetes.

Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed a convenience sample of 144 patients with diabetes in Taiwan. Data were collected with questionnaires, HbA1C, blood pressure, and total cholesterol.

Expression of Bcl2l1, Clcf1, IL-28ra and Pias1 in the mouse heart after single and repeated administration of chlorpromazine.

Several chlorpromazine (CPZ)-related deaths have been suspected in forensic autopsies but these are difficult to identify precisely because only low concentrations of CPZ can usually be detected. Patients on CPZ therapy exhibit various cardiovascular diseases, such as arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy. As our previous study revealed that CPZ administration affects the expression of immediate early genes that are induced before any other genes, we expected that CPZ probably affects the heart and, in particular, the gene expression in heart.

Using the Health Belief Model to understand caregiver factors influencing childhood influenza vaccinations.

Objective: This study applied the Health Belief Model to investigate factors in the decision by caregivers to vaccinate their children for influenza.

Design: Cross-sectional study. SAMPLE AND MEASUREMENTS: Purposive sampling obtained 2,778 useable responses to surveys of 33 public health centers and 40 medical institutions participating in vaccination programs in southern Taiwan.

Expression of C-fos, Fos-B, Fosl-1, Fosl-2, Dusp-1 and C-jun in the mouse heart after single and repeated chlorpromazine administrations.

Many cases of sudden chlorpromazine (Chl)-related deaths have been identified in forensic autopsies. Because Chl concentration detected in such cases is often low, identifying the cause of death can be difficult. Patients on Chl therapy exhibit arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy.