Exploring the Perceptions of Families and Nurses After Signing a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order for Patients in Respiratory Care Wards.

This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of family caregivers and nurses after the signing of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order for patients in respiratory care wards (RCWs). The goal was to facilitate nurses' preparedness for responding to family reactions and feelings in future DNR situations. The study employed semi-structured interviews with ventilator-dependent patients' families and nurses recruited from RCWs in regional and district hospitals in New Taipei City.

Sarcopenia Among Older People in the Philippines: A Scoping Review.

This review aimed to identify and map the evidence about sarcopenia among older Filipinos. Studies about sarcopenia among Filipinos aged 60 and above were included. All studies regardless of type, setting, language, and timeframe were reviewed.

[The Hospice-Care Promotion Experiences of Multidisciplinary Care Providers in Residential Long-Term Care Facilities: A Qualitative Study].

Background: In aging societies, residents of residential long-term care facilities (RLTCF) are a population that can significantly influence the success of efforts to promote hospice care and to achieve societal goals of domestic aging in place and good death. Multidisciplinary healthcare providers in RLTCF play vital roles in assessing, coordinating, and implementing the "five whole concepts" of hospice care.

Purpose: To explore multidisciplinary healthcare providers' experiences with implementing hospice care in RLTCF.

Decision difficulties of long-term-care facility nurses in transferring residents to the emergency department: A cross-sectional nationwide study.

Aims: To examine the level of decision difficulties of long-term-care facility (LTCF) nurses when transferring residents to the emergency department (ED) and associated influencing factors.

Design: A cross-sectional nationwide study.

Methods: The LTCFs were selected through random stratified sampling across the whole Taiwan during February 2018 to January 2019.

Analysis of daily goal sheets on physician-nurse collaboration attitude.

Background: Optimal communication and collaboration between inter-disciplinary health care providers is critical to ensuring high quality patient care. We aimed to quantify the impact on physician-nurse collaboration (PNC) of implementing daily goal sheets (DGSs) in emergency settings.

Methods: The usage of a DGS was administered in morning rounds in an emergency intensive care unit (ICU) for four consecutive months.

Effects of Blackcurrant Anthocyanin on Endothelial Function and Peripheral Temperature in Young Smokers.

Background: Blackcurrant anthocyanin (BCA) is expected to repair endothelial dysfunction, but it remains unclear whether beneficial effects are present in young healthy persons. This study examines whether supplements containing blackcurrant anthocyanin improve endothelial function and peripheral temperature in young smokers.

Methods: Young, healthy male nonsmokers (N group: = 11; mean age 22 ± 2 years) and smokers (S group: = 13; mean age 21 ± 1 years) were enrolled.

Satisfaction With the Quality Nursing Work Environment Among Psychiatric Nurses Working in Acute Care General Hospitals.

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact on patient care quality of a positive, high-quality environment that is tailored to the practice of nursing. This study enabled nurses to show their professional skills and knowledge, which may help enhance job satisfaction. To date, little research has been done to assess the relationship between the nursing work environment and the job satisfaction of psychiatric nurses employed in acute wards of general hospitals.

Sintering Pmperature-Dependence on Radiopacity of Bi ZrxO Powders Prepared by Sol-Gel Process.

Bismuth oxide (Bi₂O₃) is an effective additive used to enhance radiography resolution for dental materials. However, there are potential concerns regarding its biocompatibility and connection to tissue discoloration. In the present study, we modified the radiopacity properties of Bi₂O₃ with zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) using a sol-gel process and investigated the composition, as well as the effects of heat treatment temperature using Thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD).

Effects of a skill demonstration video delivered by smartphone on facilitating nursing students' skill competencies and self-confidence: A randomized controlled trial study.

Background: The correct and appropriate performance of nursing skills by students can ensure patient safety and care quality. However, developing appropriate teaching and learning strategies to enhance nursing students' nursing skills and knowledge are challenging tasks for nursing faculty members. Nowadays, smartphones are popular mobile devices that are used on campuses by students and could be considered a potential tool to deliver learning materials to nursing students.

Substantial effects of empowerment case management on physical health of type 2 diabetic patients.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the effects of empowerment case management on the physical health of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Background: Diabetes is a global health issue. Case management is often used on diabetes management at various levels.

Combinations of SERPINB5 gene polymorphisms and environmental factors are associated with oral cancer risks.

Background: We identified rs17071138 T/C, rs3744941 C/T, and rs8089104 T/C gene polymorphisms of SERPINB5 (mammary serine protease inhibitor) that are specific to patients with oral cancer susceptibility and their clinicopathological status.

Methodology/principal Findings: In total, 1342 participants, including 601 healthy controls and 741 patients with oral cancer, were recruited for this study. Allelic discrimination of rs17071138 T/C, rs3744941 C/T, and rs8089104 T/C of the SERPINB5 gene was assessed by a real-time PCR with a TaqMan assay.

Acupressure, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: Nursing home (NH) residents suffer from sleep disturbances which are associated with a low quality of life (QoL). The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of comparing acupressure on specific acupoints with acupressure on non-specific acupoints in older NH residents with sleep disturbances.

Design: A randomized control trial with a pre- and post-test design.

Lifestyle changes in heart transplant recipients.

The purpose of this study was to understand the lifestyle; examine the relationships among lifestyle, medical factors, and stress status; and determine the predictors of better lifestyle in heart transplant recipients in Taiwan. A prospective design with convenience sampling was used. Data were collected through the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II and demographic questionnaires, which included personal information, stress status, and medical information.

Differences Between Men and Women Aged 65 and Older in the Relationship Between Self-Reported Sleep and Cognitive Impairment: A Nationwide Survey in Taiwan.

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of self-reported sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment in men and women aged 65 and older and to determine sex-specific effects on the relationship between self-reported sleep and cognitive impairment.

Design: A secondary data analysis from the 2009 Taiwan National Health Interview Survey.

Participants: Individuals aged 65 and older (N = 2,413, n = 1,094 men, n = 1,319 women).

The effect of an integrated education model on anxiety and uncertainty in patients undergoing cervical disc herniation surgery.

Background: Educating patients about receiving surgical procedures is becoming an important issue, as it can reduce anxiety and uncertainty while helping to hasten decisions for undergoing time sensitive surgeries. We evaluated a new integrated education model for patients undergoing cervical disc herniation surgery using a quasi-experimental design.

Methods: The participants were grouped into either the new integrated educational model (n = 32) or the standard group (n = 32) on the basis of their ward numbers assigned at admission.

Beneficial effects of biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training in patients with urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: A systematic review and metaanalysis.

Objectives: This systematic review and metaanalysis compared the effects of biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training with those of pelvic floor muscle training alone in patients with urinary incontinence after radical prostetactomy.

Design: A review and metaanalysis study design.

Data Sources: The metaanalysis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses guidelines.

Text Mining of Journal Articles for Sleep Disorder Terminologies.

Objective: Research on publication trends in journal articles on sleep disorders (SDs) and the associated methodologies by using text mining has been limited. The present study involved text mining for terms to determine the publication trends in sleep-related journal articles published during 2000-2013 and to identify associations between SD and methodology terms as well as conducting statistical analyses of the text mining findings.

Methods: SD and methodology terms were extracted from 3,720 sleep-related journal articles in the PubMed database by using MetaMap.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Vietnamese Hemodialysis Stressor Scale.

The lack of a suitable assessment tool may limit optimal stress management and impair the health-related quality of life of patients undergoing hemodialysis. The purpose of the study was to examine latent constructs and psychometric properties of the Vietnamese Hemodialysis Stressor Scale (HSS-V). In total, 180 patients receiving hemodialysis were recruited.

[An Exploration of the Pain Management Knowledge of Emergency Room Staffs and Factors of Influence].

Background: Pain has been integrated as the fifth vital sign that is a common health problem for emergency room patients. Although prior studies have addressed the effects of the pain-management knowledge of emergency room staffs on the quality of pain care, there is a dearth of research on pain management knowledge and on the factors that influence this knowledge.

Purpose: To explore the knowledge of emergency room staffs regarding pain management and the factors that influence this knowledge.

The relationship between physical activity and heart rate variability in orthotopic heart transplant recipients.

Aims And Objectives: To investigate the relationship between physical activity and heart rate variability in orthotopic heart transplant recipients, to compare the difference in heart rate variability between patients one year after orthotopic heart transplant and healthy adults matched to the heart transplant recipients in terms of age, gender and physical activity levels.

Background: Although physical activity affects the heart rate variability in patients with heart disease, there is a paucity of literature discussing the correlation between physical activity and heart rate variability among heart transplant recipients.

Design: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study.

[Disaster nursing and primary school teachers' disaster-related healthcare knowledge and skills].

The World Bank has ranked Taiwan as the 5th highest risk country in the world in terms of full-spectrum disaster risk. With volatile social, economic, and geologic environments and the real threat of typhoons, earthquakes, and nuclear disasters, the government has made a public appeal to raise awareness and reduce the impact of disasters. Disasters not only devastate property and the ecology, but also cause striking and long-lasting impacts on life and health.

A home-based exercise program improves heart rate variability and functional capacity among postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease.

Aims: To determine whether a home-based exercise program is able to increase functional capacity (FC) and reduce heart rate variability (HRV) in postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease.

Background: Regular exercise training has been shown to improve both FC and HRV. However, those studies were conducted within institutional training programs, and few have included women.

The influence of physical activity level on heart rate variability among asthmatic adults.

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of physical activity levels on heart rate variability among asthmatic patients.

Background: In recent years, heart rate variability is frequently used to assess the autonomic nervous system. The pathogenesis of asthma is probably related to autonomic dysfunction.