Publications by authors named "Hsiang-Tai Chen"
Background: Well-being is an important issue in workplace. One of these assessment tools of well-being, Workplace PERMA Profiler, is based on Seligman's five dimensions well-being. Prolonged fatigue may last for a long time, leading a great impact on both employees and enterprises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: One of the health issues related to shift work patterns is possible gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. However, the association between shift work and possible GERD symptoms through meta-analysis has not been developed in the current literature field. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the association between shift work and possible GERD symptoms through meta-analysis.
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- - Previous research shows a clear link between smoking and sleep apnea, but the role of secondhand smoke (SHS) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is less understood – this study aimed to clarify that connection through a meta-analysis.
- - The researchers analyzed 267 articles and found that SHS exposure is associated with a 64% increased risk of possible OSA, with children being at a higher risk (RR 1.84) compared to adults (RR 1.35).
- - The analysis also highlighted significant risks associated with SHS exposure from both mothers (RR 2.61) and fathers (RR 2.15) in relation to OSA, confirming that SHS is a significant risk factor across