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).

Variation of Microbial Diversity in Catastrophic Oil Spill Area in Marine Ecosystem and Hydrocarbon Degradation of UCMs (Unresolved Complex Mixtures) by Marine Indigenous Bacteria.

The study targeted an assessment of microbial diversity during oil spill in the marine ecosystem (Kaohsiung port, Taiwan) and screened dominant indigenous bacteria for oil degradation, as well as UCM weathering. DO was detected lower and TDS/conductivity was observed higher in oil-spilled area, compared to the control, where a significant correlation (R = 1; P < 0.0001) was noticed between DO and TDS.

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.

Case-Control Study Examining the Association between Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Use and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors use and hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. Using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program, we conducted a case-control study to identify 4901 subjects aged 20 years and more with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma in 2000-2013 as the cases. We randomly selected 19604 subjects aged 20 years and more without hepatocellular carcinoma as the controls.

Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors Use and Relative Risk of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Case-Control Study.

Limited research focuses on the risk of ischemic cerebrovascular disease associated with use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Taiwan. This study aimed to investigate the association between DPP-4 inhibitors use and the first episode of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. We designed a 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.

No association between losartan use and acute pancreatitis in hypertensive patients.

Background And Objective: Clinical evidence is scarce about the relationship between losartan use and acute pancreatitis. We therefore conducted a population-based case-control study using the database from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program to investigate this question.

Methods: The study consisted of 1449 hypertensive subjects aged 20-84 years with a first episode of acute pancreatitis during the period 2000-2011 as the case group and 2479 hypertensive subjects without acute pancreatitis as the control group.

Herpes zoster correlates with increased risk of Parkinson's disease in older people: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Little is known on the relationship between herpes zoster and Parkinson's disease in older people. This study aimed to explore whether herpes zoster could be associated with Parkinson's disease in older people in Taiwan.We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the claim data of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program.

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura might be an early hematologic manifestation of undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Little research focuses on the association between immune thrombocytopenic purpura and human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwan. This study investigated whether immune thrombocytopenic purpura might be an early hematologic manifestation of undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwan. We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study using data of individuals enrolled in Taiwan National Health Insurance Program.

Long-term effects of pioglitazone on first attack of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in older people with type 2 diabetes: A case-control study in Taiwan.

Long-term studies demonstrating the effect of pioglitazone use on primary prevention of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus are lacking. This study investigated the relationship between pioglitazone use and first attack of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in Taiwan.We conducted a case-control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program.

Splenectomy and risk of renal and perinephric abscesses: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Little epidemiological research is available on the relationship between splenectomy and renal and perinephric abscesses. The purpose of the study was to examine this issue in Taiwan.We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using the hospitalization dataset of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program.

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.