Risk factors associated with periodontal disease and its impact on quality of life among pregnant women.

Background: Periodontal disease during pregnancy affects maternal oral health and increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, studies on the risk factors for periodontal disease and its impact on oral health-related quality of life in pregnant women in Taiwan are lacking. This present study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with periodontal disease during pregnancy and examine the relationship of periodontal disease with oral health-related quality of life among pregnant women.

Factors influencing the self-perceived competencies in spiritual care of nurses in the long-term care facilities.

Aims: To identify key factors influencing institutional nurses' self-perceived competencies in spiritual care.

Background: In the past decade, interest in spiritual care has been increasing; however, in long-term care facilities, limited knowledge is available about nurses' competencies in spiritual care.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 202 nurses in 11 long-term care facilities.

Trends and risk factors of stillbirth in Taiwan 2006-2013: a population-based study.

Purpose: To examine temporal trends in stillbirth and its associated risk factors in Taiwan.

Methods: This was a population-based cohort study. Data were extracted from the Birth Certificate Application database.

The Relationship of Physiopsychosocial Factors and Spiritual Well-Being in Elderly Residents: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice.

Background: Older adults in residential settings frequently suffer from functional decline, mental illness, and social isolation, which make them more vulnerable to spiritual distress. However, empirical evidence of the interrelationships between physiopsychosocial variables and spiritual well-being are still lacking, limiting the application of the biopsychosocial-spiritual model in institutional healthcare practice.

Aims: To explain the mechanisms by which these variables are linked, this cross-sectional study tested a causal model of predictors of spiritual well-being among 377 institutionalized older adults with disability using a structural equation modeling approach.

Predictors of Adherence to Relaxation Guided Imagery During Pregnancy in Women with Preterm Labor.

Objectives: To examine adherence to relaxation guided imagery in women experiencing preterm labor as well as predictors influencing adherence.

Methods: This study used a longitudinal follow-up approach. Each of the 57 participating women received a mini-MP3 player containing a 13-minute relaxation guided imagery audio program that they were instructed to follow daily until giving birth.

The effectiveness of a relaxation training program for women with preterm labour on pregnancy outcomes: a controlled clinical trial.

Background: Prenatal maternal stress is associated with adverse birth outcomes. Few studies have been published on the effectiveness of relaxation techniques focusing on women with preterm labour.

Objects: The object of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a relaxation training program on pregnancy outcomes in women experiencing preterm labour.

Effects of a relaxation training programme on immediate and prolonged stress responses in women with preterm labour.

Aim: This paper is a report of an experimental study of the effects of relaxation-training programme on immediate and prolonged stress responses in women with preterm labour.

Background: Hospitalized pregnant women with preterm labour experience developmental and situational stress. However, few studies have been performed on stress management in such women.