School adjustment experiences of ventilator-dependent children: A phenomenological study of mothers' perspectives.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the experiences of ventilator-dependent children (VDC) in adjusting to school life from the perspectives of their mothers.

Design And Method: This study employed a descriptive phenomenological approach. From July 2021 to September 2022, ten mothers of VDC were recruited via purposive sampling and underwent in-depth individual interviews.

Psychosocial experiences in youth with Tourette syndrome: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Suffering from Tourette syndrome (TS) disrupts the daily lives and interpersonal relationships of patients. The psychosocial experiences of young people with TS are not yet clear. The aim of the systematic review is to identify and synthesize the psychosocial experiences of young people with TS.

Effects of a Moodle-based E-learning environment on E-collaborative learning, perceived satisfaction, and study achievement among nursing students: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Studies suggest that e-learning environments (ELEMs) in nursing education may be more effective than traditional face-to-face teaching, as they lead to learning outcomes that equal or exceed those of face-to-face teaching.

Objectives: To determine whether using ELEM for educational applications can significantly improve e-collaborative learning, perceived satisfaction, and study achievement among nursing students in a paediatric nursing course.

Design: Nonrandomized pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research design.

Factors associated with Tourette syndrome among adolescents in Taiwan: A cross-sectional correlational study.

Purpose: Adolescents with Tourette syndrome (TS) may suffer from learning difficulties (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), challenges in interpersonal interactions (especially with peers), disruptions of daily routines (disruptive behavior disorders), and increased psychosocial stress, which can result in internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, such as venting depression and stress through self-harm. The aim of this study was to investigate peer attachment in adolescents with TS and associated risk factors.

Design And Methods: Adolescents with TS aged 13-18 years were recruited from the outpatient departments of 2 hospitals in Taiwan.

Prevention and management of hospital-acquired pressure injury among patients with lung disease in a hospital: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to promote evidence-based practice in the prevention and management of pressure injury in lung disease patients.

Introduction: Pressure injury is a crucial quality indicator for hospital care of patients. The pressure injury incidence threshold in the chest wards has been exceeding that of the general ward (0.

Living with tics: Nursing care of pediatric tourette syndrome.

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental movement characterized by abrupt, rapid, repetitive, and non-rhythmic tics. While TS is not life-threatening, such tics and comorbidities affect a children's physical and mental health and social interactions. Treatment is necessary when the children experience physical discomfort, functional dysfunction, and poor interpersonal interaction and mental health.

Psychosocial stress, self-esteem, and social adjustment: A moderated mediation analysis in Taiwanese adolescents with Tourette syndrome.

Purpose: Recent studies have shown that tics and related comorbidities can cause poorer social adjustment, lower self-esteem, and higher psychosocial stress among adolescents with Tourette syndrome. This study explored the role of self-esteem in mediating the relationship between psychosocial stress and social adjustment among adolescents with Tourette syndrome, and the role of comorbidities in moderating the relationship between self-esteem and social adjustment.

Design And Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 118 Taiwanese adolescents with Tourette syndrome aged between 12 and 20 years old were recruited via convenience sampling.

Experiences of Family Resource Utilization Among Taiwanese Parents of Children with Developmental Delay.

Purpose: To describe the experiences of the utilization of family resources by parents of children with developmental delay (DD) when receiving early intervention (EI) services.

Design And Methods: A Descriptive phenomenological approach was applied to conduct this study. Purposive sampling was utilized to select 17 parents of children with DD from a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan.

Experiences of parents providing kangaroo care to a premature infant: A qualitative systematic review.

Parents who give birth to an unexpected preterm infant not only suffer a psychological impact, but, in addition, their roles as parent are full of uncertainty. As part of family-centered care, kangaroo care is an important way to support premature infants and their family. This review synthesizes qualitative studies on the experiences of parents who have used kangaroo care for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units.

Development and Validation of the Social Adjustment Scale for Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome in Taiwan.

Purpose: The aim of this study developed the psychometric properties of the social adjustment scale for adolescents with Tourette syndrome (SASATS).

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted. 346 adolescents with Tourette syndrome (TS) were purposively sampled from pediatric outpatient departments at two hospitals in Taiwan.

Effectiveness of coffee for postoperative ileus in patients following abdominal surgery: a systematic review protocol.

The purpose of this systematic review is to critically appraise, synthesize and present the best available evidence concerning the effects of coffee on postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery. The review will consider the effect of coffee and decaffeinated coffee on recovering gastrointestinal function, time to first bowel movement, time to first flatus, time to tolerance of solid food, postoperative complications and length of hospital stay.

Social adjustment experiences of adolescents with Tourette syndrome.

Aims And Objectives: To explore and describe the experience of social adjustment of adolescents with Tourette syndrome in Taiwan.

Background: Although Tourette syndrome is a non-life-threatening disease, the inherent difficulties in controlling tics and comorbidities can cause long-term physical and psychological issues, as well as social maladjustment among adolescents. Good social adjustment can promote mental health among adolescents.

'Living with tics': self-experience of adolescents with Tourette syndrome during peer interaction.

Aims And Objectives: To describe the essence of the self-experience of adolescents with Tourette syndrome in the context of peer interaction.

Background: Tourette syndrome has an adverse impact on adolescents' physical, psychological and interpersonal interactions. Peers provide adolescents with social interactions that are crucial to the formation of self-identity.

The experiences of family members in the year following the diagnosis of a child or adolescent with cancer: a qualitative systematic review.

Background: Research shows that it is stressful for family members when a child or an adolescent within the family unit is diagnosed with cancer and this stress continues over the course of the year after the diagnosis. Qualitative studies have been conducted aimed at exploring parental, siblings' and other family members' experiences when facing health-illness transition-related stress during the first year after the child is diagnosed with cancer. This study integrates the research findings of relevant existing qualitative studies on this topic in order to provide empirical evidence-based suggestions for clinical care.

Body image of children and adolescents with cancer: a metasynthesis on qualitative research findings.

Children and adolescents with cancer are confronted with many challenges. This review considered studies that used qualitative methods to examine the body image experience of children and adolescents with cancer. A systematic literature search of English and Chinese databases was undertaken, covering the period between 1960 and October 2010.

The experience of body image of children and adolescents with cancer: A meta-synthesis.

Executive Summary: Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the body image experience of children and adolescents with cancer.

Inclusion Criteria: This review considered studies that utilised qualitative methods to examine the experience of children and adolescents with cancer. The phenomena of interest were experiences of children and adolescents with cancer living in acute care, home, and community settings of any cultural context.

Solid-phase synthesis of azidomethylene inhibitors targeting cysteine proteases.

An efficient strategy for the solid-phase synthesis of azidomethylene inhibitors targeting cysteine proteases is described. The method is highlighted by its compatibility with readily available building blocks, as well as its ability to accommodate different functional groups. A 249-member library has thus far been successfully synthesized, characterized, and screened against Caspase-1, -3 and -7.

Parenting stress and related factors in parents of children with Tourette syndrome.

The objective of this study was to assess the stress of parents and its influencing factors in caring for children with Tourette syndrome. A total of 150 subjects, either fathers or mothers of children diagnosed with Tourette syndrome between the ages of 6 and 12, were recruited by purposive sampling from the membership roster of the Taiwan Tourette Family Association. Study tools included a Parenting Stress Index Form and Social Support Index Form.