Clinical application of mindfulness in end-of-life care from the perspective of palliative care professionals: A phenomenological study.

Background: and Purpose: With mindfulness being increasingly recognized for its potential to address psychological challenges related to advanced or terminal illnesses, palliative care professionals are incorporating mindfulness-based interventions into their practice. However, there is limited understanding of the practical applications of mindfulness in clinical settings, particularly for end-of-life patients. This study explored palliative care professionals' experiences in delivering mindfulness-based therapy to end-of-life patients, thereby aiming to inform the development of effective interventions.

The Lived Experiences of Palliative Care Professionals in Cultivating Mindfulness: A Phenomenological Study.

The aim of this study was to explore the essence of the lived experiences of palliative care professionals in cultivating mindfulness, with a focus on the meaning of mindfulness in their lives and how mindfulness is experienced throughout their process of caring for others. This was a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Eleven palliative care professionals (three physicians, four nurses, three psychologists, and one spiritual care provider) partook in in-depth interviews.

[The Elephant in the Room: Integrative Care for Community Hospice Palliative Care in Taiwan: An Example of a Regional Teaching Hospital in Pingtung County].

Taiwan has been an aging society since 2018. As a result, long-term care, end-of-life autonomy, and hospice care have received increasing attention. The government of Taiwan promotes home-based healthcare through the National Health Insurance System to enable the efficient utilization of medical resources and reduce overall medical costs.

Roles and Functions of Rural Health Midwives in Cordillera Administrative Region: A Qualitative Pilot Study.

Background: Midwives have been frontline health professionals at the grassroots level, especially in rural communities. Their role was expanded from maternal and child healthcare providers to primary healthcare services providers. Despite their expanded functions, there have been limited studies investigating the professional practice of midwifery in the Philippines in a rural setting.

[Living With Cancer: Clinical Application of Mindfulness on Cancer-Related Fatigue].

Cancer-related fatigue is the most common and longest-lasting symptom of discomfort experienced by cancer patients. Its effects on patients include physical, psychological, emotional, and cognitive stress, which greatly reduce quality of life. The field of mind-body integrated medicine has improved gradually in recent years, with many evidence-based studies supporting the efficacy of mindfulness as a symptom management strategy for cancer-related fatigue.

Teaching and learning in interprofessional ethics education: Tutors' perspectives.

Background: Ethical dilemmas that arise in the clinical setting often require the collaboration of multiple disciplines to be resolved. However, medical and nursing curricula do not prioritize communication among disciplines regarding this issue. A common teaching strategy, problem-based learning, could be used to enhance communication among disciplines.

The journey of embracing life: Mothers' perspectives of living with their children with retinoblastoma.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the experience and views of mothers with children who have been diagnosed with retinoblastoma.

Design And Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted in the period of 2019-2021. Interviews were conducted with 21 mothers of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma in Indonesia.

Illness Experiences of Advanced Cancer Patients in Taiwan.

The illness experiences of advanced cancer patients are discussed in a Taiwanese cultural context, using an interpretive ethnographic approach (interviews and participant observations) emphasizing holism and symbolic interactionism. A total of 23 advanced cancer patients from different counties in Taiwan were recruited over a 42-month period. The researcher followed their progress as they approached death to better understand their terminal cancer experiences.

Phronesis of nurses: A response to moral distress.

Background: As moral action could help nurses reduce moral distress, it is necessary to carry out qualitative research to present the experiences in which nurses apply moral action.

Aim: To describe and analyze the phronesis applied by nurses in the face of moral distress.

Research Design: The research participants were invited to participate in in-depth interviews.

Uses and Perspectives of Aging Well Terminology in Taiwanese and International Literature: A Systematic Review.

The aim of this study is to examine aging well (AW) terminology in Taiwan in its local and global contexts, and to suggest ways of communication by Taiwanese professionals that is sensitive to the lay public's preferences. Researchers conducted a systematic review using Khan et al.'s strategy, and Harden and Thomas' method, to sift through seven databases and synthesize diverse studies on AW.

Phenomenon of moral distress through the aspect of interpretive interactionism.

Background: Most previous studies on moral distress focused on the factors that cause moral distress, paying inadequate attention to the moral conflict of nurses' values, the physician-nurse power hierarchy, and the influence of the culture.

Research Objective: To analyze the main causes for moral distress with interpretive interactionism.

Research Design: A qualitative study was adopted.

Moral Distress Model Reconstructed Using Grounded Theory.

Background: The problems of nurse burnout and manpower shortage relate to moral distress. Thus, having a good understanding of moral distress is critical to developing strategies that effectively improve the clinical ethical climate and improve nursing retention in Taiwan.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to reconstruct the model of moral distress using the grounded theory.

The meaning of rituals after a stillbirth: A qualitative study of mothers with a stillborn baby.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the meaning of rituals that women and their families perform after a stillbirth.

Background: A cultural taboo in Taiwan prohibits discussing death; thus, parents of stillborn babies have no established public mourning or burial ceremonies to perform for their stillborn children. Stillbirths are often treated as if they had never happened.

Taboo in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study of Taiwanese Nurses' "Not-Eating Pineapple" in Clinical Practice.

There has been an increased emphasis on nurses' mental health and well-being in the workplace. Psychologists have established a correlative link between individual's beliefs on luck and mental health. The pineapple taboo has been observed among Taiwanese hospital nurses as a prevalent superstitious belief for bringing luck or warding off increased clinical workloads, but how and why the ritual persists in the hospital workplace remains unknown.

Factors related to tracheostomy timing and ventilator weaning: findings from a population in Northern Taiwan.

Introduction: Determining the optimal time for performing a tracheostomy and weaning a patient off a ventilator is typically challenging for physicians, respiratory therapists, patients and patients' families.

Purpose: This study examined the factors influencing tracheostomy timing and ventilator weaning and described the transition-care placement of patients who experience unsuccessful ventilator weaning.

Methods: A retrospective design was employed, and 2 years of data were collected through a medical chart review performed at a hospital in Northern Taiwan.

On My Own: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Mothers of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Taiwan.

Background: There has been a dramatic increase in autism around the world. However, little is known about the impact of the Taiwanese primogeniture system on mothers of children with ASD. Greater knowledge is needed to understand the life experiences of Taiwanese mothers with ASD children when a healthy male descendent is expected.

What Is the Addiction World Like? Understanding the Lived Experience of the Individuals' Illicit Drug Addiction in Taiwan.

Purpose: This study focuses on the participants' lived experience of addiction.

Design And Methods: The study presents a qualitative method. The use of the fieldwork-based participant observation and in-depth interviews guided the data collection and analysis.

[Disorder in life and the world: the illness experiences of women with diabetes in Taiwan].

Background: The role of women is strongly associated with health behavior. Understanding the illness experiences of women with diabetes helps health professionals to provide appropriate health care to women with diabetes.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the illness experiences of women with diabetes.

Experience of pelvic floor muscle exercises among women in Taiwan: a qualitative study of improvement in urinary incontinence and sexuality.

Aims And Objectives: To gain an in-depth understanding of women's experiences of performing pelvic floor muscle exercises for urinary incontinence and the impact on their sexuality.

Background: Urinary incontinence is not a life-threatening disorder; however, it has been shown to have detrimental effects on quality of life in terms of psychological, social and sexual dysfunction. Pelvic floor muscle exercises is the first recommended strategy for managing mild to moderate urinary incontinence as it is noninvasive and cost effective.

An exploration of nursing preceptorship and functions and nurses' intention to stay from the perspective of cultural differences.

Background: Culture has a great impact on human behavior; this is the key for organizational cultures in the Chinese society where relationships and hierarchy are emphasized and is especially exerted to the utmost by relationalism in Taiwan's collective society.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in the nature of preceptorship and functions between Eastern and Western cultures.

Methods: An exploratory research design was used.

[A phenomenological study of the shift change experiences of clinical nurses in Taiwan].

Background: The process of changing shifts requires that clinical nurses engage in critical communication and interaction activities. Little research has examined the shift-change phenomenon. How Taiwanese nurses interpret their lived shift-change experiences deserves further exploration.

'Struggling to be an insider': a phenomenological design of new nurses' transition.

Aims And Objectives: To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the transition process of new nurses in Taiwan. Background.  The transition period for new nurses can be a daunting and traumatic experience.

The psychometric testing of the diabetes health promotion self-care scale.

Background: Health-promoting behavior is an important strategy to maintain and enhance health of patients with Type 2 diabetes. Few instruments have been developed to measure health promotion self-care behavior of patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Purpose: Developing and psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Diabetes Health Promotion Self-Care Scale (DHPSC) for patients with Type 2 diabetes.