[ICOPE Evaluations and Promoting Health in Older Adults: A Chinese Medicine Perspective].

The Integrated Care for Old People (ICOPE) guidelines were developed by the World Health Organization. These guidelines address functional abilities in older adults in six intrinsic capacity domains, including cognitive decline, limited mobility, malnutrition, visual impairment, hearing loss, and depressive symptoms with the goal of improving their assessment and management. In this article, aging is interpreted from the perspective of Chinese medicine and guided by the theory of Yin Yang, the five elements, the six ICOPE domains, and the five organs (liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys).

Psychometric evaluation of an adult post-COVID-19 symptom tool: a development and validation study.

The objective of this study was aimed to develop and validate an instrument for post-COVID-19 symptoms in adults. Data were collected from adults with a previous COVID-19 diagnosis in Taiwan. We developed the initial instrument through systematic review and expert feedback.

The Effect of Physical Activity on Body Constitution and Psychological Health in Older Adults: Evidence From an Analysis of a Biobank Research Database.

This study aims to describe the relationship between physical activity, suboptimal health status based on traditional Chinese medicine, and psychological health in older people in Taiwan. A total of 4,497 older individuals were selected from the Taiwan Biobank Research Database. Suboptimal health status was assessed using a body constitution questionnaire to measure yang deficiency, yin deficiency, and stasis.

Falls efficacy among stroke survivors living in the community.

Purpose:  The study focused on the falls efficacy of stroke survivors in the community and its association with the related factors.

Method:  The study was conducted through a cross-sectional design in the community setting. One hundred seven stroke survivors were recruited.

Disease knowledge and treatment adherence among patients with thalassemia major and their mothers in Taiwan.

Aims: The current study had three aims: (i) to examine disease knowledge in both thalassemia major patients and their mothers; (ii) to understand the relationships between disease knowledge and treatment adherence in thalassemia major patients; and (iii) to explore the importance of selected factors in predicting patients' knowledge about thalassemia major.

Background: Patients with thalassemia major must be treated with life-long blood transfusions. Evidence suggests that patients with more knowledge/information about their illnesses adhere more readily to treatment schedules.