A Comparison of Two Cross-Sectional Studies on Successful Model of Introducing Nursing Information System in a Regional Teaching Hospital in Taiwan.

Nursing information system introduction is an important measure for hospital nursing departments to promote the clinical practice of nursing with both efficiency and quality. A comparison of two cross-sectional study designs was adopted, and the information systems success model, as proposed by DeLone and McLean (2003), was used to explore the effectiveness of the six dimensions of system quality, information quality, service quality, use, user satisfaction, and net benefits at 6 and 12 months after the introduction launch of the nursing information system in hospitals. Multiple regression analysis was used across the two cross-sectional studies.

Lifestyle changes for treating psoriasis.

Background: Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that presents with itching, red, scaling plaques; its worsening has been associated with obesity, drinking, smoking, lack of sleep, and a sedentary lifestyle. Lifestyle changes may improve psoriasis.

Objectives: To assess the effects of lifestyle changes for psoriasis, including weight reduction, alcohol abstinence, smoking cessation, dietary modification, exercise, and other lifestyle change interventions.

Associations Between Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome by Gender in Young Adults.

Objective: Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, such as smoking, drinking, betel-quid chewing, insufficient exercise, and inadequate sleep are significantly correlated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). To further understand this relationship, this study examined the main effect of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and their interaction on MetS by gender in young adults.

Method: A cross-sectional study involving 694 young adults from a national survey was performed in which demographic characteristics, unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, anthropometric measurements, and blood chemistry panels were collected during face-to-face interviews.

Acupuncture-Related Techniques for Psoriasis: A Systematic Review with Pairwise and Network Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objective: There has be a large body of evidence on the pharmacological treatments for psoriasis, but whether nonpharmacological interventions are effective in managing psoriasis remains largely unclear. This systematic review conducted pairwise and network meta-analyses to determine the effects of acupuncture-related techniques on acupoint stimulation for the treatment of psoriasis and to determine the order of effectiveness of these remedies.

Methods: This study searched the following databases from inception to March 15, 2016: Medline, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EBSCO (including Academic Search Premier, American Doctoral Dissertations, and CINAHL), Airiti Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure.

Modifiable Lifestyle Behaviors Are Associated With Metabolic Syndrome in a Taiwanese Population.

Purpose: To explore associations between metabolic syndrome and modifiable lifestyle behaviors among the adult population in Taiwan.

Design: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from a nationally representative sample that participated in the 2005-2008 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan. The sample (2,337 participants older than 19 years) provided data on demographic characteristics, modifiable lifestyle behaviors, anthropometric measurements, and blood chemistry panel.

The association between prenatal sleep quality and obstetric outcome.

Background: Pregnancy-associated sleep disorder is a new category on the latest version of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders. It is a significant problem for pregnant women.

Purpose: The present follow-up study assesses the association between sleep quality during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and obstetric-neonatal outcomes.

Postpartum women's sleep quality and its predictors in Taiwan.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore postpartum women's sleep quality and its predictors in Taiwan.

Design: Cross-sectional design.

Methods: Postpartum women (N = 327) were recruited during their postnatal check-ups in Taiwan.

Patterns and predictors of sleep quality in Taiwanese pregnant women.

Purpose: This study examined the patterns and psychosocial predictors of sleep quality in Taiwanese pregnant women.

Study Design And Methods: A cross-sectional, correlational study design was used. A convenience sample of 400 pregnant women from two urban hospitals in Taiwan participated in this study.

Comparison of health-promoting lifestyles between postnatal han taiwanese and indigenous women.

Background: The health-promoting lifestyle of postpartum women is an important issue, but few studies have been undertaken to examine the role of cultural difference.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand the health-promoting lifestyles of postnatal mothers in Taiwan in terms of differences between ethnic Han Taiwanese and indigenous women and of factors predicting health-promoting lifestyles in the two groups.

Methods: For this cross-sectional comparative study, data on postnatal health-promoting behaviors, as measured using the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP), were collected from 314 mothers during their sixth postpartum week.

A comparative study of sleep quality between pregnant and nonpregnant Taiwanese women.

Purpose: This study explored (a) differences in sleep quality, depression, and stress among second- and third-trimester pregnant and nonpregnant women, and (b) relationships among depression, stress, and sleep quality of pregnant women in Taiwan.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Methods: A convenience sample of 150 second-trimester and 150 third-trimester pregnant women was recruited from two medical centers in Taiwan.