Feasibility of a Culture-Based Multicomponent Cognitive Training Program for Older Adults With Dementia.

Purpose: To understand whether a culture-based multicomponent cognitive training program is feasible and tolerable for persons with dementia (PWD) in day care centers in Taiwan, and to examine the effectiveness of a 16-week program in preventing declines in cognitive function and self-care, as well as the development of depressed mood and behavioral problems.

Method: This study was a 4-month cluster randomized controlled trial. PWD ( = 56) who met sample selection criteria were recruited from five day care centers and assigned to the experimental or comparison group.

Function-Focused Care for Cognitive Impairment Training Among Formal Caregivers in Long-Term Care Facilities in Taiwan: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: To examine behavior changes among formal caregivers in Taiwanese long-term care facilities (LTCFs) after receiving training in function-focused care for cognitive impairment (FFC-CI).

Method: The current study was a clustered randomized controlled trial. Formal caregivers (i.

[Testing Effectiveness of Localized Cognitive Stimulation Training With Musical Rhythm Courses Among Older People in Day Care Centers: A Pilot Study].

Background: Staff caregivers of day care centers provide many activities for older people. However, there is a lack of a systematic curriculum based on Taiwanese culture to improve cognitive function, self-care ability, and depressive mood status in these individuals.

Purpose: This study was designed to test the effectiveness of a series of localized cognitive stimulation training courses implemented by direct caregivers and aimed at improving cognitive function, self-care ability, and depressive mood in older people at day care centers.

A Feasibility Evaluation of the Need-Centered Watch-Assess-Need Intervention-Think Education and Training Program for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.

Background: Despite the high prevalence of dementia among residents living in long-term care facilities in Taiwan, most care providers in these facilities have not received adequate training to deal with the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). An original care and management model for BPSD has been developed, and model-based recommendations for an education and training program have been made. However, empirical testing has not yet been conducted to determine the efficacy of this program.

Effectiveness of a Problem-Based Geropsychiatric Nursing Clinical Internship Program.

Clinical internships that effectively incorporate the care of older adults with mental health disorders are sparse in many countries, including Taiwan. This study investigated the effectiveness of a problem-based geropsychiatric clinical internship program for nursing students in Taiwan. We conducted a quasi-experimental study among 126 nursing students.

Empowerment of frail institutionalized older people for self-care: from administrators' and staff caregivers' perspectives.

Purpose: To investigate the perspectives of administrators and staff caregivers in empowering older people living in long-term care facilities to improve self-care abilities.

Methods: A phenomenology research design was employed to generate data. The purposive sampling method was used to recruit administrator (n = 7) and staff caregiver groups (n =11).

Constant Daily Exercise to Keep the Doctor Away: A Study of Adherence to Physical Exercise Using a Gym in Individuals Older Than 55 Years.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of using a gym as a mechanism for adherence to regular physical exercise among individuals with aged 55 and over. This was a grounded theory research design. Data were collected from face-to-face interviews and observations among 15 people who attended the gym regularly and then analysed via content analysis.

[Applying the ATDE Model to the Teaching of Nursing Innovative Works].

Cultivating the ability of students to think creatively is a goal of nursing education. Combining creative-thinking training with the innovative work of nurses is a great challenge for nursing educators. This article uses Dr.

Effect of music care on depression and behavioral problems in elderly people with dementia in Taiwan: a quasi-experimental, longitudinal study.

Objectives: The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of music care on cognitive function, depression, and behavioral problems among elderly people with dementia in long-term care facilities in Taiwan.

Methods: The study had a quasi-experimental, longitudinal research design and used two groups of subjects. Subjects were not randomly assigned to experimental group (n = 90) or comparison group (n = 56).

Perspective of family caregivers on self-care independence among older people living in long-term care facilities: a qualitative study.

Background: Long-term care facilities have difficulty facilitating elders' independent self-care. Promoting self-care independence among residents of long-term care facilities cannot be ignored and needs to be further understood.

Objectives: To investigate how family caregivers' perceived building self-care independence among elders living in long-term care facilities.

Reciprocity of service learning among students and paired residents in long-term care facilities.

Many intergenerational service learning projects have been designed for service providers and recipients, few studies have analyzed the providers and recipients of such projects in terms of caring behavior. In accordance with the Taiwan Ministry of Education initiative to develop curricular service learning, a service learning project was initiated during a nursing school course before the students performed their clinical practicum. The aim of this mixed method design was to report the development of an intergenerational service learning project and to test its effects both on nursing students paired with residents and residents of facilities.

The effectiveness of an exercise programme for elders with dementia in a Taiwanese day-care centre.

The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of an exercise programme for elders with dementia in Taiwan aimed to maintain their activities of daily living such as feeding, dressing, grooming, washing and toileting. This was a single study group, repeated measure research design. Twenty-six dementia elders were recruited from a day-care centre located in southern Taiwan.

Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for improving depressive mood status among nursing home elders in Taiwan: a pilot study.

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) to improve depressive mood status among elders in a nursing home in Taiwan. This was an experimental, pre- and posttest study with 2 groups. Nine subjects in the experimental group received TEAS for 15 minutes, 5 times a week for 1 month.

Enhancing three bliss concepts among nursing home elders in Taiwan.

Aims: The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of the self-care self-efficacy enhancement programme (SCSEEP) to improve the three bliss concepts, life satisfaction, self-esteem and motivation in health behaviours, among Taiwanese nursing home elders.

Background: Promoting self-care is the most effective means for Chinese elders to achieve happiness and bliss. No studies have examined how to enhance bliss by improving self-care ability in older nursing home residents in Taiwan.

Beliefs about self-care among nursing home staff and residents in Taiwan.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the beliefs about self-care among nursing home staff and residents. Subjects included 10 nursing home staff members and 10 residents. Results indicated 3 major themes: 1) the importance of performing self-care, 2) barriers to regaining self-care abilities, and 3) facilitators to regaining self-care ability.

A partnership model for the teaching nursing home project in Taiwan.

The purpose of this article is to describe the structure of a partnership model for a teaching nursing home program in Taiwan. Benner's model of "from novice to expert" was applied to the design of this program. Processes of developing this program began with nursing home administrators and faculty from a University in Taiwan setting mutual goals.

Improving activities of daily living for nursing home elder persons in Taiwan.

Background: Excess disability among nursing home elder persons can be prevented or remediated. Because of self-selected disuse and caregiver support of dependency, nursing home residents are likely to develop excess disability. No study was found to test a theory-based program aimed at improving elder persons' self-care abilities for Taiwanese nursing home elder persons who are at risk for developing excess disability.

The Self-Care Self-Efficacy Enhancement Program for Chinese nursing home elders.

The purpose of this article is to introduce a theory-based intervention program, the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Enhancement Program (SCSEEP), which was derived from Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). The SCSEEP, based on the concept of "perceived self-efficacy" within the SCT, was designed to improve self-care ability in Chinese nursing home elders. The theory-based SCSEEP was tested during a pilot study involving 42 elders from 2 nursing homes in Taiwan.

The effectiveness of a health promotion programme for women in southern Taiwan.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an 8 week aerobic exercise class for women on changes in their physical activity behaviour. This was a descriptive, retrospective and comparison study. Because the data were collected after an 8 week aerobic exercise class, there were two groups of subjects.

Risks for unplanned hospital readmission in a teaching hospital in southern Taiwan.

The purpose of this study was to assess and analyse hospital readmission and its risk factors for patients who were visited by a discharge planning coordinator during hospitalization in a teaching hospital located in southern Taiwan. Results found that 67 patients (5.7%) were readmitted within 14 days of discharge during the data collection period.