Publications by authors named "Tzu-I Lee"
Background/purpose: The association between sex and diagnostic behavior of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the effects of comorbid mental retardation (MR) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), were explored.
Methods: Based on the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (LHID)-2000 and data from 1996 through 2008, the cumulative incidence of ASD over time was compared between the sexes (both cohorts n = 38,117) using the log-rank test. The effects of comorbid MR and ADHD on the incidence of ASD were evaluated using Cox proportional hazard regression analysis.
Article Synopsis
- Personal narratives, including comics, are effective tools for sharing cancer treatment experiences and aiding decision-making for patients and their families, but few web-based comics specifically target breast cancer patients.
- The objective of the study was to create an animated web-based comic that portrays the emotional and physical journey of breast cancer patients, covering symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
- The development involved a collaborative action research process, which included interviews to gather patient experiences, comic creation by a multidisciplinary team, revising based on expert feedback, and evaluating the final product with patient focus groups, resulting in an 8-chapter animated comic published online.
Breast cancer significantly threatens the life of women, while the adverse effects of cancer treatment degrade quality of life and psychological well-being. The quality of transitional care following the completion of treatment significantly affects the ability of breast cancer patients to transition successfully into survivorship. This paper introduces multiple theoretical perspectives and provides an overview of the tenets of each in order to identify the positions of breast cancer survivors and to highlight the factors and strategies that influence their transitional care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates handwriting characteristics and potential predictors of handwriting legibility among typically developing elementary school children in Taiwan. Predictors of handwriting legibility included visual-motor integration (VMI), visual perception (VP), eye-hand coordination (EHC), and biomechanical characteristics of handwriting. A total of 118 children were recruited from an elementary school in Taipei, Taiwan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGender difference in antidepressant-related sexual dysfunction in Taiwan.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
February 2014
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how antidepressants affect sexual dysfunction in individuals with depression, focusing on both males and females.
- Researchers compared three groups: drug-free depressed patients, medicated depressed patients, and healthy volunteers, using a specific questionnaire to evaluate sexual function.
- Findings indicated that drug-free depressed females and medicated depressed males experienced more sexual dysfunction than healthy controls, highlighting differing impacts of depression and antidepressants on sexual function between genders.