Publications by authors named "Yu-Chen Ku"
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- Asians often view discussions about death as bad luck and prefer less direct methods for exploring end-of-life care preferences among the elderly.
- A study used a cartoon version of the Life Support Preferences Questionnaire to gauge the preferences of 342 older adults in Taiwan regarding end-of-life treatments.
- Findings revealed that older adults showed low support for CPR while favoring treatments like antibiotics and intravenous infusions, with differences noted based on gender, education level, and other demographic characteristics.
This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the behavioral intentions of older adults toward advance care planning (ACP). A questionnaire survey was conducted at 2 medical wards and a senior activity center in northern Taiwan. Four hundred one participants were older adults aged over 65 years, comprising hospitalized patients, their caregivers, and members of a senior activity center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Studies have indicated that the advance care planning knowledge and attitudes of elderly individuals strongly affect their implementation of advance care planning. A measurement with a theoretical base for evaluating elderly individuals' knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions regarding advance care planning is lacking.
Objectives: To develop a questionnaire and understand elderly individuals' knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions regarding implementing advance care planning.
Background & Aims: Aggressive lipid reduction is recommended for patients with AMI, but reverse epidemiology, the lipid paradox, has been reported in several clinical studies. The cause of lipid paradox remains uncertain, and nutrition is one possible explanation. In this single-center retrospective study, we investigated the relationships between baseline LDL concentrations and clinical outcomes in patients with AMI, stratified by different nutritional status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Convincing evidence suggests that inflammatory biomarkers are associated with an increased risk among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the impact of systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) on one-year clinical outcomes remains uncertain. Herein we investigated the impact of SIRS on one-year mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with AMI.
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