Development of a perceived eHealth literacy scale for individuals with serious mental illness: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The development of an electronic health literacy scale for the population with serious mental illness (SMI) is needed due to individuals' characteristics.

Aim: Develop a graphic-based perceived electronic health literacy scale for SMI (GP-eHLS-SMI).

Design: A cross-section study.

Medication Dosage Impact on Mortality in Old-Age Individuals with Schizophrenia: A National Cohort Study.

As the prevalence of old-age individuals with schizophrenia (OAS) increases in a society undergoing demographic aging, the exploration of medication choices becomes increasingly crucial. Due to the current scarcity of literature on OAS, this study seeks to examine how the utilization and cumulative dosages of psychotropic medications influence both overall and cause-specific mortality risks within this population. A national cohort of 6433 individuals diagnosed with OAS was followed up for 5 years.

Antipsychotics and Mortality in Adult and Geriatric Patients with Schizophrenia.

Patients with schizophrenia have a high mortality risk, and the role of antipsychotic medications remains inconclusive. In an aging society, older patients with schizophrenia warrant increased attention. This study investigated the association of antipsychotic medication dosages with mortality in patients with schizophrenia by using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database from 2010 to 2014.

Associations between mortality and exposure to psychotropic medication: A population-based cohort study for depressive disorders.

Background: Use of antidepressants and antipsychotics to treat depressive disorders is becoming increasingly prevalent.

Methods: This study investigated how the use and cumulative dosage of these medications affect the mortality risk in a Taiwan's national cohort of individuals ages 15 years and older who were diagnosed with depressive disorders in 2010 and followed up for 5 years. An age- and gender-matched control group was identified.

Degree of exposure to psychotropic medications and mortality in people with bipolar disorder.

Objectives: To investigate the associations between psychotropic medication dosage and mortality in patients with bipolar disorder.

Methods: A nationwide cohort of individuals aged ≥15 years who had received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in 2010 was identified from the Taiwanese national health-care database linked with the mortality registry and followed up for 5 years. The mean defined daily dose (DDD) of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, antidepressants, and sedative-hypnotics was estimated, and survival analyses were conducted to assess the effects of degree of exposure to psychotropic medications on mortality.

Exposure to psychotropic medications and mortality in schizophrenia: a 5-year national cohort study.

Background: Relatively few studies have explored the differential contributions of the accumulative dosage of psychotropic medications on mortality in patients with schizophrenia.

Methods: We aimed to explore the effects of the exposure dosage of psychotropic medications on mortality during a follow-up period of 5 years with a national cohort of individuals with schizophrenia in 2010. Causes of death were linked through Taiwan's National Mortality Registry.

Evaluation of Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT) for Reducing Stress in Nurses.

Guided respiration mindfulness therapy (GRMT) is a clinical model of breathwork that has shown promise as a treatment for depression, anxiety, and stress. This study examined the effectiveness of GRMT as a holistically oriented intervention for reducing psychological distress in nurses. Sixty-two nurses were assigned to either five sessions of GRMT or 5 sessions of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) comparison condition which were conducted over 5 weeks.

Relationship Between Levels of Digital Health Literacy Based on the Taiwan Digital Health Literacy Assessment and Accurate Assessment of Online Health Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.

Background: The increasing amount of health information available on the internet makes it more important than ever to ensure that people can judge the accuracy of this information to prevent them from harm. It may be possible for platforms to set up protective mechanisms depending on the level of digital health literacy and thereby to decrease the possibility of harm by the misuse of health information.

Objective: This study aimed to create an instrument for digital health literacy assessment (DHLA) based on the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) to categorize participants by level of risk of misinterpreting health information into high-, medium-, and low-risk groups.

Longitudinal factors associated with mortality in older patients with mood disorders.

Background: To clarify the longitudinal risk factors for mortality in older people with bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD).

Methods: This study is a national cohort study of older patients with mood disorders. Patients were identified from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database and followed from 2008 to 2011.

Excess mortality and shortened life expectancy in people with major mental illnesses in Taiwan.

Aims: Given the concerns of health inequality associated with mental illnesses, we aimed to reveal the extent of which general mortality and life expectancy at birth in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depressive disorder varied in the 2005 and 2010 nationally representative cohorts in Taiwan.

Methods: Two nationally representative samples of individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depressive disorder were identified from Taiwan's national health insurance database in 2005 and 2010, respectively, and followed-up for consecutive 3 years. The database was linked to nationwide mortality registry to identify causes and date of death.

A convenient diagnostic tool for discriminating adult-onset glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-positive autoimmune diabetes from type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study.

Background: The glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA) test, commonly used to diagnose autoimmune diabetes, is not cost-effective in areas of low prevalence. The aim of this study was to develop a convenient tool to discriminate adult-onset GADA-positive autoimmune diabetes from type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes.

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study, conducted at Changhua Christian Hospital in Taiwan, collected electronic medical record data from January 2009 to December 2018.

Mindfulness-based programme on the psychological health of pregnant women.

Problem: Preparation of psychological well-being is an important component of antenatal education for childbirth, but few courses focus on this component.

Background: The psychosocial health of pregnant women is known to affect perinatal outcomes. Psychosocial stress in women has been associated with increased obstetric interventions and has been shown to affect the health of both mother and child.

Rebuilding Life: Investigating the Long-Term Homecare Needs of Clients With Spinal Cord Injuries.

Background: Clients with a spinal cord injury (SCI) must learn to manage their disabilities and may never be able to resume their previous lifestyle. Therefore, receiving relevant information and support from care practitioners and institutions is essential for clients with long-term SCI.

Purpose: This study investigated the long-term homecare needs of clients with SCIs.

Body Composition Outcomes of a Qigong Intervention Among Community-Dwelling Aging Adults.

Aging causes various changes in body composition, which are critical implications for health and physical functioning in aging adults. The aim of this study was to explore the body composition outcomes of a qigong intervention among community-dwelling aging adults. This was a quasi-experimental study in which 90 participants were recruited.

[The Theory and Practice of Health Cultivation Qigong Exercise in Traditional Chinese Medicine].

The health cultivation qigong exercise in traditional Chinese medicine refers to a traditional, integrated method of illness prevention and body strengthening, which promotes the functions of qi and the blood, smooths the meridians (energy channels), and balances the viscera and bowels through the regulation of the mind, the breathing, and the body. The concept of using qi to cultivate human life is part of the health cultivation practices of ancient Chinese codes and of Chinese medicine. This concept includes the principles, methods, essences, and clinical applications of the practice.