Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Lambda Beta at-Large"
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Adverse health outcomes and health concerns among survivors of various childhood cancers: Perspectives from mothers
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: (1) Estimate incidence of adverse health events, (2) Examine differences in adverse health events among childhood cancer survivors, and (3) ... -
Age, arrhythmia perception, and knowledge as predictors of self-care ability in patients with permanent pacemakers
1. Five predictors, age, self-care knowledge, arrhythmias perception, duration of pacemaker implantation, and frequency of PPM, explained 48.7% of the variance in self-care ability. 2.The older the pacemaker patients, the ... -
Applicability of the Healthy Beat Acupunch Exercise Program for Community Older Adults
This presentation introduces a complementary health practice method, the Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA) exercise program, for global nurse practitioners/researchers who are interested in health promotion of older adults. The ... -
Application of Andersen Model to verify utilization of maternal and child's preventive care among South-East Asian immigrant women in Taiwan: Influence of acculturation and associated factors
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: This is a report of utilization of maternal and child's preventive care based on Andersen health seeking behavior model. The purpose of this study was to examine the ... -
The application of reference group theory in Chinese adolescent smoking
(2017-09-26)In Taiwan, smoking prevalence rate has substantial declined in adults but not in adolescents. Reference group theory, modified Q methodology and cart sorting were adapted to this study design so as to explore the main ... -
The association between work-related health hazards and leaving intention among hospital nurses in Taiwan
(2017-09-19)Musculoskeletal symptoms, workplace violence, and percutaneous injuries are common health problems among hospital nurses. This nationwide survey showed that 74.8% nurses reporting high exposures to at least one of the 3 ... -
Auricular acupressure in enhancing the effectiveness of the nurses quality of sleep
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014: Promotion of auricular acupressure as an alternative therapy refer to improve sleep quality, and helth, further more to increase the working efficiency of nursing staffs. -
The bouncing effect of long-term psychological resilience among burn survivors in a three-year follow-up study
A cohort of young burn survivors' long-term psychological resilience toward a mass burn casualty in the well-known Formosa Color Dust Explosion in Taiwan was presented.The results highlighted the importance of early ... -
Care needs and its related factors of primary caregivers for patients waiting for brain tumor surgery
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Brain tumors may result in patients with different clinical manifestations, including headaches, mental and memory loss, personality changes, ... -
The challenge of caring for incontinence: The experience of family caregivers of stroke survivors
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: Family caregivers' experiences of caring for the older stroke relatives with urinary/fecal incontinence were explored. Methods: A qualitative study was designed to ... -
The change of meridian energy and symptoms among the breast cancer patients with chemotherapy
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: There was rare study to evaluate the change of the meridian energy among breast cancer patients during chemotherapy. Therefore, the primary purpose of the study was to ... -
Changes and related factors of stress, depression, and needs in family caregivers for ventilator-dependent patients: A pilot study
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: As aging population and critical care technique improving, patients with prolonged mechanical ventilator use increased which insults in longer hospital stay and over ... -
Changes in fertility intention and symptom burden in reproductive-age women with breast cancer
With this study, we aimed (1) to examine the changes in fertility intention and symptom burden before, during, and after treatment and (2) to explore predictors of fertility intention in reproductive-age women with breast cancer. -
Clinical nutrition nursing guideline for critical patients with ventilator
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: The rate of successful weaning ventilator is strongly related to the nutritional status of patients. It is necessary to establish the clinical nutrition nursing guideline ... -
Cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive function among mild cognitive impairment community-dwelling elderly adults: The transtheoretical model
This is the first trial to exam the impact of cognitive rehabilitation interventions in mild cognitive impairment community-dwelling elderly in Taiwan. We found that this intervention could improve the cognitive function, ... -
A Collaborative Program Between Academia and Practice Enhancing Preceptors' Teaching Efficacy
(2017-06-20)Background: In Taiwan, adopting one to one clinical teaching, nurse preceptors play an influential role in the success of nurse education for undergraduate nursing students in their final clinical practice--" Last Mile ... -
A comparison of fatigue among resectable colorectal and pancreatic cancer patients
(2017-07-13)Purpose: Both colorectal and pancreatic cancer patients suffer from gastrointestinal associated symptoms that cause nutrition insufficiency. Under impaired nutritional status, cancer patients are prone to experience ... -
A comparison of health promoting behavior and quality of life among early stage of CKD and healthy adults in Taiwan
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: This study was to compare 1-3 stage of CKD and healthy adults in terms of: (a) the differences in health promoting behaviors and quality of life; (b) the relationships ... -
Competence in dementia care among nurses working in acute care settings
This study is a preliminary investigation of competence in dementia care among nurses in South Taiwan. It can be a benchmark for nurse training and education which help nurses achieve effective dementia care and improve ... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Quality of Life in Chinese Women with Breast Cancer: A Taiwanese Survey
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the prevalence and modalities of CAM use by Taiwanese women with breast cancer; (2) to measure the level of satisfactions and perceived benefits of CAM use; (3) to ...
