Shiow Luan Tsay

..54, p<0.001), self-care self-efficacy (F(1,47)=10.82, p=0.002) and depression (t(48)=2.49, p=0.03) in the empowerment group have a significantly greater improvement than the control group...

..The moderating effects of emotion-focused coping at high and medium levels were identified...

..The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the experience of the symptom distress, functional status, depression, and quality of life prior to surgery (T(1)) and 1 month post-discharge (T(2))...

..This study provides an alternative method for health care providers in managing dialysis patients with symptoms of fatigue, poor sleep or depression...

..001) and between the sham group and control group (p<0.001). The study provided an alternative method for health care providers to managing ESRD patients with fatigue...

..Patients with end-stage renal disease often fail to follow a prescribed diet and fluid regimen, which undermines the effectiveness of care and leads to unpredictable progression of the disease and greater likelihood of complications...

..Aim. The purpose of the present study was to test the effectiveness of acupoints massage for patients with end-stage renal disease and experiencing sleep disturbances and diminished quality of life...

..01). The improvement could be seen as soon as the acupoints massage was implemented, and it was maintained through the post intervention...

..Nursing intervention to address these factors can then be developed and tested...

..001) and depression (beta=-0.29, p<0.001) explains an additional 5.5% of variance in quality of life. The study provides important information for health care providers as they design interventions for patients receiving hemodialysis...

....

..The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between opioid-taking self-efficacy, opioid beliefs, adherence behaviours, and pain experience amongst Taiwanese cancer outpatients...

..The aim of the study was to describe the factors influencing the sleep quality of patients with heart failure...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group intervention on depression, self-efficacy and quality of life in haemodialysis patients...

....

..The mean pain interference with the patients' daily activities was 5.69 (SD 2.33, range 0-10). The findings of this study indicate the need for better programmatic efforts to improve relief of cancer pain in Taiwanese outpatients...

....

..This study highlights the experiences, stresses and accomplishments of acute care nurse practitioners during their initial year of advanced practice...

..To describe the barriers that nurse practitioners (NPs) face and their hopes for the future...

..This correlational study sought to identify the predictors of quality of life in heart-transplant recipients in Taiwan...

..05). Findings from this study provide nurses with an additional treatment to offer postoperative digestive cancer patients...

..The results of this study provide evidence of the nature of parents' experiences while their children undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and provide guidelines for family-centered nursing care...

..We explored this issue in 4107 homogeneous, nondiabetic Chinese women in the Kinmen Study...

..This study was aimed to compare the application of a tree model and regression approach for developing data-driven models that identified frisk factors related to functional outcomes among ischaemic stroke patients...

..Healthcare professionals need to implement interventions to decrease post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety to increase the quality of life for patients following traffic injuries...

....

..Assessment of nursing student abilities with regard to competent nursing practice has played an important role in the clinical nursing education revolution...

..This conclusion supports the premise that case management improves patient care in these two dimensions and is, thus, an effective approach in the management of patients diagnosed with secondary COPD infections...

....

..54)) = 4.20, p =.045) among patients in the acupressure group showed significantly greater improvement than patients in the control group. The findings of this study provide an interventional model for nurses taking care of ESRD patients...