Quality of life and clinical correlates in cognitively-able autistic adults: A special focus on sensory characteristics and perceived parental support
CONCLUSION: Findings supported lower QoL in autistic adults. Modifying the QoL correlates may improve life quality in autistic adults. Furthermore, our findings revealed the importance of sensory symptoms and paternal support in QoL of autistic adults, which was a novel finding in this population.PMID:38570236 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.022 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - April 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chun-Yi Lin Yi-Lun Wu Yi-Ling Chien Susan Shur-Fen Gau Source Type: research
Exploring the challenges of taiwanese nurses in the COVID-19 post-pandemic era
This study, conducted from May to November 2023, employed a qualitative inquiry using focus groups to delve into these challenges. Six focus group sessions, involving 33 nurse participants recruited through snowball sampling from various hospital settings were conducted to explore their clinical experiences during and after the pandemic. Thematic analysis revealed two primary themes: the 'Invisibility of Nurses' within the healthcare system and the 'Moral Duty of Nursing Practice'. These findings illuminate a tension between the overlooked role of nurses and their ethical obligations, underscoring a critical need for polic...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - April 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zih-Yong Liao Shao-Jun Sun Catherine Clarissa Lissette Aviles Cheng-Pei Lin Ching Ting Kao Yun-Hsuan Shih Yun-Sheng Lo Lu-Yen Anny Chen Source Type: research
Progression of portal hypertension after atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for hepatocellular carcinoma-report a case and literature review
CONCLUSION: Atezolizumab/bevacizumab treatment might exacerbate portal hypertension. Careful monitoring and management should be considered during treatment.PMID:38565487 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.019 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - April 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tung-Yen Lin Tung-Hung Su Source Type: research
The factors impacting on Gleason score upgrading in prostate cancer with initial low Gleason scores
CONCLUSIONS: Smaller PV and elevated PSAD are associated with increased risk of GS upgrading, whereas lead-time bias is not. A cut-off value of PV < 38 ml and PSAD > 0.26 ng/ml2 were further identified to be associated with pathological GS upgrading.PMID:38555188 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.014 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tzu-Heng Huang Wei-Ming Li Hung-Lung Ke Ching-Chia Li Wen-Jeng Wu Hsin-Chih Yeh Yen-Chun Wang Hsiang-Ying Lee Source Type: research
The factors impacting on Gleason score upgrading in prostate cancer with initial low Gleason scores
CONCLUSIONS: Smaller PV and elevated PSAD are associated with increased risk of GS upgrading, whereas lead-time bias is not. A cut-off value of PV < 38 ml and PSAD > 0.26 ng/ml2 were further identified to be associated with pathological GS upgrading.PMID:38555188 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.014 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tzu-Heng Huang Wei-Ming Li Hung-Lung Ke Ching-Chia Li Wen-Jeng Wu Hsin-Chih Yeh Yen-Chun Wang Hsiang-Ying Lee Source Type: research
The factors impacting on Gleason score upgrading in prostate cancer with initial low Gleason scores
CONCLUSIONS: Smaller PV and elevated PSAD are associated with increased risk of GS upgrading, whereas lead-time bias is not. A cut-off value of PV < 38 ml and PSAD > 0.26 ng/ml2 were further identified to be associated with pathological GS upgrading.PMID:38555188 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.014 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tzu-Heng Huang Wei-Ming Li Hung-Lung Ke Ching-Chia Li Wen-Jeng Wu Hsin-Chih Yeh Yen-Chun Wang Hsiang-Ying Lee Source Type: research
Response to letter to the editor "Preterm birth and weight-for-gestational age for risks of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: A nationwide population-based cohort study"
J Formos Med Assoc. 2024 Mar 28:S0929-6646(24)00182-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.021. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38553293 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.021 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pao-Lin Kuo Source Type: research
Exacerbated gastrointestinal symptoms and long COVID in IBD patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A multi-center study from taiwan
CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed that EGS and long COVID occurred in one third of IBD patients with non-severe COVID-19, even though most of them had received the standard plus booster vaccination. We identified associated factors for EGS and long COVID, emphasizing the importance of post-COVID-19 follow-up in IBD patients.PMID:38553294 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.016 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tsung-Yu Tsai Jia-Feng Wu Meng-Tzu Weng Chiao-Hsiung Chuang Tien-Yu Huang Wei-Chen Tai Chi-Ming Tai Chen-Shuan Chung Chih-Cheng Chen Ching-Pin Lin Yuan-Yao Tsai Shu-Chen Wei Source Type: research
Response to letter to the editor "Preterm birth and weight-for-gestational age for risks of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: A nationwide population-based cohort study"
J Formos Med Assoc. 2024 Mar 28:S0929-6646(24)00182-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.021. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38553293 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.021 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pao-Lin Kuo Source Type: research
Exacerbated gastrointestinal symptoms and long COVID in IBD patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A multi-center study from taiwan
CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed that EGS and long COVID occurred in one third of IBD patients with non-severe COVID-19, even though most of them had received the standard plus booster vaccination. We identified associated factors for EGS and long COVID, emphasizing the importance of post-COVID-19 follow-up in IBD patients.PMID:38553294 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.016 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tsung-Yu Tsai Jia-Feng Wu Meng-Tzu Weng Chiao-Hsiung Chuang Tien-Yu Huang Wei-Chen Tai Chi-Ming Tai Chen-Shuan Chung Chih-Cheng Chen Ching-Pin Lin Yuan-Yao Tsai Shu-Chen Wei Source Type: research
Patisiran, an RNAi therapeutic for hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis: Sub-analysis in Taiwanese patients from the APOLLO study
CONCLUSIONS: This analysis suggests that patisiran is well tolerated and may provide a substantial clinical benefit for Taiwanese patients with hATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy.TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The studies were registered on the ClinicalTrials.gov. The APOLLO study ClinicalTrials.gov identifier is NCT01960348 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01960348), with the registration date of October 10, 2013, and the first patient was enrolled on December 13, 2013. For the global OLE, the ClinicalTrials.gov identifier is NCT02510261 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02510261) with the registration da...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kon-Ping Lin Chih-Chao Yang Yi-Chung Lee Ming-Jen Lee John Vest Marianne T Sweetser Matthew T White Prajakta Badri Sung-Tsang Hsieh Chi-Chao Chao Source Type: research
Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the collection and use of blood and blood components in Taiwan
This study aims to evaluate changes in blood collection and transfusions during the period following the nationwide Level 3 alert (May-July 2021).METHODS: We retrieved usage data for red blood cells (RBC) from the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) database 2019-2021.RESULTS: During the Level 3 alert period, approximately 85% of COVID-19 cases (11,455/13,624) were in Taipei. In Taipei, blood collection declined by 26.34% and RBC transfusions decreased by 17.14% compared to pre-pandemic levels. RBC usage decreased across all service types, with a significant decrease observed in hematology/oncology by 15.62% (-483 patie...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ling-I Hsu Jen-Wei Chen Sheng-Tang Wei Sheng-Mou Hou Source Type: research
Patisiran, an RNAi therapeutic for hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis: Sub-analysis in Taiwanese patients from the APOLLO study
CONCLUSIONS: This analysis suggests that patisiran is well tolerated and may provide a substantial clinical benefit for Taiwanese patients with hATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy.TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The studies were registered on the ClinicalTrials.gov. The APOLLO study ClinicalTrials.gov identifier is NCT01960348 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01960348), with the registration date of October 10, 2013, and the first patient was enrolled on December 13, 2013. For the global OLE, the ClinicalTrials.gov identifier is NCT02510261 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02510261) with the registration da...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kon-Ping Lin Chih-Chao Yang Yi-Chung Lee Ming-Jen Lee John Vest Marianne T Sweetser Matthew T White Prajakta Badri Sung-Tsang Hsieh Chi-Chao Chao Source Type: research
Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the collection and use of blood and blood components in Taiwan
This study aims to evaluate changes in blood collection and transfusions during the period following the nationwide Level 3 alert (May-July 2021).METHODS: We retrieved usage data for red blood cells (RBC) from the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) database 2019-2021.RESULTS: During the Level 3 alert period, approximately 85% of COVID-19 cases (11,455/13,624) were in Taipei. In Taipei, blood collection declined by 26.34% and RBC transfusions decreased by 17.14% compared to pre-pandemic levels. RBC usage decreased across all service types, with a significant decrease observed in hematology/oncology by 15.62% (-483 patie...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ling-I Hsu Jen-Wei Chen Sheng-Tang Wei Sheng-Mou Hou Source Type: research
Modified screening and management strategies for chronic rhinosinusitis in hematologic patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
CONCLUSIONS: Sinonasal evaluation should be targeted to the high-risk group. ESS is effective in managing CRS, while control of CRS is not determinant of overall survival in patients receiving HSCT.PMID:38531697 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.013 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - March 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yen-Hui Lee Chih-Feng Lin Te-Huei Yeh Huai-Hsuan Huang Yi-Tsen Lin Source Type: research
