Intrinsic Gratitude's Impact on Professional Trajectory: A Qualitative Interview Study With Palliative Care Team Members.

ObjectivesPalliative care is emotionally demanding, yet extrinsic gratitude can improve job satisfaction. While intrinsic gratitude is effective in preventing burnout, the focus of existing research is mainly on extrinsic gratitude received by clinicians. This study aims to examine the role of intrinsic gratitude in clinicians within the emotionally demanding field of palliative care, assessing its impact on professional development and potential for broader community benefit.

Drawing as a window to emotion with insights from tech-transformed participant images.

This study delves into expressing primary emotions anger, happiness, sadness, and fear through drawings. Moving beyond the well-researched color-emotion link, it explores under-examined aspects like spatial concepts and drawing styles. Employing Python and OpenCV for objective analysis, we make a breakthrough by converting subjective perceptions into measurable data through 728 digital images from 182 university students.

Association of quality of life with internet use and weight stigma across individuals with obesity and those without obesity: Role of self-perception.

Weight status, weight stigma, and internet use are important factors impacting quality of life (QoL). However, little is known regarding how these factors interact in their association with QoL, and it is important to understand how self-perceived obesity and body mass index (BMI)-defined obesity may differentially impact QoL. We aimed to assess the associations between weight status (obesity vs.

Associations of health literacy, personality traits, and pro-individualism with the willingness to complete advance directives in Taiwan.

Background: Studies indicated that patients with advance directives (ADs) have a generally better quality of life near death. Yet, the concept of ADs is relatively new in East Asian countries. This study examined the associations between health literacy, pro-individualism in end-of-life (EOL) decisions (i.

Age and gender differences in misperceptions of body shape in a Taiwanese population.

Objectives: Most studies of body size perception have been performed in adolescents, and most focus on gender differences in accurate perception of body size. This study investigated misperceptions of body sizes among males and females at different stages of adulthood in Taiwan.

Designs: In-person home interviews were used to proportionally and randomly select 2095 adult men and women to answer the East Asian Social Survey.

Changes of Health Outcomes, Healthy Behaviors, Generalized Trust, and Accessibility to Health Promotion Resources in Taiwan Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparing 2011 and 2021 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) Cohorts.

Purpose: The present study compared two nationally representative cohort datasets concerning Taiwan residents' healthy behaviors, subjective health outcomes, generalized trust, and accessibility to health promotion resources.

Patients And Methods: The Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) was conducted in two waves ten years apart: 2011 cohort (n = 1021; 48.4% males) and 2021 cohort (n = 1425; 47.

Associations between vaccination and quality of life among Taiwan general population: A comparison between COVID-19 vaccines and flu vaccines.

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted lives worldwide and has led to global vaccination against COVID-19. However, there are concerns about the adverse effects of such vaccines on individuals' health. Therefore, it is important to investigate the association between vaccination and holistic health outcome (i.

Repair of a large recurrent congenital lumbar hernia with free composite anterolateral thigh flap, tensor fascia lata flap, and vastus lateralis flap and meshes: A case report.

Congenital lumbar hernia (LH) is a rare abdominal wall herniation and associated with lumbocostovertebral syndrome, including vertebral anomalies, costal defects and LH. There are reports using extraperitoneal placement of mesh, patches, and local flaps for repairing the LH. In this report we present a case of repair of a large recurrent congenital LH with free composite anterolateral thigh flap, tensor fascia lata flap and vastus lateralis flap (ALT-TFL-VL flap) and meshes.

Treatment of toes as an integrated part of infection control for advanced lower limb lymphedema.

The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of infection and verrucous hyperkeratosis in patients who underwent surgery for advanced lymphedema according to the algorithm designed by the senior author, and were treated concurrently with/without toe treatment. A case series (Between 2004-2015) of 46 patients with unilateral advanced lower limb lymphedema was reviewed. Lymphoscintigraphy was used for evaluation of lymphedema severity.

The combined transverse upper gracilis and profunda artery perforator (TUGPAP) flap for breast reconstruction.

Background: Surgical options for breast reconstruction include alloplastic and autogenous reconstructions. In autologous cases where the abdomen is not a suitable primary donor site, secondary donor sites such as the thigh or buttock are considered. The aim of this report is to describe a novel approach, the combined transverse upper gracilis and profunda artery perforator (TUGPAP) flap, aimed at medium to large volume breast reconstruction, with a single donor site used per breast.

Organizational justice, trust, and identification and their effects on organizational commitment in hospital nursing staff.

Background: It is of importance and urgency for hospitals to retain excellent nursing staff in order to improve patient satisfaction and hospital performance. However, it was found that simply increasing the salary is not the best method to resolve the problem of lacking nursing staff; it is necessary to focus on the impact of non-monetary factors. The delicate relationship between organizational justice, organizational trust, organizational identification, and organizational commitment requires investigation and clarification from more studies if application in nursing practice is to be expected.

Sling suspension using the anterior third of the temporalis muscle extended with tendon graft to correct oral incontinence after free flap reconstruction in cases of a major defect of the lower lip muscle.

Background: Oral incontinence is a common complication after free flap reconstruction after ablation of oral cancers. The postoperative incontinence was corrected with strong suspension to the temporalis muscle in cases of major or total defect of lower lip muscles.

Methods: Eight patients with oral cancer with previous skin flaps for reconstruction of the lower lip had incontinence because of major or total loss of the lower lip muscle.

Modified fluoroscopy-guided sacroiliac joint injection: a technical report.

Background And Objective: Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) injection can occasionally be challenging. We describe our experience in using conventional technique, and we developed an adjustment to overcome difficulties incurred.

Methods: Conventional technique required superimposition of the posterior and anterior SIJ lines.

Predisposing factors for oropharyngeal colonization of yeasts in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a prospective cross-sectional study.

Background: Oropharyngeal candidiasis continues to be a major opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence, associated factors, and microbiologic features for oropharyngeal yeast colonization in HIV-infected patients.

Methods: From October to December 2009, consecutive HIV-infected patients older than 18 years were recruited in this study.

Specialty differences in the association between health care climate and patient trust.

Context: Previous studies have suggested that there is a positive correlation between doctors' emotional intelligence (EI) and patients' trust in their attending physicians; however, there is only limited evidence of specialty differences between internists and surgeons for such an association.

Objectives: This study examined the association of nursing director assessments of doctors' EI, outside observer assessments of doctors' health care climate (HCC) in the examining room and patient-rated trust in internists and surgeons. Health care climate refers to a key component in communication and reflects the extent to which patients perceive their health care providers as supporting patient autonomy rather than controlling the provision of treatment.

Associations between emotional intelligence and doctor burnout, job satisfaction and patient satisfaction.

Context: The occupational health literature has long been dominated by stress-related topics. A more contemporary perspective suggests using a positive approach in the form of a health model focused on what is right with people, such as feelings of well-being and satisfaction.

Objectives: Using a positive perspective and multi-source data collection, this study investigated the inter-relationships among emotional intelligence (EI), patient satisfaction, doctor burnout and job satisfaction.

The effect of surgeon empathy and emotional intelligence on patient satisfaction.

We investigated the associations of surgeons' emotional intelligence and surgeons' empathy with patient-surgeon relationships, patient perceptions of their health, and patient satisfaction before and after surgical procedures. We used multi-source approaches to survey 50 surgeons and their 549 outpatients during initial and follow-up visits. Surgeons' emotional intelligence had a positive effect (r = .

Comparing clinical outcomes following percutaneous vertebroplasty with conservative therapy for acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) with conservative therapy for patients with acute vertebral compression fractures.

Design: Prospective, nonrandomized, comparison study.

Background: The efficacy of PV has not been well established because there have been few comparative studies with conservatively treated control groups.

Relationship between injury severity and serum tau protein levels in traumatic brain injured rats.

Background: Although serum tau protein levels increase following TBI, the time course is unknown. The aim of the present study was to determine whether serum tau protein levels increased in both a severity-dependent and time-dependent manner in an experimental model of rat traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: A total of 24 Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to varying grades of TBI using a contusion injury model on the right parietal cortex.

Esophagogastric varices predict mortality in hospitalized patients with alcoholic liver disease in Taiwan.

Background/aims: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. The present study investigated the status and the risk factors for predicting mortality of ALD in Taiwan.

Methodology: We retrospective studied 100 consecutive in patients with ALD between 1992 and 2000.

Inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 provides neuroprotection in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats: relationship with the nuclear factor-kappaB-regulated anti-apoptotic mechanisms.

Previously we demonstrated benefits of inhibiting the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) signaling pathway in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. To further identify the underlying mechanisms, we investigated the impact of ERK inhibition on apoptosis and cellular protective mechanisms against cell death. Spinal cord I/R injury induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation, followed by neuronal loss through caspase 3-mediated apoptosis.

An atrophic crossed fused kidney with an ectopic vaginal ureter causing urine incontinence.

An ectopic vaginal ureter is an infrequent cause of urinary incontinence. Most cases are associated with a duplex kidney in which the lower moiety ureter drains into the bladder. Occasionally, some cases of ectopic kidney with single vaginal ectopic ureter can occur.

The therapeutic efficacy of sacroiliac joint blocks with triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of sacroiliac joint dysfunction without spondyloarthropathy.

Study Design: Prospective case series.

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) blocks with triamcinolone acetonide in patients with SIJ pain without spondyloarthropathy.

Summary Of Background Data: Numerous studies have demonstrated that SIJ blocks with corticosteroid/anesthetic provide long-term pain relief in seronegative spondyloarthropathy.