Tzu Chi College of Technology

Short-film–based world café for faculty development in medical humanities: a mixed-method evaluation across three teaching hospitals

Clinical educators play a central role in guiding the professional identity formation, ethical reasoning, and communication skills of medical students. Rapid changes in healthcare, including evolving legal frameworks, increasing visibility of gender diversity, and the emphasis on...

Prevalence of frailty and associated factors among aging residents with chronic schizophrenia in Taiwanese psychiatric nursing home: a cross-sectional study

Frailty is a critical geriatric syndrome reflecting health vulnerability, yet research among residents with chronic schizophrenia remains limited. This study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of frailty in a psychiatric nursing home. A cross-sectional survey was...

The effectiveness of resistance training for patients with degenerative arthritis after total joint arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled study

This study aimed to examine the effects of a volume-progressive staged bilateral resistance training program on lower limb muscular endurance, balance performance, pain intensity, and quality of life among patients with osteoarthritis following total joint arthroplasty (total kne...

Entrustment–supervision progression across core entrustable professional activities in undergraduate nursing clinical rotations: a prospective longitudinal study

Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) operationalize competency-based education by linking assessment to observable clinical tasks and supervision decisions. Although EPAs are widely implemented in postgraduate and advanced nursing education, quantitative evidence describing...

Diabetes mellitus and risk of injury requiring medical care: a nationwide population-based matched cohort study in Taiwan

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with multiple microvascular and macrovascular complications; however, its association with clinically significant injury requiring medical care remains incompletely understood. This study aimed to investigate the associatio...