Tzu Chi University

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...

Skin tear prevention and management among frail older adults in a Taiwanese long-term care facility: a best practice implementation project.

INTRODUCTION: Skin tears are common among frail older adults in long-term care and remain inconsistently managed despite international guidance. OBJECTIVES: This evidence implementation project aimed to enhance compliance with evidence-based skin tear prevention and management pr...

Development and psychometric validation of the medical humanistic care scale

A BSTRACT Objectives: This study aimed to develop and validate the “Medical Humanistic Care Scale” (MHCS), a novel multidimensional instrument tailored to the Taiwanese healthcare education context. The scale addresses the limitations of existing tools by integrating social, inst...

Development of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of leukemia-associated translocation genes

A BSTRACT Objective: Leukemia diagnosis involves diverse methods, including cytomorphology, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular diagnostics. While cytogenetics plays an indispensable role, it is limited by a high false-negative rate. In contrast, molecular diagnostics, su...

Fucoidan from Fucus Vesiculosus Alleviates Interstitial Cystitis by Suppressing the AKT/NLRP3 Inflammasome Axis

Background/Objectives: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic inflammatory bladder disorder that lacks an effective treatment agent. Fucoidan (FUC), isolated from Fucus vesiculosus, is a sulfated polysaccharide that exhibits potent anti-inflammatory and...

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...

Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association and Asia-Pacific Association of Gastroenterology Chronic Constipation Consensus 2026.

Background/Aims: : Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal (GI) disorder in Asia, characterized by heterogeneous symptom presentation, frequent overlap with other GI symptoms, and limited access to specialized diagnostic tests in many settings. These factors contribute...

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...

Same-day EHR-coded sevoflurane versus propofol exposure and long-term coded dementia in older surgical adults: a propensity-matched cohort study

Whether perioperative EHR records of sevoflurane and propofol identify clinically meaningful differences in long-term dementia risk is uncertain. We compared same-day EHR-coded sevoflurane versus propofol exposure in relation to subsequent coded dementia among older adults underg...

Flexible MultimodalNeural Probe with Integrated Three-ElectrodeAptameric Sensing for In Vivo Monitoring of DopamineDynamics and Neural Activity

Abstract Neural function emerges from the interplay between electrical activity and neurochemical signaling, yet most implantable neural interfaces primarily record electrophysiological signals and lack molecular specificity for neurotransmitter monitoring. Here, we developed a f...

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...