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1. Efficacy of a Smartphone App in Enhancing Medication Adherence and Accuracy in Individuals With Schizophrenia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial

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Huan Hwa Chen, Hsin Tien Hsu, Pei Chao Lin, Chin-Yin Chen, Hsiu Fen Hsieh, and Chih Hung Ko

Subjects
Psychology, BF1-990
Abstract

BackgroundPoor medication adherence or inaccuracy in taking prescribed medications plays an important role in the recurrence or worsening of psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, and the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their medication adherence with exacerbated symptoms or relapse. The use of mobile health services increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their role in improving mental health is becoming clearer. ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a smartphone app (MedAdhere) on medication adherence and accuracy among patients with schizophrenia and to measure their psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions. MethodsIn this 12-week experimental study, participants were provided interventions with the MedAdhere app, and data were collected between June 2021 and September 2022. A total of 105 participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. We used the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and Mini-Mental State Examination to measure the participants’ psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions. Generalized estimating equations were used for data analysis. ResultsA total of 94 participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the protocol, and the medication adherence rate of the experimental group was 94.72% (2785/2940) during the intervention. Psychotic symptoms (positive, negative, and general psychopathology symptoms) and cognitive functions (memory, language, and executive function) were significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group after the intervention. ConclusionsThe MedAdhere app effectively and significantly improved medication adherence and, thereby, the psychiatric symptoms of patients with schizophrenia. This artificial intelligence assisted app could be extended to all patients who need to be reminded to take medication on schedule. Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05892120; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05892120

Published
2023
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2. Exploring Quality of Life, Stress, and Risk Factors Associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome for Female University Students in Taiwan

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Ai-Wen Kao, Huan-Hwa Chen, Hsiu-Fen Hsieh, and Chich-Hsiu Hung

Subjects
Adult, Universities, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, education, prevalence, Taiwan, Perceived Stress Scale, lcsh:Medicine, female university students, World health, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, stress, 0302 clinical medicine, Functional gastrointestinal disorder, Quality of life, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Students, Irritable bowel syndrome, Response rate (survey), irritable bowel syndrome, business.industry, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, medicine.disease, Rome iii, Cross-Sectional Studies, quality of life, Absenteeism, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, business, Clinical psychology
Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common recurrent functional gastrointestinal disorder that impacts on patients physically and mentally. Studies on IBS have focused on adults, yet few studies have examined IBS among female university students. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of IBS for female university students and its related factors. Using a cross-sectional study design, a total of 2520 female university students were recruited in southern Taiwan. The structured questionnaires, including the Rome III IBS diagnostic questionnaire, IBS symptom severity scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) were used for data collection. A total of 1894 female students complete the questionnaires. The response rate was 75.15%. The results indicated 193 female students with IBS and the prevalence of IBS was 10.1%. IBS female students had higher levels of stress and lower QOL than non-IBS female students. The risk factors for female university students developing IBS were dysmenorrhea, food avoidance, class absenteeism, and the lower physical domain of QOL. It is advised to consider these factors when providing students with counselling and relevant services in the expectation of alleviating their IBS symptoms, reducing the incidence rate of IBS, and further improving their QOL.

Published
2021

3. Learning needs of Taiwanese nurses caring for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Author

Helen McCutcheon and Huan‐hwa Chen

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Chi-Square Distribution, Attitude of Health Personnel, business.industry, Taiwan, Colonic Diseases, Functional, General Medicine, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Specific knowledge, medicine.disease, Likert scale, Nursing, Surveys and Questionnaires, Acute care, medicine, Humans, Female, Clinical Competence, Descriptive research, business, General Nursing, Irritable bowel syndrome
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This study, building on work on irritable bowel syndrome conducted by Letson and Dancey (1996), explores Taiwanese nurses' knowledge, perceptions and beliefs about caring for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A 46-item questionnaire was completed voluntarily by 120 registered nurses from a large tertiary acute care facility in Taiwan. The study used a descriptive research design and a questionnaire was developed that used a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree = 5, to strongly disagree = 1). The questionnaire consisted of six categories: demographic information; nurses' sources of IBS information; nurses' knowledge about IBS; nurses' perceptions about patients with IBS; nurses' beliefs about IBS; and learning requirements for nurses. Overall, the results indicted that Taiwanese nurses who participated in this study had little specific knowledge of IBS. The researchers developed a booklet containing information on the condition of IBS that may be used by the participants in this study to fill the knowledge gaps about this condition and provide useful information.

Published
2001

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