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14. Factors facilitating and hindering the intention to promote pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD among respiratory therapists

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Chen,Yun-Ju, Fan,Jun-Yu, Guo,Su-Er, Hwang,Su-Lun, Yang,Tsung-Ming, Chen,Yun-Ju, Fan,Jun-Yu, Guo,Su-Er, Hwang,Su-Lun, and Yang,Tsung-Ming

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Yun-Ju Chen,1 Jun-Yu Fan,2 Su-Er Guo,2–4 Su-Lun Hwang,2,3 Tsung-Ming Yang4 1Division of Respiratory Therapy, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China; 2Graduate Institute of Nursing, College of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China; 3Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion Research Centre, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China; 4Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China Purpose: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is recognized as the chief non-pharmacologic management approach for patients with COPD, but is clinically under-utilized. In Taiwan, respiratory therapists (RTs) are one of the first-line health care providers who spend vast amounts of time with COPD patients in PR programs. To better enhance patients’ knowledge of and participation in PR, it is necessary to understand how PR is viewed by RTs, as well as how these views influence their behavioral intentions toward promoting PR. This study applied the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to investigate both the behavioral intentions and the influential factors surrounding PR in RTs.Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study used structured self-administered questionnaires at a national symposium for RTs to collect data on their knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral controls, and behavioral intentions with regard to promoting PR. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify significant factors affecting the intended promotion of PR by RTs.Results: The response rate after excluding respondents with incomplete data was 88.1% (n=379). A majority of the participants were college graduates, aged over 30 years, and women. The respective percentage scores derived from questionnaires

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2017

17. Effects of oral hygiene programme and home phone counselling for hepatitis C patients receiving antiviral treatment.

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Wu, I‐Jung, Chang, Te‐Sheng, Hwang, Su‐Lun, and Chen, Mei‐Yen

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ACADEMIC medical centers, ANTIVIRAL agents, HEALTH promotion, HEPATITIS C, INTERVIEWING, RESEARCH methodology, QUESTIONNAIRES, TOOTH care & hygiene, TELEMEDICINE, PILOT projects, TREATMENT effectiveness, PRE-tests & post-tests, REPEATED measures design, EVALUATION of human services programs, DATA analysis software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Published
2019
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21. Seasonal variation and source apportionment of PM2.5-bound trace elements at a coastal area in southwestern Taiwan.

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Hwang, Su-Lun, Chi, Miao-Ching, Guo, Su-Er, Lin, Yu-Ching, Chou, Chiang-Ting, and Lin, Chieh-Mo

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PARTICULATE matter & the environment, TRACE elements in water, INDUCTIVELY coupled plasma mass spectrometry, TRACE elements, ANTHROPOGENIC effects on nature
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The aim of this study is to investigate the seasonal variations and source apportionment on atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) mass and associated trace element concentrations at a coastal area, in Chiayi County of southwestern Taiwan. Particle measurements were conducted in 2015. Twenty-three trace elements in PM2.5 were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Multiple approaches of the enrichment factor (EF) analysis and positive matrix fraction (PMF) model were used to identify potential sources of PM2.5-bound trace elements. Daily mean concentration of PM2.5 in cold season (25.41 μg m−3) was higher than that in hot season (13.10 μg m−3). The trace elements contributed 11.02 and 10.74% in total PM2.5 mass concentrations in cold season and hot season, respectively. The results of EF analysis confirmed that Sb, Mo, and Cd were the top three anthropogenic trace elements in the PM2.5; furthermore, carcinogenic elements (Cr, Ni, and As) and other trace elements (Na, K, V, Cu, Zn, Sr, Sn, Ba, and Pb) were attributable to anthropogenic emissions in both cold and hot seasons; however, highly enriched Li and Mn were observed only in cold season. The PMF model identified four main sources: iron and steel industry, soil and road dust, coal combustion, and traffic-related emission. Each of these sources has an annual mean contribution of 8.2, 27.5, 11.2, and 53.1%, respectively, to PM2.5. The relative dominance of each identified source varies with changing seasons. The highest contributions occurred in cold season for iron and steel industry (66.2%), in hot season for traffic-related emission (58.4%), soil and road dust (22.0%), and coal combustion (2.8%). These findings revealed that the PM2.5 mass concentration, PM2.5-bound trace element concentrations, and their contributions were various by seasons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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