An overview of the healthcare system in Taiwan

TY Wu, A Majeed, KN Kuo - London journal of primary care, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Taiwan adopted a national health insurance system in 1995. It is a government administered
insurancebased national healthcare system. Although, like the UK, Taiwan has a single …

Association between nucleoside analogues and risk of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence following liver resection

CY Wu, YJ Chen, HJ Ho, YC Hsu, KN Kuo, MS Wu… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Tumor recurrence is a major issue for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
following curative liver resection. Objective To investigate the association between …

[HTML][HTML] Health literacy, health status, and healthcare utilization of Taiwanese adults: results from a national survey

SYD Lee, TI Tsai, YW Tsai, KN Kuo - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background Low health literacy is considered a worldwide health threat. The purpose of this
study is to assess the prevalence and socio-demographic covariates of low health literacy in …

Early Helicobacter pylori eradication decreases risk of gastric cancer in patients with peptic ulcer disease

CY Wu, KN Kuo, MS Wu, YJ Chen, CB Wang, JT Lin - Gastroenterology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a risk factor for gastric cancer. We
investigated whether early H pylori eradication is associated with gastric cancer risk in …

The influence of walking mechanics and time on the results of proximal tibial osteotomy.

JW Wang, KN Kuo, TP Andriacchi, JO Galante - JBJS, 1990 - journals.lww.com
The current study describes the influence of the passage of time on the original findings. The
mechanisms used by some patients to reduce loading at the knee (adduction moment) also …

Changes in the gait patterns of growing children.

RJ Beck, TP Andriacchi, KN Kuo, RW Fermier… - JBJS, 1981 - journals.lww.com
We observed the gait patterns, including time and distance measurements and ground reaction
forces, of fifty-one normal children. Thirty-three children were retested once at one, three, …

Diagnostic performance of delirium assessment tools in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

…, V Traynor, CC Chang, KN Kuo… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Critical care nurses are in the best position to detect and monitor delirium in
critically ill patients. Therefore, an optimum delirium assessment tool with strong evidence …

The effect of acetazolamide on sleep apnea at high altitude: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HM Liu, IJ Chiang, KN Kuo… - … in Respiratory Disease, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Acetazolamide has been investigated for treating sleep apnea in newcomers
ascending to high altitude. This study aimed to assess the effect of acetazolamide on sleep …

[HTML][HTML] A pilot randomized controlled trial to improve geriatric frailty

…, RS Yang, JY Tsauo, CY Chen, CA Hsiung, KN Kuo - BMC geriatrics, 2012 - Springer
Background Few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) report interventions targeting
improvement of frailty status as an outcome. Methods This RCT enrolled 117 older adults (65-79 …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of evidence-based practice across medical, nursing, pharmacological and allied healthcare professionals: a questionnaire survey in …

YH Weng, KN Kuo, CY Yang, HL Lo, C Chen… - Implementation …, 2013 - Springer
Background Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) is regarded as core competence
to improve healthcare quality. In the current study, we investigated the EBP of six groups …