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  1. Article: Inclusive leadership can improve nurses' psychological ownership and reduce their turnover intention under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention.

    Zeng, Dongyu / Wang, Baoxiang / Chen, Weiju

    Frontiers in psychology

    2023  Volume 13, Page(s) 1100172

    Abstract: Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people's lives and professions worldwide. Chinese nurses face immense work pressure under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention and control, resulting in greater turnover intention. It is, ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people's lives and professions worldwide. Chinese nurses face immense work pressure under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention and control, resulting in greater turnover intention. It is, therefore, crucial to study the mechanisms that influence the turnover intention of nurses in this situation.
    Objective: Many studies have examined the impact of leadership style on nurses' turnover intention; however, few researchers have investigated this influence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the leader-member exchange theory, this study empirically studied the effect of inclusive leadership on turnover intention of nurses under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention and control in China, while assessing the mediating role of psychological ownership.
    Design: Cross-sectional study with multi-center data.
    Participants: Two thousand, two hundred ninety-nine registered nurses from 17 hospitals in China were recruited from January to March, 2022, under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention and control in China.
    Methods: A demographic questionnaire and scales of inclusive leadership, psychological ownership, and turnover intention integrated into an online survey were sent to registered nurses of different hospitals. Maximum likelihood structural equation modeling (ML-SEM) was used to analyze data.
    Results: Independent variable inclusive leadership has a significant effect on the overall turnover intention of nurses,
    Conclusion: Psychological anxiety, burnout, turnover intention, and even suicidal thoughts were the main symptoms of Chinese nurses under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention and control in China. The absence of a mechanism to counteract these negative conditions may ultimately lead to personal psychological distress for nurses and collapse of the healthcare system. Inclusive leadership can improve nurses' psychological ownership level and reduce their turnover intention by treating them fairly, providing them with opportunities for self-development, paying attention to communication with them, and increasing their sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and self-identity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1100172
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  2. Article ; Online: Effects of cardiovascular arousal on emotional experience.

    Chen, Wei-Ju / Johnson, Hanna B / Nelson, Alese M / Fleming, Raymond

    Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress

    2022  Volume 38, Issue 5, Page(s) 870–878

    Abstract: Studies of arousal and emotion show that generalized physiological arousal can enhance emotional experience for a range of different emotions. Other research shows that different emotions may be associated with specific patterns of physiological ... ...

    Abstract Studies of arousal and emotion show that generalized physiological arousal can enhance emotional experience for a range of different emotions. Other research shows that different emotions may be associated with specific patterns of physiological reactivity. Together these findings suggest that while nonspecific autonomic activation can be sufficient in the generation of emotion, specific patterns of reactivity may appear once the emotion is established. This study aimed to test this hypothesis by examining the effects of generalized arousal on emotional experience, as well as the physiological responses associated with positive and negative emotions. One hundred and nine participants either sat or stood during the viewing of positive and negative film clips while emotion ratings and cardiorespiratory measures were taken. Those who stood during the videos reported greater levels of emotion than those who sat, indicating that generalized arousal due to standing heightened emotional experience. In addition, participants exhibited greater high-frequency heart rate variability and lower respiration rate during the negative video than the positive video, indicating that physiological reactivity differed between the positive and negative emotions. These results suggest that while patterns of physiological reactivity may be specific to individual emotions, nonspecific arousal is sufficient to enhance diverse emotions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2042041-9
    ISSN 1532-2998 ; 1532-3005
    ISSN (online) 1532-2998
    ISSN 1532-3005
    DOI 10.1002/smi.3140
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  3. Article: Nurses' job preferences on the internet plus nursing service program: a discrete choice experiment.

    He, Yan / Feng, Guanrui / Wang, Chenchen / Yang, Dan / Hu, Lei / Ming, Wai-Kit / Chen, Weiju

    BMC nursing

    2024  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 120

    Abstract: Background: The Internet Plus Nursing Service (IPNS) is being instigated in all provincial-level regions throughout China, in which registered nurses (with more than five years of experience from qualified medical institutions) will provide services to ... ...

    Abstract Background: The Internet Plus Nursing Service (IPNS) is being instigated in all provincial-level regions throughout China, in which registered nurses (with more than five years of experience from qualified medical institutions) will provide services to those in their communities or homes after receiving online applications. The growing shortage of human resources in nursing is a critical issue for this project, so effective policies for recruiting and retaining nurses are critical.
    Objective: This study aims to pinpoint the significant job characteristics that play a crucial role in shaping the job decisions of sharing nurses in the IPNS program, and to estimate the strength of job attributes.
    Methods: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used to assess job attributes influencing sharing nurses' preferences. A qualitative design, including in-depth interview and focus interview methods, was conducted to determine the inclusion of attributes. The final included six attributes were: work modes, duration per visit, income per visit, personal safety, medical risk prevention, and refresher training. This study was conducted at 13 hospitals in Guangdong Province, China, from April to June 2022, and a total of 220 registered sharing nurses participated in the survey. The multinomial logit model explored attributes and relative valued utility. Preference heterogeneity is explored via latent class analysis (LCA) models.
    Results: A total of 220 participants answered the questionnaire. Income was the most influential characteristic of a sharing nursing position, followed by personal safety management, duration per visit, medical risk prevention, and refresher training, and nurses' preferences differed among different types of classes.
    Conclusions: Sharing nurses place most value on income and personal safety with career-related decisions, which indicates an urgent need to develop complete security for personal safety. This study can be helpful to decision-makers in the Chinese government.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2091496-9
    ISSN 1472-6955
    ISSN 1472-6955
    DOI 10.1186/s12912-023-01692-0
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  4. Article ; Online: Pt-Decorated Gold Nanoflares for High-Fidelity Phototheranostics: Reducing Side-Effects and Enhancing Cytotoxicity toward Target Cells.

    Quan, Ke / Li, Xiaoyuan / Deng, Jiaqi / Chen, Weiju / Zou, Zhen / Chen, Kun / Wu, Linlin / Liu, Juewen / Qing, Zhihe

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2024  , Page(s) e202402881

    Abstract: Functionalized with the Au-S bond, gold nanoflares have emerged as promising candidates for theranostics. However, the presence of intracellular abundantly biothiols compromises the conventional Au-S bond, leading to the unintended release of cargoes and ...

    Abstract Functionalized with the Au-S bond, gold nanoflares have emerged as promising candidates for theranostics. However, the presence of intracellular abundantly biothiols compromises the conventional Au-S bond, leading to the unintended release of cargoes and associated side-effects on non-target cells. Additionally, the hypoxic microenvironment in diseased regions limits treatment efficacy, especially in photodynamic therapy. To address these challenges, high-fidelity photodynamic nanoflares constructed on Pt-coated gold nanoparticles (Au@Pt PDNF) were communicated to avoid false-positive therapeutic signals and side-effects caused by biothiol perturbation. Compared with conventional photodynamic gold nanoflares (AuNP PDNF), the Au@Pt PDNF were selectively activated by cancer biomarkers and exhibited high-fidelity phototheranostics while reducing side-effects. Furthermore, the ultrathin Pt-shell catalysis was confirmed to generate oxygen which alleviated hypoxia-related photodynamic resistance and enhanced the antitumor effect. This design might open a new venue to advance theranostics performance and is adaptable to other theranostic nanomaterials by simply adding a Pt shell.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-03
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.202402881
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  5. Article ; Online: Amplified Biosensors Powered by Endogenous Molecules for Intracellular Fluorescence Imaging.

    Zhou, Yibo / Zhang, Jun / Sun, Shuanghong / Chen, Weiju / Wang, Yuping / Shi, Huiqiu / Yang, Ronghua / Qing, Zhihe

    Analytical chemistry

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1508-8
    ISSN 1520-6882 ; 0003-2700
    ISSN (online) 1520-6882
    ISSN 0003-2700
    DOI 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00329
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  6. Article ; Online: Lowering Entropic Barriers in Triplex DNA Switches Facilitating Biomedical Applications at Physiological pH.

    Lei, Yanli / Li, Chuangchuang / Ji, Xinyue / Sun, Haiyan / Liu, Xiaowen / Mao, Zenghui / Chen, Weiju / Qing, Zhihe / Liu, Juewen

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2024  Volume 63, Issue 19, Page(s) e202402123

    Abstract: Triplex DNA switches are attractive allosteric tools for engineering smart nanodevices, but their poor triplex-forming capacity at physiological conditions limited the practical applications. To address this challenge, we proposed a low-entropy barrier ... ...

    Abstract Triplex DNA switches are attractive allosteric tools for engineering smart nanodevices, but their poor triplex-forming capacity at physiological conditions limited the practical applications. To address this challenge, we proposed a low-entropy barrier design to facilitate triplex formation by introducing a hairpin duplex linker into the triplex motif, and the resulting triplex switch was termed as CTNS
    MeSH term(s) Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; DNA/chemistry ; Humans ; Entropy ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Biosensing Techniques
    Chemical Substances DNA (9007-49-2) ; triplex DNA
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-03
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.202402123
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  7. Article ; Online: Exploring barriers to dementia screening and management services by general practitioners in China: a qualitative study using the COM-B model.

    Gong, Ni / Yang, Dan / Zou, Jianfeng / He, Qianyu / Hu, Lei / Chen, Weiju / Liao, Jing

    BMC geriatrics

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 55

    Abstract: Background: Dementia has become a global public health problem, and general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in diagnosing and managing dementia. However, in Chinese primary care settings, dementia is underdiagnosed and inefficiently managed, and ... ...

    Abstract Background: Dementia has become a global public health problem, and general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in diagnosing and managing dementia. However, in Chinese primary care settings, dementia is underdiagnosed and inefficiently managed, and dementia screening and management services provided by GPs are suboptimal. The reasons underlying this gap are poorly understood. This study aimed to determine the barriers that hinder GPs from actively promoting dementia screening and management, and thereby provide insights for the successful promotion of dementia screening and management services in primary care.
    Methods: Purposive sampling was used. And focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted face-to-face among GPs from community health service centers (CHSCs) in South China. Thematic analysis was used to identify barriers to screening and managing dementia and map them to the Capability/Opportunity/Motivation-Behavior model (COM-B model).
    Results: Fifty-two GPs were included. The COM-B model found nine barriers to implementing dementia screening and management services in primary healthcare: (1) poor capability: lack of systematic knowledge of dementia and inadequate dementia screening skills; (2) little opportunity: unclear pathways for referral, insufficient time for dementia screening and management, lack of dementia-specific leaders, and no guarantee of services continuity; (3) low motivation: outside of GP scope, worries associated with dementia stigma rooted in culture beliefs, and insufficient financial incentives.
    Conclusions: Our study concluded that GPs were not yet ready to provide dementia screening and management services due to poor capability related to knowledge and skills of dementia, little opportunity associated with an unsupportive working environment, and low motivation due to unclear duty and social pressure. Accordingly, systematic implementation strategies should be taken, including standardized dementia training programs, standardized community-based dementia guidelines, expansion of primary care workforces, development of dedicated leaders, and the eradication of stigma attached to dementia to promote dementia screening and management services in primary care.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; General Practitioners ; Motivation ; Qualitative Research ; Focus Groups ; Dementia/diagnosis ; Dementia/epidemiology ; Dementia/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2059865-8
    ISSN 1471-2318 ; 1471-2318
    ISSN (online) 1471-2318
    ISSN 1471-2318
    DOI 10.1186/s12877-023-03756-x
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  8. Article: Knowledge and Attitudes toward Genetic Testing for Autism Spectrum Disorders among Parents of Affected Children in Taiwan

    Li, Ming / Zhao, Shi-Xi / Chen, Wei-Ju / Huang, Tse-Yang / Chen, Lei-Shih

    Genes. 2022 Jan. 27, v. 13, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Taiwan has been increasing, and genetic testing for ASD has been available and provided to parents of children diagnosed with ASD in Taiwan. However, there is still limited understanding of Taiwanese ... ...

    Abstract The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Taiwan has been increasing, and genetic testing for ASD has been available and provided to parents of children diagnosed with ASD in Taiwan. However, there is still limited understanding of Taiwanese parents’ knowledge of and attitudes toward such testing. Therefore, the present study addressed this gap by assessing the attitudes toward as well as actual and perceived knowledge of ASD genetic testing among Taiwanese parents of children diagnosed with ASD. A sample of 443 parents of children with ASD recruited from 236 public schools in Taiwan completed a paper-and-pencil survey. Although parents generally held favorable attitudes toward ASD genetic testing, they had deficient knowledge of such test (with only a 31.4% average correct rate on the actual knowledge scale). Tailored health education materials should be developed to improve the knowledge of ASD genetic testing among parents with affected children in Taiwan.
    Keywords autism ; health education ; surveys ; Taiwan
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0127
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes13020239
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  9. Article ; Online: Examining advanced nursing practice in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.

    Chun, Chun Ki / Wong, Frances Ky / Wang, Shao Ling / Chen, Weiju

    International journal of nursing sciences

    2021  Volume 8, Issue 2, Page(s) 190–198

    Abstract: Objective: There were studies evaluating advanced nursing practice independently in the mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, but there was no attempt to make a comparison of practice between them. This study employed a case ... ...

    Abstract Objective: There were studies evaluating advanced nursing practice independently in the mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, but there was no attempt to make a comparison of practice between them. This study employed a case study method to examine and compare advanced nursing practice in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
    Method: Purposive sampling method was used to recruit 24 advanced practice nurses (APN) who came from the specialty of medical, surgical and pediatric in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. A questionnaire survey and semi-structured interview were conducted to solicit quantitative and qualitative data for exploring the structure-process-outcome of advanced nursing practice. The structure component explored the factors influencing advanced nursing practice. The process part examined APN role components and illustrations of exemplary advanced nursing practice. The outcomes described outcome indicators that best reflected advanced nursing practice.
    Findings: Findings revealed that in the structure domain, APN education and career development, team approach in healthcare, and support from management, physicians and professional associations were important contextual factors for APN development in both cities. For the process domain, participants had at least 80% of their time practicing independently/interdependently and were engaged in APN activities including direct/indirect patient care, research/project work, initiation of staff and patient protocols. All participants demonstrated competencies with impacts on patient, service and profession in their description of exemplary practice. Participants from both cities ranked patient-related outcomes as top indicators for their advanced nursing practice.
    Conclusion: This study has revealed that APNs in Guangzhou and Hong Kong shared similar work involvement and impacts and their demonstrated competencies were on par with international counterparts. Continued efforts need to be put in establishing formal APN education, clear clinical career pathway and title protection to empower nurses to provide optimal care to the fullest extent that they are prepared for.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-05
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2800296-9
    ISSN 2352-0132 ; 2352-0132
    ISSN (online) 2352-0132
    ISSN 2352-0132
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijnss.2021.03.001
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  10. Article ; Online: Thyroid Function Before and After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Obesity.

    Chen, Yuan / Zhang, Wen / Pan, Yongqin / Chen, Weiju / Wang, Cunchuan / Yang, Wah

    Obesity surgery

    2022  Volume 32, Issue 6, Page(s) 1954–1961

    Abstract: Background: Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on thyroid function of patients with obesity remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in thyroid function before and after LSG in patients with obesity.: Methods: ... ...

    Abstract Background: Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on thyroid function of patients with obesity remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in thyroid function before and after LSG in patients with obesity.
    Methods: Data was retrieved from a retrospectively collected database of patients with morbid obesity and normal thyroid function who received LSG. At 12 months after surgery, changes of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were evaluated. In addition, the correlation between thyroid hormone levels and body mass index (BMI) and other metabolic indicators and anthropometric parameters were analyzed.
    Results: Eighty-five patients were included in the study. The concentrations of FT3 (5.7 ± 0.7 vs 5.1 ± 0.6, p < 0.001) and TSH (2.2 ± 1.0 vs 1.9 ± 0.9, p = 0.002) significantly decreased 12 months postsurgery, while mean FT4 levels increased from12.0 ± 1.9 vs 12.4 ± 2.0 pmol/L (p = 0.013). Furthermore, mean iPTH decreased from 53.3 ± 48.3 to 38.7 ± 13.2 pg/mL (p = 0.011). Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that changes in LDL levels were an independent factor contributing to changes in TSH levels (β = 0.362, p = 0.001). Moreover, TSH did not correlate with BMI.
    Conclusions: In this study, FT3, TSH, and iPTH were decreased in euthyroid patients with obesity after LSG, while FT4 was significantly increased. Changes in TSH were positively correlated with LDL, but no statistically significant correlation was found with BMI. Additionally, FT3, FT4, and iPTH were correlated with VB12, age, and BMI, respectively.
    MeSH term(s) Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Obesity, Morbid/surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Gland ; Thyroid Hormones ; Thyrotropin ; Thyroxine
    Chemical Substances Thyroid Hormones ; Thyrotropin (9002-71-5) ; Thyroxine (Q51BO43MG4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1070827-3
    ISSN 1708-0428 ; 0960-8923
    ISSN (online) 1708-0428
    ISSN 0960-8923
    DOI 10.1007/s11695-022-06035-7
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