Ming-Hwai Lin
Biographic Data
| ID | 7144630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ming-Hwai Lin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ming-Hwai |
| FAMILY NAME | Lin |
| SIGNATURE | LIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6825-6692 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Integration and Assessment of ChatGPT in Medical Case Reporting: A Multifaceted Approach
ChatGPT, a large language model, has gained significance in medical writing, particularly in case reports that document the course of an illness. This article explores the integration of ChatGPT and how ChatGPT shapes the process, product, and politics of medical writing in the real world. We conducted a bibliometric analysis on case reports utilizing ChatGPT and indexed in PubMed, encompassing publication information. Furthermore, an in-depth an…
The association of the comorbidity status of metabolic syndrome and cognitive dysfunction with health-related quality of life
Overview of the Motivation of Advance Care Planning: A Study from a Medical Center in Taiwan
(1) Background: Since Taiwan's Patient Right to Autonomy Act took effect in 2019, up to ten thousand declarants have participated in advance care planning (ACP) and have signed advance directives (ADs). Relative to the entire population of Taiwan, only a small percentage have completed ACP. This study sought to understand the motivations of Taiwanese who have participated in ACP, so as to increase the percentage of individuals participating in AC…
Family Medicine Academic Workforce of Medical Schools in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey
Little is known about family medicine academic workforce in Taiwan, and basic data on this may aid healthcare decision-makers and contribute to the limited literature. We analyzed data from 13 medical schools in Taiwan collected by the Taiwan Association of Family Medicine from June to September 2019, regarding characteristics of medical schools, and total staff, gender, age, degree, working title (adjunct/full-time), academic level, and subspeci…
Changes in 24-Hour Palliative Care Telephone Advice Service after the Introduction of Discharged End-of-Life Patients’ Care Plans
Background : To provide a better quality of death for patients at the end of life who choose to die at home and their families, the hospice care team at Taipei Veterans General Hospital has promoted an personalized discharged end-of-life care plan since the initial of 2018. Methods : This study is a retrospective analysis of administrative data. All incoming calls of the 24-hour specialist palliative care emergency telephone advice service record…
Nurses’ Experiences and Factors Related to Their Attitudes Regarding Discussions with Patients and Family Members about Do-Not-Resuscitate Decisions and Life-Sustaining Treatment Withdrawal: A Hospita…
This study aimed to evaluate nurses’ experiences and factors related to their attitudes regarding discussions of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST) with patients and their families. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Taiwan. Nurses aged ≥ 20 years who were in charge of acute inpatient care were randomly recruited. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to evaluate participant…
In the Name of Family Medicine: A Nationwide Survey of Registered Names of Family Medicine Clinics in Taiwan
Family medicine is officially a specialty, but is often not regarded as a specialty by the general public. Past studies have usually investigated the opinions of medical students and resident physicians regarding family medicine, whereas few have focused on practicing family physicians themselves, especially in terms of analyzing how they represent themselves. This study aimed to investigate the patterns of clinic names to better apprehend whethe…
Visiting Policies of Hospice Wards during the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Environmental Scan in Taiwan
During an epidemic, almost all healthcare facilities restrict the visiting of patients to prevent disease transmission. For hospices with terminally ill patients, the trade-off between compassion and infection control becomes a difficult decision. This study aimed to survey the changes in visiting policy for all 76 hospice wards in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The altered visiting policies were assessed by the number of visi…
Continuity of Physicians’ Dedication to Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Care: A 14-year Nationwide Survey in Taiwan
Background: The work continuity of physicians in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) has a great impact on the quality of care and practice experiences. However, nationwide studies providing a general overview of the work continuity of HPM physicians are scarce. Methods: Data relating to inpatient HPM care provided from July 2000 to December 2013 were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. Specifically, the num…
The Provision of Health Care by Family Physicians in Taiwan as Illustrated With Population Pyramids
Family physicians serve as personal doctors for individuals and their families and also act as gatekeepers of the health care system. If no special status is accorded to family physicians, however, then the rates at which health care recipients utilize their service might be affected. In the present cross-sectional study, representative claims data sets for 2010 from Taiwan's National Health Insurance program, a health care system in which benefi…
Branding Palliative Care Units by Avoiding the Terms “Palliative” and “Hospice”: A Nationwide Study in Taiwan
The term "palliative care" has a negative connotation and may act as a barrier to early patient referrals. Rebranding has thus been proposed as a strategy to reduce the negative perceptions associated with palliative care. For example, using the term "supportive care" instead of "palliative care" in naming palliative care units has been proposed in several studies. In Taiwan, terms other than "palliative" and "hospice" are already widely used in …
Patterns of Psychiatric Outpatient Practice in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey
(1) Background: Limited studies have utilized nationwide data to assess the patterns of psychiatric practice in other countries. In this study, data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan (NHIRD-TW) for 2012 was analyzed to determine the patterns of psychiatric outpatient practice in Taiwan; (2) Methods: To determine the patterns of psychiatric outpatient practice in Taiwan, the data were drawn from the datasets of Taiwan'…
Doctor-Shopping Behaviors among Traditional Chinese Medicine Users in Taiwan
Doctor-shopping has caused an increase in medical expense, potential to receive duplicate medications, and suffer adverse drug reactions. We carried out a population-based retrospective study aimed at examining the user patterns of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ambulatory care in Taiwan. We retrieved complete TCM ambulatory visit datasets for the year 2007 from the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. We defined the patients whose d…
Pattern of Ambulatory Care Visits to Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Taiwan: A Nationwide Analysis
Although obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) are the main actors in the provision of health care to women, their practice patterns have rarely been analyzed. The current study investigated the nationwide ambulatory visits to OB-GYNs in Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database. From the 1/500 sampling datasets indicating 619,760 ambulatory visits in 2012, it was found that 5.8% (n = 35,697) of the visits were made to OB-GYNs. …
The rural - urban divide in ambulatory care of gastrointestinal diseases in Taiwan
BACKGROUND: The utilization of medical care for gastrointestinal diseases increased over the past decade worldwide. The aim of the study was to investigate the difference between rural and urban patients in seeking medical service for gastrointestinal diseases at ambulatory sector in Taiwan. METHODS: From the one-million-people cohort datasets of the National Health Insurance Research Database, the utilization of ambulatory visits for gastrointes…
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The rural - urban divide in ambulatory care of gastrointestinal diseases in Taiwan
BACKGROUND: The utilization of medical care for gastrointestinal diseases increased over the past decade worldwide. The aim of the study was to investigate the difference between rural and urban patients in seeking medical service for gastrointestinal diseases at ambulatory sector in Taiwan. METHODS: From the one-million-people cohort datasets of the National Health Insurance Research Database, the utilization of ambulatory visits for gastrointes…
Doctor-Shopping Behaviors among Traditional Chinese Medicine Users in Taiwan
Doctor-shopping has caused an increase in medical expense, potential to receive duplicate medications, and suffer adverse drug reactions. We carried out a population-based retrospective study aimed at examining the user patterns of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ambulatory care in Taiwan. We retrieved complete TCM ambulatory visit datasets for the year 2007 from the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. We defined the patients whose d…
Pattern of Ambulatory Care Visits to Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Taiwan: A Nationwide Analysis
Although obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) are the main actors in the provision of health care to women, their practice patterns have rarely been analyzed. The current study investigated the nationwide ambulatory visits to OB-GYNs in Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database. From the 1/500 sampling datasets indicating 619,760 ambulatory visits in 2012, it was found that 5.8% (n = 35,697) of the visits were made to OB-GYNs. …
Patterns of Psychiatric Outpatient Practice in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey
(1) Background: Limited studies have utilized nationwide data to assess the patterns of psychiatric practice in other countries. In this study, data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan (NHIRD-TW) for 2012 was analyzed to determine the patterns of psychiatric outpatient practice in Taiwan; (2) Methods: To determine the patterns of psychiatric outpatient practice in Taiwan, the data were drawn from the datasets of Taiwan'…
Branding Palliative Care Units by Avoiding the Terms “Palliative” and “Hospice”: A Nationwide Study in Taiwan
The term "palliative care" has a negative connotation and may act as a barrier to early patient referrals. Rebranding has thus been proposed as a strategy to reduce the negative perceptions associated with palliative care. For example, using the term "supportive care" instead of "palliative care" in naming palliative care units has been proposed in several studies. In Taiwan, terms other than "palliative" and "hospice" are already widely used in …
Continuity of Physicians’ Dedication to Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Care: A 14-year Nationwide Survey in Taiwan
Background: The work continuity of physicians in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) has a great impact on the quality of care and practice experiences. However, nationwide studies providing a general overview of the work continuity of HPM physicians are scarce. Methods: Data relating to inpatient HPM care provided from July 2000 to December 2013 were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. Specifically, the num…
The Provision of Health Care by Family Physicians in Taiwan as Illustrated With Population Pyramids
Family physicians serve as personal doctors for individuals and their families and also act as gatekeepers of the health care system. If no special status is accorded to family physicians, however, then the rates at which health care recipients utilize their service might be affected. In the present cross-sectional study, representative claims data sets for 2010 from Taiwan's National Health Insurance program, a health care system in which benefi…
Changes in 24-Hour Palliative Care Telephone Advice Service after the Introduction of Discharged End-of-Life Patients’ Care Plans
Background : To provide a better quality of death for patients at the end of life who choose to die at home and their families, the hospice care team at Taipei Veterans General Hospital has promoted an personalized discharged end-of-life care plan since the initial of 2018. Methods : This study is a retrospective analysis of administrative data. All incoming calls of the 24-hour specialist palliative care emergency telephone advice service record…
Nurses’ Experiences and Factors Related to Their Attitudes Regarding Discussions with Patients and Family Members about Do-Not-Resuscitate Decisions and Life-Sustaining Treatment Withdrawal: A Hospita…
This study aimed to evaluate nurses’ experiences and factors related to their attitudes regarding discussions of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST) with patients and their families. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Taiwan. Nurses aged ≥ 20 years who were in charge of acute inpatient care were randomly recruited. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to evaluate participant…
In the Name of Family Medicine: A Nationwide Survey of Registered Names of Family Medicine Clinics in Taiwan
Family medicine is officially a specialty, but is often not regarded as a specialty by the general public. Past studies have usually investigated the opinions of medical students and resident physicians regarding family medicine, whereas few have focused on practicing family physicians themselves, especially in terms of analyzing how they represent themselves. This study aimed to investigate the patterns of clinic names to better apprehend whethe…
Visiting Policies of Hospice Wards during the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Environmental Scan in Taiwan
During an epidemic, almost all healthcare facilities restrict the visiting of patients to prevent disease transmission. For hospices with terminally ill patients, the trade-off between compassion and infection control becomes a difficult decision. This study aimed to survey the changes in visiting policy for all 76 hospice wards in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The altered visiting policies were assessed by the number of visi…
Overview of the Motivation of Advance Care Planning: A Study from a Medical Center in Taiwan
(1) Background: Since Taiwan's Patient Right to Autonomy Act took effect in 2019, up to ten thousand declarants have participated in advance care planning (ACP) and have signed advance directives (ADs). Relative to the entire population of Taiwan, only a small percentage have completed ACP. This study sought to understand the motivations of Taiwanese who have participated in ACP, so as to increase the percentage of individuals participating in AC…
Family Medicine Academic Workforce of Medical Schools in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey
Little is known about family medicine academic workforce in Taiwan, and basic data on this may aid healthcare decision-makers and contribute to the limited literature. We analyzed data from 13 medical schools in Taiwan collected by the Taiwan Association of Family Medicine from June to September 2019, regarding characteristics of medical schools, and total staff, gender, age, degree, working title (adjunct/full-time), academic level, and subspeci…
Integration and Assessment of ChatGPT in Medical Case Reporting: A Multifaceted Approach
ChatGPT, a large language model, has gained significance in medical writing, particularly in case reports that document the course of an illness. This article explores the integration of ChatGPT and how ChatGPT shapes the process, product, and politics of medical writing in the real world. We conducted a bibliometric analysis on case reports utilizing ChatGPT and indexed in PubMed, encompassing publication information. Furthermore, an in-depth an…
The association of the comorbidity status of metabolic syndrome and cognitive dysfunction with health-related quality of life
Medicine (15 works) · Family medicine (13 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Health care (6 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (5 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (4 works) · Palliative care (4 works)