Contact Information

• TEL：+886-3-2118800 ext. 5075
• FAX：+886-3-3283016 ext. 5326
• E-mail：kitty@mail.cgu.edu.tw

EDUCATION

• PhD Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
• MS  Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
• BS   Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan

AWARDS

• 2000   Research Award of National Science Council, Taiwan

RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

• Depression
• Elderly

TEACHING SUBJECTS

• Community Nursing
• Community Health Nursing Practicum
• Teaching & Learning
• Gerontological  Nursing
• long-term care
• Public health
• Mental Health in Elders
• Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
• Integrated and Multidisciplary Approach to Elder Care
• Advanced Gerontological Community Health Nursing
• Advanced Gerontological Community Health Nursing Practice

RESEARCH

1. The longitudinal effectiveness of Helper of Emotional Assessment and Relationship Teaching (HEART) smartphone- based videoconferencing program in enhancing residents and their family’health. (2021-2024)
2. The longitudinal effectiveness of a nurture swallow exercise program (NSEP) on nursing home residents’ health: evaluation using innovative non-invasive device. (2020-2021)
3. The third life wisdom inheritance practice platform: young entrepreneurs and retirees co-creation. (2019-2022)
4. The effectivness of Smart-phone Based Meal Time Videoconferencing (SBMTV) program in enhancing elderly resident’s health status in nursing home (2015-2018)
5. The effectiveness of residents transfer communication programs in enhancing residents' continuity of care in nursing home (2012-2015)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Huang, L. J., Tsai, H. H.*, Wang, Y. W., & Chou, C. L. (Online ahead of print). Sailing in a sea of perplexity: Family caregivers' experience of delirium patients. Nursing in Critical Care.
2. 黎嘉如、蔡秀欣*、郭志熙、王惠玄(已接受)•比較不同重返胸腔內科加護病房轉出結果及其相關因素探討•Resuscitation & Intensive Care Med•
3. Tsai, H. H.*, Cheng, C. Y., & Shieh, W. Y. (Online ahead of print.). Effectiveness of laptop-based versus smartphone–based videoconferencing interaction on loneliness, depression and social support in nursing home residents: A secondary data analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.
4. Tsai, H. H.*, Cheng, C. Y., Weng, L. C., Shieh, W. Y., & Liu, C. Y. (2021). Motivations for family members’ visits to nursing home residents with dementia in Taiwan: A qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 53(1), 87-95.
5. Lin, Y. N., Tsai, H. H.*, Huang, H. L., Chang, Y. C. &, Shieh, W. Y. (2020). Rethinking potentially inappropriate medication use in nursing homes within the Chinese population. Geriatric Nursing, 41(6), 724-729. (SCI, IF=1.517).
6. Tsai, M. R., Tsai, H. H.*, Tsai, Y. F., & Liao, F. Y. (2020). "Tailoring Homely Meals": Family Members' Motivations Underlying Nursing Home Visits During Residents' Meals. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 17(4), e12341 . (SCI, IF=0.663).
7. Tsai, H. H., Cheng, C. Y., Shieh, W. Y., & Chang, Y. C. (2020). Effects of a Smartphone-Based Videoconferencing Program for Older Nursing Home Residents on Depression, Loneliness, and Quality of Life: A Quasi-Experimental Study, BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 27. (SCI, IF=2.818). 
8. 黃麗蓉、蔡秀欣*、王怡文、周俊良 ( 2019)•內科加護病房譫妄病患家屬之調適經驗•長庚護理雜誌，30(4)，431-444.
9. Schlaeger, J. M., Weng, L. C.,  Huang H. L., Tsai H. H., Takayama, M., Ngamkhan, S., Yao, Y., & Wilkie, D. J. (2019). Pain  Management Nursing.  Pain Quality by Location in Outpatients with Cancer, 20(5), 425-431.   (SCI,  IF=1.252)
10. Tsai, H. H., & Tsai, Y. F. (2018). Development, validation and testing of a nursing home to emergency room transfer  checklist. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(1-2), 115-122. (SCI, IF=1.384)