Respiratory care
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Respiratory therapists (RTs) play important roles in providing ventilator support to patients in hospitals. They are on the front line in respiratory cases and work with physicians to help patients survive. However, questions remain regarding whether the mental health conditions at work are protected and secured for RTs. This study aimed to explore the risk factors of mental illness for RTs and to design an app to allow individual RTs to seek assistance at an earlier stage. ⋯ Four risk factors were verified to influence RT mental health. An app was developed to detect their mental health and allow them to seek assistance at an earlier stage.
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Improving [Formula: see text] and reducing CO2 rebreathing ([Formula: see text]) are the key means to improve the therapeutic efficacy of noninvasive ventilation (NIV). This study aimed to investigate the impact of interface design on [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] during NIV. ⋯ The design of the interface had a significant impact on [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] during NIV. [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] showed a significant positive correlation, although the effect size of correlation was moderate.