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Non-Pharmaceutical Care Research Center, Tzu Chi University

Non-Pharmaceutical Care Research Center, Tzu Chi University

Non-Pharmaceutical Care Research Center

Gentle care that answers
what patients truly need

Centred on cancer care, symptom management and post-operative rehabilitation, we develop non-pharmaceutical care that is low in side effects, sustainable and culturally sensitive.

About the Center
Reflexology practice session

Talent Cultivation

Training professionals in
non-pharmaceutical care

Combining teaching modules with hands-on training, we prepare nurse practitioners and graduate students to develop and apply non-pharmaceutical care in clinical practice.

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Non-pharmaceutical care training course

Cross-Hospital Collaboration

Aromatherapy Clinic at
St. Mary’s Hospital Taitung

Through cross-hospital collaboration, non-pharmaceutical care reaches more clinical settings and comes closer to patients’ needs.

Outcomes
Cross-hospital collaboration: St. Mary's Hospital Taitung

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About the Center

Gentle Care, Grounded in Evidence

Since 2009, the College of Nursing at Tzu Chi University has trained nurse practitioners at the master's level, and has extended this expertise into research and clinical practice in non-pharmaceutical care. The Center brings together nursing, medicine, biomedical science and statistics, and works closely with Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital to build evidence-based care models that are rooted locally and informed internationally.

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Our Mission

Education

Training nurse practitioners and graduate students to develop and apply non-pharmaceutical care.

Holistic Care

Uniting the Tzu Chi spirit of loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity with evidence-based care for body, mind and spirit.

Collaboration

Building a two-way loop between research and patient needs, so findings reach the bedside quickly.

Evidence

Focusing on symptom needs and health promotion to build a body of high-quality research.

Research Areas

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Cancer Care

Focusing on ENT and head and neck cancer patients, from concurrent chemoradiotherapy through recovery after treatment.

Symptom Management

Addressing dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, cancer-related fatigue and treatment-related anxiety to ease discomfort during treatment.

Rehabilitation

Responding to sarcopenia, frailty and impaired shoulder and neck function, helping patients regain their strength step by step.

Interventions

Reflexology practice session
  • ReflexologyStimulating reflex zones to regulate autonomic nervous function.
  • Resonance BreathingHelping patients manage anxiety and stress responses.
  • Exercise & NutritionAddressing the sarcopenia and frailty common among cancer patients.
  • Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBTHelping patients build positive ways of coping with illness.
  • BiofeedbackUsing visualised physiological signals to rebuild bodily control.
  • Auricular Vagus Nerve StimulationtaVNSNon-invasive stimulation of the vagus nerve through the ear.
  • AromatherapyUsing plant essential oils to ease physical and emotional discomfort.

Our Team

27M+

Research funding over the past four years (NTD)

30+

SCI / SSCI journal papers

12

Interdisciplinary core members

Meet the team