• Mao, H. F., Chen, W. Y., Yao, G.*, Huang, a. L., Lin, C. C., Huang, W. N. (in press, 2010).Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0): the development of the Taiwanese version. Clinical Rehabilitation, 24(4) . (SSCI paper in “Rehabilitation”)

 

  • Development of the Chinese Language Pediatric Daily Occupation Scale in Taiwan. Occupational Therapy International, .

 

  • Chen, K. H., & Yao, G. * (2009). Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life: From a Self-Identity Perspective. Social Indicators Research, (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Yao, G., Lee, H. Y., & Tsauo, J. Y. * (2009). Are Hip-Specific Items Useful in a Quality of Life Questionnaire for Patients with Hip Fractures International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, (SSCI paper in “Rehabilitation”)

 

  • Gau, B. S., Yao, G.*, Chen, Y. C., Chang, M., Lo, L. H., Chao (Yu), Y. M., & Chiang, B. L.（2009）. Clinical applicability of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) Questionnaire on Mothers of Children with Asthma. Journal of Clinical Nursing, (SSCI paper in “NURSING”)

 

  • Chen, W. C., Wu, C. H., Hwang, J. S., Chen, C. C., Wang, J. D., & Yao, G.* (2009). Can the web-form WHOQOL-BREF be an alternative to the paper-form Social Indicators Research, (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Yao, G.*, Cheng, Y. P., Cheng, C. P. (2009). The Quality of Life in Taiwan. Social Indicators Research, 92, 377-404. (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Lin, T. H.*, & Yao, G. (2009). Evaluating Item Discrimination Power of WHOQOL-BREF from an Item Response Model Perspectives. Social Indicators Research, 91, 141-153. (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Chien CW, Wang JD, Yao G, Hsueh IP, Hsieh CL.*（2009）.Agreement between the WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan Chinese and Taiwanese versions in elderly people. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 108(2), 164-169. (SCI paper in “Medicine, General & Internal”; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Yao, G.*, & Wu, C. H. (2009). Similarities and Differences among Three Chinese Versions of the WHOQOL-Questionnaire: Comparisons of Taiwan version to the China and Hong-Kong Versions. Social Indicators Research, 91, 79-98. (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Lee, H. Y., Wang, J. D., Yao, G., & Wang, S. F.* (2008). Association between Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility and Frequency of Subclinical Neck Pain. Manual Therapy,13(5), 419-425. (SCI paper in “Rehablitation”)

 

  • Ho, M.J., Yao, G., Lee, K.L., Beach, M. C., & Green, A. R.* (2008). Cross-Cultural Medical Education: Can Patient-Centered Cultural Competency Training Be Effective in non-Western Countries? Medical Teacher, 30, 719-721. (SCI paper in “EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES” & “HEALTH CARE
    SCIENCES & SERVICES”)

 

  • Wu, C. H., Chen, K. H, Yao, G.* (2008). Validation of the Proactive Coping Scale in a sample of Chinese population. Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies, 9(1), 103-120.

 

  • Liao, H. F., Yao, G.*, & Wang, T. M. (2008). Concurrent Validity in Taiwan of the Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers who were Full-term infants. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 107, 29-44. (SSCI paper in “Psychology: Experimental”)

 

  • Wu, Y. T., Tsou, K. I., Hsu, C. H., Fang, L. J., Yao, G., Jeng, S. F.*, & Taiwan Infant Developmental Collaborative Study Group (2008). Taiwanese Infants’ Mental and Motor Development: 6 to 24 Months. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,33(1), 102-108. (SSCI paper in “Psychology: Developmental)

 

  • Wu, C. H., Yao, G.* (2008). Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA loneliness scale (ULS-8). Personality and Individual Differences, 44(8), 1762-1771.(SSCI paper in “Psychology: Social”)

 

  • Yao, G.*, Wu, C. H., & Yang, C. T. (2008). Examining the content validity of the WHOQOL-BREF by quantitative methods. Social Indicators Research, 85, 483-498.(SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”)

 

  • Chien, C. W., Wang, J. D., Yao, G., & Hsieh, C. L.* (2007). Development and verification of a WHOQOL-BREF Taiwanese audio player-assisted interview version for the elderly who use a spoken dialect. Quality of Life Research, 16, 1375-1381. (SCI paper in “HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES “ & “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health”)

 

  • Wu, C. H., & Yao. G.* (2007). Examining the relationship between global and domain measures of quality of life by three factor structure models. Social Indicators Research, 84, 189-202. (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”’ “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Wu, C. H., & Yao. G.* (2007). Relations among self-certainty, sense of control and quality of life. International Journal of Psychology, 42(5), 342-357. (SSCI paper in PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY”)

 

  • Wu, C. H., Lee, K. L., & Yao, G.* (2007). Examining the hierarchical factor structure of the SF-36 Taiwan version by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 13 (6), 889-900. (SCI in “Health Care Sciences & Services”; “Medicine, General & Internal”; “Medical, Informatics”)

 

  • Yao, G.*, Wang, J. D., & Chung, C. W. (2007). Cultural Adaptation of the WHOQOL Questionnaire for Taiwan. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association,106, 592~597. (SCI paper in “Medicine, General & Internal”; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Chen, K. H., Lay, K. L.*, Wu, Y. C., & Yao, G. (2007). Adolescent Self Identity and Mental Health: The Function of Identity Importance, Identity Firmness, and Identity Discrepancy. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 49, 53-72. (TSSCI; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Wu, C. H., & Yao, G.* (2007). Importance has been considered in satisfaction evaluation: An experimental examination of Locke's range-of-affect hypothesis. Social Indicators Research, 81, 521-541.(SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”’ “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Lee, L. J. H., Chen, C. H., Yao, G., Chung, C. W., Sheu, J. C., Lee, P. H., Tsai, Y. J., & Wang, J. D.* (2007). Quality of Life in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Received Surgical Resection. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 95, 34~39. (SCI paper in “Oncology” & “Surgery”)

 

  • Lin, L. C., Yao, G., Lin, T. F., Lin, T. K., Tang, Y. Y., & Wang, K. Y.* (2006). The Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Improving the Quality of Life in Patients With Problem Wounds. Journal of Nursing Research, 14, 219-227.(TSSCI; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Yang, Y. L.*, Chao (Yu) Y. M., Chen, Y. C., & Yao, G. (2006). Changes and Factors Influencing Health Related Quality of Life after Hysterectomy in Premenopausal Women with Benign Gynecological Conditions. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 105(9), 731-742. (SCI paper in “Medicine, General & Internal”; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Wu, C. H., & Yao, G.* (2006). Do we need to weight item satisfaction by item importance? A perspective from Locke’s range-of-affect hypothesis. Social Indicators Research, 79, 485-502. (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Chen, K. H ., Wu, C. H., & Yao. G.* (2006). Applicability of the WHOQOL-BREF on early adolescence. Social Indicators Research, 79, 215-234.(SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”; “SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Wang, W. C., Yao, G., Tsai, Y.-J., Wang, J.-D., & Hsieh, C.-L.* (2006). Validating, improving reliability, and estimating correlation of the four subscales in the WHOQOL-BREF using multidimensional Rasch analysis. Quality of Life Research, 15, 607-620. (SCI paper in “HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES “ & “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health”)

 

  • Wu, C. H., & Yao. G* (2006). Do we need to weight satisfaction scores with importance ratings Social Indicators Research, 78, 305-326. (SSCI paper in “SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY”;“SOCIOLOGY”)

 

  • Wu, C. H., & Yao, G.* (2006) Analysis of factorial invariance across Genders in the Taiwan version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 40(6), 1259-1268. (SSCI paper in “Psychology: Social”)

 

  • Liao, H. F.*, Wang, T. M., & Yao, G. (2005). Concurrent Validity of the Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers with the Bayley Scales of Infant Development -II in Preterm Infants. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 104(10), 731-737. (SCI paper in “Medicine, General & Internal”; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Chien, C. W., Wang, J. D., Yao, G., Li, C. A., & Hsieh, C. L.* (2005). Minnan version of determining scale descriptors of the interview questionnaire of WHOQOL. Formosan Journal of Medicine, 9(5), 584-594. (in Chinese with English abstract)

 

  • Tsai, L. Y., Yao, G., Hsu, S. L., & Hwang, S. L.* (2005). Problems and their frequency, and emotional disturbances and needs among nurses providing sexual health education. The Journal of Nursing, 52(5), 41-50. (in Chinese with English abstract)

 

  • Yao, G.* & Wu, C. H. (2005). Factorial invariance of the WHOQOL-BREF among disease groups. Quality of Life Research, 14, 1881-1888. (SCI paper in “HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES “ & “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health”)

 

  • Wu, H. Y., Liao, H. F.*, Yao, G., Lee, W. T., Wang, T. M., & Hsieh, J. Y. (2005). Diagnostic accuracy of the Motor Subtest of Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Second Edition. Formosan Journal of Medicine, 9(3), 312-322. (in Chinese with English abstract)

 

  • Hsu, C. C., Yao, G., Hwu, H. G., & Hsiung, P. C.* (2005). The Taiwanese version of the Landcashire Quality of Life Profile (T-LQOLP): Reliability and validity. Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 19(1), 33-46. (in Chinese with English abstract)(TSSCI)

 

  • Liang, H. W.*, Wang, H. K., Yao, G., Horng, Y. S., & Hou, S. M. (2004). Psychometric Evaluation of the Taiwan Chinese Version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and hand (DASH) Questionnaire. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 103(10), 773-779. (SCI paper in “Medicine, General & Internal”; excellent journal by NSC)

 

  • Tseng, M. H.*, & Henderson, A., Chow, S. M. K., & Yao, G. (2004). Relationship between Motor Proficiency, Attention, Impulse, and Activity in Children with ADHD. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 46, 381-388. (SCI paper in “Pediatrics”)

 

  • Wang, CH, Hsueh, IP, Sheu, CF, Yao, G., & Hsieh, CL.* (2004). Psychometric Properties of Two Simplified 3-point Balance Scales in Patients with Stroke. Physical Therapy, 84(5), 430-438(SCI paper in “Orthopaedics” & “Rehabilitation”)