E-mail

yushiu@mail.ndmutsgh.edu.tw

Specialty

Pediatric Critical and Chronic Care Nursing; Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD); Grit and Positive Psychology; Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research; Nurse Practitioner Education and Practice

Lab

https://sites.google.com/view/ysliutw

Research

Ongoing Research Projects

1. Precision Risk Prediction of Symptom Clusters and Frailty with Artificial Intelligence-Based Emotion Detection Interventions in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Three-Year Study (MOST 115-2314-B-715-002). PI, ongoing.
2. Structural Equation Modeling of the Relationships among Grit, Moral Distress, Job Satisfaction, and Intention to Stay among Nurse Practitioners (TWNA-1151020). PI, ongoing.
3. Exploring the Relationships among Nursing Competence, Grit, and Growth Mindset in Clinical Nurses: A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study (MMC-RD-113-1A-P002). PI, ongoing.
4. Family Experiences of Supporting Recovery during the First Six Months Following a Child's Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease (PL-202308001-M). PI, 2023/08/01-2024/07/31.
5. Lived Experiences of Grit in the Workplace among Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (PL-202208032-M). PI, 2022/08/01-2023/07/31.
6. Predictors of Grit during Career Establishment among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (PL-202108034-M). PI, 2021/08/01-2022/07/31.

Selected Publications

1. Liu, Y. S., Lu, C. W., Chung, H. T., Wang, J. K., Shu, Y. M., & Chen, C. W. (2026). Grit in the workplace experienced by Taiwanese adults with congenital heart disease: A phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 35(2), 866–878. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.70051
2. Liu, Y. S., Chung, H. T., Wang, J. K., Yang, C. Y., Liu, C. Y., & Chen, C. W. (2024). How grit mediates depressive symptoms with life and job satisfaction in full-time employed adults with congenital heart disease. Applied Nursing Research, 79, 151845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2024.151845
3. Liu, Y. S., Lu, C. W., Chung, H. T., Wang, J. K., Su, W. J., & Chen, C. W. (2024). Health-promoting lifestyle and life satisfaction in full-time employed adults with congenital heart disease: Grit as a mediator. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(4), 348–357. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad104

Selected International Conference Presentations

1. Liu, Y. S. (2026). Exploring the Association between Oral Health Literacy, Self-Care, and Grit among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study. Poster presentation at the 31st International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Florence, Italy.
2. Liu, Y. S. (2026). Exploring Grit in Oral Health Self-Care among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study. Poster presentation at the 37th International Nursing Research Congress (Sigma), Toronto, Canada.
3. Liu, Y. S., & Chien, Y. H. (2026). Exploring Family Resilience in the Recovery Experiences of Children Diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease: A Qualitative Study. E-poster presentation at the 29th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS), Singapore.
4. Yu, C. H., Tseng, Y. C., Liu, Y. S., & Chen, Y. H. (2025). Improving Glycemic Management in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Using Intelligent Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A Case Report. Poster presentation at the Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Health Management, and Disease Prediction, Taipei, Taiwan.
5. Liu, Y. S., & Chen, C. W. (2025). Exploring Grit in the Workplace among Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Phenomenological Study. Oral presentation at the 36th International Nursing Research Congress (Sigma), Seattle, Washington, USA.
6. Liu, Y. S. (2024). Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborns: A Case Report on the Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia and Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Nurse Practitioner (JSNP).
7. Liu, Y. S. (2024). ChatGPT's Performance in the Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination in Taiwan: A Descriptive Study. E-poster presentation at the 8th World Academy of Nursing Science Congress (WANS), Lombok, Indonesia.
8. Liu, Y. S., & Chien, Y. H. (2024). Congenital Giant Hemangioma Complicated by Kasabach–Merritt Syndrome in Infants: A Case Report. Poster presentation at the 15th Annual Conference of the Japan Primary Care Association (JPCA), Hamamatsu, Japan.
9. Liu, Y. S., & Chen, C. W. (2023). Depressive Symptoms and Work Satisfaction in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Grit as a Mediator. Oral presentation at the 34th International Nursing Research Congress (Sigma), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
10. Liu, Y. S., & Chen, C. W. (2023). Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Work Needs Satisfaction in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Grit as a Mediator. Oral presentation at the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress, Montreal, Canada.
11. Liu, Y. S., & Chen, C. W. (2023). Mediating Effect of Grit on the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Life Satisfaction among Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. Poster presentation at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (APSACHD), Taipei, Taiwan.
12. Liu, Y. S., & Chen, C. W. (2023). Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction among Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Grit as a Mediator. Oral presentation at the 26th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS 2023), Tokyo, Japan.