Expertise at Chang Gung System

Hsieh, Yu-Wei ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences
Address: 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan, Taiwan,333,R.O.C
Tel: +886-3-2118800 #3820
E-mail: ywhsieh@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Rehabilitation

Fulltime Employment:
  • 2012/08 to date Assistant Professor , Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
  • 2011/08-2012/07 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2005/12-2007/07 Research Assistant, School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2002/07-2003/08 Occupational Therapist, Fong Yuan Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Education:
  • 2007/09-2011/06 PhD, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2003/09-2005/01 MS, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 1998/09-2002/06 BS, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Honors and Awards:
  • 2007 Best graduate student paper award from the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
  • 2009 Best graduate student paper award from the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Honorary member, The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China Graduate research scholarship, Lung-yen Charity Foundation
  • 2010 Honorary member, The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China
  • 2011 Honorary member, The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China
  • 2012 Best graduate student paper award from the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Hsieh, Y-W., Lin, K-C., Horng, Y-S., Wu, C-Y.*, Wu, D-J., & Ku, F-L. Sequential combination of robot-assisted therapy and constraint-induced therapy in stroke rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Neurology. 2014;261:1037-1045.
  2. Hsieh, Y-W., Lin, K-C., Korivi M., Lee, T-H., Wu C-Y.*, & Wu, K-Y. The reliability and predictive ability of a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage on functional outcomes after stroke rehabilitation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014;15:6504-6516.
  3. Hsieh, Y-W, Wu, C-Y, Lin, K-C*, Yao, G, Wu, K-Y, Chang, Y-J. Dose-response relationship of robot-assisted stroke motor rehabilitation: The impact of initial motor status. Stroke. 2012; 43: 2729-2734.
  4. Hsieh, Y-W†, Wu, C-Y†, Liao, W-W, Lin, K-C*, Wu, K-Y, & Lee, C-Y. Effects of treatment intensity in upper limb robot-assisted therapy for chronic stroke: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2011; 25:503-511.
  5. Hsieh, Y-W, Wang, C-H, Wu, S-C, Chen, P-C, Sheu, C-F, & Hsieh, C-L*. Establishing the minimal clinically important difference of the Barthel Index in stroke patients. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2007; 21: 233-238.


All Publications List

Board Certification:

  • Certified Occupational Therapist, Department of Health, Taiwan, ROC. Certificate No. 1327