Is severity of chest pain a cue for women and men to recognize acute myocardial infarction symptoms as cardiac in origin?

Recognizing symptoms as cardiac in origin is associated with the prompt seeking of medical care in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Therefore, the authors compared the symptom attribution of men and women experiencing AMI and examined factors associated with cardiac attribution by sex. In a cross-sectional study, a total of 1059 AMI patients were consecutively recruited across 5 countries.

Korean version of the Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale: a translation and validation study.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to examine the reliability and validity of a Korean version of the Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale with Korean caregivers of older stroke survivors.

Background: The Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale was developed in the United States of America for an American English-speaking population to measure primary caregivers' appraisals of potential stressors and the efficacy of their coping efforts related to caregiving experiences.

Methods: Using the back-translation method, the instrument was translated into Korean.

Clinical track faculty: merits and issues.

Clinical track faculty (CTF) has been in operation for more than two decades in the United States, and 12 of the top 20 schools of nursing with the highest National Institutes of Health funding in the United States have CTF in place. Yet, only limited articles have been published regarding the merits and issues related to its operation. This article examines the advantages/merits of establishing CTF in schools of nursing, discusses the qualification criteria and types of appointment for CTF, and analyzes issues related to operating CTF in Korea.

[Development of standards and criteria for accreditation of a baccalaureate nursing education program: reflections on the unique characteristics of the nursing profession].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine characteristics of nursing science and identify expected outcomes from baccalaureate graduates, and to develop accreditation standards and criteria reflecting the characteristics of the nursing profession.

Methods: A methodological research design was utilized in this study. Related literature reviews and the nursing education program goals and objectives of the 99 nursing schools in Korea were analyzed.

[Factors influencing functional status in patients with heart failure].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence the functional status of patients with heart failure.

Method: A descriptive, correlational study design was used. The participants in this study were 260 patients with heart failure who were admitted at Y University and U University in Seoul, Korea.

Attitude, beliefs, and intentions to care for SARS patients among Korean clinical nurses: an application of theory of planned behavior.

Purpose: This study examined Korean clinical nurses' intentions to care for SARS patients and identify determinants of the intentions. Theory of planned behavior was the framework to explain the intentions of Korean nurses for SARS patients care.

Methods: A convenient sample of six hundreds and seventy nine clinical nurses from four university-affiliated hospitals located in Seoul and in Kyung-gi province was used.

[The effects of psychosocial interventions to improve stress and coping in patients with breast cancer].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine stress, coping, and immune response effects of a psychosocial intervention program based on the PNI model and Stress-Appraisal-Coping for Korean patients with breast cancer.

Methods: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants who had survived breast cancer and lived in Wonju city and the surrounding area were assigned to an intervention group (N=21) or a control group (N=18).

[Developing and testing the effects of a psychosocial intervention on stress response and coping in Korean breast cancer survivors: a pilot study].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a socioculturally-appropriate psychosocial intervention program for Korean patients with breast cancer and test its effects on stress, anxiety, depression, and coping strategies.

Methods: One group pretest and posttest design was used to test the effects of the intervention. A post-intervention interview was conducted to refine the nature of the intervention.

International comparison of factors associated with delay in presentation for AMI treatment.

Background: Prehospital delay in response to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) symptoms is well documented in the US and Europe, but little is known about it in Asian countries where cardiovascular disease is increasing.

Aims: We conducted an observational study of delay times and factors associated with hospital presentation times in 595 patients with AMI from the US, England, Japan and South Korea.

Methods: Patients were interviewed about responses to symptoms within 72 h of hospital admission and the medical records were reviewed.

A five-country comparison of anxiety early after acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Anxiety is common after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and has the potential to negatively affect physical and psychosocial recovery. There have been no cross-cultural comparisons of anxiety among AMI patients.

Aims: To evaluate whether anxiety after AMI differs across five diverse countries and to determine whether an interaction between country, and sociodemographic and clinical variables contributes to variations in reporting anxiety.

Correlates of fatigue in Koreans with chronic lung disease.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explain the multidimensional characteristics of fatigue in Korean persons with chronic lung disease.

Framework: The Unpleasant Symptom Theory by Lenz et al (1995) provided the theoretical framework for the study.

Design: A descriptive correlational study design was used.

An international perspective on the time to treatment for acute myocardial infarction.

Purpose: To compare delay and circumstances of decisions to seek care in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the United States (US), England, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.

Design: Comparative prospective design.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with AMI (N = 913) were interviewed within 72 hours of hospital admission for confirmed AMI using the Response to Symptoms Questionnaire.

An international perspective on gender differences in anxiety early after acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: Higher anxiety is linked to poorer outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), including increased in-hospital reinfarction and potentially life-threatening complications. If clinicians can identify patients at greatest risk for anxiety after AMI, they can institute early treatment. Previous research on the influence of gender on the incidence of anxiety post-AMI reflects inconsistent findings, and differences across cultures have not been studied.

Priorities for nursing research in Korea.

Purpose: To identify priorities for nursing research in Korea.

Methods: A national sample of nurses in academic and clinical settings, representing varied clinical specialties, participated in two rounds of a Delphi survey. Participants listed five most important nursing research problems rated on three dimensions: the degree of nurses' lead role, contribution to nursing profession, and nurses' contribution to health and welfare of patients and clients.