[Factors that influence sexual intercourse among middle school students: using data from the 8th (2012) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence sexual intercourse among middle school students in South Korea.

Methods: Using statistics from the 8th (2012) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, hierarchical logistic regression analysis was conducted. The study sample comprised 37,297 middle school students aged primarily 12 to 15.

Dyadic Effects of Individual and Friend on Physical Activity in College Students.

Objective: Physical activity (PA) tends to decline throughout the college years, and close friends' influence is known to be an important factor in maintaining PA. This study examined the actor effect and partner effect between an individual and his/her friend regarding the influence of self-efficacy and social support on PA among Korean college students.

Design And Sample: Cross-sectional survey data from 108 pairs of individual students and friends were analyzed.

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of the cultural competence scale for clinical nurses.

Purpose: To develop and psychometrically test the Korean version of the Cultural Competence Scale for Nurses (K-CCSN).

Methods: A multi-phase questionnaire development method was used to develop the scale from November 2012 to April 2013. The item pool was generated based on literature review, existing scales and in-depth interviews.

[Analysis of factors affecting unmet healthcare needs of married immigrant women].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the unmet healthcare needs of married immigrant women.

Methods: This study was a secondary data analysis using data from the 2009 National Survey of Multicultural Families. Data collected from 58,735 married immigrant women who had spouses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and logistic regression.

Effect of psychosocial factors on metabolic syndrome in male and female blue-collar workers.

Aim: The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between psychosocial factors and metabolic syndrome among male and female blue-collar workers, and which factors influence their metabolic syndrome by sex.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was completed of 154 men and 80 women working at small companies in Korea. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire, blood test, and anthropometric and blood pressure measure.

Smoking cessation and characteristics of success and failure among female high-school smokers.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a smoking cessation program on female high-school students and to analyze the characteristics of students who quit smoking compared to those of students who failed to quit.

Methods: This study used a mixed research design, including a pre- and post-experimental design for measuring the effects of the smoking cessation intervention and a qualitative design using a focus group interview to analyze the characteristics of individuals who successfully quit in comparison to those who failed to stop smoking. Data were collected before and after the intervention through a self-report questionnaire, a biochemical index, and a focus group interview.

Evaluation of a community health practitioner self-care program for rural Korean patients with osteoarthritis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a self-care program for elders with osteoarthritis managed by primary health care workers, Community Health Practitioners (CHPs), in rural Korea.

Methods: The self-care program, consisting of 7 areas, was evaluated with a randomized experimental study for patients over age 60 with osteoarthritis in which 150 participants in the experimental group and 140 in the control group were compared. The self-care program was implemented for six weeks, 2 hours per week, at community health posts by CHPs.

Ecological risk factors of childhood obesity in Korean elementary school students.

The purpose of this study was to examine ecological correlates of obesity among Korean children. Cross-sectional data, including measurements of height and weight, were collected by questionnaire from 1,644 children in the fifth and sixth grades. A multiple logistic regression model incorporating individual- and school-level variables determined factors of childhood obesity.

Self-management program for obesity control among middle-aged women in Korea: a pilot study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a 12 week self-management intervention program, as compared to a structured exercise intervention, for obesity control among middle-aged women in Korea.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 27 women in a self-management group and 24 in a structured exercise group for 12 weeks. The self-management group received interventions that included walking at a convenient time and place, keeping healthy dietary habits, group workshops, phone counseling, and mobile phone short message services.

Comparison of the hospice systems in the United States, Japan and taiwan.

Purpose: The aim of hospice care is to provide the best possible quality of life both for people approaching the end of life and for their families and carers. The Korean government has been implementing a pilot project for hospital hospice services and trying to develop the national hospice system. To assist in the development of the Korean hospice system, the Korean government supported the present study comparing the hospice systems of three countries, United States, Japan, and Taiwan, which currently have a developed hospice system.

Development of a community health promotion center based on the World Health Organization's Ottawa Charter health promotion strategies.

Aim: To describe the development process of nursing school-led community health promotion centers (CHPC) to improve the health of the surrounding communities.

Methods: This study design was a research and development study. (i) Assessment of health needs by interviewing 359 people in the community to select health programs for the community health promotion center.

Health problems and health behaviors of Korean preschoolers living with parents and under guardianship.

Purpose: A comparative analysis was conducted to identify and compare the health status and behaviors of preschoolers attending daycare centers in South Korea between children living with parents and those under guardianship.

Design: The study design was descriptive and correlational.

Sample: Data were collected from 152 parents and 85 guardians of preschool children using a structured questionnaire.

Comparison of the clinical practice satisfaction of nursing students in Korea and the USA.

The objective of this research was to compare the clinical practice satisfaction of nursing students in South Korea and the United States. A self-report questionnaire on 'Satisfaction of clinical nursing practice of undergraduate students' was used to survey 131 nursing students of the Yonsei University in South Korea and 109 nursing students of the Colorado Christian University in the USA. Findings indicate that American nursing students had significantly higher clinical practice satisfaction levels than the Korean students.

Validation of self-report on smoking among university students in Korea.

Objective: To validate the self-reported smoking status of Korean university students.

Methods: Subjects included 322 Korean university in Korea, who participated in an annual health screening. Data on smoking were collected through a self-reported questionnaire and urine test.

[The effects of a cognitive behavior program on cognition, depression, and activities of daily living in elderly with cognitive impairment].

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a cognitive behavior program on cognition, depression, and activities of daily living in elderly with Cognitive Impairment.

Method: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 21 subjects in the experimental group and 19 in the control group among 40 senior residents in a Hall for the elderly in the city of S.

[A comparison of stress levels of elementary students by geographical regions].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare stress levels of elementary students according to three regional levels: a large city, a medium-sized city, and a rural area.

Methods: This was a descriptive comparative survey using a convenience sample of 1,161 5th-and 6th-grade students. The stress level was measured by a stress scale that consisted of 65 items regarding personal characteristics, family, school, and peer factors.

Health promotion health center project.

Objectives: As part of a major government support for health promotion, a health promotion health center (HPHC) project was launched at the national level in Korea. The purpose of the study was to describe this 2-year HPHC project within the framework of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and to evaluate the preliminary outcomes of the community residents.

Design: A cross-sectional design was used.

Predictors of health services utilization by hypertensive patients in South Korea.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the factors that influence making contact with health care services after a diagnosis of hypertension and the volume of health services utilization by the hypertensive patients.

Methods: A secondary data analysis with 3 data sets, including health screening, health survey, and national health insurance reimbursement data. Data on 841,630 public servants aged between 21 and 65 years who underwent health screenings in 2000 and 2002 were provided by the National Health Insurance Cooperation.

Factors associated with physical inactivity among korean men and women.

Objectives: To identify the independently associating factors on physical inactivity in Korean men and women.

Methods: The data of 5554 men and women (18-74 years) were analyzed using national health and nutritional examination survey data that included questionnaires and physical examinations.

Results: Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that significant factors were low monthly income, low education, current smoking, increased waist-to-hip ratio, and low health concern among men; living in rural areas, low monthly income, low education, perceived poor health status, low health concern, and emotional stress among women.

The relationship of work stress and family stress to the self-rated health of women employed in the industrial sector in Korea.

Objective: To identify the relationship of work stress and family stress to the health of women in Korea.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Sample: Three hundred and thirty-one married women working in 14 manufacturing companies in Korea.

[Health behaviors between a health promotion demonstration health center and a general health center].

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare community residents' perceptions, participation, satisfaction, and behavioral changes between a health promotion demonstration health center and general health center.

Method: The design of the study was ex-post facto that compared community residents in demonstration health centers and general health centers. The sample included 2,261 community residents who were conveniently selected from demonstration (792 participants) and general health centers (1,496 participants).

A comparison of smoking control strategies in Korea and the United States.

The purpose of this study was to compare smoking control strategies between Korea and the United States. Korea and other developing countries may learn from the experience of the United States in dealing with the growing epidemic of cigarettes. In particular, smoking control objectives, structures, laws and regulations, funds, programs and activities, research, and surveillance systems were compared.

Evaluation of a community-based program for breast self-examination offered by the community health nurse practitioners in Korea.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Korean women. Only 14% of urban women and 10% of rural women in Korea, however, participated in breast cancer screening behavior in 1998 (Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare, 1999).

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of community-based breast self-examination (BSE) education programs in Korea.

[Health problems and health behaviors of preschoolers].

Purpose: This study was conducted to understand the health status and health behaviors of preschoolers to provide baseline data for developing health promotion programs.

Method: Parents of children attending day-care centers were recruited for the study. Participating day-care centers were selected using a stratified sampling method.

Development and validation study of the breast cancer risk appraisal for Korean women.

The purpose of the present study was to develop and validate breast cancer risk factors, which can be used to identify women who are at a high risk of developing breast cancer. Fourteen risk factors for breast cancer were identified from extensive literature reviews and in consultation with a panel of experts. A case-control study was conducted, which aimed to validate these 14 risk factors.