Predictors of progress in the stage of adoption of breast cancer screening for Korean women.

Background: It has been proven that an individuals health behavior is determined through a series of processes. This study aimed to assess the stages of adoption of breast cancer screening, and to identify the factors relating to progress through these stages.

Materials And Methods: There were 202 female participants aged 20- 59 years who were living in Chungbuk, South Korea.

Effects of t'ai chi on balance: a population-based meta-analysis.

Objective: To systematically review and analyze the effects of t'ai chi on balance in older adults.

Methods: The literature was searched for randomized clinical trials on the effects of t'ai chi on balance, as evaluated by direct, static, dynamic, and mixed measures. The effect sizes (ESs) on balance were calculated by using the standardized mean difference (d) and 95% confidence intervals.

[Effects on blood flow velocity, wound healing and pain in hand microsurgery patients following heating on non-affected side].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of heating on the non-affected hand on blood flow velocity, wound healing, and pain for hand microsurgery patients.

Methods: This study was designed using the nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Thirty-nine patients were assigned either to the experimental group (20 patients) or control group (19 patients).

[Prediction model of quality of life in elderly based on ICF model].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify from the International Classification of Functioning model, factors influencing quality of life in elderly persons and to describe the concrete pathway of influence and the power of each variable.

Methods: The sample included 334 elders who lived in 5 districts of D Metropolitan City. A structured questionnaire was used and the collected data were analyzed for fitness, using the AMOS 18.

Relationships among Obesity, Bone Mineral Density, and Cardiovascular Risks in Post-menopausal Women.

Purpose: This study explored the relationships among obesity, bone mineral density, and cardiovascular risks in post-menopausal women.

Methods: One hundred post-menopausal women were recruited via convenience sampling from osteoporosis prevention program participants who were living in a metropolitan city in September 2006. Obesity was evaluated by body mass index, bone mineral density measured by DEXA scan, and cardiovascular risk factors assessed by a guideline of American Heart Association.

[Effects of Tai Chi exercise program on physical fitness, fall related perception and health status in institutionalized elders].

Purpose: The purpose was to identify the effects of a Tai Chi exercise program on physical fitness, fall related perception and health status among institutionalized elderly.

Methods: A quasi-experimental research was carried out with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 23 subjects in the experimental group and 24 in the control group.

[Effects of the nutrition education program on self-efficacy, diet behavior pattern and cardiovascular risk factors for the patients with cardiovascular disease].

Purpose: This study examined the effects of a nutrition education program on self-efficacy, diet behavior pattern and cardiovascular risk factors for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Method: Sixty-four CVD subjects (37 experimental, 27 control) were recruited from a cardiac center, at a university hospital located in D city, Korea. All subjects attended a first heart camp where pretest measures were performed, and a second heart camp at 6 months for the posttest measures.

Pre-treatment factors related to cognitive functioning in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Women treated for breast cancer have shown cognitive deficits with reduced capacity to focus and concentrate or to direct attention. This study examined the relationship between cognitive function prior to any treatment for breast cancer and individual factors including age, education, menopausal status, chronic health problems, and distress. Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer (N=184), ages 27-86 years, were assessed with standardized attention tests, self-reports of effectiveness in cognitive functioning, and measures of distress at about 18 days before surgery.