[Experiences of Ego Integrity Recovery in Elderly Cancer Patients: Grounded Theory Approach].

Purpose: This study was conducted to derive a substantive theory on lived experiences of elderly cancer patients.

Methods: The data were collected from February to March 2018 through in-depth personal interviews with 14 elderly cancer patients. The collected data were analyzed based on Corbin and Strauss's grounded theory.

Effects of ethics education on moral sensitivity of nursing students.

Background: While nursing ethics education is commonly provided for undergraduate nursing students in most nursing colleges, consensus on the content and teaching modules for these ethics courses have still not been established.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effects of nursing ethics education on the moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition of nursing students in Korea.

Research Design: A one-group pre- and post-test design was used.

Factors affecting mobility in community-dwelling older Koreans with chronic illnesses.

Purpose: This descriptive study aims to describe the levels of mobility in community-dwelling older Koreans with chronic illnesses, and to examine the associations of their mobility with sleep patterns, physical activity and physical symptoms including fatigue and pain.

Methods: The participants were a total of 384 community-dwelling older adults recruited from three senior centers in Seoul, Korea. Measures included mobility assessed using 6-minute walk test (6MWT), physical activity behavior, sleep profiles, fatigue and pain.

Predictors of patient satisfaction with tertiary hospitals in Korea.

This study examined the general and system-related predictors of outpatient satisfaction with tertiary health care institutions in Korea. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was employed. The subjects were 1,194 outpatients recruited from 29 outpatient clinics of a university medical center in Korea.

Mobility of older palliative care patients with advanced cancer: a Korean study.

Purpose: to describe the levels of mobility in older cancer patients receiving palliative care in Korea, and to examine the associations of their mobility with lifestyle factors (sleep disturbance, physical activity) and physical symptoms (pain, fatigue).

Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 91 older cancer patients receiving palliative care were interviewed using a semi-structured survey questionnaire. Mobility was measured using the 6MWT.

A Motivational Physical Activity Intervention for Improving Mobility in Older Korean Americans.

There has been limited empirical support for interventions designed to promote physical activity targeting mobility in racially diverse older adults. This study aims to examine the effects of a Motivational Physical Activity Intervention (MPAI) on social resource, behavioral change process, physical activity, and mobility variables in sedentary older Korean Americans. A quasi-experimental, repeated-measure, pre- and post-tests design was used.

Moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition of nursing students in Korea.

This study aimed to examine the level of moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition among baccalaureate nursing students in Korea. A convenience sample of 142 undergraduate nursing students was surveyed on moral sensitivity using the Korean version of the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (K-MSQ) and on critical thinking disposition using the Critical Thinking Disposition Questionnaire (CTDQ). Data were collected from June 2009 to July 2010.

Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in older adults in Korea: analysis of data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is consistently increasing among Korean adults and is reported to be particularly high among older adults in Korea. This paper reports the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and identifies the association between metabolic syndrome and physical activity in Korean older adults. Subjects of this study were 3653 older adults who participated in the fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during the years 2007-2009.

Validity and reliability of the index of self-regulation scale for physical activity in older korean americans.

The Korean version of the index of self-regulation (KISR) is a nine-item scale designed to measure individuals' level of self-regulation for physical activity. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the KISR, including reliability and validity, in a group of older Korean Americans. The KISR was administered to a sample of older Korean Americans at a baseline interview (Time 1) and 12 week followup (Time 2).

Adherence to Physical Activity Among Older Adults Using a Geographic Information System: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey IV.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the adherence to physical activity (PA) among older adults in Korea using data from the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANESIV), and to illustrate geographic variations in PA using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Methods: A secondary analysis of the KNHANES IV data from 2007 to 2008 was used for this study. Participants of the study included 2,241 older adults over the age of 65.

Identifying and treating the culture-bound syndrome of Hwa-Byung among older Korean immigrant women: recommendations for practitioners.

Purpose: To introduce advanced practice nurses to the concept of Hwa-Byung, a culture bound syndrome that is now accepted as a psychiatric term.

Data Sources: Information from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and selected research and clinical articles.

Conclusions:  Hwa-Byung is a culture-bound syndrome caused by long-standing suppressed anger prevalent among older immigrant women of Korean heritage.

Psychometric evaluation of the index of self-regulation.

Index of Self-Regulation (ISR) is a nine-item scale designed primarily to measure individuals' level of self-regulation for physical activity. The aim of this study is to report psychometric characteristics of the ISR. The ISR scale was administered in a sample of 183 adult patients at 2 weeks following graduation from cardiac rehabilitation, 3 months following graduation, and 6 months following graduation.

Patterns of antecedents of catastrophic reactions in nursing home residents with dementia in the United States.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of antecedents of catastrophic reactions (CRs) in nursing home residents with dementia in the United States.

Methods: A total of 229 catastrophic reaction events were the sample for this study. Ten antecedent variables were selected and analyzed using cluster analysis to address the patterns of antecedents of CRs in dementia.

Interventions for promoting mobility in community-dwelling older adults.

Purpose: The purposes of this review were to provide an updated report of intervention studies designed to enhance mobility in older adults and discuss the strengths and limitations of existing intervention studies and their implications for practice.

Data Sources: Medline, CINAHL, and PsychInfo were searched to identify original research articles reporting interventions for promoting mobility in community-dwelling older adults.

Conclusion: Effective interventions for enhancing mobility in older adults include walking, aerobic exercise, and resistance training focusing on strength, balance, and flexibility.

Risk factors for mobility limitation in community-dwelling older adults: a social ecological perspective.

Although a variety of risk factors for mobility limitation in older adults have been examined, a collective review of relevant literature has not been reported. The purposes of this review are to report the intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental, and organizational risk factors related to mobility limitation using a social ecological perspective and to discuss the direction of future clinical practice consistent with current literature on mobility limitation of community-dwelling older adults. Intrapersonal risk factors related to mobility limitation include advanced age, female gender, low socioeconomic status, comorbidity, lack of motivation (i.

Self-care in elders with dementia: a concept analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the concept of self-care in elders with dementia through a review of nursing literature and to provide more understanding of the definition and perspectives of the concept of self-care notion in elders with dementia.

Methods: The technique developed by Walker and Avant was used as a guide in analyzing the concept of self-care.

Results: Attributes of self-care in dementia may include a single or group of actions needed for sustaining life, a personal effort to maintain functional independence while minimizing other's assistance, an outcome behavior from the person's interaction with inter-personal and/or contextual environment, and a functional ability that may decline in parallel to cognitive impairment.

Stress and coping strategies of patients with cancer. A Korean study.

Cancer is a potential life-threatening illness that engenders considerable psychologic distress, requiring persistent coping for the treatment procedures. In this cross-sectional descriptive study stress levels and coping strategies of 257 cancer patients residing in South Korea are addressed. Lazarus and Folkman's theory of stress and coping was used as the theoretical framework.

The effects of aromatherapy on pruritus in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on pruritus in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. The participants were 29 adult patients living in Seoul, Korea. Thirteen patients were assigned to the experimental group and received the aromatherapy massage on the arm 3 times a week for 4 weeks.

Outcomes of day care: a pilot study on changes in cognitive function and agitated behaviors of demented elderly in Korea.

This study examined outcomes of Korean day care for demented elderly Koreans. Changes in the cognitive function and agitation of demented elderly individuals were assessed over time. A one-group repeated measures design was used.

Health-promoting behaviors of elderly korean immigrants in the United States.

The purpose of this study was to explore health-promoting behaviors among elderly Korean immigrants, and to examine the relationships of their health-promoting behaviors with self-efficacy and perceived health status. One hundred ten elderly Korean immigrants residing in the United States were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The mean score of health promoting behaviors of elderly Korean immigrants was 2.