[The Development of a Tool for Assessment of Spiritual Distress in Cancer Patients].

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop a scale to measure spiritual distress in cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 69 preliminary items for the spiritual distress assessment tool (SDAT) were compiled, based on a literature review, selection of empirically relevant items through concept analysis of hybrid models, confirmation of content validity by experts, cognitive interviews, and a pretest. Self-administered questionnaires were collected between April 1 and July 31, 2018, from 225 cancer patients at four medical institutions and one nursing home.

[Trends of Concept Development in Nursing Published in Korean Journals].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify trends of nursing concept development in Korean journal papers to improve accurate understanding of nursing concepts.

Methods: A systematic review of 216 concept development articles published from 1970 to 2018 that met the inclusion criteria was conducted using Research Information Sharing Service (RISS) databases.

Results: The most common method of concept development was Walker and Avant's concept analysis method, identified in 139 (64.

Debriefing methods and learning outcomes in simulation nursing education: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Simulation can serve as an effective educational method to provide experience and opportunities to learn about the nursing management of clinical cases in a secure environment. Numerous debriefing methods have been used in simulation in nurse education to improve clinical competencies and learning outcomes. However, there is insufficient evidence to identify the debriefing methods that are most effective in improving learning outcomes.

[Development and Validation of the New Version of Spirituality Assessment Scale].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a new version of Spirituality Assessment Scale (N-SAS) and verify its reliability and validity.

Methods: The total of 59 preliminary items for the N-SAS were selected through a literature review, two rounds of experts' content validation, cognitive interviews, and pre-tests. Verification of its reliability and validity was divided into two phases.

Concept Analysis of Female Sexual Subjectivity based on Walker and Avant's Method.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify attributes, antecedents, and consequences of female sexual subjectivity.

Methods: Walker and Avant's concept analysis process was used to analyze 27 studies from the current literature that relates to female sexual subjectivity. A systematic literature review of women's study in sociology, psychology, theology, law, health science, and nursing was reviewed.

[Corrigendum: Evolutionary Concept Analysis of Spirituality].

This corrects the article on p. 242 in vol. 47, PMID: 28470161.

[Evolutionary Concept Analysis of Spirituality].

Purpose: This study was done to clarify attributes, antecedents, and consequences of spirituality.

Methods: Rodgers's evolutionary concept analysis was used to analyze fifty seven studies from the literature related to spirituality as it appears in systematic literature reviews of theology, medicine, counseling & psychology, social welfare, and nursing.

Results: Spirituality was found to consist of two dimensions and eight attributes: 1) vertical dimension: 'intimacy and connectedness with God' and 'holy life and belief', 2) horizontal dimension: 'self-transcendence', 'meaning and purpose in life', 'self-integration', and 'self-creativity' in relationship with self, 'connectedness' and 'trust' in relationship with others·neighbors·nature.

The job analysis of Korean nurses as a strategy to improve the Korean Nursing Licensing Examination.

Purpose: This study aimed at characterizing Korean nurses' occupational responsibilities to apply the results for improvement of the Korean Nursing Licensing Examination.

Methods: First, the contents of nursing job were defined based on a focus group interview of 15 nurses. Developing a Curriculum (DACOM) method was used to examine those results and produce the questionnaire by 13 experts.

Effects of a three-month therapeutic lifestyle modification program to improve bone health in postmenopausal Korean women in a rural community: a randomized controlled trial.

In this randomized controlled trial, we examined the effects of a 3-month therapeutic lifestyle modification (TLM) intervention on knowledge, self-efficacy, and health behaviors related to bone health in postmenopausal women in rural Korea. Forty-one women ages 45 or older were randomly assigned to either the intervention (n = 21) or control (n = 20) group. The intervention group completed a 12-week, 24-session TLM program of individualized health monitoring, group health education, exercise, and calcium-vitamin D supplementation.

Factors affecting quality of life in Korean patients with chronic heart failure.

Aim: Poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) may be one of the most common predictors of mortality and rehospitalization. This study was conducted to identify factors affecting HRQOL in Korean patients with CHF using two HRQOL measurements.

Methods: The study included a sample of 114 patients.

Effects of community-based case management by visiting nurses for low-income patients with hypertension in South Korea.

Aim: To assess the effects of a visiting nurse-driven community-based case management program for low-income adults with hypertension.

Methods: This single group pretest-post-test study included 22 newly registered low-income adult patients with hypertension in a public health center in Seoul. Visiting nurses delivered a case management program for 2-8 months.

Female College Students' Knowledge, Self-efficacy and Health Behaviors related to Bone Health.

Purpose: This study described female college students' knowledge, self-efficacy and health behaviors related to bone health.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. A total of 214 students were conveniently recruited from a school of nursing in Korea.

Effects of visiting nurses' individually tailored education for low-income adult diabetic patients in Korea.

Objective: To describe the effects of individually tailored education by visiting nurses for low-income adult diabetic patients.

Design And Sample: This one-group pretest-posttest study included 96 newly registered low-income adult diabetic patients in a public health center in DJ-gu (similar to a county in the United States) in 2006; the patients met the selection criteria.

Measures: Diabetes knowledge, self-management, and blood glucose levels were compared before and after education.

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.

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.

Community health practitioner's practice guideline for a changing health care: Korean contribution.

Aims And Objectives: The specific aims of the study were (1) to identify community residents' health problems and community health practitioners' activities, (2) to explore community health practitioners' perception of the practice guidelines and (3) to provide recommendations for the development of a new practice guideline in the future.

Background: Community health practitioners in Korea are recognised as a critical component of the public health workforce in rural areas. Community health practitioners are registered nurses with six months special training, who have the chief responsibility of delivering primary health care to remote or isolated communities.

Factors related to incidence of eye disorders in Korean patients at intensive care units.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence rate of eye disorders and further to identify factors related to incidence of eye disorders in intensive care unit patients.

Background: Although the incidence of eye disorders in intensive care unit patients is very high, it is difficult to come to an accurate estimate of number of eye disorders in intensive care unit patients because eye disorders are often perceived to be minor problems.

Design: A retrospective, descriptive survey design was used.

Development and evaluation of the Web-based wound care course for undergraduate nursing students.

Purpose: This study developed a web-based wound care course for undergraduate nursing students and evaluated the course's content, system, and student-satisfaction.

Methods: This study was done in three stages, the development of the web-based wound care course, the implementation and evaluation of the course. The course was developed based on the ARCS model.

Development of a-health information website evaluation categories with items for diabetes mellitus.

As one of four major causes of death in Korea, diabetes mellitus has dramatically increased since the 1980s because of westernized lifestyles. Diabetes patients try to learn the knowledge and skills necessary for disease care since diabetes management is highly dependent on self- management. To do this, patients pursue more health information and proper sources for themselves.

[Development and evaluation of a vital signs e-book for undergraduate student nurses].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a vital signs e-book for undergraduate student nurses and evaluate the content, system and student satisfaction.

Method: This study was done in three stages, the development of a vital signs e-book, implementation and evaluation. The subjects were 73 undergraduate student nurses in Y university.

Health promotion behaviors and quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Korea: a cross-sectional survey.

As individuals live longer, health promotion behaviors become even more important, particularly with regard to maintaining functional independence and improving quality of life (QoL). The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between health promotion behaviors and QoL in Korean elderly living in the community. This study was a descriptive-correlational study to explore the relationship between health promotion behaviors and QoL among the community-dwelling elderly in Korea.

[Health status, health perception, and health promotion behaviors of low-income community dwelling elderly].

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the health status(present illness, ADL and IADL), health perception, and health promotion behaviors of low-income elderly who are receiving the visiting nurse service in the community.

Method: The sample of the study was 735 elderly over 65 years old with basic livelihood security, who were conveniently selected from 245 public health centers nation-wide. Data collection was done using a structured questionnaire through interviews by visiting nurses.

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.

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.