Healthcare workers' experiences in long-term care facilities during cohort quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: a qualitative study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the experiences of healthcare workers in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) during cohort quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

Design: A qualitative study using thematic analysis.

Setting And Participants: Ten workers from two LTCFs that underwent cohort quarantine due to COVID-19 in South Korea, including direct-care staff and administrators.

Comparing the effectiveness of peer-led healthy aging interventions on depression and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Healthy aging has become increasingly important owing to the rapidly growing population of older adults globally, and results from the complex interplay of multiple characteristics such as depression and quality of life. Several countries have included peer-led interventions in their health policies to promote healthy aging. Given the growing evidence for these interventions, determining their comparative effectiveness is vital and warranted.

Development and effects of the PARENT (Parenting Acceptable Real Empathy Nurture Training) program for mothers who defected from North Korea.

Aim And Background: North Korean refugee mothers struggle with the two-fold burden of adaptation and parenting in a new environment. This study aimed to develop and examine the effects of a parenting program for North Korean refugee mothers.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 65 North Korean refugee mothers who were recruited through the Korea Hana Foundation Center and Sajowi.

Factors influencing children's emotional and behavioral problems perceived by North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive study.

Purpose: The study investigated the relationships between key variables, including the level of parenting knowledge, acculturative stress, depression, and the strengths and difficulties associated with their children's emotions and behavior, among North Korean refugee mothers who faced the challenging task of adapting to Korean society while raising their children.

Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected from 130 North Korean refugee mothers between September and November 2023.

Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Attitudes, and the Need for Sex Education Among Adolescent Defectors From North Korea.

Introduction: Adolescent North Korean defectors are vulnerable due to harmful environments during defection, limited access to sex education in North Korea, and exposure to different sexual norms in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sexual knowledge, attitudes, and sex education needs of North Korean refugee adolescents.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was administered to 102 North Korean refugee adolescents.

Knowledge of atopic dermatitis and food allergies, as well as health information literacy, among North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive survey study.

Purpose: This study investigated knowledge of atopic dermatitis and food allergies, as well as health information literacy, among North Korean refugee mothers with preschool-age children and explored how these variables were related to participants' characteristics.

Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data from 130 North Korean refugee mothers were collected between January and March 2023.

Experience and perspectives of end-of-life care discussion and physician orders for life-sustaining treatment of Korea (POLST-K): a cross-sectional study.

Background: This study aimed to identify the healthcare providers' experience and perspectives toward end-of-life care decisions focusing on end-of-life discussion and physician's order of life-sustaining treatment documentation in Korea which are major parts of the Life-Sustaining Treatment Act.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a questionnaire developed by the authors. A total of 474 subjects-94 attending physicians, 87 resident physicians, and 293 nurses-participated in the survey, and the data analysis was performed in terms of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation using the SPSS 24.

Knowledge, confidence, and educational needs of newborn care among North Korean refugee women: a descriptive study.

Purpose: North Korean refugee women struggle with the double burden of adaptation and parenting as mothers in a new environment. This study aimed to identify the knowledge, confidence, and educational needs regarding newborn care among North Korean refugees, and to determine differences between these variables according to participants' characteristics.

Methods: Data were collected from September to October 2022, and 150 North Korean refugee women recruited using convenience sampling participated in the study.

Influence of hardiness, mother-child interactions, and social support on parenting stress among North Korean refugee mothers: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study investigated the factors that influence parenting stress, including hardiness, parent-child interactions, and social support, to provide basic data for developing a program to reduce parenting stress in North Korean refugee mothers.

Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected between September and December 2021, and 123 North Korean refugee mothers participated.

The multiple mediating effects of grit and learning agility on academic burnout and learning engagement among Korean university students: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: This article reports the results of a study conducted to assess the mediating effects of grit and learning agility on the relationship between academic burnout and learning engagement among undergraduate students.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-report questionnaire. Undergraduate students ( = 344) were recruited from one university in South Korea (58.

Imaging Characterization of Non-Rheumatoid Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumors: Comparison with Atlantoaxial Manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Backgroundand Objectives: To date, imaging characterization of non-rheumatic retro-odontoid pseudotumors (NRROPs) has been lacking; therefore, NRROPs have been confused with atlantoaxial joint involvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is important to differentiate these two disease because the treatment strategies may differ. The purpose of this study is to characterize imaging findings of NRROPs and compare them with those of RA.

Emphysema Quantification Using Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT: Efficacy of Deep Learning-Based Image Reconstruction.

Background and Objectives: Although reducing the radiation dose level is important during diagnostic computed tomography (CT) applications, effective image quality enhancement strategies are crucial to compensate for the degradation that is caused by a dose reduction. We performed this prospective study to quantify emphysema on ultra-low-dose CT images that were reconstructed using deep learning-based image reconstruction (DLIR) algorithms, and compared and evaluated the accuracies of DLIR algorithms versus standard-dose CT. Materials and Methods: A total of 32 patients were prospectively enrolled, and all underwent standard-dose and ultra-low-dose (120 kVp; CTDIvol < 0.

The mediating effects of social support on the influencing relationship between grit and academic burnout of the nursing students.

Aim(s): This study aimed to examine the social supports' mediating effects on the relationship between grit and academic burnout in nursing students.

Design: This was a descriptive study.

Methods: This study was conducted in two nursing departments in Korea, utilizing a convenience sample of 158 nursing students.

Psychometric properties of the end-of-life care decision inventory (EOL-CDI): a mixed-methods study.

Background: End-of-life care decision-making has become important to support dignity and quality of life for patients who are facing death in Korea, along with the enactment of the Life-Sustaining Treatment Act in 2018. However, it seems that the concepts and policies related to the law are not yet familiar to health care providers or the general public. This unfamiliarity can hinder efficient end-of-life care discussions.

Nursing leaders' perceptions of the state of nursing leadership and the need for nursing leadership education reform: A qualitative content analysis from South Korea.

Aim: This study aimed to clarify nursing leaders' perceptions of nursing leadership education and practice.

Background: Leadership is an essential competency that is required in nursing practice. It is also necessary to pay more attention to the development of nurses' leadership to improve patient safety and outcomes.

Effects of parenting education programs for refugee and migrant parents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of parenting education programs (PEPs) for refugee and migrant parents.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Relevant studies published from 2000 to 2020 were identified through a systematic search of six electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, RISS, KMBASE).

Development and effects of a psychosocial adaptation program for North Korean adolescent defectors.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and examine the effects of a psychosocial adaptation program for North Korean adolescent defectors.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 28 North Korean adolescent defectors who were recruited through alternative schools. The experimental and control groups consisted of 14 participants each.

Influence of parenting efficacy, parenting stress, and acculturation stress on parent-child relations among North Korean refugee mothers.

Purpose: This study assessed the levels of parenting efficacy, parenting stress, and acculturation stress of North Korean refugee mothers and analyzed their effects on parent-child relations.

Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected during 2019, and 124 North Korean refugee mothers participated.

A Mixed-Methods Approach-Based Study of Anaphylaxis Awareness and Educational Needs among Nursing Students.

In this mixed-methods study, we identified anaphylaxis awareness among nursing students through a survey, and the needs for anaphylaxis education through focus group interviews (FGIs). Anaphylaxis awareness was surveyed from 10 June-30 July 2018 using a structured questionnaire with 221 junior or senior nursing students. To assess the needs for anaphylaxis education, 14 senior nursing students were interviewed using FGIs from 10-22 June 2018.

Effect of upflow and downflow baffle configuration on particulate matter removal in a mirror-symmetrical multi-compartment scrubber.

Control over particulate matter (PM) emission from grilling is required for improving public health and air quality. The performance of mirror-symmetrical multi-compartment scrubbers with an upflow (U-type) and downflow baffle (D-type) configuration was evaluated for PM emission control from grilling at a flow rate of 30 m min. The PM removal efficiency of the U-type scrubber was the highest when the water level was 8 cm (95.

Relation between Mother's , Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, and Infant's Temperament and Colic: A Longitudinal Prospective Approach.

This longitudinal cohort correlational study aimed to confirm the relation among or traditional prenatal practice, prenatal depression, postpartum depression, maternal-fetal interaction, and infant temperament and colic using a prospective design. We recruited 212 women 16-20 weeks pregnant from July 2017 to September 2018; they were followed up until six months postpartum. Data from 97 participants were used in the final analysis.

Effects of a stepwise handovers ISBARQ programme among nursing college students.

Background: Due to a lack of standardized guidelines, it is necessary to verify the effectiveness of educational programmes for nursing students' systematic handover training.

Aims: This study aimed to develop a stepwise nursing handover programme and to examine its effects on awareness of handover Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, communication self-efficacy and satisfaction with handover education.

Design: This was a single-group repeated measures ANOVA study.

Medication error encouragement training: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: Medication errors are the most common clinical errors in healthcare practice and can lead to serious consequences. Medication error encouragement training (MEET) brings students face-to-face with potential errors in the medication process, in a safe environment where they are encouraged to understand both the error and the context in which it occurred.

Objectives: The study aimed to examine the effects of a MEET intervention on medication safety confidence among nursing undergraduates.