Publications by authors named "Jin A Sim"
Objectives: To identify consumers' consciousness of health-friendly products and services (consumer reaction, purchase intention and willingness to pay more) and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and multidimensional health status.
Methods: From March to May 2018, we administered questionnaires to 1200 individuals from the general Korean population asking about their perception of health-friendly labels, and if they would purchase such labelled products (foods, pharmaceuticals, etc) and services (purifying water, preventing air pollution, etc) at extra cost.
Results: The participants placed a high value on the importance of mental, social, spiritual and physical health factors in terms of the company's products and services with a score of about 8 out of 10 (range, 7.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of health coaching combined with a web-based program on physical activity, weight management, and psychological distress in cancer survivors.
- Conducted over one year among patients recently finishing cancer treatment, participants were divided into control, web-only, and health coaching + web groups, with improvements measured in activities, weight, and post-traumatic growth scores.
- Results showed that both the health coaching + web and web-only groups had better outcomes than the control group, with significant psychological benefits observed from the health coaching program.
Objective: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common site for cancer death in the Republic of Korea. The aim of this study was to describe the trends of colorectal cancer mortality by region.
Methods: CRC mortality trends in Republic of Korea were described by region using a Joinpoint regression model in both sexes.
Background: The objective of this study was to develop the School Health Score Card (SHSC) and validate its psychometric properties.
Methods: The development of the SHSC questionnaire included 3 phases: item generation, construction of domains and items, and field testing with validation. To assess the instrument's reliability and validity, we recruited 15 middle schools and 15 high schools in the Republic of Korea.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to create and validate a shorter version (SAT-SF) of the Smart Management Strategy for Health Assessment Tool designed for cancer patients.
- Using data from 300 cancer patients, researchers reduced the original 91-item SAT to a 30-item version, which retained 97.7% of the variance of the long-form tool.
- The SAT-SF showed high reliability, internal consistency, and valid correlations with other assessment tools, indicating it can effectively measure health for cancer patients with minimal loss of information.
Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is expected to provide better long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by preserving the entire stomach. We aimed to compare serial changes in HRQOL characteristics between patients who underwent ESD versus surgery for EGC.
Methods: A gastric cancer patient cohort was prospectively enrolled from 2004 to 2007.
Background: We aimed to evaluate the potential benefits of the Leadership and Coaching for Health (LEACH) program on physical activity (PA), dietary habits, and distress management in cancer survivors.
Methods: We randomly assigned 248 cancer survivors with an allocation ratio of two-to-one to the LEACH program (LP) group, coached by long-term survivors, or the usual care (UC) group. At baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months, we used PA scores, the intake of vegetables and fruits (VF), and the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) as primary outcomes and, for secondary outcomes, the Ten Rules for Highly Effective Health Behavior adhered to and quality of life (QOL), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30).
Objective: The use of information communication technology (ICT)-based tailored health management program can have significant health impacts for cancer patients. Information provision, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and decision conflicts were analyzed for their relationship with need for an ICT-based personalized health management program in Korean cancer survivors.
Methods: The health program needs of 625 cancer survivors from two Korean hospitals were analyzed in this cross-sectional study.
Objectives: To perform a comparison between health behaviors and health status of employees with those of the general population, to evaluate the association between employee health behaviors, health status, and absenteeism.
Methods: Cross-sectional study enrolled 2433 employees from 16 Korean companies in 2014, and recruited 1000 general population randomly in 2012. The distribution of employee health behaviors, health status, and association with absenteeism were assessed.
Background: We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of quality of life (QOL) for predicting survival among disease-free survivors of surgically-treated lung cancer after the completion of cancer treatment.
Methods: We administered the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module (QLQ-LC13), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to 809 survivors who were surgically-treated for lung cancer at two hospitals from 2001 through 2006. We gathered mortality data by linkage to the National Statistical Office through December 2011.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop the Worksite Health Index (WHI) and validate its psychometric properties.
Methods: The development of the WHI questionnaire included item generation, item construction, and field testing. To assess the instrument's reliability and validity, we recruited 30 different Korean worksites.
Objectives: Health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) issues of cancer patients are considered an important clinical outcome. We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of HRQOL on long-term survival outcomes in disease-free cervical cancer survivors (CCSs).
Methods: The study sample consisted of 860 disease-free CCSs from 6 Korean cancer hospitals recruited for HRQOL survey during 2005 (median time from diagnosis, 5.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Smart Management Strategy for Health Assessment Tool (SAT), which we developed to enable cancer patients to assess their self-management (SM) strategies of health by themselves.
Patients And Methods: The development of the questionnaire included four phases: item generation, construction, pilot testing, and field testing. To assess the instrument's sensitivity and validity, we recruited 300 cancer patients from three Korean hospitals who were 18 or more years old and accustomed to using the Internet or email.
Purpose: We tried to evaluate the association of self-leadership, effective health behaviors, and posttraumatic growth with health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
Methods: We recruited survivors of cancer from seven hospitals in Korea between 2011 and 2012. The patients completed the Seven Habits Profile (7HP) to evaluate leadership competency, the 10 rules for highly effective health behavior to evaluate health behavior, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to evaluate posttraumatic growth, the Short Form 36 (SF-36) to evaluate HRQOL, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to evaluate anxiety and depression.