Adenoma miss rate of polypectomy-referring hospitals is high in Korea.

Background/aims: We evaluated the miss rates of polyps, adenomas, and advanced neoplasia of polypectomy-referring hospitals and risk factors for missed adenomas.

Methods: We compared medical records and electronic images of initial colonoscopies from polypectomy-referring hospitals with those of corresponding therapeutic colonoscopies from Seoul St. Mary's Hospital obtained from May 2014 to February 2016.

Nomogram construction to predict dyslipidemia based on a logistic regression analysis.

Dyslipidemia is a chronic disease requiring continuous management and is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases as well as hypertension and diabetes. However, no studies have so far visualized and predicted the probability of dyslipidemia. Hence, this study proposes a nomogram based on a logistic regression model that can visualize its risk factors and predict the probability of developing dyslipidemia.

A comprehensive model of factors affecting adoption of clinical practice guidelines in Korea.

This study aims to investigate the factors related to the adoption of clinical practice guidelines in clinical settings in Korea; it also aims to determine how these factors differ depending on the specific situation of health care system and professional climate. The research sample comprised physicians who are board members of academic societies with experiences in development of clinical practice guidelines using a convenient sampling. We analyzed 324 physicians with pooling two-year sample of 2007 and 2008.

[Analysis of the factors related to the needs of patients with cancer].

Objectives: Limited research has investigated the specific needs of patients with cancer. This study was performed to explore patients needs and the related factors.

Methods: The data were collected by 1 National Cancer Center and 9 regional cancer centers in Korea.