Effects of Self-acupunctural Hand Massage Using Aromatic Oil on Alleviating the Stress, Fatigue, and Vital Signs of Korean Middle-Aged Women.

The study aimed to examine the effects of self-acupunctural hand massage using aromatic oil on the stress, fatigue, and vital signs of Korean middle-aged women. A quasi-experimental study using a pretest/posttest control group, nonsynchronized design was employed. The study participants consisted of 55 middle-aged women (27 in the experiment group and 28 in the control group), who visited a community center in Seoul, South Korea.

Influence of Leisure Activity Participation Between Genders Among Korean Older Adults.

The current study examined and compared the effect of male and female older adults' participation level in leisure activities on their perceived health status, psychological well-being, levels of depression, levels of loneliness, and successful aging. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used. Study participants comprised 197 older adults (women: n = 108, men: n = 89) ages 65 and older who were living in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Comparisons of Health Promoting Behavior, Depression, and Life Satisfaction Between Older Adults in Rural Areas in South Korea Living in Group Homes and at Home.

Background: In South Korea, population aging is advancing at a more rapid rate in rural areas than urban areas, leading to a particularly high percentage of rural-dwelling older adults.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine and compare health promoting behaviors, depression, and life satisfaction between rural-dwelling older adults who live, respectively, in group homes and at home.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was employed.

Predictors of Yangsaeng (Health Management) Among Korean Middle-Aged Adults.

This study aimed to examine and identify the predictors of Yangsaeng (health management) among Korean middle-aged adults. A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed. Study participants consisted of 150 middle-aged adults in S and G cities, South Korea.

Electron and phonon coupling dynamics in low-gap semiconductor: quantum versus classical scale.

We have studied the characteristics of longitudinal-optical-phonon-plasmon coupled (LOPC) mode by using the ultrashort pulsed laser with 45 THz bandwidth as a function of thickness in InAs epilayers, ranging from 10 to 900 nm. We have observed the LOPC modes split into the upper (L(+) mode) and the lower (L(-) mode) branches only in the classical scale, but the longitudinal-optical (LO) phonon peak was persistently observed. The shorter decay time of the plasmon-like L(+) modes rather than the phonon-like L(-) modes should be associated with carrier-carrier scattering which is further considered with diffusion properties in the low-gap semiconductors.