Healthy life of Korean patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis: A situation-specific nursing theory.

Purpose: This study explored to develop a situation-specific theory explaining the healthy life of Korean patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis.

Background: Chronic kidney failure (CKF) patients have to reorganize their lives around their hemodialysis sessions for their survival. Nursing interventions based on specific theories may promote their health-related behaviors and outcomes.

Effects of nanopatterned-surface dishes on chondrocyte growth and cell cycle progression.

Discovering and developing ideal cell culture methods is important for cell biology, drug development, and cell therapy. Recent studies have explored and demonstrated the use of nanoscale structures and patterns that influence cell behavior, such as 3D scaffolds. In this study, we analyzed the effects of nanopatterned-surface dishes using chondrocytes as model cells.

Exploring the Subjective Frame of References in the Development of Gerotranscendence in Korean Older Adults: Q Methodology.

This study aims to explore how older people structure the subjectivity that accompanies the development of gerotranscendence in late adulthood within a specific sociocultural context. Q methodology, a common method for assessing subjectivity, was applied. The four subjective frames of reference that accompany the development of gerotranscendence, represented by four corresponding Q-factors, were (a) generation awareness, (b) awareness of aging, (c) awareness of the big picture of life, and (d) awareness of temporality.

[Trends in nursing research in Korea: research trends for studies published from the inaugural issue to 2010 in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing and the journals published by member societies under Korean Academy of Nursing Science].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify trends for studies published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing and journals published by member societies from inaugural issues to 2010.

Methods: A total of 6890 studies were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: Quantitative studies accounted for 83.

[Patterns of health behavior for weight loss among adults using obesity clinics].

Purpose: This ethnography was done to explore patterns of weight management behavior among adults using obesity clinics.

Methods: The participants were 12 adults who were overweight or obese and 2 family members. Data were collected from iterative fieldwork in the obesity clinics of two hospitals.

[The meaning of illness among Korean Americans with chronic hepatitis B].

Purpose: This ethnography was done to explore the meaning of illness in Korean Americans with chronic hepatitis B.

Methods: The participants were 6 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 6 general informants who could provide relevant data. Data were collected from iterative fieldwork with ethnographic interviews within Korean communities in two cities in the United States.

[Analysis of research papers published in the Journal of the Korean Academy of Nursing-focused on research trends, intervention studies, and level of evidence in the research].

Purpose: This study aimed was done to analyze recent trends in nursing research published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing by focusing on the content of nursing interventions and their level of evidence.

Methods: A total of 209 studies published between 2007 and 2008 were reviewed using analysis criteria developed by the researchers.

Results: The number of quantitative studies was greater than that of qualitative studies.

Complexity and uncertainty of living with an invisible virus of hepatitis B in Korea.

The objective of this study was to explore infected Koreans' perceptions, knowledge, and experiences of living with a hepatitis B virus (HBV)-positive diagnosis. The qualitative, descriptive study with a purposive sampling method was utilized. Participants were recruited from hepatology outpatient clinics at an urban Korean university hospital.

[Qualitative research investigating patterns of health care behavior among Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B].

Purpose: This ethnograpy was done to explore patterns of health care behavior in patients with chronic health problems.

Methods: The participants were 15 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 2 family members. Among the patients 4 had progressed to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

[Development of a scale to measure Korean ego-integrity in older adults].

Purpose: Ego-integrity in older adults is the central concept related to quality of life in later life. Therefore, for effective interventions to enhance the quality of later life, a scale to measure ego-integrity in older adults is necessary. This study was carried out to develop a scale to measure ego-integrity in older adults.

[Factors influencing the emotional state of patients with lymphedema].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional state and related factors in patients with lymphedema.

Methods: The subjects of this study consisted of 95 patients with lymphedema at 8 hospitals in Busan and Seoul. Data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire between March 2001 to December 2001.

The experiences of family caregiving in a chronic care unit.

Purpose: The main purpose of this critical ethnography was to examines the process and discourses through which family caregivers experience while caring for their sick family member in a hospital.

Methods: This was achieved by conducting in-depth interviews with 12 family caregivers, and by observing their caring activities and daily lives in natural settings. The study field was a unit for neurologic patients.

[An ethnographic study on eating styles of adult diabetics in Korea].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore adult diabetics' eating styles and factors which influence them.

Method: The study adopted an ethnographic method based on a perspective which views the eating style as a cultural phenomenon. Data was collected through a personal interview, participant observation, and documented materials from Oct.

[The concept analysis of ego-integrity in the elderly].

Purpose: Ego-integrity in Erikson's stage theory is used frequently among health team members related to the care of the elderly and has specific meanings within the context of quality of life in later life. However, the concept of ego-integrity in the elderly has not been well articulated in the literature. This study was conducted clarify and conceptualize the phenomena of ego-integrity in the elderly.

The meaning of death as experienced by elderly women of a Korean clan.

The objective of this ethnography is to describe the meaning of death as experienced by the elderly. The authors collected data through participant observation and ethnographic interview with 14 key informants in a Korean clan between September 1994 and November 2001. They examined the data using taxonomy, proxemics, and value analysis techniques.