Epidemiology of Accidental Injuries at Home and Related Risk Factors for Mortality among Older Adults in South Korea: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

: Accidental home injuries among older adults are increasing globally, but reporting is limited. This study aims to establish foundational data for program development and policies to prevent accidental injuries at home in older adults by using data on the occurrence of accidental injuries at home and analyzing the risk factors of mortality due to accidental injuries among adults aged 65 years and older. : This retrospective study used data from the community-based Severe Trauma Survey in South Korea.

Bowel dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life after sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of bowel dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms on the quality of patients with rectal cancer who underwent sphincter-preserving surgery.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients who were followed up after sphincter-preserving surgery in Korea. Data were collected from May 2022 to February 2023.

Quiet quitting among healthcare professionals in hospital environments: a concept analysis and scoping review protocol.

Introduction: The post-COVID-19 pandemic era has seen a rise in 'quiet quitting', with employees limiting their efforts to fulfil assigned tasks without going beyond their designated responsibilities. The occurrence of quiet quitting in hospitals can have detrimental effects not only on organisational culture but also on patient safety and satisfaction. Therefore, the aim of this study is to define quiet quitting among healthcare professionals in hospitals through concept analysis, identify the associated factors and outcomes of quiet quitting, and conduct a scoping review based on this defined concept.

Falls, fear of falling, and related factors in patients with diabetic foot disease.

Background: Falls and fear of falling (FOF) are common in patients with diabetic foot disease (DFD).

Purpose: To understand the relationship between falls, FOF, and related factors in patients with DFD.

Method: We recruited 70 patients being treated for DFD at two hospitals in Korea.

Changed Digital Technology Perceptions and Influencing Factors among Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This correlational study aimed to identify factors that contribute to changes in perceptions of digital technology among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study utilized raw data from "The 2021 Report on the Digital Divide," a nationwide survey conducted in South Korea. Data were collected from 1171 older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) from September to December 2021.

"Untold and unexpected clinical practice stress," nursing students' experience of disgust: A phenomenological approach.

Background: In the clinical learning environment, nursing students often face situations that cause physical disgust. Previous studies have shown that more than half of the students experienced disgust, and that high disgust sensitivity in students was related to negative results in terms of academic and caring behavior.

Objectives: This study aims to understand the experience of disgust felt by nursing students in a clinical learning environment.

Perceived Eye-Related Symptoms and Influencing Factors in Hospital Nurses.

Nurses are at risk of eye discomfort due to the increasing use of visual display terminals and wearing masks, which may worsen eye-related symptoms. This study was conducted in South Korea to identify the factors influencing eye-related symptoms among hospital nurses on/off duty. The study included 154 nurses who completed a self-reported questionnaire that assessed demographic characteristics, perceived health status, dry-eye symptoms, occupational stress, and eye-related symptoms.

Effects of self-management education on COVID-19 prevention in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Aim: To develop self-management education for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients on hemodialysis and to verify its effects.

Background: During the current pandemic, studies on various areas, such as infection control in dialysis units, infection rates, clinical characteristics, treatment progress, and the emotional and psychological states of dialysis patients, have been actively reported. However, experimental research verifying the effects of interventions on infection prevention in hemodialysis patients is very rare.

Effect of Uncertainty in Illness and Fatigue on Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients on Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Correlation Study.

This study aimed to determine the effect of uncertainty in illness and fatigue on the health-related quality of life of patients on dialysis. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among patients on hemodialysis (n = 80) and peritoneal dialysis (n = 81) in Korea. Data were collated using self-reported structured questionnaires.

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression in Patients with Rheumatic Disease in South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study aimed to examine the prevalence and risk factors of depression among patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study adopted a cross-sectional design, and 160 outpatients with RDs in one university hospital in South Korea were sampled using the convenience sampling method. Data were collected from May to July 2021 using a structured questionnaire.

Influencing factors of fatigue among public health nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study investigated the effects of occupational stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance on the level of fatigue among public health nurses (PHNs).

Design: The study had a cross-sectional, correlational survey design.

Measures: A total of 198 PHNs were enrolled from 30 public healthcare centers/offices.

Depression and quality of life in older adults with pneumoconiosis: The mediating role of death anxiety.

This study identified factors related to the quality of life of older adults with coal workers' pneumoconiosis and determined the mediating effect of death anxiety on the relationship between depression and quality of life. The participants were 161 older adults who were admitted to five pneumoconiosis hospitals in South Korea. The results showed that higher levels of depression indicated higher levels of death anxiety, and higher levels of depression and death anxiety indicated poorer quality of life.

Patient safety awareness, knowledge and attitude about fire risk assessment during time-out among perioperative nurses in Korea.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the relationship between patient safety awareness, knowledge (risk-Knowledge) and attitude about fire risk assessment during time-out (risk-Attitude) of perioperative nurses.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: Perioperative nurses (N = 158) from 22 small- and medium-sized hospitals participated in the study.

Emotional Labor and Burnout of Public Health Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Effects of Perceived Health Status and Perceived Organizational Support.

The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effects of perceived health status (PHS) and perceived organizational support (POS) in the association between emotional labor and burnout in public health nurses (PHNs). The participants were 207 PHNs convenience sampled from 30 public health centers and offices in Jeju, Korea. Data regarding emotional labor, PHS, POS, and burnout were collected between February and March 2021 using a structured questionnaire.

Intention to Stay in Specialist Trauma Nurses: Relationship With Role Conflict, Stress, and Organizational Support.

Background: Specialist trauma nurses contribute to shortening hospital stay, lowering intensive care unit readmission rates, and improving treatment outcomes through early detection and management of health problems in trauma patients. However, Korean specialist trauma nurses have a higher turnover rate than other nurses due to negative factors like unclear job descriptions and inconsistent job activities.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the levels of and relationships among role conflict, occupational stress, perceived organizational support, and intent to stay in Korean specialist trauma nurses.

Fear of falling and related factors during everyday activities in patients with chronic stroke.

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of physical function, anxiety, and depression on the fear of falling associated with everyday activities in patients with stroke. This was a cross-sectional descriptive survey. Convenience sampling was used to select 127 patients with stroke who were undergoing rehabilitative therapy at a single rehabilitation hospital in South Korea.

Burden, Depression, and Awareness of Information on Safety Behavior in Korean Hemodialysis Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among burden, depression, awareness of information (AIC), and safety behavior among hemodialysis patients in Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study participants included 149 patients who received hemodialysis at seven general hospitals in Korea between January and February 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to survey their levels of burden, depression, AIC, adherent safety behavior (ASB), and dysfunctional safety behavior (DSB).

Risk Factors Associated With Pressure Ulcers in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the most important and frequent complications in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or those with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of PIs in patients with TBI admitted to the ICU. In this retrospective study, the medical records of 237 patients with TBI admitted to the trauma ICU of a university hospital were examined.

Association between sleep quality, anxiety and depression among Korean breast cancer survivors.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the sleep pattern of breast cancer survivors and anxiety and depression associated with sleep quality to provide evidence-based information for the development of interventions to improve sleep disorders in these survivors.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: The subjects were 266 breast cancer survivors in South Korea.

Effects of Home-and-Workplace Combined Exercise for Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of home-and-workplace combined exercise on physical function, depression, and work-related disability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Methods: This study adopted a non-randomized quasi-experimental design. Fifty-two patients were recruited: home-and-workplace combined exercise (n = 17), home exercise (n = 18), and control group (n = 17).

[Comparison of quality of life and related factors according to premature menopause using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014-2017)].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life of premature menopausal women with that of normal postmenopausal women and to identify factors related to quality of life in these two groups.

Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted of a sample of 5,910 postmenopausal women drawn from women aged 19-79 years, using raw data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey between 2014 and 2017. Quality of life was compared between premature menopausal women and normal postmenopausal women using the t-test and chi-square test, and factors related to quality of life were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression using SAS version 9.

Factors Influencing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to identify factors that influenced LUTS in advanced cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 158 advanced cancer patients with CIPN. A structured questionnaire including the International Prostate Symptom Score and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecology Oncology Group/Neurotoxicity scale was used.

Academic ethical awareness among undergraduate nursing students.

Background: Academic ethical awareness is an important aspect especially for nursing students who will provide ethical nursing care to patients in future or try to tread the path of learning toward professional acknowledgement in nursing scholarship.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore academic ethical awareness and its related characteristics among undergraduate nursing students.

Methods: This study commenced the survey with cross-sectional, descriptive questions and enrolled convenient samples of 581 undergraduate nursing students from three universities in South Korea.

Impact of Ego-resilience and Family Function on Quality of Life in Childhood Leukemia Survivors.

Background: This study aimed to examine the impact of ego-resilience and family function on quality of life in childhood leukemia survivors.

Methods: This study targeted 100 pediatric leukemia survivors, who visited the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Center in South Korea from Aug to Dec 2011. A structured questionnaire of ego-resilience, family function and quality of life used to collect data through direct interview with the pediatric patients and their parents.

Development and validation of an eye care educational programme for intensive care unit nurses.

Aims And Objectives: To develop and validate an eye care educational programme for intensive care unit nurses.

Background: Eye care guidelines and protocols have been developed for increasing eye care implementation in intensive care units. However, the guidelines lack consistency in assessment or intervention methodology.