Impact of Illness Uncertainty on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms After Coil Embolization.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to identify the impact of illness uncertainty on physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) after coil embolization. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted and HRQoL was evaluated using the Short Form-12 Health Survey Questionnaire, which assesses physical and mental HRQoL. RESULTS: The participants had a mean age of 56.

Illness Uncertainty of the Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Treated by Coil Embolization.

BACKGROUND: Patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) treated by coil embolization may experience illness uncertainty despite successful treatment. This study aimed to investigate illness uncertainty in patients with UIAs treated by coil embolization and to identify the factors affecting illness uncertainty. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved data collected from 267 patients with UIAs who received coil embolization within 2 years at a tertiary hospital in South Korea.

Understanding community health workers' activities in a community-based child health promotion project in Kyrgyzstan.

Background: Community health workers (CHWs) have strong potential for conducting health initiatives in vulnerable countries. Their continuing activities are essential for positive outcomes. The purpose of this study is to understand CHW activities in Kyrgyzstan migrant villages and their impact on individuals and communities.

The role of patient activation in self-care behaviours of Korean older adults with heart failure.

Aim: This study was aimed at investigating the level of patient activation, and its association with self-care behaviours in older people with heart failure.

Design: Cross-sectional secondary data analysis was conducted.

Methods: We included a total of 182 Korean patients with heart failure who were aged ≥65 years for a cardiovascular outpatient clinic visit.

The Determinants of Adherence to Public Health and Social Measures Against COVID-19 Among the General Population in South Korea: National Survey Study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has created devastating health, social, economic, and political effects that will have long-lasting impacts. Public health efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are the priority of national policies for responding to the pandemic globally. Public health and social measures (PHSMs) have been shown to be effective when used alone or in combination with other measures, reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Linkage of Optimism With Depressive Symptoms Among the Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Dyads at 2 Years Post Stroke: Dyadic Mediation Approach.

Background: Depressive symptoms are substantial among stroke survivors and their caregivers in poststroke management. Optimism and social support are known to protect against depressive symptoms. However, little is known about how optimism and social support contribute to depressive symptoms among stroke survivor-caregiver dyads.

Depressive Symptom Trajectories in Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors During First Year of Caregiving.

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of depressive symptom trajectory and examine the associations of the symptom trajectory with caregiving burden, family function, social support, and perceived health status of caregivers of stroke survivors during the first year of caregiving after discharge from rehabilitation center.

Methods: Caregivers of stroke survivors completed a survey of depressive symptoms, caregiving burden, family function, perceived availability of social support, and perceived health status at postdischarge and 1 year. Patterns of depressive symptom trajectory (ie, symptom-free, symptom relieved, symptom developed, and persistent symptom groups) were identified by grouping depressive symptoms based on 2 assessments using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression.

A Comparison of Diet Quality of Patients With Heart Failure and Their Family Caregivers.

Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) and their family caregivers usually consume similar diets, but there is a lack of evidence about diet quality of patients with HF and their family caregivers.

Objective: The specific aim of this study was to compare diet quality of patients with HF with that of their family caregivers.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 40 patients with HF and their 40 family caregivers completed a VioScreen Food Frequency Questionnaire from which Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI) diet quality scores (consisting of the total HEI score and 12 component scores) were calculated.

[Evaluation of a Community-based Child (Infants and Toddlers) Health Promotion Pilot Project in a Migrant Village in Kyrgyzstan].

Purpose: Children in migrant villages in Kyrgyzstan have a high incidence of anemia and need effective health promotion programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a pilot study of a health promotion project for infants and toddlers based on community participation.

Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the project.

Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: An Integrative Literature Review.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the factors influencing HRQoL in patients with AF are not well understood. The purpose of integrative review was to investigate the factors affecting HRQoL in patients with AF based on the six domains of Ferrans and colleagues' HRQoL model.

Community health needs assessment for a child health promotion program in Kyrgyzstan.

Despite over 10 years of support from government health programs and health organizations, children in migrant villages in Kyrgyzstan remain a public concern owing to high incidence rates of preventable diseases such as anemia. An effective community health promotion program is needed but there is a lack of knowledge of community barriers and health factors affecting children's health in these migrant villages. The purpose of this study was to conduct a community health needs assessment to develop strategies for a child health promotion program in these migrant villages.

Comparison of Fatigue Severity and Quality of Life between Unexplained Fatigue Patients and Explained Fatigue Patients.

Background: Recently, despite the high prevalence of fatigue in patients, there is a lack of research on the quality of life (QoL) in unexplained fatigue patients, indicating that they are not properly diagnosed and treated. The aim of this study was to compare fatigue severity and QoL between patients with explained and unexplained fatigue.

Methods: The study consisted of 200 Korean adults who complained of fatigue without underlying disease.

Comparison of health-related quality of life between patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease and patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Aim: This study compared health-related quality of life in patients with early to mid-stage chronic kidney disease.

Methods: This study utilized a comparative descriptive design. Patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis were recruited from a hospital in Korea.

Influence of frailty on health-related quality of life in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease in Korea: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive and lifelong condition with multiple medical comorbidities. Patients with CKD experience frailty more frequently and have lower health-related quality of life than do those with other chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of frailty and investigate the contribution of frailty to quality of life in pre-dialysis CKD patients in Korea.

The effects of a smoking cessation programme on health-promoting lifestyles and smoking cessation in smokers who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention.

Smoking is a major risk factor for not only the occurrence of myocardial ischaemia but also recurrences of vascular stenosis. This study aimed to evaluate health-promoting lifestyles and abstinence rate after a smoking cessation programme. Sixty-two smokers who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group.

Relationship between symptom clusters and quality of life in patients at stages 2 to 4 chronic kidney disease in Korea.

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the relationship between symptom clusters and quality of life (QOL) in patients with stages 2 to 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Korea.

Methods: Using self-reported questionnaires, data were collected from 143 patients who underwent treatment for CKD at one hospital in Korea. The 17-item Patient Outcome Scale was used to measure symptoms, and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Instrument Version 2 (SF-36v2) was used to measure the QOL.

Learner Perception, Expected Competence, and Satisfaction of Team-Based Learning in Korean Nursing Students.

: The purpose of this study was to describe learner perception, expected competence, and factors influencing satisfaction with team-based learning in a nursing course. Four-hour TBL sessions were given in a structured three-phase sequence for a cohort of 139 second-year nursing students. TBL was found to be an effective instructional strategy inducing team learning and self-directed learning.

First experiences of high-fidelity simulation training in junior nursing students in Korea.

Aim: This study was conducted to explore first experiences of high-fidelity simulation training in Korean nursing students, in order to develop and establish more effective guidelines for future simulation training in Korea.

Methods: Thirty-three junior nursing students participated in high-fidelity simulation training for the first time. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, data were collected from reflective journals and questionnaires of simulation effectiveness after simulation training.

Health behaviors and risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in Korean patients with diabetes: the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify health behavior and risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Korean patients with diabetes.

Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (2007-2009). Of the 24,871 participants, 1,239 aged over 19 years with diagnosis of diabetes were included.

Factors influencing learner satisfaction with team-based learning among nursing students.

In this study, learner satisfaction was described, and factors influencing satisfaction with team-based learning were identified. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive survey study. Two separate 2 h team-based, learning sessions, consisting of preparation, readiness assurance, and application, were given to a cohort of 139 second year nursing students in 2010 and 263 students in 2011, respectively.

Mental health and PTSD in female North Korean refugees.

This study was conducted to identify mental health status, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychophysiological change in female North Korean refugees. Data were collected using questionnaires and symptom checklists that measured PTSD and the psychosomatic state of the subjects. As many as 97 subjects, who had settled in and around Seoul, South Korea, were selected by snowball sampling.

Estimated risks and optimistic self-perception of breast cancer risk in Korean women.

Aim: To determine women's perceived personal and comparative risks of breast cancer, and to examine the relationships with risk factors.

Background: Despite the increasing incidence of breast cancer in younger women and the availability of screening, women's health behaviors have not advanced accordingly.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey design utilized a convenience sample of 222 women in their 30s and 40s recruited from community settings in Seoul.

Comparisons of health conditions of immigrant and domestic women in Korea and China using propensity score matching.

We identified how the health of the growing Korean-Chinese (KC) female immigrant population differed from comparable domestic women. Using propensity score matching, we selected 227 women recruited from Korea and China; perceived health status, female cancer screening behaviors, and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II were investigated. The KC women in Korea had the lowest levels of physical and mental health as well as health promoting lifestyles, but performed female cancer screenings better than other women.

Effects of Body Weight Control Behaviors on Bone Mineral Density in Korean Young Adult Women.

Purpose: This study identified the effects of body weight control behaviors on bone mineral density (BMD) in Korean women aged 20 to 39 years.

Methods: A secondary analysis of the 5th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was conducted. Asian-Pacific criteria of BMI (Body Mass Index) and BMD were calculated for 1,026 women selected.