Internet-Based Trauma Recovery Intervention for Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Nurses, who care for patients with various traumas, may also experience post-traumatic stress disorder due to indirect or direct exposure to traumatic situations. This study examined the effectiveness of an Internet-based trauma recovery intervention for Korean nurses.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 112 nurses aged 23-40 years who were randomly assigned to the intervention ( = 56) or control group ( = 56) from May 7 to December 20, 2020.

Valorization of fruit and vegetable byproducts for the beta-glucan production from Euglena gracilis.

Five fruit and vegetable byproducts were evaluated as carbon sources and media for beta-glucan production from Euglena gracilis. Orange peel showed the highest beta-glucan concentration (6.5 g/L) and productivity (1.

A Caring Program for Health Promotion among Women Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study.

Purpose: Women are more vulnerable to post-traumatic stress (PTS) than men, causing several health problems. Nurses should understand and work with women who have experienced trauma and provide interventions to promote their physical, social, and mental health.

Methods: This quasi-experimental pilot study used a one-group pre-test/post-test design.

Evaluation of Internet-Based Training in Trauma Care for Nurses in Mental Health Welfare Centers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: This study evaluates the efficacy of Internet-Based Training in Trauma Care for Nurses (IBTTCN) to improve nurses' trauma intervention self-efficacy, professional quality of life, and attitudes and knowledge about post-traumatic stress disorder.

Methods: Forty-one nurses participated from May to July 2021. The assessment points were at baseline (T1), immediately after program completion (4 weeks; T2), and 1 month after T2 (T3).

Development and effects of an internet-based family resilience-promoting program for parents of children with cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The diagnosis of cancer in children can negatively impact their parents, owing to the complex treatment processes. Families with high levels of resilience can overcome these difficulties and thus perform higher family functions. We aimed to develop an internet-based family resilience-promoting program for parents of children with cancer and evaluate its effect on the levels of family resilience, depression, and family function.

Standard-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Anticoagulation with Warfarin in Asian Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Anticoagulation with warfarin in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often has been decreased as an international normalized ratio (INR) of prothrombin time 1.6-2.6 due to fear of bleeding, although universal criteria recommend an INR of 2.

Development and evaluation of an online mental health program for traumatized female college students: A randomized controlled trial.

This study developed and evaluated an online mental health program for female college students who experienced trauma, based on Roy's Adaptation Model. A randomized controlled trial was adopted. Participants completed a survey on trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Biofuel production from Euglena: Current status and techno-economic perspectives.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) can contribute reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fuel. With the increasing SAFs demand, various generations of resources have been shifted from the 1st generation (oil crops), the 2nd generation (agricultural waste), to the 3rd generation (microalgae). Microalgae are the most suitable feedstock for jet biofuel production than other resources because of their productivity and capability to capture carbon dioxide.

Developing an app-based self-management program for people living with HIV: a randomized controlled pilot study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) in Korea demonstrate insufficient self-management behaviors. Especially during pandemics such as COVID-19, technology-based self-management programs are needed to overcome time and space limitations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a self-management program using a mobile app (Health Manager) on self-management outcomes among PLWH in Korea.

Effects of a Social and Emotional Competence Enhancement Program for Adolescents Who Bully: A Quasi-Experimental Design.

Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a social and emotional competence enhancement (SECE) program as an intervention for adolescents who bully, and to investigate its effects on school bullying behavior and mental health.

Methods: A pre-posttest, 1-month follow-up nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used. In total, 71 school bullies were included in the analysis.

Microalgal transformation of food processing byproducts into functional food ingredients.

Large amounts of food processing byproducts (FPBs) are generated from food manufacturing industries, the second-largest portion of food waste generation. FPBs may require additional cost for post-treatment otherwise cause environmental contamination. Valorization of FPBs into food ingredients by microalgae cultivation can save a high cost for organic carbon sources and nutrients from medium cost.

Developing an integrated curriculum for patient safety in an undergraduate nursing program: a case study.

Background: Nursing students' practical training should begin when students can apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to patient safety. This necessitates an integrated curriculum in nursing education that links practice to the theory concerning patient safety to enhance patient safety competencies and quality in nursing care. This study aimed to develop an integrated curriculum that incorporates patient safety factors in the existing curriculum to increase patient safety competencies in nursing students.

Isolation and Characterization of -Associated Bacteria, sp. CA3 and sp. CN5, Capable of Promoting the Growth and Paramylon Production of under Mixotrophic Cultivation.

produces paramylon, which is a feedstock for high-value functional foods and nutritional supplements. The enhancement of paramylon productivity is a critical challenge. Microalgae growth-promoting bacteria (MGPB) can improve microalgal productivity; however, the MGPB for remain unclear.

Developing an Internet-Based Trauma Recovery Nursing Intervention Based on Swanson's Theory of Caring for Trauma Recovery.

This study aimed to develop an Internet-based psychiatric nursing intervention, based on Swanson's theory of caring, that could alleviate post-traumatic stress symptoms and improve the health functioning of adults who had experienced trauma. To evaluate the appropriateness and understanding of the program content, expert advice and content validity were examined using the content validity index. To analyze the participants' responses and evaluate the appropriateness of conducting Internet-based programs, an online intervention program was implemented with five nurses between February and April 2020.

Effects of social support on mental health outcomes in disasters: A cross-sectional study.

This study examined the mediating effects of social support on the association between disaster distress and mental health outcomes. We analyzed the data of 1006 participants with either direct or indirect exposure to one or more disasters. Disaster distress, social support, depression, and anxiety were significantly correlated.

Association of depression, pain, resilience, social support with post-traumatic stress in sexual abuse: A quantile regression approach.

Post-traumatic stress levels and factors influencing the sexual abuse period may differ between victims. This cross-sectional study conducted a secondary analysis of primary online survey data extracted from a previous study. We examined the extent of trauma (types, timing) and depression, pain, resilience, and social support associated with post-traumatic stress affecting the post-traumatic stress percentile.

Polyherbal formula SC-E3 inhibits rheumatoid arthritis activity in a mouse model of type-II collagen-induced arthritis.

Objective: SC-E3 is a polyherbal formula that contains five medicinal herbs used frequently in traditional herbal medicine. In our previous study, we demonstrated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of SC-E3. The present study examined the effects of SC-E3 in a mouse model of type-II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA).

Nurse Staffing and Health Outcomes of Psychiatric Inpatients: A Secondary Analysis of National Health Insurance Claims Data.

Purpose: The present study investigated the association between nurse staffing and health outcomes among psychiatric inpatients in Korea by assessing National Health Insurance claims data.

Methods: The dataset included 70,136 patients aged 19 years who were inpatients in psychiatric wards for at least two days in 2016 and treated for mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol; schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders; and mood disorders across 453 hospitals. Nurse staffing levels were measured in three ways: registered nurse-to-inpatient ratio, registered nurse-to-adjusted inpatient ratio, and nursing staff-to-adjusted inpatient ratio.

Prevalence of Traumatic Experiences in South Korean Adults.

Although a variety of traumatic experiences can impact health over the lifetime, little is known about the prevalence of such experiences in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequencies of traumatic experiences and their differences by gender and age. South Korean adults (N = 3000) aged 19-65 years completed a self-report survey assessing childhood and adulthood trauma and sociodemographic characteristics.

Possible Application of Ecological Momentary Assessment to Older Adults' Daily Depressive Mood: Integrative Literature Review.

Background: Ecological momentary assessment is a method of investigating individuals' real-time experiences, behaviors, and moods in their natural environment over time. Despite its general usability and clinical value for evaluating daily depressive mood, there are several methodological challenges when applying ecological momentary assessment to older adults.

Objective: The aims of this integrative literature review were to examine possible uses of the ecological momentary assessment methodology with older adults and to suggest strategies to increase the feasibility of its application in geriatric depression research and practice.

Functional Health in Korean Middle-Aged Women with Poor Sleep Quality.

Purpose: To develop and test a structural model of functional health in middle-aged women based on the theory of unpleasant symptoms.

Methods: The direct and indirect effects of menopause status, childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress, social support, and sleep quality on functional health of 264 Korean women were examined.

Findings: Menopause status and poor sleep quality had a negative direct effect and social support had a positive direct effect on functional health.

Social provision partially mediates the complex associations among posttraumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms in traumatized patients.

Aim: To identify the associations among posttraumatic stress, depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) in outpatients with psychological trauma and to examine the mediating effect of social provision.

Background: Psychologically traumatized patients simultaneously experience depressive and OCS. Social provision may mediate multiple symptoms differently compared with social support.

Impact of primary carbon sources on microbiome shaping and biotransformation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.

Knowledge of the conditions that promote the growth and activity of pharmaceutical and personal care product (PPCP)-degrading microorganisms within mixed microbial systems are needed to shape microbiomes in biotreatment reactors and manage process performance. Available carbon sources influence microbial community structure, and specific carbon sources could potentially be added to end-of-treatment train biotreatment systems (e.g.

The Current Status of Psychological Intervention Research for Internet Addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder.

This integrative review assesses the effectiveness of psychological interventions for reducing the severity of Internet addiction and/or Internet gaming disorder. We searched five databases, and both a narrative synthesis and meta-analyses were conducted. Five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and six quasi-experimental studies met the inclusion criteria.

Impact of inoculum sources on biotransformation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.

Limited knowledge of optimal microbial community composition for PPCP biotreatment, and of the microbial phylotypes that drive biotransformation within mixed microbial communities, has hindered the rational design and operation of effective and reliable biological PPCP treatment technologies. Herein, bacterial community composition was investigated as an isolated variable within batch biofilm reactors via comparison of PPCP removals for three distinct inocula. Inocula pre-acclimated to model PPCPs were derived from activated sludge (AS), ditch sediment historically-impacted by wastewater treatment plant effluent (Sd), and material from laboratory-scale soil aquifer treatment (SAT) columns.