Relationship between nurses' critical thinking disposition and patient safety incident reporting: The mediating role of patient safety culture in a comprehensive nursing service ward.

At present, patient safety nursing by nurses is important and the risk of patient safety incidents is high. However, the comprehensive nursing service ward in Korea has no guardians. To prevent patient safety incidents and its recurrence, it is necessary to accurately report patient safety incidents.

Patient Safety Incidents in Operating Rooms Reported in the Past Five Years (2017-2021) in Korea.

Purpose: Patient safety incidents in the operating room require special attention because they can cause catastrophic and irreversible conditions in patients. Although patient safety incidents have different characteristics, there may be similarities and patterns of risk factors that may be common. Therefore, this study analyzed factors associated with the PSIs by analyzing data from the Korean Patient Safety Reports from 2017 to 2019.

The Relationship between Self-Perceived Health and Physical Activity in the Mental Health of Korean Cancer Survivors.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-perceived health and physical activity on the mental health of cancer survivors using the 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. The study included 378 participants aged 19 years or older who had been diagnosed with cancer, selected from the participants of the 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Our questions included self-perceived health status, physical activity (aerobic exercise, muscle strengthening exercise, walking and sedentary time), and mental health (depression, stress).

The association between body image perception and metabolic syndrome in normal-weight adults.

Aim: This study analyzed the association between metabolic syndrome and its components according to body image perception in normal-weight adults.

Background: Management of chronic diseases that are the main cause of death in Korea is essential. The representative cause of the increase in these chronic diseases is metabolic syndrome, and preventing it is essential for chronic disease management.

The effect of sleep disturbance on the association between work-family conflict and burnout in nurses: a cross-sectional study from South Korea.

Background: Sleep disturbances can lead to work-family conflicts and affect the mental health of nurses. This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of sleep disturbance on the association between work-family conflict (WFC) and burnout in nurses.

Methods: Responses to a questionnaire from 156 nurses working in a hospital in South Korea were analyzed.

Effects of Recreational Physical Activity on Abdominal Obesity in Obese South Korean Adults.

This study investigated the effects of general characteristics, health behaviors, and level of physical activity on abdominal obesity in obese adults (BMI (body mass index) ≥ 25 kg/m) using data from the seventh period (2016-2018) of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). We also prepared basic data on the improvement and management of abdominal obesity. The participants were 2343 obese adults (men, 1338; women, 1005) from the KNHANES.

Development of a Tool for Measuring Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Behaviors of Intensive Care Unit Nurses.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) lengthens intensive care unit (ICU) stays and increases medical expenses and mortality risk. We aimed to develop and validate a tool for measuring VAP prevention behaviors among ICU nurses. This is a methodological study that included a tool development step, based on the procedure suggested by DeVellis, and a tool verification step.

Effects of Subjective Health Perception on Health Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Patients with Prediabetes and Diabetes.

The purpose of this study is to confirm the health behavior performance rate and cardiovascular disease-related indicators according to the subjective health perception of prediabetic and diabetic patients using the 2016-2019 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. This study classified hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.5% as diabetes and 5.