Time Usage and Satisfaction Based on Occupational Area Between Weekdays and Weekends of Family Caregivers and Non-family Caregivers of Dementia Patients.

Background And Objectives: The number of people with dementia and the burden on families to care for them are increasing. As a result, families are affected in their use of time to carry out daily activities. This study compared family caregivers of dementia patients (dementia family) and non-family caregivers of dementia patients (non-dementia family), reflecting their characteristics on weekdays and weekends.

Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain in children with sensory processing disorder: A review.

Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a clinical condition characterized by difficulties in the neurological processes of registering, discriminating, organizing, and responding to various sensory sensations. This study aimed to review the association between impaired white matter (WM) tract structure and neurofunctional deficits in children with SPD using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the online databases Google Scholar and PubMed (from 2010 to July 2023), resulting in the selection of nine relevant studies.

Analyzing Time Use by Occupation Area between Weekdays and Weekends by Gender of Parents in Single-Parent Families.

Introduction: Based on the "2019 Living Time Survey" data conducted by the National Statistical Office, this study is aimed at comparing the time usage of single-parent families by classifying the occupation area based on the fourth edition of the occupational therapy practice framework (OTPF) and dividing time use according to weekdays and weekends and by gender.

Methods: After extracting the subjects who were selected belonging to a single-parent family from the original data of the "2019 Living Time Survey," 404 subjects who were single parents were selected, and the data were analysed. The sample consisted of 134 males and 270 females.

Digital Therapeutics for the Egocentric and Allocentric Neglects in Patients with Brain Injury: A Mini Review.

Various therapeutic approaches have been developed for neglect. Many studies have demonstrated the effect of digital therapeutics (DTx) on neglect. However, few studies have reported the effects of DTx on egocentric and allocentric neglect.

Standardization of apple cancellation test for neglect patients in Korea: An observational study.

Background: Neglect can be divided into two types using apple cancellation test (apple test): Egocentric neglect (EN) and allocentric neglect (AN). However, in South Korea, apple test results and decision criteria are still largely dependent on tests by foreign countries.

Aim: To establish a new South Korea standard and improve the accuracy of neglect assessment, the apple experiment was standardized in this study.

Time usage analysis and satisfaction comparison by occupational area according to the sex of single-parent families.

Background: Single-parent families are burdened with dual roles as parents amidst economic poverty due to the lack of a spouse. Single parents also face the complications of time poverty.

Aim: To examine the time use of single-parent families by dividing their time into occupational area and explore the differences in time deficiency and life satisfaction.

Effects of Twins Therapy on Egocentric and Allocentric Neglect in Stroke Patients: A Feasibility Study.

(1) Background: Existing treatment methods for neglect are concentrated on egocentric neglect and may lead to various problems such as cost/space constraints and portability. Therefore, this study seeks to determine how a new treatment (also known as twins therapy, TT) for stroke patients can improve an existing problem associated with neglect. (2) Method: A pre/post-test control group research design was used and both groups continued to receive existing rehabilitation treatment, whilst TT intervention was only added to the experimental group.

Time usage analysis according to occupational area and satisfaction level in family caregivers of dementia patients.

Background: This study was designed to investigate the difference between the family caregivers of dementia patients (hereafter referred to as dementia family) and the non-family caregivers of dementia patients (hereafter referred to as non-dementia family) in terms of time usage.

Methodology: A total of 102 dementia families who responded to the 'time use survey' in 2019 were enrolled in the study. 101 non-dementia families include families who did not respond to the 'dementia' item, and simple random sampling was performed.

Assessment tools for differential diagnosis of neglect: Focusing on egocentric neglect and allocentric neglect.

Background: There are very few studies on the differential diagnosis between egocentric neglect (EN) and allocentric neglect (AN).

Aim: To investigate the overall trend of the previously developed assessment tools by conducting a descriptive review of the studies on assessment tools that can perform a differential diagnosis of EN and AN.

Methods: The data were collected by using databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect.

Mental health and quality of life in firefighters working on the scene in South Korea: Focused on the capital area and the ground pro-motion area.

Introduction: Today, firefighters' work areas are expanding into various fields. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of mental health on quality of life between firefighters in the capital area and in the growth promotion area.

Method: A survey was conducted with 206 firefighters including 110 firefighters in the capital area and 96 firefighters in the growth promotion area through a questionnaire.

The different association of allocentric and egocentric neglect with dorsal and ventral pathways: A case report.

Rationale: Egocentric neglect is characterized by responses missing on the contralateral side with respect to the viewer, while allocentric neglect is characterized in responses missing on the contralateral side with respect to the object . However, little has been reported about the neural tracts associated with egocentric and allocentric neglect. We investigated which neural tracts were involved in two types of neglect (egocentric and allocentric) in a stroke patient who showed allocentric neglect by using the Apple Cancellation test, a specialized test to distinguish between egocentric and allocentric neglect.

The allocentric neglect due to injury of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus in a stroke patient: A case report.

Rationale: We report on a patient who developed allocentric neglect due to injury of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF) following intracranial hemorrhage, diagnosed using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT).

Patient Concerns: Her cognition seemed normal (A 17-year-old, right-handed female patient). However, in spite of a normal visual field, her perception was missing on the left side, and she had no awareness of her deficit.

Difference in cortical activation during use of volar and dorsal hand splints: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

There have been no studies reported on the difference in cortical activation during use of volar and dorsal hand splints. We attempted to investigate the difference in cortical activation in the somatosensory cortical area during use of volar and dorsal hand splints by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We recruited eight healthy volunteers.

The effect of a finger training application using a tablet PC in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients.

Twenty-one consecutive patients were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (10 patients) or the control group (11 patients). The application consisted of three sections (registration, evaluation, and training) and the training section consisted of five programs (stretching, flexion, extension, opposition, and thumb abduction). Application training consisted of 1 session (31 min)/day, 6 days/week for 4 weeks.

Ideomotor Apraxia Due to Injury of the Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus.

We report on a patient who showed ideomotor apraxia due to injury of the superior longitudinal fasciculus following brain tumor and tumor bleeding, which was demonstrated by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). A 60-yr-old, right-handed male patient underwent removal of brain meningioma and drainage of intraventricular hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage in the left fronto-parietal lobe. At the time of DTT scanning (5 wk after onset), he was able to move the right upper extremity against gravity.

Change of the Corticospinal Tract in the Unaffected Hemisphere by Change of the Dominant Hand Following Stroke: A Cohort Study.

We investigated the change of the corticospinal tract (CST) in the unaffected hemisphere by the change of the dominant hand in stroke patients, using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT).Forty-eight stroke patients with right-hand dominance were recruited. The patients were assigned to 3 groups: group A (12 patients)-right-hand dominance was maintained after the right-hand weakness, group B (17 patients)-right-hand dominance changed to the left-hand dominance after the right-hand weakness, and group C (19 patients)-right-hand dominance was maintained after the left-hand weakness had developed.

The cortical effect of chewing gum during hand movements: A functional MRI study.

Nine right-handed normal subjects were recruited for this study. We compared the cortical activation during execution of hand movements (right finger flexion-extension) with that during execution of hand movements while chewing gum (right side chewing). We found that execution of hand movements while chewing gum induced less activation in the contralateral SM1 than hand movements alone.

The relation between motor function of stroke patients and diffusion tensor imaging findings for the corticospinal tract.

Although the corticospinal tract (CST) is a major neural tract for motor function, the detailed role of the CST has not been clearly elucidated. We investigated relations between motor function of patients with chronic hemiparetic stroke and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) findings for the CST. We recruited 82 consecutive chronic stroke patients.

Cortical activation change induced by neuromuscular electrical stimulation during hand movements: a functional NIRS study.

Objectives: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been used in the field of rehabilitation for a long time. Previous studies on NMES have focused on the peripheral effect, in contrast, relatively little is known about the effect on the cerebral cortex. In the current study, we attempted to investigate the change of cortical activation pattern induced by NMES during execution of hand movements in normal subjects, using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

A computational model for predicting protein interactions based on multidomain collaboration.

Recently, several domain-based computational models for predicting protein-protein interactions (PPIs) have been proposed. The conventional methods usually infer domain or domain combination (DC) interactions from already known interacting sets of proteins, and then predict PPIs using the information. However, the majority of these models often have limitations in providing detailed information on which domain pair (single domain interaction) or DC pair (multidomain interaction) will actually interact for the predicted protein interaction.