Associations between body mass index and interface pressure after 3 h loading in healthy adults.

Aim Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to determine the associations between body mass index and interface pressure after 3 h loading in healthy adults and to establish a foundation for the development of interventions tailored to body mass index.

Material And Methods: A secondary data analysis based on a clinical trial involving 75 adults was conducted. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, repeated measure ANOVA, and ANCOVA.

Factors associated with intention to use care robots among people with physical disabilities.

Background: As the disabled population ages and the demand for care increases, Socially, the need for care robots is emerging but, perceptions of care robots among care recipients is unknown.

Purpose: To determine the level of intention to use care robots among care recipients and identify predictors of intention to use care robots.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sample of 163 persons with disabilities from January to March 2022 at the Veterans Health Service Medical Center.

Nurses' Perception and Performance of End-of-Life Care in a Tertiary Hospital.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify levels of perception and performance of end-of-life care among nurses and to investigate correlations between perception and performance.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive survey included 321 nurses from a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea. The participants had at least 6 months of work experience and had been involved in end-of-life care at least once, in either ward or intensive care unit settings.

Risk factors for device-related pressure injuries in general ward inpatients of a tertiary general hospital: A case-control study.

Aims: To identify the characteristics of device-related pressure injuries (DRPI) in general ward inpatients, and to confirm the DRPI risk factors by examining differences between a DRPI and non-DRPI group.

Methods: This study is a retrospective case-control study. High-risk adult patients for pressure injuries (rated at 16 points or less on the Braden scale) who were admitted to a general ward of a tertiary general hospital in South Korea from January 1 to September 30, 2021 were enrolled in this study.

Effectiveness and methods of cryotherapy in reducing swelling after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review on randomized controlled trials.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the effect and methods of cryotherapy in reducing swelling after total knee arthroplasty.

Design: Systematic review.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, KoreaMed, KERIS and National Science Digital Library for randomized controlled trials on 19 August 2021.

A Phenomenological Study of Nurses' Experience in Caring for COVID-19 Patients.

This study aimed to understand and describe the experiences of nurses who cared for patients with COVID-19. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to collect data from individual in-depth interviews with 14 nurses, from 20 October 2020 to 15 January 2021. Data were analyzed using the phenomenological method of Colaizzi.

Effects of alternating pressure air mattresses on pressure injury prevention: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Pressure injury (PI) is a significant health problem among inpatients that affects their health, quality of life, and expenses.

Aim: This systematic review aimed to compare effects of alternating pressure air mattresses (APMs) with other types of supporting surfaces as a tool for PI prevention.

Methods: The literature published between 2009 and 2020 was searched using the databases PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane.

A Comparative Study of 2-Hour Interface Pressure in Different Angles of Laterally Inclined, Supine, and Fowler's Position.

Insufficient research exists for position change intervals to eradicate pressure ulcers. We tried to provide evidence for the position change interval by comparing peak pressure, risk area ratio, and the time to reach 30 mmHg and 60 mmHg, and presented this in detail, according to the angle in the three positions. The study conducted RCTs on a total of 64 healthy adults.

Discharge Transition Experience for Lumbar Fusion Patients: A Qualitative Study.

BACKGROUND: Support should be provided to individuals who are ready to be discharged; however, quantitative research is lacking in understanding the challenges of postsurgery lumbar fusion patients' discharge and transition. This article delves into the in-depth experience of lumbar fusion patients with discharge transitions. METHODS: We conducted semistructured individual interviews with 11 patients who had lumbar fusion surgery at one of Korea's most equipped general hospitals.

Psychometric Properties of the Korean Family Reported Outcome Measure for Family Members of Patients With Acquired Brain Injury.

BACKGROUND: Acquired brain injury (ABI) affects not only survivors but also their family members' quality of life in various ways. The Family Reported Outcome Measure (FROM-16), a self-reported instrument, has been developed to evaluate the impact of diseases on the lives of family members of patients. This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Korean FROM-16 for family members of individuals with ABI.

Effects of Education on the Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Reduction of Contamination: A Randomized Trial.

Introduction: Accurate doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the key practices of infection control because of increased risk of infection transmission caused by medical garments or environmental contamination.

Objectives: The study aimed to develop a reality-based education program and identify its effects on nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and contamination after PPE doffing.

Methods: Randomized control group pretest-posttest design.

Effects of Localized Heating on Pain, Skin Perfusion, and Wound Healing After Lumbar Decompression.

Background: Current evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of localized heating after spinal surgery for pain, peripheral tissue perfusion, and wound healing is conflicting.

Methods: This study was a prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial; 58 adult patients were randomized to an experimental group or a control group after spinal decompression surgery. All participants received localized cooling on postoperative days 1 and 2.

The effects of cryotherapy on perineal pain after childbirth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Most women experience perineal pain after childbirth. Sustained perineal pain affects mother's daily living. Various methods have been used to relieve postpartum perineal pain, such as cold or warm therapy, but the pain-control effects of cryotherapy are still controversial.

Structural Model of Professional Socialization of Nursing Students With Clinical Practice Experience.

Background: This study developed a structural model of the professional socialization of nursing students with clinical practice experience and tested its validity based on Meleis's transition theory.

Method: Participants were third- and fourth-year nursing students with at least one semester of clinical experience. Cross-sectional data from 412 participants were analyzed.

Mothers' Perceptions of Quality of Family-Centered Care and Environmental Stressors in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Predictors of and Relationships with Psycho-emotional Outcomes and Postpartum Attachment.

Objectives: Maternal attachment to promote role development in mothers of preterm infants is critical for babies' optimal growth and development. However, few models specify how neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and their environments work to foster postpartum attachment (PPA) after preterm birth. We investigated relationships of quality of family-centered care and NICU environmental stressors with maternal PPA, to determine whether these are mediated by mothers' psycho-emotional response and whether pathways to PPA are moderated by developmental immaturity (gestation, birthweight).

Differences in Type Composition of Symptom Clusters as Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients with Meningioma and Glioma.

Objective: Objectives of this study were to identify and compare symptom clusters in patients with meningioma and glioma and to assess and compare predictors of quality of life (QoL) in both patient groups.

Methods: Data were collected using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Brain Tumor Module, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General, and Karnofsky Performance Sale. Of 158 participating patients, 77 had meningioma, and 81 had glioma.

Effects of combination oral care on oral health, dry mouth and salivary pH of intubated patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Intubated patients are at risk of oral health problems. Although a variety of oral care regimens for intubated patients have been studied, there is a lack of research on the effects of combination oral care that includes tooth brushing, chlorhexidine and cold water. This open-labelled, randomized, controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of combination oral care on oral health status.

A prediction model of falls for patients with neurological disorder in acute care hospital.

For the prevention of falls, individual fall risk assessment is the necessary first step. Thus, we attempted to identify independent risk factors for falls and develop a prediction model using a scoring system for patients with neurological disorders in acute hospital settings. This study was a secondary analysis of a previous study performed to compare the reliability and validity of three well-known fall assessment tools in patients with neurological disorders.

Validation of the Korean version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer brain cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BN20) in patients with brain tumors.

Background: The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Brain Cancer Module has been translated into Korean, but to date, its reliability and validity have been evaluated in a pilot study alone. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire is, overall, a valid instrument to assess the health-related quality of life in Korean cancer patients, although its reliability and validity have not yet been evaluated in patients with brain tumors. This study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of these instruments in patients with brain tumors.

The effects of uncoated paper on skin moisture and transepidermal water loss in bedridden patients.

Aims And Objectives: The aims of this study were to measure skin moisture and transepidermal water loss after application of uncoated paper and to compare skin moisture and transepidermal water loss after use of uncoated paper and disposable underpads.

Study Design: The study was a cross-over, prospective, open-labeled, randomized trial.

Sample And Setting: Bedridden patients aged≥18 years at a medical center in Korea were included.

Validation of pediatric Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: patient version 2 of "brain tumor survivor" for grade school patients aged 7-12 years.

Background: We evaluated the reliability and validity of the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Childhood Brain Tumor Survivor version 2.0 (pedsFACT-BrS; patient version for grade school children aged 7-12 years).

Methods: After translating and cross-culturally adapting it into Korean, the psychometric properties of the pedsFACT-BrS were evaluated in 148 childhood brain tumor survivors (mean age, 9.

Validation of the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Questionnaire (Version 2.0) in brain tumor survivors aged 13 years and older.

We evaluated the reliability and validity of the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Childhood Brain Tumor Survivor Questionnaire (pedsFACT-BrS, Version 2). This was specifically directed to patients aged 13 years and older (adolescents). The pedsFACT-BrS was translated and cross-culturally adapted into Korean, following standard Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy methodology.

A randomised controlled trial of the effects of cryotherapy on pain, eyelid oedema and facial ecchymosis after craniotomy.

Aim: To identify the effects of cryotherapy on patient discomfort following craniotomy.

Background: Following craniotomy, many patients suffer from unexpected discomfort, including pain, eyelid oedema and ecchymosis. Cryotherapy is regarded as a safe method for managing these postcraniotomy problems.