Longitudinal trajectories of frailty and cognitive decline among older Korean cancer survivors.

This study aimed to identify frailty trajectories among older adults diagnosed with cancer, as well as the impacts of frailty trajectories on cognitive decline at an eight-year follow-up. We used longitudinal data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. A total of 173 older Korean cancer survivors were included in our analysis.

Association between postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting and short-term clinical outcomes.

Background: Despite advances in prevention and treatment, postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common type of complication undergoing cardiac surgery. This study aimed to identify the relationship between POAF and clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 324 patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting in an intensive care unit between 2010 and 2019 at a tertiary hospital in Korea.

Exploring Research Trends on Digital Health in Nursing Science in Korea: A Topic Modeling Approach.

Digital health technology is utilized in contemporary nursing practice and education. This review explored the scope of digital health applications and major trends in nursing research involving digital health in Korea using topic modeling. Our analysis of data using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation model identified four distinct research topics: nursing education using digital technologies (35.

Development of a Predictive Model for Survival Over Time in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using Ensemble-Based Machine Learning.

As of now, a model for predicting the survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not been established. This study aimed to develop a model for identifying predictors of survival over time in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during their stay in the emergency department, using ensemble-based machine learning. A total of 26 013 patients from the Korean nationwide out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry were enrolled between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

Longitudinal Trajectories of Self-Reported Cognitive Function and Associated Factors Among Older Cancer Survivors.

Background: Cancer-associated cognitive decline may result in difficulties in maintaining daily life activities for older patients with cancer. It is, therefore, critical to identify changes in cognitive function throughout illness trajectories.

Aim: To determine the longitudinal patterns and factors associated with cognitive function among older cancer survivors.

Prevalence and risk factors for in-hospital mortality of adult patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: To synthesize quantitative research findings on the prevalence and risk factors for in-hospital mortality of patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO).

Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted for the period from May 2008 to December 2023 by searching the five electronic databases of PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane library. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.

Machine learning-based 30-day readmission prediction models for patients with heart failure: a systematic review.

Aims: Heart failure (HF) is one of the most frequent diagnoses for 30-day readmission after hospital discharge. Nurses have a role in reducing unplanned readmission and providing quality of care during HF trajectories. This systematic review assessed the quality and significant factors of machine learning (ML)-based 30-day HF readmission prediction models.

Self-care Behavior Based on Integrated Behavioral Model in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

Background: There is limited research exploring the behavioral intentions, beliefs, and application of theoretical models in relation to self-care in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Objective: This study aimed to identify the factors that influence self-care behavior in patients with AF.

Methods: The study used an integrated behavioral model and collected data from 216 patients diagnosed with AF.

Structural equation modeling of factors associated with nursing students' professionalism during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with nursing professionalism among Korean nursing students. This cross-sectional study was carried out using a convenient sample comprising 247 students enrolled in a four-year Bachelor of Science Nursing program from September 6-27, 2021. A self-reported structured questionnaire was employed to explore the relationships among ego-resilience, self-leadership, clinical learning environment, academic satisfaction, clinical competency, and nursing professionalism by utilizing structural equation modeling.

Prognostic role of sarcopenia on major adverse cardiac events among patients who underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective cohort study.

Aims: We investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia and its influence on 1-year major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods And Results: This retrospective medical record review using purposive sampling was conducted at a tertiary care university hospital in Korea. Medical records of a total of 303 patients (≥40 years) who underwent successful PCI between January 2014 and December 2020 were analysed.

Eight-year trajectories and predictors of cognitive function in community-dwelling Korean older adults with cardiovascular diseases.

Purpose: This study aims to identify longitudinal patterns and predictors of cognitive function trajectories among Korean older adults with cardiovascular diseases.

Design: This study is a longitudinal panel analysis based on secondary data. Data from the the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) were used for analysis.

Factors associated with 30-day in-hospital mortality in critically ill adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To identify factors associated with the 30-day in-hospital mortality rate among adult patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in intensive care units.

Research Methodology: Retrospective cohort study including 148 patients who underwent ECMO for at least 48 h between March 2010 and August 2021. The patients were divided into survivors and non-survivors based on their 30-day in-hospital survival.

The effects of a 24-week interactive text message-based mobile health intervention for enhancing self-care behaviours of patients with heart failure: A quasi-experimental study.

Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the effects of a 24-week interactive text message-based mobile health intervention (called) on enhancing the self-care behaviours of patients with heart failure.

Background: Whether text message-based mobile health intervention can be used to improve long-term adherence to self-care behaviours among heart failure patients remains unclear.

Design: A quasi-experimental study with a pretest-post-test design and repeated measures.

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.

Associations of dual use of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes, sleep duration, physical activity and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Korean adults.

Aim: There is limited evidence of the association between dual tobacco-e-cigarette use and health-related variables in Korea. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the associations between types of cigarette smoking, sleep duration, physical activity and depressive symptoms among Korean adults.

Design: A cross-sectional study design using the 2019 Korean Community Health Survey.

Initial Development of User-Based Quality Evaluation Questionnaire of Smartwatch Technology for Applying to Healthcare.

Background: Smartwatches are a consumer wearable device offering a potential, practical, and affordable method to collect personal health data in healthy adults. For patients with chronic diseases, this would enable symptom monitoring and aid clinical decision making. Therefore, providing customized checklists to recommend smartwatches is beneficial.

One-year trajectories of self-care behaviours and unplanned hospital readmissions among patients with heart failure: A prospective longitudinal study.

Aim And Objectives: This study aimed to identify the associations between longitudinal trajectories of self-care behaviours and unplanned hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure.

Background: Adherence to self-care behaviours is crucial to prevent hospital readmissions; however, self-care behaviours remain unsatisfactory among patients with heart failure. Studies of long-term trajectories of self-care behaviours and their influence on hospital readmissions are limited in this population.

Association of sleep duration and physical frailty with cognitive function in older patients with coexisting atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

Aim: To investigate the associations of sleep duration and physical frailty with cognitive function in older patients with both atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

Design: This study used a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis design.

Method: We included outpatients aged ≥ 65 years with coexisting atrial fibrillation and heart failure in South Korea.

Longitudinal patterns and predictors of self-care behavior trajectories among Korean patients with heart failure: A 6-month prospective study.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify distinct trajectories of self-care behaviors over 6 months after hospital discharge in patients with heart failure, including the baseline predictors affecting these trajectories.

Design: This was a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study with a 6-month follow-up.

Methods: A total of 158 patients with heart failure (mean age = 66.

The Prevalence of Cognitive Frailty and Its Association with Sleep duration and Depression Among Older Adults with Heart Failure.

Objectives: The prevalence of cognitive frailty and its associated factors in older population with heart failure have not been extensively studied. We investigated the prevalence of cognitive frailty and its association with sleep duration and depression among older adults with heart failure.

Methods: This secondary analysis used a cross-sectional sample with 168 older adults with heart failure from an academic tertiary care hospital in South Korea.

Factors associated with self-management after hybrid revascularization in patients with peripheral artery disease: A structural equations model.

Aim: To investigate the factors associated with self-management after hybrid revascularization in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease using a structural equation modelling approach.

Design: A cross-sectional study was adopted.

Methods: A total of 221 patients who underwent hybrid revascularization for peripheral artery disease of the lower limbs were included from outpatient clinics at a 1200-bed tertiary care hospital in Korea.

The effectiveness and usability of a novel mobile phone-based self-care intervention for patients with heart failure: a mixed-methods pilot study.

Aims: To evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and usability of a novel mobile phone-based self-care intervention (named WithUs) for patients with heart failure (HF).

Methods And Results: We conducted a mixed-methods pilot study with group pre-test-post-test design and usability testing. Participants were 26 Korean HF patients (20 men; median age 62 years) who took part in this study after hospital discharge.

Multiple mediating effects of self-efficacy and physical activity on the relationship between frailty and health-related quality of life in adults with cardiovascular disease.

Aims: Poor health-related quality of life is prevalent among individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and may be associated with frailty as well as low levels of self-efficacy and physical activity. This study aimed to identify the multiple mediating effects of exercise self-efficacy and physical activity on the relationship between frailty and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling adults with CVD.

Methods And Results: This cross-sectional study included 489 Korean patients aged >20 years diagnosed with CVD.

Home-dwelling older adults' experiences of living with both frailty and multimorbidity: A meta-ethnography.

Objectives: To systematically review qualitative studies about home-dwelling older adults' experiences of living with both frailty and multimorbidity.

Methods: This study adopted a meta-ethnography; the databases included PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar. Qualitative peer-reviewed articles in English were searched up to December 31, 2021.