Prevalence, correlates, and comorbidities of internet gaming disorder and problematic game use: national mental health survey of Korea 2021.

Background: This study investigated the prevalence, correlates, and comorbidities of Internet Gaming Disorder and problematic game use among the general population in Korea.

Methods: The data of 2,764 individuals aged 18 to 49 years who participated in the National Mental Health Survey of Korea 2021 were analyzed. The diagnostic assessments were based on the Structured Clinical Interview for Internet Gaming Disorder and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.

The Association of Problematic Internet Shopping with Dissociation among South Korean Internet Users.

: This study examined patterns of problematic shopping behavior by South Korean internet users to investigate the association between problematic internet shopping (PIS) and dissociative experiences.; : Five hundred and ninety eight participants from 20-69 years old were recruited through an online panel survey. We gathered information about sociodemographic characteristics, alcohol use, caffeine intake, and online shopping behaviors.

A Preliminary Study to Determine Comprehensive Research and Development Plans for Promoting Mental Health Services.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze research and development projects in mental health services in Korea, using priority evaluation of mental health promotion policies to determine direction of the service.

Methods: An online survey was conducted that targeted experts in the mental health service regarding promotion of mental health in Korea in 2016. The survey was based on 32 policy projects that resulted from 12 strategies according to 4 policy objectives.

Influencing factors of attitudes toward seeking professional help for mental illness among Korean adults.

Objectives: Identifying predictors of psychological help-seeking attitudes is essential to improve access to needed mental health services. We investigated factors - particularly Big Five personality traits - that affect attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help for mental illness among Korean adults.

Methods: A total of 654 participants aged 15-54 years were recruited through an online panel survey.

Lay beliefs about the causes and cures of schizophrenia.

Background: Lay beliefs about schizophrenia are an important factor associated with treatment-seeking behavior.

Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the lay beliefs about the causes and treatments of schizophrenia in South Korea.

Methods: A total of 654 adults (mean age, 35.

Survival of pathogenic enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and control with calcium oxide in frozen meat products.

This study investigated both the level of microbial contamination and the presence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in frozen meat products, followed by the evaluation of its survival over 180 days under frozen temperature. We also examined the effect of calcium oxide on the populations of EHEC, E. coli O157:H7 and EPEC under both 10 °C and -18 °C storage conditions.

Cross-cultural adaptation and clinimetric property of Korean version of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory-42 in patients with chronic low back pain.

Study Design: Validation of a translated, culturally adapted questionnaire.

Objective: We developed a Korean version of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory-42 (CPCI-42) by performing a cross-cultural adaptation, and evaluated its reliability and validity.

Summary Of Background Data: The CPCI is widely used and validated instruments for measuring coping strategies in chronic pain.

Discrepancies between balance confidence and physical performance among community-dwelling Korean elders: a population-based study.

Background: This study investigates discrepancies between the confidence expressed by Korean elders in their balance and their actual physical performances according to sex and age. It also attempts to identify the factors responsible for such gaps or discrepancies.

Methods: The Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA) was designed as a population-based prospective cohort study on the health and aging of Korean adults aged 65 years and over.

Cross-cultural adaptation and clinical evaluation of a Korean version of the disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand outcome questionnaire (K-DASH).

We developed a Korean version of the disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand outcome questionnaire (K-DASH) by performing cross-cultural adaptation and evaluated the reliability and validity of the K-DASH. The K-DASH, SF-36, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain were administered to 161 patients with arm, shoulder, and hand problems. The internal consistency of the disability/symptom scores of the K-DASH was high (Cronbach's alpha 0.

Stereoselective synthesis of 3-hydroxymethyl-D-cyclopentenone, the versatile intermediate for the synthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides.

The preparative and stereoselective synthesis (45- 50% overall yields, >50 g scale) of the key carbasugars 7a-d was achieved from D-ribose via stereoselective Grignard reaction and oxidative rearrangement as key reactions.