Relationship Between Electronic Health Literacy and Self-Management in People With Type 2 Diabetes Using a Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

Background: Electronic health (eHealth) literacy is a relatively new concept used to determine health outcomes. However, it is not well known how eHealth literacy relates to health outcomes such as diabetes self-management.

Purpose: This study was designed to examine the relationships among eHealth literacy, self-efficacy, social support, and self-management in people with Type 2 diabetes.

Relationship between Type D personality and adverse health outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes: The parallel mediating roles of diabetes distress and social isolation.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between Type D personality and adverse health outcomes [glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL)] directly, and indirectly via diabetes distress and social isolation in people with type 2 diabetes.

Design: A secondary analysis of 524 participant's data derived from a cross-sectional, correlational study with people with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Data were analysed using the PROCESS macro of SPSS.

Development and psychometric evaluation of a new brief scale to measure eHealth literacy in people with type 2 diabetes.

Background: The internet has become a major source of health information, and obtaining appropriate information requires various abilities and skills, labeled as electronic health literacy (eHealth literacy). The existing instruments for measuring eHealth literacy are outdated because they were developed during the Web 1.0 era, or not sufficiently sensitive for people with a specific condition or disease because they were designed to assess eHealth literacy over a broad range for a general population.

Development and effects of a post-traumatic growth program for patients with breast cancer.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a post-traumatic growth (PTG) program, based on the PTG promotion resources suggested by Cahlhoun, Cann, and Tedeschi, and to apply it to breast cancer patients to determine its effect.

Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest experimental design was used. In total, 74 participants were enrolled in this study, with 37 in the experimental group and 37 in the control group.

Pathways Linking Health Literacy to Self-Management in People with Type 2 Diabetes.

Health literacy is considered to be an emerging determinant of health behaviors and outcomes. The underlying mechanisms linking health literacy to diabetes self-management are currently unclear. This study assessed a mediation model consisting of a direct pathway between health literacy and self-management, and indirect pathways via social isolation only, self-efficacy only, and social isolation and self-efficacy serially in people with type 2 diabetes.

Psychometric properties of the revised Diabetes Knowledge Test using Rasch analysis.

Objective: The revised Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2) is the instrument that is the most widely used for measuring diabetes knowledge; nevertheless, its structural validity has never been evaluated. This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the DKT2.

Methods: This study performed a secondary data analysis of people with diabetes recruited at university hospitals.

Supportive Care Needs and Health-Related Quality of Life of Esophageal Cancer Survivors.

Objective: The aim of this study is (1) to describe the prevalence and correlates of unmet needs among esophageal cancer survivors (ECS) in Korea and (2) to identify the association between unmet needs and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods: We used a cross-sectional descriptive study design. Participants were 118 ECS from a hospital in Korea who received surgery at least 12 months before participating.

A New Self-management Scale with a Hierarchical Structure for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to develop a new instrument for measuring self-management with a hierarchical structure [the Diabetes Self-Management Scale (DSMS)] in patients with type 2 diabetes, and evaluate its psychometric properties.

Method: The DSMS instrument was developed in three phases: (1) conceptualization and item generation; (2) content validity and pilot testing; and (3) field testing of its psychometric properties. A convenience sample of 473 participants was recruited in three university hospitals and one regional health center, South Korea.

Exploring the Subjective Frame of References in the Development of Gerotranscendence in Korean Older Adults: Q Methodology.

This study aims to explore how older people structure the subjectivity that accompanies the development of gerotranscendence in late adulthood within a specific sociocultural context. Q methodology, a common method for assessing subjectivity, was applied. The four subjective frames of reference that accompany the development of gerotranscendence, represented by four corresponding Q-factors, were (a) generation awareness, (b) awareness of aging, (c) awareness of the big picture of life, and (d) awareness of temporality.

A New Objective Health Numeracy Test for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Development and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties.

Purpose: Patients with diabetes frequently need to perform certain numeric tasks such as interpreting blood glucose levels. However, there is no psychometrically sound instrument for objectively measuring diabetes-specific health numeracy. This study aimed to develop a new objective diabetes health numeracy test (DHNT) and evaluate its psychometric properties in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

Improvement of the qualification system in Korea for foreign nurses eligible to take Korean nursing licensing examination.

Purpose: We aimed to review and provide a quality improvement for the document utilized by the relevant Korean government body to verify and evaluate foreign university/college graduates’ eligibility for nursing and qualification to take the Korean nursing licensing examination.

Methods: This was a descriptive study. We analyzed the current Korean qualification system for foreign graduates to Korean nursing licensing examination and the same system utilized in some other countries.

The mediating and moderating effects of meaning in life on the relationship between depression and quality of life in patients with dysphagia.

Aims And Objectives: To identify whether meaning in life has moderating and mediating effects on the relationship between depression and quality of life in patients with dysphagia.

Background: Dysphagic patients typically have multidimensional problems, such as depression, which can negatively influence their quality of life. Meaning in life, therefore, can be used as a psychological resource that may enhance quality of life for these patients.

A new comprehensive diabetes health literacy scale: Development and psychometric evaluation.

Background: The prevalence of diabetes is close to reaching an epidemic level, and health literacy has recently emerged as a concept that can influence the health outcomes of patients with diabetes. Health literacy was once defined from the perspective of basic reading and understanding skills, but this has now become more comprehensive to include the abilities and skills to assess, understand, appraise, communicate, and use health information. Nevertheless, there is no instrument reflecting the comprehensive health literacy relevant to diabetes.

First-order vs. second-order structural validity of the Health Literacy Scale in patients with diabetes.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the structural validity of the Health Literacy Scale (HLS) in Korean patients with diabetes based on the previously reported first-order three-factor and two-factor models and a newly proposed second-order model, to identify which model best represents the structure of the Korean version of the HLS (HLS-K).

Methods: The HLS was translated from Japanese into Korean using a translation and back-translation technique. A secondary data analysis was used to validate the structure of the HLS.

A Structural Equation Model Linking Health Literacy to Self-efficacy, Self-care Activities, and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Purpose: Health literacy has been attracting increasing attention because low health literacy is considered an important predictor of adverse health outcomes in many chronic conditions, including diabetes. However, it is unclear how health literacy is associated with health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to formulate a hypothetical structural equation model linking health literacy to self-efficacy, self-care activities, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Clinical Alarms in Intensive Care Units: Perceived Obstacles of Alarm Management and Alarm Fatigue in Nurses.

Objectives: The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the current situation of clinical alarms in intensive care unit (ICU), nurses' recognition of and fatigue in relation to clinical alarms, and obstacles in alarm management.

Methods: Subjects were ICU nurses and devices from 48 critically ill patient cases. Data were collected through direct observation of alarm occurrence and questionnaires that were completed by the ICU nurses.

Post-traumatic growth in stomach cancer survivors: Prevalence, correlates and relationship with health-related quality of life.

Purpose: Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological changes experienced as a result of struggle with highly challenging life circumstances. Interest in PTG has increased in cancer survivorship care; however, little is known about PTG among stomach cancer survivors. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of PTG, and to identify relationships between PTG and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Measurement of diabetes-related emotional distress using the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale: psychometric evaluations show that the short form is better than the full form.

Background: The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale is widely used for measuring diabetes-related emotional distress. There has been debate over the last 2 decades about the underlying factorial-construct validity of the PAID, with one- to four-factor structures being reported. A short form of the PAID, which comprises five items (PAID-5), was recently developed using Western patients with type 2 diabetes.

Effects of Provision of Concrete Information about Patient-controlled Analgesia in Hysterectomy Patients.

Purpose: This study was to investigate the effects of the provision of concrete information about patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in hysterectomy patients.

Methods: Study design was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized pre- and post-test design. Sixty subjects participated were assigned to experimental group (30 patients) or control group (30 patients) at one university hospital.

A Korean version of the Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS-K): psychometric evaluation with a population of Koreans with type 2 diabetes.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS) in Korean patients with Type 2 diabetes. The English-language version of the ADS was translated into Korean using a forward-and-backward translation technique. The Korean version of the ADS (ADS-K) was administered to 250 patients who were recruited from two university hospitals.

Knowledge, health-promoting behaviors, and biological risks of recurrent stroke among stroke patients in Korea.

Aim: The study was undertaken to explore stroke knowledge, health-promoting behaviors, and predictors for biological risk profiles of stroke recurrence among stroke patients in Korea.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Seventy-five stroke patients were recruited from a university medical center.

Measurement equivalence of touch-screen computerized and paper-based diabetes-specific quality-of-life questionnaires.

Current advances in technology have enabled the development of a computer-based questionnaire that provides advantages over the paper-based mode of administration, such as automatic data entry, storage and calculations. However, before implementing a computer-based questionnaire, its equivalence with the original paper-based questionnaire must first be demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the measurement equivalence of the computerized Diabetes-Specific Quality-of-Life questionnaire (cD-QOL) with its original paper-based counterpart.

Development and psychometric evaluation of a diabetes-specific quality-of-life (D-QOL) scale.

Aims: The aims of this study were to develop a diabetes-specific quality-of-life (D-QOL) scale and to determine its psychometric properties.

Methods: An initial pool of items was generated based on a conceptual construct and attributes of health-related quality of life. The items were reviewed by experts, and a pilot test was conducted.

[A comparison of the factors influencing the life satisfaction of the elderly according to their cognitive impairment level].

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the factors that influence the life satisfaction of the elderly according to their cognitive impairment level.

Methods: This study was conducted by dividing 3,012 elderly residents of a regional community into three groups based on the scores of the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination: a normal group without any cognitive impairment, a suspicious group with a mild level of cognitive impairment, and a high risk group with a high level of cognitive impairment. Researchers made phone calls, house calls, and personal visits to health centers and shelters for the elderly to gather the information required for this study.