Impact of COVID-19 on occupational injuries and illnesses among nursing care facility workers: Analysis of California workers' compensation data, 2019-2021.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic greatly affected healthcare workers, both physically and psychologically, by increasing their workload and stress. This may also have increased their risk of occupational injuries. This study analyzed workers' compensation (WC) claims among California nursing care facility workers during 2019-2021, to assess the impact of the pandemic on occupational injury risk.

Relationship between self-consciousness and empathy for cancer patients among nursing students: The moderating effects of clinical practice satisfaction.

Background: Patients with cancer experience physical and mental difficulties that can be relieved with the support and empathy of healthcare professionals. Empathy can be affected by self-consciousness. The clinical performance and interpersonal competence of nursing students are related to their satisfaction with clinical practice.

Factors related to career interruption and Re-employment of women in human health and social work activities sector: Comparison with other industry sectors.

Aims: This study aims to examine the factors related to career interruption and re-employment of women who had worked or were working in the human health sector and to compare them with those in other industrial sectors.

Design: Secondary data analysis study.

Methods: Data from the 2019 economic activities survey of career-interrupted women of South Korea was used, and 2570 participants were included in the analysis.

Acteoside Counteracts Interleukin-1-Induced Catabolic Processes through the Modulation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases and the NFB Cellular Signaling Pathway.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease with chronic joint pain caused by progressive degeneration of articular cartilage at synovial joints. Acteoside, a caffeoylphenylethanoid glycoside, has various biological activities such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidative, cytoprotective, and neuroprotective effect. Further, oral administration of acteoside at high dosage does not cause genotoxicity.

Efficacy and safety of Sihogayonggolmoryeo-tang (Saikokaryukotsuboreito, Chai-Hu-Jia-Long-Gu-Mu-Li-Tang) for post-stroke depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of Sihogayonggolmoryeo-tang (SGYMT), a classical herbal medicine consisting of 11 herbs, for treatment of post-stroke depression (PSD). Thirteen databases were comprehensively searched from their inception dates until July 2019. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using SGYMT as a monotherapy or adjunctive therapy for PSD patients were included.

Herbal medicine for acute management and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury: A protocol for a systematic review.

Background: This systematic review protocol describes the methods that will be used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine in treating traumatic brain injury.

Methods And Analysis: The following electronic databases will be searched up to December 2018 without language or publication status restrictions: Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. We will also search Korean, Chinese, and Japanese databases.

Development of a survey form through Delphi study about adverse events associated with the miniscalpel needle, for application in prospective observational studies regarding safety of miniscalpel needles: Study protocol.

Background: Despite the wide usage of miniscalpel-needles (MSNs), information about MSN treatment-related adverse events (AEs) is insufficient. As the definition of AE might vary among physicians, without an exact definition for pain and hemorrhage, it is difficult to provide accurate information about AEs in MSN treatment to physicians, researchers, and patients. The aim of our study is to reach a consensus about the items and definitions of AEs that should be included in the survey form for prospective observational multicenter studies to record MSN treatment-related AEs.

Herbal medicine Sihogayonggolmoryeo-tang or Chai-Hu-Jia-Long-Gu-Mu-Li-Tang for the treatment of post-stroke depression: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: This systematic review protocol describes the methods that will be used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine Sihogayonggolmoryeo-tang (SGYMT) or Chai-Hu-Jia-Long-Gu-Mu-Li-Tang for the treatment of post-stroke depression.

Methods And Analysis: The following electronic databases will be searched up to July 2018 without language or publication status restrictions: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), Cumulative Index to Nursing, and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PsycARTICLES. We will also search Korean and Chinese databases.

Exploring the efficacy and safety of topical Jaungo application in patients with atopic dermatitis: A pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing eczematous skin disease with an increasing prevalence. In Korea, Jaungo is a traditional medicinal ointment, which is commonly used for treating skin wounds.

Objective: Thus, we aim to explore the basic clinical efficacy and safety data for Jaungo in patients with AD.

Population-based comparison of traditional medicine use in adult patients with allergic rhinitis between South Korea and Taiwan.

Background: As the number of people seeking to use traditional medicine to treat common diseases is increasing worldwide, the quantity of information that needs to be analyzed is also increasing. Traditional medicine is commonly used in South Korea and Taiwan for treating allergic rhinitis and is covered by the National Health Insurance in both countries. To date, there has been no nationwide comparison of traditional medicine used to treat patients with allergic rhinitis between these two countries.

Effect of thread embedding acupuncture for facial wrinkles and laxity: a single-arm, prospective, open-label study.

Background: There is a growing trend for patients to seek the least invasive treatments with less risk of complications and downtime for facial rejuvenation. Thread embedding acupuncture has become popular as a minimally invasive treatment. However, there is little clinical evidence in the literature regarding its effects.

Efficacy and safety of So-Cheong-Ryong-Tang in treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis: study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, multicentre trial.

Introduction: So-Cheong-Ryong-Tang (SCRT) is a herbal medicine widely used in traditional medicine for treating allergic rhinitis (AR). In animal studies, SCRT has suppressed the progression of AR. The main purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of the SCRT for the treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) and discover the underlying mechanisms resulting in anti-inflammatory effects in humans.

Exploring syndrome differentiation using non-negative matrix factorization and cluster analysis in patients with atopic dermatitis.

Syndrome differentiation (SD) results in a diagnostic conclusion based on a cluster of concurrent symptoms and signs, including pulse form and tongue color. In Korea, there is a strong interest in the standardization of Traditional Medicine (TM). In order to standardize TM treatment, standardization of SD should be given priority.

Effectiveness and safety of combination treatment of herbal medicines and oral antihistamines for atopic dermatitis: a retrospective chart review.

Background: Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) exhibit various symptoms, especially itching. Recently, herbal medicines (HMs) are being used in combination with antihistamines for the treatment of AD in Korea. While oral antihistamines can alleviate itching, HMs appear to exert anti-inflammatory effects with minimal side effects.

Topical application of Jaungo in atopic dermatitis patients: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common pruritic inflammatory skin disease with increasing prevalence. It can manifest with many different clinical phenotypes; however, in its chronic stage, hyperpigmentation, excoriation, lichenification, and dryness are the main symptoms. Jaungo comprises two herbs, Lithospermi radix and Angelica gigantis radix, and three carrier oils, and is an approved herbal ointment for xerosis cutis in Korea.

Three Cases of Cutaneous Warts Treated With Moxibustion.

Moxibustion is a treatment that uses thermal stimulation generated when herbal materials are burned, indirectly or directly, on the affected area or acupoint. Three cases are presented to report the efficacy of direct moxibustion on cutaneous warts. Three patients with chronic cutaneous warts received direct moxibustion made of Artemisia argyi (Dongbang Inc.

Topical herbal application in the management of atopic dermatitis: a review of animal studies.

Herbs are widely used in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) in Eastern Asian countries, and certain herbs regarded have anti-inflammatory properties that can help with AD. With the goal of developing a topical herbal agent for AD, we conducted a systematic review of in vivo studies of AD-like skin models for screening potential herbs. Searches were conducted from PubMed and EMBASE.

Three cases of atopic dermatitis in pregnant women successfully treated with Korean medicine.

Background: Korean medicine (KM) is used in many patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), which is commonly aggravated during pregnancy. However, to date, no previous studies have reported the safety and efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy for pregnant patients with AD and their fetus in clinical practice.

Subjects: Three pregnant women were suffering from AD that first appeared or was aggravated during pregnancy.

Autonomic conditions in tinnitus and implications for korean medicine.

Tinnitus patients suffer from not only auditory sensations but also physical, mental, and social difficulties. Even though tinnitus is believed to be associated with the autonomic nervous system, changes in autonomic conditions in tinnitus patients are not receiving much research attention. The aims of this study were to investigate the autonomic condition of tinnitus patients and to consider Korean medicine in the treatment of tinnitus with an evidence-based approach.

Effect of facial cosmetic acupuncture on facial elasticity: an open-label, single-arm pilot study.

Background. The use of acupuncture for cosmetic purposes has gained popularity worldwide. Facial cosmetic acupuncture (FCA) is applied to the head, face, and neck.

Inpatient treatment for severe atopic dermatitis in a Traditional Korean Medicine hospital: introduction and retrospective chart review.

Objectives: Patients with atopic dermatitis increasingly seek complementary and alternative medical treatment. A number of studies have demonstrated the efficacy of herbs and acupuncture in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Some patients with extensive disease, outpatient treatment failure, acute deterioration or highly impaired everyday functioning require inpatient care.

The effect of TJ-15 plus TJ-17 on atopic dermatitis: a pilot study based on the principle of pattern identification.

Aim: Hwang-Yeon-Hae-Dok-San (TJ-15) and Ou-Ryung-San (TJ-17) are two common herbal formulas that have been used to treat atopic dermatitis (AD), especially the Dampness-Heat pattern of AD. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of TJ-15 plus TJ-17 for patients with the Dampness-Heat pattern of AD based on pattern identification.

Methods: This study was a parallel, randomized, active-controlled, double-blind trial.

Efficacy of ah shi point acupuncture on acne vulgaris.

Background: Ah shi point acupuncture involves inserting needles at painful or pathological sites.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of ah shi point and general acupuncture point treatment of acne vulgaris.

Methods: 36 subjects were recruited and randomised in a double-blind (patient-blind and observer-blind) controlled trial to receive acupuncture either at general acupuncture points only, or at both general acupuncture points and ah shi points 12 times over 6 weeks.