The Development of the Adaptive Behavior Scale for Stroke Survivors.

The adjustment of stroke survivors is self-directed and multi-dimensional. This study developed an adaptive behavior scale for stroke survivors reflecting these characteristics and performed a psychometric evaluation. The item pool was derived based on conceptual attributes and indicators of adaptive behaviors for stroke survivors.

Physical Leisure Activities in Adolescents with Disabilities: Data from National Survey of Disabled Persons.

The impact of activities of daily living (ADLs) on the life satisfaction of adolescents with disabilities and the potential role of physical leisure activities as a moderator in this context have received attention. However, little is known about the influence of physical leisure activities on the relationship between ADLs and life satisfaction in adolescents with disabilities. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of physical leisure activities on the relationship between ADLs and life satisfaction among adolescents with disabilities.

Development of an Acute Pain Assessment Tool for Patients in Post-anesthesia Care Units.

Background: Post-operative pain is a common form of acute pain. Objective pain assessment in post-anesthesia care units after surgery is useful regardless of the patient's condition.

Aims: This study aimed to develop and evaluate an acute pain assessment tool for patients in post-anesthesia care units.

Suggestion for item allocation to 8 nursing activity categories of the Korean Nursing Licensing Examination: a survey-based descriptive study.

Purpose: This study aims to suggest the number of test items in each of 8 nursing activity categories of the Korean Nursing Licensing Examination, which comprises 134 activity statements including 275 items. The examination will be able to evaluate the minimum ability that nursing graduates must have to perform their duties.

Methods: Two opinion surveys involving the members of 7 academic societies were conducted from March 19 to May 14, 2021.

High-Tech Home-Based Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

(1) Background: To improve existing rehabilitation technologies, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify the effect size of home-based rehabilitation using robotic, virtual reality, and game devices on physical function for stroke survivors. (2) Methods: Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and CINAHL were used to search the randomized controlled trials that applied technologies via home-based rehabilitation, such as virtual reality, robot-assisted devices, and games. The effect size (Hedges's g) of technology type and affected limb on physical function were calculated.

Health equilibrium in Korean adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A hybrid concept analysis.

Aim: The aim of the study was to provide a concept analysis of health equilibrium among patients with diabetes and introduced its operational definition.

Design: A concept analysis was conducted using a hybrid model of Schwartz-Barcott and Kim (Nursing research methodology: issues and implementations, Aspen, 1986).

Methods: Using consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research guidelines, 10 participants with diabetes mellitus were interviewed.

Fact Sheet of Amputee 10-Year Trends in Korea: From 2011 to 2020.

This fact sheet was used to analyze the trends in the number of amputees within the population and changes in their health-related behaviors since 2011. Data from the National Survey of Disabled Persons in Korea from 2011 to 2020 were used in this study. The cases of amputation among people with disabilities have increased.

Multimodal Diabetes Empowerment for Older Adults with Diabetes.

Systematically improving empowerment is not easy when operating a diabetes program for older adults. This study aimed to develop and test the feasibility of the diabetes empowerment (Dia-Empower) program for older adults with type 2 diabetes. A non-randomized controlled study with a matched sampling design was conducted.

Adaptive Behavior in Stroke Survivors: A Concept Analysis.

Purpose: This study aims to explore a clear and evidence-based definition of adaptive behavior in stroke survivors and establish the antecedents, attributes, consequences, and empirical referents of the concept.

Methods: The concept analysis was performed using the Walker and Avant method as a framework. Data from 90 publications were collected using various databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, RISS, and KISS) and applied in the analysis.

Do Adults Who Practice Aerobic Physical Activities Have Different Influencing Factors for Depression: A Secondary Data Analysis.

Practice in aerobic activities can positively impact depression. This study aimed to identify differences between adults who do and do not practice aerobic activities in terms of general, physical, and psychological factors that influence depression. This study comprised a secondary analysis of data from the 6th (year 2) and 7th (years 1, 3) editions of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Related Factors for Impaired Fasting Glucose in Korean Adults: A Population Based Study.

Background: Individuals with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) who have poor health behaviors are at a greater risk for various health outcomes. This study compared the health behaviors and health literacy between individuals with non-IFG and IFG; factors that were associated with IFG were identified by sex.

Methods: This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design based on data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) that used a stratified, multi-stage, cluster-sampling design to obtain a nationally representative sample.

Development and validation of the self-stigma scale in people with diabetes.

Aim: To develop and initially validate the Diabetes Self-Stigma Scale for assessing self-stigma in people with diabetes.

Design: Scale development and evaluation.

Methods: Participants were 399 patients with diabetes.

Korean Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of Korean Version EORTC QLQ-BRECON23.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life-QLQ-BRECON23 in women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer undergoing all types of breast reconstruction.

Methods: A total of 148 Korean women who underwent breast reconstruction were recruited from the breast cancer center to participate in the study. After performing forward and backward translation of the original English version of the questionnaire into Korean, its validity (construct, known-group validity, concurrent) and reliability were assessed.

Dynamic body posture after unilateral mastectomy: a pilot study.

Background: Postural changes after unilateral mastectomy may appear in relation to the dominant hand, postoperative duration, and dynamic conditions. This study aimed to compare the postural changes by inclination angles and muscle activities in the static and dynamic sitting position between women with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and women who did not have breast cancer.

Methods: The observational study design was conducted.

The role of psychological insulin resistance in diabetes self-care management.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify the role of psychological insulin resistance in the relationship between diabetes self-efficacy and diabetes self-care management in people with diabetes over 65 years of age.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used.

Methods: Participants included 326 patients with type 2 diabetes who were over 65 years of age.

Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study.

Background: Increasing interest in appearance and the growing preference for a beautiful body can lead to physical and psychological problems due to an inappropriate body image perception. As such, there is a need to identify what factors may contribute to an inappropriate body image. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of distorted body weight perception among middle-aged Koreans and identify gender differences and other factors that contribute to a distorted body image regarding body weight.

The prevalence of insulin refusal and psychological insulin resistance among Korean patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: This study investigated the prevalence of insulin refusal and compared the level of psychological insulin resistance (PIR) with the intention to accept insulin therapy among Korean patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Type 2 diabetes patients (n=1,209) were recruited from inner city outpatient diabetes clinics in 2016. Patient demographic, insulin recommendation, diabetes treatment type, intention to receive insulin therapy, and PIR information was collected using self-reports.

An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Korean Version of the CRAFFT Scale for Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in Korea.

Purpose: This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the CRAFFT (Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Family/Friends, Trouble) by using item response theory (IRT) and further examine gender differences in item-level responses.

Methods: This study used the 13 (2017) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data conducted by the Korean Centers for Disease and Prevention and analyzed data of 8,568 students who reported drinking alcohol in the previous 30 days. IRT assumptions including unidimensionality, local independence, and monotonicity were tested.

Effects of formulation types on pharmacodynamics of warfarin in patients with cerebral infarction and dysphagia.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the type of formulation on the efficacy of warfarin.

Materials And Methods: The electronic medical records of patients with cerebral infarction, who were administered tablet or powder formulations of warfarin from 2013-2015, were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical data, changes in the international normalized ratio (INR), the warfarin dose, and the time to reach the plasma warfarin concentration that could induce an adverse effect, such as bleeding, were evaluated.

Predictors of happiness among older Korean women living alone.

Aim: The level of happiness of older adults is associated with their psychosocial and physical health. Currently, little is known about the predictors of happiness among older women living alone in the community. The present study aimed to identify these predictors.

Self-stigma among Korean patients with diabetes: A concept analysis.

Aims And Objectives: To conduct a concept analysis of self-stigma among patients with diabetes and introduce an operational definition of self-stigma.

Background: Due to fears of being monitored, patients with diabetes often conceal their disease and/or withdraw from social relationships. These behaviours negatively affect patients' self-care and socialisation.

The Impact of Perceived Barriers on Self-Efficacy for HPV Preventive Behavior.

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers found among women. Many studies have focused on factors associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) preventive behavior and early detection using models such as the health belief model (HBM). Despite a growing body of knowledge regarding HPV preventive behavior, few studies have examined how self-efficacy affects this behavior in foreign women living in South Korea.

Effect of 24-Hour Bed Rest versus Early Ambulation on Headache after Spinal Anesthesia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objectives: We performed a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of bed rest after dural puncture to update current evidence on the topic.

Design: The design was a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: We searched 10 electronic databases in English (Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trial Register) and Korean (KISS, KMBASE, NDSL, and RISS) using the terms "post-dural puncture headache," "spinal anesthesia," "epidural anesthesia," and "bed rest" to identify reports discussing the effectiveness of bed rest in preventing post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) after spinal anesthesia from 1980 to 2014.

Korean Translation of the Barriers to Research Utilization Scale: Psychometric Testing.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Barriers or Facilitators to Using Research in Practice (BARRIERS) scale for use in Korea.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used with 364 nurses working in clinical settings. Item analysis was conducted and convergent and discriminant validity were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis.

The Impact of Social Support on Self-care of Patients With Diabetes: What Is the Effect of Diabetes Type? Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Purpose This meta-analysis examined relationships between social support and self-care in type 1 (T1DM) and 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods We searched for published and unpublished studies using the following databases: PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library, and Medline. MeSH search terms included "diabetes mellitus," "social support," "caregiver," "self-care," "self-management," "self-care skills," and "coping behavior.