Navigating shared decision-making after the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision Act: a qualitative study of in-depth interviews with terminal cancer patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

Purpose: End-of-life decision-making, particularly relating to withholding life-sustaining treatment (LST), is a complex and emotionally charged process involving healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Methods: This qualitative study explored the decision-making process in South Korea, where cultural norms and ethical considerations influence the dynamics of shared decision-making (SDM). In-depth interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers using a grounded theory approach to elucidate the themes and processes underlying SDM for LST.

Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Self-Management Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Survey Using the Delphi Technique and Analytic Hierarchy Process.

Background: The relevant factors and patterns of non-adherence to self-management among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to be elucidated to improve self-management.

Purpose: This study was a survey to prioritize the relevance of factors associated with non-adherence to COPD self-management using the Delphi technique and analytic hierarchy process (AHP).

Patients And Methods: A total of 15 expert panels were established to determine the priority of relevant factors in a three-round Delphi survey and an AHP.

A Caring Program for Health Promotion among Women Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study.

Purpose: Women are more vulnerable to post-traumatic stress (PTS) than men, causing several health problems. Nurses should understand and work with women who have experienced trauma and provide interventions to promote their physical, social, and mental health.

Methods: This quasi-experimental pilot study used a one-group pre-test/post-test design.

Effect of self-management education using pictogram-based content of health information on outcomes in Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pictogram-based self-management education on the symptom experience, self-efficacy, self-management adherence, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: Sixty COPD patients were enrolled from a pulmonology clinic at C hospital in southwestern Korea and subsequently randomized into two groups.

Results: A significant improvement in self-efficacy scores was noted (t = -2.

Development of pictogram-based content of self-management health information for Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Adherence to self-management greatly impacts patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, most patients with COPD have a limitation in understanding text-based self-management plans owing to low health literacy. Thus, strategies to improve self-management in patients with COPD should be developed.

[Influence of Learning Presence of Non-Face-to-Face Class Experience in Nursing Students on Academic Achievement: Mediating Effect of Learning Flow and Moderated Mediation of Digital Literacy].

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the mediating effect of learning flow and the moderated mediation effect of digital literacy on the effect of the learning presence of non-face-to-face class experience in nursing students on academic achievement.

Methods: Participants were 272 nursing students from six universities in two different cities. A self-report questionnaire was used to measure learning presence, learning flow, digital literacy, and academic achievement.

Type-D personality and quality of life in patients with primary brain tumours.

Objective: To investigate the influence of type-D personality on quality of life (QoL) in patients with primary brain tumours.

Methods: We performed descriptive cross-sectional study between July 2018 and March 2019. A convenience sample of 293 patients was recruited from an outpatient neurosurgery clinic.

Relationship among symptoms, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and quality of life in patients with glioma.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to explore the relationship among symptoms, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and quality of life, and to identify the influence of these variables on quality of life in patients with glioma.

Methods: A correlational, cross-sectional research design was used. A convenience sample of 120 patients was recruited from an outpatient neurosurgery clinic.

Nursing Students' Meditative and Sociocognitive Mindfulness, Achievement Emotions, and Academic Outcomes: Mediating Effects of Emotions.

Background: This study integrates the underexamined sociocognitive mindfulness and achievement emotions in nursing.

Purpose: This study examined the relationships between meditative and sociocognitive mindfulness and between mindfulness, achievement emotions, and academic outcomes. It also investigated the mediating effects of achievement emotions.

Concomitants of menopause-specific quality of life in premenopausal and post-menopausal women living in South Korea.

The present study investigated the concomitants of menopause-specific quality of life among premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Based on the Wilson and Cleary model of quality of life, this cross-sectional study recruited 329 women of age 40-65 years following operational convenience. The study was conducted in the office of the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association (KPHWA) in Incheon, South Korea.

Patient-reported outcome measures for diabetes self-care: A systematic review of measurement properties.

Objectives: The aims of the present systematic review were to identify currently available patient-reported outcome measures for diabetes self-care that have been psychometrically evaluated and to evaluate their measurement properties.

Design: A systematic literature review with a meta-analysis.

Data Sources: A systematic literature search was conducted of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases.

Effectiveness of cultural competence educational interventions on health professionals and patient outcomes: A systematic review.

Purpose: This systematic review aimed to identify, appraise, and synthesize the best available evidence for the effectiveness of cultural competence educational interventions on health professional and patient outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized controlled trials. We searched seven electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and four Korean databases in June 2018.

Low Body Mass Index for Early Screening of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comparison Based on Standardized Body Mass Index Classifications.

Purpose: Scoliosis is a common musculoskeletal problem in adolescents. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and its associated factors among Korean adolescents. The prevalence of thin individuals among students with AIS was compared based on body mass index (BMI) classifications.

The Reliability and Validity of the Korean Short Version of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Korean short version of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QoL-12K).

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

Methods: We recruited 233 outpatients with ischemic stroke.

[Structural Equation Modeling of Self-Care Behaviors in Kidney Transplant Patients Based on Self-Determination Theory].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test a hypothesis explaining direct and indirect relationships among the factors affecting self-care behaviors of kidney transplant patients, based on self-determination theory.

Methods: Data were collected from 222 outpatients with kidney transplantation. The endogenous and exogenous variables of the hypothetical model consisted of healthcare provider's autonomy support, duration after kidney transplantation, basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous and controlled motivation, depression, and self-care behaviors.

[Effects of Communication Empowerment Program Based on Situated Learning Theory for Nursing Students].

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of a communication empowerment program based on situated learning theory for nursing students.

Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The study participants were 61 nursing students (31 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group) from G city.

Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale-Short-Form in Cancer Patients.

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale-Short-Form in patients with cancer.

Methods: The original scale was translated into Korean using Brislin's translation model. The Korean Short-Form and the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-General were administered to 164 Korean patients with cancer using convenience sampling method.

The Performance of Healthcare-associated Infection Control Guideline among Hospital Nurses: A Structural Equation Model.

Background: To improve efficient and systematic management and following of healthcare-associated infection guidelines, the relationship among various factors must be understood. Efforts should be made to strengthen or reduce relevant factors. We developed a structural equation model for following HAI-control guidelines.

[Effect of Debriefing Based on the Clinical Judgment Model on Simulation Based Learning Outcomes of End-of-Life Care for Nursing Students: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial].

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify effects of debriefing based on the clinical judgment model for nursing students on their knowledge, skill performance, clinical judgment, self-confidence and learner satisfaction during simulation based end-of-life care (ELC) education.

Methods: Simulation based ELC education was developed in six steps as follows: selection of learning subjects and objects, development of learning tools, a trial run of simulation-based education, students' skill training, and evaluators' training. Forty-eight senior nursing students (25 in the experimental group and 23 in the control group) participated in the simulation-based ELC education using a high-fidelity simulator.

[Effects of Group Counseling Program Based on Goal Attainment Theory for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Problems].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a group counseling program based on goal attainment theory on self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and school adjustment of middle school students with emotional and behavioral problems.

Methods: Forty-four middle school students with emotional and behavioral problems (22 in the experimental group and 22 in the control group) from G city participated in this study. Data were collected from July 30 to September 24, 2015.

Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Cancer Stigma Scale.

Purpose: In this study the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Cancer Stigma Scale (KCSS) was evaluated.

Methods: The KCSS was formed through translation and modification of Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale. The KCSS, Psychological Symptom Inventory (PSI), and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) were administered to 247 men and women diagnosed with one of the five major cancers.

[Structural Model of Evidence-Based Practice Implementation among Clinical Nurses].

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop and test a structural model of evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation among clinical nurses. The model was based on Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt's Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration model and Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations theory.

Methods: Participants were 410 nurses recruited from ten different tertiary hospitals in Korea.

Understanding controlled drinking behavior among Korean male workers.

Objectives: To understand the predictors of controlled drinking in Korean male workers with a structural equation modeling based on Ajzen's theory of planned behavior.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used with a total of 315 male workers from 20 workplaces.

Results: The modified model accounted for 58% of intentions and 20% of controlled drinking behavior.