The Influence of Substance Use on Sleep Duration Among South Korean Adolescents by Sex: A Secondary Analysis.

Purpose: Although insufficient sleep influences cognitive function and physical and mental health in adolescents, many still get less sleep than the recommended duration. Adolescent substance use, including alcohol and tobacco, influences sleep disturbance. However, sex differences in the relationship between substance use and sleep health have not been extensively studied.

Using a mobile app comprising neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music to treat PTSD symptoms: A qualitative analysis.

Background: There is a significant need for an effective and convenient symptom management and healing program for people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms; however, research on this topic is lacking.

Objective: This study explored the experiences of individuals with PTSD who used a mobile traumatic stress management app with neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music to promote their psychological recovery.

Methods: This study used a qualitative research method to explore the experiences of neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music using a mobile traumatic stress management app to promote the psychological recovery of people experiencing chronic traumatic stress.

The relationship between self-efficacy, motivation, and dietary behaviors within parent-adolescent dyads: Application of actor-partner interdependence models with mediation.

The purpose of the study was to examine interdependent relationships between cognitive factors (self-efficacy and motivation) and dietary behaviors (fruit and vegetable (F/V) and junk food and sugar sweetened beverages (JF/SSB) intake) within parent-adolescent dyads. This secondary data analysis was conducted for parent-adolescent dyads using a cross-sectional Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study. The sample consisted of 1645 parent-adolescent dyads.

Association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with osteoporosis among cancer survivors: Results from the Korea National Health and nutrition examination survey.

Introduction: Recent studies suggest that ambient air pollution may contribute to osteoporosis; however, research focusing on populations with greater susceptibility is lacking. This study seeks to explore the association between air pollution and osteoporosis focusing on cancer survivors.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed data from 8977 individuals (2245 cancer survivors, 6732 cancer-free population) obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) during 2007-2009 and 2015-2021.

Psychosocial programs to alleviate fertility-related distress in patients with cancer: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Purpose: This mixed-methods systematic review aimed to identify the key components of psychosocial programs for fertility-related distress in patients with cancer and integrate the findings from quantitative and qualitative studies.

Methods: A search for relevant studies published between January 2012 and March 2024 was conducted in the PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Review Library databases. Data were synthesized using a sequential descriptive design.

Efficacy of observational learning on nursing students' learning outcomes in delirium care simulation: A parallel-group randomized trial.

Background: While the learning outcomes of observational learning in simulation-based experiences have been documented, there is a paucity of studies that have provided evidence of the efficacy of observational learning in influencing reaction, performance, and behavioral changes.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of structured observational learning on the learning outcomes of nursing students in delirium care simulations.

Methods: A parallel-group randomized trial design was employed.

Attitudes and digital health literacy mediate the relationship of digital information accessibility with intention for digital healthcare service use in patients with multiple myeloma: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the serial mediating effects of attitudes toward digital healthcare services (ATDH) and digital health literacy (DHL) on the relationship between accessibility of digital information (ADI) and intention to use digital healthcare services (IUDH) among patients with multiple myeloma (MM).

Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted with patients with MM under outpatient follow-up at the cancer center of a university-affiliated hospital in South Korea. Data were collected between September and December 2023 from a convenience sample of 139 patients.

Mental Health Status and Related Factors of Citizens 6 Months after Mass Death and Injury Due to Crowd Crush Incident: Focused on the Itaewon Disaster in 2022.

Objective: Crowd crush disasters result in psychological risks such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This descriptive research study identified the mental health status of Koreans after the Itaewon crowd crush disaster and explored related factors.

Methods: Data were collected May 2-9, 2023 using an online survey.

Association of timed up and go test results with future injurious falls among older adults by sex: a population-based cohort study.

Background: This study aimed to determine whether sex-specific timed up and go (TUG) test results are associated with injurious fall occurrence in older adults and to identify risk factors for injurious falls based on TUG test results.

Methods: Data were obtained from an older adult cohort database provided by the National Health Insurance Service, which included 34,030 individuals aged 66 years or older who underwent life-transition health examinations in 2007 and 2008 and were followed up until 2019. To identify the risk factors for injurious falls, this study performed a Cox proportional hazard regression analysis by sex, with individual characteristics, including TUG test results, as independent variables.

Feasibility of a mobile app for traumatic stress management using neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Individuals who have experienced traumatic events often encounter a variety of changes in their lives and and may suffer from them. To help and alleviate these traumatic stress, we developed an evidence-based mobile application (app) for easy accessibility. This study aimed to test the effects of the mobile app for traumatic stress management using neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music.

Neonatal gut microbiota and risk of developing food sensitization and allergy.

Background: Food sensitization (FS) develops in early infancy and is a risk factor for subsequent food allergy (FA). Recent evidence suggests relationships of gut microbiota with FS and FA. However, little is known about the role of neonatal gut microbiota in the pathobiology of these manifestations.

Association Between the Japanese Version of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation and Adjustment Disorder in Japanese Patients Using Ventricular Assist Devices as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation.

Objective: Ventricular assist device (VAD) serves as either a bridge to transplantation (BTT) or destination therapy (DT) for end-stage heart failure. In Japan, the extended wait time for heart transplants can make VAD usage for BTT comparable in duration to DT in other countries. Previous studies suggest that while DT patients experience improved quality of life post-VAD implantation, BTT patients often see a decline after two years.

Emergency department nurses' reflective thinking and patient safety competency: The mediating effect of patient safety culture.

Aim: This study aimed to identify the mediating effect of patient safety culture on the relationship between reflective thinking and patient safety competency in emergency department nurses.

Background: Given the complexity and the need for timely assessments and interventions in the emergency department, the patient safety competency of nurses is crucial for preventing safety incidents.

Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional descriptive correlational design with a convenience sample of 200 emergency department nurses.

Mediating effect of bicultural acceptability among multicultural adolescents in the relationship between depression and life satisfaction.

Aim: This descriptive study examines the mediating and moderating effects of an attitude of bicultural acceptance on the relationship between depression and life satisfaction among multicultural adolescents in South Korea.

Method: This study analyzes 2018 data provided by the National Youth Policy Institute using the R statistics 4.1.

Medication-Taking Trajectory and Its Correlates in Patients With Diabetes: Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model.

Purpose: The purpose was to identify trajectories of medication taking among patients with diabetes and investigate correlates of these trajectories using the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model.

Methods: This study employed a descriptive correlational, longitudinal design using convenience sampling. The participants were 96 adults with diabetes from an outpatient diabetes clinic at a university-affiliated hospital.

Widely Integrated Services in Home (WISH) for homebound older adults: a study protocol for a randomized encouragement trial.

Background: Home-based primary care (HBPC) is an emerging patient-centered, interprofessional healthcare service model that can address unmet medical needs and care burdens for homebound older adults. In December 2022, the Ministry of Health and Welfare in South Korea launched the Home-Based Medical Center Demonstration project to provide a new bundle payment for physician home visits. In this study, we seek to determine whether the recently introduced HBPC services in South Korea have been associated with a reduction in long-term care (LTC) facility admissions and acute hospitalizations among homebound older adults.

Home visit-based baby tailored support program for infants.

Purpose: According to the annual developmental screening tests in South Korea, an increasing number of infants require further evaluation for the early assessment and treatment of developmental disabilities. We developed the Home Visit-Based Baby Tailored Support Program (H-BTS) and explored its potential effectiveness on infants' cognitive, language, and motor development, as well as their mothers' knowledge of infant development, parenting anxiety, and parenting efficacy.

Methods: We employed a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design with 49 infants and mothers in Seoul, Korea.

Longitudinal trajectories of frailty and cognitive decline among older Korean cancer survivors.

This study aimed to identify frailty trajectories among older adults diagnosed with cancer, as well as the impacts of frailty trajectories on cognitive decline at an eight-year follow-up. We used longitudinal data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. A total of 173 older Korean cancer survivors were included in our analysis.

Factors Associated With Health-Promoting Behaviors Among South Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: To examine the association between positive psychological capital, social support, illness attitudes toward COVID-19, and health-promoting behaviors in Korean adults.

Design: An online cross-sectional study.

Sample: The participants were 820 South Korean adults aged 19-64, recruited through quota sampling.

Relationship between perception of body image on obesity and smoking status by age group in women: Findings of a seven-year Korean National Survey.

Introduction: This descriptive study examined the relationship between body image perception and smoking status among women aged 19-64 years in Korea, using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).

Methods: This study is a secondary analysis of data gathered from the KNHANES between 2014 and 2020, encompassing 12515 women aged 19-64 years. The final study group consisted of 742 current smokers (CS), 132 hidden smokers (HS), and 11641 non-smokers (NS).

Exploring Natural Language Processing through an Exemplar Using YouTube.

There has been a growing emphasis on data across various health-related fields, not just in nursing research, due to the increasing volume of unstructured data in electronic health records (EHRs). Natural Language Processing (NLP) provides a solution by transforming this unstructured data into structured formats, thereby facilitating valuable insights. This methodology paper explores the application of NLP in nursing, using an exemplar case study that analyzes YouTube data to investigate social phenomena among adults living alone.

The Effects of Health and Unmet Dental Care Needs on the Health-Related Quality of Life in Korea Older Adults: A Nationwide Study.

Background: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between oral health, unmet dental needs and health-related quality of life in South Korea older adults.

Methods: The present study used raw data from the 2019~2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and analyzed 4956 participants aged over 65 yr. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used for associations between oral health, unmet dental needs, and HRQoL.

Factors Affecting Delirium Care Core Competency Among Nurses: A Descriptive Correlational Study.

Nurses require optimal competency to deliver safe and high-quality care to patients with delirium. However, the factors influencing delirium care core competency remain unclear. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing core competency in delirium care among nurses.