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The Quality of Life in COPD Patients according to Gender: Based on the 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Kyung Sook Kang, Soon Ok Na, Young Beob Yu, Jun Ho Shin
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):61-68.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.61
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PURPOSE
In this study, we performed a comparative analysis on the quality of life (QoL) in male and female chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients based on the 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV) from 2007 to 2010.
METHODS
We extracted the socio-demographic and clinical data of 1,218 COPD patients including 874 men and 344 women from the KNHANES IV database. Descriptive statistics and correlation test were used to analyze the data. In order to find factors associated with QoL of COPD patients, we conducted multivariate linear regression analysis.
RESULTS
Infrequency analysis, the educational level and income were lower in the female COPD patients than in the male ones. The QoL indexes including mobility, self-care, activities of daily living, discomfort, anxiety, and depression were significantly worse in the female of COPD patients than in the male ones (p<.01).
CONCLUSION
Our study indicates that QoL of female COPD patients should be improved on the educational, economic, and healthcare aspects.

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  • Projecting Lifetime Health Outcomes and Costs Associated with the Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure among Adult Women in Korea
    Gyeyoung Choi, Yujeong Kim, Gyeongseon Shin, SeungJin Bae
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(5): 2494.     CrossRef
  • Mapping analysis to estimate EQ-5D utility values using the COPD assessment test in Korea
    Jaeok Lim, Sang-Eun Choi, Eunmi Bae, Daewon Kang, Eun-A Lim, Gyeong-Seon Shin
    Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.2019;[Epub]     CrossRef
The Effects of an Integrated Health Care Program on the Physical, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Health of People with Mental Disorder in Community
Gwang Ha Jung, Young Ran Chin
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):69-78.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.69
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PURPOSE
This study was conducted in order to investigate changes in the physical, psychosocial and spiritual health of people with mental disorder in community participating in the Integrated Health Care Program (IHCP).
METHODS
This study applied the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. The participants were 37 chronic psychiatric patients who had been clinically diagnosed with mental disorder and visiting a mental rehabilitation center located in S City (17 in the experimental group, and 20 in the control group). The experimental group participated in the IHCP consisting of 24 sessions for eight weeks.
RESULTS
After the intervention, only the participants in the experimental group reported significant improvement in physical (body mass, triglyceride), psychosocial (mental symptoms, depression, self-esteem, ability of problem solving), and spiritual wellbeing when compared with those in the control group.
CONCLUSION
These results indicate that IHCP is effective in improving the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual wellbeing of people with mental disorder. Therefore, IHCP developed in this study is considered a useful nursing intervention for raising the comprehensive health level of people with mental disorder in community.

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  • The Role of Disability Acceptance and Emotional Support in the Association between Negative Experiences and Depression in Disabled People with Cancer: A Moderated Mediation Model
    Young Won Shin, Min Jin Jin, Myoung-Ho Hyun
    STRESS.2022; 30(4): 244.     CrossRef
The Relationship between Health Belief and Exercise Compliance among Elderly Adults at Senior Centers
Kyung Im Lee, Young Eun
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):79-88.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.79
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PURPOSE
The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between health belief and exercise compliance among elderly adults at senior centers and to identify factors influencing their exercise compliance.
METHODS
The subjects of this study were 100 elderly adults who were using senior centers in J City. Data were collected from the 5th of August to the 14th of September in 2014 using a questionnaire about general characteristics, health belief, and exercise compliance. Data analysis included one-way ANOVA, independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program.
RESULTS
The mean score for exercise compliance was 3.85 (range 1~5), and for perceived health state 3.17 (range 1~5). The mean score for each of the sub-factors of health belief was 3.89 for benefit, 1.94 for barrier, 3.34 for severity, 2.43 for sensitivity, and 3.65 for exercise self-efficacy (range 1~5). There was a significant correlation between exercise compliance and exercise benefit, and 28% of variance in exercise compliance was explained by exercise benefit in health belief, family history of illnesses, and perceived sensitivity in health belief.
CONCLUSION
To promote exercise compliance among elderly adults at senior centers, exercise programs emphasizing exercise benefit should be developed.

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  • An Ethnography on the Healthy Life of the Aged Women Participating the Senior Centers
    Eunha Kim, Jinhyang Yang
    Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2018; 48(3): 349.     CrossRef
The Effects of Visiting Nursing Services in Long-term Care Insurance: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis
Ji Eun Kim, In Sook Lee
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):89-99.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.89
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effects of visiting nursing services in long-term care (LTC) insurance on changes in health status and physical functions among the elderly.
METHODS
We analyzed survey data on the living status and welfare needs of the elderly from 2008 and 2011 using the difference-in-difference method with propensity score matching.
RESULTS
The subjects were 76 elders including 38 visiting nursing service users(intervention group) and 38 home-based LTC service users (control group). Results from DID analysis confirmed that the subjective health status level of the intervention group was 2.2 points higher (p=.044) and the depression level was 0.3 point lower (p=.039) than the control group. In addition, the intervention group's ADL score was 1.9 (p=.027) and IADL 3.9 (p=.030), showing that their health was deteriorated less.
CONCLUSION
Visiting nursing service in LTC insurance was associated with delayed deterioration of subjective health status, depression, ADL and IADL. These findings suggest the need of rebuilding visiting nursing service programs focusing on prevention services, which will be more contributive to elderly health care and the reduction of social costs.

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    Hyeri Shin
    Healthcare.2022; 10(5): 779.     CrossRef
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    Kyuri Lee, Dukyoo Jung
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(5): 2319.     CrossRef
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    Juhang Kim, Ji Young Lim
    Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2019; 49(5): 586.     CrossRef
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    Han-Nah Kim, Gi-Yon Kim, Hie-Jin Noh, Nam-Hee Kim
    Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health.2018; 42(4): 204.     CrossRef
  • Association between home-visit nursing utilization and all-cause hospitalization among long-term care insurance beneficiaries: A retrospective cohort study
    Yeong Jun Ju, Hyo Jung Lee, Woorim Kim, Sang Ah Lee, Kyu-Tae Han, Eun-Cheol Park
    International Journal of Nursing Studies.2017; 75: 93.     CrossRef
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    Chanyeong Kwak
    Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2016; 27(2): 114.     CrossRef
The Effect of Sleep Duration and Relief of Fatigue after Sleep on the Risk of Injury at School among Korean Adolescents
Jung Ok Yu, Jung Soon Kim
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):100-107.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.100
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PURPOSE
To explore the association between sleep and the risk of accidental injury at school among Korean adolescents.
METHODS
From the database of the Ninth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS), the researcher selected 63,307 adolescents who responded to a survey on sleep hours. We conducted logistic regression with sleep duration and fatigue after sleep as independent variables, the risk of injury at school as a dependent variable, and gender, grade, school type, economic status, parents' education level, number of participations in physical education, and current smoking and drinking as control variables.
RESULTS
Using 9 hours of sleep as the reference, the adjusted injury risk (odds ratio) was 1.74 for those sleeping less than 5 hours a day, 1.61 for 5 hours, 1.45 for 6 hours, 1.31 for 7 hours, 1.13 for 8 hours, and 1.40 for 10 hours or longer. The difference between each pair of groups was statistically significant. In this study, injury risk increased as sleep duration decreased and fatigue after sleep increased.
CONCLUSION
The findings suggest that a short nightly duration of sleep and fatigue after sleep can be considered potential risk factorsfor unintentional injuries at school among Korean adolescents.

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    Jaeyoung Lee
    Children and Youth Services Review.2020; 109: 104717.     CrossRef
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    Ok-Youn Wi, Ji-Hyun Lee
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    Jung-Ok Yu, Myo-Sung Kim
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Life Stress, Social Support, and Antepartum Depression among Married Immigrant Women from Southeast Asia
Hyeon Hee Shin, Yeong Hee Shin
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):108-118.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.108
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate life stress, social support, and antepartum depression among Southeast Asian immigrant women married to Korean men.
METHODS
Ninety-three subjects were recruited from local women's clinics and multicultural family support centers in D City. The instruments used were the life stress scale, social support scale, and K-EPDS. All the instruments were translated into their corresponding mother languages (Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Philippine) and notarized.
RESULTS
The item mean scores of life stress and social support were 2.65 and 3.17, respectively, on a 5-point Likert scale. The mean score of antepartum depression was 10.16, indicating that they were generally in a depressive state. A positive correlation was observed between life stress and antepartum depression (r=.59, p<.001). Social support was negatively correlated with life stress (r=-.42, p<.001) and antepartum depression (r=-.39, p<.001). The best predictors for antepartum depression were life stress, marital satisfaction, and emotional support, and they explained 43% of the variance.
CONCLUSION
Antepartum depression in Southeast Asian immigrant brides was significantly associated with life stress as well as lack of emotional support. Emotional support may reduce their life stress and antepartum depression.

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    Monica Vaillancourt, Victoria Lane, Blaine Ditto, Deborah Da Costa
    Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.2022; 24(3): 570.     CrossRef
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    Hanna Jung, Youngsuk Kim
    Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2020; 31(3): 360.     CrossRef
Differences in the Characteristics of Sexual Abuse Victimization between Low- and High-Grade Elementary School Children and Correlations among the Characteristics
Young Ran Cho, Ji Eun Kim, Kyung Min Park
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):119-127.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.119
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PURPOSE
This study is attempted to figure out the characteristics of sexual abuse victimization in low- and high-grade elementary school children and furthermore to help develop appropriate preventive educational programs against sexual abuse by grade.
METHODS
Data were collected from 156 sexual abuse victims who were elementary school children and visited the Child Sexual Abuse Response Center in D City during the period from 2010 to 2012. Differences in general and victimization-related characteristics between low and high graders and the correlations among the characteristics were analyzed.
RESULTS
The results showed statistically significant difference between low and high graders in two variables: offender-victim relationship, and the type of sexual abuse. Offender-victim relationship was in a significant correlation with the duration of victimization (r=.576, p<.001), frequency of abuse (r=.546, p<.001), location (r=-.479, p<.001), and time (r=.435, p<.001). The type of sexual abuse was in a significant correlation with frequency (r=.175, p=.029) and time (r=.261, p=.001).
CONCLUSION
Appropriate educational programs should be developed for preventing sexual assaults in consideration of difference in victimization-related characteristics between low and high graders. In addition, such programs should be applied fittingly to the learners'grade, gender, and cognitive level.

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    Hyewon Shin, Jung Min Lee, Kyung-Ah Kang, Shin-Jeong Kim
    Child Health Nursing Research.2019; 25(4): 435.     CrossRef
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    Shin-Jeong Kim, So-Ra Kang, Jung Min Lee
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    Eun Mi Lee, Hyunlye Kim
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    Kyoung Ja Moon, Kyung Min Park, Yunsick Sung
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Factors Affecting Health Promotion Behavior among Workers with High Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: Based on Theory of Planned Behavior
Sung Won Park, Sook Ja Yang
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):128-139.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.128
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting health promotion behavior among workers with high risk of metabolic syndrome. This study was based on the planned behavior theory.
METHODS
The participants were 167 workers at high risk of metabolic syndrome. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Surveyed variables were attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, intention, and health promotion behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 22.0.
RESULTS
Perceived behavioral control affected the intention of health promotion behavior among the workers with high risk of metabolic syndrome. It explained 62% of variance in the intention of health promotion behavior (F=40.09, p<.001). Perceived behavioral control and occupation affected health promotion behavior among the risk workers with high risk of metabolic syndrome. The two factors explained 16% of variance in health promotion behavior (F=4.95, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study suggest that perceived behavioral control is the only factor affecting health promotion behavior when the theory of planned behavior was applied. Therefore, intervention programs for improving health promotion behavior should be focused on strengthening perceived behavioral control.

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Activities of Daily Living, Depression, and Self-rated Health and Related Factors in Korean Elderly: Focused on Socioeconomic Status and Family Support
Sei Eun Oh, Young Ko
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):140-149.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.140
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PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify activities of daily living, depression and self-rated health and related factors for Korean Elderly.
METHODS
Data from the survey for the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging in 2010 were used. The data were analyzed using frequencies, weighted proportions, and hierarchical multiple logistic regression.
RESULTS
Significant difference was observed in health status induced by socioeconomic status between men and women, but not among age groups. Socioeconomic status was strongly associated with self-rated health among male and female elders. Being unschooled and low net family asset were significantly related with dependency in activities of daily living and depressive symptoms among men. Only low net family asset was significantly related with depressive symptoms among women. Family support provides a slight decrease to the negative relationship between socioeconomic status and health status, especially depressive symptoms.
CONCLUSION
This study suggests that interventions to reduce health inequalities should target elderly with lower socioeconomic status and with poor family support, using a gender-specific approach.

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    Kang Sun Lee, Hye Young Kim, Heung Young Jin
    Journal of Clinical Nursing.2022; 31(9-10): 1285.     CrossRef
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    Song Yi Han, Young Ko
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    Seung Joo Lim, Young Ko, Chunmi Kim, Hung Sa Lee
    Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2017; 28(4): 440.     CrossRef
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    Myoung-Jin Kwon, Young-Ju Kim
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    SongYi Han, Soon-Nyung Yun
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The Effects of Elderly Diabetes Mellitus Patients' Self-care Behavior and Health Conservation on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Ki Wol Sung
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):150-159.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.150
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PURPOSE
This study was performed in order to identify the relationships among self-care behavior, health conservation, and cardiovascular risk factors and to examine the influence of self-care behavior and health conservation on cardiovascular risk factors among Korean elders with diabetes mellitus.
METHODS
The participants were 105 elders with diabetes mellitus using senior welfare centers and elderly leisure houses in Daegu. Data were collected through interviews during the period from April to May in 2014. Self-care behavior was measured with Kim's (1997) Self-care Behavior Scale, health conservation with Sung's (2005) Health Conservation Scale, and cardiovascular risk factors with the Arizona Heart Institute Cardiovascular Risk Factor Questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed through one-way ANOVA, independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS/WIN 19.0 program.
RESULTS
A negative correlation was found between self-care behavior and cardiovascular risk factors, and between health conservation and cardiovascular risk factors. Self-care behavior explained 6% and health conservation did 49% of variance in elderly diabetes mellitus patients' cardiovascular risk.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that, in order to reduce cardiovascular risk factors among Korean elders with diabetes mellitus, we need nursing interventions for increasing health conservation and self-care behavior.

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A Cross-sectional Epidemiological Study on Trends in the Prevalence of Allergic Diseases among Children and Adolescents in the Jeju Area in 2008 and 2013
Hye Sook Lee, Sung Chul Hong, Jeong Hong Kim, Jae Wang Kim, Keun Hwa Lee, Jae Chun Lee
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):160-168.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.160
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PURPOSE
This study was to find epidemiological trends in the prevalence of allergic diseases among children and adolescents in Jeju Province, Korea.
METHODS
Two questionnaire surveys of the same method were conducted, respectively, in 2008 and in 2013 with five years' interval with 1,296 participants in 2008 and 878 in 2013 who were elementary and secondary students sampled at random from the same five schools. 'International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)' was applied to the parents with their written consent to the survey.
RESULTS
The results of analysis showed an increasing trend in the prevalence of lifetime asthma (8.6% in 2008 and 10.4% in 2013) and in the prevalence of lifetime allergic rhinitis (25.3% in 2008 and 31.1% in 2013) (p=.003), and a decreasing trend in the prevalence of lifetime atopic dermatitis (32.0% in 2008 and 26.8% in 2013) (p=.011).
CONCLUSION
This research showed an increasing trend in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among children and adolescents in Jeju Province compared to that 5 years ago, but represented a declining trend in the prevalence of atopic dermatitis.

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    Hye Ran Jeon, Youn Seon Choi, Seon Mee Kim, So Jung Yoon, Jin Wook Kim, Man Kim, Ji Young Lee, Jung Hwan Yoon
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The Relationship between Internet Use for Non-academic Purposes and Happiness and Stress in Adolescents
Hyun Ju Park
J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2015;26(2):169-177.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.2.169
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PURPOSE
Previous studies focused on the negative effects of Internet use such as obesity, depression, and addiction. However, few studies investigated whether the Internet use for an appropriate time has positive effects on adolescents' health. Thus, the purpose of the study was to examine the dose-response relationship between Internet use for non-academic purposes (NAP) and happiness/stress in adolescents.
METHODS
This study used data from the 2013 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey. A total of 72,435 adolescents were included. Rao-Scott chi2 and multiple logistic regression were conducted. To test the dose-response relationship, this study examined how happiness/stress changed with increase in the time of Internet use for NAP.
RESULTS
After controlling for general characteristics, the odds ratios for being unhappy and stressful were lowest in adolescents using the Internet for NAP for more than 0 hour and less than an hour a day. Interestingly, students who did not use the Internet for NAP had a significantly higher risk of being unhappy/stressful than those using for more than 0 hour and less than an hour a day.
CONCLUSION
Internet use for NAP for more than 0 hour and less than an hour a day has positive effects on happiness/stress in adolescents.

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