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Humans ; Spouses*

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Humans ; Parturition* ; Spouses*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine symptoms, mood and sleep disturbance in patients with hemodialysis. METHOD: A sample of 96 hemodialysis patients participated. Data were collected using symptom scale of hemodialysis patients, profile of mood state and the sleep scale. Statistical analytic methods included t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation analyses. RESULTS: Patients with spouse/partners experienced significantly less symptoms than those with no spouse (F=6.29, p=.003). Mood disturbance was not significantly correlated with age; but older patients experienced higher sleep disturbance (F=4.88, p=.010). Symptoms, mood and sleep disturbance are significantly related with each other. CONCLUSION: It is important to assess symptoms, mood and sleep disturbance in older hemodialysis patients with no spouse. It is needed to repeat extensive study and comparative study with other population in order to define clearly.
Humans ; Renal Dialysis ; Spouses

With the increase in multi-cultural families, Korea is seeing a rapid increase in immigrated housewives, who are closely related to food culture. However, studies for the diet of multi-cultural families, which is most closely related to our lives have not been sufficiently researched. With this background, this study conducted research for immigrated women nationwide about food cultures to provide the possibility which Korean food culture would be developed harmoniously with various foreign food cultures. In this study, the immigrated women seemed to have adapted to Korean food culture quickly, but they showed differences according to some conditions like countries they are from and the time they have been in Korea. To achieve this, we need to conduct consistent and in depth studies for food cultures in multi-cultural families so that we can make healthy development in food culture, harmonious with traditional Korean culture.
Diet ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Spouses

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to explore and understanding the nature of the shift workers' experience in industries requiring 24 hours-a-day service provision and support. For the purpose, the present researcher made a research question, "What are workers' experience in the shift work?" METHODS: In the study, 5 male shift workers, 3 female shift worker and a woman (key informant) whose husband is a shift worker participated. Then profound interviews with the participants were made after their agreement. RESULTS: The researcher classified the significant statements under 6 theme clusters, 1) sense of difference; 2) worries about health; 3) draining of emotion; 4) anxiety; 5) sadness; and 6) being comfortable. CONCLUSIONS: Shift work which is inevitable in modern society may have severe influences on shift workers' physical, mental and psychological aspects by causing their work cycle rhythm to be unbalanced. Finally, the researcher hopes that the results of the study would help understand workers' life and increase social concern and support to the workers.
Anxiety ; Female ; Hope ; Humans ; Male ; Spouses

PURPOSE: This study aimed to describe the experience of family breakdown of Hwabyung patients in a socio-cultural context. METHODS: Data for this study came from 5 participants, 2 family members and 1 friend of participant by interviews and participant observations from January 2006 to April 2007. Sociology of everyday lives analyzing method were adopted. RESULTS: There were two processes of family breakdown ; sudden on set and progressive processes. The sudden breakdown was unpredictable death of a husband, the significant family member. On the other hand, their family structure and function were broken down through the husband, who repeatedly destructive and malicious behaviors. The experience of family breakdown of middle-aged women with Hwabyung in a socio-cultural context was weakened or severed family-relationships, exhaustion of economic sources, and the breakdown of participant's body. Participant's experience of family breakdown were influenced by Korean culture, the patriarchal social system and the clan-centered family system. CONCLUSION: Hwabyung is the result of a clan-centered family system and patriarchal system. The approach to Hwabyung should involve not only the person with the illness but also their family.
Female ; Friends ; Hand ; Humans ; Sociology ; Spouses

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether living with spouse contributes to cognitive decline and depressive symptom among elderly people. METHODS: 939 participants were recruited through Keum-Cheon center for dementia in Seoul. All subjects were assessed using the Korean version of Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE-K), Korean version of Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's disease (CERAD-K) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Furthermore, epidemiological factors (age, sex, education year, and characteristics of family) assessed to find correlation with cognitive decline. RESULTS: Controlling for gender, age, and education year, living with spouse was significantly associated with cognitive decline (B=-0.486, S.E=0.203, Wald=0.331, Exp (B)=1.107, p=0.01). Living with spouse group has lower depressive symptom, compared to living without spouse group (F=14.6, p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Correctly, our results suggest that spouse absent state may accelerate cognitive decline and depression. Further, elderly people living alone should be closely monitored for both depression and cognitive impairment.
Aged ; Alzheimer Disease ; Dementia ; Depression ; Humans ; Spouses

The authors have recently experienced a case of malignant melanoma of the choroid in a 34-year-old Korean house wife. The direct ophthalmoscopic finding was characterized by the presence of oval and round shaped, miliary to rice sized dark brown pigments in the surface of detached retina. Histopathologically the tumor cells were spindle B type. There were no extraocular extension and metaetasis. In addition to some clinical observations, a brief review of literature has been described.
Adult ; Choroid* ; Humans ; Melanoma* ; Retina ; Spouses

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop an Enneagram program (EP) and examine the effects on codependency, anger and interpersonal relationship in wives of alcoholics. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pre-posttest design was used. Participants were 26 wives of alcoholics (experimental group: 12, control group: 14). From March 17 to August 18, 2014, six two-hour sessions of EP were provided to the experimental group over six weeks. Data were collected using the Codependency Recovery Potential Survey (CRPS), Korean State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-K) and Relationship Change Scale (RCS). and analyzed using PASW 18.0 with Fisher's exact test, t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS: The experimental group showed lower scores for codependency (Z=-2.17, p=.030) and anger (Z=-2.43, p=.015) than the control group. However, there was no significant difference in interpersonal relationship score between two groups. CONCLUSION: The EP for wives of alcoholics was effective in improving codependency and anger. A randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm the value of this EP.
Alcoholics* ; Anger* ; Codependency (Psychology)* ; Humans ; Spouses*

Thirty-one male sexual dysfunctional patients were selected to investigate their depression, anxiety, stress perception, and coping strategy. They were examined by Beck's Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Global Assessment of Recent Stress Scale and Coping Strategy. Twenty-seven healthy normal adults were selected as control group. The results were as follows: 1) Depression and anxiety scores were significantly higher in the patients. 2) Stress perception of usual life, especially work, job and change in relationships, was significantly higher in the patients. Frequency of negative life events was significantly higher in the patients. 3) As coping strategy, intellectualisation, redefinition and compliance were most frequently used by the patients. Most of the patients showed tendency to deny their vulnerabilities. Patients who lived with spouse showed more active confrontation and less emotional turmoil, anxiety and fear than patients who lived without spouse.
Adult ; Anxiety* ; Compliance ; Depression* ; Humans ; Male* ; Spouses