1.The Effects of a Self-Management Program on Physical Function and Quality of Life of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2005;35(3):514-525
PURPOSE: This study was to examine the effects of a Self-management program on physical function and quality of life of women with knee osteoarthritis. METHOD: The participants for this study, who had knee osteoarthritis, were recruited from an arthritis clinic, at a university hospital located in S city, Korea between February 16, 2004 and June 15, 2004. Seventeen subjects in the control group received no intervention and 18 subjects in for experimental group received an individual Self-management program. The self-management program consisted of dietary education and home-based exercise; walking and resistance exercise. The subjects performed this program 5 times per week during 8 weeks and recorded a diary for diet and exercise. In order to verify the effects of the Self-management program, physical function and Quality of life as a dependent variable were measured at three points in time: before, week4 and week8 after the interventions. RESULT: There were significant increases on physical function (F=5.08, p=.002) and significant interaction effects (F=7.42, p=.002) in the intervention group over the three measurement points in time. In addition, there were significant increases on quality of life (F=8.08, p=.002) and significant interaction effects (F=4.89, p=.016) in the intervention group over the three measurement points in time. CONCLUSION: This study revealed that a Self-management program can be used as an efficient nursing intervention for women with knee osteoarthritis.
*Self Care
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*Quality of Life
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*Patient Education
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Osteoarthritis, Knee/*therapy
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Middle Aged
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Humans
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Female
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Exercise Therapy
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Diet
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Aged
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*Activities of Daily Living
2.Correlation of Social Network Types on Health Status of Korean Elders.
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2010;40(1):88-98
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the social network types of elders and to identify differences among latent classes by social network. METHODS: The data of 312 elders used in this study were collected from health, welfare, and other facilities and from elders living in the community. The interviews were conducted from July 16 to September 30, 2007 using a standard, structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, one way ANOVA with the SPSS 15.0 program and latent class analysis using Maximum Likelihood Latent Structure Analysis (MLLSA) program were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Using latent class analysis, social network types among older adults were identified as diverse for 58.0% of the sample, as family for 34.0%, and as isolated for 8.0%. The health status of respondents differed significantly by network type. Elders in diverse networks had significantly higher health status and elders in isolated networks had significantly lower physical health status on average than those in all other networks. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that these network types have important practical implications for health status of elders. Social service programs should focus on different groups based on social network type and promote social support and social integration.
Activities of Daily Living
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Aged
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*Community Networks
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Family Relations
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Female
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Geriatric Assessment
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*Health Status
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Humans
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Interviews as Topic
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Male
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Questionnaires
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Republic of Korea
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Social Support
3.Factors Influencing Children's Immunization.
Eun Shil YIM ; Kyung Ja LEE ; Eui Young CHEON ; Mi Ran LIM
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2006;17(2):283-294
No abstract available.
Child
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Health Promotion
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Humans
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Immunization*
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Child Health
4.The Effects of a Self-care Management Program for Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
Jung Yoon KIM ; Eui Young CHEON
Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science 2016;18(2):78-86
PURPOSE: Diabetic foot ulcers are significant problems in diabetes mellitus and often result in lower extremity amputation. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a self-care management program on Korean patient's self-efficacy, self-care behavior, size of the wound, and wound related pain. METHODS: This study was a quasi-experimental study of pre-test and post-test design in a non-equivalent control group. The intervention strategies of the self-care management program consisted of individual intervention (education, practice and demonstration), computer animation, and face-to-face counseling. There were thirty seven patients, and 20 were assigned to the experimental group while the other 17 were assigned to the control group. The experimental group was given a self-care management program. The control group received information on diabetic mellitus care by means of a leaflet. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, a chi-square test, an independent t-test, and a Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS: There were significant differences in self-care behavior and wound related pain. CONCLUSION: A Self-care program is an effective way to increase patient's self-care ability. This program is highly applicable to diabetic foot ulcer patients in various settings.
Amputation
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Counseling
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Diabetic Foot*
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Humans
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Lower Extremity
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Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Self Care*
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Self Efficacy
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Ulcer*
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Wounds and Injuries
5.A Case of Steroid-resistant Neutrophilic Dermatosis of the Hands Treated with Dapsone.
Eui Hyun OH ; Dong Uk CHEON ; Joo Yeon KO ; Young Suck RO ; Jeong Eun KIM
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2017;55(6):374-376
No abstract available.
Dapsone*
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Hand*
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Neutrophils*
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Skin Diseases*
6.A Case of Steroid-resistant Neutrophilic Dermatosis of the Hands Treated with Dapsone.
Eui Hyun OH ; Dong Uk CHEON ; Joo Yeon KO ; Young Suck RO ; Jeong Eun KIM
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2017;55(6):374-376
No abstract available.
Dapsone*
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Hand*
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Neutrophils*
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Skin Diseases*
7.Changing indication & clinical evaluation of 1238 vaginal hysterectomies.
Keun Soo CHEON ; Eui Yeol LEE ; Jang Hyun NAM ; Keun Young LEE ; Sung Won KANG
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;34(11):1592-1602
No abstract available.
Female
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Hysterectomy, Vaginal*
8.Relation between Renal and Scrotal Involvememt in Henoch-Sch nlein Purpura.
Eui Seong LEE ; Pyung Kil KIM ; Young Kwan PARK ; Hae Won CHEON ; Kee Hwan YOO
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2000;43(2):260-266
PURPOSE: Although Henoch-Sch nlein purpura(HSP) has been described in detail, there is a paucity of information describing scrotal involvement and risk factors for renal involvement. This study was performed to evaluate the incidence of scrotal involvement and the relationship between renal and nonrenal involvement, including scrotal involvement. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 164 male children who were diagnosed as HSP at the Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Guro Hospital between January 1985 and December 1997. RESULTS: The incidence of scrotal involvement was 13.4%(22/164), and the mean age of the group of scrotal involvement was significantly younger(5.6+/-1.9 year) than that of the others (P<0.05). One patient was initially seen with scrotal involvement without any other symptoms, another patient, who presented with acute scrotal pain and swelling, turned out to have testicular torsion through laparotomy. Those with scrotal and gastrointestinal symptoms were more likely to be related to renal involvement at acute stage, but there was no statistical difference. Those with scrotal symptoms at acute stage developed nephritis more frequently after 6 months(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Those with scrotal symptoms at acute stage of HSP should be followed up for at least 6 months.
Child
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Humans
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Incidence
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Korea
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Laparotomy
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Male
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Medical Records
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Nephritis
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Pediatrics
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Purpura*
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Spermatic Cord Torsion
9.A Case of Hypocalcemia due to Vitamin D Deficiency in Exclusively Breast-fed Infant.
Su Nam BAE ; Eui Jung RHO ; Jae Woo LIM ; Eun Jung CHEON ; Kyong Og KO ; Young Hyuk LEE
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2006;11(2):205-208
Hypocalcemia is due to Hypoparathyroidism, Vitamin D deficiency, Hypomagnesemia, Inadequate calcium intake. The benefits of breast-feeding are well established. There are no need to supply calcium or Vitamin D in breast-fed infant. We report a case of infantile hypocalcemia caused by Vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breast-fed infant. He had no hypocalcemic symptom and hypocalcemia was found incidentally by routine laboratory tests during pneumonia treatment. He was presented with a low serum calcium level and 1,25(OH)2 Vit D3 level and high PTH. He was improved by Calcium and Vitamin D supplement. After then his mother continued breast feeding exclusively and resisted to feed her baby weaning food. During follow up period, hypocalcemia was recheked after discontinuation of vitamin D supplement. At 11 months of age, the calcium level was normal without vitamin D supplement after he had eaten weaning food. This report describes a case of hypocalcemia induced by vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breast-fed infant, with review of the literature.
Breast Feeding
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Calcium
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hypocalcemia*
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Hypoparathyroidism
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Infant*
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Mothers
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Pneumonia
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Vitamin D Deficiency*
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Vitamin D*
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Vitamins*
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Weaning
10.A Case of Congenital Agenesis of the Gallbladder without Biliary Atresia associated with Duodenal Web.
Eui Jung ROH ; Eun Young CHO ; Jae Woo LIM ; Eun Jung CHEON ; Kyoung Og KO ; Woo Kyun MOK
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology 2005;12(1):117-122
Congenital absence of the gall bladder without extrahepatic biliary atresia is an extremely rare congenital malformation with a reported incidence ranging between 0.01 and 0.02%. It is thought to be occurred from failure of the gallbladder bud to develop in utero and frequent association with other malformations. Agenesis can be randomly discovered at autopsy or operations for symptoms suggestive of biliary tract disease. The authors report a case of agenesis of the gallbladder without extrahepatic biliary atresia in a neonate which was incidentally found at laparotomy for presumed duodenal obstruction, with a review of the literature.
Autopsy
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Biliary Atresia*
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Biliary Tract Diseases
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Duodenal Obstruction
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Gallbladder*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant, Newborn
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Laparotomy
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Urinary Bladder