1.Cognitive and Language Function in Aphasic Patients Assessed With the Korean Version of Mini-Mental Status Examination.
Eun Kyoung KANG ; Hyun Sun JEONG ; Eun Rhan MOON ; Joo Young LEE ; Kun Jai LEE
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 2016;40(1):152-161
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical usefulness of the relatively short instrument, the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K), for testing the association between cognition and language function in subacute post-stroke aphasia patients. METHODS: Medical charts of 111 post-stroke patients (65 men; age 69.6±10.0 years; 124.6±80.6 days post-onset) were reviewed retrospectively. All patients were assessed longitudinally for aphasia using the validated Korean version of the Western Aphasia Battery (K-WAB) and for cognition using the MMSE-K. Patients were categorized and analyzed according to 3 aphasia-severity clusters. RESULTS: All subscales of the K-WAB showed significant improvement in follow-up assessments in all groups (p<0.05 or p<0.01). Only the scores of orientation, language function, and total score of MMSE-K showed significant improvement in all groups (p<0.01). The more severely impaired group showed stronger Pearson correlation coefficients between cognition and language function. Additionally, comparisons between correlation coefficients showed that the association of improvement in orientation with that of fluency and AQ% (aphasia quotient %) was significant in the more severely impaired group. CONCLUSION: Among subacute post-stroke aphasic patients, patients with more severe aphasia showed greater impairments to cognitive function; in addition, recovery of orientation may be related to recovery of language function.
Aphasia
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Cognition
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Retrospective Studies
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Stroke
2.A Multi-Center Educational Research Regarding Breastfeeding for Pediatrics Residents in Korea
Yong-Sung CHOI ; Sung-Hoon CHUNG ; Eun Sun KIM ; Eun Hee LEE ; Euiseok JUNG ; So Yeon LEE ; Wooryoung LEE ; Hye Sun YOON ; Yong Joo KIM ; Ji Kyoung PARK ; Son Moon SHIN ; Ellen Ai-Rhan KIM
Neonatal Medicine 2022;29(1):28-35
Purpose:
Pediatricians have a significant responsibility to educate mothers about the importance of breastfeeding. However, there have been minimal efforts in the courses of resident training in Korea. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in knowledge and attitude before and after a 4-week breastfeeding educational intervention among multicenter residents.
Methods:
Prospective interventional educational research was designed for residents at eight training hospitals in Korea. Institutional reviews were obtained in each hospital. The education curriculum consisted of 14 courses regarding breastfeeding theory and practice. These materials were used to teach pediatric residents for 4 weeks. Knowledge-based tests were administered before the course, and re-tests were administered after the course using different test items of similar levels. Test scores and survey responses were compared before and after the intervention.
Results:
A total of 73 residents (1st year 20, 2nd year 23, 3rd year 16, and 4th year residents 14) from eight training hospitals completed the intervention. Their average age was 30.3±2.9 years, 17 (23.3%) were male, 22 (30.1%) were married, and eight had more than one child of their own. The mean pre-test score was 61.8±13.4 and the mean post-test score was 78.3±7.5 (P<0.001). The inter-grade difference in the score was significant in the pre-test (P=0.005), but not significant in the post-test (P=0.155). There were more responses of obtaining confidence after the intervention (P<0.001).
Conclusion
In our study, pediatric residents showed improvement in their knowledge and confidence level after 4 weeks of the breastfeeding curriculum. This will provide a basis for future policymaking in the training of pediatric residents regarding breastfeeding in Korea.
3.Part 7. Neonatal resuscitation: 2015 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Ai Rhan Ellen KIM ; Han Suk KIM ; Su Jin CHO ; Yong Sung CHOI ; Eun Sun KIM ; Hye Won PARK ; Yong Hoon CHEON ; Moon Sung PARK ; Yoon Sil CHANG ; Young Han KIM ; Dong Yeon KIM ; Hee Jo YOON ; Yeon Hee KIM ; Sung Phil CHUNG ; Sung Oh HWANG
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine 2016;3(Suppl 1):S62-S65
No abstract available.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
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Resuscitation*