PURPOSE: This study is conducted to survey and examine the relationships among anxiety about aging, perceived health status and health promoting behaviors in the elderly, and to provide basic data for health promoting interventions that would improve their successful aging. METHODS: Data in this study was collected from 333 elderly participants living in Busan. Descriptive statistics, t-test or ANOVA with Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression were used for data analysis. RESULTS: The major findings of this study were as follows. 1) The mean score of anxiety about aging was 2.67 +/- 0.30, perceived health status 2.46 +/- 0.37, and health promoting behavior 2.77 +/- 0.21. 2) There was a positive correlation between health promoting behavior and perceived health status (r = 267, p = .000). There was a negative correlation between anxiety about aging and health promoting behavior (r = -.163, p = .003). 3) Health-promoting behavior was significantly associated with perceived health and anxiety about aging, which explained 20.9% of variance in health-promoting behavior. CONCLUSION: In order to promote perceived health status and to decrease anxiety about aging in the elderly, it is necessary to develop supporting interventions to decrease anxiety about aging.
Aged* ; Aging* ; Anxiety* ; Busan ; Health Behavior* ; Humans ; Senior Centers* ; Statistics as Topic

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of hand moxa and hand press pellet on blood pressure, blood lipids and blood cell components in elderly women. METHODS: This study was conducted as a quasi-experiment with none equivalent control group pre-post test design. The participants were elders who had essential hypertension. There were 18 members in the experimental group and 20 members in the control group. The experimental group received hand moxibustion and hand press pellet 3 times a week for 12 weeks. The results were analyzed using 2 test, t-test, Fisher's exact test and repeated measures ANOVA with the SPSS/WIN program. RESULTS: There were significant decreases in blood pressure in the experimental group compared to the control group. No significant difference was observed in total triglyceride, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol between the two groups. Differences in hemoglobin and hematocrit were not significant either. However, there were significant increases in RBC in the experimental group after the intervention. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that combined hand therapy contributes to the decrease of blood pressure among the elderly with hypertension. Therefore combined hand therapy is recommended as a complementary nursing intervention strategy for the elderly with essential hypertension.
Aged ; Blood Cells* ; Blood Pressure* ; Cholesterol, HDL ; Cholesterol, LDL ; Complementary Therapies ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Female ; Hand* ; Hematocrit ; Humans ; Hypertension* ; Moxibustion* ; Nursing ; Triglycerides

Background: Students in the department of dental hygiene are exposed to injections and sharp instruments during clinical practice. Therefore, it is necessary to develop measures for a safe practice environment. This study aimed to investigate dental stabbing accidents caused by dental instruments during clinical practice among students in the department of dental hygiene and suggest appropriate preventative measures. Methods: This study was conducted from May 1 to June 30, 2016, with students in the department of dental hygiene located at several universities in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. The study included 339 participants. A frequency analysis was performed to determine the general characteristics of dental infection control. A cross-analysis was conducted to identify the relationship between dental infection control education, stabbing accident prevention education, and treatment after stabbing accidents with a dental instrument. Results: Among the participants, 81.1% received dental infection control education and 66.4% received stabbing accident prevention education. Only 50.9% received hepatitis B vaccinations. Conclusion Dental infection control education and stabbing accident prevention education were shown to be effective in preventing dental instrument stabbing in students. However, post-accident processing, such as reporting to upper management and medical treatment after the accident, was insufficient. Therefore, it is necessary to present a treatment flowchart for dealing with stab accidents in clinical practice for students in the department of dental hygiene and strengthen education.

PURPOSE: This study was designed to compare conventional renal and contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CRA & CE-MRA, respectively) for the preoperative evaluation of living renal transplant donors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between September 2002 and November 2004, forty-five consecutive live renal transplant donors underwent preoperative evaluations of the renal vessels, using both CRA and CE-MRA before the donor nephrectomy. The intraoperative findings of the number of renal vessels were compared with those of CRA and CE-MRA, respectively. RESULTS: Both angiographic modalities were able to detect multiple renal arteries and veins, with overall agreement between CRA and CE-MRA of 97.8 and 97.8%, respectively. The overall accuracies for predicting the number of renal arteries and veins, relative to the intraoperative findings, were 91.1 and 91.1% for CRA and 88.9 and 95.6% for CE-MRA, respectively. The CE-MRA missed 5 accessory renal arteries, whereas CRA missed 4 cases. Despite the undetected cases, there was no significant intraoperative morbidity. Additionally, renal cysts seen on CE-MRA were not detected by CRA. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that noninvasive CE-MRA is a promising substitute for CRA to evaluate the renal vessels of live renal transplant donors.
Angiography* ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Angiography* ; Nephrectomy ; Renal Artery ; Tissue Donors* ; Transplantation ; Veins

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to establish the guidelines for normal splenic length by sonographic measurement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 481 children (age range : 2-16years, M:F=1.5:1), abdominal sonography for the purpose of health screening was carried out, and the greatest length of spleen between the dome and tip was measured. Correlation and regression analysis was used to determine whether the relationship between splenic length and a patient's age, height, weight and body surface was statistically significant. RESULTS: The length of the spleen gradually increased according to age. Correlation and regression analysis showed significant positive correlation (p<0.0001) between splenic length and age (r=0.610) height (r=0.630), weight (r=0.598), and body surface (r=0.628). CONCLUSION: From the mean values of spleen length in children, an index useful for clinical application might be derived.
Child* ; Humans ; Mass Screening ; Spleen* ; Ultrasonography*

Malignant T-cell lymphoma is an abnormal tumor of the immune system which generally involves not only the lymphatic system but also the stomach, respiratory system, skin, orbit and, occasionally, the eyelids. The authors experienced a case of eyelid malignant T-cell lymphoma with skin involvement whose characteristic symptoms are anorexia, severe weight loss and systemic lymphadenopathy. Biopsy and immunohistochemical stain to UCHL-1 are the only diagnostic methods for differentiating the diagnosis from Hodgkin's disease. The patient was treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone with a good prognosis and a 21 month-survival at present.
Anorexia ; Biopsy ; Cyclophosphamide ; Diagnosis ; Eyelids ; Hodgkin Disease ; Humans ; Immune System ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Lymphatic System ; Lymphoma, T-Cell ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral* ; Orbit ; Prednisolone ; Prognosis ; Respiratory System ; Skin ; Stomach ; Vincristine ; Weight Loss

Trochlear motorneurons were identified by applying horseradish peroxidase(HRP) to superior oblique muscle in cats. Ninety five to ninety seven percent of the contralateral trochlear nucleus were stained 3-5% of ipsilateral side also labelled by HRP. These findings showed that superior oblique muscle was innervated by trochlear nuclei on both side.
Animals ; Armoracia* ; Cats* ; Horseradish Peroxidase* ; Trochlear Nerve

Male stress urinary incontinence (SUI) can undoubtedly reduce quality of life and promote personal distress and psychosocial alienation. The frequency of postprostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI) counts on the characterization of urinary incontinence and the periods of patient follow-up. Operational therapeutics, for instance, urethral male slings and artificial urinary sphincters, are well-chosen as adequate and secure surgeries for male SUI in men with continual PPI when conservative treatment is ineffective. Over the former 2 decades, surgery has progressed regarding both operative approach and sling architecture. However, there are no guidelines about when surgery should be carried out and which is the most appropriate surgical option. In this review, we summarize recent advances in implantable devices for PPI and also discuss traditional surgical care. When we are planning the male PPI surgery, careful preoperative work-up should be performed and surgical method should be chosen according to the severity of the disease. Male sling is preferred in mild and moderate symptomatic patients with normal detrusor pressure and it is recommended to select traditional artificial urinary sphincter device in those with severe symptoms. It is expected that effective devices without adverse events will be developed with technical advances in near future.
Emigrants and Immigrants ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Methods ; Prostatectomy ; Quality of Life ; Suburethral Slings ; Urinary Incontinence ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress ; Urinary Sphincter, Artificial

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of nasogastric tube on swallowing function in stroke patients with dysphagia. METHOD: Twelve stroke patients with dysphagia were included in this study. We evaluated the Functional Dysphagia Scale using videofluoroscopic swallowing study. Swallowing tasks were composed of swallowing 5 cc of thick food and same volume of fluid on nasogastric tube insertion state and then nasogastric tube removal state. RESULTS: As the result of measuring oral phase score before and after removing nasogastric tube, all of 12 patients showed no significant difference. There was statistically significant increase in score of residue in piriform sinuses on thick food swallowing after removing nasogastric tube (p<0.05). After removing nasogastric tube, aspiration was decreased on fluid swallowing in cases of 2 patients, while aspiration on thick food swallowing was increased in cases of 2 patients, compared with nasogastic tube insertion state. CONCLUSION: As the result of this study, the stroke patients with dysphagia on nasogastric tube were increased on fluid aspiration due to rapid descending and inhibition of epiglottic closure compared with the removal state of nasogastric tube. And there was significant increased in scores of residue in piriform sinuses on thick food swallowing and aspiration pneumonia after removing nasogastric tube.
Deglutition Disorders* ; Deglutition* ; Humans ; Pneumonia, Aspiration ; Pyriform Sinus ; Stroke*

PURPOSE: This study was done to explore the essence and meaning of the experience of 'aging,' as a process of 40's and 50's women in Korea by applying the Parse's Human Becoming theory (2002). METHODS: Data was collected from February to April, 2013, using the phenomenological research method. Data was collected through in-depth informal interview and analyzed following Colaizzi method. After IRB permission and informed consent from the participants, all interviews were recorded with MP3 recorder and transcribed for analysis. RESULTS: Data analysis revealed 112 of meanings, 33 key subject words, 8 subject phrases, and 4 categories. The main themes were elaborated as 'going down' ('Being changed of body and mind', 'Being considered on my identity'), 'going up' ('Being expanded of productive role', 'Being transcendent multi-dimensionally'), 'pausing' ('Becoming more thoughtful about family', 'Looking back'), 'going forward again' ('Age is just a number, 'Contemplating of life and death'). Experiences in aging among women in 40's and 50's enlightened with Parse's theory of Human Becoming in terms of 'going down', 'going up', 'pausing', 'going forward again' appeared simultaneously, rather than consecutively. CONCLUSION: Women in 40's and 50's require holistic nursing intervention with physical, psychological, socio-economical, and spiritual aspects, rather than focusing on problematic physical symptom relief and prevention of further conditions. It is recommended to develop various nursing intervention considering on different environment, type of experience, and level of human becoming, individually.
Aging* ; Ethics Committees, Research ; Female ; Holistic Nursing ; Humans ; Informed Consent ; Korea ; Nursing ; Qualitative Research ; Statistics as Topic