OBJECTIVES: The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of sociodrama on inpatients with schizophrenia. METHODS: The sociodrama group was composed of 20 inpatients with schizophrenia and control group was matched with the sociodrama group. The sociodrama group received 10 sessions of sociodrama therapy over 10 weeks. Assessment was done at the beginning and end of this period. RESULTS: After 10 sessions of sociodrama, the patients showed a significant improvement in the BPRS total score, in the withdrawal-retardation and hostile-suspiciousness subscale scores and on the ToM Scale. There was also a significant improvement on the QoL Scale. There were no significant changes on the RCS or the Empowerment Scale. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that, for inpatients with schizophrenia, sociodrama can make a useful contribution in the improvement of withdrawal-retardation, hostile-suspiciousness, theory of mind, and subjective satisfaction with quality of life. We therefore expect that sociodrama can play a useful role in enhancing the psychosocial functioning of patients with schizophrenia. Future research to generalize of the results of this study is necessary.
Humans ; Inpatients ; Power (Psychology) ; Quality of Life ; Schizophrenia ; Theory of Mind

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate homebound status and significant related factors for community-dwelling female elders according to age. METHODS: The participants were female elders over 65 years of age registered in public health centers. Data were collected by interviewing the elders, who voluntarily completed the entire survey. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression were performed using SPSS version 18.0. RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences in homeboundness and related factors between the young-old (65 to 74 years of age) and the old-old (75 years of age or older). The level of homeboundness of the old-old was higher than that of the young-old. Multiple logistic regression showed, timed "up and go", depression, and fear of falling as significantly associated with homebound status of the young-old, while hand grip strength (right), timed "up and go", static balance ability, severity of urinary incontinence, and fear of falling as significant for the old-old. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study indicate that homebound status and related factors for elders are different according to age, and therefore, interventions to prevent and help homebound elders get over being homebound should be developed according to age.
Accidental Falls ; Activities of Daily Living ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Depression ; Fear ; Female ; Hand Strength ; Health Status ; Homebound Persons/*psychology ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic ; Logistic Models ; Residence Characteristics ; Urinary Incontinence

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the mediation role that impulsivity plays between social stigma and SNS cyberbullying when moderated by parental attachment. Methods: This study is a secondary analysis using the raw data from panel survey of adolescents who have dropped out of school provided by the Korea Youth Policy Research Institute, and the total number of samples is 576 cases. SPSS V.25 and PROCESS macro for SPSS V.3.5.2 were used for data analysis. Results: In the relationship between social stigma and SNS cyberbullying behavior, impulsivity showed a statistically significant positive completely mediating effect. Parental attachment was found to control impulsivity as a parameter and SNS cyberbullying as a dependent variable, and thus the mediated moderating effect was verified. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, it was confirmed that parental attachment plays a role as a regulatory mechanism to lower impulsivity. More specifically, in controlling impulsivity caused by the social stigma of school-dropped adolescents, support based on parental attachment of parents is absolutely necessary.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between smoking and alcohol consumption on the risk of suicide among culturally diverse adolescents. Methods: This is a secondary data analysis study using data derived from the 15~17th (2019~2021) Youth Health Behavior Online Survey. Data from 2,922 culturally diverse adolescents were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Rao-Scott x2 test, and hierarchical logistic regression. Results: After controlling for demographic and individual, family, and social factors as compounding variables, the suicide attempt of culturally diverse adolescents with smoking and alcohol consumption dual use experience was a 1.91 odds ratio (95% CI: 1.02~3.55) compared to culturally diverse adolescents without smoking and alcohol consumption experiences. Conclusion Our study findings indicate a need to prevent suicide among culturally diverse adolescents with smoking and alcohol consumption experiences. Suicidal prevention programs would greatly benefit from the experiences from culturally diverse adolescents who are smoking and consuming alcohol to better their programs on decreasing suicide attempts.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the meaning and essence of a mother's experience of hospitalization of her newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS: This study employed a qualitative research design. An interview was conducted with a mother whose newborn was hospitalized in the NICU, and the data were analyzed using Giorgi's phenomenological method. RESULTS: Five main themes and 19 formulated meanings were indentified. The 5 themes were ‘drowning in pain’, ‘just look outside the glass door’, ‘being a pillar’, ‘a deepening attachment’, and ‘prepare for nurturing with hope’. CONCLUSION: The results of this study provided an in-depth understanding of the experience of a mother with a newborn in the NICU. These results can be used in the development of a nursing intervention program that provides psychological and emotional support to the mother and family.
Glass ; Hospitalization* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal ; Intensive Care, Neonatal* ; Methods ; Mothers ; Nursing ; Qualitative Research

Purpose: This study aimed to assess stroke knowledge, fear of recurrence, family support, and health-promoting behavior in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and examine these factors have an effect on health-promoting behavior. Methods: A descriptive survey design was used and included 151 patients diagnosed with a TIA. Participants were recruited from a neurology outpatient clinic at a university hospital in metropolitan city B. Data were collected between February 7 and March 29, 2024, using structured questionnaires and analyzed with the IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0 program. Results: The average scores for the main variables were as follows: stroke knowledge (13.60±3.15), fear of recurrence (24.34±5.57), family support (44.40±6.02), and health-promoting behavior (65.81±6.77). Family support (β=.33, p<.001), fear of recurrence (β=.28, p<.001), and age (β=.19, p=.027) were significant predictors of health-promoting behavior, with family support showing the greatest influence. Together, these factors explained 33.0% of the variance in health-promoting behavior (F=11.72, p<.001). Conclusion These findings highlight the importance of considering the characteristics of age, addressing fear of recurrence and enhancing family support to encourage health-promoting behaviors in patients with TIA. Strengthening these areas may contribute to effective stroke prevention strategies.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess stroke knowledge, fear of recurrence, family support, and health-promoting behavior in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and examine these factors have an effect on health-promoting behavior. Methods: A descriptive survey design was used and included 151 patients diagnosed with a TIA. Participants were recruited from a neurology outpatient clinic at a university hospital in metropolitan city B. Data were collected between February 7 and March 29, 2024, using structured questionnaires and analyzed with the IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0 program. Results: The average scores for the main variables were as follows: stroke knowledge (13.60±3.15), fear of recurrence (24.34±5.57), family support (44.40±6.02), and health-promoting behavior (65.81±6.77). Family support (β=.33, p<.001), fear of recurrence (β=.28, p<.001), and age (β=.19, p=.027) were significant predictors of health-promoting behavior, with family support showing the greatest influence. Together, these factors explained 33.0% of the variance in health-promoting behavior (F=11.72, p<.001). Conclusion These findings highlight the importance of considering the characteristics of age, addressing fear of recurrence and enhancing family support to encourage health-promoting behaviors in patients with TIA. Strengthening these areas may contribute to effective stroke prevention strategies.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess stroke knowledge, fear of recurrence, family support, and health-promoting behavior in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and examine these factors have an effect on health-promoting behavior. Methods: A descriptive survey design was used and included 151 patients diagnosed with a TIA. Participants were recruited from a neurology outpatient clinic at a university hospital in metropolitan city B. Data were collected between February 7 and March 29, 2024, using structured questionnaires and analyzed with the IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0 program. Results: The average scores for the main variables were as follows: stroke knowledge (13.60±3.15), fear of recurrence (24.34±5.57), family support (44.40±6.02), and health-promoting behavior (65.81±6.77). Family support (β=.33, p<.001), fear of recurrence (β=.28, p<.001), and age (β=.19, p=.027) were significant predictors of health-promoting behavior, with family support showing the greatest influence. Together, these factors explained 33.0% of the variance in health-promoting behavior (F=11.72, p<.001). Conclusion These findings highlight the importance of considering the characteristics of age, addressing fear of recurrence and enhancing family support to encourage health-promoting behaviors in patients with TIA. Strengthening these areas may contribute to effective stroke prevention strategies.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess stroke knowledge, fear of recurrence, family support, and health-promoting behavior in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and examine these factors have an effect on health-promoting behavior. Methods: A descriptive survey design was used and included 151 patients diagnosed with a TIA. Participants were recruited from a neurology outpatient clinic at a university hospital in metropolitan city B. Data were collected between February 7 and March 29, 2024, using structured questionnaires and analyzed with the IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0 program. Results: The average scores for the main variables were as follows: stroke knowledge (13.60±3.15), fear of recurrence (24.34±5.57), family support (44.40±6.02), and health-promoting behavior (65.81±6.77). Family support (β=.33, p<.001), fear of recurrence (β=.28, p<.001), and age (β=.19, p=.027) were significant predictors of health-promoting behavior, with family support showing the greatest influence. Together, these factors explained 33.0% of the variance in health-promoting behavior (F=11.72, p<.001). Conclusion These findings highlight the importance of considering the characteristics of age, addressing fear of recurrence and enhancing family support to encourage health-promoting behaviors in patients with TIA. Strengthening these areas may contribute to effective stroke prevention strategies.

In an epidemiological study of metal workers exposed to metalworking fluids(MWF), the prevalence time of evoultion, seasonal occurrence and clinical type of contact dermatitis were investigated. Composinal analyses of MWF with HPLC, dermatological examination and two consecutive questionnaire surveys were conducted. Study population was divided into two groups ; workers contact to cutting oil and workers contact to rust preventive oil. In the analysis of MWF, aliphatic hydrocarbons, having 12-20 carbons, was most common composition(49.04%) of cutting oil otherwise, major contents (90.99%) of the rust preventives oil were aliphatic hydrocarbons composed of 6-9 carbons. The frequency (point prevalence) of contact dermatitis(CD) was 7(12.7 per 100 subjects) in the dermatological examination of 55 workers. As the result of second survey for contact dermatitis, cumulative prevalence of oil working full-time and recent 1 year prevalence in two groups were 28.0, 16.7 and 15.1, 12.5 per 100 subjects. There were no difference in the prevalence of CD by oil, age, oil contact duration. Summer is the most common evolution season in workers exposed to cuttiogs, but not in workers exposed to rust preventive oil. Major clinical type of CD was erythematous papules in both groups. It presents the importance of preventive measures that 51.1% suffer from contact dermatitis had medical care at their own expense, and 47.1% of them felt serious about their contact dermatitis. From the fact that 68.6% think cotton gloves protective apparatus, we emphasize the need for health education.
Carbon ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Dermatitis, Contact* ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Health Education ; Humans ; Hydrocarbons ; Male* ; Prevalence ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Seasons