PURPOSE: This study assessed the food intake and nutritional status of the elderly in long-term care facilities in order to provide adequate food services and improve the nutritional status. METHODS: The survey was carried out from August 2019 to October 2019 for the elderly in long-term care facilities located in Gwangju Metropolitan City. The survey was conducted to collect data from 199 elderly persons (34 males and 165 females) aged over 65 years old. The food intake was assessed using a 1-day 24-hour recall method. RESULTS: More than 90% of the subjects were over 75 years old. Forty five percent of the subjects were active, 44.2% of the subjects perceived themselves as not being healthy. Dementia and Parkinson's disease were the most common diseases, followed by hypertension, musculo-skeletal disease, diabetes, and stroke. Only 25.6% of the subjects had most of their teeth intact, and 44.7% of the subjects had difficulty in chewing and swallowing. The total food intake was 1,127 g in males and 1,078 g in females. The most frequently consumed foods were kimchi, cooked rice with multi-grains, soybean soup, cooked rice with white rice, yogurt, pumpkin porridge, soy milk, and duck soup. The average energy intake of the subjects was 1,564.9 kcal in males and 1,535.5 kcal in females. The overall nutritional status of the elderly in the long-term care facilities was poor. In particular, the intake of vitamin D and calcium, vitamin C, riboflavin, and potassium were very low. The intake of vitamin D was 5 µg, and 86.4% of the elderly were below the estimated average requirement, while the intake of sodium was high. CONCLUSION The results of this study can be used to understand the health and nutritional status and to improve the food services and nutrition management for the elderly in long-term care facilities.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to translate Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS) into Korean and verify the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the TSIS. METHODS: This study used a methodological research design. Exploratory factor analysis, content, construct, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency reliability of the TSIS were evaluated. Participants, 269 nursing students, were recruited from three universities in three provinces in South Korea from November 2016 to April 2017. RESULTS: The Korean version of TSIS contained 16 items. Exploratory factor analysis showed three factors that explained the construct validity with a three-factor solution; that explained 61.3% of the total variance. Concurrent validity was associated with the Global Interpersonal Communication Competence Scale (r=.68, p<.001). Cronbach's α for the 16 items was .80. CONCLUSION: Our study findings suggest that the Korean version of TSIS was a valid and reliable scale with a robust factorial structure and useful for measuring social intelligence of nursing students.
Emotional Intelligence ; Humans ; Intelligence ; Korea ; Mental Competency ; Psychometrics ; Reproducibility of Results ; Research Design ; Students, Nursing

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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter Pylori(H.pylori) causes chronoc gastritis and petric ulcer and is related to the development of stomach cancer. Proton pump inhibitor(PPI)-based new triple regimens are widely used at present to eradicate H.pylori. However, it still remains unclear whether these regimens are also effective in the elderly. METHODS: H. pylori was determined by CLO test and/or histology. The effectiveness of 1-wk new triple therapy(OMC25 or OMC5; Omeprazole 20 mg b.d., clarithromycin 250 mg or 500 mg b.d., and metronidazole 500 mg b.d., OAC; omeprazole 20 mg b.d., clarithromycin 500 mg b.d., and amoxicillin 10 g b.d.) on the eradication of H.pylori was evaluated in 1,042 patients with peptic ulcer or non-ulcer dyspepsia(NUD) in a retrospective study. We also prospectively investigated the eradication rate of quadruple therapy(omeprazole, tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate, amoxicillin and tetracycline) for 10 days in 150 pa-tients who failed the eradication by the new triple therapy. RESULTS: The overall eradication rate of the new triple therapy was 86.9% with those of OMC25, OMC5 and OAC being 76.6, 87.7 and 88.7%, respectively. The eradication rate of OMC25 was lower than that of OMC5 and OAC(p<0.005). The eradication rate of quadruple therapy was 64.7%. No significant difference in eradication rates was observed between the elderly and young persons, male and female, and underlying diseases. CONCLUSION: The similar eradication rate of the new triple therapy and quadruple therapy between the elderly and young persons suggests that these regimens are also recommendable for the eradication of H.pylori in the elderly.
Aged* ; Amoxicillin ; Bismuth ; Clarithromycin ; Female ; Gastritis ; Helicobacter pylori* ; Helicobacter* ; Humans ; Male ; Metronidazole ; Omeprazole ; Peptic Ulcer ; Prospective Studies ; Proton Pumps ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach Neoplasms ; Ulcer

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the dietary flavonoid intakes of Korean adults according to socioeconomic status. METHODS: Using data from the 2007~2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a total of 31,112 subjects aged over 19 years were included in this study. We estimated individuals' daily intakes of total flavonoids and seven flavonoid subclasses, including flavonols, flavones, flavanones, flavan-3-ols, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidin, and isoflavones,by linking food consumption data with the flavonoids database for commonly consumed Korean foods. We compared intakes of flavonoids according to the levels of household income and education. RESULTS: Average dietary flavonoid intakes of the study subjects were 321.8 mg/d in men and 308.3 mg/d in women. Daily flavonoid intakes were positively associated with household income level (p < 0.0001) and education level (p < 0.0001). The subjects in the highest household income and highest education level group (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.30~0.45, p < 0.0001 in men, OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.41~0.60, p < 0.0001 in women) had a lower likelihood of having low total flavonoid intake (less than 25 percentile) compared to the lowest household income and lowest education level group. The food group that contributed to total flavonoid intake with the biggest difference between the lowest and highest groups for both household income level and education level was beverages. CONCLUSION: This study shows that socioeconomic status was positively associated with flavonoid intake in a representative Korean population. Further research is needed to analyze the association of flavonoid intake with health outcomes according to socioeconomic status such as household income and education level.
Adult* ; Anthocyanins ; Beverages ; Education ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Flavanones ; Flavones ; Flavonoids ; Flavonols ; Humans ; Korea* ; Male ; Nutrition Surveys* ; Social Class*

Five eastern great egrets with a history of ataxia, wry neck, and wet feathers were submitted to the Veterinary Diagnostic Center for pathologic examination. Slightly enlarged livers with diffuse white-grayish nodules were observed. Microscopically, the hepatic and lung parenchyma contained granulomatous lesions consisting of central necrosis. Some hearts showed myofiber necrosis with infiltration of histiocytes and heterophils. Partial 16SrRNA and gyrB gene sequences of all isolates showed high similarities (99-100%) to those of Salmonella (S.) enterica subsp. enterica. Based on pathological and molecular biological results, S. enterica subsp. enterica systemic infections were diagnosed in eastern great egrets of Korea.
Animals ; Ataxia ; Feathers ; Heart ; Histiocytes ; Korea ; Liver ; Lung ; Neck ; Necrosis ; Salmonella enterica* ; Salmonella*

BACKGROUND: Given emerging evidence of the association between stress and disease, practitioners need a tool for measuring stress. Several instruments exist to measure perceived stress; however, none of them are applicable for population surveys because stress conceptualization can differ by population. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Perceived Stress Inventory (PSI) and its short version for use in population surveys and clinical practice in Korea. METHODS: From a pool of perceived stress items collected from three widely used instruments, 20 items were selected for the new measurement tool. Nine of these items were selected for the short version. We evaluated the validity of the items using exploratory factor analysis of the preliminary data. To evaluate the convergent validity of the PSI, 387 healthy people were recruited and stratified on the basis of age and sex. Confirmatory analyses and examination of structural stability were also carried out. To evaluate discriminatory validity, the PSI score of a group with depressive symptoms was compared with that of a healthy group. A similar comparison was also done for persons with anxious mood. RESULTS: Exploratory factor analysis supported a three-factor construct (tension, depression, and anger) for the PSI. Reliability values were satisfactory, ranging from 0.67 to 0.87. Convergent validity was confirmed through correlation with the Perceived Stress Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. People with depressive or anxious mood had higher scores than the healthy group on the total PSI, all three dimensions, and the short version. CONCLUSION: The long and short versions of the PSI are valid and reliable tools for measuring perceived stress. These instruments offer benefits for stress research using population-based surveys.
Anxiety ; Depression ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Humans ; Korea

As the abnormal proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis and vascular restenosis, a candidate drug with antiproliferative properties is needed. We investigated the antiproliferative action and underlying mechanism of a newly synthesized naphthoquinone derivative, 5,8-dimethoxy-2-nonylamino-naphthalene-1,4-dione (2-nonylamino-DMNQ), using VSMCs treated with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). 2-Nonylamino-DMNQ inhibited proliferation and cell number of VSMCs induced by PDGF, but not epidermal growth factor (EGF), in a concentration-dependent manner without any cytotoxicity. This derivative suppressed PDGF-induced [3H]-thymidine incorporation, cell cycle progression from G0/G1 to S phase, and the phosphorylation of phosphor-retinoblastoma protein (pRb) as well as the expression of cyclin E/D, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 2/4, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Importantly, 2-nonylamino-DMNQ inhibited the phosphorylation of PDGF receptorbeta(PDGF-Rbeta) enhanced by PDGF at Tyr579, Tyr716, Tyr751, and Tyr1021 residues. Subsequently, 2-nonylamino-DMNQ inhibited PDGF-induced phosphorylation of STAT3, ERK1/2, Akt, and PLCgamma1. Therefore, our results indicate that 2-nonylamino-DMNQ inhibits PDGF-induced VSMC proliferation by blocking PDGF-Rbeta autophosphorylation, and subsequently PDGF-Rbeta-mediated downstream signaling pathways.
Atherosclerosis ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Cell Count ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Proliferation ; Cyclins ; Epidermal Growth Factor ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; Phosphorylation ; Phosphotransferases ; Platelet-Derived Growth Factor ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; S Phase

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a form of venous thrombosis that usually presents in chronic form without any sequalae in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cirrhosis. Accurate differential diagnosis of bland PVT from neoplastic PVT is an important step for planning treatment options, but the acute form can be challenging. Here we present a case of acute hepatic infarction caused by acute bland PVT combined with pylephlebitis, which was misdiagnosed as infiltrative hepatic malignancy with neoplastic PVT owing to the perplexing imaging results and elevated tumor markers.
Biomarkers, Tumor ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; Humans ; Infarction* ; Liver Cirrhosis ; Portal Vein* ; Tenofovir ; Thrombophlebitis* ; Thrombosis* ; Venous Thrombosis