No abstract available.
Colon* ; Polyps*

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of family support and health promotion behaviors on quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy. Methods: A total of 108 participants who underwent gastrectomy within 2 years responded to self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0 with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Quality of life was significantly different depending on the participants’ age and main caregiver, and showed significant correlations with family support and health promotion behaviors. Hierarchical regression analysis explained 13% of the variance in quality of life in the first step with age and main caregiver and 39% in the second step adding family support and health promotion behaviors. Conclusion In order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy, patients’ family support and health promotion behaviors need to be improved. Additional research and nursing interventions on quality of life of this group of patients are needed to substantiate the importance of these influencing factors.

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of family support and health promotion behaviors on quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy. Methods: A total of 108 participants who underwent gastrectomy within 2 years responded to self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0 with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Quality of life was significantly different depending on the participants’ age and main caregiver, and showed significant correlations with family support and health promotion behaviors. Hierarchical regression analysis explained 13% of the variance in quality of life in the first step with age and main caregiver and 39% in the second step adding family support and health promotion behaviors. Conclusion In order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy, patients’ family support and health promotion behaviors need to be improved. Additional research and nursing interventions on quality of life of this group of patients are needed to substantiate the importance of these influencing factors.

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of family support and health promotion behaviors on quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy. Methods: A total of 108 participants who underwent gastrectomy within 2 years responded to self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0 with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Quality of life was significantly different depending on the participants’ age and main caregiver, and showed significant correlations with family support and health promotion behaviors. Hierarchical regression analysis explained 13% of the variance in quality of life in the first step with age and main caregiver and 39% in the second step adding family support and health promotion behaviors. Conclusion In order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy, patients’ family support and health promotion behaviors need to be improved. Additional research and nursing interventions on quality of life of this group of patients are needed to substantiate the importance of these influencing factors.

True cysts of the pancreas are rare, and enterogeous (duplication) cysts are extremely rare. We describe a case of enterogenous cyst of the pancreas located in the retroperitoneum, in which homogenous low attenua-tion, multiloculation, internal septation and cyst wall calcification were noted.
Pancreas*

PURPOSE: Airway inflammation is considered to be a characteristic feature of asthma, and eosinophils are recognized as the most important inflammatory cells. This study aims to assess the importance of blood eosinophil count and serum eosinophil cationic protein(ECP) levels as a non- invasive marker of bronchial hyperresponsiveness(BHR) in children with suspected asthma. METHODS: This study used data from 87 subjects with asthma-like symptoms(6-18 years old). The FEV1 and provocative concentration producing a 20% fall in FEV1(PC20) on methacholin inhalation challenge test were measured. Four groups were classified based on PC20[Group I : <2 mg/ mL; Group II : 2-8 mg/mL; Group III : 8-18 mg/mL; Group IV : (18 mg/mL), and blood eosinophil count and serum ECP levels were analyzed. In addition, subjects were classified based on the cutoff value of PC20(BHR positive group : <18 mg/mL; BHR negative group : (18 mg/mL). Then blood eosinophil count and serum ECP level were compared between these two groups. RESULTS: Likelihood ratio test for trends revealed a significant association between the blood eosinophil count or serum ECP level, and the degree of BHR as measured by methacholine PC20. Blood eosinophil count or serum ECP level was significantly higher in the BHR(+) group than in the BHR(-) group. Blood eosinophil count had a positive correlation with serum ECP level. CONCLUSIONS: Blood eosinophil count and serum ECP level may be a useful non-invasive clinical marker of BHR in subjects with suspected asthma. This supports the hypothesis that BHR in asthma is a consequence of airway eosinophilic inflammation.
Asthma* ; Biomarkers ; Child* ; Eosinophil Cationic Protein* ; Eosinophils* ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Inhalation ; Methacholine Chloride

No abstract available.
Cystadenoma*

No abstract available.
Cystadenoma*

232 internet sites in Yahoo and Empas were monitored to analyze what good contents of nutrition information on line have for the internet searchers. As the sites on line were disappeared frequently, all the monitored sites were selected on April 25, 2003. 3 disciplined personnels analyzed the contents of the selected sites by using self-developed monitoring format. The results are as follows. Most of sites were administered by the marketing companies and only 8% by public institutions, associations and school. Especially, most of the contents of the sites by marketing companies were advertisement about their goods instead of nutrition information. Only 42.6% of sites indicated the sources of nutrition information. Only 10.3% of site administrators responded about on-line questions quickly within 1 day. Moreover, 46% of sites were not conformed their answering periods. On the other hand, 94.8% of sites offered more than 1 feedback methods. Monitors checked purposes offering on-line informations plurally. Leading purpose was for advertising and marketing their goods(59.5%) and 47% of them were opened for offering food and nutrition information. They offered various informations at the same time. More than half of the sites had the menus for food and nutrition information and connected sites, but the other half of them only advertised their own goods. Positive sides from monitored informations were as follows : 'communicating informations easily' (8.7%) / 'definite informations for daily living' (7.2%) / 'beneficial informations for nutritional management' (4.6%) / 'new informations' (2.1%). Negative sides of offered information were 'not enough to give scientific basis and/or to simplify special evidences too much'(60.8%) / 'to exaggerate the contents' (41.4%) / 'not to indicate the notice of side effect and/or to advertise that there are not side effect from using their goods' (34.1%).
Administrative Personnel ; Hand ; Humans ; Internet* ; Marketing

232 internet sites in Yahoo and Empas were monitored to analyze what good contents of nutrition information on line have for the internet searchers. As the sites on line were disappeared frequently, all the monitored sites were selected on April 25, 2003. 3 disciplined personnels analyzed the contents of the selected sites by using self-developed monitoring format. The results are as follows. Most of sites were administered by the marketing companies and only 8% by public institutions, associations and school. Especially, most of the contents of the sites by marketing companies were advertisement about their goods instead of nutrition information. Only 42.6% of sites indicated the sources of nutrition information. Only 10.3% of site administrators responded about on-line questions quickly within 1 day. Moreover, 46% of sites were not conformed their answering periods. On the other hand, 94.8% of sites offered more than 1 feedback methods. Monitors checked purposes offering on-line informations plurally. Leading purpose was for advertising and marketing their goods(59.5%) and 47% of them were opened for offering food and nutrition information. They offered various informations at the same time. More than half of the sites had the menus for food and nutrition information and connected sites, but the other half of them only advertised their own goods. Positive sides from monitored informations were as follows : 'communicating informations easily' (8.7%) / 'definite informations for daily living' (7.2%) / 'beneficial informations for nutritional management' (4.6%) / 'new informations' (2.1%). Negative sides of offered information were 'not enough to give scientific basis and/or to simplify special evidences too much'(60.8%) / 'to exaggerate the contents' (41.4%) / 'not to indicate the notice of side effect and/or to advertise that there are not side effect from using their goods' (34.1%).
Administrative Personnel ; Hand ; Humans ; Internet* ; Marketing