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Humans ; Infant* ; Intussusception*

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Child ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Immunization* ; Child Health

This study was designed to identify the relationship between perceived pain, family support and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the theoretical understanding of the relationship of these three variables and eventually to more effective adaptation of patients to their situation. The subjects for this study were the 68 patients who had been diagnosed with ankylsing spondylitis and registered as out-patients in the Rheumatism Center of one university hospital in Seoul. The data were collected during the period from October 10, 1997 to December 20, 1997. Pain was measured using the perceived pain scale(VAS: Visual Analog Scale)developed by Calin(1993), family support using the scale developed by Kang Hyun Suk(1985) and Quality of Life using the scale developed by Ro Yoo Ja(1988). The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Frequencies, Pearson correlation, using the SPSS program. The results of this can be summarized as followings. 1. The mean perceived pain score was 5.13 with a range of 2 to 10. 2. The mean perceived family support score was 41.08+/-5.34 with a range of 20 to 50. 3. The mean perceived quality of life score was 134.07+/-19.82 with a range of 83 to 176. 4. Significant statistical difference was found between family support and quality of life(r=.331, p<0.001). A significant negative statistical difference was found between the family support and quality of life and pain(r=-.250, p<0.05, r=-.460, p<0.001). 5. General characteristics related to pain were exercise(t=4.72, p<0.0006). 6. General characteristics related to family support were age(F=2.65, p<0.0246), educational level(F=2.84, p<0.0282) and exercise(t=3.24, p<0.0452). 7. General characteristics related to quality of life were educational level(F=3.03, p<0.0392) and exercise(t=3.12, p<0.0465). It was found that the higher the level perceived pain, the lower the degree of perceived family support and the quality of life. It was also fund that the higher the degree of perceived family support the higher the degree of perceived quality of life. Accordingly, the conclusions from this study are that reduction of pain is achieved through the family support. Therefore, it is proposed that family support is an appropriate nursing intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with anklosing spondylitis.
Financial Management ; Humans ; Nursing ; Outpatients ; Quality of Life ; Rheumatic Diseases ; Seoul ; Spondylitis ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing*

The Bcl-2 protein has been shown to block apoptosis induced by a variety of stimuli. We have performed the experiments which cell death can be blocked by the bcl-2 proto-oncogene under moderate(50-100mM) or high ethanol treatment(400-600mM). As a result of morphological changes, and MTT assay, cell death was blocked by Bcl-2 under 100mM ethanol. However, the results of DNA fragmentation and RT-PCR(ICE, and CPP32), immunoblotting(CPP32, and PARP) for SK-pcDNA3 cells(vector only) and SK-Bcl-2 cells(stably expressed bcl-2 gene) were showen to be no significant differences between two cell lines. These result suggested that cell death induced by ethanol was not followed by apoptosis mechanism, and was blocked by the bcl-2 proto-oncogene with moderate ethanol.
Apoptosis ; Cell Death* ; Cell Line ; DNA Fragmentation ; Ethanol* ; Ice ; Proto-Oncogenes*

The purpose of the study was to test the effect of the health promotion program in middle women. The research design was a quasi experimental, nonequivalent control-group pretest-posttest design. The data were collected from February 24 to April 14, 1988. The subjects were midlife women, age 40 to 50 years who reside in Chonju city. The experimental group consisted of 41 subjects and the control group 40 subjects. The instruments used for the study were the Self Efficacy Scale and the Health Promotion Behavior Scale developed by Park(1995). The data was analyzed by SPSS/PC. The study result were as follows: Through the 7 week education program for health promotion, self efficacy and health behavior were effectively changed in middle-aged.
Education ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Health Promotion* ; Humans ; Jeollabuk-do ; Research Design ; Self Efficacy

The results of ABO blood typing in 64-year-old patient with chronic renal and heart failure were positive with anti-B, delayed and weak positive with anti-A in the slide method for the cell typing, mixed-field agglutiniation by light microscopy in the tube method for the cell typing, and also was negative in anti-A, lectin and positive in anti-H, therefore blood typing of this patient was confirmed to A3B.
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching ; Heart Failure ; Humans ; Microscopy ; Middle Aged

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge structure of health information (HI) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: Keywords or meaningful morphemes from HI presented on five health-related websites (HRWs) of one national HI institute and four hospitals, as well as HI needs among patients presented in nine literature, were reviewed, refined, and analyzed using text network analysis and their co-occurrence matrix was generated. Two networks of 61 and 35 keywords, respectively, were analyzed for degree, closeness, and betweenness centrality, as well as betweenness community analysis. Results: The most common keywords pertaining to HI on HRWs were lung, inhaler, smoking, dyspnea, and infection, focusing COPD treatment. In contrast, HI needs among patients were lung, medication, support, symptom, and smoking cessation, expanding to disease management. Two common sub-topic groups in HI on HRWs were COPD overview and medication administration, whereas three common sub-topic groups in HI needs among patients in the literature were COPD overview, self-management, and emotional management. Conclusion The knowledge structure of HI on HRWs is medically oriented, while patients need supportive information. Thus, the support system for self-management and emotional management on HRWs must be informed according to the structure of patients’ needs for HI. Healthcare providers should consider presenting COPD patient-centered information on HRWs.

The 35 patients who have suffered from myositis ossificans were investigated for 11 years. They wereposttraumatic patients, They trauma was divided into 3 groups; spinal cord injury, direct injury(fracture) andmixed type involving both. We evaluated the age distribution, the frequency of myositis ossificans, predilectionsite, bilaterality and relation between predilection site and bilaterality to the type of trauma. The results areas follows; 1. The age distribution was highest in 4th decades(12 among 35 patients). 2. In regard to distributionof 35 patients, spinal cord injury were most common (15 cases, 43%), the fracture nextly common (14, 40%) and thenmixed type (6,17%). 3. Among 51 cases of myositis ossificans, the frequency was highest in spinal cord injury(25cases, 49%), next was fracture(14, 27%). 4. The correlation between predilection site of myositis ossificans andlevel of spinal cord injury, hip is the most frequent site in thoracic injury. 6. The bilaterality of myositisossificans is 39%(20 among 51 lesions).
Age Distribution ; Hip ; Humans ; Myositis Ossificans ; Myositis ; Spinal Cord ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; Thoracic Injuries

In the last decade, advances in laparoscopic equipments have allowed the development of laparoscopic surgical treatment for gynecologic affeetion. The purpose of this study is to investigate the cardiovascular effects and blood gas changes during laparoscope assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) in Trendelenburg position and intraabdominal CO2 insufflation to obtain optimal surgical field. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate. SaO2, PaO2, end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) PaCO2, pH, and peak airway pressure (PAP) were measured in twenty patients who underwent laparoscope assisted vaginal hysterectomy in Trendelenburg position and intraabdominal CO2 insufflation. Each measurement was taken immedistely after intubation (control), 15 minutes after Trendelenburg position, 30 minutes after CO2 insufflation, 15 minutes, 1 hour and 6 hrs. after CO2 deflation. ETCO2 and PAP were not measured 1 hour and 6 hrs. after deflation The results were as follows; 1) Mean arterial pressure and heart rate were decreased after Trendelenburg position, but increased after CO2 insufflation. 2) Arterial O2 saturation was decreased after CO2 insufflation, 1 hour after deflation 3) Arterial PO2 was decreased after CO2 insufflation. 4) End-tidal CO2 was increased after CO2 insufflation. 5) Arterial PCO2 was increased after CO2 insufflation compared to control value, but it was decreased at 15 minutes after CO2 deflation. Arterial PCO2 at 1 hour after CO2 deflation was higher than at 15 minutes after CO2 deflation and 6 hrs. after CO2 deflation. 6) Arterial pH was decreased after CO2 insufflation. 7) Peak airway pressure was increased after Trendelenburg position and after CO2 insufflation.
Arterial Pressure ; Female ; Head-Down Tilt ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Hysterectomy, Vaginal* ; Insufflation ; Intubation ; Laparoscopes*

In the last decade, advances in laparoscopic equipments have allowed the development of laparoscopic surgical treatment for gynecologic affeetion. The purpose of this study is to investigate the cardiovascular effects and blood gas changes during laparoscope assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) in Trendelenburg position and intraabdominal CO2 insufflation to obtain optimal surgical field. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate. SaO2, PaO2, end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) PaCO2, pH, and peak airway pressure (PAP) were measured in twenty patients who underwent laparoscope assisted vaginal hysterectomy in Trendelenburg position and intraabdominal CO2 insufflation. Each measurement was taken immedistely after intubation (control), 15 minutes after Trendelenburg position, 30 minutes after CO2 insufflation, 15 minutes, 1 hour and 6 hrs. after CO2 deflation. ETCO2 and PAP were not measured 1 hour and 6 hrs. after deflation The results were as follows; 1) Mean arterial pressure and heart rate were decreased after Trendelenburg position, but increased after CO2 insufflation. 2) Arterial O2 saturation was decreased after CO2 insufflation, 1 hour after deflation 3) Arterial PO2 was decreased after CO2 insufflation. 4) End-tidal CO2 was increased after CO2 insufflation. 5) Arterial PCO2 was increased after CO2 insufflation compared to control value, but it was decreased at 15 minutes after CO2 deflation. Arterial PCO2 at 1 hour after CO2 deflation was higher than at 15 minutes after CO2 deflation and 6 hrs. after CO2 deflation. 6) Arterial pH was decreased after CO2 insufflation. 7) Peak airway pressure was increased after Trendelenburg position and after CO2 insufflation.
Arterial Pressure ; Female ; Head-Down Tilt ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Hysterectomy, Vaginal* ; Insufflation ; Intubation ; Laparoscopes*