PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to compare the differences between obese and non-obese students in sedentary leisure-time activities. METHODS: The survey was performed with 725 students from 3 different middle schools in Kyeonggi-do. In order to measure the degree of obesity, used are BMI and "2007 Korea Children and Adolescents' Average Scale". With regard to the leisure activities, YRBS and "Youth Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance" were referred. RESULTS: The rate of boys' overweight was 18.0% and that of girls was 11.8%. Students watching TV 3hours+/day were 16.6% for boys and 30.6% for girls during weekday. Respective values for weekend were 56.8% and 71.4%. Students using computer 3hours+/day were both 14.5% for boys and girls during weekday, and 53.7% for boys and 36.7% for girls during weekend. 14.9% of boys and 21.2% of girls didn't participate in vigorous physical activities and 5.9% for boys and 11.2% for girls didn't participate in moderate physical activities. The differences between obese and non-obese students in sedentary activities were not significant. However, the difference in leisure-time activity was significant. CONCLUSION: The programs for prevention and management of adolescents' obesity have to be focused on reducing their sedentary activities and improving physical activities.
Adolescent* ; Body Mass Index ; Child ; Female ; Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Korea ; Leisure Activities ; Motor Activity ; Obesity* ; Overweight ; Risk Factors

BACKGROUND: The relationship between fat mass, muscle mass and chronic low back pain is unclear and little is known about it. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body composition and the risk of chronic low back pain in young and middle-aged Korean adults. METHODS: Data from 1807 men and 1810 women aged 19 to 64 years who participated in the fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2009 were evaluated. Chronic low back pain was defined as pain lasting for more than three months. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric and body composition variables were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of chronic low back pain was higher in women (11.5%) than in men (6.4%). In men, the risk for chronic low back pain was significantly associated with education level and alcohol use. In women, the risk factors were age, education level, occupation, physical activity, menopausal status, body mass index and waist circumference. After adjusting for covariates, total and trunk fat mass and total and appendicular lean body mass were not associated as risk for chronic low back pain in both genders. CONCLUSIONS: Fat mass and muscle mass may not be associated with chronic low back pain in young and middle-aged Korean adults.
Adipose Tissue ; Adult ; Aged ; Body Composition ; Body Mass Index ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Life Style ; Low Back Pain ; Male ; Motor Activity ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Muscles ; Nutrition Surveys ; Occupations ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Waist Circumference

BACKGROUND: The relationship between fat mass, muscle mass and chronic low back pain is unclear and little is known about it. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body composition and the risk of chronic low back pain in young and middle-aged Korean adults. METHODS: Data from 1807 men and 1810 women aged 19 to 64 years who participated in the fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2009 were evaluated. Chronic low back pain was defined as pain lasting for more than three months. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric and body composition variables were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of chronic low back pain was higher in women (11.5%) than in men (6.4%). In men, the risk for chronic low back pain was significantly associated with education level and alcohol use. In women, the risk factors were age, education level, occupation, physical activity, menopausal status, body mass index and waist circumference. After adjusting for covariates, total and trunk fat mass and total and appendicular lean body mass were not associated as risk for chronic low back pain in both genders. CONCLUSIONS: Fat mass and muscle mass may not be associated with chronic low back pain in young and middle-aged Korean adults.
Adipose Tissue ; Adult ; Aged ; Body Composition ; Body Mass Index ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Life Style ; Low Back Pain ; Male ; Motor Activity ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Muscles ; Nutrition Surveys ; Occupations ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Waist Circumference

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the mental health and presenteeism of early childhood teachers and to explore the effects of working conditions and job satisfaction on these. METHODS: Data from the 4thKorean Work Environment Survey were used. The sample consisted of 474 female early-childhood teachers from private facilities. Mental health was measured using the WHO-Wellbeing Index. Presenteeism was attributed to a participant upon indication that, during the past 12 months, she had ever attended work, despite being sick. The data by complex sample design were analyzed through the Rao-Scott χ2 test and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: 37.9% of early childhood teachers reported poor mental health and 34.2% had experienced presenteeism. Early childhood teachers in permanent employment, who did not work evening shifts, and with sustainable jobs, were more likely to have better mental health. Moreover, those in permanent employment and remunerated appropriately were less likely to experience presenteeism. CONCLUSION Type of employment, number of days working in the evening, and job sustainability affect mental health. Further, type of employment, number of workers, and being well paid have an effect on presenteeism. We suggest that improved working conditions should precede the improvement of early-childhood teachers' mental health.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the mental health and presenteeism of early childhood teachers and to explore the effects of working conditions and job satisfaction on these. METHODS: Data from the 4thKorean Work Environment Survey were used. The sample consisted of 474 female early-childhood teachers from private facilities. Mental health was measured using the WHO-Wellbeing Index. Presenteeism was attributed to a participant upon indication that, during the past 12 months, she had ever attended work, despite being sick. The data by complex sample design were analyzed through the Rao-Scott χ2 test and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: 37.9% of early childhood teachers reported poor mental health and 34.2% had experienced presenteeism. Early childhood teachers in permanent employment, who did not work evening shifts, and with sustainable jobs, were more likely to have better mental health. Moreover, those in permanent employment and remunerated appropriately were less likely to experience presenteeism. CONCLUSION: Type of employment, number of days working in the evening, and job sustainability affect mental health. Further, type of employment, number of workers, and being well paid have an effect on presenteeism. We suggest that improved working conditions should precede the improvement of early-childhood teachers' mental health.
Employment ; Female ; Humans ; Job Satisfaction ; Logistic Models ; Mental Health ; Presenteeism

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of the Field Management Training Program for home care services personnel on their understanding and professional competences. METHODS: The subjects were 373 team managers of public home care services who participated in the training program. Data was collected with a self-administered questionnaire in April and September, 2007. The subjects' level of understanding of home care was measured by 35 questions divided into 8 categories while their professional competence was measured by 15 questions divided into 5 categories. Result: After attending the training, the subjects' understanding improved from 20.90 points (possible range: 4~32) to 26.11 points. The most improvement was evident in the Planning and Public Health Education categories. Their professional competences improved from 10.81 points (possible range: 4~16) to 12.51 points. The improvement of their understanding and professional competences differed across to training places. It was also evident that an increase in understanding brought about an increase in professional competence. CONCLUSION: The Field Management Training Program needs to be continued with efforts to reduce the differences of training effects between training places. And additional recommendations should be made through further evaluation of subsequent training programs.
Home Care Services ; Professional Competence ; Public Health ; Surveys and Questionnaires

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge structure of Asian Oncology Nursing (AON) from 2002 to 2018.METHODS: Abstracts from 382 studies were reviewed and analyzed using the text network analysis program, NetMiner 4.3. Keywords network trends were compared before and after 2012 when the journal title changed from Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing to Journal of Asian Oncology Nursing.RESULTS: ‘Cancer,’ ‘patient,’ ‘quality of life,’ ‘breast,’ ‘nurse,’ ‘depression,’ ‘health,’ ‘nursing,’ ‘pain,’ ‘family’ were the top 10 most frequent keywords, and ‘cancer,’ ‘patient,’ ‘quality of life,’ ‘health,’ ‘nursing,’ ‘family,’ ‘intervention,’ ‘effect,’ ‘hospital,’ and ‘therapy’ were the dominant keywords that ranked highest in co-appearance frequency. Core keywords changed before and after 2012. After 2012, depression, health, symptom and pain were the keywords ranked that replaced nursing, education, family, and intervention from before 2012. Four subtopic groups were identified: 1) cancer treatment, education and information, 2) chemotherapy and psychological adjustment, 3) psychosocial adjustment of cancer survivors, and 4) process of cancer intervention and support.CONCLUSION: This study provides a general overview of research trends of the Asian Oncology Nursing Society. Findings of this study may guide future research directions in Asian Oncology Nursing research.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Depression ; Drug Therapy ; Education ; Emotional Adjustment ; Humans ; Nursing ; Nursing Research ; Oncology Nursing ; Survivors

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to assess nursing professional pride. Methods: Fifty-six preliminary items were identified through literature review and focus group interview of nurses working in a hospital. Of these, 45 preliminary instruments were completed over 0.80 of content validity index. To verify the reliability and validity of the preliminary instrument, data were collected from 294 nurses. The data were analyzed using factor analysis and multidimensional scaling analysis. Results: From the factor analysis, 27 significant items were divided into 5 subscales. These subscales were as follows: feeling of vocation, role satisfaction, role of problem solver, self-achievement, and willingness to stay. The nursing professional pride also established criterion-related validity, discriminant validity, and group validity. Cronbach’s a of the instrument was .92, and the subscales ranged from .74 to .85. Conclusion The developed scale for nursing professional pride shows validity and reliability. The significance of this study is the development of an instrument capable of measuring nursing professional pride. To verify the relevance of this instrument, conducting comparative studies is suggested.

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Automation, Laboratory/*methods ; Culture Media/*classification ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Sputum/*microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Pleural/*diagnosis

Eccrine spiradenoma is an uncommon benign adnexal tumor originating from the eccrine sweat gland. We diagnosed a eccrine spiradenoma on a 55-year-old man with histopathologic confirmation upon biopsy followed by complete resection, who had visited our clinic with a chief complain of occipital scalp mass. The solitary eccrine spiradenoma occurring in the scalp is rarely to be seen and should be considered as a differential diagnosis for a solitary cystic mass of the scalp.
Biopsy ; Bone Cysts ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Scalp* ; Sweat Glands