1.Process of Change, Self Efficacy and Decisional Balance Corresponding to Stage of Change in Smoking Cessation in Industrial Workers.
Yun Mi LEE ; Nam Hee PARK ; Ji Min SEO
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing 2003;15(3):483-492
PURPOSE: The study was performed to identify the process of change, decisional balance and self-efficacy corresponding to the stage of smoking cessation behavior based on Transtheoretical Model in industrial workers. METHOD: A convenience sample of 146 industrial workers except for the never smokers, were recruited at a H industry in Ulsan. Data were collected from February 1 to 28, 2002. The research instruments were Stages of Change of Smoking Cessation Measure(DiClemente et al, 1991), Process of change(Prochaska, 1988), Smoking Abstinence Self Efficacy (SASE: DiClemente et al, 1985) and Decisional balance(SDB; Kim, 1999). RESULT: The results of this study were as follows; 1. The subjects were distributed in each stage of smoking cessation change: There were 64 subjects (43.0%) in the precontemplation stage, 35 subjects(23.5%) in the contemplation stage, 28 subjects(18.8%) in the preparation stage, 14 subjects(10.1%) in the action stage and 7 subjects(4.7%) in the maintenance stage. 2. Analysis of variance showed that experiental process(F=2.808, p=.042), behavioral process (F=4.567, p=.004) self-efficacy(F=9.809, p=.000), pros(F=11.107, p=.000), cons(F=6.686, p=.000), pros- cons(F=3.446, p=.018) were significantly associated with the stages of smoking cessation change. 3. Through discriminant analysis, it was found that 'PROS' was the most influential variable in discriminating the four stages of change. CONCLUSION: This study can provide the basis of staged matching smoking cessation program using TTM for more effective and useful intervention.
Self Efficacy*
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Smoke*
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Smoking Cessation*
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Smoking*
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Ulsan
2.A Case of Recurrent Fetal Cystic Hygroma with Polycystic Kidney.
Seong Hee KIM ; Ji Won SIN ; Hyeon Joo KIM ; Seong Sook SEO ; Hyeon Mi HA
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997;40(8):1756-1762
This is a case report of a cystic hygroma with polycystic kidney in a fetus which was suspected by ultrasonography and was confirmed by autopsy. Recently, we have experienced this case in 25-year old woman repeatedly and we report that with a brief review of relevant literature.
Adult
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Autopsy
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Female
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Fetus
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Humans
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Lymphangioma, Cystic*
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Polycystic Kidney Diseases*
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Ultrasonography
3.Balloon Cell Malignant Melanoma: A case report.
Ji Young SEO ; Soon Young KIM ; Jeong Hee KANG ; Young Ok KIM ; Bang HUR
Korean Journal of Pathology 1999;33(7):537-539
Balloon cell malignant melanoma (BCMM) is a rare histologic variant of malignant melanoma, which is composed either predominantly or entirely of large clear or foamy cells. The incidence of balloon cell malignant melanoma is about 0.15% of all cutaneous malignant melanomas. Recently, we experienced a case of cutaneous balloon cell malignant melanoma in the right lower abdomen with right inguinal and both axillary lymph node metastasis in a 56-year-old man. The cutaneous lesion was 4.5 3.5 cm in size, a well-demarcated black nodular mass, involving abdominal skin and subcutaneous tissue. The tumor was histologically composed of two types of tumor cells: predominant clear cell and focal, pigmented spindle cell. The nodal lesion was composed entirely of clear cells. Both clear and spindle cells showed positive reaction for S-100 protein and HMB-45 on immunohistochemistry.
Abdomen
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Incidence
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Lymph Nodes
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Melanoma*
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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S100 Proteins
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Skin
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Subcutaneous Tissue
4.Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding a Screening Test for and Subsequent Management of Students' Emotional and Behavioral Problems.
Child Health Nursing Research 2017;23(2):207-218
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate parents' perceptions and attitudes regarding a screening test for and subsequent management of students' emotional and behavioral problems. METHODS: A descriptive research design was used, and included disproportional stratified and cluster random sampling. The sample comprised 223 parents of elementary, middle, and high school students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, and ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 21.0. RESULTS: Overall, parents responded that they knew of the goals, types, and tools of screening tests for students' emotional and behavioral problems. In total, 64.6% of parents reported having information for the screening test in advance. Only 13.5%(n=30) of students had emotional and behavioral problems in the last year. Among these students, 56.7%(n=17) were referred to mental health facilities but only 29.4%(n=5) of them received ongoing management from these facilities. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that parents should receive information about the screening test for and subsequent management of students' emotional and behavioral problems. Health professionals need to build strategies to provide ongoing management for students who have emotional and behavioral problems.
Health Occupations
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Humans
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Mass Screening*
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Mental Health
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Mental Health Services
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Parents
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Problem Behavior*
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Research Design
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School Health Services
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Student Health Services
5.Comparing the Effects of Aromatherapy on Dysmenorrhea by Research Design.
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing 2010;22(1):31-40
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is difference in the effects of aromatherapy on dysmenorrhea by research design. METHODS: Findings from the two different research designs (Nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest [NCG] design vs. two-group crossover design) were compared in regard to the effect of aromatherapy on dysmenorrhea. The subjects of the NCG design and the crossover design were a total of 58 female nursing students. The treatments (aroma essential oil inhalation and carrier oil inhalation) were given using a necklace. The data were analyzed by Fisher's exact test, t-test, Mann-Whitney test, paired t-test, and Shapiro-Wilk test using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program. The effect size for the two research designs was calculated. RESULTS: In both research designs, the level of dysmenorrhea and menstrual pain after the aroma treatment were not significantly different from those after the placebo treatment. The effect size of the NCG design was higher than that of the crossover design. CONCLUSION: Aroma inhalation may not be effective in managing dysmenorrhea and menstrual pain. In order to further clarify the efficiency of research design and the effect of aromatherapy on discomfort during menstruation, replication studies are necessary. Future studies need to examine the effects of different research design on non-interval variables.
Aromatherapy
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Cross-Over Studies
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Dysmenorrhea
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Female
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Humans
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Inhalation
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Menstruation
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Research Design
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Students, Nursing
6.Relationships among Knowledge and Skills about Suicide Prevention, Attitudes toward Suicide, and Burnout of Suicide Prevention Work of Nurses at Mental Health Welfare Centers:A Mixed Methods Study
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2022;52(1):92-104
Purpose:
This study aimed to identify relationships among knowledge and skills about suicide prevention, attitudes toward suicide, and burnout of suicide prevention work of nurses at mental health welfare centers.
Methods:
An explanatory sequential mixed-method research was conducted. For the quantitative study, the subjects (nurses) were 133 nurses executing suicide prevention work. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program. For the qualitative research, 13 nurses with high burnout scores were interviewed. The data were analyzed using theme analysis method.
Results:
Quantitative results showed the average burnout of suicide prevention work was 54.62 ± 12.51. The burnout of suicide prevention work had significant correlations with attitudes toward suicide (r = .30, p < .001) and suicide prevention skills (r = - .18,p = .037). Qualitative results showed six themes related to burnout of suicide prevention work. They were ‘feeling a lack of confidence in one’s suicide counselling skills’, ‘feeling of the limits of one’s ability to cope with a suicide crisis’, ‘feeling regret for not being able to help the clients’, ‘being over-empathetic to the clients’, ‘Not being able to understand the clients because the subjects (nurses) opposes committing suicide’, and ‘thinking that the suicidal thoughts of suicide attempters do not improve’.
Conclusion
To reduce burnout of nurses’ suicide prevention work at mental health welfare centers, there is a need to develop an educational program considering nurses' attitudes toward suicide and one to enhance their confidence in suicide prevention skills.
7.Experience of People with Severe Mental Illness in Using Community Mental Health Services: A Systematic Review of Exploratory Research Using Photovoice
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2023;32(3):245-258
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of using community mental health services from the perspective of people with severe mental illness.
Methods:
The key research question was, "How was the experience of people with severe mental illnesses using community mental health services in studies using photovoice?" A systematic search was performed using seven core electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, RISS, KISS, and DBpia).
Results:
A total of nine studies out of 3,041 were included in the review. Seven central themes were identified through the thematic analysis: "growing hope," "continuing treatment with insight into the illness," "feeling a sense of achievement and improving self-esteem," "feeling joy, stability and connectedness," "pursuing a proactive life," "wanting to live a life that helps others," and "experiencing frustration."
Conclusion
The experience of using community mental health services by people with severe mental illness was similar to the experience of recovery. The use of community mental health services and the expansion of the peer support program and supported housing services are needed to promote recovery and improve the quality of life of people with severe mental illness.
8.Gut Microbiota and Clinical Disease: Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Ji Sook PARK ; Ji Hyun SEO ; Hee Shang YOUN
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition 2013;16(1):22-27
The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Obesity can cause hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Many environmental or genetic factors have been suggested to contribute to the development of obesity, but there is no satisfactory explanation for its increased prevalence. This review discusses the latest updates on the role of the gut microbiota in obesity and NAFLD.
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Fatty Liver
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Hyperlipidemias
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Hypertension
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Metagenome
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Obesity
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Prevalence
9.Association between betaARK1 Level of Circulating Mononuclear Leukocytes and Left Ventrcular mass in Non-treated Hypertensive Patients.
Bong Ryong CHOI ; Eun Ji KIM ; Ji Eun LEE ; Ji Cheol YUN ; Jung Hee NAM ; Seong Ji PARK ; Jin Yong HWANG ; Dong Ju CHOI ; Bong Gwan SEO
Korean Circulation Journal 2000;30(12):1530-1539
BACKGROUND: Beta-adrenergic receptor Kinase 1(betaARK1) is a serine/threonine kinase attached, which inhibits the coupling of beta-adrenergic receptor with G-protein. Myocardial betaARK1 level is usually elevated in heart failure and hypertrophy, but it is not known whether the circulating betaARK1 level is related with the degree of cardiac hypertrophy. This study was performed to evaluate the association of the betaARK1 level in circulating mononuclear leukocytes(MNL) in untreated hypertension with left ventricular mass in hypertensive patients. Method: Nineteen non-treated hypertensive patients were included for this study. High blood pressure was confirmed when systolic BP is over 150 mmHg or diastoli BP is over 95 mmHg. Echocardiography was performed to evaluate the degree of hypertrophy by measuring the left ventricular mass index(LVMI) and relative wall thickness(RWT), and test the LV function by measuring the ejection fraction(EF) according to ASE guideline. At the same time, blood was collected from each patient and MNL were isolated by gradient centrifuge with Ficoll-400. Total RNA was purified from MNL and semi-quantitative RT-PCR was performed. After reverse transcription, PCR was done with primers for human betaARK1 and GAPDH as external control. betaARK1 levels were expressed by ratio to GAPDH level and estimated the relations with clinical and Echocardiographic parameters. Result: We studied confirmed 19 hypertensive patients(10 men and 9 women, mean age of 50.6 years). Echocardiographically measured indices(mean+/-SD) were as follows; LVMI(137.3+/-30.6g/m2), PWT(0.53+/-0.09) and EF(54.6+/-8.5%). Ratio of betaARK1 levels to GAPDH was from 0.10 to 0.96 (0.62+/-0.25). betaARK1 levels were correlated with LVMI(correlation coefficient: r=.502, p=.029) and RWT(r=.627, p=.004). But Systolic BP(r=0.009, p=.93), diastolic BP(r=.07, p=.85) or EF(r=.045, p=.84) were not related to level of betaARK1. CONCLUSIONS: The betaARK1 level of circulating MNL was correlated well with the degree of the cardiac hypertrophy estimated by LVMI and RWT. This data suggests that activation of sympatho-adrenal system would exert a major role in developing cardiac hypertrophy and we can expect the decreased responsiveness to catecholamine in the heart of hypertensive patients. betaARK1 in circulating MNL might be used as a predictor or marker for LV hypertrophy in hypertensive patients.
beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases
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Cardiomegaly
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Echocardiography
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Female
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GTP-Binding Proteins
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Heart
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Heart Failure
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Hypertrophy
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Leukocytes, Mononuclear*
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Male
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Phosphotransferases
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Reverse Transcription
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RNA
10.Partial mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection and radiotherapy in breast cancer.
Hee Dae LEE ; Chang Ok SEO ; Woo Hee JUNG ; Ki Keun OH ; Hee Bong PARK ; Hoon Sang JI ; Byung Roh KIM ; Jik Sik MIN
Journal of the Korean Cancer Association 1993;25(6):899-904
No abstract available.
Breast Neoplasms*
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Breast*
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Lymph Node Excision*
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Lymph Nodes*
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Mastectomy, Segmental*
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Radiotherapy*