BACKGROUND: Family values of a married woman may be related to her own depressive mood. Since depressive mood of a married woman is likely to exert a negative influence, in terms of mental health, on her, her family members, and the whole society's, it may be very important to explore the relationship between family values in married women and their depressive mood. METHODS: In this study, we analyzed nationally representative 5,818 married women aged 20 years or older from the 4th panel data of 2012 Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families. As for variables of interest, we constructed three family values variables: family-oriented view of marriage, individualistic view of marriage, and traditional view of marital roles. Then we employed multivariate logistic regression analyses to explore the relationship between family values and depressive mood, adjusting for family and socio-demographic factors. RESULTS: In total, 804 married women (18.4%) had experienced depressive mood. All of the three family values variables were significant in their relationships with depressive mood. The women categorized as ‘very weak’ in family-oriented view of marriage were more likely to experience depressive mood than the women categorized as ‘very strong’ (odds ratio [OR], 1.98; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.53–2.55). By contrast, the women categorized as ‘very weak’ in individualistic view of marriage (OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.33–0.55) and in traditional view of marital roles (OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.51–0.92) were less likely to experience depressive mood than their respective counterpart women categorized as ‘very strong.’ CONCLUSION: In Korea, married women's values towards marriage itself and roles between wives and husbands had significant associations with their depressive mood. This suggests that in order to improve mental health in married women, we need to take social and cultural dimensions into consideration along with public health interventions.
Depression ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Logistic Models ; Longitudinal Studies ; Marriage ; Mental Health ; Public Health ; Spouses

Administration, Oral ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; blood ; drug therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypoglycemic Agents ; administration & dosage ; Male ; Middle Aged

A 35-year-old man complained of right truncal pain around T7-8 dermatomal distribution and on examination, T7-8 spinal tenderness was observed. Magnetic resonance imaging showed osteolytic mass in T8 vertebral body without structural lesions involving spinal nerve roots. Dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials (DSEP) were helpful in diagnosis with thoracic radiculopathy. Finally, Langerhans cell histiocytosis was confirmed in bone biopsy. Thoracic radiculopathy can be caused by various etiologies including bone tumor and DSEP is useful supplementary tool for diagnosing thoracic radiculopathy.

PURPOSE: Fever is one of the most common symptoms in children visiting the emergency department. When oral antipyretics use is limited, IV antipyretics may be necessary for control of fever. In this study, we examined the current status of use and antipyretic effect of propacetamol, a precursor of acetaminophen, in fever management for children of age younger than 15 in an emergency center. METHODS: We reviewed medical records of 101 patients who were prescribed IV propacetamol from September 1st to December 31st in 2013. Among these patients, 59 children received propacetamol via intravenous injection for control of fever. We investigated variable data including age, sex, weight, chief complaint, reason for use of intravenous propacetamol, history of liver disease, and body temperature before the injection. In addition, to examine the antipyretic efficacy of IV propacetamol, we thoroughly investigated administration dose, number of injections, use of other antipyretics, other antipyretic therapy (ex. like tepid massage or ice bag), fever clearance time, etc. RESULTS: Intravenous propacetamol at a dose of 26.16 mg/kg was used in 59 patients and fever was controlled under 38degrees C within 2 hours in 39 patients (66.1%). Fever was relieved under 38degrees C within 4 hours or general condition was improved in 49 patients (83.0%). CONCLUSION: In this study, we examined the antipyretic efficacy of intravenous propacetamol in management of fever for children younger than 15 years of age in an emergency center. Optimized uses of intravenous propacetamol according to age and weight were effective for pediatric patients with fever who cannot swallow oral medications.
Acetaminophen ; Antipyretics ; Body Temperature ; Child* ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Fever* ; Humans ; Ice ; Injections, Intravenous ; Liver Diseases ; Massage ; Medical Records ; Pediatrics

Objectives: A growing number of people depend on flexible employment, characterized by outsider employment status and perceived job insecurity. This study investigated whether there was a synergistic effect of employment status (full-time vs. part-time) and perceived job insecurity on major depressive disorder. Methods: Data were derived from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health of 12 640 of Canada’s labor force population, aged 20 to 74. By combining employment status with perceived job insecurity, we formed four employment categories: fulltime secure, full-time insecure, part-time secure, and part-time insecure. Results: Results showed no synergistic health effect between employment status and perceived job insecurity. Regardless of employment status (full-time vs. part-time), insecure employment was significantly associated with a high risk of major depressive disorder. Analysis of the interaction between gender and four flexible employment status showed a gender-contingent effect on this link in only full-time insecure category. Men workers with full-time insecure jobs were more likely to experience major depressive disorders than their women counterparts. Conclusions This study’s findings imply that perceived job insecurity may be a critical factor for developing major depressive disorder, in both men and women workers.

Objectives: A growing number of people depend on flexible employment, characterized by outsider employment status and perceived job insecurity. This study investigated whether there was a synergistic effect of employment status (full-time vs. part-time) and perceived job insecurity on major depressive disorder. Methods: Data were derived from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health of 12 640 of Canada’s labor force population, aged 20 to 74. By combining employment status with perceived job insecurity, we formed four employment categories: fulltime secure, full-time insecure, part-time secure, and part-time insecure. Results: Results showed no synergistic health effect between employment status and perceived job insecurity. Regardless of employment status (full-time vs. part-time), insecure employment was significantly associated with a high risk of major depressive disorder. Analysis of the interaction between gender and four flexible employment status showed a gender-contingent effect on this link in only full-time insecure category. Men workers with full-time insecure jobs were more likely to experience major depressive disorders than their women counterparts. Conclusions This study’s findings imply that perceived job insecurity may be a critical factor for developing major depressive disorder, in both men and women workers.

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are heterogeneous disorders with autosomal inheritance. Autosomal dominant LGMD mapped to 7q36.3 has been classified as LGMD type 1D (LGMD1D) in the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee Database. LGMD1D is characterized predominantly by limb-girdle weakness and may also show a bulbar symptom in some cases. In the past, the frequency of this disease was uncommon, and this disorder was mainly found in Europe and the United States. However, recently, this disorder has been reported in Asia, including Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Here, we report on three LGMD1D patients, including one with a novel mutation in DNAJB6, c.298T>A. While two patients complained of limb-girdle weakness, as would be expected, one patient had distal weakness. They had various serum creatine kinase levels. Radiologic findings in one patient showed fatty degeneration and atrophy in the posterior part of distal muscles. Pathologic findings in one of the patients showed rimmed vacuoles. Although LGMD1D is still uncommon in Korea, we discovered three Korean patients with LGMD1D, including one novel mutation in DNAJB6, p.Phe100Ile (c.298T>A).
Asia ; Atrophy ; Creatine Kinase ; Europe ; Humans ; Japan ; Korea ; Muscles ; Muscular Diseases ; Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle* ; Taiwan ; United States ; Vacuoles ; Wills