PURPOSE: This study was done to evaluate the relationship of stress, coping skill, suicide risk, and suicidal ideation according to treatment phases in patients hospitalized with schizophrenia. METHODS: Participants, 111 patients hospitalized with schizophrenia, were selected from three psychiatric hospitals in G province. Data were collected from March 5 to April 15, 2016 and analyzed using t-test, χ² test, Fisher's exact test, Pearson correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffé's test analysis with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. RESULTS: Based on NOSIE-30, the treatment phases were divided into Beginning, Intermediate, and Completion stages. Patients in the Intermediate stage showed a higher stress level (F=5.13, p=.007) and active coping skills (F=6.70, p=.002) than patients in other stages. They also showed the highest suicide risk (F=7.42, p=.001), and the patients in the beginning stage had the highest suicidal ideation (F=20.20, p<.001. There were significant relationships between study variables at each stage. CONCLUSION: The findings from this study show differences in levels of stress, coping skill, suicide risk, and suicidal ideation according to treatment phases and indicate the need to develop suitable nursing intervention programs according to patients' treatment phases.
Adaptation, Psychological* ; Hospitals, Psychiatric ; Humans ; Nursing ; Schizophrenia* ; Suicidal Ideation* ; Suicide*

The purpose of this study was to compare the apical microleakage in root canal filled with Resilon by methacrylate-based root canal sealer or 2 different self-adhesive resin cements. Seventy single-rooted extracted human teeth were sectioned at the CEJ perpendicular to the long axis of the roots with diamond disk. Canal preparation was performed with crown-down technique using Profile NiTi rotary instruments and GG drill. Each canal was prepared to ISO size 40, .04 taper and 1 mm short from the apex. The prepared roots were randomly divided into 4 experimental groups of 15 roots each and 5 roots each for positive and negative control group. The root canals were filled by lateral condensation as follows. Group 1: Guttapercha with AH-26, Group 2: Resilon with RealSeal primer & sealer, Group 3: Resilon with Rely-X Unicem, Group 4: Resilon with BisCem. After stored in 37degrees C, 100% humidity chamber for 7 days, the roots were coated with 2 layers of nail varnish except apical 3 mm. The roots were then immersed in 1% methylene blue dye for 7 days. Apical microleakage was measured by a maximum length of linear dye penetration after roots were separated longitudinally. One way ANOVA and Scheffe's post-hoc test were performed for statistical analysis. Group 1 showed the least apical leakage and there was no statistical significance between Group 2, 3, 4. According to the results, the self adhesive resin cement is possible to use as sealer instead of primer & sealant when root canal filled by Resilon.
Adhesives ; Axis, Cervical Vertebra ; Bismuth ; Dental Pulp Cavity ; Diamond ; Epoxy Resins ; Gutta-Percha ; Humans ; Humidity ; Mandrillus ; Methylene Blue ; Nails ; Paint ; Resin Cements ; Root Canal Filling Materials ; Silver ; Titanium ; Tooth ; Tooth Cervix

STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective study that focused on the perioperative complications when performing posterior arthrodesis for treating degenerative lumbar disorders in elderly patients. OBJECTIVES: We wanted to analyze the perioperative risk factors and the complications associated with posterior lumbar decompression and arthrodesis in patients who were sixty-five years of age or older. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Lumbar arthrodesis is commonly done in elderly patients to treat degenerative spine problems. These patients may be at an increased risk for complications because of their age and their associated medical conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 111 patients who were over 65 years old and they were able to be followed up for more than 3 months after performing posterior arthrodesis during the recent 5 years. Sixty-one patients who had undergone posterolateral fusion (PLF) were classified as group A, and 50 patients who had undergone posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using a PEEK cage were classified as group B. We analyzed their rates of complications and the causative factors, according to operative methods and age, and these complications occurred within 12 weeks after the operations. RESULTS: Complications occurred for 43 patients of group A, and for 26 patients of group B. The differences in the rates of complications were statistically significant, and group A had a more complications than did group B. The relations between medical problems and the incidence of perioperative complications were statistically significant for both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients with medical problems should be made aware that they are at an increased risk for surgical complications, and attention hould be paid to controlling the blood loss and limiting the operative time. The PLIF using a PEEK cage was identified as a procedure that could reduce the perioperative complications.
Aged ; Arthrodesis ; Decompression ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ketones ; Operative Time ; Polyethylene Glycols ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Spine

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There are a number of situations where the oral mucosa can be sucked or pressed to produce relatively banal but clinical distinctive changes. The labial and buccal mucosa and tongue may develop protuberances in areas where a tooth is missing or extra space is present. The mucosa is pressed and sucked into these spaces, thus leading to the development of a fibrous hyperplasia. This case report describes the management of fibrous hyperplasia in oral mucosa. Fibrous hyperplasia can be formed by habitual pressure or suction in oral mucosa. Treatment of fibrous hyperplasia consists of simple excision and, if feasible, elimination of the cause. And habit control is a important factor for preventing recurrence.
Hyperplasia ; Mouth Mucosa ; Mucous Membrane ; Recurrence ; Suction ; Tongue ; Tooth

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Bile Duct Neoplasms/complications/*diagnosis ; *Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic/chemistry/pathology/radiography ; Biopsy ; Cholangiocarcinoma/complications/*diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fever/diagnosis/*etiology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Leukocytosis/*diagnosis/etiology ; *Liver/chemistry/pathology/radiography ; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic/*diagnosis ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paraneoplastic Syndromes/*diagnosis/etiology ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Tomography, Spiral Computed ; Tumor Markers, Biological/analysis

PURPOSE: This study was done to analyze the trends in excercise-related research in nursing and non nursing research studies published in Korea. METHOD: Two hundred and ten research studies published in Korea between January, 1990 and December, 2002 were analyzed according to the criteria of methological characteristics, pattern of excercise-related program, and measurement index of exercise effect. RESULTS: There were twice many papers from nursing compared to other fields, and many experimental studies in nursing were done with more variety than in non nursing fields. Aspects of exercise pattern, such as excercise type, duration, and frequency, exercise-intervention pattern, and applying theory were especially included. When patterns of excercise therapy and index of exercise effect were analyzed, each researcher used their own unique excercise contents and intervention patterns(excercise time per week, exercise duration at each time period, excercise, intervention time, and etc). CONCLUSION: For the importance of exercise therapy to health improvement and the proper suggestion of exercise therapy on the basis of this research, meta-analysis of exercise effect are needed, and with this analysis, intervention patterns of exercise, development of standard exercise therapy, and identification of exercise effects are required.
Exercise Therapy ; Korea* ; Nursing Research ; Nursing*

Microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix(FIGO stage IA) has been reported as highly curable disease even with conservative surgery such as conization and simple hysterectomy. Nevertheless, the surgical management for microinvasive carcinomas has been proposed varying from conservative surgery to radical hysterectomy with pelvic nodes dissection according to different diagnostic criterias for microinvasive carcinoma. We reviewed 512 patients who had been diagnosed as microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center from Jan. 1988 to Dec. 1995. Among them, 376 patients were included in this study satisfying guided criterias such as proper management and follow up more than at least one year, and they were analyzed retrospectively based on the clinicopathologic characteristics, pattern of surgical management and postoperative status. (continue)
Cervix Uteri* ; Conization ; Delivery of Health Care ; Diagnosis* ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gynecology ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Obstetrics ; Retrospective Studies

A 53 year-old woman presented with intermittent dizziness and palpitation. She had received VVI type pacemaker due to complete AV block in 1990, and exchanged by VVIR type pacemaker thirteen years later. 1 year later, she suffered intermittent dizziness and palpitation in erect position, not in supine position. Intermittent pacing failure and sensing failure was observed in pacemaker test, especially in erect position, not in supine position. Pacing threshold was increased in erect position, but lead impedance was not changed. Insulation break was observed in bipolar lead by fluoroscope. Initially we tried a new lead implantation by cephalic access to prevent lead related complication, but failed. So, we implanted a new bipolar lead by subclavian access. Finally, she was treated by a new bipolar lead implantation.
Atrioventricular Block* ; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial ; Dizziness ; Electric Impedance ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Supine Position

Atlas fracture accounts for 1% to 3% of all spinal column injuries and 10% of cervical spine fractures, and is most frequently caused by motor vehicle accidents and falls. Only a few cases involving complications after surgical treatment have been reported. We present a case of anterior atlas arch stress fracture accompanied by worsening neurologic symptoms following atlas posterior arch resection for cervical myelopathy with retro-odontoid pseudotumor.
Cervical Atlas ; Fractures, Stress* ; Motor Vehicles ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Spinal Cord Diseases* ; Spine