Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the health management experience of Vietnamese Married Immigrant Women living in the city. Methods: The study participants were 11 Vietnamese immigrant women residing in the urban area who felt bad about their health. Data collection was conducted in depth through individual interviews, and the collected data were analyzed through Strauss & Corbin data analysis. Results: The core category was “health is not a necessity but a choice in a strange land called Korea”. The contextual conditions were, “The hard thing-exposing “myself” to the world”, and “Hurts hidden, to be away from people’s eyes”. For the causal condition, the categories of “Unfamiliar life to live alone”, “Unfamiliar life different from expectation”, and “Symptoms of body suddenly suffering alone”, were derived. Through action-interaction, the immigrant women revealed that in their Korean social-structural context, they tended to follow “Health pushed away in turbulent life”. The intervening conditions were “a person who is able to help me”, “places that can give a helping hand nearby”, and “Vietnamese women’s grit”. A Vietnamese married immigrant woman had her own “Health in the chain with life”. As a result, they gained “Health, which is a top priority in life” or “Health oppressed by the weight of life”. Conclusion This study enhanced the understanding of the healthcare process of Vietnamese married immigrant women living in urban areas.

PURPOSE: This study aims to examine the relationships among social discrimination, subjective health, and personal satisfaction based on the country of origin. METHODS: The analysis was based on 16,958 immigrants who participated in the National Survey of Multicultural Family 2015 in Korea. This study conducted stratified cross-analysis of social discrimination for the differences in subjective health and personal satisfaction. Multivariate-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the relationships among social discrimination, subjective health, and personal satisfaction were examined with multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: There were differences in experience of social discrimination, subjective health status, and personal satisfaction according to the country of origin. Groups without the experience of social discrimination had better subjective health and personal satisfaction than the other groups. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that a discrimination prevention program needs to be developed based on a cultural approach.
Diagnostic Self Evaluation* ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Emigrants and Immigrants* ; Humans ; Korea ; Logistic Models ; Odds Ratio ; Personal Satisfaction* ; Social Discrimination*

Digital therapy using extended reality (XR) holds great promise for addressing the mental health needs of adolescents and young adults.This study addresses a notable research gap in South Korea by systematically reviewing XR-based digital therapy for the mental health of South Korean adolescents and young adults. We analyzed 26 studies encompassing various aspects, including study type, publication date, research field, research methodology, data sources, program types, program content, sample characteristics, target population, assessment tools, and program effectiveness. Notably, 46.15% of the studies employed an experimental design, whereas over 53% utilized non-experimental approaches. Experimental studies lacked a genuine design, standardized questionnaires, and control variables. Similarly, non-experimental studies failed to report specific literature selection criteria. Consequently, future studies should adopt rigorous methodologies to enhance reliability and validity. Moreover, over 85% of the 26 studies focused solely on virtual reality and did not incorporate augmented or mixed reality. This study identifies the limitations of the previous research. These findings emphasize the need for structured investigations to advance the development of XR-based digital therapy to promote mental health in adolescents and young adults in South Korea.

Purpose: To examine the extent of positive psychological capital and professional pride among clinical nurses in general hospitals and to identify the factors affecting person-centered nursing care. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed by 190 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0, employing one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for person-centered nursing was 3.90 out of 5. Key factors affecting person-centered care included nursing professional pride (β=.39, p<.001), position (β=-.23, p=.003), and work unit (β=-.14, p=.032). The explanatory power of the model was 23.4%. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of developing programs that foster person-centered care by enhancing clinical nurses’ professional pride while considering their work units and positions.

Purpose: To examine the extent of positive psychological capital and professional pride among clinical nurses in general hospitals and to identify the factors affecting person-centered nursing care. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed by 190 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0, employing one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for person-centered nursing was 3.90 out of 5. Key factors affecting person-centered care included nursing professional pride (β=.39, p<.001), position (β=-.23, p=.003), and work unit (β=-.14, p=.032). The explanatory power of the model was 23.4%. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of developing programs that foster person-centered care by enhancing clinical nurses’ professional pride while considering their work units and positions.

Purpose: To examine the extent of positive psychological capital and professional pride among clinical nurses in general hospitals and to identify the factors affecting person-centered nursing care. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed by 190 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0, employing one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for person-centered nursing was 3.90 out of 5. Key factors affecting person-centered care included nursing professional pride (β=.39, p<.001), position (β=-.23, p=.003), and work unit (β=-.14, p=.032). The explanatory power of the model was 23.4%. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of developing programs that foster person-centered care by enhancing clinical nurses’ professional pride while considering their work units and positions.

Purpose: To examine the extent of positive psychological capital and professional pride among clinical nurses in general hospitals and to identify the factors affecting person-centered nursing care. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed by 190 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0, employing one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for person-centered nursing was 3.90 out of 5. Key factors affecting person-centered care included nursing professional pride (β=.39, p<.001), position (β=-.23, p=.003), and work unit (β=-.14, p=.032). The explanatory power of the model was 23.4%. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of developing programs that foster person-centered care by enhancing clinical nurses’ professional pride while considering their work units and positions.

Purpose: To examine the extent of positive psychological capital and professional pride among clinical nurses in general hospitals and to identify the factors affecting person-centered nursing care. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed by 190 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0, employing one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for person-centered nursing was 3.90 out of 5. Key factors affecting person-centered care included nursing professional pride (β=.39, p<.001), position (β=-.23, p=.003), and work unit (β=-.14, p=.032). The explanatory power of the model was 23.4%. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of developing programs that foster person-centered care by enhancing clinical nurses’ professional pride while considering their work units and positions.

Objective: This study identified latent subtypes of mental health literacy (MHL) for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and explored their characteristics and differences in various factors in adolescents. Methods: This study analyzed secondary data from the 2019 Youth Smart Digital Media Survey and included data from 1,936 middle and high school students (14–18 years old). Thirteen items of the MHL questionnaire were used for latent profile analysis. We compared the characteristics and predictors of the identified types using various statistical analyses, including one-way ANOVA, chi-square test, and multinomial logistic regression. Results: We identified three subtypes of MHL for IGD in adolescents: “low perception-prefer informal resources,” “moderate perception-preferred resources unclear,” and “high perception-prefer professional resources.” Subtypes showed significant differences in sex, age, family affluence, e-learning time during weekdays, mental health risks, level of problematic smartphone use, and IGD. All variables except IGD predicted one or more latent types. Conclusion Practical interventions are required to improve IGD MHL, including customized prevention based on the differences between the three types.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare differences in spiritual needs (SNs) and factors influencing SNs between patients with progressive terminal kidney disease and their family caregivers. Methods: An explorative comparative survey was used to identify the SNs of patients (N=102) with progressive terminal kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis and their family caregivers (N=88) at a general hospital located in Seoul, South Korea. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, the independent t-test, one way analysis of variance, the Scheffé test, and multiple regression with dummy variables. Results: The SNs among family caregivers were higher than in the patient group. SNs were higher among those who were religious in both groups. Loving others was the highest-ranked subdimension in the patient group, followed in descending order by maintaining positive perspective, finding meaning, Reevaluating beliefs and life, asking “why?”, receiving love and spiritual support, preparing for death, and relating to God. In the family group, the corresponding order was maintaining positive perspective, loving others, finding meaning, receiving love and spiritual support, preparing for death, relating to God, and asking “why?”. The factors that had a negative influence on the level of SNs were not being religious in the patient group and having only a middle school level of education in the family group. Conclusion The results of this study may serve as evidence that spiritual care for non-cancer patients’ family caregivers should be considered as an important part of hospice and palliative care.