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Acne Vulgaris* ; Cicatrix*

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Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Osteogenesis

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Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Mohs Surgery* ; Sutures*

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Humans ; Nursing*

PURPOSE: This study investigated various factors relatied to wandering behavior of Korean elders with dementia (KED). METHODS: A sample of 160 ambulatory residents with dementia from 14 long term care facilities was used to examine demographic, individual, cognitive, physical health, and environmental characteristics by comparing wanderers (N=108) to nonwanders (N=52). Subjects were evaluated by Korean versions of the Mini-mental State Exam (K-MMSE), the Physical and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (K-PIADL), and the Revised Algase Wandering Scale Nursing Home version (KRAWS-NH) along its six dimensions. Demographic and environmental data were also obtained. Independent sample ttests, Chi-square test, Fisher's Exact tests, and ANCOVAs were used to examine differences between wanderers and nonwanders. RESULTS: Wanderers were significantly (p<.05) older and had more limitations in K-PADL and K-IADL. The degree of overall wandering and certain features of wandering were significantly different (p<.05) by total number of residents in the facility, type of bedroom (i.e., "Ondol"), and color of bedroom and living-room walls (i.e., sky blue). CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this study may be useful in understanding wandering behavior of KEDs and thus developing more culturally specific management strategies.
Activities of Daily Living ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Dementia/*psychology ; Demography ; Female ; Homes for the Aged ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nursing Homes ; *Wandering Behavior

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Glioblastoma* ; Keratosis, Seborrheic

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the level of intention to quit smoking and to identify factors influencing intention to quit among patients with coronary heart disease. Method: The subjects consisted of 80 male patients with coronary heart disease (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction) at three hospitals in Seoul. The data were collected with self reporting in a structured questionnaire. Stepwise multiple regression was used to identify predictors of intention to quit. Included variables were attitudes toward smoking cessation, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, usefulness of smoking cessation, and previous attempts to quit. RESULT: 1. The mean score for intention to quit was 11.1(+/-6.1) which was lower than median score of the scale. 2. There were significant correlations between the all predictive variables and the intention to quit(r=.24-.48, p<.05). 3. usefulness of smoking cessation, perceived behavioral control, and previous attempts to quit explained 34.6% of the variance for intention to quit. CONCLUSION: usefulness of smoking cessation, perceived behavioral control, and previous attempts to quit were identified as important variables in explaining the intention to quit smoking among patients with coronary heart disease. Thus, it is necessary to try to enhance this factors for increasing intention to quit among patients with coronary heart disease.
Coronary Disease* ; Humans ; Intention* ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Self Report ; Seoul ; Smoke* ; Smoking Cessation ; Smoking*

PURPOSE: Coronary arterial lesions after Kawasaki disease may cause coronary endothelial dysfunction without initial coronary dilatation, stenosis, and aneurysm. TTE (transthoracic echocardiography) is a non-invasive and widely used method in clinical practice. Adenosine is short acting drug and induces coronary vasodilatation. This study was designed to measure accurate coronary dysfunction by adenosine infusion. Coronary flow reserve(CFR) is defined as "the ratio of peak hyperemic to basal coronary flow velocity(CFV) in the proximal coronary vessel". CFR measurements has provided useful clinical and physiologic information in pediatric patients with congenital or acquired heart disease. METHODS: We examined 29 patients who had a history of Kawasaki disease. 19 patients discontinued low dose aspirin(5 mg/kg/d) after recovered from coronary dilatation and 10 patients have taken low dose aspirin because they had coronary dilatation. Adenosine was infused at 160 microgram/kg/min for 4 min. Diameter, velocity and integral of coronary artery were measured. RESULTS: Diameter and velocity were increased after adenosine infusion in both coronary arteries. A reduced CFR of both coronary arteries was noted in unrecovered group. CONCLUSION: CFR measured by TTE can predict the presence of significant coronary dysfunction in convalescent phase of Kawasaki disease.
Adenosine* ; Aneurysm ; Aspirin ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Coronary Vessels* ; Dilatation ; Echocardiography* ; Heart Diseases ; Humans ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome* ; Vasodilation