BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of an exercise program using isometric and isotonic thera band exercises. METHODS: Data were collected from 30 total knee replacement patients hospitalized in the orthopedics department at 'B' hospital (control=15, experimental=15). The control group performed isometric exercises for one week while the experimental group performed three or more rounds of both isometric and isotonic exercises, including Thera-Band(R) exercises, everyday for four weeks. RESULTS: The experimental group improved significantly in muscular strength (Z=-1.99, P=0.047) and self-efficacy (Z=19.48, P=0.000), and showed lower levels of depression than the control group (Z=8.60, P=0.003). However, no difference was found in pain experience between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Exercise programs using the isometric and Thera-Band(R) resistance training improve muscular strength and self-efficacy and relieve depression in total knee replacement patients.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; Depression ; Exercise ; Humans ; Orthopedics ; Resistance Training

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a positive psychology-based and character strengths-integrated activity program for elders living alone in rural areas, and then to examine the effectiveness of the program. METHODS: A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design with a nonequivalent control group was used. The participants included 59 elders in total, of whom 30 were assigned to the experimental group and 29 to the control group. positive psychology-based and character strengths-integrated activity program for elders consists of sixty-minute sessions held twice per week during 6 weeks, hence 12 sessions in total. RESULTS: There were significant differences between the experimental and control groups in depression, vitality and life satisfaction (all p<.001). CONCLUSION: The positive psychology-based and character strengths-integrated activity program for elders living alone in rural areas is effective in that it decreased the degree of depression and increased the vitality and life satisfaction in the participants.
Aged* ; Depression* ; Humans ; Quality of Life

Acne vulgaris is a chronic dermatologic problem with multiple factors involved in its pathogenesis. Alternative solutions to acne treatment were instigated by antibiotic resistance despite of its extensive use. Purified bee venom (PBV) has been proposed as a promising candidate for that purpose. The present study was designed to confirm the antibacterial effect of PBV and access the efficacy of cosmetics containing PBV in subjects with acne vulgaris.

Four cases of newborn with tension pneumothorax induced by a conventional ventilator were admitted to our nursery from January 1. 1992 to June 30. 1992 and they were managed by high frequency ventilator (Infrasonic Infant Star Ventilator). In contrast, four cases of newborn with tension pneumothorax who were continuously on the conventional ventilator, were included as a control group. They were admitted to our nursery from July 1. 1991 to december 31. 1991 and they were managed by conventional ventilator with conservative treatment. 1) In the control group, who were continuously managed by the conventional ventilator after thoracostomy with water seal drainage, we changed ventilator setting appropriately in control group but they had poor arterial blood gas analysis. The arterial blood gas analysis within 24hr/within 72hr in control group were pH 7.192/7.195, Paco2 72.15/82.25, PaO2 78.92/83.875, HCO3-26.975/27.925 and conventional ventilator care did not show any definite benefit for improvement of arterial blood gas analysis and tension pneumothorax as well. 2) Two cases in control group expired on the 6th day of thoracostomy without any resolution of tension pneumothorax. 3) In contrast, four cases with tension pneumothorax managed by high frequency ventilator were improved. Tension pneumothorax and arterial blood gas analysis to normalize from 6hr of high frequency ventilation and four cases of tension pneumothorax were completely reabsorbed within 4days.
Blood Gas Analysis ; Drainage ; High-Frequency Ventilation* ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Nurseries ; Pneumothorax* ; Thoracostomy ; Ventilators, Mechanical*

No abstract available.
Diskectomy*

Purpose: Despite the importance of mental health-related quality of life among workers, its comprehensive understanding is lacking. This study aimed to identify influencing factors regarding mental health-related quality of life through a comprehensive literature review. Methods: The integrative review method of Whittemore and Knaf was used. Data search was conducted on papers published before September 2020, and RISS, NDSL, and KISS were used for the search. Results: Fourteen studies were selected for analysis. Five factors affecting the mental health-related quality of life of workers were found. Mental and physical health status, job stress, working environment, health behaviors, and other personal and socio-economic characteristics were significant influencing factors. Conclusion Findings from the review suggest the necessity of developing a customized intervention program to improve the mental health-related quality of life of workers.

We have experienced early extubation after 20 consecutive open heart surgeries for congenital heart disease between May 19 th and May 30 th this year. Eighteen of those 20 had the tracheal tube removed in the operating room immediately after operation. The reanlts were good and satisfactory. Two required postoperative ventilatory support for several hours at RICU. Sufentanil (Sufenta) 10-15 ug/kg was used intravenously as a major narcotic anesthetic for 18 podiatric patients and Fentanyl 50 ug/kg used for 2 adult Patients. The advantages of early extubation are as follows ; It is more physiologic, more comfortable, psychologically leas anxiety provoking for the patients and has less chance of pulmonary infection and less chance of ventilator mishaps arid it also shortens RICU stay and hospitalization. It is concluded that early extubation after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease has minimal risk and definite advantages in carefully selected patients.
Adult ; Anxiety ; Fentanyl ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Diseases* ; Heart* ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Operating Rooms ; Sufentanil ; Thoracic Surgery* ; Ventilators, Mechanical

PURPOSE: This research has been conducted in order to understand the major factors that affect self-esteem of adolescents. METHODS: Data was collected by questionnaires from 1155 students at middle and high school in Seoul and Kyungkido, Korea. The Instrument tools utilized in this study were self-esteem, body-image, problematic behavior, depression, school adjustment, social support tool and thoroughly modified to verify validity and reliability. The collected data have been analyzed using SPSS 11.0 program. The variable of family harmony and counseling partner was treated as a dummy variable. Seven outliers which were bigger than 3 in absolute value were found, so after taking them off, Multiple Regression was used for further analysis. RESULT: The major factors that affect self-esteem of adolescents were depression, social support, body-image, problematic behavior, school adjustment, and family harmony, which explained 54.7% of self-esteem. CONCLUSION: It has been confirmed that the regression equation model of this research may serve as a self-esteem prediction factors in adolescents.
Social Support ; *Self Concept ; Male ; Korea ; Humans ; Female ; Body Image ; *Adolescent Psychology ; Adolescent Behavior ; Adolescent

PURPOSE: This research has been conducted in order to understand the major factors that affect self-esteem of adolescents. METHODS: Data was collected by questionnaires from 1155 students at middle and high school in Seoul and Kyungkido, Korea. The Instrument tools utilized in this study were self-esteem, body-image, problematic behavior, depression, school adjustment, social support tool and thoroughly modified to verify validity and reliability. The collected data have been analyzed using SPSS 11.0 program. The variable of family harmony and counseling partner was treated as a dummy variable. Seven outliers which were bigger than 3 in absolute value were found, so after taking them off, Multiple Regression was used for further analysis. RESULT: The major factors that affect self-esteem of adolescents were depression, social support, body-image, problematic behavior, school adjustment, and family harmony, which explained 54.7% of self-esteem. CONCLUSION: It has been confirmed that the regression equation model of this research may serve as a self-esteem prediction factors in adolescents.
Social Support ; *Self Concept ; Male ; Korea ; Humans ; Female ; Body Image ; *Adolescent Psychology ; Adolescent Behavior ; Adolescent

Chordoma arising from the notochordal remnants is a rare primary bone tumor in the cervicosacral region and is even more unusual in the thoracic region. The authors experienced a case of thoracic chordoma and report its CT and MR findings.
Chordoma* ; Notochord