PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate levels and correlations of epilepsy specific knowledge, attitude and anxiety in mothers of children with epilepsy METHODS: Participants were 176 mothers of children with epilepsy living in B and Y cities. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients with the SPSS 21.0 program. RESULTS: Participants scored 57.2 (+/-1.7) out of 100 points on epilepsy-related knowledge; 35.6 (+/-5.0) out of 48 points on attitude toward epilepsy; 58.1 (+/-15.3) out of 85 on anxiety related to a child's epileptic condition. The participants had higher levels of epilepsy-related knowledge if their family monthly income was three million KRW or higher (t=-2.92, p=.004); if there was no side effect from the medication (t=-2.91, p=.004); and if the mothers' perception of the child's health was good (F=6.181, p=.001). There was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude related to epilepsy (r=.321, p<.001), and a negative correlation between knowledge and anxiety (r=-.257, p=.001). CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that interventions which reduce mothers' anxiety by providing epilepsy specific knowledge and help to achieve more positive attitudes to better ways of coping with child's disease.
Anxiety* ; Child* ; Epilepsy* ; Humans ; Mothers*

PURPOSE: This study aims to identify the effect of pediatric fall prevention education with leaflets and picture books on the fall-related knowledge and preventive behaviors in caregivers of inpatient children. METHODS: This study is a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. It divided 62 caregivers of inpatient children aged 5 and under into an experimental group and a control group in P general hospital located in B City. RESULTS: Fall related knowledge score in the experimental group was increased by 2 points after the intervention and the score in the comparison group was increased by 0.1 points. The difference after the intervention in fall related knowledge scores between the two groups was statistically significant (t=7.67, p<.001). The fall related prevention behavior score of the experimental group increased by 9.3 points after the intervention, and the score of the comparison group increased by 2.5 points. The difference in the scores of fall related prevention behaviors between the two groups was statistically significant (t=5.71, p<.001). CONCLUSION: Pediatric inpatient fall prevention education using leaflets and picture books can improve caregivers' fall-related knowledge and preventive behaviors. In turn, this can reduce children's falls in pediatric wards in general hospitals.
Accident Prevention ; Accidental Falls ; Caregivers ; Child ; Education* ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Inpatients* ; Pediatrics

PURPOSE: Headache, especially migraine disorders, have been thought to be pathophysiologically related to epilepsy. We sought to elucidate the differential diagnostic clues between headache and epilepsy by analyzing the clinical characteristics of patients who presented with a chief complaint of headache and who had been subsequently diagnosed with epilepsy. METHODS: We studied 399 patients with headache who had been followed-up in Pediatrics Department of Ilsan Hospital from January 2005 to July 2009. Patients were divided into two groups and analyzed retrospectively. The test group included 15 patients who had been diagnosed with epilepsy. The control group included 305 patients whose symptoms had been diagnosed as primary headache. We compared the type of headache, presence of aura, subtype of aura, family history of migraine disorders, EEG findings, and response to a hyperventilation test between the two groups. RESULTS: 305 patients had primary headache, 20 patients secondary headache, and 74 patients unclassified headache. Between the two groups, there was no statistically significant difference in mean age, sex, type of headache (P=0.23), type of aura (P=0.64), or associated family history (P=0.84). However the epilepsy group had more migraine with aura (P<0.05), more EEG abnormalities (P<0.0001), and more abnormal hyperventilation test (P<0.0001), which were all statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The presence of aura, probably visual aura, and EEG abnormalities or abnormal response in hyperventilation test are very useful differential diagnostic clues for epilepsy in headache patients. Therefore, we highly recommend that EEG are performed in order to rule out the possibility of epilepsy in those children who present with headache and have migraine headache with aura and abnormal result on hyperventilation test.
Child ; Electroencephalography ; Epilepsy ; Headache ; Humans ; Hyperventilation ; Migraine Disorders ; Migraine with Aura ; Pediatrics ; Retrospective Studies

BACKGROUND: Social support is defined as interpersonal transaction ; the giving of symbolic or material aid to another. It has been shown to have both buffering effects and direct beneficial effects on diverse health related outcomes. But there has been the dearth of well-validated measurement instruments. This article describes the development of Korean version of the Duke-UNC functional social support questionnaire(DUFSS), focusing on the aspect of social support. METHODS: The 13-item, self-administered questionnaire was translated to Korean language. It was evaluated on 177 patients attending the family medicine clinic of Seoul National University Hospital during one month(November, 1996.) Comparisons to the family APGAR, COOP/ WONCA functional status chart are made to assess validity. Factor analyses are performed. Correlation of the questionnire score with the sum of family APGAR and each items of COOP/ WONCA functional chart are measured Internal consistency are evaluated. RESULTS: The questionnaire score are correlated with significantly correlated with social activity item. The total Cronbachs alpha is calculated as 0.89. The four content areas developed by factor analyses are donfidant support(items 8, 9, 10), af fective support(items 4, 5, 6, 7), instrumental support(items 3, 12) and quantity of support(item 1). These shows similarity to American study results. CONCLUSIONS: The Korean version of the Duke-UNC functional social support questionnaire has been documented as having high reliability and moderate validity. It covers two dimensions well(confidant support, affective support) with a small enough number of questions. Instrumental support may need further study.
Humans ; Seoul ; Surveys and Questionnaires

BACKGROUND: Although studies on dental fear in relation to sex and age have been conducted, there have been few nationwide studies particularly on the youth sector. In addition, no validity and reliability verifications have been implemented for new research groups on the Korean version of the Dental Fear Survey (K-DFS). Therefore, this study aimed to apply the K-DFS developed in a previous study on Korean youth to draw conclusions on dental fear among the youth.METHODS: This study used the K-DFS, a Korean translation of Kleinknecht's Dental Fear Survey for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. This study selected 2,161 young people of various ages as participants and increased the validity of the research results by expanding nationwide the scope of the study area.RESULTS: Differences in fear levels according to sex were higher in boys fear behavior scores than in girls' regarding dental treatment (P < 0.05). Students with dental fear had higher scores on items associated with dental treatment and fear of dental stimuli compared with students without dental fear (P < 0.05). Differences were observed among the three groups (P < 0.05). However, the results of logistic regression analysis showed no statistically significant differences for dental visits based on sex, grade, and other subcomponents (P > 0.05).CONCLUSION: By verifying the validity of the newly developed K-DFS, this research confirmed its utility as a dental fear questionnaire. Therefore, there can be no objection that the grounds for criticism have been established according to conventional wisdom. In the future, however, developing and studying the limits of K-DFS that overcome the factors of dental fear, especially pain, will help reduce dental fear in adolescents.
Adolescent ; Dental Anxiety ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Reproducibility of Results ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Background: Although there are various interventions for eating disorders in type 1 diabetes patients, it is difficult to interpret them comprehensively. The purpose of this study is to analyze eating disorder intervention studies in type 1 diabetes patients and to compare the characteristics of each study. Methods: For this study, PICOTS-SD was established. We searched studies published in Korean and English from 2000 to 2020 in KCI, RISS, NDSL, KISS, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Pubmed, and Embase. Results: For the intervention of eating disorders in patients with type 1 diabetes, psycho-education and self-compassion programs were implemented. The intervention period varied from 4 to 6 weeks, and physiological variables, eating disorder variables, and emotional variables were used interventions. But the number of participants was small and the results of the study were inconsistent. Conclusions Through this study, the possibility of resolving the difficulties of eating disorder intervention in type 1 diabetes patients was confirmed. In the future, more randomized controlled trials with larger samples are needed to extend the evidence base.

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of the high caries risk group of 12-year-old children in Korea. Oral health status and interview data were collected from 23,089 children aged 12 years who participated in the 2015 Korean Children’s Oral Health Survey. Subjects were classified into high-risk and low-risk groups according to the Significant caries (SiC) index, and the influence of each variable was analyzed. As a result of the study, the SiC index of the high-risk group was 5.08, which was about 9.6 times higher than the lowrisk group. The risk factors associated with the high-risk group were in the order of the number of sealant teeth, dental treatment demand for the past year, perceived oral health status, gender, region, frequency of snack intake per day, and use of oral hygiene aids. In order to improve the oral health of children, appropriate preventive treatment and oral health education should be carried out with reference to the items indicated as risk factors in the high-risk group of dental caries.

Purpose: : Exercise may prevent the worsening of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and progression of cardiovascular diseases in patients with CKD. This review aims to identify the best type of exercise modality and summarizes the beneficial effects of exercise on physical and renal function among older adults with pre-dialysis CKD. Methods: : A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and domestic database was performed for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of exercise intervention on older adults with pre-dialysis CKD published until February 2023. A random-effects metaanalysis was conducted. The risk of bias was assessed using a Cochrane tool for assessing the risk of bias in RCTs (RoB 2.0). Results: : The systematic review included 11 RCTs (n = 591, average age 60.2–76), of which 8 could be included for meta-analysis. Exercise was significant in increasing peak oxygen consumption and knee muscle strength among physical functions, and also in improving glomerular filtration rate among kidney functions. Conclusion : Exercise has beneficial effects on physical and renal function among older adults with pre-dialysis CKD. In the future, it is necessary to verify the effectiveness of exercise by subdividing it by type, intensity, duration, and delivery.

Rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses are made of materials with excellent oxygen permeability and wettability, so they not only improve oxygen permeability compared to existing lenses, but also provide correction of refractive errors and improved vision in irregular corneas such as keratoconus. However, the hard material of the lens along with hypoxia and hypercapnia of the cornea caused by wearing RGP contact lenses cause various physiological changes in the cornea. Physiological changes in the cornea that may occur when wearing RGP contact lenses include mucin balls, decreased corneal epithelial thickness and increased size, decreased epithelial barrier function, corneal erosion and staining, decreased keratocyte density, decreased corneal sensitivity, and stromal opacities, contact lens‐induced peripheral ulcers, endothelial blebs, increased endothelial polymegethism, and changes in corneal shape. It is necessary to know the performance of the RGP contact lenses being prescribed, be aware of the physiological changes in the cornea caused by wearing RGP contact lenses, and provide the correct lens prescription along with appropriate education to the patient.

Rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses are made of materials with excellent oxygen permeability and wettability, so they not only improve oxygen permeability compared to existing lenses, but also provide correction of refractive errors and improved vision in irregular corneas such as keratoconus. However, the hard material of the lens along with hypoxia and hypercapnia of the cornea caused by wearing RGP contact lenses cause various physiological changes in the cornea. Physiological changes in the cornea that may occur when wearing RGP contact lenses include mucin balls, decreased corneal epithelial thickness and increased size, decreased epithelial barrier function, corneal erosion and staining, decreased keratocyte density, decreased corneal sensitivity, and stromal opacities, contact lens‐induced peripheral ulcers, endothelial blebs, increased endothelial polymegethism, and changes in corneal shape. It is necessary to know the performance of the RGP contact lenses being prescribed, be aware of the physiological changes in the cornea caused by wearing RGP contact lenses, and provide the correct lens prescription along with appropriate education to the patient.