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Rectal Prolapse* ; Surgical Procedures, Operative*

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Hypoglossal Nerve ; Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases

PURPOSE: This study tried to identify the effects of human papilloma virus related education on the knowledge on human papilloma virus and cervical cancer, and human papilloma virus vaccination intention of teen age female high school students. METHODS: The subjects of this study were grade 1 high school girls in K city in December in 2012. 30 high school girls in K high school in K city were assigned to the experimental group and 34 high school girls in J high school in K city were assigned to the control group. Data were analyzed using frequency analysis, percentage, average and standard deviation and t-test verification in the SPSS 18.0 WIN program. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the two groups as the score of the experimental group increased dramatically (t=27.62, p<.001). There was significant difference between the two groups in cervical cancer knowledge score (t=14.54, p<.001). There was significant difference between the two groups in vaccination intention (t=6.66, p<.001). CONCLUSION: Therefore, we suggest active promotion of human papilloma virus related education for high school girls in schools.
Adolescent ; Education* ; Female* ; Humans* ; Intention ; Papilloma* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; Vaccination ; Viruses*

PURPOSE: This study was to develop and evaluate the clinical utility of a nursing educational program to reduce the cancer worry of colorectal cancer patients' family members (RCW-FM) in Korea. METHODS: The RCW-FM was developed based on several preliminary studies: an ethnographic and two quantitative studies to understand the educational needs among Korean colorectal cancer patients and their families. A one week clinical genetic educational course for clinical cancer nurses was implemented, and the RCW-FM led by cancer genetic nurses was constructed. A one group pretest-posttest design was implicated to evaluate the change of the family members' knowledge about colorectal cancer (KCR) and the level of the reduction of cancer worry (CWR). RESULTS: The mean score for KCR significantly increased from 11.75+/-1.28 to 13.87+/-1.13 (p<.05). The mean score of CWR was 4.25+/-.89. CONCLUSION: This new RCW-FM is a satisfactory educational program for reducing the cancer worry of the colorectal patients' family members. But it needs to provide more practical, specific information including a long term perspective, tailored specifically for what Korean families want to know. It should also incorporate the preventive guidelines recommended for high risk hereditary or familial colorectal cancer.
Colonic Neoplasms ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Education, Nursing ; Humans ; Korea ; Nursing*

The Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by macular hyperpigmentation of the lips and buccal mucosa associated with melanonychia. Onset is usually in adult life and no consistent systemic associations have been reported. Here we report a 39-year-old wonam with a longitudinal pigmented band on a finger and pigmented macules on the lip. We suggest that this is the first report in Korea and the syndrome is presumably more common than recognized.
Adult ; Fingers ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Korea ; Lip ; Mouth Mucosa

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to understand depression in women with endometriosis and to identify the factors influencing depression. METHOD: The instruments used were the Beck Depression Inventory for depression, Lemaire Scale for endometriosis syndrome, Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Community form (MUIS-C), the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and Quality of Life (Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire; EHP-5) by Jones et al. The Subjects of Study were 118 outpatients diagnosed with endometriosis from 7 hospitals in Busan City and Kyungsangnam-do. Data was collected from Aug 1, 2004 to Jan 31, 2005. For statistical analysis of collected data, frequency analysis, analysis of variance, and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used with the SPSS statistical program. RESULT: The general characteristic showing a statistically significant difference in depression in the women with endometriosis was marital status. The score of the depression showed a significantly positive correlation with the score of endometriosis TSD(r= .464, p= .000), uncertainty(r= .393, p= .000), and quality of life(r= .543, p= .000). Depression showed a significantly negative correlation with the score of self esteem(r= - .557, p= .000). Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the most powerful predictor of depression in the women with endometriosis was self-esteem (R2=0.311). A combination of self esteem, quality of life, and total symptom distress accounted for 50.0% of the variance in depression in women with endometriosis. CONCLUSION: The influencing factor on depression in women with endometriosis was self- esteem, quality of life, and endometriosis TSD. Further studies need to be done to identify methods of overcoming and the presentation of depression in endometriosis.
Self Concept ; *Quality of Life ; Middle Aged ; Humans ; Female ; Endometriosis/*psychology ; Depression/*etiology/psychology ; Adult

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: The effects of various core buildup materials which differs in the mechanical properties on the fracture strength of metal-free crowns is unknown. PURPOSE: This study was carried out to evaluate the fracture strengths of Artglass ceromer crowns supported by 3 different core materials in clinically simulated anterior tooth preparation. Material and methods. Ten crowns from each group were constructed to comparable dimensions on the various dies made by gold alloy, Ni-Cr alloy, and composite resin. The ten crowns were then cemented onto the dies and loaded until catastrophic failure took place. Fracture resistance to forces applied to the incisal edges of the anterior crowns supported by three types of dies was tested. RESULTS: The ceromer crowns on the composite resin dies fractured at significantly lower values(287.7 N) than the ceromer crowns on the metal dies(approximately 518.4 N). No significant difference was found between the fracture values of the ceromer crowns on the dies of gold alloy and Ni-Cr alloy. CONCLUSION: The failure loads of the ceromer crowns on the metal dies were almost the same and not affected by the differences of casting alloys. However, the fracture values of the ceromer crowns on the resin dies were significantly reduced by the relative weak properties of composite resin core material.
Alloys ; Crowns* ; Resin Cements ; Tooth Preparation

PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical features and the long term visual results of children with ectopia lentis after lensectomy. METHODS: Enrolled in this study were 79 eyes of 43 patients who were operated on and followed up for at least 3 years. We performed a retrospective analysis of the patient records. RESULTS: The mean age at diagnosis was 4.6 years, mean age at surgery was 5.7 years and average follow-up was 7.1 years. Of the 43 patients with bilateral ectopia lentis, 7 underwent monocular surgery. The mean age at diagnosis was higher and mean postoperative BCVA was significantly lower in the monocular surgery group than in the binocular surgery group. All eyes showed reduced hyperopia for 5 years postoperatively, but the reduction rate of the monocular operated eyes was significantly lower than that of the binocular operated eyes (P<0.05). No complication occurred during surgery and 1 eye (1.3%) with Marfan syndrome showed retinal detachment 9 years after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical treatment of ectopia lentis was safe and showed good visual outcomes after 7.1 years of follow-up. Nevertheless, consideration must be given to the possibility of amblyopia due to the difference of the degree of dislocation between the two eyes.
Amblyopia ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Dislocations ; Ectopia Lentis* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hyperopia ; Marfan Syndrome ; Retinal Detachment ; Retrospective Studies ; Telescopes

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele to the incidence of dementia and cognitive decline in a cohort of a Korean community. Methods: From a community-based dementia-free cohort, 357 participants were genotyped. Participants underwent 2 cognitive assessments separated by a hiatus between 6 to 7 years and were diagnosed as healthy control (n=297), Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (n=44), and other dementia (n=16) at the second assessment. Incidence risk and onset age of disease according to APOE ε4 presence were analyzed in AD and other dementia. Differences in cognitive decline rate depending on APOE ε4 were also examined across all groups. Results: The relative risks and onset age of dementia were not different by the presence of the APOE ε4 allele. Cognitive decline was more prominent in the presence of APOE ε4 allele (score change=7.4) than non-presence (score change=3.1), and this interaction was significant only in the AD group (F=10.51, p=0.003). Conclusion The APOE ε4 alleles can be a critical factor in predicting cognitive change for AD in the Korean community population but not in predicting AD incidence. This finding suggest that clinicians consider the presence of APOE ε4 allele examining patients with rapid declining dementia.

OBJECTIVES: Assuming that somatization closely interacts with anxiety symptoms, one might speculate that anxiety symptoms will produce the significant differences in development, course and treatment of somatization and the cause of these differences will be elucidated in the cognitive aspect. This study was performed to examine the cognitive characteristics in terms of the somatosensory amplification and the symptom interaction in patients with somatization accompanied by anxiety symptoms. METHODS : The following measures were administered to subjects who had a T-score of >60 on somatization subscale of Symptom Checklist-90-Revision (SCL-90-R):1) Minnessota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Korean Version (MMPI-K), 2) Somato-sensory Amplification Scale (SSAS), 3) Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire (SIQ). There was a comparison of differences in the somatosensory amplification and the symptom interpretation between the anxiety group and the non-anxiety group divided by T-score of >60 on the psychasthenia subscale of MMSE-K. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the effect of the differences in the somatosensory amplification and the symptom interpretation on age, sex, marital status and level of education between those two groups. RESULTS : There was a greater amplification of sensation in the anxiety group than the non-anxiety group. The former showed a higher level of physical, psychological and catastrophic interpretation than non-anxiety group except with regard to environmental interpretation. Somatization was affected by somatosensory amplification and physical interpretation in both groups, as well as psychological interpretation in the anxiety group. CONCLUSION : Regarding the cognitive aspect, the somatosensory amplification and symptom interpretation were more severely distorted in patients accompanied by anxiety symptoms. These results suggest that a therapeutic approach based on the cognitive characteristics is essential for the effective management of somatizer.
Anxiety* ; Education ; Humans ; Marital Status ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Sensation