1.Symptom Experience and Related Factors in Patients with Angina Pectoris.
Soohee WOO ; Aeyong EOM ; Eui Geum OH
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing 2006;13(3):447-456
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine symptom experiences and related factors in angina patients. METHOD: The participants were 92 patients admitted to C university hospital between October and December 2004. The tools used were a questionnaire on symptom experience related to angina developed by Gensini(Coronary Angiographic Gensini Score). Global Assessment of Recent Stress Scale and a tool measuring performance of health behavior. RESULTS: The mean score for symptom experience was relatively low (M=27.65, SD=18.44) as was the score for coronary severity (Gensini score) was 16.30 point (SD=18.04). The mean score for perceived stress was moderate (M=30.16, SD=12.26). Compliance was relatively good in these patients with angina (M=61.55, SD=7.60). Analysis of the correlation of symptom experience showed a statistically significant positive relationship with perceived stress (r=.410, p=.000). There was significant negative relationship (r=-.251, p=.016) between symptom experience and compliance. In the regression analysis, symptom experience was found to be significantly influenced by stress (R2=.168, p=.000), age (R2=.057, p=.002), and economic status (R2=.061, p=.007). These variables explained 26.2% of the variance in symptom experience. CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide evidence that symptoms of angina can present not only as chest pain itself but also with fatigue, shortness of breath, and sleep disturbance as the most common symptoms.
Angina Pectoris*
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Chest Pain
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Compliance
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Dyspnea
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Fatigue
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Health Behavior
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Humans
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Surveys and Questionnaires
2.Current Status of Home Visit Programs: Activities and Barriers of Home Care Nursing Services.
Eui Geum OH ; Hyun Joo LEE ; Yukyung KIM ; Ji Hyun SUNG ; Young Su PARK ; Jae Yong YOO ; Soohee WOO
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2015;45(5):742-751
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of home care nursing services provided by community health nurses and to identify barriers to the services. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with three types of community health care nurses. Participants were 257 nurses, 46 of whom were hospital based home care nurses, 176 were community based visiting nurses, and 35 were long term care insurance based visiting nurses. A structured questionnaire on 7 domains of home care nursing services with a 4-point Likert scale was used to measure activities and barriers to care. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 21.0 program. RESULTS: Hospital based home care nurses showed a high level of service performance activity in the domain of clinical laboratory tests, medications and injections, therapeutic nursing, and education. Community based visiting nurses had a high level of service performance in the reference domain. Long term care insurance based visiting nurses showed a high level of performance in the service domains of fundamental nursing and counseling. CONCLUSION: The results show that although health care service provided by the three types of community health nurse overlapped, the focus of the service is differentiated. Therefore, these results suggest that existing home care services will need to be utilized efficiently in the development of a new nursing care service for patients living in the community after hospital discharge.
Adult
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Community Health Nursing
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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*Home Care Services
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Humans
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Long-Term Care
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nurses/*psychology
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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*Task Performance and Analysis
3.Acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain of wild birds in Korea—2014 to 2016
Ji Hyun BANG ; Hyun Ok KU ; Hwan goo KANG ; Hyobi KIM ; Soohee KIM ; Sung Won PARK ; Yong Sang KIM ; Il JANG ; Yu Chan BAE ; Gye Hyeong WOO ; Hee YI
Journal of Veterinary Science 2019;20(2):e9-
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity level can be used as a diagnostic marker for anticholinesterase pesticide poisoning. In this study, we aimed to establish a baseline level of normal brain AChE activity in wild birds. AChE activity was measured in the brains of 87dead wild birds (26 species). The level of AChE activity ranged from 6.40 to 15.9 µmol/min/g of brain tissue in normal wild birds. However, the brain tissue AChE activity level in wild birds exposed to organophosphate (OP) pesticide was 48.0%–96.3% of that in the normal birds. These results may serve as reference values to facilitate routine diagnosis and monitoring of OP-poisoned wild birds.
Acetylcholinesterase
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Birds
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Brain
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Diagnosis
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Organophosphates
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Poisoning
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Reference Values