PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of the Qigong training program on the anxiety and labor pains of primipara. METHOD: The research subjects were a total of 60 primipara who consulted a doctor regularly concerning their antenatal care. Among them, 30 people were the experimental group, and the other 30 people were the control group, and were selected as homogeneous with the experimental group. The degree of anxiety and labor pains were measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) and Graphic Rating Scale(GRS). SPSS WIN 11.0 was used for data analysis. Obstetric and general characteristics between experimental and control groups, and a homogeneity test of state and trait anxiety were done by both X2 test and t-test. The hypothesis testing was analyzed by ANCOVA with a covariate of pretest value. RESULT: The first hypothesis, 'Primipara who join the Qigong training program have lower anxiety than those who do not join' was supported (F=28.8, p<.000). The second hypothesis, 'Primipara who join the Qigong training program have lower labor pain than those who do not join' was unsupported. CONCLUSION: It was verified that the Qigong training program was effective in alleviating anxiety; however it did not have any effect on relieving labor pain, so more in-depth research is needed later on.
Anxiety* ; Education* ; Female ; Humans ; Labor Pain* ; Pregnancy ; Qigong* ; Research Subjects ; Statistics as Topic

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Blood Platelets* ; Leukocytes* ; Plateletpheresis*

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Anemia, Hypoplastic, Congenital*

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Child* ; Humans ; Interleukin-6* ; Nephritis* ; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch*

PURPOSE: Excess weight and obesity have been associated with numerous diseases including thyroid cancer, but the relationship has been weak. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of body sizes on thyroid nodules in healthy Korean population. METHODS: A total of 7,763 persons who underwent a health examination in our health examination center were included in this study. The epidemiologic factors, body size and thyroid ultrasound results were reviewed. We investigated the effects of body size on the presence of thyroid nodules and malignancy. RESULTS: The incidence of thyroid nodules was 20.6%. In the group who were found to have thyroid nodules, mean height, weight and body surface area (BSA) were significantly smaller compared to the others. Especially, in the women, smaller height (less than 160 cm) and overweight (> or = 60 kg) were identified as independent risk factors for the presence of thyroid nodules. The patients with body mass index (BMI) subgroups of normal or overweight had a tendency to have thyroid nodules more frequently. The detection rate of thyroid cancer was 0.47%. The patients with thyroid cancer tended to be smaller in height and BSA than the others. CONCLUSION: A higher frequency of thyroid nodules was associated with women and, older age. In women, there were significant correlations in height, weight and BMI subgroups to the presence of thyroid nodules.
Body Mass Index ; Body Size ; Body Surface Area ; Epidemiologic Factors ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Obesity ; Overweight ; Risk Factors ; Thyroid Gland ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; Thyroid Nodule

PURPOSE: Atopic dermatitis is affected by genetic and environmental factors. Bronchial asthma often develops in atopic dermatitis children. Allergen sensitization may affect the frequency of asthma in preschool atopic dermatitis children. So, we performed this study to know the relationship between allergen sensitization and the frequency of asthma in preschool atopic dermatitis children. METHODS: Three-hundred twelve of the children with atopic dermatitis in preschool aged children were divided into 3 groups; Allergens ; Asthma* ; Child* ; Child, Preschool ; Dermatitis, Atopic* ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Pyroglyphidae

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify the effect of an observation window (OW) at peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter sites on early detection of IV infiltration among hospitalized children. METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study with history control group design. Participants were children who had IV infiltration after peripheral catheterization when hospitalized from January to May, 2014 and January to May, 2015 at a children's hospital located in Yangsan city, Korea. The 193 patients, who were hospitalized from January to May, 2014 formed the control group and did not have OW, and the 167 patients, who were hospitalized from January to May, 2015 formed the window group and had OW. Data were analyzed using χ²-test, independent samples t-test and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: First stage IV infiltration was 39.5% for the window group and 25.9% for the control group, which was significantly different (p=.007). The likelihood of 2nd stage and above IV infiltration decreased by 44% in the window group, which was significantly different (p=.014). CONCLUSION: OW at the peripheral IV catheter site was found to be an effective measure in early recognition of IV infiltration. Considering the effect of OW, we recommend that nurses should make an OW with transparent dressing during stabilization of the IV catheter site in hospitalized children in clinical settings.
Bandages ; Catheterization, Peripheral ; Catheters* ; Child ; Child, Hospitalized* ; Gyeongsangnam-do ; Humans ; Infusions, Intravenous ; Korea ; Logistic Models ; Observational Study ; Retrospective Studies

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Academic Medical Centers* ; Infection Control*

In 30 ASA class I patients aged 15-30 undergoing peripheral operations, PaO2 and SaO2 were determined while the mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen was administered at the inspired oxygen concentration of 21%. Anesthesia was maintained with 75% or so nitrous oxide and small dose fentanyl, and ventilation was adjusted to maintain normoventilation with tidal volume increased to 15 ml/kg. PaO2 and SaO2 during anesthesia were increased significantly when compared to those which were measured immediately prior to anesthetic induction, that is to say, no one developed hypoxemia despite administration of the same inspired oxygen concentration as that of room air. These results indicate that, in case rapid emergence from anesthesia is required, balanced anesthesia with high concentration nitrous oxide and small dose fentanyl should be very useful and safe so long as we make good selections of patients and deliver large tidal volumes to them during artificial ventilation.
Anesthesia* ; Anoxia ; Balanced Anesthesia ; Fentanyl ; Humans ; Nitrous Oxide* ; Oxygen* ; Tidal Volume ; Ventilation

There were 105 patients with multiple rib fracture or flail chest who had underwent surgical rib fixation using Judet's strut from Aug. 1989 to Aug. 1995. They were 86 men and 19 women, and the age distribution was from 17 to 77(mean 48+/-12). The most common cause of accident was a traffic accident(81%). The mean number of rib fracture was 5.5 and the distribution of patient were flail chest(72, 64.7%), severe displaced rib Fracture(18, 17.1%), traumatic chest wall deformity(10, 95%) and others(5, 4.7%). The operative mortality was 1 patient(0.96%) and the incidence of postoperative complication were 13 patients(12.3%). The duration of perioperative artificial ventilator therapy was 90.5+/-22.6 hours. Our method allowed shorter duration of an artificial ventilation and decreased a functional sequelae. We find this technique to be better than previously published methods, since it provides better stabilization and immobilization of the ribs and thus obviates the need for artificial ventilation and prevents post-traumatic chest deformity.
Age Distribution ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Female ; Flail Chest* ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Incidence ; Male ; Mortality ; Postoperative Complications ; Rib Fractures* ; Ribs* ; Thoracic Wall ; Thorax ; Ventilation ; Ventilators, Mechanical