The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence of urinary incontinence of elderly women in Korea, to identify the life style for urinary incontinence. The sample consisted of 237 women of Seoul and 5 Provinces. Data for this study was collected from January 16 to June 23 by structured questionnaire. Urinary Symptom Questionnaire developed by Jackson and demographic questionnaire were used to collect the data. The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, Chi-Square test, Chronbach alpha coefficient with SPSS/PC+ program. 1. It was reported that 64.5% of the subjects have experienced urinary incontinence. And stress, urge, and mixed type incontinence was 34.0%, 8.5%, 57.5% respectively. 2. Characteristics related to urinary incontinence are : Daily frequency 28.7%, nocturia 71.5%, urgency 74.0%, bladder pain 36.7%, unexplained incontinence 35.1%, noctural incontinence 23.5%, frequency of incontinence 23.3%. Wearing protection 42.3%, changing outer clothing 31.0%, hesitancy 17.1%, straining 24.7%, intermittent stream 27.2%, abnormal strength of stream 28.4%, retention 13.6%, burning 5.0%, incomplete emptying 13.6%, Inability to stop mid stream 32.5%. 3. The life style and incidence with urinary incontinence were as following. Fluid intake restriction 18.6%, interference in daily task 30.3%, avoidance of places and situation 28.0%, interference in physical activity 22.3%, interference in relationship with other people 16.6%, interference in relationship with husband/companion 4.5%, time after attack of urinary symptoms 81.5%. In terms of the feeling about the rest of life with urinary symptom, perfectly happy 5.0%, pleased 10.6%, mostly satisfied 18.7%, mixed feelings 28.6%, mostly dissatisfied 20.1%, very unhappy 16.8%, desperate 0.3%. 4. Significant relation between incidence of urinary incontinence and life style. Significant differences between Fluid intake restriction(X2=8.876, P=0.002), affected daily task(X2=32.113, P0.000), avoidance of places and situation(X2=30.155, P=0.000), interference in physical activity(X2=30.209, P=0.000), interference in relationship with other people(X2=26.091, P=0.000). In terms of the feeling about the rest of life with urinary symptom(X2=43.425, P=0.000) of life style and incidence of urinary incontinence. In conclusion, this study were preliminary study to provide nursing practices guidelines for elderly urinary incontinence. Nurses working with elderly should develop and provide adequate care for the incontinent elderly subjects.
Aged* ; Burns ; Clothing ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence* ; Korea ; Life Style ; Motor Activity ; Nocturia ; Nursing ; Quality of Life* ; Rivers ; Seoul ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Incontinence* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Eruptive vellus hair cysts and steatocystoma multiplex have clinical similarities in terms of age of onset, location and appeararice of the lesions, but histopathologic feitures are distinctively differen-tiated. We present herein a 37-year-old woman with eruptive vellus hair cyst and steatocystoma multiplex as well. The histopathologic sections from 2 different lesions showed features of both eruptive vellus hair cyst with sebaceous gland in and near the cyst wall, and steatocy toma multiplex with rudimentary hair follicle near the cyst wall. This case may support the premie that eruptive vellus hair cyst and steatocystoma multiplex have a common developmental origin.
Adult ; Age of Onset ; Female ; Hair Follicle ; Hair* ; Humans ; Sebaceous Glands ; Steatocystoma Multiplex*

BACKGROUND: Several methods have been developed to measure skin thickness, including the use of the radiography, micrometer screw gauge, Harpenden's caliper, and ultrasound, but there are no reports to measure skin thickness using computed tomography. OBJECTIVE: We measured skin thickness on the CT films retrospectively. This study was to investigaste variations of skin thickness by age, gender, and different sites. METHODS: Skin thickness was measured on the CT films of 562 patients, including 357 males and 205 females who had undergone brain, chest, and abdominal CT in our hospital. Patients with endocrinologic, malignant, or collagen disease and those on antimetabolite or steroid therapy were excluded. Comparisons of histometric and computed tomographic methods weremade in 5 skin tumors and 1 localized lipodystrophy. Results: 1. The measurements of the skin thickness(mean) in examined sites varied from 0.84 to 3.07 milimeters : the posterior part at the level of the chest(aortic arch level) was the thickest and the anterior part at the level of the forehead(aortic arch level) was the thickest and the anterior part at the level of the forehead(frontal sinus level) was the thinnest. 2. Skin thickness in males wal generally thicker than in females : the anterior and lateral part at the level of the forehead(P<0.0001), the posterior part at the level of the bladder(P<0.2) were thicker in males than in females. 3. In each gender, the thickness of the skin increased with age of 40 or 60, and then decreased with age at every level. 4. Skin on posterior parts of the body was thicker than on other parts. 5. Unlike other levels, skin was thicker on the lateral parts than on the anterior parts at the levels of the forehead and bladder. 6. The measured skin thickness in about 7% greater in formalin fixed tissues than on CT films. CONCLUSION; Computed tomographic measurement of the skin thickness in a reliable method in the aquisition of normal values and their individual variations during cutaneous aging. Moreover, this method is useful in evaluating skin tumors and monitoring the response to therapy of inflammatory conditions.
Aging ; Brain ; Collagen Diseases ; Female ; Forehead ; Formaldehyde ; Humans ; Lipodystrophy ; Male ; Radiography ; Reference Values ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin* ; Thorax ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ultrasonography ; Urinary Bladder

PURPOSE: This study was done to develop and evaluate multilingual education materials to promote health and adaptation to pregnancy for immigrant women in Korea. METHODS: This study had three procedures: First, contents of the education materials were developed according to pregnant women's needs, literature reviews, and group discussion. Details in contents were constructed based on Roy's adaptation model; Second, validity verification and translation of education materials were accomplished; Third, evaluation of the education materials was done through a survey of immigrant women. RESULTS: The education materials were developed in six languages (Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Cambodian). The title is "Healthy mother, happy family: eight-step guide to a healthy pregnancy". It was composed of an eight-step guide to healthy pregnancy, self-examination check list, websites for childbirth education and information, and guidelines on education materials in a brochure. In the evaluation, the average response score for the questionnaire items was high (3.23 on a four-point Likert scale). The average score for Cambodian immigrants was the highest of all immigrant women. CONCLUSION: Multilingual education materials developed in this research will help community health nurses to manage pregnancies for immigrant women and will be useful for health education for these women.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Education* ; Emigrants and Immigrants* ; Female ; Health Education ; Humans ; Korea ; Mothers ; Multilingualism ; Nurses, Community Health ; Pamphlets ; Pregnancy* ; Prenatal Education ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Self-Examination

PURPOSE: To examine the relationships among loneliness, social support, and family function in elderly Korean. METHOD: The sample for this study were 290 elderly Korean who were at least 60 years of age. Data were collected by interview using the translated Korean versions of the Revised University of California Los Angels Loneliness Scale(RULS), Family APGAR, and Social Support Questionnaire 6. RESULT: Subjects were moderately lonely and had moderately functional families. Means for social support were 1.42 for network size and 4.09 for satisfaction. Subjects who lived with their spouses had a larger number of network members than who did not live with spouses. However, living with spouses was not associated with social support satisfaction. The level of loneliness was related negatively to the level of social support network, social support satisfaction and family function in this study. Social support satisfaction and Family function were the significant predictor of loneliness. CONCLUSION: The number of social supporter and satisfaction and family function should be considered in nursing intervention to decrease the level of loneliness in older adults. Further studies and efforts will be needed to reduce the level of loneliness in older adults.

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Child* ; Humans ; Prone Position* ; Thoracotomy*

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among social support (network, composition, and satisfaction), stress, and loneliness in migrant Yanbian Korean workers. METHOD: Data were collected by using Social Support Questionnaire 6, Visual Analogue Scale, and the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale. RESULT: Results indicate that means for social support were 1.52 for network size and 4.83 for satisfaction. The proportion percentage of network for kin members was 67.37. Subjects felt the moderate level of stress and loneliness. The level of loneliness was negatively related to the level of social support. CONCLUSION: This study showed that there is necessity to reduce stress and loneliness among migrant Yanbian Korean workers. Adequate social support satisfaction is crucial to reduce the level of loneliness in migrant Yanbian Korean workers.
Humans ; Loneliness* ; Transients and Migrants*

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PUVA Therapy* ; Telangiectasis*

BACKGROUND: Intradermal test is a useful diagnostic method for acute anaphylactoid or anaphylactic reactions induced by anesthetic drugs. We analyzed the responses of intradermal test for anesthetic drugs in patients who did not show anaphylactoid or anaphylactic reactions. METHODS: The authors performed intradermal test for anesthetic drugs (thiopental, midazolam, fentanyl, atracurium and vecuronium) in 224 adult patients one hour before induction of anesthesia. The responses were interpreted as measuring the size of wheal and flare. We also did history taking for past allergic history. RESULTS: There were no patient that showed positive reaction. The rate of false positive reaction for atracurium (12.5%) was significantly higher than other anesthetic drugs (p<0.05). And the rate of false positive reaction for atracurium in patients under the age of 40 (20%) was significantly higher than those above the age of 40 (3.8%) (p<0.05). But the difference of the rate of false positive reaction for atracurium between male (8%) and female (15.3%) was not significant statistically. The differences of the rates of false positive reaction for anesthetic drugs between past allergic history group and no past allergic history group were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: In intradermal test for anesthetic drugs, the rate of false positive reaction for atracurium was significantly higher than thiopental, vecuronium, fentanyl and midazolam. Especially, it was significantly higher in patients under the age of 40. So in performing intradermal test to search for causative anesthetic drug, we have to consider the high rate of false positive reaction for atracurium.
Adult ; Anaphylaxis ; Anesthesia ; Anesthetics* ; Atracurium ; False Positive Reactions ; Female ; Fentanyl ; Humans ; Intradermal Tests* ; Male ; Midazolam ; Thiopental ; Vecuronium Bromide

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Acyclovir ; Chickenpox* ; Child* ; Herpesvirus 3, Human* ; Humans