1.Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior among Hospital Registered Nurses - Mood States, Resourcefulness, and Health Perception -.
Eun Ja YEUN ; Hee Jeong KIM ; Mi Soon JEON
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2011;17(2):198-208
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of mood state, resourcefulness, and health perception on health promoting behavior of hospital nurses. METHODS: Convenience sampling was conducted for nurses working at three University hospital and 336 nurses were selected. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. RESULTS: The results of the analysis showed that the score for nurses' mood state was 41.76+/-18.90; for resourcefulness, 11.30+/-20.63; for health perception, 3.32+/-.77, and for health promoting behavior, 111.55+/-17.76. Mood state, resourcefulness, and health perception were significantly correlated with health promoting behavior. The overall explanatory power of the effects of nurses' mood state, resourcefulness, and health perception on health promoting behavior was 27.8%. CONCLUSION: Study results indicate that better mood state, higher resourcefulness, and higher health perception result in more health promoting behavior.
2.Comparison of Dietary Attitudes and Attitudes to the School Lunch Service of Elementary and Middle School Students Living in the Same Region.
Myung Hee PARK ; Young Sun CHOI ; Yeun Ju KIM
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition 2002;7(1):3-13
The purpose of this study was to examine dietary attitudes of students and changes in their attitudes toward the school lunch service. The participants of the study were 483 students ranging from third grade elementary school students to middle school sophomores living in the Seoguipo area of Jeju Island. The subjects were asked to complete questionnaires under the supervision of their teachers or dietitians, and data were grouped into elementary school 3rd and 4th grades, elementary school 5th and 6th grades; and middle school 1st and 2nd grades for each gender. There were no significant differences among the groups with respect to their regularity of food intake, dietary considerations, or the frequency of imbalance in their diets. In the case of female participants, their frequency of snacking decreased as their grade level increased. In general, the overall changes in dietary attitudes became more negative as their grade level increased. Male students demanded increased serving sizes of both staple food and side dishes, while female students demanded increased serving sizes dishes, but not staple food as their grade levels increased. there was also an increase in the number of student sin higher grades who discarded or did not eat enough their entire meals. The major reasons for not eating the food were : no taste to the food and not proper saltiness of food. These results may suggest that school dietitians need to pay more attention to increased taste and proper seasoning of meals. Students suggested that the school lunch service should be continued, but that it needs improvement. Students in higher grades were more aware of the importance of the environment in which the meal was provided. Also, an early education in nutrition and healthy diets seemed important in preparing them for following a healthy lifestyle in later life.
Diet
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Eating
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Education
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Female
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Food Habits
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Humans
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Life Style
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Lunch*
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Male
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Meals
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Nutritionists
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Organization and Administration
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Seasons
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Serving Size
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Snacks
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Surveys and Questionnaires
3.A case of pelvic actinomycosis superimposed in IUD carrier.
Jung Woon KANG ; Won Cheol KIM ; Yeun Hee PARK ; Gee Hong PARK ; Meun Woo SHIN
Korean Journal of Fertility and Sterility 1993;20(2):183-186
No abstract available.
Actinomycosis*
4.Clinical and histopathological studies on ovarian tumors.
Yeun Jin KIM ; Min Jung LEE ; Un Ik JANG ; Jung Su GOO ; Sung Hee JUNG
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993;36(7):2220-2230
No abstract available.
5.Factors to promote the success rate of tubal reversal.
Kyung Yeun CHA ; Jae I YANG ; Cheol Hee RHYEU ; Jae Kyun DOO ; Jong Duk KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;34(6):856-864
No abstract available.
6.A case of adenomatous tumor of the middle ear.
Joon KWON ; Joong Wha KOH ; Soon Il PARK ; Soon Hee JEONG ; Ki Yeun KIM ; Seog In PAIK
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1991;34(6):1322-1327
No abstract available.
Ear, Middle*
7.Two Cases of Graves Disease Associated The Empty Sella Syndrome
Yeun Jong CHOI ; Hong Seung KIM ; Eui Ryun PARK ; Young Gu SHIN ; Choon Hee CHUNG
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology 1996;11(4):517-522
The empty sella syndrome is characterized by obesity, frequent pregnancy, headache and high blood pressure, but its exact cause remains unknown. Usually the incomplete diaphragmatic sella has been considered as the cause of the empty sella syndrome, but some authors recently have suggested that the antipituitary antibody way be related to development of pituitary atrophy and the pituitary empty sella syndrome, and thus it may be clinically useful as screening test for the empty sella syndrome. We experienced two empty sella syndromes associated Graves disease and applied the antipituitary antibody as the diagnostic tool of the empty sella syndrome. But none of this two patients had antipituitary antibody and we report these cases with reviews of literatures.
Atrophy
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Empty Sella Syndrome
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Graves Disease
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Headache
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Mass Screening
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Obesity
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Pregnancy
8.An Outbreak of Scabies in Neurosurgery-Intensive Care Unit of a General Hospital.
Hee Sup KIM ; Young Jong JUNG ; Soo Yeun KIM ; Ji Ho KIM ; Hae Jung NAM ; Choon Kwan KIM
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2008;13(1):16-23
BACKGROUND: Scabies outbreaks have been reported in long-term care facilities, but less commonly in acute care facilities. We experienced an outbreak of scabies that occurred in neurosurgery-intensive care unit of a general hospital, Seoul, Korea. METHODS: An outbreak of scabies was noticed on September 2006 when hospital staffs of NICU were diagnosed with scabies. The infection control nurse reviewed medical records and interviewed all of patient in NICU and health care workers. The epidemic spread of scabies from a patient to other patient, hospital employees and their families and associates was identified from historical, clinical, and microbiologic skin preparation data. RESULTS: Forty-three NICU patients and 22 health care workers were investigated. Five scabies cases were identified in total of 42 cases who are exposed to index case with attack rate of 11.9%. The attack rate of scabies in health care workers and NICU patients were 10% and 13.6%, respectively. Tertiary cases also occurred among the family members of workers, with a tertiary attack rate of 44%. CONCLUSION: The patient of acute care facilities also have chances of being exposed to scabies outbreak, since sensorimotor deficits or cognitive disorders make it difficult for individuals to communicate and understand the implication of risky contacts.
Delivery of Health Care
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Disease Outbreaks
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Hospitals, General
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Humans
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Infection Control
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Long-Term Care
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Medical Records
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Scabies
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Skin
9.Study on Pediatric Nurses' Attitudes and Compliance with Hospital Infection Standard Precautions.
Hye Yeun SHIN ; Kyung Hee KIM ; Ki sook KIM
Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2011;17(4):238-246
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify pediatric nurses' attitudes to, and compliance with, standard precautions in the prevention of hospital infections by enhancing their practice of standard precautions. METHODS: The participants were 206 nurses who worked in pediatric nursing departments of a general medical institution in Seoul. The questionnaire was a modification of Kim (2008) and consisted of 18 questions about hand washing, personal protective equipment, sharps, linen and patient care equipment. Collected data were processed using SPSS 15.0 WIN. RESULTS: Mean scores for attitudes to standard precautions and for compliance with standard precautions were 4.43 (+/-0.83) and 4.22 (+/-0.44) respectively. This difference was statistically significant (t=3.368, p=.001). The nurses' compliance with standard precautions differed significantly according to the general characteristics of age (F=8.705, p<.001), total clinical experience (F=9.426, p<.001), current department experience (F=6.555, p<.001), and education experience (t=0.616, p<.043). There was a positive correlation between attitudes to, and compliance with, standard precautions (r=.156, p=.025). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that educational programs and policy on infection control and standard precautions for pediatric nurses are needed. Also these results should contribute to baseline data for establishing appropriate clinical policy on infection control.
Bedding and Linens
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Compliance
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Cross Infection
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Hand Disinfection
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Humans
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Infection Control
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Patient Care
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Pediatric Nursing
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Universal Precautions
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Child Health
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Surveys and Questionnaires
10.Neuroendocrine Tumor of Unknown Primary Accompanied with Stomach Adenocarcinoma.
Ho Yeun KIM ; Sung Il CHOI ; Young Ho KIM
Journal of Gastric Cancer 2011;11(4):234-238
A 67 year old male at a regular checkup underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy. On performing esophagogastroduodenoscopy, a lesion about 1.2 cm depressed was noted at the gastric angle. The pathology of the biopsy specimen revealed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. On performing an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan & positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan, no definite evidence of gastric wall thickening or mass lesion was found. However, lymph node enlargement was found in the left gastric and prepancreatic spaces. This patient underwent laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy and D2 lymph node dissection. On final examination, it was found out that the tumor had invaded the mucosal layer. The lymph node was a metastasized large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with an unknown primary site. The patient refused chemotherapy. He opted to undergo a close follow-up. At the postoperative month 27, he had a focal hypermetabolic lesion in the left lobe of the liver that suggested metastasis on PET-CT scan. He refused to undergo an operation. He underwent a radiofrequency ablation.
Adenocarcinoma
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Biopsy
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Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
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Electrons
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Endoscopy, Digestive System
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gastrectomy
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Humans
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Liver
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Lymph Node Excision
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Lymph Nodes
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Male
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Stomach
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Stomach Neoplasms