The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of diabetic camp program on depression, self-efficacy and self-esteem of the juvenile diabetic patient who had participated with diabetic camp program at Seoul and Kyung In area from August 5 to August 9, 1995. Nursing staffs explained them how to respond to the questionnaire of depression. self-efficacy and self-esteem prior to beginning the program and following the program. The questionnaire of depression, self-efficacy and self-esteem was developed by both diabetes mellitus nurse specialist and pediatric nursing professors in reference with the previous research. Response items of the questions were structured as yes or no for the elementary school students and that of the questions were structured as 5 likert scale for the both middle and high school students. Paired t-test was used for the significance of the difference between values before and after the diabetic camp program. Depression decreased following the program, while self-esteem increased significantly following the program in elementary school students. There was no change in self-esteem, while self-efficacy increased significantly following the program in middle and high school students. Self-efficacy following the program was high as the frequency of exercise increased in the elementary school students. Self-efficacy prior to the program was high as the experience of diabetic education increased in the middle and high school students. Self-efficacy and self-esteem prior to the camp was highly correlated with that following the camp in middle and high school students. The result suggests that diabetic camp program could be on of ways to decrease depression and to increase self-efficacy of the diabetic children.
Adolescent* ; Child* ; Depression* ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Education ; Humans ; Nursing Staff ; Pediatric Nursing ; Seoul ; Specialization ; Child Health ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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We report herein two cases of localized curaneous amyloidosis (LCA) associated with neurodermatitis. Both patients suffered from persistent pruritus during several years and had small brown discrete lichenoid papules or neurodermatitis like lesion. Biopsy specimen taken from lichehoid papules revealed amyloid deposition in the papillary dermis. In histologic examination of the neurodermatitis like lesion, hematoxylin eosin stain revealed only chronic eczematous changes but special stain and election microscopic examination revealed amyloid deposition in the papillary dermis. Although neurodermatitis and LCA may be able to develop concomitantly in one patient, it was suggested that neurodermatitis may transfrom into LCA.
Amyloidosis* ; Biopsy ; Dermis ; Eosine Yellowish-(YS) ; Hematoxylin ; Humans ; Neurodermatitis* ; Plaque, Amyloid ; Pruritus

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Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; DNA* ; Oncogene Proteins* ; Oncogenes* ; Ploidies* ; Prognosis*

PURPOSE: This study was done to develop and to evaluate an integrative palliative care scale for cancer patients. METHODS: The process included construction of a conceptual framework, generation of initial items, verification of content validity, selection of secondary items, preliminary study, and extraction of final items. The participants were 173 cancer patients in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. Item analysis, factor analysis, criterion related validity, and internal consistency were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Eighteen items were selected for the final scale, and categorized into 3 factors explaining 58.3% of total variance. The factors were labeled as social/environmental palliative care (9 items), psychological palliative care (4 items), and physical palliative care (3 items), and spiritually palliative care (2 items). The scores for the scale were significantly correlated with the quality of life of cancer patients. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the 18 items was .88. CONCLUSION: The above findings indicate that the integrative palliative care scale has good validity and reliability when used for cancer patients.
Daegu ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Humans ; Palliative Care* ; Quality of Life ; Reproducibility of Results

The scientific interest in transfusion medicine as related to COVID19 can be summarized in three important points. 1) How can we identify asymptomatic COVID19 infected potential blood donors from healthy donors, and if the asymptomatic COVID19 infected person has donated blood and it has been transfused, how will it affect the transfused patient? 2) What affect will COVID19 have on blood establishments and medical institutions that use blood? 3) How will convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients be collected and then be used for patients in need of it? Since COVID19 has a negative effect on blood transfusion and blood management, well developed lines of communication and cooperation from blood establishments, medical institutions, government agencies, and people are urgently needed to overcome the impact of this negative effect.

PURPOSE: This study was done to provide basic data for education of elementary school students on life-respect and peer bullying prevention. METHODS: Participants were 5th and 6th grade elementary school students. Data from the questionnaires of 218 participants were analyzed. RESULTS: 1) The mean score for degree of life-respect was 4.23 (+/-0.38). The types of peer bullying were 'defenders of victims' (3.19+/-0.93), 'bullies' (2.04+/-0.72), 'victims' (1.91+/-0.84), 'bystanders' (1.79+/-0.80), and 'bully-followers' (1.66+/-0.60). 2) There was a significant difference in the degree of life-respect according to gender (t=-2.410, p=.017). Likewise, in the degree of peer bullying, among the type of 'bullies' there were significant differences according to grade (t=-2.285, p=.004), and gender (t=3.191, p=.002). Also, among the types of 'bully-followers' there were significant differences according to gender (t=2.053, p=.041), and having a religion or not (t=3.319, p=.001). 3) There was a significant correlation between life-respect and types of peer bullying. CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide helps for more effective provision of educational programs regarding life-respect and peer bullying.
Bullying* ; Child ; Education ; Humans ; Peer Group ; Value of Life ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Asthma* ; Hypersensitivity* ; Phenotype* ; Urticaria*

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Kidney* ; Rhabdomyolysis* ; Transplantation*

PURPOSE: Recently, in high risk preterm infants, we experienced high incidence of hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis & nephrocalcinosis. To screen hypercalciuria, we need the normal value of random urine Ca/Cr ratio in healthy neonates according to gestational age, postnatal age, milk and calcium intake. METHODS: Random urine Ca/Cr ratio was checked in 260 healthy full-term infants at the 2-7th day, and in 40 preterm infants at the 3-16th day when they started formula feeding at Ewha Universaity Mok-dong Hospital from March 1995 to October 1995. We calculated calcium amount in formulas and we excluded the neonates who needed extra calcium supplement. RESULTS: There were no significant relationships between random urine Ca/Cr ratio and body weight or gestational age. There were significant logistic positive relationships between random urine Ca/Cr ratio and postnatal age (r=0.47, P<0.05) or calcium intake (r=0.52, P<0.05). The velocity of increase in random urine Ca/Cr ratio in term and preterm infants is not significantly different. The normal values of random urine Ca/Cr ratio in healthy term and preterm infants were 0.026 0.013 (Max. 0.052) at the early neonatal period with low calcium intake, and 0.075 0.0310 (Max. 0.137) at the late neonatal period with adequate calcium intake. CONCLUSION: Random urine Ca/Cr ratio was very low in healthy neonates and increase in a logistic line according to calcium (milk) intake. New normal value of random urine Ca/Cr ratio in neonates according to calcium (milk) intake is suggested to screen hypercalciuria.
Body Weight ; Calcium ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Hypercalciuria ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn* ; Infant, Premature ; Milk ; Nephrocalcinosis ; Nephrolithiasis ; Reference Values