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Effects of Artemisia A. Smoke(Ssukjahun) on Menstrual Distress, Dysmenorrhea, and Prostaglandin F2alpha.

Kwang Ok LEE ; Sue KIM ; Soon Bok CHANG ; Ji Soo YOO

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2009;15(2):150-159. doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.2.150

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify effects of Artemisia A. Smoke(Ssukjahun) on primary dysmenorrhea. METHOD: This study was a pretestposttest design with a nonequivalent control group. Data were collected from May 1, 2007 to May 27, 2008. A total of 40 women with dysmenorrhea participated in the study. Among them, 20 women were assigned to an experimental group and the other 20 to a control group. Artemisia A. Smoke(Ssukjahun) was provided daily for 4 days, starting 7 days prior to next expected menses in the experimental group. The instruments used in this study included MDQ (Moos' Menstrual Distress Questionnaire) by Kim (1995), Visual Analogue Scale by Keele (1948), and PGF2alpha by urine. RESULT: The results of this study are as follows; The experimental group was lower than the control group in the degree of menstrual distress (t=5.25, p=0.000), intensity of dysmenorrhea (t=7.71, p=0.000), and prostaglandin F2alpha levels (t=4.56, p=0.000). CONCLUSION: Artemisia A. Smoke (Ssukjahun) was proved as an effective nursing intervention to reduce dysmenorrhea in young women. Its convenience and accessibility may make it a useful intervention in nursing practice and education.
Artemisia ; Dinoprost ; Dysmenorrhea ; Female ; Humans ; Smoke

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Phenomenological Study on Experience of Preterm Labor.

Khyung Hee RYU ; Hye Sook SHIN

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2009;15(2):140-149. doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.2.140

PURPOSE: The purposes of this phenomenological study were to explore the experience of preterm labor. METHODS: The participants were 7 women admitted to two obstetric hospitals in Kyunggi-do Province with preterm labor. Data was collected with MP3 records through individual in-depth interviews and participated observation. The data was analyzed by Giorgi(1985) method. RESULTS: The results were divided into six categories as follows: 1) Inappropriate coping: unexpected event, overwork, lack of insight of preterm labor, 2) Burn out: multiple role, burden, role conflict. 3) Restrictions of lifestyle: uncomfortable hospital environment, wearisomeness, limitations of personal hygiene, 4) Physical discomfort: headache, flush, tremor, palpitations, 5) Psychological distress : concerns about fetus health status, fear of possible preterm delivery, lack of information, financial worries, 6) A transition to new lifestyle: share of household chores, communication with self-help group, careful lifestyle. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study will offer a better understanding of women's preterm labor experiences and suggest clues to nurses on how to improve the care they provide.
Burns ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Fetus ; Headache ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Life Style ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; Pregnancy ; Self-Help Groups ; Tremor

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Belief, Knowledge, and Practice about Oral Health Care of Middle-aged Women.

Geum Ja PARK ; Chun Hwa PARK ; Mi Ok KIM

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2009;15(2):130-139. doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.2.130

PURPOSE: This study was performed to identify the relationship between belief, knowledge, and practice about oral health care of middle-aged women, and to prepare baseline data for developing a dental health education and promotion program. METHOD: For the survey, 120 individuals(middle-aged women) were chosen by convenience sampling and agreed to participate in the study. Their belief, knowledge, and practice about oral health care were measured. For descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used with SPSS Win 14.0. RESULT: The level of belief and practice about oral health care was middle for the subjects. However, the level of knowledge about oral health care was relatively high. The level of practice about oral health care related to characteristics of subjects showed significant differences according to level of education and oral health status. There was no significant correlation between the level of practice and the belief about oral health care. The practice about oral health care showed a significant positive correlation with knowledge. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate a need for the development of oral health care programs that is effective in improving belief, knowledge, and practice about oral health care reported by middle-aged women.
Female ; Health Education, Dental ; Humans ; Oral Health

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Effects of Yoga during Pregnancy on Weight Gain, Delivery Experience and Infant's Birth Weight.

Eun Sun JI ; Kyoul Ja CHO ; Hyun Jeong KWON

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2009;15(2):121-129. doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.2.121

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the yoga during pregnancy on the maternal weight, delivery experience and infant birth weight. METHOD: The nonequivalent control group pre test-post test design was used. The participants were the healthy pregnant women, whose pre-pregnancy BMI was normal, gestational period was more than 20 weeks. The final sample consisted of 21 mother-infant dyads for experimental group and 20 dyads for control group and who agreed to participate in this study. Data were collected from February 1st to December 15th, 2006. The Qi exercise prenatal program was carried out for 90 minutes a day, 2 times a week for 12 weeks. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 Program. RESULT: The degree of maternal weight gain(p<.001), labor pain(p<.001), discomfort after delivery(p<.001) and infant's birth weight(p<.001) were significantly different between two groups. CONCLUSION: The yoga during pregnancy managed weight gain of mothers. Therefore, this study suggests that yoga during pregnancy to promotes stabilization can be beneficial for maintaining healthy weight, decreasing labor pain and discomfort after delivery for pregnant women and increasing infant's birth weight.
Birth Weight ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Labor Pain ; Mothers ; Parturition ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women ; Qi ; Weight Gain ; Yoga

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Subjective Sleep Quality in Depressed and Non-Depressed Mothers During the Late Postpartum Period.

Eun Jung CHO

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2009;15(2):108-120. doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.2.108

PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the subjective sleep quality of depressed and non-depressed mothers in the late postpartum period and to determine the relationship with their health promoting behaviors, family functioning, parenting stress. METHOD: A non-probability sample of 128 mothers completed a self-administered questionnaires at 4-6weeks postpartum. The Edinburgh postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to measure mother's experiences of depression symptoms and sleep. Related factors of sleep quality were measured by the Korean Family Functioning Scale, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile, and Parenting Stress Index. The data was analysed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, and the Pearson's correlation coefficients. RESULT: The results indicated that the depressed mothers(EPDS> or =10) had poorer sleep quality than the non-depressed mothers(EPDS<10), reported shortened sleep duration, and experienced more daytime dysfunctions. Depressed mothers who had no job, did not drink coffee, and were primipara tended to report poorer sleep quality. There were significant correlation between poorer sleep quality and lower health promoting behaviors, higher family intimacy and lower family communication, and higher parenting stress among depressed mothers. CONCLUSION: Our findings support the view that depressed mothers' experiences of poor sleep are much higher than non-depressed mothers and multi-faced. Nurse professionals should screen for sleep problems in the depressed mothers with a different biopsychosocial and behavioral aspect from the non-depressed mothers in the late postpartum period.
Coffee ; Depression ; Depression, Postpartum ; Female ; Humans ; Life Style ; Mothers ; Parenting ; Parents ; Postpartum Period ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Shinyoung SOHN

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2009;15(2):99-107. doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.2.99

PURPOSE: This study was aimed to identify the factors related to the health related quality of life (HRQoL) in elderly women. METHODS: This study used data from cross-sectional surveys conducted for the 2005 National Health and Nutrition Survey, which was performed by using a face to face interview method. Data was analyzed by ANOVA, t-test, logistic regression and multiple regression using the SPSS program. Demographic characteristics, subject health state, activity limitation, K-ADL, K-IADL, EQ-5D were included in the study instruments. RESULT: The mean HRQoL index in the subjects was 0.68 +/- 0.25. The significant predictors of the HRQoL were health status, activity limitation, activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and income. The factors accounted for 41.0% of variance in the health related quality of life of female elderly. CONCLUSION: These results may contribute to development of nursing strategy to improve health related quality of life. The health related quality of life program for the elderly should be planned based on results of the study.
Activities of Daily Living ; Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Nutrition Surveys ; Quality of Life

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Pilot Study for Perceived Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Pain and Music Preference in Women following Gynecological Surgery in a Local Area.

Sukhee AHN

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2005;11(4):273-279.

PURPOSE: The purposes of this pilot study were to describe the perceived effectiveness of music therapy for pain control and to identify music preference for postoperative pain and anxiety control in Korean women who had a gynecological surgery. SAMPLE: A convenience sample of 52 women was recruited from a gynecological unit at P University hospital and they were interviewed to assess their perception of music therapy and music preference using a structured study questionnaire. RESULTS: Fifty-six percent of women reported that music therapy would be effective and 96% perceived it would be effective if combined with analgesics. The best music chosen for relieving postoperative pain and anxiety were Korean old pop and ballad song/music followed by Korean religious music, American pop songs, piano music, Korean classic songs, and Orchestra music. CONCLUSION: There was a cultural difference in music preference for the relief of post-operative pain in this sample. Therefore, effects of music for postoperative pain control need to be determined after considering musical preferences of postoperative women in Korea.
Analgesics ; Anxiety ; Female ; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures* ; Humans ; Korea ; Music Therapy* ; Music* ; Pain, Postoperative ; Pilot Projects* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Effects of Maternal Massage to Newborn on Stress, Immune Function and Self-confidence of Mothers during the Postpartum Period.

Sa duck KIM ; Ho Ran PARK ; So Young LEE ; Young Im MOON ; Jin Hee PARK

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2005;11(4):265-272.

PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of infant massage on stress, immune function and self-confidence in postpartum mothers. METHOD: From September, 2003 to February, 2004, 65 women who had delivered babies and were enrolled in the postpartum clinic were assigned to the experimental group or control group. In the experimental group, infant massage was given for 20 minute sessions twice a day from 4 days to 14 days after delivery. The instruments were Parental Stress Index, serum cortisol levels, WBCs, lymphocytes, and Self Confidence Scale. RESULTS: Stress scores, WBCs and lymphocytes showed significant differences by the time, but there weren't significant differences according to the group and interactions between the group and the time. Cortisol and self-confidence scores showed significant differences by the time and the group. CONCLUSIONS: Applying massage to their newborn baby influenced cortisol levels of postpartum mothers. Therefore stress, cortisol, and immune functions in postpartum mothers should be generally screened and follow up studies are needed for the effective application of massage in postpartum mothers.
Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hydrocortisone ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn* ; Lymphocytes ; Massage* ; Mothers* ; Parents ; Postpartum Period*

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Effects of Dan Jeon Breathing Exercise on Physical Health Promotion in Middle Aged Women.

Kyung Won KIM

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2005;11(4):257-264.

PURPOSE: This study was to examine the effects of Dan Jeon Breathing on physical health promotion in middle aged women. METHOD: This study was quasi-experimental with a nonequivalent control group pre-post test design. The subjects were classified into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group had 21 middle-aged women who did Dan Jeon Breathing, the control group consisted of 22 middle aged women. Dan Jeon Breathing was carried out for 40 minutes a day, 3 times a week for 6 weeks. The difference between the experimental group and control group was verified with an chi2- test, t-test and paired and unpaired t-test. RESULTS: The score of physical symptoms for the experimental group was lower than that of the control group. The score of physical strength for the experimental group was higher than that of the control group. CONCLUSION: Dan Jeon Breathing can be a physical health promotion for middle aged women. In terms of nursing practice, Dan Jeon Breathing can be utilized as a nursing intervention for physical well-being of middle aged women.
Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Female ; Health Promotion* ; Humans ; Middle Aged* ; Nursing ; Respiration*

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A Survey of Urban Middle-aged Women's Sexual Function and Sexual Distress.

Young Sook PARK ; In Sook CHO ; Yoon Mi KIM

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2007;13(4):254-261.

OBJECTIVE: This survey assessed the prevalence and type of sexual dysfunction in middle-aged women regarding sexually related personal distress and examined the prevalence of perceived sexual dysfunction and perceived partners' dysfunction by women. METHODS: One-hundred ten healthy community-based middle-aged women participated voluntarily, and validated question- naires of the Female Sexual Function Index(FSFI) and the Female Sexual Distress Score(FSDS) were used. RESULTS: The percentage of women having sexual dysfunction and sexual distress were 67% and 32% respectively according to the cut-off of FSFI and FSDS. The average score of FSFI was 23.5(s.d.=5.7), which was lower than the cut-off of FSFI, while the average score of FSDS was 13.2, which was in range of a normal score. When considering the two concepts simultaneously, the women were categorized into 4 groups: sexually stressed dysfunction group (24.8%), sexually depressed group(42.2%), sexually healthy group(25.7%), and sexually hyperactive group (7.3%). The percentage of women reporting sexual problems was 24.3%, while the percentage of women reporting sexual dysfunction in their partner was 29.9%. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate a high rate of sexual dysfunction and sexual distress in middle-aged women. However, considering the relationships between sexual dysfunction and sexual distress, almost two thirds were in the sexually depressed group among the women having sexual dysfunction.
Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence

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