PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence the performance of cancer pain management among nurses in an oncology unit.
METHODS
The participants of this study were nurses working in an oncology unit at an oncology hospital located in Busan city. Data was collected between January 10 and February 10, 2018 from questionnaire responses received 101 nurses. Measures used for this study assessed knowledge and attitudes toward cancer pain management, patient-centered care, and the performance of cancer pain management. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, an independent t-test, a one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression analysis.
RESULTS
Performance of cancer pain management was significantly correlated with knowledge (r=.21, p=.032), attitudes toward cancer pain management (r=.21, p=.034), and patient-centered care (r=.33, p=.001). In addition, performance of cancer pain management was influenced by knowledge of cancer pain management (β=.27, p=.008), patient-centered care (β=.33, p=.001), and working in the surgery department (β=.24, p=.012). The explanatory power of this model was 29.3%.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest the need for programs to improve patient-centered care, and continual education on cancer pain management guidelines, in order to provide organized and effective pain management.

Citations

• Assessing healthcare professionals’ perceptions of pain concepts and beliefs
  Sejun Oh, Yeonji Gu, Inbeom Kim, Euha Kwon, Sangheon Lee, Kyounghae Kim
  NeuroRehabilitation.2024; 55(1): 117.     CrossRef
• Development of a nurse navigation program for cancer pain
  Miyoung Yoo, Eunyoung E. Suh, Mi Jang, Sunsil Kang
  Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing.2024; 11(7): 100528.     CrossRef
• Managing Postembolization Syndrome Through a Machine Learning–Based Clinical Decision Support System
  Minkyeong Kang, Myoung Soo Kim
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2024; 42(11): 817.     CrossRef
• Understanding of Dense Breast and Perception of Breast Cancer Risk of Nurses with or without Dense Breast Notification
  Seon Mi Yoon, Jeong Hee Kang
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2023; 23(2): 75.     CrossRef
• Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative pain control in a tertiary hospital in South Korea
  Mi-Ra Kang, Youn-Ju Kwon
  BMC Nursing.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Nurses’ Performance of Cancer Pain Management in a Tertiary Hospital
  Minhwa Kang, Minjeong Seo
  The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.2022; 25(3): 99.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Oncology Nurses’ Pain Management of Cancer Patients
  Hoi Sook Seo, Eun Young Park, Se Jin Park, Bo Ra Han, Myung Jin Jang
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2021; 21(4): 213.     CrossRef
• The Knowledge, Attitudes, Performance, and Barriers of Nurses to Pain in Oncology Settings: A Multi-Center Study
  Hyekyung Kim, Soeun Choi, Sue Kim, Jiyeon Lee, Sun-Hee Kim, Insook Lee, Yoonjung Shin, Hye-Young Jang
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2021; 21(1): 15.     CrossRef
• Pain Assessment of Lung Cancer Patients in the Emergency Department: A Case Report
  Nayung Youn
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2021; 21(4): 194.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to identify the moderating and mediating effects of resilience in the relationship between symptom experience and quality of life.
METHODS
Participants were recruited from one general hospital and one hospital specialized in hemodialysis located in Busan city. The participants included 105 patients diagnosed with chronic renal failure who had been receiving hemodialysis twice a week or more on a regular basis. Data collection was conducted from December 14, 2017, to January 15, 2018. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 24.0 program.
RESULTS
There were significant correlations between participants' symptom experience and resilience (r=−.36, p < .001), symptom experience and quality of life (r=−.50, p < .001), and resilience and quality of life (r=.67, p < .001), respectively. Resilience had a partial mediating effect (z=−3.48, p < .001) in the relationship between symptom experience and quality of life but did not have moderating effects.
CONCLUSION
To improve the quality of life among patients on hemodialysis, it is necessary to develop interventions that enhance resilience in addition to providing symptom relief.

Citations

• Differences in the recirculation rate and dialysis adequacy according to arteriovenous fistula puncture direction and method in hemodialysis patients in South Korea: a one-group pretest-posttest study
  WooJeong Ban, YulHa Min, Jungmin Lee, Soo-Hyun Nam
  Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science.2025; 27(2): 203.     CrossRef
• The moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resilience among dialysis patients
  Zahra Shafiei Kisomi, Omid Taherkhani, Mina Mollaei, Hoda Esmaeily, Ghazaleh Shirkhanloo, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mohammad Amerzadeh
  BMC Nephrology.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Resilience’s impact on quality of life and post-traumatic growth in breast cancer patients during treatment
  Songül Duran, Umut Varol, Özlem Tekir, Ahmet Hakan Soytürk
  Breast Cancer.2024; 31(5): 807.     CrossRef
• The Mediating Effects of Symptom Experiences on the Relationship between Body Image and Quality of Life among Hemodialysis Patients in a Single Center
  Yaki Yang
  Healthcare.2024; 12(17): 1779.     CrossRef
• Mediating Effect of Resilience on the Relationship Between Job Stress and the Professional Quality of Life of Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study
  Eunhee Jo, Soon-Jung Hwang, Hyang-Suk Kwon
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2024; 36(3): 241.     CrossRef
• Effect of Social Support, Fatigue, and Depression on the Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis
  Ji Hye Jung, Hye Young Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2024; 31(2): 254.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing health-related quality of life for young single-person households: the mediating effect of resilience
  Soo Jin Lee, Sujin Lee, Xianglan Jin
  Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science.2023; 25(3): 160.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Diet-Related Quality of Life Among Hemodialysis Patients According to Age-group
  Ae Kyung Chang, Jin Yi Choi
  Clinical Nursing Research.2022; 31(6): 1172.     CrossRef
• Relationship of Symptom Clusters, Compliance with the Patient’s Role Behavior, and Dialysis Adequacy with Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients
  Semi Moon, Chiyoung Cha
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2022; 29(3): 295.     CrossRef
• Effect of Role Conflict on Job Satisfaction by Comprehensive Nursing Care Service Ward Nurse: Moderating and Mediating Effect of Resilience
  So Hee Lee, Roma Seol, Min Hye Kim
  Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing.2021; 14(3): 50.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients - with Focus on Resilience, Symptom Experience and Self-management
  Hyun-Young Jung, Yong-Kyung Park, Soon-Rim Suh
  Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics.2021; 46(4): 429.     CrossRef
• Perceptions of resilience in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: A Q‐methodology study
  Mi Young Chon, Eun Ja Yeun, Kyoung Hee Jung, Young‐il Jo, Kyeong Ryong Lee
  Nursing & Health Sciences.2020; 22(1): 108.     CrossRef
• Relationship between Self-efficacy and Resilience among Patients with Colorectal Cancer with Stoma: Mediating Effects of Family Support and Medical Staff Support
  Mi Na Yun, Kyoung Mi Kim
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2020; 32(6): 599.     CrossRef
• Influence of Perceived Health, Anxiety, Depression, and Social Support on Quality of Life in Patients with Meniere Disease
  Young Mi Ryu, Woo Joung Joung
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2020; 32(4): 399.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the health literacy and self-care activities of elderly diabetes patients and identify the effects of mediation of resilience in the relationship between them.
METHODS
A structured self-report questionnaire measuring health literacy, resilience and self-care activities was completed by 145 elderly people aged 65 years or older, who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Pusan National University hospital in Busan city, and who visited the outpatient clinic for endocrinology. Data collection was conducted from February 10, 2017 to March 31, 2017, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 program.
RESULTS
The subjects' health literacy and resilience (r=.19, p=.023), health literacy and self-care activities (r=.26, p=.001), resilience and self-care activities (r=.39, p < .001) were significantly correlated. Resilience completely mediated in the relationship between health literacy and self-care activities (z=2.37, p=.017).
CONCLUSION
Resilience plays a mediating role in the association among health literacy and self-care activities. It is necessary to develop a variety of intervention programs that can improve resilience in increasing self-care activities.

Citations

• Factors influencing self-management and health-related quality of life in low-income patients with diabetes: a predictive model
  Jihyon Pahn, Youngran Yang, Sun Hee Kim
  International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances.2025; 8: 100349.     CrossRef
• The Effect of Digital Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy on Self-Care Behaviors among Community-Dwelling Elderly: Focusing on Gyeongsangbuk-do
  Hyojin Son, Youngran Han
  Research in Community and Public Health Nursing.2025; 36: 59.     CrossRef
• Relationships Among Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, Self-Management, and HbA1c Levels in Older Adults with Diabetes in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Geun Young Jang, Soo Jung Chang, Jun Hee Noh
  Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.2024; Volume 17: 409.     CrossRef
• Influence of Digital Literacy and Patient Activation on Sick Role Behavior in Vulnerable Older Adults with Diabetes
  Young-Eun Yi, Hyun-Ju Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2024; 31(2): 179.     CrossRef
• Effects of health perception, health literacy, and resilience on health behaviors among elderly women
  Yong Mi Kim, Min Sun Song
  Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion.2024; 41(2): 79.     CrossRef
• Impact of Type D Personality and Health Literacy on Resilience of Inpatients with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Da Eun Kim, Seon Young Hwang
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2023; 35(1): 23.     CrossRef
• Mediation role of patient engagement on the association between health literacy and self‐care behaviours in individuals with type 2 diabetes
  Dilara Cengiz, Hatice Agrali, Fatos Korkmaz, Imatullah Akyar
  International Journal of Nursing Practice.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The Associated Factors of Medical Treatment in Diabetic Patients
  Sun Ju Choi, So Yeon Ryu, Jong Park, Seong Woo Choi
  Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics.2021; 46(3): 302.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing the Self-management Behaviors of the Elderly with Hypertension in the Local Community
  Jeongju Hong
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2021; 32(3): 303.     CrossRef
• Effect of Role Conflict on Job Satisfaction by Comprehensive Nursing Care Service Ward Nurse: Moderating and Mediating Effect of Resilience
  So Hee Lee, Roma Seol, Min Hye Kim
  Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing.2021; 14(3): 50.     CrossRef
• The Effects of the Level of Health Literacy and Self-care Activities on Quality of Life of Patients with Diabetes in Korea
  Soo Jin Kang, Chanho Park
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2020; 31(2): 189.     CrossRef
• Associations among Health Literacy, Psychosocial Factors, and Cancer-related Health Actions: A Systematic Literature Review
  Eun Jin Kim, Su Hyun Kim
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2018; 30(6): 565.     CrossRef
• Association of Resilience and Depression with Self-care Competence in Adult Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
  Youngrye Park, Eun Hee Jang, Ji Ok Kim
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2018; 30(5): 555.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing a family's quality of life (QoL) when one member has a liver transplantation.
METHODS
A total of 98 families were asked questions about characteristics, stress, social support and QoL. The instruments used for this study were the Stress Scale for Families of Liver Transplantation Recipients, the Personal Resources Questionnaire, the Korean version of QoL Simple Type Scale. Data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression.
RESULTS
The mean scores of stress was 2.58±0.75 and of social support was 4.81±0.87. The mean of the QoL was 3.39±0.60. Quality of life had significant correlations with stress and social support. Using multiple regression analysis, the QoL was significantly influenced by social support, stress and monthly average household income.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that social support, stress and income should be considered in developing the nursing interventions to improve the QoL of families of patients with liver transplantation.

Citations

• The Caring Experience of Family Caregivers for Patients of Living Donor Liver Transplantation from the Family Members
  Miseon Bang, Suhye Kwon
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2022; 52(4): 435.     CrossRef
• Impact of Self-esteem and Social support on Self-care Performance in Liver Transplantation Recipients
  Hyun Jung Jung, Young-Ju Kim
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2020; 23(2): 132.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to understand clinical nurses' level of information retrieval skill and its influence on evidence based practice (EBP).
METHODS
A cross-sectional design was used. Data were collected from a convenient sample of 492 nurses working at 5 university hospitals in Korea. The Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple linear regression.
RESULTS
The mean score for information retrieval skill and EBP competency were respectively 2.81+/-0.64 and 3.98+/-0.86. Two step hierarchical regression analysis showed that attendance at academic conference (p=.036) and information retrieval skill (p<.001) were significant factors of EBP competency, information retrieval skill explained about 19% of total variance of EBP competency.
CONCLUSION
Nurse need to increased fundamental information retrieval skill for EBP competency. Therefore, it is important to increase nurses' information retrieval skills by tailoring continuing EBP education modules. It would be also advisable to develop centralized systems for the internal dissemination of research findings for the use of nursing staff.

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to develop and evaluate a dementia prevention intervention program for the elderly with mild cognitive disorder.
METHODS
The study was nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of the study were a total of 68 elderly who ranged from 21 to 24 of total scores of K-MMSE, aged over 65, in home. The program consisted of music therapy, humor therapy, art therapy, dancing therapy, recreation, and health education to enhance brain function. The program was applied to the experimental group twice a week, ninety minutes per session for eight weeks. The data were analysed by using chi-square test and t-test.
RESULTS
The variables measured in the experimental group and the control group before the intervention were not significantly different in the homogeneity test. The dementia prevention program improved the cognition(t=9.243, p<.001), self-esteem(t=.4.336, p<.001), quality of life(t=8.375, p<.001) and reduced depression(t=-3.913, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
These findings confirmed that the dementia prevention program made a contribution to improving cognitive function, self-esteem, and quality of life and also to reduce depression in the elderly with mild cognition disorder. Therefore, it is recommended that this program could be used in clinical practice as an effective nursing intervention for the elderly with mild cognitive disorder.

PURPOSE
; This study was aimed to identify the effect of foot reflexology massage on climacteric symptom, fatigue and physiologic parameters of middle-aged women.
METHOD
; A non-equivalent pretest-posttest experimental design was used. Participants were recruited from the Community Health Center in Busan, Korea. Forty participants were assigned to either an experimental group(20) or a control group(20). Foot reflexology massage was administered twice a week for 6 weeks in the participant in experimental group.
RESULTS
There were statistically significant differences in climacteric symptom, fatigue, total cholesterol and cortisol level. However, there were no statistically significant differences in triglyceride, high density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein.
CONCLUSION
; These results suggest that foot reflexology massage could be utilized as an effective nursing intervention to reduce climacteric symptom and fatigue in middle-aged women.

PURPOSE
The study was performed to investigate the predictors associated transition with each stage of exercise behavior based to the Transtheoretical Model, and to provide basic data for exercise behavior programs for middle aged women.
Methods
The subjects consisted of 434 women residing in B city by convenience sampling. The collected data were analyzed with multiple logistic regression using SPSS/WIN program. RESULTS: The predictors of transition from precontemplation to contemplation were consciousness raising(OR=2.095, 95% CI: 1.305-3.363), Reinforcement management(OR= 1.903, 95% CI: 1.107-3.271), Stimulus control (OR=2.176, 95% CI:1.239-3.820), Menstrual status (OR=5.327, 95% CI: 1.110-25.562). The predictors of transition from contemplation to preparation were Helping relationship(OR= 1.671, 95% CI: 1.065-2.662), Pros(OR=2.500, 95% CI: 1.254-4.982), Perceived Health status (OR=.178, 95% CI: .041-.770). The predictor of transition from preparation to action was Stimulus control(OR=1.918, 95% CI: 1.103- 3.336). The predictors of transition from action to maintenance were Consciousness raising(OR= 1.939, 95% CI: 1.031-3.647), Dramatic relief (OR=2.249, 95% CI: 1.025-4.931). CONCLUSIONS: Adequate examination on the factors, which can predict the transitional stages of change exercise behaviors among middle aged women, which is presented in this study. The results of this study will become the pillar of exercise intervention program planning and application.

PURPOSE
The study was performed to identify the process of change, decisional balance and self-efficacy corresponding to the stage of smoking cessation behavior based on Transtheoretical Model in industrial workers.
METHOD
A convenience sample of 146 industrial workers except for the never smokers, were recruited at a H industry in Ulsan. Data were collected from February 1 to 28, 2002. The research instruments were Stages of Change of Smoking Cessation Measure(DiClemente et al, 1991), Process of change(Prochaska, 1988), Smoking Abstinence Self Efficacy (SASE: DiClemente et al, 1985) and Decisional balance(SDB; Kim, 1999).
RESULT
The results of this study were as follows; 1. The subjects were distributed in each stage of smoking cessation change: There were 64 subjects (43.0%) in the precontemplation stage, 35 subjects(23.5%) in the contemplation stage, 28 subjects(18.8%) in the preparation stage, 14 subjects(10.1%) in the action stage and 7 subjects(4.7%) in the maintenance stage. 2. Analysis of variance showed that experiental process(F=2.808, p=.042), behavioral process (F=4.567, p=.004) self-efficacy(F=9.809, p=.000), pros(F=11.107, p=.000), cons(F=6.686, p=.000), pros- cons(F=3.446, p=.018) were significantly associated with the stages of smoking cessation change. 3. Through discriminant analysis, it was found that 'PROS' was the most influential variable in discriminating the four stages of change.
CONCLUSION
This study can provide the basis of staged matching smoking cessation program using TTM for more effective and useful intervention.

Dysphagia is common and serious problem in intracerebral hemorrhage patients. Nasogastric-tube intubation is an important method for dysphagic patients who have an intracerebral hemorrhage. But many discomforts develope in patients with a nasogastric-tube. Therefore, it is necessary to decide when to remove the tube and as early as possible. The purpose of this study is to decide the applying time of training program to facilitate deglution for dysphagic patients who have intracerebral hemorrhage. Among the 343 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage who had been admitted to P-university hospital from April, 1994 to December, 1998, the medical record of the 110 patients with nasogastric tube were reviewed retrospectively. Results from the study were as follows: 1. Nasogastric tube insert duration of improved patients was a mean of 23.2 days 2. When a L-tube was inserted and removed, the L.O.C. of improved patients was 2.6+/-0.8(in the midst of stupor or a semicoma), 1.9+/-0.5(close to drowsy), respectively. This was signifcantly different(P=0.000). 3. When a L-tube was inserted and removed, GCS of improved patients was 9.3+/-2.9, 12.1+/-2.2 respectively. This was significantly different (P=0.000). 4. The duration of nasogastric tube insertion was the longest when in a stupor(L.O.C), 6~8 points(GCS).