Salutogenesis intervention improves cardio-cerebrovascular health in at-risk office workers: A quasi-experimental study.

Objective: Cardio-cerebrovascular disease is the major cause of work-related deaths. Salutogenesis indicates individual differences in health levels occur owing to differences in the sense of coherence (SOC). A salutogenesis-based intervention may promote cardio-cerebrovascular health at work.

Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Management Program With a Challenge Strategy for Improving the Cardiovascular Health of Workers.

Background: Workers' cardiovascular health can be influenced by individual willingness to practice healthy behaviors. A mobile health management program with a challenge strategy was administered to promote workers' healthy behaviors among small to medium-sized enterprises.

Methods: A 12-week program consisted of health communication with a challenge strategy was administered to the workers.

Patterns of change in cardiovascular risks of Korean male workers: a 10-year cohort analysis using the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) 2.0 database.

Objective: Health behaviour is one of the major determinants of cardiovascular diseases in working population. This study was tried to investigate the trend of cardiovascular health level, the relationship between continuous health behaviours, and changes in the risk of cardiovascular diseases of male workers by using a nationwide database.

Design: This study is a retrospective cohort study.

Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Socioeconomic Status (SES) of Workers Using National Health Information Database.

The socioeconomic status (SES) and health behaviors of workers are associated with the risks of developing obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and other cardiovascular diseases. Herein, we investigated the factors influencing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk based on the SES of male and female workers. This cross-sectional analysis used the National Health Information Database to assess the associations between gender, SES (income level, residential area), health behaviors, and CVD-related health status of workers, through multinomial logistic regression.

Health promotion program for office workers with SEM based on the WHO's healthy workplace framework.

This study attempts to develop and verify the effectiveness of a health promotion program for office workers based on the social ecological model and the World Health Organization's Healthy Workplace Framework. This study involved 272 office workers of a small and medium-sized enterprise in Korea. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni correction using SPSS/WIN 23.

Influence of Health Behaviors and Occupational Stress on Prediabetic State among Male Office Workers.

This study examined the influence of health behaviors and occupational stress on the prediabetic state of male office workers, and identified related risks and influencing factors. The study used a cross-sectional design and performed an integrative analysis on data from regular health checkups, health questionnaires, and a health behavior-related survey of employees of a company, using Spearman’s correlation coefficients and multiple logistic regression analysis. The results showed significant relationships of prediabetic state with health behaviors and occupational stress.

Program Development and Effectiveness of Workplace Health Promotion Program for Preventing Metabolic Syndrome among Office Workers.

This paper aims to develop and analyze the effects of a socio-ecological model-based intervention program for preventing metabolic syndrome (MetS) among office workers. The intervention program was developed using regular health examinations, a "health behavior and need" assessment survey among workers, and a focus group study. According to the type of intervention, subjects took part in three groups: health education via an intranet-based web magazine (Group 1), self-monitoring with the U-health system (Group 2), and the target population who received intensive intervention (Group 3).

The Seoul Metropolitan Lifestyle Intervention Program and Metabolic Syndrome Risk: A Retrospective Database Study.

Since 2011, the Seoul Metabolic Syndrome Management (SMESY) program has been employed as a community-wide, lifestyle modification intervention in Seoul, Korea. We aimed to determine if the SMESY intervention would be significantly associated with improvements in metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors. This retrospective database study included data from 25,449 participants aged 30-64 years between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2013.

Office Workers' Risk of Metabolic Syndrome-Related Indicators: A 10-Year Cohort Study.

The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between the prevalence of metabolic syndrome-related risk factors and work tenure among office workers. A 10-year cohort analysis was conducted using employees' health examinations given to new employees within 1 or 2 years of joining the firm and every 5 years thereafter. Age-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval [CI], p < .

Factors associated with metabolic syndrome among Korean office workers.

To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and identify risk factors associated with MetS among Korean office workers, this cross-sectional study was conducted with 776 office workers. The prevalence of MetS was 13.5%; elevated waist circumference (27.

The Effects of a School-Based Atopy Care Program for School-Aged Children.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based atopy care program (SACP) for children with atopic dermatitis (AD). The program is administered by health teachers who are also school nurses. The study compared groups using a pre- and post-test design.

A comparison of trends in research into home care services in Japan and Korea.

Background: The purpose of this study is to compare of the research trends for home care services in Japan and the Republic of Korea (Korea). In particular, it was compared as the research design, the method of data collection, and key words by literature review.

Methods: Original articles on home care services were selected from Japanese and Korean journals published from the year of 2004 to 2008.

Design and preliminary results of a metropolitan lifestyle intervention program for people with metabolic syndrome in South Korea.

Introduction: The Seoul Metabolic Syndrome Management (SMESY) project, a metropolitan lifestyle intervention program aimed at decreasing the risk of metabolic syndrome to the residents of the city, has recently been implemented in 2011.

Methods: Our target population consisted of residents of Seoul who were 30-64 years old. Subjects visiting a Public Health Center were screened for five risk factors for metabolic syndrome and then divided into three groups according to the number of the risk factors: active counseling, for having more than three risk factors; motivational guide, for having one or two; and information support for having none.

Effect of domain-specific life satisfaction on depressive symptoms in late adulthood and old age: results of a cross-sectional descriptive survey.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of domain-specific life satisfaction on the risk of depressive symptoms in late adulthood and old age.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted using stratified data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). The respondents completed the Korean version CES-D and domain-specific life satisfaction.

An estimation of the cost per visit of nursing home care services.

Procedures used for analyzing the cost of providing home care nursing services through hospital-based home care agencies (HCAs) was the focus of this study. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used to analyze the workload and caseload of 36 home care nurses from ten HCAs. In addition, information obtained from a national health insurance database, including 54,639 home care claim cases from a total of 185 HCAs during a 6-month period, were analyzed.

[Development and evaluation of a school-based anger management program (SAMP) for adolescents].

Purpose: This study was done to develop a school-based anger management program (SAMP) of 4 sessions and examine its effects on the anger, anger expression, psychosomatic responses, psychosocial responses, and immunologic responses in adolescents.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study using a nonequivalent control group, pre-post design with repeated measures was used. Chi-square test, t-test, paired t-test, and Fisher's exact test were used to analyze the data.

Maternal sensitivity: a concept analysis.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to report a concept analysis of maternal sensitivity.

Background: Maternal sensitivity is a broad concept encompassing a variety of interrelated affective and behavioural caregiving attributes. It is used interchangeably with the terms maternal responsiveness or maternal competency, with no consistency of use.

[Current status of costs and utilizations of hospital based home health nursing care in Korea].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of utilization and costs of home health nursing care by the levels of medical institutes in Korea.

Method: A secondary analysis of existing data was used from the national electronic data information(EDI) of 148 home health agencies for 6 months from May to Oct 2005 in total.

Result: The 148 agencies had multiple services in cerebral infaction, essential hypertension, sequela of cerebrovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, etc.

[Test on the cost and development on the payment system of home health care nursing].

Purpose: This study focused on analysing costs per home health care nursing visit based on home health care nursing activities in medical institutes.

Method: The data was collected in three stages. First, the cost elements of home health care nursing services were collected and 31 home care nurses participated.

[Working conditions in home health care nursing: a survey of home care nurses in hospitals in Korea].

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to address the working conditions of home health nurses through a nationwide home health agency survey conducted at hospitals.

Method: The mail surveys were sent to 303 home health nurses nation wide and returned with a response rate of 71.8%.

Home health nursing care agenda based on health policy in Korea.

Home health nursing care (HHNC) in Korea has taken on an important role under the mandate of the national health care system since 2000. This program was developed to verify the possibility of early discharge of hospitalized patients and cost containment through a research and development project that was conducted with the government from 1994 to 1999. The process of development of HHNC provided an opportunity to realize the advancement and changes in the system into a consumer-focused structure.

[Estimating the cost of visiting nursing service by visiting nursing model for urban public health center in Korea].

Purpose: This study focused on analysing costs per visiting nursing care based on nursing activities in a public health center.

Method: The Easley-Storfjell Instrument(1997) was used for a prospective descriptive analysis of self-records for workload data from 10 visiting nurses during 4 weeks on all nursing activities. In addition, analysis of the 478 visiting nursing records and cost data from 5 home visiting departments in public health centers during one year of 2003 was done.

[The predictors of postpartum depression].

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the predictors of postpartum depression.

Method: One hundred- sixty one women within one year after delivery from one public health center located in the northern area of Seoul were used in this study. The instruments were a survey of general characteristics, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, recent life events index, perceived social support from family, Quality of marriage index, parenting stress index, and Rosenberg's self-esteem inventory.