Importance and Performance of Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Among Orthopedic Hospital Nurses.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the perceived importance and performance of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (EBCPG) for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention among nurses in orthopedic hospitals.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 188 nurses in three orthopedic hospitals in South Korea. Participants rated the importance and performance of 110 EBCPG for VTE prevention items across 10 domains using a 5-point Likert scale.

Far-Lateral Transforaminal Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Upper Lumbar Disc Herniations.

Objective: The upper lumbar region has distinctive anatomical characteristics that contribute to the challenges of performing discectomy. We introduce far-lateral transforaminal unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) lumbar discectomy for central or paracentral disc herniations in the upper lumbar region.

Methods: We conducted retrospective review of the patients who underwent a far-lateral transforaminal UBE lumbar discectomy at our institution from January 2018 to September 2024.

Development and validation of a survey on reproductive health behaviors to reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in Koreans.

Introduction: Recently, issues related to climate change and endocrine-disrupting chemicals have come to the forefront. In particular, the pursuit of convenience has led to increased exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in daily life, posing threats to reproductive health, including infertility and cancer. Therefore, this study aims to develop a questionnaire to assess the reproductive health behaviors of Koreans for reducing exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and to verify its reliability and validity.

Development of a scale to measure selection, optimization, compensation (SOC) strategy in late middle-aged women: a methodological study.

Purpose: Selection-optimization-compensation (SOC) models have been proposed and applied to various populations to examine successful aging from a multidimensional perspective. This study aimed to develop a scale to measure SOC strategy among late middle-aged women (aged 50 to 64 years) and to test its validity and reliability.

Methods: Preliminary items were developed through a literature review and interviews.

Multi-Load Topology Optimization Design for the Structural Safety Maintenance of Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Packaging Containers in the Case of a Collision.

This paper presents an optimized design approach using nonlinear dynamic analysis and finite element methods to ensure the structural integrity of square-shaped containers made from ductile cast iron for intermediate- and low-level radioactive waste packaging. Ductile cast iron, with its spherical graphite structure, effectively distributes stress throughout the material, leading to a storage capacity increase of approximately 18%. Considering the critical need for containers that maintain integrity under extreme conditions like earthquakes, the design focuses on mitigating stress concentrations at the corners of square structures.

[The Effects of the Infant Health Promotion Program for Mothers with Their Firstborn Infants].

Purpose: This study was intended to evaluate the effects of an Infant Health Promotion Program (IHPP) for mothers with their firstborn infants.

Methods: This study employed a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants consisted of 17 mothers with their firstborn infants in the experimental group and 17 in the control group from two women's hospitals.

Influence of body shape on health-related quality of life in Korean adults: The mediating effect of self-rated health.

A Body Shape Index (ABSI) predicts mortality independent of body mass index and had a negative relationship with self-rated health (SRH), which had a positive effect on the EuroQol (EQ)-5D index. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between ABSI and the EQ-5D index and to verify the mediating effect of SRH in Korean adults. This study included 13,381 participants aged ≥20 years from the 7th (2016-2018) Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).

Experiences Pertaining to Successful Aging in Middle-Aged Women in South Korea.

This study aimed to analyze and gain an in-depth understanding of the experiences pertaining to successful aging in middle-aged women in South Korea. A sample of 12 middle-aged women, capable of sharing their lived experiences, was divided into three age-based groups: those in their 40s, those in their 50s, and those aged 60-65 years. The collected data were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.

Validation of Basic Psychological Needs Scale in Terms of Autonomy and Competence.

Background: Basic psychological needs affect intrinsic motivation. However, the relationship between selfcare behaviors and the basic psychological needs of patients undergoing renal dialysis has not been proven. We investigated the validity and reliability of the Basic Psychological Needs scale for patients undergoing renal dialysis.

Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory.

Background: Unexpected and repeated miscarriages in a woman's life cycle can be a mental and physical burden and lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. However, women may also experience inner growth with such experiences.

Methods: This study was qualitative descriptive research examining the experiences of South Korean women who had recurrent miscarriages three or more times.

A Study on the Factors Influencing Smoking in Multicultural Youths in Korea.

Based on the ecological integration model, this study examined the factors affecting smoking in adolescents from multicultural families by dividing them into two levels: microsystem and social network factors. The data were from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (KYRBS) from 2016 to 2020. It included 4577 respondents whose fathers, mothers, or both, were not born in Korea.

Adults above 65 years of intention to use homecare hospice and a study on the factors influencing the perception of hospice·palliative care service.

Background: This study is a descriptive correlation survey conducted to understand the effect of attitudes toward death, hospice palliative care perception, and knowledge on homecare hospice use intention for adult men and women aged 65 or older ones.

Aim: This study identified factors affecting the intention to use homecare hospice and the perception of hospice·palliative care for adults aged 65 or older.

Methods: Researchers used tools which were intention to use homecare hospice, the hospice palliative care knowledge, death orientation, hospice palliative perception.

Justification of Discrimination against People with Mental Illness in Republic of Korea.

Aims: This study aimed to analyze the process in which individual values and beliefs affected social distance against people with mental illness by mediating cognition, based on applying the justification-suppression model to the stigma of mental illness.

Methods: An online survey was conducted with 491 adults aged 20 to 64 years. Their sociodemographic characteristics, personal values, and beliefs, justification for discrimination, and social distance were measured to assess their perceptions of, and behaviors towards, persons with mental illness.

Regional disparities related to cardiovascular diseases and diet quality in Korean adults: based on the 2013-2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.

Background/objectives: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in Koreans, and eating habits, including diet quality, are among the etiologies of these diseases. Recently, various studies on regional health disparities have been conducted. However, there are limited studies on their relationship with nutritional factors.

A Study on Determinants of COVID-19 Preventive Health Behaviors of Mothers with Young Children in South Korea.

This study is a descriptive research study conducted to identify factors that affect children of Korean mothers the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preventive health behavior. It was confirmed that knowledge of COVID-19, maternal confidence, and risk perception of COVID-19 infection were related to the Preventive health behaviors of COVID-19 of Korean mothers with children. The subjects of this study were 191 mothers residing in Korea and raising children under the age of 5, and data were collected through an online questionnaire.

Factors Influencing Smoking among Multicultural Adolescents.

Since an increasing number of multicultural adolescents have started smoking in Korean society, it is necessary to check the smoking status among multicultural adolescents and provide differentiated smoking cessation education and awareness through intervention programs. This study examined the factors that influenced smoking among multicultural adolescents and identified interventions. This study was a cross-sectional survey.

Influence of Good Death Perception, Moral Anguish, and End-of-life Care Attitude on End-of-life Care Performance of General Hospital Health Managers.

This study attempted to identify the influence of good death perception, moral anguish, and End-of-life (EOL) care attitudes on the End-of-life (EOL) care performance of General Hospital Health Managers (GHHMs). This study was a quantitative and descriptive survey. The respondents of this study were 156 GHHMs working in three general hospitals with 300 beds or more and one general hospital with 100 beds or more in one of the cities in South Korea.

A Study of Pandemic Prevention Health Behavior in Adults.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the World Health Organization recommended prevention measures to minimize the spread of the pandemic. However, strict compliance with prevention measures requires positive health behavior practices, especially among adults. Therefore, this study investigated adults' health behaviors in relation to pandemic prevention based on the health belief model (HBM) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

CANon: Lightweight and Practical Cyber-Attack Detection for Automotive Controller Area Networks.

Automotive cyber-physical systems are in transition from the closed-systems to open-networking systems. As a result, in-vehicle networks such as the controller area network (CAN) have become essential to connect to inter-vehicle networks through the various rich interfaces. Newly exposed security concerns derived from this requirement may cause in-vehicle networks to pose threats to automotive security and driver's safety.

Predictors of health-related quality of life in Koreans with cardiovascular disease.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Korean adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with a stratified multistage probability sampling design. Data from the 2016 to 2019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n=32,379) were used.