Kang Youngmi

AIM: To explore and understand moral distress from the perspective of and as experienced by critical care nurses in Korea. BACKGROUND: The concept of moral distress among critical care nurses must be more broadly explored using a qualitative approach. DESIGN: Giorgi's phenomenological research approach was used. METHODS: A purposive sampling was used to select 14 critical care nurses. In-depth face-to-face interviews were performed in Korea from March 2012-December 2013. FINDINGS: Five main them

Interventions to improve Korean women's knowledge of, and attitudes toward, UI are needed. WOC and continence nurses should take an active role in educating women about the prevention and treatment of UI.

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of daytime sleepiness on depression and suicidal ideation in adolescent high-school students. A survey of 538 high school students aged 16-17 years attending two academic schools was conducted. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Beck Depression Inventory and the Scale for Suicide Ideation were used to assess subjects' daytime sleepiness, depression and suicidal ideation. The mean score for daytime sleepiness was 8.52, which indicates a sleep

A psychoeducational intervention improved clients' knowledge of and attitudes toward antipsychotic medications.

The aim of this study is to examine the current profile of bioethics education in the nursing curriculum as perceived by nursing students and faculty in Korea. A convenience sampling method was used for recruiting 1223 undergraduate nursing students and 140 nursing faculty in Korea. Experience of Bioethics Education, Quality of Bioethics Education, and Demand for Bioethics Education Scales were developed. The Experience of Bioethics Education Scale showed that the nursing curriculum in Korea doe

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study aims to identify the combined effects of self-care or self-management nursing interventions on primary (interdialytic weight gain) and secondary (potassium, phosphorous, self-care and self-efficacy) outcomes in haemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease. BACKGROUND: Prior systematic reviews and meta-analyses revealed inconclusive evidence regarding the effects of self-care or self-management nursing interventions among the patients on haemodialysis. Also,

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine differences in personal characteristics, core practice competency and role stress according to levels of teaching efficacy among clinical nurse educators working in general hospitals. BACKGROUND: In the clinical setting, successful adaptation to instruction among practicing clinical nurse educators is challenging. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of data through a cross-sectional study design was adopted. METHODS: Originally, 565 nurses w

AIM: This study identified the moderating role of the amount of caregiving tasks on relationships between dementia family caregivers' characteristics (age, education, etc.) and outcomes (burden, etc.). DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of surveyed data. METHOD: A convenience sample of 369 family caregivers (151 males, 218 females) aged 20 years or older was recruited from 10 cities in the southern area of South Korea. Data were collected from November-December 2011. Measures of caregiver burden

BACKGROUND: Colon and/or rectum cancer (CRC) patients use various strategies to cope with their condition, and these can vary between age groups. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to investigate differences between psychosocial/spiritual variables and coping strategies in CRC patients of different age groups (younger vs older) and to identify the predictors of coping for both age groups. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at 3 outpatient clinics in Korea. The Hospit

The rate of and factors influencing colorectal cancer screening differs by gender. We aimed to determine the behaviors for and predict the factors influencing self-reported colorectal cancer screening in Korean adults. Secondary analysis was performed with data from the cross-sectional 2012 Community Health Survey. We examined the relationship between gender and self-reported screening using data for 115 045 adults aged ≥50 years; 62.4% of men and 65.5% of women underwent colorectal cancer scree

WOC and continence nurses should take an active role to design intervention for Korean American women with UI emphasizing on social support from family and friends and available information in Korean.

Despite the adverse effects of negative coping after receiving a stoma, there is a lack of information on how patients cope with ostomies and on their families' experiences throughout the coping process. We aimed to explore the coping experiences of individuals with ostomies throughout their illness, applying the Corbin and Strauss Chronic Illness Trajectory Framework, using exploratory qualitative methods involving focus group interviews. Purposive sampling was utilized to recruit 19 participan

Quality of life (QOL) related to urinary incontinence was explored among community-dwelling, Korean-American women. Each participant completed an appropriately transcribed Incontinence QOL instrument. The findings of this study suggest that self-perceived disease severity significantly (p = 0.000) influences the QOL of Korean-American women with urinary incontinence.