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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore practice-based evidence for health promotion in vulnerable populations with hypertension in primary health care settings.
METHODS: Two methodological procedures were adopted for...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify the factors associated with intention to quit smoking in community-dwelling male adult smokers in Korea.
METHODS: This study was cross-sectional research that used data...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine social capital and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of residents who were living in the three regions(Masan, Jinhae, and Changwon) of...
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of bullying and to examine the effect of bullying on psychological well-being including depression, self-esteem, and academic major satisfaction among nursing students...
PURPOSE: This study identified the relationships among subjective health status, wisdom, and self-care agency of Korean older adults.
METHODS: The participants were 274 older adults from Daegu, aged over 65 years....
PURPOSE: This research was conducted to examine the successful aging and identify factors influencing successful aging in the Korean elderly.
METHODS: The subjects were 4,507 elders and data were collected from...
PURPOSE: This study developed a self-report measure for easy assessing of the health literacy of Asian immigrant women in South Korea.
METHODS: After a literature review, focus group interviews, and content...
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of home visit healthcare using a complex program on community-dwelling frail elders' physical strength, frailty, and depression and to...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine the effects of osteoporosis prevention education on Korean breast cancer patients' knowledge and health promoting behavior.
METHODS: The participants in this study included breast...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between acculturative stress and depression of Vietnamese immigrant workers in Korea.
METHODS: The subjects were 230 Vietnamese immigrant workers residing...