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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine the factors associated with meaning in life among elderly female community dwellers aged 65 or older who were living alone.
METHODS: A quota sample...
PURPOSE: This is a comparative study using secondary data from the Korean national long term care (LTC) insurance.
METHODS: Visiting nursing (VN) service users (n=666) and non-users (n=4,375) were extracted and...
PURPOSE: This research aims to understand the perceptions of nursing homes from the perspective of the elderly, explores the themes of such perception and provides supporting evidence for developing nursing...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the quality (understandability and actionability) of health education materials for Korean-Chinese (KC) female migrant workers, using Patient Education Materials...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between degrees of health promotion behaviors and life satisfaction and effects of health promotion behaviors on life satisfaction in rural elderly...
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to determine factors influencing quality of caregiving by caregivers for the elderly with dementia.
METHODS: Data were collected from 87 caregivers for elders with...
PURPOSE: Using food labels has been related to healthy eating habits and positive health outcomes. The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of food labels utilization and...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine the association of family support, self-efficacy, health literacy and perceived health status with health-promoting behavior (HPB) in married immigrant women.
METHODS: A...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine effects of sarcopenic obesity on metabolic syndrome in Korean elders.
METHODS: This study is based on the analysis of the Korea National Health and...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate effects of aroma foot bath on urination status (Prostatic Symptom and bother score due to urinary symptoms) and stress related to...