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PURPOSE: Nursing has evolved as a unique and independent field over the last decades. Unfortunately, many nurses in Korea express concern that they lack appropriate background knowledge in bioscience necessary...
BACKGROUND: In Seoul, Korea, 70% of all adult males are reported to be smokers, and guidelines to smoking cessation generally include ways to help smokers avoid situations of smoking temptation....
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional survey research was undertaken to examine the degree of depression in postmenopausal women and to analyze the factors affecting that depression.
METHOD: 325 people from public health...
PURPOSE: To examine the effects of body position and time after feeding on gastric residuals in low birth weight infants(LBW). METHODS: A repeated measures design was conducted. Twenty LBW infants...
PURPOSE: This ethnography is aimed at describing the care-giving practices of the nuclear family and relatives of the elderly within a clan village in relation to their socio-cultural context. Four...
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional survey was conducted to describe the sexuality of Korean women after menopause using a national sample, and to examine relationships between the sexuality and demographic, body mass...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between fatigue and nutritional status in patients undergoing radiotherapy. DESIGN: A correlational and crossectional study design was used.
METHOD:...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to survey the prevalence rate of cognitive impairments and to identify the factors influencing cognitive impairment in the elderly in rural communities of...
BACKGROUND: Ischemic heart disease results from athesclerotic changes of the coronary artery. These changes are aggravated by hypercholesterolemia, smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, coronary-prone personality, and stress. Because these risk...