Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Original Articles

Family Functioning and Quality of Life of the Family Care-giver in Cancer Patients: Kuem Sun Han, Soon Yong Khim, Sook Ja Lee, Eun Sook Park, Young Joo Park, Jeong Hwa Kim, Kwang Mi Lee, Hyun Chul Kang, Ji Won Yoon; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006;36(6):983-991. Published online March 28, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.983

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among quality of life, family coherence, family hardiness, and family resources of the family care-giver caring for a cancer patient.

Method

Data was collected by questionnaires from 137 families with a cancer patient at a General Hospital and Government Cancer Hospital. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.

Results

The score of quality of life showed a significant positive correlation with the score of the level of family sense of coherence, family hardiness, and family resources. The most powerful predictor of quality of life was sense of coherence and the variance was 30%. A combination of sense of coherence and family resources account for 34 % of the variance in quality of life of the family care-giver caring for a cancer patient.

Conclusion

The results showed that family sense of coherence, hardiness, and family resources were significant influencing factors on the quality of life of the family care-giver caring for a cancer patient.

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Association of Diet with Menopausal Symptoms in Korean Middle-aged Women: Young Joo Park, Hee Young Paik, Young Joo Kim, Sung Sook Hong, Mi Jin Kim, Ji Won Yoon, So Hyun Moon; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2003;33(3):386-394. Published online March 28, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2003.33.3.386

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Purpose

This study was designed to explore the association of diet with menopausal symptoms in Korean women.

Method

For this cross-sectional survey, 276 women aged between 45-55 years visiting two branches of K-university hospital located in Seoul and Ansan of Kyunggi province were recruited from April to July, 2002. A menopause-specific quality-of-life questionnaire and a food frequency questionnaire were used to measure menopause-related symptoms and the intake of 28 types of foods.

Result

No differences were found in the levels of bothersome total menopausal symptoms, physical symptoms, psychosocial symptoms, and sexual symptoms according to the intake of each food. Only higher intake of fishes, seaweeds, and vegetable oils were inversely associated with bothersome levels of vasomotor symptoms. Women with higher intake of yellow-green vegetables and lower intake of coffee, confectionery, and processed foods reported lower hot flush rate.

Conclusion

The results suggest that higher intake of yellow-green vegetables and lower intake of coffee, confectionery and processed foods may relieve hot flushes. Further study needs to be pursued to study the relationship with nutrients of these foods and hot flushes.

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Anger, Cardiovascular Health and Depression in Middle-aged Korean Men: the Mediating Effect of Social Support: Young Joo Park, Soonim Baik, Hyun Jeong Shin, Ji Won Yoon, Sook Hee Chun, Sohyun Moon; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006;36(5):863-871. Published online August 31, 2006; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.5.863

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Purpose

A descriptive correlational study was designed to examine the relationship of trait anger and anger expression to blood pressure, cholesterol, and depression in middle-aged Korean men. In addition, this study investigated the mediating effect of social support in relation to anger and other variables.

Methods

Two hundred and ninety nine men aged 40 to 64 years were recruited from a health center at K University Hospital located in Ansan City, Kyungki province, Korea. The instruments used were Spielberger's state trait anger expression inventory-the Korean version for trait anger and anger expression, Beck's depression inventory for depression, and a Personal resource questionnaire for perceived social support.

Results

Men with high trait anger showed significantly higher systolic blood pressure(BP) and diastolic BP. The level of cholesterol did not have a significant relationship with trait anger and anger expression. The severity of depression was significantly higher in men with high trait anger or more frequent uses of anger-in or anger-out. The perceived social support had a significant mediating effect in relation to trait anger and depression.

Conclusions

Various nursing interventions for managing anger or improving social support need to be developed in a future study.

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