PURPOSE
This study was conducted to explore relationships of postpartum depression with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of preterm infants and mothers.
METHODS
Participants were the mothers of 80 premature infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units. Postpartum depression was measured using the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Clinical characteristics were examined through the medical records. The physiological state for the infants was evaluated using the revised Neurobiologic Risk Score (NBRS). Data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients.
RESULTS
Average for EPDS was 9.75+/-5.06, and 30% of the participants were at high risk for postpartum depression. There were significant differences in postpartum depression according to mother's education level (F=3.493, p=.035), economic state (F=5.828, p=.004), multiple pregnancy (t=2.141, p=.037), chorioamnionitis (t=2.349, p=.021), oligohydramnios (t=-2.226, p=.029), broncho-pulmonary dysplasia (t=2.085, p=.040), germinal matrix hemorrhage (t=2.259, p=.027), and revised NBRS (t=-2.772, p=.007). There was a significant positive correlation between postpartum depression and number of health problem of infants (r=.252, p=.024) and revised NBRS (r=.316, p=.004).
CONCLUSION
As 30% of the mothers with preterm infants were at high risk for postpartum depression, they require attention. When providing interventions, socioeconomic status as well as the physiological state of premature infants should be considered.

Citations

• Algılanan Anne Ebeveynlik Öz Yeterlik Ölçeğinin Türk Toplumuna Uyarlanması
  Çağla Verici Kılıç, Oya Kavlak
  Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüs.2024; 11(1): 57.     CrossRef
• The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants
  Shahrokh Mehrpisheh, Zahra Doorandish, Roya Farhadi, Mozhgan Ahmadi, Mannaneh Moafi, Forouzan Elyasi
  European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Re.2022; 15: 100149.     CrossRef
• The physical and emotional health of South Korean mothers of preterm infants in the early postpartum period: a descriptive correlational study
  Jiyun Park, Kyung-Sook Bang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(2): 103.     CrossRef
• Experiences of Mothers of Premature Infants Receiving Rehabilitation Therapy
  Hyun-Ju Kang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(3): 298.     CrossRef
• Predictors of Quality of Life in Mothers of Premature Infant
  Hyosin Choi, Yeonghee Shin
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2017; 23(3): 191.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Kangaroo Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the Physiological Functions of Preterm Infants, Maternal–Infant Attachment, and Maternal Stress
  Eun-Sook Cho, Shin-Jeong Kim, Myung Soon Kwon, Haeryun Cho, Eun Hye Kim, Eun Mi Jun, Sunhee Lee
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2016; 31(4): 430.     CrossRef
• Prospective Study on Factors Related to Development in Premature Infants at Six-Months
  Kyung-Sook Bang, Hyun-Ju Kang, Buhyun Lee, Mi-Kyung Kwon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(3): 199.     CrossRef
• Effects of Self Efficacy, Body Image and Family Support on Postpartum Depression in Early Postpartum Mothers
  Ji-Won Lee, Yong-Sook Eo, Eun-Hye Moon
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperati.2015; 16(6): 4011.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purposes of this study were to develop an infant sleep health education program using a video for SIDS prevention education and to measure the effects of the program.
METHODS
The infant sleep health education program consisted of presentations and motor images. The formation of educational material was directed by the systematic design of instruction. Participants in this study were 59 primiparous women from postpartum care centers. The instruments used in this study were criterion referenced test items for knowledge about infant sleep health and confidence inventory. Experimental group I was given the treatment of infant sleep health education program. Experimental group II was given the program using a video reinforcement after 2 weeks. On the other hand, control group was given no treatment.
RESULTS
There was a significant increase in knowledge and confidence in the performance of mother's roles of both experimental group I and experimental group II over the control group. No significant difference was founds for knowledge and confidence in the performance of mother's roles between experimental group I and II.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that this program is a very effective intervention for better sleep health in infants by helping the mothers increase confidence in their role performance.

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• Parents' Experience with Infant Safety Accidents and Needs of Safety Education: Content Analysis
  Soo-Yeon Han, Sun-Mi Chae
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2022; 26(2): 61.     CrossRef
• Analysis of research on interventions for the prevention of safety accidents involving infants: a scoping review
  Mi Yeon Kim, Han Na Lee, Yun Kyeong Lee, Ji Soo Kim, Haeryun Cho
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(4): 234.     CrossRef
• Effects of a maternal role adjustment program for first time mothers who use postpartum care centers (Sanhujoriwon) in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study
  Ju-Eun Song, Hyun-Ju Chae, Jung Mi Ko, Jeong In Yang, Tiffany Kim
  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.2020;[Epub]     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting childhood asthma and atopic dermatitis.
METHODS
For this study, data for 1,170 children (1-11 years) from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-2, 2011) were analyzed. First correlation matrices were computed to test the normality of every data set and then to be in accordance with the real demographic composition, data were added weight before being analyzed.
RESULTS
The child with asthma of a three generation family (OR=3.91, 95% CI [1.33, 11.45], p=.013) compared with a two generation family showed higher asthma development, and maternal asthma (OR=9.71, 95% CI [2.66, 35.40], p=.001) showed higher asthma development in child. The only factor affecting atopic dermatitis was parental perceptions of child health: poor (OR=3.40, 95% CI [1.29, 8.98], p=.014).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that childhood asthma and atopic dermatitis are both affected by parental perceptions of child health. Accordingly, management and support programs for children who have asthma and/or atopic dermatitis and their families should be comprehensive and also give attention to any other health problems because health perception represents quality of life.

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• Evaluation of nutritional status and adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes among atopic dermatitis children under 12 years of age: based on Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (2013–2015)
  Hye Won Kim, Ji-Myung Kim
  Journal of Nutrition and Health.2020; 53(2): 141.     CrossRef
• A study on the health effects of residents in Namhae and Hadong - Centered on health insurance data
  YoonDeok Han, Sunghyeon Jung, Kwang-tae Ha, Seung-Mi Kwon, Seog-Ju Cho, Jin-Ho Sin, Yong-Seung Shin, Bu-Soon Son
  Journal of Odor and Indoor Environment.2020; 19(3): 268.     CrossRef
• Relation of polyunsaturated fatty acid, n-3 fatty acid and n-6 fatty acid intakes and atopic dermatitis in the 9 ~ 11 year old children: KNHANES 2013 ~ 2015
  Ji-Myung Kim
  Journal of Nutrition and Health.2019; 52(1): 47.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to provide basic data for education of elementary school students on life-respect and peer bullying prevention.
METHODS
Participants were 5th and 6th grade elementary school students. Data from the questionnaires of 218 participants were analyzed.
RESULTS
1) The mean score for degree of life-respect was 4.23 (+/-0.38). The types of peer bullying were 'defenders of victims' (3.19+/-0.93), 'bullies' (2.04+/-0.72), 'victims' (1.91+/-0.84), 'bystanders' (1.79+/-0.80), and 'bully-followers' (1.66+/-0.60). 2) There was a significant difference in the degree of life-respect according to gender (t=-2.410, p=.017). Likewise, in the degree of peer bullying, among the type of 'bullies' there were significant differences according to grade (t=-2.285, p=.004), and gender (t=3.191, p=.002). Also, among the types of 'bully-followers' there were significant differences according to gender (t=2.053, p=.041), and having a religion or not (t=3.319, p=.001). 3) There was a significant correlation between life-respect and types of peer bullying.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study provide helps for more effective provision of educational programs regarding life-respect and peer bullying.

Citations

• Systematic Review of Meaning-centered Interventions for Adolescents
  Young Sook Lim, Kyung A Kang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(3): 263.     CrossRef
• A Systematic Review of Forest Therapy Programs for Elementary School Students
  Min Kyung Song, Kyung-Sook Bang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 300.     CrossRef
• Relationship between Elementary School Students’ Bullying Experience and Bioethics
  Mi Young Moon
  Journal of the Korean Society of School Health.2015; 28(2): 127.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
In this study, a comparison was done of the extent of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for preterm and fullterm children during early childhood, and factors affecting HRQoL in the early childhood of premature children were analyzed.
METHODS
Eighty mothers of children born prematurely and 83 mothers of children born at fullterm listed on two Internet cafes were sampled for this study. The major instrument used for the study was the TNO-AZL Preschool Quality Of Life (TAPQOL) questionnaire.
RESULTS
Total score for HRQoL in the premature group was 80.5 (+/-9.9) and for the full term group, 85.0 (+/-8.3), on a 100-point scale. A comparison of the premature group and full term group showed that the domains which scored relatively lower with respect to HRQoL included the stomach, motor function, anxiety, liveliness and communication. Among the factors that have an impact on HRQoL were 'length of stay in neonatal intensive care unit (> or =7 days)' and 'birth weight (<1,000 gm)'. The explanation power of the model was 17%, which was statistically significant.
CONCLUSION
These findings indicate that a differentiated premature infant follow-up program for children who are hospitalized over 7 days in NICU or weighed under 1,000 g at birth is urgently needed.

Citations

• Addressing the Needs of Mothers with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Secondary Analysis
  Ah Rim Kim
  Asian Nursing Research.2020; 14(5): 327.     CrossRef
• The Reliability of the Pediatric Functional Muscle Testing in Children with Developmental Delay
  Hye-Jung Seo, Joong-Hwi Kim
  The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy.2015; 27(4): 183.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting depression in mothers of children with disabilities and to identify the relationships between the depression, parenting-stress and self-esteem.
METHODS
The participants were 100 mothers of children with disabilities lving in G city. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation Coefficients with SPSS/PC+ 21.0.
RESULTS
There was a significant relationship between depression and parenting stress (p<.001). Depression was negatively correlated with self-esteem (p<.001). Variables affecting depression were parenting-stress, self-esteem and family income. The three factors accounted for 38.7% of the depression.
CONCLUSION
The results of the study show that parenting-stress and selfesteem are the most significant factors affecting depression. There is an urgent need to develop nursing interventions to reduce levels of depression in mothers of children with disabilities and to help them lead a healthier life.

Citations

• A Study on the Effects of Self-esteem of Fathers with Young Children on Parenting Stress: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Marital Satisfaction and Depression
  Sung-Ryung Kim, Chung-Sun Park
  Korean Journal of family welfare.2018; 23(2): 215.     CrossRef
• A study on the factors influencing the satisfaction of life of disabled children parents
  Hyun-Suk Lee, Kyu-Soo Ha
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperati.2015; 16(11): 8046.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify cell phone addiction in school-age children and factors influencing addiction.
METHODS
The participants were 163 parents of elementary school students in the 1st to 4th grades. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires completed by the parents, and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 19.0 IBM program.
RESULTS
Of the children, 86.5% were reported as being average users, 9.2%, at risk users, and 4.3%, at high risk users. Cell phone addiction in the children was significantly different according to games played by the children and parents' monthly income. Significant factors influencing cell phone addiction in the children were children's self-control, games played by the children, parents' cell phone addiction and parental control for children's cell phone use, explaining 24% of variance in cell phone addiction.
CONCLUSION
The findings indicate that cell phone addiction in school-age children is influenced by parent-related factors as well as personal factors. Therefore approaches to education programs on cell phone use in school-age children should include parent-related factors as well as personal factors of the children.

Citations

• Development and psychometric analysis of the smombie scale for adolescents
  Sunhee Park, Sumi Oh
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2024; 75: 89.     CrossRef
• Smartphone Use Patterns of Smartphone-dependent Children
  Jeong Hye Park
  Child Health Nursing Research.2020; 26(1): 47.     CrossRef
• A Study on the Longitudinal Relation Between Early Adolescents' Mobile Phone Dependency and Self-Regulated Learning Using an Autoregressive Cross-Lagged Modeling: Multigroup Analysis Across Gender
  Yea-Ji Hong, Soon-Hyung Yi
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2016; 37(4): 17.     CrossRef
• Influence of Parental Media Use, Educational Needs, and Media Guidance for Children on Children’s Media Use
  Hyun-Young Koo, Eun-Jung Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2015; 21(2): 183.     CrossRef
• Longitudinal Relationship between Addictive Use of Mobile Phones and Learning Activities for Elementary School Students : Multiple and Complex Group Analysis across Gender
  Sang-Min Jun
  Journal of Digital Convergence.2015; 13(8): 267.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to explore the professional identity of elementary school health teachers.
METHODS
In-depth interviews with fifteen elementary school health teachers were conducted from July 2010 to August 2012. Qualitative data collected by the researcher including transcription and field notes were analyzed through an adapted methodology based on the Grounded Theory of Strauss and Corbin.
RESULTS
Fifteen categories, 35 sub-categories and 120 concepts were obtained. The key category that was consistently maintained in identity formation was 'keeping themselves being a teacher providing nursing' which has three styles, 'focusing on health education', 'combining nursing and education' and 'focusing on providing nursing care'.
CONCLUSION
Results of this study will provide basic information for preparing manuals regarding the range of activities in school health teachers' jobs, improving promotion and merit payment systems for school health teachers, creating support programs for them, and contributing to the formation and establishment of their professional identity.

Citations

• Male nurses’ adaptation experiences after turnover to community institutions in Korea: A grounded theory methodology
  Ja-Sook Kim, Suhyun Kim, Hyang-In Cho Chung, Sally Mohammed Farghaly
  PLOS ONE.2024; 19(5): e0302819.     CrossRef
• School Nurses’ Perception of Job Performance Difficulties, Job Stress, Job Identity and Job Satisfaction
  Eun Kyo Cho, Hyun Jung Moon
  Research in Community and Public Health Nursing.2023; 34: 43.     CrossRef
• Perceived Discrimination and Workplace Violence among School Health Teachers: Relationship with School Organizational Climate
  Joohee Kim, Young Ko
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nurs.2022; 33(4): 432.     CrossRef
• School Novice Health Teachers’ Perception of Job Performance Difficulties and Job Satisfaction
  Seomoon Jang, Gyuyoung Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nurs.2021; 32(4): 566.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of spiritual well-being and meaning in life for adolescents with leukemia.
METHODS
Participants were 102 adolescents (11-21 years) recruited at C university hospital from June to August in 2014. The eligible participants were diagnosed with leukemia and are on follow-up care at the outpatient clinic. Participants were assessed for spiritual well-being, meaning in life, self-esteem, and social support.
RESULTS
Levels of spiritual well-being and meaning in life for these adolescents with leukemia were 3.69 out of 6 and 3.10 out of 4, respectively. Self-esteem and social support from family were factors affecting spiritual well-being. Self-esteem, existential well-being and social support from family and friends were predictive for meaning in life and accounted for 68% of total variance.
CONCLUSION
The results show that there are several factors affecting spiritual well-being and meaning in life in adolescents with leukemia. Therefore, nursing intervention programs for adolescents with leukemia should include strengthening self-esteem and social support as well as considering the spiritual aspect of life in order to find meaning in life beyond leukemia.

Citations

• Identification of Evidence for Key Positive Psychological Constructs in Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Patients with Cancer: A Scoping Review
  Cole Wayant, Jack Manquen, Hannah Wendelbo, Natalie Kerr, Matt Crow, Jon Goodell, Andrea C. Tricco, Jennifer W. Mack, Chan Hellman, Matt Vassar
  Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology.2021; 10(3): 247.     CrossRef
• Difficulty in returning to school among adolescent leukemia survivors: A qualitative descriptive study
  Hyeran An, Sunhee Lee
  European Journal of Oncology Nursing.2019; 38: 70.     CrossRef