Journal of Korean medical science
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2021
Patient Perspectives and Preferences Regarding Gout and Gout Management: Impact on Adherence.
Patient-centered management is becoming increasingly important in gout, but there are limited studies exploring patients' perspectives and preferences. We aimed to investigate patients' perspectives and preferences regarding gout and gout management, and their impacts on adherence to urate lowering therapy (ULT). ⋯ Patients' perspectives and management preferences had high impacts on adherence to ULT in gout. Consideration of patients' perspectives and preferences is important for achieving the desired clinical outcome in gout.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2021
Trend of Disease Burden of North Korean Defectors in South Korea Using Disability-adjusted Life Years from 2010 to 2018.
This study aimed to examine the disease burden of North Korean defectors in South Korea by sex, age, and disease from 2000 to 2018 and to study the changes in the disease burden over time. ⋯ This is the first study to measure the disease burden of North Korean defectors in South Korea. Given the decreasing or substantially increasing trends in disease burden, it is necessary to establish appropriate public health policies in a timely manner, and the results of this study provide a basis for the development of customized public health and healthcare policies for North Korean defectors in South Korea.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2021
Bibliometric and Altmetric Analyses of Publication Activity in the Field of Behcet's Disease in 2010-2019.
Behcet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis accompanied by oral-genital ulcers, ocular, cerebral, and gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate BD articles published between 2010-2019 bibliometrically and to provide up-to-date data. A secondary aim was to present a different perspective using altmetric assessments. ⋯ An increasing trend was found in BD research productivity. Although the Silk Road countries were prominent in the number of articles, a similar ranking was not valid for the average number of citations per article.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2021
Survival and Morbidities in Infants with Birth Weight Less than 500 g: a Nationwide Cohort Study.
This study aimed to investigate the survival and morbidities of infants in the Korean Neonatal Network (KNN) with birth weight (BW) < 500 g. ⋯ Despite recent advances in neonatal intensive care, the survival and morbidity rates of infants with BW < 500 g need further improvement.