Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi
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Nursing communication has become more important than ever before because quality of nursing services largely depends on the quality of communication in a very competitive health care environment. This article was to introduce ways to improve nursing communication using conversation analysis. ⋯ Conversation analysis can help in improving nursing communication by providing various structures and patterns as well as prototypes of conversation, and by suggesting specific problems and problem-solving strategies in communication.
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Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi · Jun 2007
[Patients' anxiety in intensive care units and its related factors].
The purpose of this study was to describe patients' anxiety in the ICU and to investigate related factors on the anxiety level. ⋯ Patients who were from the coronary care unit or had been stayed longer (up to 4 days) in the ICU were significantly associated with higher anxiety level.
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Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi · Jun 2007
[Developing a psychosocial rehabilitation model for persons with chronic mental illness].
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the outcome of psychosocial rehabilitation for persons with chronic mental illness and to suggest a hypothetical model of psychosocial rehabilitation which is based on the relationship between influencing factors and then to test its fitness empirically. ⋯ This study is expected to contribute to understanding the psychosocial rehabilitation phenomena. Besides it will provide basic information for developing strategies of bio-psycho-sociological interventions and evaluations in regard to influential factors of psychosocial rehabilitation.
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Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi · Apr 2007
[Development and psychometric evaluation of a quality of life scale for Korean patients with cancer (C-QOL)].
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a quality of life scale for Korean patients with cancer (C-QOL). ⋯ The Newly developed C-QOL is an easily applicable instrument which established psychometric properties and reflected Korean culture. It is recommended for further study to examine the responsiveness of the C-QOL using a longitudinal research design.
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Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi · Apr 2007
[Effects of muscle electric stimulation on chronic knee pain, activities of daily living, and living satisfaction for korean elderly women].
This study was to examine effects of muscle electric stimulation on chronic knee pain, activities of daily living, and living satisfaction for Korean elderly women. ⋯ Muscle electrical stimulation decreased chronic knee pain, and increased the activities of daily living and living satisfaction for Korean elderly women. Further studies for muscle electric stimulation need to be done.