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PURPOSE: To identify and clarify the concept of labor support.
METHODS: This study used Schwartz-Barcott & Kim's hybrid model to identify the main attributes and indicators. In the fieldwork stage, data...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an experience-focused prenatal program on stress, anxiety, childbirth confidence, and maternal-fetal attachment for women in their first pregnancy.
METHODS: The participants were 57 pregnant women...
PURPOSE: To identify the effects of delivery-nursing simulation education using team-based learning on the delivery nursing knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical competence of nursing students.
METHODS: The study used a nonequivalent, control...
PURPOSE: To identify the characteristics and health-care needs of high-risk pregnant women in maternal-fetal intensive care units (MFICU).
METHODS: mixed-methods design was adopted. Data were collected from 78 high-risk pregnant women...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted among older women to (1) identify their levels of knowledge, self-efficacy, and health behavior in dealing with osteoporosis and falls and (2) explore the relationships...
PURPOSE: To identify the effects of spousal support on the relationship between acculturative stress and sense of parenting competence among married Vietnamese immigrant women.
METHODS: The sample for this study consisted...
PURPOSE: To identify factors affecting parenting stress of unmarried mothers.
METHODS: The subjects were 108 unmarried women who were parenting their children under the age of six. The data was collected...
PURPOSE: To investigate factors related to cardio-cerebrovascular disease and groups disadvantaged by it in Korean middle-aged women, using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).
METHODS: The present study...
PURPOSE: To investigate the subjective health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Haenyo.
METHODS: Subjects were 100 elderly Haenyo in Jeju island who belonged to a fishing-village society. Main variables...
PURPOSE: To identify factors influencing psychosocial adjustment in patients with surgical removal of benign breast tumor.
METHODS: With a survey design, data were collected using the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate sexual maturation, attitudes toward sexual maturity, and body esteem in the sexual development of Korean elementary-school boys and girls.
METHODS: A descriptive...