{"title":"[Fatigue relief by aromatherapy use in prenatal and postnatal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis].","authors":"Ji-Ah Song, Hyejin Yang","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.15","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.15","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this systematic review was to examine aromatherapy interventions for prenatal and postnatal women, and to determine the effectiveness of these interventions on fatigue.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six national and international databases were reviewed to retrieve and collect studies published up to September 7, 2021, describing randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials of aromatherapy interventions for prenatal and postnatal women's fatigue. Of the 323 articles initially identified, 64 duplicates were excluded and 259 were screened. After further excluding 216 articles not related to PICO framework, 10 were selected for review. Two reviewers independently selected studies and conducted data extraction and quality appraisal using Cochran's Risk of Bias and Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Non-randomized Studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The quality of the 10 selected studies was overall satisfactory. A meta-analysis of three studies showed that aromatherapy with lavender oil? produced a 0.75-point reduction in postnatal mothers' fatigue when compared to control groups. Sleep quality was also analyzed as a secondary outcome of fatigue. A meta-analysis of four studies using lavender and/or orange peel oil found that aromatherapy produced a 0.98-point improvement in postnatal mothers' quality of sleep. Although a meta-analysis could not be conducted to synthesize the findings for fatigue in pregnant women, inhalation and massage therapy using lavender oil showed positive effects on prenatal fatigue and sleep quality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Aromatherapy using lavender oil and orange peel oil is effective in improving prenatal and postnatal fatigue and sleep quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334180/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9176667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Factors influencing the health-related quality of life of postmenopausal women with diabetes and osteoporosis: a secondary analysis of the Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016-2018)].","authors":"Hyuk Joon Kim, Hye Young Kim","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.25","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.25","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is increasing, and diabetes patients have decreased bone density. Their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is diminished by the resultant physical dysfunction and depression. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing HRQoL in postmenopausal women with diabetes and osteoporosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a secondary data analysis of the Seventh Korea Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016-2018), which utilized a complex, multistage probability sample design. The participants in the study were 237 women with diabetes and osteoporosis. To evaluate the factors that influenced HRQoL, a complex-samples general linear model was constructed, and the Bonferroni correction was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this sample of women aged 45 to 80 years (mean±standard deviation, 71.12±7.21 years), the average HRQoL score was 0.83±0.18 out of 1.0. Factors influencing HRQoL were age (70s: t=-3.74, <i>p</i><.001; 80s: t=-3.42, <i>p</i>=.001), walking for exercise more than 5 days a week (t=-2.83, <i>p</i>=.005), cerebrovascular disease (t=-8.33, <i>p</i><.001), osteoarthritis (t=-2.04, <i>p</i>=.014), hypertension (t=2.03, <i>p</i>=.044), higher perceived stress (t=-2.17, <i>p</i>=.032), poor glycemic control (t=3.40, <i>p</i>=.001), waist circumference (t=-2.76, <i>p</i>=.007), sitting time per day (t=-2.10, <i>p</i>=.038), and a longer postmenopausal period (t=3.09, <i>p</i>=.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In order to improve the HRQoL of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and diabetes, it is necessary to implement intervention strategies that enable the effective management of chronic diseases, while preventing the complications of diabetes and minimizing stress through physical activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334181/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategies to improve the quality of reporting nursing research.","authors":"Ju-Eun Song","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.06.08.1","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.06.08.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Clinical nurses' experiences of workplace verbal violence: a phenomenological study].","authors":"Min Soo Woo, Hyoung Suk Kim, Jeung-Im Kim","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.24.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.24.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to describe clinical nurses' lived experiences of workplace verbal violence through qualitative research using descriptive phenomenology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six female Korean nurses who had less than 5 years of clinical experience and had experienced verbal violence in the workplace within the past year participated in the study. Data were collected through one-on-one in-depth interviews with the participants and analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 27 codes, eight themes, and four theme clusters were derived from the participants' statements. The four theme clusters of the clinical nurses' experiences of verbal violence in the workplace were as follows: \"tip of the iceberg,\" \"beyond me and my control,\" \"fear and resignation,\" and \"personal burden.\" The participants recognized that nurses experienced verbal violence daily, and that the causes of and responses to verbal violence were determined by external situational factors rather than nurses' individual problems. This suggests that nurses felt that they had no choice but to personally cope with verbal violence and bear the consequences due to systematic indifference and silence about verbal violence experienced by clinical nurses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings show that verbal violence was pervasive and unmerited, yet often endured at the cost of a personal burden to nurses. A clear definition of verbal violence and education for employees are needed, and a reporting system should be established to report all forms of violence regardless of the severity of the incident.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40444752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeeyeon Kim, Joo-Hyuk Son, Tae-Wook Kong, Suk-Joon Chang
{"title":"Gynecologic cancer clinical practice guidelines in Korea and current issues.","authors":"Jeeyeon Kim, Joo-Hyuk Son, Tae-Wook Kong, Suk-Joon Chang","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.10","url":null,"abstract":"The most common gynecologic cancers in the world are ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and cervical cancer; these are also the most prevalent gynecologic cancers in Korea. According to the Korean Central Cancer Registry, these three types of cancer accounted for 6.7% of Korea’s cancer mortality in 2017, of which cervical cancer and ovarian cancer were the eighth and ninth most common causes of death, respectively [1]. From 1999 to 2017, the cumulative total number of patients with these three types of cancer was 134,863. The incidence of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer is increasing annually, whereas that of cervical cancer is decreasing because of the National Cervical Cancer screening program and prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination [2]. Clinical guidelines for gynecologic cancers have been developed and published by all national groups and regularly updated based on recent evidence. In Korea, the Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology practice guidelines are published periodically; here, we would like to introduce the latest version of these gynecologic cancer treatment guidelines briefly, along with recent findings.","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors influencing the health-related quality of life in Korean menopausal women: a cross-sectional study based on the theory of unpleasant symptoms.","authors":"Ji-Hyun Kang, Moon-Jeong Kim","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.29","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.29","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Based on the theory of unpleasant symptoms (TOUS), this study aimed to examine the direct effect of antecedent factors on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its indirect effect via symptoms in Korean women during the late menopausal transition (MT) and early postmenopause.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional survey employed a descriptive correlational research design. The respondents were 152 middle-aged women 40 to 60 years with an intermenstrual interval of 60 days or more (late MT) or less than 5 years from the last menstrual period (early postmenopause). The respondents were recruited through convenience sampling in Busan, Korea, from December 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021. Based on the TOUS, self-report data were collected on perceived health status, psychological distress, social support, menopausal symptoms, and HRQoL. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and the Hayes' PROCESS macro.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>TOUS was supported on this sample (n=152) of Korean women during the late MT and early postmenopause. Perceived health status, psychological distress, and social support had significant direct relationships with HRQoL. Menopausal symptoms had significant indirect relationships between antecedent factors (perceived health status, psychological distress, and social support) and partially mediated HRQoL.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this study indicate that menopausal symptoms play an important role as an intervening factor of HRQoL in women during the late MT and early postmenopause. Therefore, women need an integrated program that manages antecedent factors and menopausal symptoms to improve HRQoL in these menopausal stages.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Trajectories of subjective health status among married postmenopausal women based on the ecological system theory: a longitudinal analysis using a latent growth model].","authors":"Eun Jin Kim, Ju-Hee Nho","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.24","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigated the trajectory of subjective health status in married postmenopausal women and aimed to identify predictive factors affecting subjective health status.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were obtained from women who participated in wave 4 (2012) of the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women & Families Longitudinal Study and continued to the latest phase (wave 7, 2018). A latent growth model (LGM) was used to analyze data from 1,719 married postmenopausal women in the framework of the ecological system theory.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the participants at wave 4 was 56.39±4.71 years, and the average subjective health status was around the midpoint (3.19±0.84). LGM analysis confirmed that subjective health status decreased over time (initial B=3.21, slope B=-0.03). The factors affecting initial subjective health were age, body mass index, frequency of vigorous physical activity (microsystem level), marital satisfaction (mesosystem level), and medical service utilization (macrosystem level). Medical service utilization and the frequency of vigorous physical activity were identified as predictive factors affecting the slope in subjective health status. The model fit was satisfactory (TLI=.92, CFI=.95, and RMSEA=.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This analysis of the trajectory of subjective health status of married postmenopausal women over time confirmed that subjective health is influenced by overall ecological system factors, including the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. Therefore, it is necessary to assess physical activity and support policies promoting access to medical services in order to improve the subjective health status of married postmenopausal women.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40444753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do lifestyle factors influence risk of breast cancer recurrence in Korean women?: a cross-sectional survey.","authors":"So-Jung Park, Hye-Ah Yeom","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.06.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2022.06.08","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the influencing factors of breast cancer recurrence by comparing the risk factors and lifestyle patterns related to breast cancer in Korean women with and without recurrence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional survey comprised 241 Korean women diagnosed with breast cancer who had received follow-up treatment. Participants were recruited from a university hospital in Seoul and an online social media platform for breast cancer patients. Data were collected either via online or a paper survey, using a structured questionnaire that included general and disease-related characteristics and lifestyle behaviors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, and logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Recurrence of breast cancer was influenced by four factors; childbirth experience, consumption of green/yellow vegetables, drinking behavior, and recovery from fatigue after sleep.Prevalence of recurrent breast cancer was associated with no childbirth experience (OR=2.29, <i>p</i>=.010), fewer green/yellow vegetables (OR=0.71, <i>p</i>=.008), drinking behavior (OR=0.24, <i>p</i>=.001), and a lower level of recovery from fatigue after sleep (OR=0.51, <i>p</i><.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Aside from having experienced childbirth, this study identified several modifiable factors that influence breast cancer recurrence. Increasing green/yellow vegetable intake, alleviating fatigue, and reducing alcohol intake are important. Intervention strategies in clinical research and practice can be applied to address risk factors and reduce the prevalence of recurrent breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334174/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurses' attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care in Korea: a cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Eunhui Kim, Hae Won Kim","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.24.1","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.05.24.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>A descriptive correlational survey was conducted to examine nurses' attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care (PBC) and their relationships, with the ultimate goal of improving nurses' capabilities related to PBC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Korean nurses (N=136) who had experienced perinatal death at least once were recruited from seven hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Korean version of Nurses' Attitudes towards Perinatal Bereavement Support was assessed in terms of three subdomains (attitudes to PBC, importance of policies related to PBC, and importance of training related to PBC), and nurses' stress was measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The participants gave high scores for the attitude-related items of \"giving sufficient time to bereaved parents to mourn for their dead baby\" (4.54 points) and \"nurses should treat bereaved parents with respect and dignity\" (4.51 points), and they perceived a high level of importance for the policy-related items of \"every staff member in the hospital should understand the policies relevant for PBC\" and \"when nurses feel emotional exhaustion, they should seek support\" (4.58 points). Nurses' attitude toward PBC was associated with the perceived importance of policies (r=.40, <i>p</i><.001), the perceived importance of PBC-related training (r=.61, <i>p</i><.001), and stress related to PBC (r=.29, <i>p</i><.001). Nurses' perceived importance of PBC-related training was associated with stress related to PBC (r=.38, <i>p</i><.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Establishing hospital policies related to PBC and providing PBC training for nurses could positively affect nurses' attitudes toward PBC. A stress management program for nurses could reduce the stress caused by PBC.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Do parenting stress, work-family conflict, and resilience affect retention intention in Korean nurses returning to work after parental leave?: a cross-sectional study].","authors":"Young-Eun Jung, Mi-Hae Sung","doi":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.01.07","DOIUrl":"10.4069/kjwhn.2022.01.07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigated whether parenting stress, work-family conflict, resilience affect retention intent in Korean nurses returning to work after parental leave.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The participants in this study were 111 nurses recruited from 10 hospitals in Korea, who were working after formal parental leave from their hospitals. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, the Mann-Whitney U-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Retention intention (33.80±7.78), parenting stress (101.70±17.57), and resilience (85.02±12.75) were at greater than moderate levels and a midpoint level of work-family conflict (29.63±7.00) was noted in this sample of mostly women nurses in their 30s. The factors affecting retention intent were parental leave duration, the number of times that participants had taken parental leave, health condition, work-family conflict, and resilience. The total explanatory power of these variables was 36.7%. Retention intent had a negative correlation with parenting stress and work-family conflict. Conversely, retention intent was positively correlated with resilience.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study supports the need for flexible adjustment of returning nurses' working hours and family-friendly policies to promote balance between work and family. It is also necessary to develop and apply measures that boost resilience and support health improvement for nurses returning to work.As nurses are often assigned to new areas of work upon return, training programs to aid their adjustment may also be helpful.</p>","PeriodicalId":30467,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334207/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40457621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}