2016, Vol.6, No.2

Global Health and Nursing 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.85

pISSN : 2233-5560 / eISSN : 2671-5554
https://journal.kci.go.kr/rins

Purpose:Thepurposeofthisstudywastoidentifythelevelsofself-careawarenessandperformanceandrelationships between them in liver transplantation (LT) patients. Methods: The participants in this study were 81 outpatientswhohadreceivedLTwithintwoyearsatYUniversityHospital.Thedatawerecollectedforthreemonths fromAugust18,toNovember5,2015.Theself-careawarenessandperformancescalewas developedbyYun (2007).Thedatawereanalyzedusingdescriptivestatistics,t-test,analysisofvarianceandPearson'sCorrelation Coefficient through the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: The average rating of self-care awareness and performance were 4.49 and 4.40 points out of a total of 6. Self-care awareness decreased over time since the LT (t=2.908, p=.040). Self-care awareness showed positive correlation with performance (r=.637, p .001). ＜ Conclusion: The result indicate that LT patients'self-care performanc is essential to improving their self-care awareness. Therefore, to improve LT patients' self-care performane, health care providers need education on LT patients' self-care awareness.

Purpose: Theaimofthisstudywastoidentifytheeffectsoftheprovisionofrelocationinformationonrelocationstress andtransferanxietyinpatientstransferredtogeneralwardsfromanintensivecareunit. Methods: Thisstudywas anon-equivalentcontrolgroupposttestonlydesign.Thesubjectswere60patientsofasurgicalintensivecareunit atPuniversityhospital;30wereassignedtotheexperimentalgroupand30tothecontrolgroup.Datawereanalyzed using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program and included descriptive statistics, chi-square, and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Theexperimentalgroup,whoweregiveninformation,hadlowerrelocationstress(Z=-3.07,p=.002),lower transfer anxiety (Z=-2.64, p=.008) and higher information satisfaction (Z=-3.96, p<.001) than the control group. Conclusion: Providingrelocationinformationforpatientsinthetransferprocesstogeneralwardsfromanintensive careunitreducespatients'relocationstressandtransferanxiety.Theprovisionofrelocationinformationinpatients transferred to general wards from intensive care units is recommended as a nursing intervention.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify predictors of influencing on the physical function and life satisfaction in patients who underwent knee replacement arthroplasty. Methods: A convenience sampling of 70 patients who were hospitalized for knee replacement arthroplasty was taken from a university hospital. The instruments for the study were the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) Index, Life Satisfaction, Scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale. The exercise capacity was measured. Data were analyzed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, repeated measures ANOVA and multiple regression with PASW version 18.0. Results: The WOMAC index (F=48.28, p<.001) and the life satisfaction (F=12.45, p<.001) showed a significant change over time, with measurements before surgery, at 1 month and 3 months after surgery. The predictors of the WOMAC index at 3 months after surgery were leg muscle strength at discharge(β=.40) and life satisfaction at 1 month after surgery (β=.75). Life satisfaction at 3 months after surgery accurately predicted 44% of the WOMAC index at 3 months after surgery (β=-.48) and depression before surgery (β=-.35). Conclusion: The findings indicate that reducing depressive mood and strengthening leg muscles will improve patients' physical function and life satisfaction after knee replacement arthroplasty.