• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic efficacy of noninvasive prenatal screening for trisomy 18 by assessing the levels of unmethylated-maspin (U-maspin) and fetal nuchal translucency (NT) thickness during the first trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: A nested case-control study was conducted using maternal plasma samples collected from 65 pregnant women carrying 11 fetuses with trisomy 18 and 54 normal fetuses. We compared the U-maspin levels, NT thicknesses, or a combination of both in the first trimester between the case and control groups. Results: U-maspin levels and NT thickness were significantly elevated in the first trimester in pregnant women carrying fetuses with trisomy 18 when compared to those carrying normal fetuses (27.2 vs. 6.6 copies/mL, P<0.001 for U-maspin; 5.9 vs. 2.0 mm, P<0.001 for NT). The sensitivities of the U-maspin levels and NT thickness in prenatal screening for fetal trisomy 18 were 90.9% and 90.9%, respectively, with a specificity of 98.1%. The combined U-maspin levels and NT thickness had a sensitivity of 100% in prenatal screening for fetal trisomy 18, with a specificity of 98.1%. Conclusion: A combination of U-maspin levels and NT thickness is highly efficacious for noninvasive prenatal screening of fetal trisomy 18 in the first trimester of pregnancy.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2018

Purpose: Postpartum fatigue can impact maternal well-being and has been associated with levels of perceived self-care. This study aimed to examine the relationship among fatigue, depressive mood, self-care agency, and self-care action among postpartum women in Bangladesh. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional survey was done with 124 first-time mothers from two tertiary hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Modified Fatigue Symptoms checklist, Denyes' Self Care Instrument, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and items on sociodemographic and delivery-related characteristics, were used in Bengali via translation and back-translation process. Results: High fatigue levels were found in 18.5% (n=23) and 73.4% had possible depression (n=91). There was a significant negative relationship between fatigue and self-care agency (r=-.31, p<.001), and self-care action (r=-.21, p<.05). Fatigue differed by level of self-care agency (t=4.06, p<.001), self-care action (t=2.36, p=.023), newborn's APGAR score (t=-2.93, p=.004), parental preparation class participation (F=15.53, p<.001), and postpartum depressive mood (t=-4.64, p<.001). Conclusion: Findings suggest that high level of self-care efficacy and behaviors can contribute to fatigue management, and highlight the need for practical interventions to better prepare mothers for postpartum self-care, which may, in turn, alleviate postpartum fatigue.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.41-53
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• 2021

Objectives: Cesarean sections are one of the common surgical procedures around the world. Management of cesarean section side effects, including pain, hematoma, delayed wound healing, is of particular importance in maintaining maternal health and ability to care for the baby. The tendency to use complementary medicine strategies is on the rise because of the easy treatment with low side effects. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the efficacy and safety of clinical trials performed in Iran and worldwide on the effect of complementary medicine on pain relief and wound healing after cesarean section. Methods: PRISMA checklist was followed to prepare the report of this systematic review. The search process was carried out on databases on databases of Magiran, SID, Iran Medex, Scopus, Pub Med, Science direct, Medline and Cochrane library using keywords of cesarean, pain, wound healing, Herbal medicine, acupressure, massage, complementary medicine and their Persian equivalent and all possible combinations, from inception until February 2020. We used the Jadad scale to assess the quality of the searched articles. According to the Jadad scale, the articles with a score of at least 3 were included in the study. Results: Finally, 28 clinical trials (with a sample size of 3,245) scored at least 3 on the Jadad scale were included into the analysis. This article reviewed 13 articles on medicinal herbs, 4 articles on massage, 1 article on reflexology, 2 articles on acupressure. Conclusion: According to the present review, the use of medicinal herbs was the most common method of complementary medicine in pain relief and wound healing after cesarean section.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.14-26
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of nursing intervention programs for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) through a critical review of recent studies. Methods: Studies related to effects of nursing intervention programs for women with GDM published in English or Korean between 2000 and 2019 were extracted from 10 electronic databases. The quality of the studies was evaluated and double-checked for accuracy by two reviewers using the Revised Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool for randomized controlled trials. Results: Twenty studies were selected, of which 19 had a low risk of bias and one had a high risk of bias. Interventions fell into six main groups: (1) integrated interventions, (2) self-monitoring of blood glucose levels, (3) dietary interventions, (4) exercise, (5) psychotherapy, and (6) complementary therapy. This review found that nursing interventions for GDM were of many types, and integrated interventions were the most common. However, low-carbohydrate diets and blood glucose monitoring interventions did not show statistically significant results. Evidence shows that various nursing intervention programs applied to GDM improved diverse aspects of maternal, fetal, and neonatal health, including both physical and psychological aspects. Conclusion: The composition and delivery of integrated interventions continue to evolve, and these interventions affect physical and psychological indicators. Although interventions affecting physical health indicators (e.g., blood glucose levels, diet, and exercise) are important, many studies have shown that programs including psycho-emotional nursing interventions related to anxiety, depression, stress, self- efficacy, and self-management are also highly useful.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.478-488
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and examine the effects of a prenatal program on environmental health behavior using cartoon comics among Korean pregnant women. Methods: This study used a non-equivalent control group pre-test/post-test design. The program used cartoon comics to explore environmental health behaviors during pregnancy. The program consisted of the following four components: environmental toxicants during pregnancy, avoiding particulate matter during pregnancy, environmental toxicants during baby care, and making a healthy environment for children. In total, 35 pregnant women participated in the study: 18 in the experimental group and 17 in the control group. Data collection and program adaptation were conducted between November 3, 2020 and January 19, 2021. The effect of the prenatal education program was evaluated by t-test and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Learning experience (t = - 2.35, p = .025), feasibility (t = - 2.46, p = .019), satisfaction (t = - 2.23, p = .032) were higher in the experimental group than in the control group in the first post-test. Feasibility (t = - 2.40, p = .022) was higher in the experimental group than in the control group in the second post-test. Repeated-measures ANOVA showed significant interactions between time and group in environmental susceptibility (F = 9.31, p < .001), self-efficacy (F = 3.60, p = .033), and community behavior (F = 5.41, p = .007). Conclusion: This study demonstrates the need for a prenatal education program to promote environmental health perceptions and behavior during pregnancy. We suggest a prenatal class adopting the creative cartoon comics to promote the maternal environmental health behaviors.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.159-177
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• 2014

본 연구는 보육시설을 이용하는 영유아 어머니들의 양육죄책감에 영향을 미치는 변인을 분석하였다. 양육과정에서 경험하는 보편적 양육죄책감이 아닌 보육시설에 자녀를 맡기는 상황에서 경험하는 타인양육에 대한 죄책감에 연구의 초점을 두었다. 이를 위해 광주 전남지역에 거주하는 어머니 350명을 대상으로 사회인구학적 변인에 따라 양육죄책감에 차이가 있는지 분석하였다. 또한 양육죄책감에 대한 어머니의 양육효능감, 교사의 지지, 어머니의 적극적 상호작용, 보육시설 만족도의 상대적인 영향력을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과로 첫째, 영아 어머니가 유아 어머니에 비해, 그리고 첫째아의 어머니가 둘째이후 자녀의 어머니에 비해 높은 양육죄책감을 보고하였다. 둘째, 양육죄책감 영향요인 중, 교사의 정서적 지지가 양육죄책감을 가장 잘 설명하는 변인으로 나타났다. 또한 양육효능감과 어머니의 적극적 상호작용, 그리고 보육만족도가 유의한 설명력을 보였다. 이는 자녀를 보육시설에 맡기는 상황에서 경험하게 되는 어머니들의 양육죄책감을 줄일 수 있는 방법으로, 교사와 어머니 간의 적극적 상호협력을 통한 양육공조의 중요성을 시사한다.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.5-24
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to develop a parenting intervention program and determine the efficacy of the program with low-birth weight infants and their mothers. Nine dyads for the experimental group and twelve dyads for the control group discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital in Seoul were recruited for the study. For the intervention group, programmed education and support which focused on the maternal sensitivity of the infant's behavior. rearing environment. motherinfant interaction and infant care were given to each subject. Individual counseling and home visits were provided at discharge, one week after discharge. and one and three months of corrected age in every infant. Structured questionaires were administered and feeding interactions were videotaped and coded by a blinded certified observer. A Quasi-experimental design was conducted for this study. Postpartum depression, maternal self esteem. infant care burden, HOME. mother-infant interaction, and infant development were measured. Results were in favor of the intervention versus the control group. On the Beck depression inventory, intervention mothers showed decreasing trends in depressive symptom vs control mothers although, there were statistically no significant differences between the two groups at each time. The mean score of experimental group was 11.55(mild depression state) at discharge and became 8,6(normal state) at 1 month of corrected age. On the other hand, the mean score of the control group was 13.92(mild depression state) at discharge and became 14.0. Maternal self esteem in both groups improved over time. Infant care burden in both groups was also shown to increase over time. There was a significant difference between the two groups in HOME(p=.0340) at 3 months of corrected age. HOME scores of the experimental group and the control's were 31.10 and 25.58, respectively. Mothers' emotional and language responses were significantly high in the intervention group compared with the control group(p=.0155). Intervention group (53.33) showed a significantly high quality of motherinfant interaction compared with the in control group (42.80)(p =.0340). Intervention group mothers appeared have a better quality of mother-infant interaction behaviors. On the other hand, there was no statistical difference in the infant part between groups. Intervention group infants had higher trends in a general developmental quotient: although, there was no statistical difference between groups. The general developmental quotient of intervention infants was 102.56 and control's was 91.28. However, the developmental quotient of the domain of 'individuality-sociality' was higher in the intervention group infants compared with the control's(p=.0155). The concerns identified by parents revealed two domains of an infants' health management -knowledge and skills in caregiving of lowbirthweight-infants, characteristics of lowbirthweight infants, identifying a developmental milestone, coping with emergency situations and relaxation strategies of mothers from the infant care burden. Interview data with the mothers of low-birth weight infants can be used to develop intervention program contents. Limited intervention time and frequency due to time and cost limitations of this study should be modified. The intervention should be continuously implemented when low-birth weight infants become three years old. An NNNS demonstration appeared to be a very effective intervention for the mothers to improve the quality of mother-infant interactions. Therefore intervening in the mothers of low-birth weight infants as early after delivery as possible is desirable. This study has shown that home visit interventions are worthwhile for mothers only beyond the approach as an essential factor in ability of facilitating a growth fostering environment. In conclusion. the intervention program of this study was very effective in enhancing the parenting for the mothers of low-birth weight infants, resulting in health promotion of low-birth weight infants. The home-visit outreach intervention program of this study will contribute to the health delivery system in this country where there is a lack of continuous follow-up programs for low-birth weight infants after discharge from NICU, if it is activated as part of the home visit programs in community health systems.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.228-233
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• 2011

목적: Indomethacin은 미숙아 동맥관 개존증의 예방적 용법 및 치료적 용법에 사용되어 왔다. 하지만 최근에는 indomethacin의 국내 보급이 중단됨에 ibuprofen이 사용되고 있다. Ibuprofen은 동맥관 폐쇄에 indomethacin만큼 효과적이며 부작용은 적은 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 ibuprofen의 예방적 용법에 관한 연구는 많지 않다. 본 연구에서는 미숙아에서 동맥관 개존증의 예방적 치료에 대한 ibuprofen의 효과와 안정성을 indomethacin과 비교하여 분석하고자 하였다. 방법: 2009년 1월부터 2009년 12월, 그리고 2010년 1월부터 2011년 2월까지 두 기간동안 3개의 참여 대학병원 신생아 중환자실에 입원한 34주 미만, 1,500 g 미만의 신생아 중에서 생후 24시간 이내에 indomethacin이나 ibuprofen이 예방적 목적으로 투여된 환자를 대상으로 하여 의무기록을 후향적으로 검토하였다. 두 군간의 동맥관 폐쇄에 대한 효과와 주산기 합병증의 발생 정도를 조사하였다. 결과: 두 군간에 환아의 성별, 재태 연령, 출생체중, 분만 방법, 1분 및 5분 Apgar 점수, 산모의 steroid 사용 여부, 폐 표면활성제 사용 여부 및 인공호흡기 사용여부 및 사용기간에 있어 유의한 차이는 없었다. 생후 7일에 시행한 심초음파 검사에서 indomethacin군은 17명 중 13명, ibuprofen군은 20명 중 19명이 동맥관의 폐쇄를 보였다. 총 입원 기간 외에 주산기 합병증의 빈도는 두 군간의 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: Ibuprofen의 예방적 사용은 동맥관 폐쇄에 효과적이며 주산기 합병증 측면에서 유의한 부정적인 차이가 없었다. 따라서 indomethacin을 대체하여 ibuprofen의 사용을 고려해 볼 수 있겠다.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.353-358
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• 2011

목적: 건강한 신생아를 대상으로 B형 간염 예방접종 시 25% 경구 포도당과 인공젖꼭지의 진통효과를 알아보고자 전향적 부분적 무작위 임상실험을 시행하였다. 방법: 132명의 신생아를 대상으로, 출생 6시간 이후 B형 간염 예방접종을 근육 내 주사하여 비약물적 통증조절 방법을 비교하였다. 4가지 번호가 담긴 성별에 따라 구분된 상자를 통해 무작위 추첨으로 각 실험군을 정하였고, 주사 투여 2분 전에 증류수를 먹인 군을 대조군으로 25% 경구 포도당을 먹인 군(포도당 처치군), 주사 투여 전 2분 동안 인공젖꼭지만 물린 군(인공젖꼭지 처치군) 및 25% 경구 포도당을 인공젖꼭지에 묻혀 물린 군(포도당+인공젖꼭지 처치군)으로 총 4개의 군으로 구분하여 진행되었다. 모든 군에서 접종 전, 접종 시, 회복 시의 Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS), Neonatal Facial Coding System (NFCS), Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) 점수를 구하여 비교하였다. 결과: 산모와 대상아의 임상적 특징은 4개의 군 사이에 차이가 없었고, 대조군과 비교하여 포도당 처치군에서 NIPS 점수상 접종 시(6.4${\pm}$0.9 vs. 5.5${\pm}$1.7, P=0.01)와 회복 시(1.6${\pm}$2.0 vs. 0.6${\pm}$0.9, P=0.01), NFCS 점수상 회복 시(1.5${\pm}$2.3 vs. 0.7${\pm}$0.8, P=0.04)에 통증점수가 유의하게 낮음을 확인하였다. 또한 각 통증평가 점수상 통증이 있는 것으로 판단되는 대상(NIPS점수${\geq}$ 4점, NFCS점수${\geq}$3점)의 숫자가 의미 있게 감소하였다(9명 (23.1%) vs. 0명(0%), P=0.04 via NIPS, 7명(17.9%) vs. 0명(0%), P=0.02 via NFCS). 반면 모든 군 사이 PIPP 점수 혹은 중등도 혹은 심한 통증 PIPP 점수 대상수(PIPP점수${\geq}$7점)의 비교에서는 통계상 의미가 없었다. 그러나 대조군과 비교하여 인공젖꼭지 처치군에서 오히려 NIPS와 NFCS 점수가 각각 회복 시 통계상 유의하게 증가하였고(1.6${\pm}$2.0 vs. 2.7${\pm}$2.6, P=0.003 via NIPS, 1.5${\pm}$2.3 vs. 2.9${\pm}$2.6, P=0.023 via NFCS), 포도당+인공젖꼭지 처치군에서는 통계상 유의하지 않았다. 결론: 25% 경구 포도당을 이용한 통증조절은 효과가 있어 보이나 인공젖꼭지 혹은 25% 포도당을 묻힌 인공젖꼭지의 경우에는 효과가 없었다. 저자들은 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 향후 신생아의 비약물적 통증조절에 대한 추가적 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각한다.