Asian Nursing Research RSS feed: Current Issue. Asian Nursing Research is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Korean Society of Nursing Science, and is devoted to publication of a wide range of research that will contribute to the body of nursing science and inform the practice of nursing, nursing education, administration, and history, on health issues relevant to nursing, and on the testing of research findings in practice. http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc. Asian Nursing Research1976-131754December 2011 © 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/PIIS1976131711000247/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Purpose: Workplace violence in the emergency department is a significant problem world wide. The aims of this study were to identify the proportion of staff subjected to the types of violence, its sources, factors affecting violence experiences, reporting the incidence and the emotions of the victims after violence.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between March and August 2009 in the the emergency department of six hospitals in Ankara, Turkey. Data were collected from 270 staff working in various emergency settings. The instrument was a 36-item questionnaire on types of violence, its sources, feelings, and ways to cope with violent behaviors. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used for data analysis.Results: The results showed 85.2% of participants had been subjected to at least one kind of violence: 41.1% to physical assault, 79.6% to verbal abuse, 55.5% to verbal threats and 15.9% to sexual harassment. Patients’ companions (90.9%) were identified as the primary perpetrators of violence. The rates of violence types were highest towards security officers and housekeepers. The most common reactions to violence were sadness and anger. "Did nothing and keeping silent" was the coping method used most commonly by the staff. Participants exposed to physical assaults and verbal threat did not report the incidence of violence to managers were at 43.3% and 65.3% respectively.Conclusion: Based on results of the study, it is suggested that every hospital institute reliable reporting procedures that staff members feel comfortable using, and also provide a comprehensive program of support services for staff that has been assaulted.A Survey of Violence Against Staff Working in the Emergency Department in Ankara, TurkeyMelek Serpil Talas, Semra Kocaöz, Selma Akgüç10.1016/j.anr.2011.11.001Asian Nursing Research 5, 4 (2011)2011-12-09Asian Nursing Research2011-12-0954S1976-1317(11)X0003-8Articles197203http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/PIIS1976131711000259/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between health-related behavioral and psychological factors and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) comorbidities among Korean adults with diabetes mellitus (DM).Methods: Data included in the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used. This study compared three groups: those diagnosed with DM only, DM and hypertension, DM, hypertension and CCVD using multinomial logistic regression analyses and the classification and regression tree (CART) model.Results: Weight control (OR = 4.01) and depression (OR = 2.37) are related with increased odds of having hypertension and CCVD comorbidity in those with DM. The CART model suggested that the high prevalence risk groups for hypertension or CCVD comorbidities were diabetic adults aged between 51 and 69 with a body mass index of 25 and above and those aged 70 and above.Conclusion: For effective control of CCVD comorbidities among diabetic Korean adults, psychological support for depression and weight control need to be prioritized when managing DM. Weight control intervention needs to be reinforced for DM patients aged between 51 and 69 and that even if BMI is below 25, the occurrence of comorbidities needs to be carefully monitored for DM patients aged 70 or older.Relationship Between Health-related Behavioral and Psychological Factors and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases Comorbidity Among Korean Adults With DiabetesEun Sun So, Young Ran Chin, In Sook Lee10.1016/j.anr.2011.11.002Asian Nursing Research 5, 4 (2011)2011-12-21Asian Nursing Research2011-12-2154S1976-1317(11)X0003-8Articles204209http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/PIIS1976131711000260/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the predictive validity of three versions of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R) in Korea.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design with a self-administered questionnaire, including 43 items of the PDPI-R, using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale as the gold standard was used. Data were collected from 316 women within 6 weeks after childbirth in Busan, Korea, from August to November 2010.Results: The postpartum depression and postpartum depressive symptom (PDS) rate was 22.5%. The area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve was .882 for the prenatal version of the PDPI-R and .927 for the full version. The sensitivity and specificity were 87.3% and 85.1%, respectively, at a cutoff point of 9.5 for the full version, and 91.5% and 66.1%, respectively, at a cutoff point of 5.5 for the prenatal version. The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit statistics was 3.554 (p=.829) for the prenatal version and 8.305 (p=.404) for the full version; this showed a good degree of correspondence between the estimated and observed probabilities of PDS. By age, education, and socioeconomic groups, the discrimination and calibration were generally good for both the prenatal and full versions.Conclusion: The PDPI-R showed good predictive validity among women in Korea. It is recommended that the prenatal version of the PDPI-R be used to predict PDS for pregnant women and the full version of the PDPI-R be used for women during the postpartum period.Predictive Validity of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-RevisedJi-Hyang Youn, Ihn Sook Jeong10.1016/j.anr.2011.11.003Asian Nursing Research 5, 4 (2011)2011-12-19Asian Nursing Research2011-12-1954S1976-1317(11)X0003-8Articles210215http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/PIIS1976131711000284/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the construct equivalence of the five general factors (subjective health, eating habits, physical activities, sedentary lifestyle, and sleeping behaviors) and to compare the latent means between male and female middle school students in Incheon, Korea.Methods: The 2008 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Survey data was used for analysis. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test whether the scale has configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender.Results: Configural invariance, metric invariance, and factor invariance were satisfied for latent means analysis (LMA) between genders. Male and female students were significantly different in LMA of all factors. Male students reported better subjective health, consumed more fast food and carbonated drinks, participated in more physical activities, showed less sedentary behavior, and enjoyed better quality of sleep than female students.Conclusion: Health providers should consider gender differences when they develop and deliver health promotion programs aimed at adolescents.Construct Equivalence and Latent Means Analysis of Health Behaviors Between Male and Female Middle School StudentsJeong Mo Park, Ae Kyung Han, Yoon Hee Cho10.1016/j.anr.2011.12.002Asian Nursing Research 5, 4 (2011)2011-12-23Asian Nursing Research2011-12-2354S1976-1317(11)X0003-8Articles216221http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/PIIS1976131711000272/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine hypoglycemia fear and self-efficacy levels of patients receiving insulin and the factors affecting these levels.Method: In total, 345 diabetic patients who met the inclusion criteria participated in this descriptive, correlational study. Patients were invited to participate in the study during their regular visits to the diabetes outpatient clinic of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medicine Faculty. Data were collected using a patient-information form as well as the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey and Confidence in Diabetes Self-care Scale.Results: It was found that patients who had type 1 diabetes, received intensive insulin therapy and experienced more frequent and severe hypoglycemia had more hypoglycemia worry and fear. It was also determined that patients who had type 1 diabetes and received intensive insulin therapy had higher self-efficacy levels than patients who had type 2 diabetes and received conventional therapy.Conclusion: The effects of experiences of frequent and severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes emphasize the need for programs that support diabetes-specific self-efficacy and also guide and teach hypoglycemia prevention.Hypoglycemia Fear and Self-efficacy of Turkish Patients Receiving Insulin TherapyOzgul Erol, Nuray Enc10.1016/j.anr.2011.12.001Asian Nursing Research 5, 4 (2011)2011-12-23Asian Nursing Research2011-12-2354S1976-1317(11)X0003-8Articles222228http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/PIIS1976131711000296/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in patients with Behçet’s disease.Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sample of the study consists of 94 volunteer patients, who were diagnosed with Behçet’s disease at least 3 months before the study, were literate, and never diagnosed with a psychiatric illness. Short Form-36 QoL Scale and personal information form were used to collect data. The mean, percentage distribution of the sample were calculated; one-way analysis of variance, student t test, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis, Shapiro-Wilk tests were used to evaluate the data.Results: It was found that QoL scores in patients with Behçet’s disease were low and wasaffected by gender, age, work status, education status as well as complaints of oral and genital ulcerations, arthritis, skin lesions and bodily pain. Patients who were suffering from bodily pain, sleeplessness and fatigue were found to score lower in the QoL scale. Moreover, patients who states that their social relationships are affected by the disease had significantly lower QoL scores.Conclusion: The need for evaluating the patients holistically and of the planning of their care were highlighted.The Quality of Life in Patients With Behçet’s DiseaseÖzlem Canpolat, Sabire Yurtsever10.1016/j.anr.2011.12.003Asian Nursing Research 5, 4 (2011)2011-12-26Asian Nursing Research2011-12-2654S1976-1317(11)X0003-8Articles229235