Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Suk-Jung Han, Young-Ran Yeun, Hyunseung Roh
Summary: This study aimed to examine the relationships between resilience, meaning in life, and post-traumatic growth (PTG) among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest that both resilience and meaning in life have a significant positive effect on PTG. Furthermore, meaning in life partially mediates the relationship between resilience and PTG. These results indicate that nurses' resilience directly contributes to PTG and this relationship is further strengthened through the presence of meaning in life. Therefore, strategies should be developed to enhance resilience and promote a sense of meaning in the nursing profession to support mental health and foster growth among nurses.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Paula Collazo-Castineira, Rocio Rodriguez-Rey, Helena Garrido-Hernansaiz, Silvia Collado
Summary: The COVID-19 crisis has had a negative psychological impact globally, but some individuals have also experienced post-traumatic growth (PTG). This study longitudinally explored PTG prevalence in the Spanish population, and tested a predictive model for PTG using resilience, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and participation in social activities. The results showed that about 20% of the sample had moderate-high levels of PTG, with no significant differences over time. The predictive model explained 19% of the variance in PTG, demonstrating that the relationship between resilience and PTG was mediated by PTSS. Additionally, participation in social activities predicted PTG. Women, young people, those who had lost their job, and people who had experienced COVID-19 symptoms or the loss of a loved one exhibited higher PTG.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Huan Lan, Xueling Suo, Chao Zuo, Nanfang Pan, Xun Zhang, Graham J. Kemp, Qiyong Gong, Song Wang
Summary: This study explored the relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic growth and found no significant correlation between the two. Neuroimaging analysis revealed a positive correlation between post-traumatic stress symptoms and gray matter volume in the medial prefrontal cortex/dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, and a negative correlation between post-traumatic growth and gray matter volume in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Structural covariance network analysis showed a negative correlation between post-traumatic stress symptoms and the local efficiency and clustering coefficient of the network.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Feriel Yahi, Justine Lequesne, Olivier Rigal, Adeline Morel, Marianne Leheurteur, Jean-Michel Grellard, Alexandra Leconte, Benedicte Clarisse, Florence Joly, Sophie Lefevre-Arbogast
Summary: During the first COVID-19 lockdown in France, 23% of breast cancer patients experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. These patients showed greater fear of COVID-19 infection, increased feelings of isolation, and higher use of psychotropic drugs compared to other patients. Additionally, patients with PTSD symptoms had poor quality of life and higher levels of cognitive complaints and insomnia.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shuyuan Shi, Erin Almklov, Niloofar Afari, James O. E. Pittman
Summary: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, often leads to persistent cognitive and mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Understanding the symptomatology of PTSD and MDD following mTBI is important for behavioral health interventions. This study examined the symptom structure of co-morbid PTSD and MDD after mTBI and identified potential targets for screening, monitoring, and treatment to improve post-mTBI mental health care.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Sarah R. Lieber, Luke Baldelli, Hannah P. Kim, Rebekah P. Nash, Alvaro Noriega Ramirez, Gabrielle Magee, Alfred S. Barritt, Donna M. Evon, Amit G. Singal
Summary: Understanding the experiences of liver transplant survivors at different stages is crucial for improving care. Patient-reported concepts such as coping, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and anxiety/depression have been identified as important factors affecting quality of life and health behaviors after transplantation. This study aimed to characterize these concepts at different survivorship stages, and found that post-traumatic growth was more prevalent in early survivorship whereas resilience was lower in late survivorship.
LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sevcan Atay Turan, Sureyya Sarvan, Arzu Akcan, Elif Guler, Birsen Say
Summary: This study investigated the difference in post-traumatic growth (PTG) and resilience scores among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, and examined the relationship between PTG and resilience. The results showed a positive correlation between PTG and resilience, indicating that higher resilience scores were associated with higher PTG scores.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Sian Williams, Tina Cartwright
Summary: The study found a significant relationship between PTSD symptoms and PTG among journalists who experienced work-related trauma, with journalists working in war-zones often having higher levels of both. Additionally, journalists who experienced personal risk also exhibited higher levels of PTG.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Eranda Jayawickreme, Frank J. Infurna
Summary: Traditional research on post-traumatic growth has been criticized for using flawed methodology and lacking credibility and reliability. This special issue presents nine articles that aim to improve research practices on post-traumatic growth through innovative conceptual and methodological contributions. The articles not only provide an overview of these contributions, but also discuss their implications for future scholarship and encourage further exploration by personality scientists in the coming years and decades.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marjolein van der Vlegel, Suzanne Polinder, Ana Mikolic, Rana Kaplan, Nicole von Steinbuechel, Anne Marie Plass, Marina Zeldovich, Dominique van Praag, Fabian Bockhop, Katrin Cunitz, Isabelle Mueller, Juanita A. Haagsma
Summary: Research has shown that patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are at risk for post-concussion (PC) symptoms, with 26.1% experiencing them, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, with 9.8% experiencing them, with the majority experiencing both PC and PTSD symptoms. Patients with PC and/or PTSD symptoms reported lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL), higher rates of rehabilitation, and lower return to work rates.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Rosaura Gonzalez-Mendez, Itziar Canino, Gustavo Ramirez-Santana
Summary: This study examined the relationship between posttraumatic growth (PTG) and discrete memories, finding a higher proportion of positive end affects in individuals with higher PTG. Furthermore, significant differences were found in current strengths and perceived changes between different PTG groups.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Yaira Hamama-Raz, Shlomit Nativ, Liat Hamama
Summary: The study found a negative association between illness cognition of helplessness and post-traumatic growth, and positive associations between illness cognitions of acceptance and perceived benefits, and post-traumatic growth. Additionally, the impact of helplessness illness cognition on post-traumatic growth is mediated through physical quality of life.
JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Yuan Yuan, Zi-Han Liu, Yan-Jie Zhao, Qinge Zhang, Ling Zhang, Teris Cheung, Todd Jackson, Guo-Qing Jiang, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: The prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms was significantly higher in COVID-19 survivors compared to healthy controls post-COVID-19 era. However, the severity of PTSS was not significantly associated with overall quality of life in COVID-19 survivors.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Ahrang Jung, Jamie L. Crandell, Matthew E. Nielsen, Sophia K. Smith, Ashley Leak Bryant, Deborah K. Mayer
Summary: This study examines the relationships among uncertainty, PTSD symptoms (PTSS) and quality of life (QOL) in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) survivors. The results show that uncertainty is significantly and negatively associated with QOL, with PTSS completely mediating the effect of uncertainty on QOL. This study provides insights for interventions to improve QOL for NMIBC survivors.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kui Chen, Hugo Andrade-Barazarte, Wenjia Liang, Qingyun Zhu, Haixing Guo, Yanxin Li, Haichun Li, Rongjun Qian
Summary: This article provides further support for the association between traumatic brain injury and glioma development through two case reports, and summarizes the mechanisms behind post-TBI glioma through literature review.
Article
Nursing
Kang Sun Lee, Hye Young Kim, Heung Young Jin
Summary: This study validated a hypothetical path model estimating the health status of patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes and identified the significant direct and indirect effects of various factors on subjective health status. These findings can help health professionals improve diabetes self-care activities and haemoglobin A1c in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving insulin treatments.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Sun Young Yu, Ju-Hee Nho, Mi Hyun Jung, Hyun Yi Kim, Hyun Jin An, Hyun Ah Choi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between symptoms, resilience, coping, and psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer in South Korea, and to identify the influence of these variables on psychosocial adjustment. The results showed that symptoms had the strongest association with psychosocial adjustment, and resilience and coping also played a role in psychosocial adjustment. Therefore, healthcare providers should assess and develop symptom management, provide resilience and coping strategies for gynaecological cancer women, and improve their psychosocial adjustment.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sung Reul Kim, Sunho Kim, Hye Young Kim, Kyung-Hee Cho
Summary: This study developed and validated a predictive model of self-management based on the information-motivation-behavioral skills model for stroke patients. The results showed that stroke self-management knowledge, social support, and self-efficacy had a direct impact on stroke self-management, and stroke self-management knowledge and attitude and social support had an indirect effect on stroke self-management mediated by self-efficacy. The information-motivation-behavioral skills model can be a predictive model for self-management in stroke patients, and considering stroke knowledge and attitude, social support, and self-efficacy levels can help understand the required level of self-management. Additionally, using this model to develop self-management interventions for stroke patients could improve self-management in this population.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Yu Mi Park, Hye Young Kim, Ji Young Kim, Sung Reul Kim, Yeong Hun Choe
Summary: This study investigated the influence of type D personality on quality of life in patients with lung cancer. Results showed that type D personality had the strongest negative association with quality of life, followed by cancer stigma and symptoms. Non-married status and higher clinical grade were also associated with poor quality of life.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Ju-Hee Nho, Hye Young Kim, Eun Jin Kim
Summary: The aim of this study was to test a hypothesized path model to estimate the effects of self-efficacy, psychological distress, social support, and health-promoting behaviors on quality of life among low-income women experiencing overweight or obesity. The results showed that self-efficacy had a significant indirect and total effect on quality of life, with health-promoting behaviors completely mediating this relationship. Social support had significant effects on quality of life, with health-promoting behaviors partially mediating this relationship. Psychological distress had a significant direct effect on quality of life. Overall, self-efficacy, psychological distress, social support, and health-promoting behaviors explained 42.3% of the total variance in quality of life.
WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Kyeung Eun Lim, Sung Reul Kim, Hye Young Kim, So Ri Kim, Yong Chul Lee
Summary: This study aimed to develop and test a predictive model of self-management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on the information-motivation-behavioural skills model and previous literature. The results showed that gender, COPD self-management knowledge, social support, and COPD self-efficacy directly influenced COPD self-management, while dyspnoea, disease severity, health status, attitude towards self-management, and social support had an indirect effect. These findings highlight the importance of considering various factors when assessing self-management in COPD patients.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
SookKyoung Park, Hye Young Kim, Young-Me Lee
Summary: Immigrants in Korea face difficulties in accessing medical services due to language and cultural differences, and providing services to them exceeds the capacity of the host country. This study analyzed factors influencing the unmet healthcare needs of immigrants in Korea using data from a survey of 3524 immigrants. The study found that being a woman, receiving national primary livelihood security, experiencing stress, and having poor or moderate perceived health status were factors associated with unmet healthcare needs. Policymakers should consider these factors when formulating strategies to reduce unmet healthcare needs and protect the right to health of immigrants.
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Ju-Hee Nho, Sookkyoung Park
Summary: Topic modeling and text network analysis were used to identify research trends in women's health nursing in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing. Six major topics including gynecologic neoplasms, menopausal health, health behavior, infertility, women's health in transition, and nursing education for women were identified. The study concluded that research in women's health nursing is evolving and should explore various topics that reflect changes in social trends.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eun Ko, Hye Young Kim, Woo Kyun Bae, Jun-Eul Hwang
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the 29-item CarGOQoL scale. Data were collected from 316 informal caregivers of patients with cancer, and the results showed that the scale demonstrated good validity and reliability among Korean informal caregivers.
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Ju-Hee Nho, Eun Jin Kim
Summary: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the quality of life of low-income older adults with sarcopenia. Results showed that 43.2% and 56.8% of participants in the low-income group had sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia, respectively. Multiple regression analysis revealed that depression, nutritional status, and anxiety were factors affecting the quality of life of low-income older adults with sarcopenia, with these variables explaining 44% of the variance.
JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Hyunkyung Choi, Ju-Hee Nho, Nari Yi, Sanghee Park, Bobae Kang, Hyunjung Jang
Summary: This study analyzes maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality in South Korea between 2018 and 2020 using national population data. The results show improvements in overall mortality rates, but highlight the need for more attention to be given to women over 40 years of age and specific causes of maternal deaths.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Eun Jin Kim, Ju-Hee Nho
Summary: The subjective health status of married postmenopausal women declines over time, influenced by factors such as age, body mass index, frequency of physical activity, marital satisfaction, and medical service utilization.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Hyuk Joon Kim, Hye Young Kim
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors influencing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in postmenopausal women with diabetes and osteoporosis. The results showed that age, exercise frequency, cerebrovascular disease, osteoarthritis, hypertension, perceived stress, glycemic control, waist circumference, sitting time, and postmenopausal period all influenced HRQoL.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Eun Gyeong Kim, Sook Kyoung Park, Ju-Hee Nho
Summary: This study aimed to explore the influence of socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health status on depression in pregnant women in Korea. The findings showed significant associations between low income, low education level, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and high stress with increased depression scores in pregnant women, while subjective health status and subjective oral health status were negatively associated with depression scores.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Yun Mi Kim, Ju-Hee Nho
Summary: This study explores the impact of health-promoting behaviors (HPB), marital intimacy, and parenting stress on the quality of life (QoL) of low-income women with young children. Findings indicate that marital intimacy has the most significant influence on the QoL of this population, followed by HPB and employment status. To improve the QoL of low-income women, interventions should focus on enhancing marital intimacy, maintaining HPB, and considering employment circumstances.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Diomidis Antoniadis, Alexander Giakoustidis, Vasileios Papadopoulos, Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Maggie Watson
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between distress, psychological adjustment, and quality of life in patients with colon cancer. The results showed that quality of life was positively correlated with fighting spirit, cognitive avoidance, and fatalism, and negatively correlated with helplessness and hopelessness, and anxious preoccupation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Irem Gul, Ismail Toygar, Oznur Usta Yesilbalkan
Summary: This study investigated the support needs of carers of cancer patients and how the patient's age and cancer type affect their needs. The study found that carers of older adults and patients with hematological malignancies require more support in various aspects of caregiving.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2024)
