This study is a secondary analysis aimed at identifying risk factors for smartphone overuse among adolescents, utilizing data from the 18th Korea Youth Health Behavior Survey (KYHBS) conducted in 2022. A total of 50,071 participants were included, with schools selected through stratified proportional allocation method that considered such as city/province, city size, and school type. Students excluded survey if they had long-term absences, special needs children unable to participate survey,...

Abstract Aim Urinary incontinence is a major health problem among middle‐aged women. Pelvic muscle exercise one of the primary interventions, but difficulty performing this has led researchers to seek alternative or conjunctive exercise. This study aimed examine effect combined pelvic and yoga intervention program on urinary incontinence. Methods A single group pre‐/post‐test design was used. Subjects were recruited from community center in Seoul, Korea, questionnaire survey conducted....

Objectives: This study, utilizing data from the 2021 Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS), aimed to investigate role of health literacy in mitigating depression among individuals with chronic diseases, particularly focusing on how sociodemographic and subjective factors influence this relationship. Methods: With a sample 77,133 subjects primarily dealing hypertension diabetes, study employed various analytical tools identify associated an increased risk depression. Results: These included...

Recently emerging U-healthcare system performs the prevention and control of various diseases health management in consideration users' mobility not limited to specific space. The present study proposed a multi-agent-based provide medical service hypertension. multi-agent is composed diagnosis agent that provides prescription information based on input context history information, user manages patient communication system.

Oral health management is vital for pregnant women and their fetuses. This study analyzed the factors affecting maternal oral status. It used secondary data obtained from 2019 Korean Community Health Survey. Data were using SPSS 21.0 complex descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis. Multiple analysis revealed that age (β = −0.01, p < 0.001), characteristics −0.10, education −0.06, 014), subjective status 0.27, 0.001,...

This study identified the most accurate model for predicting longitudinal craniofacial growth in a Japanese population using statistical methods and machine learning. Longitudinal lateral cephalometric radiographs were collected from 59 children (27 boys 32 girls) with no history of orthodontic treatment. Multiple regression analysis, least absolute shrinkage selection operator, radial basis function network, multilayer perceptron, gradient-boosted decision tree used. The independent...

As a part of Korea's smoking cessation policy, the price tobacco was increased in January 2015. Initially, rate among adolescents began to decrease. The current data, however, show that adolescent is on rise. Alongside policies, there need further understand additional preventive measures promote successful by identifying factors influence maintenance adolescents. This study aimed identify after attempting increase price. used large-scale, nationwide, secondary data obtained from Korean...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting health promotion behavior among nursing students according information seeking behavior. Methods: design a descriptive survey and questionnaires were collected from 240 who have studied in colleges located "J" province. Data analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, <TEX>$Scheff{\grave{e}}$</TEX> test, Pearson Correlation, hierarchical multiple regression. Results: In...

This study aimed to identify the effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related lifestyle changes on depression.This secondary data analysis included 229,269 adults from a community health survey conducted in South Korea 2020. Data were collected using structured questionnaire about participants' related COVID-19 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The analyzed complex sample independent t-test, variance, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis.The mean age...

To examine health behaviors among Korean adolescents with a focus on both individual and school-based factors, specifically in relation to predictors of high-risk groups.Secondary data analysis was conducted from the 8th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey, using descriptive statistics, t tests, χ2 test, multilevel logistic regression analysis. Health Practice Index calculated range 0 2 classified as group.The results revealed that individual-level variables sex, age, stress,...

This paper proposes a u-Healthcare system that can perceive emergency situations in chronic hypertension patients and initiate action. The proposed considers patient mobility integrates medical recommendations knowledge base communication protocols between agents an RFID Cell phone architecture. A comparison analysis of the operational characteristics implemented is provided. supply information to assist normal health management as well situations.

Background Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) affects the morbidity and mortality of inpatients worldwide. Nepal is a developing country in which HAIs pose major problem terms patient safety. Therefore, this study was designed to assess level knowledge attitude toward compliance for control among nurses. Methods A cross-sectional survey conducted using self-administered questionnaire including general characteristics, of, toward, with HAI practices, on sample 259 nurses from 11 hospitals...

Various individual and social factors influence depression in pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to identify the socioeconomic status, health behaviors, status on women Korea.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in individuals' daily lives, including drinking habits. This study attempted to identify factors of Korean adolescents' current alcohol due the pandemic.

Context resources that users and sensors have within an area are heterogeneous in structure, so they insufficient for monitoring the situation of moving users. In addition, portable mobile devices usually a limited processing capacity large volume context resources. The present study defines structure recognizing dynamic changes users' environment proposes model situation. proposed distinguishes between static contexts according to change, correlations among objects. Therefore, can be...

The study was to conduct a comparative assessment of drinking behaviors and overall health among pregnant breastfeeding women.This used data collected from the Korean Community Health Survey in 2015. Data obtained 2,156 or women were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test, Pearson correlation coefficient.Current alcohol consumption higher than women. Depression twice as common women, stress much well. Breastfeeding also had lower subjective dental more unmet medical...

세계적으로 전파력과 병원성이 높은 신종인플루엔자, 조류독감 등과 같은 전염병이 증가하고 있다. 전염병이란 특정 병원체(pathogen)로 인하여 발생하는 질병으로 감염된 사람으로부터 감수성이 있는 숙주(사람)에게 감염되는 질환을 의미한다. 전염병의 병원체는 세균, 스피로헤타, 리케차, 바이러스, 진균, 기생충 등이 있으며, 호흡기계 질환, 위장관 간질환, 급성 열성 질환 등을 일으킨다. 전파 방법은 식품이나 식수, 곤충 매개, 호흡에 의한 병원체의 흡입, 다른 사람과의 접촉 등 다양한 경로를 통해 발생한다. 전 세계의 대부분 국가들은 전파를 예측하고 대비하기 위해서 수학적 모델을 사용하고 하지만 과거와 달리 현대 사회는 지상과 지하 교통수단의 발달로 속도가 매우 복잡하고 빨라졌기 때문에 우리는 이를 예방하기 위한 대책 마련의 시간이 부족하다. 그러므로 확산을 막기 위해서는 예측할 수 시스템이 필요하다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 실시간 감시 및 관리를 감염 경로 추적 예측이...

The present study proposes a proposed algorithm in order to predict the moving-path of infectious diseases Korea based on Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). This system considers changing elements environments trace path by setting different intercity error rate. In particular, it includes transportation as diseases' movement method showing rapid change modern society. Movement patterns are reviewed with environmental such mountains rivers around site considered....

Purpose: The study was performed in order to identify the relationship between health behaviors and Internet use among adolescents. Methods: used raw data from Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey that 2012. Data of a total 74,186 students were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 18. descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson’s correlation. Results: significantly related gender, depression, suicidal intent, parents’ educational level, cohabitation with parents at home, school location, grade. There...

Adjuvants are immune enhancers that often used in vaccination to augment the response of a vaccine, thereby enhancing protective immunity against targeted disease. In present study, we recombinant protein, such as rRbCC1, this protein was produced from rock bream CC chemokine 1. To verify adjuvant effects responses Streptococcus iniae (S. iniae) FKC vaccination, which alone or combination with analyzed and then also performed experimental challenge live S. iniae. The result serum...

This study aimed to develop and validate the Korean Health Literacy Instrument, which measures late school-aged children's understanding capacity. The construct's concepts were drawn from literature review interviews with school nurses teachers. A survey was then conducted in 552 fifth sixth graders nine elementary schools, 1 9 May 2014. KR-20 coefficient for reliability, difficulty index, discrimination item-total correlation, known group technique validity performed. An exploratory factor...