Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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[English] The Daily Life Experiences of Community Dwelling People with Mental Disabilities: Won Hee Jun, Eun Joung Choi, Hyun Mee Cho; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2020;31(3):244-255. Published online September 30, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.3.244

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Purpose
As the daily life experiences of community-dwelling people with mental disabilities are closely correlated to mental health recovery, this study aimed to analyze their daily life experiences in depth to determine their significance.
Method
Participants included eight community-dwelling people with mental disabilities. A total of 12 in-depth interviews were conducted once or twice per participant. The collected data were analyzed using the phenomenological analysis method described by Giorgi.
Results
The daily life experiences of community-dwelling people with mental disabilities were categorized into the following four components: “encountering shocking reality in the outside world”, “life tied down by the mental illness”, “happiness and gratefulness encountered in daily life”, and “wishing for a change and self-sustaining life”. Conclusion: This study found that the recovery and welfare of community-dwelling people with mental disabilities were promoted and that these patients made necessary efforts to become a member of the local community. These findings could be used as a reference for establishing social welfare policies which enable people with mental disabilities to participate as functioning members of the community that facilitate the prevention of relapse, to promote their integration into the community. Furthermore, the present results will contribute to the development of nursing intervention programs to promote recovery and prevent relapse, to ultimately establish a mental health management system.

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Concept analysis of uncertainty in people with mental disabilities
Hyun-Mee Cho, Eun Joung Choi, Hyun-Ju Choi, Eun-Ju Cho
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing.2023; 45: 44. CrossRef

[English] Obesity and Related-factors in Patients with Chronic Mental Illness Registered to Community Mental Health Welfare Centers: Eun Suk Park, Eun Hyun Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2018;29(1):76-86. Published online March 31, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2018.29.1.76

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Abstract PDF: PURPOSE
The purpose of study was to examine the relationship between obesity and its associated factors (psychiatric symptom, duration of illness, type of medication, physical activity, dietary habits, depressive symptom, and stress) in patients with chronic mental illness registered to community mental health welfare centers.
METHODS
This was a cross-sectional correlation study using a convenience sampling. A total of 392 participants were recruited from community mental health welfare centers. The obtained data were analyzed using binary and multinomial logistic regression.
RESULTS
Atypical antipsychotic medication, duration of illness, dietary habits (overeating, and drinking instant coffee) were significantly contributed variables into body mass index (BMI) obesity. Atypical antipsychotic medication and instant coffee were significantly related to abdominal obesity.
CONCLUSION
These results emphasized the needs of tailored obesity-preventive management for the community-dwelling patients with chronic mental illness, topically focusing on the administration of atypical antipsychotic medication, duration of illness, and dietary habits.

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