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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of self-esteem and the relationships between health-promoting behavior, health intentions, and self-esteem among school-aged children and provide basic data for the development of programs that can influence self-esteem among school-aged children in South Korea. INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to identify the predictors of self-esteem and the relationships between health intentions and health-promoting behavior and self-esteem among school-aged children. METHODS: The study design was a cross-sectional study. The data were collected using a selfreported questionnaire on health intentions, health-promoting behavior, and self-esteem. The data were collected from elementary school students from February 3 to 13, 2020. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS program. RESULTS: Positive correlations were found between self-esteem and both health-promoting behavior (r=.503, p < 0.001) and health intentions (r=.511, p < 0.001). Also, the relationship between health intentions and health-promoting behavior (r = 0.629, p < 0.001) exhibited positive correlation. Selfesteem was identified as a significant predictor of health intentions (ß = 0.28, p < 0.001), healthpromoting behavior (ß = 0.21, p < 0.001), school records (ß = -0.20, p < 0.001), perceived health status (ß = 0.18, p < 0.001), and academic grade (ß = -0.10, p < 0.05), with an explanatory power of 39.0%. CONCLUSION: The results indicated that self-esteem positively affects health intentions and healthpromoting behavior.
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Intention , Self Concept , Humans , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Republic of Korea , Health StatusABSTRACT
AIM: Continuous program development and application are necessary in order to manage the health and address the problems of secondary metabolic disorders for people with intellectual disabilities. This study examines the effects of Tai Chi therapy on body mass index (BMI) and physical index among people with intellectual disabilities. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study using a pretest-post-test control group, non-synchronized design was employed. Samples were in total 104 people with intellectual disabilities (experimental: n = 67, control: n = 37) in two facilities in South Korea. They were randomly allocated using a coin toss into the two groups. Tai Chi therapy as an experimental intervention was the Sun style Tai Chi exercise, which consists of the warm-up (5 min), main exercise (45 min), and finishing (meditation, 10 min). Tai Chi therapy was conducted twice a week for a total of 40 sessions for 5 months (1 hour each) by one professional instructor. Measures were general characteristics of study participants, BMI as degree of obesity, and physical index. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program (descriptive statistics, χ2 test, independent t test). A P value of less than .05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences on fasting blood glucose (t = 4.351, P < .001) and high-density lipoprotein (t = -2.052, P = .043) in the physical index between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Tai Chi therapy was an effective intervention for decreasing fasting blood glucose and for increasing high-density lipoprotein in those with intellectual disabilities. Tai Chi therapy can be implied as a nursing intervention for intellectual disabilities in nursing practice.
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Body Mass Index , Intellectual Disability , Tai Ji , Aged , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Quality of Life , Republic of KoreaABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the factors affecting health promotion behaviors in late school-aged children by establishing a hypothetical model based on the planned behavior theory. METHODS: From July 19 to August 31, 2017, 460 questionnaires were distributed to fifth and sixth graders at three elementary schools in Korea, of which 318 were ultimately analyzed. RESULTS: All the fit indices were shown to be appropriate, indicating satisfactory fit. In the final model, six of the nine paths included in the hypothetical model were supported. Specifically, perceived behavioral control had the most influence on intention, followed by subjective norms, self-esteem, and health knowledge. Intentions were the most influential factor for health-promoting behaviors, followed by self-esteem and health knowledge. Subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and self-esteem explained 57.6% of intention to engage in health promotion behaviors and 61.7% of variation in health promotion behaviors was explained by health knowledge, self-esteem and intention. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study provide support for a model that can be used to facilitate the practice of health promotion activities in children in the later years of school age.
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[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the factors influencing dysmenorrhea among Korean middle school adolescents. [Subjects] The subjects included 572 female students in three different middle schools located in Seoul, South Korea. [Methods] A cross-sectional design was adopted. The measurement tools used included a demographic form and revised Menstrual distress Questionnaire (MDQ). [Results] The analyses showed that the prediction model was significant. The value of the adjusted R(2) was 0.282, which corresponds to an explanatory power of 28.2%. The factor found to have the most influence on dysmenorrhea among Korean middle school adolescents was stress, followed by health status, onset of dysmenorrhea, consecutive days of menstruation, and dietary habits. [Conclusion] Nursing intervention programs for alleviating dysmenorrhea in Korean middle school adolescents are essential in order to reduce their level of stress, improve their perceived health status, and help them to maintain regular dietary habits. Reflecting on the recent trend of female students menstruating at a younger age, public health education courses and counseling programs should offer customized methods for alleviating dysmenorrhea.
