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IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 2760: Contributing Factors to the Burden on Primary Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors in South Korea
g Jongmin Lee Yun-Hee Kim The purpose of this study is to identify the factors associated with the burden on primary family caregivers of stroke patients at home without care services. For this study, the Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation (KOSCO) data were used. Of the total 8010 caregivers, 1133 family caregiver burden was assessed with the shortened Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) 3 months after stroke. Patient and caregiver-related factors affecting the heavier burden of caregivers were identified by comparing the heavier caregiver burden group and the lighter caregiver burden group, which...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bo Mi Kwon Hyun Haeng Lee Min Kyun Sohn Deog Young Kim Yong-Il Shin Gyung-Jae Oh Yang-Soo Lee Min Cheol Joo So Young Lee Min-Keun Song Junhee Han Jeonghoon Ahn Won Hyuk Chang Jongmin Lee Yun-Hee Kim Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 9975: Elastic Dynamic Sling on Subluxation of Hemiplegic Shoulder in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusions: The subluxation distance showed better results in the elastic dynamic sling, which has both proximal and distal parts, than in the Bobath sling, which holds only the proximal part. Both shoulder orthoses showed improvements in the modified Barthel index, upper-extremity function, and manual muscle testing.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 12, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Min Gyun Kim Seung Ah Lee Eo Jin Park Min Kyu Choi Ji Min Kim Min Kyun Sohn Sung Ju Jee Yeong Wook Kim Jung Eun Son Seo Jun Lee Keum Sun Hwang Seung Don Yoo Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 5022: The Development of ICT-Based Exercise Rehabilitation Service Contents for Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders and Stroke
This study aims to develop the exercise rehabilitation service components for the application and prescription of ICT-based exercise programs implemented in hospitals and communities. A literature review was conducted, and an expert committee was comprised to classify the components of exercise rehabilitation services. As a result, we classified the first components as functional classification, rehabilitation area, equipment uses, exercise type, frequency, and intensity. Subsequently, exercise programs were developed by applying the first components. Based on the purpose of exercise rehabilitation, we classified the repre...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 20, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jiyoun Kim Jiyeon Song Donguk Kim Jinho Park Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 3050: Sex and Economic Disparity Related to Reperfusion Therapies for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke in South Korea across a 10-Year Period: A Nationwide Population-Based Study Using the National Health Insurance Database
This study included AIS patients aged ≥20 years who were hospitalized in a general hospital or tertiary hospital for ≥4 days and underwent brain imaging during the same period. Study participants were classified by sex, economic status (Medical Aid beneficiaries and National Health Insurance beneficiaries) and age (20–44, 45–64, 65–79, and ≥80 years). Women showed a significantly lower OR (Odds ratio) than men in IVT (OR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.73–0.77), EVT (OR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.93–0.99), and any therapy (OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.80&...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 5, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jusun Moon Jinyoung Shin Jeehye Lee Ho Jin Jeong Hyeongsu Kim Jaehyeong An Sung Hyun Jo Kwang-Pil Ko Jeoungbin Choi Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8962: Current Update on the Clinical Utility of MMSE and MoCA for Stroke Patients in Asia: A Systematic Review
Conclusion: Clinicians in Asia are strongly recommended to consider the education level of stroke patients when interpreting the results of the MMSE and MoCA. Further studies in other Asian countries are needed to understand their clinical value in stroke settings.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 25, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Khaw Subramaniam Abd Aziz Ali Raymond Wan Zaidi Ghazali Tags: Review Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8679: Prior Antiplatelet Therapy and Stroke Risk in Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
an Choi We aimed to investigate whether prior exposure to antiplatelet therapy (anti-PLT) was associated with stroke incidence after the initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. We conducted a population-based cohort study based on health records obtained from the National Health Insurance Service database in South Korea. Adult patients (aged ≥ 18 years) who underwent ECMO therapy in the intensive care unit during 2009–2018 were enrolled. In total, 17,237 patients who underwent ECMO therapy were included; stroke occurred in 779 (4.5%) of 17,237 patients within 7 days of initiating the ECMO ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 17, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tak-Kyu Oh In-Ae Song Sol-Yi Lee Hey-Ran Choi Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 612: Effects of Behavioral Risk Factors and Social-Environmental Factors on Non-Communicable Diseases in South Korea: A National Survey Approach
This study investigates the effects of social-environmental and behavioral risk factors on NCDs as well as the effects of social-environmental factors on behavioral risk factors using an integrated research model. This study used a dataset from the 2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. After filtering incomplete responses, 5462 valid responses remained. Items including one’s social-environmental factors (household income, education level, and region), behavioral factors (alcohol use, tobacco use, and physical activity), and NCDs histories were used for analyses. To develop a comprehensi...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - January 12, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nam Jeong Jeong Eunil Park Angel P. del del Pobil Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 8348: Long-Term Effect of Income Level on Mortality after Stroke: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea
Kong We investigated whether income level has long-term effects on mortality rate in stroke patients and whether this varies with time after the first stroke event, using the National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort data from 2002 to 2015 in South Korea. The study population was new-onset stroke patients ≥18 years of age. Patients were categorized into Category (1) insured employees and Category (2) insured self-employed/Medical Aid beneficiaries. Each category was divided into three and four income level groups, retrospectively. The study population comprised of 11,668 patients. Among the C...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - November 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Seungmin Jeong Sung-il Cho So Yeon Kong Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 7392: Association between Area-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation and Prehospital Delay in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: An Ecological Study
Park We analyzed the associations between area-level socioeconomic status (SES) and prehospital delay in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients by degree of urbanization with the use of an ecological framework. The participants were 13,637 patients over 18 years of age who experienced AIS from 2007 to 2012 and were admitted to any of the 29 hospitals in South Korea. Area-level SES was determined using 11 variables from the 2010 Korean census. The primary outcome was a prehospital delay (more than three hours from AIS onset time). Multilevel logistic regression was conducted to define the associations of individual- and ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hang A Park Hye Ah Lee Ju Ok Park Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3044: Burden of Disease in Coastal Areas of South Korea: An Assessment Using Health Insurance Claim Data
Conclusion: In this study, the coastal areas of South Korea carry a higher burden than the national population. Additionally, chronic diseases compose the majority of the health burden in coastal areas. Despite the limitation of data, YLD was the best tool available for evaluating the health outcomes in specific areas, and has the advantage of simplicity and timely analysis.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 21, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Munkhzul Radnaabaatar Young-Eun Kim Dun-Sol Go Yunsun Jung Seok-Jun Yoon Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 671: Association between Heavy Metals, Bisphenol A, Volatile Organic Compounds and Phthalates and Metabolic Syndrome
ongmug Kang The incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which causes heart disease and stroke, has increased significantly worldwide. Although many studies have revealed the relationship between heavy metals (cadmium, mercury, and lead), the sum of metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and MetS, the results remain inconsistent. No study has reported the association between various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and phthalate metabolites with MetS. This cross-sectional study of a representative sample of adult South Koreans aimed to evaluate the relationship between heavy metals, VOC metabolites, phthalat...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 25, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yun Hwa Shim Jung Won Ock Yoon-Ji Kim Youngki Kim Se Yeong Kim Dongmug Kang Tags: Article Source Type: research