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BACKGROUND Providing a person-centered care (PCC) education program to nursing students is necessary. This study aims to determine the impact of a design-thinking based education program on how nursing students perceive PCC. METHODS Five 2-h lessons were offered to 105 fourth-year nursing students in South Korea. Each randomly assigned group of eight or nine students was instructed to develop a plan to address the problems/dissatisfaction experienced by patients during hospitalization. The Individualized Care Scale-nurse's version was used to measure student's perception of PCC before and after the education program. RESULTS After the program the students exhibited significant improvements in how they viewed supporting patient individuality, with that score increasing by 0.44 (from 3.64 to 4.08; p

In order to avoid the high cost and high risk of demonstration mission of rendezvous-docking technology, missions using nanosatellites have recently been increasing. However, there are few successful mission cases due to many limitations of nanosatellites like small size, power limitation, and limited performances of sensor, thruster, and controller. To improve the probability of rendezvous-docking mission success using nanosatellite, a rendezvous-docking phase analysis tool for nanosatellites is developed. The tool serves to analyze the relative position and attitude control of the chaser satellite at the docking phase. In this tool, the Model Predictive Controller (MPC) is implemented as a controller, and Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is adopted as a filter for noise filtering. To verify the performance and effectiveness of the developed tool for nanosatellites, simulation study was conducted. Consequently, we confirmed that this tool can be used for the analysis of relative position and attitude control for nanosatellites in the rendezvous-docking phase.

Applying evidence-based practice (EBP) to diverse clinical situations is challenging due to the complex process of EBP. Digital story-based education helps learners to understand the complex process more easily by providing contextual information. This article shares the process of development of digital story-based education to teach the steps of EBP and its implementation. A diversity of stories in real clinical situations can be used as effective learning content and to make the learning process of EBP enjoyable. [ J Contin Educ Nurs . 2020;51(11):501–503.]

This study investigates the mediating effect of communication competence in the relationship between compassion and patient-centered care (PCC) in clinical nurses. We used a descriptive research approach, and our sample comprised nurses (n = 204) with more than one year of experience in patient nursing in a general hospital in South Korea. The data were collected between December 2020 and June 2021 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression using SPSS 24.0. The Sobel test and PROCESS macro in SPSS were applied to verify the mediating effect. The mean scores for communication competence, compassion, and PCC were 3.67 ± 0.42, 64.04 ± 7.71, and 3.75 ± 0.46, respectively. Communication competence was found to partially mediate the relationship between compassion and PCC (z = 6.977, p < 0.001), and its explanatory power was 63.9%. To improve nurses’ PCC, developing a step-by-step and differentiated PCC improvement program that includes communication competence and compassion is necessary.

Background Patient- and family-centered care interventions are increasingly being implemented in various settings for improving the quality of health care. However, the huge amounts of information coming from both primary studies and reviews on patient- and family-centered care interventions have made it difficult to identify and use the available evidence effectively. Objectives This review aimed to synthesize and evaluate the evidence from published systematic reviews on the effects of patient- and family-centered care interventions. It also aimed to assess the quality of the systematic reviews in order to formulate recommendations for improving the quality of future systematic reviews. Design Review of systematic reviews. Data sources Six databases were searched for relevant published reviews that assessed patient- and family-centered care interventions and were reported on in English in peer-reviewed journals up to September 18, 2017. The reference lists of all selected publications were also used to identify additional eligible studies. Review methods Reviewers independently selected reviews, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of the included reviews using A MeaSurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist. These results were presented and discussed among researchers to resolve disagreements and reach a consensus. A narrative approach was adopted to pool the constituent elements of interventions. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (registration number CRD42017080427). Results Twenty-eight reviews published between 2011 and 2017 met the inclusion criteria. The interventions targeted the patients, their family members, and the health-care. The interventions involved the following core outcomes: Regarding patients, they were improving knowledge about their health, increasing skills to manage self-care behaviors, enhancing satisfaction, increasing quality of life, and reducing admissions, readmissions, and length of the hospital stay. Regarding family members, they were reducing the intensity of stress, anxiety, depression, and increasing the satisfaction and relationship with health-care providers. Regarding health-care providers, the interventions could improve job satisfaction and confidence, quality of care, and reduce stress and burnout. The overall methodological quality of the 28 reviews was moderate, with a mean AMSTAR score of 6.79 (SD 1.45). Conclusion This review has provided evidence for the effects of patient- and family-centered care interventions applied to diverse patients, family members, and health-care providers. The evidence indicates that patient- and family-centered care could be a critical approach for improving the quality of health care. Additionally, the quality of future reviews needs to be improved in order to produce reliable evidence in the current era of evidence-based practice.

Purpose: The prevalence of dementia has increased rapidly with an aging Korean population. Compared to those without dementia, individuals with dementia have more and complex needs. In this study, the Korean version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE-K) was evaluated to determine its suitability for individuals with dementia in Korea. Methods: The CANE-K was developed following linguistic validation. The reliability of the measurement was examined with Cronbach α coefficient. The factor structure and construct validity were evaluated by performing exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analyses. Pearson's correlation coefficients with related measures were used to ensure concurrent validity. Results: Four factors extracted with exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analyses validated the model structure (χ2 = 367.25, p

The purpose of this study was to develop an ICT-based care-management support system and to assess its validity and applicability through pilot testing. The system links users' health and social needs to community resources. Users and care managers participated in each step of care management through an interactive decision support system. The system contributes to facilitate person-centered community care.

Background Evidence-based practice (EBP) is considered a key competence for practicing high-quality and safe nursing. However, undergraduate nursing programs continue to provide traditional classroom teaching strategies that have limitations in facilitating the development of critical competences for engaging in EBP in real clinical contexts. Objective and design The purpose of this study was to develop a web-based experiential learning program aimed at improving the engagement and experience of nursing students in EBP. A quasi-experimental research with non-equivalent control-group with non-synchronized design was used to describe the process of program development and the innovative learning method, and discuss the outcomes of the program. Methods The experimental group was exposed to a web-based experiential learning program, while the control group received traditional learning with written material. Self-reported EBP scores (knowledge and skills, attitude, and practice) and clinical-questioning confidence were evaluated to assess the effects of the program. Results The result showed that web-based experiential learning strategies were effective in significantly improving the EBP knowledge and skills score (F = 12.29, p = .001) and the score for confidence in asking clinical questions (F = 12.14, p = .001). The attitudes toward EBP (F = 0.75, p = .389) and practice score (F = 3.22, p = .076) did not show a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group. Conclusion The web-based experiential learning was found to be an effective method for enhancing the EBP competence of nursing students. Based on the study results, we suggest using web-based experiential learning to supplement the traditional learning method or as the mainstream learning method for nursing students.

Anomalous drainage of the inferior vena cava into the left atrium is a rare congenital vascular disorder. It can occur with atrial septal defect, anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Hereby we describe the computed tomography (CT) findings of a rare combination of drainage of the inferior vena cava associated with atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. CT angiography is useful for early detection of this combined anomaly and for proper surgical planning.

The prevalence of dementia has increased rapidly with an aging Korean population. Compared to those without dementia, individuals with dementia have more and complex needs. In this study, the Korean version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE-K) was evaluated to determine its suitability for individuals with dementia in Korea.The CANE-K was developed following linguistic validation. The reliability of the measurement was examined with Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The factor structure and construct validity were evaluated by performing exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). Pearson's correlation coefficients with related measures were used to ensure concurrent validity.Four factors extracted with EFA and CFA validated the model structure (XThe CANE-K showed a reasonable degree of reliability and validity. Therefore, it has good potential to appropriately measure the needs and unmet needs of those with dementia.