Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Issues and Perspectives

December 23, 2020

English

2020 Year of the nurse and the midwife: a call for strengthening midwifery in response to South Korea’s ultra-low birth rate

Yun Mi Kim

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):255-259.

Along with the low birth rate in Korea, the aging of mothers is progressing very rapidly. Recent studies have reported that the obstetric infrastructure is crumbling due to the accelerating...

Review Article

December 14, 2020

English

An integrative literature review on intimate partner violence against women in South Korea

Hye Young Min, Jung Min Lee, Yoonjung Kim

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):260-273.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze and synthesize the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in South Korea. Methods: Whittemore and Knafl’s integrative review method...

Review Article

December 8, 2020

English

The effects of health care programs for gestational diabetes mellitus in South Korea: a systematic review

Seo Jin Park, Jina Lee

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):274-284.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and characteristics of health care programs for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Korea. This study was conducted...

Review Article

December 9, 2020

English

Factors associated with the decision to undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy among women at high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: a systematic review

Sun-young Park, Youlim Kim, Sue Kim

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):285-299.

This systematic review aims to identify factors associated with risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), including the uptake rate and decision timing, among women at high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer...

Review Article

December 24, 2020

English

The effects of diagnostic hysteroscopy on the reproductive outcomes of infertile women without intrauterine pathologies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Soo Yeon Yang, Seung-Joo Chon, Seon Heui Lee

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):300-317.

Purpose: Hysteroscopy can be used both to diagnose and to treat intrauterine pathologies. It is well known that hysteroscopy helps to improve reproductive outcomes by treating intrauterine pathologies. However, it...

Original Article

December 15, 2020

Influence of self-differentiation, psychological discomfort, and marital dyadic adjustment on maternal-fetal attachment in primigravida

Bu Kyung Kim, Mi-Hae Sung

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):318-325.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of self-differentiation, psychological discomfort, and dyadic adjustment on maternal-fetal attachment in primigravidae. Methods: In total, 108 primigravidae participated in...

Original Article

December 7, 2020

Breastfeeding Adaptation Scale-Short Form for mothers at 2 weeks postpartum: construct validity, reliability, and measurement invariance

Sun-Hee Kim

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):326-335.

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the construct validity, reliability, measurement invariance, and latent mean differences in the Breastfeeding Adaptation Scale-Short Form (BFAS-SF) for use with mothers at 2...

Original Article

December 7, 2020

Factors influencing quality of life in post-menopausal women

Hyunsook Shin, Eunjoo Lee

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):336-345.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors influencing quality of life in post-menopausal women. Methods: The participants were 194 post-menopausal women who visited a women’s clinic in Changwon, Korea from...

Original Article

December 15, 2020

Adaptation in pregnant women: a descriptive phenomenological study using Giorgi’s approach

Minseon Koh, Jisoon Kim, Sukhee Ahn

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):346-357.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the lived experience and meaning of pregnant women’s adaptation. Methods: Ten pregnant women living in Daejeon and Sejong agreed to participate in this study. The...

Original Article

December 21, 2020

Do childbirth confidence, prenatal depression, childbirth knowledge, and spousal support influence childbirth fear in pregnant women?

Hyunjin Cho, Sukhee Ahn

Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):358-366.

Purpose: This study investigated levels of childbirth fear and related prenatal factors (self-confidence for childbirth, prenatal depression, knowledge about childbirth, and spousal support) among pregnant women in South Korea. Methods:...

Year in review and appreciation for 2020 reviewers Sue Kim Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):251-254. Editorial December 28, 2020 English Full text PubReader ePub PDF	2020 Year of the nurse and the midwife: a call for strengthening midwifery in response to South Korea’s ultra-low birth rate Yun Mi Kim Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):255-259. Issues and Perspectives December 23, 2020 English Full text PubReader ePub PDF
An integrative literature review on intimate partner violence against women in South Korea Hye Young Min, Jung Min Lee, Yoonjung Kim Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):260-273. Review Article December 14, 2020 English Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	The effects of health care programs for gestational diabetes mellitus in South Korea: a systematic review Seo Jin Park, Jina Lee Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):274-284. Review Article December 8, 2020 English Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Factors associated with the decision to undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy among women at high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: a systematic review Sun-young Park, Youlim Kim, Sue Kim Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):285-299. Review Article December 9, 2020 English Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	The effects of diagnostic hysteroscopy on the reproductive outcomes of infertile women without intrauterine pathologies: a systematic review and meta-analysis Soo Yeon Yang, Seung-Joo Chon, Seon Heui Lee Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):300-317. Review Article December 24, 2020 English Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material
Influence of self-differentiation, psychological discomfort, and marital dyadic adjustment on maternal-fetal attachment in primigravida Bu Kyung Kim, Mi-Hae Sung Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):318-325. Original Article December 15, 2020 Korean Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Breastfeeding Adaptation Scale-Short Form for mothers at 2 weeks postpartum: construct validity, reliability, and measurement invariance Sun-Hee Kim Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):326-335. Original Article December 7, 2020 Korean Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Factors influencing quality of life in post-menopausal women Hyunsook Shin, Eunjoo Lee Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):336-345. Original Article December 7, 2020 Korean Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Adaptation in pregnant women: a descriptive phenomenological study using Giorgi’s approach Minseon Koh, Jisoon Kim, Sukhee Ahn Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):346-357. Original Article December 15, 2020 Korean Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Do childbirth confidence, prenatal depression, childbirth knowledge, and spousal support influence childbirth fear in pregnant women? Hyunjin Cho, Sukhee Ahn Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):358-366. Original Article December 21, 2020 Korean Full text PubReader ePub PDF	“I love you, Mom” Eun Chae Park Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2020;26(4):367-368. Special Essay December 11, 2020 Korean Full text PubReader ePub PDF

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