Standardized patient experiences study on clinical performance evaluation of nursing college students' ability: A qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: Nursing students' direct exposure to patients is limited, thus affecting their performance in practical clinical settings in the healthcare field, including hospitals or communities. Therefore, various clinical situation scenarios, using standardized patients trained to act like real patients (i.e., simulation practice), are applied in nursing education. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the experiences of standardized patients, who were acting majors and had experience in acting, as patients for nursing students' education. DESIGN: A qualitative research. SETTINGS: A university in J city, South Korea. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 29 college students majoring in acting with experience of participating as standardized patients. The snowball technique was used for the recruitment of participants. METHODS: Data were collected using focus group interviews from November 20, 2017, to February 2, 2018. The duration of each interview was 60-90 min, and they were analyzed using content analysis. RESULTS: The final theme was 'becoming a partner of nursing education'. The participants' experiences were identified in four subthemes: 'beginning with worries', 'requiring thorough preparation', 'growing together', and 'becoming immersed in the duties undertaken'. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to recognize the role of standardized patients as partners in simulation practice in nursing education. Further, developing a systematic education program is vital to nurture patients by understanding their experiences.

The mediating effect of life satisfaction and the moderated mediating effect of social support on the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior among older adults.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the effect of depression on suicidal behavior among older adults and identify the mediating effect of life satisfaction on the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior. The moderated mediating effects of social support through life satisfaction were also verified in the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior among older adults. METHODS: A total of 1375 people aged 65 years or older living in J city, South Korea, were recruited to complete a survey on depression, life satisfaction, suicidal behavior, and social support. Data were analyzed using SPSS24.0 and SPSS PROCESS Macro. RESULTS: The results showed that the effect of depression on suicidal behavior was mediated by life satisfaction, and the effect of life satisfaction on suicidal behavior varied according to the level of social support. Moreover, depression negatively affected life satisfaction, increasing the risk of suicidal behavior, and social support decreased suicidal behavior. Finally, the mediating effect of depression leading to suicidal behavior through life satisfaction was moderated by social support. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that it is necessary not only to find interventions for older adults to increase their physical, mental, and socioeconomical satisfaction with life, but also to build social networks that increase social support for them.

Undergraduate nursing student mentors' experiences of peer mentoring in Korea: A qualitative analysis.

BACKGROUND: Although mentoring involves the achievement of a mutual relationship between mentors and mentees, most studies have focused on the effects of mentoring on the mentees rather than that on the mentors, which necessitates the need to identify mentors' experiences to provide original resources for mentoring. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to explore the mentoring experience of nursing students who participated as mentors in a mentoring learning program, to offer evidence-based resources for nursing educators to develop mentoring programs and to use mentorship as an educational method. DESIGN: A qualitative content analysis of transcribed focus groups was conducted to describe and explore the undergraduate nursing students' mentoring experiences. SETTING: This study was conducted in two nursing schools in South Korea. PARTICIPANTS: Fifteen student mentors from the peer mentoring program participated in the present study. They were aged between 21 and 24years, and 87% of the participants were female. METHODS: The experiences of the mentors were explored through focus groups, and the collected data were analyzed by content analysis. RESULTS: The mentors' experiences could be summarized by the core theme, "Self-growth as a leader," consisting of the following themes: taking pride, guiding mentees, coping with conflicts, and building leadership. CONCLUSION: The themes and codes derived from mentors' experiences would provide evidence-based guidelines and resources for nursing educators and professionals in related disciplines regarding successful peer mentoring, which could facilitate self-growth and foster the development of leadership skills in undergraduate students.

Factors Associated with Perceived Depression of Korean Adults: Secondary Data from the Korean Community Health Survey.

This study was aimed to identify factors related with Korean adults' depression in a community population using secondary data from the Korean Community Health Survey. The results showed factors associated with the Korean adults' perceived depression were subjective health, alcohol drinking, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hours of sleep, activity impairments, and stress. Result of this study proposes that community mental health services are required to the population who has problems of activity impairment due to acute or chronic health status, which suggests having mental health problems such as alcohol drinking, smoking, depression, or stress.

Are Koreans prepared for the rapid increase of the single-household elderly? Life satisfaction and depression of the single-household elderly in Korea.

PURPOSE: In Korea, it has been estimated that the number of the single-household elderly increased 45% from 2005 to 2010. This research was conducted to provide empirical resources for development of a community mental health program by an explorative investigation on depression, coping mechanism, and life satisfaction of a single-household elderly population. DESIGN AND METHODS: This research applied a descriptive survey research design. Participants were 225 single-household elderlies residing in Seoul, Korea. The geriatric depression scale and the satisfaction with life scale were used to check the level of depression and life satisfaction of the participants. RESULTS: Results showed that 46.3 percent of the participants were categorized as having light-to-severe level of depression, and 80.5 percent of the participants responded that they were dissatisfied with their lives. This research demonstrated that the level of depression and life satisfaction of the Korean single-household elderly is statistically significantly related to age and gender as well as coping resources and human resources. IMPLICATIONS: Current public health services in Korea for the single-household elderly are still lacking and require active support, intervention, and research to provide effective programs and services. Case management, counseling, and various programs based on Korean culture including support from family members and community-based assistance are recommended to help the vulnerable population.

Effects of an emotion management nursing program for patients with schizophrenia.

PURPOSE: This study was to develop and examine the effects of an emotion management nursing program for schizophrenic patients. METHODS: Fifty-two patients diagnosed as schizophrenia participated were recruited from community mental health facilities in Seoul, Korea. The experimental group received the Emotion Management Nursing Program for 90 minutes each week for total of 8 weeks. The data were collected from both from the experimental (n=22) and control groups (n=30). The research instruments were the Berkeley Expressivity Scale, an Emotional Behavior Scale, the Relationships Change scale, and Social Behavior Scale. RESULTS: The experimental group showed a significant difference in emotional expression scores (t=3.267, P=.002), emotional behavior scores (F=61.65, P=.000), interpersonal relationship scores (t=4.012, P=.000), social behavior scores (t=-8.694, P=.000) than those in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The Emotion Management Nursing Program had positive influences on emotional management for schizophrenic patients, helping nurses to provide efficient evidence-based nursing care to the patients through the program.