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Purpose: Health information protection policy has received increased emphasis in the medical environment. Nursing students are required to access personal health information in practical training to achieve the necessary credits. This study was done to identify the effects of nursing students’ ethical index and their awareness of health information protection on their practice in terms of health information protection.Methods: Participants for this cross-sectional descriptive design study were 238 nursing students who had undergone clinical practice at four universities in J province. Information ethics index, awareness of health information protection, and its practice were measured using self-report questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple regression analysis.Results: Among the participants, 88.2% were female and 55.0% identified as religious. A positive correlation was found between awareness of health information protection and the information ethics index (r=.60, pp=.033), the respect domain of the information ethics index (β=.22, p=.033), and awareness of health information protection (β=.61, p

Young-Ji Kim,1,2 Jong-Woo Jeong,1 Youngshin Song,3 Tae-Sung Koo1 1Graduate School of New Drug Discovey and Development, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea; 2Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea; 3Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the type of formulation on the efficacy of warfarin. Materials and methods: The electronic medical records of patients with cerebral infarction, who were administered tablet or powder formulations of warfarin from 2013–2015, were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical data, changes in the international normalized ratio (INR), the warfarin dose, and the time to reach the plasma warfarin concentration that could induce an adverse effect, such as bleeding, were evaluated. Coefficients of variation of INR and of the warfarin dose, as well as the warfarin sensitivity index (WSI), were used to evaluate the INR stability. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using a independent t-test. Additionally, survival analysis was performed. Results: The data showed that 57 and 137 patients were administered warfarin as powder and tablet formulations, respectively. We noted that INR, WSI, and INR/dose × body weight differed significantly between the two groups of patients. The median survival times to reach the plasma warfarin concentration that could induce adverse effects were 3.6 and 4.2 days of treatment with the powder and tablet formulations, respectively. The efficacy of warfarin was higher when the drug was administered as a powder than when it was administered as a tablet. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that INR should be carefully monitored in the first 4 days of warfarin administration as a powder formulation. Keywords: warfarin, pharmacodynamic, dysphagia, survival analysis

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers found among women. Many studies have focused on factors associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) preventive behavior and early detection using models such as the health belief model (HBM). Despite a growing body of knowledge regarding HPV preventive behavior, few studies have examined how self-efficacy affects this behavior in foreign women living in South Korea. This study identified factors affecting the self-efficacy of foreign women living in South Korea and the impact on HPV preventive behavior. Methods: A total of 171 participants consisting of international school parents who voluntarily participated in HPV preventive behavior were selected. A multivariate regression analysis included key variables such as demographics, cervical cancer knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and perceived barriers. Results: Self-efficacy for HPV preventive behavior was significantly associated with perceived barriers. That is, women with lower perceived barriers were likely to have higher self-efficacy scores. However, demographics, cervical cancer knowledge, and perceived susceptibility did not show any association with self-efficacy. The final model was significant and accounted for 14.4% of the variance in self-efficacy. Conclusion: This study showed the importance of considering perceived barriers of HPV preventive behavior related to self-efficacy. However, different from HBM, modifying factors, such as knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and individual demographics were not related to self-efficacy. Based on these findings, future research should investigate self-efficacy and HPV preventive behavior among individuals who do not participate in HPV preventive behavior.