Background The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has also emerged as an infodemic, thereby worsening the harm of the pandemic. This situation has highlighted the need for a deeply rooted understanding of the health information–seeking behaviors (HISBs) of people. Objective The aim of this paper was to review and provide insight regarding methodologies and the construct of content in HISB surveys by answering the following research question: what are the characteristics of the measurement tools for assessing HISBs in nationally representative surveys around the world? Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was used as the framework for this study. A data search was performed through 5 international and 2 Korean databases covering the years between 2008 and 2020. Initially, studies performed among nationally representative samples were included to discover HISB survey instruments. The methodologies of the studies using HISB surveys were analyzed. For content analysis, 2 researchers reached a consensus through discussion by scrutinizing the contents of each survey questionnaire. Results A total of 13 survey tools from 8 countries were identified after a review of 2333 records from the search results. Five survey tools (Health Information National Trends Survey, Health Tracking Survey, Annenberg National Health Communication Survey, National Health Interview Survey, and Health Tracking Household Survey) from the United States, 2 instruments from Germany, and 1 tool from each of the countries of the European Union, France, Israel, Poland, South Korea, and Taiwan were identified. Telephone or web-based surveys were commonly used targeting the adult population (≥15 years of age). From the content analysis, the domains of the survey items were categorized as follows: information (information about health and patient medical records), channel (offline and online), and health (overall health, lifestyle, and cancer). All categories encompassed behavioral and attitude dimensions. A theoretical framework, that is, an information-channel-health structure for HISBs was proposed. Conclusions The results of our study can contribute to the development and implementation of the survey tools for HISB with integrated questionnaire items. This will help in understanding HISB trends in national health care.

There have been many treatment and management modalities for urinary incontinence including absorbent products and urine collecting devices, but these modalities are manual in nature, requiring significant time and effort from caregivers. Recently, the application of sensor technology for urine detection in absorbent products and urine collection devices has helped to create new modalities for urinary incontinence and to automate some of the incontinence care processes. In this article, we review the new products and devices for incontinence care which make use of urine detection sensors.

Purpose: The purpose of this study to verify the symptom clusters of colorectal cancer patients and also identify the influence of the symptom clusters upon colorectal patient symptom clusters identify acording exper. Methods: 101 colorectal cancer patients were the subjects of this study. As for a research tool, the global health status/QOL was used including the sub-scales of QLQ-C30. In the functional scales and the symptom scales, the sub-scales of QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29 were used. Results: The result of this study shows us there are 7 kinds of symptom clusters. Results: The result of this study shows us there are 7 kinds of symptom clusters, bowel movement problems, abdominal-pelvic problems, feces problems, urination problems, dry mouth-taste problems, side effect problems, and elimination problems. Conclusion: Based on the result, the symptom clusters in colorectal cancer patients were confirmed to be influencing the subjects' quality of life and functions. The efficient management of symptom clusters that subjects experience leads to promoting colorectal cancer patients' physical and emotional status, thereby contributing to an improvement in their quality of life.

BackgroundSleep disorders can negatively affect quality of life with reduced cognitive function. Since stress and eating behavior are considered crucial factors for sleep, this study’s aim was to compare objective quality of sleep and nutrition between subjects with sleep issues and different stress levels.MethodsThe investigation was performed in adults (≥18 years old) in the Sleep Laboratory between September 2015 and February 2016. Several measurement instruments were utilized, including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Korean version of the Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument (BEPSI-K), polysomnography, and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).ResultsThere were no statistical differences in demographic data between the lower and higher stress groups except age, which was adjusted. Sleep quality in the lower stress group was better than the higher stress group in terms of sleep efficiency (90.92 ± 7.72 vs 85.36 ± 10.25%), sleep latency (16.94 ± 20.86 vs 9.42 ± 8.24 min), and WASO result (26 ± 26.13 vs 43.66 ± 41.32 min). There were statistically significant differences in nutritional intake between the groups: the lower stress group consumed more vegetables than the higher stress group while the higher stress group consumed more grains, meat and eggs, soju, and coffee products than the lower stress group.ConclusionThis study found that stress level and food intake have significant associations with objective sleep quality. Food and stress management for insomnia should be considered for improving not only quantity but also quality of sleep.

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