Shiftwork nurses experience physical and psychological health problems related to shift work. This study aimed to examine the effects of Meridian acupressure on stress, fatigue, anxiety, and self-efficacy of shiftwork nurses in South Korea. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was employed. Study participants were a total of 59 shiftwork nurses (intervention group: n = 29, control group: n = 30) in S hospital, Seoul, South Korea. The study was conducted at nurse stations in S hospital. Meridian acupressure as intervention was conducted for a total of 15 min on six Meridian acupressure points (GV 20, GB 12, GB 21, LI 11, SI 3, KI 1), 2 min 30 s (10 times for 15 s at a time) on each Meridian point. Measures were the stress scale, fatigue scale, State Anxiety Inventory, and self-efficacy scale, in Korean. Data were collected from July to August 2018. There were significant differences in the degrees of stress, fatigue, and anxiety of shiftwork nurses between the two groups. Meridian acupressure significantly decreased stress, fatigue, and anxiety of shiftwork nurses. This study provides preliminary evidence that Meridian acupressure was an effective intervention. Meridian acupressure could be applied to shiftwork nurses in various clinical situations.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the preference for exercise information in the elderly. We also analyzed physical literacy related factors. [METHODS] Face-to-face survey and exercise performance evaluation were conducted by trained investigator. The subjects in this study were 289 people aged 65 to 79 years, living in Seoul. Statistical analysis has been operated by SPSS [RESULTS] The subjects preferred the form in which text, numeric data, and diagrams were presented together as a type of exercise information. For examples of action, photographs, Asian, and young women were the most preferred information to conduct exercise. We examined physical literacy related factors using multiple regression model. The final regression model was shown that age(β=-0.269, p<0.000), educational level(high: β=0.220, p<0.001; college or higher: β=0.159, p=0.009), understanding of terms(β=0.118, p<0.042), interest of excercise information(β=0.191, p<0.013) was significantly associated with physical literacy in the elderly. [CONCLUSIONS] The present study suggests that excercise information for elderly has to consider the elderly. preference and degree of difficulty for better understanding.

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