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Allergy / Original Article
Anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean patients with chronic urticaria
Gil-Soon Choi, Young-Hee Nam, Chan-Sun Park, Mi-Yeong Kim, Eun-Jung Jo, Hye-Kyung Park, Hee-Kyoo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1507-1516. Published online May 27, 2020
Background/Aims: Emotional distress is thought to cause or maintain chronic urticaria (CU). We aimed to investigate the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean adult CU patients and to explore their potential impact on treatment.
Methods: We enrolled 79 CU patients and a disease contr..
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Allergy / Original Article
Chronic cough, not asthma, is associated with depression in the elderly: a community-based population analysis in South Korea
Kyoung-Hee Sohn, Woo-Jung Song, Sae-Hoon Kim, Hak-Chul Jang, Ki Woong Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1363-1371. Published online October 16, 2019
Background/Aims: Depression and allergic diseases, including asthma, are frequently reported as comorbid conditions. However, their associations have been rarely examined in community-based elderly populations.
Methods: The analyses were performed using the baseline data set of the Korean Longitudi..
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Review
Efficacy and safety of duloxetine in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mikala C. Osani, Raveendhara R. Bannuru
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):966-973. Published online March 15, 2019
About 21% of adults with osteoarthritis (OA) are diagnosed with concomitant depression in addition to chronic pain. Duloxetine, an anti-depressant medication, has been recently approved for managing Knee OA. We performed a systematic review to ascertain the efficacy and safety of duloxetine for OA. ..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Intradialytic exercise improves physical function and reduces intradialytic hypotension and depression in hemodialysis patients
So Yon Rhee, Jin Kyung Song, Suk Chul Hong, Jae Won Choi, Hee Jung Jeon, Dong Ho Shin, Eun Hee Ji, Eun-Hee Choi, Jiyeon Lee, Aram Kim, Seung Wook Choi, Jieun Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(3):588-598. Published online August 25, 2017
Background/Aims: As numbers of maintenance hemodialysis patients are growing, debilitating conditions of muscle wasting and atrophy are becoming some of the greatest concerns in end-stage renal disease patients. Exercise training has various potential benefits in terms of prevention of a sustained d..
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Prevalence of and factors associated with anxiety and depression in Korean patients with newly diagnosed advanced gastrointestinal cancer
Junghwa Chung, Gawon Ju, Jiyoul Yang, Jiwon Jeong, Yusook Jeong, Moon Ki Choi, Jihyun Kwon, Ki Hyeong Lee, Seung Taik Kim, Hye Sook Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(3):585-594. Published online February 14, 2017
Background/Aims: The purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with anxiety and depression in Korean patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer.
Methods: One hundred and twenty consecutive patients with newly diagnosed, advanced gastrointestinal cancer ..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Factors associated with low-level physical activity in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sang Hee Lee, Ki Uk Kim, Haejung Lee, Yun Seong Kim, Min Ki Lee, Hye-Kyung Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):130-137. Published online June 7, 2017
Background/Aims: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the extent of physical activity (PA) is correlated with disease severity and prognosis. However, factors associated with low-level PA in elderly COPD patients are not known. We assessed the levels of PA and clinical fact..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Sleep quality in rheumatoid arthritis, and its association with disease activity in a Korean population
Chang-Nam Son, Go Choi, So-Yeon Lee, Ji-Min Lee, Tae-Han Lee, Hye-Jin Jeong, Chang-Gyu Jung, Ji-Min Kim, Yong-Won Cho, Sang-Hyon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):384-390. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the sleep quality between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and healthy controls; and to evaluate the relationship between RA disease activity and sleep quality in Korea.
Methods: A total of 130 RA patients and 67 age- and sex-matched healthy c..
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Original Article
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Outpatients with Chronic Airway Lung Disease
Yon Ju Ryu, Eun-Mi Chun, Jin Hwa Lee, Jung Hyun Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(1):51-57. Published online February 26, 2010
Background/AimsPatients with chronic airway lung diseases often experience depression and anxiety, but little information is available regarding Koreans with these conditions. We thus assessed depression and anxiety in Korean patients with chronic airway lung diseases.
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Original Article
Clinical Observation of 12 Farmers Who Believe Themselves to Have Suffered from Chronic Pesticide Intoxication
Zoong-Rock Hong, So-Young Hong, Mi-Jung Han, Hae-seung Lee, Hyo-Ook Gil, Jong-O Yang, En-Yung Lee, Sae-Yong Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):1-4. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsWe assessed twelve cases of suspected chronic pesticide intoxication, with medically unexplained physical symptoms. MethodsComplete blood cell count (CBC), blood chemistry, routine urinalysis, chest X-ray, ECG, ..
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