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Development and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scaleMiyong T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Patient Educ Couns 87:165-70. 2012..A major barrier to designing and implementing such interventions is the lack of valid health literacy tools. This study developed and tested a novel health literacy scale for individuals with high blood pressure (HBP)...
Unmet needs for social support and effects on diabetes self-care activities in Korean Americans with type 2 diabetesYoungshin Song
Eulji University, Seongnam si, South Korea
Diabetes Educ 38:77-85. 2012....
Validity of self-report of illicit drug use in young hypertensive urban African American malesMiyong T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Room 426, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Addict Behav 28:795-802. 2003..7) were the two strongest predictors of false reporting. This study further confirms that social desirability and fear of the consequences of drug use are major contributing factors in underreporting of drug use...- Constructing and testing a self-help intervention program for high blood pressure control in Korean American seniors--a pilot studyMiyong T Kim
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
J Cardiovasc Nurs 21:77-84. 2006..3 and 75.3 mm Hg, respectively, after 6 months of follow-up. This improvement of the HBP control rate in the sample highlights the clinical efficacy of the self-help intervention for this traditionally underserved immigrant group... - Depression, substance use, adherence behaviors, and blood pressure in urban hypertensive black menMiyong T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Ann Behav Med 26:24-31. 2003..Further in-depth investigation is needed to identify the role of depression and BP control in urban young Blacks in order to construct effective interventions that address their unique needs... - Mail education is as effective as in-class education in hypertensive Korean patientsMiyong T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 10:176-84. 2008..In conclusion, education by mail was an effective strategy for improving BP control and may be a viable approach for other immigrant groups if the education materials address their cultural needs... - A community-based, culturally tailored behavioral intervention for Korean Americans with type 2 diabetesMiyong T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe St 432, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Diabetes Educ 35:986-94. 2009..The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a culturally tailored comprehensive type 2 diabetes management intervention for Korean American immigrants (KAIs) with type 2 diabetes... - Teletransmitted monitoring of blood pressure and bilingual nurse counseling-sustained improvements in blood pressure control during 12 months in hypertensive Korean AmericansMiyong T Kim
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 13:605-12. 2011..2%, P<.001). These findings suggest that home telemonitoring of BP and tailored counseling are both useful tools to sustain or improve short-term education effects... - Measuring depression in Korean Americans: development of the Kim Depression Scale for Korean AmericansMiyong T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
J Transcult Nurs 13:109-17. 2002..The KDSKA showed adequate reliability, validity, and potentially high sensitivity as a depression-screening tool for Korean Americans... - Factors associated with depression experience of immigrant populations: a study of Korean immigrantsMiyong T Kim
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 19:217-25. 2005..Implications for future cross-cultural depression research and preventive strategies against depression in immigrant populations are discussed... - Prevalence and factors associated with high blood pressure in Korean AmericansM T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2110, USA
Ethn Dis 10:364-74. 2000..Findings from this study indicate that culturally relevant approaches to prevention and treatment of HBP are urgently needed to address the HBP problem in Korean Americans... - Relationship of alcohol and illicit drug use with high blood pressure care and control among urban hypertensive Black menM T Kim
The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2110, USA
Ethn Dis 10:175-83. 2000..To examine the relationships among alcohol and illicit drug use and high blood pressure (HBP) care and control... - Metric equivalence assessment in cross-cultural research: using an example of the Center for Epidemiological Studies--Depression ScaleMiyong Kim
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Nurs Meas 11:5-18. 2003..Although factor loadings showed similar patterns for the Korean and English versions of the CES-D, factorial similarity alone is not sufficient for testing the universality of the structure underlying an instrument... - Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean American elderlyM T Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, USA
West J Nurs Res 23:269-82. 2001..These findings indicate that culturally relevant and salient strategies are needed to reduce multiple risk factors in this population... - Barriers to hypertension care and control in young urban black menM N Hill
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2110, USA
Am J Hypertens 12:951-8. 1999..Comprehensive interventions are needed to address socioeconomic and lifestyle issues as well as other barriers to care and treatment, if HBP care is to be salient and effective in this high risk group... - Evaluation of the training of Korean community health workers for chronic disease managementHae Ra Han
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Educ Res 22:513-21. 2007..While this course is judged to be effective in general, future research is warranted to determine whether CHW provision of care and support will affect health outcomes in the target population... - Tailored lay health worker intervention improves breast cancer screening outcomes in non-adherent Korean-American womenHae Ra Han
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Educ Res 24:318-29. 2009..Further research should seek to replicate these findings and to incorporate more self-care skills such as health literacy when designing an intervention program for linguistically and culturally isolated immigrant women... - Correlates of depression in the Korean American elderly: focusing on personal resources of social supportHae Ra Han
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe St, Room 448, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
J Cross Cult Gerontol 22:115-27. 2007.... - The impact of early repeated pain experiences on stress responsiveness and emotionality at maturity in ratsGayle G Page
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Brain Behav Immun 19:78-87. 2005..These findings suggest that early pain affects neurodevelopmental function in the mature organism; however, these relationships are complicated by sex differences, the postnatal pain schedule, and the outcome measured... - Acculturation and cigarette smoking among Korean American menHee Soon Juon
Department of Health Policy and Management, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Yonsei Med J 44:875-82. 2003..33-7.24). The results suggest that the role of acculturation in smoking status among Korean American men deserves further attention by researchers as well as by health professionals who develop smoking prevention and cessation programs... - The use of traditional and Western medicine among Korean American elderlyMiyong Kim
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, USA
J Community Health 27:109-20. 2002..Implications for research and practice are discussed... - Predictors of adherence to screening mammography among Korean American womenHee Soon Juon
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Med 39:474-81. 2004..Many KAW are not aware of the importance of regular screening. This research estimates the rates of regular breast cancer screening and examines the predictors and barriers to obtaining regular mammograms... - A corner store intervention in a low-income urban community is associated with increased availability and sales of some healthy foodsHee Jung Song
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 2179, USA
Public Health Nutr 12:2060-7. 2009..We present the results of a trial in Baltimore City to increase the availability and sales of healthier food options in local stores... - The psychometric evaluation of Korean translation of the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part 2Hae Ra Han
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2110, USA
Nurs Res 51:309-16. 2002.... - Hypertension care and control in underserved urban African American men: behavioral and physiologic outcomes at 36 monthsMartha N Hill
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2110, USA
Am J Hypertens 16:906-13. 2003..African American men with hypertension in low socioeconomic urban populations achieve poor rates of hypertension control and suffer early from its complications... - Does hypertension increase mortality risk from lung cancer? A prospective cohort study on smoking, hypertension and lung cancer risk among Korean menSoon Young Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, The Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
J Hypertens 20:617-22. 2002..To examine the effects of hypertension on lung cancer prospectively and to determine the interactive effect of hypertension and smoking on lung cancer risk... - Does knowledge matter?: intentional medication nonadherence among middle-aged Korean Americans with high blood pressureEun Young Kim
Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, South Korea
J Cardiovasc Nurs 22:397-404. 2007..To examine predictors of intentional and unintentional nonadherence to antihypertensive medication regimens and their relationships to blood pressure outcomes... - Effects of a theory-driven music and movement program for stroke survivors in a community settingSeonghee Jeong
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Appl Nurs Res 20:125-31. 2007..Participants in the experimental group gained a wider range of motion and flexibility, had more positive moods, and reported increased frequency and quality of interpersonal relationships... - Underserved urban african american men: hypertension trial outcomes and mortality during 5 yearsCheryl R Dennison
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Am J Hypertens 20:164-71. 2007..African American men with hypertension (HTN) in low socioeconomic urban environments continue to achieve poor rates of HTN control... - Knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors about hypertension control among middle-aged Korean Americans with hypertensionHae Ra Han
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
J Community Health 32:324-42. 2007.... - Barriers to and strategies for recruiting Korean Americans for community-partnered health promotion researchHae Ra Han
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21205 2110, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 9:137-46. 2007..Multiple strategies at different levels (individual and community) to address these issues are discussed... - Effects of stressful life events in young black men with high blood pressureHae Ra Han
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Ethn Dis 16:64-70. 2006.... - Predictors of psychological well-being amongst Korean immigrants to the United States: a structured interview surveyHye Sook Shin
College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Int J Nurs Stud 44:415-26. 2007..As international migration becomes a common phenomenon in many countries, the health issues of immigrants are becoming an important area of concern among health care professionals worldwide... - Predictors of older Korean Americans' participation in colorectal cancer screeningHee Soon Juon
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Cancer Educ 18:37-42. 2003..The purpose of this study was to examine the rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and the correlates of screening tests... - Barriers to care and control of high blood pressure in Korean-American elderlyJeong Hee Kang
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; 525 N. Wolfe Street; Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, USA
Ethn Dis 16:145-51. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The study unveils some of the multilevel barriers to care and control of HBP uniquely experienced by KAE and suggests the need for developing interventions to assist KAE in managing HBP... - Assessing risk factors of coronary heart disease and its risk prediction among Korean adults: the 2001 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyMinjung Ko
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Chongno Gu, Korea
Int J Cardiol 110:184-90. 2006..An in-depth assessment of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in Koreans was conducted to develop effective risk reduction strategies for this population... - Effect of smoking on the paradox of high waist-to-hip ratio and low body mass indexSun Ha Jee
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yonsei University, PO Box 8044, Seoul 120 749, Korea
Obes Res 10:891-5. 2002..The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and the effect of smoking on this paradoxical relationship... - Cigarette smoking, elevated fasting serum glucose, and risk of pancreatic cancer in Korean menJi Eun Yun
Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Int J Cancer 119:208-12. 2006..Thus, our prospective study has demonstrated that cigarette smoking and elevated fasting serum glucose are independently associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in a large cohort of Korean males... - Cardiovascular risks in a military health care beneficiary population with high blood pressureDiep N Duong
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, TriService Nursing Research Program, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Mil Med 169:777-80. 2004..These findings warrant a regular assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and rigorous behavioral interventions for all beneficiaries of the military health care system... - Effect of lifetime lactation on breast cancer risk: a Korean women's cohort studySoon Young Lee
Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Int J Cancer 105:390-3. 2003..001). In conclusion, our study of a large Korean cohort provides additional empirical evidence to current theoretical conjecture that lactation decreases the risk of breast cancer among premenopausal women... - Serum uric acid and risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease or all causes in menSun Ha Jee
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, The Yonsei University, PO Box 8044, Seoul 120 749, Korea
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 11:185-91. 2004..This cohort study examined the effects of serum uric acid level on death from cancer, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or all causes in men... - Does long-term lactation protect premenopausal women against hypertension risk? A Korean women's cohort studySoon Young Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Yeounton gu, Suwon 443 721, Republic of Korea
Prev Med 41:433-8. 2005..The objective of this study was to examine the effects of lactation on the incidence of hypertension in premenopausal women...
Research Grants
- Center of Excellence in Promotion of Cardiovascular HealthMiyong T Kim; Fiscal Year: 2010..center as a whole, including administrative core and evaluation plan ..
- Health Literacy Intervention for Korean Americans with HPBMiyong Kim; Fiscal Year: 2009..s. ..
- Health Literacy Intervention for Korean Americans with HPBMiyong Kim; Fiscal Year: 2009..s. ..
- Diabetes Care for Korean AmericansMiyong Kim; Fiscal Year: 2007..Insights gained in this pilot investigation should help us to develop effective, culturally sensitive self-help protocols for wider application to KAI with type 2 DM in metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. ..
- Health Literacy Intervention for Korean Americans with HPBMiyong Kim; Fiscal Year: 2007..s. ..
- High Blood Pressure Care for Korean AmericansMiyong Kim; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Health Literacy Intervention for Korean Americans with HPBMiyong T Kim; Fiscal Year: 2010..s. ..