Keimyung University

Bridging the Rehabilitation Gap: A Prospective Interventional Study of Multimodal AI-based Wearable Stimulation in Subacute Stroke Patients

Introduction/Objective After discharge, many stroke patients are still in a period of active neural recovery. However, the amount of supervised rehabilitation usually decreases once they return home. This mismatch between ongoing brain plasticity and reduced therapy may affect up...

Blood viscosity is associated with smoking status rather than the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the Korea COPD Subgroup Study (KOCOSS)

Abstract Background The relationship between smoking and blood viscosity is well established. However, the role of blood viscosity in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its impact on lung function decline remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to in...

Maternal diabetes and childhood cancer risks in offspring: a nationwide cohort study

Maternal diabetes is associated with several adverse childhood outcomes, but its link to childhood cancer remains inconclusive. We investigated this in a nationwide birth cohort using the Korean National Health Insurance database. We analyzed women who delivered singletons betwee...

Factors related to prenatal depression among hospitalized high-risk pregnant women in South Korea: a cross-sectional study focused on resilience, pregnancy stress, and marital satisfaction

PURPOSE: Prenatal depression affects 10%-25% of pregnant women and has important implications for maternal and neonatal health. High-risk pregnant women may be particularly vulnerable to anxiety and depression because of obstetric complications and concerns about fetal health. Th...