• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.235-245
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• 2017

This study aimed to identify the convergence relationships among nutrition knowledge, health beliefs, diet self-efficacy, and diet management behaviors among Sri Lankans with hypertension (HTN). 91 adults diagnosed with HTN for more than one year participated in this study. A set of interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess general characteristics, nutrition knowledge, health beliefs, diet self-efficacy, and diet management behaviors. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors that might influence diet management behaviors. There were statistically significant positive correlations between nutrition knowledge (r=0.26, p=.013), health beliefs (r=0.35, p=.001), diet self-efficacy (r=0.34, p=.001) and HTN diet management behaviors. Three variables, nutrition knowledge, health beliefs, and diet self-efficacy, explained 19.9% of the variance in HTN diet management behaviors (F=8.36, p=.001). Diet self-efficacy was the most significant influencing factor (${\beta}=.29$, t=2.75, p=.007), followed by nutrition knowledge (${\beta}=.25$, t=2.50, p=.014). The findings of this study can be used as valuable data for developing effective interventions to improve diet management behaviors of persons with HTN.

• Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.925-935
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• 2017

Purpose. This study was conducted in order to establish a self-growth group counseling program and examine the effects of self-esteem, ego-identity, and communicative competence among nursing students. Method. The study was designed using a non-equivalent control group pretest-post-test design. Data was collected from a period between March 13 and May 26, 2017, Participants involved were 66 second year nursing students in 1 College of K City, and were assigned to an experimental group (n=30), or a control group (n=33). A self-growth group counseling program was conducted over a period of 10 sessions for 10 weeks, once a week at 100 minutes per session. The data was analyzed using descriptive analysis, independent t-tests, and ${\chi}^2$ tests with t SPSS/WIN 21.0. Results. After completion of the program, a difference was observed in levels of self-esteem(t=3.14, p=.004), ego-identity(t=2.86, p=.006), and communicative competence(t=5.42, p=.011) of the experimental group. Conclusion. It is expected that these results would be helpful for increasing self-esteem, ego-identity, and communicative competence amopng nursing students by way of a self-growth group counseling program.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.335-344
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• 2016

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of stress, social support, and self-esteem on depression in female students. A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 249 females students from November to December 2015. The study instruments comprised stress, social support, self-esteem, and depression. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchial multiple linear regression using SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Depression was closely related to school year(F=7.03, p<.001), health status(F=15.19, p<.001), major satisfaction(F=18.02, p<.001), and student activity(t=1.98, p=.049). The significant factors influencing depression were stress(${\beta}=.45$, p<.001), self-esteem(${\beta}=-.34$, p<.001), social support(${\beta}=-.14$, p=.004), major satisfaction(${\beta}=-.11$, p=.018). To decrease depression, it is necessary to develop a program coping with stress and increasing the self-esteem and social support. Thus, it will be able to enhance the mental health of female students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.265-277
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• 2020

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence and career preparation behavior on self-directed learning ability in high school girls. Data were collected by self-reporting questionnaires from 231 high school girls in May, 2019. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 23.0 program. The result showed that self-directed learning ability was positively correlated with emotional intelligence(r=.560, p<.001) and career preparation behavior(r=.232, p<.001). Enter multiple regression revealed emotional intelligence(β=.515, p<.001), grade 'average'(β=.376, p<.001), grade 'good'(β=.274, p<.001) and career preparation behavior(β=.128, p<.05) to be significant predictors of self-directed learning ability. These variables accounted for 44.0% of self-directed learning ability. The result of this study suggest that emotional intelligence and career preparation behavior be considered when developing strategies to increase self-directed learning ability in high school girls.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.607-614
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• 2021

This study was attempted to find out the effect of major satisfaction and clinical practice satisfaction of nursing college students on job-seeking stress. For this study, from May to June 2021, 152 4^th grade students were participated from M University in Jeolla-do Province, using a self-reported questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis. As a result of this study, it was revealed that there was a significant negative correlation between the job-seeking stress of nursing students on major satisfaction(r=-.356, p<.001), but clinical practice satisfaction was not((r=-.018, p=.825). Also, the factors affecting the job-seeking stress of nursing students were age(β=0.285, p<.001), G.P.A.(β=0.250, p=.001) and major satisfaction(β=-0.331, p<.001) with a total explanatory power of 25.3%. As the results of this study, to decrease the job-seeking stress of nursing students, it is necessary to develop and apply programs to increase major satisfaction, and also the programs should be considered the nursing students' ages and G.P.As.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.201-209
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• 2017

This paper is a smartphone object recognition system using hierarchical convolutional neural network. The overall configuration is a method of communicating object information to the smartphone by matching the collected data by connecting the smartphone and the server and recognizing the object to the convergence neural network in the server. It is also compared to a hierarchical convolutional neural network and a fractional convolutional neural network. Hierarchical convolutional neural networks have 88% accuracy, fractional convolutional neural networks have 73% accuracy and 15%p performance improvement. Based on this, it shows possibility of expansion of T-Commerce market connected with smartphone and broadcasting media.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.357-367
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among dementia care knowledge, attitudes toward to dementia and approach to dementia care of nurses. The participants were 202 nurses in G hospital of P city. The mean score of dementia care knowledge was 11.02, attitude toward dementia was 40.15 and approach to dementia care was 7.90. The dementia care knowledge was significant difference for sex(t=-2.424, P<.05), education level(F=2.932, P<.05) and work unit(F=2.268, P<.05). The dementia care knowledge was positively correlated with attitude toward to dementia(r=.162,P<.05 ). The predictors of dementia care knowledge were Emergence Room(${\beta}=-1.568$, p<.05) and Intensive Care Unit(${\beta}=-1.682$, p<.05). The result suggest that it is necessary to develop convergence education program to improve dementia care knowledge and attitudes toward to dementia to give high quality nursing care for patients with dementia.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.291-299
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• 2020

This study aimed to identify the effects of infection control nurses' role conflict and job satisfaction on their turnover intention. Data were collected from 122 infection control nurses in January 2019. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation, and Multiple regression in SPSS/WIN 23.0. Participants' turnover intention was positively correlated with their role conflict (r=.46, p<.001), and negatively with job satisfaction r=-.21, p=.021). The role conflict (β=.43, p=.003), level of education (β=.29, p=.040), and job satisfaction (β=-.20, p=.013) was a significant predictor of the turnover intention (R²=.27). Therefore, it will have to be accompanied by institutional efforts to minimize role conflicts and improve job satisfaction. In addition, differentiated turnover strategies based on academic level should be developed.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.25-35
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of high school students' sexual media literacy awareness and sexual attitude on their gender sensitivity. The subjects of this study were 120 high school students in the city of D, all of who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected from November 28 to December 15, 2022. and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis methods using the SPSS 22.0 program. As a result of the study, the influential factors of gender sensitivity were sexual attitude (β=-.317, p<.001), education level of father (β=.305, p<.001), gender (β=.262, p=.001), source of sexual knowledge (β=-.252, p=.001) and awareness of sexual media literacy (β=-.143, p=.045). This study is significant in that it presents academical, practical, and policy recommendation to increase gender sensitivity, which is considered an essential competency in a future society where diversity is emphasized.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.317-324
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cadaver practice education on self-efficacy, attitude to death, and nursing professional self-concept of nursing students. The study was designed using a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design, data was collected November 1 and 30, 2016. The participants were 59, 2-year nursing students (29 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group) attending 1 university located in D City. Cadaver practice education program was performed 3 sessions combined 3 hours theoretical explanation and 4 hours cadaver practice a session. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, ${\chi}^2$ test, and t-test with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. The results of the study indicate that the cadaver practice education were effective in the experimental group reported a significant increase in self-efficacy(t=2.62, p=.028), attitude to death(t=5.67, p=.000), and nursing professional self-concept(t=2.57, p=.013) compared to students in the control group in nursing students. The results of the study indicate that the cadaver practice education was effective in increasing self-efficacy, attitude to death, and nursing professional self-concept of nursing students. These results provide basic data to develop future anatomy practice curriculum.