• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.569-581
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to define the quality of nursing services in relation to a nurse's psychosocial factors (type A behavior pattern, self-esteem, locus of control, and anxiety), job stress, and fatigue. This study targeted 503 nurses currently working at one of six general hospitals in Daejeon city, the data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire, which was surveyed from April 1 to June 30, 2014. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, the high self-esteem, locus of control, and strong support by supervisor and co-workers decrease the risk of a low career quality. In contrast, high situational fatigue and overall fatigue increase the risk of a low career quality. According to the results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis, the quality of nursing services increased with age, the subjective health condition was satisfying, aptitude corresponded to the jobs, self-esteem was high, anxiety was low, support by co-workers was strong, and the overall fatigue was low. Above results suggest that the quality of nursing services of nurses who work at a general hospital has a strong correlation with the psychosocial factors, job stress, and fatigue.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.189-199
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• 2004

Purpose: Despite the small incidence, head and neck cancer may cause a wide range of physical transformation by surgical operation, damage to active functions such as eating and speaking. It may provoke hopelessness, change self-esteem and self-concept after its operation, influencing the quality life of head and neck cancer patients. Thus nursing intervention should be developed to provide supportive nursing for head and neck cancer patients and play roles as competent supporters. Methods: This study was a nonequivalent, control group, pretest-posttest, non-synchronized quasi-experimental research designed to determine how supportive nursing intervention effects on hopelessness, self-esteem and self-concept of head and neck cancer patients. Subjects of the study included 40 adult inpatients of K University hospital in Pusan who were diagnosed as having head and neck cancer and operated. They were divided into experimental and comparison groups, each consisting of 20 members. The data were collected during the period from December 1, 1999 to April 11, 2000. Tools of the study included the protocol of supportive nursing intervention which was developed by researcher by means of reference, literal review and expert's advice. The measurement tool of hopelessness was translated by Won was the device of hopelessness self-evaluation from Beck, the tool for self-esteem measurement was developed by Rosenberg and translated by Kim, and the device of self-concept used by Lee et al, modified by Lee were used respectively. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/PC 9.0 program. The homogeneity of the subjects were tested using $x^2-test$ and t-test. 3 hypotheses were tested using t-test. Results: The results of the study can be summarized as follows. 1. The third hypothesis that the experimental group receiving supportive nursing intervention showed a little hopelessness than the control group not receiving supportive nursing intervention was supported (t=4.550, P=.000). 2. The third hypothesis that the experimental group receiving supportive nursing intervention showed more self-esteem than the control group not receiving supportive nursing intervention was supported (t=-6.40, p=.000). 3. The third hypothesis that the experimental group receiving supportive nursing intervention showed more self-concept than the control group not receiving supportive nursing intervention was supported (t=-6.065, P=.000). Conclusion: Supportive nursing intervention was effective nursing intervention strategy for reducing hopelessness and increasing self-esteem and self-concept of head and neck cancer patients. Then the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients can be enhanced by providing supportive nursing intervention in nursing practice.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.509-518
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• 2021

This study was conducted to examine the effects of auricular acupressure on quality of sleep and depression. Adults who had insomnia for over 1 month were recruited. Participants were distributed randomly to the experimental group(n=22) and the control group(n=22). The experimental group received auricular acupressure on Shen men(TF2), insomnia 1(SF4), insomnia 2(SF1), and anti-depression(LO8) for 1 week. The contrast group received sleep hygiene education. The mean differences of the quality of sleep were 4.05±2.52 in the experimental group and 1.45±3.77 in the control group. Auricular acupressure significantly decreased insomnia in the experimental group compared to the control group(t=3.07, p=.004). Depression scores after acupressure were not different between the experimental group and the control group. After controlling the religion as a covariate, the mean difference of depression in the experimental group was higher than the control group(F=4.22, p=.046). In conclusion, auricular acupressure decreased insomnia and depression. Therefore, further studies on different acupressure points such as shen men, jiao gan, heart, pi zhi xia, and endocrine are recommended.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.11-20
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the application of cool dialysis on dialytic stability, feeling of fatigue, pruritus and dialysis adequacy in hemodialysis. Methods: The study design was nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 50 patients who were hospitalized to hemodialysis. The experimental group cool dialysis(n=25) and the control group received only the usual treatment (n=25). The collected data were analyzed using independent t-test to examine study hypothesis. Results: The level of dialytic stability (F=5.53, p=.023) and feeling of fatigue (F=4.01, p<.001) in the experimental group were significantly different from that of the control group. However, the level of pruritus(F=.74, p=.394) and dialysis adequacy(F=1.02, p=.327) in the experimental group were not different from that of the control group. Conclusion: The study findings confirm that cool dialysis as an effective intervention alleviating dialytic stability and feeling of fatigue.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.547-554
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• 2019

Havruta is the best teaching and learning method for developing the process of thinking, and it is a method of education centered on a range of student activities. This study examined the effects of adult learning nursing education using the Havruta learning method on the critical thinking disposition, learning commitment, and learning satisfaction. Data collection was carried out from September to December, 2017 in 96 second grade nursing college students attending a university in U city. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2-test$, t-test, and two-way repeated ANOVA using the SPSS WIN 23.0 program. The critical thinking disposition, learning commitment, and learning satisfaction were similar in the experimental group, who performed the adult nursing education using the Havruta learning method, and the control group. On the other hand, after the adult nursing education using the Havruta learning method, the critical thinking tendency (md=.14, p=.045), learning commitment (md=.27, p=.025), learning satisfaction (md=.30, p=.031) increased significantly. Therefore, adult nursing education using the Havruta learning method is an effective program to improve the critical thinking disposition, learning commitment, and learning satisfaction of nursing college students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.443-455
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was attempted to conduct a meta-analysis on the antecedents factors of transformational leadership of nursing unit managers. Literature was collected according to the PRISMA guidelines, and the antecedent factors of 23 studies were analyzed. The results showed that the total 23 studies large effect size (ESzr=.54). Antecedent factors were classified into three categories, and the organization-related variables group had the largest effect size (ESzr=.56). This study is an integrated presentation of the effect size of the antecedent factors of transformational leadership through a meta-analysis and the results of this study are expected to be used as a basis for developing intervention programs for nursing unit managers' transformational leadership improvement.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.487-498
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of education for hemodialysis patient with a family caregiver on self-care practice and on blood biochemical parameters. A nonequivalent control group pretest and posttest design has been employed for analysis. Among hemodialysis patients in C university hospital located in Daegu, 56 subjects, 28 in experimental and 28 in control group, participated in the study from April to May in 2015. The experimental group whose family caregiver participated in education for hemodialysis patient reported significant differences in self-care practice (t=3.36, p=.001) and serum potassium level (t=2.78, p=.007) from the control group whose family caregiver did not participate. Considering positive effects of family education, we suggest education programs incorporating family caregivers be used as an effective nursing intervention.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.6204-6214
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• 2014

This study examined effects of preceptorship in a clinical maternity nursing course. The study design was a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group post-test design. The control groups (n=70, from July to October, 2012) participated in traditional practice method and the experimental groups (n=70, from December, 2012, to February, 2013) participated by a preceptor who attended a systematic preceptor education program. The data analyzed included the numbers, percentages, mean, standard deviation, and t-test using SPSS 19.0/WIN. In the experimental group, the clinical competency and practice satisfaction showed significantly higher scores, and the stress of clinical practice showed significantly lower scores than control group. Consequently, the preceptorship was effective in clinical maternity nursing education for student nurses and it is necessary to adapt this many areas in the clinical nursing education field for nursing students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.210-222
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy(MBCT) program on stress, self-esteem and depression of nursing college students. Thirty-eight students were enrolled by convenience sampling in this study and allocated to control (n=20) and experimental group (n=18). In the intervention group, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy program was applied over 8 sessions, while the control group received material of MBCT program. The data were analyzed using the Independent t- test, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. There was significant difference in stress and depression between the groups, but the self-esteem did not show any significant effect. The results showed that MBCT program is effective to regulate stress and depression of nursing college students and a further study is needed to explore the effect of MBCT program on stress and depression of nursing college students.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.489-499
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• 2022

This study examined the effect of convergence action learning based virtual simulation program for nursing college students. The study was carried out according a nonequivalent control group design. The study subjects were 54 nursing college students. The data collection period was from April 12, 2021 to June 18, 2021. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS PC+ 23.0. The experimental group had significantly different to communication skills, and clinical competency in comparison to the control group. This suggests that the convergence action learning based virtual simulation program can be applied as a way to increase nursing students' communication skills, and clinical competency.