• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.25-34
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• 2021

Objectives This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture after rotator cuff surgery. Methods Key words such as rotator cuff surgery and acupuncture were searched in 10 databases (Ovid-Medline, Ovid-EMBASE, Ovid-AMED, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure [CNKI], National Digital Science Library [NDSL], Koreanstudies Information Service System [KISS], Oriental medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS], KoreaMed, KMBASE), and only suitable randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were selected. Results 6 RCTs were finally selected, and acupuncture showed positive results for pain relief and functional recovery after rotator cuff surgery. However, the analyzed 6 RCTs showed a high overall risk of bias. Conclusions In the future, RCTs with a higher level of evidence on the effect of acupuncture after rotator cuff surgery need to be continuously conducted.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.35-47
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• 2021

Objectives This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of herbal medicine after total knee arthroplasty. Methods Key words such as total knee arthroplasty and herbal medicine were searched in 10 databases (Ovid-Medline, Ovid-EMBASE, Ovid-AMED, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure [CNKI], National Digital Science Library [NDSL], Koreanstudies Information Service System [KISS], Oriental medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS], KoreaMed, KMBASE), and only suitable randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were selected. Results 8 RCTs were finally selected, and herbal medicine showed positive results for pain relief and functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty. However, the analyzed 8 RCTs showed a high overall risk of bias. Conclusions In the future, RCTs with a higher level of evidence on the effect of herbal medicine after total knee arthroplasty need to be continuously conducted.

• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.469-492
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• 1997

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.376-386
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the importance and usability of the curriculum of the oriental nursing educational program among clinical nurses who completed the program. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive survey design. Data were collected from March 1, 2010 to April 25, 2010 from 68 oriental or allied hospital nurses who completed the oriental nursing educational program. A70-item questionnaire of importance and usability of the program curriculum and as an instrument of knowledge of oriental nursing were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 program. Results: The majority of participants (69.1%) experienced difficulties in clinical practice due to lack of oriental nursing knowledge and skill. In knowledge of oriental nursing, meridian points had the most negative responses (51.5%), followed by oriental documentation (42.7%) and oriental herbal medicine (20.6%). The highest ranked course in importance was oriental fundamental nursing with clinical practicum in usability. The scores of usability items were significantly lower than those of importance items. Conclusion: This study suggests that the clinical job description and role of oriental nurses should be organized. The oriental nursing educational program needs to include more unique clinical nursing content.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.362-371
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• 2005

Purpose: The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a scale for measuring reliability and validity in the field of oriental nursing education. Method: A questionnaire was administered to 495 university nursing students using a convenience sampling method. The period of time for collecting data was from September 2003 to January 2004. Result: The derived outcome tool consisted of 6 factors and 22 inquires on the basis of a conceptual frame of three domains (knowledge, attitude, and skill), As a result of the item analysis, 22 items were selected and the internal consistency alpha coefficient was .767. The value of Cronbach' Alpha of knowledge(factor 1) was .885, attitude(factor2)was .756, and skill (factor 3) was .610. The three factors accounted for $65.110\%$ of the variance in the total scale. Addressing the explanatory variance of each domain Cognitive domain was $22.477\%$, affective domain was $20.543\%$, and psychomotor domain was $17.090\%$. Conclusion: Further studies need to be done to verify educational evaluation and apply our outcomes to oriental nursing education.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.284-298
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• 1993

This study was carried out to compare perceptions about nursing activities in oriental medical hospital settings. Data were collected from 47 patients hospitalized in an oriental medical hospital, and 41 nurses and 47 oriental medical doctors working in four oriental medical hospitals from July 10th to Sept.20th, 1991. The findings of this study are as follows. 1. There were significant differences in the perceptions about physical nursing activities between patients ( M=44.07) and nurses (M=48.44) (t=-3.09. p=0.003) , and between nurses and oriental medical doctors (M=41.47) (t=-5,20. p=0.000). 2. There were no differences in perceptions about psychological and emotional nursing activities between patients ( M=27.64) and nurses (M=28.52) (t=-1.02, p=0.310), but there were differences between nurses and oriental medical doctors ( M=24. 31) (t=-5.31, p=0.000). 3. There were differences in perceptions about observation, recording and implemention of medical care activities between patients (M=53.65) and nurses (M=57.08) (t=-2.15, p=0.034), but there were no differences between nurses and oriental medical doctors (M=57.28) (t=0.14, p=0.892). 4. There were no differences in perceptions about nursing management activities between patients (M=24.88) and nurses (M=26.42) (t=-1.91, p=0.059), but there were differences between nurses and oriental medical doctors (M=24.25) (t=-3.24, p=0.002).

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.121-140
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• 2004

Purpose: This study is to analyse and observe the college of oriental medicine related with nursing investment contents, its conversion process and output to get good qualified oriental nursing result, thus developing a matrix of oriental nursing management system on the basis of that project. Method: This study was nursing management system of matrix developmental study for Korea was performed to the objectives of 11 college of oriental medicine nursing directors and 328 nurses with more than three-year experiences in Korea. Result: We found difficulties to utilize knowledge obtained through the regular curriculum to the practice of oriental nursing because only me or two subjects were running or even no syllabus. Therefore, we recommend that oriental nursing in-service education program as well as oriental nursing practice preceptorship should be administered en site. The evaluation of oriental nursing and its feedback, duty related multiple evaluation, aggressive QI activity and feedback of the performance evaluation oriental nurse's role and duty manual also should be essentially organized. Conclusion: We urgently request that the consensus of nursing school and nurse association to be made about oriental nursing activity as a basic curriculum of compulsive subject.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.73-80
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• 2003

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to analyse the current situation of oriental nursing intervention in local university oriental medicine hospital to provide qualified oriental nursing. Its specific purposes are as follows. 1) To analyse the objective's necessity to the oriental nursing intervention, knowledge and practice. 2) To analyse the correlation between the oriental nursing intervention, knowledge and practice. Method: The design of the study is a narrative investigation-research. The objectives of the study composed of 288 RNs having more than a three-year-experience, working for the university oriental medicine hospital. The tool of the study comprised of 194 questionnaires with the reliability of Cronbach's ${\alpha}=.95$. The data were collected from Dec. 11. 2002 to Feb. 20, 2003 and computerized by SPSS program. Result: The necessity of oriental nursing intervention of nurses working in the oriental hospital showed 3.60 measured by 5-scale-measurement, 2.69 in knowledge and .24 in practice measured by 1-scale-measurement. Conclusion: The oriental nursing intervention on site showed high necessity, moderate knowledge and low practice recommending a continuous education comprised of regular nursing education and in-service program.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.39-49
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• 1998

The purpose of this research is to provide basic data for the demanding outlook and the Nursing education by grasping the present educational conditions of nursing in oriental medicine. The results of survey and study on 112 nationwide schools (47 Department of nursing and 65 Nursing junior colleges) and data of the Korean Oriental Medicine Association and General Assembly in Sep. 1998 are as follows. 1. The number of nurse Oriental Medicine hospitals require in 2002 will have increased at least 700 or more. Public health centers' and other centers' requirements will increase more and more. 2. Education of nursing in oriental medicine is offered at practice in 14 universities (29.8%) among 47 Universities and 35 colleges (53.8%) among 65 colleges. 3. Nursing education in Oriental Medicine is mostly offered in the first term of the second year at universities with 5 to 10 points, and the second term of the third year at colleges with 2 points. According to this result, we would like to suggest as follows; A nurse whose main interesting subject is human beings will be an important figure as a medical information administrator in 21 century, namely, a nurse will play the leading part in the hospital administration more than a doctor. We must take much more interest arid exert ourselves in developing education of nursing in oriental medicine because in the future it will be the one and only field in the world, so we can export our Nursing manpower.

• The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.153-160
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• 2006

Purpose: This study was performed to examine present health condition on community clients and the degree of cognition on community oriental health promotion program. Method: Research design is cross-sectional descriptive study, 300 residents who live in S city were selected. The period of data collection was from October 2005 to April 2006. The research instruments used were the VAS of fatigue, headache, pain, Depression, anxiety to examine present physical and psychological health condition and questionnaire on the degree of cognition on Oriental Health Promotion Program. SPSS 10.0 was used for statistics. Results: The range of fatigue, headache, pain, depression, anxiety was 2.09-3.75. The degree of cognition on program was 2.67. As for the degree of cognition on oriental health promotion program according to general characteristics of subject, there was significant difference(F=3.79, p=.038) between below 65 years(2.88) and above 65 years(3.12). Conclusion: We are trying to develop oriental health promotion program fit to property of community, especially elderly.