• 대한청각학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.40-47
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• 2020

Because the psychophysical symptoms of hearing loss and dementia in the elderly are very similar, untrained healthcare professionals in dementia facilities can easily overlook a severity of hearing loss in their patients. The present study identifies their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) on hearing loss using a survey whether they may help hearing problem of the patients with dementia. A total of 29 health-care professionals responded to the KAP survey. Also, 2 family members participated. The results showed that most of the nurses and caregivers in elderly medical welfare facilities who worked with dementia patients did not have knowledge of their hearing loss. Even the facility managers did not know how to conduct hearing tests for their patients although they did recognize that some of their patients had a hearing loss. Eventually, actual practice was not possible at this moment by the professionals. However, our respondents did have a positive attitude toward screening for hearing loss and help their patients with dementia wear hearing aids if a clinical guideline was provided. We suggest to develop clear and precise clinical guidelines of the hearing screening test for the dementia patients due to the interrelationship between dementia and hearing loss. When these guidelines apply to elderly residents in a medical welfare facility, early diagnosis and treatment of their sensory loss will help alleviate their dementia as well.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6095-6098
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• 2014

Background:Cervical cancer is potentially the most preventable and treatable cancer. Despite the known efficacy of cervical screening, a significant number of women do not avail themselves of the procedure due to lack of awareness. Objectives: This study was conducted to elicit information on the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding screening (Pap test) and vaccination for carcinoma cervix among female doctors and nurses in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore and to assess barriers to acceptance of the Pap test. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire among female health professionals. The study subjects were interviewed for KAP regarding risk factors for cancer cervix, Pap test and HPV vaccination for protection against carcinoma cervix. Results: Higher proportion of doctors 45 (78.9%) had very good knowledge as compared to only 13 (13.3%) of the nurses, about risk factors for cancer cervix and Pap test (p=0.001). As many as 138(89.6%) of the study subjects had favorable attitude towards Pap test and vaccination, but 114 (73.6%) of the study subjects never had a Pap test and the most common reason 35 (31%) for not practicing was absence of disease symptoms. Conclusions: In spite of good knowledge and attitudes towards cancer cervix and Pap test being good, practice remained low among the study subjects and most common reasons for not undergoing Pap test was absence of disease symptoms. The independent predictors of ever having a Pap test done was found to be the occupation and duration of married life above 9yrs. Hence there is a strong need to improve uptake of Pap test by health professionals by demystifying the barriers.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2019

본 연구는 반복적이고 지속적인 구강보건교육이 초등학생의 구강보건지식, 태도, 행동에 미치는 효과를 확인하기 위해 실시하였으며, 1학년 때부터 3년간 년2회 구강보건교육을 반복적으로 시행한 129명과 구강보건교육을 미시행한 111명을 최종 분석하였다. 구강보건교육실시 유무에 따른 구강보건지식, 구강보건행동 점수에서는 3년간 구강보건교육을 반복적이고 지속적으로 실시한 학교가 실시하지 않은 학교보다 높은 수준을 보여 유의미한 차이를 나타내었고(p<0.01), 구강보건태도는 구강보건교육 실시학교에서 약간 점수가 높았으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 초등학생의 반복적이고 지속적인 구강보건교육이 구강보건지식과 행동 변화에 많은 영향을 주므로 치위생전문가가 상주하여 지속적인 구강건강관리를 할 수 있다면 그 효과는 더욱 증대될 것이다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.27-38
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• 1984

The Family Planning Project as a birthcontrol policy has been enthusiastically carried out by the government since 1962. But gradually it get less enthusiastic. Therefore, it is required to establish a more comprehensive and systematic plan and to carry out it thoroughly. And it is needless to say that people's knowledge about family planning, their attitudes and their practice should be concretly comprehended. Taking these things into consideration, this study surveys the general situation on family planning among 237 married women of less than 34 years in Guro 6-dong, one of target areas for Korea University Health Project from Sep. 17, 1984 to Oct. 13, 1984. The results are as follows; 1) Most of the subjects (62.8%) want 2 children and 13.6% want one child. But son-preference consciousness is remarkably revealed among them, which is thought to cause social inequality between man and woman. Therefore, it needs to change the traditional son-preference convention, for equality of all men regardless of sex. 2) The rate of induced abortion experience by person is 61.6% and the average frequency is 1.4. Almost all the induced abortion are carried out at clinics and hospitals during 2~3 months after conception. To prevent these unnecessary conception and induced abortion in view of maternal health, ethics and economics, proper contraceptive measures should be emphasized. 3) Temporary contraceptives should be sold more widely in the basis of free trade in order to practice the intensive and comprehensive family planning because the degree which Health Center has been utilized for buying temporary contraceptives is low. 4) There are serious problems such as the side effects and the lack of follow up care in permanent contraceptives. Those lower the practice rate of permanent contraception. Therefore it is necessary to improve the quality of permanent contraception practice and strengthen the follow-up care.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe physical therapists' self-reported: (1) attitudes and beliefs about evidence~based practice(EBP), (2) education, knowledge, and skills related to obtaining and evaluating evidence, (3) attention to the literature relevant to practice, (4) access to and availability of information and (5) perceptions of the barriers to evidence-based practice. Methods: Our study sample consisted of a random sample of 90 physical therapists in gwang-ju and junnam. Participants completed a questionnaire. Responses were summarized for each item, and logistic regression analyses were used to examine relationships among variables. Results: According to the respondents, the primary barrier to implementing EBP was lack of time. The results suggest they believe that the use of evidence in practice was necessary, that the literature is helpful to them in their practice and decision making, and that quality of patient care is better when evidence is used. Many of the beliefs, skills and behaviors we examined were related to the education courses and sex. The majority of the respondents had access to online information at home. Conclusion: They noted that they needed to increase the use of evidence in their daily practice.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.803-811
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Nutrition knowledge has been reported to have a weak positive effect on healthy eating behavior. This study aimed to determine if there was a difference in nutrition knowledge depending on the choice of science subject in high school and whether that affected the actual eating habits of college students in Japan. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The subjects were 514 college students, the majority first-year students, in 3 cities in Japan. A questionnaire survey was conducted on elective subjects in science in high school, diet (11 items), lifestyle (5 items), and nutrition knowledge (34 questions). The preliminary survey was conducted on 47 students in the fall of 2019, and the full-scale survey was conducted in May-June and October-November 2021 at the end of lectures for the first-year students. RESULTS: The students in the high-score group (24-31 points, n = 180) had a higher intake of vegetables (odds ratio [OR], 1.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12-2.82; P = 0.015) and breakfast (OR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.03-2.60; P = 0.035), and a reduced intake of fast food (OR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.14-0.51; P < 0.001) than those in the low-score group (6-19 points, n = 150). Only the biology and chemistry students had significantly higher nutrition scores than the other groups (all: P < 0.001), but no significant difference was found between the other groups. Understanding nutrition learned in elementary and junior high school is appropriate, while molecular structure, recommended amount, and food poisoning were insufficient. CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of nutrition appears to have a positive effect on the actual eating habits of college students. Although biology and chemistry in high school may help students understand the foundations of good nutrition, specialized food education may be required to make informed dietary choices.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2015

Background: Oral health professionals are responsible in Iran for providing a brief tobacco cessation program to smoker patients. The aim of this study was to assess Iranian dental student and dentist practice, knowledge and attitudes toward smoking cessation programs. Materials and Methods: A valid and reliable self-administered questionnaire was designed and distributed to 150 dentists working in Isfahan-Iran and 60 dental students. Some questions were developed based on the expected 5A tobacco cessation protocol. Statements on attitudes focused on professional responsibility towards smoking cessation and its effectiveness. Chi-square, ANOVA, and t test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The cessation program in dental settings covers a small group of patients (18%). Some 69.1% (n=96) of dentists reported asking their patients about tobacco use, 64% (n=83) advising their patients to quit, 33.8% (n=47) assessing their patients willingness to quit and 20% (n=28) reported helping their patients in changing their behavior. A far lower percentage reported active involvement in arranging assistance for smokers to quit (4.3%, n=5). Some 22% of students and 26% of dentists disagreed that the tobacco cessation programs should be as part of dentists' professional responsibility and 70% of them were willing to follow the protocol of tobacco cessation for patients. Conclusions: Iranian dentist performance regarding tobacco cessation is weak. Dentists and students indicated their lack of knowledge as the major reason for non-adherence to the protocol. Therefore, planning to encourage dentist to follow the protocol needs continuous educational programs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.500-509
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• 2017

본 연구는 농촌지역 다문화가정의 이유식 실태와 지식, 태도 등을 살펴보고자 2015년 12월부터 2016년 3월까지 설문조사로 진행되었으며 92명을 최종 대상으로 하였다. 조사내용으로는 가구 및 아기에 대한 일반적인 특성, 이유식 실태, 이유식에 대한 지식, 태도, 실천 등이었다. 이유식 지식 평균점수는 3.79였고, 태도 평균점수는 4.07이었으며, 실천군은 25.0%였다. 이유식 지식에서는 총 자녀수가 2명 이상, 아기 어머니의 학력이 높은 경우, 출신국적이 중국 또는 일본, 한국어 능력이 상급, 아기 아버지의 학력이 높은 경우, 결혼생활 기간이 6년 이상, 아기 할머니와 동거하지 않는 경우, 이유식 주담 당자가 아기 어머니인 경우, 이유식 상담 및 교육을 받은 경우에서 높았다(p<0.05). 이유식 태도에서는 총 자녀수가 2명 이상, 아기 어머니 한국어 능력이 상급, 이유식 주담당자가 아기 어머니인 경우와 이유식 상담 및 교육을 받은 경우에서 높았다(p<0.05). 이유식 실천에서는 아기 어머니 출신국적이 일본과 캄보디아인 경우, 직업이 없는 경우, 이유식 주담당자가 아기 어머니인 경우에서 높았다(p<0.05). 이유식 실천에 따른 지식과 태도 점수를 보면, 이유식 실천군에서 지식(p<0.001) 및 태도가 미실천군보다 높았다. 다문화가정의 영유아 이유식 실천을 위해서 우선 이유식 주담당자인 아기 어머니를 대상으로 한국어 능력을 향상시키는 것이 중요하며, 주변 동료 지지자를 활용해서 이유식과 관련된 올바른 정보를 제공하는 것이 요구된다. 또한 다문화가정의 문화를 이해하면서 출신국적에 따른 차별화된 맞춤형 교육 및 서비스 제공이 필요하다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2013

삶의 질에 대한 관심이 증가함에 따라 건강과 관련된 삶의 질 향상에 대한 관심도 증가하고 있다. 구강건강의 관점에서도 구강질환이 삶의 질을 저하시키며, 구강질환의 예방이 삶의 질을 향상시킨다. 본 연구에서는 구강보건지식과 구강보건실천 정도, 구강건강상태, 그리고 구강건강 관련 삶의 질의 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 부산지역에 소재한 종합병원 치과, 치과병원 및 치과의원에 내원한 환자 311명을 대상으로 2010년 3월 16일부터 한달간 구조화된 자기기입식 설문지를 사용하여 대상자의 일반적 특징 및 구강보건지식, 구강보건실천, 구강건강관련 삶의 질(OHIP-14) 등에 대한 자료를 수집하였으며, 치과의사 11명이 치경과 탐침으로 사랑니를 제외한 28개의 치아를 대상으로 우식경험치아수(DMF index)를 확인하였다. 분석결과, 구강보건지식은 구강보건실천에, 구강보건실천은 우식경험치아수와 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 우식경험치아수도 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 유의한 변수임을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 구강보건지식은 우식경험치아수와 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 직접적인 영향요인이 아니라, 구강보건실천의 매개를 통해 간접적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 구강건강관련 삶의 질을 높이기 위해서는 직접적인 효과를 가지고 있는 구강보건실천 수준과 우식경험영구치아수를 적절히 관리할 수 있도록 하는 방안마련이 절실히 요구됨을 말해주고 있다. 즉 우식경험치아수는 구강보건실천에 직접적으로 영향을 받는 변수이므로 단순히 구강건강관련 지식만을 전달하기보다는 태도의 변화와 실천 행동을 유도할 수 있는 구강보건교육 프로그램을 개발함으로써 구강질환의 예방과 조기치료로 이어지도록 해야 할 것이다.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2020

본 연구는 간호대학생의 수술 후 통증 관리에 대한 인식을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구 대상자는 임상실습 경험이 있는 간호대학생 171명이었다. 자료수집은 2019년 3월부터 6월까지 구조화된 설문지를 사용하여 이루어졌다. 연구결과 정답률은 일반적 지식 65.1%, 진통제 사용에 대한 지식 58.0%, 통증 관리에 대한 태도 81.9%로 나타났다. 통증 교육을 받은 경우와 남자인 경우 통증 지식과 태도가 더 높았다. 통증에 대한 일반적 지식 점수는 진통제 사용에 대한 지식, 통증 관리에 대한 태도와 양의 상관 관계가 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 수술 후 통증 관리를 위해서 간호대학생을 위한 체계적인 교육프로그램의 개발과 지속적인 교육이 필요함을 보여줌으로써 수술 후 통증 관리를 위한 중재프로그램 개발하는데 활용되길 기대한다.