• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2024

Objectives: This study investigated the association between exacerbated economic hardship during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and changes in the health behaviors of Korean adolescents. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2021 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey and included 44 908 students (22 823 boys and 22 085 girls) as study subjects. The dependent variables included changes in health behaviors (breakfast habits, physical activity, and alcohol use) that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aggravation of economic hardship by COVID-19 and the subjective economic status of the family were used as exposure variables. Multiple logistic regression analysis was utilized to calculate the prevalence odds ratios (PORs). Results: Severe exacerbation of a family's economic hardship due to COVID-19 was negatively associated with the health behaviors of adolescents, including increased breakfast skipping (POR, 1.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.55 to 2.21 for boys and POR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.27 to 1.92 for girls) and decreased physical activity (POR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.19 to 1.57 for boys and POR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.19 to 1.60 for girls). These negative changes in health behaviors were further amplified when combined with a low subjective family economic status. Conclusions: The experience of worsening household hardship can lead to negative changes in health behavior among adolescents. It is crucial to implement measures that address the economic challenges that arise from stressful events such as COVID-19 and to strive to improve the lifestyles of adolescents under such circumstances.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify changes in physical activity, sleep quality, and quality of life (QOL) during COVID-19 in adults by age group. Methods: An online survey was conducted on a total of 160 participants who were divided into three groups by age; young adults, middle-aged adults, and old adults. The participants responded to the self-reported assessment of the impact of social distancing during COVID-19, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF36). Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and Pearson's correlation were used for data analysis. Results: There were significant differences between the three age groups in physical activity (p<0.05) and PSQI (p<0.01) and a post hoc analysis showed that the young adults' group had significantly higher physical activity than the old adults' group, while the old adults' group had significantly lower scores of PSQI (better sleep quality) than the others. The young adults' group showed a significant negative correlation between the stress from social distancing and QOL (r=-0.27, p<0.05) and between PSQI and QOL (r=-0.48, p<0.05). For the middle-aged adults' group, there was a significant negative correlation between PSQI and QOL (r=-0.53, p<0.05). The old adults' group showed a significant negative correlation between the stress from social distancing and physical activity (r=-0.35, p<0.05) and PSQI (r=-0.50, p<0.05), while there was a significant positive correlation between physical activity and PSQI (r=0.30, p<0.05) and QOL (r=0.30, p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study could be used as basic data for the promotion of physical and mental health in the post-COVID-19 era.

• 실천공학교육논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.761-770
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• 2023

COVID-19가 유행을 선언한 시기인 2020년부터 3개년의 지역사회건강조사 자료를 활용하여 노인 우울에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 실시하였다. 노인 220,921명 대상으로 일반적 특성, 건강행태 및 주관적 건강수준, 의료 이용에 따른 우울의 차이는 복합표본 t-test, ANOVA를 이용하여 분석하였고, 우울에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 우울수준은 남성노인 1.21±0.01, 여성노인 1.74±0.02로 여성노인이 더 높게 나타났고, 차이를 보인 변수는 세대유형에서 남성노인은 1세대, 여성노인은 3세대일 때 우울이 더 높게 나타났다. 우울에 영향력이 큰 변수는 우울 경험과 스트레스인지로 나타났다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of college life stress and self-efficacy on the well-being of nursing students in the COVID-19 environment. Methods: The subjects of the study were 247 senior nursing students at K University in W City. Data collection was conducted during the period of in-school practice from July 27 to August 10, 2020, using a structured questionnaire. For data analysis, SPSS/WIN 23.0 was used to conduct the t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression. Results: Factors affecting the subjects' well-being were grades (t=3.07 p=.002) and major satisfaction (t=2.16 p=.032) among general characteristics. College life stress (t=-5.05, p<.001) was found to have a negative effect on students' well-being, and self-efficacy (t=6.91, p<.001) was found to have a positive effect (F=46.97, p<.001). Conclusion: As a result of the study, college life stress was found to have a negative effect as a factor affecting the subjects' well-being, while self-efficacy was found to have a positive effect. In conclusion, in order to improve the well-being of nursing students, it is necessary to try various methods to improve self-efficacy and relieve college life stress.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.301-313
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• 2021

본 연구는 예술인 252명을 대상으로 2020년 4월 19일부터 한 달간 예술인 실태조사를 실시하여 예술인이 경험하는 코로나19의 영향과 대책을 연구하고자 진행되었다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 빈도분석 결과, 코로나19의 발발 시점과 예술인의 예술 활동 급감 시기는 일치하였으며, 코로나19를 기점으로 예술인이 인식하는 주관적 사회경제적 수준이 저하되었다. 둘째, 다변량분산분석 결과, 예술인의 소득수준과 고용형태가 코로나19와 관련한 변인들에 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 위계적 회귀분석 결과, 소득수준과 코로나19로 인한 사회경제적 수준 변화, 코로나19 감염에 대한 우려감은 예술인이 느끼는 스트레스 수준에 유의한 영향을 준 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 질적 연구의 결과, 예술인은 코로나19의 영향으로 경제적·심리적 어려움을 경험하고 있음을 보고하였으며, 대처 방안으로 정책적 지원의 필요성을 강조하였다. 본 연구의 결과가 코로나19로 인해 경제적 제약과 사회적 소외를 경험하는 예술인을 위한 지원체계 및 프로그램을 마련하는 과정에 경험적 자료로 활용 되기를 기대한다.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.197-207
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• 2021

The threat of COVID-19 pandemic put many universities in Korea to develop and implement various types of non-face-to-face on-line classes, such as on-line real time class and on-line recorded video class. Online education has been recognized as one of the effective educational methods because of its ubiquitous and flexible educational environments. Even though COVID-19 led to many problems such as faculty's burden and stress during the early stage of COVID-19, both students and faculties have gradually become familiar with on-line environment. As students have got accustomed to the online environment, on-line recorded lectures are shown to be more preferred rather than on-line real time class. Researches regarding the learner's satisfaction of on-line classes during the COVID-19 indicate that systematic and good quality contents and interaction by instructor are important factors. This study, therefore, investigate the learner's satisfaction of online classes in Liberal Arts course using recorded video contents in terms of contents and interaction. The results of empirical analysis reveal that systematic and good quality contents are likely to predict learner's satisfaction and interaction plays a great role in providing those contents. These findings provide insights that preparing systematic contents and interaction are key to enhancing learner's satisfaction of on-line classes in Liberal Arts course.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.55-71
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• 2021

Technostress management is increasingly getting important as ICT advances and infiltrates every job and task. Especially with the advent of COVID-19, workers had to switch to teleworking utilizing ICT extensively. In this study, we developed a research model explaining antecedents and their impacts on technostress in telecommuting context, especially under the COVID-19 situation. The result revealed that techno-complexity, techno-invasion, and techno-overload are the dominant factors that affect the negative psychological responses in the COVID-19 situation. Among them, we found that techno-overload maintain the most significant influence. It is due to the lack of instant feedback on workload allocations in telework and the lack of adjustment period with the sudden shift to telecommuting. In the case of techno-complexity, employees seem to experience difficulty acquiring new technical skills. Finally, the techno-invasion came out significant, signifying the infiltration of working space by home-related activities. The emotion-focused coping strategy had a moderating effect. In contrast, the problem-focused coping strategy had no significant effect, indicating that an appropriate emotional coping strategy is more important for workers undergoing extreme changes in the work environment. Subsequently, practical and theoretical implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to identify the degree of anxiety and depression related to infection control and job stress in clinical nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it seeks to identify the effects of depression. Finally, it intends to develop intervention measures to prevent depression in clinical nurses during epidemics of new infectious diseases and prepare basic data for developing educational programs. Methods: Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire survey administered to 208 nurses. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS (Version 26.0) statistics program. Results: The correlation analysis between participant depression, anxiety, and infection control job stress found that depression had a positive correlation with anxiety (r=.63, p<.001) and infection control work stress (r=.26, p<.001). Anxiety (β=0.60, p<.001) was found to significantly affect participant depression with an explanatory power of 40.2%, confirming that higher anxiety levels induce increased depression. Conclusion: Based on the above results, anxiety is confirmed to be a factor that affects depression. Accordingly, education is required to strengthen individuals' physical and mental capabilities and promote a safe working environment, including providing sufficient personal protective devices and other appropriate gear to defend clinical nurses against outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases at medical institutions and through healthcare policies. Other considerations should include sufficient rest hours and paying additional benefits for nurses caring for patients with severe confirmed COVID-19.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권sup1호
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• pp.53-69
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To determine the weight change trend among the adult Turkish population after 1 yr of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and factors associated with weight change. MATERIALS/METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between 26 February and 6 March 2021 using an online questionnaire that included questions for sociodemographic variables, eating habits, stress level, and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18. Those who weighed themselves 1-2 weeks before the pandemic was declared in Turkey and remembered their weight were invited to participate in the study. Trends in weight and body mass index (BMI) change were calculated. The variables associated with a 1% change in BMI were assessed using hierarchical regression analysis. RESULTS: The study was conducted with 1,630 adults (70.25% female) with a mean age of 32.09 (11.62) yrs. The trend of weight change was found to increase by an average of 1.15 ± 6.10 kg (female +0.72 ± 5.51, male +2.16 ± 7.22 kg) for the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of participants with a normal BMI (18.50-24.99 kg/m²) decreased to 51.91% from 55.75%. Consuming an "Increased amount of food compared to before the pandemic" was found to be the independent variable that had the strongest association with a 1% increase in BMI (β = 0.23 P < 0.001). The average change in the BMI was higher in older individuals than in those who were younger. A high stress level was associated with a decrease in BMI (β = -0.04 P = 0.048). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, the factors associated with weight change after 1 yr of the pandemic in the Turkish population was reported for the first time. A high stress level and increased weight gain trend still occur in Turkey after 1 yr of the pandemic.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2022

This study examined the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress, and adaptation to college life of international students living in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors affecting the adaptation to college life. This study was carried out between December 3, 2021, to January 25, 2022, on international students living in South Korea. The questionnaires were composed of self-reported questionnaires, and the survey URL was sent as text messages to international students who understood the purpose and rationale of this study and consented to participate in the survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 22.0, and t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, and hierarchical regression were performed. As a result of the study, the average score of the study subjects was 8.44 points for depression, 8.28 points for anxiety, and 9. 28 points for stress. factors with significant differences in adaptation to college life according to general characteristics were living means and smoking. The relationship between the main variables, it was significant with depression (r=-.785, p<.001), anxiety (r=-.593, p<.001), and stress (r=-.726, p<.001). There was one negative correlation. It was found that the higher the depression, anxiety, and stress, the lower the college life adaptation. Lastly, depression (β=-.666, p<.001) was the factor affecting foreign students' adaptation to college life, and the explanatory power was 62%. Therefore, for international students to adapt to college life, it is necessary to establish an institutional strategy to detect depression, a negative psychological emotion, at an early stage and to systematically manage it. Also, it is necessary to find an intervention plan to relieve depression that can be applied in social isolation situations due to the spread of infectious diseases. Research confirming the intervention effect should be upgraded.