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Status of Employment-Related Qualifications Similar to a Medical Laboratory Technology Major (임상병리기술학 전공 유사 취업연계 자격 현황)

  • Sung, Hyun Ho;Kim, Dae Sik;Cho, Young Kuk;Yoon, Ki Nam
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.50 no.4
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    • pp.525-534
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    • 2018
  • This study evaluated the various qualifications that can be linked to employment similar to the medical laboratory technology major. The qualifications for employment outside the medical laboratory technology major are industrial health instructor, doping control officer, audiologist, sign language interpreter, health education specialist, claim adjuster, Korea life underwriter, administrative manager, hospital administrator, insurance review manager, and hospital coordinator. The qualifications for employment similar to the medical laboratory technology major include the clinical research coordinator, clinical research associate, anatomist, analytical chemistry analysts, hazardous materials industry engineers, biotechnologist, biosafety managers, biotechnology technicians, medical device quality officers, animal care nurse, industrial engineer hazardous material, bioprocess engineer, biosafety officer, certified technology consultant, director of medical device quality control, laboratory animal technician, animal nursing technician, and cruise medical manager. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a social analysis survey of the various qualifications currently held by medical technologists. In addition, it will be necessary to investigate the current status of medical technologists working in other fields. In the future, medical technologists should expand the scope of their work through efforts to strengthen their individual work capacity, share cases, and strengthen their expertise.

A study on the factors influence on the family function of persons with mental illness - Comparison of the persons with recent onset and chronic mental illness - (정신질환자 가족기능에 영향을 미치는 요인연구: 발병초기와 만성 정신질환자의 비교)

  • Jo, Eun Jung;Kim, HyunSoo;Kim, Jong Chun
    • Korean Journal of Family Social Work
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    • no.57
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    • pp.99-124
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    • 2017
  • The primary objective of this study is to examine differences between the persons with recent onset and chronic mental illness in their family function; and analyze factors influence on the family function. The independent variables are divided into four sets: socio-economic, clinical, familial, and social characteristics. The subjects of this study are the 628 with mental disorders, and the sample was selected in Pusan and Gyeong-nam area. The findings of this study can be summarized as followed: The family with chronic mental illness showed higher family function in comparison with recent onset. Result of hierarchical multiple regression analysis show that age of onset, difference between ideal and reality in family function variable only influenced family function for the recent onset group, and activities of daily living, difference between ideal and reality in family function, caregiver's health, community support variables influenced family function for the chronic group. The results suggest a need for using different treatment approaches for recent onset versus chronic mentally disabled families. Implications for mental health social work practice for family with disabled are suggested.

A Study on the Major Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life of Elderly Stroke Survivors (뇌졸중 생존 노인들의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인)

  • Yang, Jung-Bin
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.1239-1261
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    • 2010
  • The main purposes of the study were to identify factors affecting health-related quality of life of elderly stroke survivors, and to suggest social work interventions for improving their quality of life. The participants were 328 elderly stroke survivors over 55 years old recruited from 18 long-term care hospitals and 13 nursing care facilities in Chung-Nam Province, Korea. The data was collected through a direct survey method from Dec. 16, 2008 to Jan. 17, 2009. Statistical analysis revealed that the overall health-related quality of life among participants was relatively low, especially in the social relationships domain. As a result of hierarchical multiple regression analysis, depression emerged as the most significant predictor of elderly stroke survivors' health-related quality of life, followed by financial burden in future, activities of daily living, acceptance of disability, comorbidity, and major financial supporter(spouse). Health-related quality of life of elderly stroke survivors in long-term care facilities was affected by a variety of variables from disease-related factors to environmental ones. Particularly psychosocial variables were the most powerful factors to predict HRQOL of elderly stroke survivors. Based on the results, social work implications were discussed in the context of developing clinical strategies to alleviate elderly stroke survivors' health-related quality of life in long-term care facilities. Living with chronic illness and disability is a great challenge to the elderly. Most of all long-term residence in care facilities can cause deterioration of quality of life in old age. From now on, studies on health-related quality of life of elderly with chronic illness and disability should be activated in social work field.

Causes of Sensori-Neural Hearing Impairment in Korean Children (감음신경성난청(感音神經性難聽)의 원인(原因)에 관(關)하여)

  • Rhee, Kyu-Shik;Kim, Young-Soon;Kwon, Do-Ha;Kim, Joo-Ho;Kwon, Yo-Han;Rhee, Tae-Yung;Paik, Choon-Ki;Kim, Doo-Hie
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 1976
  • This paper presents the results of a survey for the causes of sensori-neural hearing impairment in Korea, The subjects were 1,676 children of total 2,928 enrolled in 16 Deaf Schools; two schools in each area of Seoul, Busan, Kyoungbook, Kyoungnam, Kyounggi and Chunbug, and each one in Chungnam, Chungbug, Chunnam and Jaeju. The data were collected by questionaire with 28 items distributed to their parents. The filling in the check lists were performed by their class teachers, interviewer, for 18 months from September, 1975 to february, 1976. The questionable or missed problems were reaffirmed. The results obtained were as follows. Most of the reasons, 78.5% were acquired characters that could be developed during pregnant period, the time of delivery and the time of after birth. The pure hereditary reasons except the cases complexed with one or two were only 11.3%. Those who could not be defined with any reasons were 10.2%. Among the acquired causes, 5.8% of total subjects were developed for pregnancy: 3.3%, during delivery; and 69.7%, after birth. In the pregnant period, the drug intoxications were 2.4% of total subjects, several diseases such as influenja, bleeding, surgical operation, venereal diseases and rubella etc. were about one percent, and the accompanied with some symptoms of pregnancy intoxication and traumatic events were 2.4%, During time, the cases with delayed rhythmical pain were 16 persons, the immaturities were 11, the asphyxial cases were nine, the errors of forceps delivery were seven, the cases of low body weight inspite of full term were four, the cases with cesarian section were three, the head injuries were two, and the accompanied with three kinds of above reasons were three. During after birth, the cases with acute communicable diseases were 35.4% of total subjects, the fever unknown origin were 16.1%, the chronic otitis media were 3.7%, the meningitis were 3.5%, the gastric and nutritional diseases were 3.5%, the drug intoxications were 4.8%, the blood diseases were 0.3% and the other causes were 2.2%. Here by acute communicable diseases, some importants were measle, 10.1% of total subjects; meningitis, 7.3%; convulsion with some reasons, 4.9%; poliomyelitis. 3.2%; encephalitis, 2.4%; and mumps, rubella, pertusis, scarlet fever, and small pox were somewhat played a role in. Among 59 cases with train diseases, 53 were concussion by the accidents, such as traffic and falling or sliping down etc., the cerebral paralysis and hydrocephalus were two, respectively. And the blood diseases were severe newjaundice in all five cases. If we were summarized with the above mentioned, most of the hearing impairments were introduced by the combined reasons with familial or hereditary factors and the acquired, than by a simple disease. Among the congenital or hereditary hearing impairments classified to now a day, we suppose that the many cases with the acquired causes during pregnancy, delivery and after birth were complexed. Subsequently, the maternal and child health should be more and more developed in our country, also.

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Content Analysis of Reasons for Marital Satisfaction : Comparison of Sources of Marital Satisfaction Among Men and Women (기혼남녀의 결혼만족 이유에 대한 내용분석 : 결혼만족 근원의 유사점과 차이점)

  • Hyun, Kyung-Ja;Kim, Yeon-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.49
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    • pp.225-263
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    • 2002
  • This study examined reasons for marital satisfaction among men and women, and explored how sources of marital satisfaction varied with gender. Data were drawn from a sell-administered questionnaire study in which 173 married people residing in Seoul participated. Although the majority of both men and women in this study were at least somewhat satisfied with their marital life, men were, on average, more satisfied with their marriage than were women. Content analysis of reasons for marital satisfaction, obtained through an open-ended question, revealed that both men and women mentioned most frequently as their sources of marital satisfaction in this order: spouse, family, and children. However, while a large proportion of men's reasons for satisfaction concerned spouse, particularly affective relationship with their spouses, women's reasons indicated more diverse sources of marital satisfaction, including spouse, family, children, stability of living and of economy. Analysis of specific reasons for satisfaction in each source revealed that marital satisfaction was intimately connected with one's experience of happiness, love, stability, harmony, and peace, and that respondents experienced such positive emotions, leading to marital satisfaction, not only through relationship with their spouses, but also through other sources, such as children, family members, and respondents themselves. Moreover, good personality and health of spouse, family members, and children were frequently cited as reasons for marital satisfaction, and these reasons were more common among women's responses. Based on these results, both universal and cultural characteristics of marital satisfaction were considered, and gender differences in satisfaction with marital life were discussed. Finally, implications for clinical social work practice from this study were provided.

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Effects of Internal Oriented Policy, Social Support, and Job Embeddedness by Turnover Intention of Nurses (간호사의 내부지향적 정책, 사회적지지 및 직무배태성이 이직의도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jung Kyung;Lee, Sun Ju;Kim, Won Jong
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.89-95
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    • 2020
  • This study is a descriptive research to investigate the effects of nurses' internal orientation, social support and job orientation on turnover intention. The subjects were two university hospital nurses in D metropolitan city who agreed to participate in the study. Data collection was conducted from October 2, 2018 to March 20, 2019. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program, frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, correlation analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression. The study results were 3.04 ± .62 points for internal orientation policy, 3.08 ± .55 points for social support, 3.81 ± .59 points for peers, 3.67 ± .60 points for family members, and 2.98 ± 0.43 points for job placement and intention to turnover. The degree of turnover decreased with higher internal orientation, social support and job orientation. An examination of the general characteristics of the factors affecting turnover intention showed significant results with clinical experience and working department. The higher the clinical experience, the higher the turnover intention, and the department of work showed the higher turnover intention in the order of surgical ward, medical ward, ICU, and OR. These results show the need to actively develop and educate programs to improve nurses' intention to turnover, as well as internal hospital-oriented policies, social support, and job placement.

Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Elderly (노인에 대한 간호사의 지식 및 태도 조사연구)

  • Kim, Kwuy-Bun;Lim, Jung-Bin;Sok, So-Hyune R.
    • Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.13-21
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: This study was to investigate the knowledge and attitude of nurses who play a significant role in taking care of the aged. Method: The research surveyed 132 nurses working at care facilities for the aged in Seoul, Gyeonggi province, Daejeon, and Jeju.. Measures were knowledge scale and attitude scale. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 12.0. Result: First, the mean of knowledge of nurses was 16.45 (0.463), which was high in the knowledge (66%). The mean of attitude was 2.71 (0.764), which was in the neutral range. Second, There was no correlations between the knowledge and the attitude of nurses toward the aged. Third, (1) The degree of knowledge was significantly different according to age, educational backgrounds, clinical experiences, hospitals they work for, how they acquired the knowledge, and whether they took the GNP course. (2) The degree of attitude was significantly different according to age, departments they work for, how they acquired the knowledge, and whether they took the GNP course. Conclusion: As a result, this study could show that nurses are taking a greater interest in the aged, which reflects the social interest in the aged following the rapid growth of the aged population.

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Affecting Factors of Nurses' Burnout in Secondary General Hospitals (2차 종합병원 간호사의 소진에 영향을 미치는 요인 - 심리.성격 특성과 업무특성중심으로-)

  • Park, Seung-Mi;Jang, In-Sun;Choi, Jeong-Sil
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.474-483
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to identify factors affecting nurses' burnout in secondary general hospitals. Methods: Data were collected through structured questionnaires from 241 nurses working at the secondary general hospitals with below 400 beds in the P, C, and S city between April and May, 2009. Data analysis was done with independent t test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple stepwise multiple regression with SPSS WIN v 17.0. Results: Burnout was significantly different according to religion, age, clinical experiences, and shift work. Burnout score of the subjects was 58/100. Burnout of the subjects were positively correlated with job stress and negatively correlated with hardness, self efficiency, self esteem, spiritual wellbeing, social support, and job satisfaction. The explained variances for burnout was 51.8% and factors affecting nurses' burnout in secondary general hospitals were job stress, hardness, self efficiency, job satisfaction and shift work. Conclusion: These results showed the significant factors fo nurses' burnout in secondary general hospitals. These findings can be utilized to development of strategies for reducing job stress and enhancing hardness, self efficiency and job satisfaction.

Prehospital Treatments of the Patient with Hypoglycemia by 119 Emergency Medical Technicians - Analysis of the Current Data and Survey - (119구급대원의 저혈당 환자에 대한 병원 전 응급처치현황과 개선방안)

  • Ahn, Hee-Jeong
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.31-46
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    • 2010
  • This study was intended to analyze the clinical characteristic of the patient with hypoglycemia and the status of prehospital treatments by 119 emergency medical technicians well as the cause of inappropriate emergency treatment by 119 emergency medical technicians in a bid to seek the measures for improvement, thereby enhancing the emergency medical services before medical treatment at hospital. Examination of the daily work log on 430 patients suffering with hypoglycemia who were sent to the university hospital in Gyunggi-Province by 119 emergency medical technicians, beginning on Jan 1, 2004 till Dec 31. 2008 was carried out and the survey of 206 119 emergency medical technicians working at the region of Gyunggid-Province was conducted from Sep 19 through Oct 6, 2009. Evaluation of the frequency and percentage and ANOVA analysis using SPSS WIN 14.0 program was carried out. In view of the examination of daily emergency work log and questionnaire, prehospital treatment for the patients with hypoglycemia needs to be further improved in general, and to provide the emergency treatment in accurate and timely manner, improvement of the system such as assignment of licensed rescue members and development of protocol that will replace the medical consultant system, mandatory emergency treatment, constant and efficient training and maintenance of emergency rescue records shall be implemented, and furthermore, social recognition to 119 emergency medical technicians shall be improved to encourage them to perform more positive way and manner.

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Caring for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Japan: Evaluation of a Palliative Care Educational Program

  • Nagamatsu, Yasuko;Nakayama, Yukiko;Clayson, Helen;Natori, Yuji;Ohata, Misato;Matsuura-Moriguchi, Shino;Porter, Sarah E.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.21
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    • pp.9165-9170
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of an Educational Program on Palliative Care for MPM for Nurses in Japan. Program: The 5-h program consisted of lectures and care planning group work. Materials and Methods: This study used a pretest-posttest design with a single cohort of nurses and included a Difficulties in Palliative Care for Patients with MPM (DPCMPM) Scale with 15 items. The pre- and posttest scores were compared using a t-test. Results: We included 27 female nurses with a mean of 14.4 years of nursing experience. In 12 of 15 DPCMPM items, the posttest difficulty scores were lower than the pretest scores. Participants highly evaluated the program for validity, clarity, clinical usefulness, and the facilitators. The Palliative Care for MPM Handbook for Nurses was developed as an educational tool for clinical settings. Conclusions: The Educational Program on Palliative Care for MPM for Nurses was effective in reducing nursing difficulties.