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A study on the lived experience of patients with hemophilia (혈우병 환자의 질병 경험 연구)

  • Kim Won-Ock;Go Keum-Ja;Kang Hyun-Sook
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.30-41
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    • 2000
  • This study was done to provide a firsthand description and analysis of phenomenological data of the singular, subjective and lived experience of patients with hemophilia. Sixe patients suffering from hemophilia were selected for this study. Data were collected from May to August, 1999 through in-depth interviews. The phenomenological method described by Colaizzi was used for the phenomenogical analysis of the data. After transcribing the recorded interview, the researchers read the data repeatedly to identify significant statements, restated them succinctly, and then formulated meanings, themes, theme clusters, and categories. The formulated meanings were grouped into six categories : fear, loneliness, frustration, sypmtoms of hemophilia, reception of support, and commitment. An exhaustive description of the experience of hemophilia can be deduced from this study. It is as follows: even though patients with hemophilia feel fear, loneliness and frustrations and suffer from symptoms of their disease such as bleeding, pain and functional disorders, they commit themselves to the maintenance of good health and enthusiastic life style with the help of support resources such as family members.

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Factors Affecting Nurses' Performance of Cancer Pain Management in a Tertiary Hospital

  • Kang, Minhwa;Seo, Minjeong
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.99-109
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: More than 60% of patients with advanced cancer experience pain, and uncontrolled pain reduces the quality of life. Nurses are the closest healthcare providers to the patient and are suitable for managing cancer pain using pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. This study aimed to identify factors affecting the performance of cancer pain management among nurses. Methods: This study was conducted among 155 participating nurses working at a tertiary hospital who had experience with cancer pain management. Data collection was performed between October 18, 2021 and October 25, 2021. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, the independent-sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: There were 110 subjects (71.0%) who had no experience of cancer pain management education. The results of regression analysis indicated that barriers included medical staff, patients, and the hospital system for cancer pain management (𝛽=0.28, P<0.001). The performance of cancer pain management was also affected by experience of cancer pain management training (𝛽=0.22, P=0.007), and cancer pain management knowledge (𝛽=0.21, P=0.006). The explanatory power of the variable was 16.6%. Conclusion: It is crucial to assess system-related obstacles, as well as patients and medical staff, in order to improve nurses' cancer pain management performance. A systematic approach incorporating multidisciplinary interventions from interprofessional teams is required for effective pain management. Furthermore, pain management education is required both for cancer ward nurses and nurses in other wards.

Influence on Academic Motivation and Satisfaction of College Life by Dong-A-Ry Activity (in students on department of dental hygiene) (동아리 활동이 학습동기 및 대학생활 만족도에 미치는 영향 (치위생과 학생을 중심으로))

  • Kang, Hyun-Sook;Kim, Jung
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.185-189
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    • 2005
  • This research is about influence on academic motivation and satisfaction of college life by Dong-A-Ry activity in students on department of dental hygiene. The results of the study were as follows: 1. The relationship between academic motivation and Dong-A-Ry activity was found to a positive relationship with ${\alpha}$ <0.05 in analysis of variance, which shows that correlation between variables are significantly high. 2. The relationship between satisfaction of college life and Dong-A-Ry activity was found to a positive relationship with ${\alpha}$ < 0.05 in analysis of variance, which shows that correlation between variables are significantly high. 3. This research suggests that students obtain the experience of group activity which is difficult to approach by regular curricular activity. As a result, to improve the highly motivated study and the better satisfaction in college life, Dong-A-Ry activities are needed. And Dong-A-Ry activity can be efficiently facilitated by active participants, efficient program development, facilitator's leadership and so on.

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Relationships among Uncertainty, Distress, and Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients: Mediating effect of Resilience (폐암 환자의 불확실성과 디스트레스가 삶의 질에 미치는 영향: 극복력의 조절효과)

  • Lee, Jungah;Kim, Minju
    • Journal of muscle and joint health
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.148-156
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: The purposes of this study were to examine health-related quality of life and to identify the mediating effect of resilience on the relationship among uncertainty, distress, and health-related quality of life in lung cancer patients. Methods: A total of 149 lung cancer patients visiting the D hospital in B city completed a questionnaire, including demographic and disease-specific characteristics, uncertainty, distress, resilience, and health-related quality of life. Data were analyzed with descriptive analysis, t-tests, ANOVA, and multiple regression analyses via SPSS 24. Results: Health-related quality of life was $81.00{\pm}21.39$ (range 0~136) in lung cancer patients. In the results of hierarchical regression analyses, the health-related quality of life was associated with education, uncertainty, distress, and resilience. However, there was no mediating effect of resilience on the relationship among uncertainty, distress, and health-related quality of life. Conclusion: Lung cancer patients with high uncertainty and distress and low resilience could experience low health-related quality of life. In order to reduce uncertainty and distress, it is necessary to provide more detailed, systematic information and support, while reinforcing positive thinking.

The Effect of Religious Activities on Boredom through the Meaning in Life: Focusing on Protestantism

  • Lee, Sohee;Park, Sangha;Choi, Hyomin;Kim, Youjin;Lee, Hyejoo
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2022
  • Boredom is considered anxiety and is an experience accompanied by a lack of meaning because the need for meaning is not met. It is the pain that people feel without using their mind, and the suffering that people fall into the absence of desire. On the other hand, religious activities give people meaning in life, which reduces the tendency to feel bored. This study investigates whether there is a difference in boredom depending on whether individuals participate in religious activities, and to verify whether the meaning in life mediates the relationships between religious activities and boredom. We predicted that if individuals engaged in religious activities, the meaning in life would increase, and they would be less bored than those who did not. A total of 82 college students participated in this study. Results showed that there were significant differences in the meaning in life and boredom between the two groups according to whether they participated in religious activities or not. The group actively participating in religious activities had significantly higher meaning in life and lower boredom than the non-religious group. Second, the meaning in life significantly mediated the relationship between religious activities and boredom. We conclude that active participation in religious activities can increase the meaning in life and ultimately reduce boredom. Based on the results of this study, the implications and suggestions for follow-up studies are discussed.

The Effect of Social Variables on the Attitude and Experience Toward Clothing Deviation - For Female High School Students in Seoul - (사회학적인 변인이 의복일탈 태도 및 경험에 미치는 영향 - 서울지역 여자고등학생을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Ji-Young;Kim, Joon-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.103-113
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    • 2007
  • Deviation behavior of adolescents is often expressed as clothing behavior being against the social or school rules. To understand the relationship between social variables and clothing behavior of adolescents, the study investigated the effect of social variables on the deviation attitude and behavior related to clothing. Survey was utilized to collect the data and subjects were 411 female high school students. Regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results were as follows : The closer relationship female high school students had with their parents, the more negative attitude they took toward clothing deviation and the less they committed the deviant behaviors related to clothing. The results explained that the close relationships with adolescents and their parents kept adolescents from committing the deviant behaviors related to clothing. The subjects who were interested in studying and well adapted for their school life, not only took a negative attitude toward clothing deviation but also committed the deviant behaviors related to clothing less than the other subjects did. The level of social deviation of their friends had an effect on the attitude and experience toward clothing deviation more than the relationship with their parents or school life did. The understanding of the relationship between social variables and clothing deviation would help to decrease the clothing deviation of adolescents by controling the social variables.

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Structural Equation Model of Clinical Nurses' Willingness to Perform Basic Life Support (BLS) in South Korea (임상간호사의 기본소생술 수행의지에 관한 구조방정식 모형 분석)

  • Uhm, Dong-Choon;Hwang, Ji-Young;Jun, Myung-he;Kim, Dong-ok
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.290-298
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    • 2016
  • This study was conducted to develop a model that explains the factors influencing the clinical nurses' willingness to perform Basic Life Support and to verify the appropriateness of the model. The participants were 550 clinical nurses working at a university hospital in Korea. The data were collected from self-reported questionnaires from October 2012 to February 2013. A total of 520 questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0 and Amos version 18.0 software packages. The results indicated that the clinical nurses' knowledge of basic life support had a direct impact and their clinical experience had an indirect impact on their willingness to perform basic life support at the scene. These variables together explained 19.5% of the variance in the nurses' willingness to perform Basic Life Support. The clinical experience was correlated significantly with knowledge (r=.61, p<.001). To increase the clinical nurses' performance of Basic Life Support, knowledge and clinical experience should be reinforced by continuous in-service education on Basic Life Support, considering the disease status of hospitalized patients.

What do Female College Students think about Spiritual Values?

  • Kim, Jungae
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.34-41
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning and structure of the experience of female college students. For this purpose, 22 female college students, regardless of age, participated in the interview three times in total. Interview data were processed through the analysis and interpretation process using the phenomenological research method, Giorgi method. As a result, 34 semantic units were derived, then divided into 14 subcomponents, and then divided into 6 categories. As a result of analysis, the spiritual value of female college students was composed of "family", "friendly person", "professional person", "empathy", "reflection" and "trust". Based on the above meaning, the structure of the spiritual value of female college students can conclude that they were a continuation of life that forms a strong sense of value and empathy and trust with patience with family and friends. Based on this, intervention on spiritual well-being of female college students suggests that intervention to form values based on empathy and trust based on family and close friends is implemented.

Smartphone Usage Experience of College students (대학생들의 스마트폰 사용 경험)

  • Kim, Jungae;Cho, Eui-young
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.187-201
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the smart phone usage experience structure for college students. The phenomenology approach was used by conducting 4 times in-depth interviews with the 7 college students age between 20~23. Collected Data was analyzed by Giorgi's phenomenological method. There were 4 general structure descriptions and 28 themes. General structure descriptions were 'Dependence on smart phone', 'Phenomenon of smart phone usage', 'Results of smart phone usage' and 'Relationship between stress and smart phone'. Themes consisted of 'Ambivalence', 'Positive feelings for smart phones', 'Separation anxiety', 'Negative feelings for smart phones'. 'Dependent feelings for smart phones', 'A sense of unity with smart phones', 'Helpful for my life', 'Deeply involved with my life', 'Useful tool in my life', 'Study, communication, relaxation and health care', 'Maintain personal relationship', 'The most important thing in my life', 'Shallow relationship stress', 'Interference with personal relationship', 'Forming a negative relationship', 'Invasion of privacy', 'Forming a Incorrect relationship', 'Unwanted participation', 'No effort to improve relationship', 'Poor concentration', 'Interference with academic study', 'Study assistance', 'Limited help for study in depth', 'Shelter from the stress', 'Amplification of the stress', 'Obsessive focus', 'Feel separation for the reality' and 'Waste of time'. Smart phone usage make college students dependent on smart phones and had negative influence on both personal relationship and academic results. Usage of smart phone also amplified stress. Therefore we need fundamental principles on usage of smart phone and propose to build cultural etiquette that provides reasonable way to use smartphone.

The Effects of Subjective Health Status on Life Satisfaction of Female College Students: A Mediator Effect of Self-leadership (전문대학 여대생의 주관적 건강상태가 생활만족도에 미치는 영향: 셀프리더십을 매개효과로)

  • Lee, Yun Ju
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.35-43
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to identify the mediated effects of self-leadership on the relationship between subjective health status and living satisfaction of female university students. After collecting data from the 400 female college students at A University in Incheon from November 14 to November 30, 2016, the frequency analysis, t-test, Spearman's rho, multiple regression analysis, and the Sobel test were conducted using the SPSS 21.0 program. The life satisfaction of students was different depending on age of 20, a freshman, experience in part-time jobs and subjective health status. It has been shown that self-leadership is partially mediated in the relationship between subjective health status and life satisfaction. The results of this study could be used as a basic data for increasing interest in subjective health status and for continuing to develop programs related to self-leadership in order to enhance the life satisfaction of female college students.