• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.276-285
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand levels of both mental health literacy of depression and intention of help-seeking, and then to identify the relationship of them in Korean older adults. Methods: Participants in this cross-sectional survey were 395 persons over 65 years old receiving customized home visiting health care services at Chungnam province. Data were collected through interviews by visiting nurses in 2011. Results: The proportion of participants with depression was 61.8% ($6.7{\pm}3.6$). 78.2% of subjects appeared to have help-seeking intention for solving depression. The proportions of participants with ability to recognize depression was 69.1%. Although the level about knowledge and belief in self-help interventions were varied according to questionnaires, subjects understood self-help intervention of smoking accurately (86.3%) and physical activity (85.5%). Ability to recognize depression, knowledge and belief about self-help managements, and opinion of medication for treatment among health literacy variables measured in this study were related to help-seeking intention. In addition, women, visual impairment, and lower depression scores were related to help-seeking intention. Conclusion: Results demonstrate that it is necessary to improve depression health literacy to manage effectively depression of vulnerable elderly in communities. These results could be used in developing mental health literacy programs.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.234-243
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• 2009

본 연구는 청소년 466명을 대상으로 2008년 5월부터 6월 까지 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 정신건강실태를 파악하여, 청소년의 정신건강증진을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하는데 목적이 있다. 성별에서 평균 차이검증을 실시한 결과, 우울/불안, 사고의 문제, 주의집중 문제, 공격성, 내재화, 총 문제행동에서 여학생이 남학생보다 유의하게 더 높은 점수를 보였으며, 학년에 따라서는 총 사회능력에서 고등학생이 중학생보다 유의하게 더 낮은 점수를 보였다. 그리고 문제행동에서는 위축에서 고등학생이 중학생보다 유의하게 더 높은 점수를 보여주었고, 사고의 문제, 공격성에서는 중학생이 고등학생 보다 유의하게 더 높은 점수를 나타냈다. 그리고 임상군의 분포는 총 사회능력에서 32.6%, 총 문제행동에서 8.6%를 나타냈으며, 문제행동별 임상군의 분포 순위는 주의집중문제, 우울/불안, 공격성, 외현화 문제, 내현화문제, 사회적 미성숙 등의 순으로 나타났다. 그리고 성별에 따른 정상군과 임상군의 차이검증에서는 사회성, 우울/불안, 주의집중 문제, 내재화, 외현화에서 남학생보다 여학생이 더 많은 임상군의 분포를 보이며 유의한 차이를, 학년에 따른 정상군과 임상군의 차이검증에서는 학업수행에서 중학생보다 고등학생이 더 많은 임상분포를 보이며 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 이상의 연구결과 일 지역사회 청소년 정신건강 실태는 남학생보다는 여학생이 그리고 고등학교 1학년 보다는 중학교 1학년이 더 많은 정신건강의 문제를 가지고 있는 결과를 보여주었다. 그러므로 여학생과 중학교 1학년을 대상으로 한 정신건강 증진 및 예방 접근이 무엇보다도 우선되어야한다. 또한 문제행동에서 많은 임상분포를 보인 주의집중, 우울/불안, 공격성 문제를 해결 하고 예방하기 위한 중재 프로그램 개발이 요구된다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.33-56
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• 2006

본 연구는 정신장애인의 일차적보호제공자가 더 이상 보호를 제공할 수 없을 때를 대비한 평생계획(재정계획, 주거계획, 법적 보호)에 초점이 있다. 따라서 1994년 이후 지역사회중심의 국가적 정신보건전략을 체계적으로 수행하고 있는 뉴질랜드 정부의 정책과 지역사회에서 포괄적 서비스를 제공하고 있는 NGO의 평생계획을 위한 구체적 서비스를 조사하여 우리나라에의 적용가능성을 찾고자 하였다. 조사결과 첫째, 재정계획 면에서 뉴질랜드 정부는 소득보장으로 장애급여와 기타 수당을 지급하고, 고용촉진을 위해 고용주에게 임금을 보조하는 형태의 재정적 지원을 한다. 그리고 지역사외의 NGO는 구직과 고용 유지를 위한 자원연결과지지 서비스를 제공한다. 둘째, 주거계획으로 정부는 주택보조와 자립지원을 통해 거주지 마련을 지원하고 NGO는 지지적 주거를 통해 지역사회에서 생활하는데 필요한 주거와 포괄적 지지를 동시에 제공하고 있다. 셋째, 법적 보호는 신상 및 재산보호법(PPPR Act)하에 법원이 신상관리와 재산관리를 도울 복지후견인과 재산관리인을 지정하는데 이들은 정신장애인의 존엄성과 자기결정권에 대한 존중을 전제로 관리할 것으로 의무화하고 있다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 연구자는 우리나라의 지역사회정신보건센터와 사회복귀시설의 역할과 기능을 임상서비스와 사회적 서비스로 구분하여 정신보건전달체계가 보다 소비자의 욕구에 반응할 것을 제안하였다. 또한 장애인의 생계와 장애로 인한 추가비용을 감당할 수 있도록 장애수당을 현실화할 것과 지지적 주거의 확대와 지원의 필요성을 제기하였다. 그리고 정신장애인의 법적 보호를 위해 성인후견인 제도의 도입을 제안하였다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 정신장애인의 공공후견서비스 사업이 당사자의 의사결정을 지원하고 권익옹호를 하는 제도로서 역할을 하고 있는지 그 경험과 과제를 탐구하는 것이다. 연구방법은 Strauss와 Corbin(1998)의 근거이론을 이용하여 공공 후견법인 후견업무 실무자 11명을 대상으로 전문가인터뷰를 실시하고, 과정분석과, 유형분석 등을 통해 실천모형을 제시하였다. 연구결과로는 정신장애인의 공공후견서비스를 통해, 후견의 권리옹호의 가능성과 시설의 긍정적인 태도변화 및 정신장애인의 권리회복을 위한 방향성 확립 등이 도출되었다. 공공후견법인 종사자들은 후견인에 대한 과도한 권한 부여나 업무 과정에서의 여러 어려움을 경험하지만 정신장애인들의 권리를 옹호하고 자기결정권을 지원할 수 있는 경험을 하였다. 본 연구를 통해 후견서비스의 필요성과 확대의 당위성을 제시하였다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2017

Background: The mental problems of the elderly are at issue as a serious social phenomenon. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors affecting the mood disorders of the elderly. Methods: The subjects were 1,779,236 aged ${\geq}65$ and participated in health screening. Dependent variable was mood disorders. Independent variables were consisted of community level (regional deprivation index and healthcare resources) and individual level (sex, age, insurance type, disability, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, body mass index, and healthcare utilization). Multilevel logistic regression was performed. Results: At the individual level, women, employed insured, severely disabled people, heavy alcohol drinkers, high-intensity physical activity, body mass index, and patients who had chronic disease and severe disease were significantly associated with mood disorders. As the age has increased, it has let increase of mood disorders. At the community level, as the regional deprivation index has increased by 1, mood disorders has been increased by 1.005 times. The intra-class coefficient was 7.04%. Conclusion: We found individual and community level factors are associated with mood disorders. Systematic approach is essential to reduce mood disorders.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.171-174
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• 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only caused significant challenges for health systems all over the globe but also fueled the surge of numerous rumors, hoaxes, and misinformation, regarding the etiology, outcomes, prevention, and cure of the disease. Such spread of misinformation is masking healthy behaviors and promoting erroneous practices that increase the spread of the virus and ultimately result in poor physical and mental health outcomes among individuals. Myriad incidents of mishaps caused by these rumors have been reported globally. To address this issue, the frontline healthcare providers should be equipped with the most recent research findings and accurate information. The mass media, healthcare organization, community-based organizations, and other important stakeholders should build strategic partnerships and launch common platforms for disseminating authentic public health messages. Also, advanced technologies like natural language processing or data mining approaches should be applied in the detection and removal of online content with no scientific basis from all social media platforms. Furthermore, these practices should be controlled with regulatory and law enforcement measures alongside ensuring telemedicine-based services providing accurate information on COVID-19.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2002

The purpose of the study was to compare on the cognition and attitudes toward the mentally ill person among EMT College Student before and after Psychiatric Nursing Course Work. The data was collected twice before and after Psychiatric Nursing course work during one semester 16-weeks from 71 EMT department Students. Used measurements were self-reported questionnaires about cognition and CAMI questionnaires about attitudes. Analysis of data was done by frequence, percentage and t-test with SAS program. The cognition was changed over positively after then before Psychiatric Nursing Course. Especially, It was answered that needed to learning, caring and curing for mental illness. The study of attitudes for mentally ill person was that authoritarianism, benevolence and social restrictiveness were changed over positively but community mental health ideology was not changed. In conclusion, follwing the results of this study, the psychiatric nursing course work was influenced very much to changing of attitudes and cognition toward mentally ill person. Accordingly, psychiatric nursing curriculum will be offered and psychiatric educators have to emphasize the understanding of attitudes and cognition toward mentally ill person.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.412-421
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• 2019

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the status of Successful Aging among the elderly aged 65 and over in rural areas and to compare factors related with Successful Aging between "kyung-ro-dang" users and non-users. Methods: A total of 181 elderly aged 65 or older were selected from four districts (Heung-upri, Mejiri, Sajerri, and Daeanri) of Wonju city. A survey method using face to face interviews was applied to collect information. Successful aging was measured on a 5-point Likert-type scale using the successful aging scale developed for the Korean elderly, which indicates the higher the score, the higher the level of successful aging. Descriptive statistics, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were computed; the level of significance was set at 5%. Hierarchical polynomial regression was applied to find out the factors associated with successful aging. Results: Of the total, 112 elders used kyung-ro-dang and 69 elders who did not use kyung-ro-dang. The level of successful aging of the elderly was higher among kyung-ro-dang users than non-users. The factors related to successful aging among kyung-ro-dang users were walking and social participation. Users who walk more than 4 times per week and social participation activities have a higher level of satisfaction. In the case of non-users, a higher level of monthly income, having a spouse, social support, and social participation associated with a higher level of successful aging. Conclusion: Monthly income, social participation, and social factors were found to be related to successful aging along with physical and mental health conditions among the elderly in rural areas. Therefore, it can be concluded that income, social as well as mental and physical factors, are more critical for successful aging in the rural community care in Korea.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.400-414
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• 1999

Objectives: This is a descriptive study which was carried out to identify characteristics of the chronic mentally ill and their families in a rural area and the influencing factors on family burden. Methods : Data was collected for seven months beginning April 1, 1998 by questionnaire from chronic mentally ill patients and their families in two towns and seven townships of the rural areas of Kyonggi Province. In additional to the mental diagnosis of the mentally ill patients, family burden was measured by interviewing the other family members using the questionnaire developed by Pai & Kapur (1981). Of those interviewed, 103 patients were selected for final analysis. Results : Of 103 mentally ill patients, 36.1% of the subjects were not under treatment. In particular, of 29 patients with schizophrenia, 48.3% of the subjects had stopped taking medication and 6.9% of the subjects had never been treated. According to the results of a specialized examination by a psychologist, 81% of patients were in need of Hospitalization. Most primary caregivers were parents. Of the 101 primary caregivers in the study, 39.6% were over 65 years old. In case of death of the primary caregiver, 50.5% of these 101 mentally ill patients would not have anyone to care for them. Of the various kinds of family burden, primary caregivers most often reported psychological stress. Overall, the families of dementia and schizophrenia patients complained of the most family burden. Through univariative analysis, the variables of sex, education and current treatment type of the patients, the relationship with the patient and marital status of the primary caregiver and the number of people living together in the household showed significant correlation with the family burden of schizophrenia patients. Univariative analysis also showed that there were a number of variables which were correlated to the family burden in mentally retarded patients. Concerning the need for mental health services, the most common requests were for entitlement to disability benefits and housing programs. Conclusions: Community mental health services in rural areas must be developed, planned and executed in consideration of the local situation. In particular, the development of various family support programs is needed in order to mitigate emotional, mental and economic burdens and carry out a positive role to care for and rehabilitate patients.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the trends of jjok-bang research based on the perspective of Community-Based Participatory Research and Social Ecological Model and to provide information for future public health interventions, policy designs, and policy implementations. Methods: Studies used in the systematic review are published from 1999 to 2014 and searched using key words such as 'jjok-bang' and 'single room occupancy' using domestic and international electronic databases. However, there were no studies from abroad published during this period. Search in domestic databases such as KCI, KISS, RISS generated 119 studies. In this paper, 20 cases which meet the criteria of the systematic review were included in the final analysis. Results: The contents of research included are the life of jjok-bang inhabitants(9 cases), the demand for welfare services(4 cases) and welfare need(2 cases), mental health(1 cases), and the history of jjok-bang formation(4 cases). Fourteen cases of empirical study were analyzed focusing Community-Based Participatory Research and Social Ecological Model. Some of research was carried out forming a partnership with various community partners and this trend increased since 2008. There are high frequency of intrapersonal level and interpersonal level studies. However, studies looking at the organization, community or policy level were relatively few. Conclusions: Future studies of jjok-bang area should consider the various social determinants which affect the health delivery system, community organization and policies, as well as individual or community level.