• 대한간호
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.77-99
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• 1992

The study was carried out at W. hospital, an affiliated hospital of Y university, involved a total of 163 patients who were discharged from the hospital between May 1990 und March 199J. Data collection was twice, just prior to discharge and a minimum of three months post discharge. Thirty patients who lived within a hour travel time of the hospital received home care during the three months post discharge. Nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions For these patients were analyzed in this study. The results of the study are summarized as follows : 1. Discharge needs for the subjects of the study were analyzed using Gordon's eleven Functional categories and it was found that 48.3% of the total sample had identified nursing needs. Of these, the needs most frequently identified were in the categories of sexuality, 79.3 %, health perception, 68.2 % self concept, 62.5 %, and sleep and rest 62.5 %. Looking ut j he nursing diagnosis that were made for the 30 patients receiving home care, the following diagnoses were the most frequently given; alteration in sexual pattern 79.3%, alterations in health maintenance, 72.6%, alteration in comfort, 68.0%, depression, 64.0%, noncompliance with diet therapy, 6.3.7%, alteration in self concept, 55.6%, and alteration in sleep pattern, 53%. 2. In looking at the effects of home nursing care as demonstrated by changes in the functional categories over the three month period, it was Found that of the 11 functional categories, the need level for health perception, nutrition, activity and self concept decreased slightly over the three month period. On the average sleep patterns improved, but restfulness was slightly less and bowel elimination patterns improved but satisfaction with urinary elimination was slightly less. On the other hand, role enactment, sexuality, stress management and spirituality decreased slightly. The only results that were statistically significant at the 0.05 level were improvement. in digestion and decrease in pain. No statistically significant changes were found in ability related to ADL, the total ADL Score at discharge was $19.78{\pm}8.234, and after 3 months $19.01{\pm}8.12$. Considering that a majority of the patients were over 60 years of age and that many had brain or spinal cord injuries, the fact that their ADL ability did nor deteriorate after discharge can be interpreted as related to a positive impact by the home health care nurses. Similarly there was a slight be not statistically significant decrease in the quality of life scores between the two lest times(l47.83 at discharge and 113.02 at the three month period). Again, when the chronic nature of thee problems facing these patients is considered this maintenance of quality of life can be interpreted as a positive impact by the home health care nurses. 3. One of the home care nursing activities was diagnosis. For this activity it was found that for nine functional health categories(sexuality and spirituality excepted) there were 20 nursing diagnoses. The most frequent were noncompliance, alteration in skin integrity both actual and potential, and impaired physical mobility in that order. 4. Delivery of home health care by the home health nurses included the following nursing activities; assessment, patient education, demonstration of care activities, counselling, direct care to the patient and referrals. Direct care included changing dressings, bladder irrigations, changing Foley catheters, measurement of residual urine, perineal care, position change, back care, oral hygiene, exercise and massage of motion exercises, cleansing enemas, tracheostomy suctioning and tracheostomy care, care of dentures, applications of heat and other similar nursing activities. In conclusion almost 50% of (he sample indicated a need for continued nursing care at the time of discharge and for the patients in the sample who received home care there was a slight decrease in nursing needs but while the patients had chronic and debilitation problems there was ill decrease in ADL abilities or in quality of life. Further study needs Lo be done La increase the reliability and validity of the tool that was used to measure home health care needs. It is also recommended that study by done using a randomized sampling with a control group to compare patients who receive home care with those who do not.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.5-24
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to develop a parenting intervention program and determine the efficacy of the program with low-birth weight infants and their mothers. Nine dyads for the experimental group and twelve dyads for the control group discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital in Seoul were recruited for the study. For the intervention group, programmed education and support which focused on the maternal sensitivity of the infant's behavior. rearing environment. motherinfant interaction and infant care were given to each subject. Individual counseling and home visits were provided at discharge, one week after discharge. and one and three months of corrected age in every infant. Structured questionaires were administered and feeding interactions were videotaped and coded by a blinded certified observer. A Quasi-experimental design was conducted for this study. Postpartum depression, maternal self esteem. infant care burden, HOME. mother-infant interaction, and infant development were measured. Results were in favor of the intervention versus the control group. On the Beck depression inventory, intervention mothers showed decreasing trends in depressive symptom vs control mothers although, there were statistically no significant differences between the two groups at each time. The mean score of experimental group was 11.55(mild depression state) at discharge and became 8,6(normal state) at 1 month of corrected age. On the other hand, the mean score of the control group was 13.92(mild depression state) at discharge and became 14.0. Maternal self esteem in both groups improved over time. Infant care burden in both groups was also shown to increase over time. There was a significant difference between the two groups in HOME(p=.0340) at 3 months of corrected age. HOME scores of the experimental group and the control's were 31.10 and 25.58, respectively. Mothers' emotional and language responses were significantly high in the intervention group compared with the control group(p=.0155). Intervention group (53.33) showed a significantly high quality of motherinfant interaction compared with the in control group (42.80)(p =.0340). Intervention group mothers appeared have a better quality of mother-infant interaction behaviors. On the other hand, there was no statistical difference in the infant part between groups. Intervention group infants had higher trends in a general developmental quotient: although, there was no statistical difference between groups. The general developmental quotient of intervention infants was 102.56 and control's was 91.28. However, the developmental quotient of the domain of 'individuality-sociality' was higher in the intervention group infants compared with the control's(p=.0155). The concerns identified by parents revealed two domains of an infants' health management -knowledge and skills in caregiving of lowbirthweight-infants, characteristics of lowbirthweight infants, identifying a developmental milestone, coping with emergency situations and relaxation strategies of mothers from the infant care burden. Interview data with the mothers of low-birth weight infants can be used to develop intervention program contents. Limited intervention time and frequency due to time and cost limitations of this study should be modified. The intervention should be continuously implemented when low-birth weight infants become three years old. An NNNS demonstration appeared to be a very effective intervention for the mothers to improve the quality of mother-infant interactions. Therefore intervening in the mothers of low-birth weight infants as early after delivery as possible is desirable. This study has shown that home visit interventions are worthwhile for mothers only beyond the approach as an essential factor in ability of facilitating a growth fostering environment. In conclusion. the intervention program of this study was very effective in enhancing the parenting for the mothers of low-birth weight infants, resulting in health promotion of low-birth weight infants. The home-visit outreach intervention program of this study will contribute to the health delivery system in this country where there is a lack of continuous follow-up programs for low-birth weight infants after discharge from NICU, if it is activated as part of the home visit programs in community health systems.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 1979

A study was carried out from October 1977 to September 1978 in order to develope health care delively system which will meet to rural area in Korea. For the study objective a model of health care delivery system of Myun (township) area was developed which is adopted the net-work of village health voluntary worker who will play the role of bridge for communication related with health and illness between families or village people and health subcenter, and :he model health care delivery system net-work was set in the area of Soodong Myun, Yangju Gun. which is the rural health demonstration area of Ewha Womans University since 1972. The activities and attitude of 22 village health voluntary workers were observed and analized. during the study period. The results are as follows; 1. For the field activities of village health voluntary workers. a guide line which is described with specific behavioral objectives was developed and used for not only training of the workers but also evaluation of their field activities. 2. During the study period, the number of 971 village people were served primary health care service by village health voluntary worker and the service was classified largely into symptomatic medications (92%) and preventive measures (8%). 3. Comparative percentage of the number of 894 symptomatic cases cared by village health voluntary workers to 5,695 cases of patient treated by Soodong Health Subcenter during the same period was 15.7%. 4. Annual utility rate of village health voluntary worker by Myun total people was 16.1% but utility rate by Rie was varied from 38.2% to 2.8% which shown there were considerable differences in each Rie. In order to settle the village health care service, the obstructive factors of utility should be detected and their counter measure must be taken. 5. As the health need of village people increases, it is expected that the supplement of drug excluding present sit basic drugs is inevitable, but considering the ability of village health voluntary worker, the selection of additional drugs and education, plan should be carefully studied. 6. It is desirable that a financial resource for supplementary purchase of first aid kit, drugs and materials whould be alloted from village public fund like Saemaeul Women's Club fund, which has already practiced in a few villages in the study area. 7. As pointed out by village health voluntary workers, in order to improve the village health, village leaders should be in the center of it and the cooperation of whole village people is a core of healthful village development, and it is reasonable that the health subcenter backs up these voluntary health activities by village people in techniques. 8. It seems effective that a supplementary education for village health voluntary worker be accomplished by a planned education through regular meetings like worker's monthly meeting and irregular post guide when Myun Health Workers can handle the problems found during the round trip of villages. 9. It is desirable that village health voluntary workers, who are recommended by a civil voluntary organization like Saemael Woman's Club, are charged by natural villagc unit, are given a function of village health care service and used through basic education at health subcenter. 10. It is advisable that the village health voluntary worker's service is compensated not by a form of money, but by other way such as an exemption of medical fee of worker herself or her families in health subcenter can be one method. 11. Daily health activities of each village health voluntary worker should be reported to health subcenter by biweekly or monthly in order to get not only for basic data of the program but also for evaluation the program. It is recomandable that the report form should be simple and clear enough for village health voluntary worker to fill it effectively. 12. Village health care service should be developed into a Saemaeul Movement in which village people actively participate. For this, the appointed function of village health voluntary worker should be absorbed into those of living Environment Betterment Section or Family Planning Section of Saemaeul Women's Club or it is desirable that establish a new section, Village Health Promoting Section and make it involve the appointed functions of those sections mentioned above.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.201-219
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• 2014

대한민국은 실물경제에서 지식경제로, 그리고 창의성과 상상력을 중심으로 하는 창조경제로 패러다임이 변화하고 있다. 창조경제의 핵심인 창조산업은 기술과 정보를 갖춘 개인이 중요한 역할을 수행하는 산업이다. 대한민국의 높은 청년실업률과 경제 양극화 문제를 해결하는 창조산업 중 모바일 앱 산업의 역할을 인식하고, 범국가적인 차원에서 모바일 앱 산업 분야의 1인 창조기업을 지원하는 다양한 정책이 추진되고 있다. 이러한 지원 정책이 모바일 앱 1인 창조기업의 성공적인 창업에 기여할 수 있도록 지역 모바일 앱 1인 창조기업을 대상으로 성공요인에 대한 실증조사를 수행하고 이를 통해 보다 효과적이고 효율적인 지원 방안을 모색하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 이 연구에서는 문헌 고찰을 통해 1인 창조기업의 성공요인에 관한 4개의 연구가설을 도출하고, 지역 모바일 앱 1인 창조기업의 실증자료를 기반으로 분석을 하였다. 분석 결과 첫째, 모바일 앱 관련 기술의 발전 속도가 빠르고 이에 따른 새로운 경쟁 제품이 출현할 경우 기업의 매출액과 성장성이 높아지는 경향을 발견할 수 있었다. 둘째, 창업자가 산업 경험을 갖추고 기업 경영과 제품 개발에 필요한 자금을 확보할 경우 정량적인 성과가 높아지는 경향을 발견할 수 있었다. 셋째, 목표 시장에 맞춘 경영 전략을 수행할 경우 성장성이 높아지는 경향을 발견할 수 있었다. 넷째, 이들 환경 동태성, 기업 특성, 경영 전략과 사업 성과의 관계에 네트워크의 강도와 신뢰도가 조절효과로 일부 작용하는 것을 발견할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 1인 창조기업의 창업가에게 경험을 축적할 수 있는 방안과 함께 필요한 자금을 적시에 제공할 수 있어야 하고, 다양하고 신뢰할 수 있는 네트워크와 만날 수 있는 기회를 지속적으로 제공해야함을 시사한다. 본 연구를 통해 모바일 앱 분야와 같은 지식 기반 1인 창조기업들을 지원하는 기관에서 기업의 성공 가능성을 높일 수 있는 지원 시책을 수립하는데 활용되길 바란다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.588-597
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• 2016

본 연구는 유기성폐기물의 혼합슬러지를 개량형 단상 혐기성 소화공정에서 각각의 혼합비율에 따른 바이오가스 생산효율 향상에 관한 연구로, 연구에 사용된 유기성폐기물의 종류는 하수 생슬러지, 음폐수 및 가축분뇨이다. BMP test를 통해 잠재적 메탄발생량을 확인한 결과 단일시료의 경우 가축분뇨가 $1.55m^3CN4/kgVS$로 가장 높게 평가되었고, 혼합시료(생슬러지, 음폐수, 가축분뇨)의 경우는 각각의 비율을 50% : 30% : 20%로 하였을 때 $0.43m^3CN4/kgVS$로 가장 높게 나타났다. 반면 실증플랜트에서 혼합슬러지 최적 혼합비율은 생슬러지(68.5) : 음폐수(18.0) : 가축분뇨(13.5)로 나타나 BMP test와 다소 상이한 결과를 보였다. 이는 혼합슬러지 성상변화와 체류시간 등 소화조 운전조건 변화에 기인한 결과로 판단되며, 단상 혐기성 소화조의 바이오가스 생산량이 $2,514m^3/d$, 메탄함량 62.8%로 조사되어 설계능력인 바이오가스 생산량 $2,319m^3/d$ 기준으로 볼 때 최대성능을 발휘하는 것으로 평가되었다. 아울러 본 연구를 통해 혐기성 소화방식에 있어 소화조의 안정적인 운영과 소화효율 측면에서 고효율 방식인 2상 소화방식을 도입하는 것이 유리하나 기존의 단상 소화방식에 있어서도 소화효율 개선 및 성능향상이 가능하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2007

국가단위의 연안통합관리계획과 각 지역별 연안관리지역계획의 효율적 실행을 위한 방안이 검토되고 있다. 본 논문은 연안에 대한 지자체 지역주민 민간단체 전문가 집단간의 네트워크를 통한 연안통합관리의 실행방안을 연구하였다. 해외의 사례연구를 바탕으로 하여, 양식장이 밀집되어 해양환경의 보전이 절실히 요망될 뿐만 아니라, 지역경제와 산업의 요구로 매립 등 해양환경을 훼손할 가능성이 큰 개발활동이 계획되는 등 이용행위간 상충적인 대립이 존재할 가능성이 크고, 한편으로 다양한 해양 및 환경 관련 단체들이 활발한 역할을 하고 있는 중소도시인 여수지역을 시범모델지역으로 선정하여 지역네트워크의 구성과정과 필요사항을 제시하였다. 대상지역에 대한 연안의 문제점과 이용실태, 지역 해양수산관련 업계 및 환경단체 인력과 활동 상황 파악, 연안관리 인적 네트워크 구성방안과 모델 개발, 외국의 연안관리 참여제도 조사 및 국내 도입방안, 해양산업 및 환경보호 활동기관 단체들과의 연대방안, 주민 참여 확대 방안과 중앙정부 및 지방정부의 지원 방안 등이 검토/연구되었다. 여수지역에서 실제적으로 관련 네트워크를 창립하여 운영하는 중에 활동자금의 조달, 중앙정부와 지자체와의 관계에서 네트워크의 지위와 안정적 장치의 미확보로 실효성과 구속력이 약한 문제 등이 제기되었다. 네트워크의 활성화 및 효율성을 위해서는 캐나다의 ACAP (Atlantic Coastal Action Program)와 같이, 지역조정담당을 선정하여, 일정한 보수를 제공하고, 계획 수립에 전념할 수 있는 사무실 환경을 제공하는 등의 벤치마킹이 필요한 것으로 검토되었다. 이러한 지역 네트워크의 구축사례는 효율적 연안관리와 정책조율을 통한 정부의 정책 입안에 이바지할 것이다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.169-179
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• 2011

우리나라에서 운영하는 원자력발전소는 PWR형과 CANDU형 2종류가 있으며, 원자력발전에 의한 지속적인 에너지 공급을 위하여 이들로부터 발생하는 사용후핵연료에 대한 안전관리는 매우 중요한 인자이다. 사용후핵연료 처분을 위한 연구는 1997년부터 시작하여 한국형 사용후핵연료 처분시스템을 개발하였으며, 현재는 개발된 기술에 대한 실증 및 처분시스템의 효율향상을 위한 연구를 진행하고 있다. 또한, PWR형 사용후핵 연료의 경우 사용후핵연료 재활용 공정을 거쳐 원료물질로 다시 사용하는 연구가 진행 중이므로, 이들 공정으로부터 발생하는 고준위폐기물을 처분하는 방안을 강구하고 있다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 PWR형과 CANDU형 사용후핵연료 모두를 직접 처분하는 개념으로 개발한 한국형 사용후핵연료 처분시스템을 바탕으로 CANDU형 사용후핵연료 처분 시스템의 처분효율을 향상시키는 방안을 도출하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여, 한국형 사용후핵연료 처분시스템의 CANDU 사용후핵연료 처분용기를 개선하여 현재 원자력발전소에서 사용하고 있는 사용후핵연료 60 다발(Bundle) 용량의 저장바스켓을 포장 활용하는 개념을 도출하고, 열해석을 통하여 처분시스템 완충재의 온도가 $100^{\circ}C$를 넘지 않도록 하는 요건을 만족하는 처분터널 및 처분공 간격을 정하여 이들에 대한 처분시스템 개념을 도출하였다. 이렇게 설정된 개념들을 단위면적당 열효율, 우라늄밀도(U-density), 처분면적, 굴착량, 완충재 및 폐쇄 물질량 측면에서 분석하여 처분효율이 가장 높은 방안을 제안하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 추후 실제 부지특성자료와 연계하여 PWR 사용후핵연료 재활용공정으로부터 발생한 고준위폐기물 처분시스템과 함께 복합 처분장 설계에 활용될 것이다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.57-75
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 4차 산업혁명 핵심기술 중 가장 활발하게 산업화가 진행되고 있는 사물인터넷 산업을 대상으로 비즈모델 혁신방향 중심의 연구를 수행하였다. 글로벌 트렌드 분석을 위해 PEST분석을 활용하여 정책적, 경제적, 사회적, 기술적 이슈를 도출하였고, Gartner, International Data Corporation 등 ICT관련 조사 분석기관의 사물인터넷산업에 대한 미래전망을 제시하였는데, 사물인터넷은 인프라 및 플랫폼을 기반으로 산업인터넷(IIoT), 소물인터넷(IoST) 등으로 네트워크 기술경쟁이 이슈가 될 것으로 전망하였다. 4차 산업혁명으로 인해 급변하는 산업계에 대응하기 위해 기존의 비즈니스 모델 혁신을 위한 다양한 경영학적 방법론들을 검토하였고, '적용성', '민첩성', '다양성', '연계성' 4가지 기준을 가지고 전문가 설문조사를 수행하여 Business Model Canvas 모델이 비즈니스 모델 혁신 방법론으로 가장 적합하다는 AHP 분석결과를 도출하였다. Business Model Canvas는 비즈니스 모델 혁신을 위한 방법론으로 비교적 최근에 제시된 경영전략이며, 9개의 블록 접근 방식을 통해 비즈니스모델의 가치를 식별하며, 비즈니스의 4대 핵심 영역인 고객, 주문, 인프라, 사업타당성 분석 등을 포괄한다. 결론적으로 ICT융합산업 분야에서 어떠한 Business Model Canvas 모델을 방향으로 적용할지에 대한 고찰을 기술하였다.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제25권
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• pp.343-388
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• 1993

The ability of any organization to innovate itself in a rapid change of environment means the existence of the organization. Innovative activity is achieved in different ways according to the objectives of organization. the characteristics of external environmental factors. and various attributes in organization. In the present study. all the existing approaches to the innovative nature of organization were synthetically compared to each other and evaluated: then. for a more rational approach. a research model was built and suggested by establishing the inclusive variables of the innovative nature of library organization and categorizing the types of such nature. Additionally. an empirical. analytical study on such a model was done. That is. paying regard to the fact that innovation has basically a close relation with the circumstantial factors of organization. synthetic, circumstantial relations were clarified. considering the external environmental factors and internal characteristics of organization. In the study. the innovation of library organization was seen in two parts i.e .. the feasible degree of technical innovation and the feasible degree of administrative innovation. Regarding the types of innovative implementation. according to the feasible degree of innovation, four types such as a stationary type. technic-oriented type, organization-oriented type. and technical-socio systematic type were classified. There were nine independent variables-i.e., the scale of organization. available resources of the organization, formalization, differentiation, specialization. decentralization, recognizant degree of the technical attribute. degree of response to the change of technical environment, and professional activities. There were three subordinate variables - i.e., technical innovation, administrative innovation. and the performance of organization. Through establishment of such variables, the factors which might influence the innovation of library organization were understood, and with the types of the innovative implementation of library organization being classified according to the feasible degree of innovation. the characteristics of library organization were reviewed in the light of each type. Also. the performance of library organization according to the types of the innovative implementation of library organization was analyzed. and the relations between the types of innovative implementation according to circumstantial variables and the performance of library organization were clarified. In order to clarify the adequacy of the research model in the methodology of empirical study, data were collected from 72 university libraries and 38 special libraries. and for a hypothetical test of the research model. an analysis of correlations, a stepwise regression analysis. and One Way ANOVA were utilized. The following are the major results or findings from the study 1) It appeared there is a trend that the bigger the scale of organization and available resources are, the more active the professional activity of the managerial class is, and the higher the recognizant degree of technical environment (recognizant degree of technical attributes and the degree of response t9 the change of technical environment) is, the higher the feasible degree of innovation becomes. 2) It appeared that among the variables influencing the feasible degree of technical innovation, the order from the variable influencing most was first, the recognizant degree of technical innovation: second, the available resources of organization: and third, professional activity. Regarding the variables influencing the feasible degree of administrative innovation from the most influential variable, it appeared they were the available resources of organization, the differentiation of organization. and the degree of response to the change of technical environment. 3) It appeared that the higher the educational level of the managerial class is, the more active the professional activity becomes. It seemed there is a trend that the group of library managers whose experience as a librarian was at the middle level(three years to six years of experience) was more active in research activity than the group of library managers whose experience as a librarian was at a higher level(more than ten years). Also, it appeared there is a trend that the lower the age of library managers is, the higher the recognizant degree of technical attributes becomes. and the group of library managers whose experience as a librarian was at the middle level (three years to six years of experience) recognized more affirmatively the technical aspect than the group of library managers whose experience as a librarian was at a higher level(more than 10 years). Also, it appeared that, when the activity of the professional association and research activity are active, the recognizant degree of technology becomes higher, and as a result. it influences the innovative nature of organization(the feasible degree of technical innovation and the feasible degree of administrative innovation). 4) As a result of the comparison and analysis of the characteristics of library organization according to the types of innovative implementation of library organization. it was indicated there is a trend that the larger the available resources of library organization, the higher the organic nature of organization such as differentiation. decentralization, etc., and the higher the level of the operation of system development, the more the type of the innovative implementation of library organization becomes the technical-socio systematic type which is higher both in the practical degrees of technical innovation and administrative innovation. 5) As a result of the comparison and analysis of the relations between the types of innovative implementation and the performance of organization, it appeared that the order from the highest performance of organization is the technical-socio systematic type, then the technic-oriented type, the organization­oriented type, and finally the stationary type which is lowest in such performance. That is, it demonstrated that, since the performance of library organization is highest in the library of the technical-socio systematic type while it is lowest in the library whose practical degrees in both technical innovation and administrative innovation are low, the performance of library organization differs significantly according to the types of innovative implementation of library organization. The present study has extracted the factors influencing innovation, classified systematically the types of innovative implementation, and inferred the synthetical, circumstantial correlations between the types and the performance of organization, and empirically inspected those factors. However, due to the present study's restrictive matters and the limit of the research design, results from the study should be more prudently interpreted. Also, the present study, as an investigative study of the types of innovative implementation, with few preceding studies, requires more complete hypothetical inference based on the results of the present study. In other words, if more systematical studies are given to understanding the relations, it will devote the suggestion and demonstration of a more useful theory.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.27-43
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• 1970

This study is designed to find out proper nursing activities for the needs of the colostomy patients, i.e., mental and psychological as well as physical needs for rapid recovery, and to help them build up the follow-up care for proper social adjustment. The study is based on 268 cases out of 381 colostomy patient's records kept in Ewha Womans University Hospital, Yonsei Medical Center, and National Medical Center in between the period from Jan. 1953 to Jan. 1970. The items of study are mainly on etiology, sex, age, duration of hospitalization, mortality rate, seasonal frequency, time from the onset of illness to the admission of the hospital, signs and symptoms. 1. Frequency of onset by etiology: Neoplastic disease 112 cases (42%), Inflammatory disease 33 cases (12%), Congenital malformation 30 cases (11%), Intussusception 25 cases (9.3%), Trauma 24 cases (9%), Volvulus 17 cases (6.3%), and Crohn's disease 6 cases (2.2%). 2. By sex: male 167 cases (62.9%), and female 101 cases (37.1%). So the ratio of portion of male and female 2:1. 3. By age: under 1·year·old 27 cases (10.1%) highest, 41-50 yrs 54 cases (20.2%), 51-60 yrs 42 cases (15.5%), above 71 yrs 5 cases (1.9%). 4. Duration of hospitalization: the shortest is 2-days and the longest is 470 days. 1-20-days 52%, 40-60 days 14%. 5. Mortality rate: Under the 10-days-admission 19.5%, and the beyond 30-days-admission 3.9%. 6. Seasonal frequency: Higher in summer (32% ). 7. Signs and symptoms: abdominal pain (56%), abdominal distention (54%), vomiting (40%), bloody mucoid diarrhea (38%) , pain of anal region (18%), abdominal tenderness, anorexia, indigestion, constipation, disuria, tenesmus, high fever and chilling sensation, bile tingled vomiting. Nursing activities for the patient's physical needs are as follows: Skin care for colostomy region, Prevention of colostomy constriction and depression, Removal of an offensive odor, The use of colostomy bag-selection for, and demonstration of the use of inexpensive colostomy irrigation equipment, Personal hygiene, general skin care, care of hair, finger nails and toe-nails, Oral hygiene, sleep and rest, aquate, Daily activities, etc. Measures for regulation of bowl movement. Keeping the instruction of taking food, Preparing the meal and help for anorexia, Constipation and it's solution, Prevention of diarrhea, helping the removal of mucous, and stretch constricted steam as needed. Nursing activities for pt's socio-psychological needs are as follows; Help the patient to make decision for the operation, Remove pt's anxiety toward operation and anesthesia, To meet the pt's spiritual needs at his death bed, Help to establish family and friends cooperation, Help to reduce anxiety at the time of admission and it's solution, Help to meet religious need, Help to remove pt's anxiety for loosing his job and family maintenance, Follow-up studies for 7 cases have been done to implement the present thesis. The items of the personal interviews with the patients are as follows: Acceptability for artificial anus, The most anxious thing they had in mind at the time of discharge, The most anxious thing they hat·e in mind at present, Their friends and family's attitudes toward the patient after operation, Relations with other colostomy patients, Emotional damage from the operation, Physical problem of enema, irrigation, Control of diet, Skin care, Control of offensive odor, Patient's suggestions to nurses during hospital stay and after discharge. In conclusion, the follow-up care for colostomy patients shares equal weight or perhaps more than the post-operative care. The follow-up care should include the spiritual care for moral support of the patient, to drag him out of isolation and estrangement, and make him fully participate in social activities. It is suggested that the following measures would help to rehabilitate the colostomy patients (1) mutual acquaintance with other colostomy patients if possible form a sort of club for the colostomy patient to exchange their experiences in care (2) through the team work of doctor, nurse and rehabilitation specialists, to have a sort of concerted effort for betterment of the patient.