• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the disease-related knowledge, stress and quality of life for the patients with varicose veins. Methods: Data were collected via questionnaire from 138 patients with varicose veins in C University Hospital in Korea from November in Korea 2012 to August 2013. Results: Knowledge of the symptoms and diagnosis was the lowest. The scores from patients with disease-related knowledge tended to be low for both subjects over the age of 60 and subjects with low education (less than high school). The score for stress over complications was the highest. The level of stress is higher for women, subjects without spouses, subjects with higher severity of disease and patients who had been taking hormones in the past or are still taking hormones. The disease-related quality of life tended to be lower for women and subjects without spouses. 21% of the variance in quality of life was explained by the level of disease-related stress, disease severity and knowledge. Conclusion: Education and the management of nurses to improve disease-related knowledge for patients with varicose veins is highly recommended. Intervention, by reducing stress, is necessary to improve the quality of life for women, subjects without spouses, and subjects with higher severity of the disease.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of systemic disease-related knowledge among dental hygienists and analyze the effect on their job performance, empowerment, and satisfaction to provide basic data for expanding education on systemic diseases among dental hygienists and improving their job performance, empowerment and satisfaction. Methods: A survey was conducted among dental hygienists working in Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do region, South Korea, from October 27 to November 10, 2020, with a total of 245 questionnaires included in the final analysis. Results: Results of analysis revealed an average score for systemic disease-related knowledge among dental hygienists of 16.53±3.33 points and the higher the systemic disease-related knowledge, the higher the job performance, empowerment, and satisfaction. The higher the coronary artery disease knowledge and respiratory and infectious disease knowledge, the higher the job performance, and the higher the respiratory and infectious disease knowledge, the higher the job empowerment and job satisfaction. Conclusions: This study revealed that the higher dental hygienists' level of systemic disease-related knowledge, the higher their job performance, empowerment, and satisfaction. Therefore, this study suggests that dental hygienists' education on systemic disease-related knowledge should be expanded, and diverse systemic disease education programs should be developed for application in clinical practice.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.418-427
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• 2008

Purpose: This study was done to investigate the relationship of knowledge related to disease, awareness and practice of inhaler use in asthmatic patients. Method: The participants in this research were 124 patients with asthma who used inhalers, and were admitted to hospital or attended outpatient asthmatic clinics. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire which consisted of demographic characteristics, illness-related characteristics, and tools to measure knowledge of disease, awareness and practice related to inhaler use. Results: Knowledge related to disease was statistically significantly different for age (p<.001) and marital status (p=.017). The mean score for awareness of inhaler use was significantly higher than the mean score for practice in inhaler use (p<.001). There were significant correlations between awareness and practice of inhaler use (p<.001), knowledge related to disease and awareness of inhaler use (p<.001), and knowledge related to disease and practice of inhaler use (p<.001). Conclusion: Results indicate that due to the variation in degree of illness in patients with asthma, there is a need to develop appropriate education programs for people of different ages and also precise ${\alpha}$ II content for use of inhalers method of checking capacity washing and storing as well as directions about different kinds of the inhalers.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.190-202
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• 2013

Purpose: To survey relationships between health literacy, disease-related knowledge and compliance to medical recommendations in patients with hypertension. Methods: The subjects were 315 patients conveniently selected from public health centers in Gangwon province. Data were collected through a questionnaire (from January 10, 2013 to February 10, 2013) and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan test and Pearson's correlation coefficient using the PASW statistics 18.0 program. Results: There were significant differences in health literacy according to age, marital status, monthly family income and education. In regard to disease-related knowledge, there were significant differences according to gender, marital status and monthly family income. There were positive correlations between health literacy and disease-related knowledge (r = .39, p = <.001), disease-related knowledge and compliance to medical recommendations (r = .28, p = <.001). However, there was no correlation between health literacy and compliance to medical recommendations. Conclusion: Health literacy and disease-related knowledge have a significantly positive correlation. Further studies are needed to confirm the effects of health literacy on chronic diseases.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2016

이번 연구의 목적은 치과위생사의 전신질환 지식 확산 정도를 파악하는 것이다. 종합(대학)병원 치과, 치과 병 의원 및 보건(지)소에 근무하고 있는 치과위생사 211명을 대상으로 2015년 8월 31일부터 9월 20일에 걸쳐 설문지를 배부하여 조사하였으며 회수된 자료는 서술통계와 t-검정, 일원분산분석으로 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 치과위생사의 전신질환 관련 지식 정도는 전체 평균 0.64점으로 나타났다. 치과위생사의 일반적 특성에 따른 전신질환 지식에서는 연령, 학력, 경력, 교육경험에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다(p<0.01). 치과위생사의 전신질환 관련 지식에 대한 유용성 인식 정도는 전체 평균점수가 0.61점(1점 만점)으로 나타났다. 전신질환 관련 지식의 유용성 인식에서는 연령(p<0.001), 학력(p<0.01), 경력(p<0.001), 교육경험(p<0.01)에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 치과위생사의 전신질환 관련 지식에 대한 실무적용 정도는 전체 평균 0.86점(2점 만점)으로 나타났다. 전신질환 관련 지식 실무적용에서는 연령(p<0.01), 학력(p<0.01), 경력(p<0.01), 교육경험(p<0.001)에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 치과위생사의 전신질환 지식 확산정도는 2.17점으로 '실무에 유용하다고 생각함' 단계로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 치과위생사의 전신질환 지식의 확산 과정을 파악하고 장애요인을 파악하는 연구가 필요하다. 아울러 치과위생사에게 전신질환 지식에 대한 실무 교육 기회를 제공하기 위해 교육 프로그램을 개발하고 그 효과를 확인하는 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 울혈성 심부전 환자의 심부전 관련 지식에 영향을 미치는 요인을 융복합적으로 파악하기 위하여 시행되었다. S시에 있는 종합 병원에 내원한 울혈성 심부전 환자 100명을 대상으로 하였으며, 심부전 관련 지식에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 다중 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 본 연구의 대상자들의 심부전 관련 지식은 평균 9.85점이었으며, 심부전 관련 지식에 영향을 미치는 요인은 질병의 중증도 및 이환기간으로 설명력은 28.0%이었다. 본 연구는 울혈성 심부전 환자의 심부전 관련 지식과 심부전 관련 지식에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하여 울혈성 심부전 환자의 자가 간호를 증진시킬 수 있는 방안을 마련하는데 필요한 기초 자료를 제공하는데 의의를 둘 수 있다. 향후 울혈성 심부전 환자의 심부전 관련 지식을 향상시키기 위해서 질병의 중증도 및 이환기간을 고려한 질환 관리 방안이 제시되어야 하며, 울혈성 심부전 환자들의 중증도 특성에 적합한 합병증 예방 교육이 시행되어야 한다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.6-15
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• 2012

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to identify the level of health literacy and to determine its impact on disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-care in adults with hypertension. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study in which patients with hypertension were recruited from outpatient hypertension clinics in Seoul, Korea from December, 2009 to February, 2010. A total 186 patients completed series of questionnaires to assess health literacy, disease-related knowledge, and adherence to self-care. Hierarchical linear regression was used to determine whether health literacy was associated with disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-care. Results: Seventy-one (38.2%) and seventy-two (38.7%) patients had inadequate and marginal health literacy, respectively. In hierarchical linear regression, health literacy independently predicted disease-related knowledge (${\beta}$= .43, p < .001) and adherence to self-care (${\beta}$= .37, p < .001) after controlling for age, education level, having a job or not, and body mass index. Conclusion: These findings show that health care providers need to pay attention to patients with hypertension who have inadequate health literacy. Further, it is recommended to develop and implement new strategies for assessing health literacy in clinical practices. Interventions to improve health literacy could promote disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-care in patients with hypertension.

• 의료커뮤니케이션
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of providing written information for coronary artery disease on health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, anxiety, and educational satisfaction depending on patients' health literacy. Methods: The participants in this study were 40 patients who underwent coronary angiography or coronary intervention, and depending on the level of health literacy 30 patients were high group and 10 patients were low group. Each group was evaluated on health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, anxiety, and educational satisfaction with providing written information. Results: By providing written information in the group with high health literacy, there was a significant difference in health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, but there was no significant difference in anxiety variable. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, and anxiety by providing written information in the group with low health literacy. Also, there was no significant difference in the educational satisfaction between high and low group of health literacy after providing written information. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop educational materials that can be applied to clinical nursing field with considering health literacy of patients with coronary artery disease. In addition to providing written information, it is also necessary to develop other educational intervention programs such as video and personalized counseling that may be helpful for coronary patients with low health literacy and investigate their effectiveness.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.37-51
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• 2008

In this article, the aim is at evaluating the knowledge level of the foodbome disease by developing a reasonable survey questionnaire model. Each questions of the questionnaire is made up to check the knowledge covering the several fields of materials related to the foodbome disease. The pilot survey is implemented to evaluate the validity of questionnaire. Each question in questionnaire is scored to get the quantitative measure of the foodbome disease knowledge by converting the total score into 100 points.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.617-625
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the asthma management educational program given to the allergic asthmatics receiving immunotherapy due to house dust mite on the disease related to knowledge, stress, and self-efficacy. Method: The subjects of this study were the patients received immunotherapy to house dust mite at a week interval after being diagnosed for house dust mite allergic asthma at the respiratory center of a hospital affiliated to the university. They were divided into the experimental group of 29 patients who received asthma management education, the control group of 32 patients, and 61 patients in total. Experimental treatment, as an asthma management educational program, was the group education of one time and the reinforcement education of three times with environmental therapy and immunotherapy to house dust mite. Results: The results revealed that the improvement in disease related knowledge, the improvement in self-efficacy and the decrease in stress, were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group. Conclusions: The asthma management educational program had an effect on improving the disease related knowledge and self-efficacy, and decreasing the stress of the patients asthmatics allergic to house dust mite.