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Factors Affecting Women's Satisfaction with Hospital Environment Following Childbirth (분만 후 여성의 의료환경 만족도에 미치는 요인)

  • Choi, Young Soon;Jung, Mi Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.5627-5635
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to determine factors of women's satisfaction of hospital environment following childbirth. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 783 women visited at 101 hospitals for delivery and frequencies, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression analyses were performed. Women's satisfaction was significantly related with personal and environmental factors. Specifically, a kind of patient room, using a shared room regardless of their preference, using family delivery room, planned hospitalization, gestational week at delivery, and hospital locations significantly predicted the variance of women's satisfaction. Therefore, hospital user satisfaction should be carefully understood as a consequence of interaction of person and environment and the level of satisfaction can be represented by the degree of congruency between personal and environmental characteristics. Furthermore, healthcare providers should develop strategies to reduce gaps between personal preferences/will/control and environmental situations, contributing to women's satisfaction with hospital following childbirth.

Infants according to type of teacher education oral health education behavioral research using PRECEDE model (PRECEDE 모형을 이용한 영·유아교육기관 교사의 구강보건교육행태 연구)

  • Shim, Jae-Suk;Moon, Ha-Young
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.603-613
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : This study is to investigate factors that predispose the oral health education patterns of teachers at preschool institutions such as kindergartens and day nurseries, for which a comparison was made among the patterns, whereto the PRECEDE model was applied. Methods : A survey was conducted by two visits, a preliminary survey and a main survey, and teachers at the foregoing institutions personally filled in the questionnaire. Results : 1. With relation to epidemiological and social diagnosis, the largest number of respondents (53.7%) agreed on the need for oral health education, but at the same time, the largest number of respondents (40.3%) was unsatisfactory with oral health education given by them. 2. With relation to behavioral diagnosis, there were many cases where respondents taught their students to brush their teeth after meals and snacks. Oral health education was focused on safety and injuries. There was no significant intergroup difference (p>0.05). 3. Predisposing factors (a subcategory of educational diagnosis) showed the following results: As for the frequency of oral health education, most respondents at both institutions answered preferred once every six month (p>0.05). In the case of oral health checkup, 75.4% of respondents at kindergartens preferred once a year. 72.2% of respondents at day nurseries preferred the same frequency. They showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). In enabling factors, it was found that most respondents at both institutions collected information and teaching materials from mass media and public health centers respectively. In enabling factors, insufficient teaching materials, media and knowledge were found to be obstacles to oral health education. Conclusions : Oral healthcare providers' cooperation is required to diversify away from tooth brushing-centered education and to enrich oral health education. In addition, continuous supplements are required to make teachers at preschool institutions acquire expert knowledge and give oral health education with confidence. Moreover, it needs to train them for various education programs as well as to support them with educational media. Lastly, family members' cooperation is required to develop oral health education programs.

Impact of Job-stress on Fatigue Among 119 Rescue Workers (일부 119 구급대원의 직무스트레스가 피로도에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Sung-Soo;Kim, Gyoung Wan
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.433-439
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of job-stress factors associated with fatigue among emergency rescue workers. A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 264 rescue workers in J province from January 5 to March 14, 2015. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics about the subjects, health-related characteristics, a job stress instrument, and a subjective fatigue instrument. The results were analyzed using a t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis to determine the factors related to fatigue. Fatigue was influenced by the personal characteristics of the rescue workers and job stress. To reduce fatigue, effort to manage and relieve stress is required after a job is done in the field. In addition, it is expected that fatigue can be reduced by providing methods that can improve the healthcare capacity of the rescue workers.

Relationship Among the Health State, Daily Living Activities (ADL, IADL), Sleep State, and Depression Among Old People at Elderly Care Facilities (노인요양시설 노인들의 건강상태, 일상생활능력, 수면상태와 우울의 관련성)

  • Kim, Myeong-Suk;Kim, Jong-Im
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.2609-2619
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship among the depression, physical condition, daily living activities, and sleep state among old people at elderly care facilities. The subjects include old people aged 65 or older residing at an elderly care facility. At elderly care facilities, the depression of old people was related with the state of vision, mastication ability, quality of sleep, and sleep state. The degree of relation was high in the group with a poor vision, the one with a bad condition of teeth, the one that considered their quality of sleep to be poor, and the one with somnipathy. Their depression had negative correlations with age and positive ones with mastication ability and assessment of quality of sleep. At elderly care facilities, the depression of old people was highly connected with the state of vision, mastication ability, sleep state, and hearing ability. In short, the depression of old people at elderly care facilities is highly connected to the health state perceived individually. The findings point to the importance of close interest in individual health state and management of old people in poor vision, mastication ability in healthcare and nursing intervention.

Analysis of Hand Hygiene Practices of Health Care Personnels (의료기관 종사자의 손 위생 수행 분석)

  • Oh, Hyang Soon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.9
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    • pp.6160-6168
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    • 2015
  • Hand hygiene(HH)of the health care personnels(HCPs) was the most effective method to prevent the transmission of healthcare associated infections. This study was conducted to measure and analysis the status of the HH compliance of HCPs. Data were collected by the direct observation methods of the World Health Organizations(WHO) using WHO's HH monitoring tool kits from 25th October to 31th December, 2010. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, cross analysis, multiple logistic analysis using the SPSS/PC 21 program. A total of 8,644 opportunities for HH were observed, and the overall HH compliance rate was 94.1%. HH rates of physicians was lowest(83.4%; OR: 0.209, 95%CI:0.174-0.252). HH rates were statistically different by the job titles(p<0.001), WHO's 5 moments(p<0.001). HH rates in registered nurses(p=0.003), and medical technicians(p<0.001) were statistically different by the WHO 5Moments. Jobs specific HH strategies and WHO 5Moments should be developed to increase the HH compliances of the HCPs.

A Study on How Elderly People are Preparing for Dying Well (웰다잉을 어떻게 준비하고 있는가: 노인을 대상으로)

  • Lim, HyoNam;Kim, Kwang-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.9
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    • pp.432-439
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    • 2019
  • This study was a qualitative study that attempted to find out the meaning of preparation for dying well that the elderly think through a question of how to prepare for dying well. The focus group interview was conducted on 10 elderly people aged 65 or older who visited the elderly welfare center in B city, Gyeonggi-do, and a total of two groups were interviewed with five subjects as one group. As a result, eight themes were drawn from four dimensions of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. In physical preparation, 'health management' and 'doing what you want to do' were derived. In psychological preparation, 'not regretting' and 'giving to others' were derived, and in social preparation, 'organizing property', 'determining a place of death you wish', and 'writing a letter of advance life sustaining care directives' were derived. In spiritual preparation, 'relying on religion' was derived. The elderly were preparing for well-being in various aspects, and when developing a program for well-being, the program should be planned to prepare for actual death in various aspects.

A literature review of patient safety in Korea: focused on domestic studies (환자안전에 관한 문헌 연구: 국내연구를 중심으로)

  • Hwang, Ji-Young;Kim, Jin-Kyung
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2018
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data on the continuous management and institutional measures in the future by understanding the research trends of patient safety in healthcare field. Methods:The data were extracted from 2011-2016 KoreaMed, KMBase, KISS, NDSL and KISTI. Data were analysis by frequency analysis using the SPSS 14.0 program. Results: 87.0% of the studies were quantitative studies. As for the method of sampling, 'No use' was the highest at 56.5%. Most of the participants in the study were 'nurses' (50.7%). 19 hospitals (35.8%) were the most common. The subjects of the study consisted of 35 (51.5%) patients' safety culture (awareness) and 20 (29.4%) 'safety nursing activities'. Conclusions: Patient safety and patient safety should be maintained. Further, a mature patient safety culture should be settled through cooperation management among medical staff.

Establishment of Ministry of Health: Reform of Central Government for National Disease Control and Healthcare System (보건부 설립)

  • Park, Eun-Cheol
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.265-269
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    • 2020
  • Korea has failed to respond to the Middle East respiratory syndrome of 2015 and the early phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of 2020. This is due to the structural problems of the Ministry of Health and Welfare that has been more increased manpower and budgets of the welfare part relative to those of the health part, and the ministers were appointed welfare experts, not health experts. In 21 (56.8%) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, the Ministry of Health operates independently, and these countries have been relatively well coping with COVID-19. The importance of the Korean health sector is increasing even further. Korea faces on the emerging infectious diseases, chronic infectious diseases such as tuberculosis that has been being a huge burden, and rapidly increasing non-communicable diseases, suicide and mental disorders, and some diseases due to fine dust and climate change. In addition, the rapid advancement of the aging society, the entry of an era of ultra-low fertility and low-economic growth, and the unification of the Korean peninsula are calling for a health policy reform. Therefore, the Ministry of Health should be established and systematically responsible for health policy, disease policy, medical policy, and medical security policy. Ministry of Health will be the control tower for K-Disease Control, K-Bio, and K-Health.

Leadership Experience of Clinical Nurses: Applying Focus Group Interviews (임상간호사의 리더십 경험: 포커스 그룹 인터뷰 적용)

  • Lee, Byoung-Sook;Eo, Yong-Sook;Lee, Mi-Aie
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.671-683
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the leadership experience of clinical nurses. Methods: During 2014, data were collected using focus group interviews. Three focus group interviews were held with a total of 20 clinical nurses participating. All interviews were recorded as they were spoken and transcribed and data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Fifteen categories emerged from the five main themes. 1) Thoughts on the leadership category: to lead others, to cope with problem situations adequately and to serve as a shield against difficulties. 2) Situations requiring leadership: situation that requires correct judgement, coping and situations that need coordination and cooperation. 3-1) Leadership behaviors: other-oriented approach and self-oriented approach. 3-2) Leadership behavior consequences: relevant compensation and unfair termination. 4-1) Facilitators of leadership: confidence and passion for nursing and external support and resources. 4-2) Barriers to leadership: non-supportive organization culture and deficiency in own leadership competencies. 5) Strategies of leadership development: strengthen leadership through self-development and organizational leadership development. Conclusion: In conclusion, the results indicate that it is necessary to enhance clinical nurses' leadership role in healthcare. Enhancement can be achieved through leadership programs focused on enlarging leadership experience, constant self-development, leadership training, and development of leadership competencies suited to the nursing environment.

Relationship between Medical Service Specialization and Operational Performance in Hospitals: Focusing on Length of Stay and Medical Expense (병원 진료의 전문화와 운영 성과 간의 관계: 재원일수와 급여비용을 중심으로)

  • Yoo, Hai-Won;Kim, Kyoung-Hoon
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : Medical service specialization could have positive effects on their profits and medical service quality. This study was to examine the relationship between medical service specializations and operational performance in hospitals. Methods : We used the National Inpatient Sample data provided by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service from 2010 to 2013. The hospital operational performance was determined by measuring the specialization level of the hospital based on DRGs. Results : The information theory index was 2.38 in 2010, 2.38 in 2011, 2.37 in 2012, and 2.37 in 2013. A multiple regression model was constructed which showed that if the specialization level becomes higher, it decreases the length of stay per case with an increase in medical expense. Conclusions : Differentiation and concentrated medical service specialization strategy have had a positive effect on the operational performance of hospitals.