• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2453-2458
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• 2012

Background: The healthcare needs of cancer patients are complex and persons involved in their caregiving process are faced with many issues that need to be addressed. The entire family and particularly the person taking on responsibility for patient care develop expectations from healthcare professionals, especially nurses. Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a home education program provided to caregivers of cancer patients on the level of their perceived social support and problems in caregiving. Interventions/Methods: The caregivers of thirty seven cancer patients of 2,400 registered people in a family center were given an educational program in this descriptive and cross-sectional study twice a week for a month during the period of March 2011 - April 2011. Results: Of all caregivers, 56.8% were between the ages 36-40, 94.5% were female, 91.9% had received no education on caregiving, 81.0% stated that they mostly felt physically and mentally inadequate in their caregiving. Perceived Social Support from the family indicated a significant difference at $8.05{\pm}4.38$ before and $11.7{\pm}4.97$ after the education. A comparison of the mean scores of caregivers on emotional issues before and after the education revealed the following: spiritual distress scores were $2.54{\pm}0.69$ before and $2.44{\pm}0.43$ after the education; hopelessness scores, $2.24{\pm}0.59$ before and $2.23{\pm}0.38$ after the education; ineffective individual coping was $3.89{\pm}1.42$ before and $2.45{\pm}0.59$ after the education; competing needs in decision-making were $3.54{\pm}0.69$ before and $2.10{\pm}1.24$ after the education; depressive feeling were $3.01{\pm}1.53$ before and $2.02{\pm}0.99$ after the education (p<0.05). Conclusions: Positive effects of home education on levels of perceived social support and caregiving problems of caregivers of cancer patients were observed. Home educational programs for caregivers of cancer patients are important for both better understanding of the requirements of their patients and themselves.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2014

Objectives : This study was conducted in order to develop the Korean version of the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (KRFL-A) and to investigate the reliability and validity of the KRFL-A. Methods : The KRFL-A, Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) and Adolescent Suicide Questionnaire (ASQ) were administered to 720 first grade high school students. We examined the test-retest reliability, internal consistency of KRFL-A, and performed factor analysis. We also evaluated the correlation between KRFL-A and other scales, and the discrimination validity of KRFL-A between suicide attempt and non-attempt groups. Results : Test-retest reliability, item-total correlation and internal consistency were all reliable. From factor analysis, three factors were extracted. The KRFL-A showed negative correlation with SSI and BHS scales. In addition, it could discriminate the suicide attempter group from the non-attempter group. Conclusion : The Korean version of the Reasons for Living Inventory was found to be reliable and valid for use in assessing the risk of suicide in adolescents.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2013

The increasing suicide rate is a serious problem in Korea. Because of increased awareness of suicidality as a problem and because completed suicide is the fourth leading cause of death, it is very important to assess the risk of suicide. The purpose of this review is to provide a systematic examination of predictive validity of measures of suicidal ideation and behavior. A number of instruments are described as useful for identifying individuals "at high risk" for suicidal behavior. However, the predictive validity for most suicide measures has not been established. The present review only includes suicide assessment instruments with published predictive validity. In addition to evaluating the suicide assessment with respect to predictive validity, the present review describes and summarizes the psychometric properties of each measure. In conclusion, because of the complexity of studying the risk of suicide and the paucity of well-designed studies, it is extremely difficult to compare and generalize these findings. In addition, only a few instruments, such as the Scale for Suicide Ideation, Suicide Intent Scale and the Beck Hopelessness Scale, have been found to be significant risk factors for completed suicide. Another problem in the field involves that there have been few suicide measures designed for elderly populations. Clearly, future research is needed to investigate the predictive validity of standardized measures for completed suicide, especially targeting elderly populations.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.412-429
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• 1993

For the purpose of promotion of mental health in the rural elderly, the author surveyed 558 elderlies aged 60 years or more, and assessed the prevalence rates of depression and cognitive impairment by using self-rating depression scale of Zung (SDS) and the Korean version of mini-mental state examination (MMSEK). Also the association between depression or cognitive function and socio-environmental factors were investigated. The major findings were as follows ; 1. The prevalence rates of severe depression and cognitive impairment were 20.9% and 14.9% in all the elderly of both sexes, respectively. 2. The rates of depression and cognitive impairment increased with increasing age in both sex groups. The mean scores of SDS increased and the mean scores of MMSEK decreased significantly among them (p<0.01). 3. Those being female, widows or widowers, and those having low levels of physical activity, showed significantly high the mean scores of depression and had significantly low the mean scores of cognitive impairment (p<0.01). 4. The depression scores relating to decreased libido, confusion, psychomotor retardation, hopelessness and indecisiveness were relatively high in both sexes. 5. All the items of mini-mental state examination were significantly correlated with depression. 6. In stepwise multiple regression analysis on depression, MMSEK, level of physical activity, chronic disease, marital status and family income were selected as highly correlated variables, and the $R^2$-value for these variables was 33.7%. 7. In stepwise multiple regression analysis on cognitive function, level of physical activity, age, depression, sex and marital status were selected as highly correlated variables, and the $R^2$-value for these variables was 62.6%. The depression and cognitive impairment of the elderly were positively correlated with nearly all sociodemographic variables.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.281-291
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• 2015

본 연구는 남자 중학생들을 대상으로 공격성 요인과 삶의 만족도 간의 관계를 검증하고, 적대감과 언어적 공격행동의 수준에 따른 네 집단 간에, 특히 내현적, 외현적 적대감 집단 간에 비합리적 신념, 자동적 사고인 일차적 및 이차적 분노사고, 삶의 만족도에 차이가 있는 지를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 충남지역 남자 중학생 268명을 대상으로 하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 공격성 요인 중 적대감이 삶의 만족도와 가장 큰 부적 상관을 보였고, 적대감을 통제한 후에는 언어적 공격행동이 정적 상관을 보였다. 단계적 회귀분석 결과, 적대감은 삶의 만족도를 부적으로, 언어적 공격행동은 정적으로 예언하였다. 둘째, 비합리적 신념, 일차적 분노사고, 이차적 분노사고의 요인들은 삶의 만족도와 부적 상관을 보였다. 셋째, 내현적 적대감 집단은 외현적 적대감 집단에 비해 자기비하, 친밀한 관계에서 경험하는 무시와 실망감, 무력감 요인의 점수가 높은 반면, 외현적 적대감 집단은 내현적 적대감 집단보다 타인비난/보복 요인의 점수가 높았다. 삶의 만족도는 내현적 적대감 집단이 다른 집단보다 낮았다. 이런 결과를 바탕으로 청소년의 적응을 돕기 위한 치료적 개입에 대한 함의와 후속연구를 위한 제언이 논의되었다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.429-444
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to identify the risk factor and protection factor related to suicide ideation in each life course based on an ecological-system perspective. A questionnaire was carried out for 393 adolescents, 473 adults and 376 aged men living nationwide. The results are as follows. First, the suicide ideation was low with 1.78 points in the full mark of 5 points. Second, the difference in suicide ideation, depression, hopelessness, stress in the organic system variables, family solidarity in the micro system variables, intermediate system variables, residence, the existence/inexistence of counselling center and the influence of mass media in mezo system variables in each life course were significant. Third, the relative influence of organic system variables on the suicide ideation were largest in all life courses. Further, the depression and the influence of mass media in all life courses were a risk factor of suicide ideation and stress was also a risk factor of suicide ideation in the case of adolescents and the aged. When examining protection factors of suicide ideation, family solidarity, minute as it is, works as the protection factor of suicide ideation in the case of adolescents. For the adults, living in a metropolis was a protection factor from suicide ideation. For the aged, family solidarity, family history of suicide and adult children's attention to their friends and neighbors (intermediate system variable) were protection factors from suicide ideation. I suggested that policy, service, counseling and educational program proper to each life course were necessary to lower risk factors of suicide ideation and to improve protection factors.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.161-171
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the reality of nursing students lived experience of clinical practice nursing of dementia patients, which will provide the basic research material to enhance the effect of their clinical practice. Method: Van Manens hermeneutic-phenomenological method has been used to analyze the data. Participants consisted of 8 second-year nursing students who did the clinical practice at a dementia unit in C hospital. Data was collected from in-depth face to face interviews. Result: $\ulcorner$being confused by the unfamiliar environment of nursing practice$\lrcorner$, $\ulcorner$being disordered about the patients' duality behaviour$\lrcorner$, $\ulcorner$perceiving necessity to accept patients' behaviors$\lrcorner$,$\ulcorner$feeling personal connections likely to grandmother$\lrcorner$, $\ulcorner$realizing the patients affection of their family$\lrcorner$,$\ulcorner$being frustrated by the patients' hopelessness$\lrcorner$,$\ulcorner$lessening biased view on dementia$\lrcorner$, $\ulcorner$feeling the anxiety about the unsecured future$\lrcorner$, $\ulcorner$realizing the necessity of the gradual and individual care$\lrcorner$,$\ulcorner$understanding the nursing of dementia as comprehensive nursing$\lrcorner$Conclusion: We are able to obtain an in-depth understanding about the nursing students lived experience of clinical practice nursing of dementia patients. Based upon this, there is a need to develop a better nursing intervention in order to enhance the effect of the nursing students clinical practice.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 청소년의 성경험 유무에 따른 건강행태의 차이를 파악하기 위한 융복합 연구이다. 본 연구는 2017년 청소년건강행태온라인 조사의 원시자료를 이용한 이차 분석 연구로, 총 61,861명의 자료를 분석하였다. 연구결과 성경험이 있는 청소년에서 남학생, 고등학생, 남학교, 낮은 학업성적, 부모와 따로 거주, 높거나 낮은 경제 상태를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 건강행태에 있어서는 성경험이 있는 청소년이 신체활동을 더 많이 하고 스트레스, 슬픔·절망감 경험, 자살생각, 자살계획, 자살시도, 음주, 흡연을 더 많이 하는 것으로 나타났다. 성경험이 있는 청소년 중에서 피임을 하지 않는 청소년은 48.9%로 나타났고, 주로 콘돔을 이용하였다. 청소년의 성 건강을 위하여 본 연구에서 도출된 요인을 고려하여 중재하는 것이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구는 청소년의 특성을 반영한 성교육 프로그램을 개발하는 데에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국아동복지학
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• 제36호
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• pp.197-230
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• 2011

본 연구는 자녀의 성학대 피해 이후 어머니의 경험에 대해 현상학적 연구방법을 통해 참여자의 경험 본질을 탐색하고 실천적 함의를 제언하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 연구자는 아동과 관련한 사회복지 시설과 기관을 통해 성학대 피해아동의 어머니 5명을 추천받아 2회 이상의 심층면접을 실시하여 자료를 수집하였다. 연구자는 선이해를 드러냄으로써 연구자의 선견과 편견을 괄호치기 하여 분석하였다. 본 연구결과 참여자는 자녀의 성학대 경험을 통해 '나락 아래로 영혼마저 사라짐'과 같은 절망감을 느끼며, 자녀의 성학대 사건 이후 '망가짐, 벼랑끝, 아이와 가족이 같이 무너짐' 같은 고통을 겪었다. 게다가 참여자는 '처절함, 내 아이를 지키기 위해 몸부림 침' 속에서 '한줄기 빛, 버틸 수 있는 힘을 얻음'으로 삶을 포기하지 않고 살아간다. '하지만 절망, 외면, 아이의 상처까지 마음속에 벽으로 쌓아두고 살아감'으로 분석되었다. 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 성학대 피해아동의 어머니에 대한 사회복지 실천은 동반자적 입장으로 사건발생 10여 일 전후로 개입이 절대적으로 필요하다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2021

Objectives: This study investigated sleep quality in female full-time homemakers and evaluated the relationship of sleep disturbance with psychological and socio-environmental factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study adopted a structured survey and sequential recruitment method for randomized participation of community-dwelling full-time female homemakers. Sleep quality and mental health were measured using the Korean version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (K-PSQI), Korean version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (K-BDI-II), Korean version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (K-BAI), and Korean version of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (K-BHS). The willingness-to-pay (WTP) method was selected to measure the self-evaluated monetary value of household service work. The relationship among the main relevant factors was statistically analyzed through a mediation model. Results: A total of 166 participants were analyzed and classified having poor versus good sleep quality (poor : 24.1%, n = 40 ; good : 75.9%, n = 126 ; cut-off point = 9 on the K-PSQI). Significant between-group differences were observed in mental health status (K-BDI-II, p < 0.001 ; K-BAI, p < 0.001 ; K-BHS, p = 0.003). The moderated mediation model was verified, indicating that depression may mediate the association between nurturing burden and sleep disturbance. The path from nurturing burden to depression may be moderated by average monthly household income. Conclusion: A relatively high portion of full-time female homemakers may suffer from sleep disturbance and interactions between psychological and socio-environmental factors might determine sleep quality, suggesting the need for public health policies targeting improvement of sleep quality and mental health among full-time homemakers.