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The Meaning of Good Dying of Chinese Terminally Ill Cancer Patients in Taiwan

  • Chao, Co-Shi Chantal
    • 한국호스피스완화의료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.12a
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    • pp.162-174
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this hermeneutic study was to investigate the meaning of "good dying" of Chinese terminally ill cancer patients in Taiwan; the factors related to this morning; and the strategies cancer patients used to ensure "good dying". Indepth unstructured interviews, prolonged participant observations, and review of clinical records were selected as the methods for data collection. In the four and one-half month period of data collection, the researcher was in the role of a full time clinical nurse specialist who directly took care of the subject patients in 4 hospitals and in patients' homes. The 20 subject were selected purposively according to selection criteria and various demographic backgrounds. Interview transcripts and field notes comprised the data for analysis. The results were composed by 3 constitutive patterns and 12 themes. Achieving inner peace appeared to herald the good dying state. The "good dying" for Chinese terminally ill cancer patients in Taiwan meant peace of body, peace of mind, and peace of thought. The constitutive pattern of peace of body included 4 themes: (1)minimizing the agony of physical symptoms; (2)short period of dying process without lingering death; (3) cleanliness, neatness, and integrity of the body; and (4) mobility. The constitutive pattern of peace of mind included 5 themes: (1) yielding; (2) non-attachment; (3) not to be lonely; (4) settle down all affairs; and (5) being in a preferred environment and enjoying nature. The third constitutive pattern of peace of thought included 3 themes: (1) getting through day by day without thinking; (2) meaningful life; and (3) expectation that the suffering would be ending. Through understanding of the terminally ill cancer patient' needs in their meanings of "good dying", recommendations can be made for humanistic care. The findings of this study have recommendations for care givers daily contact with dying patients and for medical and nursing education.

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A empirical Study of Secondary Victimization Among Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents (성폭력 피해 아동·청소년이 2차 피해로 인지한 경험 연구)

  • Chae, Hyun Suk
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.68 no.1
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    • pp.117-140
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to explore in depth experience of child secondary victimization after sexual violence incident. In order to achieve this study goal, this study contact six child who experienced sexual abuse and acknowledged secondary victimization, and collected data by indepth interview about 2~4 times. collected data was analysed by Colaizzi's analysis method. The results of this study can draw six subcategories. Six subcategories are 'school to collapse protective device', 'family not to depend on' 'judicial authority to fester a wound' 'assailant to rub salt into a wound', and the people around him merely looked on. secondary victimization of child sex abuse victims signify experience to give menace such as huge blow after first victimization. Based on result of analysis, this study suggest and implication of social welfare to prevent Secondary Victimization of sexual violence victim child.

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South and North Korean Living Cultures: Their Differences and Integration (III) (남북한 생활문화의 이질화와 통합(III) -북한의 의${\cdot}$${\cdot}$주 생활 조사분석을 중심으로-)

  • Rhee, Eun-Young;Kim, Dae-Nyun;Park, Young-Sook;Rhee, Kee-Choon;Lee, Ki-Young;Yi, Soon-Hyung;Choi, Youn-Shil
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.15-28
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    • 1999
  • Living culture, which is a pattern of peoples' everyday living, is influenced by the socio-economic conditions as well as ideology of the society. South and North Korean societies have been segregated during the past 50 years with different socio-economic conditions and idelolgies, resulting different living cultures, even though those two societies share the same traditional culture. This project was developed to identify the differences in living cultures between South and North Korean concentrated on finding out the current living culture of North Korean families. Based on indepth interview with ten people who escaped from North Korea after 1990, empirical survey with 158 subjects was conducted. The subjects with various demographic backgrounds were asked about lifestyles concerning clothing, food, housing that they experienced when they were in North Korea. This study revealed differences in many aspects of living cultures of South and North Korea, and relationships were suggested in three lifestyles. The study was intended to provide ground for more information to the following study that will explore the cue of integration between South and North Korean societies in living culture.

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A Study of the Current State of Korean Restaurants in São Paulo in Brazil (브라질 상파울루시의 한식당 현황 및 만족도 조사)

  • Chung, Hae-Kyung;Woo, Na-Riyah;Kim, Mi-Hye
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.261-273
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    • 2012
  • To find an efficient solution for the globalization of Korean food in Brazil, we conducted a survey about the satisfaction of Brazilian natives who had visited a Korean restaurant, and possible suggestions for improvement. We also conducted indepth interviews with 13 owners of Korean restaurants in Seo Paulo, Brazil, about their plans to improve Korean food to be more appealing to the Brazilian palate. Our research shows that Korean restaurants had a below average reputation for employee kindness, menu taste and variety, interior, mood, and accessibility. As a result of the survey, we found that Korean restaurants were considered in general to be below average. The survey also showed that the higher the level of a person's economic standing, the less satisfaction they had with Korean food restaurants. We also found that the most common pieces of advice that Brazilian women had regarding Korean restaurants were to offer more variety in the menu, maintain a cleaner restaurant, and to actively engage in public relations. The general concerns of everyone surveyed focused on cleanliness and public relations of the restaurant. However, food-related people focused more on the taste and quality of the food. Sao Paulo is currently the most well-developed economic center in South America, so the world's food service industry is pushed to the front of its ongoing development. For Korean food to make inroads into Brazil, Korean restaurants need to change the niche that they occupy. First-generation family businesses and second-generation specialized family businesses coexist in that city. So first of all, to localize the Korean food for Brazilian tastes, a menu system that will easily allow natives to access Korean food must be established. And second of all, it must support the total food culture by improving distribution, sanitation management, and marketing methods that can get the natives to like Korean food ingredients.

A Study on Obstacle Factors at the Mutual Access of Towed Trailer of Car-Ferry between Korea and China using Fuzzy-AHP (Fuzzy-AHP를 활용한 한·중 카페리 피견인 트레일러 상호주행 시 장애요인에 관한 연구)

  • Sung, Ki-Deok;Jeon, Jun-Woo;Yeo, Gi-Tae
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.515-521
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the weights of obstacle factors against mutual access of towed trailers of car-ferry between South Korea and China using Fuzzy-AHP. To this end, factors were first selected through literature research and finally selected through in-depth interviews with a group of experts in cargoes who are currently in car-ferry companies. Selected high rank obstacle factors included unstable service provision, limited policy support, and additional costs being incurred and among them, unstable service provision was identified as the most serious obstacle factor through analysis. Eleven measurement variables selected include insufficient supply of container yard, trailer insurance and management issues, insufficient special equipment, insufficient specialized manpower, limited input service courses, insufficient marketing and public relations strategies, and increasing transportation costs and among them, increasing equipment returning costs due to unbalanced cargo gathering were identified as the most serious obstacle factor through analysis followed by limited input service courses, insufficient special equipment, delays in procedures, and occurrence of additional procedures in order of precedence.

A Conceptual Framework for an Information Behavior Model Based on the Collaboration Perspective between User and System for Information Retrieval

  • Yangyuen, Wachira;Phetkaew, Thimaporn;Nuntapichai, Siwanath
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.30-46
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    • 2020
  • This research aimed (1) to study and analyze the ability of current information retrieval (IR) systems based on views of information behavior (IB), and (2) to propose a conceptual framework for an IB model based on the collaboration between the system and user, with the intent of developing an IR system that can apply intelligent techniques to enhance system efficiency. The methods in this study consisted of (1) document analysis which included studying the characteristics and efficiencies of the current IR systems and studying the IB models in the digital environment, and (2) implementation of the Delphi technique through an indepth interview method with experts. The research results were presented in three main parts. First, the IB model was categorized into eight stages, different from traditional IB, in the digital environment, which can correspond to all behaviors and be applied to with an IR system. Second, insufficient functions and log file storage hinder the system from effectively understanding and accommodating user behavior in the digital environment. Last, the proposed conceptual framework illustrated that there are stages that can add intelligent techniques to the IR system based on the collaboration perspective between the user and system to boost the users' cognitive ability and make the IR system more user-friendly. Importantly, the conceptual framework for the IB model based on the collaboration perspective between the user and system for IR assisted the ability of information systems to learn, recognize, and comprehend human IB according to individual characteristics, leading to enhancement of interaction between the system and users.

A Study of the Priority of the Local-Logistics Policy in the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시 지역물류정책의 우선순위에 관한 연구)

  • Roh, Kyoung-Joon;Song, Sang Hwa
    • Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.59-77
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    • 2016
  • This paper reviews the current local logistics policy of the Incheon Metropolitan City and prioritizes policy agenda based on fuzzy AHP and IPA (Importance Performance Analysis). The analysis recommends that the city needs to keep up the current good works at the policy agenda such as early expansion of the international logistics hub and improvement of the provincial highway network.The policy agenda including the logistics parks, the transport networks and the hinterland activities are evaluated as overkilled agenda. Revitalization of the logistics database, establishment of an integrated business support center, modal shift, and public logistics support were classified as low-priority policy agenda. The policy agenda of urgent concentration includes development of new logistics business and air cargo industry.

Person-Centered Relational Care Experienced by Critical Care Nurses: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Study (중환자실 간호사가 경험한 사람-중심의 관계 돌봄에 대한 해석 현상학적 분석 연구)

  • Jang, Myoung Sun;Kim, Sungjae
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.423-436
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore nurses' experience of person-centered relational care in the context of critical care. Methods: Key interview questions were developed based on the human-to-human relationship model suggested by Travelbee. Data were collected through indepth interviews with a purposive sample of 11 nurses having more than 2 years of working experience in intensive care units. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted to analyze the data. Results: Four super-ordinate and nine sub-ordinate themes were identified. Emerged super-ordinate themes were as follows: (1) encountering a live person via patient monitoring systems; (2) deep empathic connection; (3) humanistic and compassionate care, and (4) accompanying the journey to the end. Study findings revealed that nurses in intensive care units experienced 'balancing emotions' and 'authenticity' in caring when entering human-to-human relationships with dying patients. The phenomenon of person-centered relational care in intensive care units was found to subsume intrinsic attributes of empathy, compassion, and trust, similar to the central concepts of Travelbee's theory. Conclusion: The interpretative findings in this study provide deeper understanding of Travelbee's human-to-human relationship model. The technological environment in intensive care units did not hinder experienced nurses from forming human-to-human relationships. These themes need to be emphasized in critical care nursing education as well as in nursing management. The results of this study will contribute to understanding nurse-patient caring relationships in depth, and help improve the quality of nursing care in intensive care units.

A Case Study on Basic Learning Ability Achievement in the Field of Basic Mechanics for Students with Poor Basic Learning Ability (기초학습능력 부진학생을 위한 기초역학 분야 기초학력강화 사례 연구)

  • Lee, Jongkil
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2018
  • Many undergraduate engineering freshmen have difficulties in attending major courses due to their poor basic academic ability. Regardless of the university level it is a reality in universities all over the country. In order to solve the problems of poor learning and basic academic ability, in this study, students who want to major in mechanical engineering at A university, it was confirmed the effectiveness and surveyed the satisfaction with the questionnaire. The pre and post test results showed that the A group improved scores by 40.1% and the B group by 18.9%. Questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews conducted after the completion of the program. It showed that the basic learning ability achievement program was highly satisfied with the overall average of 90.6% (4.53/5.0) and an useful program which not only contributed to the interest in the major subjects and the confidence in the academic achievement but also build positive relationships between the student and professor.

A Study on the Success Factors of Port Operation for New International Passenger Terminal Using Fuzzy Theory (퍼지이론을 이용한 인천항 신국제여객터미널의 항만운영 성공요인에 관한 연구)

  • Yoo, Sung-Jai;Cha, Young-Doo;Yeo, Gi-Tae
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.91-100
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to draw out success factors of port operation for New International Passenger Terminal(NIPT) in Incheon Port using the fuzzy method. In this study, the success factors of port operation were firstly selected by literature review and finally adopted them by in-depth interview with experts who had working experiences over 15 years in the field of Korea-China Carferry shipping business and stevedoring business. Success factors of port operation of the NIPT have been classified into four principal factors such as 'land's use side', 'productivity side', 'cost side' and 'services side', and the comparative analysis was conducted among success factors of port operation. According to the results of analysis, in terms of "land's use side", securing CY space of full-empty containers(0.857) was the most important factor. Among detailed factors of "productivity side", building terminal automation system(0.806) was significantly needed. In the factors of "cost side" and "service side", land rental costs(0.861) and schedule management of berth operation(0.798) were selected as the most important factors. Consequently, new international passenger terminal has implications that the main port operations should focus on reasonable rents calculation, ensuring proper space of CY, and building automation system of terminal, There is a need to proceed to conduct a comparative study of the same operating mode of an international passenger terminal.