• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.517-523
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the uniform management of the dental hygienists in Korea. Methods: The study was carried out by direct telephone survey to dental gygienists in Gangneung, Wonju, and Seongnam from March 15 to April 10, 2015. The subjects were seventy dental clinics by random sampling. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects(4 items), infection control education(3 items), and infection control activity(9 items). Cronbach's alpha was 0.781 in the study. After informed consent from the dental hygienists, the survey was done by telephone. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 program. Results: The dental hygienists taking infection control education tended to wash the uniforms twice a week (${\chi}^2$=15.95, p<001). The majority of the dental hygienists thought that the best washing place of uniform would be dental clinics than any other place (${\chi}^2$=38.76, p<001). Conclusions: It is very important to implement the infection control education for the dental hygienists. The establishment of standard guideline for infection control of the uniform washing will enhance the dental service quality and satisfaction of the dental service consumers.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2021

본 연구는 간호대학생의 잠복결핵 감염관리에 대한 지식, 인식도와 수행도, 예방행위와의 관계를 파악하고, 예방행위에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 시도되었다. 연구대상자는 D광역시에 소재하는 2개 대학에 재학 중인 191명이었다. 자료수집을 위한 설문조사는 2020년 8월 31일부터 11월 30일까지 실시되었다. 자료분석은 SPSS/21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, stepwise multiple regression을 이용하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 잠복결핵 감염관리 예방행위와 수행도(r=.21, p=.003), 인식도와 수행도(r=.88, p<.001)는 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 잠복결핵 감염관리에 대한 예방행위에 영향을 미치는 요인은 학년(β=.29, p<.001), 최종 교육시기(β=.19, p=.004)였으며, 예방행위에 설명력은 11.9%로 나타났다. 본 연구결과에 의하면 간호대학생의 잠복결핵 감염관리에 대한 예방행위를 높이기 위해서는 학년과 최종 교육시기에 따른 잠복결핵 감염관리 교육프로그램 개발이 요구된다.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.329-338
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to develop an infection control e-learning training program for long-term care facility care workers to prevent emerging infectious diseases and evaluate its effectiveness. Method: The program was developed using the analysis design development implementation evaluation (ADDIE) model. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated for 30 care workers. The knowledge and performance of the care workers before and after the program were analyzed by a t-test. Results: In the analysis stages, a literature review on infection control, knowledge and performance of infection control, and education needs was performed, and focus group interviews with ten care workers were conducted. In the design stage, education topics, educational content, and educational methods were selected for the program. A video was produced centered on eight themes. In the development stage, a system for education was developed, and each topic was uploaded. In the implementation stage, the program was applied to 30 care workers, and a questionnaire was administered. In the program's final evaluation, there was a significant difference in infection control knowledge (t=3.06, p=.005), and there was no significant difference in infection control performance. Conclusion: In this study, the necessary topics were finally selected by quantitatively and qualitatively analyzing the educational needs of care workers taking care of the elderly in long-term care facilities. It is necessary to understand the long-term effect and the degree of performance of the observation method in the future.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to survey the awareness of methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) among dental hygiene students in Yeungnam South Korea. Also the knowledge of infection control and infection diseases was surveyed. Methods : The subjects in this study were 213 dental hygiene students in three different colleges in Yeungnam. This study was conducted by using the self-reported questionnaire. Results : In the first, most of the students(86.9%) did not know about MRSA and 85.7% of them got the information in the college. Secondly, the awareness of infectious disease according to infection control education didn't have statistically significant difference(p>0.05). In the third, the infection control attitude level that the gowns should be changed after the treatment of infectious patients was scored lower than the others questions. on the other hand, the level of 'The use of high vacuum suction', 'The change of wet mask', 'The history taking of infectious disease' was scored higher. Finally, the attitude level according to grade and clinical training had statistically significant difference(p<0.05). But the infection control education had not affected significantly(p>0.05). Conclusions : Despite the infection control education and clinical training, the awareness was found insufficient in infectious diseases and MRSA. Therefore, it should be strengthen that the dental hygiene students were more educated about infection control at college course before clinical training, and especially the danger of MRSA was more.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.62-70
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• 2022

Background: Maternal Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection during pregnancy has been associated with various mental illnesses in the offspring. Ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2) is a major bioactive compound obtained from ginseng that has an anti-T. gondii effect and attenuates microglial activation through toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway. GRh2 also alleviated tumor-associated or lipopolysaccharide-induced depression. However, the effects and potential mechanisms of GRh2 on depression-like behavior in mouse offspring caused by maternal T. gondii infection during pregnancy have not been investigated. Methods: We examined GRh2 effects on the depression-like behavior in mouse offspring, caused by maternal T. gondii infection during pregnancy, by measuring depression-like behaviors and assaying parameters at the neuronal and molecular level. Results: We showed that GRh2 significantly improved behavioral measures: sucrose consumption, forced swim time and tail suspended immobility time of their offspring. These corresponded with increased tissue concentrations of 5-hydroxytryptamine and dopamine, and attenuated indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase or enhanced tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the prefrontal cortex. GRh2 ameliorated neuronal damage in the prefrontal cortex. Molecular docking results revealed that GRh2 binds strongly to both TLR4 and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that GRh2 ameliorated the depression-like behavior in mouse offspring of maternal T. gondii infection during pregnancy by attenuating the excessive activation of microglia and neuroinflammation through the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. It suggests that GRh2 could be considered a potential therapy in preventing and treating psychiatric disorders in the offspring mice of mothers with prenatal exposure to T. gondii infection.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2016

본 연구는 2015년 8월 1일부터 10월 15일까지 부산광역시와 경상남도 일부 지역 치과병 의원에 근무하고 있는 치과위생사 228명을 대상으로 설문 조사하였다. 치과위생사의 감염관리 인지도와 실천도에 영향을 미치는 감염관리 구조 체계 요인을 조사하여 체계적인 감염관리 지침을 마련하는 데 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 원내 감염관리에 대한 환자진료 준비시간 지원은 장비 및 시설 지원(r=0.434, p<0.01), 진료기술 및 정보 지원(r=0.231, p<0.01), 감염관리 교육 지원(r=0.266, p<0.01), 감염관리 인지도(r=0.354, p<0.01), 감염관리 실천도(r=0.442, p<0.01)와 정적 상관을 보였고, 장비 및 시설 지원은 진료기술 및 정보 지원(r=0.418, p<0.01), 감염관리 교육 지원(r=0.422, p<0.01), 감염관리 인지도(r=0.404, p<0.01), 감염관리 실천도(r=0.454, p<0.01)와 정적 상관을 나타냈다. 원내 감염관리에 대한 감염관리 교육 지원은 감염관리 인지도(r=0.348, p<0.01), 감염관리 실천도(r=0.405, p<0.01)와 정적 상관을 보였고, 감염관리 인지도는 감염관리 실천도(r=0.879, p<0.01)와 정적 상관을 가지고 있었다. 감염관리 인지도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 환자진료 준비시간 지원, 장비 및 시설 지원, 진료 기술 및 정보 지원, 감염관리 교육 지원으로 나타났다. 감염관리 실천도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 환자진료 준비시간 지원, 장비 및 시설 지원, 감염관리 교육 지원, 진료 기술 및 정보 지원으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과 치과위생사의 치과감염관리 인지도와 실천도를 높이기 위해서는 바람직한 감염관리 구조체계를 구축하여 활성화해야 한다. 치과의료기관 감염관리 구조체계의 엄격한 평가제도가 마련되어 바람직한 치과의료 환경을 조성하고, 환자의 건강과 안전을 보호할 필요가 있다고 생각된다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.422-431
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the impact of infection prevention program on the knowledge and performance among married Vietnamese immigrant women an infant or child. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 53 Vietnamese women with an infant or a child in G city. The treatment (n=25) received an infection prevention program series that included eight sessions over a four week period with four time through telephone interviews a weekly intervals. Data were collected between October 26 and December 14, 2012, and were analyzed Chi-square, t-test, and repeated measure analysis of variance with SPSS/WIN 18.0. Results: The treatment group reported significantly higher scores in infection prevention knowledge (F=43.98, p<.001) and infection prevention performance (F=92.61, p<.001) at four and eight weeks following the treatment as compared to the control group. Conclusion: Results suggest that an infection prevention program is beneficial in increasing knowledge and performance to prevent infection.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.21-35
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• 2016

Purpose: This study aims to investigate awareness and performance of infection control during ambulance attendant training, and to provide basic data for infection control. Methods: The subjects were 235 paramedic students who completed ambulance attendant training. There were 51 questions. The infection control dimension was divided into hand washing, personal protective equipment use, and environmental management, for each sub-dimension, awareness and performance were measured by a 4-point scale. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS statistics ver. 22.0. Results: A total of 95.3%, of the subjects completed an orientation for ambulance attendant training and 71.7% received education on infection. In all three sub-dimensions, hand- washing (p<.001), personal protective equipment use (p<.001), and environmental management (p<.001), awareness scored higher than performance. The awareness of infection control showed a significantly positive correlation (r=.394) with performance. Conclusion: In order to improve performance of infection control, education to improve awareness should be provided, and paramedics with higher performance levels in hand washing, and use of gloves and masks wearing should be assigned as training advisors.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.210-220
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• 2019

Purpose: In the nursing profession, it is imperative that students are able to transfer their undergraduate knowledge and skills into practice to become competent nurses. The aim of this study was to illuminate how infection prevention and control (IPC) education would be conducted in undergraduate nursing programs. Methods: A qualitative design utilizing focus group interviews as its data collection method was employed. Twelve professors from twelve South Korean universities that have undergraduate nursing programs were recruited as research participants and divided into two focus groups. Results: Focus group interview analysis showed that IPC education in undergraduate nursing programs for fostering IPC competency was composed of two categories: a pre-clinical course and a clinical course. Each included three subcategories-education contents, education strategies, and considerations of how infection control is taught to students as they continue from beginning to advanced-and the themes of each subcategory were derived. Conclusions: The findings of this study can provide an overview of how nursing professors should teach IPC education to undergraduates. As IPC education for nurses is very important, more in-depth discussions that include educators, clinical mentors, and nursing students regarding IPC education are needed to ensure patients' safety in clinical settings.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.6077-6080
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• 2013

Background: Cervical cancer is the second commonest female cancer worldwide. The 50-55 cases of cervical cancer are reported annually in the UAE. There is a scarcity of data from Middle Eastern region regarding knowledge and attitude of women towards HPV infection, cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccine. The aim of our study was to assess the knowledge of women regarding HPV infection and vaccine in UAE. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 640 women aged 18-50 years was conducted in Al-Ain district in UAE using convenience sampling. Women with previous diagnosis of cervical cancer, non-residents of UAE, younger than 18 or older than 50 years of age and those unable to speak Arabic or English were excluded from the study. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association of HPV knowledge with independent factors like age, education etc. Results: Only 29% of our sampled women have ever heard of HPV infection. Only 15.3% women recognized it as STI. Only about 22% women have also heard of the HPV vaccine. Three quarter of the women in our study thought that cervical cancer can be prevented. About 28% recognized vaccine as a preventive measure against cervical cancer. Age (AOR 1.049, 95%CI 1.02-1.08) and husband's level of education were found to be significant (p value 0.015) after adjusting for women's age. Conclusions: The knowledge of HPV infection and vaccine is low in the UAE. Few women recognized HPV as sexually transmitted infection. Increasing age and husband's education are associated with better knowledge of HPV infection.