• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.29-52
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• 2012

Consumers differ in the way they make a purchase. An audio mania would willingly make a bold, yet serious, decision to buy a top-of-the-line home theater system, while he is not interested in replacing his two-decade-old shabby car. On the contrary, an automobile enthusiast wouldn't mind spending forty thousand dollars to buy a new Jaguar convertible, yet cares little about his junky component system. It is product involvement that helps us explain such differences among individuals in the purchase style. Product involvement refers to the extent to which a product is perceived to be important to a consumer (Zaichkowsky, 2001). Product involvement is an important factor that strongly influences consumer's purchase decision-making process, and thus has been of prime interest to consumer behavior researchers. Furthermore, researchers found that involvement is closely related to perceived risk (Dholakia, 2001). While abundant research exists addressing how product involvement relates to overall perceived risk, little attention has been paid to the relationship between involvement and different types of perceived risk in an electronic commerce setting. Given that perceived risk can be a substantial barrier to the online purchase (Jarvenpaa, 2000), research addressing such an issue will offer useful implications on what specific types of perceived risk an online firm should focus on mitigating if it is to increase sales to a fullest potential. Meanwhile, past research has focused on such consumer responses as information search and dissemination as a consequence of involvement, neglecting other behavioral responses like online merchant selection. For one example, will a consumer seriously considering the purchase of a pricey Guzzi bag perceive a great degree of risk associated with online buying and therefore choose to buy it from a digital storefront rather than from an online marketplace to mitigate risk? Will a consumer require greater trust on the part of the online merchant when the perceived risk of online buying is rather high? We intend to find answers to these research questions through an empirical study. This paper explores the impact of enduring product involvement and perceived risks on required trust level, and further on online merchant choice. For the purpose of the research, five types or components of perceived risk are taken into consideration, including financial, performance, delivery, psychological, and social risks. A research model has been built around the constructs under consideration, and 12 hypotheses have been developed based on the research model to examine the relationships between enduring involvement and five components of perceived risk, between five components of perceived risk and required trust level, between enduring involvement and required trust level, and finally between required trust level and preference toward an e-tailer. To attain our research objectives, we conducted an empirical analysis consisting of two phases of data collection: a pilot test and main survey. The pilot test was conducted using 25 college students to ensure that the questionnaire items are clear and straightforward. Then the main survey was conducted using 295 college students at a major university for nine days between December 13, 2010 and December 21, 2010. The measures employed to test the model included eight constructs: (1) enduring involvement, (2) financial risk, (3) performance risk, (4) delivery risk, (5) psychological risk, (6) social risk, (7) required trust level, (8) preference toward an e-tailer. The statistical package, SPSS 17.0, was used to test the internal consistency among the items within the individual measures. Based on the Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficients of the individual measure, the reliability of all the variables is supported. Meanwhile, the Amos 18.0 package was employed to perform a confirmatory factor analysis designed to assess the unidimensionality of the measures. The goodness of fit for the measurement model was satisfied. Unidimensionality was tested using convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity. The statistical evidences proved that the three types of validity were all satisfied. Now the structured equation modeling technique was used to analyze the individual paths along the relationships among the research constructs. The results indicated that enduring involvement has significant positive relationships with all the five components of perceived risk, while only performance risk is significantly related to trust level required by consumers for purchase. It can be inferred from the findings that product performance problems are mostly likely to occur when a merchant behaves in an opportunistic manner. Positive relationships were also found between involvement and required trust level and between required trust level and online merchant choice. Enduring involvement is concerned with the pleasure a consumer derives from a product class and/or with the desire for knowledge for the product class, and thus is likely to motivate the consumer to look for ways of mitigating perceived risk by requiring a higher level of trust on the part of the online merchant. Likewise, a consumer requiring a high level of trust on the merchant will choose a digital storefront rather than an e-marketplace, since a digital storefront is believed to be trustworthier than an e-marketplace, as it fulfills orders by itself rather than acting as an intermediary. The findings of the present research provide both academic and practical implications. The first academic implication is that enduring product involvement is a strong motivator of consumer responses, especially the selection of a merchant, in the context of electronic shopping. Secondly, academicians are advised to pay attention to the finding that an individual component or type of perceived risk can be used as an important research construct, since it would allow one to pinpoint the specific types of risk that are influenced by antecedents or that influence consequents. Meanwhile, our research provides implications useful for online merchants (both online storefronts and e-marketplaces). Merchants may develop strategies to attract consumers by managing perceived performance risk involved in purchase decisions, since it was found to have significant positive relationship with the level of trust required by a consumer on the part of the merchant. One way to manage performance risk would be to thoroughly examine the product before shipping to ensure that it has no deficiencies or flaws. Secondly, digital storefronts are advised to focus on symbolic goods (e.g., cars, cell phones, fashion outfits, and handbags) in which consumers are relatively more involved than others, whereas e- marketplaces should put their emphasis on non-symbolic goods (e.g., drinks, books, MP3 players, and bike accessories).

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2005

목적: 근접방사선 치료시 직장내 선량측정은 치료간(Inter-fraction) 직장의 형태가 변화하므로 측정의 재현성을 이룰 수 없다. 본 연구에서는 근접방사선치료용 다목적 팬톰(Multi Purpose Brachytherapy Phantom, MPBP)을 제작하여 치료 시와 동일한 조건을 재현하였고 이때 측정한 선량 값을 직장의 부작용을 줄이기 위해 선량최적화에 적용하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 자궁경부암 근접방사선 치료 시 탄뎀(tandem)과 난형체(ovoid)를 사용한 환자 4명을 대상으로 다이오드 검출기를 이용하여 직장표시 기준점 R1에서 선량측정을 시행하였다. 환자 당 5회씩 총 20회 직장선량을 측정하였다. 그리고 반복 측정 시 다이오드 검출기의 설정 변화(set up variation)를 분석하였다. 그리고 자체 제작된 근접방사선치료용 다목적 팬톰에서 MFA (Multi Function Applicator)를 이용하여 치료 시와 동일한 조건을 재현한 후 열형광선량계(TLD)를 이용하여 직장 표시 기준점 좌표 위치에서 선량을 측정하였다. 결과: 직장 내 다이오드 검출기의 측정 결과 설정 변화는 환자 1의 경우에 Y방향에서 최고 $11.25{\pm}0.95mm$보였고, 환자 2와 3은 Z 방향에서 각각 $9.90{\pm}4.50mm$와 $20.85{\pm}4.50mm$를 나타냈다. 그리고 환자 4는 Z 방향에서 $19.15{\pm}3.33mm$의 변화를 나타내었다. 또한 다이오드 검출기 위치에 따른 평균선량 값은 $122.82{\pm}7.96cGy{\sim}323.78{\pm}11.16cGy$로 나타났다. MPBP에서 TLD의 측정 결과는 직장 표시 기준점(R1)에서 환자1과 4는 상대오차가 각각 최고 8.6%와 7.7%를 보였고, 환자2와 3은 각각 1.7%와 1.2%의 오차를 보였다. 그리고 R과 R2에서 측정한 선량 값들은 환자 2의 R 지점을 제외하고 계산값과 비교하여 $1.7{\sim}8.6%$ 높은 값을 나타냈다. 그리고 반복측정으로 인한 위치변화와 그에 따른 선량 값의 변화는 분석하지 않았다. 계산 값과 측정값의 상대오차가 미국의학물리학회 보고서에서 권고한 15% 내에서 잘 일치하는 것으로 분석되었다. 결론: 자체 제작된 근접치료용 다목적 팬톰(MPBP)은 치료 시와 동일한 조건에서 선량측정의 재현성을 이룰 수 있었고, 직장의 기준점에서 선량을 정확히 분석할 수 있었다. 또한 팬톰에서 측정한 데이터를 이용하여 직장의 부작용을 줄이기 위해 치료 전 선량 최적화를 이루는데 충분한 자료로 활용할 수 있다고 판단되었다.

• 의료법학
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.29-74
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• 2022

2020년 예상하지 못한 형태의 COVID-19 감염병의 급속도로 전파·확산으로 국민의 "생명·신체·재산"에 피해를 줄 수 있는 재난관리법상 사회재난이 발생하면서, 감염병병원체의 검사 및 발생 사실에 대한 신고 및 보고(제11조), 실태조사(제17조), 역학조사(제18조), 예방접종을 위한 역학조사(제29조) 등을 통하여 수집된 정보는 발전된 데이터 인식 및 처리 기술, 인공지능을 통한 학습 기술 등과 결합하여 (1) 의료자원 배분을 위한 정책적 근거 마련(병상배정, 방역물품 공급), (2) 감염병 확산 방지를 위한 방역 정책적 근거 마련(집합금지·영업제한 등 정책 결정, 확진자 발생 현황 예측을 위한 연구 및 정책 결정), (3) 예방접종 촉진 및 피해 현황 파악 등 감염병 위기 상황에서 의사결정의 중요한 근거로 활용되어 왔다. 이러한 감염병 데이터를 활용한 의료정책의 결정은 방역정책 결정, 정보제공, 의약품 개발 및 연구 기술 발전에 기여하여 왔으며, 국제적으로 감염병 데이터의 활용 법제 마련에 관한 논의가 증가하면서 감염병 데이터 활용의 법적인정 범위와 한계에 대한 관심이 높아졌다. 감염병 데이터의 활용은 감염병 전파 및 확산 차단 목적, 감염병의 예방·관리·치료업무 목적, 감염병 연구 목적으로 분류할 수 있으며, 정보의 활용은 감염병 위기 상황을 전제로 논의된다. 먼저 민감정보인 "진료기록, 예방접종약, 예방접종, 기저질환 유무, 건강순위, 장기요양인정등급, 임신여부 등"에 관한 정보의 경우, 업무 목적으로 수집·제공·활용하는 경우 개인정보보호법상 활용이 인정되는 "타법에서 정하는 업무" 범위에 대한 해석이 요구된다. "감염병 전파 및 확산 차단, 감염병의 예방·관리·치료" 목적의 업무수행의 경우 입법적으로 명확하게 사전에 규율하기 쉽지 않다. 따라서 이를 인정하기 위한 전제로 먼저 대법원 및 헌법재판소에서 의료행위의 개념을 명확하게 정의하기 어렵다는 부분을 차용할 수 있다. 따라서 현실적으로 구체적인 업무수행의 행위 유형은 후행적으로 "입법목적, 학문적 원리, 전문성, 사회통념"을 기준으로 판단하여 재량권의 일탈 또는 남용의 논리로 해석하게 된다. 목적 달성에 필요한 정보수집 대상의 확정, 수집 정보의 활용방안의 한계 설정을 위하여 감염병으로 인한 공중보건 위기 상황에서 데이터 활용의 공익적 필요성이 있는지를 우선 판단하되 해당 정보의 활용이 정보주체나 제3자의 이익을 부당하게 침해하지 않았는지를 기준으로 판단한다. 이익형량의 세부 기준으로 위기 상황에서 감염병의 전파속도와 정도, 해당 민감정보의 처리 없이 목적달성을 할 수 있었는지, 민감정보의 처리를 통한 방역정책 도입의 효과성 등을 기준으로 판단하게 된다. 한편, 연구목적 감염병데이터의 수집·제공·활용은 원칙적으로 개인정보보호법상 가명처리, 생명윤리법상 동의와 기관생명윤리위원회의 심의, 국민건강보험공단 자료 활용 시 자료제공 심의위원회 절차를 거쳐 활용되게 된다. 따라서 가명처리 및 데이터심의위원회의 심의 또는 정보주체의 동의 및 기관생명윤리심의위원회의 심의를 거치므로 원칙적으로 절차적 타당성을 확보하는 한 연구목적 활용은 인정된다. 다만, 가명화 또는 익명화 절차를 명확히하여 연구책임자의 부담을 줄여야 하며, 포괄적 동의제도와 옵트아웃 제도의 도입 또는 동의 절차가 명확히 마련되어야 하며, 기술발전으로 나타날 수 있는 재식별 가능성 또는 보안성 확보 절차를 명확히 규정할 필요가 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.77-96
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• 1997

The duty shifts of hospital nurses not only affect nurses' physical and mental health but also present various personnel management problems which often result in high turnover rates. In this context a study was carried out from October to November 1995 for a period of two months to find out the status of hospital nurses' duty shift patterns, and preferred duty hours and fixed duty shifts. The study population was 867 RNs working in five general hospitals located in Seoul and its vicinity. The questionnaire developed by the writer was used for data collection. The response rate was 85.9 percent or 745 returns. The SAS program was used for data analysis with the computation of frequencies, percentages and Chi square test. The findings of the study are as follows: 1. General characteristics of the study population: 56 percent of respondents was (25 years group and 76.5 percent were "single": the predominant proportion of respondents was junior nursing college graduates(92.2%) and have less than 5 years nursing experience in hospitals(65.5%). For their future working plan in nursing profession, nearly 50% responded as uncertain The reasons given for their career plan was predominantly 'personal growth and development' rather than financial reasons. 2. The interval for rotations of duty stations was found to be mostly irregular(56.4%) while others reported as weekly(16.1%), monthly(12.9%), and fixed terms(4.6%). 3. The main problems related to duty shifts particularly the evening and night duty nurses reported were "not enough time for the family, " "afraid of security problems after the work when returning home late at night." and "lack of leisure time". "problems in physical and physiological adjustment." "problems in family life." "lack of time for interactions with fellow nurses" etc. 4. The forty percent of respondents reported to have '1-2 times' of duty shift rotations while all others reported that '0 time'. '2-3 times'. 'more than 3 times' etc. which suggest the irregularity in duty shift rotations. 5. The majority(62.8%) of study population found to favor the rotating system of duty stations. The reasons for favoring the rotation system were: the opportunity for "learning new things and personal development." "better human relations are possible. "better understanding in various duty stations." "changes in monotonous routine job" etc. The proportion of those disfavor the rotating 'system was 34.7 percent. giving the reasons of"it impedes development of specialization." "poor job performances." "stress factors" etc. Furthermore. respondents made the following comments in relation to the rotation of duty stations: the nurses should be given the opportunity to participate in the. decision making process: personal interest and aptitudes should be considered: regular intervals for the rotations or it should be planned in advance. etc. 6. For the future career plan. the older. married group with longer nursing experiences appeared to think the nursing as their lifetime career more likely than the younger. single group with shorter nursing experiences ($x^2=61.19.{\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=41.55.{\;}p=.000$). The reason given for their future career plan regardless of length of future service, was predominantly "personal growth and development" rather than financial reasons. For further analysis, the group those with the shorter career plan appeared to claim "financial reasons" for their future career more readily than the group who consider the nursing job as their lifetime career$(x^2$= 11.73, p=.003) did. This finding suggests the need for careful .considerations in personnel management of nursing administration particularly when dealing with the nurses' career development. The majority of respondents preferred the fixed day shift. However, further analysis of those preferred evening shift by age and civil status, "< 25 years group"(15.1%) and "single group"(13.2) were more likely to favor the fixed evening shift than > 25 years(6.4%) and married(4.8%)groups. This differences were statistically significant ($x^2=14.54, {\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=8.75, {\;}p=.003$). 7. A great majority of respondents(86.9% or n=647) found to prefer the day shifts. When the four different types of duty shifts(Types A. B. C, D) were presented, 55.0 percent of total respondents preferred the A type or the existing one followed by D type(22.7%). B type(12.4%) and C type(8.2%). 8. When the condition of monetary incentives for the evening(20% of salary) and night shifts(40% of. salary) of the existing duty type was presented. again the day shift appeared to be the most preferred one although the rate was slightly lower(66.4% against 86.9%). In the case of evening shift, with the same incentive, the preference rates for evening and night shifts increased from 11.0 to 22.4 percent and from 0.5 to 3.0 percent respectively. When the age variable was controlled. < 25 yrs group showed higher rates(31.6%. 4.8%) than those of > 25 yrs group(15.5%. 1.3%) respectively preferring the evening and night shifts(p=.000). The civil status also seemed to operate on the preferences of the duty shifts as the single group showed lower rate(69.0%) for day duty against 83. 6% of the married group. and higher rates for evening and night duties(27.2%. 15.1%) respectively against those of the married group(3.8%. 1.8%) while a higher proportion of the married group(83. 6%) preferred the day duties than the single group(69.0%). These differences were found to be statistically all significant(p=.001). 9. The findings on preferences of three different types of fixed duty hours namely, B, C. and D(with additional monetary incentives) are as follows in order of preference: B type(12hrs a day, 3days a wk): day shift(64.1%), evening shift(26.1%). night shift(6.5%) C type(12hrs a day. 4days a wk) : evening shift(49.2%). day shift(32.8%), night shift(11.5%) D type(10hrs a day. 4days a wk): showed the similar trend as B type. The findings of higher preferences on the evening and night duties when the incentives are given. as shown above, suggest the need for the introductions of different patterns of duty hours and incentive measures in order to overcome the difficulties in rostering the nursing duties. However, the interpretation of the above data, particularly the C type, needs cautions as the total number of respondents is very small(n=61). It requires further in-depth study. In conclusion. it seemed to suggest that the patterns of nurses duty hours and shifts in the most hospitals in the country have neither been tried for different duty types nor been flexible. The stereotype rostering system of three shifts and insensitiveness for personal life aspect of nurses seemed to be prevailing. This study seems to support that irregular and frequent rotations of duty shifts may be contributing factors for most nurses' maladjustment problems in physical and mental health. personal and family life which eventually may result in high turnover rates. In order to overcome the increasing problems in personnel management of hospital nurses particularly in rostering of evening and night duty shifts, which may related to eventual high turnover rates, the findings of this study strongly suggest the need for an introduction of new rostering systems including fixed duties and appropriate incentive measures for evenings and nights which the most nurses want to avoid, In considering the nursing care of inpatients is the round-the clock business. the practice of the nursing duty shift system is inevitable. In this context, based on the findings of this study. the following are recommended: 1. The further in-depth studies on duty shifts and hours need to be undertaken for the development of appropriate and effective rostering systems for hospital nurses. 2. An introduction of appropriate incentive measures for evening and night duty shifts along with organizational considerations such as the trials for preferred duty time bands, duty hours, and fixed duty shifts should be considered if good quality of care for the patients be maintained for the round the clock. This may require an initiation of systematic research and development activities in the field of hospital nursing administration as a part of permanent system in the hospital. 3. Planned and regular intervals, orientation and training, and professional and personal growth should be considered for the rotation of different duty stations or units. 4. In considering the higher degree of preferences in the duty type of "10hours a day, 4days a week" shown in this study, it would be worthwhile to undertake the R&D type studies in large hospital settings.