• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.286-293
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• 2022

Background: The death rate of workers due to industrial accidents in South Korea (3.61 persons in 2017) is higher than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average (2.43) and the fifth highest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries. Although the pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed, the socioeconomic aspects of Korean society, the number of Koreans suffering accidents and the number of deaths in 2020 have increased. It is necessary to take measures to prevent accidents and make comprehensive efforts to return to work. This study proposes research questions about the effect of workers' positive perception on whether to work after accidents and the impact of the experience of rehabilitation services on the return to work. Methods: This research performed a panel logistic regression analysis using data on workers' compensation insurance in Korea for two years (2018-2019). Results: This research finds that workers' positive perceptions of workability and life satisfaction contributed affirmatively to their re-employment. Several factors related to employment (e.g., work period, the number of job qualifications) also positively affect their return to work. However, the experience of rehabilitation services did not have a significant effect on re-employment. The variables of their health conditions (e.g., disability grade, feelings of health problems, age) negatively influenced their return to jobs. Conclusion: These results suggest the importance of workers' mental recovery and the need to innovate rehabilitation services for their employment. Positive thinking and self-rehabilitation could be critical for workers, parallel with social welfare policies.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2012

The mass social trauma, such as organized violence, wars, oppression by dictatorships and massive terrorist attacks, exposes thousands of people to trauma in a short period of time. Therefore, the mass social trauma is distinguished from individualized trauma, such as a violent attack, rape or a traffic accident in that it results in multiple and extended consequences beyond the individual. During the Khmer Rouge regime, one quarter of the Cambodian population was killed as a result of malnutrition, forced labor and mass killings. Until now, its evil continues to affect Cambodian's physical and mental health problems. Although there is ongoing debate, to date, no consensus has been reached supporting a clear set of recommendations for the intervention and longitudinal study regarding the influence of killing field massacre being too little. And comparative cultural studies, such as comparing the East to West or other Asian cultures are also lacking. This article gives an overview of previous study results about the mental health of Cambodians, and suggests a possible research issue and therapeutic interventions to determine the impact of mass trauma to the members of society and post-traumatic recovery factors.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제67권4호
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• pp.227-249
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 미국에 거주하고 있는 정신장애를 가진 아시아계 미국인과 미국계 백인의 직업의 의미와 중요성, 직장에서 받는 메시지 및 차별에 대한 차이를 알아보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 고용은 단기적으로나 장기적으로 정신장애인의 회복에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다. 비록 정신장애인의 회복과 고용관련 서비스와 직업의 의미에 대한 연구가 진행 되고 있지만 다른 인종에 비해 서비스의 참여율이 낮고 중도포기율이 높은 정신장애를 가진 아시아계 미국인을 대상으로 시행된 연구는 전무하다. 그렇기 때문에 정신장애를 가진 아시아계 미국인이 생각하는 직업의 의미와 사회나 직장에서 경험하는 차별에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구는 양적 연구와 질적 연구를 혼합하는 방식을 적용하였다. 설문지 개발을 위해 Millner(2015)가 실시한 정신장애인의 직업과 장애에 대한 연구결과와 9명의 정신장애인들이 인지인터뷰와 파일럿 테스트에 참여하여 개방형/폐쇄형 질문을 포함한 설문지가 개발되었다. 설문은 5월부터 8월까지 실시되어 총 91명의 정신장애인이 성공적으로 설문을 완료하였다. 양적 분석을 위해 t-test가 사용되었으며 개방형 질문은 연구자가 함께 분석하였다. 정신장애를 가진 아시아계 미국인은 미국계 백인보다 직업에 대한 높은 열망을 가지고 있으며 직장 내에서 소수인종과 정신장애라는 이중장벽을 경험하는 것으로 나타났다. 가족 혹은 서비스 제공자에게 고용과 관련하여 인종과 장애로 인한 사회적 차별을 경험하고 부정적인 메시지를 받은 것으로 나타났다. 직업 서비스 제공자들은 다문화 정신장애인의 특성과 직업의 의미, 이들이 실제로 경험하고 있는 이중장벽과 사회적 차별을 이해하고 이를 줄이기 위해 노력해야 할 것이다.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of forest walking program on stress and recovery among schizophrenic patients in a closed ward. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pre-posttest design was used. The participants were composed of 36 patients with schizophrenia admitted in two psychiatric hospitals. The experimental group (n = 18) received the forest walking program twice a week with a total of 6 weeks. Results: The study results revealed that the forest walking program was effective on stress(${\chi}^2=34.11$, p<.001), subjective recovery(${\chi}^2=22.40$, p<.001) and clinical recovery(F=28.34, p<.001) of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the forest walking program for schizophrenic patients in the closed ward can be an effective nursing intervention to reduce stress and improve recovery ability. We suggest that mental health nurses may adapt this program to help patients with schizophrenia in a closed ward.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2002

While the survival rate of preterm infants and employment rates of mothers with infants have been dramatically increasing, little is known about the impact of maternal employment and having premature infants on maternal health recovery after delivery. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine differences in postpartum health by mother's employment and infant's prematurity over time during the first 3 months postpartum. The study used a longitudinal design and was secondary data analysis from a large study. A convenience sample of 132 mothers was recruited with mothers who had fullterm or preterm infants through the postpartum unit. They were followed up for 3 times (at 1-2 days, 6 weeks, and 3 months) during the first 3 months postpartum period. Level of fatigue and hysical symptoms were indicators for postpartum physical health; Positive affect and negative affect were assessed for postpartum mental health, and role functional status after childbirth was for role performance. Finding indicated that health indicators changed significantly over time but there was no main or interaction effect for maternal employment status. There were main effects of infant's prematurity on positive affect, negative affect, and role functional status (self-care and social and community activities). This study enhanced the understanding of postpartum health of mothers with preterm infants as well as those with fullterm infants during the postpartum period.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.240-248
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• 2015

Background: Recovery from fatigue is important in maintaining night workers' health. This study compared the course of self-reported recovery after 2-week 12-hour schedules consisting of either night shifts or swing shifts (i.e., 7 night shifts followed by 7 day shifts) to such schedules consisting of only day work. Methods: Sixty-one male offshore employees-20 night workers, 16 swing shift workers, and 25 day workers-rated six questions on fatigue (sleep quality, feeling rested, physical and mental fatigue, and energy levels; scale 1-11) for 14 days after an offshore tour. After the two night-work schedules, differences on the $1^{st}$ day (main effects) and differences during the follow-up (interaction effects) were compared to day work with generalized estimating equations analysis. Results: After adjustment for confounders, significant main effects were found for sleep quality for night workers (1.41, 95% confidence interval 1.05-1.89) and swing shift workers (1.42, 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.94) when compared to day workers; their interaction terms were not statistically significant. For the remaining fatigue outcomes, no statistically significant main or interaction effects were found. Conclusion: After 2-week 12-hour night and swing shifts, only the course for sleep quality differed from that of day work. Sleep quality was poorer for night and swing shift workers on the $1^{st}$ day off and remained poorer for the 14-day follow-up. This showed that while working at night had no effect on feeling rested, tiredness, and energy levels, it had a relatively long-lasting effect on sleep quality.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1174-1180
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• 2006

이 연구는 지하철 소음 하에서 지적활동이 혈액생리에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 규명하기 위해 계획되었다. 56명의 건강한 지원자를 대상으로 지하철 소음노출 하에서 지적활동(암산)을 50분간 수행한 후 60분간의 휴식을 취하게 하였다. 스트레스 노출 전(기준치), 노출 50분, 노출 종료 후 60분의 휴식 등의 세 시기 때 정맥혈액을 채취하여 CBC, prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), 적혈구침강률, 섬유소원 농도, D-dimer 농도, 고감도 C-반응단백(H-CRP) 농도를 각각 분석하였다. 총 백혈구 수, 호중구 수, 림프구 수는 스트레스 종료 후 60분때는 모두 기준치보다 유의하게 상승하였다. 적혈구 수는 스트레스 노출 50분 때 기준치에 비해 유의한 증가를 보인 반면, 단구 수는 스트레스 노출 50분과 종료 후 60분 때 모두 기준치보다 유의하게 저하되었다. 혈소판 수와 적혈구침강률은 스트레스 종료 후 60분 때 기준치보다 낮았다. aPTT는 스트레스 노출 50분과 종료 후 60분 때 기준치보다 유의하게 단축되었는데 비해, PT는 스트레스 종료 후 60분때만 유의하게 단축되었다 D-dimer와 H-CRP 농도 둘 다 스트레스 50분과 종료 후 60분 때 유의한 상승을 보였다. 이 연구의 결과들은 지하철 소음과 병행된 지적활동이 백혈구수의 증가, 혈액농축, PT 및 aPTT의 단축, ESR의 감소, D-dimer 및 H-CRP 생성의 증가를 일으키며 이는 좋지 않은 지하철 환경이 잠재적으로 염증반응 및 혈전형성 반응의 발생 가능성을 유도할 수도 있음을 시사하는 것이다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.276-285
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• 2021

Purpose: This study investigated the factors that influence depression in adolescents diagnosed with asthma in South Korea, providing basic data supporting efforts to improve adolescents' mental health. Methods: Multiple regression analysis was conducted on 4,020 subjects who had been diagnosed with lifelong asthma among the 57,303 respondents to the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-Based Survey from 2019. Results: The participants were more likely to have depression if they were female, in middle school, their academic achievement was poor, they were drinkers or smokers, if they felt a very high amount of stress, and if they experienced very inadequate recovery from fatigue. Adolescents with asthma were 9.00 times more likely to experience depression when they felt a very high amount of stress (95% confidence interval [CI]=5.51-14.69, p<.001) than when they felt no stress. Conclusion: Given these factors, measures to improve the mental health of adolescents should be developed and expanded, especially to decrease their stress levels. A separate program that is different from the school's regular health curriculum should be developed to manage the stress levels of adolescents with asthma, such as an after-school program or a program conducted at a local community centre.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2007

Numerous psychological stressors playa role in development of the cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether a combined mental activity with experimental subway noise affects hematological physiology. Fifty-four healthy volunteers were divided group I which underwent subway noise (n=24) and group II which underwent a combined mental activity with subway noise (n=30). Venous blood samples were collected for measuring CBC, prothrombine time (PT), activated partial thromboplastine time (APTT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), D-dimer and high sensitive C-reactive protein (H-CRP) levels before, 50 min of stress task (S-50m) and 60 min of recovery (R-60m). Changed ratios of granulocyte, lymphocyte, monocyte and platelet counts at S-50m and R-60m were higher in group II compared to group I. RBC count and hematocrit level in group I increased whereas those in group II decreased at S-50m. PT, APTT and ESR in the both groups were shortened at R-60m and the decreased ratios were high in group II compared to group I. H-CRP and D-dimer in the both groups were elevated at S-50m and R-60m while the increased ratios in group II were greater than those in group I. These observations imply that a combined mental activity with experimental subway noise may be a stressor which affects hematological physiology.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.175-203
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• 2008

정신장애인의 회복은 정신건강상태, 긍정적 인지와 정서, 친한 사람의 수와 그 관계의 질 등 개인적, 사회적 자원을 활용하여 대처하는 중 형성되고, 이는 주관적 경험뿐 아니라 장기적 조사에 의해 지지된다. 회복을 촉진하기 위해 이 요인들 간의 유기적인 관계를 밝혀 사회복지실천 방법을 발전시킬 필요가 있다. 이에 본 연구는 460명의 지역사회 거주 정신장애인들의 낙관성, 정신건강상태, 정서, 사회적 관계의 양과 질, 대처가 어떠한 관계를 통해 회복에 영향을 주는지 구조방정식모형을 통해 살펴보았다. 연구결과, 첫째, 이론모형의 경로파악 결과 낙관성과 정서가 사회적 관계, 대처, 회복에 영향력을 행사한 한편, 정서는 대처에, 정신건강상태와 사회적 관계는 회복에 유의한 영향이 없었다. 둘째, 낙관성과 긍정적 정서는 회복에 직접 효과를 보이고, 양적, 질적 사회관계는 회복에 간접효과만 보였다. 낙관성보다는 긍정적 정서가 양적, 질적 사회관계에 직접 및 간접효과를 보이고, 회복에 더 큰 효과를 나타냈다. 끝으로, 낙관성과 회복, 양적관계와 회복, 질적 관계와 회복 각각의 관계에서는 대처가, 긍정적 정서와 대처 간에는 질적, 양적 관계가, 그리고 양적관계와 대처 간에는 질적 관계가 부분적 매개효과를 보였다. 이러한 결과에 따라 정신장애인의 회복에 영향을 미치는 긍정적 인지와 정서, 사회적 관계의 상이한 기제, 이들 자원과 대처, 회복의 관계에 대해 논의하고 사회복지실천 및 연구를 위한 함의를 제언하였다.