• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.47-56
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is investigate the effects of quality of life and occupational performance on quality of sleep in college students. Data had been collected from Sep. 1 to Sep. 30, 2021. The subjects of this study were students majoring in occupational therapy at C College situated in C region. For analysis, 103 copies of questionnaire were used. As study instruments, a structured questionnaire incorporating questions about general characteristics, and measurement scales for quality of life, quality of sleep, and occupational performance evaluation were applied. Subjective sleep quality and sleep latency of study participants had lower scores than other components. According to the analysis on different quality of sleep depending on general characteristics, women had more sleep disturbances as they didn't have any part-time job. In terms of the correlation between quality of sleep and quality of life, physical health and total score (quality of life) had correlations with daytime dysfunction. With regard to influential factors on quality of sleep, rest & sleep as a domain of occupational performance and work affected quality of sleep. Students' quality of sleep will be improved if they keep regular habits of living, have rest appropriately for alleviating their stress, and do their jobs with interest and successfully according to a procedure. It is expected that the results of this study will be helpful to care for the health of would-be experts in charge of national health care.

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

Purpose : By confirming the relationship of the Social Network Service(SNS) strength and social participation, it tries to present the basic data of the social participation of the university students. Method : Students that department of Occupational Therapy in K University was done to target 136 people. SNS strength was measured to be stored in the mobile phone SNS friends and KakaoTalk average call times. measurement tool of social participation was used Maastricht Social Participation Profile(MSPP) as modifed by Godelief et al.(2009). MSPP is composed of formal social participation(undertaking) and informal social participation(contact with friends and acquaintances and contact with family) item. Results : The study shows a significant correlation between the number of SNS friends and Undertaking item and between KakaoTalk average call times and Contact with friends and acquaintances item(${\alpha}=0.05$). Conclusion : College student SNS strength and social participation showed a correlation. Therefore, The higher the SNS strength and social participation is determined to have a positive impact on the daily life of college students.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.35-44
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• 2023

Objective : This study sought to explore occupational therapy students' awareness of Developmental Rehabilitation Services (DRSs) and the certification of Sensory Developmental Rehabilitation Service Providers (SDRSPs). Moreover, it also aimed to examine the differences in students' awareness based on general characteristics. The findings were intended to provide a foundation for research on sensory developmental rehabilitation. Methods : An online survey was conducted among 199 occupational therapy students nationwide from October 4 to November 5, 2022. Frequency analysis was used to assess the general characteristics and additional items. Both descriptive statistics and frequency analysis were employed to assess the students' awareness of DRSs and SDRSP certification. Any differences in the students' awareness based on their general characteristics were examined using t-tests and an analysis of variance. Results : The students' awareness of DRSs was moderate (4.50 ± 2.40), while their awareness of SDRSP certification was also moderate (4.22 ± 2.55). The awareness of DRSs varied significantly based on the students' academic year and child-related practice experience. Similarly, the awareness of SDRSP certification differed significantly based on the students' academic program, academic year, recognition by the related department, and child-related practice experience. Conclusion : The occupational therapy students expressed a strong intention to provide DRSs and become certified as SDRSPs. However, their awareness levels were moderate. These findings emphasize the importance of educational efforts and the provision of relevant information about DRSs and SDRSP certification in universities to foster the development of competent SDRSPs.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.376-384
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• 2011

This study was conducted to determine the effect of major-related volunteering on self-esteem and self-efficiency in fifty three university students who are majoring in occupational therapy. Students volunteered for 20 days in the geriatric service center for dementia from July 27, 2009 to August 21, 2009. Questionnaire survey was conducted to determine the difference in, self-efficiency, career awareness before and after the volunteering. Student showed satisfaction to volunteer program in general, and self-esteem and self-efficiency improved from $29.43{\pm}2.51$ point and $30.45{\pm}3.41$ point to $31.66{\pm}2.63$ point and $33.26{\pm}3.93$ point, respectively. In addition, subjects expressed comfort toward occupational therapy and were able to recognize how to prepare the role of occupational therapist after graduation. These results indicates that occupational therapy-related volunteering was effective in understanding occupational therapy and improving career awareness.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.167-173
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• 2019

It is reported that the higher the satisfaction of students' clinical practice, the more the ability to perform their work. It is important to assess student satisfaction with clinical practice. This study is to investigate the satisfaction of occupational therapy students' clinical practice. The research data will be used as basic data for effective clinical practice. The subjects of this study were 319 occupational therapy students who completed clinical training. The data collection period was from August 1, 2017 to August 13, 2017. The questionnaire used in the previous literature was used to measure the satisfaction of clinical practice. The collected data were statistically processed using the SPSS 12.0 statistical program. The general characteristics of the study subjects were more female, university more. Satisfaction with major was the most satisfied and the training period was the most 24 weeks. Rehabilitation hospitals were the highest in the training institutions. The results showed that the satisfaction of clinical practice was higher in the order of clinical practice, satisfaction after clinical practice, clinical practice environment, teaching method of clinical practice, clinical practice time, evaluation of clinical practice, and internal conflicts in clinical practice. Clinical practice satisfaction according to general characteristics was significantly different according to the major satisfaction and the training period.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.227-235
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• 2015

The aim of this study was to identify the type of occupational balance of college students and analyze the differences between positive or negative emotions according to degree of flow. The Experience Sampling Methods (ESM) were conducted for 12 college students using smart phones. As a result, in activities of daily living group, apathy showed the highest percentage (34%) and in over work group, flow showed the highest percentage (41%). In occupational balance group, frequency of labor and leisure activities was high but boredom was experience a lot in leisure activities. When the students experienced flow in main activities, mean score of positive emotions showed the highest value. Through this study, we identified the differences of flow experience in occupational performance based on type of occupational balance and confirmed improvement of positive emotions in activities experienced flow.

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.43-55
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• 2015

Objective : This study was a meta-analysis of previous studies to examine the integration of related factors depression University students of Korea, and to determine the relative importance among the relevant factors based on it. Methods : 2000-2014 papers posted on the National Science and Technology Information Center (NDSL), Nurimedia (DBpia), Academic Research Information Service (RISS), Korea Research Information(KISS), provide the text of the Library of Congress were collected using the service. The Key words a 'University Student', 'Depression', 'Depression Factors' was used. Used the Down & Black level, evidence-based checklist was developed by the research (1998) (checklist) had analyzed the selected document metadata to assess the quality. Results : 47-studies selected research groups are divided into five factors(self-esteem, suicidal ideation, positive thinking, stresses, Internet and smartphone addiction). Using meta-analysis, we analyzed the effect sizes, statistical heterogeneity and publication amenities. As a result, the self-esteem of the five factors were not found heterogeneity. Effect size is a self-esteem and suicidal ideation "large effect size", positive thinking and stress "medium effect size", internet and smart phone addiction"small effect size". Conclusion : Self-esteem and suicidal ideation are among the factors associated with depression in University students of Korea was found that the most relevant. It identified the factors associated with depression in college students, and could utilized as basis for the prevention of depression.

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.37-46
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• 2020

Objective : The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of cultural empathy, and personalities on cultural competence among university students of occupational therapy. Methods : One-hundred and fifty-five university students of occupational therapy in Jeollanamdo and Gwangju completed questionnaires consisting of a demographic questionnaire, the Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy(SEE), Big Fie Inventory(BFI), and (CCAI). To determine the relationships among demographic variables, cultural empathy, personalities, and cultural competence, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and regression analysis were analyzed by using SPSS 24.0 for Windows. Results : The results of the study showed the differences in neuroticism and conscientiousness by gender. Also, there were positive correlations between cultural empathy, personality, and cultural competence. Lastly, cultural empathy(β=.357), openness(β=.252), and school year(β=-.148)were significant predictors of cultural competence. Conclusion : The results of this study clarified the relationships among cultural empathy, personality, and cultural competence, and will provide data for the education program to enhance the cultural competence of undergraduates of occupational therapy.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.305-313
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• 2021

This study aimed to discover the satisfaction of physical therapy students' major education and the perception of the occupational value of physical therapists and provided basic data to be used for career guidance of college students majoring in physical therapy. A questionnaire survey was conducted online to collect data on participants' general characteristics, motivation for joining the Department of Physical Therapy, satisfaction with their academic majors, and perception of occupational and social value of physical therapy. Using SPSS version 28, frequency and correlation analyses were undertaken and a Chi-square test performed for 174 respondents. As a result of the study, there was no significant difference in major education satisfaction according to gender and grade with as each p-value .368, .685. There was a significant difference in perception of job value according to gender as a p-value .032, and there was no significant difference in the p-value according to gender of .463. There was no significance difference in social job perception according to gender and grade with as each p-value .483, .077. There was positive correlation with the correlation coefficient of .483 that analyzed the level of perception of occupational value of physical therapists according to satisfaction of major education. In conclusion, students's high satisfaction with their academic majors exhibited considerable correlation with their perceived high occupational value of physical therapy. It is believed that these results can be used in career guidance for college students majoring in physical therapy.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.143-155
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences between major satisfaction, university life adjustment, self-esteem, career identity according to the time of department selection of students in the department of occupational therapy. Frequencies, descriptive statistics, chi-square test, ANOVA was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics 22. The major satisfaction and career identity have statistically significant difference according to the time of department selection. As the time of department selection was earlier(in high school), major satisfaction and career identity turned out to be higher than other times(before application period or application period). Thus, in order to effective life guidance and career guidance for the students in the department of occupational therapy after admission, the carrer programs that convergent the characteristics of the department of occupational therapy are needed.