• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.851-857
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• 2001

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the associated factors of low back pain in measurement of women. Methods: The data were collected from women who visited Physical Examination Center of hospital located in Daegu from July 20, 2000 to September 29, 2000. Data from 36 normal in the women. Results: The experience rate for low back pain was 58.3%. The mean age is 56 years. The the lumbar spine of healthy women in age($50\sim59$) was 73.4%, the lumbar spine of women low back pain in age($50\sim59$) was 66.7%, Variables significantly associated with low back pain were weight, education, Exercise time, menopause existence, occupation(p<0.05). The experience for LBP increased as weight increased(Odds ratio = 999.000). The experience for LBP increased as Exercise time decreased(Odds ratio = 1.090), The experience for LBP increased as menopause existence increased(Odds ratio = 0.7111), However all three variables had significant relationship. Conclusions: Results from this study indicated that a statistically significant association between LBP and weight, education. Exercise time, menopause existence, occupation, smoking in $x^2$-test. In logistic regression test. there were related variables.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.307-318
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• 2000

The researcher would like to suggest that the delivery experience varies depending on the personal situation and the childbirth experiences of the mother. The goals of this study are : 1. To find out the subjectivity structure on delivery experience. 2. To describe the differences in delivery experience depending on the delivery methods. 3. To suggest effective nursing intervention for each type. Q-methodology was used for the research design. One of the main reasons to use this Q methodology. Because each individual's delivery experience can be different. The result of this study shows that the subjectivity related to the delivery experience of mother has at least four distinctive types. Type I mothers can be named as "Motherhood Identity Recognition Type". Type I subjects accept delivery experience very positively, show interest in the health of the baby, and identify their motherliness with responsibility. Type II mothers can be named "Leaping to Maturity Type". It can be explained as a state that mothers experience pain, but by understanding and enduring the pain, the pain is changed to maturity. Type III mothers can be named as "Pride Experience Type". Type III feels vaginal delivery as a process to become a real mothers, and have great pride in making this type of significant emotiange delivery. Therefore, they think the labor pain is worth the value and believes that there are other differences between vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Mothers of Type III take the delivery experience to be meaningful. Type IV mothers can be named as "Lack of Motherhood Transition Type". This type does not seem to feel sorry for their babies for going through a cesarean section delivery. The also do not have the satisfaction of delivery and motherliness identity is low. In addition, they especially do not feel affection towards their babies. Also, because they delivered babies in a state of anesthetics, they do not seem to feel much different, but show negative reactions toward themselves.ow negative reactions toward themselves.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.265-285
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• 1998

This Qualitative nursing research was made with a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to find out the meaning and nature of human's experience. The purpose of the inquiry is to find out the meaning and to understand the nature of Joint pain's experience of women in the island and to apply the result to nursing practice. The study was guided by Shin Kyung Rim's four step that revised van Manen's method for doing research. The method of inquiry included : turning to interesting phenomenon. inquiring and investigating experience as it was lived rather than as conceptualized ; reflecting and analyzing essential themes which characterize phenomenon ; and describing phenomenon through art and literature. Multiple strategies for data collecting were needed : deep face to face interview ; analysis of joint pain of women's writings ; describing and analysis of examples of the phenomenon in art, literature. Through this process essensial them of the experience was emerged : Misery that I would like to cut off my body, Sea wind soaking deeply into the bones, Dull pain from the postpartum cold wind, The another suffer I should endure by myself, Recrudesce despite all the try I have made, Often forgetting the pain of every Joint for hardship of life. Findings from artistic and creative inquiry further was validated and meaning was discovered. The study illuminated meaning and simultaneously validated the phenomenological research process. Essential themes for understanding women joint pain's experience, implications, for education, research and practice, direction and need for continuing inquiry were identified.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 1988

The assessment of pain, an essentially subjective experience is an elusive and complex undertaking but is one of main problems as well as treatment in pain medicine. It is important to measure quality and quantity of pain for accurate diagnosis and establishing the treatment program and evaluating treatment outcome. Author review several measures of assessment of pain and suggest some elements for ideal form of korean pain scale.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2013

More than 80% of cancer patients experience cancer pain. Among them, more than 50% experience moderate to severe pain. To control cancer pain, a variety of methods have been used, including medications and nerve blocks. In some patients, however, it is impossible to perform nerve blocks due to caner metastasis into the epidural space, while in other patients, opioid dose escalation is impossible due to opioid side effects; thus, cancer pain management is difficult. Scrambler therapy is a novel approach for pain control that uses EKG-like pads, which are applied above and below the site of pain. Scrambler therapy synthesizes 16 different types of nerve action potentials that provide "non-pain" information via cutaneous nerves. The advantages of this treatment are that it is non-invasive and safe and has no significant side effects. In this case series, we report the treatment results of using scrambler therapy in three cancer patients with intractable pain.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was intended to explore the essential structure and the meanings of childbirth experiences among Korean women participated in Lamaze childbirth education. Methods: Giorgi's phenomenological method was used to analyze data collected by in-depth interviews with six primiparous women from March to July 2009. Results: Five components identified in the meanings of experience: 'Simplicity', 'Self-control', 'Uncontrollable pain', 'Spiritual maturity', 'Physiologic event'. Conclusion: The study results revealed that the childbirth experience was positive generally, partially influenced by Lamaze childbirth education. But, meanings of childbirth experience with Lamaze childbirth education were mostly physiological respect related to labor pain or one's own efforts to endure labor pain. Therefore, nursing strategies for drawing emotional and socio-environmental experiences from childbirth experience with Lamaze childbirth education is needed.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 1991

From of old, labor has been accompanied by pain and much effort has been mode to eliminate or diminish the amounts of pain during labor. Little concern has yet been given to the subjective meaning of pain in labor. Recently, rates of cesarean section in Korea and in some other nations have increased rapidly and some investigators are reporting negative reactions such as anger, disappointment and feeling of loss due to lack of control over labor and its pain. These findings are thought to suggest that control of labor and its pain gives some meaning to the laboring woman. Thus the investigators sought to discover the meaning of pain during labor for Korean women. Specific objectives of this study were to explore the meaning of pain in labor to the mothers, their reactions to the experience of labor add their preference for delivery method. The subjects of this study were 95 mothers who delivered their babies in hospital from September 989 to May 1990 : 45 gave birth by vaginal delivery, and 50 by cesarean section. Data were gathered through direct interviews by the investigators, and questions were focused on five areas i.e. mothers' feelings about delivery and their babies, their feelings about of having more children, the most difficult aspect about this labor and delivery, and what they thought the differences were between vaginal delivery and cesarean section. After interview, mothers' answers were summarized, and classified according to the degree of positive or negative attitude. To ascertain the difference in meaning of labor pains and reaction to delivery experience between mothers delivered vaginally and by cesarean section a Median test was done using an SAS. Results were as follows. 1. More mothers who had delivered vaginally realized that they “have became a mother” than those who had a cesarean section(X$^2$＝8.409, df＝3, p＝0.038). 2. Immediate reaction to their delivery experience was more positive for mothers who had a cesarean section. 3. These Korean mothers expressed preference for vaginal delivery. Suggestions for further research on the meaning for mothers of their experience of labor, and on the meaning of pain for mothers who have a cesarean section were made.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2013

연구목적 본 연구는 치매 군과 비치매 군의 통증 역치 및 통증 경험의 특성을 비교 하고자 한다. 방 법 2010년 강원 조기치매 검진사업의 일환으로 시행된 것으로, 연구 대상은 지역사회 거주중인 65세 이상 노인 8,302명이었다. 이 중, 한국판 간이정신상태검사(MMSE-KC) 점수가 저하 된 1259명을 선별했고, 이중 365명이 한국형 치매 진단평가 도구(CERAD-K)를 이용한 정밀검진을 받았다. 검사 결과 및 전문의의 판단 하에 정상, 경도인지장애, 치매 군으로 진단 후, 최종 비치매 군 90명, 치매 군 57명이(경도-중등도 알츠하이머형 치매) 분석되었다. 압통각계(Pressure algometer)를 이용하여 실험적으로 통증 역치를 측정했고, 자가보고식 검사인 Brief pain inventory(BPI)를 이용하여 통증 경험(통증 심도, 통증 방해도)을 조사했다. 집단 간 차이 분석은 Pearson Chi-Square와, 혼란변인(성별, 나이, 교육수준, GDS, 당뇨)을 보정한 ANCOVA검정을 시행했다. 결 과 인구학적 특성상 치매 환자 군에서 여성이 많고, 연령이 높고, 교육 연수가 낮았다. 통증 역치는 두 군에서 통계적으로 의미 있는 차이가 발견되지 않았다. BPI결과에서 비치매 군이 어깨 통증, 전체 통증 개수, '통상적 일'의 통증으로 인한 방해를 의미 있게 더 많이 호소했다(p<0.05). 그러나 두 군에서 통증 유병률 및 치료는 차이가 없었다. 결 론 치매 군은 비치매 군보다 통증을 더 적게 경험했다. 이는 치매 환자의 통증 역치는 보존되었으나, 내성이 증가한다는 선행 연구를 뒷받침 하는 증거로 여겨진다. 따라서, 치매 환자를 위한 적극적인 통증 사정 및 치료를 제안한다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.597-609
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was to explore work experience among nurses with low back pain. Specific aims were to identify problems nurses face as workers at a hospital and how they interact with other workers. Methods: Grounded theory methodology was utilized. Data were collected from iterative fieldwork with individual in-depth interviews from 9 nurses with low back pain as key informants, and a head nurse and a charge nurse who had experiences working with nurses with low back pain as general informants. Results: Through constant comparative analysis, a core category emerged as "to make one's own ground". The process of "to make one's own ground" was identified as four categories: perception of limitations, intervening conditions, balancing limitations, and controlling limitations. Intervening conditions were identified as 'working conditions' and 'personal traits'. Conclusion: Findings of the study indicate that there is a need for health professionals and administrators to understand limitations to working experience among nurses with low back pain. In addition, institutional and psychological support program is needed to improve an adaptation to working environment among nurses with low back pain.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2005

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to verify the effects of aromatherapy on labor pain and perception of the childbirth experience. Methods: This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this experiment consisted of forty eight primiparas without problems during the gestation period. Twenty four primiparas in the experimental group were given general obstetric nursing care with aromatherapy every two hours. Twenty four primiparas in the control group were given general obstetric nursing care only. Data was collected for labor pain measured by a labor pain expression scale, uterine contraction activity measured by Montevideo units in the latent phase, active phase, and transition phase and the perception of childbirth experience 24hours after birth. Data was analyzed by t-test, and repeated measures of ANOVA with an SPSS program. Results: No significant group effects were found, but significant time effects were found for labor pain, and uterine contraction activity. There was no significant difference in postpartum mothers' perception about childbirth. Conclusion: In this study, effects of aromtherapy decreasing labor pain expression, and increasing the perception of childbirth was not found.