• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the post-traumatic stress experiences of firefighters and paramedics. Methods: The participants were 20 fire fighters and paramedics who belong to the Busan Fire Department. Data were collected through in-depth, unstructured audio-taped interviews by the investigator over a six-month period. The participants were asked to describe their post-traumatic stress. The data were analyzed according to Giorgi's method for phenomenological analysis. Results: The interview data were organized by theme into 7 categories that emerged from the analysis. Participants faced various post-traumatic stresses working as fire fighters or paramedics. The categories were suffering from disastrous situations, feeling of fear and helplessness in the face of death, re-experiencing vividly the past traumatic situation, avoiding painful reminders of the trauma, emotional numbing as time passes, suffering from emotional arousal and increased anxiety, and struggling to cope with the post-traumatic stress. Conclusion: This study provides a better understanding of post-traumatic stress experiences from fire fighters and paramedics and the knowledge gained from this study will help in developing appropriate post-traumatic stress management programs.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.295-306
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 크리스천 독거노인들이 살면서 경험하는 심리적 현상의 의미를 심층적으로 탐색하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 신앙생활을 하는 65세 이상 남녀 독거노인 5명을 대상으로 심층 면접을 진행하였고, 수집된 자료는 Giorgi의 현상학적 연구 방법으로 질적 분석하였다. 연구 결과, '죽음이 점점 가까워짐을 느낌', '대화할 상대자가 없어 외로움, '쇠약해진 신체 현상에 무력해짐, '단절된 관계, '하나님을 바라봄의 5개의 범주가 도출되었다. 독거노인의 삶에 있어 신앙이 홀로됨을 견디게 하는 중요한 요소로 밝혀진 본 연구결과는 교회 안의 독거노인들에 대한 이해와 돌봄의 목회적 상담 기반을 위한 토대를 마련하였다고 볼 수 있다.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences and problems of sexual and reproductive health among Korean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) people. Methods: Phenomenological methodology was employed in this study, which comprised 14 LGBTQ participants. Data were collected using individual in-depth interviews from May to June, 2021, and were analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Results: Four categories-comprising nine theme clusters-emerged from the data, as follows: 1) hard-to-recognize gender identity, 2) blind spots in the healthcare system, 3) empathy and support in the community, and 4) new challenges to protect my precious self. Conclusion: This study provides valuable and detailed insights into the meaning of sex and reproductive health among Korean LGBTQI people. This finding could be utilized to develop effective questions for understanding not only sexual and reproductive health but also overall health problems of LGBTQI people.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 전국 80여 중소기업 관리자 및 임원과의 인터뷰를 바탕으로 중소기업의 '인력'과 '기술' 두 부문으로 나누어 현장 이해를 시도하고, 일자리 창출 대안을 분석하였다. 인력 부문에서 가장 핵심 사안은 '저임금' 및 '대기업과의 임금격차'로 나타났다. 임금 지원정책과 관련, 현장에서는 "지속가능한" 지원책을 주문하고 있었다. 기술 부문에서는 R&D지원에 초점을 맞추어 논의를 진행하였다. 신규 시장을 창출할 수 있는 기술 혹은 제품을 발굴하고 이를 적극 지원하여 관련 주변 산업의 고용효과를 기대하는 것이 R&D지원을 통한 기대이다. 본 연구 논의를 통해 크게 세 가지의 일자리 정책 지원방안을 제시하였다. 첫째, "중소기업 우수 기술자의 국가 관리"제도이다. 둘째, "기술입찰제"를 제시하였다. 셋째, 대기업과 중소기업 협력사업 시, "상호 적정이익 명시제"이다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2018

본 연구는 간호사들이 대처하고 있는 폭력상황에 대해 간호사의 관점에서 깊이 있게 파악함으로써 간호사의 폭력상황 대처방법에 대한 본질과 의미를 밝히는데 목적을 두고 있다. 본 연구의 의미와 목적을 이해하고 동의한 간호사 14명이 연구에 참여하였고 성별은 여성이 7명, 남성이 7명이었다. 본 연구의 분석은 질적연구방법인 현상학적 방법으로 시행하였다. 연구 결과 폭력상황으로부터의 분리, 도움 요청하기, 폭력상황의 회피, 맞서 대응하기, 참고 견디기로 5개의 범주가 도출되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 폭력적인 상황을 경험하고 있는 간호사에게 대처방안을 제공하고 폭력적인 상황에 노출되기 쉬운 간호사의 환경을 개선하여 폭력상황을 예방하기 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.72-80
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• 2019

Purpose: This study was done to explore the lived experiences in older Korean women with early stage of Parkinson's disease. The research question was "What is the meaning and nature of the older women's experiences who were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease?" Methods: In this study, we adopted van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach to find the lived experiences of older women diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Six older women diagnosed with Parkinson's disease within five years participated, and data were collected through in-depth interviews. Results: Five fundamental lifeworld themes and seven subthemes emerged from the data. The first theme of corporeality had three subthemes: 'being shocked by an unexpected diagnosis', 'fewer things can be done due to the illness' and 'lost my prettiness'. The second theme representing relationality was 'hiding the illness because of others' whispering'. The temporality theme was 'fear of symptom aggravation'. The spatiality theme was 'being placed in a blind spot of information'. The last existential theme of material had 'obsession with drugs'. Conclusion: The results of this study provide an in-depth understanding of older womens experiences of living with Parkinson's disease. The findings can help develop interventions specific to these group of women to provide sufficient emotional support and accurate information.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to understand the meaning and nature of the early experiences of retired nurses. Methods: This qualitative study adopted Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Study participants were 10 nurses who had retired within the previous two years. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews with the participants from September to December 2017, which were conducted until recurring themes emerged. Results: Early experiences of retired nurses in 14 sub-themes and 5 themes from the total of 256 initial codes. The five themes were 'vaguely initiated retirement preparation,' 'decreased income and increased spending,' 'mixture of longing and unfamiliarity,' 'the comforts left regret,' and 'go to another start another beginning.' Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we suggest pre-retirement education that considers economic, interpersonal, and psychological changes to help nurses adapt to their new lives after retirement. We propose the development of education programs based on an understanding of lifestyle changes experienced by retired nurses, and further study to measure the effectiveness of these programs.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.352-364
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the meaning of the experience of male nurses working in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Methods: Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 8 male nurses. Data were collected from november 2019 to february 2020 and were analyzed using Colaizzi's method, a phenomenological approach. Results: 8 theme clusters, and 28 themes were identified. The 8 clusters were as follows; the feeling of burden in a busy and sensitive situation, the daily life facing life and death, female colleagues and patients who are still difficult to treat, a reliable and grateful male colleague, being proud of this role that a man can do, various experiences that improve me, constant effort to be recognized as a team member, and wavering and weighing in the career. Conclusion: These results could help to expand understanding the role of male nurses working in the ICU and in other areas. In addition, the results provide basic data needed to improve mutual respect and relationships between male and female nurses. It is necessary to offer mentoring programs for male nurses to adapt to nursing field.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.14-26
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• 2022

Purpose : This study aimed to understand and describe the nurses' experiences caring for severe COVID-19 patients at isolation room with negative pressure in South Korea. Methods : Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews from February 16 to March 31, 2021 with 11 nurses who had been caring for severe COVID-19 patients at isolation room. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed according to Colaizzi's phenomenological analysis. Results : As a result, 5 theme clusters were extracted about nurses' experiences. The 5 theme clusters, "Adapting to unexpected adversity", "Accepting unresonable and heavy work", "Dulness and disconnection from the outside world", "Changing in perception of new infectious diseases", and "Pathetic isolated patients" emerged. Conclusion : The results of this study provided a deeper understanding of nurses struggling to care for COVID-19 severe patients. This study is expected to be useful in providing basic evidence for improving intensive care practices and for preparing policies in other infection disease situations.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2022

Scholars are paying increasingly close attention to brain research and the creation of biological neural networks, artificial neural networks, artificial intelligence, neurochips, brain-computer interfaces, prostheses, new research instruments and methods, methods of treatment, as well as the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases based on these data. The authors of the study propose their hypothesis on the understanding of the phenomenon of consciousness that answers questions concerning the criteria of consciousness, its localization, and principles of operation. In the study of the hard problem of consciousness, the philosophical and scientific categories of consciousness, and prominent hypotheses and theories of consciousness, the authors distinguish "the area of the conscious mind", which encompasses several states of consciousness united by the phenomenon of integrated consciousness. According to the authors, consciousness is a kind of executor of the phenomenological idea of the "chalice", so the search for it should be conducted deeper than the processes in the power of thought consciousness and transconsciousness, to which integrated consciousness can act as a lever. However, integrated consciousness may have the capacity to transcend into lower states of consciousness, which requires further study.