• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2012

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between degree of stress and quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Methods: This study's subjects were 77 mothers of children under 10 years of age with cerebral palsy. The instrument is a self-administered, structured, written questionnaire. The tool that measured the degree of stress was created by modifying the questionnaire by Park (2004). Quality of life for all mothers with cerebral palsy was evaluated by the ShortForm-36 Health Questionnaire. To verify the effects on degree of stress and quality of life arising from general characteristics, t-tests and ANOVAs were conducted. The correlation between degree of stress and quality of life was analyzed via Pearson's correlation analysis. Results: The mothers' degree of stress was rated as 2.69 out of 5; their quality of life was rated as 53.07 out of 100. There was a significant negative correlation between quality of life and the age of cerebral palsy and positive correlations between quality of life and mother's age, background, and family income. Degree of stress among mothers has a positive correlation with quality of life. Conclusion: This study provides basic data about the relationship between degree of stress and quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was done to investigate quality of sleep and heart rate variability by the physical activity in high school students. Methods: A survey that measures physical activity and quality of sleep was distributed to 118 students at Y High School. Heart rate variability was obtained using the LXC3203 heart rate monitor. The data of 105 students were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, x2-test, and ANOVA with $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test. Results: Boys and students with part-time jobs had significantly higher physical activity. The quality of sleep was significantly high when the students were non-smokers, felt healthy, happy, less stressed, and satisfied with their school lives. Mean heart rate was significantly higher among girls, and standard deviation from normal to normal R-R intervals were high in boys. Physical activity had no significant relationships with quality of sleep and heart rate variability. Conclusions: Physical activity should be encouraged for high school students, especially for girls. An experimental study with different intensity and time of physical activity is recommended to examine the relationships with quality of sleep and heart rate variability in the future.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) between breast cancer patients with lymphedema and without using the SF-36 (Korean version). Fifty-three consecutive, unselected patients who underwent treatment for breast cancer patients with lymphedema and 37 patients without lymphedema from August 4, 2004 to October 13, 2005 were interviewed and asked to complete the SF-36. These data were used to test the hypothesis that breast cancer patients with lymphedema experience impaired quality of life relative to their control group. The lymphedema group scored poorer than the control group on six of the eight subscales as well as the physical component summary scale of the SF-36 (p<.05). Only bodily pain didn't show statistical difference (p>.05). Breast cancer patients with lymphedema appear to experience problems in multiple quality of life domains compared with without lymphedema group. These findings demonstrate the need for interventions to improve the quality of life in breast cancer patients with lymphedema.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.170-174
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• 2019

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in the quality of life between two groups of patients who received or did not receive total knee replacement (TKR) surgery after being diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and to investigate changes in the quality of life for persons who had TKR surgery. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The subjects were randomized into a surgery group (n=70) and a non-surgery group (n=65). Subjects were selected from individuals diagnosed with knee OA from Himchan Hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Their sex, age, weight, height, body mass index, unilateral or bilateral, and quality of life were evaluated. Changes in the quality of life was measured using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). Seventy out of 135 patients had TKR surgery, and their quality of life was evaluated at 6 months and 12 months after the surgery. Results: SF-36 scores were significantly improved at 6 months and 12 months after the surgery compared to the scores before the surgery (p<0.05). Also, the comparison between 6 and 12 months after surgery showed that the Vitality and Social Function scores in the SF-36 were significantly increased (p<0.05). Conclusions: The findings of this study showed that TKR surgery has a positive effect on the quality of life for persons with knee OA as a therapeutic intervention.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.252-257
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• 2017

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the associations of sleep, dietary behaviors and physical activity with quality of life among shift-work nurses. Methods: For this cross-sectional descriptive study, data were collected from 191 shift-work nurses in a tertiary hospital. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the relationships among variables. Results: The levels of sleep quality, dietary behaviors and physical activity were low. Factors associated with quality of life among shift-work nurses included sleep disturbance (B=-0.16, ${\beta}=-0.26$, p<.001), dietary behaviors (B=0.28, ${\beta}=0.24$, p<.001), and physical activity (B=0.05, ${\beta}=0.19$, p<.001). The strongest factor was sleep disturbance. Conclusion: In order to improve quality of life among shift-work nurses, it is significant to encourage and maintain health behaviors such as sleep, dietary behaviors and physical activity. Under the circumstances where shift-work cannot be avoided, personal efforts made by nurses to establish their own living standards for positive health behaviors will benefit their quality of life.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.272-277
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• 2022

Purpose: This study compared the subjective and objective sleep quality between subjects with and without thoracic hyper-kyphosis. Methods: Forty participants were divided into a hyper-kyphosis (n=17) and normal group (n=17) by thoracic spinal angle measurement. The subjective sleep quality was measured using PSQI, a self-report, and objective sleep quality was measured using an actigraphy that measures time according to sleep patterns. Results: The PSQI scores of subjects with thoracic hyper-kyphosis were significantly higher than those with normal thoracic curvature (p=0.013). The total sleep time and real sleep time were less in subjects with hyper-kyphosis than in normal subjects (p=0.006; p=0.029). The light sleep time was less in subjects with excessive spondylolisthesis than in normal subjects (p=0.010). Light sleep time was less in those with hyper-kyphosis, but deep sleep time was similar to the subjects with a normal thoracic curvature (p=0.003; p=0.140). Conclusion: Subjects with thoracic hyper-kyphosis had a decrease in subjective sleep quality, such as sleep discomfort, and objective sleep quality, such as a decrease in sleep time compared to normal subjects.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.251-255
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• 2021

Background: Physical activity and quality of life (QOL) influence the health status of older adults. Recently, the use of wearable devices to monitor physical activity has increased. Objects: This study examined the relationship between the amount of physical activity, measured using a wearable device, and QOL among older adults. Methods: In total, 71 older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) were enrolled. The amount of physical activity was measured using a wearable device with a wrist strap, and daily physical activity was classified according to intensity (sedentary, light, moderate, or very active). Self-reported QOL was evaluated using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were conducted to analyze parametric and non-parametric variables, respectively. The relationship between amount of daily physical activity and SF-36 scores was assessed. Results: The correlation analyses revealed positive correlations between the amount of moderate-intensity and very active physical activity (minutes/day) and SF-36 scores (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Physical activity of at least moderate intensity is associated with better QOL in older adults. Further studies are required to verify the effects of increased physical activity on QOL in older adults.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.345-355
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• 2018

본 연구는 혈액투석환자의 신체활동량 수준이 우울, 건강관련 삶의 질 및 수면장애에 미치는 융합적 요인을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 대상자는 2개 도시에 소재한 5개 혈액투석실에서 혈액투석을 시행받는 193명의 혈액투석환자들이었다. 자료 분석은 기술적 통계, 상관관계와 위계적 회귀분석을 사용하였다. 상관관계의 결과는 우울과 신체활동량은 유의한 음의 상관관계를 보였고(r = -.259, p <.01), 신체적 및 정신적 건강관련 삶의 질과 신체활동량은 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r = .273, p <.01, r = .186, p <.01). 위계적 회귀분석 결과는 신체적 건강관련 삶의 질이 높을수록 혈액투석환자의 신체활동량 수준은 더 높은 것으로 조사되었다(${\beta}=.22$, p <.01). 따라서 혈액투석환자의 신체활동량을 증진시켜서 건강관련 삶의 질을 향상시키는 중재프로그램의 개발이 필요하리라 사료된다.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.119-136
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• 2010

본 연구는 Zeithaml과 Bitner모형을 도서관 E-Service품질 연구를 위해 수정 제안하고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 문헌조사방법을 사용하였으며 연구결과 '환경적 품질'이 도서관 E-Service품질에 대한 소비자인식을 결정하는데 있어서 가장 중요한 요소임이 밝혀졌다. 이와 더불어 기존의 E-Service 관련연구와 사용성연구와의 비교 분석을 통해 도서관 E-Service를 위한 '환경적 품질'의 하부차원들을 제시하였다. 도서관 E-Service의 '환경적 품질'에 영향을 미치는 요소로서는 '기술적 요소에 대한 개인적 인식'과 '과거의 유사서비스 사용경험'이 중요한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.455-465
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• 2020

본 연구는 국민건강영양조사 제7기를 활용하여 성인의 신체활동과 건강관련 삶의 질과의 관련성을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구의 대상자는 2016~2018년 국민건강영양조사에서 20~59세의 성인 24,269명 중 결측치가 없는 11,211명을 대상으로 하였으며 건강관련 삶의 질은 EuroQol group의 EQ-5D로, 신체활동은 GPAQ를 이용하여 정의하였다. 자료분석은 SAS 9.4 프로그램을 사용하여 대상자의 일반적 특성과 신체활동 정도, 건강관련 삶의 질(KEQ-5D index)은 교차분석(Chi-square), 신체활동과 삶의 질의 관련성은 로지스틱 회귀분석(Logistic Regression Analysis)을 실시하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 일반적 특성은 결혼상태, 교육상태, 직업, 흡연, 음주, 경제상태, 스트레스, 만성질환 유무, 만성질환 치료 유무, 여가로 인한 신체활동 정도와 직업으로 인한 신체활동 정도는 남녀에 따라 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 신체활동과 건강관련 삶의 질은 직업의 신체활동의 최소한 신체활동군에서 삶의 질이 37% 낮게 나타났다(p<0.05). 반면, 여가로 인한 신체활동과 삶의 질은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구를 통해 성인의 신체활동과 건강관련 삶의 질과의 관련성을 확인하였다. 연구결과는 신체활동 관련 보건정책 수립 및 신체활동 프로그램의 기초자료로 제공될 것으로 기대된다.