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Goat Meat Does Not Cause Increased Blood Pressure

  • Sunagawa, Katsunori;Kishi, Tetsuya;Nagai, Ayako;Matsumura, Yuka;Nagamine, Itsuki;Uechi, Shuntoku
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.101-114
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    • 2014
  • While there are persistent rumors that the consumption of goat meat dishes increases blood pressure, there is no scientific evidence to support this. Two experiments were conducted to clarify whether or not blood pressure increases in conjunction with the consumption of goat meat dishes. In experiment 1, 24 Dahl/Iwai rats (15 weeks old, body weight $309.3{\pm}11.1$ g) were evenly separated into 4 groups. The control group (CP) was fed a diet containing 20% chicken and 0.3% salt on a dry matter basis. The goat meat group (GM) was fed a diet containing 20% goat meat and 0.3% salt. The goat meat/salt group (GS) was fed a diet containing 20% goat meant and 3% to 4% salt. The Okinawan mugwort (Artemisia Princeps Pampan)/salt group (GY) was fed a diet containing 20% goat meat, 3% to 4% salt and 5% of freeze-dried mugwort powder. The experiment 1 ran for a period of 14 weeks during which time the blood pressure of the animals was recorded. The GS, and GY groups consumed significantly more water (p<0.01) than the CP and GM groups despite the fact that their diet consumption levels were similar. The body weight of animals in the CP, GM, and GS groups was similar while the animals in the GY group were significantly smaller (p<0.01). The blood pressure in the GM group was virtually the same as the CP group throughout the course of the experiment. In contrast, while the blood pressure of the animals in the GS and GY group from 15 to 19 weeks old was the same as the CP group, their blood pressures were significantly higher (p<0.01) after 20 weeks of age. The GY group tended to have lower blood pressure than the GS group. In experiment 2, in order to clarify whether or not the increase in blood pressure in the GS group and the GY group in experiment 1 was caused by an excessive intake of salt, the effects on blood pressure of a reduction of salt in diet were investigated. When amount of salt in the diet of the GS and GY group was reduced from 4% to 0.3%, the animal's blood pressure returned to normotensive. These results indicate that, as in the case of chicken consumption, prolonged consumption of goat meat does not cause increased blood pressure, rather the large amount of salt used in the preparation of goat meat dishes is responsible for the increase in blood pressure.

지역사회 간호 서비스 전달 체계 모형 개발 -가정방문서비스를 중심으로- (Development of Community Health Nursing Service Model: - Based on the Visiting Nurses Project in Seoul, Kyonggi, and Kang-won Area-)

  • 김성실
    • 지역사회간호학회지
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.361-374
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    • 2001
  • This study was done to identify a status of home visiting project as a community health nursing system, that was the organization. personal who have age, educational background, marital status, position, experience of the home visiting in the public sectors in part of Seoul. Kyonggi, Kang-won area, It was done to provide basis data for the development of effective visiting nurses project in the health sectors, where was Health Centers in urban and rural. Branch of Health Center in rural and Health posts. The question airs were distributed 352 public health workers who working place was 118 health workers in 12 health centers in Seoul. 56 public health workers among 39 health center and other public health sectors in Kyonggi and 178 public health workers among health center and health care sectors. Data collected from October to December. 2000. The analysis by SAS system with F test, percentage and frequency. The major result were as follows. The general characteristics of the respondent show that most of them were graduates from community college and RN-BS with broadcast that they had not completed CPHN course but only two health workers have trained for the visiting nurses project. As for their grade in the position, the most of health workers have seventh level and the other CHP were above sixth level in the health care post that in the government structure. This indicates that workers do not have great authority in decision making, the most period of works in the position was one and two years indicating that they change jobs frequently. On an average their clinical experience was 4.11 years which is ideal for the total service. As for preparation of staff for home visiting workers education on visiting nurses program have to receive short term or longer term training course for strong emphasis. The analysis showed that public health visiting workers responds about active job performance that based on an area, approach of acting by districts, education and position are shown statistically significant difference between acceptance of the visiting nursing job show the same as well as visiting nurses project. Special concerns for visiting Nursing care spread came to burden, many of activity carry out main solution is covered the health problem connective support system needs of quality and quantity which out health problem. As 71.1% of visiting health service held on the poor population was under the guardianship of the law, but people who health insurance wide application under law shown a tendency to increase gradually. The general characteristics of the patients showed 56.2% of female on average of age was 66.1 years old, they have health problem was the most of 47.6% of high blood pressure and stroke, the other and as a problem that economics, which is complex welfare with out health problem. Community health care service should be combined health and social work program. The form of delivery of visiting health care given the most guide and education with counselling and support. (33.6%) Among the six category of visiting care service shown statistically significant difference and next is fundamental care, remedy care with priority.

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WELD REPAIR OF GAS TURBINE HOT END COMPONENTS

  • Chaturvedi, M.C.;Yu, X.H.;Richards, N.L.
    • 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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    • pp.235-243
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    • 2002
  • Ni-base superalloys are used extensively in industry, both in aeroengines and land based turbines. About 60% by weight of most modern gas turbine engine structural components are made of Ni-base superalloys. To satisfy practical demands, the efficiency of gas turbine engines has been steadily and systematically increased by design modifications to handle higher turbine inlet or firing temperatures. However, the increase in operating temperatures has lead to a decrease in the life of components and increase in costs of replacement. Moreover, around 80% of the large frame size industrial/utility gas turbines operating in the world today were installed in the mid-sixties to early seventies and are now 25 to 30 years old. Consequently, there are greater opportunities now to repair and refurbish the older models. Basically, there are two major factors influencing the weldability of the cast alloys: strain-age cracking and liquation cracking. Susceptibility to strain-age cracking is due to the total Ti plus AI content of the alloy; Liquation cracking is due either to the presence of low melting constituents or constitutional liquation of constituents. Though Rene 41 superalloy has 4.5wt.% total Ti and Al content and falls just below the safe limit proposed by Prager et al., controlled grain size and special heat treatments are needed to obtain crack-free welds. Varying heat treatments and filler materials were used in a laboratory study, then the actual welding of service parts was carried out to verity the possibility of crack-tree weld of components fabricated from Rene 41 superalloy. The microstructural observations indicated that there were two kinds of carbides in the FCC matrix. MC carbides were located along the grain boundaries, while M$_{23}$C$_{6}$ carbide was located both inter and intra granularly. Two kinds of filler materials, Rene 41 and Hastelloy X were used to gas tungsten arc weld a patch into the sheet metal, along with varying pre-weld heat treatments. The microstructure, hardness and tensile tests were determined. The service distressed parts were categorized into three classes: with large cracks, with medium cracks and with small or no visible cracks. No significant difference in microstructure among the specimens was observed. Specimens were cut from the corner and the straight edge of the patch repair, away from the corner. The only cracks present were found to be associated with inadequate surface preparation to remove oxidation. Guidelines for oxide removal and the welding procedures developed in the research enabled crack-free welds to be produced.d.

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실버타운 입주의도 예측요인에 대한 분석 (An Analysis on Predictors of Move Intention to Silver Town in Jeju Island)

  • 홍연숙
    • 한국사회복지학
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    • 제58권3호
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    • pp.313-340
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    • 2006
  • 본 연구의 목적은 45세 이상의 중 장년층 및 노년층 인구 449명을 대상으로 실버타운 입주의도에 영향을 미치는 예측요인들을 실증적으로 분석한 결과, 인구사회학적 변인 중에서는 거주지, 직업, 주택소유 변인, 동기변인 중에서는 자녀의 부담해소, 편리한 노후생활, 노후생활의 자유 향유 요인들이 실버타운 입주의도 여부를 예측하는 데 유의한 영향력을 행사하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 입주선택 결정요인 중에서는 보건의료시설, 휴양시설 및 여가 문화서비스시설 변인, 제주도의 입지장점 중에서는 온화한 기후, 쾌적한 환경, 저렴한 비용 변인들이 실버타운 입주의도 여부를 유의하게 예측하는 변인이었으며, 자녀부양의존도가 낮을수록 입주가능성이 높게 나타났다. 종합적으로 실버타운 입주의도에 가장 높은 예측력을 갖는 변인은 저렴한 비용요인이었으며, 휴양시설, 실버타운의 필요성 인지정도, 노후생활의 자유 향유 동기변인, 여가 문화시설, 보건의료시설 등의 변인 순으로 나타났다.

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산부의 간호요구와 간호원의 간호활동과의 비교 연구 (A Comparative Study of Reported Nursing Needs and Nursing Care During Labor and Delivery)

  • 안혜숙
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 1976
  • Contemporary nursing is concerned with meeting patients physical psychological and secio-economical needs and with helping persons to sore their own problems. At the time of confinement and delivery, women often have physical and psychological disco- mort related to fear, tension or anxiety. Pain related to these causes varies with the individual woman. Effective nursing care to meet individual needs during labor and delivery is important if nurses are to understand and relieve woman's physical and psychological pain. A questionnaire prepared for the purpose by the investigator was administered to 162 women in two general hospitals, one in Seoul and one in TaeGu, during August 1 and September 20, 1975 and to the 13 delivery-room nurses who cared for them. It was hoped that the study would contribute to comprehensive nursing care during labor and delivery and to improve maternal and child health. 1. The sample of mothers ranged in age from 18 to 39; the majority were from 25 to 29 years old (54.3%). Most of them were housewives (87.6%). Sixty-three percent had high school or higher education. They had a range of one to seven deliveries. Sixty-one percent were primiparas Most had some prenatal care (87.6%). 2. The age of the group of nurses ranged from 22 to 39. Ten were 22 or 23. Five of the 13 had from six to ten months experience in the de]ivory room. Twelve were single and ten had a religious affiliation. 3. Both primiparas and multiparas thought equally that physical and psychological care, nursing skills and attitudes were important during labor and delivery, but did not relate basic nursing care directly to normal delivery. Need for nursing care was rated more highly by primiparas (2.83-3.48) than by multiparas (2.51-3.17) (p〈0.05). 4. There was no difference in need for nursing care according to the educational level of the women nor according to whether they had a religious affiliation or not (p〉0.05). 5. There was no difference in the reported nursing care given regarding of the educational preparation of the nurses (p〉 0.05). 6. There the reported nursing needs of the women and the reported nursing care given were compared, physical and psychological nursing care directed toward protecting the mother and fetus and a safe do]ivory were considered important by both groups. Neither group related simple nursing care directly to protection of the mother and fetus or to a safe delivery. The women rated highly their needs for nourishment (3.05) and having a relative with them (2.90) for emotional support but there was little evidence (2.39) that the nurses provided care to meet these needs (p〈0.05). In conclusion, the nursing needs of the women during the three stages of labor and the nursing care given were generally similar. The women had more psychological needs than physical needs but in comparison, nurses gave a little more physical than psychological care. The results point up the need to make adjustments in labor and delivery room nursing care the nurse should Prepared to pay more attention and bigger consideration in psychological comfort care than physical care.

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NGO 해외봉사 경험에 대한 인식 연구: 전문직 은퇴자를 중심으로 (A Study on the Perception of NGO's Overseas Service Experience: With Professional Retirees at the Center)

  • 정주영;이미란
    • 디지털융복합연구
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    • 제19권11호
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2021
  • 베이비부머의 은퇴로 인해 경제적 활동에서 대거 이탈한 전문직 은퇴인력의 활용은 현시대적 과제이며 사회적 이슈로 부각되고 있다. 본 연구는 전문직 은퇴자의 NGO 해외봉사 경험에 대한 인식을 탐구하여 전문직 은퇴인력의 활용방안을 모색해 보고자 한다. 본 연구는 포토보이스를 활용한 질적 연구이며, 연구 참여자는 NGO 해외봉사경험이 있는 전문직 정년 은퇴자들이다. 집단 활동과 개인면담을 통해 자료를 수집하였고, 참여적 분석법과 주제 분석법으로 자료를 분석하였다. 연구결과 도출된 인식은 NGO 해외봉사는 안전하고 국가위상을 높이는 최고의 일자리이며, 이에 대한 정보를 은퇴교육에서 제공받기 원한다는 것이었다. 결론에서 NGO 해외봉사의 확대를 위한 은퇴교육을 공기업뿐아니라 일반 직장에서도 실시하여 은퇴 전에 준비하는 지원방안에 대해 논의하였으며, 은퇴자의 해외봉사를 전담하기 위한 [은퇴자 NGO 해외봉사 정보서비스 센터]의 운영을 제언하였다. 본 연구는 전문직 은퇴자의 NGO 해외봉사의 경험에 대한 인식을 통하여 은퇴 이후 노년기 사회복지 정책적 대안 마련의 기초자료를 제시함에 의의를 가진다.

구 소련거주(독립국가연합) 한인들의 김치 이용의 실태에 관한 조사 1. 김치와 식생활 (A Research on Kimchi Culture for the Koreans in CIS 1. Dining Habits in Relation to Kimchi)

  • 김영희;김영숙;이경임;신애숙;박훈
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.593-600
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    • 1996
  • 구 소련(독립국가연합) 중 비교적 한인이 많이 살고 있는 모스크바, 사할린, 우즈베크스탄, 카자흐스탄 지역의 한인 199명을 대상으로 김치와 식생활에 관한 조사를 실시 한 결과, 식사형태는 조사대상자의 90.5%가 한식 중심의 식사를 하고 있었으며, 지역적으로 볼 때 모스크바가 양식으로의 전환율이 높은 반면 사할린은 거의 대부분이 한식 형태였다. 또한 고연령으로 갈수록 한식 중심의 식사를 하고 있었고 연령이 낮거나 이주 후 세대를 거칠수록 양식으로의 전환율이 높았다. 김치에 대한 기호도는, 응답자의 85.9%가 김치를 좋아 하였으며 좋아하는 이유는 대부분이 우리 고유의 전통음식이라는 자부심과 김치가 맛있기 때문이라고 하였다. 김치 섭취횟수는 응답자의 95%가 하루 한끼 이상은 김치를 섭취 하고 있었으며 특히 사할린은 매끼 마다 섭취하는 사람이 많았다(88%). 또 연령과 이주세대에 따른 섭취 횟수의 차이는 나이가 어리고 이주세대를 거칠수록 김치 섭취횟수가 줄어들었다. 과거와 현재의 김치 섭취량의 차이는, 41.7%가 과거 보다 많이 섭취하였고 21.6%는 별 차이가 없었으며, 지역별로는 사할린은 섭취량이 많아진 경우가 많았고 모스크바는 섭취량이 적어진 경우가 더 많아 두 지역이 다른 양상을 보였다. 또 나이가 적고 이주세대를 거칠수록 과거 보다 섭취량이 줄어들어 나이가 적을수록 현지의 음식에 적응하여 섭취 하는 것으로 나타났다. 먹어보거나 본 적이 있는 김치로는 배추김치 (99%)가 가장 많았고 그 다음이 오이김치(91.5%), 양배추김치(띨.4%), 물김치(82.4%), 가자미식해 (75.4%) 등의 순으로 우리나라에서 상용하는 깍두기, 총각김치 , 부추김치 등의 비율이 낮고 양배추김치, 가자미식해 등의 비율이 높은 특징을 보였다. 특히 사할린은 다른 지역에 비하여 김치 경험이 다양한 결과를 보여 한국에서의 김치 문화가 많이 남아 있음을 짐작할 수 있었다. 또 김치를 이용해 많이 해먹는 음식으로는 주로 김치찌개와 김치볶음 등이었으나 이것도 50%대에 머물고 있어 김치로 다른 음식까지 만들어 먹을 수 있는 만큼의 양적인 여유가 없다는 것을 짐작할 수가 있었다. 김치에 대한 러시아인들의 반응은, '김치를 잘 먹었다'는 응답이 99.5%이고 '전혀 못먹었다'는 사람은 한명도 없었는데 이로써 양식 위주의 서양인에게도 김치가 잘 받아들여질 수 있다는 것을 알 수가 있었고 또한 김치 이용 확대 가능성을 보여주었다.

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부산지역과 전남 여수지역 주부들의 제례준비 및 제례의식 조사 연구 (A Study on Ancestral Service Preparation and Sacrificial Consciousness of Housekeepers Living in Pusan and Yeosu Area)

  • 정복미;정해옥;김은실
    • 한국조리학회지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.135-154
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구는 부산과 여수 지역 주부들을 대상으로 제사시간, 제기 등 제례준비에 관한 일반적 사항 및 제례의식에 관한 설문조사를 하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 조사대상자의 일반사항으로 연령은 40∼49세가 35.56%, 불교가 57.79%로 가장 높았고, 고졸이 52.54%, 가족구성원은 부부와 자녀가 63.45%로 가장 높았다. 며느리 순위는 맏며느리가 53.25%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 직업의 유무에서 직업이 없다가 53.33%, 직업의 종류로는 주부가 58.44%로 가장 많았고, 지역별로는 부산 지역이 59.82% 여수 지역이 40.18%로 나타났다. 2. 두 지역 모두 제사 지내는 시간은 23:00∼01:00시에 지낸다가 47.16%로 가장 높았고 직장에 다니는 주부들은 약간 이른 시간에 제사를 지내는 경향이었으나, 직장에 다리지 않는 주부들은 아주 늦은 시간에 제사를 지내는 비율이 높게 나타나 직장의 유무에 따라 유의성이 있었다.(p<0.05). 3. 기제사의 범위는 3대가 34.47%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 제사는 장남이 지낸다가78.28%로 가장 높았으며, 연령이 높음에 따라 장남이 제사를 지내는 비율이 높았고, 연령이 낮을수록 경제적인 여유가 있는 사람이 제사를 지내는 비율이 높아 연령에 따라 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 4. 제례의식에 대한 결과에서 제사의 필요성에 대하여 꼭 필요하다고 답한 비율이 57.32%로 가장 높았고, 연령별로 50세 이상이 꼭 지내야 한다라고 답한 비율이 70.77%로 가장 높게 나타났고, 연령이 낮을수록 제사의 필요성을 느끼지 못하여 연령에 따라 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 불교가 타종교에 비해 제사를 꼭 지내야 한다라고 응답한 비율이 가장 높게 나타나 종교별 차이가 있었다(p<0.0001). 또한 제사는 가족의 화목을 위해 필요하다고 생각한다가 50.43%로 가장 높았고, 연령이 낮을수록 우리의 전통이니 계승 발전시켜야 한다는 응답률이 높은 반면, 연령이 높을수록 가족의 화목도모에 높은 응답률을 나타내 연령에 따라 유의성이 있었다(p<0.05). 가톨릭과 기타 종교에서 가족의 화목도모에 대한 응답률이 높게 나타난 반면 불교와 기독교는 계승 발전에 대한 응답률이 더 높게 나타나 종교에 따른 유의성을 나타내었다(p<0.01). 미래의 제사에 대한 생각은 대상자들의 37.04%가 내려오는 법도에 따르겠다고 하여 가장 높았고, 불교에서 43.17%가 내려오는 법도에 따르겠다, 기독교의 경우 26.47%는 예배드린다, 기독교의 경우 현재 어른이 생존하신 중이라도 차차 추도식 형태로 바꾸겠다고 답하였으며, 가톨릭, 불교, 기타에서는 나름대로 정성껏 모신다의 비율이 기독교에 비해 높게 나타나 종교에 따른 차이가 있었다(p<0.0001). 또한 맏며느리에 비해 둘째 며느리는 내려오는 법도에 따르거나 어른이 하시는 대로 하겠다고 하는 비율이 비교적 높은데 비해 맏며느리는 나름대로 정성껏 모시겠다고 한 점으로 며느리의 순위에 따라 미래의 제사에 대한 생각에 유의성이 있었다(p<0.05).지역적으로 보면 부산 지역이 여수 지역에 비해 법도에 따르거나 나름대로 정성껏 모시겠다는 비율이 더 높은 반면, 여수 지역은 부산 지역에 비해 차차 추도식 형태로 바꾸거나 예배 드리겠다의 비율이 더 높게 나타나 지역에 따른 유의적인 차이를 나타냈다.

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산모와 간호원이 본 선택된 산욕기 간호활동의 중요도에 관한 탐색적 연구 (An Exploratory Study about the Importance of Selected Nursing Activities during the Puerperal Period, as Viewed by Women in the Puerperal Period and by Nurses Caring for Them)

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    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.152-162
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    • 1978
  • The desire to maintain health is increasing, consequently the role of nursing which has as one chief aim the solving of man′s basic problems is more and more important. Today, in spite of a growing concern about the nursing activities which nurses provide for individual human having specific needs, clinically in fact, it is questionable that individual′s expectation of nursing activities agrees with nurse′s performance of nursing activities. In this study the importance and agreement of the importance of the nursing activities during the hospitalized puerperal period as viewed by women in the puerperal period and by nurses caring for them, were assessed. The present study was undertaken in an attempt to furnish the basic data for expediting the progress of research activities in this area and further to be helpful in planning maternity nursing practice. The study population defined and selected was nurses (13) caring for women in the puerperal period and doing duty on obstetric & gynecologic ward at Y. hospital, and the women in puerperal period (39) as sum of 3 women selected by each nurse during the period of May 13th-June 4th 1976. The study data was collected by the direct interview method based on the questionnaire which the investigator made out. The study result was analyzed by percentage, t - test. The findings can be summarized as follows: 1. General characteristics of nurses doing duty on puerperal ward: a. Nurses′average age was 24.8 years old. b. 84.6% had educational background of 4 years of college. c. 69.2% had a religion. d. 53.8% were married. e. 53.8% had clinical experience of 1 year -3 years. f, 61.5% did duty on puerperal ward during 1 year -3 years. g. 46.2% desired to do duty on obstetric ? gynecologic ward. 2. General characteristics of the women who were studied during their puerperal period: a. Women′s average age was 26.4 years old. b. 79.5% had educational background above high school. c. 56.4% had a religion. d. 84.6% had living standard above medium. e. 89.7% had no occupation. f, 53,8% had previous hospitalization experience. g. 56.4% had previous delivery experience. 3. Examining the importance of 39 nursing activities during puerperal period selected by investigator, studied group of women considered that the most important nursing activity was "Record precisely about condition, medical treatment and nursing activity results etc". Nurses considered that the most important nursing activity was "Notice whether having pain and care for that". Both groups considered that the least important nursing activity was "Talk with her about topics such as news, hobbies, other interests". 4. Examining the importance of nursing activities in 4 specific categories, studied group of women considered that the most important nursing activity in physical nursing category was "Be sure of safety measure to prevent accidents, injuries", and nurses considered that the most important nursing activity was "Make her sleep and rest sufficiently". Studied group of women considered that the most important nursing activity in psychological category was "Explain about medical treatment and nursing activity ahead of time so she knows what to expect" , and nurses considered that the most important nursing activity was "Explain about puerperal period so she understands". Studied group of women considered that the most important nursing activity in relation to medical care was "Record precisely about condition, medical treatment and nursing activity results etc.", and nurses considered that the most important nursing activity was "Observing, cleaning and protecting the perineum" Studied group of women considered that the most important nursing activity in nursing category in preparation for discharge was "Instruct about personnel hygiene during puerperal period", and nurses considered that the most important nursing activity was "Instruct self-care to protect the perineum". 5. The analysis of this study showed a significant amount of disagreement computed by subtracting the nurse′s score from the patient′s score. Studied group of women put greater importance on physical nursing category, psychological nursing category, nursing in relation to medical care, than the nurses. These results were statistically significant at 0.01 level.

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간호이론 개발을 위한 개념분석 : 사랑 (Love : A Concept Analysis for Nursing Theory Development)

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    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.369-376
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    • 1993
  • Since nursing has come of age both as a profession and as a scholarly discipline, there has been increasing concern with delineating its theory base. In 1978 Chinn and Jacobs asserted that “the development of theory is the most crucial task facing nursing today.” The basic building blocks of theories are concepts. Concept formation begins in infancy, for concepts help us to categorize and organize our environmental stimuli. Concepts help us to identify how our experiences are similar or equivalent by categorizing all the things that are alike about them. concepts can be primitive, concrete, or abstract. Concept Analysis is a strategy that examines the attributes or characteristics of a concept. It is a formal, linguistic exercise to determine those defining attributes. It encourages communication. Its basic purpose is to distinguish between the defining and irrelevant attributes of a concept similarities. It is a process of determining the differences between concepts and it is useful for several reasons. It is an excellent way to begin examining information in preparation for research or theory construction and results in an operational definition and a list of defining attributes and antecedents. It provides the scientist with an excellent beginning for a new tool, is an excellent way of evaluating an old one and is useful in evaluating existing instruments. The steps of concept analysis are : 1. Select a concept, 2. Determine the aims or purposes of the analysis, 3. Identify all uses of the concept that you can discover, 4. Determine the defining attributes, 5. Construct a model case, 6. Construct borderline, re-lated, contrary, invented, and illegitimate cases, 7. Identify antecedents and consequences, 8. Define empirical referents. In this paper, the concept selected for analysis was Love. The concept of love is of great interest to nursing because loving care is considered vital to the nursing care of patients. The aims of the concept analysis of love were to clarify the meaning of love, to develop an operational definition for it and to contribute to existing nursing theory. Love influences the quality of life which is the goal of nursing according to Parse in her Human Becoming Theory. Lived experiences are the entities for study in Parse's Research Methodology. Human caring, human understanding, and human becoming are the most important issues in lived experiences. In this research, dictionaries and literature from nursing philosophy and other human disciplines were used to identify the concept of love. As many different instances of the concept as could be found were examinned. The model case was a real life example of the use of the concept. Next borderline, related, invented, and contrary cases were constructed for the purpose of providing examples of “not the concept” and for promoting further understanding of the concept being discussed. The defining attributes of the concept of love were concern, responsibility, respect, understanding and dedication. Love was defined as showing concern and understanding. relating with mutual respect and dedicating oneself responsibly to others. Concept analysis is a highly creative activity and may add significant new information to a given area of interest. It is a strategy for developing a concept based on observation or other forms of empirical evidence. The purpose of concept analysis is to generate new ideas. It provides a method of examining data for new insights that contribute to theoretical development. This concept analysis suggests that a nurse’s love for patients is shown in the process of giving oneself in mutual relationships of responsibility and respect and in continuously providing understanding and quality human care for them.

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