• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2016

Background: Much has been done to examine the psychological impact of cancer treatment, but it remains unclear to what extent anxiety and depression is related to symptom prevalence. The present study concerned the characteristics and frequency of distress as related to symptom prevalence in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: Participants were 303 consecutive adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in an academic medical center. The short form Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS-SF), which covers three domains of symptoms (global distress, physical- and psychological symptoms) was used to cross-sectionally measure symptom frequency and associated distress via self-reporting. One-way ANOVA and t-tests were used to test mean differences among MSAS-SF subscale scores. Results: Complete data were available for 303 patients. The mean number of symptoms was 14.5. The five most prevalent were fatigue, dry mouth, hair loss, drowsiness and lack of appetite. Overall, symptom burden and frequency were higher than in other published MSAS-SF studies. Higher symptom frequency was also found to be significantly related to greater distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Conclusions: Patients undergoing chemotherapy suffer from multiple physical and psychological symptoms. Better symptom control or palliative care is needed. Greater frequency of reported symptoms may also indicate a subconscious bid by patients for care and reassurance - thus tailored intervention to manage distress should be offered.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.595-605
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• 2016

Importance of appearance as a means of self-expression and communication is increasing in modern society even for men. And appearance has become an significant factor affecting men's quality of life. The main objectives of this study were to develop an instrument measuring appearance related quality of life(ARQoL), and examine the body factors influencing ARQoL. The ARQoL instrument was developed from in-depth interviews, focus group interviews, and literature review, and were revised through two pre-tests. The final questionnaire was administered through on-line survey with 440 men. Quota sampling was used based on age and body size. The results indicated that high ARQoL group showed significantly higher satisfaction on body factors including face, weight, shape, body proportion, hair, and overall impression than low ARQoL group. There was no significant difference in terms of satisfaction on height between two groups. Factor analysis showed that ARQoL consists of four factors - physical, economic, psychological and social factors. Overall impression was the most important body factor affecting all four factors of ARQoL and has very strong influence especially on economic ARQoL. BMI was also a significant factor affecting physical, economic and social ARQoL except psychological factor of ARQoL. Face had significant influence only on economic and psychological aspects of ARQoL.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.258-266
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• 2017

Purpose: The study aimed to examine quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients and explore physical, physiological, and psychological factors determining sleep quality. Methods: The survey was conducted among 165 patients on maintenance hemodialysis at a university hospital. Data were collected from July to October in 2015. The sleep quality and its related factors were assessed by standardized questionnaires, anthropometric measures, and lab tests after obtaining a written consent from the participant. Results: The mean age of the participants was 62.58 years old, and 67.9% of the participants experienced sleep disorders such as 'not falling asleep within 30 minutes' or 'frequently waking up at night'. Pain (t=-3.29, p=.007) and depression (t=-6.028, p<.001) were significantly different between the group with sleep disorder and the other without. The demographic factors (age, shared room, sleep during the day), physical factors (pain and symptom), and psychological factors (depression and trait and status anxiety) together explained 20.0% of variance in sleep quality. Conclusion: Sleep disorder was frequently experienced among the patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The effective nursing strategies should focus on sleep environment, pain and depression management. Further study is warranted to explore the effect of physiological factors related to the disease on sleep disorder in this population.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.289-299
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• 2020

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate current research trends of Four Pillars of Destiny and verify its values and potential in the counselling scene, as the Four Pillars of Destiny's territory has been expanding to counselling, medical and psychiatric realm nowadays. Methods: The studies were searched from psychotherapy to general consultation, directly or indirectly related to counseling and Four Pillars of Destiny. Twenty-one published research studies were selected for analysis. The studies were categorized into 7 groups, meta-analysis, comparison with other personality tests, user's trend analysis, utilization in job counseling, disease prediction study, utilization in treatment counseling, and use in Korean medicine. Results: The selected studies attempted to expand Four Pillars of Destiny's usage through combination with other fields such as artificial intelligence, Korean medicine, and personality test. Furthermore by analyzing Four Pillars of Destiny itself to extract its key elements in counseling, such as therapeutic counseling factors and occupational counseling factors. Conclusions: At present, there are no standard use of Four Pillars of Destiny in counseling scene, for no large-scale research has been conducted or completed on this subject. This current status quo leads this paper to end up just understanding the counseling factors and possibilities of Four Pillars of Destiny rather than its psychological theory and clinical effect. However, this research trend analysis will be helpful in preparing future studies investigating Four Pillars of Destiny's counseling effect, application in the counseling scene and its psychological theory. Also, further studies, including confirmation of the theory through the operational definition, prospective research, control study, statistical technique are required in order to evaluate Four Pillars of Destiny's psychological theory and its effects to verify its use in clinical scenes.

• 한국심리학회지 : 코칭
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-32
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 초등학교에 다니는 느린학습자를 대상으로 심리·사회성숙도 향상을 위한 강점기반 미술치료 코칭 프로그램을 개발 적용하여 효과성을 검증하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 서울지역에 거주하는 초등학생 느린학습자 32명을 선정하여 실험집단 16명, 통제집단 16명을 구성하였다. 실험집단 16명을 대상으로 강점기반 미술치료 코칭프로그램을 주 1회 60분씩 총 10회 실시하였다. 프로그램의 주 내용은 긍정심리기반 강점을 인식하고 일상생활에서 강점을 활용하는 것, 나의 감정과 타인의 감정을 인식하고 공감하는 것, 구체적인 의사표현 방법을 터득하고 표현해보도록 하는 등의 내용으로 구성되어졌다. 프로그램의 효과성 검증을 위해 심리·사회성숙도 검사(정서적안정감, 사회적유능감, 의사소통능력, 학교생활적응력, 대인관계친화력)를 사전, 사후, 추후1(4주 후), 추후2(12주 후)로 실시한 결과, 사전-사후 유의미하게 향상되었고 프로그램 지속성도 검증되었다. 본 연구결과를 통한 연구의 시사점, 연구의 제한점, 향후 연구에 대한 제언 등으로 논의하였다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.565-576
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• 2020

Background and objective: The elderly living in homeless living facilities for a long time suffer from various mental health problems. This study aims to determine the psychological, emotional, and social effects of a horticultural therapy program composed of gardening activities, which was designed based on the semantic structures of life for the homeless elderly living in the facilities for a long time. Methods: A total of 12 subjects (6 in the control group and 6 in the experimental group) participated in the study. The horticultural therapy program consisted mainly of gardening activities, and a total of 16 sessions were conducted once a week for 16 weeks, 60-90 minutes per session. The subjects were tested to evaluate their self-esteem, depression, and horticultural activities. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon rank test, and Friedman test, which were nonparametric tests, conducted at a 95% significance level. Results: First, in the case of self-esteem, a significant difference was found between the groups, 20.00 points (SD = 5.69) in the control group, and 25.50 points (SD = 3.73) in the experimental group (p = .034). Second, in the case of depression, no statistically significant difference was found in the posttest. Finally, in the case of the horticultural activity evaluation, the scores of most variables gradually and significantly increased during the program [Verbal interaction during activity (p = .006), Self-concept and identity (p = .006), Need-drive adaptation (p < .001), Interpersonal and social relations (p < .001)]. Conclusion: These results support that the horticultural therapy program could help the elderly improve psychological relaxation, emotional stability, and social relationships. In order to generalize the results, it is suggested to increase the number of subjects or conduct additional repetitive experiments in further research.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.20-31
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• 2023

Purpose: As more newborns have received expanded newborn screening (NBS) for metabolic disorders, the overall number of false-positive results has increased. The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological impacts experienced by mothers related to the NBS process. Methods: An online parenting community in Korea was selected, and questions regarding NBS were collected using web crawling for the period from October 2018 to August 2021. In total, 634 posts were analyzed. The collected unstructured text data were preprocessed, and keyword analysis, topic modeling, and visualization were performed. Results: Of 1,057 words extracted from posts, the top keyword based on 'term frequency-inverse document frequency' values was "hypothyroidism," followed by "discharge," "close examination," "thyroid-stimulating hormone levels," and "jaundice." The top keyword based on the simple frequency of appearance was "XXX hospital," followed by "close examination," "discharge," "breastfeeding," "hypothyroidism," and "professor." As a result of LDA topic modeling, posts related to inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) were classified into four main themes: "confirmatory tests of IEMs," "mother and newborn with thyroid function problems," "retests of IEMs," and "feeding related to IEMs." Mothers experienced substantial frustration, stress, and anxiety when they received positive NBS results. Conclusion: The online parenting community played an important role in acquiring and sharing information, as well as psychological support related to NBS in newborn mothers. Nurses can use this study's findings to develop timely and evidence-based information for parents whose children receive positive NBS results to reduce the negative psychological impact.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.177-189
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• 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Resource Mindfulness on participants' emotional state, focusing on anxiety and stress reduction and to explore the importance of psychological resources in this process. The effectiveness of Resource Mindfulness was investigated through both quantitative and qualitative analyses, examining its influence on subjective distress, mindfulness, core emotions, and identification of personal resources. Methods: This study involved 27 participants, including Korean medicine students, psychological counselors, clinical psychologists, and Korean medicine specialists, who attended a 2-night, 3-day M&L psychological support education program from July 2 to July 4, 2022. Participants were informed of the study's purpose and procedures. They provided written consent. Quantitative measures included Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale (SUDS), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), and Core Seven-Emotions Inventory Short Form (CSEI-s). Qualitative analysis was conducted using the "Drawing the Rooms of the Mind" technique. Pre- and post-program assessments were conducted to compare changes in subjective distress, mindfulness, and core emotions. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests and qualitative content analysis methods. Results: Significant reductions in subjective distress and improvements in mindfulness components were observed. Core emotions showed significant decreases in negative emotions. Qualitative analysis revealed increased tranquility, relief, and confidence, with resourceful places often being nature-related. Conclusions: Resource Mindfulness effectively reduced anxiety and stress and enhanced self-awareness and self-efficacy. It is useful for managing various mental health issues. Further research is needed to generalize these findings.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.325-336
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 인간의 특성에 대한 이해를 돕기 위해 이론적이고 과학적인 방법으로 접근하는 MBTI성격유형검사와 한국형도형심리성격유형검사 지오피아(GEOPIA)에 대한 연관성 및 일치정도를 분석함으로써 도형심리검사 지오피아(GEOPIA)에 대한 타당성과 신뢰도에 대한 기초정보를 제공하고자 함에 있다. 서울, 경기도와 충청남북도, 경상남북도에 거주하는 19세 이상 70세 미만의 성인 남녀를 대상으로 2016년 1월부터 2016년 10월까지 331명을 대상으로 지오피아(GEOPIA)와 MBTI검사를 동시에 실시하였다. 모든 분석은 IBM SPSS 21 for Windows 프로그램을 이용하여 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도검증을 위해 신뢰도(Cronbach's ${\alpha}$)값을 산출하였고 각 변수들 간의 평균과 표준편자를 구하였으며, 한국형도형심리 GEOPIA 검사결과와 MBTI 검사결과 관계연구에서는 GEOPIA 성격유형분류에 대해서 일원변량분석을 실시하며, 유의성이 조사된 경우에는 Scheffe의 다중비교에 의한 사후검정을 실시하였다. 모든 분석의 유의수준은 ${\alpha}=0.05$이다. 연구결과, 동그라미유형은 외향(E), 감각(S), 감정(F), 판단(J)형과 유사하며, 세모유형은 외향(E), 감각(S), 사고(T), 판단(J)형과 유사하고, 네모유형은 내향(I), 감각(S), 사고(T), 판단(J)형이 강하고, 에스(곡선)형 점수가 높을수록 내향(I) 직관(N), 감정(F), 인식(P) 성향과 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 동그라미 에스(곡선)형 점수가 높을수록 감정형(F), 인식형(P), 세모 네모형 점수가 높을수록 사고(T), 판단(J), 동그라미 세모형 점수가 높을수록 외향(E), 네모와 에스(곡선)형 점수가 높을수록 내향(I)형과 유사하게 나타났다. 이상의 연구에서 살펴 본 바와 같이 MBTI이론에서의 성격진단과 한국형도형심리 GEOPIA검사 간에 유의미한 연관성이 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2017

연구목적 본 연구는 다면적 인성검사 II를 이용해 성추행 피해자와 성폭행 피해자의 심리적 후유증을 비교 분석하였다. 방 법 피해 경험 후 6개월 이내에 부산 스마일센터를 내방한 성인 여성 성폭력 피해자를 대상으로 분석을 시행하였다. 피해 성폭력의 유형을 분류하고 인구사회학적 특성 및 피해 사건의 특성 요인을 파악했다. 성폭행과 성추행 피해자 집단 사이의 다면적 인성검사 II 결과를 비교하기 위해 독립표본 T 검정을 통해 척도별 집단 비교를 하였고, 카이제곱 검정을 통해 각 척도에서 65점 이상의 높은 점수를 나타낸 대상자의 빈도 차이를 분석하였다. 결 과 총 55명 중 성폭행 피해자는 32명, 성추행 피해자는 23명이었다. F, F(B), F(P), Pt, Sc, Ma, RC6, PSYC 척도에서 두 집단 간 차이가 유의한 결과가 나타났다. 또한 Pa, Pt, Sc, RC6, PSYC 척도에서 성폭행 피해자 집단이 성추행 피해자 집단에 비해 높은 점수를 보이는 대상자 수가 유의하게 많았다. 결 론 두 집단 모두에서 피해 경험 이후 중등도 이상의 우울과 불안을 경험하며, 특히 성폭행 피해자 집단은 성추행 피해자 집단에 비해 더 큰 혼란과 심리적 고통을 경험하는 것으로 확인되었다.