• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2006

In Korea, about 8.3% over aged 65 are suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other type of dementia. Among dementia-related behaviors, wandering is the one of strongest factors on burden and stress of caregivers. On Lee and Kwon's report with community living persons with dementia, upto 85% of caregivers reported wandering as a problem. Wandering is a frequently encountered problem in communities and long-term care facilities, but it is among least understood dementia. related behavior. Despite the prevalence of wandering, its significant adverse outcomes, and the increase in persons with dementia in Korea, no systematic research has been conducted in Korea. The purpose of this study is to review on literature related to wandering behavior among persons with dementia. The specific topics related to wandering are included: definition, the prevalence of dementia and wandering behavior, the influencing factor on wandering, outcomes of wandering behavior, and the measurement method. Wandering is defined as "aimless walking" and "Meandering, aimless or repetitive locomotion that exposes one to harm and is incongruent with boundaries, limits, or obstacles". Wandering is viewed as a problematic behavior, however, it has to be understood as need-driven compromised behavior. For example, wandering may be an expression of searching for familiar person and/or place. Recently, in Korea, there is an effort for establishing the therapeutic environment for elders who are wanderers in long-term-care facilities. Cognitive impairment of persons with dementia is found to be a consistent factor on wandering behavior through many national and international studies. The adverse outcomes of wandering are serious problem in persons with dementia as well as their caregivers. The adverse outcomes include falls, fractures, getting lost, use of restraints, or even death. In fact, wandering is one of the major reasons for a patient to be institutionalized. For measurement of wandering behavior, two methods are broadly used: observation using stop watch, and survey form. A revised instrument of the Korean version of Algase wandering scale (K_RAWS) is established the psychometric properties (Son, Song, & Lim, 2006) demonstrating valid and reliable instrument in measuring wandering behavior among persons with dementia who are residing in communities. K_RAWS has a 39 items with six subscales including persistent walking, repetitive walking, spatial disorientation, eloping behavior, negative outcome, and mealtime impulsivity. In conclusion, studies including the prevalence of wandering behavior and predictive factors on wandering should be conducted to understand wandering clearly before developing any types of intervention.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8107-8112
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• 2016

Background and Aims: Colorectal cancer is the second most frequent cancer in Malaysia. We aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Malaysian Chinese version of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire core (QLQ-C30) in patients with colorectal cancer. Materials and Methods: Translated versions of the QLQ-C30 were obtained from the EORTC. A cross sectional study design was used to obtain data from patients receiving treatment at two teaching hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian Chinese version of QLQ-C30 was self-administered in 96 patients while the Karnofsky Performance Scales (KPS) was generated by attending surgeons. Statistical analysis included reliability, convergent, discriminate validity, and known-groups comparisons. Statistical significance was based on p value ${\leq}0.05$. Results: The internal consistencies of the Malaysian Chinese version were acceptable [Cronbach's alpha (${\alpha}{\geq}0.70$)] in the global health status/overall quality of life (GHS/QOL), functioning scales except cognitive scale (${\alpha}{\leq}0.32$) in all levels of analysis, and social/family functioning scale (${\alpha}=0.63$) in patients without a stoma. All questionnaire items fulfilled the criteria for convergent and discriminant validity except question number 5, with correlation with role (r = 0.62) and social/family (r = 0.41) functioning higher than with physical functioning scales (r = 0.34). The test-retest coefficients in the GHS/QOL, functioning scales and in most of the symptoms scales were moderate to high (r = 0.58 to 1.00). Patients with a stoma reported statistically significant lower physical functioning (p=0.015), social/family functioning (p=0.013), and higher constipation (p=0.010) and financial difficulty (p=0.037) compared to patients without stoma. There was no significant difference between patients with high and low KPS scores. Conclusions: Malaysian Chinese version of the QLQ-C30 is a valid and reliable measure of HRQOL in patients with colorectal cancer.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.70-82
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• 1997

본 연구는 비행청소년의 사회심리적 특성을 파악하고 비행을 직접적으로 유발시키는 요소를 알아보고자 실시되었다. 청소년 병동에 입원한 환자 중 정신증 진단을 제외한 210명을 비행의 정도에 따라 경찰체포후 훈방된군(60명), 재판 판결을 받은군(35명), 이러한 사실이 없는 정서적으로 혼란된 비교군(105명)으로 나누어 인지-학습, 감정상태, 자살사고, 성격특성, 가족구조, 생활사건 영역에 관한 표준화된 검사를 실시하고 그 결과를 비교분석하였다. 공유진단을 파악하고자 이중 무작위로 60명은 구조화된 면담을 실시하였다. 연구결과 비행청소년은 비교군에 비해 1) 입양, 성생활의 문란, 가출, 정신과 입원력이 높았으며, 2) 언어성 지능지수 및 학습능력이 떨어지고, 3) 성격구조상 충동적이고 사회순응도가 낮으며, 강압적이며, 4) 가족단위의 여가활동이 적고, 낮은 종교 도덕관을 가진 가족의 특성을 보였으며, 5) 부정적 생활 경험이 많았고, 6) 품행자애, 반항장애, 주의력 결핍 과잉행동장애 진단율이 높았다. 우울, 불안, 자살사고는 3군중 훈방된군에서 가장 낮게 나왔다. 따라서 비행청소년을 다룰 때 비행에 관여하는 인지학습측면, 충동적인 성격구조, 가족구조, 부정적 생활경험, 파탄적 행동장애 측면에 관한 보다 집중적인 대처방안이 강구되어져야 하겠다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.179-190
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• 2001

The purposes of the study were to develop an instrument for family value and to identify the relationships of family value, family hardiness, and family adaptation by appling the family value scale to family with cancer children. The study was conducted in three phases. 1) A survey was conducted from July 20 to August 20, 1999 and 18 items of general family value scale was modified from the data of 153 fathers and 164 mothers. 2) In-depth interviews were made with 29 parents of cancer children from April 20, 1998 to May 20, 1999 to develop family value scale with cancer children, and 12 statements were developed. 3) The final survey was conducted from July 18, 2000 to August 30, 2000 and the data from 309 parents of children who are diagnosed as cancer, 18 or less years of age, and treated either hospitalized or at the outpatient clinics were analyzed to identify the relationships of the concepts. The data analysis utilized SAS 6.12 and LISREL 8 for descriptive statistics, correlation, and Regression for path analysis. The study findings are as follows. The psychometric testing of general family value scale was Cronbach's alpha = 0.78. The reliability of the family value scale with cancer children showed the reliability as Cronbach's alpha = 0.73. Demographic characteristics showing significant correlations were cancer children's age, period of illness, period after completing treatment, mother's age, mother's education level, monthly income, payment type, confidence with health professional, and severity of children's illness. The correlation coefficients among major variables showed that family stressor was positively related with family strains(r=0.33, p<.001), and negatively related with family hardiness(r=-0.21, p<.001). Family strains was negatively related with family hardiness(r= -0.41, p<.001) and family adaptation(r=-0.46, p<.001). Correlations of family hardiness was positive with family value with cancer children(r=-0.31, p<.001), and negative with general family value(r=-0.16, p<.01). Family hardiness was positively related with family adaptation(r=0.35, p<.001). The causal relationship between study variables showed that family strains predicts general family value(γ=0.12, t=2.02), family value with cancer children predicts family hardiness(γ=0.31, t=6.30), family strains predicts family hardiness(γ=-0.40, t=-7.70), family value with cancer children predicts family adaptation(γ=-0.23, t=-4.11), and family hardiness predicts family adaptation(γ=0.43, t=7.78).

• 생물정신의학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2016

Objectives Firefighters and rescue workers are likely to be exposed to a variety of traumatic events; as such, they are vulnerable to the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The psychometric properties of the Korean version of the PTSD Checklist (PCL), a widely used self-report screening tool for PTSD, were assessed in South Korean firefighters and rescue workers. Methods Data were collected via self-report questionnaires and semi-structured clinical interviews administered to 221 firefighters. Internal consistency, item-total correlation, one-week test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and divergent validity were examined. Content validity of the PCL was evaluated using factor analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were used to estimate the optimal cutoff point and area under the curve. Results The PCL demonstrated excellent internal consistency (${\alpha}=0.97$), item-total correlation (r = 0.72-0.88), test-retest reliability (r = 0.95), and convergent and divergent validity. The total score of PCL was positively correlated with the number of traumatic events experienced (p < 0.001). Factor analysis revealed two theoretically congruent factors: re-experience/avoidance and numbing/hyperarousal. The optimal cutoff was 45 and the area under the ROC curve was 0.97. Conclusions The Korean version of the PCL may be a useful PTSD screening instrument for firefighters and rescue workers, further maximizing opportunities for accurate PTSD diagnosis and treatment.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.482-503
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• 2019

Introduction: A new third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) has been developed in response to trends in working life, theoretical concepts, and international experience. A key component of the COPSOQ III is a defined set of mandatory core items to be included in national short, middle, and long versions of the questionnaire. The aim of the present article is to present and test the reliability of the new international middle version of the COPSOQ III. Methods: The questionnaire was tested among 23,361 employees during 2016-2017 in Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey. A total of 26 dimensions (measured through scales or single items) of the middle version and two from the long version were tested. Psychometric properties of the dimensions were assessed regarding reliability (Cronbach α), ceiling and floor effects (fractions with extreme answers), and distinctiveness (correlations with other dimensions). Results: Most international middle dimensions had satisfactory reliability in most countries, though some ceiling and floor effects were present. Dimensions with missing values were rare. Most dimensions had low to medium intercorrelations. Conclusions: The COPSOQ III offers reliable and distinct measures of a wide range of psychosocial dimensions of modern working life in different countries; although a few measures could be improved. Future testing should focus on validation of the COPSOQ items and dimensions using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Such investigations would enhance the basis for recommendations using the COPSOQ III.

• 대한감각통합치료학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2015

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 만 3~5세 아동의 감각처리 문제를 선별할 수 있는 아동감각처리척도(Sensory Processing Scale for Children: SPS-C)를 개발하여 타당도를 검증하는 것이다. 연구방법 : 아동감각처리척도를 개발한 뒤, 만 3~5세 아동 138명의 보호자를 대상으로 평가를 시행하였다. 평가도구의 구성타당도를 검증하기 위해 수집된 자료를 대상으로 라쉬분석을 통해 단일차원모형의 적합성과 평정척도의 적합성을 분석하였다. 결과 : 라쉬분석 결과 총 56개 항목 중 6개 항목(10.7%)이 부적합한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 평정척도 분석 결과 5점 척도보다 3점 척도가 더 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 아동감각처리척도의 구성타당도를 검증하였으며, 추후 연구에서는 최종적으로 수정 보완된 한국형 감각처리척도를 대상으로 신뢰도와 기타 타당도 검증을 하여야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.24-34
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• 1991

1986년 1월부터 1988년 6월까지 30개월동안 '말이 늦다(언어발달지연)'는 것을 주소로 본원 소아과에 내원한 환아 중 언어발달지연의 진단기준에 부합하였던 52명의 아동을 대상으로 관찰하여 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 1. 환아의 초진시 연령은 2-2.9세군이 16례 (30.8%), 3-3.9세군이 11례(21.2%)로 전체 환아의 반수 이상이 2-3.9세 사이에 내원했다. 2. 성별분포로는 남아가 39례, 여아가 13례로서 3:1의 비로 남아에서 많았다. 3. 원인은 지능발달지연이 28례(53.8%)로 가장 많았으며 그 외 발달성 언어장애가 12례(23.1%), 자폐증이 7례(13.5%)의 순으로 많았다. 4. 동반된 질환들로는 발음장애가 9례(17.3%)로 가장 많았고 사시가 5례(9.6%), 경련성질환이 4례(7.7%)에서 있었다. 5. 치료는 특수교육이 23례(44.2%), 언어치료가 12례(23.1%), 정신과적 자문이 7례(13.5%)에서 행해졌다.

• 감성과학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2007

남용 약물에 대한 갈망은 중독적인 행동을 지속하는 데 있어 중요하다. 갈망은 강화적이거나 보상적인 약물을 복용하고자 하는 강한 욕구와 관련된 다차원적인 현상으로 여겨진다. 본 연구에서는 알코올 사용 장애자와 정상인이 알코올 관련 자극(소량의 술을 마시기, 알코올 관련 시각 자극)에 노출되었을 때 갈망에 대한 심리적인 반응의 차이를 밝히고자 하였다. 알코올 관련 시각 자극을 개발하기 위하여 Normative Appetitive Picture System(NAPS)과 1차 집단 심리 실험을 통하여 알코올 자극을 선정하고 자극의 적합성과 효과성을 검증하여 자극을 최종 개발하였다. 본 실험을 위해 알코올 사용 장애를 가진 9명의 남녀 대학생(남:8명)과 9명의 비의존 남녀 대학생(남:8명)을 선정하였다. 실험참여자는 5cc 정도의 알코올을 복용하고, 알코올 자극, 음료 자극, 통제 자극(흐릿하게 변형된 알코올 자극)과 고정점 자극(십자가 기호)에 무선적으로 노출되었으며, 각 종류의 자극이 제시되고 나면 마우스를 이용하여 심리적 갈망 수준을 보고하였다. 심리반응 결과, 강박음주갈망척도, 음주 전, 음주 후 알코올 갈망에서 두 집단 간 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 알코올 사용 장애 집단은 알코올 자극을 포함한 모든 자극에서 정상인 집단보다 높은 알코올 갈망 수준을 나타내었다. 결론적으로 알코올 사용 장애자는 알코올 자극에 의해 유발된 심리적 갈망이 정상인과 다른 것으로 나타났다.

• 감성과학
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2017

분노반응검사(Evans & Stangelang, 1971)는 분노를 유발하는 자극의 관점에서 분노수준을 평가하는 도구이다. 그러나 이는 고령자를 대상으로 사용하기에는 문항수가 너무 많아 적은 수의 문항으로 구성된 분노반응검사가 필요하다. 본 연구의 목적은 신뢰성이 높고 타당한 단축형 분노반응검사를 제작하는 것이다. 연구 1에서는 60세 이상의 고령자들에게 76문항으로 구성된 분노반응검사를 실시하였으며, 검사이론에 기초하여 76개의 문항들 중에서 10개의 문항을 추출하여 단축형 분노반응검사를 제작하였다. 연구 2에서는 60세 이상의 고령자들로 구성된 또 다른 표본을 대상으로 단축형 분노반응검사와 타당도 확인을 위한 검사들을 함께 실시하여 신뢰도와 타당도를 평가하였다. 노인용 단축형 분노반응검사의 Cronbach 는 .79로 양호한 수준의 신되도를 보였다. 노인용 단축형 분노반응검사는 특성분노를 반영하는 검사이므로, 특성분노를 측정하는 검사점수와 상관이 높아야하고, 분노의 다른 측면을 반영하는 점수와는 낮은 상관을 보여야 타당하다. 노인용 단축형 분노반응검사 점수는 상태-특성 표현 척도의 특성분노 점수와 .60이상의 높은 상관을 보였으며, 분노표출 점수와 .39의 상관을 보였고, 적대감 점수와 .41의 상관을 보였다. 결론적으로, 본 연구에서 제작한 단축형 분노반응검사는 신뢰할 수 있고 타당한 검사인 것으로 나타났다.