• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.434-440
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• 2018

Background: In industrial countries, home care of community dwelling elderly people is rapidly growing. Frequent injuries in home caregivers result from slips, trips, and falls (STFs). The current study tests attentional cognitive failure to mediate the association between work stressors and STFs. Methods: A sample of 125 home caregivers participated in a questionnaire study and reported work interruptions, unreasonable tasks, quality-threatening time pressure, conscientiousness, attentional cognitive failures, and STFs. Results: In structural equation modeling, the mediation model was shown to fit empirical data. Indirect paths with attentional cognitive failures as the link between work stressors and STF were all significant in bootstrapping tests. An alternative accident-prone person model, that suggests individual differences in conscientiousness to predict attentional cognitive failures that predict more frequent work stressors and STFs, showed no significant paths between work conditions and STFs. Conclusion: To prevent occupational injury, work should be redesigned to reduce work interruptions, unreasonable tasks, and quality-threatening time pressure in home care.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2019

본 연구는 K지역의 미취학 자녀를 둔 취업기혼여성인 치과위생사 194명을 대상으로 일-가정 균형에 따른 직무스트레스, 일-가정 촉진, 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 일-가정 균형 평균 3.36이며, 양육비가 적은 경우(3.43), 가족 도움은 '좋다' 3.54로 높았으며, 직무스트레스는 평균 2.82로 가구소득이 적은 경우(2.94), 양육비 많은 경우(3.19), 가족도움은 '나쁘다'(3.66)가 높았다. 가정-일 촉진 평균은 3.47이며, 경력은 10년 초과(3.55)가 높았고. 삶의 질 평균이 3.19, 가족도움은 '좋다'(3.55)가 높았다. 일반적인 특징, 직무스트레스, 일-가정 촉진, 삶의 질이 일-가정 균형에 미치는 영향력 검정을 위한 회귀분석 결과 양육비가 적은 집단(p=.037), 직무스트레스 낮은 집단(p=.002), 일-가정 촉진 높은 집단(p=.000), 삶의 질 높은 집단(p=.000)으로 나타났다. 총괄적으로 취업한 기혼치과위생사들의 만족한 직장 및 가정생활을 위해서 가족들의 도움과 직무스트레스를 줄이는 방안을 모색함으로서 일-가정의 균형과 일-가정 촉진을 향상시키고 삶의 질을 높이기 위한 노력이 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.321-330
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare vitamin D levels, sleep quality, and anxiety symptoms between shift workers and daytime workers and analyze the mediating effect of vitamin D and sleep quality between shift work and anxiety symptoms. Methods: The subjects of the study were 6744 people who received a medical examination while working for an electronics manufacturing company in 2016. We evaluated their shift work, vitamin D levels, sleep quality, and anxiety symptoms with blood samples and questionnaires. Chi-square test, t-test and path statistical analysis were performed. Results: The shift workers had significantly higher symptoms of anxiety than the day workers, significantly lower levels of vitamin D in the blood, and significantly poorer quality of sleep. The results of the pathway analysis confirmed that blood vitamin D and sleep quality had a mediating effect between shift work and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Shift workers should be constantly paying attention to mental health effects such as anxiety symptoms. Shift workers should also be alerted of the risk of vitamin D deficiency, encouraged about sun exposure and vitamin D intake, and required to undergo training and counseling on sleep hygiene.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2007

건축물이 고층화, 대형화되면서 철골구조를 기본골조로 채택하는 경우가 많아지고 있으며, 철골공사의 품질관리는 사전계획단계부터 이루어지며, 단계별 참여자간의 업무 구분 및 연계가 매우 중요하다 이에 본 연구는 철골공사의 품질관리를 보다 원활하게 수행하기 위하여, 기존 철골공사 품질관리업무를 기반으로 업무간 상호관계 및 입출력 정보를 고려한 품질관리 업무 프로세스 모델을 개발하고자 한다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.233-242
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify influencing factors affecting service quality provided by caregivers working for the elderly with dementia. Methods: Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire from 214 caregivers in a long-term care facility in D city. The data were analyzed with service quality, dementia knowledge, work value, and job performance confidence. For data analysis, the descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression were performed using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: There were significant differences in service quality depending on the health status. Factors influencing service quality were work value, and job performance confidence with R² value of 38%. The highly influencing factors were work value, and job performance confidence. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the effort to improve the service quality of caregivers should focus on work value and job performance confidence.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships between the characteristics of nurses' work schedules, health outcomes, and work-life balance. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis that included 422 nurses in Korean hospitals. Descriptive analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were used to identify the associated factors. Results: Multiple linear regression analysis showed that work-life balance was lower when atypical work was performed (β=-.14, p=.010). Nurses who did not work overtime showed a higher level of work-life balance than those who worked overtime infrequently (β=-.11, p=.002) or frequently (β=-.28, p<.001). The work-life balance level increased when nurses had better subjective health status (β=.16, p<.001) or higher sleep quality (β=.29, p<.001). It was verified that the work-life balance level was higher for single-person households than for households with two (β=-.18, p=.003), three to four (β=-.16, p=.022), or five or more (β=-.21, p<.001) persons. Conclusion: This study suggests that government and hospital organizations should provide high-quality care and consideration to nurses who do atypical or overtime work as well as their subjective health status and sleep quality. Further research should focus on the development of a policy that improves the work-life balance of nurses, especially for those who work during atypical hours.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2020

본 연구는 광주·전남·전북권 의료기관에 근무하고 있는 작업치료사의 작업능력과 삶의 질, 우울 수준을 알아보기 위하여 2020년 4월부터 동년 6월까지 설문조사를 실시하였다. 작업능력과 삶의 질, 우울 수준을 평가하기 위하여 WAI(Work Ability Index), 한국판 WHOQOL-BREF, PHQ-9(Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Korean version)를 사용하여 각 기능을 평가하였다. 연구결과, 일반적 특성에 따른 작업능력, 삶의 질, 우울 간의 모든 영역에서 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 작업치료사의 작업능력과 삶의 질, 우울 간의 상관관계에서 작업능력과 삶의 질이 양의 상관관계가 나타났고, 삶의 질과 우울 간의 상관관계에선 강한 음의 상관관계가 나타났다. 이는 작업능력이 높아지면 삶의 질이 증진되고 삶의 질에 긍정적인 변화가 생긴다면 우울 수준은 낮아진다는 결과이다. 재활분야에서 중요한 역할을 수행하고 있는 작업치료사의 작업능력과 삶의 질을 향상시키고 우울을 감소시키기 위한 방안에 대해서 고려한 연구가 진행되기를 기대한다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.512-521
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• 2014

Purpose: This study examined the effect of work environment and job satisfaction on service quality among staff caring for the elderly. Methods: A convenient sample was 192 staff members from 95 elderly facilities. Data collection occurred from June to July, 2011 using a self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS/WIN 18.0. Results: Among the subscales of Work Environment Scale, the self-realization score was the highest followed by workload, nervousness, and conflict. The mean score of job satisfaction was 71.43. Reliability was the highest followed by assurance, empathy, responsiveness, and tangibles. Predictive factors of service quality included self-realization work environment and job satisfaction. Conclusion: Exploration of strategies to improve the recognition of self-realization work environment and job satisfaction will be necessary in order to increase of service quality among staffs in elderly facility.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 병원근무 여성 간호사의 우울 정도를 확인하고, 순환 교대근무와 수면의 질이 우울에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위한 것이다. 연구대상자는 서울지역 2개 대학병원에 근무하는 총 295명의 간호사로 수집된 자료는 기술통계 및 다중회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 참여자의 71.2%가 우울한 것으로 응답했으며(CES-D 총점 ≥ 16), 간호사 우울의 유의한 영향요인으로는 수면의 질, 순환 교대근무, 근무기간(1-2.9년, 10년 이상)으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 여성 간호사들의 우울을 감소시키기 위해서는 수면의 질과 순환 교대근무의 부정적 영향을 개선 시킬 수 있는 중재가 마련되어야 할 것으로 고려된다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.240-248
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• 2015

Background: Recovery from fatigue is important in maintaining night workers' health. This study compared the course of self-reported recovery after 2-week 12-hour schedules consisting of either night shifts or swing shifts (i.e., 7 night shifts followed by 7 day shifts) to such schedules consisting of only day work. Methods: Sixty-one male offshore employees-20 night workers, 16 swing shift workers, and 25 day workers-rated six questions on fatigue (sleep quality, feeling rested, physical and mental fatigue, and energy levels; scale 1-11) for 14 days after an offshore tour. After the two night-work schedules, differences on the $1^{st}$ day (main effects) and differences during the follow-up (interaction effects) were compared to day work with generalized estimating equations analysis. Results: After adjustment for confounders, significant main effects were found for sleep quality for night workers (1.41, 95% confidence interval 1.05-1.89) and swing shift workers (1.42, 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.94) when compared to day workers; their interaction terms were not statistically significant. For the remaining fatigue outcomes, no statistically significant main or interaction effects were found. Conclusion: After 2-week 12-hour night and swing shifts, only the course for sleep quality differed from that of day work. Sleep quality was poorer for night and swing shift workers on the $1^{st}$ day off and remained poorer for the 14-day follow-up. This showed that while working at night had no effect on feeling rested, tiredness, and energy levels, it had a relatively long-lasting effect on sleep quality.