• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.3-19
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• 2018

Purpose: This study was done to identify effects of preparation for death and depression on geriatric quality of life in rural communities and to identify whether preparation for death has a moderating effect on the relationship between depression and geriatric quality of life. Methods: Data from 210 rural elders over 65 years of age were obtained through face-to-face interviews with the elders and were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program. Results: Quality of life of elders who had prepared for death was lower than for elders who had not prepared for death. Elders with higher psychological preparation for death had a higher quality of life. Ritual preparation for death had negative effects but they were not statistically significant. Psychological preparation for death had a moderating effect on depression and quality of life for elders in the rural community. The explanation power was 36.1% while ritual preparation for death had no moderating effect on either depression or quality of life. Conclusions: It is necessary to provide rural elders with intervention programs designed to improve positive thinking and attitudes to living considering religion in the process. Intervention programs to improve psychological preparation for death are also required to alleviate depression.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.81-98
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of a sense of self-integration in the relationship between death anxiety and death anxiety on the quality of life for the elderly living in rural areas. First, death anxiety among the elderly living in rural areas was found to have a negative effect on the quality of life, and among the sub-elements of death anxiety, the anxiety of loss of existence and the anxiety of the death process were negative on the quality of life. Second, it was found that there is a positive effect on the sense of self-integration, which is a parameter such as anxiety about loss of existence, anxiety about the death process, and anxiety about post-mortem outcomes. Third, it was confirmed that the sense of self-integration mediates between death anxiety and quality of life. Based on the results of this study, several discussions and suggestions were made to improve the quality of life of the elderly living in rural areas by improving the sense of self-integration and reducing death anxiety.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.307-316
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the influence of family support and death preparation on the quality of life in home care hospice patients. Methods: The study recruited 117 patients in home care hospice in four general tertiary hospitals and three general hospitals in three cities. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires from September 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 and analyzed using the statistical package IBM SPSS software version 22.0. Results: The quality of life according to the participants' general characteristics of the subjects shows a statistically significant difference between patients who live with supporters and those who do not(Z=2.96, p=.003). A statistically significant correlation was found between predictors such as family support, death preparation, and quality of life. Family support and death preparation affect the quality of life in home care hospice patients and these variables could explain 33.7% of it. Conclusion: To improve the quality of life in home care hospice patients, we should develop an intervention to enhance family support and death preparation.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.527-538
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to provide basic data for development of a nursing intervention program needed in living successfully in elderly women's later years by examining the relationship among depression, death anxiety, and quality of life of elderly women. Methods: Subjects were 115 elderly women over 65 years old who were capable of verbal/nonverbal communication and could understand/answer the questionnaire in H region. Data collection was conducted after receiving written consent using a structured questionnaire. The data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan's multiple range test and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient using the SPSS 12.0/WIN program. Results: Results of this study showed that the degree of depression in elderly women was $4.14{\pm}3.22$ on average and the degrees of death anxiety and quality of life were $2.41{\pm}0.55$ and $3.72{\pm}0.59$ on average, respectively. No significant correlation was observed between depression and death anxiety however, depression showed negative correlation (r=-.448, p<.001) with quality of life and death anxiety also showed negative correlation (r=-.219, p<.05) with quality of life. Conclusion: We can predict that depression and death anxiety negatively affect quality of life of elderly women.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2019

본 연구는 사별가족의 탄력성과 사회적지지, 죽음에 대한 인식, 죽음의 질이 사별 적응에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고자 실시하였다. 자료수집은 2018년 4월 21일부터 5월 30일까지 B시와 K지역에서 가족사별을 경험한 대상자들에게 눈덩이 표추럽을 이용하여 236명에게 자가보고 서문지를 배포하였다. 자료분석 방법은 SPSS Win 22.0 프로그램을 이용하여 기술통계, t-test, ANOVA. 상관관계, 위계적 다중 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 사별적응 정도는 3.5점, 가족탄력성은 3.8점으로 하부영역으로는 신념체계가 3.9점으로 가장 높았다. 사회적 지지가 높을수록 사별적응을 잘 할 것이다는 기각되었으나 가족 탄력성에서 신념체계, 죽음인식, 죽음의 질이 사별적응에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 사별가족을 위한 사회적 지지망을 구축하고 죽음준비교육과 웰다잉을 위한 교육 등 죽음이 보다 아름답고 존엄한 죽음이 되기 위한 프로그램 마련 및 교육에 필요한 기초자료로 활용하고자 한다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2011

본 연구는 노인의 주관적 건강상태, 경제수준, 우울감, 사회적지지가 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 죽음불안이 매개하는 효과에 관하여 연구모형을 구축하고 검증하기 위한 목적으로 실시되었다. 조사는 2008년 8월 1일에서 9월 31일까지 진행되었으며, 남양주시 및 동두천시의 17개 경로당의 노인 330명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면, 총 9개의 직접효과에 관한 가설 중 6개의 가설이 지지되었다. 즉 죽음불안을 내생변수로 건강상태, 우울, 사회적지지의 직접효과가 유의하였으며, 주관적 삶의 질을 내생변수로 우울, 사회적 지지, 죽음불안의 직접효과가 유의하였다. 간접효과의 경우 총 4개의 간접효과가설 중 2개의 간접효과가 유의하였다. 즉 주관적 건강상태가 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 효과를 죽음불안이 매개하는 효과가 유의하였으며, 우울이 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 죽음불안이 매개하는 효과가 유의하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 기초하여 노인의 죽음불안 경감을 위한 제언을 제시하였다.

• 정신간호학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.114-123
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate associations of spiritual well-being, attitude toward death, and quality of life among Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Methods: This study was cross-sectional and descriptive in design. The data was collected from August to September 2018 with 133 AA members drawn from two provinces of South Korea. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA with Turkey tests, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses using SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. Results: The existential spiritual well-being (β=.52, p<.001), attitude toward death (β=.24, p<.001), dual diagnosis (β=-.17, p=.003), occupation (β=.12, p=.035) of the participants were significant factors, which explained 63.7% of the variance of quality of life. Conclusion: The study findings highlight the need to develop psychological nursing strategies to enhance the spiritual well-being and improve a positive attitude toward death based on the job and dual diagnosis among AA members to improve their better quality of life.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.148-151
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• 2016

BACKGROUND: There are few studies on the impacts of hydrophytes on water quality, so there is a need to research the effects of death of hydrophytes on the worsening of water quality. This study aimed to monitor the effects of Trapa japonica death on reservoir water quality.METHODS AND RESULTS: T.japonica shows the life cycle that highest growth in summer and rapid death in fall decomposing their body in general. T.japonica contains comparatively large portion of nutrients and minerals. Through the field survey using Mesocosm to identify the effects of excessive population of T.japonica on water quality, the water quality of plots planted T.japonica is gradually worse compared with the control plot. And the result of Wilcoxon-test also shows that the negative effect of T.japonica on water quality with significant (p<0.05).CONCLUSION: It is necessary to control the population growth of T.japonica in order to prevention of water pollution in fall.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2019

본 연구는 한국인이 생각하는 웰다잉 인식의 구성요소와 삶의 질 간의 상관관계를 알아보고자 한다. 연구대상은 층화 비례배분 방식으로 추출하였고, 전국 17개 시와 도의 만 19세 이상 만 75세 미만의 성인 1,000명으로 선정하였다. 설문구성은 일반적 특성 2문항, 삶의 질 척도 26문항, 웰다잉 인식 척도 57문항이었다. 통계 검정법으로는 빈도 분석, 독립표본 t-검정, 상관분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과는 삶의 질은 사회적인 삶의 질이 가장 높았으며, 가족 죽음의 경험 유무에 따라 가족의 죽음 경험이 있는 대상자가 가족의 죽음 경험이 없는 대상자에 비해, 신체적, 심리적, 환경적, 사회적 영역의 삶의 질이 모두 통계적으로 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 연구대상자의 웰다잉 인식 중에서는 죽음 준비의 점수가 가장 높았으며, 그 중에서도 심리 경제적 부담 경감의 점수가 가장 높았다. 연구대상자의 삶의 질은 웰다잉 인식의 모든 영역인 신체적 증상과 통제, 죽음준비, 죽음환경, 가족 및 사회관계, 병원치료, 심리 존엄 영성 부분에서 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 중년층을 대상으로 한 다른 연구에서는 노후를 위해 죽음을 받아들이는 자세가 우선적으로 중요하다고 인식한 경우와, 죽음준비교육에 참여할 의향이 있다고 응답한 경우가 삶의 질이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 대상자의 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위해서는 죽음준비 및 웰다잉 교육에 웰다잉 인식의 각 영역을 프로그램으로 계획하여 교육한다면 삶의 질을 높이는 데에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2006

In Korea, there are constantly increasing number of cancer patients with reaching 65,000 deaths and it was 26.3% of the total number of death in 2004. Many cancer patients suffer from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy after being diagnosed as cancer. And many of them are facing fear of death because they can't be perfectly cured. Due to patients' physical, psychological, and spiritual pain, quality of life drops dramatically. Patients' families also suffer from huge medical expenses while they have to take care of patients's suffering from pain. At the same time, family's attitude can influence on the quality of patients' life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the death orientation of first care giver and the quality of life of hospice patient. The subjects of the study were 80 hospice patients registered at ten hospice institutions with hospice team and medical practitioners in six cities including Seoul as well as their first care givers. This study used 13 questions for the hospice patients and nine questions for the first care givers to recognize general characteristic. To measure death orientation of the first care giver the tool developed by Noh, Soon-hee (2003) was used. And to measure quality of life of the hospice patients Yoo, Seung-yeon's structured tool was used. The data were collected for a month through interview method. SPSS win 12.0 was used to analyze the data by using frequency, percentage, t-test, Pearson correlation. The study result is as follows. In relationship between general characteristic of hospice patient and quality of life, the highest suffering was pain (60%) and the second suffering was anorexia (23.8%). There was no significant relationship between physical pain and general characteristics of hospice patient. In psychological aspects, religion (p=.044) showed significant difference (p<.05). In existential aspects, age (p=.035) showed significant difference (p<.05). There was no significant difference variable in support aspects. And religion (p=.000) was statistically significant variable in spiritual aspects (p<.001). Age (p=0.025) and religion (p=.050) were the variable showed significant difference according to general characteristics of first care giver's death orientation. Although the relation between death orientation of first care giver and quality of life of hospice patient was not statistically significant correlation. In conclusion, while death orientation of first care giver and hospice patient's quality of life are not statistically significant in correlation analysis.