• 치위생과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.62-70
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• 2013

본 연구는 구강건조증 인식도와 관련요인을 분석하여 구강건조증 예방 및 환자관리법에 대한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 실시하였다. 2012년 8월 1일부터 9월 30일까지 인천 및 경기지역에 거주하는 만 30세 이상 성인 240명을 대상으로 설문조사를 시행하였으며, t검정과 일원배치분산분석 및 다중선형회귀분석을 시행한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 일반적 특성과 구강건조증 인식도의 관련성을 분석한 결과 51세 이상이고 직업이 없으며, 월 평균 수입이 300만원 미만이라고 응답한 집단에서 구강건조증을 더 많이 인식하였다(p<0.05). 2. 건강상태와 구강건조증 인식도의 관련성을 분석한 결과 전반적으로 구강건강이 좋지 않으며, 치아우식증과 치주질환 및 구내점막질환 증상이 2개 이상인 집단에서 구강건조증을 더 많이 인식하였다. 또한 전반적으로 전신건강이 좋지 않으며, 만성질환에 이환되고 매일 약물을 복용하는 집단, 수면상태에 만족하지 않고 절망감을 인식한 집단에서 구강건조증을 더 많이 인식하였다(p<0.05). 3. 삶의 질과 구강건조증 인식도와의 관련성을 분석한 결과 저작능력, 대화능력 및 일상활동에 문제가 있고, 통증 불편함이 있으며 불안 우울한 집단에서 구강건조증을 더 많이 인식하였다(p<0.001). 4. 전신건조감과 구강건조증 인식도와의 관련성을 분석한 결과 피부와 눈, 입술 및 비강 내 점막이 자주 건조한 집단에서 구강건조증을 더 많이 인식하였다(p<0.001). 5. 구강건조증 인식도와 연관성의 강도를 분석한 결과 구강건조증 인식도는 삶의 질($\beta$=0.436)과 가장 연관성이 높았 다. 다음은 매일 복용 약물 수($\beta$=0.239), 전신건조감($\beta$=0.200), 절망감 인식($\beta$=0.160), 구내점막질환 증상 수($\beta$=0.099)의 순으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 이상의 연구결과로 볼 때 구강건조증은 삶의 질 저하를 초래할 수 있으므로 사회적 관심이 필요하며, 특히 구강보건인력은 구강건조증의 원인이나 부작용 및 치료법 등에 대한 관심도를 더욱 높여야 할 것이다. 또한 계속구강건강관리체계의 운영을 통해 구강건조증 예방 및 완화법에 대한 교육을 더욱 강화하여야 하고, 구강건조증에 대한 환자의 느낌이나 타액분비저하로 인해 나타나는 구강 내 변화에 세심한 관심과 철저한 모니터링이 수반되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2002

목적 : 본 연구는 자원봉사자 교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료로서 질병 말기 환자에게 호스피스 케어를 제공하는 자원봉사자의 관점에서 본 서비스 요구도를 조사하고자 하는데 그 목적을 두고 있다. 방법 : 경상남도, 부산시 및 충청남도 지역의 호스피스 자원봉사 교육 수료자로서 호스피스 케어 제공 경험이 있는 자원봉사자인 연구대상 중 88명이 본 연구를 위한 분석대상으로 사용되었으며, 구조화된 설문지를 이용한 자기기입식 설문방식에 의해 조사되었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS Window version 10.0 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차 및 회귀분석방법에 의해 분석되었다. 결과 : 조사대상자의 사회인구학적 특성은 기독교 중류가정의 40대 유배우 고졸 여성으로 가족 중 호스피스 경험이 없는 경력 1년 미만의 호스피스 센터에 소속된 사람이었다. 정보영역에서 호스피스 케어 요구도가 가장 높았으며 사회경제적 영역에서 가장 낮았다. '질병과 치료과정에 대한 정보 제공 필요'에 대한 요구가 정보영역에서, '욕창관리 및 예방'에 대한 요구가 신체적 영역에서, '의료인과 지속적인 관계유지 도와줌'이 정서적 영역에서 그리고 '의료보험 지원 확대를 도와줌'이 사회경제적 영역에 대한 요구도 중 가장 요구도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 호스피스 케어 전체 영역 및 신체적 영역에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 '가족 중 호스피스 경험'이, 정서적 영역에서는 '호스피스 경력'과 '가족 중 호스피스 경험'이 영향을 미치는 요인 변수로 예측되었으나 정보영역 및 사회경제적 영역에서는 어떤 변수도 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구가 편의표본을 사용하여 시행되었기에 본 연구의 결과가 실제적이고 효과적인 자원봉사자 교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 자료로 일반화되어 사용되기에는 한계를 지니고 있다. 따라서 호스피스 센터 별 전수조사 혹은 확률표본추출법에 의해 설계된 본 주제와 관련된 조사연구 및 질적 방법에 의한 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.193-215
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• 1991

This study is aimed at providing basic information applicable to setting up the education programs and strategies to prevent smoking among high school students by analysing smoking behavior and influencing factors. The samples consisted of 814 students, 557 parents and 362 teachers selected randomly from 8 high schools, one from each school district in Seoul. Date Analyses were made through Chi-Square test, Factor Analysis, One Way ANOVA, Multiple Regression, Correlation. SPSS/$PC^+$program was utilized. Smoking behavior (continuous smoking, re-smoking, ex-smoking, never smoking, daily smoking, occasional smoking) were used as dependent variables. Influencing factors (male students, habits, attitudes and knowledge toward smoking, home life, school life, juvenile delinquency, friendship, demographic parent's and teacher's recognition toward male students smoking) were used as in dependent variables. The major findings of the study are as follows : 1. The total smoking rate occupies 41.1% whereas the continuous smoking rate stands at 19.2%, re-smoking rate 9.5%, ex-smoking rate 12.4% and never smoking rate 58.9%. 2. The total smoking rate among high school students is significantly correlated with their monthly expenditures and type of school (p<0.001). The continuous smoking rate also shows the same tendency. As the length of butt get shorter, the current smoking rate increase. The duration of smoking is in proportion to its continuity. The major motive of smoking is curiousity whereas that re-smoking is to follow friend's behavior. The study shows that peer pressure is the most powerful factor influencing smoking behavior of students. Friends and fellow students encourage to pick up smoking and resume smoking even alter one stops smoking. 3. The correlationship between favorable attitudes toward smoking and the current smoking rate and its continuity is statistically significant(p<0.05, p<0.01, p<0.001). 4. The stability and harmony of family life and the current smoking rate show negative correlationship. The daily smoking amount of father is in proportion to the continuity of students' smoking. When parents are in favor of smoking, it is more likely that the experimental smoking rate increase the smoking rate increases, and vice versa. The more acceptable attitudes toward smoking among siblings is also one of the factors to increase the smoking rate and continuity (p<0.001). The more lenient the attitudes of parents toward their children's association with smoking friends, the higher the smoking rate. When students have difficulties in adjusting to school life, it is more likely that the current smoking rate and continuity increase. 5. The continuity of smoking and friendship are significantly correlated (p<0.05, p<0.01, p<0.001). 6. The continuity of smoking and juvenile delinquency are significantly correlated (p<0.001). 7. The difference in attitudes and smoking reasons of parents and students is significantly correlated to different smoking behavior (p<0.01, p<0.001). While smoking knowledge does not significantly influence their smoking behavior, it is noted that in the case of teachers, smoking reason (p<0.05), attitudes (p<0.001) and knowledge (p<0.05) strongly influence their smoking behavior. 8. There is a significantly correlation among the smoking reasons, attitudes and knowledge between students and parents(p<0.001). As for the correlationship between regularity and smoking amount and other influencing factors, the daily smoking amount is in proportion to depth of inhalation and duration of smoking, negative attitudes of parents unstability of family, dissatisfaction of family members, juvenile delinquency, strong smoking reasons and positive attitudes towards smoking. 9. In the case of daily smokers depth of inhalation is significantly correlated to the duration of smoking, juvenile delinquency, acceptability of parents, dissatisfaction of family members and smoking reasons. The duration of smoking motives is significantly correlated to juvenile delinquency, high acceptability of parents, strong smoking motive and positive attitudes toward smoking. 10. It is noted that 40% of parents and 30% of teachers do not recognize the significant correlationship between and the relative influencing factors mentioned above.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.207-215
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• 1999

The objectives of this study are to explain the use of media materials in school health education with other related factors in elementary, middle, and high schools in Korea. The data were collected by questionnaires from June to September in 1998. The number of subjects were 294 school nurses. The PC-SAS program was used for statistical analysis such as percent distribution, chi-squared test, spearman correlation test, and logistic regression. The use of media materials in health education has become extremely common. Unfortunately, much of the early materials were of poor production quality, reflected low levels of interest, and generally did little to enhance health education programming. A recent trend in media materials is a move away from the fact filled production to a more affective, process-oriented approach. There is an obvious need for health educators to use high-quality, polished productions in order to counteract the same levels of quality used by commercial agencies that often promote "unhealthy" lifestyles. Health educators need to be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of media. Selecting media materials should be based on more than cost, availability, and personal preference. Selection should be based on the goal of achieving behavioral objectives formulated before the review process begins. The decision to use no media materials rather than something of dubious quality usually be the right decision. Poor-quality, outdated, or boring materials will usually have a detrimental effect on the presentation. Media materials should be viewed as vehicles to enhance learning, not products that will stand in isolation. Process of materials is an essential part of the educational process. The major results were as follows : 1. The elementary schools used the materials more frequently. But the production rate of media materials was not enough. The budget was too small for a wide use of media materials in school health education. These findings suggest that all schools have to increase the budget of health education programs. 2. Computers offer an incredibly diverse set of possibilities for use in health education, ranging from complicated statistical analysis to elementary-school-level health education games. But the use rate of this material was not high. The development of related software is essential. Health educators would be well advised to develop a basic operating knowledge of media equipment. 3. In this study, the most effective materials were films in elementary school and videotapes in middle and high school. Film tends to be a more emotive medium than videotape. The difficulties of media selection involved the small amount of extant educational materials. Media selection is a multifaceted process and should be based on a combination of sound principles. 4. The review of material use following student levels showed that the more the contents were various, the more the use rate was high. 5. Health education videotapes and overhead projectors proved the most plentiful and widest media tools. The information depicted was more likely to be current. As a means to display both text and graphic information, this instructional medium has proven to be both effective and enduring. 6. An analysis of how effective the quality of school nurse and school use of media materials shows a result that is not complete (p=0.1113). But, the budget of health education is a significant variable. The increase of the budget therefore is essential to effective use of media materials. From these results it is recommended that various media materials be developed and be wide used.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.81-96
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• 1994

The primary purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting health promoting lifestyles of college students on the basis of Pender's Health Promotion Model. The subjects were 1,159 students of one university in Seoul. These data were collected by self reporting questionnaire from April 19 to May 3, 1993. This study examined health promoting lifestyles, cognitive-percep-tual factors: perceived health status, perceived importance of health, health locus of control, and health conception, and modifying factors: sex, grade, major, residence type, and attendance at a health care course. The instruments used in this study were Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile by Walker et al. (1987), Health Value Scale by Wallston et al. (1976), Health Locus of Control by Wallston et al. (1978), and Health Conception Scale by Laffrey(1986). The data were analyzed by Cronbach's $\alpha$, mean, standard deviation, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, and Stepwise Multiple Regression with SPSS PC+ Program. The results were as follows : 1. The means of health promoting lifestyles revealed total 3.33, self actualization 3.74, health responsibility 2.72, exercise 2.80, nutrition 3.55, interpersonal surpport 3.76, and stress management 2.96. Interpersonal support showed the highest score and health responsibility showed the lowest score. 2. No significant differences between sex, grade, major, and residence type, and health promoting lifestyles Were founded(p>.05). Attendants at a health care course showed a significant higher score than nonattendants (p<.001). Male showed a significant higher score in exercise subscale, female showed significant higher scores in health responsibility, nutrition, interpersonal support, stress management subscales(p<.001), residence type showed a significant difference in nutrition subscale(p<.001). 3. No significant differences between perceived health status and sex, grade, major, residence type, and attendance at a health care course were founded(p>.05). Perceived importance of health showed no differences among sex, grade, major, and residence type(p>.05), showed only in attendance at a health care course (p<.001). Attendants at a health care course showed a significant higher score than nonattendants(p<.001). No significant differences between health conception and sex, grade, major, and residence type were founded (p>.05), only significant difference between health conception and attendance at a health care course was founded(p<.05). Nonattendants showed a significant higher score in clinical health conception, attendants showed a significant higher score in wellbeing health conception(p<.05). 4. A significant positive correlation between health promoting lifestyles and perceived health status was founded(r=.2415, p<.001). A significant positive correlation between health promoting lifestyles and perceived importance of health was founded (r=.1475, p<.001). The health promoting lifestyles revealed significant positive correlations in internal and powerful others locus of control (r=.3187, p<.001: r=.1475, p<.001), but revealed a significant negative correlation in chance locus of control(r=-.997, p<.001). A significant positive correlation between health promoting lifestyles and clinical health conception and wellbeing health conception were founded (r=.1241, p<.001 : r=.3047, p<.001). 5. Perceived health status was the highest factor predicting health promoting lifestyles of college students(R=.3415, $R^2=11.62$). Perceived health' status, perceived improtance of health, internal locus of control, wellbeing health conception, powerful others locus of control accounted for 28.19% in health promoting lifestyle patterns. In conclusion, college students who reported more helath promoting lifestyles evaluated their health positively, perceived importance of health highly, perceived their health as affected by theirselves, powerful others but not by chance or luck, and accepted health as high level wellness rather than merely the absence of illness. Those who attending at a health care course had healthier lifestyle patterns. And attendance at a health care course had significant. correlations in these cognitive-perceptual factors. Further studies are required to identify reasons of attending a health care course, and to compare health promoting lifestyles pre-post attending a course related to health care.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.171-182
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• 2003

일부 농촌지역주민의 치과의료이용양상 및 관련요인을 알아보기 위하여 경상북도 성주군의 1개읍, 9개면에 거주하는 건강검진사업 참가자 중 설문조사에 응답한 남자 260명과 여자 264명인 총 524명을 대상으로 직접 대면방식으로 조사하였다. 그리고 농촌지역주민의 치과 의료이용에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대하여 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 치과의료이용률은 대상자의 64%로 치과병의원(49.4%)의 이용률이 가장 높았고 보건기관의 치과(8.0%), 기타(6.6%) 순이었다. 일반적 특성에 따른 1년동안의 스스로 인지한 구강질환경험률은 연령이 낮을수록 유의하게 높았고, 치과의료이용률은 유의한 관련성이 없었다. 구강보건인식에 따른 구강질환경험률은 주관적 구강 건강상태가 불량할수록 유의하게 높았고, 치과의료이용률은 주관적 구강건강상태가 건강할수록 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 상용치과치료원 유무에 따른 구강질환경험률과 치과의료이용률은 상용치과치료원이 있는 경우(81.0%)가 더 높게 나타나 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.01). 통증의 정도별에 따른 치과의료이용률은 많이 아플수록 유의하게 높았다(P<0.01). 구강질환자의 미치료율은 36%이며 주된 이유는 심한 질환이 아니라고 생각해서(45.5%)였다. 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석의 결과 치과의료이용여부에 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수는 교육수준, 통증의정도, 주관적 구강건강상태, 상용 치과치료원 유무였다(P<0.05). 즉 교육수준이 높을수록, 주관적 구강건강상태가 건강할 수록, 통증의 정도가 심할수록, 상용치과 치료원이 있을수록 치과의료 이용을 더 많이 하는것으로 나타났다. 따라서 보건기관에서는 지역사회의 구강질환 예방을 위한 구강보건사업을 강화하고 구강보건인식도를 높일 수 있는 보건교육을 정기적으로 실시할 필요가 있다. 그렇게 하기 위해서는 먼저 시 도 및 보건소의 조직에 전문성을 갖춘 구강보건 전담부서가 마련되어 구강보건사업을 체계적으로 계획하고 평가할 수 있도록 해야 효율적인 구강보건사업의 추진이 가능할 것이다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.695-707
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• 2013

본 연구는 과학 영재학생이 지각한 부모 양육행동, 자아존중감 및 정서지능의 관계를 알아보기 위한 목적으로 이루어졌다. 이를 위해 광역시 소재 영재교육원 프로그램에 참여하고 있는 총 91명을 대상으로 실시한 설문 응답의 결과를 분석하였다. 2012년 3월, 자아존중감, 정서지능, 부모양육행동 설문지를 학생들에게 배포하였고, 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0을 사용해 분석하였다. 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 과학 영재학생들은 자아존중감에 해당하는 10개 문항 모두에서 4점 이상(그렇다)의 응답을 보였으며, 전체 평균이 4.36(SD= .546)으로 설문에 참여한 영재학생들은 긍정적인 자아존중감을 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 둘째, 정서지능 요소 중 정서의 사고촉진, 감정이입 영역에서는 4점에 매우 근사한 결과를 보여, 학생들이 이 영역에서 본인의 능력을 긍정적으로 평가하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 셋째, 아버지 양육행동에 대한 문항에서는 전체 평균이 3.89로 나타났으며, 그 중 가르침, 신뢰(불신), 존중, 세 영역에서는 4.0(그렇다)에 근접하였으나 관심 영역에서는 평균3.57로 다른 영역에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 점수를 보였다. 어머니의 양육행동에 대한 평균은 4.10이었으며, 영역별로는 관심 4.31, 가르침 4.20, 존중 4.01, 신뢰(불신) 3.96의 순서로 평균점수가 높았으며, 아버지와 어머니의 양육행동에 대한 지각에서는 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 넷째, 자아존중감과 정서지능, 자아존중감과 아버지와 어머니의 양육행동에 해당하는 네 가지 영역(신뢰, 존중, 가르침, 관심) 모두에서 정적인 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 정서지능은 아버지, 어머니 양육행동의 네 개 요소 모두와 정적인 관계를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 회기분석 결과, 아버지의 양육행동 중 '존중' (${\beta}$=.422, p<.001)과 어머니의 양육행동 중 '신뢰' (${\beta}$=.450, p<.001)는 영재학생의 자아존중감에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 아버지의 양육행동 중 '가르침' (${\beta}$=.414, p<.001)과 '신뢰' (${\beta}$=.280, p<.01), 그리고 어머니의 양육행동 중 '가르침' (${\beta}$=.450, p<.001)'과 '존중' (${\beta}$=.331, p<.01)이 영재학생의 정서지능에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 의의 및 한계, 후속 연구에 대한 제안이 결론 및 논의에 제시되었다.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제3권
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• pp.78-98
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• 1997

Health education, as the most fundamental concept for national health promotion, alms for developing the self-care ability of the general public. High school days are regarded as the period when most important physical, mental and social developments occur, and most health-related behaviors are formed. School health education is one of the major learning resources influencing health potential in the home and community as well as for the individual student. High school health education in Korea has a fundamental systemic flaw in that health-related subjects are divided and taught under various subjects areas at school. In order to achieve the goal of school health education, it is essential to make a systematic assessment of the learner's concerns connected with his health and life, and the factors affecting them. So far, most of the research projects that had been carried out for improving high school health education were limited in their concerns to a particular aspect of health. Even though some had been done in view of comprehensive school health education, they failed to Include a health assessment of the learner. Therefore, in this study the high school students' concerns related to health and life were investigated in the first place on the basis of the PRECEDE model, developed by Green and others for the purpose of a comprehensive diagnostic research on high school health education. This study was done in two steps : one was the basic study for developing research instrument and the other was the main one. The former was conducted at five high schools in Seoul and Cheongju for 2 months-beginning in March, 1996. The students were asked to respond to questions related to their health and lives in unstructured open-ended question forms. On the basis of analysis of the basic study, the diagnostic instruments for the quality of life, health problems, health behavior and educational factors were constructed to be used for the collection of data for main study. An expert panel and the pilot study were used to improve content validity and reliability of the instruments. The reliability of the instruments was measured at between .7697 and .9611 by the Cronbach $\alpha$. The data for this study were collected from the sample consisted of the junior and senior classes of twenty general and vocational high schools in Seoul and Cheongju for two months period beginning in July, 1996. In analyzing the data, both t-test and $X^2$-test were done by using SAS-$PC^+$ Program to compare data between the sexes of the high school students and the types of high school. A canonical correlation analysis was carried out to determine the relationships among the diagnostic variables, and a multivariate multiple regression analysis was conducted by using LISREL 8.03 to ascertain the influences of variables on the high school students' health and quality of life. The results were as follows : 1) The findings of the hypothesis tests (1) The canonical correlation between the educational diagnosis variables and behavioral, epidemiological, social diagnosis variables was .7221, which was significant at the level of p<.001. (2) The canonical correlation between the educational diagnosis variables and the behavior variables was .6851, which also was significant (p<.001). (3) The canonical correlation between the behavioral diagnosis variables and the epidemiological variables was 4295, which was significant (p<.001). (4) The canonical correlation between the epidemiological diagnosis variables and the social variables was .6005, which was also significant (p<.001). Therefore, the relationship between each diagnosis variable suggested by the PRECEDE model had been experimentally proven to be valid, supporting the conceptual framework of the study as appropriate for assessing the multi-dimensional factors affecting high school students' health and quality of life. Health behavior self-efficacy, the level of parents' interest and knowledge of health, and the level of the perception of school health education, all of which are the educational diagnostic variables, are the most influential variables in students' health and quality of life. In particular, health behavior self-efficacy, a causative factor, was one of the main influential variables in their health and quality of life. Other diagnostic variables suggested in the steps of the PRECEDE model were found to have reciprocal relations rather than a unidirectional causative relationship. The significance of this research is that it has diagnosed the needs of high school health education by the learner-centered assessment of variety of factors related to the health and the life of the students. This research findings suggest an integrated system of school health education to be contrived to enhance the effectiveness of the education by strengthening the influential factors such as self-efficacy to improve the health and quality of the lives of high school students.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.184-195
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• 2000

It has been believed that cancer is an omnious factor threatening the future and life itself. Patients having the disease experience anxiety, fear, feeling of weakness, depression and feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness. Most cancer patients, however, have expectations of possible recovery and a better future, very different from the patients who feel hopeless. Therefore. hope allows people to respond effectively to the fatal disease they have and prevents them from detoriorating physically and spiritually, positively influencing their survival, response to treatment and sense of security. Studies previously performed showed that hope is positively correlated with social and family supports, self-esteem, spiritual well-being, responsive action, health promotion behavior and quality of life. Thus, the study attempted to provide basic information on nursing cancer patients by investigating their levels of hope and determining predictive factors which influence hope. For the study 200 cancer patients in two university hospitals located in Pusan were sampled as subjects. Data were collected for twenty nine days from Feburary 1, 1999 to March 1. Instrumets for the study included 10 items from the self-esteem scale by Rosenberg (1965), 39 hope measurements by Kim and Lee(1965), 16 of the social support scale by Tae(1986) and 16 of the general characteristics scale, all of which totaled 81 items. The data were analyzed using the SPSS program. General characteristics of the investigated based on numbers and percentage. Hope, self-esteem and social support were analyzed using means, minimum, maximum and standard deviation. Relations among the foregoing three factors were analyzed using Pearson' correlation coefficient. Levels of hope in cancer patients were determined using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe test. Predictive factors influencing hope were investigated using multiple stepwise regression analysis. Results of the study are summarized as follows: 1. An average level of hope was $185.55{\pm}23.39$ points(96 min. and 234 max.) 2. Levels of hope showed a significant difference among them according to sex (t=-3.69, P=.000), age(F=4.714, P=.000), job(F=3.247, P=.008), monthly income (F=6.113, P=.003), treatment charge (F=3.796, P=.011), supportive resources (F=10.554, P=.000), diagnosis(F=2.287, P=.029), perceived health status(F=22.184, P=.000), level of pain(F=3.334, P=.021), religion (F=4.911, P=.001) and religion's effect in life (F=11.706, P=.000), 3. For the subjects, self-esteem and social support were $38.32{\pm}7.21$(13 min, and 50 max.) and $52.97{\pm}8.49$points(28 min, 80 max.). Concerning social support, average levels of family support and medical support were found $35.95{\pm}6.05$(18 min, and 40 max) and $27.02{\pm}4.99$ points(20 min and 40 max). The hope the cancer patients showed significant correlations with self-esteem (r=.588, P=.000), family support(r=.224, p=.001) and medical support(r=.221, P=.002). 4. The five variables related to hope (self-esteem, religion's effect in life, perceived health status, social support and age) accounted for 54.2 percent of the hope level; especially, self-esteem was the highest at 34.6%. As shown in the above results, predictive factors which most influence hope in cancer patients were self-esteem and religion's effect of life. Therefore, nursing interventions to increase self-esteem should be developed. Regarding religion's effects, studies on spiritual aspects should be carried out in a way that contributes to promotion of hope.

• 대한간호
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.68-82
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• 1989

This study was a quasi-experimental research study to test the characteristics of temperature regulation according to sponge bath methods of cold application. Thirteen volunteers were selected from among nursing college students according to an established criteria using a purposive sampling technique. Four different cold application methods were used: $\circled1$ tepid water sponge bath at $28^{\circ}C$, $\circled2$ 20% alcohol sponge bath at $28^{\circ}C$, $\circled3$ 40% alcohol sponge bath at $28^{\circ}C$ and $\circled4$ tepid water sponge bath at 28$^{\circ}$C plus an ice bag to the head. Changes in rectal temperature, mean skin temperature, mean body temperature, heat content change and thermal discomfort during the cold application were measured at 5 minute intervals over a 120 minute period. The data collection period was from Dec. 20, 1988 to Feb. 3, 1989. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, simple regression, ANOVA, Duncan's multiple range test and Pearson correlation coefficient using the SPSS-X Program. The results of the study are summarized as follows. Five general hypothesis were tested. Hypothesis 1 that "Change in heat content will be decreased for each cold application method according to the cold application time" was rejected. (tepid water sponge bath: after 10 minutes of cold application, 20% alcohol sponge bath: after 25 minutes of cold application: 40% alcohol sponge bath: after 45 minutes of cold application, tepid water sponge bath plus an ice bag to the head: after 80 minutes of cold application) Hypothesis 2 that "Thermal discomfort will be changed for each cold application method according to the cold application time" was rejected after 5minutes of cold application. Hypothesis 3 that "Change in heat content will differ among the cold application methods" was accepted except 0~5, 0~10, 0~65, 0~105 and 0~120 minute. This difference showed significance only between sponge bath methods and tepid water sponge bath plus an ice bag to the head. Hypothesis 4 that "Thermal discomfort will differ among the cold application methods" was accepted at 15, 20, 35, 45, 75, 80, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115 and 120 minute of cold application time. This difference showed significance only between sponge bath methods and tepid water sponge bath plus an ice bag to the head. Hypothesis 5 that "The higher the change in heat content, the higher the thermal discomfort during the cold application time" was accepted for between 10~60 and 75 minute of cold application. In conclusion, this study showed that in sponge bath at $28^{\circ}C$, 10~80 minute was a effective cold application time in the view of heat loss through the skin. Concerning the effects of evaporation and thermal discomfort, it was found that there was no difference with regard to the solutions; tepid water sponge bath; 20% alcohol sponge bath or 40% alcohol sponge bath at a $28^{\circ}C$ controlled solution temperature. So it was thought that the type of solution itself did not have a big influence on the heat loss through skin. The combined effect of sponge bath with an ice bag to the head showed a significant difference and also showed a slight increase in thermal discomfort. On the basis of this research it can be concluded that cold application, for example, an ice bag to the head during a tepid water sponge bath is a good method as it increase heat loss through conduction, although fit can also cause a slight increase in thermal discomfort. The correlation between changes in heat content and thermal discomfort were not high. So factors other than change in heat content are considered to have an effect on the cognition of thermal discomfort.