• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.117-120
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• 2013

Background: Breast cancer is an increasing health problem in India. Screening for early detection should lead to a reduction in mortality from the disease. It is known that motivation by nurses influences uptake of screening methods by women. This study aimed to investigate knowledge of breast cancer risk factors & early detection methods and the practice of screening among nurses in Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, early detection methods and practice of screening methods among 457 nurses working in a Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla-H.P. Chi square test, Data was analysed using SPSS version 16. Test of significance used was chi square test. Results: The response rate of the study was 94.9%. The average knowledge of risk factors about breast cancer of the entire population is 49%. 10.5% of nurses had poor knowledge, 25.2% of the nurses had good knowledge, 45% had very good knowledge and 16.3% of the nurses had excellent knowledge about risk factors of breast cancer and early detection methods. The knowledge level was significantly higher among BSC nurses than nurses with Diploma. 54% of participants in this study reportedly practice BSE at least once every year. Less than one-third reported that they had CBE within the past one year. 7% ever had mammogram before this study. Conclusions: Results from this study suggest the frequent continuing medical education programmes on breast cancer at institutional level is desirable.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.699-708
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• 2010

우리나라 대학들은 2009년도부터 입학사정관제도를 통한 학생선발을 하고 있다. 그러나 아직 시행초기인 관계로 여러 가지 문제점들이 노출되고 있다. 이에 대한 해결방안의 일환으로, 본 연구에서 는 지방소재 ㅈ대학교의 사례를 통하여 대학입학 관련 주체별로 입학전형요소에 대하여 갖는 가중치 정도가 어떻게 다른지를 알아보고자 하였다. 그 결과 각 전형요소의 중요도에 대하여 관련 주체별로 많은 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 학부모와 고교교사들에게 있어서는 비교적 계량화가 가능한 학교 생활기록부에 대한 중요도가 가장 높았으며, 계량화가 어려운 자기추천서 평가에 대한 중요도가 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이에 반하여 전문입학사정관들은 자기추천서에 대해서 가장 높은 중요도를 보인 반면 학교생활기록부에 대해서는 가장 낮은 중요도를 보였다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the level of knowledge and screening review rates of dental health insurance claims in dental hygienists. This analysis will provide the educational information to the dental hygienists. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by dental hygienists in Jeonbuk from December 17, 2012 to January 24, 2013. The questionnaire was distributed by ordinary mail or direct visit. Except incomplete answers, 350 data were collected and analyzed. The study instrument was adapted from the structured questionnaire by Hong and Yoo. The questionnaire consisted of education experience of health insurance management, subjective and objective knowledge, insurance screening review, and need for health insurance education. Data were analyzed by SPSS 12.0 program. Cronbach alpha in the objective knowledge on health insurance rate criteria was 0.836 and this was a reliable figure. Results: The subjective knowledge level of dental insurance was higher in the senior dental hygienists. Subgingival curettage was the lowest percentage of correct answers in the objective knowledge. In recent six months, higher review control rate was shown in the higher claim for health insurance and insurance screening review. Conclusions: The majority of the respondents had lower level of knowledge of health insurance claims. The continuous education of dental health insurance will be necessary in the dental hygienists.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2004

Objectives : Cancer is the leading cause of death in Korea. Therefore, a National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) was launched in 1999. This study planned to evaluate the performance of the NCSP to identifying the influencing factors in relation to characteristic public health centers. Methods : To analyze the performance, the database of the NCSP records for 2002 was used. The performance index was measured by the goal achievement rate, which was defined by the real number of screenees against the expected number of screenees. Also, a survey was conducted by a self-administered questionnaire to identify the factors associated with the goal achievement rate. The questionnaire was divided into two sections. In the first section, the individual characteristics of the program coordinator in each public health center were measured, and second section was comprised of questions about the organizational characteristics associated with the NCSP. A total of 121 subjects from 241 public health centers completed the questionnaire. Results : Of the 121 public health centers (50.2% response rate), the average goal achievement rate was 72.8%. The results of the regression model showed that public health centers located in rural area (parameter estimates=38.2) and had great support from a head of center or province (parameter estimates=0.20) and tended to have higher goal achievement rates. However, the characteristics of the program coordinator, especially their knowledge of and attitude toward cancer screening, were not significantly related to the goal achievement rates. Conclusions : It appears that the most important associated factors to the goal achievement rate in the NSCP were the location of the public health center and the support for the NCSP from the head of the center or province.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1119-1126
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• 2003

Background. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Korean women. Only 14 % of urban women and 10% of rural women in Korea, however, participated in breast cancer screening behavior in 1998 (Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare, 1999). Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of community-based breast self-examination (BSE) education programs in Korea. Methods. First, breast cancer risk appraisals were done with 1,977 rural women. Of the 1,977 women, nearly 30% (n=494) had a higher or equal to borderline risk of developing breast cancer. This quasi-experimental study was conducted to target these women with a high or equal to borderline risk of breast cancer. The risk appraisal feedback and breast self-examination education were used as an intervention for breast cancer prevention and early detection. Results. After a 3-month follow-up, 30.5% of the women in the intervention group performed regular BSE compared to 10.2 % of women in the control group. The mean knowledge score related to breast cancer and BSE was significantly higher for the women in the intervention group than that in the control group.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.588-596
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence depression in stomach cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at outpatient clinic. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Ninety two subjects diagnosed with stomach cancer and receiving chemotherapy agreed to participated in the study. Subjects completed a survey which included questions about depression, symptom experience, social support and self-efficacy. Results: The level of depression was $13.45{\pm}6.92$. Reported depression differed according to patient's perceived health status. Depression was significantly correlated with symptom experience, social support and self-efficacy. The most important factor related to depression was symptom experience, followed by social support and self-efficacy. These three factors could explain about 47% of depression in stomach cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Conclusion: Although the level of depression in stomach cancer patients receiving chemotherapy was relatively low, 34.8% of patients reported to have depression. It is important to apply nursing intervention including screening of depression level in stomach cancer patients receiving chemotherapy that focused on symptom experience and to consider about social support and self-efficacy at outpatient clinic.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2018

Purpose: This study is to identify the health promoting behaviors, health belief, and self-efficacy of visiting nurses working for the Health Visiting Project in Seoul and to determine the predictors of influencing health promoting behaviors. Methods: Data were collected from an online survey of 496 visiting nurses form 25 districts in Seoul. Using SPSS ver. 24, the study performed descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlations, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The mean scores for health promoting behaviors and self-efficacy were slightly higher than that of the median, whereas health belief showed in the median. The factors influencing health promoting behavior were perceived barriers, perceived sensitivity, self-efficacy, and age. These variables explained 36.0% of health promoting behaviors(F=60.62, p<.05). Conclusion: To prevent illness and to promote the health of the population, the visiting nurse mainly performs health screening, health education and counseling. To fulfill these responsibilities, the visiting nurse should be healthy and perform health promoting behaviors well, effectively serving as a model for their clients. Most of the visiting nurses were middle-aged, thus, it is necessary to strengthen health promotion activities that manage physical and psychological health at the individual level.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.334-346
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• 1995

특수건강진단에 대한 근로자들의 태도에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 조사하기 위해 대구지역의 29개 사업장에서 특수건강진단 수검근로자들에게 자기기입식 설문조사를 실시하여 그중 779명을 대상으로 하여 분석하였다. 건강믿음모형을 일부 변형하여, 특수건강진단에의 자발적 수검 여부와 필요성 인지를 최종적인 종속변수로 한 새로운 연구모형을 만들어서 이들에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하였다. 특수건강진단에 대한 필요성 인지율은 77.2%, 자발적 수검율은 79.2%로 나타났다. 자발적 수검 여부에는 특수건강진단에 대한 필요성 인지, 유익성, 행동계기가 주요 영향요인으로 제시되었으며, 특수건강진단에 대한 필요성 인지에는 직업병에 대한 감수성 및 심각성, 특수건강진단에 대한 지식, 회사의 지지도가 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 직업병에 대한 감수성 및 심각성에는 성, 연령, 학력, 직업경력, 보건교육경험이, 특수건강진단에 대한 지식에는 연령, 학력, 직업경력, 질병통제위가, 특수건강진단에 대한 유익성에는 연령, 질병통제위, 건강자부심, 보건교육경험이 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 특수건강진단에 대한 자발적 수검률과 필요성 인지율을 높이기 위해서는, 직업병 판정을 받은 사업장에서는 그 사실을 널리 알려 직업병에 대한 경각심을 높여야 하며, 특수건강진단의 결과를 근로자 본인에게 바로 통보하여야 하고, 회사의 적극성을 높이기 위해 회사간부 대상의 홍보 및 교육 프로그램이 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 보건교육 경험이 특수건강진단에 대한 지식과 유익성, 직업병에 대한 감수성 및 심각성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보아, 앞으로의 보건교육은 여성, 저연령, 저학력, 저경력자 위주로 이루어져야 하고, 교육 실시 횟수를 늘이고 직업관련 내용을 더 많이 포함하여야 할 것으로 생각된다. 더불어 특수건강진단의 결과로 인해 근로자 본인에게 불이익이 돌아가지 않도록 배려되어야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3389-3397
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• 2012

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze studies in Turkey about self-breast examination and produce conclusive, reliable and detailed basis for future studies. Methods: Studies performed between 2000 and 2009 (until the end of September) were retrieved from databases using breast cancer, breast examination, breast cancer screening and risk factors as key words. Fifty-nine studies were identified and 18 of them (15 journal articles and three theses) were used for the meta-analysis. Results: Married women and women with a family history of breast cancer were found to perform self-breast examination more frequently than single women and women without a family history of breast cancer, respectively (OR=1.02 %CI 0.82-1.63; OR=1.16 %CI 0.82-1.63). According to the health belief model scales, women performing self-breast examination were determined to have 1.7 times higher susceptibility (OR=1.70), 1.34 times higher seriousness perception (OR=1.34), 3.32 times higher health motivation (OR=3.32), 5.21 times more self-efficacy/confidence (OR=5.21) and 2.56 times higher self-breast examination benefit perception (OR=2.56). Conclusion: Nursing care models caused an increase in self-breast examination by women, and thus, it may be useful to organize and evaluate such health-related programs and consider women health perceptions.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.631-642
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• 2015

The purpose of the study was to examine health status and mini nutritional assessment (MNA) according to self-esteem status of elderly in care hospital. The survey was carried out from $13^{th}$ to $31^{st}$ of September, 2014 in five care hospitals. Analysis was performed for 226 subjects. Evaluation criteria included demographics, clinical status, MNA, health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) and self-esteem. The SE I, SE II and SE III groups were divided by self-esteem scores. Data were analyzed one-way ANOVA, Duncan' multiple range test and Pearson's correlation using SPSS 15.0. Education level, religion, dental condition and medical endurance type were significantly different in all groups. Many elderly people were normal BMI ($20.94{\sim}21.67kg/m^2$). Self-esteem significantly increased in order of SE I, SE II and SE III. Mobility, usual activity and anxiety or depression were significantly different in all groups, and EQ-5D of SE II and SE III groups were significantly higher than that of SE I group. Comparison of MNA screening score in elderly patients was as follows : Score for food intake, psychological stress or acute disease, neuropsychological problems, pressure scores or skin ulcer, protein intake, mode of feeding, nutritional status and health status in SE I group were significantly lower than those of SE II and SE III groups. Mobility and drug intake of SE I group were significantly lower than those of SE III groups. Fruit and vegetable intake SE I group were significantly higher than those of SE II and SE III groups. MIS (Malnutrition Indicator Score) was significantly different among the SE I, SE II and SE III groups. We conclude that self-esteem score is positively correlated with protein intake, nutrition status, health status and MIS in elderly care hospital. To improve nutritional status of elderly in care hospitals, systematic nutrition management and self-esteem education program should be implemented.