• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the sexual life and sexual life satisfaction of elderly people. Method: The participants were 181 elders over 65 years of age. Data were collected from February 10 to December 15, 2007 by interviews and questionnaires. Results: Of the respondents 17.1% still had sex in their lives but sexual satisfaction was less than that of middle-aged adults. Further, 31.8% of the elders reported no experience of sex over the past 10-19 years. The reasons for not having sex were 'no sexual partner' or 'no sexual desire'. Finally, 27.2% wanted to have a date. The main reason for dating was to relieve loneliness and the reason for not dating was 'good as it is', 'having date is shameful'. The level of satisfaction with sexual life was 2.71. Satisfaction with sexual life was higher for elders who had a spouse and for elders who still had sex. Conclusion: This study provides bases on the usefulness of various nursing intervention programs to enhance the quality of life through better understanding of the sexual life and sexual life satisfaction of elders.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was to analyze the level of quality of life and sexual function of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) recipients. Method: Participants included 38 recipients of HSCT, attending hospital outpatient department. Data were collected using the quality of life scale and the sexual function scale. Data were analyzed using Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Sheff$\acute{e}$ test, and Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The high score of quality of life was found in the participants with the 30s age (p=0.030), being employed (p=0.001), not having admission history after HSCT (p=0.012), and not having medication (p=0.017). The sexual function was significantly influenced by employment status (p=0.001) and irradiation therapy (p=0.043). There was a significant correlation between the quality of life and the sexual function (r=0.45, p=0.004). Conclusion: The sexual function have influence on the quality of life so that it is required to develop nursing interventions for sexual function to improve the quality of life of HSCT recipients.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.20-30
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• 2000

연구목적 : 본 연구는 청소년기에 경험하게 되는 스트레스 생활사건과 건강문제의 빈도를 조사하고 이 두가지 사이의 상관관계를 비교분석하여 청소년기 스트레스 생활사건이 신체적증상 및 불안에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위한 것이다. 방법 : 저자가 임의로 선정한 모 중학교 남녀 학생 475명을 대상으로 스트레스 생활사건과 건강 문제에 관한 설문지를 사용하여 스트레스 생활사건과 건강문제의 빈도를 조사하였고, 8개 요인으로 나눈 스트레스 생활사건 항목과 5개의 기능으로 나눈 건강문제 항목사이의 상관관계를 비교분석하였다. 결과 : 1) 대상자들이 지난 1년동안 경험했던 스트레스 생활사건 수는 평균 3개(7.7%) 이었고. 문항별로는 '죽음에 대해 생각을 했다'가 가장 많았다. 요인별로는 "괴로움"과 "자발성"에 관한 항목이 가장 많았다. 남녀별 비교에서 남학생은 "가족", "자발성"에 관한 항목, 여학생은 "괴로움"에 관한 항목이 더 많았다. 학년별 비교에서 저학년은 "학교폭력" "탈선"에 관한 항목이 가장 많았고 학년이 올라 갈수록 "성문제", "자발성"에 관한 항목이 더 많았다. 2) 대상자들이 가장 많이 호소한 건강문제는 '아주 피곤함을 느낀다'가 가장 많았다. 그러나 건강문제 항목별로는 "불안"에 관한 항목이 가장 많았다. 남녀별 비교에서 남학생보다 여학생이 현저하게 더 많은 건강문제를 호소하였고 톡히 "불안"에 관한 항목이 가장 많았다. 학년별 비교에서 학년이 올라갈수록 건강문제 호소가 더 많았다. 3) 8개의 스트레스 생활사건에 관한 요인중 "가족과 부모", "괴로움", "성문제", "탈선", "자발성"에 관한 항목은 5개의 건강문제 항목과 매우 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. "사고와 질병"에 관한 항목은 "신경계"를 제외한 4개의 건강문제 항목과 "기타항목"은 "일반상태"와 "신경계"를 제외한 3개의 건강문제 항목과 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 그러나 "변화"에 관한 항목은 5개의 건강문제 항목과 상관관계가 없었다. 결론 : 청소년기는 부모로부터 분리, 독립하고자 하는 "자발성"과 "성문제", 이 시기에 초래되는 여러 변화에 대응하여 나타나는 "괴로움"에 관한 스트레스 생활사건을 많이 경험하게 되며, 이런 것들은 신체적 기능 저하 및 불안과 매우 밀접한 관련이 있음을 제시하고 있다.

• 재활간호학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.176-183
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• 1999

Sexual life is one of the most important things for the quality of living, which nobody can ignore. Especially, spinal cord injury is one of the most typical disabilities, which can cause abrupt changes of sexuality. Hence, sexual adjustment and its subordinate problems have to be dealt with among various problems caused by spinal cord injury. The purpose of this study was to comparative sexual interest and adjustment between the married and the unmarried people with SCI. A total of 134 persons who were registered members of SCI organization and admitted rehabilitation unit between February and June 1999 were included in the study. The sample consisted of 69 unmarried and 64 married people with SCI. Participants answered the 15 items concerning sexual interest, sexual adjustment. The results are as follows: 1) The mean score of sexual interest for the unmarried was 16.4. From seven topics related to sexuality, the greatest interest was to cope emotionally with changes in sexual functioning. For the married, mean score of sexual interest was 13.8 and the greatest interest was to help a partner cope emotionally with limitation on sexual dysfunction. There were significant difference sexual interest between two groups (t=3.75, p= .00). 2) Each mean score for sexual adjustment in the married and the unmarried was 20.0, 19.6. There were no significance difference sexual interest between two groups (t=.24, p= .811). However, there was a statistically significant difference of sexual interest. 3) Sexual interests and adjustments are not correlated in case of the unmarried that have r score= .224, while they are corrlated in case of the married that have r= .398. Because the average age of the SCI becomes lower and lower, sexual rehabilitation programs should be given the unmarried as well as the married with SCI. In conclusion, the spinal injured's major concerns about their sexual life are different between the married and the unmarried-the unmarried are interested in practical problems such as methods and techniques to achieve sexual satisfaction and their fertility, while the married give priority to considerations about their spouse. Paying attention to different sexual interest according to marital status, we should make two different sexual rehabilitation programs for each group. One program including support groups with their sposes for the married, the other program to give a chance t o solve problems of sexuality for the unmarried with SCI.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was examined the quality of the sexual life among married women in terms of the factor structure of Sexual Quality of Life(SQOL) and evaluated the predictive value of 11 variables for SQOL. Method: Two hundred and ninety-three married women completed the Korean version SQOL scale with information on age, education, length of marriage, family income, health, sexual knowledge, coital frequency, harmony with family members, levels of affection, and general and sexual communication. Data were analysed with principal components and regression analyses. Result: The SQOL scale had two clearly defined factors, Negative Quality of Sexual Life and Positive Quality of Sexual Life, on which all scale items were significantly loaded, accounting for 54.3% of the total variance. Independent regression analysis showed all variables except education to be significant predictors of SQOL with interpersonal variables (general and sexual communication, affection and harmony with family members) being the most powerful predictors. However when the 11 variables were combined together in stepwise analysis, only 6 variables (general communication, age, affection, coital frequency, sexual knowledge and health) were significant, accounting for 39% of the total variance. Conclusion: The Korean version SQOL scale is a good measure to tackle SQOL in married women. To enhance SQOL, strengthening interpersonal interaction focusing on general/sexual communication, affection and harmony with family members seems to be more important than sexual activities and personal characteristics.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.693-701
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate Quality of Life Index-Cancer (Q.L.I.-C) developed by Ferrans (1990) among Korean cancer patients. Method: This study design was exploratory factor analysis methodology. Q.L.I.-C was translated into Korean and reverse-translated into English. The subjects were 357 Korean patients with various cancers. Data were collected by questionnaires from May to August, 2000 and was analyzed by descriptive statistics, Principal Component Analysis for construct validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient for reliability. Result: The range of factor loadings was .446～.841. The explained variance from the 5 extracted factors was 63.7% of the total variance. The first factor 'family' was 35.5%, and 'health & physical functioning', 'psychological', 'spiritual', and 'economic' factors were 11.5%, 6.9%, 5.6%, and 4.2% respectively. Because of cultural difference between Americans and Koreans, certain items such as sexuality, job status, and education were deleted from the extraction of factors in this study. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .9253 among the 28 items. Conclusion: Q.L.I.-C could be applied in measuring quality of life of Korean cancer patients. It also recommend to do further studiesfor validation of Q.L.I.-C American and Korean versions relating to cultural differences.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.47-61
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to develop and to evaluate the premarital preparation education program based on the integrated approach of family relation and resource management to attempt to reduce marital distress. Using a combination of previous premarital education program and survey result of educational need, it is consisted of 4 sessions (session 1: Meaning and expectation of the marriage, session 2: Couple Communication, session 3: Love and Sexuality, session 4: Family Life Planning) The result of the evaluation, the efficiency of this premarital preparation program was proved. In the 11 couples evaluation data, those who had taken premarital education program were more likely to satisfied program and more likely to invite the others to join this program. When asked what content areas were most helpful, the two top ranking went to the Couple Communication (41.9% rated as helpful), and Family Life Planning (35.5% rated as helpful).

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.272-284
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to identify the needs of sex education for recovering male alcoholics. Methods: The participants were 17 male alcoholics. Data were collected through focus group interviews from August 2010 to February 2011, and the data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results: The results of the analysis were 4 categories and 10 sub-categories. The 4 categories were 'Lack of sex knowledge', 'Effects of alcohol on sex life', 'Strategies to cope with sexual dysfunction', and 'Relationship and conflict with women'. Conclusion: The findings of this study described that education for sex knowledge and safe sex life is necessary for preventing the relapse of alcoholism and supporting recovery of male alcoholics.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.55-70
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• 2011

The purpose of the research is to critically review the major changes of marriages and families during the 20th & 21st centuries and its impact on family relations. Especially, three topics that is, changes in the meaning of marriage, changes in the gender role and sexuality, and changes in the life span were reviewed in terms of how those changes had impacts on each family members and who had been influenced most. Also, how those kinds of changes will have influences on marriage and family relations. Finally, based on the review implications and research agendas for the family scholars were added.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.266-274
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sex education for the elderly on sexual knowledge and life satisfaction. Methods: A quasi-experimental study used a non-equivalent control group pre-post test design. A seven week sex education program for the elderly was developed and offered to the treatment group. Subjects were drawn from three welfare centers in Seoul. Twenty six were selected for the treatment l group while 27 were assigned to a comparison group. Sexual knowledge and life satisfaction were measured. Results: The level of life satisfaction reported by the treatment group was greatly increased (t=2.14, p=.037). There were no statistically significant differences in sexual knowledge between both the two groups. Conclusion: A positive influence of sex education was found to increase the level of life satisfaction. Further study on customized sex education for the elderly by individual characteristics is required.