• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.222-233
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between existential spiritual well-being, hope and self-empowerment in middle aged women. The subjects were 190 women who lived in Taegu, Korea and ranged in age from 35 to 59. The data was collected during the period from October 2nd to October 18th, 2002. The instruments were the revised existential spiritual well-being scale developed by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982), hope scale developed hope scale developed Nowotny(1989) and empowerment scale by Spreitzer(1995). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. The results of this study were as follows : 1. Mean score of existential spiritual well-being was 4.18. Mean score of hope was 2.80. Mean score of empowerment was 3.73. 2. The score of existential spiritual well-being showed significantly positive correlation with the score of hope(r=.508, P=.000), self-empowerment(r=.458, P=.000). 3. There were significant differences in existential spiritual well-being according to age, presence of religion, leisure time activity. 4. There were significant differences in hope according to leisure time activity. 5. The most powerful predictor of existential spiritual well-being was hope and the variance explained was 25.8%. A combination of competence, leisure time activity, meaning, impact for 37.2% of the variance in existential spiritual well-being of middle aged women. Further studies need to be done to identify the effect of competence through the repeated studies and to develop a hope promoting program which can cause positive effects on a existential spiritual well-being.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3105-3109
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• 2016

Background: Patients' spiritual needs increase drastically after a diagnosis of cancer because of its threatening nature. It is very important to recognize any spiritual crisis. This study aimed to determine needs among Iranian patients with cancer. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken among 200 patients with cancer referred to Alinasab and Shahid Ghazi Tabatabaie hospitals of Tabriz, Iran. The Spiritual Needs Scale was used for data collection. Results: The mean age of participants was $45.9{\pm}16.4$ years. The majority expressed their main spiritual wishes as "think to God", "trust to God", "see others happy", "try for life beside the disease", "to be prayed for by others', and "need for kindness and help others". Regarding the relationship between demographic characteristics, factors related to disease and the total score of spiritual needs, the results of chi-square tests showed a significant statistical correlations with occupation (p=0.01) and number of children (p=0.03). Also the results of Pearson correlation showed that there is a significant statistical correlation between hospitalization frequency and patients' spiritual needs (p<0.01, r=-0.24). Conclusions: Determination of spiritual needs of patients with cancer in this study can help health carers and especially nurses to design appropriate spiritual care programs based on individual preferences.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2006

In this thesis, Chapter I Introduction suggested the necessity of this research and defined related terms, and Chapter II defined hospice for children and examined the symptoms of pediatric cancers as well as the general characteristics of pediatric cancer patients. In particular, we surveyed the physical condition, psychological and emotional condition, financial condition, environmental aspect, educational aspect and spiritual aspect of pediatric cancer patients’ families, investigated pediatric cancer patients’ parents and siblings with regard to their understanding of the pediatric cancer patients’ death, and lastly considered spiritual care. Chapter III presented summaries and conclusions. In their developmental stage, pediatric cancer patients lack abilities to express themselves and are highly dependent on their parents, so parents who take care of cancer children have to make hard decisions and cancer children’s families are heavily burdened by the situation of preparing their children’s death and sending them away while denying their death, and for this reason they need help from specialists. That is, for pediatric cancer patients, we need highly experienced pediatricians or nurses skilful in managing young terminal patients as well as hospice counseling and family counselors for consulting on family crises. In particular, there is a keen need of child life support specialists. In addition, clergymen’s help is critical for spiritual care to ease the fear and terror of the unknown world, fear of death, etc. Moreover, in order to prevent cancer children from failing to adjust themselves to school life or peer relation after recovery, hospice service should provide cancer children with opportunities to learn school curriculums and associate with friends.

• 기독교교육논총
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• 제66권
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• pp.11-48
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• 2021

본고는 객관주의적 지식이 편만한 AI 시대에, 인간의 내면을 형성하는 영성적 가르침의 필요성과 가능성을 "관상적 가르침(contemplative pedagogy)"을 중심으로 탐구한 논문이다. 이를 위하여 본 고는 먼저 AI의 객관적 인식론의 특성과 AI 시대 학교교육의 방향을 고찰하고, AI 시대의 시대적 요청으로서의 영성 및 영성적 가르침의 필요성과 성격을 탐구하였으며, 이를 실제적으로 실천하고 있는 관상적 가르침을 통해서 일반학교 에서의 영성적 가르침의 실현 가능성을 탐색하였다. 연구 결과 본고는 영성적 가르침이 종교학이나 신학과 같은 특정 영역만의 전유물이 아니라, 3인칭의 지식이 편만한 오늘과 같은 시대에 모든 학교와 교육의 현장에서 구현되어야 할 가르침이라고 하는 것과, "관상적 가르침"이야말로 대표적 영성적 가르침의 하나라고 하는 것을 발견하였다. 더 나아가 본고는 추후적으로 관상적 가르침 외에도 다양한 영성적 가르침의 모델들이 개발되고 실천될 필요성이 있다는 것 또한 발견하였다.

• 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.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2004

This study has verified Family Functioning, Communication and Spiritual Wellbeing, to increase the family functioning in Adult Women. 236 adult women were chosen as the samples for the study, they are now currently registered in the church adult women in Seoul. The instruments used for this study were the Family functioning scale by Olson, the communication scale by David H. Olson and Howard L. Barnes and spiritual wellbing Scale by Palautzian and Ellison Folkman. Data collection were form March to April, 2003. To get the descriptive statistics, SPSS Program, Pearson Correlation Coefficients and stepwise multiple regression were used for analyzing data. The results were as following: 1. Represents the degree of family functioning, communication and spiritual wellbeing, on subjects. Means scores of this study are following: spiritual wellbeing 67.92, lower level of cohesive(5.19) and adaptive(3.93), communication 58.14, lower level of open(5.15) and closed(4.71) and family functioning 95.58, lower level of religious(7.70) and existential(7.63). All each lower level of family functioning, communication and spiritual wellbeing, on subjects were derived significantly different(p.05). There were significant correlation among the variables of subjects. The cohesive family functioning score was significant related to the adapted(r=.588). Especially, the closed communication score showed inverse correlations open family functioning(r=-.424) and open communication score(r=-.680). The existential spiritual wellbeing score also was significant related to the cohesive(p<.001) and adaptive(p<.05) family functioning, open communication(p<.05). Especially, the closed communication score showed inverse correlations existential spiritual wellbeing (r=-.202). The existential spiritual wellbeing score also was significant related to the religious(r=.815, p<.001). These results will not only emphasis the need of family functioning to elevate and decrease the Closed family communication but suggest the important points of gathering various data and analysis about economic, education and marital status. Finally, related to mental health nursing, a community can get the utmost out of these results to keep offering education and practice of family mental health for adult women.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2002

The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify the nursing needs of patients with chronic illness. Method: The subjects of this study were 636 patients with chronic illness, 323 general nurses, and 106 public health nurses. The instruments used for this study were questionnaires including perceived functions of nursing from the center for chronic illness, preference to placement, intention to use, needs to receive services from the center for chronic illness, strategies management for nursing, and nursing needs of chronically ill patients. Results: The mean of perceived functions for nursing from the center were 3.1(0.5) in public health nurses, 2.9 (0.59) in general nurses, and 2.4(1.33) in chronically ill patients. Regards of needs to receive on services of the nursing centers were, the regularly physical examination, for health educational services which was perceived highest request amongst chronically ill patients. We found the means of each specific need as 2.2(0.6), for physical health, 2.1(0.7), for psychosocial health, and 1.8(0.6) for spiritual health. Conclusion: From the results of this study, it is suggested that establishing a nursing center for chronically ill patients consider physical, psychosocial, for spiritual health needs of chronically ill patients. It is also a consideration that direct care for symptom management and health education in the nursing center be implemented.

• 기독교교육논총
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• 제73권
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• pp.139-157
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• 2023

연구 목적 : 본 연구는 한국 개신교 상황에서 영적 지도에 관한 연구가 초기부터 현재까지 영적 지도의 정의, 역사, 적용 등을 어떻게 다루어 왔는지 분석하는 것을 주목적으로 한다. 영적 지도를 중심 주제로 연구를 시작한 학자들과 이후 다양한 학자들에 의해 수행된 연구의 내용을 분석하고 한국 개신교회 상황에서 이들의 연구가 보여주는 영적 지도에 관한 함의를 논의하고자 한다. 연구 내용 및 방법 : 1980년대 이래로 한국 개신교회에서 기독교 영성에 관한 관심이 크게 늘었고 영성은 신학과 목회의 중요한 주제로 연구되고 적용되었다. 영성에 관한 연구가 학문과 목회의 여러 영역으로 확대되고 영성에 관한 다양한 주제가 다루어지면서 영적 지도에 관한 연구 또한 시작되었다. 북미에서 공부한 김외식과 유해룡은 1990년대부터 한국 개신교에서 영적 지도를 연구하기 시작한 초기 학자에 속하고 이들의 연구는 한국 개신교 학자와 목회자가 영적 지도를 이해하고 신학교육과 교회에 적용하는 데 영향을 준다. 영적 지도는 신앙 교육, 영적 훈련, 경건 훈련, 제자 훈련, 소그룹, 목회 상담 등의 내용과 형식으로 한국 교회에서 실천되었지만, 기독교 역사에서 동방교회, 서방교회, 수도원 전통이 행해온 영적 지도와 같은 개념, 내용, 형식의 것은 아니다. 한국 개신교는 한국적 토양에서 독특한 영적 전통을 발전시켜 왔기 때문에 한국적 상황을 반영한 영적 지도의 내용과 형태를 갖추게 되었다. 한국 개신교는 관상 기도나 관상적 삶과 같은 관상 전통과 개인 영적 지도보다 통성기도, 새벽기도, 성경 공부나 묵상, 소그룹에 더 익숙하고 이를 통해 신앙생활을 유지해 왔다. 영적 지도에 관한 연구가 시작된 지 30년이 지난 상황에서 영적 지도를 연구하고 실천하는 한국 개신교회는 지금까지의 연구와 실천을 비판적으로 돌아보아야 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 영적 지도를 연구한 학자들의 논문과 서적을 분석하고 영적 지도를 어떻게 정의하고 신학의 다른 분야에서 어떻게 활용하고 있는지 살펴본다. 특히 영적 지도에 관한 초기 한국 교회의 상황을 알려주는 자료들과 현재 학자들의 연구 논문을 함께 살펴보면서 영적 지도의 변화와 흐름을 재구성한다. 결론 및 제언 : 영적 지도는 다양한 개념과 형태로 여러 분야에서 활용될 수 있는 기독교 역사와 전통의 한 부분이라는 인식을 통해 한국 개신교 영성에 적합하게 활용하고자 하는 영적 지도의 개념과 적용에 대한 유연한 이해와 관점이 필요하다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.527-536
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the needs for pediatric palliative care (PPC) among parents of children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs) and to investigate differences in the needs for PPC according to their general characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March 28 and May 18, 2018. Parents (N=96) who had a child under 18 years with a CCC were recruited. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results: The overall average need for PPC was $3.58{\pm}0.33$ out of 4.00. In terms of care for the subjects' children, the highest need was physical care, followed by psychosocial and spiritual care. In the sub-dimensions, preservation of physical function received the highest score. Of the items, the highest need was for seizure control. In terms of care for the subjects themselves, the highest need was for psychosocial care, followed by bereavement and spiritual care. In the sub-dimensions, communication received the highest score. Of the items, the highest need was for smooth communication with medical staff. Differences in needs for PPC according to participants' general characteristics were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Medical staff should provide PPC according to the priorities of parents' perceived needs.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.270-277
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• 2008

Purpose: This study was done to identify predictors of the fighting spirit or helplessness/hopelessness in the patients' mental adjustment to cancer. Cancer patients' characteristics like performance status, metastasis and duration of diagnosis with demographic factors, spiritual support and social support were used as predictors of a fighting spirit or helplessness/hopelessness. Methods: A total of 124 ambulatory cancer patients completed the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale and responded in a structured instrument about their characteristics, spiritual and social support. Results: The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that confidence in the supporter ($R^2=.114$, p=.000), duration of cancer diagnosis ($R^2=.041$, p=.000) and faith ($R^2=.030$, p=.000) were predictive of a fighting spirit ($R^2=.185$, p=.000); whereas, education ($R^2= .074$, p=.001), performance status ($R^2=.055$, p=.000), satisfaction with social support ($R^2=.046$, p=.000), and metastasis ($R^2=.037$, p=.000) were predictive of helplessness/hopelessness ($R^2=.202$, p=.000). Conclusion: Social support, spiritual support and disease related factors like metastasis, performance status, and duration of cancer diagnosis need to be considered in a psychosocial nursing intervention for a fighting spirit or helplessness/hopelessness.