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청소년 작업치료에 관한 작업치료전공 학생들의 인식도 분석: 대한민국과 미국의 비교 연구 (Analysis of Occupational Therapy Students' Awareness of Adolescent Occupational Therapy: A Comparative Study Between Korea and the United States )

  • 배수빈;신채림;서효원;이민경;김은택;감경윤
    • 재활치료과학
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.23-34
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    • 2024
  • 목적 : 본 연구는 온라인 설문조사를 통해 대한민국과 미국에서 작업치료를 전공하는 학생들의 청소년 작업치료에 대한 인식도를 비교하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 2023년 1월 9일부터 동월 13일까지 대한한국과 미국에서 작업치료를 전공하는 학생 각각 55명을 대상으로 청소년 작업치료에 대한 인식도와 관련한 온라인 설문을 시행하였다. 온라인 설문은 국문과 영문으로 작성되어 해당 국가 학생에게 제공되었다. 자료 분석은 기술통계와 독립표본 t-검정을 사용하여 수행되었다. 결과 : '청소년 작업치료를 들어본 적 있는가(Q1)'에 대한 문항에 대한민국 학생은 65.5%가 '있다'라고 답했고, 미국 학생은 58.2%가 '없다'라고 답했다. 양국 학생 모두 '청소년 삶의 질에서 청소년 작업치료의 중요성(Q10)'라는 문항에는 높은 평균점수를, 반면 '청소년 작업치료의 발전 현황(Q11)'에 대한 문항에서는 낮은 평균점수를 나타냈다. '청소년 작업치료의 향후 발전 가능성(Q12)'에 대해서는 양국간에 유의미한 차이를 보였다(p < .05). 결론 : 양국 학생들은 청소년 작업치료의 필요성과 중요성을 인식하고 있지만, 발전 가능성에서는 차이가 있었다.

가상현실(Virtual Reality)을 활용한 핵심간호술 훈련이 지식, 수행, 수행자신감, 자기효능감, 문제해결능력에 미치는 효과 (The Effects of Simulation Education using Virtual Reality based Core Nursing Skills Training Program on Knowledge, Nursing Practice, Self-Confidence in Performance, Self-Efficacy, and Problem Solving Ability in Nursing Students)

  • 이경미;정미란;임소연;유영미;민신홍
    • 산업융합연구
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.97-105
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구의 목적은 HMD 기반의 가상현실을 활용한 핵심간호술 훈련이 간호 학생의 지식, 수행도, 수행자신감, 자기효능감, 문제해결능력에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 시행되었다. 연구 대상은 A지역 소재 1개 대학에 재학 중인 4학년 간호학생 45명이며, 가상현실 활용 핵심간호술 훈련을 적용한 실험군 21명, 마네킨 모형 사용의 고전적 방법을 활용한 대조군 24명이다. 실험군과 대조군은 핵심간호술 훈련을 마친 후, 술기가 포함된 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 자료 수집은 2022년 10월 3일부터 10월 28일까지 시행되었으며, 수집된 자료는 서술적 통계, t-검정(t-test)로 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 중재 이후 간호학생의 지식은 실험군이 유의하게 더 높았고(t=-2.13, p=.039), 수행자신감은 대조군이 유의하게 더 높았다(t=2.63, p=.012). 수행도, 자기효능감, 문제해결능력은 유의미한 차이가 없었다. 따라서 가상현실을 활용한 핵심간호술 훈련은 간호학생들이 실제 수행을 하기 전 지식과 수행 절차를 익히는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있으며, 마네킨 모형을 사용하는 고전적 핵심간호술 훈련은 간호 학생들의 술기 자신감 향상을 이끌어 낼 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

서예활동에 대한 노인의 여가만족이 자기효능감 및 심리적 안녕감에 미치는 영향 (The Effect of Leisure Satisfaction of the Elderly in China on Their Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Calligraphy Activities)

  • 진우;펑멍;이재우
    • 문화기술의 융합
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.365-371
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구에서는 노인의 서예활동에 따른 여가만족이 자기효능감 및 심리적 안녕감에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 수행하기 위해 연구자들은 중국 허난성 안양시와 신샹시에서 65-76세 이상의 고령자를 대상으로 2023년 11월 말부터 12월 초까지 306명의 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구 가설을 검증하기 위해 연구자들은 IBM SPSS Statistics 25을 사용하여 빈도 분석, 기술 통계 분석, 피어슨 상관 분석을 수행한 다음 독립 표본 T-검정 및 일원 분산 분석(One-Way ANOVA)을 수행하여 검증을 실시하였다. 측정 개념을 통한 가설 검증을 위해 Hayes PROCESS macro, Bootstrap에 대한 관련 검증을 진행하였다. 연구 결과 첫째, 여가만족의 성별 차이가 있고 여가만족감, 자기효능감, 심리적 안녕감은 연령에 따라 현저한 차이가 있으며, 또한 여가만족감과 심리적 안녕감은 학력에 따라 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 여가만족은 자기효능감에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 여가만족은 심리적 안녕감에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 여가만족은 심리적 안녕감에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 위의 연구결과를 종합하면 노인들의 여가 만족과 심리적 안녕감을 높이기 위해서는 서예활동 체계를 면밀하게 개발하여 자기효능감을 증진시켜야 한다.

일·가족 양립 정책 이용과 양육 스트레스 : 성별과 직업군을 중심으로 (Work·Family Compatibility Policy Usage and Parenting Stress : Focusing on Sex and Occupational Groups)

  • 조윤주
    • 가족자원경영과 정책
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구는 일·가족 양립 정책 중 출산 및 육아 지원 제도의 활용 정도, 그리고 제도의 이용 여부와 양육 스트레스 양상을 알아보고자 남녀를 대상으로 다양한 직업군을 포함하여 실시되었다. 이를 위해 사용된 『한국아동패널』 13차(2020년) 자료는 기술 통계, 교차 분석, One-way ANOVA와 Duncan의 사후 검증으로 분석되었다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 남녀 모두 관련 제도 중 '유연근무제'를 이용한 비율이 가장 높았고, 직업군별로는 두 집단 모두 '전문가 및 관련 종사자'에서 '유연근무제'를 제일 많이 선택하였다. 관련 제도 이용 여부와 양육 스트레스는 응답자 모두 평균 이상의 양육 스트레스를 지각하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 중 남성은 '유연근무제' 이용자, '가족돌봄휴직' 이용자 순으로 높았으며, 직업군별 양육 스트레스 정도는 '군인'이 가장 낮았다. 여성의 경우, '육아휴직' 이용자의 양육 스트레스가 가장 높았고 그 다음은 '육아기근로단축시간' 이용자였다. 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 일·가족 양립 정책 활성화에 관한 함의를 논하였으며 사회적, 개인적 측면에서 제언을 하였다.

Impact of postoperative dietary types on nutrition and treatment prognosis in hospitalized patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery: a comparative study

  • Sung Bin Youn;Se-Hui Ahn;Dong-Ho Cho;Hoon Myoung
    • 대한지역사회영양학회지
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.129-143
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    • 2024
  • Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare a nutritionally balanced soft blend diet (SBD) with a soft fluid diet (SFD) on the health of inpatients who have undergone oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgery, ultimately aiming to enhance care outcomes, improve health-related quality of life (QOL), and increase satisfaction with the hospital. Methods: Thirty-two patients were randomized into two groups: sixteen received SFD and sixteen received SBD. Anthropometric, laboratory evaluations were conducted upon admission and discharge. Patients filled out questionnaires on demographics, diet satisfaction, food intake amount, and health-related QOL on the day of discharge, assessed using the EuroQoL 5 Dimensions 3 Level and EuroQoL Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) instruments. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, χ2 tests for group differences, and paired nonparametric t-tests for within-group comparisons. The Mann-Whitney U test evaluated inter-group differences in preoperative weight and body mass index (BMI), postoperative changes, meal satisfaction, intake, health-related QOL, and self-assessed health status. P-values were set at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The SBD group had higher dietary intake (63.2% vs. 51.0%) and greater diet satisfaction (80.6 vs. 48.1, P < 0.0001) compared to SFD group. Health-related QOL, measured by EQ-VAS, was better in SBD group (70.3 vs. 58.8, P < 0.05). Postoperative weight and BMI decreased in SFD group but increased in SBD group (P < 0.01). Changes in laboratory results showed more stability in the SBD group. No postoperative infections were reported in SBD group, whereas SFD group had a 31.25% complication rate. Conclusions: While SFD is often recommended after OMF surgery to protect oral wound healing process, our study reveals that SBD not only enhances physical and psychological outcomes but also, somewhat unexpectedly, supports wound healing and reduces complications. Essentially, SBD promotes physical recovery and enhances health-related QOL than SFD by supporting both somatic and mental healing aspects.

그릿이 회복탄력성에 미치는 영향: 초등 과학영재와 일반학생의 다집단 분석 (The Effect of Grit on Resilience: Multigroup Analysis of Elementary Gifted and Non-Gifted Students in Science)

  • 김남훈;여상인
    • 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.365-384
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구는 초등 과학영재와 일반학생이 일상생활 속에서 경험하는 그릿이 그들의 회복탄력성에 미치는 영향에 대한 효과를 확인하고, 대학부설영재교육원·학교영재학급·일반학급의 교육기관별 집단 간 차이를 확인하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 이를 위하여 대학 영재교육원에 속한 초등학교 6학년 과학영재 학생과 인근 학교의 영재학급 및 일반학급 학생 총 252명을 선정하여 그릿, 회복탄력성 검사를 시행하였다. 기술통계분석, 측정모형분석, 다집단 구조모형분석을 실시한 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 그릿의 꾸준한 노력과 회복탄력성의 모든 하위요인에서 일반학생보다 영재학생이 유의미하게 높은 수준을 보였다. 둘째, 그릿의 꾸준한 노력에서 회복탄력성에 이르는 경로는 정(+)적 영향을 보였으며 그릿 관심의 지속성에서 회복탄력성에 이르는 경로는 부(-)적 영향을 보였다. 셋째, 그릿이 회복탄력성에 미치는 영향에 대해 교육 기관별 집단 간의 차이를 파악하고자 다중집단분석을 시행한 결과 일반학급, 학교영재, 대학부설영재 모두 그릿의 꾸준한 노력 요인이 회복탄력성에 정(+)적 영향을 보였으며 그릿의 관심 지속성 요인은 일반학급과 학교영재학급에서 회복탄력성의 대인관계능력에 부(-)적 영향을 보였다. 넷째, 학교영재와 대학부설영재는 그릿의 꾸준한 노력에서 회복탄력성의 하위요인으로 가는 경로에서 일반학생과 비교하여 유의미한 차이를 보였다.

계획된 간호 중재가 미숙아 어머니의 스트레스, 모성 역할 긴장과 역할 수행에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Planned Nursing Intervention on the Stress, the Maternal Role Strain, and the Maternal Role Performance of Mothers of Premature Infants)

  • 정경화
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.70-83
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    • 1999
  • The birth of a premature infant is distressing for its parents. The parents of a premature infant experience stress according to the infant's physical appearance and behavior, the environment of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) , and the alteration in the parental role. Especially, a mother of a premature infant feels distressed even after the discharge of the infant : therefore, she has difficulties in maternal role performance. The main purpose of this study is to identify the effects of the planned infant care information program in order to lower the stress level for mothers of premature infants caused by the birth and hospitalization in NICU of premature infants, to reduce the maternal role strain, and to promote the maternal role performance after the infants' discharge. This study employed two methods of research at the same time : quasi -experimental non-equivalent pre and post test to compare : non-equivalent post test to compare. The total number of subjects was 19 who were assigned to the research program : 12 mothers of premature infants at the NICU at the Ch university hospital and 7 at the NICU at the Y general hospital located in Chounju city. The data were collected for 79 days from August 18 to November 5, 1998. The questionnaire method was applied for the data collection, and the measures used in this study were Parental Stressor Scale : NICU(Miles, 1993), the Maternal Role Strain Measures ( Hobbs, 1968 ; Steffensmeier, 1982) , and Self Confidence Scale (Pharis, 1978). Research procedure is as follows : after preliminary examination, the experimental subjects, the mothers of premature infants at the Nl CU at Ch university hospital were provided with slide films and information developed by the researcher based on existing documents and data. It took two 60-minute sessions a week for two weeks, and the mothers' stress level was measured using the same instrument twice one week and two week after the infants' hospitalization. The stress level of the contrast subjects, the mothers at Y general hospital was measured during the same period. The experimental subjects were provided with booklets on matters that require attention after the infants' discharge and on developmental project, and they were educated to play the maternal role in person for 2-3 hours a week : breast-feeding, burping a baby, and changing diapers. One week after the infants' discharge, the maternal role strain and the maternal role performance were examined in two groups of the subjects. The analysis of collected data was done using descriptive statistics including real numbers, percentages, averages, and standard deviations. Mann-Whitney test ; x² test ; Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance ; ANCOVA Spearman's rho correlation coefficients. The results on this study were as follows. (1) The examination of the same quality showed that there were no differences in the general and obstetrical characters between the two groups. However, in terms of the characters of premature infants. just right after their birth, the infants at the contrast group weighed more than those at the experimental group(U=16.5, p=.02), and the former was in mother's womb longer than the latter(U=15.5, p=.02). (2) The stress level of the mothers provided with the plannned nursing intervention program became lower as time passed compared to the others'(F=16.61, p=.00) Even when the influence of weight at birth and the length of gestation was removed among the premature infants' characters, the mothers' stress levels made a statistical difference 2 weeks after the infants' hospitalization depending on treatment (F=8.00, p=.01) (3) The maternal role strain of the mothers provided with the planned nursing intervention program was lower than the others'(U=2.0, p=.00). Even when the influence of weight at birth and the length of gestation was removed among the premature infants' characters, the maternal role strain levels made a statistical difference 2 weeks after the infants' hospitalization, depending on treatment(F=14.72, p=.00). (4) The maternal role performance level of the mothers provided with the planned nursing program was higher than the others'(U=.0, p=.00). Even when the influence of weight at birth and the length of gestation was removed among the premature infants' characters, the mothers' stress levels made a statistical difference 2 weeks after the infants' hospitalization, depending on treatment(F=8.00, p=.01). (5) The correlation between a mother's stress level 2 weeks after her infant's hospitalization, the maternal role strain and the maternal role performance were compared : the stress and the maternal role strain were statistically irrelevant to each other(r=.33, p=.12) : the stress was found to be in inverse proportion to the maternal role performance(r=-.53, p=.02). The maternal role strain was in inverse proportion to the maternal role performance as well(r=-.50, p=.00). In conclusion, for the mothers provided with the planned nursing intervention program, their stress level was getting lower as time passed during the infants' hospitalization, their maternal role strain reduced when they took care of their infants after their discharge, and their maternal role performance level was high compared to the other mothers. Besides, the lower the stress level of mothers of premature infants was during the infants' hospitalization, the higher the maternal role performance after their discharge was. The lower maternal role strain was, the higher the maternal role performance was as well. These results of the study suggested that the nursing intervention program for the mothers of premature infants developed by the researcher would be effectively applied to nursing practice, and it would be a foundation for the development of this kind of program.

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일부지역 중학생의 구강건강 지식 및 행동에 관한 조사연구 (A Descriptive Study of Oral Health Knowledge & Behaviors in Middle School Students)

  • 류정숙;김정희;한수진;심상효;김윤신
    • 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.85-97
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    • 2008
  • 학교구강보건은 학생의 구강건강을 합리적으로 관리하고, 구강건강에 대한 지식과 태도 및 행동을 변화시켜, 일생동안 구강건강을 적절히 관리할 수 있는 능력을 배양시키는 과정이다. 이러한 학교구강보건의 목적은 학생의 구강질환을 예방하고 초기에 치료함으로써, 구강건강을 증진 유지시켜 건전한 심신을 양성하여 교육 본래의 목표를 달성함에 있다. 이에 본 연구는 중학생의 구강건강에 대한 인식 및 행동을 파악하여 대상에 알맞은 학습 목표와 교육방법을 모색하고 효과적인 구강건강관리 방안을 위한 기초자료로 활용하고자 실시하였다. 농촌 지역인 충청북도 OO군에 소재한 중학교 학생들을 대상으로 자기기입방식의 설문조사를 실시한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 중학생의 구강건강 지식에 대한 항목 중 치과질환의 증상에 대한 인지율에 비해 부정 교합의 원인(51.5%)과 잇몸병 예방법(15.1%) 등 치과질환의 원인과 예방법에 대한 인지율이 낮은 것으로 조사되었다. 2. 잇솔질 시기에 대한 지식과 행동을 비교하여 살펴본 결과 인식 및 행동 모두 50% 수준 또는 그 이하였으며, 특히 점심식사 후에는 46.2%가 인식, 실천은 33.0%에 불과하였다. 3. 하루 잇솔질 횟수는 하루에 두 번 하는 경우(47.5%)가 가장 많았으나, 한 번 또는 한 번도 닦지 않는다는 응답(5.8%)도 있어 소수의 학생들이지만 잇솔질 실천이 매우 저조한 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 중학생들의 간식섭취 횟수는 일일 2회 이하가 68.8%였으나, 5회 이상 섭취하는 학생도 9.8%로 조사되었으며, 남학생은 5회 이상이 15.8%로 조사되어 성별의 차이가 있었다(p<0.01). 5. 전신건강 중 치아가 차지하는 비중에 대해 30-40% 중요하다는 응답이 31.3%로 가장 많았으며, 다음으로 50-60% 중요하다 30.6%, 60%이상 중요하다 29.9%고 응답하여 학생들은 전신건강 중 구강건강이 매우 중요하다고 인지하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 반면, 치과내원은 이가 아플 때에만 간다 49.3%로 가장 많았으며, 이가 아팠지만 치과에는 가지 않았다 21.7%로 응답하여 치아의 중요성에 대한 인지도에 비해 치과에 내원하는 비율은 매우 낮은 것으로 분석되었다. 6. 현재 우리나라 학교구강보건사업은 초등학생을 대상으로 한 세부적인 프로그램과 국가의 지원은 있으나 청소년을 위한 구체적인 프로그램 및 지원은 미비한 상태이다. 건강에 대해 자기 스스로 관리할 수 있는 시기인 청소년 시기의 학교구강보건사업은 효과적이라고 판단되며, 이 시기에 구강보건교육을 비롯한 구체적인 구강건강증진 프로그램이 개발되어 학교구강보건사업이 중 고등학교에도 확대 실시되어야 할 것으로 검토되었다.

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한.중 간호교육제도 및 교육과정 비교연구 (Comparative Study on Nursing Education System of Korea and China)

  • 문희자;김광주;박신애;김일원;박화순
    • 동서간호학연구지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.32-47
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    • 2002
  • This study is a descriptive comparative investigated one to analyze nursing education system and curriculum of Korea and China trans-culturally. 1) Education System The basic level of nursing education in Korea consisted of 65 3-year- junior college of nursing (7379 students) and 48 4-year-bachelor of nursing college (2345 students) in 2000 showing more 3-year-junior college of nursing and its students. In China, western nursing as well as Chinese nursing education system were operating. In 2000, 501 western school of middle technical nursing, 29 school of middle technical nursing of middle level education, and 89 3-year western and 24 Chinese junior college of nursing, and 42 4-year western bachelor of nursing college and 10 Chinese of high level education have been established. The presence of Chinese school of middle technical nursing system seemed to be in slower development in nursing than Korea, but that of Chinese nursing education seemed to be advanced with its national identification prior to Korea. Post graduate continuous education for RN-Diploma and RN-BSN program has been opened as in Korea. The Hosa(護士) system in school of middle technical nursing in China reflects lower level of education than Korea. But it can be a merit, other than in Korea, without nurses aids, when they are acting under supervision of nurses and led by them, and there presents a special course for promotion up to high level education. Graduate school in Korea is divided into general type opening a curriculum for MS in 1960 and as of 2000, 21 general types for majoring in nursing. The PhD course in Korea was established in 1978, and after that the PhD courses have been opening in 14 universities at present. China established master degree course in 1991 and as of 7 colleges are ongoing, and the doctoral course is now under planning, resulting slower development than Korea. 2) Education of theory and clinical practice in Korea and Chine (1) Korea's 3-year junior nursing college have 51 subjects, 49 subjects in China, which was not different. China was following education of ideology and medical. 4-year Bachelor of Science College has 92 subjects in Korea with cultural subjects and essential major studies/elective in theory education in Korea, while 63 subjects in China, showed wider selection in Korea's education. (2) Korea's 3-year and 4-year nursing colleges performed clinical practice education parallel with theoretical education for a certain period, block or theory/practice system. While China's 3-year and 4 or 5-year-colleges educated the theory first and then practice for one year in the last grade, integrating each situation of the departments and the theory. (3) Korea's oriental nursing theory in nursing education was performed in 28 colleges of 65 nationwide ones of 3-year junior nursing colleges, but only one school was educating clinical practice. In 4-year bachelor of nursing colleges, the oriental nursing theory was done in 14 among 48 investigated. And 1-4 subjects of them were doing, and 4 schools performed of clinical practice, showing more reinforced than the junior colleges. China's 3-year and 4-5-year western nursing colleges taught two subjects of Chinese medicine nursing. China's 3-year & 4-5-year College of Chinese medicine nursing, theory of Chines medicine nursing education taught eight subjects. (4) 5-year colleges of Chinese medicine western integrated nursing, theory of Chinese medicine nursing education consisted of twelve Chinese medicine nursing subjects and two of Chinese medicine western integrated nursing subjects. China was tempting a new development of a pattern of Chinese medicine nursing subjects reinforced. 3) The verification of Korean and Chinese nurse's license. The verification test of Chinese nurses license is differentiated at the level of education other than in Korea. Expire date is 2 years and a qualified test must be done to a renewal. And the continuing education hours are 72 per year, which is more enforced than Korean nurses (10 hours a year). In accordance with WTO regulations, we should prepare for opening foreign hospital, educating oriental nursing subjects. And on this, it is recommendable to settle a basic frame research to run the oriental nursing practice ongoing. 1. It is desirable to develop the oriental nursing subjects to apply its idea to the western nursing and differentiate Korean nursing. 2. It is desirable to certify oriental nurse's characters, to expand and develop the nursing areas to practice it, and to establish the oriental nursing system. 3. It is expectable to promote Korean nursing specialization to develop the oriental nursing as a professional and to create its demand.

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학령기 입원아동의 병원관련 공포에 관한 탐색연구 (Identification and Measurement of Hospital-Related Fears in Hospitalized School-Aged Children)

  • 문영임
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.61-79
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    • 1995
  • When children are admitted to hospital, they have to adapt to new and unfamiliar stimuli. Children may respond with fear to stimuli such as pain or unfamiliar experiences. One goal of nursing is to help hospitalized children to adapt effectively to their hospital experience. Accordingly, nurses need to assess childrens' fears of their hospital experience to contribute to the planning of care to alleviate these fears. The problem addressed by this study was to identify and measure hospital-related fears(hereafter called HRF) in hospitalized school-aged children. The study was conceptualized with Roy's model. A descriptive qualitative approach was used first, followed by a quantitative approach. This study was conducted from November 30, 1989 to January 12, 1991. The sample consisted of 395 hospitalized school-aged children selected through an allocated sampling technique in nine general hospitals. The HRF questionnaire (three point likert scale ) was developed by a delphi technique. The data were analyzed by an SAS program. Factor analysis was used for the examination of component factors. Differences in the HRF related to demographic variables were examined by t-test, analysis of variance and the Scheffe test. The crude scores of the HRF scale were transformed into T- scores to calculate the standard scores. The results included the following : 1. Forty-four items were derived from 188 statements identifying the childrens' hospital-re-lated fears. These items clustered into 14 factors, fear of injections, operations, bodily harm others' pain, medical rounds, physical examinations, medical staff, disease process, blood and X-rays, drugs and cockroaches, tests, harsh discipline from parents or staff, being absent from school, and separation from family. The 14 factors was classified into four categories,'pain','the unfamiliar','the un-known' and 'separation'. 2. The reliability of the HRF instruments was .92(Cronbach's alpha). In the factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the 14 factors ranged from .84 to .86 and Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the four categories ranged from .70 to .84. Pearson correlation coefficient scores for relationships among the 14 factors ranged from ,11 to .50, and among the four categories, from ,44 to ,63, indicating their relative independence. 3. The total group HRF score ranged from 45 to 130 in a possible range of H to 132, with a mean of 74.51. The fears identified by the children were, in order, injections, harsh discipline by parents or staff, bodily harm, operations, medical staff, disease process, and medical rounds ; the least feared was others' pain. The fear item with the highest mean score was surgery and the lowest was examination by a doctor. HRF scores were higher for girls than for boys, and for grade 1 students than for grade 6 students. HRF scores were lower for children whose fathers were over 40 than for those whose fathers were in the 30 to 39 age group, and whose mothers were over 35 than for those whose mothers were in the 20 to 34 age group. HRF scores were lower when the mother rather than any other person stayed with the child. The expressed fear of pain, the unfamiliar, the un-known and of separation directs nurses' concern to the threat felt by hospitalized children to their concept of self. This study contributes to the assessment of fears of hospitalized children and of stimuli impinging on those fears. Accordingly, nursing practice will be directed to the alleviation of pain, pre-admission orientation to the hospital setting and routines, initiation of information about procedures and experiences and arrangments for mothers to stay with their children. Recommendations were made for further research in different settings and for development and testing of the instrument.

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