• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge and practice level of infection managements in child guardians with respiratory infections after H1N1 diffusion of 2009. Methods: The data were collected during February and March 2010 using a self-report questionnaire. The participants were 228 child guardians. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, means, SD, t-test, F-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Cronbach's alpha with the SPSS 17.0 program. Results: Mean age of the guardians and children were 37.8 years, 4.1 years respectively. For knowledge level of respiratory infections, hand washing method had the highest score and snuffles prevention method, the lowest. For practice level for respiratory infections, environmental hygiene management had the highest score and symptom management, the lowest. Infection management knowledge and practice level had a positively significant correlation in every area. Conclusion: The results indicate the necessity of continual education on infection management, and that the most efficient timing for the education appears be for participants during their first pregnancy or after the woman has delivered her child.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.229-244
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• 2024

This study aimed to evaluate various factors related to cooperation levels in pediatric dentistry and determine their correlation with children's cooperation during dental treatments. This study included one hundred children and their guardians who visited the dental hospital at the Chonnam National University. Children and their guardians completed surveys regarding dental fear, dental caries experience, dental treatment experience, temperament, and guardians' dental anxiety, as well as the background characteristics of the children. Based on these data, factors associated with children's cooperation during dental treatment were investigated. Dental fear, caries experience during the primary and mixed dentition stages, and temperament traits such as shyness and negative emotionality significantly impacted children's cooperation during dental visits, with higher levels of these factors corresponding to lower cooperation. The extent of dental experience also modestly influenced children's cooperation, with higher levels of cooperation observed in children with greater dental experience. Additionally, children's dental fear was strongly correlated with guardians' dental anxiety, increasing as guardians' anxiety levels increased. Twelve-year-old children exhibited significantly lower levels of dental fear compared to other age groups, and regardless of cooperation levels, injections (shots) were identified as the primary factor inducing dental fear among the children. To improve children's cooperation in pediatric dentistry, strategies should focus on alleviating their fears and adopting an individualized approach that consider their oral health status and temperamental traits.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the guardian's experience about tepid massage of children who visited Pediatric Emergency Room (PER). Methods: Data for this study was collected from August 1 to September 30, 2009 using questionnaires of 300 guardians who visited a PER. All data analyses were done using the SPSS 17.0 program and statistical data on frequency and percentage were obtained. $x^2$ test was done as well. Results: The results of this study were as follows: 73.7% of the guardians were doing the tepid massage, and 40% of them were doing the tepid massage when guardians thought that their children had a fever. 8.6% of them were incorrectly doing the tepid massage on their children such as using ice or alcohol. 90.5% of the children's condition changed when they had the tepid massage applied. Only 48% of the guardians got information about tepid massage, and 52.8% of the guardians got this information from the medical team. There were significant differences according to the education background about tepid massage (p<.001) and past hospital admissions history. There were differences according to whether their child had experience with febrile seizure(p=.085) and having more than one child at home (p=.085). Conclusion: This study revealed that the guardians were incorrectly doing the tepid massage on their children. The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to develop certain emergency nursing processes on accurate information and management strategies about tepid massage, and further studies on the effects of this kind education intervention are necessary.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.345-348
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• 2016

Although intestinal protozoans are common etiologies of diarrhea, few studies have been conducted in Myanmar. This study planned to investigate the prevalence of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, and Endolimax nana among schoolchildren and their guardians in suburban areas near Yangon, Myanmar. We performed a cross-sectional survey among schoolchildren and their guardians from 7 primary schools in South Dagon and Hlaing Thar Yar districts, Yangon, Myanmar. Stool samples were observed with a microscope after concentration technique and iodine staining. Total 821 stool samples, including 556 from schoolchildren and 265 from guardians, were examined. The median age was 6 years old for schoolchildren and 36 years old for guardians. A 53.1% of the school children and 14.6 % of the guardians were males. The overall prevalence of each intestinal protozoan species was as follows: 3.4% (28/821) for G. lamblia; 3.5% (29/821) for E. coli; 1.2% (10/821) for E. histoytica, and 3.0% for E. nana. This study showed that intestinal protozoans are common in primary schoolchildren and their guardians in suburban areas near Yangon, Myanmar. Health interventions, such as hand washing education, improvement of sanitation, and establishment of water purification systems are urgently needed in this area.

• 비교교육연구
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.199-226
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 미국 한인 조기유학생 홈스테이 가디언들의 경험을 알아보고, 홈스테이 경험에 영향을 미치는 요인을 탐색하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 미국에 거주하는 한인 홈스테이 가디언 12명을 심층 면접하고, 수집된 자료를 근거이론 방법론으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 한인 홈스테이 가디언들이 홈스테이 경험을 하게 된 원인으로 '이해관계로 시작함'의 범주가 도출되었고, 하위범주는 '주변에서 권함', '경제적으로 도움 필요함', '갑자기 시작함'으로 나타났다. 홈스테이 가디언의 핵심경험은 '중간자로 조율함' 이었고, 가디언 개인 차원의 '부모 역할 함', '이해타산 함', 가족 차원의 '자녀에게 미안함', '가족의 자유가 제한됨', '자녀와 학생들과의 관계가 생김'의 하위범주가 도출되었다. 또한, 학생과의 관계에서 '독립을 원하지만 관심에 목마름', '상처받기 쉬움', '자유와 통제가 과제임', '소통 부재시 섭섭함', 부모와의 관계에서 '성적 기대함', '일방적 대화가 됨', '부모학생의 요구 사이에 끼임', 학교차원에서 '학교의 지적 받음'이 하위범주로 나타났다. '중간자로 조율함' 중심현상에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 '문화적 차이', '학생과 부모의 준비도', '가디언 자녀와 학생의 연령차이', '가족의 지지', '성격이 통함', '가디언의 동기', '부모의 태도' 범주가 도출되었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.538-549
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• 2019

본 논문은 시각장애인의 개인적 특성을 최적화하는 시스템을 관리하는 보호자와 통신 할 수 있는 새로운 플랫폼을 제안한다. 플랫폼 구성 요소 간의 상호 작용 측면에서 서버 처리 및 실시간 상호 작용을 통해 보호자 설정을 한다. 이로써 시각장애인에 상당한 정보를 제공하여 이들의 보행 안정성을 향상시키는 데 기여할 수 있다. 따라서 스마트 폰 애플리케이션 개발은 사용자가 애플리케이션을 다운로드함으로써 휴대성과 비용 효율성을 모두 향상시킬 수 있다. 보호자 비용 측면에서 이 시스템은 특수 시스템 장치가 아닌 개인 컴퓨터 또는 스마트 폰을 통해 관리 시스템에 액세스할 수 있기 때문에 비용 효율적이다. 이 시스템은 건물 위치, 위험, 장애물까지의 거리, 신호등 및 단계를 알려주는 것과 같이 시각장애인의 주변 환경과 자동으로 통신하는 웹 기반이다. IOT 장치를 통한 위험 접근과 같은 필요한 정보를 보호자에게 제공하여 안전을 향상시킨다. 또한 시스템이 개인적 특성을 감지 할뿐만 아니라 시각장애인에 많은 정보를 전송하기 때문에 보호자가 개인화 된 플랫폼을 활용할 수 있다. 새로운 플랫폼을 통해 보호자가 응용 프로그램 사용자와 전자 지원 및 상호 작용을 제공 할 수 있으므로 시각장애인에 대한 체계적이고 안전한 보행에 기여할 수 있다.

• 한국건강관리협회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2004

Purpose : This study was conducted to understand the health status and health behaviors of preschoolers to provide baseline data for developing health promotion programs. Method 'Parents of children attending day-care centers and guardians of preschoolers were recruited for the study. Data were collected from June to August2002 using a structured questionnaire. Result . Among 754 preschoolers, 17,3% were overweight, while 18.2% were underweight, while 15.9% and 23.2% were overweight and underweight respectively, among 85 children living with guardians. The most frequent infectious diseases that children have had previously were hand-foot-mouth disease, chicken pox, and measles. Current health conditions that children have frequently are respiratory disease and atopic dermatitis for bother groups. Only 54%-61% brush their teeth everyday at bedtime, 49%-54% wash their hands every time after returning home, 4.5%-8.8%wear bicycle helmets, 9,3%-11.1% use a child car seat, and 3.5%-8.1% eat fruits and vegetables five times a day, Children living with guardians were less likely toper form positive health behaviors compared with children in day-care centers. Conclusion 'Based on the study results, health professionals could plan and develop health promotion programs to change unhealthy behaviors of preschoolers targeting high-risk groups.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2020

As the elderly population is becoming an aging society, the elderly are experiencing many problems. Social security costs for the elderly are increasing and the un-linked social phenomenon is emerging. Thus, the social infrastructure and welfare system established in the past economic growth period are in danger of not functioning properly. People socially isolated or with chronic diseases among the elderly are exposed to various accidents. Thus, an active healthcare management service is imperative. Additionally, in the event of a dangerous situation, the system must have ways to notify guardians (family or medical personnel) regarding appropriate action. Thus, in this paper, we propose the smartphone-based healthcare and emergency response service platform. The proposed service platform aggregates movement of relevant data in real-time using a smartphone. Based on aggregated data, it will always recognize the user's movements and current state using the human motion recognition mechanism. Thus, the proposed service platform provides real-time status monitoring, activity reports, a health calendar, location-based hospital information, emergency situation detection, and cloud messaging server-based efficient notification to several subscribers such as family, guardians, and medical personnel. Through this service, users or guardians can augment the level of care for the elderly through the reports. Also, if an emergency situation is detected, the system immediately informs guardians so as to minimize the risk through immediate response.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2019

Objectives: Guardians of patients have a great deal of influence on decision-making in the course of care in Korea. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of nursing service satisfaction on hospital re-use intention in the guardians of patients admitted to comprehensive nursing care units. Methods: The survey was conducted on 151 guardians of patients hospitalized in comprehensive nursing care units of two general hospitals for four months beginning in September 2017. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analyses using SPSS/Win 21 software. Results: Nineteen percent of variance in hospital re-use intention was accounted for by reliability (t=3.31, p=.001), empathy (t=2.49, p=.014), and recommendations from others (t=2.49, p=.014). The explanatory power was significant (F=13.06, p<.001). Conclusions: To promote hospital reuse, nurses need to improve the quality of their nursing services. Emphasis should be on reliability and empathy among nursing service components. It is also necessary to consider ways to encourage guardians who used hospitals to recommend them to their acquaintances.

• 재활복지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.339-370
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• 2013

본 연구는 장애인 자가 운전 차량과 보호자 운전 차량의 불편사항에 대한 설문조사와 장애인 차량 실차 이용 시 행동조사를 관찰하여 복지차 개발 시 인간공학 설계 기준을 제시하고 불편요소에 대한 개선점을 제안하였다. 본 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자가운전 장애인과 보호자 모두 현재 사용하고 있는 자동차에 대한 불편 정도가 높은 반면, 만족도는 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 자가운전 장애인들도 장애인 보호자들이 가장 불편하다고 응답한 부분인 승 하차 시 보조기구 이동에 관해 공통적으로 불편하다고 하였다. 자가운전 장애인 및 보호자 모두 좌석 시트와 안전벨트 착용 시 발생하는 어려움을 호소하여 복지차량개발 시 장애인 보조기구 이동문제와 더불어 장애인 좌석의 보조공학적 설계, 안전벨트의 안전성 문제 등은 반드시 해결되어야 것으로 분석된다. 셋째, 자가운전 장애인보다 보호자들이 장애인 차량에 대한 불편 정도가 높고 만족도도 낮게 나타났는데 이는 장애인 자가운전 차량에 대한 접근성만을 고려한 복지차량 개발의 관점을 바꾸어야 할 것으로 분석된다. 넷째, 자가운전 차량이나 보호자 모두 차량 승 하차 시 탑승을 위한 보조기구 활용보다는 차량운전이나 차량의 다른 여러 가지 안전장치나 편의시설에 대한 관심이 더욱 높은 것으로 나타나 탑승이나 하차 시의 접근성보다는 안전과 편의성을 위한 설계가 우선 고려되어야 할 것으로 분석된다. 다섯째, 복지차를 개발 시 우선적으로 고려해야 할 사항은 사용자의 편의성으로 이를 위해 장애인을 참여시키는 방안이나 관련 전문가들을 참여시키는 방안들이 검토되어야 할 것으로 분석된다.