• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.16-28
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• 1993

The purpose of this study was to identify the im-. age of nursing, that is, to see how nursing is viewed in newspapers. Articles about nursing from two Korean daily newspapers from Jan. 1, 1987 to Dec.31, 1991 were examined for subject, type, attitude and author-ship. The inter-rater reliability was 0.89(by The Holsti method). The major findings were as follows : 1. The total number of articles were 110. 2. As for the subjests matter, articles related to professional nursing activities appeared most frequently(29.6%) , there about labor issues and activity to promote nurses's job climate 19.4%, and about official activities of nursing 11.2%. 3. Commentary articles appeared most frequently(41.2%) , Other article forms were straight news(27. 1％), contribution(17.6％) and inter-views (10.6%). 4. Feature stories acounted for 62.4% and news articles for 37.6%. Most of the articles were of national interests(96.5%), the rest(3.5%) of news from abroad. 5. Articles favorable toward nursing accounted for 54.1%, neutral 28.2%, negative 17.6%. 6. Many articles were written by the reporters (66.3%).

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.113-127
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• 2015

Objectives: This study was performed to analyze the trend of acne-related experimental studies in Korean medicine. Methods: We searched 17 articles related with experimental study of acne, published Korean medical journals from 2005 to 2014. We classified all articles according to the journal and checked on the kind of herbs. All articles were categorized into two types: cell experimental study and animal experimental study. Results: 1. Total 17 papers were searched; 7 articles (41.2%) were published in the Journal of Korean Medical Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Dermatology, 4 articles (23.5%) were published in the Journal of Korean Institute of Pharmacopuncture, 3 articles (17.6%) were published in Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology, 2 articles (11.8%) were published in Korean Journal of Herbology, and 1 article (5.9%) was published in the Journal of Korean Medicine. 2. Total 17 kind of herbs were used in the studies; 10 articles (58.8%) used single herb, 7 articles (41.2%) used complex herbs. 3. Total 17 articles were categorized 2 types; 16 cell experimental studies (94.1%), 1 animal experimental study (5.9%). 4. Experimental researches were mainly investigated using Raw 264.7 cell line and P. acnes. The levels of NO, iNOS, $TNF-{\alpha}$, PGE, COX-2, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6, NF-kB were analyzed to confirm of herbs' antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity. Conclusions: Searching for natural antibiotics, it is needed to do experimental studies continuously, and also needed to diversify the kind herbs and experimental bacteria.

• Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.87-91
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• 2008

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was investigate statistical validities of previously reported articles that used various statistical techniques such as t-test and analysis of variance. Methods: To analyze the statistical procedures, 66 original articles using those statistical methods were selected from "Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine(KJOM)" published from 1995 to 2007. Results: Twenty-one articles(32%) did not report correct p-values, 33 articles(50%) used mean${\pm}$standard error(mean${\pm}$SE) and 11 articles(l7%) used mean${\pm}$standard deviation(mean${\pm}$SD). Fifty-two articles(95%) of 55 ones which were tested for normal distribution made an error in describing normal distribution. Seventeen articles misused t-test and 12 articles did not carry out the multiple comparison. Conclusions: The training of researchers with clinical statistics or the participation of statisticians in research design will reduce the significant errors in statistical interpretation of the results.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.56-68
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• 2007

Purpose: The present study analyzed the contents of exercise programs for the elderly in Korean and foreign articles. Method: This study analyzed 27 Korean and 20 foreign exercise-related articles selected from Web DBs using keywords 'exercise', 'exercise program' and 'exercise effect'. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 11.5 through descriptive statistics, $x^2$ test and Fisher's exact test. Results: In the description of population, random sampling and informed consents, foreign articles were higher than Korean articles. In research design, foreign articles randomized controlled trials (RCTs) higher than Korean articles. The contents of exercise programs in the Korean and foreign articles were aerobic, walking and stretching. On the effects of exercise programs in the Korean articles, walking showed the highest frequency in the physical strength as well as muscle strength, balance and flexibility. In the foreign articles, walking and stretching showed high frequency in physical strength. Conclusion: Contents significant in exercise programs for the elderly were walking and stretching. In addition, regular exercise had a positive effect on muscle strength, flexibility and balance in the elderly.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.23-33
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• 2007

Clothing exports of Korea has grown rapidly till the latter half of the 1980's, contributing Korean economic development. However from the 1990's, the amount, the world market share and the international competitiveness of clothing exports have declined. Based on these phenomena, the purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of export articles in Korean Clothing Trade focused on the 1990's. Statistical data of clothing articles(SITC 84 : Articles of apparel & clothing accessories) were used. The relative importance, trade orientation tendency and unit price of each export clothing articles were analyzed. The results of the study were as follows. On the relative importance, trade orientation tendency and unit price of each export clothing articles, outer garments or products that required complicated production process(e.g., coats, suits, ensembles, jackets, dress) had been decreased in the portion and weakened in the export orientation tendency. But one item in a set or casual wear like trousers, skirts, blouses, shirts, Jerseys, pullovers, T-shirts has been increased in the portion and risen in the unit price. These trends means that clothing exports of Korea were more focused on those category and the international competitiveness on those articles were advanced. From these results, this study can be contributed to establish the concrete clothing export articles strategies of Korean firms.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.257-269
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of aquatic exercise and to identify directions for future research. Methods: Twenty one articles from 2 sites of article database (1990-2010) and 6 from Korean nursing journals were reviewed. Results: There were 20 quasi experimental design and 1 randomized controlled design. Major subjects of research were older women with arthritis. The most common type of exercise was Kim (1994)'s form. The most frequent duration of exercise was over 6 weeks. Outcome measurement was classified to physical and psychosocial variables. For physical outcomes, pain release was found in 13 articles among 15 articles, muscle strength improvement in 5 articles among 10 articles, flexibility improvement in 5 articles among 9 articles, and balance improvement in 3 articles among 6 articles. For psychosocial outcomes, improvement of quality of life was found in 3 articles among 7 articles and self-efficacy improvement in 5 articles among 7 articles. Conclusion : The effect of aquatic exercise over 6 weeks improves the physical and psychosocial functions. It is suggested that meta analysis needs to be done to integrate the various results.

• Journal of Korean language education
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.53-83
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• 2017

The goal of this study is to examine whether the genre characteristics of newspaper articles are appropriately reflected in Korean language textbooks. For the purpose of this study, two corpora were built with 17 textbook articles and 60 newspaper articles respectively. The average sentence length and frequency of vocabulary in each corpus were measured. It was found that the sentences of articles in textbooks tended to have longer sentence length and more complicated structures than the articles in newspapers. For instance, sentences in the textbook articles had more verbal endings, such as conjunctive and transforming endings. On the other hand, in case of vocabulary representing 'timeliness', there was a high frequency of adverbs and nouns which were related to year, month, and time in actual articles, while it is found to be very limited in textbooks. Also, typical translative styles such as '-ko itta', '-e ttareumyun' were more prominent in textbooks than in newspaper articles. In the case of abbreviated and omitted form of particles, this was a characteristic that appeared only in actual articles because of the constraint of space. It is significant that this paper offers suggestions for the development of reading materials for Korean language education by revealing that the genre typology of actual newspaper articles is not adequately reflected in current textbooks.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.23-31
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• 2016

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the research trends of physical activities interventions such as yoga, taichi, and qigong to reduce anxiety. Methods: Korean databases were searched for articles related to survey of physical activity interventions (yoga, taichi, qigong) to reduce anxiety from 2009 to 2015. Results: Fifteen articles published in Korean journals from 2009 to 2015 were retrieved. The quality of studies were generally low and characteristics of subject were not homogeneous. Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used most frequently as an assessment tool. The included publications included 9 articles on yoga, 4 articles on qigong, and 2 articles on taichi. Of these, 8 of 9 articles on yoga, 2 of 4 articles on qigong, and 2 of 2 articles on taichi reported that intervention group showed statistically significant decrease of anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: In this study, physical activity interventions such as yoga, taichi and qigong might be beneficial for reducing anxiety. However, more scientifically designed research on physical activity- based treatments are needed to prove the efficacy and effectiveness.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.29-42
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• 1985

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the educatconal function of the health related articles. The health articles of the four major daily newspapers from Jan. 1st, 1980 to Dec. 31th, 1984 were used and examined for the study. Editorials were excluded. The major results were summarized as follows: 1. The total number of the health articles subjected to the study in the four major daily newspapers was 4,431. On the whole, the health articles were appeared most frequently in 1981. As for monthly distribution, the health articles were appeared most frequently on June.(9.3%). As for weekly distribution, the health articles were appeared most frequently on wednesday and saturday(50.8%). As for the subjects of content; the health articles related to the health & disease management were appeared most frequently(52.8%), but the health articles on industrial health were showed least frequently(0.6%). 2. Reviewing the chronological trend of the health articles, the frequency of appearance of the public health administration was tended to increase year by year, whereas that of enviornmental health, industrial health and population decrease relatively. As for appealing method, it was observed that the articles providing health information were steadily increasing. As for the motives of writing the health articles, there was a tendency that seasonal motive, symphosium & seminar and compaign were increasing, but motive of legislative action and administrative action were gradually decreasing. As for type of the health articles, it was observed that interpretation and research result were steadily increasing. As for the writer of the health articles, there was a tendency that writing by reporter was increasing, whereas writing by experts was decreasing. As for tone of head, the health articles written by identification statement was tended to increase. As for the appearance of photograph & cut, it was observed that the health articles excluding photograph & cut were increasing. 3. When contents were analyzed by subjects, for the purpose of providing information was used most frequently as appealing method for all subjects. As for the motive of writing, "from the interest of writers" was most frequent. As for the type of articles, interpretation type was most prevalent for the public health administration, enviornmental health, food hygrene & nutrition, population and health behavior, while contribution by experts was most frequent for the health & disease management. As for the size of articles, all subjects except the population were appeared most frequently on the column. size between 100㎠ and 199㎠.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.73-83
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• 2001

This study attempts to enhance the research quality and the desirable direction of Home Economics Education research in Korea. based upon the analyses of the articles appeared in The Journal of Korea Home Economics Education published by The Korea Home Economics Education Association since 1989. Total number of 142 articles were collected for analysis from the number 1 of volume 1 in 1989 to the number 2 of volume 10 in 1998 of the journal. The major findings by each factors considered in analysis are as follows : 1. Total numbers have been 15 volume for the last 10 years. and published bi-annually. and the size of the article ranges from minimum 7 pages to maximum 46 pages. 2. Among 9 major fields or research. 3 major fields consist of I) 32 articles in the perception of Home Economics(22.54%) : ⅱ) 31 articles in teaching-learning method and teaching materials(21.83%) : and ⅲ)22 articles in curriculum and textbooks(15.49%). 3. Among various types of research. survey research was the most frequently used. 91 articles(64.08%). followed by 16 experimental researches(11.27%) and others of descriptive research. content analysis. and case study. 4. The major data collecting method was the questionnaire survey method of 87 articles(61.27%). followed by the interview. braining storming. and experiment. The major data analysis technique was the statistical analysis of 118 articles. 5. The major target groups for data collection of researches were teacher of junior and high school. followed by the student. The size of the target ranges from 101 to 200 of 12.04% from 201 to 300 of 11.11%. 501 to 600 of 9.26%. and over 1.000 of 6.48%. 6. The numbers of researchers consist of roughly between 1 to 7. Among them. articles by one individual was 35 articles(24.65%). Most studies were not financially supported by ant institutions and universities and the researches with outside financial support were counted only 14 articles(9.86%).