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뇌졸중 환자의 주간 재활간호센터에 대한 요구 (The Needs for Rehabilitation Day Care Center in Stroke Patients)

  • 고선화;이명하
    • 가정간호학회지
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.114-128
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    • 2002
  • In order to provide information for the establishment and maintenance of a rehabilitation day care center for stroke patients. this study is to assess needs for the rehabilitation day care center of the stroke patients and to identify the factors influencing the needs for the center. The data were collected face-to-face interview with 223 stroke patients. using a structured questionnaire. from September 24. 2001 to November 20. 2001. Major findings are as follows. 1. Most of the participants($94.6\%$) needed rehabilitation day care center for stroke patients. $95.5\%$ of participants were willing to use the rehabilitation day care center. 2. Also the score of the needs for the center's health services was $2.84\pm60$ out of 4.00. In regards to the sub-contents. while the physical exercise therapy showed the highest mark($3.54\pm71$) in the needs. the following marks showed physical therapy($3.48\pm79$), training for the memory. thinking and judgment($3.30\pm93$). training for ADL($3.09\pm99$). health education program($3.04\pm93$). In the meantime. the expected effects from the use of the center are $2.89\pm61$ out of 4 and its sub-contents showed that the center would promote their physical and mental well-being($3.30\pm74$) and the center would be more effective than in home care($3.12\pm70$). 3. Meanwhile. the desired frequency of use in the future and distance had significant interrelation with their families living together(p<.05). In addition those who paid to use it differentiated significantly according to their ages and the types of insurance they had(p<.05). 4. The needs in degrees of speech disorder therapy and hobbies & amusements. the patients with other disease had significantly higher degrees than those patients without it (p<.05). Also in regard to the need degrees for physical therapy. healthy education programs and individual counseling including their families. the degrees of the patients with speech disorders were significantly lower than those of the patients without the disorder (p<.05). On the other hand. the patients with speech disorders were significantly higher than those patients without it in the need degree of the speech disorder therapy (p=.000). And the needs in degree concerning about speech disorder therapy. physical exercise therapy. training for ADL. medicinal substances therapy and family education were negatively correlated with the ADL (r=-.236$\sim$.305, (p<.005). 5. Finally. the expected effect of using the rehabilitation day care center showed significant differences statistically according to whether or not they had other disease (p<.05). In conclusion. the study showed the stroke patients were willing to use the center and had a high requirements for it and they especially had relatively high need degrees for the physical exercise therapy. physical therapy. training for memory. thinking and judgment. and healthy education program. And significant factors for the use of the center were their ages. types of insurance. family cohabitation. complications and speech disorders. ADL and so forth. Accordingly. the rehabilitation day care center needs to be established for the stroke patients and the center should develop rehabilitation care programs. which are individual and special programs customized for each patient's characteristics and health conditions.

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국민영양조사를 이용한 지방에너지 섭취비율에 따른 식품섭취패턴과 식이관련인자의 비교연구 (Food Consumption Patterns and Other Diet Related Factors Among Three Groups of Households with Different Fat Energy Intakes)

  • 문현경
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제29권3호
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    • pp.321-330
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    • 1996
  • With changing socio-economic environments, there have been some changes in the Korean diet. One of major changes is the increasing fat intake. Based on the current trend of increase, it is important to understand factors related to fat intake levels. Objective of this study was to find out the differences in food consumption patterns, demographic characteristics, and other socio-economic factors among three groups of households. The households were devided into three groups by percentage of fat energy intake to total energy intake such as less than 15%(Group 1), from 15% to 25%(Group 2), and more than 25% (Group 3). Among 1, 987 households, the numbers in Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 were 792(39.6%), 902(45.4%), and 293(15.1%), respectively. The mean size of family was 3.44 person per households for total survey household, 3.42 for Group 1, 3.54 for Group 2, and 3.21 for Group 3. More than 60% of families living in the rural area belonged to Group 1(p<0.05). Group 3 had most educated food preparers and more income than other groups(p<0.05). Group 3 showed higher intake of all nutrient analyzed except carbohydrate (p<0.05). Other than calcium and vitamin A for Group 1, and vitamin A for Group 1, and vitamin A for Group 2, all nutrient intake analyzed for three groups were more than 75% of Korean recommended dietary alowances. Mean fat intakes for Group 1, Group 2, and group 3 had highest amount of intake for all food groups. According to food group analysis, Group 3 had highest amount of intake for all food groups except vegetables. Group 3 consumed more than 10 times of meats compared to Group 1. Group 3 had more dishes prepared by baking, deep-fryng, stir-frying, and pan-frying other two groups. Processed foods were used most frequently in Group 3. Other diet and related factors were analyzed also. These results showed that the amount of fat consumed by Korean households varies widely. Households with high fat energy intake had tendency to reside in the largy city, and to have heigher education level and more income than other groups. They eat less vegetables, use more cooking methods using oils, and use more processed foods. To ensure a proper intake of fat, there should be two separate ways of approach for high fat energy group and low fat energy group, since they are different in many ways.

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고전 국문 장편 소설 교육을 위한 장르 지식 연구 -<소현성록>의 '사용역(register)' 분석을 중심으로- (A Study on Genre Knowledge for Teaching Classical Korean Novels: Analyzing "Register" in Sohyeonsungrok)

  • 정보미
    • 고전문학과교육
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    • 제34호
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    • pp.5-39
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    • 2017
  • 이 연구는 고전 국문 장편 소설 교육에 활용할 수 있는 장르 지식을 설정하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 장르 지식은 개별 작품의 특성을 유적 특성에 대한 앎에 기초해 파악할 수 있도록 하는 것은 물론 사회 맥락에 관한 정보와 유기적으로 연결시킨다는 점에서 교육적 의의가 있다. 이 연구에서는 분량이 길고 작품들 간 내용이 유사한 고전 국문 장편 소설이 장르 지식을 토대로 이해하기에 적합한 텍스트라고 보고, 대표적인 작품인 <소현성록>의 '사용역(register)'을 분석하여 고전 국문 장편 소설의 장르 지식을 마련하는 데 기초로 삼고자 하였다. '사용역'은 시드니 학파에서 장르와 언어를 연결하는 매개로 설정한 개념으로, 사회 맥락(social context) 차원에서는 '장(field)', '주체(tenor)', '양식(mode)'으로 구성되고 언어 층위에서는 각각 '관념적 의미(ideational meaning)', '상호작용적 의미(interpersonal meaning)', '텍스트적 의미(textual meaning)'를 실현한다. '관념적 의미'는 '관념화(ideation)'와 '접속사(conjunction)'에서, '상호작용적 의미'는 '평가(appraisal)'와 '협상(negotiation)'에서, '텍스트적 의미'는 '식별(identification)'과 '주기성(periodicity)'에서 도출되는데, 이들은 각각 경험의 언어화 방식, 참여자 간의 관계, 텍스트의 구성 방식을 알 수 있게 한다. 이러한 틀을 바탕으로 이 연구는 <소현성록>의 언어적 특징에서 '인간의 감정과 욕망에 대한 폭넓은 수용, 그리고 그것이 최종적으로는 규범에 포섭되기를 꾸준히 기다리는 태도'가 나타남을 밝혔다. <소현성록>과 같은 고전 국문 장편 소설은 규범을 온전히 준수하지는 못하더라도 악인으로 전락하지는 않는 인물의 모습을 충실히 그려냄으로써 가부장제 이데올로기 속에서 가(家)를 이루는 구성원들에게 생생한 공감을 불러일으켰으며, 이는 고전 국문 장편 소설의 이데올로기적 함의를 이해하는 데 유용한 장르 지식이 된다.

전문대학생의 진로의식에 관한 연구 - D대학 치기공과 재학생을 중심으로 - (The research on the Career Consciousness of the College Students (revolve around D College Dental Technology Student))

  • 배봉진;이화식;박명호
    • 대한치과기공학회지
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.387-401
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: The work of Dental technician which is part of national dental health, is more specialized recently. This research provides fundamental data from analyzing student's career consciousness according to needs of a career education. Here is the conclusion of the analysis about student's career consciousness, that is for a right choice of career. Methods: This study did questionnaire to a dental Laboratory Technology student who locate in Taegu. Question response student number was 570 people. Response contents analyzed to 506 people except imperfect questionnaire. Data used windows sas 8.0 program and did descriptive statistical analysis. Results: There is a meaningful difference in what they want to know about an occupation according to ages. (${\rho}$ < 0.01) All ages are similar to their occupational thinking, however they who are under twenties consider working environment. Most motives of an entrance are similar, there is a meaningful difference. (${\rho}$ < 0.05) According to a grade of college, there is a meaningful difference how to obtain informations of a career. (${\rho}$ < 0.05) Sophomores and juniors obtain information from seniors or family, however freshmen obtain from the internet because of an accessibility. There is a meaningful difference of a job meaning between men and women. (${\rho}$ < 0.01) Men are working for a means of living. But women give weight to a self-development. The older they grow, the more they know about their aptitude. Selecting subjects are different choosing time & motive. According to ages and where they are from, there is a meaningful difference how much know about their aptitude. (${\rho}$ < 0.05) Older Students know more than young students. Selecting subjects are different choosing time & motive. In accordance with a grade, ages, and where they are from, there are different degrees about how much know their interests. There is a meaningful difference of a choosing major period and choosing informations. (${\rho}$ < 0.01) And also there is a meaningful difference where they are from and why they enter to College. (${\rho}$ < 0.001) In accordance with a grade, ages, and where they are from, there are different degrees about how much know their aptitude. There is a meaningful difference of a choosing major period. (${\rho}$ < 0.01) And also there is a meaningful difference why they enter to College. (${\rho}$ < 0.001) Conclusion: Although we know that a career education is very important, however lots of students select a career without their aptitude & interest & character. We need to teach a career education systematically; considering students career consciousness, with a proper career guidance, cultivating career consciousness.

제2형 당뇨병 노인환자의 식사의 질 - 인구학적 특성 및 우울을 중심으로 - (Diet Quality in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Focused on Demographic Characteristics and Depression -)

  • 남민정
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제47권4호
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    • pp.229-241
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    • 2022
  • 본 연구는 제2형 당뇨병 노인환자의 인구학적 특성과 우울이 식사의 질에 미치는 영향을 파악하고 이를 통해 제2형 당뇨병 노인환자의 식사의 질 향상을 위한 정책 및 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료로 제공하고자 시도되었다. 본 연구를 통해 우울과 대상자의 공복시 혈당 관리가 식사의 질에 중요한 영향요인이며, 거주지역, 성별과 같은 인구학적 특성 역시 영향요인이라는 점이 검증되었다. 본 연구의 분석결과를 근거로 제2형 당뇨병 노인환자의 식사의 질 향상 프로그램 계획을 수립할 때, 대상자의 우울과 공복시 혈당에 대한 관리를 강조할 필요가 있으며, 거주지역, 성별과 같은 인구학적 특성 또한 고려해야 할 중요한 요소로 사료 된다. 또한, 본 연구의 결과를 통해 교육수준, 배우자 유무, 동거가족 유무, 식사준비의 주체, 당뇨병 관리를 위한 운동실천 유무에 따른 식사의 질의 차이가 있음을 확인하였으므로 이들 요인 역시 대상자의 식사의 질 향상 계획 수립 시 고려할 요인으로 포함 시킬 필요가 있겠다. 추후연구에서는 첫째, 지역적 특성에 따른 식사의 질 차이를 확인하기 위해 지역을 좀 더 확대하여 연구대상자를 모집할 것을 제안한다. 둘째, 당뇨약물복용충실군과 그렇지 않은 군으로 나누어 식사의 질 차이를 비교해볼 것을 제안한다. 셋째, 식품빈도조사는 식생활패턴이 변하지 않는다는 가정하에 최근 1년간의 식품섭취빈도와 양을 대상자의 기억에 의존하여 조사하는 방법으로써 연구대상자가 노인이라는 특성 때문에 과소 또는 과대 보고의 가능성이 있으므로, 이러한 단점을 보완할 수 있는 24시간 회상법의 식사일지 작성활용을 제안한다. 넷째, 본 연구의 도시 대상자는 노인복지관에서 점심식사를 하고 있는 경우가 많아 농촌과 도시의 식사의 질 차이에 교란변수로 작용할 수 있으므로, 추후연구에는 대상자의 식사의 질을 농촌과 도시로 비교할 때 지역사회에서 제공되는 외부 식사를 정기적으로 이용하는 대상자와 그렇지 않은 대상자로 구분하여 비교하는 것도 필요하겠다. 다섯째, 본 연구결과의 일반화를 위해 이상의 추후연구에 대한 제안을 반영한 반복연구를 제안한다.

특발성 파킨슨병 환자의 뜸치료 효과 (Effect of Moxibustion on Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease)

  • 박상민;이상훈;강미경;정지철;박히준;임사비나;장대일;이윤호
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.91-97
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    • 2005
  • 2004 년 3월 9일부터 5월 15일까지 경희의료원 침구과 외래를 내원하여 8주간 연구과정을 마친 환자 29명의 환자를 관찰하여 뜸치료 전, 후의 파킨슨병 증상의 호전도를 여러 임상 척도를 이용하여 살펴 본 결과를 다음과 같이 보고하는 바이다. 1. UPDRS 점수는 침치료 전, 4주 후, 8주 후 각각 $35.41{\pm}22.98$, $31,93{\pm}23.44$, $30.75{\pm}24.55$로 나타나 통계적으로 매우 유의한 차이가 있었다 (p<0.01). 2. HY stage의 변화는 4주후(p=0.046)에는 유의한 변화가 있으나, 8주후에는 (0.063) 유의한 변화가 없었다. 3. Schwab과 England에 의한 ADL의 변화는 4 주후, 8주후 모두 유의한 변화가 없었다(p>0.05). 4. FOCQ의 변화는 치료 4주후에는 유의한 차이가 있었으나(p=0.05) 8주 후에는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.13) 5. 뜸치료를 통해 환자에게서 파킨슨병 임상척도의 변화 외에 움직임의 유연성이나, 덜 피로함과 같은 다양한 변화가 나타났다.

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가정학교육과 취업방안연구 (A Study on Home Economist Education with Refrence to the Business Activities in Korea)

  • 한상순
    • 대한가정학회지
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.163-185
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    • 1989
  • Korean home economics education has around 100 years history. The main aims of home economics education up 1950 had not been changed, they were mainly for the improvement of household-skill to raise both standard of living and life quality as well as womanhood. After 1960's the standard of living drastically improved and the industrialization of Korean society was quite rapidly proceeded from simple to complex one. Because of these changes, I considered that the aims and the contents of home economics education should be reexamined and reshaped. This study motivated me that especially home economics major should be trained to be competent enough to work in industrialized society as much as the input to her college education. As industialization was made progress, family member's diverse role differentiation also occurred from past simple role such as house wife or girl's high school teacher among by home economics major. In this current societal change, most of the home economics major have wish to have opportunities obtaining new kinds of employment rather than obtaining merely teaching work. With this in mind I made a study on college level home economics education of the new adjustment to current and future industrialized Korean society. (1) The full number of officially admissible home economics major in 169 Korean colleges, 70 junior colleges, and one open university were as follows, 7139, 6080, and 230 respectively. The percentages of employed of employed numbers of them for the college and junior college graduates were 26.5 and 39.0 respectively. (2) The certificate qualifications issued to college home economics major are nutritionist (1st grade and 2nd grade), clothes and textilist, home economics teacher (2nd grade for high school) and kindergartener (2nd grade), The qualifications are certified after majoring each field from major departments of college of home economics by Ministrys of Labour and Education of the Korean government. The percentages of their employment are low as mentioned earlier. (3) To find out new employment opportunity for home economics graduates in home economist in business (henceforce/HEIB) status quo of consumer division for mational enterprise was surveyed. According to govermment decree of general law of consumer protection (1980), enterprise should organize bureau (offics, subdivision) on liability to consumer's complaint. Of 89.6% of the enterprise established th subdivision in which 96.2% of employee was male (3.8% was female). Of the employee college graduate and high school graduate were 93.2% and 6.8% respectively. On the employee's major acadmic backgroud (%), economics and business administration, engineering and low-political science were 39.5, 26.2 and 11.2 respectively. (4) To study on the relation between home economics and home economist in business, the aspect of historical development of HEIB, group of HEIB employing enterprise and their nature of business were tried to find out as well as perception and evaluation by enterprise on HEIB. (a) In the united States of America employed home economics major to enterprise was organized autonomously HEIB subdivision within American Home Economics Association since 1920's and the membership of HEIB was 3,000 of the AHEA membership 50,000. (b) In Japan the Japanese founder HEIB had three times the bilateral congress with the U.S.HEIB and had 10th anniversary celebration in 1988. Japanese HEIB member are not necessary to be home economics graduates but should have certificate as consumer adviser effected by the Minister of Trade and Industry. Japanese subdivision of consumer affaire within Japanese enterprise employ the consumer adviser with the certificate. Because of this different system from the United Sates, Japanese HEIB call their title "HEEB" instead of HEIB. The Japanese consumer adviser certificate system had initiated since 1980 and it belongs to 2nd level national qualification certificate. Currently active membership of Japanese "HEEB" association had increased from 115 (in 1979) to 319 in 1988. (5) For the opening of the future new employment of home economics graduates to enterprise and qualification required for the HEIB by national enterprise in Korea, I studied on the courses which seem to be important and required by employee in the field of HEEB in the United States of America and preliminary curriculum for home economics related major student aimning to be the future "HEEB" by Japanese HEEB study group of Japanese Association of Home Economics. It is suggested that it is very important and urgent to realize as home economics educator to have common deep concern and endeavors on opening new employment for our home economics major student1), we should try to publicize strongly and let enterprise and consumer protection board realize that employee in the subdivision of consumer protection should be the one who well experienced home economics major graduates2), we, home economics educator, should try to develop actively new curriculum in line of the suggestion made earlier for our future home economics major student of open broadly their future employment opportunities3), we, home economics educators, should try to have consensus on whether we should have support from government in terms of receiving national qualification certificate on consumer pretection or not4), and I would appreciate if the Korean Home Economics Association and Korean Home Management Society paydeep and positive concern on this matter.

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순회진료사업(巡回診療事業)의 문제점(問題点)과 개선방향(改善方向) (일부(一部) 무의지역에 대(對)한 지역사진단(地域社診斷)을 중심(中心)으로) (A Study on the Mobile Medical Service Program -Based on the Community Diagnosis of a Remote Farm Area-)

  • 박항배;최동욱
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.86-97
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    • 1978
  • The mobile medical service has been operated for many years by a number of medical schools and hospitals as a most convenient means of medical service delivery to the people residing in such area where the geographical and socioeconomic conditions are not good enough to enjoy modern medical care. Despite of official appraisal showing off simply with numbers of outpatients treated and medical persons participated, however, as well recognized, the capability (in respect of budget, equipment and time) of those mobile medical teams is so limitted that it often discourages the recipients as well as medical participants themselves. In the midst of rising need to secure medical service of good quality to all parts of the country, and of developing concept of primary health care system, authors evaluated the effectiveness of and problems associated with mobile medical servies program through the community diagnosis of a village (Opo-myun, Kwangju-gun) to obtain the information which may be halpful for future improvement. 1. Owing to the nationwide Sae-Maul movement powerfully practiced during last several years, living environment of farm villages generally and remarkably improved including houses, water supply and wastes disposal etc. Neverthless, due to limitations in budget time and lack of knowledge (probably the most important), these improvements tend to keep up appearances only and are far from the goal which may being practical benefit in promoting the health of the community. 2. As a result of intensive population policy led by the government since 1962, there has been considerable advances in understanding and the rate of practicing family planning through out the villages and yet, one should see many things, especially education, to be done. Fifty eight per cent of mothers have not received prenatal check and the care for most (72%) delivery was offered by laymen at home. 3. Approximately seven per cent of the population was reported to have chronic illness but since only a few (practically none) of the people has had physical check up by doctors, the actual prevalence of chronic diseases may reach many times of the reported. The same fact was observed also in prevalence of tuberculosis; the patients registered at local health center totaled 31 comprising only 0.51% while the numbers in two neighboring villages (designated as demonstration area of tuberculosis control and mass examination was done recently) were 3.5 and 4.0% respectively. Prevalence rate of all dieseses and injuries expereinced during one month (July, 1977) was 15.8%. Only one tenth of those patients received treatment by physicians and one fifth was not treated at all. The situation was worse as for the chronic patients; 84% of all cases either have never been treated or discontinued therapy, and the main reasons were known to be financial difficulty and ignorance or indifference. 4. Among the patients treated by our mobile clinic, one third was chronic cases and 45% of all patients, by the opinion of doctors attended, were those who may be treated by specially trained nurses or other paramedics (objects of primary care). Besides, 20% of the cases required professional managements of level beyond the mobile team's capability and in this sense one may conclude that the effectiveness (performance) of present mobile medical team is quite limitted. According to above findings, the authors would like to suggest following for mobile medical service and overall medicare program for the people living in remote country side. 1. Establishment of primary health care system secured with effective communication and evacuation (between villages and local medical center) measures. 2. Nationwide enforcement of medical insurance system. 3. Simple outpatient care which now constitutes the main part of the most mobile medical services should largely be yielded up to primary health care unit of the village and the mobile team itself should be assigned on new and more urgent missions such as mass screening health examination of the villagers, health education with modern and effective audiovisual aids, professional training and consultant services for the primary health care organization.

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청소년과 부모 세대의 노부모 부양인식에 대한 토착심리 탐구 (Indigenous psychological analysis of elderly parents care among adolescents and their parents)

  • 박영신;박영자;남인순
    • 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.409-449
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    • 2017
  • 이 연구의 주된 목적은 청소년과 부모 세대의 노부모 부양인식을 탐구하는데 있다. 더불어 세대 집단별 노부모부양효능감과 노부모 부양태도의 차이를 살펴보았다. 또한 부모가 청소년 자녀의 노부모부양효능감과 노부모 부양태도에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 하였다. 최종분석대상은 총 2,460명(청소년 820, 부 820, 모 820)이었다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노부모 부양할 때 어려움에 대해 청소년은 경제적 문제를, 부모는 의견 차이를 가장 대표적으로 제시하였다. 노부모를 부양할 때 좋은 점으로 청소년은 가정화목을, 부모는 자녀교육에 도움 됨을 가장 많이 응답하였다. 노부모 부양의 대표적 행동으로 청소년은 모시고 사는 것, 부모는 보살펴드림의 반응률이 가장 높았다. 노부모 부양의 좋은 방법으로 청소년과 부모 모두 마음 편하게 해 드림을 가장 많이 응답하였으나, 그 다음으로 청소년은 모시고 사는 것을, 부모는 대화함을 많이 응답하였다. 노부모를 부양하지 않았을 때 드는 마음으로는 청소년과 부모 모두 죄송함이 가장 대표적이었다. 둘째, 청소년과 부모 세대의 노부모 부양 관련 변인의 차이를 분석한 결과, 부모 집단이 청소년 집단보다 노부모부양효능감이 낮고, 노부모 부양에 대한 태도가 부정적이었다. 셋째, 청소년의 노부모부양효능감과 노부모 부양태도는 어머니의 노부모부양효능감의 영향을 받았다.

Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Expression of a Novel Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase Homologue from Ginkgo biloba

  • Wu, Weisheng;Pang, Yongzhen;Shen, Guo-An;Lu, Jie;Lin, Juan;Wang, Jin;Sun, Xiaofen;Tang, Kexuan
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.158-166
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    • 2006
  • In many organisms, trehalose acts as protective metabolite against harsh environmental stresses, such as freezing, drought, nutrient starvation, heat and salt. Herein a cDNA (designated as GbTPS, GenBank Accession Number AY884150) encoding a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase homologue was isolated and characterized from the living fossil plant, Ginkgo biloba, which is highly tolerant to drought and cold. GbTPS encoded an 868-amino-acid polypeptide with a predicted isoelectric point of 5.83 and molecular mass of 97.9 kD. Amino acid sequence alignment revealed that GbTPS shared high identity with class II trehalose-6-phosphate synthase homologues (67% identical to AtTPS7), but had only 17% and 23% of identity with OstA from Escherichia coli and ScTPS1 from S. cerevisiae, respectively. DNA gel blot analysis indicated that GbTPS belonged to a small multi-gene family. The expression analysis by RT-PCR showed that GbTPS expressed in a tissue-specific manner in G biloba and might involve in leaf development. GbTPS was also found to be induced by a variety of stresses including cold, salt, drought and mannitol.