• Asian Oncology Nursing
• /
• v.1 no.2
• /
• pp.147-156
• /
• 2001

This study was designed to describe the most common and most intense demands of illness in people with cancer in outpatient settings. The sample for this study who were at least 21 years old and had been treated for cancer. They recruited from outpatient setting in Seoul and Kyungsangnam-do. The questionnaire was a Likert type 5 point scale with 55 items on four need categories; informational, physical care emotional care and socioeconomic care. There were significant differences in degree of care need according to gender, religion, marital status, economic status, public insurance status, and the past regimen. In conclusion, emotional needs perceived by patients with cancer and family members were higher than the others. Based upon this result, it is recommended that the research to compare needs between cancer patients who have a same illness and family member are necessary.

• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
• /
• v.15 no.2
• /
• pp.1-12
• /
• 2014

Objectives: This study was conducted to identify the correlations among the knowledge, attitude and preventive infection behaviors regarding AIDS of general hospital nurses. Methods: Participants were 314 nurses who have been working for a C hospital in G city. Data were collected from December 3, 2012 to December 14, 2012 after the informed consents were obtained from the participants with the help of nursing department. Results: Knowledge based on general characteristics was not different significantly. AIDS attitudes showed significant differences by age, marital status, religion and workplace and preventive infection behaviors, by age, position, duration of clinical experience. Significant correlations were not observed among the knowledge, attitude and preventive infection behaviors regarding AIDS. Conclusions: This study showed that the knowledge of nurses regarding AIDS will need to be improved by systematic training, and, rather than preventive infection behaviors simply based on knowledge, a training program that includes physical, mental, and social aspects based on the latest information.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
• /
• v.8 no.2
• /
• pp.387-398
• /
• 1999

The purpose of this study was to find out the general trends, to determine the factors of influencing the consciousness of values and enactments in the etiquette among university students, and eventually to provide the useful information for etiquette education of university students. Four-hundred and forty university students from four different universities in Cheongju city were selected, and questionnaire survey method was utilized. The data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, stepwise regression analysis, and Pearson's correlation analysis using SAS program. The results and the conclusions of this study were as follows; 1) The level of value consciousness and enactments in the etiquette were found to be 3.92 and 3.42 respectively(mean 3.00). 2) There were significant differences in the value consciousness according to major, parents' age, fathers' job, family types, and the experience of etiquette education, and there were significant differences in enactments according to sex, religion, having girl/boy friends, growth place, parents' age, and the experience of etiquette education. 3) It was found that main educator of etiquette was most highly influencing factor on consciousness of value, and sex, age were most highly influencing factors on enactments in the etiquette. 4) There were positive strong relationships between value consciousness and enactments in the etiquette.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
• /
• 2004.11a
• /
• pp.36-42
• /
• 2004

People's Interest about culture is increasing to reach in today's knowledge based society on age of modern industrial society. Conversion of human based idea arrived in step that human through scientific technique development such as life reproduction approaches gradually in God's sacred ground. Evolution of human's culture was proceeded slowly in current of such radical change.Life underestimate, religion war, pollution etc. are seeming to keep away human development.This treatise wishes to redefine concept of suitable culture in new terminology of 'SeaCricle' that have characteristic of water at 21C's New Age.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
• /
• v.22 no.1
• /
• pp.201-213
• /
• 2013

This study was conducted to identify adults' knowledge, attitude, dietary behavior, and lifestyle for cancer prevention, and to examine the relation between these variables. The participants were 414 adults in the Jeonbuk area. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, ANOVA and Duncan test with SPSS v. 12.0. The score for participants' knowledge about cancer was 23.98 points of a possible 30, the score for attitude towards cancer was 44.46 points of a possible 55, the score for preventive dietary behavior for cancer was 36.79 points of a possible 55, and their score for preventive lifestyle for cancer was 29.76 points of a possible 40. The knowledge, attitude towards cancer, dietary behavior, and lifestyle for cancer prevention showed significant differences according to the general characteristics (e.g., age, religion, monthly income, educational level, job, health condition, and interests). There was a significant positive correlation between knowledge about cancer, attitude towards cancer, dietary behavior, and lifestyle for cancer prevention. Dietary behavior for cancer prevention showed a positive correlation with lifestyle for cancer prevention. In conclusion, it is necessary to consider the related factors for the development and implementation of systematic education programs that can encourage and promote preventive health behavior for cancer among adults.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
• /
• v.23 no.2
• /
• pp.191-200
• /
• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the influence of nurse manager and peer group caring behaviors as perceived by nurses on intention to retention. Methods: The participants for this study were 229 nurses who had worked for over 6 months in general hospitals located in J province. Survey data were analyzed descriptive statistics and t-tests, ANOVAs with $Scheff{\acute{e}}^{\prime}s$ post-hoc testing, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: The scores for 'manager and peer group caring behaviors' and intention to retention were all at a moderate level, although the subjects perceived 'peer group caring behaviors' as higher compared to 'manager caring behaviors'. There were significant differences in 'manager caring behaviors' scores by suitability for present working department and employment status and in 'peer group caring behaviors' scores by suitability for present working department. The factors influencing nurses' intention to retention were religion, suitability for present department, clinical experience of over ten years, 'manager caring behaviors', and 'peer group caring behaviors' Conclusion: To improve nurses' intention to retention, it may be necessary to alter the transfer and arrangement strategies of their working environments to better consider nurses' aptitude and competence, and thereby increase both manager and peer group caring behaviors.

• Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
• /
• v.12 no.2
• /
• pp.131-146
• /
• 2009

Purpose: The purposes of this descriptive survey study were to describe levels of father involvement in child-rearing and maternal depression. Method: Data were collected from 277 mothers who had one to three years old infant at 8 day care centers and 2 public health centers in S and B city. The instrument used for this study was a self-report questionnaire that included the father involvement in child-rearing scale and maternal depression(BDI). Results: The mean score for father involvement in child-rearing was $44.60{\pm}12.06$. For father involvement in child-rearing, there were significant differences according to chid birth order, father's education, mother's job, income, marriage satisfaction, support for child-rearing. The mean for maternal depression was $10.24{\pm}7.70$. For maternal depression, there were significant differences according to mother's religion, parent's education, father's job, income, marriage satisfaction, support for child-rearing. There is significant difference in the maternal depression according to the father involvement in child-rearing. Conclusion: Father involvement in child-rearing and maternal depression influence child development. It is essential to assess father's participation in child-rearing and maternal depression, to develop knowledge about role of father for child health.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
• /
• v.24 no.2
• /
• pp.146-156
• /
• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify Russian inpatients' expectation and satisfaction with nursing service, and further, to analyze the relationship between these variables. Methods: A structured questionnaire was used to survey for 81 Russian inpatients. The survey was conducted from January to June, 2014. Results: Empathy and assurance significantly influenced nursing service expectation and satisfaction. Nursing service expectation was statistically significant for the number of visit to Korea, and nursing service satisfaction was statistically significant for gender, monthly income and primary care giver during hospitalization. Revisit intention was significantly different according to religion, medical department and primary care giver during hospitalization. There were positive correlations between nursing service expectation and satisfaction, and between nursing service satisfaction and intention to revisit the hospital. Conclusion: The results of this study show that the level satisfaction with nursing service influences Russian inpatients' intention continue using the hospital. Therefore, in order to increase the intention to revisit the hospital Korea hospital employees, especially nurses, need to develop nursing service strategies according to general characteristics, culture and nationality of foreign patients.

• Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
• /
• v.4 no.2
• /
• pp.453-466
• /
• 1997

The purpose of this study was to analyze the social perceptions toward the society from the new generation undergraduate students. The questionnaire consisted of the general backgrounds to respondents, the satisfaction on their living domain, the characteristics of new generation students, the attitude for the life and the occupation, the perspectives of life achievement, the viewpoint of the society, and the attitude toward the religion, the selected self, and 7 items for the social common opinion. The validity and the reliability of questionnaire were accepted to considerable extent through pre-test. The data obtained from the students of the selected universities were analyzed by SPSSWIN 6.0, and the statistical techniques used for this study were ANOVA, $Crosstabs(x^2\;test)$, t-test, frequencies, and percentage. The results were as follows : 1) The new generation undergraduate students had the higher satisfaction on the family and the relationship of friends than on the campus life, the self, and the society. 2) There was some negative image on the old generations and the new generations by the respondents. 3) Their objectives of the life were not obtaining the reputation and the higher positions but get the economic wealth for enjoying their life.

• Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing
• /
• v.17 no.1
• /
• pp.36-44
• /
• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' knowledge and attitude toward the elderly in medical welfare facilities for old people and identify the predictors of nurses's knowledge and attitude toward the elderly. Methods: The data were collected from 110 nurses by means of structured questionnaires. The structure survey was conducted to get the data from 83 medical welfare facilities for old people in Gwangju, Jeonnam and Jeonbuk provinces from December 15, 2006 to February 5, 2007. The collected data was analyzed with SPSS WIN 12.0, which uses descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: The average knowledge score was $8.13{\pm}2.65$ out of 20. The average attitude score was $87.62{\pm}13.74$ out of 140. This score was classified as a neutral range. Respondents statistically showed significant differences in their knowledge of the elderly on their co-living experience and co-living period. Respondents statistically showed significant differences in their attitude of the elderly on their age, religion, work experience, work place and significant co-living experience. Conclusion: Nurses' knowledge and attitude toward the elderly were not significantly correlated.