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Perceptions of Disabled Sports in Newspapers Using Semantic Networks Analysis (신문기사에 나타난 장애인스포츠에 대한 인식 -의미연결망을 활용한 빅데이터 분석-)

  • Han, Min-kyu;Kim, Won-Kyoung;Yoon, Jiwun
    • 재활복지
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.157-175
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions of disabled sports that were reported the newspapers using semantic network analysis method. for this purpose, 745 news articles were selected from 21 source in Naver news searching engine. The main keyword for searching on newspapers was 'disabled sports'. Krkwic software was used for keyword cleansing and co-occurrence of text to text matrix in frequencies. Centrality indices that are degree, between and eigenvector, were used to analyze the perceptions of disabled sports from Netminer 4.0 for semantic network analysis. The conclusion of overall results from this study are follows; First, the core keyword of disabled sports in newspapers are 'impression', 'challenge', 'festival', 'dream' and hope. And there is different concepts of cognition among types of disability. Second, there are two elements on the perceptions of disabled sports from reported newspapers; sports performance and emotional. Specifically, main stream of keyword were 'Paralympics' and 'Special Olympics' on sports performance element and 'impressive' and 'challenge' in emotion element.

The dentists' perceptions and current prosthodontic treatment status for the disabled in Korea (치과의사의 장애인 보철 진료 실태와 인식)

  • Shim, Su-Hyun;Kim, Seok-Gyu;Choi, Bohm
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.286-294
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    • 2009
  • Statement of problem: In spite of increasing dental treatment for the disabled, there was no collected data on prosthodontic treatment status and dentists' perceptions in Korea. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research the dentists' perceptions about current prosthodontic treatment status for the disabled in Korea and to suggest public health policies for the disabled. Material and methods: Total of 68 dentists who have regularly treated the disabled were asked to fill questionnaires regarding prosthodontic treatment for the disabled. Results: 1. 45.6% of dentists felt the necessity of an esthetic prosthesis for the disabled. However, 54.3% of dentists reported the improvement of access to implant,orthodontic and esthetic treatment is needed. 2. Most (79.4%) of the dentists thought it is imperative for the government to support the disabled to maintain adequate oral health by providing at least 50% of charge in their prosthesis. Conclusion: Through this research, 97.1% of dentists answered that the current prosthodontic treatment status for the disabled in Korea is poor. This indicated the necessity of the financial support from the government for the disabled.

A Study on the Prevalence and Predisposing Factors for Obesity Among Mentally Disabled Children in Korea (장애아동의 비만실태와 관련요인에 관한 연구)

  • Ha, Yeong-Mi;Yun, Soon-Nyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.27-43
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate obesity rate among mentally disabled children in six public schools in Korea. Furthermore, this study identified several factors that correlated with these children's obesity. The results of this study can help identify mentally disabled children who are at an increased risk for obesity and can be used to promote good health in this population. Methods: 1,102 subjectsfrom six public special schools were classified 4 groups who assessed for BMI for age-gender specific reference chart(1998) based on our previous data. Moreover, 207 parents were surveyed to identify predisposing factors for children's obesity, including characteristics of the children and parents, socioeconomic factors, children's eating habits, and children's exercise habits. Results: The prevalence of obesity among the 1,102 mentally disabled children was 17.3%. There was a statistically significant correlation between obesity and factors, such as age, maternal education, parents' perceptions about their child's obesity, frequency of breakfast, and exercise habits. Each of these factors was determined to have a statistically significant influence on obesity when all other factors were controlled in a multivariate analysis with multiple logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: Parental perceptions had an especially strong impact on the weight of their mentally disabled child. This is presumably due to the great influence that parents have on the lifestyles of their children, including dietary habits and frequency of exercise. Furthermore, the rate of obesity was directly proportional to the age of the child. The results of this study strongly indicate the need for preemptive health education programs that stress weight management for mentally disabled elementary school students.

A Comparative Convergence Study on the Perceptions of Disabled Child Carers and Officials on the Adult Guardianship System (장애자녀 보호자와 공무원의 성년후견제도에 대한 인식비교 융복합 연구)

  • You, Su-Jin;Yoon, Sun-Hee;Hwang, Moon-Young;Paik, Jin-Suk
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.275-286
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    • 2015
  • This study conducts a comparative study on the perceptions of disabled child carers and officials on the Adult Guardianship System, and study the settlement method. First of all, 68.9% of the disabled child carers and 43.9% of the officials were aware of the system. Both the carers(90.2%) and officials(94.3%) responded that it was a helpful system for the respect for human rights. In terms of preferred guardian type, carers responded 'parents' and officials responded 'professionals'. All respondents responded that the 'establishment of national organization' was the most needed improvement of the system. In order for the Adult Guardianship System to stabilize as the system that can contribute to respect for human rights and social integration, promoting general public about the Adult Guardianship System, cultivate a high quality public guardian, the national organization of the Adult Guardianship System should be founded.

A Study on Needs Analysis of Stakeholders in Public Library Service for Persons with Disabilities (공공도서관 장애인 서비스에 관한 이해 관계자 요구 분석 연구)

  • Bo il Kim
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.45-69
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest how to improve the public library service for the disabled, by analyzing stakeholders' needs for it. To this end, it analyzed stakeholders' needs, by conducting an analysis on the current condition of the public library service for the disabled, and IPA on and FGI with the disabled, beneficiaries of the service and service provides, employees in charge of it. The findings show that the current condition of the public library service for the disabled is very poor in terms of disabled users, budget for the service for the disabled and special data for the disabled. For the analysis on the needs for the service for the disabled, the results of IPA suggest that it is necessary to improve relevant policies and manage integrated programs reflecting users' needs, and those of FGI indicate that perceptions on disability need to be improved among the disabled, the non-disabled and employees, and that the usage guidance and publicity are required for disabled users to generally use the public library service.

Study of University Students' Perception and Attitude towards the Disabled (대학생의 장애인에 대한 인식과 태도)

  • Kwon, Mal-Suk;Lee, Jeong-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.3667-3674
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to survey the perceptions and attitudes of university students towards the disabled. The subject's were 794 students from "D" University. The collected data was analyzed using a t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheff$\acute{e}$ Test. For the disabled daily life and care-givers, many students considered that the disabled needed to be cared for by the government or public organizations. The students also considered that there would be no adverse effects on education if there was a special school in their village. They collected information related to the disabled from mass communication. They came up with government support being the most effective way of improving the awareness of the disabled. The specific positive attitudes about the disabled were as follows: emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and interchange. The attitudes for the disabled people showed a difference according to gender and grade. The results of the study showed that the perception and attitudes can be established based on the information collected.

Study on Librarian Service Providers' Awareness and Perceptions of Library Services for the Disabled

  • Noh, Young-Hee;Ahn, In-Ja;Park, Mi-Young
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to improve library promotional marketing for the disabled by identifying requirements of public library disability services. This study aimed to investigate librarian service providers' awareness of library programs for the disabled in order to prepare a systematic plan for promoting such library services. Research methods used are a literature analysis and survey. First, the ratio of respondents with experience promoting activities and services for the disabled was less than 50%. Second, regarding methods for promoting library disability services, the respondents used library homepages, press releases, library user guides, library newsletters, and library pamphlets in that order. Third, when asked what kind of PR media the library disability service providers had experience with and how often they use it, library boards and banners were the most common response. Fourth, suggested improvements to the current design and content of PR materials included: clearer word choice (or greater understandability), more detailed descriptions, simpler layouts, and more interesting or eye-catching content in that order. Fifth, the library disability services which are in the most need of public relations were guide information for library disability services, Library and Information Service (DOI services and search services), using alternative materials and the library collection, and aiding the information search. Overall, when evaluating the promotion of disability services in Korea, the library's public relations for disabled services needs to improve because currently neither librarians nor the disabled community they are targeting has frequent or quality experience with it. Thus, the policy department for the library disability services must develop a variety of promotional strategies adjusted for each type of the disability and distribute PR materials to service providers individually, making sure to utilize effective PR methods.

A Study on the Disabled' Use Behavior and Needs towards the Library Space (도서관 공간에 대한 장애인 이용행태 및 요구 분석)

  • Bae, Kyung-Jae
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.25-42
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    • 2019
  • This study identified the experiences that the disabled actually feel in the library space in the face of growing social demands for spatial functions in public libraries. This study also tried to determine the requirements for the space that disabled wanted. For the research, 15 subjects were selected for each of the five people who were blind, deaf, and handicapped with experience using the library and individual in-depth interviews were conducted for the research. The study found that the experience of the disabled in the library space differed by type of disability and generally more negative experiences were found than positive ones. Misperception about the disabled of library staff and the non-disabled were having a significant impact on the disabled's negative experience for library space. There were a wide variety of opinions on the requirements for library space and there were generally negative perceptions about the current level of library space for the Integrated library service space.

Stress and Adaptation in Family with Physical Disabled Children (신체적 장애아 가족의 스트레스와 적응 과정에 관한 고찰)

  • 양숙자
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.238-247
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    • 1999
  • The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between family stress and adaptation in families with a disabled child through literature review using McCubbin's Double ABCX family crisis framework. The literature review focused on (1) family stress and factors affecting family stress, (2) the critical individual, familial and social resources which families acquire and employ over time in managing crisis situation. (3) the changes in definition and meaning families develop in an effort to make sense out of their predicament. (4) the coping strategies families employ. and (5) the range of outcomes of these family efforts The results showed that families reported financial difficulties and the burden of care-giving demands as major family stressors. Siblings of disabled children manifested depressive symptoms and social isolation. but was not consistent study results. The parents' views of the cause of the disabling condition fundamentally affected their behavior toward their disabled child. Especially. the fathers' views of the child's characteristics made the greatest contribution to positive changes in the mothers' perceptions. The term perceived social support refers to the cognitive appraisal by individuals that they are cared for and valued, that significant others are available to them if needed, and that they are satisfied with their interpersonal relationships. The perceived social support was more protective than social support source. network size and network density. Parental adaptation was found to be related to the child's communication competence rather than family coping strategies proposed by Lazarus and Folkman. One study results showed that there was no difference in depressive symptoms and physical health between mothers with a disabled child and those without all though mothers with a disabled child had negative attitudes and perceived themselves as having significantly less social support and lower family functioning. But a longitudinal study revealed decreases in the negative impact of the child and increases in sibling and overall family adaptation.

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Analysis of workers's perception for vocational rehabilitation of the mentally disabled

  • Park, Jeong-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.25 no.12
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    • pp.253-259
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, we propose to confirm the perceptions of vocational rehabilitation of the mentally disabled by mental health service providers. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire consisting of vocational ability for the mentally disabled, family support, worker competence, and worker needs, targeting 132 workers at the mental health welfare center and mental rehabilitation facility, which are mental health service institutions in A Metropolitan City. The collected data were analyzed using the technical knowledge, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff? test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression using the SPSS 21.0 program. In the end, the workers' desire for vocational rehabilitation for the mentally disabled of workers in mental health service institutions was higher in mental rehabilitation facilities than in mental health welfare centers, and the competence of workers had a significant effect on the vocational skills and family support of the mentally disabled people. Therefore, it will be possible to ultimately promote vocational rehabilitation for the mentally disabled by strengthening the capacity for vocational rehabilitation for the mentally handicapped of mental health service providers in the future.