• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.443-454
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• 2018

본 연구는 암생존자 가족의 삶의 질 증진을 위한 기초자료를 마련하고자 수행된 횡단적 연구설계의 융합연구이다. 연구대상은 국민건강영양조사 2015년 자료에서 암생존자 가족 153명, 투병 중인 암환자의 가족 115명을 선정하여 이들의 삶의 질을 비교 검증하였다. 연구방법은 삶의 질에 대한 영향 요인으로 인구사회학적, 건강, 심리적, 사회적 변인을 구성하여 위계적 다중회귀분석을 시행하였고 이를 SPSS WIN/18.0을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과, 암생존자 가족과 투병환자 가족간 삶의 질에 대해 심리적, 사회적 변인에서 다른 양상을 보였고, 암생존자 가족의 삶의 질에 스트레스(${\beta}=-.192$, p<.05), 경제활동에서의 배제(${\beta}=-.191$, p<.05)가 유의미한 부정적 영향을 미치고 있었다. 본 연구는 암생존자 가족과 투병환자 가족간 삶의 질 영향 요인의 상대적 영향력이 다른 양상을 보여 생존단계별로 적합한 개입의 필요성에 대해 의료사회복지 실천에 임상적 함의를 제공하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2019

Background Gynecomastia is a common condition that can cause severe emotional and physical distress in both young and older men. Patients in whom symptomatic recalcitrant gynecomastia persists for a long time are potential candidates for surgery. Methods From January 2014 to January 2016, 15 patients underwent correction of gynecomastia through a single 3-mm incision at our institution. Only patients with true gynecomastia underwent surgery with this new technique. Through the small incision, sharp dissection was performed in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction describing two half-circles. Health-related quality of life and aesthetic outcomes were evaluated using a modified version of the Breast Evaluation Questionnaire (BEQ). Results The patients' average age was 23.5 years (range, 18-28 years), and their average body mass index was $23.2kg/m^2$ (range, $19.2-25.3kg/m^2$). One case was unilateral and 14 cases were bilateral. The weight of glandular tissue resected from each breast ranged from 80 to 170 g. No excess skin was excised. Bleeding was minimal. The mean operating time was 25 minutes (range, 21-40 minutes). No complications were recorded. All lesions were histologically benign. The patients' average score was 3.5 (on a 5-point Likert scale) in all domains of the BEQ for themselves and their partners. Conclusions In this study, we demonstrated the safety and reliability of a new technique that allows mastectomy through an imperceptible 3-mm incision. We obtained high patient satisfaction scores using our surgical technique, and patients reported considerable improvement in their social, physical, and psychological well-being after surgery.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2021

In the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing and strict visitation policies at hospitals have made it difficult for medical staff to provide high-quality end-of-life (EOL) care to dying patients and their families. There are various issues related to EOL care, including psychological problems of patients and their families, difficulties in EOL decision-making, the complicated grief of the bereaved family, moral distress, and exhaustion of medical staff. In relation to these issues, we aimed to discuss practical considerations in providing high-quality EOL care in the COVID-19 pandemic. First, medical staff should discuss advance care planning as early as possible and use the parallel planning strategy. Second, medical staff should play a role in facilitating patient-family communication. Third, medical staff should actively and proactively evaluate and alleviate dying patients' symptoms using non-verbal communication. Lastly, medical staff should provide care for family members of the dying patient, who may be particularly vulnerable to post-bereavement problems in the COVID-19 era. Establishing a system of screening high-risk individuals for complicated grief and connecting them to bereavement support services might be considered. Despite the challenging and limited environment, providing EOL care is essential for patients to die with dignity in peace and for the remaining family to return to life after the loved one's death. Efforts considering the practical issues faced by all medical staff and healthcare institutions caring for dying patients should be made.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.37-48
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• 2021

본 연구는 효소보충치료(ERT)를 받고 있는 뮤코다당증 환자들의 경험을 파악하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 본 연구는 질적 연구방법을 적용하였고, 효소보충치료를 받고 있는 7명의 뮤코다당증 성인환자를 대상으로. 2018년 7월 1일부터 2018년 7월 22일까지 심층 인터뷰를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 개별 면담 자료는 필사하여 귀납적 내용 분석 방법으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 효소보충치료를 받고 있는 뮤코다당증 환자의 경험은 최종 4개의 범주(효소보충치료를 통한 신체·심리적 변화, 효소보충치료라는 계속되는 터널, 치료에 대한 현실 받아들이기, 조심스러운 희망)와 15개의 하위범주로 도출되었다. 따라서, 의사 및 간호사는 효소보충치료를 받고 있는 뮤코다당증 환자의 이러한 경험을 고려하여 돌봄을 제공해야 할 것이고, 정부 또한 뮤코다당증 환자의 신체적 증상 뿐 아니라 효소보충치료로 인한 어려움을 고려한 실질적인 정책을 마련할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 희귀질환인 뮤코다당증 환자의 경험을 확인하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.489-504
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• 2021

Purpose: This study was investigated the mediating effect of coping behaviors in the relationship between the second victim experiences after patient safety incidents and the nursing practice changes. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed using structured questionnaires. Participants were 218 clinical nurses in general tertiary hospitals in South Korea. Data were collected through an online survey and snowball sampling from August 11 to September 6 2020. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 program. A mediation analysis was performed using multiple regression and a simple mediation model applying the PROCESS macro with 95% bias-corrected bootstrap confidence interval. Results: The mean scores of second victim experiences was 3.41/5. Approach coping (β = .55, p < .001) and the avoidant coping (β = - .23, p = .001) showed mediation effects in the relationship between second victim experiences and constructive change in nursing practice. Avoidant coping (β = .29, p < .001) showed a mediation effect in the relationship between second victim experiences and defensive change in nursing practice. Conclusion: Coping behaviors has a mediating effect on the relationship between second victim experiences and nursing practice changes. To ensure that nurses do not experience second victim, medical institutions should have a culture of patient safety that employs a systematic approach rather than blame individuals. They also need to develop strategies that enhance approach coping and reducing avoidant coping to induce nurses' constructive practice changes in clinical nurses in experiencing second victims due to patient safety incidents.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 한국에서 COVID-19 유행 기간 동안 건강 행동 변화와 우울한 기분의 연관성을 평가하는 것이다. 한국 성인의 비례표본을 이용하여 인터넷 기반 단면 설문조사를 실시하였고, 로지스틱 회귀모형을 이용하여 연관성을 평가하였다. 그 결과, COVID-19 유행 기간 동안 앉거나 눕는 시간, 걷는 시간, 흡연 및 음주의 부정적인 변화는 우울한 기분으로의 변화와 관련이 있었다 [교차비(OR): 2.23(95% CI=1.77-2.81), 2.04(95% CI=1.63-2.56), 2.84(95% CI=1.51-5.36) 및 1.82(95% CI=1.26-2.63)]. COVID-19 유행기간 동안 긍정적인 건강 변화(활동 증가, 흡연 및 알코올 감소)를 증진시키기 위한 전략은 정신적 스트레스 경감에 도움이 될 수 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1295-1300
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• 2022

There has been increased interest in researching risk perception of radiation to implement successful risk communication, particularly given the recent worldwide nuclear policy movement regarding nuclear energy. This study aimed to investigate characteristics of risk perception among residents living near normally operating nuclear power plants in South Korea by identifying factors associated with risk perception. A survey was conducted with face-to-face interviews for 1200 residents aged 20e84 years by gender- and age-stratified random sampling. Risk perception was associated with trust perception in nuclear safety, but was not highly correlated with benefit perception for utilizing nuclear power. Relatively high risk perception was observed in women, older age groups, and residents not having experience of nuclear-related education or work. This association remained after adjusting for other factors including benefit perception, trust perception, and psychological distress. In addition to these individual characteristics, risk perception was also associated with a residential district's own unique context, indicating that a strategy of risk communication should be developed differently for residents facing nuclear-related circumstances. Given that risk perception can be changed, depending on social values such as safety culture and economic setting, further studies are required to understand the changing characteristics of radiation risk perception.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the longitudinal effects of children's temperament on maternal depression. Methods: Data from a longitudinal cohort of the Panel Study of Korean Children (PSKC) from 2010 to 2012 were analyzed using hierarchical linear modeling. The survey included 1,721 mother-child dyads. The mothers reported on their children's temperament and on maternal depression. The children's temperament was measured by the Emotionality, Activity and Sociability-Temperament Survey for Children-Parental Ratings, while maternal depression was measured by the Kessler 6 Psychological Distress Scale. Results: The results showed that both children's temperament and maternal depression were relatively stable when the children were between the ages of 2 to 4. The mean maternal depression scores were 11.83 in 2010, 11.88 in 2011, and 11.75 in 2012. There were significant negative correlations between the maternal depression scores and children's ages, and sociability and activity subdomain scores ranged from r=-.05 to -.11 (p<.05). There was a significant positive correlation between children's emotionality subdomain scores and maternal depression scores (r=.35, p<.001). Children's temperament rament (emotionality: β=0.26, activity: β=-0.07, and sociability: β=-0.03) were significant factors in maternal depression. Conclusion: These findings indicate the need for the early assessment of and intervention for children's temperament and maternal depression. The results of this study will provide basic data for the development of nursing education programs related to early assessment and intervention to improve the health and quality of life of young children and mothers.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate whether and how the biopsychosocial features of myofascial pain (MFP) differ from those of local myalgia (LM) in temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Methods: Patients with TMD were retrospectively evaluated using the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD. All patients completed a series of self-administered questionnaires on pain severity and pain interference (Brief Pain Inventory, BPI), pain disability (Graded Chronic Pain Scale, GCPS), psychological distress (Symptom Check List-90-Revised, SCL-90R), pain cognition (Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS), and subjective sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI). Among all the TMD diagnoses, muscle pain was classified into the MFP group and LM group. Results: This study included 917 patients with myalgia (MFP: 266, LM: 651). Significant differences were observed in the female ratio (78.9% for MFP, 60.9% for LM, p<0.001) and the mean pain duration (MFP: 25.3 months, LM: 15.8 months, p=0.001) between the two groups. Patients with MFP exhibited higher pain severity (p=0.003) and pain interference (p<0.001) of BPI than those with LM. Furthermore, the global scores of the PCS (p<0.001) and PSQI (p<0.001) were higher in the MFP group than in the LM group. The MFP group had higher global symptom index (p=0.017) and five subscales of the SCL-90R than the LM group. Compared with the LM group (33.4%), the greater proportion of high disability of GCPS was observed in the MFP group (44.9%) (p<0.001). Multiple regression analysis revealed that sex (p=0.002), pain duration (p=0.019), pain disability (p=0.010), and subjective sleep quality (p=0.008) significantly differed between the two groups. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicated that MFP presents a higher biopsychosocial burden than LM in TMD.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.128-138
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the wellness of call center employees. Methods: From December 2018 to October 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 155 workers recruited from the call centers in Seoul, South Korea. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. The questionnaires were used to measure the following scales: Korean occupational stress scale, emotional labor scale, work-life balance scale and wellness scale. Using the SPSS 26.0 program, the descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. Results: The mean score of the wellness level of call center employees was 3.05 out of a maximum of 5.00. More wellness level of call center employees was associated with gender, psychiatric diagnosis, and call characteristics. A multiple regression analysis indicated that the total scores on the wellness scale were predicted by call characteristics, occupational stress and work-life balance, with an explanatory power of 42.2%. Conclusion: Study findings show that it is necessary to promote wellness in call center workers with differentiated strategies according to call characteristics, occupational stress and work-life balance. This implies that it is necessary to understand the call characteristics and patterns of workers and to provide an innovative wellness program tailored to individual characteristics for an effective management of the emotional labor and occupational stress.