• 성인간호학회지
• /
• 제17권2호
• /
• pp.287-297
• /
• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the correlation between burden, health status and well-being in spouse caregivers of patients with stroke. Method: The subjects of this study were 160 spouse caregivers registered at general hospital in Seoul and Seongnam. The data were collected from July 2th to October 30th, 2003. The Suh & Oh's burden scale, Yang's health status scale and Park's well-being scale were employed to measure burden, health status and wellbeing respectively. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 12 version to obtain summary statistics for the descriptive analysis, Pearson Correlation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression. Results: 1. The mean score of the degree of burden, health status and well-being were 3.52, 5.92 and 3.64 points. 2. The burden of the subjects were significantly negative correlated with psychological health status(r=-.482. p<.01) and wellbeing(r=-.455, p<.01). 3. With the result of stepwise multiple regression, psychological health status and wellbeing were the main variables which could explain burden by 27.1%. Conclusion: The findings of this study will provide practical guidelines for developing emotional nursing interventions for the spouses taking care of CVA patients who would experience a heavy burden and distress.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
• /
• 제7권1호
• /
• pp.29-36
• /
• 2004

목적: 임종환자의 죽음에 대한 인식태도는 그들의 남은 삶의 기간동안 겪게 될 고통이나 삶의 질을 결정하게 되는 중요한 요소로써 간호제공자의 그것에 의해 영향을 받게 된다. 그러나 이제까지의 연구들은 주로 대상자에만 초점을 두어 진행을 해왔기 때문에 본 연구에서는 간호제공자 입장에서의 죽음에 대한 인식태도를 파악해 보고자 간호대학생들을 대상으로 죽음에 대한 인식태도를 파악하고자 하였으며 또한 죽음에 대한 인식태도가 영적안녕 상태와 관계가 있는지를 규명하고자 하였다. 방법: 2003년 5월부터 6월 사이 일 대학 간호학생 197명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 죽음에 대한 인식태도와 영적안녕 상태를 파악하기 위한 구조화된 설문지를 사용하였으며, 총 191부를 수거하여 이 중 응답이 누락되지 않은 175부를 자료분석에 사용하였다. 대상자의 일반적 특성 및 죽음인식에 대한 태도와 영적안녕 상태는 기술적 통계를 사용해 분석하였으며, 일반적 특성에 따른 죽음인식태도와 영적안녕 상태는 t-test, ANOVA를 사용해 분석하였고, 죽음에 대한 인식태도와 영적안녕 상태의 관계분석에는 Pearson's correlation을 사용하였다. 결과: 연구대상자의 영적안녕 상태는 $50.9943{\pm}10.7235$이며, 종교와 경제활동 유무에 따른 영적안녕 상태에서 집단 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 죽음에 대한 인식태도는 $20.4914{\pm}2.6280$이었으며, 성별과 연령에 따라 통계적으로 집단간 유의한 차이를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 대상자들의 죽음에 대한 태도와 영적안녕 상태 간에는 유의한 순상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다(r=.261, P=.000). 결론: 본 연구를 통해서 간호대학생의 영적안녕 상태와 죽음에 대한 인식태도 간에 상호관련성이 있음이 밝혀졌다. 이는 임종과정을 경험하는 대상자들의 죽음에 대한 인식태도에 간호제공자의 죽음에 대한 인식태도가 중요한 영향을 미친다는 기존의 연구결과와 더불어 고려해본다면 영적간호 교육에서 대상자 뿐만 아니라 간호제공자의 영적안녕 상태와 죽음에 대해 인식하는 태도 또한 교육내용에서 중요하게 다뤄져 할 부분임을 시사하는 바라고 여겨진다.

• 대한불안의학회지
• /
• 제11권2호
• /
• pp.149-154
• /
• 2015

Objective : The aim of the study was to investigate the difference in alexithymia between anxiety disorder and depressive disorder. The second was to evaluate the effect of alexithymia on quality of life in patients with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder. Methods : A total of 175 patients with diagnoses of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder were recruited. Demographic, psychosocial, and clinical data were analyzed, as well as results on the 20-item Toronto alexithymia Scale (TAS-20K), the Symptom Checklist-90-Re-vised (SCL-90-R), a quality of life scale, the Beck Depression scale, and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Results : As compared with the patients with anxiety disorder, patients with depressive disorder showed significantly higher total score on the TAS-20K and for factor 1 (difficulties identifying feelings) and factor 2 (difficulties describing feeling) scales of the TAS-20K and showed significantly lower scores of psychosocial well-being on the quality of life scale. Total scores on the TAS-20K correlated significantly with scores for some subscale on the quality of life scale. Conclusion : This study suggest that patients with depressive disorder had more alexithymic symptoms and worse quality of life compared with those with anxiety disorder. Also, alexithymic symptoms are found to be associated with quality of life. Therefore, clinicians should try to focus on relieving symptoms to help patients restore their psychological well-being and improve their quality of life.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제15권9호
• /
• pp.4005-4012
• /
• 2014

Background: This study investigated the utilization of both problem and emotion focused coping strategies and their association with aspects of quality of life among Turkish women with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: The convenience sample consisted of 228 patients in all disease stages. The data were collected using the brief COPE, QOL-Cancer patient tool, sociodemographic sheet, and medical variables were gathered from patients' medical charts. Results: Findings reveal that quality of life is moderately high for this group of cancer patients, despite some specific negative facets of the illness and treatment experience. Acceptance, emotional support and religion were the most frequently used problem-focused coping strategies and self-distraction, venting and behavioral disengagement were the most frequently used emotion-focused coping strategies reported by patients. Overall quality of life and, particularly, psychological and spiritual well-being scores of younger patients were lower. Patients reported using significantly more problem-focused coping than emotion-focused coping, and more problem-focused and less emotion-focused coping predicted greater quality of life. Problem-focused coping was related to patients' physical and spiritual well-being and emotion-focused coping was related inversely with psychological and social well-being. Conclusions: Coping strategies are influential in patient quality of life and their psychosocial adaptation to ovarian cancer. Psycho-oncology support programs are needed to help patients to frequent use of problem-focused coping and reduce emotion-focused coping strategies to improve overall quality of life.

• 한국융합학회논문지
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.75-81
• /
• 2019

본 연구는 통계적인 기법을 융합 활용하여 국내 갑상선암과 관련된 연구 토픽의 동향 및 변화 추세를 알아보기 위함이다. DBpia에 등록되어 있는 갑상선암 관련 논문을 대상으로 LDA(latent Dirichlet allocation) 기반의 토픽 모형을 적용한 결과, 4개의 연구 토픽을 도출하였으며 각 토픽은 "Surgery", "Disease aggressiveness", "Survival analysis", "Well-being of patients"에 관한 내용으로 확인되었다. 다범주 로짓모형을 이용하여 연구 토픽의 시대적 추이를 확인한 결과, 2000년 이전에는 "Surgery", 2000년대에는 "Disease aggressiveness"와 "Survival analysis", 2010년 이후에는 "Survival analysis"와 특히 "Well-being of patients"에 관한 연구가 많이 이루어졌음을 확인하였다. 이는 향후 갑상선암 연구의 방향 모색에 필요한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이며, 최근 환자의 복지로 크게 전환된 연구 토픽의 변화가 다른 질병에서도 관찰되는지 추후 검토할 필요가 있다.

• 대한간호학회지
• /
• 제48권4호
• /
• pp.454-464
• /
• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing psychosocial well-being in family caregivers of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods: A descriptive correlational design was used. The transactional model of stress and coping was used to investigate the psychosocial well-being of 137 family caregivers of patients with ALS. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires from January to November 2016. Data were analyzed using an independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis with the SPSS WIN 21.0 program. Results: The regression model had an adjusted $R^2$ of .49, which indicated that meaning-focused coping, social support, ALS patient-family caregiver relationship (especially a spousal relationship), and tracheostomy were significant predictors of caregivers' psychosocial well-being. Conclusion: Meaning-focused coping and social support significantly influenced caregivers' psychosocial well-being. Therefore, interventions to improve caregivers' psychosocial well-being must focus on increasing meaning-focused coping and social support resources.

• 재활간호학회지
• /
• 제18권1호
• /
• pp.29-37
• /
• 2015

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop effective timeout protocol in coordination with current practice and test its clinical effectiveness in pursuit of safety management for patients undergoing cataract surgery. Methods: A total of subjects were 60 women, 50~65 years old, who visit C ophthalmology clinic in D city. They were assigned to 30 experimental group and 30 control group, respectively. Based on the comprehensive literature review, timeout protocol that was suitable for patients undergoing cataract surgery was developed, and then test its effectiveness by measuring blood pressure, pulse, anxiety and sense of well-being among surgical patients. Results: The timeout protocol was found to reduce blood pressure, pulse, and anxiety and increase well-being among surgical patients. Conclusion: As a results, it is necessary to introduce an effective timeout protocol giving positive responses to surgical patients, hence it should be develop a timeout protocol and explore the effectiveness of the protocol.

• 대한간호학회지
• /
• 제31권2호
• /
• pp.315-327
• /
• 2001

This was a descriptive study clarifying the factors affecting family caregivers' sense of well-being. This study was conducted with 131 caregivers using structured self-reporting questionnaires and directly interviewing adult patients who had been under treatment in two general hospitals. The hospitals were located in M city from Aug. 10, 2000 until Sep. 2, 2000. The collected data were analyzed using SAS PC+ program, and the data were tested using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, and Stepwise Multiple Regression. The results of this study are as follows; 1) The variables affecting the caregivers' sense of burden were age (F=3.76, p=.0063), education level (F=4.67, p=.0015), monthly income (F=2.49, p=.0466), amount of assistance provided (F=4.19, p=.0037), and the relationship with patient before disease (F=9.49, p=.0001). 2) The variables affecting caregivers' sense of well-being were age (F=9.54, p=.0001), residing with patient (t=11.38, p=.0010), the period of caregiving (F=10.52, p= .0001), education level (F= 2.79, p=.0290), monthly income (F=3.04, p=.0196), and relationship with patient before disease (F= 10.51, p=.0001). Also, all of the variables which showed statistical significance. 3) In viewing the relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) and the senses of burden and well-being, a negative relation- ship between activities of daily living (ADL) and a sense of burden was found (r=-.640, p=.000). However, the relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) and a sense of well-being had a positive correlation (r= .232, p=.008). Also the relationship between the sense of burden and the sense of well-being was revealed to have a negative correlation (r=-.614, p=.000). 4) A sense of burden was the most important indicator to the well-being of the caregivers who took care of stroke patients (R2 =.36). In addition to this, living with the patient (45%), activities of daily living (51%), relationship with patient before disease (53%), and the family's monthly income accounted for 56% of the sense of well-being of the caregivers.

• 대한간호학회지
• /
• 제37권4호
• /
• pp.459-466
• /
• 2007

Purpose: This study was to identify predictors of quality of life in breast cancer patients. Physical and pscyhological factors like stress, mood, and fatigue with sociodemographic factors like education, income, job and stage of disease were used to predict quality of life. Methods: One hundred eleven patients with breast cancer participated in this study? The functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast(FACT-B) was used to assess quality of life. Results: The mean age of the patients was 46.7 years. The FACT-B mean score was 89.89(SD:17.31) Education, income, job and stage of disease were significantly associated with QOL. In a regression analysis, mood, income, and fatigue were significant predictors for QOL where as, stress was not significant. Among the subscales of QOL, physical well-being, functional well-being, emotional well-being, and the breast cancer subscale were included as predictors of QOL Conclusion: Physical and psychological factors were strong predictors of QOL. These results demonstrate the need for interventions to improve QOL in breast cancer survivors.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
• /
• 제7권1호
• /
• pp.8-16
• /
• 2004

목적: 본 연구는 자궁경부암 환자의 삶의 질을 파악하고, 질병 진행 단계와 치료 형태에 따른 삶의 질을 분석하는데 있다. 방법: 자료 수집은 3개의 종합병원에서 자궁경부암 환자 67명을 대상으로 하였으며, 자료수집 기간은 3월 15일부터 6월 4일까지 이었다. 연구 도구로는 Ferrell[18]의 삶의 질-암 환자용 도구(Quality of Life-cancer version)를 번역하여, 자궁경부암 환자에게 맞지 않는 4문항을 제외한 총 37문항으로 사용하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 통계프로그램을 이용하여, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test로 검증하였고 도구의 신뢰도 검증은 Cronbach's Alpha를 산출하였다. 결과: 자궁경부암 환자의 질병 진행 단계에 따른 삶의 질 정도는 유의한 차이가 있었다.(F=5.06, P=.003) 질병 진행 단계에 따른 영역별 삶의 질 정도에서는 신체적 안녕 영역(F=3.97 P=.012), 정신적 안녕 영역(F=3.91, P=.013), 사회적 안녕 영역(F=4.96, P=.004)에는 유의한 차이를 보였으나, 영적 안녕 영역(F=1.36, P=.262)은 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 치료 형태에 따른 삶의 질정도는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다.(t=-1.83, P=.073) 치료 형태에 따른 영역별 삶의 질정도에서는 정신적 안녕 영역(t=-2.14, P=.037), 사회적 안녕 영역(t=-2.15, P=.036)에는 유의한 차이를 보였으나, 신체적 안녕 영역(t=-.93, P=.356), 영적 안녕 영역(t=.73, P=.469)에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: 자궁경부암 환자의 삶의 질은 질병 진행단계와 치료 형태 및 일반적 특성에 따라 차이가 있었다. 그러므로 자궁경부암 환자에게 질병 진행 단계와 치료 형태 및 일반적 특성을 고려한 간호 중재를 적용할 필요가 있다.