• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.31-48
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• 2005

Purpose: Studies focus on cancer control, prevention, or assessment of psychosocial problems and intervention methods. However, few studies exist concerning psychosocial problems, measuring tools for those problems, and interventions for cancer patients in Korea. One of the purposes of this study was to review studies in this area, to examine various psychosocial problems experienced by cancer patients. This is a crucial area to investigate, since psychosocial problems in turn negatively influence the patients' immune function, which speeds the progress of the disease. Another goal was to identify instruments used to measure psychosocial functioning and problems in cancer patients, to analyze their validity and reliability, with the aim to discover the best instruments. A final goal was to explore and compare the effects of psychosocial interventions, to determine the most effective practices. Method: Journal articles published since 1995 were searched from PubMed Data base, Google search engine, and published cancer-related studies, using search keywords "psychosocial function and intervention for the cancer patients"; whole articles of selected references were reviewed and analyzed. Result: Most common psychosocial problems were depression, fatigue, nausea, pain, distress, resulting in a low quality of life. The seven scales found in the literature to assess the psychosocial functioning were Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Symptom Checklist 90-R, Profile of Mood States, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, and SF-36 HRQOL(Health Related Quality of Life). Social support interventions for cancer patients were effective in improving quality of life scores. Conclusion: It is necessary to apply support intervention strategies to help cancer patients in Korea. These strategies can help to reduce the effects of psychosocial symptoms, which in turn affect the development and control of cancer. Strategies developed in Western countries may need to be modified for use within Korea. Further studies are warranted to review the support intervention strategies that were being used to for cancer patients

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.387-399
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• 2015

최근 보건의료분야에서는 협동연구를 위한 연구팀을 구성하기 위해 협업네트워크를 구축하고 연구자 역할을 파악함으로서 분야별 전문가 집단을 도출하고 있는 추세다. 본 연구는 1개 전문암센터 연구자들을 대상으로 기관 내 연구자들의 역할을 분석하고 협동연구 형태를 확인하기 위해 공저자 네트워크 분석을 수행하였다. 분석 자료는 2000년부터 2010년까지 SCI(E)에 발표한 연구논문 1,194건의 논문 저자 2,437명을 대상으로 중심성 분석을 하였다. 공저자 네트워크는 논문 수만 반영된 단순 중심성 값과 논문 수, 학술지 영향력 지수, 저자 기여도가 반영된 가중치 중심성 값을 산출하여 연구자 역할에 유의한 차이가 있는지 분석하였다. 단순 중심성 값과 가중치 중심성 값에 의한 연구자별 순위는 통계학적으로 유의하게 차이가 있었다(t=11.66, p=0.00). 논문의 다양한 속성이 고려된 공저자 네트워크 분석 결과는 연구자의 역할에 대한 보다 객관적인 자료를 제공함으로서 협동연구 수행을 위한 분야별 전문가를 확인할 수 있는 자료로 활용이 가능할 것이다.