• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.57-65
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• 2021

School closures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been outlined in studies from different disciplines, including economics, sociology, mathematical modeling, epidemiology, and public health. In this review, we discuss the implications of school closures in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Modeling studies of the effects of school closures, largely derived from the pandemic influenza model, on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 produced conflicting results. Earlier studies assessed the risk of school reopening by modeling transmission across schools and communities; however, it remains unclear whether the risk is due to increased transmission in adults or children. The empirical findings of the impact of school closures on COVID-19 outbreaks suggest no clear effect, likely because of heterogeneity in community infection pressure, differences in school closure strategies, or the use of multiple interventions. The benefits of school closings are unclear and not readily quantifiable; however, they must be weighed against the potential high social costs, which can also negatively affect the health of this generation.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.461-473
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• 2020

This study examined the effect of using web-based distance program in home health education for nursing college students in COVID-19 special disaster area. The study was carried out according a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The study subjects were 49 nursing college students from K City, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The web-based distance program was conducted for 2 weeks. The data collection period was from June 1, 2020 to June 12, 2020. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS PC+ 19.0 with the Fisher' exact test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, ANCOVA with pretest value as covariate. The experimental group had significantly different in knowledge related home health nursing, perceived motivation, and learning commitment in comparison to the control group. This suggests that the web-based distance program in the COVID-19 special disaster area can be applied as a way to increase nursing students' knowledge related home health nursing, perceived motivation, and learning commitment.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.11-23
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• 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and declared a worldwide pandemic on March 11, 2020, is a novel infectious disease that causes respiratory illness and death. Pediatric COVID-19 accounts for a small percentage of patients and is often milder than that in adults; however, it can progress to severe disease in some cases. Even neonates can suffer from COVID-19, and children may spread the disease in the community. This review summarizes what is currently known about COVID-19 in children and adolescents.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.24-34
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• 2020

The Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the guidelines about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for children and adolescents. Case definitions and management of COVID-19 in neonates, infants, children and adolescents are presented in this guideline. In addition, guidelines for caregiver management are also provided. In this review, we introduce the contents of the current guidelines for COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.464-475
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the mediating effects of depression amid the influence of fear and social distancing arising from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korean women's suicidal ideation. Methods: A descriptive correlation study was conducted. Study participants, recruited by Hankook Research from March 2 to March 5, 2021, included 300 women aged 19 to 49 living in South Korea, and 100 people were randomly allocated and enlisted for each age group out of 700,000 Hankook Research Panels recruited in advance from 17 cities and provinces nationwide. Data were collected through a self-reported questionnaire and analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and Hayes' Process Macro Model 4 with 95% bias-corrected bootstrap confidence interval via SPSS statistics 27.0. Results: Suicidal ideation was significantly correlated with fear of COVID-19 (r = .16, p = .006) and depression (r = .65, p < .001). The mediation effect of depression in the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and suicidal ideation was found to be significant (B = 0.40, boot 95% CI: 0.21~0.61). However, social distancing did not significantly affect suicidal ideation via depression (B = - 0.79, boot 95% CI: - 1.94~0.26). Conclusion: It is necessary to develop and apply interventions to prevent depression and suicidal behaviors by continuously observing and reducing the negative psychological responses caused by COVID-19.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.71-77
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• 2020

This study aims to explain the process of providing important medical images for the diagnosis of pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) through the only mobile hospital computed tomography (CT) in Korea. Since January 28, 2020, medical imaging examinations have been provided to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients, and the quality of images was evaluated based on the objective and subjective indicators. In order to prevent the transmission in the hospital that may occur due to exposure to medical staff and general patients, personal protective equipment was worn and the separate route was used blocking human infection factors. For 11 weeks, a total of 185 tests were performed for 98 confirmed patients and 72 suspected patients. The average time to complete the test was 33 minutes. In the course of the test, no cross-infection cases were examined. During the outbreak of the COVID-19, the only mobile hospital CT room of Korea provided medical imaging examinations without infection among medical staff and patients and also provided adequate medical images without significant difference (p >0.05) in determining the degree of pneumonia progression compared to a stationary in-hospital CT.

• Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.101-114
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• 2022

Purpose : This study aimed to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout experienced by healthcare providers who cared for patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their influencing factors. Methods : Data were collected from 135 healthcare providers who cared for patients with COVID-19 in a tertiary general hospital from June 8 to September 2, 2021, using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression were used for analysis using SPSS/WIN 27.0. Results : Participants' average PTSD score was 9.31 ± 11.80, and 8.9% were in the high-risk group. Participants' average burnout score was 51.77±21.28, and 62.2% were at high risk. PTSD scores differed significantly according to participants' age, education, job, position, and current workplace. Burnout scores differed significantly according to their age, gender, marital status, parental status, and education. There was positive correlation between participants' PTSD and burnout. The factors influencing participants' PTSD were term of self-isolation and age (R²=.09). There were no significant influencing factors on participants' burnout. Conclusion : This study reconfirmed that healthcare providers who cared for patients with COVID-19 experienced both PTSD and burnout, suggesting that interventions are needed such as regular pre-training or simulation training and establishing a support system.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2021.10a
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• pp.85-90
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• 2021

코로나바이러스감염증-19로 인한 팬데믹 상황이 지속되면서 감염증 정보의 불확실성으로 인해 코로나 관련 루머가 온라인상에서 빠르게 전파되고 있다. 이러한 코로나 관련 가짜 뉴스를 사전에 탐지하기 위해, 본 연구에서는 한국어 코로나 가짜 뉴스 데이터셋을 구축하고, 개체명과 사용자 재확산 정보를 이용한 한국어 가짜 뉴스 탐지 모델을 제안한다. 가짜 뉴스 팩트체킹 언론인 서울대팩트체크센터에서 코로나 관련 루머 및 가짜 뉴스에 대한 검증 기사를 수집한 후, 기사로부터 개체명 추출 모델을 통해 주제 키워드를 추출하고, 이를 이용해 유튜브 상의 사용자 재확산 정보를 수집하여 데이터셋을 구성하였다. BERT 기반의 제안 모델을 다양한 비교군과 비교하였고, 특성 조합에 따른 실험을 통해 각 특성 정보(기사 텍스트, 개체명 데이터, 유튜브 데이터)가 가짜 뉴스 탐지 성능에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.62-70
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• 2021

2020 was a year in which the world spent in disorder due to the pandemic of Coronavirus infection-19(COVID-19). The pandemic was at the beginning of a turning point in history. For examples, the Black Death(Pest) that destroyed the feudal system of medieval Europe in the 14th century, smallpox that led to the destruction of the Inca Empire by Spain in the 17th century, and the Spanish flu that ended World War I early. The great transformation that will come after COVID-19 is presented from various fields and perspectives, but the understanding and direction of the transformation is ambiguous. This study attempts to derive and to analyze core terms based on a network of the future of globalization after COVID-19. Four Networks related to globalization, anti-globalization, and globalization and digitalization after COVID-19 were established respectively. A network integrating four networks was also constructed. The core terms were extracted from the hub nodes, the stress centrality, and the simplified network to which the K-core algorithm was applied. After COVID-19, the changes in globalization were analyzed from the extracted core terms. This study is thought to be meaningful to propose a method of deriving and analyzing core terms based on a network in understanding social changes after COVID-19.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.175-181
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• 2023

This study verified the mediating effect of self-esteem in the interrelationship between caring stress perceived by parents raising children with disabilities during the COVID-19 period and parenting efficacy. This survey study conducted a regression analysis using survey data conducted on 140 parents of disabled children in Y, Jeollanam-do. The main results of the study are as follows. First, it was found that the higher the caring stress of parents of disabled children during the COVID-19 period, the lower the self-esteem. Second, it was found that self-esteem had an mediating effect on the effect of care stress on the parenting efficacy of parents of disabled children. Based on these findings, a convergence practice strategy has been proposed to reduce and improve the care stress of parents of disabled children, and parenthood efficacy at embraces them as part of a new family without discrimination in pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.