• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1193-1196
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• 2012

Breast and cervical cancer are the most common causes of cancer mortality among women worldwide, but they are largely preventable. There are limited data on knowledge and practices on screening methods of breast and cervical cancers among female health care workers in Sri Lanka, in spite of having an organized screening programme islandwide. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 219 female health care workers including public health midwives (68.9%) selected from 6 districts in Sri Lanka using convenient sampling methods. A self-administered questionnaire was used as a pre-test in a capacity building training programme to collect the data. The mean (SD) duration of work experience of the respondents was 12 years and 52.5% were aged over 35 years. Most (76.7%) were married, and afamily history of cancer was reported by 24.2%. Over 98% knew about self breast examination. Even though 84.1% practiced it, only 47.9% practiced it on a monthly basis. Clinical breast examination and mammography were known by 94.1% and 64.3% respectively. Only 19.2% had undergone a clinical braest examination within one year and 3.6% had ever undergone a mamography. Only 76.3% knew that a Pap smear detects precancerous stage of cervical cancer. Among 169 married workers, 73.4% had never had a Pap smear and only 17.2% had got it done within the preceding 5 years. Among the reasons for not doing a pap smear within 5 years, 47.0% belived it as not nescessary, 17.3% due to fear/dislike, 23.2% as not having symptoms, 3% had not known about it and 3% not known about availability of services. The study findings suggest that the knowledge and practices on breast and cervical cancer screening methods among female health care workers need to be improved. Considering the role that health care workers play in communicating health behaviors to the general public, strengthening health education interventions for this group of females is essential.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.129-146
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• 2009

Background and Objectives: The purpose of the study was to explore the attitude of workers toward a system of collaborative hospital practice between western and traditional Korean medicine, to identify factors influencing this attitude, and discuss the reasons socioeconomic groups' differences. Method: The data were collected with a questionnaire for this study from 14 April 2009 to 1 May 2009. Data were analyzed mainly via non-parametric statistics and logistic regressions utilising SPSS 17.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) to determine the workers' attitude about the hospital system and to predict factors contributing to positive attitudes. Results: A total of 1,260 workers working for large factories in Gwangju Metropolitan City. Findings confirmed that more than 40% of the workers show interest in the system and about 44% of the workers also express positive attitudes. Factors found to influence the workers' response included marital status, income level, health status, experience in complementary medicine services, the number of health care facilities' visit. Conclusions: The prospects to establish the system of collaborative hospital practice as reflected by the workers' view about the Korean health care service delivery system. Their attitudes toward the system differed among socioeconomic groups. Government and health care providers should identify the socioeconomic subgroups' demands and opinions in order to find and develop measures of integrating western and traditional Korean medicine in health care facilities.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.43-57
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• 1995

In order to study the effect of welding fume exposure upon the pulmonary function test, we examined 131 shielded arc welding workers, and 152 $CO_2$ arc welding workers as cases and 177 control workers for their general characteristics, and forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second $(FEV_{1.0})$, forced expiratory volume in one second as a percent of FVC $(FEV_{1.0}%)$, and maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMF) were obtained from the spirogram. In shielded arc welding group and $CO_2$ arc welding group, FVC, $FEV_{1.0},\;FEV_{1.0}%$, and MMF were significantly decreased than control group, especially marked in the MMF finding. The distribution of workers below normal range was as follows. in the shielded arc welding group, 2 workers(1.5%) for FVC, 17 workers(13.0%) for $FEV_{1.0}$, 5 workers(3.8%) for $FEV_{1.0}%$, 28 workers(21.4%) for MMF, and in the $CO_2$ arc welding group, 3 workers(2.0%) for FVC, 25 workers(16.4%) for $FEV_{1.0}$, 8 workers(5.3%) for $FEV_{1.0}%$, and 37 workers(24.3%) for MMF, and significant increase by exposure duration was found in MMF. The distribution of workers who had ventilation impairment was as follows: 5 workers(3.8%) for obstructive type, 2 workers(1.5%) for restrictive type in the shielded arc welding group, and 7 workers(4.6%) for obstructive type, 2 workers(1.3%) for restrictive type, and 1 worker(0.6%) was combined type of the $CO_2$ arc welding group. In the respect of these results, the significant pulmonary function and ventilatory impairment were observed in welding fume exposed workers who had not abnormal finding in chest X-ray, and MMF considered as the most sensitive pulmonary function index by welding fume exposure. Therefore even if it is hard to doing pulmonary function test in the first health examination of workers according to the Industrial Safety Health Act in the welding fume exposure workers, it is desirable to consider doing PFT. Also evaluating the ventilation impairment, it is necessary, to observe the change of MMF that marker of effort-independent portion.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.256-266
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• 2019

다양한 업무 역량 척도들이 개발되었지만 지역아동센터 종사자를 대상으로 하는 업무 역량 척도 개발은 매우 부족하다. 본 연구는 지역아동센터 종사자의 업무 역량 척도를 개발하고 타당화 하는 것이다. 또한 업무 범위를 규범하고 업무 역량을 정의하여 종사자의 업무 역량을 평가하는 도구를 개발하는 것이 연구의 목적이다. 연구 방법은 문헌연구와 델파이조사를 통한 업무 역량 요인을 추출하였고 전문가 협의를 거쳐 예비 문항을 개발하여 내용타당도와 공인타당도를 검증하였다. 본 조사를 위해 전국 소재 지역아동센터에서 근무하는 종사자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며 221부를 분석 자료로 활용하였다. 이를 통해 지역아동센터 종사자의 업무역량은 5가지요인으로 총 20개의 문항으로 척도가 개발되었으며 생활지도, 프로그램기획, 아동교육, 사무행정관리, 지역사회연계의 하위요인이 추출되었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 척도의 신뢰도는 Cronbach ${\alpha}=.940$(N=221)로 나타났다. 지역아동센터 종사자의 업무 역량 척도를 바탕으로 다양한 업무 역량 프로그램이 개발 될 수 있을 것이며 지역아동센터 종사자에 제한되지 않고 다양한 아동 돌봄 서비스 현장에서 업무 역량 평가를 위해 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.312-329
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• 2004

This study was examined 718 workers who had consistent blood pressure results in 2001 and 2002 general health examinations that were held at a work places managed by a health care agency in Seoul. Significant results are found as follows by analysing SPSS 11.0 on the result of self-recorded questionnaires investigated from Mar 1, 2003 to April 30, 2003. 1. A sampled healthy group and a sampled unhealthy group had significant differences in four variables out of possible nineteens that are sex, age, marriage and occupation. The unhealthy group had more males than females, more aged (over 50 years old) than youngers (under 50 years old), more married than singles, more manufacturing workers than non-manufacturing workers. In the case of systolic blood pressure, as the healthy group had 16.52mmHg while that of the other group had 149. 58mmHg, 33.06mmHg of difference between those groups were detected. In the case of diastolic blood pressure, 74.93mmHg of the healthy group and 96.53mmHg of the unhealthy group yielded 21.60mmHg of difference between them. This result implies that a guidance of health care is required to be aware of 20-30mmHg volatility in blood pressure rate or to understand and treat properly own blood pressure. as it is difficult to detect hypertension in early stage due to no initial symptom. According to the result. an establishment of management system of workers, companies and health care agencies is required for consist health care. 2. In terms of risky habits to health, the unhealthy group had more proportion of past smokers, over-twice-a-week drinkers, people with higher obesity rate. However, in terms of excercise, the proportion of regularly exercising people is higher in the unhealthy group while that of non-exercising people is higher in the healthy group. On the other hand. the average grade of health practicing behaviour in two groups are not significantly different as the health group had 3.00 out of possible 6.00 while the other had 3.10. This result means that as workers are not interested in health practicing behaviour. health promoting programmes must be developed in such a way of various method of motivations and incentives. Particularly this implies that distortional objectives of exercises should be readjusted through health guidance. 3. Systolic blood pressure in the healthy group can be explained by sex and the obesity rate while that in the unhealthy group can be explained by subjective health awareness and the obesity. Diastolic blood pressure in the healthy group can be explained by sex and the obesity rate like the former. The obesity rate was significant variable affecting the blood pressure of both groups, and particularly the effect to the unhealthy group was remarkably higher than that to the healthy group. Therefore, this research identified that the health care on the blood pressure of workers is not only limited to hypertension patients, but also extended to all workers. In order for consistent care, an establishment of management system of workers, companies and health care agencies is required.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.491-501
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• 2021

본 연구는 근무지 형태에 따른 요양보호사의 직무인식과 교육요구도를 파악하여 비교 분석함으로써 노인요양 서비스의 전문성 강화를 위한 직무교육 프로그램 개발의 근거를 제공하고자 한다. 연구방법: B 광역시의 노인의료복지시설, 노인주거복지시설, 재가복지시설에서 근무하고 있는 177명의 요양보호사를 대상으로 2019년 4월부터 7월까지 자료를 수집하였고, SPSS Win 21.0 Statistical Program을 사용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과: 노인의료복지시설, 노인주거복지시설, 재가복지시설 요양보호사는 요양보호사의 직업윤리와 자세에 대한 직무인식정도가 가장 높았고, 교육요구도는 노인의료복지시설 요양보호사는 요양보호사의 직업윤리와 자세, 노인주거복지시설 요양보호사는 요양보호 업무 기록 및 보고, 재가복지시설 요양보호사는 요양보호사의 직업윤리와 태도가 가장 높았다. 결과: 근무지별에 따른 요양보호사의 역량강화를 위한 차별화된 직무교육이 요구되며, 초급 요양보호사가 수행하는 직무와 숙련 요양보호사가 수행하는 직무를 구분하여 교육해야 될 것이다. 또한, 요양보호사 스스로가 전문가로 거듭날 수 있는 전문성 향상과 요양보호서비스의 질 확보를 위한 노력을 기울여야 할 것이다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to investigated occupational accidents of child care worker. We surveyed 392 childcare worker to investigate their experience of occupational accidents. Fifteen percent of the respondents from occupational accdients survey for child care workers reported that they had experienced more than one occupational accident, but mostly did not claim Occupational Safety and Health Insurance. We suggested policy tasks to improve system for protecting child care workers.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.156-172
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• 2021

Objectives: To investigate the trends of industrial injuries among long-term health care workers in Korea Methods: T7866 injuries were selected from the total industrial injuries approved by the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act(Occupational Safety and Health Act) among long-term health care workers between 2007 and 2016 in Korea. We analyzied the trends of industrial injuries according to work process, occurrence type, and causes. Results: The industrial injuries among long-term health care workers increased since 2012. The mostly occurred area for industrial injuries were low back areas, which is related that the most serious industrial injuries occurred when the one long-term healthcare worker lift manually the recipient, from bed(ondol, Korean floor heating system) to a wheelchair, bed to bath bed, and wheelchair to bath chair. In addition to this, lack of workforce, increased work intensity due to overwork contributed the increasing of occupational injury. Conclusions: This study suggests that the main causes of industrial injuries were Lack of facilities and equipment for small private long-term care institutions, The physical load that goes into lifting the recipient directly, work intensity such as excessive workload and increased work speed. We suggest that the social publicization of long-term care service for the elderly, avoiding ways to lift recipients directly, introducing lifting machines as well as improving working methods, and reducing the workload of caregivers are required.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.341-351
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 돌봄 종사자의 감정부조화와 우울, 불안 간의 관계를 조사하고, 감정부조화와 우울 및 불안 간의 관계에서 정서지능의 조절효과를 알아보는 것이다. 이를 위하여 돌봄 종사자 142명을 대상으로 감정부조화 평가척도, 정서지능 척도, PHQ-9, GAD-7을 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 25.0 프로그램으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 감정부조화와 타인 정서인식이 우울 및 불안에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 감정부조화와 우울 간의 관계에서 타인 정서인식의 조절효과가 나타났다. 마지막으로, 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 돌봄 종사자의 감정노동 및 정신 건강 문제에 대한 개입 방안을 제안하고 논의하였다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.124-136
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• 2018

목적: 본 연구는 요양병원 근무자를 대상으로 호스피스 완화돌봄에 대한 지식과 인식 및 임종돌봄 태도, 수행도, 중요도, 죽음에 대한 인식하고 임종돌봄 수행에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 방법: K도에 소재한 의료기관평가인증을 받은 요양병원에 근무하는 113명의 근무자를 대상으로 자가 보고식 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 호스피스 완화돌봄 지식, 호스피스 완화돌봄 인식, 임종돌봄 태도, 임종돌봄 수행도 및 중요도, 죽음에 대한 인식 등의 변수를 사용하였다. IBM SPSS 21.0을 이용하여 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Multiple regression로 분석하였다. 결과: 요양병원 근무자의 임종돌봄 수행도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 임종돌봄 중요도와 결혼유무이었으며, 이는 38.2%의 설명력을 보였다. 결론: 요양병원간호사의 임종돌봄 수행도를 향상시키기 위하여 임종돌봄 중요도에 대한 교육이 필요하며, 그들이 중요하다고 생각되는 것을 잘 수행할 수 있도록 효율적인 인력배치 등의 행정적인 방안을 수립하고 임종돌봄 수행도를 향상시킬 수 있는 교육프로그램 개발 및 효과검증을 하는 연구 수행을 제안하는 바이다.