• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.539-551
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• 2017

본 연구는 유아 당류 줄이기 교육프로그램 개발 및 운영을 위한 기초자료를 마련하기 위하여 전국 어린이급식관리지원센터(115개)와 보육시설(646개) 총 761개소의 유아 당류 교육실태, 유아의 당류 섭취 줄이기 영양교육 요구도, 유아 당류 교육의 필요성, 프로그램의 개발과 보급의 필요성 등을 조사하였다. 유아를 대상으로 당류 섭취 줄이기를 주요 주제로 영양교육을 실시하는 비율은 어린이급식관리지원센터 14.8%, 보육시설이 31.9%로 나타났고, 영양교육의 내용 중에 일부 포함하여 교육을 실시한 경우는 어린이급식관리지원센터 47.8%, 보육시설 42.4%였다. 유아 대상 당류 영양교육의 필요성에 대한 질문에서는 센터와 보육시설 두 곳 모두 90% 이상이 필요하다는 높은 요구도를 보였다. 당류 영양교육을 실시하지 않는 경우, 그 이유에 대하여 어린이급식관리지원센터는 다른 시급한 영양교육이 많아서, 보육시설은 당류 영양교육 자료가 부족하여서의 비율이 높았다. 학부모를 대상으로 유아 당류 섭취를 주제로 영양교육을 실시한 비율은 어린이급식관리지원센터 및 보육시설 모두에서 20% 정도로 낮았고, 학부모 대상 유아의 당류 영양교육을 실시한다면 적합한 교육방법에 대한 의견에 대하여 어린이급식관리지원센터는 집단교육을 통한 강연의 비율이 높았으며, 보육시설은 영양상담의 비율이 높았다. 어린이급식관리지원센터에서 교사 또는 원장은 유아 당류 섭취를 주제로 교육을 실시한 경우는 14.8%로 낮았던 반면, 보육시설에서 유아 당류 섭취교육 관련 교사 연수가 필요하다는 비율은 68.0%로 높았다. 유아 대상 영양교육을 할 경우, 적합한 교육 실시 내용으로 두 곳 모두 '당류 섭취와 충치'와 '당류 섭취와 비만'이 높은 반면, '당류 함량이 높은 식품'과 '당류 섭취를 줄이기 위한 실천행동'은 낮았다. 효과적인 영양교육 방법으로는 '동화나 인형극을 활용한 교육'이 두 군 모두 80% 이상 높게 나타났고, 영양교육 담당자로는 센터 영양사와 보육시설 담임교사가 함께 하여야 한다는 의견이 두 군 모두에서 높았다. 바람직한 영양교육 요구 횟수에 대하여 센터는 평균 2.7회, 보육시설은 4.0회로 보육시설에서 원하는 교육 횟수가 높았고, 바람직한 교육모형으로 센터의 방문교육 후 추가적인 교육은 교재 교구 배부 후 교사들이 교육하는 방법이 두 군 모두에서 90% 정도로 높았다. 유아의 당류 섭취를 줄이기 위한 표준 교육프로그램의 개발과 필요성에 대하여 매우 필요하다와 필요하다고 답한 비율은 두 기관 모두 90% 이상의 비율을 보였다. 이상과 같이 본 연구를 통해 유아 당류 섭취에 관한 교육은 유아, 학부모, 교사 대상으로 실시하고 있는 비율이 낮으며, 수행되더라도 영양교육의 일부로 실시되고 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 교육 프로그램의 개발과 운영에 대한 요구도는 높음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 교육의 형태나 횟수, 내용, 방법 등에 대한 조사자료는 전국의 어린이급식관리지원센터와 센터회원 보육시설을 대상으로 수집된 자료이므로 어린이급식관리지원센터를 기반으로 체계적인 유아 당류 섭취 줄이기 영양교육 프로그램 개발에 적용할 수 있는 객관적인 자료로 중요하다고 생각된다. 따라서 향후 유아 당류 교육 프로그램 개발과 함께 교육 효과를 평가하는 연구가 지속적으로 수행되어 국가기관인 식품의약품안전처 산하 어린이급식관리지원센터를 중심으로 한 우리나라 영유아 당류 섭취 영양 관리 체계가 마련되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.117-140
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• 2019

고령화 현상이 가속화되고, 취약계층 노인과 관련된 다양한 사회문제가 제기됨에 따라 노인세대의 건강과 안전을 보호하기 위한 효과적인 노인 돌봄 솔루션의 필요성이 커지고 있다. 최근에는 노인 돌봄의 수단으로 첨단화된 ICT 기술을 탑재한 스마트 토이를 활용하고자 하는 사례가 늘고 있다. 특히 스마트 토이를 통해 기록되는 노인 행태에 대한 로그 데이터는 노인 돌봄 관련 정책 수립, 노인 돌봄 서비스 컨셉 기획 및 개발과 같은 분야에 정량적이고 객관적인 설명지표로써 활용 가치가 높을 것으로 전망된다. 그러나 현재까지 노인 돌봄 스마트 토이와 관련된 연구 중 스마트 토이를 통해 기록된 사용자 행동 로그에 주목하여 이를 의사결정에 활용하고자 하는 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 기존에 충분히 논의되지 않았던 스마트 토이 사용자 행동 로그 데이터에 대한 분석을 중심으로, 노인 돌봄 솔루션의 사용자 경험 증진을 위한 효과적인 인사이트를 도출하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 구체적으로 사용자 프로파일링 기반 행태 분석과 사용 행태에 따른 삶의 질 변화 메커니즘 도출을 단계적으로 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 5개의 노인 생활관리 요인으로부터 노인집단 유형을 분류할 수 있는 2개의 중요한 차원을 도출하였으며, 도출한 차원에 근거하여 전체 노인 사용자를 3개의 유형으로 분류하고 유형별 스마트 토이 사용 행태 차이를 프로파일링 분석을 통해 확인할 수 있었다. 이후 스마트 토이 사용 행태에 따른 삶의 질 변화 메커니즘을 도출하기 위한 단계적 회귀분석을 수행하였으며, 스마트 토이와의 상호작용, 스마트 토이의 콘텐츠 사용, 스마트 토이가 관찰한 노인의 가정 내 활동 정도가 노인의 우울감 개선과 생활패턴 개선에 미치는 영향 및 이를 중재하는 경로로써 스마트 토이에 대한 사용자의 성능평가와 만족감의 역할을 밝혀내었다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.297-307
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• 1998

The purpose of this paper is to understand the prescription and management of medicines by school-nurses. A survey was mailed to 199 school-nurses in elementary and secondary schools in Pusan from February 10 to March 31, 1997. It was shown that 97.0% of the schools have visiting school-doctors and only 29.6% have visiting school-pharmacists. 36.7% of the respondents don't know the amount of this annual health-related budget. Concerning the annual budget of purchasing medicines, 50.4% of the elementary schools spend 210,000 won to 400,000 won and 45.0% of the secondary schools spend more than 610,000 won. 56.3% of the respondents said the budget was enough, but 5% said it was not. 70.9% of the schools purchase medicines twice a year. The average number of students visiting the nurse in a year are 1,892 in elementary schools, 1.6 times per student and 2,471 in secondary schools, 1.7 times per student, respectively. The annual average number of students who were prescribed medicine a year are 1,804 in elementary schools, 1.5 times per student, 2,372 in secondary schools, 1.7 times per student. The percentage of students who are prescribed internal medicines was 45.5% in elementary, schools and 61.3% in secondary schools, respectively. To the preralence sicknesses, the wound was the most common, accounting for 42.7% in elementary and 22.6% in secondary schools. Next was abdominal pain, indigestion, and headaches in elementary schools; and colds, indigestion, and abdominal pain in secondary schools, respectively. To the dirersity of medicines prescribed: internal medicines 29 for abdominal pain, 25 for indigestion, 8 for physiological pain, 13 for headaches, 30 for colds, and 10 for eye disease; external medicines 2 for skin disease, 10 for toothaches and 31 for other sicknesses. 42.7% of the respondents said the schools have enough medicines, but 7.6% said that schools need more. 50.8% of the respondents said they get information on medicines from TV advertisements or medicine-related books, 16.6% get information from visiting pharmacists. More experienced nurse-teachers are likely to get information from visiting pharmacists, but 37.5% of the respondents who have less then four year experience in school get information through other nurse-teachers before deciding to buy medicines. To the choice of medicines: 83.9% of the respondents said that they choose safe medicines with less side-effects. 40.7% responded that they write down the prescription history daily, but 6.1% said they do this only once in two or three months. To the confidence in prescriptions, 37.7% of the respondents said they are sure of the effectiveness of the medicines they prescribe. To what extent the nurse-teachers prescribe, 50.3% said they prescribe to the level of anagelics, and 21.1% prescribe to anti-histamines and antibiotics. 80.4% said that the details of illnesses and medicines to be prescribed in school should be regulated by a school health-care law. To the problems in prescription, 79.9% of the respondents worry about abuse by students who want prescriptions but have no serious illnesses, 57.8% worrg about the lack of information on medicines and dosage. And 55.8% said they can't tell the difference between medicines whose brands are different, but bare the same ingredients. The conclusion of this study is that a health education program is necessary to prevent the misuse or abuse by students and a continuing education program for school-nurses is needed to solve the problems related to the purchasing and prescription of medicines. The criteria of the prescription of medicines also should be regulated by a school health-care law or management acts.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 1999

농촌노인들의 인지기능장애 정도와 일상생활 활동도 사이의 상관성을 성별과 연령에 따라 비교하여 추후 공공보건기 관에서 치매환자를 관리하기 위한 계획 수립과 우선순위 선정 등에 도움을 주기 위하여 1998년 2월부터 4월까지 경상북도 경주시 소재 l개 보건진료소 관할지역 내의 65세 이상 전체 노인 265명 중 부재중이거나 비협조적인 55명을 제외한 210 명을 대상으로 조사를 실시하였다. 성, 연령, 배우자 유무, 동거가족 수, 교육정도, 종교, 의료보장 형태 등을 설문조사하였고, MMSE-K와 K-MMSE로 인지 기능장애를 검사하였으며, 치매노인의 일상생활 활동도 측정도구인 Bristol ADL 평가척도로 일상생활 활동도를 조사했다. 수집된 자료를 성별과 연령에 따라 t-test, ANOVA 및 $\chi^2-test$를 사용하여 비교하였으며, 인지기능장애정도와 일상생활 활동도와의 상관관계 분석을 실시하였다. 인지기능검사 점수의 평균값은 두가지 검사 모두에서 성별에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었고, MMSE-K점수에 의한 확정적 치매는 전체 노인에서 12.9%였고 남자 7.0%, 여자 16.9%로 여자에서 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 인지기능검사 점수의 평균값은 두가지 검사 모두에서 연령에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었고, MMSE-K점수에 의한 확정적 치매가 남자에서는 연령에 따른 차이가 없었으나, 여자에서는 연령이 증가함에 따라 유의하게 증가했다(p<0.05). 일상생활 활동도의 평균값은 총점에서 성별에 따른 차이는 없었고, 연령에 따라서는 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 인지기능검사 점수와 일상생활 활동도와의 상관관계에서는 MMSE-K와 K-MMSE의 두가지 성적 모두는 일상생활 활동도와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다(p<0.01). 여자가 남자보다 더 높은 상관관계를 보였으며 연령에 따라서는 65-69세, 70-79세, 80세 이상의 세 연령군 모두에서 유의한 상관관계를 보였다(p<0.01). 인지기능검사 점수와 일상생활 활동도 항목들과의 상관관계에서는 수단적 일상 생활 활동도, 자기관리, 인지능력이 유의한 상관관계가 있었다(p<0.01). 이상의 결과를 요약하면 인지기능검사 점수와 일상생활 활동도 사이에는 상관 관계가 있으며 추후 지역사회 공공의료 조직에서 치매노인을 관리할 때 그 대상자의 선정에서 인지기능장애 정도와 더 불어 일상생활 활동도의 정도를 감안하여 우선순위를 두고, 관리시에도 인지기능장애 정도와 성별, 연령, 교육수준에 맞는 일상생활 활동도를 고려하여야 할 것이다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.502-517
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• 1998

This research intends to survey family environment, health behavior and health status of the students in urban-rural elementary schools and analyze those factors comparatively, and use the result as basic material for school health teacher to teach health education in connection with family and regional areas. It also intends to improve a pupil's self-abilitiy in health care. The subjects involve 2,774 students of urban elementary schools and 583 student in rural ones, who were selected by means of a multi -stage probability sampling. Using the questionnaire and school documents, we collected data on family environment, health behavior and health status for 19 days. Feb. 2nd 1998 through Feb. 20th 1998. The R -form of Family Environment Scale (Moos, 1974) was used in the analysis of family environment(Cronbach's Alpha =0.80). Questionnaires of Health Behavior in School-aged children used by the WHO in Europe(Aaro et al., 1986) and the ones developed by the Health Promotion Committee of the Western Pacific(WHO, 1995)(adapted by long Young-suk and Moon Young-hee(1996)) were used in the analysis of health behavior, as well documents on absences due to sickness, school health room-visits, levels of physical strength, height, weight and degree of obesity were used to determine health status. In next step, We used them with an $X^2$-test, t-test, Odds Ratio, and a 95% Confidence Interval. 1. In two dimensions of three, family-relationship (t=3.41, p=0.001) and system -maintenances(t= 2.41, p=0.0l6) the mean score of urban children were significantly higher than those of rural ones. In the personal development dimension however, there was little significant difference. Assorting family environment into 10 sub-fields and analyzing them, we recognized that urban children were superior to rural children in the sub-fields of expressiveness (t =3.47, p=0.001), conflict (t=0.48, p=0.001), active-recreational orientation (t = 1.97, p=0.049) and organization (t=4.33, p=0.000). 2. Referring to the Odds Ratios of urban-rural children's health behaviors, urban children set up more desirable behavior than rural children wear ing safety belts (Odds Ratio =0.32, p=0.000), washing hands after meals(Odds Ratio = 0.43, p= 0.000), washing hands after excreting (Odds Ratio = 0.39, p=O.OOO), washing hands after coming - home ( Odds Ratio = 0.75, p = 0.003), brushing teeth before sleeping(Odds Ratio =0.45, p=0.000), brushing teeth more than once a day (Odds Ratio =0.73, p=0.0l2), drinking boiled water (Odds Ratio = 0.49, p=0.000), collecting garbage at home(Odds Ratio=0.31, p=0.000) and in the school(Odds Ratio =0. 67, p=0.000). All these led to significant differences. As to taking milk(Odds Ratio = 1.50, p=0.000), taking care of eyesight(Odds Ratio=1.41, p=0.001) and getting physical exercise in(Odds Ratio = 1.33, p=0.0l9) and outside the school(Odds Ratio = 1.32, p=0.005), rural children had more desirable behavior which also revealed a significant difference. There was little significant difference in smoking, but the smoking rate of rural children(5.5%) was larger than that of urban children(3.9%). 3. Health status was analyzed in terms of absences, school health room-visits, levels of physical strength, and the degree of obesity, height and weight. Considering Odds Ratios of the health status of urban-rural children, the health status of rural children was significantly better than that of the urban ones in the level of physical strength(t=1.51, p=0.000) and the degree of obesity(t=1.84, p=0.000). The mean height of urban children ($150.4{\pm}7.5cm$) is taller than that of their counterparts($149.5{\pm}7.9$), which revealed a significant difference (t =2.47, p=0.0l4). The mean weight of urban children($42.9{\pm}8.6kg$) is larger than that of their counterparts($41.8{\pm}9.0kg$), which was also a significant difference(t=2.81, p=0.005). Considering the results above, we can recognize that there are significant differences in family environment, health behavior, and health status in urban-rural children. These results also suggestion ideas for health education. What we would suggest for the health program of elementary schools is that school health teachers should play an active role in promoting the need and importance of health education, develop the appropriate programs which correspond to the regional characteristics, and incorporate them into schools to improve children's ability to manage their own health management.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2003

목적 : 최근 의료 기술이 발달하면서 대두된 여러 생명 윤리의 문제점들 중 특히 안락사에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있고 이에 대해 점차 개방적으로 생각하는 것이 전체적인 흐름이다. 미국, 유럽, 호주 등에서는 이에 대한 연구 자료가 구체적으로 나와 있고 실제로 시행되고 있으나 국내에서는 아직 연구가 부족한 실정이며 현재까지 발표된 연구들도 주로 의료인을 대상으로 한 것들이 많아 일반인들의 인식도가 어느 정도인지에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 방법 : 2000년 5월에서 7월까지 서울의 일개 구와 경기도내 한 지역의 고등학생 이상 남녀 600명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 시행하였다. 회수된 설문지 중 기재가 미비 된 것을 제외한 435명이 최종분석에 사용되었다. 인구사회학적 변수와 안락사에 대한 인식도와의 관계를 통계 프로그램 SAS 6.12를 사용하여 Chi-square test로 분석하였다. 결과 : 안락사를 법제화해야 한다는 사람은 304명(73.6%)이었고 안락사의 범위를 능동적 안락사까지 허용한다는 사람이 156명(37.8%), 수동적 안락사를 허용한다는 사람이 234명(56.6%)이었다. 안락사의 대상이 본인인 경우 능동적 안락사는 35세 이상(P=0.001)에서 더 많이 시행한다고 하였고 수동적 안락사의 경우에는 학력이 낮을수록(P=0.046), 경제력이 낮을수록(P=0.040) 더 많이 시행하겠다고 하였고, 안락사의 대상이 타인일 때 능동적 안락사의 경우에는 남자(P=0.001), 35세 이상(P=0.001), 기혼(P=0.002)에서 더 많이 허용하였고 수동적 안락사의 경우에는 직업(P=0.016)에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 안락사가 합법화되었을 경우 본인에게 능동적 안락사를 시행하겠다는 경우는 35세 이상(P=0.001), 기혼(P=0.022)에서 많았고 수동적 안락사를 시행하겠다는 경우도 나이(P=0.001), 결혼여부(P=0.001)와 관련이 있었다. 타인에게 능동적 안락사를 시행하겠다고 한 경우는 성별(P=0.004), 결혼여부(P=0.001)에서, 수동적 안락사를 시행하겠다고 한 경우는 나이(P=0.002), 결혼여부(P=0.017), 교육 정도(P=0.025), 경제력(P=0.001)에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결론 : 대다수의 일반인들은 안락사에 대한 법이 필요하다고 하였고 연령과 교육, 경제력이 안락사 시행 여부에 영향을 주는 것으로 보여진다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.125-137
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• 1999

목적 : 본 연구는 한국판 BDI를 이용하여 통증이 있는 암환자의 우울 정도, 우울과 통증의 관계 및 우울과 관련된 변인들을 조사하여 암환자의 우울 관리에 도움이 되는 기초자료를 제공하기 위함이다. 방법 : 1999년 2월부터 6월까지 서울대학교병원 혈액종양내과에 입원 및 외래치료중인 암환자 142명을 대상으로 하였으며, 우울은 한국판 Beck Depression Inventory, 통증정도는 간이 통증 평가도구의 일부문항인 숫자척도를 이용하여 자기 보고형 질문지를 통하여 수집되었고, 인구학적 및 임상학적 자료는 의무기록 열람 및 주치의의 의견을 참조하여 수집되었다. t-test와 ANOVA를 사용하여 변인에 따른 집단간 우울정도 차이를 분석하였으며, 변인간 상관관계분석은 Pearson 상관계수를 구하였다. 결과 : 1) 연구대상자는 142명으로 이중 남자가 79명 여자가 63명이었으며, 평균연령은 51.86세였다. 2) 연구대상자의 24시간 동안 가장 심했을 때 통증의 평균은 6.08(SD=2.23), 24시간 평균통증의 평균은 4.44(SD=1.85), 조사 당시 느끼는 통증의 평균은 3.48(SD=2.25), 가장 약했을 때 통증의 평균은 2.25(SD=1.83)이었다. 3) 연구대상자의 평균 BDI 점수는 23.73(SD=10.99) 이었으며, 대상자의 55.6%가 우울군(절단점 21)에 속했다. 4) 24시간 동안 가장 심했을 때의 통증정도와 우울(r=0.252, P=0.002), 24시간 평균통증정도와 우울(r=0.225, P=0.007, 조사당시 바로 지금 느끼는 통증정도와 우울(r=0.291, P=0.000)은 통계적으로 매우 유의한 정적 상관관계를 보였으나, 가장 약했을 때 통증정도와 우울은 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 5) 통증이 있은 암환자의 우울에 유의하게 영향을 미치는 인구학적 특성은 성별(t=3.59, P=0.000)과 교육정도(F=4.063, P=0.009)였으며, 임상적 특성은 ECOG에 의한 활동도(F=3.352, P=0.021)였다. 또한 대상자의 연령과 우울은 유의한 정적 상관관계(r=0.171, P=0.042)가 있었다. 결론 : 통증이 있는 암환자에 있어서 우울은 과반수 이상이 경험하는 정서적 증상임이 확인되었다. 또한 통증, 성별, 교육정도, 활동도, 연령 등이 우울에 영향을 미치거나 관계가 있음을 밝혔다. 그러므로 암환자들을 대하고 있는 의료진들은 이상의 연구결과를 적용하여 우울의 고위험군을 미리 예상하여 통증뿐 아니라 우울정도를 자주 사정하고 우울에 대한 효과적인 중재를 제공하여야 한다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.21-36
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of breast self examination education (BSEE) programs for developing nursing centers. A first, we reviewed the literature of activity and management-related factors of nursing centers: and, second. we used a questionnaire to discover the degree of knowledge, attitude, and practice on breast cancer, as well as an individual's intention to participate BSEE program. 1. Reviewing the literatures of nursing center activities. Nursing centers which were administered by a professional nurse are an ideal site for faculty and student practices. With the use of nursing models of health. professional nurses in nursing centers diagnose and treat human responses to potential and actual health problems and offer holistic, client-centered health service. In nursing centers professional nursing services include health education, health promotion, and health-related research. A nursing center is comprised of the advisory and exacutive commitee; the advisory commitee serves consultants and links community needs to the nursing center, while the director of the exacutive commitee identifies the potential resources to generate funds, support, and facilitate the activities of staffs in a nursing center. Nursing centers mobilize various financal resources for reimbursement of services from college and insurance companies, collect minimum service fees from the client, and further collect fees for providing programs to community groups, this also includes membership fees, and donations. The services provided by nursing centers focus on services related to primary prevention, health maintenance & health promotion, direct nursing care for acute & chronic diseases, and holistic care for actual and potential health problems. The client satisfaction for the services was high. Students also showed positive reponses for their clinical experiences and independent working conditions. 2. The degree of knowledge, attitudes, and practices for breast cancer. and an individual's intention to participate in the BSEE program. The subjects of this study were 308 females in K-city in the Republic of Korea. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The mean age of the respondents was 35.0 years old. Those who already participated in the BSEE were 64.9%, and those who had support and encouragement to practice BSE from significant others were 25.1 %. Clients intent to participate in the BSEE were 37.0%. The mean score of knowledge(2.4 out of 5 points) and practices(1.8 out of 5 points) for breast cancer were quite low, but the mean score of attitudes was relatively positive04.5 out of 20 point) for breast cancer. Those who already had BSEE showed significantly high scores in knowledge(t=6.48, p<0.01), attitudes (t=10.54, p<0.01). and practices(t=57.07, p<0.001) for breast cancer than those who had not participated in the BSEE. In all age groups no intention to participate in the BSEE was higher than who the intention to participate. These findings suggest some strategies should be developed to increase the awareness of breast cancer's early detection.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.118-129
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• 1993

In order to approach the nursing care of clients who are using oriental medicine and to understand the perception of the client who uses oriental medicine practices and the need to develop a model of nursing related to oriental medicine it is important to examine the major nursing concepts as they are found in oriental medicine and as they are differently defined according to the basic thought, theory and philosophical perspectives between East and West. Oriental medicine developed based on Sung Confucianism the teachings of Chut-zu, especially Tai-Chi-Tu Shuo and energy thought which are similar to traditional Korean Sasang Constitutional medicine. The basic theory on which oriental medicine is build is the theory of the five elements of Yin / Eum-Yang Theory(cosmic dual forces) and Meridian Theory. The most important attribute of Yin Yang is the concept of duality, confrontation and dependence, within Yin Yang but which do not exist separately. That is, the universe is a vast, indivisible entity within which all things exist in harmonious interdependence and balance. Harmony is achieved only when the two primorial forces, Yin and Yang, are brought into perfect balance. Each is contained within the other and there is a continuing interchange between the two. This also applies to the human body including human health which is defined as balanced harmony. The most universal connection of Yin and Yang is found in the universe where the five elements of life, fire, water, earth, wood and metal can be explained as having either Yin or Yang and therefore being in a state of connectedness but systematically circulating between the two, that is essentalilly one (the control of the unified ) or as coexistant poles of individual wholes (the pluralism of Yin Yang Theory) so that it is all unified(balanced) in the Great Absoulte. Human beings also maintain a balance of Yin and Yang in the five elements and this relationship is very important in approaching ·oriental medicine, The meridians are the channels in the body through which the life force flow throughout the body. In oriental medicine the meridians are seen as the railroad, the acupuncture points on the meridians as the stations and energy as the train. In the normal healthy organism, all are maintained in balance and in a contiuous circulation of energy. illness is the result of the energy flow becoming disarranged. Although practitioners of oriental medicine approach the client differently than do practitioners of Western medicine and their method of examining the patient is different, the basic objectives of the examination are the same for practitioners of both types of medicine. Therefore if each could be used to supplement the defiencies in the other and achieve a harmonious cooperation between the two, a higher level of care which is culturally appropriate to korean culture could be achieved. The traditional korean concept of health is a naturalistic view which emphasizes being in harmony with nature. Any manifestation of disease is considered a sign that the body is in a state of disequilibrium and is thus no longer in harmony with the universe. The wholistic view of the world held by practitioners of oriental medicine can be used by nursing in the development of a world view of nursing in which the human being is seen within the macrocosm as part of the natural phenomenon of the universe and but also as a microcosm of the universe, a universe which is a vast and indivisible entity within which all things exist in harmonious interdependence and balance. Interaction between human beings and their environment and the relationship of this interaction to health are concepts that are also found in nursing. Nursing views human brings, not as an accumulation of separate cells and organs but, as unified wholes interacted in very close relationship nth their environment. Nursing also maintains a view of human beings in which emphasis is placed on the role of the mind in explaining the concepts of harmony and balance in health. Although there are differences between oriental medicine and nursing in approaches to clients, the basic point of view and philosophy have many fundamental similarites. An understanding of the basic thought and philosophy of oriental medicine if applied to nursing, would allow for the development, not only of nursing related to oriental medicine, but of a nursing theory appropriate to the korean context.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.15-35
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• 2002

This study was conducted to provide basic data for policy of Oriental medicine by analyzing community resident's consciousness of taking herb medicine and its related factors. Data were collected from 1478 residents from March 2, 2001 to May 31, 2001. The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1) The rate of experience of taking herb medicine was 85.2%(88.2% of 'male'; 82.5% of 'female'). It appeared to be significantly higher in the groups of 'the married', 'housewife', and 'Buddhist'. As the age increased, so the rate of experience of taking herb medicine was significantly high. 2) In case of purpose of taking herb medicine, taking herb medicine as a restorative(66.8%) was much higher than taking it as a curative medicine. 3) 52.1% of the respondents satisfied with the effect of herb medicine. The groups of 'male', 'older age', 'residents in a big city', 'insurant in company', and 'the employed' showed significantly high rate in satisfying with herb medicine than the other groups. 4) According to the reason for preferring herb medicine, 36.7% of the respondents preferred herb medicine because the herb medicine was effective, while 27.8% preferred it because its side effect was low. 16.7% preferred it because persons around them recommended it. 5) 42.6% of the respondents did not want to take the herb medicine because the price of the herb medicine was high. Also 20.6% of the respondents did not want to take herb medicine because it is uneasy to take herb medicine. 15.8% did not want to take it because certain food should not be taken during the period of taking it. 9.4% did not want to take it because it tasted bitter. 6) In case of opinions on side effects of herb medicine, 40.8% of the respondents thinks that herb medicine is free from side effects, while 37.5% thinks that it causes side effects. There were significant difference in the opinions on side effects by sex, age, marital status, resident area, education level, occupation, and type of health insurance. 7) 60.7% of the respondents thinks the price of herb medicine is not resonable, while only 10.9% thinks it is resonable. 8) 45.2% of the respondents uses packs of decocted herbs although they think the packs of decocted herb are a little low effective because decocting herbs in home is bothersome. 45.2% uses packs of decocted herbs because they are convenient, being not related to the effect. 7.6% takes medicinal herbs after decocting them in a clay pot because they think the packs of decocted herbs have low effect. 51.9% does not know whether taking herb medicine in summer is effective or not because the effect is different according to their physical constitutions. 35.5% thinks that taking herb medicine is summer is effective because their physical stamina is weakened after sweated a lot, while 12.6% thinks that it is not effective because the effect of herb medicine disappears with sweat. 9) According to the level of satisfaction with Oriental medical care, the respondents marked $3.47{\pm}0.64$ points on the base of 5 points. It was significantly higher in the groups of 'male', 'the married, resident in a big city', 'highschool graduate', 'the unemployed', 'office clerk', 'growing up in a big city', 'insurant in region', and 'the middle class'. 10) According to the result of a regression analysis of factors influencing preference for herb medicine, the factors displayed significant difference by sex, age, education level, health status, and times of receiving Oriental medical care. As shown in the above results, the community residents satisfy with the effect of herb medicine. Therefore, the method of taking herb medicine without difficulty must be devised. The medicinal herbs in packages need to be included in health insurance coverage and resonable price of herb medicine must be set. Also, education program for community residents must be developed in order to provide right information in herb medicine. Therefore, related public authority, associations, and professionals must make efforts, forming organic cooperative system.