• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.147-159
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was to examine the effects of the meridian massage on constipation and stress in the patients with stroke. Methods: The subjects of this study were 31 patients with stroke who were hospitalized at the K oriental medical center. They were determined by Rome II criteria and the Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS). The experimental group were treated meditation massage for 10minutes daily for 2 weeks. To evaluate the effect of meridian massage, the degree of constipation was measured using the frequency of defecation per week and the scores of CAS, and the degree of stress was measured using the Stress Scale. The collected data were analyzed by with the SPSS 12.0 for windows program. Results: The experimental group had significantly more increase of defecation frequency than the control group. The experimental group had significantly more decrease of CAS score than the control group. 3) In the score of stress, there was no significant difference between the experimental and the control group. Conclusion: The result of this study shows that meridian massage is an effective nursing intervention for the management of constipation of patients with stroke.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.10-16
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• 2016

Purpose: We aimed to analyze the existing nursing studies related to Yangsaeng for providing a foundation for future studies and developing nursing interventions. Methods: Frequency analysis according to year, journal, study design, variable, and measure of the studies published in domestic nursing journals from 1990 to 2014 was performed. Results: First study of Yangsaeng was published in 1997. The numbers of studies related to Yangsaeng was continuously increasing until 2010 and reducing afterwards. Most nursing studies related to Yangsaeng were published at the Jounral of East-West Nursing Research targeting older adults. The most commonly used measure to assess the concept of Yangsaeng was the scale developed by Ae-Jung Kim in 2004. Most studies were quantitative and correlational studies and none of them was experimental research. Conclusion: It would be useful to incorporate the concept of Yangsaeng into nursing research because from a perspective of holistic nursing, the concept of Yangsaeng is similar with the view of health promotion. This may enable to expand the scope of nursing study from a diverse perspective.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.53-60
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate outcome measurement scales of nursing education such as communication, professionalism, leadership, and critical thinking. Methods: A methodological study design was used to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scales. Survey was done to the students (n=407) enrolled in baccalaureate nursing schools. Using convenience sampling method, we tried to include all grades of students. Internal consistency, convergent validity and group comparison were used to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scales. Results: All scales were reliable and valid. Only convergent validity of the scale to measure critical thinking was relatively low. It suggested that critical thinking skill and disposition might be measured separately. Also it was inefficient to measure the nursing education outcomes with separate scales. Conclusions: It is recommended to develop a new integrative scale to measure nursing education outcomes. Also it is necessary to set the norm of nursing students to evaluate nursing education outcomes for the quality control of nursing education.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.138-146
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• 2007

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among stroke patients' activities of daily living(ADL), depression, and quality of life(QOL). Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 251 stroke patients at 5 hospitals and 2 public health centers in Seoul and Kyonggi-Do. The following Questionnaires were utilized for this study: Functional independence measure(FIM) from Grange, Hamilton, and Sherwin(1986), the Korean CES-D scale from Randloff(1977), and quality of life scale from Bang, Hwal-Lan(1991). Results: Data were analyzed using the pearson correlation, t-test, and ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 12.0. The results of this study were as follow; The subjects consisted of 110 fern ales and 141 m ales. The mean score of activity of daily living was 87.2(range 18-126). Age, family history, comorbidity, paralysis site, and duration after diagnosis were significantly associated with activity of daily living. The mean score of depression was 23.8(range 11-44). Age, gender, education, and job were significantly associated with depression. The mean score of quality of life scale was 3.0(range 1-5). Gender, religion, education, job, economic status, and duration after diagnosis were significantly associated with quality of life. Relationships among activity daily living, depression, and quality of life scale: The activity of daily living had a negative relationship with depression score. The activity of daily living had a positive relationship with QOL score. The depression had a negative relationship with QOL score. Conclusion: Based on these results, it is necessary to run rehabilitation programs to improve stroke patients' ADL, depression. Also, it research for of identifying stroke patients' quality of life according to rehabilitation program.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.160-170
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships of Korean medicine (KM) nursing knowledge, nursing practice and role conflict with retention intention among KM nurses. Methods: The study used a survey design with a sample of 152 nurses working at Korean medicine hospitals in Kyunggi province and Seoul. The data were collected from January 15 to March 18, 2016 and were analyzed with SPSS WIN 21.0. Results: The factors that influenced on retention intention were knowledge (${\beta}=.36$, p<.001) and role conflict (${\beta}=-.18$, p=.020) of KM nursing which explained 25.3% of retention intention in KM nurses (F=6.06, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings suggest that it is necessary to develop and offer KM nursing education programs for increasing retention intention among nurses in Korean medicine hospital. It is also important to specify the roles of KM nurses for reducing role conflict.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.138-146
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare depression and quality of life between the Tae Yin In and So Yin In groups of the Sasangin constitution in Korean elderly women. Methods: A total of 203 (Tae Yin In=103, So Yin In=100) women aged over 65 yr, who were living in Seoul or Gyung-gi province, participated in the study. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, $X^2$-test, independent t-test, ANOVA, and Scheffe test using SPSS PC+16 version. Results: Individuals in the So Yin In group had significantly worse depression than those in the Tae Yin In group. Those in the Tae Yin In group tended to have a better quality of life than those in the So Yin In group, but no significant difference was observed. Furthermore, individuals in the Tae Yin In and So Yin In groups all had low quality of life scores comparing with median value. Significant differences in depression and quality of life according to age and subjective health status were observed in the Tae Yin In group. In the So Yin In group, significant differences in quality of life according to education and subjective health status were observed. Conclusion: A concrete nursing intervention based on the Sasangin constitution for elderly women should be explored to decrease depression and improve quality of life. Additionally, the general characteristics of elderly women should be considered to develop an appropriate nursing intervention.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.7-17
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• 2002

This study attempted to develop fundamental data for East nursing intervention of nourish of life and health care from chronic disease augmented on the elderly. I understood that a point of nursing view and knowledges have limited to progress of life of quality on the oldman. In this context, this study was aimed to find out a possible of Eastern Nursing Sciences for the management of nourish of life and health care on the elderly and to suggest a distinct frame of Korean nursing intervention method which is unique. From the literature, this study identified that there are needed to intervene of livelihood of nourish of life, such as food and clothing, a feeling of moderation, moving and living(activity, sleeping, recumbency), sex for healthy and quality of life on the oldman. To propose, I suggested the traditional health method physically as Nursing intervention, such as Qi Kyong, Tae Kuk Kyun, Yuk Ja Kyoul, Oh Keum Hee etc and Moxibustion. Through there understand and percept importance and need of nourish of life on the elderly on results of literature view, as above, concrete East Nursing intervention of nourish of life on the elderly will be researched. Hence, we are needed to regain and to adapt Korean traditional health method which is the first draft on Korean Nursing tightly.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.107-117
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was to examine the possibility of the contact with pornographs of elementary school boys and girls and to confirm responses after that, and to compare the feeling of sexual conflict between the boys and girls. Methods: The subjects were 952 5th and 6th graders of elementary school in four city areas(456 boys, 496 girls). Data collection was via questionnaires Results: Except several pupils(34.4% of boys, 27.4% of girls), most of subjects of the study had no contact with pornographs. The response after the contact with pornographs was feeling of shame the most, which was a negative reaction. The sexual conflict appeared more in pupils who had contact with pornographs than in those who had not boys(t=3.84, p<.000), girls(t=3.96, p<.000), which showed a significant difference. However, the conflict between boys and girls was not significant statistically. Conclusion: We would like to suggest that a sound control system must be prepared and a development of programs related to sexual education and promotion of ability fighting against them that can release their impulse of sex.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.36-43
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• 2008

Purpose: This study was conducted for an evidence-based nursing intervention on bed rest period after puncture, by confirming whether there was a difference in scores of headache and back pain between the 1-hour bed rest group and the 6-hour bed rest group following lumbar puncture in patients with leukemia. Method: The subjects were 45 inpatients of the department of hematology at a general hospital in Seoul, from January 1 to March 31, 2005. There were 21 patients in the 1-hour bed rest group and 24 patients in the 6-hour bed rest group. A graphic rating scale was used to measure headaches and back pains. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS 12.0. Non- parametric statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: There was no significant difference between the 1-hour bed rest group and the 6-hour bed rest group in the headache level and back pain level. Conclusion: Therefore, it is considered that a long period of bed rest over 6 hours after lumbar puncture is not a necessary nursing intervention, and repeated studies are required to confirm the result.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.10-17
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate nursing professionalism and affecting factors of nursing professionalism in freshman nursing students. Methods: Pre and post-test study design was used to compare the differences of sutdy variables at the completion of a fundamental nursing course. A convenience sample of 164 were recruited. The date were collected from September 1st to December 1st in 2012. Results: The mean scores of the nursing professionalism were significantly increased from a pre-test (3.73) to post-test (3.93). The mean scores of the self-esteem were significantly increased from a pre-test (3.05) to post-test (3.13). Self-esteem and satisfaction with nursing were factors that affect nursing professionalism. Conclusion: Attention should be given to nursing education to cultivate nursing professionalism by improving self-esteem and satisfaction with nursing in nursing students.