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Development of the Developmental Support Competency Scale for Nurses Caring for Preterm Infants (미숙아 발달지지를 위한 간호역량 측정도구 개발)

  • Kim, Jeong Soon;Shin, Hee Sun
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.793-803
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: Developmental care has been recognized as a very important component for the development and health promotion of preterm infants. However, research on how to assess developmental nursing competency has not been studied as expected. This study was done to develop and evaluate a new scale to measure nursing competency for developmental support of preterm infants. Methods: Concept analysis was done with using the Hybrid model of Schwartz-Barcott and Kim (2000), from which a preliminary new scale (30 items) was developed. To test the validity and reliability of the new scale being developed, data were collected from 122 NICU nurses at 4 hospitals in 3 cities in the Republic of Korea, from December, 2014 to March, 2015. Results: The final version of the Developmental Support Competency Scale for Nurses (DSCS-N) caring for premature infants was a 4-point Likert type scale, consisting of 19 items, and categorized as 6 factors, explaining 62.5% of the total variance. Each of the factors were named as follows; 'environmental support' (4 items), 'parental support' (3 items), 'interaction' (3 items), 'critical thinking' (3 items), 'professional development' (3 items), and 'partnership' (3 items). The Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient for the scale was .83 and the reliability of the subscales ranged from .60~.76. Conclusion: The psychometric evaluation of the new scale demonstrated an acceptable validity and reliability. Findings indicate that the DSCS-N can be used as the tool to test the effect of educational programs for nurses and contribute to advance developmental care for preterm infants.

Exploratory Study of the Potential for Adolescent Children from Multi-Cultural Families to Be Trained as Competent Personnel in Charge of ODA (다문화가정 청소년자녀의 공적개발원조 (Official Development Assistance: ODA) 인력 양성을 위한 탐색적 연구)

  • Park, Mee Sok;Kim, Kyoung A
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.95-113
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    • 2016
  • This study investigates the potential for multi-cultural youths, given their innate bilingual and dual culture, to be trained as the competent ODA professionals. For the purpose of collecting information, we organized two different kinds of FGI in 2015. The first FGI was conducted with a group of 10 expert participants from August 17 to September 25. The second FGI was conducted four times, from October 5 to October 23, with 13 adolescents from multi-cultural families from Russia, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Japan, and China. The semi-structured interview items were passed through a formal review process of the Institutional Ethics Committee. Furthermore, with the participants' pre-consent to recording, all recorded data were categorized through the transcription process. The results are as follows. While the potential for nourishing bilingual and dual cultural capabilities are high for the adolescent children of multi-cultural families, the expert group also emphasized the negative aspects of these capabilities being suppressed due to the relatively oppressed family environment. The expert group therefore suggests the following: building parent awareness of ODA human resources, developing an educational career transition roadmap, and providing institutional incentives for ODA. In addition, to some extent, the researchers were able to detect some positive self-esteem among the adolescent children of multi-cultural families as a result of the bilingual and dual cultural competencies required to be ODA personnel. In sum, the research provides insight into the need for national social support for the adolescent children of multi-cultural families, so that their strengths are not extinguished, in order that they might grow up as competent ODA personnel.

A Study on the Conditions, Trust and Intention to Contract of Franchise Head Offices under the Food Service Franchising Establishment (외식 프랜차이즈 창업자 환경이 가맹 본부 조건과 신뢰.계약 의사에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Hoen-Jin
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.226-238
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    • 2010
  • This study investigates the recovery of trust and provision of a contract between a franchiser and a franchisee in the food service industry. It has come to the following results after analyzing the inter-affections among the franchisers' conditions, the trust level of their support and their intention to contract. First, such factors as experience, confidence, and expertise of a franchisee have significant effects on the terms of a franchiser. Second, ad support, experience, expertise, confidence, and capital factors have significant effects. Third, such factors as history of a franchiser, the number of its franchisees, its brand have significantly influence on trust. Fourth, educational support, utilization of job instruction and purchasing of packages have significant effects on intention to contract.

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Status of Use and Evaluation of Materials of Sexual Education for Child and Adolescent in Schools, Korea (아동 및 청소년 성교육 자료의 활용 실태와 평가)

  • Jeong Geum-Hee;Yang Soon-Ok;Baik Sung-Hee
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.313-321
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    • 2002
  • We would like to suggest the guideline of use of materials of sexual education for adolescent in school by examining the status of use of materials and by evaluating the video materials frequently used. Survey was done by enquetes on status of use of materials of sexual education from school nurses in 190 primary, 44 middle and 50 high schools in Seoul, Kyonggi-do and Kangwon-do from August 1999 to February 2000. The frequently used 84 videotapes were evaluated on their contents. As for the status of use, 99.3% of subjected schools possessed the materials for sexual education. Decision of purchase was determined according to the review of contents (92.6%). Information about materials was received by the advertisement in newspapers or broadcasting (46.1%) or recommendation of peer teacher (32.4%). Videotape was most frequently used (64.1%) rather than books or CD. Teachers concerns on the materials were the educational content according to developmental stage of students (41.9%), content provoking interest (33.5%) and concrete guide for teacher (10.6%). As for the evaluation of the contents of videotapes, a subject of education was not described out of 46.6%. Videotape producer were mostly the Government-affiliated institutes or non-profit organizations (86.8%). The year of production was indicated from 41.7%. Running time range of 21-30 minutes was highest (55.9%). The price was marked in only one videotape. Subjects of contents were general sexual education (34.5%), sexual violence or sexual harassment (21.4%), pregnancy and contraception (14.2%) and AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (8.3%) and dating and adolescent change (4. 8%), and etc (11.9 %). According to above results, we suggested that materials for sexual education should be completed with a description on the subjected group, summary of content, information on the tape producer, year of production, running time and sale price.

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The Needs on the Drug Free Education in Adolescents (청소년의 약물남용 예방교육 요구도 조사)

  • Jung Hyang-Mi;Lee Hwa-Za;Kim Young-Hae
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.57-65
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    • 2003
  • Purpose: This study was intended to present basic data of a more effective drug free education program by examining and analyzing the needs of drug and health education in the adolescent. Method: The study subjects were 480 students from six high schools in Pusan. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire between June 1 and June 10, 1999. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe test in SPSS program were used for data analysis. Result: The scoring rate of knowledge for drug abuse of the subjects was 26.8%. For the scores of knowledge according to the type of drug, cigarettes were the highest at 38.4%, and for the scores of knowledge according to items, the abuse part was 59%, also the highest. The needs of drugs and drug education for the subjects had an average of 19.59. For the score of needs according to the items, plans to maintain and improve health was 1.72, the highest, methods to control anger and stress was 1.66, toxicity of drugs was 1.51, and medicinal use of drugs was 1.44. For the characteristics of the subject and characteristics relating to drugs, and the comparison of needs of drug education, consisted of students who said they liked or disliked their school life, those who have had drug education at school, who having received drug education by various kinds of materials, all had high needs for the education. Conclusion: It is necessary that drug free education plans including plans to maintain and improve health on the basis of the needs of drug education for the adolescent and other contents such as the methods to control anger and stress are established. Development of various kinds of audio-visual materials, publicity booklets and educational programs for parents etc. are needed in order to make the adolescent have an interest in drug free education, and recognize its importance.

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The Review on Characteristics, Pathophysiology and Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (과민성 장 증후군의 특성과 병태생리 및 위험요인에 대한 고찰)

  • Park, Mi-Jung;Choe, Myung-Ae;Kim, Keum-Soon;Hong, Hae-Sook;Lee, Kyung-Sook;Jeong, Jae-Sim;Chae, Young-Ran;An, Gyeong-Ju;Shin, Ki-Soo;Choi, Jung-An
    • The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.129-138
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is frequently yet little understood disease. Review was performed to promote understanding on the characteristics, pathophysiology, and risk factors of IBS. Content: IBS is characterized by abdominal discomfort associated with pain and altered bowel function; structural and biochemical abnormalities are absent. Generally IBS is more prevalent in women and people with higher educational and social background, but there are some controversies. IBS is diagnosed by the Rome II or Manning criteria after excluding organic gastrointestinal diseases. The pathophysioloy is explained by abnormal control mechanism of central and enteric nervous system. Mucosal immunity, secretions, and neurotransmitter are also associated with the hypersensitivity and motility change of bowel function. Stress is known as a major triggering factor and contributed to symptoms. Other risk factors are genetic elements, childhood experiences, inflammation, anxiety, depression, diet, and sleep disorders.

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A Study of Board Function Effectiveness and Organizational Performance in Korean Community Chest Organizations (복지 비영리 조직의 이사회 기능 효과성과 조직성과에 관한 연구 : 한국사회복지 공동모금회를 중심으로)

  • Kang, Chul-Hee;Kim, Hee-Sung
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.44
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    • pp.7-35
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    • 2001
  • Little empirical study has been conducted concerning board function effectiveness and organizational performance in nonprofit nongovernmental human service organizations in Korea. Using the evaluations of 107 board members and 17 executive directors in Korean Community Chest and 16 regional community chests, this study attempted to examine the level of board function effectiveness and its relationship with organizational performance in these community chests. This study used board function scale developed by Holland and Jackson (1998) to measure board function effectiveness in the following 6 dimensions: contextual dimension: educational dimension: interpersonal dimension: analytical dimension: political dimension: and strategic dimension. This study showed that using 4 points scale, mean of overall board function effectiveness evaluated by board members is 2.62 and mean of overall board function effectiveness evaluated by executive directors is 2.73. That is, it showed that means of overall board function effectiveness are located in the middle point between negative evaluation and positive evaluation. On the other hand, using parametric correlation analysis method, it was found that in these community chests the association between board function effectiveness and organizational performance measured by fund-raising growth rate in $1999{\sim}2000\;and\;1998{\sim}2000$ is very weak and statistically nonsignificant. This study also revealed that using nonparametric correlation analysis method, the association between consensus level in evaluation by board members and executive directors about board function effectiveness, and organizational performance is still very weak and statistically nonsignificant. Finally, this study discussed the direction of future research in board function effectiveness and its relationship with organizational performance and the areas of board management that requires substantial efforts for promoting effectiveness of nonprofit human service organizations in Korea.

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An Explorative Study on the Culture of Poverty (빈곤문화실태에 대한 탐색적 연구 - 긴급구호시설 종사자들을 대상으로 -)

  • Lee, Jin-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.56 no.4
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    • pp.149-172
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    • 2004
  • The main purpose of this study is to explore and understand the reality of culture of poverty that employees of emergent relief facilities recognize. For this purpose, it had been carried out questionnaire with employees of emergent relief facilities from November to December 2003. It was applied quantitative research method to this study. Major findings of the study are as follows: 1) the awareness of employees to facilities in which they work is positive, 2) but their awareness to service user is negative(the degree of individual characteristic, educational characteristic and economical characteristic of service user is generally negative, while the degree of familial characteristic is generally positive), 3) the awareness to relationship with service user is positive. The results of this study reveal possibility that the culture of poverty can be expanded under the poor and psychic rehabilitation programs should be reinforced.

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A Study on the Policies of Residential Remodeling for Elderly Households of Korea and Japan (한국과 일본의 노인가구 주택개조 관련 정책에 관한 고찰)

  • Park, Nam-Hee;Kwon, Oh-Jung;Choi, Ryung;Shin, Hye-In
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the policies related to residential remodeling for elderly households of Korea and Japan. Documentary research methodology was used in this study. The major results of this study are as follows: 1) It is not enough that the housing policy of elderly households prepare institutions and standards for aging society in Korea. 2) Residential remodeling projects by this time were not to improve residential environment of elder]y households but to support only a few low income elderly households in Korea. 3) Housing policy of elderly households consisted of design and remodeling standards for barrierfree of new housing and housing stock, housing financing, human resource network, and educational program of housing remodeling in Japan. 4) Central government and local self-governing body have support system which is systematic and that is helpful to those elderly households who needs housing remodeling in Japan. 5) It is needed that local self-governing body frame a policy of residential remodeling for elderly households. And central government and local self-governing body prepare the policy of financial support and contents of residential remodeling for elderly households according to the level of housing quality and residents circumstances. And they have the education system for specialist of residential remodeling for elderly households and clarify the standards of residential remodeling for elderly households. 6) In-depth analysis study is need to find a suggestion in many cases of advanced nations.

A Study on the Curriculum Development of Spatial Convergence Studies (주거학 전공분야를 위한 공간정보 관련 교과과정 개발 기초연구)

  • Park, Nam-Hee;Choi, Jae-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to develop the curriculum of spatial convergence studies for the major field of housing and interior design. Documentary research and content analysis methods were used in this study. Data drawn from internet homepage of each universities which were 20 colleges the major field of housing and interior design and 160 colleges of architectural design, and public institutions the MLTM and the KRIHS. The major results of this study were as follows. 1) Government has been supported the specialized graduate school of spatial information and the university which they have spatial information curriculum during 5 years. 2) The department of spatial information has been educated the theory and practice about spatial issues in order to train the spatial specialist helpful to the new growing industry. 3) There were little changed curriculum which has related to the department of housing and interior design. The half of their curriculum were housing project and interior design. The spatial convergence studies educational program should be grow up step by step. The first is basic level to learn the basic theory of spatial studies for example the spatial introduction or the housing and the second is low level to learn the depth theory of spatial studies for example the design I or the housing development. The third is middle level to apply the depth theory of spatial studies for examples the design II, III or housing policy and institutions. And the last is high level to practice the depth theory of spatial studies for example housing construction or internship.