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Effects of Short-Term Music Therapy in Fire Fighters with Post-Traumatic Stress Risk (외상 후 스트레스 위기 소방관에 대한 단기간 음악치료의 효과)

  • Shim, Gyu-Sik;Kim, Nam-Song;Bang, Sung-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.4040-4047
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze a change in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) level and the continuity of the effects in music therapy by applying short-term music therapy program in fire fighters with Post-traumatic Stress (PTS). Forty two fire fighters in 3 districts were randomly assigned to experimental group (21 subjects) and control group (21 subjects). Music therapy was applied in totally 10 sessions by two sessions (120 minutes) a day for 5 days. PTS level was measured immediately after the end of program, after 4 weeks, and after 12 weeks. As a result, PTS level has significantly decreased into $8.90{\pm}4.55$ from $26.52{\pm}2.32$ right after the music therapy program(p<0.05). And the effect was shown to be continued significantly up to after 4 weeks($11.95{\pm}4.57$) and after 12 weeks($13.76{\pm}5.62$)(p<0.05). As a result of research, it is considered that the music therapy is effective approach for reduction in PTS as for fire fighters who belong to the group with high risk of PTSD. Accordingly, the application of regular program for managing fire fighters' mental health is understood to likely to contribute to enhancing the field service competence.

Impact of Lifestyle on Sportswear Benefit Pursuit among Participants in Badminton (배드민턴 참여자들의 라이프스타일이 스포츠웨어 추구혜택에 미치는 영향)

  • Moon, Tae-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.7
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    • pp.2483-2490
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to offer information on the more effective sports wear to club members, who are participating in badminton, by closely examining influence in lifestyle of participants in badminton upon the sportswear benefit sought. The subjects of this study were selected male and female adults, who are joining now by subscribing to badminton club in Gangwondo Province, as the population. It sampled totally 206 people by convenience sampling, and carried out frequency analysis, reliability & factor analysis, and multiple regression analysis by using SPSS/PC+ 11.0 Version. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, it was indicated that there is correlation between lifestyle and sportswear benefit sought of participants in badminton. Second, it was indicated to have influence upon the ideal benefit sought, which is the sportswear benefit sought, in order of the fashion sought bandwagon and the social orientation, which are sub-factors of lifestyle. Third, it was indicated to have influence upon the fashion & brand benefit sought, which is the sportswear benefit sought, in order of the material sought, the fashion sought bandwagon, and the satisfaction with reality, which are sub-factors of lifestyle. Fourth, it was indicated to have influence upon the convenience benefit sought, which is the sportswear benefit sought, in order of the self-loyalty, the social orientation, the health sought, and the satisfaction with reality, which are sub-factors of lifestyle. Fifth, lifestyle was indicated to have influence upon the youth & individuality benefit sought in order of the fashion sought bandwagon, the material sought, and the social orientation. The sportswear product in the better quality will be able to be expected for sports activity, by which the subjects of participating in sports activity correctly grasp the sportswear benefit sought, based on these results.

The Effect of Various Hot Environments on Physiological Responses and Information Processing Performance Following Firefighting Activities in a Smoke-Diving Room

  • Hemmatjo, Rasoul;Motamedzade, Majid;Aliabadi, Mohsen;Kalatpour, Omid;Farhadian, Maryam
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.386-392
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    • 2017
  • Background: Fire service workers often implement multiple duties in the emergency conditions, with such duties being mostly conducted in various ambient temperatures. Methods: The aim of the current study was to assess the firefighters' physiological responses, information processing, and working memory prior to and following simulated firefighting activities in three different hot environments. Seventeen healthy male firefighters performed simulated firefighting tasks in three separate conditions, namely (1) low heat (LH; $29-31^{\circ}C$, 55-60% relative humidity), (2) moderate heat (MH; $32-34^{\circ}C$, 55-60% relative humidity), and (3) severe heat (SH; $35-37^{\circ}C$, 55-60% relative humidity). It took about 45-50 minutes for each firefighter to finish all defined firefighting activities and the paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT). Results: At the end of all the three experimental conditions, heart rate (HR) and tympanic temperature (TT) increased, while PASAT scores as a measure of information processing performance decreased relative to baseline. HR and TT were significantly higher at the end of the experiment in the SH ($159.41{\pm}4.25beats/min$; $38.22{\pm}0.10^{\circ}C$) compared with the MH ($156.59{\pm}3.77beats/min$; $38.20{\pm}0.10^{\circ}C$) and LH ($154.24{\pm}4.67beats/min$; $38.17{\pm}0.10^{\circ}C$) conditions (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in PASAT scores between LH and MH (p > 0.05). Nonetheless, there was a measurable difference in PASAT scores between LH and SH (p < 0.05). Conclusion: These consequences demonstrate that ambient temperature is effective in raising the physiological responses following firefighting activities. It is therefore argued that further increase of ambient temperature can impact firefighters' information processing and working memory during firefighting activity.

The Effect of Servant Leadership of Sports Administrator on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (체육행정가의 서번트 리더십이 직무만족과 조직시민행동에 미치는 영향)

  • Seo, Jae-Ha;Cho, Byung-Jun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.12 no.11
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    • pp.4895-4906
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to find the effect of servant leadership of sports administrator on job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior to provide effectiveness management. To accomplish this research objective, as the subjects 333 employees were selected who working at 3 branches of Korea Sports Promotion Organization and Korea Olympic Committee. As for data processing, this research made a frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, correlation analysis confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation model analysis were utilized. The results using structural equation model indicated that servant leadership had directly positive effect on job satisfaction. and servant leadership had directly positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior. In addition, job satisfaction had directly positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior. The implications of the study suggest that sports organization administrator should strengthen servant leadership to build up effectiveness management.

Impact of Participation in Sport for All on Leisure Satisfaction, Psychological Wellbeing and Subjective Wellbeing (생활체육 참여활동이 여가만족과 심리적, 주관적 웰빙에 미치는 영향)

  • Moon, Tae-Young;Heo, Chung-Uk
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.12 no.9
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    • pp.3984-3993
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of participation in sport for all on leisure satisfaction, psychological wellbeing and subjective wellbeing in an attempt to make a contribution to the leisure satisfaction, psychological wellbeing and subjective wellbeing of people enjoying sport for all. The subjects in this study were 200 people who were selected by convenience sampling from a population of male and female adults who participated in sport for all in Gangwon Province. The statistical package SPSS 11.0 was employed to make a frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. The findings of the study were as follows: First, participation in sport for all had a statistically significant impact on leisure satisfaction. Those who more participated in sport for all expressed more satisfaction with their leisure life. Second, leisure satisfactionexerted a statistically significant influence on psychological wellbeing. Third, leisure satisfaction affected subjective wellbeing in a statistically significant way. The findings of the study indicated that the leisure satisfaction of those who participated in sport for all exercised a great physical and mental influence on themselves. Those who don't participate in sport for all should steadily be advised to do that, and the national and local governments should develop a wide variety of sport-for-all programs to let everybody lead a better life by enjoying sport for all.

Effects of 24 weeks of Training program on Aerobic Capacity, Body Composition, Physical Fitness, and Muscular strength in High School Sprinters (24주간 운동이 고등학교 단거리 선수의 심폐능력, 기초체력, 신체조성 및 근력에 미치는 영향)

  • Moon, Tae-Young;Kim, In-Dong;Han, Gun-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.11
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    • pp.4360-4366
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    • 2010
  • It is impossible for all athletes to be satisfied with a single training program due to the fact that they have different physiological characteristics and needs. However, paucity studies have been introduced a specific training program for high school sprinters. Therefore, this study was designed to help develop and introduce the training program with a physical examination to enhance sprinting performance for experienced high school sprinters. VO2max, muscular strength, basic physical ability, and body composition were measured before and after a 24 week training program. The following are the conclusions based on the results of this study: 1) body fat percentage was increased after 24 weeks of training. Fat free mass and the amount of water in the body increased by 1.5% and 1.1% respectively, 2) $VO_2$maxand anaerobic threshold level showed a significant increase after 24 weeks of training, 3) exercise duration and anaerobic threshold duration were also increased after 24 weeks of training, but not statistically significant, and 4) muscular strength significantly increased due to the execution of combined weight training and circuit training. Development and implementation of the training program in this study made sprinters' physical capacities better in VO2max, anaerobic threshold, and muscular strength and body composition. Also, sprinters were able to increase fat free mass through 24 weeks of training due to increased muscle mass. Therefore, a training program for high school sprinters should include a physical examination to enhance sprinting performance and prevent sports injuries.

Changes of Recognition to Death Before and After Observation on the Cadaver Dissection to Paramedical Students (해부용시신을 이용한 참관 해부실습 후 죽음에 대한 인식의 변화)

  • Cho, Keun-Ja;Kim, Sooil
    • Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.159-165
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    • 2018
  • The aim of this study is to identify changes of recognition to death before and after observation on the cadaver dissection to paramedical students. This study was done on 472 freshmen using questionnaire survey. Recognition to death questionnaire was consisted of 36 items. Data were collected before and after observation on the cadaver dissection with agreement of subjects. The data were analyzed using SPSS win 24.0. This study showed that recognition to death was significantly increased after observation on the cadaver dissection (3.19 points) than before observation on the cadaver dissection (3.06 points) (p=.000). Especially, anxiety on death was significantly increased (p=.000), and interest in death was significantly increased, too (p=.000). The results of this study suggest that we need positively to encourage observation on the cadaver dissection for paramedical students with providing program to decrease anxiety on death because of not only improving anatomy knowledge but also increasing recognition to death.

Demand Analysis of Services and Infrastructure for Rural Welfare and Culture by Importance-Performance Analysis(IPA) (IPA 분석을 통한 농촌 복지·문화 서비스 및 인프라 수요 분석)

  • Bae, Seung-Jong;Kim, Dae-Sik;Kim, Soo-Jin;Kim, Seong-Pil;Lee, Yoo-Jick;Kim, Young-Joo;Shin, Ji-Hoon;Jung, Nam-Su;Choi, Young-Wan;Park, Joo-Seok;Shin, Min-Ji;Lee, Da-Young;Im, Sang-Bong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.113-125
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to provide the demand information about services (S/W) and infrastructure (H/W) for rural welfare and culture. The survey was conducted on the overall satisfaction level, the condition change, the importance-satisfaction level of each field and the top priority items for administrative agencies and rural residents. In the overall satisfaction level, administrative agencies responded more than 'normal' to all fields, but the overall satisfaction level was lower than 'normal' in the fields excluding the healthcare field in the case of rural residents. In terms of condition changes compared to the past five years, both administrative institutions and local residents evaluated the improvement. IPA analysis was conducted to identify the priority ranking of each field and it was found that emergency medical facilities in the healthcare field, infant day care facilities in the social welfare field, movie theaters in the culture field, lifelong education institutions and academy facilities in the education field and private sports facilities in the leisure and sports field were most needed, respectively. The results of this study are expected to be helpful in increasing the efficiency and presenting the improvement direction about the development policy of the rural culture and welfare.

Analysis of pneumatic braking component effects and characteristics of a diesel electric locomotive (디젤전기기관차의 공압제동 영향인자 및 특성 분석)

  • Choi, Don Bum;Kim, Min-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.541-549
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    • 2018
  • This paper deals with the braking dynamic behavior of diesel electric locomotive pulling domestic cargo and passenger vehicles. Friction coefficient, pneumatic pressure, and running resistance affecting the braking system were tested. For the friction coefficient, the Dynamo test was performed with reference to UIC 541-4. The results are analyzed by multivariate regression and the relationship between braking force and ititial velocity is presented. The pneumatic pressure were classified into service braking and emergency braking. In order to reflect the characteristics of the brake valve and piping, the pressure rising over time was measured in the vehicle. In order to reflect the external force acting on the vehicle, we carried out the test of EN 14067-4 and presented the second order polynomial formula on a running resistance. The running resistance test results were compared with other countries. The dynamic behavior of a diesel electric locomotive running on a straight flat track based on vehicle resources, friction coefficient, braking pressure, and running resistance is simulated using the time integration presented in EN 14531-1. The simulation results were compared and verified with the vehicle braking test results. The results of this study can be used to analyze the dynamic braking behavior of a train. Also, it is expected that various parameters affecting braking in vehicle design can be analyzed and used as basic data for braking performance improvement.

Effects of the Health Management Importance Awareness on Occupational Performance and Basic Fitness for the People with Intellectual Disabilities Participated in the Muscle Strengthening Exercise (건강관리 중요도 인식이 시설 거주 지적장애인들의 작업수행과 기초체력에 미치는 영향)

  • Son, Sungmin;Jeon, Byoungjin
    • 재활복지
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.31-51
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    • 2018
  • This study performed to provide the basic information about the effects of the health management importance awareness on the occupational performance and basic fitness for the people with intellectual disabilities. 16 people with intellectual disabilities participated in muscle strengthening exercise. To assess health management importance awareness, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used to identify the importance of the health management. According to the results of the importance, they were divided into two groups: Extreme and Neutral Importance Group in order to analyze the changes of the occupational performance and basic fitness. In-group analysis of the performance, satisfaction level, strength, and flexibility found that all measures improved in both groups following completion of the program. Between-group analysis following completion of the program indicated group differences in the performance and satisfaction level, but no group differences were found in the muscle strength and flexibility. Thus, this study showed the positive effects from the results of the program participation targeting the people with intellectual disabilities, and highlighted the importance of the awareness for them regarding the need for the health management (as evidenced by the improvement in occupational performance). It is expected that effective health management through participation in programs such as this will help maintain a healthy lifestyle and contribute to improve the quality of life.