• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.47-60
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• 2006

BACKGROUND: Social, legal, and economic factors have changed the delivery of care to elderly who are frail and/or chronically ill. Increasing number of the elderly are now treated in the community, while living with or in close proximity to their family. It is evident that families play a major role of support for elderly persons in our society. This paper provides a review and analysis of studies that have investigated informal caregiving issues encompassing physical, psychological, emotional, and social domains. RESULTS OF THE REVIEW: Family caregiving often interfered with workplace and other responsibilities, creating physical, emotional, and financial stress for caregivers. Relatively high volumes of research addressed caregiving issues in the families of Alzheimer patients and in the areas of emotional and psychological impact of caregiving. Few studies explicitly investigated the role of informal caregivers in the management of other chronic conditions such as stroke or depression or physical consequences of long-term caregiving. While most studies were focused on negative aspects of caregiving, a few studies found it rewarding. Often the burden, stress, and socio-economic effects on the family caregiving for an elderly person were not sufficiently appreciated. CONCLUSIONS: Positive outcomes for both the caregiver and the care recipient are more likely to occur when effective levels of collaboration exist between health professionals and caregivers. As a first step, a better understanding of the caregiving experience such as caregiver characteristics, care recipient characteristics, and social stigma is important for nurses to minimize the burden of care so that appropriate interventions can be developed. In addition, further studies are needed to examine the role and needs of informal caregivers in the care of increasing number of frail and/or chronic ill elderly treated in the community.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.1057-1061
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• 2008

For the purpose of investigating the reasonable logics contained in physiognomy of east and old western medicine. hypothetical researches based on hydromechanics theory were performed concerning facial types of form and pathologic features, especially 4 types of Dr. Jisan-Essence, Qi energy. Emotional Activity and Blood(EQAB). In order to infer the functional relation between facial type forming and EQAB factors, EQAB were supposed as fluid grounded on their continual flowing or periodical change and pressure effect from its congestion. and a premise that there's a linear corresponding relationship between the appearance of organ and its physical conditions of its inner vessels is formed too. Through this work, the unit fluid model(UFM) of Essence can be assumed as circle shape formed by the high viscosity and surface tension, the UFM model of Qi energy as quadrangular shape by the scattering features to outer four directions, and the UFM of emotional activity as inverted triangular shape by the flippant and uprising features, and the UFM of blood as ellipsoid triangle by the heavy and descending features in spite of circulation. The shapes made from each UFM are reproduced in the process of human development and manifest respective facial shape through the self-reproduction method like fractal theory in the last. Conclusively. it is said that the facial form analysis method like EQAB type theory can be the useful methodology to understand the human pathological and physiological features in view of hydromechanics.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.8030-8036
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• 2015

본 연구는 그림에 나타난 정서를 판단할 때에 형태 정보와 색채 정보가 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 예비연구에서 흑백 그림자극의 정서적 반응을 평가하였고, 본 실험에서 색채가 첨가된 그림의 정서적 반응을 평가했다. 두 개의 실험에 각기 다른 50명, 56명의 피험자들이 참여하였고, 평가-능력-활동성 차원에서 구분이 되는 평정 단어로 기쁨, 우울, 분노 반응을 선택하도록 했다. 그 결과, 흑백 그림에서 형태의 표면과 리듬에 따라 특정 정서를 높은 비율로 경험했다. 그리고 형태가 제시하는 정서반응과 다른 정서반응을 일으키는 색채가 가미되었을 때 특정 정서의 반응 비율이 현저하게 낮아지거나 혹은 색채 정보에 따른 정서를 경험한다는 것을 발견했다. 본 연구는 기존의 연구와 달리 색채와 형태를 결합하여 두 요소를 경합시키고 그 결과를 논의하였다는 점과 자극의 제시와 반응의 처리에 있어서 보다 더 통제된 조건 하에서 실험했다는 점에서 의의를 가진다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.423-428
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• 2019

4차 산업의 발달로 ICT 디바이스의 영역이 확대되면서 스마트 주얼리들이 출시되고 있다. 주얼리는 스마트 기기의 기능적 측면과 융합되면서 인체를 치장하는 패션 도구일 뿐만 아니라, 사용자가 생활환경과 안전개선에 필요한 정보들을 전달하는 기능 및 필요한 정보의 상호작용이 확장 가능성을 가져오고 있다. 현재 웨어러블 주얼리는 스마트폰 보조기라는 인식과 기술적 제약으로 소비자에게 큰 호응을 얻지 못해 널리 확산되지 못하고 있으나 디바이스의 초소형화, 디자인의 개선이 필요하다. 현재 출시된 웨어러블 주얼리 제품을 중심으로 디자인, 재료, 색채에 따른 감성적 유형을 분석하여 스마트 주얼리가 주얼리로서 사람들의 감성을 어떻게 자극을 할 것인가를 고려하며 더 많은 연구를 통해 미흡한 부분들을 보완 수정하여 창의적인 스마트 주얼리의 가치를 높이는데 기여하고자 한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.1062-1068
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• 2019

Objective: For many generations, most species of farm animals have been subjected to intense and strictly targeted selection for improvement of their performance traits. This has led to substantial changes in animal anatomy and physiology, which resulted in considerable differences between the current animal breeds and their wild ancestors. The aim of the study was to determine whether there is breed-specific variability in behaviour as well as differences in emotional reactivity and preferences of laying hens. Methods: The investigations involved 50 Green-legged Partridge, 50 Polbar, and 50 Leghorn hens. All birds were kept in the same conditions, and the behavioural tests were carried out at 30 weeks of age. We used the tonic immobility test and a modified open-field test including such objects as water, commercial feed, feed enriched with cereal grains, finely cut straw, and insect larvae, a sandpit, a mirror, and a shelter imitating a hen nest. Results: The research results demonstrate that the birds of the analysed breeds differ not only in the excitability and emotional reactivity but, importantly, also in the preferences for environment-enriching elements. Ensuring hens' well-being should therefore be based on environmental modifications that will facilitate acquisition of essential elements of chickens' behaviour. The greatest emotional reactivity was found in the Leghorn breed, which may be a result of correlated selection aimed at an increase in chicken productivity. Conclusion: The differences in the behaviour of the birds from the analysed breeds indicate that laying hens cannot be regarded as one group of animals with the same environmental requirements.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 '알코올 의존 노숙인을 위한 사회복지적 지원의 핵심은 가족을 대체할 만한 영향력 있는 관계'일 수 있다는 문제의식을 바탕으로, 중림동 쪽방촌 일대에서 알코올 의존 노숙인을 지원하는 'H-공동체'의 사례를 스프레들리가 제시한 문화기술지 방식으로 탐색하였다. 연구결과 알코올 의존자들은 H-공동체를 중심으로 '가족을 대체할만한 관계'를 맺고 있었으며, 그 속에서 '정서적 유대감'을 형성하고 있었다. 그리고, 이는 '큰 정은 없어도 잔정으로 살아가기'라는 문화적 주제로 나타났다. 하지만, 그 관계와 유대감 정도는 다르게 나타났으며, 이는 각자의 생애과정과 건강, 나이, 경제 상황과 무관하지 않았다. 논의에서는 이 같은 차이를 '가족을 대체할만한 관계', '정서적 유대감', '참여' 정도를 통해 유형화시키고 논점으로 제안하였다. 결론에서는 연구결과를 바탕으로 알코올 의존 노숙인에게 필요한 함의를 제시하고 제언을 하였다.

• Yonsei Medical Journal
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• 제59권9호
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• pp.1107-1114
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• 2018

Purpose: This study investigated the effectiveness of meaning-centered psychotherapy (MCP), which is known to be a helpful psychotherapeutic intervention in distressing conditions, for patients with pancreatobiliary cancer. Materials and Methods: We recruited 37 patients with pancreatobiliary cancer from three university general hospitals and assessed their psychological characteristics. Patients who reported clinically significant emotional distress were recommended to undergo MCP. Patients who consented to MCP were provided four sessions of the therapy. Patient psychological characteristics were assessed again 2 months after MCP. For statistical comparison, outcome variables included anxiety, depression, mental adjustment to cancer, and quality of life (QoL), as well as the degree of stress and physical symptoms. Results: Sixteen patients completed the MCP and the final assessment 2 months later. In the initial assessment, the patients receiving MCP showed higher levels of anxiety and depression than those not receiving MCP, and QoL was also lower in terms of role function, emotional function, social function, and global QoL. At the 2-month follow-up, the MCP group showed a significant improvement in anxiety (p=0.007), depression (p=0.010), and anxious preoccupation (p<0.001). In addition, QoL significantly improved in the MCP group, while there was no significant change in the non-MCP group. Conclusion: In this study, MCP showed potential therapeutic benefits against emotional distress in patients with pancreatobiliary cancer, improving their QoL.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.551-563
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• 2022

이 연구의 목적은 자율 주행 차량의 체화된 에이전트가 '감탄사'를 사용하여 감정 표현을 드러낸 대화 상호작용을 할 경우 사용자 경험에 어떠한 효과를 나타내는지 확인하는 것이다. 감탄사 포함 유무와 대화 유형(과제 중심적 대화 vs. 관계 중심적 대화)의 조건에 따라 실험을 설계하였다. 온라인 실험으로 각 조건별로 4가지 대화 시나리오영상을 시청한 후, 해당 에이전트에 대한 친밀도, 호감도, 신뢰도, 사회적 실재감, 지각된 의인화, 향후 이용 의도를 측정하였다. 분석 결과, 에이전트가 감탄사를 사용할 경우 두 대화 유형 모두에서 사회적 실재감의 주 효과가 나타났다. 에이전트가 감탄사를 사용하지 않을 경우 과제 중심적 대화 유형에서 신뢰와 향후 이용 의도가 높았다. 에이전트가 감탄사를 사용하여 감정적 표현을 더하는 것은 사회적 실재감을 높이는 효과는 발견했지만, 다른 사용자 경험 요인에 대한 영향은 나타나지 않았다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.543-549
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• 2020

Background: The working conditions of bus drivers are difficult; they lead to occupational diseases and require careful study, particularly in Ukraine. The objective of the article is the description of occupational health risks of passenger bus drivers that lead to deteriorating health. Methods: The risk assessment was performed using a modified Risk Score method, which allowed determining the generalized level of danger to the driver's health. The hygienic hazards level was assessed as based on Stevenson's law, which was generalized later. Results: Based on the modification of the Risk Score method, it was possible to depart from expert assessments method of the risk level and calculate the general indicator based on the degree of dependence of the impact on the human body on its intensity, proposed by V. Minko. This allows objective determining of the impact of hygiene hazards on the health of the driver and to predict the occurrence of occupational diseases associated with the cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, and partial or complete disability due to the accumulation of emotional fatigue. The hazard assessment was carried out for three brands of passenger buses common in Ukraine, in which the driver is exposed to the dangers of fever, vibration, noise, harmful impurities in the bus cabin, and emotional load. Conclusion: The health of drivers in the cabins of passenger buses is most affected by hygiene hazards: fever, vibration, and emotional stress. The generalized level of risk is calculated by the modified method of Risk Score is 0.83; -0.99, -0.92 respectively.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2024

Manufacturing workers face increased fatigue and stress due to environmental factors in workplace such as noise and vibration. Addressing this issue requires creating conducive rest spaces; however, the existing conditions of rest spaces in manufacturing workplace are subpar and lack sufficient scholarly evidence. This study investigated the effect of nature-based rest spaces on the physical and emotional recovery from fatigue on manufacturing workers. Three manufacturing complexes with nature-friendly rest spaces were selected, and 63 manufacturing workers participated in the study. The measurement tools included the Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (MFS) for fatigue levels, physiological indicators (blood pressure and heart rate), and emotional indicators (Zuckerman Inventory of Personal Reaction Scale; ZIPERS, Perceived Restorativeness Scale; PRS, Profile of Mood States; POMS and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; STAI). The study compared recovery levels during a 7-minute rest between a space without plants and a space with natural elements. The results indicated a significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of participants in green rest spaces compared with those in conventional rest spaces. Regarding fatigue levels, green rest spaces showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure in the middle-fatigue and high-fatigue groups. Positive feelings increased in green spaces, whereas negative emotions decreased, suggesting that short breaks in nature-friendly environments effectively promote workers' physical and emotional recovery. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the importance of green space in various work environments to promote well-being in workers.