• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2013

Purpose: This study to describe experiences of nurses who work in intensive care units (ICUs) where they frequently encounter patients with attempted suicide by drug ingestion. Methods: Data were collected by 2 focus group interviews with 9 ICU nurses. The interview were recorded and transcribed, and data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The results of data analysis, five themes were drawn: 'Confusion about for the attempted suicidal patient care', 'Helplessness for dying with attempted suicidal patients', 'Guilty for insufficient care', 'Ambivalence for the attempted suicidal patients', 'Recognition of need for professional approach'. Conclusion: The results of this study help us to understand patients who attempted suicide through the ICU nurses' experience. It would be useful to develop effective education programs for ICU nurses to preventive strategies for patients who are high risk of recurrence of suicidal crisis situation.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of horizontal violence in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. Methods: This is a methodological triangulation study consists of quantitative and qualitative research methods. A total of 134 ICU nurses from 5 hospitals participated in a survey on nurse to nurse horizontal violence, and the qualitative data were collected through 3 focus group interviews. Results: 94.0% of the participants have experienced horizontal violence within the past 6 months. The question with the highest mean score was "dominating senior nurses mood", and the question with the lowest mean score was "physical assaults". The qualitative data analysis revealed 17 themes on the backgrounds, types, and influence of horizontal violence. Conclusion: The survey result shows that the problem of horizontal violence in ICU nurses is serious, and the focus group interview extracts additional types of horizontal violence such as "scolding in a wrong way", "pressing to resign", "leaving out in the cold", and "burning". Further research needs to be done to build a multidimensional model of horizontal violence in the nursing workplace.

• 교육시설 논문지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2016

This study aims at proposing the efficient settlement of middle school district and the appropriate allotment of middle school student. It focuses on the middle school district in Sejong city where has recently been developed. Firstly this study analyzes the long-term plans of school establishment, the current state of the student accommodation and the number of increasing students according to the continuing developments. To set up the efficient school district, it investigates the number of students per school district, school location and the commuting condition to each school. Throughout a question investigation to school parents, it analyzes the school choice factors - distant to school, school environment, school facilities, teacher's passion, the school curriculum, and so on. Furthermore it carries out focus group interview(FGI) targeting parents and teachers. It proposes a short-distance allotment method as an appropriate disposition of middle school student in Sejong city, which conducts a process of the first-application and the later-draw with a community as a unit.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2018

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the interactions of single mothers with health care workers during their transition to motherhood. Method: This qualitative study conducted focus group interviews with 16 single mothers who were identified at four facilities for single mothers and provided written informed consent. from Junre to October 2017. Each focus group session was recorded and transcribed verbatim. Result: Four categories emerged from the data: "trapped behind a will of eyes," "oil on water," "standing naked in a public square," and "Support from being called a mother." Conclusion: The study results showed that health care workers should provide health care service to single mothers with thorough consideration and care. The findings suggest that appropriate education is necessary for health care workers and prospective health care workers who provide maternal and neonatal care to improve the medical services that they provide to single mothers.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2021

Purpose : This study aims to provide basic data for effective nursing interventions and improvement of nurses' work by exploring their work experiences in single-room-structured intensive care units (ICU) through focus group interviews. Methods : Data were collected through two focus group discussions conducted from March to November 2020 with 13 ICU nurses. Interviews were audio-recorded and analyzed thematically by investigators. Results : Through content analysis, 15 sub-categories and 6 categories were formed. Two themes, "positive experiences patients care in an independent space" and "difficulties in nursing work according to space separation of patients" emerged. There are positive aspects of single-room-structured ICUs, but it was found that practicing nurses had difficulties and required specialized nursing competencies. Therefore, efforts to reduce the burden of nurses in single-room-structured ICUs are necessary. Conclusion : The limitation of this study is that it was conducted in a single hospital because single-room-structured intensive care units are uncommon in Korea. However, this study is of great significance as a basis for establishing guidelines on the efforts required from nurses, hospitals, and governments single-room-structured ICUs in the future.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.821-832
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• 2021

Economic deprivation of households remains a significant economic issue in the world. Researchers have shown great concern in identifying crucial factors to enhance poor households' socio-economic performance. Therefore, this paper aims to develop a new conceptual framework to investigate the influence of different microfinance services on households' socioeconomic performance using moderated mediation analysis of various crucial factors. Focus-group interviews with managements of the microfinance institution, i.e. Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), and a systematic literature review were conducted for this purpose, and a new framework for the future study has been developed. The result from focus-group interviews and systematic literature review propose microfinance financial services, training programs, and business coaching as independent factors, whereas household socioeconomic performance as a dependent factor in the proposed model. Specifically, this study provides the direction to scholars to empirically test the direct relationship between financial services and household socioeconomic performance and the indirect relationship between training programs, business coaching, and household socioeconomic performance. Further, microfinance institutions' service efficiency is also included as a moderator that can strengthen microfinance services' effectiveness. The study also provides useful implications for policymakers, financial institutions, households, micro-enterprises, and researchers to better understand microfinance interventions and household economic mechanisms.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.160-169
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• 2022

This qualitative study aimed to investigate ways to improve effective cooperative learning from students' perspective by understanding and analyzing the learning experiences of nursing students who participated in a collaborative problem-solving learning model. Data were collected through focus group interviews and reflection journals of six second-year nursing students from G-university in J-city who participated in a collaborative problem-solving learning model course. The interview data were analyzed and divided into 3 categories and 10 subcategories according to the six-step thematic analysis method proposed by Braun and Clarke. The results of analyzing the interviews were considered based on three areas: preparation before learning, the process of collaborating as a cooperative learning experience, and solutions and expectations after learning. The participants felt frustrated because collaborative problem-solving took more time for individual learning than traditional methods did and would not allow them to check the correct answers immediately. However, they gained new experiences by solving problems and engaging in discussions within their learning community. The participants' expectations included material that could help their learning, measures to prevent free-riders, and consideration of the learning process in evaluation factors. Although this study has sample limitations by targeting nursing students in only one region, it can be used to help operate collaborative problem-solving classes, as it reflects the real experiences and opinions of students.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.85-109
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• 2023

Laundry has traditionally been regarded as one of the most demanding household chores, but the introduction of smart washing machines is changing this perception. Although smart washing machines have been on the market for several years and consumers' perceptions of washing machines have changed, little is known about consumers' perceptions of smart washing machines. The purpose of this study is to determine what users expect from smart washing machines. We conducted two focus group interviews with sixteen participants who had used smart home appliances to acquire qualitative data. Stimuli created by the interviewees were applied in the focus group interviews to collect more insightful data. We analyzed the data using the three-step method and QSR NVivo. Analysis revealed ten categories of predictive expectations, including seven utilitarian attributes (i.e., smart functionality, smart user interface, reliability, controllability, interactivity, functional value, and economic value) and three hedonic attributes (i.e., fashionable value, psychological value, and social value). The results of this study have implications for the development of smart washing machines that would satisfy consumers by taking user expectations into account.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.423-433
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 뷰티 서비스전문가들을 대상으로 개방형 질문지와 포커스 그룹 인터뷰의 두 가지 통합연구방법을 통하여 자기관리 구성개념을 규명하고자 하였다. 자료 수집은 서울·경기 소재 뷰티 서비스전문가 151명을 대상으로 개방형 질문지를 실시하였으며 뷰티종사자 전문가 8명을 대상으로 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 실시하여 자료를 수집하였다. 이에 일련의 연구절차를 통하여 도출된 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 개방형 질문지의 귀납적 내용분석 결과 뷰티 서비스전문가의 자기관리는 건강관리, 대인관리, 외모관리, 기술관리의 지적관리 로 4가지로 도출되었다. 둘째, 포커스 그룹 인터뷰 결과에서는 귀납적 내용분석을 보다 타당성 있게 지지하고, 뷰티서비스 현장 중심적인 면담 사례들이 심도 있게 다루어져 비대면관리와 지식관리의 2개 속성이 추가 도출되었다. 본 연구의 결과들은 뷰티 서비스전문가의 성공적인 직업인으로서의 생활을 위한 전략 수립과 뷰티 서비스전문가들의 자기관리 측정도구 개발에 기초자료로서 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.299-309
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• 2019

본 연구는 작업치료과 학생들이 임상실습 동안 경험한 것을 알아보기 위해 10명의 학생들을 대상으로 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 하였다. 연구 결과 5개의 구성요소가 도출되었으며, 구성요소는 심리적 경험, 전문적 경험, 환경적 경험, 가치관의 변화, 행동적 변화이었다. 심리적 경험으로 참여자들은 부정적 측면에서 부담감과 불안을 경험하였으며 긍정적 측면에서는 기대감과 설렘을 경험하였다. 전문적 경험으로는 이론과 임상을 연계에 대해 경험하였으며, 작업치료에 대한 전문적 지식 및 환자를 접해보는 경험을 하였다. 환경적 경험으로는 다양한 치료 접근을 경험하였고, 임상실습 지도 관리 체계 등을 경험하였다. 또한 임상실습을 통해 가치관의 변화를 경험하였으며, 행동적 변화를 경험하여 임상실습에 보다 적극적으로 참여하는 모습을 보였다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 학교에서는 전공에 대해 흥미를 가질 수 있도록 해야 하며, 이론적 지식의 적용능력 향상을 위한 교육도 필요할 것이다. 또한 임상기관에서는 효율적 임상실습을 위해 학생중심의 실습교육과정을 마련하고 최적의 실습환경 조성이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.