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Relationship between the Interpersonal Disposition and Interactive Characteristics of Nursing College Students: A Social Network Analysis (간호대학생들의 상호작용 특징과 대인관계성향의 관계: 사회연결망 분석을 중심으로)

  • Piao, Mi-Hwa;Kang, Moon-Jung;Park, Changseung
    • Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use the social network analysis to verify the relationship between the interpersonal disposition and interactive characteristics of nursing college students. Five classes, a total of 117 nursing students were included in the study. Methods: The study interaction network centralization, density and in-degree & out-degree centrality were used as indicators for measuring students' study interaction. Also, the students' interpersonal disposition was measured using verified tool. Results: The results indicated that the ordinary type which gave and took the information generally showed the highest proportions in the study interaction network. Also, the empathic-acceptable tendency of social relation domain showed the highest proportions in the interpersonal disposition. Moreover, the students who play the isolate and the carrier role in the study interaction network had no relation with the expression tendency, and the transmitter role play students had no relation with the role tendency. Conclusion: Based on the results, the tutors should consider the students' interpersonal relationship disposition when implementing the instructional strategy in PBL curriculum.

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Qualitative Research on Integrated Support Through Health, Medical and Welfare Network - Based on the Experience of 301 Network Service Users in Seoul Northern Municipal Hospital - (보건의료복지 네트워크를 통한 통합적 지원에 관한 질적 연구 - 서울특별시 북부병원 301네트워크 사업 이용자 경험을 중심으로 -)

  • Ha, Ji Seoun;Kim, Jeung Hyun;Lim, Jung Hyun;Kim, Jung Yun
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.69 no.2
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    • pp.143-169
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the implications of the integrated support through the 'health - medical - welfare' network and the specific context of the operation through the experiences of the users who participated in the 301 network project of Seoul northern municipal hospital. To do this, In-depth interviews were carried out with 10 research participants. The data was analyzed by general qualitative research methods. As a result of analysis, users lost their willingness because of living in a vicious cycle of poverty and illness before participating in 301 network services, but through the participation of the service, they were able to receive the integrated support of 'cure-care-life stability'. These experiences ultimately led to the regeneration of the will of their lives. At the basis of this experience were operating strategies and conditions such as the formation of a diverse professional team, the establishment of a linkage system within and outside the hospital, the establishment of a treatment linkage system through the acquisition of treatment subsidies, and the linkage of resources at mediation level. As the attempt to integrate 'health, medical and welfare' with well-coordinated strategies and conditions showed the possibility of complementing the limitation of the health welfare support system in Korea, the extension of the related business was suggested. For this, it suggested the more stable stabilization of the linkage system and the improvement of the institutional aspect.

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Application of a Network Scale-up Method to Estimate the Size of Population of Breast, Ovarian/Cervical, Prostate and Bladder Cancers

  • Haghdoost, Ali Akbar;Baneshi, Mohammad Reza;Haji-Maghsoodi, Saeedeh;Molavi-Vardanjani, Hossein;Mohebbi, Elham
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.3273-3277
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    • 2015
  • Network scale up (NSU) is a novel approach to estimate parameters in hard to reach populations through asking people the number of individuals they know in their active social network. Although the method have been used in hidden populations, advantages of NSU indicate that exploration of applicability to disease like cancer might be feasible. The aim of this study was to assess the application of NSU to estimate the size of the population of breast, ovarian/cervical, prostate, and bladder cancers in the South-east of Iran. A total of 3,052 (99% response rate) Kermanian people were interviewed in 2012-2013. Based on NSU, participants were asked about if they know any people on their social network who suffered from breast, ovarian/cervical, prostate, and bladder cancers, if yes, they should enumerate them. A total of 1,650 persons living with four types of cancers (breast, ovary/cervix, prostate, and bladder) were identified by the respondents. Totally, the prevalence of people living with the four types of cancers was 228.4 per 100,000 Kermanian inhabitants. The most prevalent cancer was breast cancer, at 168.9 per 100,000, followed by prostate cancer with 116.9, ovarian/cervical cancer with 99.8, and bladder cancer with 36.3 per 100000 Kerman city population. NSU values provide a usable but not very precise way of estimating the size of subpopulations in the context of the four major cancers (breast, ovary/cervix, prostate, and bladder).

The Effects of elderly's Depression and Social Capital on Successful Aging (노인의 우울 및 사회적 자본이 성공적 노화에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeon, Sang Nam
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effect of successful aging on depression and social capital(trust, norm, participation, network) of the elderly. Methods: Samples were obtained from 184 people aged over 65 years old in one county of Kyungsangbukdo. Data were analyzed with t-test, ANOVA and regression analysis. Results: First, depression, social capital and successful aging were significantly different by age, economic status and religion. Secondly, regression analysis showed that depression affected a negative influence on successful aging in Model 1, which analyzed only depression. However, Model 2, which analyzed depression and social capital at the same time, showed that only social capital affected successful aging. Conclusions: It was suggested to develop health promotion and social participation program are required for successful aging of the elderly.

Mediating Role of Social Network Support in the Relationship Between Depression and Online Social Networking (우울과 온라인 사회관계망의 관계에서 오프라인 사회관계망의 매개 역할)

  • Kim, In-Hye;Park, Hae-Yean;Nam, Sang-Hun
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.9-21
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    • 2024
  • Objective : This study investigated the effects of depression on online and offline social interactions among middle-aged and older adults with the aim of enhancing their social connectivity and mental well-being. Methods : Utilizing the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Lubben Social Network Scale-6, this study assessed depression and social relationships in 429 middle-aged adults. We explored the mediation effects of offline relationships on online interactions using path analysis and the Sobel test. Results : Significant links were found between depression and social relationships in a cohort of educated males averaging 63 years of age. Offline interactions mediated 32% of the influence of depression on online relationships, with strong model fit indices emphasizing the importance of offline social interactions. Conclusion : This study highlights the role of active engagement in online and offline networks in improving mental health and managing the impact of depression on social activity among older adults, helping prevent isolation.

Effects of a Self-Care Reinforcement Program for Socially Vulnerable Elderly Women with Metabolic Syndrome in Korea

  • Park, Mikyung;Sung, Kiwol
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.271-280
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study evaluates the efficacy of a Self-Care Reinforcement Program (SCRP) based on the Selection Optimization Compensation (SOC) model, in socially vulnerable elderly women with metabolic syndrome. Methods: This study adopts a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The participants were 64 socially vulnerable elderly Korean women with metabolic syndrome (experimental group: 31, control group: 33). Participants' body composition analysis, nutrient intake, risk factors of metabolic syndrome, depressive symptoms, and social network were measured. Data were analyzed with an independent t-test; statistical significance levels were set at p<.05. The SCRP, including metabolic syndrome education, nutritional education, exercise, and social network, was performed three times a week for 8 weeks. Results: There were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of systolic blood pressure, diastolic pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglycerides, sodium intake, depressive symptoms, and social networks. Conclusion: The SCRP is effective and can be recommended as a community health nursing intervention for socially vulnerable elderly women with metabolic syndrome.

The Network Analysis for Community Voluntary Organizations and Its Implication for Community Capacity Building Toward Health Promotion (지역사회 자발적 결사체의 연결망과 지역사회 역량)

  • Jung, Min-Soo;Cho, Byong-Hee;Lee, Sung-Cheon
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.54-81
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    • 2007
  • The paradigm of health promotion requests community participation and its active problem-solving. Community is conceptualized as a resource pool to be organized. Such resource is called community capacity. Community participation is a process of capacity building. Community voluntary associations are considered as valuable resource to be used for health promotion. This paper tried to identify the network structure among community voluntary associations and to infer the possibility to make such network of organizations participate in health promotion programs. Two survey data were used for this research: 1) Measurements and Evaluations of Community Capacity on Dobong-gu (N=94) 2) A development plan of health medicine service to be Healthy Gangdong-gu (N=69). The questionnaire included such variables measuring community capacity as leadership, membership, organizational resources, and inter-organizational network, etc. Both regions had the following common characteristics: 1) There were positive correlations between the organization's budget and membership. 2) Organizational types were associated with their founded years. Two regions showed the following differences: Dobong displayed the high density of community organizations, but Gangdong showed the low density. Dobong community organizations were able to be classified into three network clusters such as women & environments, youth & adolescent, and sports organizations. Each cluster of organizations favored the different type of health promotion programs. Gangdong community organizations were less developed, and not possible to be clustered. Depending upon the level of community capacity or community organizations' differentiation, the strategy of community participation could be settle down in different ways. Particularly the health agency had to pay more attention to support the growth of civil organizations.

An Exploratory Study on the Policy for Facilitating of Health Behaviors Related to Particulate Matter: Using Topic and Semantic Network Analysis of Media Text (미세먼지 관련 건강행위 강화를 위한 정책의 탐색적 연구: 미디어 정보의 토픽 및 의미연결망 분석을 활용하여)

  • Byun, Hye Min;Park, You Jin;Yun, Eun Kyoung
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.51 no.1
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    • pp.68-79
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the mass and social media contents and structures related to particulate matter before and after the policy enforcement of the comprehensive countermeasures for particulate matter, derive nursing implications, and provide a basis for designing health policies. Methods: After crawling online news articles and posts on social networking sites before and after policy enforcement with particulate matter as keywords, we conducted topic and semantic network analysis using TEXTOM, R, and UCINET 6. Results: In topic analysis, behavior tips was the common main topic in both media before and after the policy enforcement. After the policy enforcement, influence on health disappeared from the main topics due to increased reports about reduction measures and government in mass media, whereas influence on health appeared as the main topic in social media. However semantic network analysis confirmed that social media had much number of nodes and links and lower centrality than mass media, leaving substantial information that was not organically connected and unstructured. Conclusion: Understanding of particulate matter policy and implications influence health, as well as gaps in the needs and use of health information, should be integrated with leadership and supports in the nurses' care of vulnerable patients and public health promotion.

Medical Texts as the Health Care System in the Joseon Dynasty :An Anthropological View on the Meaning of Medical-Text Publication (의료체계로서의 조선 의서: 인류학적 시선으로 읽는 의서 발간의 의미)

  • Kim, Taewoo
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2015
  • This study examines the meaning of medical-text publication in the Joseon Dynasty by applying anthropological notions of "health care system" and "popular health care sector" to the social and political contexts of the pre-modern state. The present study focuses on the social network of senders and receivers in which medical knowledge is communicated and shared. Exploring the multi-layered structure of the network among the state, the author-practitioners, and populace, this study argues that the network of knowledge sharing system by publication of medical texts itself is a core structure in the health care system of the Joseon Dynasty. This pre-modern health care system aimed to vitalize and reinforce the "popular health care sector" by sharing medical knowledge with populace through the book-publication system. Foucault's notion of "biopolitics" provides a comparative window between the modern health care system and the health care system of the Joseon period, articulating the particularity of the pre-modern health care system.

The Effect of Participation in Social Activities on the Subjective Health Satisfaction of the Older Adults with and without Chronic Illnesses (만성질환 유무별 노인의 사회활동 참여가 주관적 건강만족도에 미치는 영향 비교)

  • Park, Soon-Mi;Mun, Su-Youl
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.113-123
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    • 2018
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of participation in social activities on the subjective health satisfaction of the elderly in groups with and without chronic diseases. Methods : Data were used from the "2014 the Korean Elderly Survey" and the subjects were 10,451 persons aged 65 years or older. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 18.0 statistical package. Results : The results of this study were as follows. In the case of the elderly without chronic diseases, only the employment status (${\beta}=.135$, p<.01) had a significant effect on the health of the elderly. In the case of elderly people with chronic illness, participation in lifelong education (${\beta}=.183$, p<.001), participation in social group (${\beta}=.277$, p<.001), volunteer work experience (${\beta}=.060$, p<.05), and employment status (${\beta}=.342$, p<.001) had a significant effect on health. Conclusions : Policies and systems are needed to actively encourage and support the social activities of the elderly. Additionly, care and attention are needed to provide social jobs for the elderly and build a sustainable network.