• Journal of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.136-154
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• 2005

Purpose : This study purposed to conduct a comprehensive survey of home care nursing clients' quality of life based on the PRECEDE model. Method : This study selected 74 home care nursing clients registered at a university hospital in Incheon and performed face-to-face interviews by structured questionnaire. The research period was two months from the $2^{nd}$ of February to the $30^{th}$ of March in 2004. Result : According to the result of assessment at each stage of the PRECEDE model, home care nursing clients' quality of life was 13.88 out of 25 points, health level 15.22 out of 21, abilities to perform activities of daily living 29.26 out of 100, cognitive abilities 16.00 out of 30, social support 13.68 out of 20, and satisfaction with home care nursing service 33.26 out of 40. According to the result of stepwise regression in order to identify factors influencing home care nursing clients' quality of life, social support and abilities of daily living were found to be significant variables among the characteristics of each assessment stage. Conclusion : It is necessary to develop nursing intervention strategies for strengthening social support and enhancing abilities to perform activities of daily living in order to improve home nursing clients' quality of life.

• Journal of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.3
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• pp.67-74
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of family functioning and the degree of patient satisfaction for 102 patients who received home health care nursing service. The results are as follows ; 1. The score assessed for the family functioning was averaged at the score of $4.95{\pm}3.11$ (10 perfect score) and this was regarded as low, especially for the patients with chronic illness, and the reason was assumed due to poor psychological support from the family members and high expectations from the patients. 2. Patient satisfaction levels were toward the received services were high, according to the 13 items which consited of 3 point scales, with average score of $1.27{\pm}0.53$. Based on the above study results, the author suggests the followings : 1. A new nursing service program and model devolopment should be established and utilized because of low family functioning levels of those who receive family nursing service. 2. More standardized tool explorations for the study of family nursing service and patient satisfaction are required.

• Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.63-77
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop child's health assessment tools and tailored home visiting nursing service model in a community. Methods: Based on the literature review and several types of workshops participated with the child health nursing professors and visiting nurses in public health centers from May to December 2009, the standards of child health assessment tools, service model and education materials for visiting nurses were developed. Results: Some record forms were newly developed, including neonatal assessment, breast feeding, mother-infant interaction, oral care, vaccination and safety, and appropriate developmental screening tests in the community were selected. For systematic health care management in the community, problem list, problem criteria, health care plan, outcome criteria were also developed. Conclusion: On the demand of growing need for health promotion and early intervention for children and their association with parenting and socioeconomic status, assessment and control measures are indispensable to the promotion of child health for vulnerable population. Children's health and developmental problems, and safe circumstances can be assessed using this assessment tools, and can be used for tailored home visiting nursing care for children.

• Journal of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.37-43
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• 2008

This paper provides the guidelines from which to develop a visiting health care program at the Public Health Center in Korea and involves an expanded payment compensation system of preventive services based on the new long-term health insurance system in Japan. The function and management methods to achieve the goals practiced in a community contact center for elderly support which have recently been established will guide the specific directions and strategies that the Public Health Center should pursue. That is to say, comprehensive and continuous efforts will be put forth in preventive home visiting care targeting the elderly in certain jurisdictions. At this point in time in which the visiting care nursing program has not yet started, visiting health care provided by the Public Health Center oversees chronic diseases of a vulnerable population. But after it has been developed nationwide, the visiting health care system at the Public Health Center will be distinctive and focused on health promotion and prevention.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.361-374
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• 2001

This study was done to identify a status of home visiting project as a community health nursing system, that was the organization. personal who have age, educational background, marital status, position, experience of the home visiting in the public sectors in part of Seoul. Kyonggi, Kang-won area, It was done to provide basis data for the development of effective visiting nurses project in the health sectors, where was Health Centers in urban and rural. Branch of Health Center in rural and Health posts. The question airs were distributed 352 public health workers who working place was 118 health workers in 12 health centers in Seoul. 56 public health workers among 39 health center and other public health sectors in Kyonggi and 178 public health workers among health center and health care sectors. Data collected from October to December. 2000. The analysis by SAS system with F test, percentage and frequency. The major result were as follows. The general characteristics of the respondent show that most of them were graduates from community college and RN-BS with broadcast that they had not completed CPHN course but only two health workers have trained for the visiting nurses project. As for their grade in the position, the most of health workers have seventh level and the other CHP were above sixth level in the health care post that in the government structure. This indicates that workers do not have great authority in decision making, the most period of works in the position was one and two years indicating that they change jobs frequently. On an average their clinical experience was 4.11 years which is ideal for the total service. As for preparation of staff for home visiting workers education on visiting nurses program have to receive short term or longer term training course for strong emphasis. The analysis showed that public health visiting workers responds about active job performance that based on an area, approach of acting by districts, education and position are shown statistically significant difference between acceptance of the visiting nursing job show the same as well as visiting nurses project. Special concerns for visiting Nursing care spread came to burden, many of activity carry out main solution is covered the health problem connective support system needs of quality and quantity which out health problem. As 71.1% of visiting health service held on the poor population was under the guardianship of the law, but people who health insurance wide application under law shown a tendency to increase gradually. The general characteristics of the patients showed 56.2% of female on average of age was 66.1 years old, they have health problem was the most of 47.6% of high blood pressure and stroke, the other and as a problem that economics, which is complex welfare with out health problem. Community health care service should be combined health and social work program. The form of delivery of visiting health care given the most guide and education with counselling and support. (33.6%) Among the six category of visiting care service shown statistically significant difference and next is fundamental care, remedy care with priority.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.241-250
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• 2012

Purpose : The this study was performed to purpose the data basis of medical law revision for home visiting physical therapy established as a legal system in hone visiting health care by researching the need, satisfaction, intention to use, management, expected effects. Methods : We were surveyed for 105 patients who was participated business from home visiting health care in community health center. We choose and modified the questionnaire that was used in previous study about home visiting physical therapy and home visiting program for nurses. The questionnaire was consisted of 4 questions of general characteristics of subject, 6 questions of satisfaction, 4 questions of satisfaction of service status, 2 questions of management. And frequency analysis, ANOVA were used for statically analysis. Results : In general satisfaction, satisfaction of service status, the result were very optimistic, but there were no difference by age. In management, participations of 64.8% was answered to within three years of clinical experence and trained in home visiting physical therapy ask on qualification criteria of physical therapists, and participations of 93.3% was answered to once a week ask on desired number of therapy. Conclusion : In our conclusion, home visiting physical therapy is very useful and effective health care system for satisfaction and need, so home visiting physical therapy expected to have great potential in home visiting health care. In addition, by train to home visiting physical therapist for provide professional physical therapy service provide an institutional base which can be expanded and invigorated home visiting physical therapy.

• Journal of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.44-52
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• 2013

Purpose: To identify factors that affect the job stress of visiting nurses at health centers in Seoul, Korea, who perform home care services. Methods: Data were collected in the period from November 20 to December 10, 2008, from 206 visiting nurses working at 25 health centers in Seoul metropolitan city. Self-report questionnaires of the Organization-Based Self-Esteem (OBSE) and the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) were used. Data were analyzed by the SPSS win 15.0. Results: Several findings were obtained from the study. First, the mean of job stress was 52.4 points, which was higher than that of Korean women. Second, it was shown that by the sub-domain of job stress, the mean value belonged to the top 50% in the four sub-domains of physical environment, job demand, interpersonal conflict, and organizational system. Additionally, it belonged to the top 25% in the sub-domain of job insecurity, wherein the job stress was the highest. Third, the self-esteem of the nurses had the most significant effect on their job stress. Conclusion: Stress related to job insecurity was the highest among the visiting nurses at health centers in Seoul who perform the custom home care service thus, institutional support is urgently needed to alleviate such stress and secure their employment.

• Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.543-552
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop integrated evaluation indicators of home care services in the hope that the increasing group of long-term home care patients could receive quality care services. Methods: The development involves a methodological study on a development phase and a verification phase. The main survey at a verification stage was conducted by the staffs at 146 institutions who agreed to participate on this study. Results: The evaluation index for the integrated home visit care consisted of five categories and 57 indicators including Managing Institution (12), Environment and Safety (3), Right and Responsibility (7), Process of Care (31) and Results of Care (4). The criterion-related validity was verified in regard to the participation in the 2010 evaluation of long-term home-care institutions by the National Health Insurance Corporation. Conclusion: The evaluation index of the integrated home visiting care developed in this study is considered suitable to utilize as evaluating indicators in managing and evaluating the way of how institutions integrate and provide home visit care services as well as home nursing care services.

• 한국가정간호학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.12a
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• pp.30-31
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• 2001

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.620-626
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• 2001

Purpose: This study was aimed at investigating the recognition and attitude of inpatients for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the home health care program in relation to the opening of the Home Care Department in P University Hospital in Pusan. Method: Data were collected from the questionnaires returned by 293 patients, who were admitted at P University Hospital. from May 1 to May 15, 2001 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Fisher exact test. Results: In regard to the previous information about the home health care program, 55.6% of the inpatients heard about the name through the advertisement in the hospital. the mass communication, and from acquaintances. The percentage of right answers regarding the knowledge of home health care program was 43.9%. In regard to the acceptance of the home health care program, 97.1 % of patients agreed with the implementation of the home care program. The reasons for acceptance were: the maintenance of the continuity of care, the alleviation of the family burden of time. Conclusion: For the stabilization and successful implementation of a home health care system, it should be accompanied not only by advertisement but also education for patients about the home health care program, and a post-evaluative study after the implementation.