• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.114-125
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• 2020

Purpose: This descriptive study investigated the effects of nurses' knowledge of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, death anxiety, and perceptions of hospice care on their attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. Methods: Data were collected from 262 nurses at tertiary hospitals, general hospitals, or primary hospitals in Busan, Korea, and statistically analyzed using the t-test, analysis of variance, the Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: The participants' scores were 3.68±0.45 (out of 5) for attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, 0.65±0.15 (out of 1) for knowledge of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, 2.61±0.26 (out of 4) for death anxiety, and 4.06±0.43 (out of 5) for perceptions of hospice care. Furthermore, knowledge of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and perceptions of hospice care showed positive correlations with attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, while death anxiety showed a negative correlation. The most significant factors influencing attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment were perceptions of hospice care, followed by having experienced caring for patients who withdrew life-sustaining treatment, death anxiety, having a spouse, and ethical values, and the overall explanatory power was 43.0%. Conclusion: This study showed that perceptions of hospice were an important factor influencing nurses' attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and validate educational intervention programs that can improve perceptions of hospice care.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.294-306
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 현역 병사들의 군생활적응을 돕기 위한 기초 자료를 마련하고자 자아존중감, 대인관계불안, 우울이 군생활적응과 어떤 직 간접 관계를 가지고 있는지를 파악하였다. 연구대상은 현역병사 127명이며, 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 자아존중감이 높을수록 대인관계불안의 정도가 낮아지고, 우울의 정도도 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 자아존중감이 높을수록 군생활적응의 정도가 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 대인관계불안이 클수록 군생활적응 정도가 낮아지고, 대인관계불안이 클수록 우울이 심해지는 것으로 나타났다. 자아존중감이 군생활적응에 간접적으로 영향을 미치고 있었는데, 그 사이를 매개하고 있는 변수가 대인관계불안임을 확인하였다. 이상과 같은 결과를 바탕으로 관련된 변수들의 직 간접 관계를 중심으로 군생활적응을 돕기 위한 논의와 제언을 하였다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.289-303
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• 1997

This study analyzes the relations between perceived family characteristics, experienced abuse and mental health in childhood. For this, this study used row data by questionnaire, analysis, and frequency, ANOVA, t - Test, Pearson' correlation analysis. The sample was 118 children 10-12 years old in primary school. The findings are as follows. First, children perceived family cohesion and family adaptability highly, family adaptability showed a significant difference from the relations with a parent's job, a parent's academic level, and type of residence. Second, it appeared that some children experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Third, in general the mental health of children was good. Their mental health showed a significant relation to economic level of family, and type of residence, creating problems such as depression, anxiety, phobic anxiety, psychoticism. By family size, their mental health showed a significant relation to somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism, Fourth, family cohesion and mental health perceived by children supported a linear relation to phobic anxiety, and family adaptability and mental health perceived by children supported the reverse -linear relation to somatization, anxiety, paranoid ideation, etc. Fifth, connections with perceived abuse and mental health as well as emotional abuse and mental health were also supported. Further more, on somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, etc, a reverse-linear re lation existed. Physical abuse supported a reverse-linear relation with interpersonal sensitivity, depression, paranoid ideation, etc. and sexual abuse supported a reverse-linear relation with depression. These findings suggest that school and family have to concern themselves with the mental health of children because experienced abuse and family characteristics do indeed affect the mental health of children.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.431-444
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 문헌연구와 초등학교 3-6학년 학생들을 대상으로 한 설문의 통계적 검증을 토대로 초등학교 학생을 대상으로 하는 수학 불안 측정 도구를 개발하였다. 측정 도구는 수학 사교육 여부와 상관없이 수학 불안을 측정할 수 있는 도구와 수학 사교육에 참여하는 학생들에게 추가적으로 적용할 수 있는 도구, 총 2종으로 개발되었다. 문헌 연구 결과를 바탕으로 수학 불안 측정 도구는 수학 시험, 수학 수업, 수학 교사, 수학 수업과 관련한 부모님의 태도, 수학 상황에 대한 걱정이라는 다섯 가지 요인을 기반으로 설계되었다. 수학 사교육 관련 수학 불안 측정 도구는 사교육 수학 시험, 사교육 수학 수업, 사교육 교사라는 세 가지 요인을 기반으로 제작되었다. 본 연구에서는 신뢰도 검증을 위해 두 측정 도구에 대해 주성분분석(Principal Component Analysis)을 실시하였다. 또한 연구 참여자에게 수학 불안과 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 알려져 있는 수학 자기 효능감 측정 도구를 적용, 본 연구에서 개발한 측정도구와의 상관관계를 통계적으로 분석하여 타당도 검증을 실시하였다. 문헌연구, 통계적 분석을 기반으로 한 신뢰도 타당도 검증을 통해 본 연구에서는 21개의 수학 불안 측정도구 문항과 7개의 수학 사교육 관련 수학 불안 측정 도구 문항을 확정하였다.

• Journal of Endocrine Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.219-227
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• 2018

Purpose: The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the course of anxiety and depression in thyroidectomy. The second objective was to investigate the association between somatic symptoms and psychological symptoms, and the final objective was to identify the sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors that affect psychiatric morbidity. Methods: This prospective study, 101 patients who were admitted to the Endocrine Surgery Clinic of the Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, with thyroid pathology were included in the study. Data were collected before surgery, and in the early, and late periods after surgery. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form, a visual analogue scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: The average scores of anxiety and depression before surgery were statistically significantly higher compared with the early and late periods after surgery (P<0.001). Psychological morbidity was identified about 10% of patients before surgery and remained after thyroidectomy. A poor positive correlation founded between somatic symptoms and psychological condition in period surgery (P<0.05). Various sociodemographic features and psychosocial parameters affected anxiety and depression level (P<0.05). Conclusion: Anxiety and depression level in thyroid diseases decreased after thyroidectomy. These patients may express psychologic distress through somatic symptoms. Screening of psychological morbidity is suggested in patients planned thyroid surgery, especially in women, low-educated, inadequate social support, attributed to psychological causes.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.304-314
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• 2021

Background: The study investigated virtual reality (VR) immersion in alleviating procedure-related pain in patients with chronic pain undergoing fluoroscopy-guided minimally-invasive intervention in a prone position at an outpatient clinic. Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 38 patients undergoing lumbar sympathetic ganglion block were randomized into either the VR or the control group. In the VR group, procedure-related pain was controlled via infiltration of local anesthetics while watching a 30-minute VR hypnotic program. In the control group, the skin infiltration alone was used, with the VR device switched off. The primary endpoint was an 11-point score on the numerical rating scale, indicating procedure-related pain. Patients' satisfaction with pain control, anxiety levels, the need for additional local anesthetics during the procedure, hemodynamic stability, and any adverse events were assessed. Results: Procedure-related pain was significantly lower in the VR group (3.7 ± 1.4) than in the control group (5.5 ± 1.7; P = 0.002). Post-procedural anxiety was lower in the VR group than in the control group (P = 0.025), with a significant reduction from pre-procedural anxiety (P < 0.001). Although patients' satisfaction did not differ significantly (P = 0.158) between the groups, a higher number of patients required additional local anesthetics in the control group (n = 13) than in the VR group (n = 4; P = 0.001). No severe adverse events occurred in either group during the study. Conclusions: VR immersion can be safely used as a novel adjunct to reduce procedural pain and anxiety during fluoroscopic pain intervention.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

Backgrounds: Pain management is one of the most important factors affecting the success of pediatric dentistry. Therefore, new needle- and pain-free local anesthesia techniques have been developed in parallel with technological advancements. The purpose of this study is to compare the pain perception and dental anxiety levels associated with a needle-free injection system (Comfort-in^TM) and the classic needle method during treatment-required infiltration anesthesia in children. Methods: This randomized controlled crossover split-mouth clinical study included 94 children who required dental treatment with local anesthesia using a dental needle or needle-free injection system for the bilateral primary molars. The Wong-Baker Scale (WBS) was used to measure pain perception at different times, and the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS) was used to measure the anxiety level of the child. A statistical software package was used to process the data. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results: There was no significant difference between the needle-free injection system and dental needle method during the induction stage for filling and pulpotomy (P > 0.05). "Pain on postoperative 1st day" was similar in both types of anesthesia (P = 0.750). Conclusions: The needle-free injection system was as effective as the dental needle method. The Comfort-in^TM system was an acceptable alternative for patients during the postoperative period. Understanding how pain management may be provided during local anesthesia administration and a child's fear and anxiety regarding the dentist may lead to better dental compliance.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.30-40
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was done to describe a community health practitioner's nursing case management for a terminal cancer patient registered in the public health post. Methods: For this purpose, data were collected through the patient and family through home visits, health clinic offices, and phone calls. The nursing process was carried out from August to November 2019. Results: The patient suffered the most from anorexia and lack of energy. Also he expressed psychologically uncertainty about disease and death anxiety caused by long-term treatment. In order to reduce the death anxiety, Community Health Practitioner (CHP) asked him to express his life stories and listened to him. CHP provided information of appropriate medications and alternative foods for symptoms such as gastrointestinal disorders and anorexia to the patient and family. Observing the situation of the patient and family, CHP guided the patient and family to prepare for death and has confirmed to them that the process was not with the patient alone. Conclusion: CHP's this experience has shown the possibility for CHP to help the terminal cancer patient and family to prepare peaceful death in their communities.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2014

Purpose: This study is an examination of the paths in which the primary factors of anxiety, impulsiveness, knowledge of life safety practice, attitudes towards life safety practice, interpersonal support, and self-efficacy from Pender's Health Promotion Model influence the practice of life safety behavior in school-age children. Methods: The sample consisted of 489 5th and 6th grade students recruited from five elementary schools in Seoul City and four provinces, South Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlations, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. Results: Attitudes towards life safety practice, interpersonal support, self-efficacy and impulsiveness directly influenced practice of life safety behavior. Anxiety did not have a direct influence on practice of life safety behavior, but indirectly affected it. In this modified model, 52.0% of the practice of life safety behavior was explained by the primary factors. Conclusion: To facilitate the practice life safety behaviors in late childhood, a positive attitude towards life safety needs to be developed along with decreasing impulsiveness and enhancing self-efficacy.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.63-73
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• 2019

본 연구는 학령후기 아동의 사회불안 정도와 사회불안에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위한 것이다. 설문지를 이용한 서술적 조사연구 방법으로 초등학교에 재학 중인 6학년 아동 278명을 연구대상자로 하였으며, 연구도구는 SASCA-K(Korean Social Anxiety Scale for children and adolescents, 사회불안 척도), SES(Self-esteem Scale, 자아존중감 척도), CAPS(Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale, 완벽주의 척도), DSRS-C(Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children, 아동우울 척도), IPPA-R(Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment-Revised version부모 및 또래애착 척도)을 사용하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS WIN 23.0을 이용하여 기술통계, t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, stepwise multiple regression을 실시하였다. 연구결과 학령후기 아동의 사회 불안과 완벽주의, 우울은 긍정적인 상관관계가 있는 반면, 자아존중감, 애착안정성은 부정적인 상관관계가 있었다. 단계적 다중회귀 분석에서는 자아존중감, 자기 지향적 완벽주의, 우울, 부 애착 의사소통이 사회불안에 영향을 주는 요인으로 38% 설명하는 것으로 나타났으며, 사회불안에 가장 영향을 미치는 요인은 자아존중감으로 분석되었다. 학교, 가족, 지역사회의 통합적인 개입을 통해 학령후기 아동의 정신문제를 예방하고 중재하기 위해 건강교육, 상담 및 학교기반 보건교육 프로그램 확대가 필요하다.