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주의력결핍 과잉행동성장애(ADHD) 아동의 작업기억 과제 수행 시 fMRI 분석 (Analysis of Working Memory for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Children using fMRI)

  • 이용기;안성민
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제14권12호
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    • pp.854-862
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    • 2014
  • 주의력결핍 과잉행동장애(ADHD) 학생의 지적결함, 학습 문제 및 저조한 학업 성취는 이들이 정상 학생에 비해 현저하게 낮은 지능을 가졌기 보다는 주의를 집중하지 못하는 특성 때문이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 ADHD 학생들과 정상군 학생들의 뇌기능영상을 비교 분석함으로써 ADHD 학생들의 뇌기능 차이와 작업기억 과제 시 나타나는 뇌의 활성영역의 차이를 보고자 하였다. 인천지역 초등학교 학생 26명을 대상으로 뇌기능영상과 임상설문검사를 실시하였으며, 뇌기능영상의 자극은 작업기억으로 하였다. 분석에는 통계적 파라미터 지도작성법과 사회과학통계패키지를 이용하여 단일표본 t 검정, 두 표본 t 검정, 다중 회기 분석등으로 분석 하였으며, 통계적 유의수준은 p<0.05에서 나타내었다. 그 결과 ADHD 학생들의 전두 피질, 두정엽 피질, 시상, 미상핵 등 많은 부분에서 불균형적인 발달을 볼 수 있었다. 또한, 작업기억 과제 수행의 어려움을 느낄수록 일부 안와 전두 피질, 해마가 활성화되었다. 보다 많은 ADHD 학생들의 대상자가 확보되어 ADHD 유형별 연구가 필요하며, 뇌기능영상에서 보다 많은 자극으로 실험한다면 ADHD 학생들의 전반적인 뇌기능평가에 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

농촌지역의 방문보건서비스에 대한 요구조사 (The need assessment of visiting health services in a rural community)

  • 이건세;김창엽;김용익;신영수
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.41-52
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    • 1994
  • The aim of this study was to assess the people's need for visiting health services in a rural area. In recent years, the great concern for the visiting health services has aroused in Korea. Stratified cluster sample for a household survey was used to select 1,255(8.4%) Households from Yonchon county. This study was undertaken from July 26 to August 7 in 1993. Medically defined need, usually expressed by the prevalencies or rates of specific disease, was evaluated with the use of criteria established by medical and nursing professors and expressed by the percent of specific objects for the visiting health services. Perceived need represented by the acceptability for the visiting services and willingness to paying for it, also, evaluated. The major results were as follows : 1. Of the 348 patients with hypertension, 201 were the non-compliant patients, the rate of the non-compliant hypertension patients in 4,577 study population was 7.4%. 2. Of the 141 diabetic patients, 73 were the non-compliant patients, the rate of the non-compliant hypertension patients in 4,577 sample population was 2.7%. 3. The number of patients with severe musculo-skeletal disease was 24, the rate was 0.9% above the age 30. 4. Of the 514 elderly, 33 were the elderly without any family member, the rate was 8.4%. Those with severely decreased activity of daily living were 13. 5. Infants with high risks were 12, pregnant women and neonates were 5, patients discharged within 1 week and with special equipments such as peritoneal dialysis, stoma, TPN etc. were 17, and patients with cancer were 5. Total number of the objects needed visiting health services was 752(18.43%) of the 4,577 study population. Perceived need evaluated were as follows; The acceptance rate of visiting health services was 74.9%, The kinds of visiting health services such as family health protection and promotion, early detection of hypertension, physiotherapy, health education and counseling were needed in the order of high rate The price willing to pay for visiting health services per visit was about 3,000-5,000Won. In conclusion, Visiting health services programme to be developed should have priority to the prevention of complications of chronic disease such as hypertension, diabetes milletus, elderly disease and health promotion.

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공공도서관 서비스 성과 평가 - 일상생활에서의 공공도서관 서비스 혜택에 대한 전국 성인들의 인식을 중심으로 - (A National Study of Perceived Outcomes of Public Library Services: Measuring the Perceived Benefits of Public Library Services among Korean Adult Library Users)

  • 권나현
    • 한국문헌정보학회지
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    • 제49권2호
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    • pp.169-194
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구의 목적은 도서관의 성과를 도서관 서비스가 국민 개인의 삶에 미치는 영향을 통해 종합적으로 파악하려는 Vakkari와 Serola(2012)의 성과측정지표에 근거하여 한국 공공도서관의 서비스 성과를 평가하는 것이다. 우리나라 성인들의 인구사회학적 분포에 기반하여 전국의 성인 1,000명을 대상으로 웹설문조사를 실시하여 지난 1년간 공공도서관을 이용해 본 경험이 있다고 응답한 629명의 응답을 분석하였다. 조사 결과, 일상생활 19개 영역 가운데 응답자의 약 2/3 정도가 "소설 및 비소설류 독서", "교육 및 학습 기회제공", "여가 중 자기 계발" 등 세 영역에서 공공도서관의 혜택을 가장 크게 인식하는 것으로 나타났다. 나머지 16개 영역에서의 혜택은 상대적으로 낮게 인식되고 있었다. Vakkari와 Serola성과척도의 요인구조를 우리나라 연구 참여자에게 적용한 결과, 원래의 구조와는 다른 구조가 발견되었다. 기존의 "일상생활"과 "여가활동" 영역은 유지한 가운데, "일/업무"와 "학습"이 하나의 요인으로 결합되었고, "여가활동"에서 분리되어 나온 "독서/자기계발" 영역이 새로운 요인을 형성하고 있었다. 마지막으로 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 공공도서관 서비스 혜택에 대한 인식차를 조사한 결과, 남성은 일/학습, 여성은 독서/자기계발 영역에서 혜택을 더 크게 인식하고 있는 것으로 나타나 성별 차이가 밝혀졌다. 본 연구 결과는 인구사회학적 분포에 비례하여 표집한 전국 성인을 대상으로 그들이 인식하는 도서관 서비스의 혜택을 조사함으로써 2014년 현재 우리나라 공공도서관 서비스의 전체적인 성과 수준을 파악하려 했다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

단독주택에 대한 울산시 거주자의 주의식 연구 (A Study of Potential Buyers' Consciousness of Single-Family Housing in Ulsan)

  • 김지숙;양세화
    • 가정과삶의질연구
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    • 제28권6호
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    • pp.35-46
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of the study was to identify the potential buyers' consciousness of single-family housing to provide useful data to help future single-family housing supplies in Ulsan. The study selected residents in Ulsan, who were over twenty and had an interest in living in a single-family housing. A survey was conducted from September 11, 2008 to September 25, 2008. The sample consisted of 364 persons who are currently live in Ulsan metropolitan area. The results are as following. About two thirds of the sample had the desire to live in a single-family housing. Moving into a single-family housing had financial preparation as the greatest issue. When moving into a single-family housing, the convenience of the residential district was the greatest consideration, whether or not it is a green environment, pollution level, etc. The potential buyers valued environment-friendly features and also had a very strong desire to own their own house. Many of them wanted to design and build their own single-family housing within a budget of 100-200 million KRW. In terms of the location, there was a higher preference for the riverside or lakeside rural areas outside the city. In terms of size, the preference was less than $330m^2$, which includes $99-132m^2$ for residential. When considering a single-family housing the direction was the most important feature, along with eco-friendly and safer materials and equipments. When building the single-family housing the potential buyers considered the community spaces first with a preference for having three bedrooms and two bathrooms. For the exterior, they wanted a unique shape of roof and there were high preferences for brown and beige colors. In terms of housing complexes, the potential buyers preferred individual unit types over complexes. If they preferred housing complexes, they wanted the cluster form complex with about 10-30 units. The complex also required a park-like setting with a guard system, which shows that convenience and safety were the most important features. In terms of complex management, they considered environmental management as the most important feature. The potential buyers were willing to pay belw 200,000 KRW, which showed their desire to minimize financial burdens.

3D맵핑을 이용한 문화재 지정구역 경관관리기법 연구 (A Study on Landscape Management Techniques of Cultural Heritage Designated Area Using 3D Mapping Method)

  • 김재웅;이원호;신현실
    • 한국전통조경학회지
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    • 제36권1호
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    • pp.97-108
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구는 역사마을 및 명승과 같은 면적문화재의 경관관리를 위한 분석의 기초가 되는 가시분석모델의 구축을 위해 수행되었다. DEM을 이용한 가시권 분석결과와 소형 UAV를 통해 추출된 3D맵핑 데이터를 기반으로 하는 DSM의 가시권 분석결과를 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다. 소형 UAV를 이용하여 취득된 디지털데이터로부터 GSD(Ground Sample Distance) 2cm급의 정사영상 자료 구축 및 DSM을 생성하여 RTK 측량결과를 기준으로 추출데이터에 대한 정확도를 검토한 결과 약 6.5cm 이내의 정확도를 확인하였다. 수치지형도에 건축물의 높이를 적용한 수치표고모델(DEM: $1m{\times}m$)과 소형 UAV를 이용한 수치표면모델(DSM: $20cm{\times}20cm$)의 가시권 분석 자료를 비교한 결과 DEM을 이용한 가시권 분석결과에 비해 가시 영역이 좁고 세밀하게 나타났으며, 가시권 분석결과를 현지사진과 비교한 결과 DSM을 이용한 가시권 분석이 담장, 수목, 하우스 등과 같은 구조물 등이 지형데이터에 반영되어 현실에 가까운 가시권 분석이 가능한 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 3D맵핑 기법을 이용한 가시분석모델은 3D 스캐너와 같은 정밀실측 장비보다 상대적으로 신속하고 저렴한 소형 UAV를 활용하여 필요에 따라 즉각적으로 데이터의 구축을 통해 수시로 변하고 있는 경관의 정보를 효율적으로 취득함으로써 면적문화재의 경관평가 등의 보존관리를 위한 합리적인 분석결과를 제시할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

실내 벽면녹화 공간 이용자 행태연구 - 대학구내식당 녹화 칸막이 선호를 중심으로 - (Cafeteria Users' Preference for an Indoor Green-wall in a University Dining Hall)

  • 김혜령;안동만
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제43권6호
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    • pp.62-72
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구의 목적은 실내벽면녹화가 이용자에게 어떠한 측면에서 긍정적으로 인식되었으며, 이용행태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가에 대해 알아보는 것이다. 공용공간 이용객이 벽면녹화 조성 공간을 선호한다는 실험 가설 하에 벽면녹화가 이용객의 행태에 미치는 영향에 대해 관찰실험을 진행하였다. 실내벽면녹화를 설치한 후 행태관찰결과와 설문조사를 토대로 실내벽면녹화 선호도를 분석하였다. 관찰실험은 실내벽면녹화 선호가 이용행태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가에 관해 2014년 3월 24일부터 31일까지 총 8일간 진행하였다. 일반칸막이 공간과 벽면녹화 칸막이 공간 이용행태를 관찰카메라로 녹화하여 영상을 보면서 분석하였으며, 붐비는 시간대는 관찰시간에서 제외하였다. 좌석별 평균이용시간은 SPSS 통계프로그램을 사용하여 독립표본 T-검정을 실행하였다. 설문조사는 행태관찰 후 일반칸막이 공간과 벽면녹화 칸막이 이용객 224명에게 설문조사를 진행하였다. 설문조사로 실내벽면녹화 선호도와 그 이유에 대해 알아보고, 관찰실험, 좌석분석 결과를 종합하여 분석하였다. 벽면녹화 칸막이 공간과 일반칸막이 공간의 칸막이 인접좌석의 총 이용시간 비교결과, 실내벽면녹화 선호도가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 벽면녹화 칸막이 공간의 여성이용자 비율이 일반칸막이 공간에 비해 더 높으며, 칸막이와 식물은 좌석선택에 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 행태관찰에서 나타나지 않는 이용자의 심리적 측면을 파악하기 위해 설문조사를 진행하였다. 설문조사에서는 실내벽면녹화에 대한 선호도가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 일반칸막이 공간 이용객 94명 중 11.7%(11명)가 벽면녹화 칸막이 공간에 앉기를 원하였으나, '벽면녹화 칸막이 공간에 자리가 없어서' 일반칸막이 공간에 앉았다고 응답하였다. 또한 벽면녹화 칸막이 공간 이용객 130명 중 24.6%(33명)가 '실내벽면녹화를 선호해서'라고 응답하였다. 일반칸막이 공간과 벽면녹화 칸막이 이용객의 64.3%(144명)가 동일조건이라면 벽면녹화 칸막이 공간을 선택하겠다고 응답하여 선호의사가 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 행태관찰에서 선호에 차이가 없었다.

병원 단위비용 결정요인에 관한 연구 (Analyses of the Efficiency in Hospital Management)

  • 노공균;이선
    • 한국병원경영학회지
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.66-94
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    • 2004
  • The objective of this study is to examine how to maximize the efficiency of hospital management by minimizing the unit cost of hospital operation. For this purpose, this paper proposes to develop a model of the profit maximization based on the cost minimization dictum using the statistical tools of arriving at the maximum likelihood values. The preliminary survey data are collected from the annual statistics and their analyses published by Korea Health Industry Development Institute and Korean Hospital Association. The maximum likelihood value statistical analyses are conducted from the information on the cost (function) of each of 36 hospitals selected by the random stratified sampling method according to the size and location (urban or rural) of hospitals. We believe that, although the size of sample is relatively small, because of the sampling method used and the high response rate, the power of estimation of the results of the statistical analyses of the sample hospitals is acceptable. The conceptual framework of analyses is adopted from the various models of the determinants of hospital costs used by the previous studies. According to this framework, the study postulates that the unit cost of hospital operation is determined by the size, scope of service, technology (production function) as measured by capacity utilization, labor capital ratio and labor input-mix variables, and by exogeneous variables. The variables to represent the above cost determinants are selected by using the step-wise regression so that only the statistically significant variables may be utilized in analyzing how these variables impact on the hospital unit cost. The results of the analyses show that the models of hospital cost determinants adopted are well chosen. The various models analyzed have the (goodness of fit) overall determination (R2) which all turned out to be significant, regardless of the variables put in to represent the cost determinants. Specifically, the size and scope of service, no matter how it is measured, i. e., number of admissions per bed, number of ambulatory visits per bed, adjusted inpatient days and adjusted outpatients, have overall effects of reducing the hospital unit costs as measured by the cost per admission, per inpatient day, or office visit implying the existence of the economy of scale in the hospital operation. Thirdly, the technology used in operating a hospital has turned out to have its ramifications on the hospital unit cost similar to those postulated in the static theory of the firm. For example, the capacity utilization as represented by the inpatient days per employee tuned out to have statistically significant negative impacts on the unit cost of hospital operation, while payroll expenses per inpatient cost has a positive effect. The input-mix of hospital operation, as represented by the ratio of the number of doctor, nurse or medical staff per general employee, supports the known thesis that the specialized manpower costs more than the general employees. The labor/capital ratio as represented by the employees per 100 beds is shown to have a positive effect on the cost as expected. As for the exogeneous variable's impacts on the cost, when this variable is represented by the percent of urban 100 population at the location where the hospital is located, the regression analysis shows that the hospitals located in the urban area have a higher cost than those in the rural area. Finally, the case study of the sample hospitals offers a specific information to hospital administrators about how they share in terms of the cost they are incurring in comparison to other hospitals. For example, if his/her hospital is of small size and located in a city, he/she can compare the various costs of his/her hospital operation with those of other similar hospitals. Therefore, he/she may be able to find the reasons why the cost of his/her hospital operation has a higher or lower cost than other similar hospitals in what factors of the hospital cost determinants.

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해외진출 국내 프랜차이즈기업의 조직특성 (Organizational Factors Facilitating the Internationalization of Korean Franchising Companies)

  • 임영균;이동휘;김희정
    • 마케팅과학연구
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.40-52
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    • 2009
  • Franchising is one of the fastest growing types of business. It is already popular and well-known in the U.S., and has been growing in many other countries including Korea. Furthermore, many Korean franchising companies have expanded their business overseas actively. According to the data by the Ministry of Industry and Resource, 82 companies out of a sample of 500 franchising companies are already operating in many foreign countries and 48% of them have started their foreign business since 2006. This clearly indicates the fast growing current trend of foreign operation by Korean franchising companies. In spite of the fast growing trend of foreign expansion in the industry, academic research on internationalization of franchising companies is extremely difficult to find. Accordingly, academic research on the issue is necessary and urgent in Korea. Among the various research questions on internationalization of franchising business, this study intends to investigate the difference in organizational factors between the franchising companies doing foreign operation and those doing business only domestically. More specifically, this research has the following purposes. First, considering the lack of theoretical basis of previous studies, resource-based theory and agency theory are employed as the theoretical bases. Second, this study explains the difference in internationalization based on organizational factors such as company size, history and growth rate. Third, the five hypotheses regarding the difference in organizational factors are presented and tested empirically, which is the first attempt in the area of this topic. Finally, the study attempts to clarify the conflicting implications among theories regarding some organizational factos such as growth rate. As the theoretical background, resource-based theory and agency theory are discussed. According to resource-based theory, a firm can grow continuously when it has competence and resource, and also the ability to develop them. The competence and resource can include capital, human resource, management skill, market information, ability to manage risk, etc. Meanwhile, agency theory views the relationship between franchisor and franchisee as an agency relationship. In agency theory, bonding capability and monitoring capability are the two key factors which promote internationalization of franchising companies. Based on the two theories, a conceptual model is designed. The model consists of two groups of variables. One is organizational factors including size, history, growth rate, price bonding and geographic dispersion. The other is whether a franchising company is operating overseas or not. We developed the following five research hypotheses basically describing the relationship between organizational factors and internationalization of franchising companies. H1: The size of franchising companies operating overseas is larger than that of franchising companies operating domestically. H2: The history of franchising companies operating overseas is longer than that of franchising companies operating domestically. H3: The growth rate of franchising companies operating overseas is higher than that of franchising companies operating domestically. H4: The price bonding of franchising companies operating overseas is higher than that of franchising companies operating domestically. H5: The geographic dispersion of franchising companies operating overseas is wider than that of franchising companies operating domestically. Data for the analyses are obtained from 2005 Korea Franchise Survey data co-generated by Ministry of Industry and Resource, GS1 Korea, and Korea Franchise Association. Out of 2,804 population companies, 2,489 companies are excluded for various reasons and 315 companies are selected as the final sample. Prior to hypotheses tests, validity and reliability of the measures of size, history, growth rate and price bonding are examined for further analyses. Geographic dispersion is not validated since it is measured using nominal data. A series of independent sample T-tests is used to find out whether there exists any significant difference between the companies internationalized and those operating only domestically for each organizational factor. Among the five factors, size and geographic dispersion show significant difference, growth rate and price bonding do not reveal any difference and, finally, history factor shows conflicting results in the difference depending on how to measure it.

    shows the summary statistics for hypotheses testing. In conclusion, the results show that the size and history, which are the key variables in resource-based theory, have a significant relationship with internationalization and that geographic area, which belongs to agency theory, also has a strong relationship with internationalization. The results support the findings of extant research and, therefore, prove the usefulness of resource-based theory and agency theory in explaining internationalization of franchising companies. However, growth rate and price-bonding do not show a clear difference between the two types of companies. Accordingly, these two factors need further attention in the future research. Although this study shows meaningful findings theoretically and practically, it has several limitations. First, only organizational factors are considered even if there are various environmental factors influencing franchising firm's internationalization. Second, only being internationalized or not is considered. That is, modes of entry and the size of foreign operations are not included in the study. Third, internationalization strategy is often determined based on the desire for business expansion and higher profitability and egoistical reasons of the CEOs. However, this type of factors belonging to behavioral science is not discussed in the study. Finally, organizational ecology perspective is usefully applicable in explaining the survival and performance of internationally operating companies. Accordingly, research propositions based on this perspective need to be developed and tested.

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  • 노인의 무력감 완화를 위한 심리 재활에 관한 연구 (A Study on Psychological Rehabilitation to Decrease Powerlessness in the Elderly Population)

    • 김조자;임종락;박지원
      • 대한간호학회지
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      • 제22권4호
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      • pp.506-525
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      • 1992
    • Older people, because of the psychological and physiological changes related to the aging process are more vulnerable to experiencing powerlessness than any other age group. This self destructive cycle of depression in older people related to the experience of continued and long term powerlessness can lead even to death. The purpose of this study was to measure powerlessness and resources to increase power in older people, and to measure the effectiveness of a psychological rehabilitation program for reducing powerlessness. The research methodology used was a two step process. In the first step, a survey was done of perceived powerlessness and power resources comparing four groups of elderly people ; those living at home, those in hospital, those living in nursing homes and those attending educational programs for the elderly. The total sample size was 236. In the second step, a psychological rehabilitation program was carried out, pre and post measurements were taken related to this program. The sample consisted of 29 residents in a nursing home. The results of the study are as follows : 1. Powerlessness was classified as cognitive, emotional, activity and learning. The lowest score for powerlessness was in the area of activity, that is the people in the sample felt more power concerning their activities. The highest score was in the area of cognition where they felt they had less power. 2. When the different groups of elderly were compared, it was found that the residents of the nursing home had the highest score on perceived powerlessness and the group who were living at home had the lowest score. 3. Among the general characteristics, the factors influencing the powerlessness score were age, sex, level of education, financial resources and health status. In the interaction effects among these factors, it was found that level of education and health status were factors influencing perceived powerlessness. The elderly with lower education and poorer health status had the higher scores for perceived powerlessness. 4. The power resources could be classified into the following areas : physical strength, emotional strength, positive self-image, energy, knowledge, motivation and belief system. Belief system was given the highest score among the power resources and energy, knowledge and motivation were given low scores. 5. The group participating in an educational program for the elderly had the highest score for power resources while the group made up of residents of a nursing home had the lowest score as well as the highest score for perceived powerlessness. 6. The factors influencing the power resource scores were sex, level of education, financial resources and health status. In the analysis of the interaction effect among the factors, it was found that sex, level of education and financial resources were the factors that influenced the power resource score, that is, women, those with a low level of education and those with poor financial resources reported a lower level of power resources. 7. There was a negative correlation between perceived powerlessness and power resources in the elderly in this study. Since power resources explainded 49% of the variance for powerlessness, it can be concluded that the power resources can be used to reduce powerlessness. 8. The psychological rehabilitation program was carried out with the nursing home residents over a period of five weeks. No statistically significant difference was found in the scores on powerlessness between the pre and post tests, but there was a slight decrease in the raw scores on the post test for emotional, activity and learning powerlessness. There was a statistically significant increase in the power resource scores for emotional strength, positive self-image, energy, knowledge and motivation in the post test as compared to the pre test. In conclusion, the study indicates that a psychological rehabilitation program for the elderly could be effective in increasing power resources and this in turn could lead to a decrease in perceived powerlessness.

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    치과위생사 교육과정 연구 (A Study on Curriculum of Dental Hygienists)

    • 박일순
      • 한국치위생학회지
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      • 제4권2호
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      • pp.193-207
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      • 2004
    • The aims of the study are as following : First, define and clarify the role and function of the dental hygienist. Second, based on thai definition, present an improved dental hygienist curriculum, improving their special competence. This study seeks to present a way for promoting role of dental hygienists as independent specialists, rather than as auxiliaries, contributing to better dental service in the process. The research was pursued by surveying by questionnaire those directly related to dental hygiene. They are 58 professors of dental hygiene, 164 dentists, 253 dental hygienists and 496 dental hygiene students, selected by the method of simple random sampling. Due to the small size of the sample, professors' group was analysed only through frequency and probabilities. For groups with larger samples(dentists, dental hygienists, dental hygiene students), methods of chi square(${\chi}^2$) tests, frequency analysis and one-way ANOVA were used in their analysis. Conclusions of the study are as following : First, role and function of the dental hygienist was defined and clarified. According to the analysis of the survey, main role of the dental hygienists as perceived by 62.9% of dentists was supporting treatments and managing patients and facility. This perception by dentists differs significantly to perception of other groups, which saw main role of dental hygienists as preventive dental treatment and dental hygiene education. Also, only 20.2% of dental hygienists perceived patients and facility management as their main role. This divergence of perception between groups weakens speciality competence of dental hygienists. To strengthen dental hygienists' speciality competence, preventive dental treatment and dental hygiene education must be defined as main role of dental hygienists. Furthermore, role of dental hygienists can be categorized into cooperative and auxiliary role. Second, in order to strengthen speciality competence of dental hygienists, their education must be augmented with curriculum emphasizing cooperative role. Specifically, courses on preventive dental treatment, dental hygiene education and dental X-ray photography must become compulsory, as well as becoming more comprehensive and organized. Also, training in schools and hospitals must be focused on those subjects. In addition, courses concerning auxiliary role must be incorporated into optional courses and more pedagogical courses are needed to widen students' career choices. Third, practical relevance of national dental hygienist certification examination must be heightened. In the survey, all groups gave negative response to questions concerning practical relevance of national dental hygienist certification test. Specifically, contents of the tests must be changed to test participants' competence in the cooperative area. Also, the test itself must be strengthened by adding practical examination to the certification scheme, as well as having more difficult examinations.

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