• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7653-7664
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• 2014

Background: Colorectal ranked first among cancers reported in males and ranked second amongst females in Jordan, accounting for 12.7% and 10.5% of cancers in males and females, respectively. Colorectal cancer patients can suffer several consequences after treatment that include pain and fatigue, constipation, stoma complications, sexual problems, appearance and body-image concerns as well as psychological dysfunction. There is no published quantitative data on the health-related quality of life and psychological wellbeing of Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors. Method: This project was a cross-sectional study of colorectal cancer survivors diagnosed in 2009 and 2010. Assessment was performed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), the colorectal cancer specific module (EORTC QLQ-CR 29) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Data on potential predictors of scores were also collected. Results: A total of 241 subjects completed the study with mean age of $56.7{\pm}13.6$. Males represented 52.3% of study participants. A majority of participants reported good to high overall health; the mean Global health score was $79.74{\pm}23.31$ with only 6.64% of study participants scoring less than 33.3%. The striking result in this study was that none of the study participants participated in a psychosocial support group; only 4 of them (1.7%) were even offered such support. The mean scores for HADS, depression score, and anxiety score were $8.25{\pm}9$, $4.35{\pm}4.9$ and $3.9{\pm}4.6$, respectively. However, 77.1% of study participants were within the normal category for the depression score and 81.7% were within this category for anxiety score; 5.4% of participants had severe anxiety and 5.4% of them had severe depression. Discussion: Patients with colorectal cancer in Jordan have a good quality of life and psychological wellbeing scores when compared with patients from western countries. None of the colorectal cancer patients managed at the Ministry of Health received any formal counselling, or participated in psychological or social support programmes. This highlights the urgent need for a psychosocial support programme, psychological screening and consultations for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the Ministry of Health Hospitals.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.44-58
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• 2018

도시는 기후 문제로 인한 자연 재해뿐 아니라, 사회나 경제적으로 새로운 변화에 직면하고 있다. 기존의 단순한 재건 방식으로는 도시나 지역의 총체적인 문제를 해결하기 어렵다. 이러한 변화에 대응하기 위한 새로운 접근 방법으로 회복탄력성을 의미하는 리질리언스 개념이 대두되고 있다. 최근 실행 중인 주요 도시 프로젝트의 주제도 리질리언스다. 리질리언스 개념의 설계는 일시적인 유행이라기보다 도시 공간의 다양한 변화에 대응할 수 있는 새로운 설계 전략이라고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 리질리언스 개념을 통해 사례를 분석하여 리질리언스 설계 방법을 탐색하는 것이다. 리질리언스 설계에는 어떤 전략이 필요한지, 기존 설계와는 다른 과정적 특성은 무엇인지를 도출하고자 한다. 연구 사례로는 2013년 '리빌드 바이 디자인' 공모와 2017년 '리질리언트 바이 디자인' 공모를 다룬다. 연구는 문헌 연구와 설계안 분석으로 이루어지며, 설계안 분석은 리질리언스 이론을 적용한 내용적 분석과 설계프로세스의 특성으로 구분하여 진행한다. 이론과 기존 연구를 통해 분석의 틀을 도출하여 설계안을 분석하고, 일반적인 설계 프로세스에 대응하여 리질리언스 설계의 과정적 특성을 분석한다. 도시 리질리언스의 이론을 토대로 분석의 주요 범주를 Urban Infrastructure, Social Dynamics, Economic Dynamics, Health & Wellbeing, Governance Networks, Planning & Institutions로 구분하였다. 각 팀별로 리질리언스 개념의 어떤 측면을 중점적으로 다루었는지, 그에 따른 설계 전략은 무엇인지를 고찰했다. 6개 항목의 대부분을 설계 전략과 연결시킨 것으로 분석되었으며, 내용적인 측면에서 주민 및 이해관계자와 함께 연구하고 설계하는 거버넌스의 역할을 중요하게 다루고 있다는 점을 확인했다. 설계 과정적 특성으로는 사업 이전 단계에서 전 과정을 계획한 점, 기후 변화 외에도 예상 가능한 사회 경제적 위험 요소를 분석한 점, 경관 중심의 통합적 설계를 지향한 점, 구체적인 운영 및 예산 계획으로 지속가능한 실행 전략을 수립한 점으로 요약할 수 있다. 본 연구는 기존에 다양하게 논의되고 있는 리질리언스 개념을 설계 전략으로 연결하고자 한 점, 리질리언스 설계과정의 특성을 도출하여 실천적인 방법론에 대한 가능성을 타진했다는 점에서 의의를 가진다. 재해지역 외에도 여러 유형의 도시 공간에 리질리언스 개념을 적용한 설계 전략 연구를 향후 과제로 남긴다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.101-116
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• 2014

In the year 2013, Warren Buffett was named one of the most influential people of the year by TIME magazine. When people are exposed to such news, they show strong interest in who the influential people are and how those people became so successful. Likewise, people show strong attachment to other prominent figures as well. This social phenomenon indicates that people perceive well-known persona like business leaders, TV stars or sports stars etc. as human brands of intangible assets. As the role of these human brands is becoming more important, people tend to develop stronger attachment toward them. Another notable modern social phenomenon is people's pursuit of life-satisfaction and social well-being. People desire to increase their quality of life by having quality time with family and friends, and also by building attachment towards celebrities, sports stars, and so on. The main objective of this study is to examine how attachment toward human brands affects quality of life. While existing studies on human brands examined antecedents of attachment, e.g., some needs fulfillment such as A-R-C needs (autonomy, relatedness and competence needs) fulfillment, this study focuses on the outcome variables of attachment, e.g., how attachment toward human brands affects stress relief and life satisfaction through self-efficacy. Based on previous research, we divided human brands into two types: heroes and celebrities. Heroes are defined as people who have considerable and lasting importance on both societal and individual levels, and celebrities are defined as people who are well-known but have little or no short-term impact on society and individual levels. This study focuses on how attachment toward each type of human brands, celebrities and heroes, affects the quality of life or well-being. This study focuses on three important outcome variables; stress relief, life satisfaction, and self-efficacy, (three variables) which have been recently gaining importance, especially in the domain of positive psychology. Major findings from the present study show that although celebrities draw attachment from people by providing fun and entertainment or providing stress relief, they have weak influences on the wellbeing or efficacy of individuals at a deeper level. In contrast, attachment toward heroes helps people live better by providing meaning and positively influencing life satisfaction through self-efficacy (Frankl 1997). These results are consistent with the main tenet of 'positive psychology' which seeks "to find and nurture genius and talent and to make normal life more fulfilling" (Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi 2000). Considering the fact that certain celebrities are perceived as heroes to some, we can conclude that celebrities can become heroes if they provide meaning and value to the lives of people. This study contributes to the research stream of human brands since the most current leading research (e.g., Thomson 2006) indicated the need to look at the resulting effect of attachment on life satisfaction through self-efficacy. Another important contribution is that we empirically documented the different effects of celebrities and heroes. As expected, this study shows that heroes more deeply influence the lives of individuals in the long term while celebrities do so rather shallowly in the short term. The issues of the influence of heroes on the individuals' lives need to be further investigated in relation with the perspective of positive psychology.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2011

Objective: The present study was intended to identify (1) the intra- and inter-rater reliabilities of a visual sensibility evaluation protocol and (2) the effects of NaCOC color and scouring method on the visual sensibility of NaCOC. Thirty female participants(20s & 30s) were participated in the visual sensibility evaluation of NaCOC. Background: Interests in naturally colored organic cotton(NaCOC) increase rapidly in parallel with the social trend of eco-friendly living and wellbeing. Method: Three color sets (ivory, green, and coyote-brown) of NaCOC specimens including one untreated and four treated specimens($Na_2CO_3$; NaOH; enzyme; boiling water) were examined in the study. The visual sensibility evaluation was conducted by the test-retest method using nine pairs of bipolar visual sensibility adjectives(bright-dark; clear-murky; heavy-light; vivid-subdued; warm-cool; fresh-stale; strong-weak; showy-plain; and luxurious-cheap). Results: As a result of reliability of a visual sensibility evaluation protocol, inter-rater variability(average SD=1.06) of visual sensibility evaluation was more than 1.4 times the intra-rater variability(average SD=0.74). However, both the sensibility evaluation reliabilities did not show any systematic pattern of changes. Lastly, ANOVA and post-hoc analysis showed that preferred scouring methods for a visual sensibility adjective pair significantly vary depending on NaCOC color. Application: Both the reliability of visual sensibility evaluation protocol and the analysis of proper scoring method of NaCOC in the study would be useful information to design the affective textile.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.55-67
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• 2015

본 연구는 노인 문화교육활동 참여동기가 노인 심리적복지감의 융복합 형성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 위하여 수도권 노인복지관과 노인문화센터 등에서 문화교육활동에 참여 중인 노인들을 대상으로 설문조사를 하였으며, 총 255부의 자료를 모아 분석을 수행하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 목표지향형과 활동지향형(독립변수)이 생활만족도(종속변수) 형성에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 둘째, 활동지향형과 학습지향형(독립변수)이 자기효능감(종속변수) 형성에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 파악되었다. 셋째, 활동지향형과 학습지향형(독립변수)이 참여태도(종속변수)에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 그러나 학습지향형과 생활만족도와의 관계, 목표지향형과 자기효능감과의 관계, 목표지향형과 참여태도와의 관계는 유의미하지 않았다. 이러한 연구결과는 노인복지 증진과 관련된 정책 제안에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.499-514
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• 2016

This study was to determine general trends with respect to work-family balance perception and psychological wellbeing, examine correlations between related variables, investigate differences in related variables, and understand the effect of work-family balance perception on psychological well-being in married employees. The subjects were 300 married employees living in G city. The subjects completed a questionnaire and data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 21.0. The major findings were as follows. First, the average scores of men and women's self-esteem were higher than the median. Men had a more traditional gender role attitude and higher work-family balance perception level than women. The scores of men and women's depression were lower and life satisfaction were higher than the median. Second, the scores of men and women's work-family balance perception were different according to working hours. Men's psychological well-being were different according to the scale of work place and women's psychological well-being were different according to household working time. Third, depression in married employees were negatively related to life satisfaction. Their psychological well-being were significantly related to work-family balance perception. Fourth, men's depression were influenced by self-esteem, social care service, family${\rightarrow}$work conflict, and work${\rightarrow}$family conflict. Depression in women were influenced by health state, self-esteem, gender role attitude, family${\rightarrow}$work conflict, and work${\rightarrow}$family conflict. Men's life satisfaction were influenced by health state, economic state, and self-esteem. Women's life satisfaction were influenced by health state, economic state, weekly working hours, self-esteem, and work${\rightarrow}$family conflict.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2010

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate a clinical effect of Coo-Sun activity focusing on improvement of quality of life in female cancer patients. Methods: The subject of study consisted of 5 female cancer patients at the East-West Cancer Center of OO Oriental hospital. The survey methods of this study are Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Patients performed Coo-Sun activity 6 times a week and filled out FACT-G and STAI questionnaire after every 3 times training. Results: In FACT-G questionnaire, physical well-being and emotional wellbeing was improved significantly after Coo-Sun activity. And change of social/family well-being and functional well-being score were not significant statistically. In STAI questionnaire, STAI1 was improved significantly after Coo-Sun activity. And change of STAI2 score was not significant statistically. Conclusion: After Coo-Sun activity, quality of life (QOL) in female cancer patients was improved and anxiety was decreased. But this study have limitation to prove effects of Coo-Sun activity completely in female cancer patients. So well designed prospective cohort study will be needed to prove its benefits.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.346-356
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• 2001

This paper describes a Q-methodological study on the Perception of comfort in hospital in-patients. The participants completed a 37-item Q sort made up of statements which could be ranked in terms of their relevance to the subjective meaning of comfort. Three interpretable types of comfort were identified through this Q study : Type I, positive medical action style, feel secure and satisfied when medical staff show a positive attitude towards them as patients. They put a high value on prompt responses from medical staff and physical aspects of care like non-invasive procedures or comfortable position. Type II, social relation style, experience a state of comfort when they perceive support or concern from medical staff, relatives or other patients suffering from similar diseases. They feel safe and secure when medical staff are kind and have a good reputation or when the size of the hospital is big enough, Type III, emotional wellbeing style, feel that hope for a healthy life or maintaining self-care activities are highly valuable. They feel safe and comfortable when their privacy is protected. They put worth on independent thinking, strong will, and emotional or psychological comfort. The results of this study can be used as a basis to develop nursing measures for comfort. Further studies on factors which influence perception of comfort and intervention strategies according to the above types of comfort need to be done.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.607-615
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• 2010

Urban green space is often at the centre of the debate on urban substantiality because it provides functions of space, e.g. for wildlife, recreation, growing vegetables, psychological wellbeing, social interaction, etc. Traditionally, the various functions of urban green spaces clearly show that green spaces contain important values that contribute to the overall quality of urban life. After Kyoto protocol, it has becoming important to more accurately evaluate carbon uptake by urban green space. Many studies have analyzed the benefits, costs, and carbon storage capacity associated with urban green space. These studies have been limited by a lack of research on urban tree biomass and carbon uptake by soil, such that estimates of carbon storage in urban systems. This study calculate more accurately the amount of carbon uptake by urban green space. This study also complement the existing methods to estimate the urban green space carbon uptake. It has been studied how to evaluate carbon uptake function of urban green space. The surface area of urban green space increased 5% by complemented method and carbon uptake is also increased. Based on this result, the carbon uptake per capita was analysed and compared to the area of carbon uptake. And this study discussed the reasons for the differences between the new and earlier estimates, as well as implications for our understanding of the global carbon cycle. In conclusion, these results could contribute as preliminary data to policy makers when climate change adaptation strategy is established.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.669-681
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• 2016

이 연구는 어린이집 보육교사의 감정부조화, 직무소진과 정신건강 간의 연관관계를 규명하는 것을 목적으로 467명의 보육교사를 대상으로 조사하였으며, 5점 척도로 구성한 측정도구를 활용하였다. 수집된 자료는 통계패키지 IBM SPSS 23과 AMOS 21을 사용하여 유의수준 5% 수준에서 검정하였다. 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 어린이집에 종사하는 보육교사의 감정부조화가 정신건강 하위요인 중 직무스트레스(학부모관계, 업무과부하)에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 감정부조화는 직무소진에 모두 유의한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 직무소진은 정신건강 하위요인인 직무스트레스, 심리적 안녕감에 부분적으로 유의한 영향을 미치고 있었다. 넷째, 직무소진은 감정부조화와 정신건강에 대해 부분적 매개효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 어린이집에서 종사하는 보육교사의 정신건강 증진의 중요성을 제시하고 있으며, 정신건강 증진을 위한 제도적 지원을 모색할 필요성을 시사한다.