• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.219-231
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose was to investigate the relations among job stress, depression, social support, and coping strategies of nurses. Method: The data were collected from 362 nurses. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess general characteristics, job stress, depression, social support and coping strategies. Results: The prevalence of depression was 41.7%. Scores of job demand and insecurity, and organizational climate were very high. Logistic regressions showed that nurses, who were single, their 20s, had less than a career year, or working in private hospitals, associated with an increased risk of depression. The sub-scales of job stress except interpersonal conflict and lack of autonomy contributed to an increased risk of depression (lower group; OR=0.248, 95% CI:0.14-0.43). Also individual and organizational support and control coping strategies were associated with depression(lower group: OR=2.993, 95% CI: 2.11-6.30; OR=2.993, 95% CI: 1.51-5.65; OR=2.372, 95% CI=1.43-3.93). Conclusion: These findings indicated that the job stress, especially organizational climate, insecurity of job, lack of reward, individual and organizational support, and control coping strategies contributed to a risk of depression. In order to prevent the depression, the organizational support and strategies will be needed. The depression in specific context and organizational climate should be considered in future studies.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2020

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the cognitive performance of major depressive disorder (MDD) in military service/conscription personnel who visited the psychiatric clinic for a medical certificate to consider the situation from the perspective of Korea's unique compulsory military system. We used the Korean Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (K-WAIS-IV) as the test for verifying the suitable level of cognitive functioning for military service and as the embedded measure with reflecting suboptimal effort. Methods : The study was conducted on 56 (28 males, age 19-34) in/out-patients admitted to the psychiatry department and diagnosed with MDD (DSM-IV). All participants completed a structured clinical interview (MINI-Plus), as well as self-report questionnaires related to demographics and severity of clinical symptoms. K-WAIS-IV was administered to each subject to assess cognitive characteristics. Results : Military group showed significantly lower processing speed index (PSI) score including subtests of symbol search (SS) and coding (CD) score, compared to the control group. There was no other significant differences in the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ), Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI), Working Memory Index (WMI) scores including sub-tests comprised of the above indices, and Reliable Digit Span (RDS), Enhanced-RDS-Revised (E-RDS-R) between the study and control groups. Conclusion : This study was the first effort to verify the characteristics of Korea's military group with MDD and suggest the applicability of PSI and processing speed of K-WAIS-IV as an embedded performance index to test sub-optimal effort or low motivation beyond the purpose of testing cognitive deficits.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.248-261
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 성인 여성의 혈액 영양소 지표가 우울 지표에 미치는 영향을 파악하는 데 있다. 77명의 폐경기 전 여성(평균연령 44.2±6.5세)을 모집하였으며, 결측치를 제외하고 53명의 혈액지표가 우울 지표(Beck Depression Inventory)에 미치는 영향을 통계로 확인하였다. 연구대상자들의 Beck 평균은 7.6±7.2로 대부분 우울 증상은 정상치 범위였다. 다만 약간 우울 2명과 매우 심각한 우울이 2명이었다. 본 연구에서 요인분석을 한 결과 21개 문항의 Beck 우울 지표는 5개의 하위요인으로 분류되었다. 이중 신체적 우울 2개, 기분 우울 1개, 인지적 우울 1개, 미정 1개 등으로 나타났다. 상관분석 결과 중성지방, LDL(low density lipoprotein) 콜레스테롤, 칼륨이 우울 요인들과 통계적으로 유의한 정의 관계를 보인 반면, HDL(high density lipoprotein) 콜레스테롤과 나트륨, 염화이온은 우울 요인들과 부(-)의 관계를 보였다. 중성지방, 콜레스테롤, 혈당, 케톤체를 원인변수로 설정한 후 우울에 대한 영향을 다중 회귀분석을 하였을 때, HDL(high density lipoprotein) 콜레스테롤은 우울 3 요인에 통계적으로 유의한 부(-)의 영향을 미치고 있었다. 미네랄 성분만으로 우울 하위요인에 다중회귀 분석을 하였을 때, 칼륨이 정(+)의 영향을, 염화이온은 부(-)의 영향을 우울 3 요인에 영향을 미치고 있었다. 본 연구에 의하면 폐경기 전 여성의 경우 혈액 지표들 중 칼로리와 관련된 영양소와 미네랄 등은 신체적 우울 지표에 영향을 미치고 있었다. 본 연구는 혈액 지표의 우울에 대한 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다는 의미를 갖는다. 특히 칼륨과 염화이온의 우울에 대한 영향을 수치적으로 보고한 첫 연구이다. 본 연구는 53명의 폐경기 전 여성을 대상으로 하였다는 한계를 갖는다. 향후 폐경기 이후 여성과의 비교연구, 남성과의 비교연구, 우울 환자, 기타 신경 질환자들과의 비교 연구 등이 가능할 것이다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2019

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the emotional characteristics of the patients within one year after stroke using the Core Seven Emotions Inventory-Short Form. Methods: It analyzed the medical records of 39 stroke patients who had visited W University hospital and completed the Core Seven-Emotions Inventory-Short Form (CSEI-S), the K-MBI, the PWI-SF, and the HADS. Patients data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, frequency analysis, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the nonparametric test of the CSEI according to the period of stroke onset in patients and Spearman's correlation analysis using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science, IBM, United States of America) Version 23.0. Results: First, in the case of depression, all subjects were in the danger group, although more than half of the joy, anger, thinking, sadness and fear were included in the normal group in the shortening of the key seven-point scale. Secondly, in measuring the social and psychological stress and hospital anxiety and depression, social and psychological stress were indicated to be a potential danger group, while anxiety and depression were shown to be a healthy group. Thirdly, the emotional characteristics were explored according to the sub-factor of the shortening of the key seven-figure emotional scale after being classified within two months, between two and six months and over six months depending on the duration of the outbreak. As a result, statistically significant, Joy was the highest score over six months and the lowest score between two and six months. On the other hand, the case of depression was depicted to be significantly lower at over six months, and was highest between two and six months. Finally, the correlations on each scale were statistically significant. Conclusions: This study provided that the CSEI-S can be used to simply to measure the emotions of patients according to the period of the onset of stroke in the clinical scene.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.504-510
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• 2024

Background: As a physiological function of body, immunity can maintain health by identifying itself and excluding others. With economic development and increasingly fierce social competition, the number of sub-healthy population is gradually increasing, and the most basic problem exposed is human hypoimmunity. Hypoimmunity can be manifested as often feeling tired, catching colds, mental depression, etc. In order to enhance immunity, eating healthy foods with the effect of enhancing immunity may become an effective choice. KRG has pharmacological effects of enhancing immunity. Because the screening and evaluation method of immune population are not unified, there are relatively few KRG immunity tests for sub-health population. It is of great significance to study the effect of KRG on people with hypoimmunity to improve sub-health status. Methods: This was a 180-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. According to the trial scheme design, 119 qualified subjects were included and randomly divided into the test group taking KRG and the placebo control group. Subjects need to check safety indicators (blood pressure and heart rate, blood routine, liver and kidney function, urine routine and stool routine) and efficacy indicators (main and secondary) inspection at baseline, efficacy indicators inspection during the mid-term of the test (90th days of administration), safety and efficacy indicators inspection after the test (180th days of administration). Results: After the test, the safety indicators of placebo control group and KRG test group were basically within the normal range, and there is no significant difference in fireness score between the two groups. Through follow-up interviews, it was found that the subjects in the test group and the control group had no adverse reactions and allergic reactions such as nausea, flatulence, diarrhea, and abdominal pain during the test period. Self-comparison of the test group, the results of the main efficacy indicators: (1) immune related health scores were significantly improved in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.01), (2) CD3 and CD4/CD8 increased significantly after the test (P < 0.05), (3) IgG, IgA, IgM and WBC increased significantly in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.01); the results of the secondary efficacy indicators: (1) TNF-α decreased significantly in the midterm (P < 0.05), IFN-γ decreased significantly in the mid-term (P < 0.01), (2) NK increased significantly in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.05), (3) monocyte increased significantly in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.01). Inter-group comparison of the test group and the control group, the results of the main efficacy indicators: (1) immune related health scores were higher than that of the control group in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.01), (2) IgA of the test group was higher than that of the control group in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.05); the results of the secondary efficacy indicators: (1) WBC of the test group was higher than that of the control group in the mid-term (P < 0.05); (2) monocytes of the test group were higher than that of the control group in the mid-term and after the test (P < 0.05), neutrophils of the test group were higher than that of the control group in the mid-term (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Taking KRG has no adverse effects on the health of the subjects. According to the standard of clinical trial scheme, the immune related health scores and IgA in the main efficacy indicators were positive, which shows that KRG is helpful in enhancing human immunity.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2011

Objectives : The definition of a hidden youth is a young person who has completely withdrawn from society and shut himself or herself away for more than 3 months. Those pathologically-withdrawn youths have become a burden not only to society but also to the family. However, screening of these hidden youths cannot be done easily. This study focused on developing a primary effective screening tool for these hidden youths. Methods : The 42 participants of this study were parents of hidden youths that are between 8 to 25 years old. They were selected from from mental health centers and psychiatric clinics around Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. We also recruited 239 parents of middle and high school students in the Seoul metropolitan area for a control group. In order to decide the concurrent validity of this questionnaire, we used the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision, Children's Depression Inventory, Beck Depression Inven-tory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised, Social Anxiety and Distress Scale, Avoidant Personality Disorder Scale, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. SPSS version 12.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results : Cronbach's alpha values, the reliability coefficient to represent internal consistency, were between 0.396 and 0.935, which showed relatively high internal consistency for this questionnaire. The test-retest coefficient was between 0.68 and 0.78, which was a statistically significant result. In a factor analysis, 4 factors such as avoidance, withdrawal, isolation, and apathy were extracted. In a concurrent validity test with SCL-90-R, the isolation factor showed a statistically-significant relationship with a phobic-anxiety sub-scale, and avoidance and withdrawal sub-scales were remarkably correlated with the interpersonal sensitivity sub-scale. Conclusion : Since the questionnaire for socially withdrawn youths has achieved statistically-satisfactory reliability and validity, it will be a useful method to screen for hidden youths in educational, community, and clinical settings.

• 한국심리학회지:학교
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.17-38
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 국내 학령기 아동을 대상으로 아동·청소년행동평가척도 조절곤란프로파일(Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile; CBCL-DP)의 요인구조를 조사하고, CBCL-DP특성을 보이는 집단(임상군)과 그렇지 않은 집단(정상군)간 부적응 및 문제행동 수준에 차이가 있는지 확인하고자 하였다. CBCL-DP의 가장 적합한 요인구조를 확인하기 위해 선행연구에서 제시한 3가지 경쟁모형에서 확인적 요인분석을 실시하였으며, 그 결과 단일요인모형(One-factor)과 2차요인모형(Second order)보다 Bifactor모형이 가장 좋은 적합도를 보였다. 가장 적합한 요인구조의 타당성을 확인하기 위해 관련 변인들과의 회귀경로를 계산한 결과 Bifactor모형에서 CBCL-DP는 부모가 보고한 집행기능곤란과 담임교사가 보고한 학교적응 및 강점난점의 모든 하위요인들과 관련되어 있었으며, 불안/우울, 공격행동, 주의집중문제의 3가지 요인들은 차별화된 연관성을 보였다. CBCL-DP의 특성을 나타내는 집단의 부적응 및 문제행동 수준을 CBCL-DP 특성을 보이지 않는 정상군과 비교한 결과, CBCL-DP 특성을 보이는 아동은 정상군 아동보다 집행기능 곤란 정도가 더 높았으며, 학교생활 적응을 잘 하지 못하고 바람직한 행동을 할 가능성이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 CBCL-DP는 특정 증후군(AAA)보다 여러 가지 다양한 측면에서 부정적 결과와 관련이 있었으며, 선행연구들의 요인구조와 본 연구 표본이 부합하고 있다는 점은 광범위한 조절곤란 증후군으로 CBCL-DP를 개념화하는데 일관되고 통합적인 연구결과를 제시했음을 시사한다. 또한 CBCL-DP는 정서·행동문제가 결합된 고위험군 아동을 조기발견하고 중재함에 있어 학교 및 상담 장면에서 심층적이고 전문적인 진단도구로서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 본 연구의 의의, 한계점 및 향후 연구 방향에 대해 논의하였다.