• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.96-109
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• 2016

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to develop a nursing assessment tool for senior center nurses, and to test its feasibility and content validity. Methods: The study utilized a psychometric test design. Preliminary items were developed based on geriatric health needs and Gordon's 11 domains of functioning health. Initially, the tool was evaluated for content validity and feasibility. Then, it was administered among 195 older adults in a senior center by a gerontological nurse practitioner. Data were analyzed to describe the nursing problems of the senior center older adults. Results: The final version of the nursing assessment tool consisted of 27 items. The internal consistency, measured with the Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, was .74. The result of the assessment showed that senior center older adults had high nursing needs in the area of management of chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, and lipids), dental care, community relations, safety, elder abuse, health behaviors (such as drinking), mental health (depression, suicide, and cognitive function), and health consultations. Conclusion: The new tool was feasible for use with senior center participants, and it was evaluated as having high content validity by senior center nurses.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.237-240
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• 2018

최근 군수품의 발달과 더불어 군복과 전투화 등 많은 부분이 기능성으로 바뀌였으나 전투화의 경우 밑창의 갈라짐, 전투화 불량같은 기능성임에도 불구하고 여러 가지 애로사항을 통해 개선되고 있다는 점에서 연구동기가 되어 연구를 하게 되었다. 군 전투화의 만족도에 대한 연구는 전무한 실정이며 연구내용들도 전투화 압력, 전투화 끈에 대한 자살자 연구 등 본인이 관심을 가지고 연구하는 분야가 없어서 더욱 더 관심을 가지게 되고 연구를 진행하게 되었다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.384-388
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• 2019

The horse stable hand workers are one of the most important occupations in horse-racing industry. However, suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new study on how these workers experience mental health problems such as occupational stress and depression in organizational situation. Therefore, this study investigated the occupational stress and depression level of the horse stable hand workers and identified the structural relationship in the horse-racing industry through a detailed interview. A total of 207 horse stable hand workers participated in this study, and occupational stress and depression level were surveyed using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) and Korean version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). The results of this study showed that the occupational stress level of horse stable hand workers was higher than the median of Korean population. The significant difference in occupational stress among the detail job grade was also identified. In addition, 34% of the horse stable hand workers showed high risk of depression, and job demand, organizational system, and inappropriate compensation as the subfactors of occupational stress were showed to mainly affect depression. Although there are some limitations according to the field survey, this study also has significant meaning in that it identifies the relationship between the occupational characteristics of the horse stable hand workers and the mental health. It will be necessary to study the diverse organizational situation and individual mental health for new occupations.

• 영어영문학
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.1221-1244
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• 2009

The death scenes are the culmination of both Doris Lessing's "To Room Nineteen" and Toni Morrison's Sula. Lessing's Susan, an intelligent white English woman, gradually loses the meaning of life as awealthy housewife in the patriarchal society and commits suicide as her solution in Room Nineteen of Fred's Hotel. Morrison's Sula, an African-American woman, grows up without having the normal ego under Eva's matriarchy in a black community named the Bottom. Sula, after Nel's marriage, becomes a symbol of evil to her community and drifts down to death in Eva's bed. Reading these two death stories from the perspective of Jung's archetypal psychology, Susan is not able to continue to live a meaningful life because her life energy is cut off from its source which is in the unconscious. According to Jung, the symbol is the medium of the psychic energy from the unconscious to consciousness. In modern society which is represented by intelligence, the religious and mythical symbols are removed by rationalism, which means disconnection of the flow of life energy from the unconscious. Susan's death can be read as a kind of creating symbol to connect the modern people to the source of life energy. Sula's case is the opposite of Susan's. She remains in the unconscious world without having the proper ego in the absurd reality of racial and sexual problems. Sula finally rises again in Nel's awareness, becoming a symbol of the feminine goddess like goddess Inanna.

• 정보화정책
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.3-21
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• 2023

최근 인터넷 환경은 인터넷 내용규제에 대한 새로운 접근을 요구한다. 헌법재판소가 인터넷을 가장 참여적인 시장으로 표현촉진적인 매체라고 정의한 지 20여년이 흘렀다. 그 동안 인터넷에서는 디지털성범죄, 마약, 자살정보, 악성댓글, 혐오표현, 가짜뉴스 등 표현의 자유로만 설명할 수 없는 다양한 문제들이 등장했다. 통신심의 제도에 대한 논의가 중요한 이유이다. 본고는 국내 통신심의 제도에 대한 입법적 분석, 사법적 분석, 행정적 분석을 시도한다. 통신심의 법률 현황과 특징은 무엇인지, 통신심의에 대한 사법부의 판단은 어떠한지, 실제 통신심의의 운영과정과 특징은 무엇인지 분석하였다. 입법적, 사법적, 행정적 접근을 통해 국내 통신심의 제도의 문제점을 총체적으로 다루었다. 이를 통해 국내 통신심의 제도 개선을 위한 정책적 제언을 도출하였다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2023

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is rare atypical Parkinsonism accompanied by various psycho-behavioural problems. In this case report, we describe the diagnostic and treatment progress of a 65-year-old PSP patient who visited the psychiatric clinic with a depressed mood and lumbar pain resulting in a suicide attempt. Over the course of 30 months of treatment, typical characteristics of PSP, such as postural instability, dyskinesia, cognitive dysfunction and supranuclear gaze palsy, became prominent, and magnetic resonance imaging and the F-18 FP-CIT positron emission tomography revealed midbrain atrophy and reduced dopamine uptake in the basal ganglia. When treating elderly patients with depression, parkinsonism symptoms such as gait disturbances, frequent falls, tremors, and rigidity should be closely examined.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2017

Purpose: To identify the risk factors for suicidal ideation across the life cycle among Korean adults using data from 2015 Korean Psycho-social Anxiety Survey. Methods: The data were statistically analyzed using hierarchical logistic regression analysis. Results: The factors associated with suicidal ideation among the young adult group were education level (odds ratio [OR] 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05~2.49), self-esteem (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.12~1.27), stress (OR 3.26, 95% CI 2.07~5.15), anger control problems (OR 3.58, 95% CI 2.34~5.50), and depression (OR 2.59, 95% CI 1.66~4.04) whereas among the middle-aged adults the factors were education level (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.12~2.23), existence of a spouse (OR 2.55, 95% CI 1.72~3.78), self-esteem (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.08~1.18), stress (OR 2.46, 95% CI 1.81~3.33), anger control problems (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.22~2.36), and depression (OR 2.64, 95% CI 1.91~3.64). Among the older adult group the findings were the existence of a spouse (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.37~3.39), self-esteem (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.13~1.32), stress (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.38~3.54), anxiety (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.46~4.02), and depression (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.30~4.72). Conclusion: The findings suggest that there may be a need for different suicide intervention programs to decrease suicidal ideation across the life cycle.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.504-511
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• 2019

Objectives: We evaluated the physical and mental health problems of waged workers in Korea who had different classes of occupation. Methods: We used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2017) to examine 22,788 workers who were waged employees and categorized these workers into 5 occupational classes. Results: "Unskilled manual workers" were more likely to be older, less educated, have lower monthly income, and work fewer hours per week. Among men and relative to "managers and professionals" (reference group), "skilled manual workers" were more likely to have physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis, "clerks" were less likely to report suicidal ideation, and "unskilled manual workers" were more likely to report suicidal ideation. Among women and relative to "managers and professionals" (reference group), "service and sales workers" and "unskilled manual workers" were more likely to report physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis, depressive feelings, and suicidal ideation. However, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases did not differ among the occupational classes for men and women. Conclusion: We identified differences between men and women and among those in different occupational classes regarding employment status, physical health, and mental health. "Unskilled manual workers" of both genders were more likely to be older, less educated, have less monthly income, work fewer hours per week, and have suicidal ideation. Female "service and sales workers" were more likely to have osteoarthritis, depressive feelings, and suicidal ideation.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.977-985
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• 2016

노숙문제는 주거의 부재라는 문제뿐만 아니라 실업, 가족해체, 사회적 배제, 건강 및 자살문제 등과도 복합적으로 얽혀있는 사회문제로서 인식되고 있다. 본 논문은 노숙인의 취약한 정신건강 상태를 지적하는 기존의 연구들을 바탕으로, 중독의 실태 및 세대에 따른 중독유형의 특수성의 실재여부를 탐색하기 위하여 노숙인들의 중독 및 정신건강 실태에 대한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 조사결과, 알코올중독은 주로 장년층에서 나타난 반면 인터넷 중독 및 스마트폰 중독은 주로 청년층에서 나타나는 경향을 보였다. 현재 청년노숙인들을 다루는 연구가 극히 드물 뿐더러, 알코올을 제외한 노숙인들의 중독현황에 대한 연구가 부재한 상황이다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.181-201
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• 2016

본 연구는 저소득층이 경험하는 물질적 어려움과 자살생각의 관계를 규명하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 한국복지패널 7~9차년도 자료를 사용하였고, 가구주를 분석단위로 2,081가구를 분석에 활용하였다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 먼저, 물질적 어려움을 경험한 저소득 가구주는 물질적 어려움을 경험하지 않은 가구주보다 자살생각을 할 가능성이 높게 나타났다. 또한 물질적 어려움의 4개 하위변수들과 자살생각의 관계에서는 식품 불안정이나 신용불량을 경험한 가구주가 그렇지 않은 가구주보다 자살생각을 할 가능성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 물질적 어려움과 자살생각의 정적인 관계가 여성가구주 집단보다는 남성가구주 집단에서, 비노인가구주 집단보다는 노인가구주 집단에서 더 두드러지는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 이와 같은 결과를 바탕으로 자살 문제를 접근하는데 있어 사회구조적 책임에 대한 인식과 문제를 완화하기 위한 통합적이고 체계적인 예방정책의 필요성을 제언하였다.