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Conceptual Model for Women s Health (여성건강을 위한 개념적 모형)

  • 이경혜
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.933-942
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    • 1997
  • There has recently been an increased interest in women's health from, various disciplines, with different perspectives presented according to each profession's academic background. This has led to many instances of incorrectly defining, or misinterpretation, of the issues even among professionals. Nurse scholars as well as practitioners who work in women's health care need to have a clear conceptual understanding of women's health in order to build a body of knowledge, delineate curricular activities, and set directions for professional nursing interventions. In addition, a conceptual model that may be directly utilized in practice is needed to maintain and promote women's health issues. The purpose of this study was to apply a Hybrid model, analyzing conceptual definitions and discussions related to women's health gathered from review of the literature. Further to compare analyticals the concepts and properties observed from field work, so as to present a final definition of women's health and, build a conceptual framework for a united comprehensive perspective on the concept as well as on nursing practice. Data collection and analysis consisted of a theoretical stage, field work stage, and final analysis. A heterogeneous group of professionals and lay persons, 39 in all, participated in the field work. Study findings Include several subconcepts under the concept of women's health : a woman's whole life, holistic health, quality of life, awareness of being a woman, individual nursing, self care ability, reproductive health, and family health. Thus, a comprehensive definition was built, 1. e., "Women's health care be defined as improvement in the quality of life of women through attainment of holistic health throughout the life span. With reproductive health at the core, the concept is directly related to family and national health, and includes taking care of one's own health based on awareness of being a woman and utilizing self care activities. Women's health care issues are unique and allow various responses, therefore women's health professionals need to apply individual approaches to reach solutions in attaining holistic health and improving quality of life." The constructual factors of women's health were found to be reproductive functions, diseases more common in woman, self actualization, mental health, women's health policies, sexuality, midlife changes, and marital relations, with each factor having more than three properties. Positive factors affecting women's health were found to be a normal childbearing process, a healthy lifestyle, active health management, health information, support, and resources, and interpersonal relationships. Negative factors were found to be overwhelming role stress, cultural oppression, gender inequality, distorted sexual identity, economic difficulties, misuse and/or abuse of substances, and stress. The model of women's health may be visualized as a balance scale set upon a woman's life, supporting 4 concentric circles. The innermost circle and second circle incorporate conceptual definitions of women's health, and the outer two circles represent the constructional factors and properties of women's health. Each circle has its own color that symbolizes the conceptual meaning. Positive and negative factors are represented as weights at either end of the scale, and are affected by nursing intervention, i. e., health and wellness increase when positive factors are stronger, whereas disease and illness increase when negative factors are stronger. This model is only a preliminary effort and requires much discussion and testing to be further developed. Continuous research is also required.

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Mediating Effect of Social Support on the Relation between the Stress and Mental Health of Female College Students (여대생의 스트레스와 정신건강과의 관계에서 사회적 지지의 매개효과 -일부 전문대학 여대생을 중심으로-)

  • So, Mi-Hyun
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the mediated effect of social support in relationship of stress and mental health of woman college students. Methods: Data were collected by distributing self recording type questionnaire to 336 woman students in three universities placed in Gyeonggi-do, who agreed attending to the research, and then were re-collected. The statistical methods used for data analysis were the descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, One-way ANOVA test, Pearson correlation coefficient, hierarchial regression analysis. Results: 1. According to the research, it appeared that social support differed depending on the grade the one is in(F=10.643, p<0.05), and mental health(F=3.446, p<0.05) and social support(F=2.444, p<0.05) differed depending on the family's economical level. 2. As the result of analysis of relationship of objects' mental health, stress, and social support, it appeared that mental health and stress(r=-0.605, p<0.01), mental health and social support(r=0.276, p<0.01) have relationship to each other. 3. As the result of hierarchial regression analysis for verifying the mediated effect of social support in relationship of research objects' stress and mental health, it showed that social support partially mediate in relationship of stress and mental health. Conclusion: The program which can intensify woman college students' social support and decrease stress needs to be developed and provided, in order to arrange solution of promoting woman students' mental health.

Survey on Food Habits, Health Condition and Precaution for Disease for the Health Improvement of Community People in Taejon (대전 지역 주민의 건강 향상을 위한 식습관 및 건강상태, 질병 대처 방안에 관한 기초자료와 교육 요구도 조사)

  • Yoon, Eun-Young;Lim, Young-Hee;Wang, Soo-Gyung;Koo, Nan-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.205-216
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    • 1998
  • The objectives of this study were to investigate some problems related to health and to identify citizen's needs related to nutrition education program. The data were analyzed by using $x^2$-test, t-test, ANOVA and multiple range test. The food habits score was 70.0 of 100. The score of man was 69.0, while that of woman was 72.6. Since woman's food habit was better than man, education to man is more needed. Man's BMI was 22.5 and that of woman was 21.4. W/H ratio of man was 0.85 and that of woman was 0.80. BMI and W/H ratio increased as age increases. Systolic blood pressure was 123.5mmHg and diastolic blood pressure was 83.2mmHg. All age groups need the education of blood pressure control. Since subjects who did regular exercise were only 26.3%, these community people needed more regular exercise, specially woman. It turned out that subjects were afraid of cancer, hypertension, cerebral vascular diseases which are related with food habits. The disease or symptom having the highest mobility were dental disease, gastroenteric disorder, headache and constipation. They asked for counselling about health, diet therapy, protection methods of disease and menu planning etc. The program of education for health and good food habits should be developed according to subjects's age, sex, education etc. These results showed primary needs on the curriculum of citizen's education program for enhancing health. In addition, we suggest the research on the practical curriculum of nutrition education program.

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A Effect that adult woman's swimming participation gets in mind health (성인 여성의 수영 참가가 정신건강에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jung-Ja
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.141-144
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    • 2006
  • Though this study examines closely relation of sphere school register special qualities and participation degree, participation motive and mind health that is society based on person and model virtue study finding and the construction enemy about study of effect, woman's. swimming participation and mind satisfaction which exercise gets in company employee's mind health in the morning before attendance positively, there is main purpose. The subject who answered to given questionaire was 298 persons. To analyze collected data, used statistical technique statistical analysis technique anova analysis. Through such method of study and formality, this study deduced following result. First, adult woman's participation among by thing which participation frequency was mind health and difference that keep in mind statistically. Second, adult woman's participation among by thing which participation period was mind health and difference that keep in mind statistically Third, adult woman's participation among by thing which participation strength was mind health and difference that keep in mind statistically.

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The Effects of the Metabolic Syndrome on the Total Medical Charge (성인 남녀를 대상으로 대사증후군이 총 진료비에 미치는 영향분석)

  • Kim, Ki Young;Dong, Jae Yong;Han, Seung Yeon;Lee, Kwang-Soo
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2017
  • Background: This study purposed to analyze the effects of metabolic syndrome on the total medical charge of patients. Methods: 2013 National Health Insurance Service sample research database (eligibility database, medical database, and health examination database) was used for this study. Gamma regression was applied to analyze the effects of metabolic syndrome on the total medical charge and logistic regression was used to determine the probability of medical charge which was higher than the third quartile. Sociodemographic characteristics (age and household income), health behavior factors (smoking, drinking, exercise, and body mass index), and disease related factors (family history and metabolic syndrome) were included as the independent variables. Results: people who had metabolic syndrome spent more medical expenses than those without metabolic syndrome both in man and woman group. The standard regression coefficient was 0.09 (p< 0.001) in man with metabolic syndrome and 0.16 (p< 0.001) in woman. In addition, woman with metabolic syndrome spent more than the third quartile of medical charge. The odds ratios was 1.04 (p= 0.16) for man with metabolic syndrome and 1.18 (p= 0.013) for woman. Conclusion: people with metabolic syndrome spent more medical charge, so it will need to consider policy interventions for preventing the incidence and management of metabolic syndrome in Korean people.

Current condition of humanities and social sciences classes in the pubic health curricula (보건계열 교육과정에서의 인문사회학 교과목 현황)

  • Moon, Sang-Eun;Kim, Yun-Jeong;Kim, Seon-Young
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.961-966
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    • 2014
  • Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the classes of humanities and social sciences in the public health curricula. Methods: Data were collected through online received from 329 public health curricula from July to August, 2014. Categorized are introduction, management of hospital, medical health law, and ethics, patient psychology, others(communication, behavioral science, administration). The data were analyzed by a descriptive analyses and ${\chi}^2$-test(SPSS 12.0). Results: As a result of evaluate the classes of humanities and social sciences in the public health curriculum, 86.0% of department of occupational therapy, 71.4% of department of radiological technology and 72.6% of department of dental hygiene established more 4 classes. 92.1% of department physical therapy and 64.9% of department medical technology established more 5 credits. Numbers and credits of courses showed no differences by educational system. Conclusions: Humanities and social sciences are not popularly introduced in the most departments of public health sciences. Humanities and social sciences are very important and necessary for training competent future professionals in the public health sciences. So this study will provide the basic data for the introduction of humanities and social sciences in the public health curricula.

Effect of Health Belief Factor on Oral Health Related Behavior in Pregnant Woman (임신부의 건강신념요인이 구강건강관련행위에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Mi-Na;Lim, Do-Seon;Kim, Myoung-Hee;Kim, A-Reum;Kim, Sung-Im;Ahn, Yong-Soon
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.129-137
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    • 2015
  • This study is conducted with the aim of providing basic data for oral health improvement of pregnant woman and development of oral health education program by analyzing factors influencing the oral health related behavior of pregnant woman applying health belief model which is theoretical model of explaining individual's behavior change. For 217 expectant mothers who visited 8 obstetrics and 1 maternity class located in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon from August 1 to 31, 2014, data analysis was implemented using self-administered questionnaire. Before the completion of self-administered questionnaire, the subjects were fully informed of explanatory note and consented on taking part in the research for the consideration of ethical aspect. Collected materials were treated by PASW Statistics ver. 18.0 program and following results were acquired. Health belief factor which infuences oral health related behavior of pregnant woman resulted that perceived severity influences on oral examination during pregnancy and dental treatment during pregnancy, and perceived benefits influences on oral examination during pregnancy, and perceived barriers on toothbrushing after having a snack, toothbrush with rotation method and oral examination during pregnancy, and self-efficacy influences on use of oral hygiene products after toothbrushing and oral examination during pregnancy. With these research results, I suggest that perceived severity of health belief factor, perceived benefits, perceived barrier and self-efficacy influence oral health related behavior of pregnant woman. And specific oral health education program for pregnant woman is necessary to increase perceived severity of pregnant woman, perceived benefits and self-efficacy and to reduce perceived barriers.

Hysteroscopic evaluation of endometrial changes and fallopian tubal functions in women using progestin-only contraceptives

  • Atef Darwish;Ibrahim Mohammad;Samuel Gendy;Dina Darwish;Mohammad Ramdan
    • Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.21-30
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate whether office hysteroscopy (OH) can be used to assess the mechanisms of action of progestogen-only contraceptives (POCs), diagnose possible local causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), and support the treatment plan of symptomatic patients using POCs compared with those who do not use hormones. The study included 140 women who were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of 70 women who used POCs, whereas group B consisted of 70 women who did not use hormones. They were successively examined using transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS), OH, and endometrial sampling. The TVS results were consistent with those of OH and histopathology. The changes in endometrial thickness and vasculature, as well as fallopian tube (FT) functions, were significantly more pronounced in POC users than in non-POC users. There was a significant reduction in the peristalsis of the proximal part of the FT, as well as a reduction in the bubble flow test in group A compared with group B. In addition, the combination of peristalsis and the bubble flow test (Darwishscope test) was significantly lower in group A. It was concluded that using OH as a simple diagnostic tool in women with POCs would contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of endometrial and FT effects and explain some local endometrial causes of AUB. This ensures that the combination of TVS and OH would limit routine endometrial sampling in POCs users.

Isolated distal vaginal hypoplasia and megalourethra in a regularly menstruating female treated by pull through procedure

  • Atef M. M. Darwish;Dina A. M. Darwish;Ahmed Dervis
    • Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.121-124
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    • 2022
  • This case report describes a case of isolated (not associated with other anomalies) lower vaginal hypoplasia complicated by megalourethra (urethral dilatation) due to frequent urethral sexual intercourse in a regularly menstruating (hypomenorrheic) woman. The patient was a 24-year-old woman who underwent transperineal ultrasonography as well as magnetic resonance imaging followed by sequential cystoscopic and vaginoscopic examinations. Finally, a pull-through procedure was used to create a new vagina. The main outcome measure was patent vagina formation. The procedure successfully corrected isolated lower vaginal hypoplasia. The postoperative course was smooth, with the restoration of regular intercourse in the correct location. It was concluded that all gynecologists should have increased awareness of rare female genital anomalies to avoid serious sequelae, particularly in newly married patients.

Study about Mother & Fetus Management Application based on Smartphone (스마트폰 기반 산모&태아 관리 어플리케이션 연구)

  • Ko, Beom-Su;Oh, Yun-Jin;Koo, Min-Jeong
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.45-48
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    • 2016
  • Prenatal and postnatal management is very important as the health of pregnant woman is directly related to the health of fetus. Therefore, there is a need for systematic management of prevent potential problems regarding the health of mother and fetus. The health of pregnant woman and fetus is the responsibility regarding health management of family and childcare, which influence the health and welfare of not only just woman but also the entire family. So the health management of pregnant woman and infant is a significant problem that must be socially taken into account. This thesis studied how to provide correct prenatal education method and attachement formation method before and after the birth using mobile application. The application provides writing childcare diary, fetus diary, introduce to correct prenatal education, postnatal education method, information of expected due date and emergency contact to manage both mother and fetus at the same time.