• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.47-58
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of reminiscence-based collective art therapy on the depression, interpersonal relationships, and the subjective sense of happiness among the elderly with dementia. The study was conducted on 30 volunteers with dementia aged 65 or older attending the S Weekly Care Center located in S-gun as subjects during the period between November 7, 2020 and January 2, 2021 with one session week for a total of 12 sessions. The SPSS 24.0 statistics program has been used for various data analyses, including confidence verification, cross tabulation analysis, independent sample T-test, 3×2 multi-variant analysis. The study findings are as follows. First, the collective art therapy based on reminiscence therapy is effective in reducing the depression among the elderly with dementia. Second, the collective art therapy based on reminiscence therapy is effective in promoting interpersonal relationships among the elderly with dementia. Third, the collective art therapy based on reminiscence therapy is effective in improving the subjective sense of happiness among the elderly with dementia. Therefore, the reminiscence-based collective art therapy is found to serve as an effective means to relieve depression, improve interpersonal relationships and to promote a subjective sense of happiness among elderly people witn dementia.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.53-62
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• 2015

This study analyzes the evolutions of art therapy as a mean to apply it for treatment of internet addiction disorder and additionally provides insights to prevent this disorder through art therapy. For this purpose, we have investigated the art therapy based internet addiction treatment researches published in South Korea from 2000 to 2015. The analyzing method used in this study was based on modification of previously published domestic researches covering the following 3 criteria: research objects (age, gender, number of participants in the experimental group), research subjects (single technique numbers, single technique types, study areas, research topics), research methods (research type, research design, measurement method, treatment period). Based on the results of current study, we have proposed various suggestions for improvement of art therapy to treat internet addiction with higher efficiency.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.426-436
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• 2020

This study analyzed research trends of 62 master's/doctoral dissertations and 17 journals, total of 79, related art therapy studies on middle-aged from 2000 to 2019 in Korea. The research trends were analyzed by classifying them into year, research targets, research content and research method. The results are as follows; Research of art therapy studies on middle-aged shows growing tendency. Study on women and the size of 6-10 participants were the most frequent. Mixed techniques have been used as the main treatment techniques. Integrated research method, experimental/control groups design was the most frequently adopted. This study is considered meaningful in that it provides basic data and the future direction of the research on art therapy for the middle-aged people.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.337-347
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of strengths perspective group art therapy on the strength-related perspectives on the stress, depression and impulsivity of male middle school students who smoke. Data were collected from 15 middle school smokers from two middle schools in A city. Among them, 8 experimental groups and 7 other control groups were willing to participate in art therapy. The collected data were analyzed by nonparametric test considering the number of groups was 15. The Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed ranks test were performed. As a result, the strength-focused group art therapy program showed stress (z = -2.521, p <.05), depression (z = -2.527, p <.05), impulse (z = -2.371, p < .05). Therefore, it can be found that strengths perspective group art therapy has a positive effect on the psychological well-being of smoking middle school students, and furthermore, it is necessary to study the deep emotional state of smoking middle school students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.661-673
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• 2015

This study is about the effects of the solution-focused group art therapy which was implemented for school maladjusted adolescents. The pre-test was conducted for 30 students who had difficulties to adapt school life in K middle school at K city, Gyeonggi province. 20 out of the 30 students were chosen to the participants for this study and randomly divided into an experimental group and control group, with 10 in each group. The experimental group received a 12 session solution-focused group art therapy including pre- and post-tests. This study found that the solution-focused group art therapy program improved the school life adaptation competency of the participants. In conclusion, the findings suggest that the solution-focused group art therapy can be a good approach to help adolescents to improve their school life adaptation ability.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.9
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• pp.497-509
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• 2022

Lines are the oldest visual elements in human history and are closely related to human life and drawings and symbols drawn with lines on cave paintings and rocks have existed as alternative images for human survival. In arts the line reveals the core of the object within a short period of time and in art therapy it becomes a medium that can diagnose the client's psychological state and intervene therapeutically. However although line drawing has therapeutic importance in the process as well as diagnosis studies on its effectiveness and therapeutic characteristic have not been actively conducted. Therefore in this study the characteristics related to line art in art therapy are first derived through 'Triangular Verification of Theory', 'Qualitative Content Analysis', and 'Finding Common Parts' in domestic and foreign literature. As a result I will examine the Movement which is a key therapeutic element of line drawing in connection with the brain structure. Through this I will examine the therapeutic mechanisms that affect the body, brain and mind of the movement of line drawing and examine and suggest how it can be used in art therapy.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.57 no.3
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• pp.252-259
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• 2024

Objectives: This study investigated factors associated with the retention of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the first 3 years of treatment. Methods: A retrospective study using electronic health records was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Adult HIV-positive patients who started ART from 2010 until 2020 were included. A binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with ART retention in the first 3 years. Results: In total, 535 respondents were included in the analysis. The ART retention rates for the first, second, and third years were 83.7%, 79.1%, and 77.2%, respectively. The multivariate analysis revealed a negative association between CD4 count when starting ART and retention. Patients with CD4 counts >200 cells/mL were 0.65 times less likely to have good retention than those with CD4 counts ≤200 cells/mL. The year of starting ART was also significantly associated with retention. Patients who started ART in 2010-2013 or 2014-2016 were less likely to have good retention than those who started ART in 2017-2020, with adjusted odds ratios of 0.52 and 0.40, respectively. Patients who received efavirenz-based therapy were 1.69 times more likely to have good retention than those who received nevirapine (95% confidence interval, 1.05 to 2.72). Conclusions: Our study revealed a decline in ART retention in the third year. The CD4 count, year of enrollment, and an efavirenz-based regimen were significantly associated with retention. Patient engagement has long been a priority in HIV programs, with interventions being implemented to address this issue.

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.236-251
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• 2023

Alcohol consumption alongside combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has attracted research interest, especially because of increasing male infertility. This study investigated the combined effects of alcohol and cART on testicular morphology, biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. Rats, weighing 330-370 g, were divided into four groups of six animals each; control, alcohol treated (A), cART, and alcohol plus cART treated (A+cART). Following 90 days treatment period, animals were euthanized, testis extracted, and routinely processed for histology and immunohistochemical analysis. Significantly decreased epithelial area fraction, increased luminal and connective tissue area fractions, and reduction of epithelial height and spermatocyte number, were recorded in the treated groups compared to control. Extensive seminiferous epithelial lesions including widened intercellular space, karyolysis, and sloughing of germinal epithelium were recorded in all the treated groups. Furthermore, upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, interleukin-6, and caspase 3 recorded in treated animals, was more significant in A+cART group. Also, the levels of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α were more elevated in A and cART treated groups than in A+cART, while MDA was significantly elevated in cART and A+cART treated groups compared to control group. Altogether, the results indicate testicular toxicity of the treatments. It is concluded that consuming alcohol or cART induces oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in testis of rats, which lead to testicular structural and functional derangements, which are exacerbated when alcohol and cART are consumed concurrently. The result will invaluably assist clinicians in management of reproductive dysfunctions in male HIV/AIDS-alcoholic patients on cART.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.171-179
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• 2020

This study was attempted to identify the media preferences and the reasons of cancer patients. The data collection was conducted on 76 people. and they are 6 men, 70 women with 38 breast cancer patients, and 38 patients with other cancers. For measuring tools, self-written questionnaires and Mandala paintings were used for single-time art therapy. The data analysis compared the results of technical statistics, independence verification and chi verification using the SPSS WIN ver.25.0 with the Mandala painting. There were no significant differences in media preference by age and duration of the disease, and there were significant differences in media preference by disease. In the Mandala painting, the characteristics of the medium and the factors of specific disease showed that there were reasons and effects of preference media choice. This study is meaningful in that it concentrated on the art therapy access and support in terms of the cancer outpatients, which have been concentrated on inpatients so that they shed light to the support and intervention needed by the outpatients, and can be used as basic data for the development of art therapy programs to help stabilize the mind of cancer patients in the future.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.327-335
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• 2021

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of group art therapy on the depression and job satisfaction of local government officials. The study was conducted from March 2017 to March 2018 and the participants of this study were twenty public officials in North Chung-Chung Province. They randomly placed in two different group : 10 in experimental group, 10 in control group. To measure the effects of group art therapy, K-BDI and Job Satisfaction Scale were used a week before and a week after the intervention of group art therapy program. Data was analyzed using paired t-test with SPSS Statistics 23.0. The result was as follows : First, there was significant change to alleviate Depression. Second, there was significant change to increase job satisfaction. This study provides empirical evidence of effectiveness of group art therapy. The findings in this study are not only helping public officials' individual mental health but also enhancing productivity of local government and the quality of service to local residents in Chung-Chung province area.