• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.22-39
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• 1997

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation education on the reduction of the stress of family members who have patients suffering from stroke and to find a new way to nurse the patients and their family. Subjects & Methods: The subjects were sixty-one family members with the patients who had been hospotalized in K hospital of oriental medicine from september the 9th, 1996 to september the fourteen, 1996. This study was performed by simulated control group pretest-posttest design; pretest was done on the control group through a questionnaire, counselling and observation while posttest was done on the experimental group 1-2 days after systemic rehabilitation education. To teach the patients and their family, the amended version of a book written by Lee Hae-jin was used as a tool for systemic rehabilitation education. As a method to estimate ADL score, modified Kang's method was applied and ADL score was measured by well-trained technician. As for the tool to estimate the degree of family stress, Choi's method adjusted to this study was applied. In the analysis of the data, social property of the patient and the characteristic of the disease were surveyed in $X^2$ examination to confirm the consistency between the experimental group and the control group. The diffrence in the degree of the stress, which is a dependent factor, was examined by t-test. The difference in ADL score between the experimental group and the control group was examined by t-test. The difference in the degree of the stress according to the general feature of the family with stroke patient, social property of the patients and the characteristic of the disease were surveyed by F examination. The difference in family stress according to the degree of ADL was surveyed by F examination. RESULTS: 1. After hypothetically-examined systemic rehabilitation education, the total of the score of family stress surveyed in 34 items of three domains was compared between the experimental group and the control group. There was no statistically significant difference between two groups; mean score of experimental group=2.28, that of control group=2.93(t=.17, df=59, p=. 66). 2. In the survey on family stress in 34 items, the items over mean score 3.0 were firstly the anxiety of possible disability and relapse of the disease and secondly to watch the patient's suffering without doing anything in the domain of the change of the disease and the difficulty in caring. And the items of the lowest stress with less than mean 2.0 score were little chance to meet the relative and friends, inconsistent treatment and attitude of the medical workers and the change of the attitude of the relative due to the patient orderly in the domain of social and personal relation and the responsibility as the family. The items which showed the difference between two groups were aggravation of neighboring patient(t=3.36, df= 59, p=.001) and the possibility of patient's death(t=2.19, df=58.38, p=.033) in the domain of the change of the disease and the difficulty in caring. 3. In the study on the stress difference according to general features of the family with the stroke patient, the score of family stress with the occupation was higher with mean 2.49 than that of the family stress without occupation with mean 2.16, but there was no significant difference. (F=5.21, df=1/59, p=.026). 4. In the study on the stress difference according to social property of the patient and the characteristic of the disease, there was significant difference in the age of the patients (F=2.98, df=3/57, p=.039). These results show that even if there is no statistically significant difference between two groups, sixteen of the experimental group are less than 3.0 in ADL score(standard 6 score)while eight of the control group are less than 3.0 and that ten of the experimental group are in the year range of 39-49 while four of the control group are in the year range of 39-49 which showed significant difference in family stress. These imply that there is a possibility that the experimental group have serious and fundamental stress resulting in high pretest stress compared with the control group. It might be due to the characteristic of simulated control group pretest-posttest design that the psychologic-supportive effect by the education was not observed. On the basis of these results, the followings are suggested. 1) A study on the nursing-mediated method to reduce the stress in the items which are not resolved by rehabilitation education, a study on nursing according to the patient's age and a study on the supportive nursing toward the family with occupation are required. 2) More than two times consecutive nursing-mediated rehabilitation education to measure the family stress is required. 3) Comprehensive and multilateral systemic education program including the instruction on western-eastern medicine, physical therapy, exercise and diet through collaboration of the experts in each field is required. 4) Family stress at home as well as in the hospital needs to be estimated and home rehabilitation and home-nursing needs to be continued.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.33-54
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• 1981

The purposes of this study were to determine the relevant nursing needs of patients following discharge; to identify the degree of their nursing needs; to identify types and status of discharge order and information given to patients; and to determine their specific nursing needs according to their diagnosis. In addition, opinions toward home care services provided by hospitals or by public health nurses and appointment plans with their physicians were also asked in order to determine the necessity of follow-up care for the patient after discharge. Nine hundred and eighty eight subjects were collected among patients being discharged from one national university hospital and four city hospitals. Data were collected from June,1979 to December,1979 using questionnaires and interviews. On the bases of these data the following findings were observed; 1) Almost 40 percents of total subjects discharged from the hospital with some or great degree of nursing needs in general. The most problematic nursing needs were needs for comfort which include needs for releaving pain, for sound sleep and rest, because these needs can only be met by professional help. More than 50% of total subjects have this problem. 2) Needs for mental health, general metabolism, general hygiene and activities and safety were observed in more than 20 percent of subjects. 3) Discharge orders on diet and oral medication were recorded in patients' charts in 70% of all cases. However, more than fifty percents of patients have not been told these information from doctors or nurses. Even though some of them might have had appointment plans with their physicians, they would not keep the appointments unless they completely understood the necessity of the follow-up care. If they have not had any appointment or would not visit the out-patient clinic, there is no method of caring them and prerenting funther discomfort or complications. Even in injection, ski care, dressing and bath, only one thirds of the subjects having recorded discharge orders understood what they need after discharge. The rest of cases have not known what to do for their further care. 4) More than 80 percents and 70 percents of total subjects agreed to a system of home care services provided by hospitals or public health nurses respectively. That is, regardless of sources of medical expenses, most of patients wanted to be taken care of at home following discharge. 5) While more than half of the patients having benefit of medical insurance or paying fully by themselves had appointment plans with their physicians, only one thirds of the patients fully or partially paid by government had appointment plans with their physicians. These results ex-plain that the appointment plan is directly associated with their economic power. This indicates that the home care services are more needed to the people with lower economical status. 6) Those who have been in the hospital more than 24 days wanted !o have home care services more than those who had less hospital days. They also had more appointment plans than other groups. 7) More than 70 percents of the subjects who had been in a university hospital and approximately 30 percents of the subjects in the city hospitals had appointment plans with their physicians. 8) Those who had the cerebrovascular disease, cancer or hypertension demanded more nursing needs such as needs for comfort, for general metabolism and for mental health. 9) Factors which were associated with the degree of patients' nursing needs were age, duration of hospitalization, opinion toward home care services given by public health nurses, hospital appointments and types of hospital. That is, the older they were and the longer the periods of hospitalization were, the higher were their nursing needs. The more they had nursing needs, the more they wanted to have nursing services and had appointment plans. It can be concluded that there is a great demand for a positive and systematic home care services to the people who have been discharged from hospitals following critical care. This program is definitely demanded for the low income groups of people with less education with the financial assistance of the government or other funding agencies.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2009

본 시험은 유도 환우 방법이 산란계의 주요 장기와 혈액 성상에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 수행하였다. 공시계는 산란율 85% 이상, 평균체중 $1.7{\pm}0.4\;kg$인 61주령 White Leghorn 150수를 이용하였다. 시험구는 크게 환우 처리를 하지 않은 대조구(Control), 급이 환우법(FM, feeding molt) 및 절식 환우법(SM, starving molt)의 3처리구로 나누고, 처리구당 5반복, 반복당 10수씩 완전 임의배치하였다. 심장의 무게는 대조구, FM구 및 SM구에서 각각 8.2, 7.9 및 7.5 g으로 처리구간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 간과 난포수란관의 무게는 모든 환우 처리구(급이, 절식)에서 대조구에 비해 무게가 감소하였으며(P<0.05), 난포수란관의 무게는 SM구가 FM구에 비해 낮게 나타났다(P<0.05). 대조구, 급이 환우구 및 절식 환우구에서 환우 2주전 CS는 각각 4.48, 4.66 및 $4.47\;{\mu}/mLg$이었으나, 1주 전에는 각각 7.32, 7.71 및 $7.11\;{\mu}/mLg$로 증가하였으며, 환우 1주후에는 절식구에서 $10.3\;{\mu}/mLg$로 가장 높았다. 절식과 급이로 환우시킨 산란계의 H : L 비율 변화에서, 환우 2주 전에는 0.27~0.29이지만, 1주 전에는 0.97~1.03으로 증가하였다. 환우 1주 후에는 절식 환우구에서 0.83으로 가장 높게 나타났으나, 이후로 점차 감소되었으며, 급이 환우구에서는 환우 기간 동안 0.45~0.54로 나타났다. 따라서, 본 연구는 급이로 환우를 유도시킨 경우에는 절식 환우 시킨 산란계에 비해 스트레스가 적다는 것을 제시한다.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제3권
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• pp.79-110
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data necessary for creating a more successful health enhancement program, health education and health policy which can enhance health management abilities and enable a healthy school life by examining relations between high school students' health perception, who are in early adolescence, and their health promotion behavior. The subjects in this study were 813 students from 8 high schools on Jeju Island. The collected data were analyzed with t-test and one-way ANOVA through questionnaires by researcher on the basis of advance research. The findings of this study were as belows : 1. When general characteristics were considered, health perception was more significantly affected by those who were boys, whose family income was on a higher level, who scored better in school, whose parents were more concerned about their children's health, and who had experiences of being hospitalized. Especially, the more parents were concerned about their children's health, the higher the child's self-confidence on health(p<.05), anxiety on health(p<.05), practicality on disease prevention(p<.05), self-confidence on future health(p<.01), health care ability(p<.01), and family roles on health(p<.05). The less parents were concerned about their children's health, the higher the child's anxiety on disease(p<.01) and uncertainty on future health(p<.01). 2. When students' health promotion behavior was concerned, in the area of Eating Habits, having regular meals(72.9%), moderate consumption of meat(89.7%) and a balanced diet(64%) were common, whereas having a regular breakfast(37.4%) and eating vegetables and fruits(43.6%) were rare. In the area of Exercise, all subareas such as exercising 3 or 4 times a week(76.7%), more than one hour of exercise at a time(74.9%), a short distance walk(51.8%), exercise within one hour after meals(87%), and whether wanning up or not(88.6%) were above average. In the area of Personal Hygiene, all subareas such as drinking boiled water(57.3%), washing hands after using the bathroom(71%), brushing teeth after eating(42.4%), washing up after going out(50.3%), and washing hair and taking a frequent bath(77.2%) were rare. In the area of Control of Personal Relations, consulting personal problems with family(78.7%) had a positive response, whereas meeting someone new(59.8%), maintaining sound relations with the opposite sex(47.3%), having respect for one's opinion(51.5%), and maintaining peaceful relations with people(58.4%) had rare negative results. In the area of Stress Management, not being competitive(69.4%), releasing problems(62.4%) and sleeping soundly(66.2%) were common, whereas having your own ways to relieve stress(46.8%) and having your own dreams and hopes(58.5%) were rare. 3. When general characteristics were considered, as far as relations of health promotion behavior were concerned, the boys were significantly different in the area of Eating Habits(p<0.01) and Exercise(p<0.01), and the girls were in the area of Personal Hygiene. As family economic status was high and parents were concerned about their children's health, the entire areas of health promotion behavior were significantly different. Whether or not they were hospitalized made no significant difference in statistics. 4. When their regions were considered, it comparing city to town, there was no statistically significant difference in health perception and relations of health promotion behavior according to general characteristics. As seen in the results above, high school students' level of health perception and level of practicing health promotion behavior were generally low. In conclusion, by enhancing health perception, a plan for activating health education, which can implement positive health promotion behavior, should be made.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.131-141
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to serve as a basis for the planning of oral health education and the development of an oral health-promotion program for patients who visited dental clinics by examining how much dental hygienists offered oral health education to adult patients at dental clinics. A parent group was selected, being made up of 1,600 dental hygienists who registered with the Dental Hygienist Association and worked in Seoul. The questionnaire survey was carried out and an ${\chi}^2-test$ was made using the data collected from 218 subjects to determine how their practice of oral health education was different according to certain general characteristics(the sort of organization for which they worked, age, the term of their service, and the mean number of patients per day). As a result, the following findings were obtained: 1. Thees general characteristics made the following differences to the content of oral health, education: The sort of organization for which the subjects worked made a significant difference in the following tooth brushing instruction (p<0.05), the effect of oral prophylaxis or education about aftereffects (p<0.05), the regular examination of prosthesis (p<0.05), smoking-prohibition education (p<0.05), and the prevention poor-quality fillings (p<0.01). The mean number of patients per day made significant differences to the regular examination of prosthesis (p<0.05) and the prevention poor-quality fillings (p<0.01). But no significant disparity was generated by age or the term of service. 2. The general characteristics made the following differences to education about nutrition and diet counseling: The sort of organization for which the subjects worked had a significant effect just on the importance of a balanced menu (p<0.05). Age made significant differences in advice for vitamin, mineral, protein or other nutrients (p<0.01), and the importance of balanced menu (p<0.001). The term of service made significant differences in the importance of balanced menu (p<0.01), and advice for nutrients including vitamin, mineral or protein (p<0.01). 3. The general characteristics made the following differences to the recommendation and use of oral hygiene aids: The sort of oragnization for which they worked made significant differences only to a gingival massager and water pick (p<0.05). No significant difference was produced by age, the term of service or the mean number of patients per day. 4. The use of educational media for oral health was different according to the general characteristics: The use of pamphlets or booklets significantly varied depending on the organization for which they worked and with the mean number of patients per day (p<0.05). The use of slides or slide projectors was significantly affected by age (p<0.05). But no significant disparity was yielded by the term of service. 5. The general characteristics made the following difference as to whether a continued oral management system was carried out or not: The sort of organization for which they worked had very a significant effect on this result (p<0.001), and no significant disparity was made by age, the term of service or the mean number of patients per day. 6. The place where oral health education was giver differed according to the following general characteristics: The sort of organization for which they worked made very a significant difference as to the use of an examination room's dental unit chair or waiting room (p<0.01), and to the use of an oral health education room or reception counter (p<0.001). The term of service had a significant effect on the use of a counseling room (p<0.01). And the mean number of patients per day made significant differences in the use of a dental unit chair or reception counter (p<0.05), and to the use of an oral health education room or waiting room (p<0.01).

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.79-93
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 일부 경기지역 초등학생의 식습관의 문제점과 영양지식, 학교 영양교육에 대한 인식과 기대를 파악함으로써 식습관의 정립시기에 있는 초등학생들이 올바른 식습관을 가질 수 있도록 영양교육의 바람직한 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 경기지역에 소재한 초등학교 4, 5, 6학년에 재학 중인 학생(n=526)을 대상으로 하여, 식습관, 영양지식, 학교 영양교육에 대한 인식 등을 조사하였다. 본 연구의 모든 통계처리는 SAS (ver. 8.2 SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC)를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 범주형 자료의 경우 빈도와 백분율로 표시하여 남${\cdot}$여 간의 차이를 $X^2$-검정과 Fisher의 정확성검정으로 분석하였고. 연속형 자료의 경우 평균과 표준편차로 표시하여 남${\cdot}$여 간의 차이를 Student t-test로 분석하였다. 모든 분석은 a=0.05 수준에서 검증하였다. 본 조사 대상 초등학생들의 $87.6\%$는 하루 3회 이상 식사를 하였고, 식사를 규칙적인 시간에 한다고 응답한 비율은 $76.7\%$였다. 식사속도는 $21.3\%$가 타르다, $15.4\%$는 느리다고 하였으며, 식사량은 $74.0\%$는 적당량 먹고 있었으나 $17.2\%$는 배부르게 먹는다고 하였다. 아침식사는 $69.6\%$만이 매일 먹는 것으로 파악되었고, 간식은 $82.5\%$의 학생이 하루에 1-2회 하고 있었다. 본 조사대상 아동들 중 $69.3\%$는 자신의 식습관에 문제가 있음을 인식하고 있었고 편식(50.1)과 식사시간의 불규칙 $(11.7\%)$, 과식$(9.4\%)$ 등을 식습관의 문제로 인식하고 있었다. 또한 본 조사대상 아동의 영양지식 인지도는 $99.5\%$였고 정확도는 $81.4\%$로 영양지식 인지도에 비해 정확도는 다소 떨어지는 것으로 파악되었다. 본 조사대상 아동의 대부분$(99.1\%)$은 학교 영양교육이 필요하다고 인식하고 있었으나 조사대상 아동 중 $56.3\%$만이 학교에서 영양교육을 받은 경험이 있었고. 실과를 통해 영양교육을 받고 있는 비율이 가장 높았다. 또한 학교 영양교육의 내용으로 음식조리$(29.5\%)$, 성장과 영양$(23.4\%)$, 올바른 식사습관$(21.1\%)$ 등에 대한 내용을 비중 있게 다루어주기를 원하고 있다. 이상의 결과에서 본 연구대상 초등학생들은 자신의 식습관에 문제가 있다고 인식하고 있었고, 학교 영양교육에 대해서도 필요성을 인식하고 있었으므로 학부모와 교사는 학생 개개인의 식습관의 문제가 무엇인지를 파악하여 학생들이 올바른 식습관을 유지할 수 있도록 교과과정과 생활지도를 통해 계속적인 지도를 실시하여야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2007

본 시험은 동물복지의 관점에서 국내 처음으로 급이 환우법을 실시하여, 절식에 의한 환우법과 환우 후 산란계의 생산성을 비교 검토하기 위해 수행하였다. 공시동물은 산란율 80% 이상, 평균 체중 $1.6{\pm}0.3\;kg$인 62주령 White Leghorn 81수를 이용하였다. 처리구는 환우처리하지 않은 미환우구를 대조구로, 절식 환우구와 급이 환우구를 시험구로, 총 3처리구를 설정하였으며, 처리구당 3반복, 반복당 9수씩 81수를 완전 임의 배치하였다. 환경 순치기 간으로서 환우 전 2주간 모든 공시계에게 동일한 산란 후기 사료(CP 15%, ME 2,700 kal)를 급여하였다. 환우 기간 중 급이 환우구 사료는 저단백질(CP 6.7%), 저에너지(ME 2,200 kal) 사료를 대조구와 동일한 양으로 급여하였다. 환우 기간은 급이 환우구 14일, 절식 환우구는 10일 동안 환우를 유도하였다. 산란율에서, 급이 환우구는 10일 동안 산란이 감소하다가 10일 후에 산란율이 0%가 되었으며, 절식구는 절식 $2{\sim}3$일째에 산란율이 0%가 되었다. 환우 기간이 끝난 후, 급이 환우구는 15일 후에 산란이 다시 시작되었으며, 비급이 환우구는 24일 후 산란이 다시 시작되었다. 계란 품질은, 환우 처리구에서 난중, 난각 두께, 난각 강도 및 하우 유니트가 개선되었으나(p<0.05), 난황색은 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 전자현미경을 이용하여 환우를 유도 한 계란의 난각 조직은 환우 처리구의 난각 조직이 비환우구보다 치밀하였다. 환우가 끝난 후 간, 심장, 난포수란관의 무게를 비교한 결과 환우 처리구에서 무게가 크게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 결론적으로, 급이 환우가 동물 복지의 관점에서 절식 환우를 대신할 수 있을 것으로 사료되나, 금후 추가적인 연구가 요구된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.33-50
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• 2002

어촌주민의 건강행태를 농촌주민과 비교하기 위해 1998년 11월부터 1999년 4월까지의 기간 동안 어촌지역(고흥군 2개면) 503명, 해안지역으로부터 근거리 농촌지역(고흥군 3개면) 775명과 원거리 농촌지역(곡성군 2개면, 남원시 2개면) 1,425명을 조사하였다. 연령보정 후 대조지역인 근거리 및 원거리 농촌지역과 비교할때 어촌지역 30세 이상 주민들은 다음과 같은 건강행태의 차이를 보였다. 1. 어촌 남성의 과음자율은 근거리 및 원거리 농촌지역 보다 통계적으로 유의하게 더 높았으며 금주시도율은 유의하지는 않지만 더 낮았다. 그 중에서도 특히 어촌지역의 30-49세 연령층이 가장 높은 음주율을 보였고, 70세 이상이 가장 낮은 금주시도율을 보였다. 반면 어촌 여성의 음주율은 원거리 농촌보다 유의하게 더 낮았다. 2. 어촌 남성의 매일 흡연율 및 금연시도율은 농촌지역과 유의한 차이가 없었다. 다만 70세 이상 어촌 남성의 흡연율이 근거리 및 원거리 농촌지역보다 유의하게 더 높았고, 50대 이상 어촌 남성의 금연시도율이 원거리 농촌지역보다 유의하게 더 낮았다. 어촌 여성의 흡연율은 원거리 농촌지역보다 유의하게 더 낮았다. 3. 어촌 남성의 저염식 시도율은 원거리 농촌 남성보다 더 낮았으나 유의하지는 않았다. 여성의 경우도 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4. 어촌지역의 과체중률은 남녀 모두 농촌지역과 유의한 차이가 없었다. 5. 어촌 남성의 운동실천율은 원거리 농촌지역보다 더 낮았으나 유의하지는 않았다. 어촌 여성의 운동실천율은 원거리 농촌보다 유의하게 더 낮았다. 6. 어촌지역의 혈압측정률은 남녀 모두 농촌지역과 유의한 차이가 없었다. 어촌지역을 중심으로 한 지역단위 건강증진사업을 실시하는 경우에는 본 연구의 결과에서 나타난 농촌지역과의 차이점을 고려해야 할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 여성보다는 남성의 건강행태에 더 관심을 두어야 하며 특히 30-40대 남성의 음주문제, 전체 주민의 운동행태에 대한 검토가 있어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2002

본 연구는 뇌졸중 발병 전과 후의 건강관련행위를 비교 분석하여 뇌졸중 발병전후의 건강행위 변화정도를 파악하고, 뇌졸중 환자의 건강행위 변화와 관련된 요인을 분석하여, 뇌졸중의 재발에 관련된 위험요인을 제거하거나, 감소시킬 수 있는 보건교육 프로그램을 개발하는 기초자료를 제공하고자 수행되었다. 자료는 1999년 7월 1일부터 8월 30일까지 경주시 보건소에 등록된 뇌졸중 환자 88명을 대상으로 수집하였으며, 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 면접조사 하였다. 설문 조사 내용은 일반적 특성, 건강관련행위, 가족관련 특성, 뇌졸중 발병전후 건강행태 등이었다. 대상자의 흡연율은 51.1%에서 발병 후 25.0%로 감소하였고, 음주율은 52.3%에서 발병 후 17.0%로 감소하였고, 일일 흡연량은 뇌졸중 발병 전 20.1개피에서 발병 후 14.9개피로 유의하게 감소하였고, 1회 음주량은 92.4ml에서 23.7ml로 유의하게 감소하였다. 성별에 따른 흡연율은 남자의 흡연율이 뇌졸중 발병전 70.2%에서 발병 후 31.6%로 유의하게 감소하였으나, 발병 후에도 흡연율이 31.6%로 높았고, 여자의 흡연율은 뇌졸중 발병 전 16.1%에서 발병 후 12.9%로 감소하였다. 뇌졸중 발병 환자들의 건강관련행위 변화정도를 관찰한 결과 흡연율, 음주율, 규칙적 식사율 등의 행위 변화가 배우자가 있는 군, 재발방지 교육을 받은 군에서 높게 나타났다. 뇌졸중 환자들에게는 금연, 절주, 저지방 식이, 운동 및 규칙적인 식사에 대한 집중적인 교육이 필요할 것으로 생각되며 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 한 구체적이고 지속적인 보건교육프로그램이 개발되고, 교육이 제공되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.58-74
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• 2002

This paper constitutes a descriptive investigation and used a structured questionnaire to investigate nurses' and doctors' recognition of cancer patients. The subjects were extracted from the medical personnel working at the internal medicine, the surgery ward, the obstetrics and gynecology department, the pediatrics department, the cancer ward, and the emergency room of five general hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. The research lasted from August, 2001 to September 2001. Total 137 nurses and 65 doctors were included and made out the questionnaires directly distributed by the investigator. The study tool was also developed by the investigator and consisted of such items as the demographic and social characteristics, the medical personnel's recognition degree of cancer and cancer patients, their recognition of the management of cancer patients, and their participation in a hospice. The results were analyzed using the SPSS Window program in terms of technological statistics, ranks, t-test, and ANOVA. The reliability was represented in Cronbach' α=.75. The nurses' and doctors' recognition degree of cancer and cancer patients had an overall average of 3.86 at the 5 point-scale. The items that received an average of 4.0 or more included 'Medical personnel should explain about the cancer cure plans to the cancer patient and his or her family', 'A patient whose case has been diagnosed as a terminal cancer should be notified of it, 'If I were a cancer patient, I would want to get informed of it,' and 'Cancer shall be conquered whenever it is'. In the meantime, the items that received an average of 3.0 or less was 'My relationship with the cancer patient's family has gotten worse since I announced his or her impending death.' And according to the general characteristics and the difference test, the recognition degree of cancer and cancer patient was high among the subgroups of nurses, females, married persons, who were in their 30s, who had a family member that was a cancer patient, and who received a hospice education. The biggest number of the nurses and doctors saw 'a gradual approach over several days'(68.8%) as a method to tell a cancer patient about his or her cancer diagnosis or impending death. Those who usually tell tragic news were the physician in charge(62.8%), the family members or relatives(32.1%) and the clergymen(3.8%) in the order. The greatest number of them recommended a cancer patient's home as the place where he or she should face death because they thought 'it would stabilize his or her mentality'(91.9%) while a number of them recommended the hospital because they 'should give the psychological satisfaction to the patient'(40%) or 'should try their best until the last moment of the patient's death'(30%). A majority of the medical personnel regarded 'smoking or drinking' and 'diet' as the causes of cancer. The biggest symptom of a cancer patient was 'pain' and the pain management of a cancer patient was mostly impeded by the 'excessive fear of drug addiction, tolerance to drugs and side effects of drugs' by medical personnel, the patient, and his or her family. The most frequently adopted treatment plan of a terminal cancer patient was 'to do whatever the patient or his or her family wants' to resort to a hospice' and 'to continue active treatment efforts' in the order. The biggest reasons why a terminal cancer patient went to see a doctor were 'pain alleviation' 'control of symptoms other than pain(intravenous supply)' and 'incapability of the patient's family' in the order. Terminal cancer patients placed their major concern in 'spiritual(religious) matter' 'emotional matters' their family' 'existence' and 'physical matters' in the order. 113(58.5%) of the whole medical personnel answered they 'would recommend' an alternative treatment to a terminal cancer patient mostly because they assumed it would 'stabilize the patient's mentality.' Meanwhile, 80(41.5%) of them chose 'not to recommend it mostly due to the unverified effects and high cost of it(78.7%). A majority of them, I. e. 190(94.1%) subjects said they 'would recommend' a hospice to a terminal cancer patient mostly because they thought it would help the patient to 'mentally prepare'(66.6%) Only 17.3% of them, however, had received a hospice education, most of which was done through the hospital duty education(41.4%) and volunteer training(34.5%). The follows are results of this study: 1. The nurses and the doctors turned out to be still passive and experience confusion in dealing with a cancer patient despite their great sense of responsibility for him or her. 2.Nurses and Doctors realize the need of a hospice, but an extremely small number of them participate in a hospice education or performance. Thus, a whole recognition of a hospice should be changed, for which purpose a hospice education for nurses and doctors should be provided. 3.Terminal cancer patients preferred their home to a hospital as the place to face their impending death because they felt it would bring 'mental stability.' And most of nurses and doctors think it would be unnecessary for them to be hospitalized just for control of their symptoms. Accordingly a terminal cancer patient can be cared at home, and a home hospice care needs to be activated.