Effects of Job Stress and Teaching Efficacy on Organizational Commitment of Nursing Professors / 한국직업건강간호학회지

Purpose@#This study aimed to identify how job stress and teaching efficacy impacted organizational commitment. @*Methods@#Data were collected from 158 nursing professors via an online survey, from Jan to June 2019. @*Results@#The study found that four factors affected the organizational commitment of nursing professors: i) type of nursing institution in which they are currently employed (β=-.16, p=.030), ii) position as an assistant professor (β=-.37, p=.012) and an associate professor (β=-.44, p=.002), iii) salary in the 50-59 million won range (β=.20, p=.024), and above 60 million won (β=.41, p<.001), and iv) professor’s teaching efficacy (β=-.18, p<.016). Conclusion: To increase the organizational commitment of four-year university professors, job characteristics should be considered. In the case of lower positions and salaries, additional compensation and programs that increase school affiliation should be introduced. Teaching methods training, lecture evaluation monitoring programs, and clinical training may also improve teaching efficacy.

Mediating Effect of Organizational Culture Supporting Work-Life Balance on the Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Quality of Nursing Service in Clinical Nurses / 한국직업건강간호학회지

Purpose@#This study aimed to confirm the mediating effect of work-life balance organizational culture in the relationship between work-life balance and quality of nursing service for clinical nurses. @*Methods@#Participants included 224 nurses from four hospitals located in D city. Data was collected from 3 to 21 August 2020 using a self-report questionnaires.Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used for analysis. The mediating effect was assessed by Baron and Kenny's three-step hierarchical regression analysis and bootstrapping methods. @*Results@#There were significant relationships between work-life balance and work-life balance organizational culture (r=.45, p<.001), work-life balance and quality of nursing service (r=.18, p=.005), and work-life balance organizational culture and quality of nursing service (r=.34, p<.001). Also, work-life balance organizational culture (β=.32, p<.001) showed a total mediating effect on the relationship between work-life balance and quality of nursing service. @*Conclusion@#The development and provision of programs that can improve the work-life balance and establish an organizational culture that supports it will help improve the quality of nursing services.

Predictors of Depression in Disability with Hearing Impairment / 재활간호학회지

Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors on Predictors of depression in disability with hearing impairment. @*Methods@#Data from the secondary data (The 2014 National Survey of the Disabled Persons) were obtained, and subjects of hearing impaired 190,323 who responded certainly yes or no answer to the question were selected. x2 and t-test analysis were used to compare the potential predictors between depression and non-depression group. Significant factors were entered in Logistic regression analysis to identify the predictors of depression. @*Results@#The prevalence of depression was 5.7% (n=10,769) in disability with hearing impairment. Life satisfaction, go out alone, subjective economic status, medical examination, level of disability, disability aids from social services, satisfaction of leisure activities, awareness of discrimination, disability awareness in healthcare provider, hearing aids use and age were shown significant differences in depression and non-depression. Life satisfaction (OR=11.04 [10.20~11.96]) and go out alone (OR=3.52 [3.22~3.83]) were found to be the most influential risk factors for depression in disability with hearing impairment. @*Conclusion@#To prevent depression in disability with hearing impairment, affected factors such as life and leisure activities satisfaction, level of physical dependence, economic status, hearing aids, and social inequalities should be monitored.

Influence of Authentic Leadership and Coworker Support on the Psychological Well-being of Staff Nurses / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE@#This descriptive study investigated the effects of authentic leadership and coworker support on psychological well-being of staff nurses.@*METHODS@#The participants were 166 staff nurse working in university hospital located in D city. Data were collected from July 1 2017 to 31, 2017. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression.@*RESULTS@#The regression model that included demographics and coworker support explained about 40.0% of psychological well-being. Marital status, nurse satisfaction, turnover experience, and coworker support were the predictors of psychological well-being in staff nurses.@*CONCLUSION@#Coworker support was an important predictor of the psychological well-being of staff nurse. Therefore, strategics to improve coworker support are needed to increase psychological well-being in the clinical field.

Influence of Authentic Leadership and Coworker Support on the Psychological Well-being of Staff Nurses / 산업간호학회지

PURPOSE: This descriptive study investigated the effects of authentic leadership and coworker support on psychological well-being of staff nurses. METHODS: The participants were 166 staff nurse working in university hospital located in D city. Data were collected from July 1 2017 to 31, 2017. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression. RESULTS: The regression model that included demographics and coworker support explained about 40.0% of psychological well-being. Marital status, nurse satisfaction, turnover experience, and coworker support were the predictors of psychological well-being in staff nurses. CONCLUSION: Coworker support was an important predictor of the psychological well-being of staff nurse. Therefore, strategics to improve coworker support are needed to increase psychological well-being in the clinical field.

Reliability and Validity of Korean version of Diabetes Empowerment Scale Short Form / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of Diabetes Empowerment Measurement Scale Short Form (DES-SF) for use with diabetic patients in Korea. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was used with 107 participants. Bilingual nursing professionals performed translation and reverse translation. Reliability and validity such as face validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity were conducted. To assess the concurrent validity, the correlation coefficients between the Korean version of the DES-SF and a concurrent scale (Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale, DSES) were calculated. RESULTS: In the explanatory factor analysis, a uni-dimension was proposed, the one factor accounted for 49.4% of total variances. The Korean version of the DES-SF correlated with a concurrent variable such DSES for reliability of the Korean version of the DES-SF, Cronbach's α=.85. CONCLUSION: The findings show that the Korean version of the DES-SF is reliable and valid for evaluating empowerment in patients with diabetes in Korea.

Development of a Psychological Insulin Resistance Scale for Korean Patients with Diabetes

PURPOSE: This study was done to develop and validate a measure to evaluate the Korean version of psychological insulin resistance (K-PIR) in patients with diabetes in Korea. METHODS: Items were initially generated from literature reviews and interviews with 19 patients with diabetes. The content validity of the items was evaluated by experts. Participants were 424 patients with diabetes recruited through convenience sampling. A cross-sectional survey was designed for item-analysis, exploratory factor analysis with principal axis factoring, and confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to measure the internal consistency. RESULTS: For the 24 items of the Korean version of psychological insulin resistance, six items were eliminated because of low correlation with the other items. Exploratory factor analysis with 18-item showed that two factors (psycho-cognitive factor and supportive factor) explained 41.8% of the variance, and the factor structure of K-PIR model had a good fit. Internal consistency of K-PIR with 18 items revealed good reliability. CONCLUSION: The findings show that the K-PIR is reliable for measuring the psychological resistance to insulin therapy for Korean patients with diabetes. However, further study is needed to evaluate the validation because the proportion of variation of K-PIR was low in this study.

Revision of the Measurement Tool for Patients' Health Information Protection Awareness / 대한의료정보학회지

OBJECTIVES: Despite the importance of the protection of patients' health information in clinical settings, little is known about the awareness of this concept in nursing students due to the lack of a suitable measurement tool. Hence, this study attempted to redevelop the Patients' Health Information Protection Awareness Scale, and evaluate its construct validity and reliability for nursing students. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Nursing students who were in their 3rd and 4th year were recruited from 10 universities in Korea to assess the construct validity, and 30 experts (27 nurses and 3 faculty members) participated in the content validation process. RESULTS: The content validity assessment indicated that 23 items were ideal. The assessment of construct validity using exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors: communication, management, and referrals. They together accounted for 54.1% of the variance in scale scores. The three-factor scale had good fit in the confirmatory factor analysis. Scale reliability was confirmed, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.94 for all items. CONCLUSIONS: This study was the first attempt to redevelop the Patients' Health Information Protection Awareness Scale for student nurses. The 23-item scale was shown to be a reliable and valid tool. It facilitates the assessment of nursing students' awareness of patient information protection. Academic nursing programs and health organizations can use its scores to implement adequate education plans to safeguard information in nursing students.