Factors Influencing Health-related Quality of Life according to Sitting-time of Elders Living Alone: Data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016~2018) / 기본간호학회지

Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing health-related quality of life depending on time sitting by elders living alone. @*Methods@#This was a secondary data analysis study of the 7th Korea Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016~2018). The participants in the study were 1,499 elderly people living alone who were 65 years of age or older. @*Results@#The average time sitting for elders living alone was 8.93 hours. If they had more than eight hours of sedentary time, their physical and psychological health conditions and quality of life were lower than those in the group that had less than 8 hours. The factors influencing quality of life were age, household income, central obesity, and subjective health status for elders with sitting-time within 8 hours (R2=.28, p<.001), and household income, economic activity, and subjective health status in elders with sitting-time over 8 hours (R2=.33, p<.001). @*Conclusion@#There were differences in factors affecting the quality of life depending on the length of sitting-time for elders living alone. Depending on the length of sitting-time, it is necessary to establish nursing interventions to promote physical and psychological health to improve the quality of life of elders living alone.

Factors Influencing Depression: Comparison according to Economic Status / 기본간호학회지

Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to compare factors influencing depression in elderly women according to economic status. @*Methods@#The data were obtained from the 6th and 7th KNHNES. Data for 1,814 elderly women were included. Variables related to general, physical and psychological characteristics were selected. @*Results@#The results of the study were as follows. 1) In elderly women, factors influencing depression were found to be:higher economic level, older age, myocardial or angina pectoris, diabetes, dietary status, drinking more than one drink at a time, higher stress level, marital status and home ownership. 2) In elderly women with a moderate economic level, economic activity, stress level, subjective health status, frequency of drinking, and chewing problems were the major factors contributing factors to depression. 3) In elderly women with a lower economic level, level of educational, physical discomfort for two weeks, hypertension subjective body shape, subjective health status, frequency of drinking, amount drank at one time, number of household members, dietary condition, home ownership, body mass index, chewing problems and frequency of breakfast, lunch and dinner per week were the variables influencing depression. @*Conclusion@#The results of this study show that factors influencing depression are different according to the economic status of elderly women. In order to prevent depression in elderly women, it is necessary to establish different strategies according to their economic status.

The Effect of Well-being, Fatigue, and Self-efficacy on Health Promotion Behaviors among Shift Workers / 산업간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the factors that affect the health promotion behaviors of shift workers.METHODS: Using self-administered questionnaires, data were collected between August 13th and 31st, 2018. Descriptive statistics were computed, and t-test, analysis of variance, and correlational and multiple stepwise regression analyses were conducted using International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.RESULTS: Health promotion behaviors were significantly and positively correlated with psychological well-being (r=.491, p < .001), fatigue (r=.170, p=.030), and self-efficacy (r=.520, p < .001). Psychological well-being (β=.249, p=.014), fatigue (β=.179, p=.007), and self-efficacy (β=.335, p=.001) had significant effects on health promotion behaviors and together explained 31.7% of the variance.CONCLUSION: A systematic educational program that enhances psychological well-being should be developed and implemented to nurture health promotion behaviors among shift workers. Additionally, an intervention program that can enhance health promotion behaviors should be implemented to improve self-efficacy and prevent fatigue among shift workers.

The Effect of Well-being, Fatigue, and Self-efficacy on Health Promotion Behaviors among Shift Workers / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE@#This study aimed to identify the factors that affect the health promotion behaviors of shift workers.@*METHODS@#Using self-administered questionnaires, data were collected between August 13th and 31st, 2018. Descriptive statistics were computed, and t-test, analysis of variance, and correlational and multiple stepwise regression analyses were conducted using International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.@*RESULTS@#Health promotion behaviors were significantly and positively correlated with psychological well-being (r=.491, p < .001), fatigue (r=.170, p=.030), and self-efficacy (r=.520, p < .001). Psychological well-being (β=.249, p=.014), fatigue (β=.179, p=.007), and self-efficacy (β=.335, p=.001) had significant effects on health promotion behaviors and together explained 31.7% of the variance.@*CONCLUSION@#A systematic educational program that enhances psychological well-being should be developed and implemented to nurture health promotion behaviors among shift workers. Additionally, an intervention program that can enhance health promotion behaviors should be implemented to improve self-efficacy and prevent fatigue among shift workers.

Factors Affecting Depression in Women Patients with Osteoarthritis / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine factors affecting depression in women patients with osteoarthritis. METHODS: Raw data from the 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2014 was used. Data for 480 women were included. Variables related to general, physical and psychological characteristics were selected. After a sampling plan compound file was created using IBM SPSS 23.0 program, data were analyzed by giving weights. RESULTS: The results of the study are as follows. 1) Depression was significantly different according to economic status, marital status, knee pain, stress and subjective health status (p<.05). 2) Factors affecting the women included marital status, knee pain, stress, and subjective health status. The explanatory power was 41.0%. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that there is a need to give comprehensive consideration to the factors identified in this study when designing preventive interventions and management plans to alleviate depression in women with osteoarthritis.

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.

Effect of the Group Music Therapy on Brain Wave, Behavior, and Cognitive Function among Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of group music therapy on brain waves, behavior, and cognitive function among patients with chronic schizophrenia. METHODS: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used with nonequivalent control group. The potential participants were recruited from inpatients in a psychiatric facility in a metropolitan city, assigned either to the experimental group (n = 28) or to the control group (n = 27) according to their wards to avoid treatment contamination. The experimental group participated in the group music therapy for 13 sessions over 7 weeks while continuing their standard treatment. The control group only received a standard treatment provided in the hospitals. The outcome measures include brain wave by electroencephalography, behavior by Nurses' Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation, and cognitive function by Mini-Mental State Examination. RESULTS: After participating in 13 sessions of the group music therapy, alpha waves measured from eight different sites were consistently present for the experimental group (p = .006e.045) than the control group, revealing that the participants in the music therapy may have experienced more joyful emotions throughout the sessions. The experimental group also showed improved cognitive function (F = 13.46, p = .001) and positive behavior (social competence, social interest & personal neatness) while their negative behaviors was significantly less than those of the control group (F = 24.04, p < .001). CONCLUSION: The group music therapy used in this study was an effective intervention for improving emotional relaxation, cognitive processing abilities along with positive behavioral changes in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Our results can be useful for establishing intervention strategies toward psychiatric rehabilitation for those who suffer from chronic mental illnesses.

The Influence of Disabled Worker's Social Support, Self Efficiency & Depression on Job Stress / 산업간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine the influencing factors of social support, self efficiency and depression among the hearing-impaired and physically disabled on their job stress. METHODS: The data were collected from Jan.1 to Aug. 30, 2010 from 151 disabled workers. The instruments for this study were the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS), Social Support Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Beck Depression Inventory-Korean Version (K-BDI). The data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS: The physically disabled show higher social support (t=0.284, p= .001) and self efficacy (t=0.165, p= .024) but lower in depression (t=0.789, p<.001) than the hearing-impaired. There are negative correlation between job stress and social support, job stress and self efficacy but a positive correlation between job stress and depression. These three factors explained 42.9% of the variance in job stress. CONCLUSION: Social support and self efficacy have positive impacts on job stress but depression has negative impact.

The Influence of Disabled Worker's Social Support, Self Efficiency & Depression on Job Stress / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine the influencing factors of social support, self efficiency and depression among the hearing-impaired and physically disabled on their job stress. METHODS: The data were collected from Jan.1 to Aug. 30, 2010 from 151 disabled workers. The instruments for this study were the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS), Social Support Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Beck Depression Inventory-Korean Version (K-BDI). The data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS: The physically disabled show higher social support (t=0.284, p= .001) and self efficacy (t=0.165, p= .024) but lower in depression (t=0.789, p<.001) than the hearing-impaired. There are negative correlation between job stress and social support, job stress and self efficacy but a positive correlation between job stress and depression. These three factors explained 42.9% of the variance in job stress. CONCLUSION: Social support and self efficacy have positive impacts on job stress but depression has negative impact.

Self-efficacy, Nursing Organizational Culture and Emotional Labor in Clinical Nurses / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among self-efficacy, nursing organizational culture and the emotional labor in clinical nurses. METHODS: The subjects of this study were the clinical nurses working at 3 general hospitals in D city. The self-reported questionnaires were administered to 293 clinical nurses and data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 19.0. RESULTS: The levels of self-efficacy, nursing organizational culture and emotional labor of the subjects were revealed moderate to high. Significant explanatory variables of the degrees of self-efficacy included age, career of work and job satisfaction and nursing organizational culture included position, nursing method and job satisfaction and emotional labor included education, number of patient and job satisfaction. Correlations between self-efficacy and emotional labor and nursing organizational culture and emotional labor were negative while self-efficacy and nursing organizational culture were positive. CONCLUSION: The findings suggested the intervention program in order to improve job performance and job satisfaction, develop effective nursing organizational culture and reduce role conflicts among clinical nurses.

The Effect of Foot Bath Therapy on Post-operation Pain, Stress, HRV in Hand Replantation Patients / 산업간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of foot bath therapy on post-operation pain, stress, HRV of hand replantation patients. METHODS: Quasi-experimental study design and non-equivalent control group pre & post test repeated measure design were employed for this experiment. 47 subjects were selected for this study. 25 subjects of experimental group participated in foot bath program had foot bath 11 times for 2 weeks; 22 subjects of control group didn't have foot bath. Pain was digitized numerically by using Visual Analogue Scale, stress was measured by stress perception questionnaire, and HRV was measured by using Cnopy9 (IEMBIO). RESULTS: The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 17.0 Win program. (1) The difference between experimental group and control group was shown statistically significant in aspect of pain (p.05). CONCLUSION: Foot bath program was an effective intervention for pain loss and perception of stress reduction. But it wasn't effective for HRV.

Activity of Daily Living, Interpersonal Relationship, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Hand Microsurgery / 산업간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore status of activity of daily living, interpersonal relationship, depression and health-related quality of life in patients with traumatic hand injury and identify factors that influence health-related quality of life. METHODS: The participants were 104 outpatients with impending hand microsurgery from D city. The data were analyed using Pearson's correlation, t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical regression with SPSS/WIN 12.0. RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences in HRQoL to gender, age, marital state, and level of pain. HRQoL had significant correlations with ADL, IADL, relationship change, and depression. In regression analysis, depression, marital state, ADL, and level of pain explained 48% of the HRQoL. CONCLUSION: Findings of this study allow a comprehensive understanding of patients with traumatic hand injury. It is necessary to develop nursing intervention program for improving the health-related quality of life in patients with traumatic hand injury by considering psychological care for depression as well as physical care.