The Relationships between Stress and PC-Bang Visit in Adolescents / 신경정신의학

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed for the evaluation of relationships between PC-Bang (the place where people surf the internet, play computer games and etc) visit and stress in adolescents. METHODS: 66 adolescents in city of Kangnung were interviewed in June, 2000. The independent variables were general characteristics of adolescents, the characteristics related to school activities and the length of time using PC-Bang. The amount of stress was measured by the Korean version BEPSI (Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) scale. RESULTS: The multiple regression analysis shows that the BEPSI score of female was higher than that of male by 0.18 (p<0.05) and the adolescents with more communication with their friends scored lower 4.04 (p<0.001) than others in the BEPSI. As the time used in PC bang increased, the BEPSI score was also increased 0.18 point per hour (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: This result shows that the time of PC-Bang usage is significantly related with the BEPSI score of adolescents.

Stress-related Physical Symptoms and Stress Managements among the Acarins

BACKGROUND: A worshipper lives a well-regulated life with rigid discipline. This study aims at measuring the stress level of the acarins (preliminary monks) using BEPSI-K (Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument-Korea) and finding out their stress management. METHODS: One hundred forty six male acarins and 111 female acarins who participated in an educational program at a local temple in Sep. 2001 are included in this survey. Using BEPSI-K, we asked them how they use their spare time, their stress management and physical symptoms. SPSS ver. 10.1, one-way ANOVA and independent t-test were used for statistical process. RESULTS: Average BEPSI-K score was high among the age group of 15-19 by age (P<0.05). In academic career, the lower the average BEPSI-K score, the higher in education (P<0.01). In physical symptoms, the average score of headache (P<0.05), epigastric soreness (P<0.05), fatigue (P<0.01), GI problem (P<0.01) were significantly high. Prayer, Zen meditation, bowing, sutras study, and sound a wooden gong were counted as the stress management, which were not significant. CONCLUSION: The stress level of the acarins was lower than normal population. The physical symptoms from stress were significant. Zen meditation and prayer were similar to meditation as the stress management. Further study for releasing stress is needed.

Relationship between stress amounts and health habits about nurses in one hospital

BACKGROUND: Stress is found to have influence on physical and mental disorders, and also to healthy life habits related to physical health mental stress. Job holders are groups that have suffered from chronic stressful condition. Consider medical people of job holders to received exess stress. So, we tested this investigation to know the relationship between health habits and stress amounts about nurse. METHODS: This study was performed on nurses who worked on one hosptal in Pusan Metropolitan city for one months(from April, 1, to April, 30, 2000). We used 128 results. Health habits were investigated about 5 articles out of "Breslow's 7 health habits" and stress amounts were measured by Korean translated BEPSI(Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) and Bae Jong Myun's 30 items SRRQ(Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire). RESULTS: There were differences in amounts of stress of subjects according to marital state(P<0.05), job department(P<0.05), BMI(Body Mass Index)(P<0.05), sleeping time(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: This investigation has showed that having excess stress in nurses. Body Mass Index, sleeping time appeared to be health habits related to amounts of stress.

Association between body mass index and the BEPSI K score of the adolescent in an urban area

BACKGROUND: The pathological significance of adolescent obesity is increasing, as research results indicate that about 80 percent of obese teenager becomes obese as adults. However, most studies on obesity have been mainly centered on the biomolecular aspect of obesity, thereby offering little solution to the clinical application and the promotion of overall health for people. This study investigates into the psychological factors of adolescent obesity, mainly that relating to stress. METHODS: After having chosen 14 third year classes from two middle schools, one from the Kang nam and the other from the Kang puk region of Seoul, I have distributed questionnaires to the total of 501 students. For calculating the degree of stress among the students, I have employed the BEPSI (Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) K, transforming each 5 positive questions into 1 point, which were summed up and divided by 5 (the BEPSI K score). RESULTS: Controlling the confounding factor, the regression coefficient regarding the Body Mass Index of the BEPSI K score was 0.661, t as 3.122, and R Square as 0.05, indicating the statistical relevance of the two factors. A multiple linear regression analysis of theses data yielded the following equation: Body Mass Index=15.6+0.661 x BEPSI K score(R2=0.05) Although the R Squre, as 0.05, was relatively low, this statistical result proves that the rise in stress contributes to the increase of Body Mass Index, thereby indicating that stress functions as an important factor for adolescent obesity. CONCLUSION: For remedying and preventing adolescent obesity, one must make use of the BEPSI K examination and calculate the degree of stress among the adolescent. This study further implies that the best solution to the problems of obesity among adolescent is for the family members, the educational institutions, and the society as a whole to understand and to help the adolescent overcome frequent mental stress resulting from their daily living.

The relationship between the amount of stress and mental health of the job holder

BACKGROUND: Job holders are groups that have suffered from chronic stressful condition. Nowadays, occupational stress are increasing due to Korean economic crisis. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the stress scores of several kinds of jobs, the relationship between the amount of stress and mental health status, factors associated with stress. METHODS: Among workers who had visited a medical college hospital, Taejeon, Korea, for regular health evaluation from April 1 to June 30 1998, we selected 50 clerks, 50 industrial workers, 50 professionals, 50 service or salesmen and 50 public servants in the survey. A total of 159 workers were evaluated as subjects excluding those who had answered in adequately to the questionnaire. Stress scores were measured by Korean-translated BEPSI(Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) and Bae Jong Myun's 30-items SRRQ(Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire). Mental health status were checked by Korean-translated SCL-90-R(Symptom checklist-90-Revision). RESULTS: The average BEPSI score of workers was 2.07+/-0.72. The mean score of female workers was 2.27+/-.70 and it was obviously higher than male worker's score of 1.85+/-.66. 20-29 year age group and over 40 year age group's amount of stress were obviously higher than 30-39 year age group. The low education level group had higher stress score than those with high education level but the amount of stress showed no significant difference in the monthly income, job tenure, number of family members to support, hobby and religion. According to occupation, clerks, industrial workers, service or salesmen's stress scores were higher than those of professional or public servants. CONCLUSIONS: This investigation has showed that there is a correlation between the amount of job holder's stress and mental health including somatimtian, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation and psychotism Therefore, we conclude that the best way to stay in good menta

Degree of stress and stress-related factors by the Korean version of the BEPSI

BACKGROUND: The BEPSI(Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) was developed as an instrument for quick assessment of stress in a busy office setting, and well correlated with other stress scales. Bae et al. developed the BEPSI(Korean version)[BEPSI-K] in Korea, which was used broadly in health examination. In this study, we attempted to assess degree of stress and to find stress-related factors among Koreans by the BEPSI-K. METHODS: A household telephone survey of 1,060 responders was carried out using multistage stratifed random sampling technique from April to May, 1997. The data were collected from 947 subjects who answered all the items of the BEPSI-K. RESULTS: The reliability of the BEPSI-K was demonstrated (Cronbachs alpha 0.71). The BEPSI-K score showed left-shifted distribution, and its mean was 1.72. It also was significantly high in the unmarried, those with a low educational level, those with a low income, non-economic group, hypertensive patients, smokers, non-exercisers and drinkers. Among 947 subjects, 7.7 percent was high stress according to tercile of the original BEPSI score. CONCLUSIONS: Stress-related factors were marital status, educational level, income level, occupation, exercise, smoking, drinking, and hypertension in Korea.

Factors related with amount of stress in the elderly

BACKGROUND: Functional status is important in the elderly and stress is highly related with functional status. This study was designed to evaluate the factors related with stress amount of the elderly. METHODS: The questionnaires for stress amount and health related factors were asked to the elderly who visited Health promotion center of Seoul national university hospital before health examination. Chi square-test, analysis of covariance were constructed to explore the factors related to stress amount. RESULTS: Mean age is 65.2+/-4.0 years and the proportion of the male is 54.9%. The frequency of severe stress is 10.4%, frequency of moderate is 26.5% and frequency of mild is 63.1%. The variables related to the stress are sex, marriage status, education status, average income, exercise, smoking, alcohol, subjective health cognition, satisfaction on life, disaster and personal loss and disease (anemia, hyperthyroidism). CONCLUSION: We conclude that sociodemographic characters, family factors, health behaviors, psychologic factors and biomedical factors are all related to the stress amount.

Association of Stress Level with Smoking Amounts among University Students / 예방의학회지

The aim of this study was to assess the degree of association between individual stress and the amount of smoking among male senior students of a medical college. The questionnaire survey was conducted twice for collecting the data on stress level in terms of BEPSl score, smoking amounts, alcohol intake, and residence type in 1992 and 1993. Among the 223 responders, 39.9% were smokers. In the smokers, the association between stress level and smoking amount was significant after controlling for alcohol intake and residence type (P < 0.l). Especially in the group of living without family, the association was more significant (p=0.06). Therefore, it is recommendable that the stress management program is called upon for the student smokers to reduce smoking amount.