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The purpose of this study was to compare smoking control strategies between Korea and the United States. Korea and other developing countries may learn from the experience of the United States in dealing with the growing epidemic of cigarettes. In particular, smoking control objectives, structures, laws and regulations, funds, programs and activities, research, and surveillance systems were compared. The comparison was conducted at the federal, states/provincial, and county levels of the two countries. The data were collected through various governmental websites, contact with people directly, and a literature review. Based on the comparison, seven recommendations for smoking control strategies were made primarily for Korea.
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Humanos , Comparação Transcultural , Governo Federal , Financiamento Governamental/organização & administração , Programas Governamentais/organização & administração , Regulamentação Governamental , Educação em Saúde/organização & administração , Política de Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , Prioridades em Saúde/organização & administração , Promoção da Saúde/organização & administração , Coreia (Geográfico)/epidemiologia , Governo Local , Vigilância da População , Prática de Saúde Pública/economia , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/organização & administração , Fumar/epidemiologia , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/legislação & jurisprudência , Governo Estadual , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study was to compare the level of satisfaction of patients with nursing care received, and of nurses with nursing care provided to their patients. Another purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between job satisfaction by the nurses and satisfaction with nursing care they provide. METHOD: A self-report questionnaire developed by Yoo & Hong (1999) was used to measure patient and nurse satisfaction. The participants were 147 patients and 133 nurses and data were collected from October 23 to October 30, 2002. Data analysis was done using SPSS WIN 11.0. RESULT: The average score for patient satisfaction was 2.47 (maximum score 5.0) and for nurses, 2.20. This difference was statistically significant. The patients gave high scores on care related personal hygiene, but they gave low scores for critical nursing areas such as following appropriate procedure for administering medications. No significant relationship was found between satisfaction with their nursing care by the nurses and satisfaction with the job. CONCLUSION: Even though the patient scores were significantly higher than nurses', the overall average score was very low and critical nursing actions received the lowest scores. It is necessary to identify areas in need of improvement and develop continuing education programs for nurses.