Purpose: This descriptive study investigated the influence of married nurses’ self-efficacy, parenting stress, and organizational culture on their health-promoting behaviors. Methods: Data were collected from 173 married nurses in G and B metropolitan city; the study was conducted from August to September 2019. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with SPSS 18.0. Results: The most significant influencing factors on the health-promoting behavior of the subject were self-efficacy (β=.38, p<.001), followed by parenting stress (β=-.21, p=.002), education (β=-.20, p=.001), perceived health status (β=.19, p=.003) and the overall explanatory power was 42.0%. Conclusion Based on the results, an intervention program that can increase their self-efficacy and reduce parenting stress is needed, considering education level of married nurses and their perceived health status to be developed.

Despite the importance of how the premedical education curriculum is organized, the basic direction of the curriculum has not been evaluated at a fundamental level. In order to explore the basic directions of the premedical education curriculum, this study examined medical education as a university education, the historical basis of premedical education, and the direction of the premedical education curriculum. Historically, as medical education was incorporated into the university education system, premedical education developed based on basic science and liberal arts education. Accordingly, the direction of the premedical education curriculum began to split into two approaches: one believing in a basic science-based education intended to serve as the foundation of medical training, and the other believing in a liberal arts-based education intended to cultivate the qualities of a doctor. In recent years, however, the binary division in the direction of premedical education has ceased to exist, and the paradigm has now shifted to an agreement that premedical education must cultivate the basic scientific competence required for learning medical knowledge as well as the social qualities that a doctor should have, which are cultivated through the liberal arts. Furthermore, it has been asserted that the direction of premedical education should move toward the qualities that will be required in the future. With the fourth industrial revolution underway, the role of doctors is now being re-examined. This means that today's medical education must change in a future-oriented way, and the direction of the premedical education curriculum must be on the same page.
Curriculum ; Education ; Education, Medical ; Education, Premedical ; Humanities ; Learning ; Mental Competency

The accreditation process (AccP) is both an opportunity and a burden for medical schools—which one it becomes depends on how medical schools recognize and utilize the AccP. In other words, if a medical school recognizes the AccP only as a formal procedure or as a means for continuing medical education, it will be a burden for the medical school. However, if a medical school recognizes the real and positive value of the AccP, it can be both an opportunity and a tool for developing medical education. The educational value of the AccP is to improve the quality, equity, and efficiency of medical education, along with increasing the options of choice. In order for the AccP to contribute to the development of medical education, accrediting agencies and medical schools must first be recognized as part of an “educational alliance” working together towards common goals. Secondly, clear guidelines on the accreditation standards should be periodically reviewed and shared. Finally, a formative evaluation using self-evaluation as a system that can utilize the AccP as an opportunity to develop medical education must be introduced. This type of evaluation system could be developed through collaboration among medical schools, academic societies for medical education, and the accrediting authority.

This study aimed to explore older patients’ experiences of hospital life in long-term care hospitals without visitors. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight older patients hospitalized in long-term care hospitals and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results: Four theme clusters extracted from older patients’ experiences were shabby oneself cut off from the outside world, a hospital that eventually became home, fear of death that will come one day, a self-reliant daily life with gathering body and mind. Conclusion: Through the results of this study, it was possible to deeply understand the experiences of older patients living in long-term care hospitals for a long time without visitors. Based on this, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can effectively support them, and active strategies are required to prevent their social disconnection and expand various social networks inside and outside the hospital.

This study aimed to explore older patients’ experiences of hospital life in long-term care hospitals without visitors. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight older patients hospitalized in long-term care hospitals and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results: Four theme clusters extracted from older patients’ experiences were shabby oneself cut off from the outside world, a hospital that eventually became home, fear of death that will come one day, a self-reliant daily life with gathering body and mind. Conclusion: Through the results of this study, it was possible to deeply understand the experiences of older patients living in long-term care hospitals for a long time without visitors. Based on this, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can effectively support them, and active strategies are required to prevent their social disconnection and expand various social networks inside and outside the hospital.

The accreditation process is both an opportunity and a burden for medical schools in Korea. The line that separates the two is based on how medical schools recognize and utilize the accreditation process. In other words, accreditation is a burden for medical schools if they view the accreditation process as merely a formal procedure or a means to maintain accreditation status for medical education. However, if medical schools acknowledge the positive value of the accreditation process, accreditation can be both an opportunity and a tool for developing medical education. The accreditation process has educational value by catalyzing improvements in the quality, equity, and efficiency of medical education and by increasing the available options. For the accreditation process to contribute to medical education development, accrediting agencies and medical schools must first be recognized as partners of an educational alliance working together towards common goals. Secondly, clear guidelines on accreditation standards should be periodically reviewed and shared. Finally, a formative self-evaluation process must be introduced for institutions to utilize the accreditation process as an opportunity to develop medical education. This evaluation system could be developed through collaboration among medical schools, academic societies for medical education, and the accrediting authority.

Purpose: This study aims to identify related factors of psychological well-being of migrant workers in Korea. Methods: The subjects were 138 migrant workers residing legally in K or B Cities. Data were collected from July 1 to August 31, 2018, using self-report structured questionnaires that were translated into English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean, and were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression. Results: The most important influencing factors on the psychological well-being of migrant workers were social support (β=.36, p<.001), followed by perceived health status (β=.25, p=.001), education (β=−.18, p=.015), and spouse support (β=.16, p=.032). The overall explanatory power was 28.9%. Conclusion In order to improve the psychological well-being of migrant workers, it is required to develop a nursing approach that may promote the social support, health status, and spouse support, and consider the educational level of migrant workers.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the mediating effect of health promoting behavior in the relationship between depression and health-related quality of life, and between social support and health-related quality of life among migrant workers. Methods: Data were collected from 152 migrant workers working at companies in K and B metropolitan cities. The study conducted a survey from August 1 to September 30, 2019, and used self-report structured questionnaires that were translated into English and Korean. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, simple and multiple regression, Baron and Kenny’s method, and Sobel test. Results: Depression was significantly negatively correlated with social support (r=-.29, p<.001), health promoting behavior (r=-.30, p<.001) and health-related quality of life (r=-.44, p<.001). And social support was significantly positively correlated with health promoting behavior (r=.50, p<.001) and health-related quality of life (r=.44, p<.001). And health promoting behavior was significantly positively correlated with health-related quality of life (r=.51, p<.001). Furthermore health promoting behavior showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between depression and health-related quality of life (Z=3.26, p<.001), and showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between the social support and health-related quality of life (Z=3.98, p<.001). Conclusion In this study, depression and social support were shown to mediate health promotion behavior to improve health-related quality of life. Therefore, in order to improve the health-related quality of life of migrant workers, it is necessary to focus on the health promotion behaviors, and effective strategies are needed to reduce depression, and support social support.

This study aimed to explore older patients’ experiences of hospital life in long-term care hospitals without visitors. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight older patients hospitalized in long-term care hospitals and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results: Four theme clusters extracted from older patients’ experiences were shabby oneself cut off from the outside world, a hospital that eventually became home, fear of death that will come one day, a self-reliant daily life with gathering body and mind. Conclusion: Through the results of this study, it was possible to deeply understand the experiences of older patients living in long-term care hospitals for a long time without visitors. Based on this, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can effectively support them, and active strategies are required to prevent their social disconnection and expand various social networks inside and outside the hospital.

This study aimed to explore older patients’ experiences of hospital life in long-term care hospitals without visitors. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight older patients hospitalized in long-term care hospitals and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results: Four theme clusters extracted from older patients’ experiences were shabby oneself cut off from the outside world, a hospital that eventually became home, fear of death that will come one day, a self-reliant daily life with gathering body and mind. Conclusion: Through the results of this study, it was possible to deeply understand the experiences of older patients living in long-term care hospitals for a long time without visitors. Based on this, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can effectively support them, and active strategies are required to prevent their social disconnection and expand various social networks inside and outside the hospital.