BACKGROUND: This study was to identify factors affecting the job satisfaction of pediatric nurse.METHODS: The participants were the 190 nurses who worked in five pediatric ward and hospital in G city. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from August 1 to August 31 2014, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear analysis with the SPSS PC+ 21.0 program.RESULTS: The variables that affect job satisfaction of pediatric nurses were nurse-parent partnership(β=.30, p<.001), Nursing duty(β=−.24, p=.006), Lack of professional knowledge and skills(β=−.24, p=.002), treatment of nurses(β=−.22, p=.014). These factors accounted for 31.0% of the variance in the job satisfaction.CONCLUSION: This study shows that the methods for increasing nurse-parent partnership and reducing job stress are needed, so as to enhance job satisfaction of nurses who are working pediatric ward.
Job Satisfaction ; Nursing

PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of using standardized patients in psychiatric nursing practical training for nursing college students. METHODS: This research design was a quasi-experimental pre-and-post-test control and experimental group methodological comparison study. Forty-four (Exp.=23, Cont.=21) nursing college students in G city participated in the study. The experimental group received psychiatric nursing practical training using standardized patients, and the control group received traditional practice. Data were collected between October 1 and 15. 2011 through self-report structured questionnaires and were analyzed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, chi2-test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test using the SPSS/WIN 17.0 program. RESULTS: After the treatment, there were significant differences in the level of motivation of transfer (t=1.71, p=.047), and learning self-efficacy (t=4.70, p<.001) between the experimental and control groups. The mean score per item for learning satisfaction was 4.28. CONCLUSION: The above findings indicate that psychiatric nursing practical training using standardized patients is a useful method for practical ability. Therefore, enhancement of performance ability related to practice can be done by developing psychiatric nursing practical training programs with various cases and content.
Humans ; Learning ; Motivation ; Psychiatric Nursing ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Research Design

PURPOSE: This study was done to identify protective factors which predict internet game addition in middle school students using data mining decision tree analysis. METHODS: The participants were 557 (Male=233, Female=324) middle school students from G city. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from March, 25 to May, 4, 2013, and analyzed using the descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, decision tree, using SPSS 20.0 program. RESULTS: The result of this research showed the prediction model for protective factors related to internet game addiction. Causative factors included gender, family support and father's attitude as the family protective factor, and planning ability as the personal protective factor. Level of accuracy of the decision tree was 70.6%. CONCLUSION: The different rules classified by the decision tree model in this study should contribute as baseline data for discovering informative knowledge and developing interventions tailored to gender and planning ability in internet game addiction.
Adolescent ; Behavior, Addictive ; Data Mining* ; Decision Trees* ; Humans ; Internet* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

PURPOSE: This study was done to verify the validity and reliability of a Psychiatric Nurses' Image Scale (PSYNIS) for Korean psychiatric and mental health nurses. METHODS: A methodological study design was used with an exploratory factor analysis, Pearson's correlation, and a fitness of the modified mode for validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficients and an alternative-form method for reliability were used. Psychiatric Nurses' Image Scale (PSYNIS) was tested with 345 psychiatric and mental health nurses, residing in G city, J city, and J province. Data were collected from Jun. 1 to Aug. 2, 2012. Responses were obtained from respondents through self reports method and each item had a possible score of 5. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 and LISREL 8.54 programs. RESULTS: The 28 items making up the instrument were classified into the following 4 factors: 'Professionalism', 'Activism', 'Coordination competence', and 'Personalism'. These factors explained 63.2% of the total variance. Fitness of the modified mode was good (chi2= 1052.30, RMSEA=.05, GFI=.90, AGFI=.86, NFI=.97, and CFI=.98). The reliability of the PSYNIS was .95 (Cronbach's alpha). CONCLUSION: Results of the present study suggest that the PSYNIS is useful for efficiently evaluation of the image of psychiatric nurses.
Data Collection ; Mental Health ; Methods ; Reproducibility of Results* ; Self Report

PURPOSE: This study was designed to identify meaningful themes related to the recognition of lifestyle risk factors and barriers in seeking treatment following an acute event of first-time acute myocardial infarction. METHODS: A methodological mixed method of thematic content analysis and a quantitative analysis was used. The sample consisted of 120 male patients < 65 years of age who agreed to be in the study were interviewed using a semi-structured during 2008-2009. Data were analyzed according to the procedure of thematic content analysis and the meaningful themes were coded into SPSS data for quantitative analysis. RESULTS: Pre-hospital delay greater than three hours reported by 58.3% (n=70) of the sample and similarly 63.3% had no recognition about their symptoms as cardiac in origin. The mean number of risk factors was 3.9+/-1.8 out of 11 when lifestyle and psychosocial factors were included. From the interview data among the 70 patients delayed greater than three hours, thirty-five themes categorized into 12 main themes influenced the delayed decision which was identified according to personal-cognitive, socio-cultural, and contextual factors. CONCLUSION: Health care providers should consider these themes in designing individual interventions to make lifestyle changes and to facilitate more prompt decisions to seek care.
Health Personnel ; Humans ; Life Style ; Male ; Myocardial Infarction ; Risk Factors

PURPOSE: In this study an examination was done of the effects of a team-based learning program on enhancement of communication competence for undergraduate nursing students in South Korea. METHODS: quasi-experimental method with a non-equivalent control group pre- and post-test design was used. Participants were 68 undergraduate nursing students recruited from two universities. The experimental group (n=35) received a 5-week team-based learning program on enhancement of communication competence, while the control group (n=33) received traditional lectures. Data were collected using self-report structured questionnaires before and after the intervention, and were analyzed using χ² tests, Fisher's exact tests, and t-tests. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the experimental group reported significant positive changes in communication efficacy (t=2.58, p=.012), communication ability (t=12.01, p<.001), and learning satisfaction (t=2.11, p=.039). CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that this program is an effective intervention strategy to enhance communication competence for nursing students.
Communication ; Humans ; Korea ; Learning* ; Lectures ; Mental Competency* ; Methods ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing*

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the psycho-social factors such as self-esteem, stress, and family support that affect the depression in pregnant women. METHODS: The participants were 149 pregnant women who were seen at the urban G and M woman hospital. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from January 10 to May 20, 2011, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficients, and Stepwise Multiple Regression with SPSS/WIN 17.0 program. RESULTS: Mean age was 31 years, and 28.9% of the participants reported depression. Depression in the pregnant women showed a negative correlation with self-esteem (r=-.47, p<.001) and family support (r=-.38, p<.001), but a positive correlation with stress (r=.42, p<.001). In addition, variables that predicted depression in pregnant women were general health condition, stress, self-esteem, communication with husband, and planned pregnancy (39.0%). CONCLUSION: The findings from this study indicate the need to screen pregnant women for depression. There is also a need for programs to prevent depression in pregnant women and assess risk considering psycho-social factors.
Depression* ; Family Planning Services ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women* ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Spouses

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the social competence of school-aged children according alcohol consumption by their parents. METHODS: The participants were 558 5th grade elementary school students. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from September 17 to October 2 2013, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi2-test, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis with the SPSS PC+ 21.0 program. RESULTS: Participants were classified into three groups according to alcohol use; Non-use parent group (52.7%), social use parent group (31.0%), and problem use parent group (16.3%). Participants whose parents were problem users had significantly lower scores on emotional awareness and expression (F=14.45, p<.001), social support (F=5.82, p=.003), and social competence (F=16.33, p<.001) compared to students in the other two groups. In school-aged children with parents who were alcohol abusers, the variables that predicted social competence was friend support (66.0%). CONCLUSION: These results emphasize the importance of focusing on the crucial role of peer support in the development of social competence in school-aged children of parents who abuse alcohol. Further, for these children, interventions aimed at improving social support and children's emotional awareness and expression may be most beneficial.
Alcohol Drinking/pathology ; Alcoholism/*pathology ; Child ; Emotions ; Female ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Male ; Parents/psychology ; Questionnaires ; *Social Skills ; Social Support ; Students/*psychology

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors which predict depression in resdents of geriatric medical and welfare facilities in metropolitan areas. METHODS: The participants were 125 elderly people who resided in geriatric medical and welfare facilities. A structured questionnaires was used to collect data during the period from Sept. 28 to Oct. 23, 2009, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Stepwise Multiple Regression with the SPSS/WIN 15.0 program. RESULTS: The mean score per item for perceived health status was 2.6, and the mean depression score was 3.40. Depression showed a negative correlation with perceived health status (r=-.44, p<.001). Variables that predicted depression were perceived health status, perceived economic status, and attitude of staff towards the elders (33.6%). CONCLUSION: The findings indicate a need to develop, geriatric mental health program to prevent depression in elders who reside in geriatric medical and welfare facilities.
Aged ; Depression* ; Geriatric Nursing ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Surveys and Questionnaires

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of a maternal sexuality education program for mothers of preschoolers. METHODS: A quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was conducted. The participants were 55 mothers of preschoolers in G city (Experimental group=27, Control group=28). The experimental group received the maternal sexuality education, and the control group received the program after the experiment. Data were collected during October and November 2012 through self-administered questionnaires at two times: prior to the intervention and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using chi2-test, Fisher's exact test and t-test. RESULTS: After the intervention, mothers in the experimental group reported significant differences in knowledge of sex (t=3.74, p<.001), attitude toward sex (t=4.31, p<.001), parent-efficacy on child sexuality education (t=11.96, p<.001). compared to mothers in the control group. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that a sexuality education program for mothers of preschoolers is effective in improving knowledge of sex, attitude toward sex, and parent-efficacy on child sexuality education. Therefore further study should be done with larger and varied participants to confirm the effects of sexuality education programs for mothers of preschoolers.
Child, Preschool ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Mothers/*education ; *Program Evaluation ; Questionnaires ; Sex Education/*standards ; *Sexuality