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Factors Affecting Body image of Undergraduate Students.

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2011;18(4):452-462.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting body image among undergraduate students. METHOD: The research design for this study was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sampling. Data collection was done using self-report questionnaires with 319 undergraduate students located in 3 cities, Seoul, Gangneung and Seosan. Pearson correlation coefficients and hierarchical multiple regression with the SPSS Win 12.0 Program were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: In the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, gender, height, weight and college major were controlled. Body surveillance and body shame significantly predicted 72.3% of appearance orientation. Sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and self-esteem significantly predicted 33.5% of appearance evaluation. Self-esteem and body surveillance significantly predicted 15.9% of health orientation. Self-esteem significantly predicted 23.3% of health evaluation. CONCLUSION: Findings from this study provide a comprehensive understanding of body image and related factors in undergraduate students in Korea. However, further study with a larger random sample and more a detailed research design is necessary.
Body Image ; Data Collection ; Humans ; Korea ; Orientation ; Questionnaires ; Research Design ; Shame

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Young Hee YANG ; Mee Ock GU

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2005;12(3):421-429.

PURPOSE: This study was done to describe research-related activities and attitudes toward research, barriers to and support needs for undertaking research in clinical nurses. METHOD: Data were collected by a questionnaire from 238 clinical nurses with over one year clinical experience working at 2 university hospitals. RESULTS: Research related activities included courses or lecture about Nursing Research 85.7%, journal reading at least once every 2 to 3 months 30.0%, memberships in academic societies 29.4%, participation in academic conferences 45.0%, conducting research 45.4%, research utilization 24.6%. The score for attitudes toward research was 3.08(range 1-5). The score of barriers to undertaking research was 3.37(1-5) and the score for support needs for undertaking research 4.14(1-5). Attitudes toward research significantly correlated with barriers to undertaking research(r=.- 36, p=.000). Barriers to undertaking research significantly correlated with support needs for conducting research(r=.23, p=.000). Nurses with experience in conducting research had more negative attitudes toward research(t=-2.130, p=0.034) and more barriers to undertaking research than those without experience in conducting research (t=2.194, p=0.029). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that it is necessary to increase positive attitudes toward research in clinical nurses and nursing organizations need to provide strong supports for nurses conducting research.
Congresses as Topic ; Hospitals, University ; Mortuary Practice ; Nursing ; Nursing Research ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Descriptive Correlational Study on Personality Type using MBTI and Job Satisfaction.

Ae Kyung HAN ; Jong Soon WON ; Ok Soo KIM ; Mi Kyung PARK ; Jung Mi CHANG

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2005;12(3):404-412.

PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the correlations between personality type and job satisfaction of nurses. METHODS: Subjects included three hundred twelve nurses ages from 21 to 55. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI) was administered to determine the personality types of the nurses(n=312). A job satisfaction survey including a demographic and career questionnaire was also used. Data were analyzed using ANOVA. RESULTS: The mean score for job satisfaction was 113.68 out of 205. The result showed that there was no statistically significant correlation between job satisfaction and information gathering functions ; S: Sensing, N: Intuition (t=.667, p=.499), T: Thinking, F: Feeling (t=.822, p=.412). The results, however, indicated that style for gaining energy(I: Introversion, E: Extroversion)(t=2.008, p=.046) and life dealing style(J : Judgement, P : Perception)(t=2.290, p=.023) were significantly correlated with job satisfaction. The extrovert focuses on the outside and get energy through interacting with people and doing things. Judgement type is described as organized, decisive, and orderly. CONCLUSION: Nurses in the extrovert and judgement types were more satisfied with their jobs than those in the introvert and perceptive type. Other results support that educational level, marital status, job characteristics, clinical experiences, motivation for nursing, and night duty were correlated with job satisfaction.
Introversion (Psychology) ; Intuition ; Job Satisfaction* ; Marital Status ; Motivation ; Nursing ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Thinking

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Risk Factors for Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit(NSICU): Case-Control Study.

Yong Soon SHIN ; Nan Young LIM

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2005;12(3):395-403.

PURPOSE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major nosocomial pathogen in the intensive care units (ICUs). The purpose of this case-control study is to identify risk factors for acquisition of MRSA during ICU stays in patients with and without MRSA. METHOD: The study was conducted in a 16 beds-neurosurgical intensive care unit of a 2200-bed tertiary care university hospital in Seoul, Korea. Medical record and Critical Classification Scoring System were reviewed retrospectively in patients who were admitted more than 3 days from August 1, 2003 to May 30, 2004. Cases and controls were matched for age and gender. The obtained specimens were nasal swab and sputum. RESULT: There were 950 patients' admissions during the period. Among them, MRSA was isolated from twenty-three patients who were considered as hospital acquired. Artificial airway (p=.045), frequency of suction (p=.002), nasogastric tube (p=.004), wound drain (p=.045), and vancomycin (p=.019) were risk factors for MRSA acquisition in univariate analysis. Frequency of suction (p=.012, OR 3.5) was revealed as the only risk factor in multivariate conditional logistic regression. CONCLUSION: Our findings give support to recent studies that suggest that frequent physical contact may increase the nosocomial acquisition of MRSA in a neurosurgical ICU.
Case-Control Studies* ; Classification ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units ; Critical Care* ; Korea ; Logistic Models ; Medical Records ; Methicillin Resistance* ; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus* ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors* ; Seoul ; Sputum ; Suction ; Tertiary Healthcare ; Vancomycin ; Wounds and Injuries

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Correlational Study of IADL, Self-Esteem, Empowerment of Elderly People Living at Home.

Myeong ja MOON

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2005;12(3):382-388.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was investigate the relationship between IADL, self-esteem and empowerment of elderly home residents. METHOD: The data were collected from Aug. 1st to September 30, 2004. The participants were 274 elderly people who lived at home. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and analysed using the SPSS program. RESULT: Mean scores for IADL, self-esteem and empowerment were 3.74, 3.22, 3.36 respectively. IADL and self-esteem showed a significantly positive correlation to empowerment. CONCLUSION: This results indicate that the elderly people need more self-esteem and empowerment. Therefor it is important to develop effective strategies to enhance empowerment in elderly people.
Aged* ; Humans ; Power (Psychology)* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Comparison of Equipment Contamination Level according to Enteral Nutrition Bag Cleaning and Disinfection Methods.

Jin Hee PARK

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2011;18(4):472-479.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for cleaning of enteral nutrition bags by comparing the level of equipment contamination according to cleaning and disinfection methods. METHOD: This study was a true-experimental study, with 60 cases in total. Twenty cases each were randomly assigned to tepid water, detergent and brush, and disinfectant groups. The period of the experiment was March to April 2010, and enteral nutrition was given for 1 houre, 3 times a day at 7AM, noon, and 7PM for seven days. Enteral nutrition bags were cleaned after each feeding according to assigned cleaning and disinfection method followed by microbial cultures on 4th and 8th day before the 7AM feeding. RESULTS: After 3 days of feeding and cleaning, the level of contamination of bags was not significantly different among the three groups. After seven days, the level of contamination was significantly lower when bags were cleaned with detergent and brush or with disinfectant compared to cleaning with tepid water. CONCLUSION: In cases where enteral nutrition bags are reused for example, in home care settings, studying findings indicate that cleaning bags using detergent and brush or disinfectant is an effective way to prevent contamination of bags.
Detergents ; Disinfection ; Enteral Nutrition ; Equipment Contamination ; Home Care Services ; Water

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Factors Influencing Ego-Integrity in Community Dwelling Elders.

Hae Kyung CHANG ; Won Oak OH

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2011;18(4):529-537.

PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the relationship of perceived health status, depression, meaning of life, and family function and to ego integrity, and to investigate the main factors influencing ego-integrity in community dwelling elders. METHOD: The research design for this study was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sampling. Data collection was done using self-report questionnaires with 157 community dwelling elders located in 3 cities, Seoul, Seosan and Gyungju. Data analysis was done using SPSS 15.0 pc+ program for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: There were significant differences between ego-integrity according to gender, religion, economic level and amount of spending money. Ego-integrity had significant positive correlations with perceived health status, meaning of life, family function and a negative correlations with depression. The major factors that affect ego-integrity in community dwelling elders were self-awareness and acceptance, contentedness with past and present, gender and family function, which explained 62.7% of ego-integrity. CONCLUSION: Findings from this study provide a comprehensive understanding of ego-integrity and related factors for community dwelling elders.
Data Collection ; Depression ; Ego ; Humans ; Questionnaires ; Research Design ; Statistics as Topic ; Value of Life

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Development and Effects of a Comprehensive Web-Based Nursing Process for Nursing Students.

Sung Jung HONG ; Hwa Sun KIM

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2011;18(4):497-505.

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to develop a comprehensive web-based nursing process program to assist nursing students and to evaluate the effects of the program. METHODS: The system provides nursing students with guidelines based on NNN (NANDA, NOC, NIC) when the nursing students conduct a series of nursing procedures on diagnosis-outcome-intervention for a specific symptom. It also maintains and manages nursing processes actually conducted by students for clinical practices, and provides an environment where the patient information and nursing process can be converted into a formatted document for printing. This web-based program was used to surgical patients from April to June 2011. RESULTS: The overall satisfaction rate was 3.64. The item with the highest score was, 'Do you think a web-based nursing process program is necessary?' (3.87), followed by 'Do you want to use this program when you become a nurse and implement the nursing process?' (3.33). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that implementation of web-based programs needs to be continued as an effective tool, but more research is needed on the best way to implement web-based programs in various clinical setting.
Humans ; Nursing Diagnosis ; Nursing Process ; Students, Nursing

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Effects of Aroma Hand Massage on the Stress Response and Sleep of Elderly Inpatients.

Ji Eun LEE ; Young Whee LEE ; Hwasoon KIM

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2011;18(4):480-487.

PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of aroma hand massage on stress response and sleep in hospitalized elderly patients. METHODS: A non-equivalent pre-and post-test design was used. Sixty-six hospitalized patients were recruited using a convenience sampling method and assigned to the experimental (n=34) or the control group (n=32). For the experiment, bergamot, lavender, and roman camomile oil were mixed in 2:1:1 ratio to provide aroma hand massage to both hands of each patient in the experimental group for 5 minutes per hand, for 3 days. Post-test data collection was conducted three days after completion of the hand massage. RESULTS: The experimental group had significantly lower stress score (t=-2.648, p=.010, and anxiety scores (t=-4.166, p=.000), and higher sleep measurement scores (t=2.328, p=.023) than those in the control group. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that short-term application of aroma hand massage for hospitalized elderly patients has a positive effect on hospitalization stress, anxiety, and sleep. Therefore, aroma hand massage should be applied as a nursing intervention to reduce stress response and enhance sleep in elderly hospitalized patients.
Aged ; Anxiety ; Aromatherapy ; Chamaemelum ; Data Collection ; Hand ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Lavandula ; Massage

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The Relationships of Professional Self-Concept, Professional Autonomy and Self-esteem to Job Satisfaction of Clinical Nurses.

Mi Hae SUNG ; Yoon Ah KIM ; Myung Jin HA

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing.2011;18(4):547-555.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between professional self-concept, professional autonomy, self-esteem, and job satisfaction of clinical nurses. METHOD: Data were collected from a convenience sample of 289 clinical nurses who worked in one of 4 hospitals located in B City. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. RESULTS: There were significant differences in job satisfaction according to marital status, current position, shift pattern, and average income. There was a significant positive correlation between professional self-concept and professional autonomy, self-esteem and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction showed a significant positive correlation with professional autonomy and self-esteem. The significant factors influencing job satisfaction were professional self-concept, self-esteem and professional autonomy, which explained 29.5% of the variance in job satisfaction. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the important role-related variables of professional self-concept, self-esteem and professional autonomy of clinical nurses are significantly related, and that as, professional self-concept is an important factor for job satisfaction of clinical nurses, strategies to increase professional self-concept need to be developed.
Job Satisfaction ; Marital Status ; Professional Autonomy

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