Purpose
Purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing wellness, and provide basic data for development of intervention programs to improve wellness in mothers of children with disabilities.
Methods
Participants were 147 mothers of children with disabilities from an elementary school and kindergarten for children with disabilities located in J and C cities in G province. Data were collected from February 24 to April 24, 2015 using questionnaires.
Results
Mean scores were 3.24±0.38 of 5 for wellness, 2.40±0.41 of 4 for self-esteem, and 2.87±0.36 of 4 for family function. There were significant differences in wellness according to religion, education, and type of education program for the children. There were positive correlations between self-esteem, family function, social support, and wellness. Factors influencing wellness were self-esteem (β = .450), family function (β = .313), type of education program for the children (β = .140), and religion (β = .127). These factors explained 42.7% of the variance in wellness.
Conclusion
Findings show that levels of wellness in these mothers are not sufficient to allow them to care for their children and to maintain their own overall health. Therefore to increase wellness of mothers of children with disabilities, intervention strategies that focus on improving self-esteem and family functioning need to be developed.

Citations

• A Predictive Model of Resilience in Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities
  Youyoung Cho, Hyeonok Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2022; 52(4): 407.     CrossRef
• Mediating and Moderating Effects of Family Cohesion between Positive Psychological Capital and Health Behavior among Early Childhood Parents in Dual Working Families: A Focus on the COVID-19 Pandemic
  In Young Cho, Sun-Hee Moon, Ji Yeong Yun
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(9): 4781.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Parent Empowerment Program Applying MBTI for Mothers of Elementary School Students
  Hee-Sook Kim, Pan-Hee Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2017; 26(4): 353.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was conducted to identify knowledge about asthma, attitude to asthma, and empathy for children with asthma as held by university of education students, and to examine the relation between these variables and factors that influence them.
Methods
Participants were 347 third and fourth year students from a national university of education in G city. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, ANOVA and Tukey test with SPSS/WIN 18.0.
Results
The score for participants’ knowledge about asthma was 0.53 out of a possible 1, for empathy, 3.63 out of a possible 5, and for attitude towards asthma, 3.33 points of a possible 5. The attitude towards asthma showed significant differences according to year, satisfaction with major, and satisfaction with practice teaching. Knowledge about asthma and empathy showed a positive correlation with attitudes to children with asthma. Year and Knowledge about asthma, and empathy showed a significant influence on attitudes to children with asthma.
Conclusion
Results of this study indicate that development of appropriate knowledge and empathy in students in a university of education should lead to positive attitudes to children with asthma. This development could be enhanced with structured and on-going education about asthma.

Citations

• Framework and suggestions for kindergarten to third grade teachers in managing asthma and other related chronic illnesses
  Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Sofia Hirt, Yvette Q. Getch, Ethan J. Schilling
  Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.2023; 44(4): 833.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify effects of Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) cream application on pain perception and pain response during insertion of implanted venous access port needle in children with cancer.
Methods
From December 2010 to August 2011, at U university hospital, 20 patients that scheduled for implanted venous access port needle insertion were recruited, and randomly assigned to receive either EMLA or placebo cream 1 hour before the implanted venous access port needle insertion. While conducting needle insertion, changes in pulse and oxygen saturation on the pulse oxymeter were measured and pain behavior reaction was also measured during needle insertion in the treatment room. After conducting needle insertion, self-reported pain reaction, and mothers’ perception of the children’s pain reaction were measured. Collected data were statistically processed using SPSS version 17.0 for Windows, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test.
Results
Children’s self-reported degree of pain, degree of pain as perceived by mothers and pain behavior reaction decreased significantly in the EMLA application group compared with the placebo group.
Conclusion
Findings indicate that application of EMLA cream is effective in relieving pain in these children during implanted venous access port needle insertion.

Citations

• Comparing the effectiveness of three pain relief methods for inserting a needle into the implanted venous access chemoport: A randomized controlled trial
  Jinhee Shin, Gwang Suk Kim, Hyebeen Sim
  International Journal of Nursing Practice.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Effects of a Thermoelectric Element Band on Venipuncture-associated Pain and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Myung-Haeng Hur, Hee-Soo Choi
  Asian Nursing Research.2021; 15(5): 337.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify international students’ use of university health centers by individual characteristics and seasons.
Methods
This was a retrospective descriptive study using data obtained from the electronic record system of one university health center. The study participants were international undergraduate students who registered for any of two semesters between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 and visited the university health center during their registration period.
Results
The most common reasons for visits were problems of head, eye, nose and throat systems, followed by respiratory system. Their visits mostly occurred in the fall and spring. The most frequently used services were distribution of oral medication followed by wound treatment. The number of visits per individual was statistically different by gender (u = -3.307, p = .001), but not by their major (χ² = .543, p = .762) or nationality (χ² = 5.518, p = .271).
Conclusion
Further study is necessary to better define health needs and related factors for this unique population. The electronic record system provides great opportunities in development and application of need based health services for international students and for research in this area.

Citations

• Revisiting the Andersen Model: Transnational Ties With the Home Country and Healthcare Utilization Among Chinese International Students in South Korea
  Sou Hyun Jang, Yong Jeong Yi
  Sage Open.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The Effects of Foreign Students Perceived Social Support and Grit on Adaptation to College Life: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Learning Flow and Academic Achievement
  Wei HONG, Yang LI, Jin-Ho CHO
  THE JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND MARINE SCIENCES EDUCA.2023; 35(1): 33.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting turnover intention in pediatric nurses.
Methods
A survey was conducted with 212 nurses working in pediatric units at 15 hospitals in Busan, K city. Data were collected from September 1 to October 31, 2014. and analyzed with SPSS PASW 18.0.
Results
In Stepwise multiple regression analysis, factors affecting the nurses’ turnover intention were emotional burnout (β = .37, p < .001), relationship between nurse and doctor (β = .20, p < .001), turnover plan (β = .17, p < .001), and annual salary (β = -.13, p < .001), and these variables accounted for 32.2% of the variance in turnover intention.
Conclusion
The findings indicate that the major factors influencing pediatric nurses’ turnover intention are emotional burnout, cooperative relationship between nurse and doctor, turnover plan, and annual salary. Thus, in order to reduce pediatric nurses’ turnover intention, it is necessary to develop intervention programs to prevent emotional burnout, the most influencing factor, and enhance cooperative relationship between nurse and doctor and to examine their effects.

Citations

• Effects of job embeddedness and nursing working environment on turnover intention among trauma centre nurses: A cross‐sectional study
  Hye Ju Lee, Soo‐Kyoung Lee
  Journal of Nursing Management.2022; 30(7): 2915.     CrossRef
• The Experience of Emotional Labor and Its Related Factors among Nurses in General Hospital Settings in Republic of Korea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Da-Jung Ha, Jung-Hyun Park, Su-Eun Jung, Boram Lee, Myo-Sung Kim, Kyo-Lin Sim, Yung-Hyun Choi, Chan-Young Kwon
  Sustainability.2021; 13(21): 11634.     CrossRef
• The Relationships of End-of-life Care Stress with Compassionate Competence and Attitudes toward End-of-life Care among Pediatric Nurses
  Ki Young Park, Jeong Hee Jeong
  The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.2021; 24(4): 235.     CrossRef
• A study on the intent to leave and stay among hospital nurses in Korea: A cross‐sectional survey
  Mi‐Aie Lee, Young‐Hee Ju, So‐Hee Lim
  Journal of Nursing Management.2020; 28(2): 332.     CrossRef
• Comparison of Shift Satisfaction, Sleep, Fatigue, Quality of Life, and Patient Safety Incidents Between Two-Shift and Three-Shift Intensive Care Unit Nurses
  Min Jin Chae, Su Jung Choi
  Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing.2020; 13(2): 1.     CrossRef
• Pediatric Nurses’ Perceptions related to End-of-Life Care and Turnover Intention
  Sook Young Baek, Sook Jung Kang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(4): 353.     CrossRef
• Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment from Children: Experiences of Nurses Caring for the Children
  So Yeon Park, Hyeon Ok Ju, Ga Eon Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 364.     CrossRef
• Influences of Fatigue, Emotional Labor and Job Embeddedness on Nurses Turnover Intention
  Yo-Na Kim
  The Korean Journal of Health Service Management.2017; 11(1): 67.     CrossRef

Purpose
The study was done to investigate behavioral problems in toddlers who were born prematurely and to analyze related factors.
Methods
A cross-sectional explorative study was conducted with 72 preterm birth (PTB) children at 24 to 41 months of corrected age who were born at 28 to 37 weeks’ gestation. During home visits, behavior problems were assessed using the Behavior Rating Index for Children (BRIC). Using a BRIC score of ≥30, children with suspected behavior problems were grouped in the non-regular behavior group.
Results
Of the children, 38.9% belong to the non-regular behavior group. The mental development index score for the Korean-Bayley Scale of Infant Development-II was higher for the non-regular behavior group compared to the regular behavior group (t = 2.26, p = .027). Logistic regression analysis showed that lower maternal attachment (<96, OR=3.4, 95% CI[1.1, 10.4]) and higher parenting stress (≥97, OR=4.8, 95% CI[1.3, 17.3]) were independently related to non-regular behavior.
Conclusion
PTB Toddlers are at risk for behavior problems which are associated with low cognitive performance. Maternal-child attachment and maternal parenting stress were strongly related to behavior problems in these children. More attention is needed to understand possible behavior problems in young children with PTB, particularly focusing on maternal-child interaction and maternal mental well-being.

Citations

• Validation of the Korean Version of the Maternal Postpartum Attachment Development Scale for Mothers of Children who were in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Ah Rim Kim, Young Ran Tak
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2018; 39(1): 129.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Parenting Stress in Mothers of Preschoolers Born Prematurely
  Sangmi Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(4): 470.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate levels and correlations of epilepsy specific knowledge, attitude and anxiety in mothers of children with epilepsy.
Methods
Participants were 176 mothers of children with epilepsy living in B and Y cities. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients with the SPSS 21.0 program.
Results
Participants scored 57.2 (±1.7) out of 100 points on epilepsy-related knowledge; 35.6 (±5.0) out of 48 points on attitude toward epilepsy; 58.1 (±15.3) out of 85 on anxiety related to a child’s epileptic condition. The participants had higher levels of epilepsy-related knowledge if their family monthly income was three million KRW or higher (t = -2.92, p = .004); if there was no side effect from the medication (t = -2.91, p = .004); and if the mothers’ perception of the child’s health was good (F = 6.181, p = .001). There was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude related to epilepsy (r = .321, p < .001), and a negative correlation between knowledge and anxiety (r = -.257, p = .001).
Conclusion
Findings indicate that interventions which reduce mothers’ anxiety by providing epilepsy specific knowledge and help to achieve more positive attitudes to better ways of coping with child’s disease.

Citations

• Investigating family resilience factors for enhancing family adaptation in children with epilepsy
  Hyejun Kim, Anna Lee, Mina Park, Eun Kyoung Choi
  Epilepsy & Behavior.2024; 156: 109817.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was conducted to investigate nursing students’ knowledge and beliefs about Kangaroo care (KC).
Methods
A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. Undergraduate students enrolled in departments of nursing (n=322) from three universities in D city participated. Knowledge and beliefs about KC were measured using the Kangaroo Care Questionnaire (KCQ).
Results
The overall level of nursing students’ knowledge about KC was very low with a mean score of 6.9 out of 17. The mean score for nursing students’ beliefs about KC was 87.4 out of 100, indicating relatively positive beliefs. The students who had both education and exposure to KC had higher scores for knowledge and more positive beliefs about KC compared to students with no experience or exposure to KC. There was a positive correlation between knowledge and beliefs about KC (r = .371, p < .001).
Conclusion
The results suggest that there is a need to develop educational programs for nursing students in order to increase their knowledge and develop positive beliefs about KC.

Citations

• Hemşirelik ve Ebelik Öğrencilerinin Kanguru Bakımı İle İlgili Bilgi ve Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi
  Özlem KARABULUTLU, Fatma BİLGİN
  Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü.2023; 8(2): 223.     CrossRef