Purpose
This study analyzes meaning-centered intervention studies conducted in Korea and abroad to compare and confirm their characteristics and results.
Methods
A literature search using keywords in English and Korean was performed using nine electronic databases in December 2017. Search participants included adolescents, and interventions conducted in meaning-centered intervention studies were selected for evaluation. A Risk of Bias Assessment tool for non-randomized studies was used for quality assessment.
Results
All studies were based on quasi-experimental designs. The semantic intervention included topics such as freedom, choice, responsibility, pain, death, finding value of life, purpose and meaning of life, and becoming a master of my life. All studies used logotherapy, and included meaningful interventions that influenced the meaning and purpose of the life of adolescents. The life satisfaction of adolescents changed significantly when there is a positive and open relationship with their parents. Therefore, an educational program for parents based on meaning therapy is desperately needed.
Conclusion
Meaning-centered interventions were found to be effective interventions for exploring the meaning of life not only for adolescents with problems but also for healthy youth, and as such could be used as basic data for the development of an appropriate intervention for enhancing their life.

Citations

• Logotherapy for Depressive Symptoms: A Meta‐Analysis of Passive and Active Control Studies
  Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius‐White, Samuel M. Watson, Yasuko Kanamori, Avery J. Cornelius‐White
  The Journal of Humanistic Counseling.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The effects of virtual logotherapy on health-promoting lifestyle among single-parent adolescent girls during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a randomized clinical trial
  Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Reza Negarandeh, Akram Sadat Sadat-Hoseini, Shahzad Pashaeypoor
  BMC Women's Health.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• « WOW » Un programme pour développer la compétence d’émerveillement et aider les adolescents à trouver un sens à leur vie en nature.
  Morgane Lépée
  Cortica.2022; 1(1): 196.     CrossRef
• Exploring the association between forgiveness, meaning-making, and post-traumatic stress symptoms: The case of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
  Sowmya Kshtriya, Ani Kalayjian, Sarah R. Lowe, Daria Diakonova-Curtis, Loren Toussaint
  International Journal of Educational Research.2022; 115: 102020.     CrossRef
• Awareness of meaning and quest for meaning: The mechanisms between future orientation and prosociality among youth during pandemic
  Wai-Kin Lui, Chi-Keung Chan, Kai-Hang Ng, Chi-Fai Raymond Chui, Nicolson Yat-Fan Siu, Chui-Shan Yung, Ka-Wing Lau
  Frontiers in Psychology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The relationship between search for meaning in life and symptoms of depression and anxiety: Key roles of the presence of meaning in life and life events among Chinese adolescents
  Qian Chen, Xin-Qiang Wang, Xiao-Xin He, Li-Jun Ji, Ming-fan Liu, Bao-juan Ye
  Journal of Affective Disorders.2021; 282: 545.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Families’ Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses’ Attitudes (FINC-NA) instrument developed by Saveman et al.
Methods
The 222 pediatric nurses’ data were collected from 13 hospitals in South Korea and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and the Cronbach’s ⍺ in SPSS software. The AMOS program was used to conduct confirmatory factor analysis of construct validity.
Results
Of the 26 initial items, 24 were ultimately selected after evaluating content validity, construct validity, and reliability. The following 6 factors were included in the Korean version of the Families’ Importance in Nursing Care-Pediatric Nurses’ Attitudes (KFINC-PNA): family as a ‘conversational partner’, ‘participant in care’, ‘supporter for the nurse’, ‘burden’, ‘recipient of empowerment’, and ‘its own resource’.
Conclusion
The KFINC-PNA was partially modified to explain differences in language and culture, but its validity and reliability were verified. Pediatric nurses’ attitudes can be assessed using the KFINC-PNA, and adjustments to the care of hospitalized children and their families can be made based on these items. We recommend developing and verifying intervention methods that will improve family-centered care for hospitalized children and their families.

Citations

• Nurses’ Attitudes Toward the Importance of Families in Nursing Care: A Multinational Comparative Study
  Lisa A. Cranley, Simon Ching Lam, Sarah Brennenstuhl, Zarina Nahar Kabir, Anne-Marie Boström, Angela Yee Man Leung, Hanne Konradsen
  Journal of Family Nursing.2022; 28(1): 69.     CrossRef
• Wise Infant Development®: creation of a software for teaching in pediatric nursing education
  Wesley Soares de Melo, Isabelle e Silva Sousa, Samara Pereira Souza Mariano, Aglauvanir Soares Barbosa, Dayllanna Stefanny Lopes Lima Feitosa, Vanessa Emille Carvalho de Sousa Freire, Emanuella Silva Joventino Melo, Flávia Paula Magalhães Monteiro
  Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Exploring the Influences of Nurses’ Partnership with Parents, Attitude to Families’ Importance in Nursing Care, and Professional Self-Efficacy on Quality of Pediatric Nursing Care: A Path Model
  So Yeon Yoo, Haeryun Cho
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2020; 17(15): 5452.     CrossRef
• Canadian Hospital and Home Visiting Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Families in Transitional Care: A Descriptive Comparative Study
  Lisa Hoplock, Michelle Lobchuk, Leslie Dryburgh, Nicole Shead, Rashid Ahmed
  Journal of Family Nursing.2019; 25(3): 370.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study aimed to identify variables influencing the psychosocial adjustment of North Korean adolescent refugees in order to establish a structural equation model and design an intervention strategy to improve psychosocial adjustment.
Methods
The subjects included 290 North Korean adolescent refugees aged 16~24 years who were enrolled in alternative schools or regional adaptation centers. They were surveyed using a structured questionnaire.
Results
The goodness of fit measures of the model were as follows: x²=131.20 (p<.001), GFI=.93, CFI=.91, TLI=.86, RMSEA=.08, and SRMR=.07. The results estimated from the structural equation model indicated a good fit of data to the hypothesized model, which proposed that stress and emotional intelligence are associated with psychosocial adjustment. The major variables influencing psychosocial adjustment were stress, emotional intelligence, which was a significant direct effect, whereas attitude of parenting showed an indirect effect on psychosocial adjustment through emotional intelligence. These variables account for 50.0% of psychosocial adjustment.
Conclusion
It is necessary to develop a program and intervention plan that can enhance emotional intelligence and thereby relieve the stress of North Korean adolescent refugees. The program should also include parenting education so that parents have positive attitude of parenting.

Citations

• Psychosocial-Adjustment Needs of North Korean Refugee Youth from the Perspectives of Alternative-School Members
  Hwayeon Myeong, Ahlam Lee, Eun-A Park, Yea Eun Gong, MiHyang Kim, Hyunjung Jo
  Journal of Refugee Studies.2021; 34(2): 2200.     CrossRef
• Development and effects of a psychosocial adaptation program for North Korean adolescent defectors
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(3): 243.     CrossRef
• Defining Adjustment to Address the Missing Link between Refugees and Their Resettlement Communities
  Camilla Modesti, Alessandra Talamo
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(18): 9902.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore and develop a deeper understanding of the experiences of mothers of premature children receiving rehabilitation therapy.
Methods
The participants were 12 mothers with premature children who had received rehabilitation therapy for over 1 year. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted from July to August 2017. The data were analyzed through the phenomenological research method.
Results
The participants’ experience was structured into five thematic clusters: ‘Regret and guilt that premature birth led to rehabilitation therapy’, ‘Burden of life in an endless tunnel’, ‘Changes in personal relationships surrounding me and my child’, ‘Meaning of new life through my child’, and ‘Desire to expand the rehabilitation of premature infants’.
Conclusion
The results of this study will be helpful for developing family-centered care programs for premature infants at high risk of developmental disorders.

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop a first aid coaching program (FACP) and to investigate its effects on the first aid knowledge, confidence, and performance of childcare teachers.
Methods
A Delphi survey that included 16 experts was used to develop the FACP. A total of 60 participants were included to test the effectiveness of the program. The FACP developed using the survey results focused on improving first aid knowledge, confidence, and performance using a coaching-based method. First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance was assessed using 39 items from the program content.
Results
Using a 3-round Delphi survey, 6 areas and 42 detailed topics for group and individual coaching programs were developed. The knowledge scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (t=4.24, p=.001). The confidence scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (F=3.89, p<.001). The performance scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (t=12.40, p<.001).
Conclusion
Continuous application of the FACP among child care teachers is expected to minimize the harm caused by minor accidents at child care facilities. This program should be formally implemented on a consistent basis.

Citations

• Unintentional injuries at home and in the preschool setting: Greek ECEC professionals’ and preschoolers’ parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards first aid
  Konstantina Rentzou, George Daglas
  Journal of Childhood, Education & Society.2024; 5(3): 371.     CrossRef
• Preparing teacher to be a lifesaver: A preexperimental study
  Nawaf Amro, AndaleebM. Abu Kamel, Salam Khatib
  Nursing and Midwifery Studies.2022; 11(4): 276.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a neonatal nursing practice program for nursing students on students’ stress, self-efficacy, and confidence.
Methods
A 1-group pre- and post- study design was used. The participants consisted of 64 nursing students who were in a pediatric nursing clinical practicum at a nursing college in Seoul from September 2015 to May 2016. The program consisted of 3 stages-orientation, practice, and debriefing-and was conducted for 3 hours during a 2-week period of the pediatric nursing clinical practicum. The dependent variables were neonatal nursing practice stress, self-efficacy, and confidence. Data were analyzed using the paired t-test, the Pearson correlation coefficient, the x² test, and descriptive statistics with SPSS for Windows version 22.0.
Results
The neonatal nursing practice program was effective at decreasing clinical practice-related stress and increasing confidence and self-efficacy regarding neonatal nursing practice.
Conclusion
The neonatal nursing practice program may effectively promote the integration of theoretical knowledge and practice. In the future, we propose to develop various educational programs that reinforce basic nursing skills for neonates as part of an effective pediatric nursing clinical practicum.

Citations

• Approaches for boosting self-confidence of clinical nursing students: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Elahe Ramezanzade Tabriz, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ensieh Tavana, Hamid Heidarian Miri, Fatemeh Heshmati Nabavi
  Heliyon.2024; 10(6): e27347.     CrossRef
• Relationship between nursing students’ levels of liking children and self-efficacy in paediatric medication administration
  Mehmet Bulduk, Veysel Can, Eda Nur Muhafiz
  BMC Medical Education.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Clinical Stress and Clinical Performance in Prelicensure Nursing Students: A Systematic Review
  Susan R. Welch
  Journal of Nursing Education.2023; 62(1): 36.     CrossRef
• Self‐efficacy in the context of nursing education and transition to practice as a registered practitioner: A systematic review
  Mousa Abusubhiah, Nuala Walshe, Rena Creedon, Brendan Noonan, Josephine Hegarty
  Nursing Open.2023; 10(10): 6650.     CrossRef
• The Relationship between Nursing Students' Fear of COVID-19 and General Self-Efficacy and Clinical Stress Levels
  Leyla Zengin Aydın, Aysel Doğan
  Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergis.2023; 10(3): 214.     CrossRef
• Hastaların Hemşirelik Öğrencilerine Yönelik Bakım Algısı Ölçeğinin Türkçe Uyarlaması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
  Özlem KARATANA, Tuğba ÖZTÜRK YILDIRIM
  Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi.2023; 5(3): 213.     CrossRef
• Preparing the future workforce for 2030: the role of higher education institutions
  Bharti Pandya, Umar Ruhi, Louise Patterson
  Frontiers in Education.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Factors That Enhanced or Hindered Their Self-Efficacy
  Julianne Page
  Nursing Education Perspectives.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore Nursing Students' Behavioral Intention to Use Nursing Information Smartphones in a Clinical Setting
  Ching-Yi Lai, Tzu-Ying Lee, Shu-Chuan Lin, I-Hsiang Lin
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2022; 40(7): 506.     CrossRef
• HEMŞİRELİKTE TEORİK EĞİTİM VE MESLEKİ UYGULAMA ARASINDAKİ ETKİLEŞİMİN, ÖĞRENCİLERİN ÖZ YETERLİK DÜZEYİ İLE İLİŞKİSİ
  Behire SANÇAR, Aynur ÇELİK, Meryem Türkan IŞIK
  Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi.2021; 6(2): 401.     CrossRef
• Nursing Skills Fair in an Austere Military Environment
  Laura Ogle, Gwen Harville
  Journal of Emergency Nursing.2020; 46(1): 21.     CrossRef
• Análise da efetividade do estágio prático internacional de enfermagem em relação ao estágio prático nacional de enfermagem
  Esther O. Park
  Acta Paulista de Enfermagem.2019; 32(2): 153.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study analyzes the effects of smoking behaviors of women of reproductive ages in terms of maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period in Korea.
Methods
We used the National Health Insurance Corporation's medical panel data. Subjects included 382 individuals suffering from maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period from 2013 to 2014. A t-test was used to analyze the individual differences between maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period-A hierarchical regression analysis was performed in two steps to measure the effects of smoking behaviors on diseases.
Results
The amount and duration of smoking are significant factors causing maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period. In the regression analysis, the explanatory power of model was significantly increased by adding smoking behavior to the maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period. Smoking behavior during pregnancy displayed a significant influence on diseases.
Conclusion
Results of this study showed that the effects of smoking behavior on maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period were significant. Therefore it is necessary to develop a smoking cessation education program for pregnant women in Korea.

Citations

• The Effect of Smoking on Salivary Calcium Levels, Calcium Intake, and Bleeding on Probing in Female
  Sri Tjahajawati, Anggun Rafisa, Endah Ayu Lestari, Boonlert Kukiattrakoon
  International Journal of Dentistry.2021; 2021: 1.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the association between each phase of the Life Transition Process (LTP) and depressive symptoms among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Methods
Using a cross-sectional study design, data pertaining to LTP and depressive symptoms were collected from 285 parents of children with ASD (101 fathers and 184 mothers). Participants were recruited through the Autism Society of Korea and a counseling center for families of children with ASD.
Results
Using a cut-off point of 5 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, more than half of the parents (53.4%) were deemed depressed; these parents experienced moderate (27.4%) to severe (11.6%) levels of depressive symptoms. A hierarchical multiple regression using the socio-demographic characteristics of children and parents and each phase of the LTP as predictors, found that lower income (β=-.14, p=.007) and greater scores for the wandering phase (β=.59, p<.001) were significant predictors of greater levels of depressive symptoms.
Conclusion
These findings confirm the association between LTP and depressive symptoms for parents of children with ASD, who were found to have a greater risk of depressive symptoms during wandering phase.

Citations

• Global prevalence of depression in caregivers of children with autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Xin Rong Lam, Ling Jie Cheng, Celest Su Yi Leo, Zheng An Toh, Hong-Gu He
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2025; 80: e74.     CrossRef
• An Integrated Review of The Factors Influencing Aggression in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Miran Jung, Yeong Seon Hong
  Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Menta.2022; 31(2): 125.     CrossRef

Purpose
The study was conducted to measure stratum corneum hydration (SCH) and pH (SCP) in high-risk newborns in the early postnatal period and to explore the features related to patterns of change in those parameters.
Methods
SCH and SCP were measured on the dorsal hand in 99 hospitalized newborns during the first 14 days of life and the results were analyzed using a general linear model.
Results
The mean hydration was 42.9% on day 1, which decreased to 34.6% by 2 weeks (F=15.61, p=<.001). An association was observed between SCH and prematurity (F=21.12, p<.001), as well as for their interaction (F=8.11, p<.001). The mean SCP was 6.2±0.3 on day 1, and decreased to 5.7±0.2 (F=95.75, p<.001), with no association with prematurity. After adjusting for birth weight, SCH was higher in newborns with vaginal delivery (F=9.07, p=.023) and who received phototherapy (F=11.81, p=.011). For SCP, only delivery type had a significant influence (F=6.40, p=.044).
Conclusion
This study suggests that SCH is typically in the 30% range during the early postnatal period, and that an acid mantle on the SC surface is very unlikely to form; these findings could be applied to the nursing process for promoting skin integrity in high-risk neonates.

Citations

• The Effect of Sunflower Seed and Almond Oil on Preterm Infant Skin: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Seda Caglar, Gizem Kerimoglu Yildiz, Ilkay Bakoglu, Ozgul Salihoglu
  Advances in Skin & Wound Care.2020; 33(8): 1.     CrossRef