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				Effects of a Cardiocerebrovascular Disease Prevention Education Program for Postmenopausal Middle-aged Women														
			
			Soo Kyung Choi, In Sook Kim			
				J Korean Acad Nurs 2015;45(1):25-34.   Published online February 27, 2015			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.1.25
							
							 
				
										
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This study was conducted to examine effects of a cardiocerebrovascular disease (CVD) prevention education program on knowledge, self-efficacy and health behavior among postmenopausal middle-aged women.Methods A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 53 postmenopausal middle-aged women who registered in two community culture centers in G metropolitan city. Experimental group (n=26) received a CVD prevention education program 8 times over 8 weeks. Knowledge, self-efficacy and health behavior of the participants were examined with self-report structured questionaries. Data were collected between October 15 and December 11, 2013, and were analyzed using chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test, and analysis of covariance with SPSS/PC version 21.0.Results After the intervention the experimental group showed significant increases in the knowledge of CVD symptoms (p<.001) and CVD risk factors (p<.001), level of self-efficacy (p=.028) and health behavior (p<.001) compared to the control group. However, no significant difference was found between groups for knowledge of CVD prevention (p<.133).Conclusion Results suggest that a CVD prevention education program can be an effective strategy to improve knowledge on CVD symptoms and risk factors, self-efficacy and health behavior for postmenopausal middle-aged women.
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				Effects of Aroma Self-Foot Reflexology Massage on Stress and Immune Responses and Fatigue in Middle-Aged Women in Rural Areas														
			
			Ja Ok Kim, In Sook Kim			
				J Korean Acad Nurs 2012;42(5):709-718.   Published online October 31, 2012			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.5.709
							
							 
				
										
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This study was done to examine the effects of aroma self-foot reflexology massage on stress and immune responses and fatigue in middle-aged women in rural areas.Methods The study was a nonequivalent control group pre-post test design. The participants were 52 middle-aged women from rural areas of which 26 were assigned to the experimental group and 26 to the control group. Data were collected from July to September, 2011 and analyzed using SPSS Win 17.0 version program. The intervention was conducted 3 times a week for six weeks.Results There were significant differences in reported perceived stress, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and fatigue between the two groups. However, the issue of salivary cortisol and immune response were not significant.Conclusion Aroma self-foot reflexology massage can be utilized as an effective intervention for perceived stress, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and fatigue in middle-aged woman in rural areas.
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				Effects of Aerobic Exercise Using a Flex-band on Physical Functions & Body Image in Women Undergoing Radiation Therapy after a Mastectomy														
			
			Hyang Sook So, In Sook Kim, Jung Han Yoon, Oh Jang Park			
				Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006;36(7):1111-1122.   Published online December 31, 2006			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.7.1111
							
							 
				
										
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  This study examined the effects of aerobic exercise using a flex band on the improvement of physical functions & body image in breast cancer women undergoing radiation therapy after a mastectomy.Method Women with breast cancer(n = 26) were assigned to an experimental group(EG, n = 15) and control group(CG, n = 11). The E.G. participated in an aerobic exercise program with a 60% to 80% intensity of maximal heart rate for 25 minutes during the main exercise, 3 times per week, for 6 weeks. The EG did not exercise regularly for 3 months before participating in this program. The CG received no exercise treatment during the research period. Data were analyzed using the χ2-test and Mann-Whitney U test by the SPSS version 11.0 program at a 5% significant level.Result Group analysis revealed that the EGwomen had significantly more improved cardiopulmonary functions, ROM of the affected shoulder joint, and body image compared to the CG.Conclusion Aerobic exercise using a flex band may be an effective rehabilitative measure for mastectomy women with respect to cardio-pulmonary functions, ROM, & body image. Further studies are recommended to study early rehabilitation programs within 10 days post-operatively.
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				Development of Performance Measure Indicators in Hospital Nursing Units														
			
			Kyeong Hwa Kang, In Sook Kim			
				Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2005;35(3):451-460.   Published online June 30, 2005			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2005.35.3.451
							
							 
				
										
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  The purpose of this study was to develop performance measure indicators for hospital nursing units based on a Balanced Scorecard (BSC).Method This study was a methodological study. The development process consisted of 3 stages. The first stage was setting up strategies for nursing units from a nursing department's mission and vision. The second stage was developing performance measure indicators after a validity check. The third stage was modifying developed performance measure indicators and classifying them.Results 7 strategies were set up according to 4 perspectives of a BSC. 15 performance measure indicators for hospital nursing units were developed, and the indicators were divided into 8 independent indicators and 7 shared indicators according to the degree of performance responsibility. In addition, they were classified into two groups, 7 leading indicators and lagging indicators.Conclusions The result of this study suggests that performance measure indicators for hospital nursing units provide a framework and method for nursing organizations' performance management. Also, the developed indicators are expected to provide valuable information for successful organization management.
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				Workload Measurement of Home Health Care Nurses' Services using Relative Value Units														
			
			Tae Wha Lee, Jung Sook Park, In Sook Kim			
				Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2000;30(6):1543-1555.   Published online March 29, 2017			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2000.30.6.1543
							
							 
				
										
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Home health care is moving into a set of new realities. An era of competition and cost containment has arrived. Before nurses are able to contain costs or describe the relationship between nursing activities, cost must be accurately measured based on the nurse's workload. Nurses in home health care usually desire to measure expenses for one of three reasons : reimbursement, management, or research. 
The purpose of the study was to investigate the work input by Registered Nurse in each of the home health care activities by relative value units and identify the factors affecting the nurses' total work input in health care services. To measure the work input by nurses, work was defined by four dimensions: time, physical effort, mental effort, and stress. This study used a descriptive-correlational design. Data collection consisted of two phases. In phase I, data on home health activities performed by nurses were collected. In phase II, data on nurses' time, physical effort, mental effort, and stress in each of home health care activities discovered phase I were collected. In this method, the respondent was asked to rate a service in relation to a reference service using a ratio scale. The sample included 39 home health care nurses. 
The results of the study indicated that home health care activities performed by the nurses were in 10 categories and 69 items. Measuring the relative work inputs in each of home health care activities, and foley catheterization was selected as the reference to service. In terms of time and physical effort dimensions, full bath service was rated as the most strenuous among 69 activities by the respondents, and intramuscular injection was rated as least. It was found that emergency treatment required the highest mental effort and the highest stress, while blood sugar tests required the lowest mental effort. Approximately 91.3% of the variance in total work input was accounted for by the linear combination of time, physical effort, mental effort judgement, and stress. Examining the regression coefficients of those variables, physical effort, time, and stress were found as the predictors which were significantly associated with the total work of nurses in home health care. 
Professional nursing's next step in the conundrum of economic volatility is to develop a tool to reflect the interaction of functional deficiency and direct professional nursing care. And this will be a more accurate predictor of nursing resource use and ultimately a great forcaeter cost.
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				Nursing Interventions Classification(NIC) Use in Korea: Oriental Medicine Hospitals and General Hospitals														
			
			Young Hee Yom, Sung Sil Kim, In Sook Kim, Won Sook Park, Eun Ju Kim			
				Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 1999;29(4):802-816.   Published online March 29, 2017			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.1999.29.4.802
							
							 
				
										
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 The purposes of this research were to identify nursing interventions performed by Korean nurses and to compare the interventions performed by nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals and with those performed by nurses working in the general hospitals. The samples consisted of 144 Korean nurses working in three hospitals, 70 nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals and 74 nurses working in the general hospitals. The Nursing Interventions Classification(NIC) Use Questionnaire developed by the Iowa Intervention Project team was translated to Korean and verified using the method of back-translation. The questionnaire consists of 433 intervention labels and definition. Thirteen interventions were used at least daily by nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals, while twenty-one interventions were used at least daily by nurses working in the general hospitals. the most frequently used interventions by nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals were Documentation, shift Report vital signs Monitoring, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Positioning, Fall Prevention, Exercise Promotion, Intravenous(IV) Therapy, Pressure Ulcer care, and Bed Rest Care in that crder. For nurses working in the general hospitals the most frequent intervention was Analgesic Administration, followed by the interventions of Medication Administration : Parenteral and Intravenous Therapy(IV) Therapy, Documentation, Intravenous(IV) Insertion, shift Report, Fall Prevention, vital Signs Monitoring, Medication Adnninistraction : and , fluid Monitoring, and Medication Management in that order. The interventions performed least often by nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals were Hemodialysis Therapy and Bleeding Reduction : Antepartum Uterus, while the interventions performed least often by nurses working in the general hospital were Rape Trauma Treatment and Contact Lens Care. The nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals performed the interventions in the Physiological : Complex domain significantly more often than the nurses working in the general hospitals, while the nurses working in the general hospitals performed the intervention in the Behavior domain significantly more often than the nurses working in the oriental medicine hospitals. This study suggests that further study will be needed to developed and validate more interventions sensitive to Korean culture. 
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				Analysis of the Work of the Head Nurse and a Work Model for the Head Nurse in University Hospitals in KOREA														
			
			In Sook Kim			
				Journal of Nurses Academic Society 1989;19(2):212-222.   Published online March 31, 2017			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jnas.1989.19.2.212
							
							 
				
										
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When the head nurse who is pivotal in the nursing service administration of the hospital performs efficiently as a first-line manager, the effectiveness of the nursing unit, which includes the quality of nursing care, the job satisfaction of staff members, and the cohesiveness of staff members is increased. With this point of view in mind, the researcher carried out a study to determine the actual work (the content of the work, the work process, the role of the head nurse, the activity media, and the purpose of the work) of the head nurse in a university hospital in Korea. In addition, this study was also carried out for the purpose of preparing an ideal model for the work of the head nurse. The research subjects were 39 head nurses. This included all the head nurses in two university hospitals except those who were working in outpatient care, operating rooms, central supply, nursing administration, inservice education and emergency care. Data were collected from September 24th to October 21th, 1987 and April 4th to 12th, 1988. A work activity record on which the head nurse recorded directly in a chronological narrative form, was used as the research instrument. The 234 work activity records, 39 head nurse's continuous recording over 6 days(from Monday to Saturday) were collected and analysed. The results were as follows : 1. With regard to the work content for the total daily work of the head nurse, 45.2 % of the activities were managerial activities but 58.1 % of the head nurse' s time was spent in direct patient care. 2. With regard to the work process of the head nurse, specifically the location, the size and membership of groups contacted, the results were as follows : 1) Of the total daily work activities 92.4 % were carried out in the nursing unit and this occupied 84. 5 % of total daily work time. Direct patient care was generally performed on the nursing unit and managerial work was performed in other areas, 2) Of the total daily work activities, 73 % was with one or more persons and 51.2 % of total daily work time was spent in groups 3) A total of 51 persons, working in different capacities were contacted. These included 21 persons giving patient care, 19 persons working in nursing unit management, and 7 persons working in human resource management. 3. With regard to the head nurse's role in work activity, 53.3 % of total daily work activities involved the informational role, 26.9%, the interpersonal role and 19.9%, the decisional role. With regard to time, 57. 7% was spent in the informational role, 23.9%, in the interpersonal role and 18.3%, in the decisional role. When the head nurse performed managerial work, she gave nearly equal emphasis to all three roles when she gave direct patient care the informational role was increased. 4. With regard to the activity media, the number of unscheduled activities accounted for 27.1 % of the activities, scheduled activities, 24.3%, desk work activity, 22.1%, rounds, 12.5 % and telephone calls, made or received, 14.0%. In daily total work time managerial work related to desk work and scheduled activities were high, ranging from 29.8% to 29.9% but for direct patient care time, scheduled activities and unscheduled activities were high, ranging from 23.6 % to 35.3 %. 5. With regard to the purpose of the work performed, 54.4 % of the total daily work was concerned with the team and 414 % was concerned with the agency. The managerial work was concerned mainly with the team and the direct patient care was concerned mainly with the patient. When the frequency of an activity and time were compared no significant difference was found between the days for which the work was recorded for any of the variables : the work content, the work process, the work role, the activity media and purpose of the work. On the basis of this study the following are proposed as an ideal model for head nurse work in Korea : The managerial work should be increased to 70%. The decisional role activities should be increased to 40%. Twenty percent of the work activity should be allocated to agency, community and profession. It is believed that this model for the head nurse's work can contribute to guidelines for job description development. Finally, educational programs, organizational and structural devices, and administrative support are needed for the proper function of the head nurse in this proposed model.
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				A Study on the Decisive Factors in Personal Health Maintenance Practice of Housewives Living in Younhi Area Apartments														
			
			In Sook Kim			
				Journal of Nurses Academic Society 1978;8(2):89-102.   Published online April 3, 2017			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jnas.1978.8.2.89
							
							 
				
										
										 Abstract  PDF Owing to the development of modern science, prolonging man's life, the sudden increase of population and betterment of the standard of living has increased health needs. In order to fulfill these health needs, more active plans for developing health should be made. Health education is one of the methods at hand that can improve the health behavior of the community and the individual through the contact of individuals with their groups. Proper understanding of the characteristics of the sampled group and participation of individuals within the community for the development of their health plan are needed for efficient health education. This study was attempted for the purpose of presenting some data helpful for preparing the fundamentals of a health education plan that can improve personal health maintenance practice of a community through efficient health education by investigating the relationship between the response of subjects to personal health maintenance practice and selected decisive factors in personal health maintenance practice. The subjects for this study were a systematic sample of 120 housewives selected from 600 housewives from B Zone Apt. Younhi-3-Dong in Seoul. Data was collected for 4 days from May 16th to May 19th, 1978 through personal interviews with questionnaires by well trained interviewers. Percentage, t-test and Stepwise multiple regression analysis by use of EDPS were employed for statistical analysis. Results of this study can be summarized: 1. General characteristics of subjects Subjects over 20 and below 40 years of age formed 62.5% of the total and the rest were subjects of 40 years and upward. 76.7% of the subjects have less than 4 children. 51.3% of the subjects had completed at least the senior high school course. 2. The response of subjects to personal health maintenance practice. Ratios of personal health maintenance practice to the maximum score for each category are as follows; 84.1% in the category of population and family planning, which was the highest ratio; 82.4% in the prevention of accidents; 68.0% in control of communicable disease; 67.8% in personal health care and habits of daily life, 64.3% in mental health and 52.5% in control of parasites, which was the lowest. 3. The response of subjects to selected decisive factors in personal health maintenance practice. The arithmetic mean of the score for each decisive factor was as follows; the mutual relation between family members marked 18.33, which is under 73.3% of the maximum score; the degree of interest in health marked 34.48, 70.0% of the maximum score; the degree of utilization and demand for health care facilities marked 25.79 or 64.5% of the maximum score and health maintenance of the family marked 11.58, 43.6% of the maximum score. 4. The relationship between personal health maintenance practice and general characteristics of subjects. 1) There was a significant difference in the numbers of children. (t = 1.83, d.f. =117, p< 0.1) 2) There was a significant difference in the contact rates with mass-media, (t = 5.02, d.f. = 118, p < 0.05) 5. The multiple correlation between personal health maintenance practice and their selected decisive factors. 1) The factor "the degree of interest in health" could account for personal health maintenance practice in 43.6% of the sample. (R = 0.6602, R2 = 0.4359, F = 91.1678, p < 0.001) 2) When the factor, "health maintenance of family" is added to this, it accounts for 51.2% of personal health maintenance practice. (R= 0.7158, R2 = 0.5124, F = 61.4653, p< 0.001) 3) When the factor, "mutual relations between family members" is also included, it accounts for 53.7% of personal health maintenance practice. (R = 0.7324, R2 = 0.5365, F = 44.7509, p < 0.001) 4) When the factor, "the degree of utilization and demand for health care facilities" is included, it accounts for 55.1% of personal health maintenance practice. (R = 0.7421, R2 = 0.5507, F = 35.2430, p < 0.001) 
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