PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to better understand the concept of fighting spirit in Korean patients with cancer by identifying its dimensions and attributes and clarifying its definition through concept analysis.
METHODS
The hybrid model was used to perform the concept analysis of fighting spirit in patients with cancer. Through a review of 11 studies in the theoretical phase and interviews of 12 patients with cancer in the field phase, the derived results were brought together in the integration phase. The interviews were conducted from April 2017 to March 2018.
RESULTS
The concept of fighting spirit in Korean patients with cancer was found to have four dimensions with eight attributes: personal factors (acceptance, self-control, goals of life, change in belief, and positive attitude), sociocultural factors (supportive relationships), environmental factors (therapeutic environment), and spiritual factors (reliance on faith).
CONCLUSION
In this study, fighting spirit in Korean patients with cancer was characterized as the belief in overcoming cancer by accepting it as a part of life, having a goal in life, maintaining self-control with a positive attitude, and continuing to maintain health with social and spiritual support in a therapeutic environment. Based on the results, future studies should develop a tool for measuring the fighting spirit of patients with cancer and effective programs for improving patients' fighting spirit.

Citations

• A North Korean Defector’s Experience With Becoming A Nurse in South Korea
  Sang Hui Chu, Jinsook Kim
  Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2024; 38(2): 220.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Coping Strategies Between Uncertainty and Quality of Life of Korean Women With Gynecological Cancer
  Eungil Ko, Yaelim Lee
  Advances in Nursing Science.2024; 47(3): E84.     CrossRef
• Perceptions of the meaning of life among Korean patients with advanced cancer: A mixed-methods study
  Su-Jin Koh, Kyung-Ah Kang, Hyeyeong Kim, Jaekyung Cheon, Hyeon-Su Im, Jae-Hon Lee, Minsu Ock, Juhee Cho, Eun-Hye Lee
  Palliative and Supportive Care.2023; 21(4): 658.     CrossRef
• “When I Sing, I Feel Peaceful”: Experiences of Older Choral Singers From North Korea
  Jinmoo Heo, Sanghee Lee, Sua Im, Jaeyoon Bae
  Journal of Applied Gerontology.2022; 41(1): 245.     CrossRef
• Family Caregiver Suffering in Caring for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Korea
  Juyeon Oh, Jung-A Kim, Min Sun Chu
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(9): 4937.     CrossRef
• Predictors of Breast Self Examination Practice among North Korean Immigrant Women
  Mi Yeul Hyun, Hyo Jeong Song, Eun Joo Lee, Seong Chul Hong, Sung Yob Kim, Chang Hyun Lee
  Korean Journal of Health Promotion.2015; 15(1): 9.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was aimed to clarify the concept of ego-resiliency in the context of nursing and to propose a definition of ego-resiliency.
METHODS
Rodgers' evolutionary approach to concept analysis was used to identify common attributes, antecedents, and consequences of the term ego-resiliency. A literature search of the RISS, NDSL, NAL, CINAHL, PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases from 1980 to 2014 was conducted, using the key words of ego-resiliency, ego-resilience, and ego-resilient. Thirty-four relevant articles and one book were finally selected and throughly reviewed.
RESULTS
The results of the concept analysis concluded that ego-resiliency was a individualized, integrated, and coping resource and capacity leading personal adaptive capacity including physical, psychological, social well being in various adversity and challenge of life.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study warranted nursing research on a development of nursing intervention related with ego-resiliency as a pivotal personal characteristic. By doing so, better understanding of human and health within the context of nursing could be achieved.

Citations

• Father-child attachment on children’s screen time: mediating role of ego resilience
  Hwa-Mi Yang, Hye-Ryoung Kim
  BMC Pediatrics.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Teacher and peer relationships and life satisfaction: Mediating the role of student resilience in south korean elementary schools
  Minyoung Lee, Sang Min Lee
  Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools.2023; 33(1): 13.     CrossRef
• Acculturation Among Chinese Married Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
  Xin Jin, Ja Yun Choi
  Journal of Transcultural Nursing.2023; 34(6): 411.     CrossRef
• Stress, and coping strategy of university students during COVID-19 in Korea: The mediating role of ego-resiliency
  Young Hee Park, In Hong Kim, Yeo Won Jeong
  Acta Psychologica.2022; 227: 103615.     CrossRef
• Identifying Trajectories of Ego-resiliency in Adolescents: An Analysis of Data from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey 2010
  Miseon Son
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2022; 29(2): 191.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study examined the effect of work environment and job satisfaction on service quality among staff caring for the elderly.
METHODS
A convenient sample was 192 staff members from 95 elderly facilities. Data collection occurred from June to July, 2011 using a self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS/WIN 18.0.
RESULTS
Among the subscales of Work Environment Scale, the self-realization score was the highest followed by workload, nervousness, and conflict. The mean score of job satisfaction was 71.43. Reliability was the highest followed by assurance, empathy, responsiveness, and tangibles. Predictive factors of service quality included self-realization work environment and job satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
Exploration of strategies to improve the recognition of self-realization work environment and job satisfaction will be necessary in order to increase of service quality among staffs in elderly facility.

Citations

• Factors Influencing Quality of Care Service of Caregivers for Preschoolers
  Soyeon Jung, Younhee Hong, Sohyune Sok
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(8): 4291.     CrossRef
• Nurses’ Perceptions of Care Robots in Long-term Care Facilities
  Eunmin Hong, Sujin Shin
  Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing.2019; 21(1): 22.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The plan proposed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2012 did not reflect the position of nurses and focused only on how to increase the number of nurses. There is a need for coming up with a specific and viable alternative plan considering the qualitative aspect of nursing, delegation of nursing tasks, the in-death analysis of the reasons for leaving the nursing profession, and the legal standards based on varying nursing tasks.
METHODS
Drawing on a review of existing literature, this report was written to examine policy directions and the factors that influence the institutional environment that regulates the supply and demand of the nursing workforce in Korea.
RESULTS
Implementing the government's plan for introducing a new type of nurse, the registered practical nurse, which generally requires a two-year associate's degree, must be reconsidered. Also, a concrete plan to make use of unemployed nurses and to close the salary gap between nurses working at hospitals in cities and those working at hospitals in rural areas must be prepared. Furthermore, there is a need for introducing a new rating system aimed at boosting the quality of nursing care in small-and medium-sized hospitals, thereby increasing the number of nursing professionals who provide high quality care.
CONCLUSION
In preparation for expected poor quality of care and looming unemployment crisis due to the increase in the number of nursing professionals, a practical and concrete plan for the supply and demand of the nursing workforce should be made. The Korean Nurses Association should mount a profession-wide campaign to make the government formulate a new and viable policy on the supply and demand of the nursing workforce.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify on the perceptions of family care-givers toward use of physical restraints according to their values, beliefs, and perceptions using Q methodology.
METHODS
Thirty-three family care-givers classified 41 selected Q-statements into 9 points standard. The obtained data were analyzed by using a pc QUANL program.
RESULTS
Principal component analysis identified 4types of the perceptions of family care-givers toward the use of physical restraints. Type I is 'Rational accepted', which means that they perceived the restraints are essential therapeutic devices and had cooperative attitude to use of medical staffs' restraints. Type II is 'Sardonic sensibility', which means that they have a negative and a cynical attitude to use of physical restraints. Type III is 'Ambivalent', which means that they have conflicts between rationality and emotion, and type IV is 'Practical claim of a right', which means they insist that patients and their family members must be provided with a detailed explanation regarding the application of physical restraints.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study suggest that perceptions toward the use of physical restraints among family care-givers should be understood for patients' safety and dignity in medical circumstance. Based on the results, this study will be useful in developing the customized nursing intervention for supporting family care-givers' subjectivity considering the Korean context.

Citations

• Families' Perception and Attitude toward Applied Physical Restraints in General Neurological Wards
  So-Yeon Ha, Yi-Kyung Ha, Myung-Hee Kim
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society.2015; 16(5): 3293.     CrossRef

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Korean lifestyle characteristics and health status and to identify the variables influencing health in Korea. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive correlational design was used to explore the lifestyle characteristics and health status of 397 Korean adults. Correlational analysis calculated the correlation between lifestyle and health status. To examine the relationship among demographic characteristics, lifestyle, and health status we used the t-test and one-way ANOVA. Stepwise multiple regression was conducted to examine the significant predictors of general health among subjects. RESULTS: Positive correlations were seen between general health (GH) and the overall score and subscales of the Lifestyle. The stepwise regression model showed that vitality (VA), body pain (BP), nutrition, and occupation were significant variables influencing general health (GH). CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide evidence regarding the lifestyle patterns and healthstatus among Koreans. When planning intervention strategies for this population, exercise and physical activity should be principal focus areas.