Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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[English] Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation among Korean Workers: Myeong Hwa Lee, Eun Suk Choi; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(2):179-191. Published online June 27, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00864

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This study aimed to identify factors influencing suicidal ideation among workers using data from the 2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VIII-3), providing foundational data for workplace suicide prevention programs.
Methods
This descriptive correlational study analyzed data from 2,287 employed workers using hierarchical logistic regression to examine relationships between general characteristics, health behaviors, physical and mental health, and suicidal ideation.
Results
The prevalence of suicidal ideation among workers was 3.6%. The primary influencing factors were lower educational level (≤ middle school; OR = 3.33), depression (OR = 10.77), generalized anxiety disorder (OR = 4.63), mild anxiety (OR = 2.51), and stress (OR = 1.82). Mental health variables significantly increased explanatory power from 8% to 37%.
Conclusion
These findings highlight the critical role of mental health, particularly depression and anxiety, in predicting suicidal ideation among workers. Workplace mental health management programs should include comprehensive mental health assessments and early intervention strategies addressing not only severe conditions but also mild anxiety symptoms.

[Korean] Effects of Fatigue and Emotional Labor on Sleep Quality among Apartment Security Guards: Chul-Gyu Kim, Sujeong Jeong, Young Mi Ryu, Seungmi Park, Kyoungmi Moon, Yunjung Kwon, Sun-A Park, Hye Ok Park; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(3):205-216. Published online September 27, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00220

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Purpose
This study aimed to identify the effects of fatigue and emotional labor on the quality of sleep among apartment security guards.
Methods
A total of 196 apartment security guards working in 10 different regions participated in the study between July and October 2022, completing questionnaire assessing fatigue (physical imbalance, exhaustion, mental fatigue, and nervous system disfunction), emotional labor, and sleep quality. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, ANOVA including Scheffe’s post hoc, and regression analysis.
Results
183(93.4%) participants were poor sleeper. Regression analysis of the factors influencing sleep quality yielded a significant model (F= 21.56, p<.001) with an explanatory power of 25.0% in the order of fatigue(exhaustion) (β=.28, p<.001), emotional labor (β=.27, p<.001), and subjective economic status (β=.15, p=.017).
Conclusion
It is essential to develop nursing educational programs that reduce exhaustion and emotional labor for improving the quality of sleep.

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Effects of emotional labor and sleep quality on depression in older apartment security workers in Korea: a cross-sectional study
Seungmi Park, Sujin Kang, Hye Ok Park, Youngji Kim
Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science.2025; 27(3): 400. CrossRef

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