Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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Looking Back the Past 30 Years: Activities and Achievements of Community Health Practitioners in Rural and Remote Areas in Korea: Chun Mi Kim, Kyung Ja June; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2012;23(1):51-62. Published online March 31, 2012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.1.51

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify community health nursing activities that community health practitioners perceive and their achievements in community by reviewing the community health nursing activities that community health practitioners have done for the last 30 years.
METHODS
This study was a qualitative study. Thirty one community health practitioners were interviewed using the focus group interview method and data were analyzed using content analysis. Data were collected from April to June in 2011.
RESULTS
Community health practitioners perceived themselves as "Community Vitalizers" and 9 categories were identified. They were 'ground to explore new nursing areas', 'assimilation to community', 'ground to establish community diagnosis', 'everyday life health management in the community', 'increased accessibility to medical services for the residents', 'enforced health practices for the residents', 'reinforced self-reliance of community', 'commitment to making a happy village' and 'mental fence of the community.' CONCLUSION: This study was meaningful in that it explained the unique identity of the community health practitionersand could be used as important basic materials in the process of re-establishment of the roles of Health Offices. Hereafter in-depth study on community competence reinforcement should be made to identify the roles of community health nurses.

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Effects of Nursing Professionalism and Job Stress on the Problem Solving Ability of Community Health Practitioners
Min Sun Song, Nam Young Yang, Jin Hak Kim
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2020; 26(3): 274. CrossRef
The Role of Community Health Nurse in Assay Written by a Nurse Practitioner of Primary Health Care Post
Young Ran Chin, Hyun Kim
Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2016; 30(2): 300. CrossRef
Job Competencies and Educational Needs Perceived by New Community Health Practitioners
Hyun Kyung Kim, Young Eun, Kyung Ja June, Ae Young So, Hee Gerl Kim, Mi Ran Eom, Yeon Yi Song, Eun Suk Choi, Ji Yeon Park, Hyoung Suk Kim
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2014; 25(2): 85. CrossRef

Self Role Perception of Health Teachers in Elementary Schools: Jeong Hee Lee, Byoung Sook Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2010;21(4):398-408. Published online December 31, 2010; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.4.398

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to describe and understand elementary school health teachers' role perception in their own perspectives.
METHODS
Data were collected from three focus groups composed of five participants for each group. Each focus group had an interview for two and a half hours on the average. The main question was "What is your perception on the roles of health teachers in elementary schools?" Qualitative data from transcribed notes and field notes were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
RESULTS
Five main roles were identified from the participants. The participants perceived themselves as 'an expert of health education in school and community', 'a health service provider for school members', 'a health guardian for school members', 'the coordinator of healthcare related works in school', and 'the leader of school health'.
CONCLUSION
The participants have multiple role identities, which are very important for health management of school members. And the roles such as an expert of health education and a leader for school health are recently emphasized. The findings of this study can provide useful information to design orientation programs for newly appointed health teachers and continuing education programs for enhancing role performance of health teachers in elementary schools.

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Perceived Discrimination and Workplace Violence among School Health Teachers: Relationship with School Organizational Climate
Joohee Kim, Young Ko
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2022; 33(4): 432. CrossRef
The Emergency Care Experience and Demand for Support of School Nurse
Jae Hee Yoon, In Sook Lee
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2017; 28(2): 182. CrossRef
Professional Identity of Elementary School Health Teachers: A Grounded Theory Approach.
Jin Ok Kwon, Jina Oh, Eun Ha Kim, Dae Dong Hahn
Child Health Nursing Research.2015; 21(1): 64. CrossRef
Role Adaptation Process of Elementary School Health Teachers: Establishing Their Own Positions
Jeong Hee Lee, Byoung Sook Lee
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2014; 44(3): 305. CrossRef
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A Study on Female Adolescents' Gender Role Identity according to Home Environmental Variables: Jong Hwa Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2008;19(3):450-458. Published online September 30, 2008

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This study was done to investigate the relationship between the type of gender role identity and home environmental variables.
METHOD
This study used a descriptive survey design and convenience sampling. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires from 1,497 female high school students in Seoul. The data were analyzed by the SPSS 10.0 program, which included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, ANOVA, and Duncan test.
RESULTS
The androgyny gender role identity was most common (33.9%). The type of gender role identity had a significant correlation with home environmental variables (economic status, relationship with parents, father's education level, mother's education level. noninterference, reasonable guidance, affection, overprotection, achievement, active involvement, limit setting).
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to provide parent education programs to help female adolescents develop gender role identity toward androgyny.

Experience of Sexual Assault, Recognition of Sexual Assault and Attitude of Sexual Role in High School Students: Young Joo Cha, Yeon Hee Choi; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2008;19(3):443-449. Published online September 30, 2008

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This study was conducted to identify relations among experience of sexual assaults, recognition of sexual assaults and sex role attitude in urban and rural high school students.
METHOD
The subjects were a 575 volunteer students sampled in Daegu City and Gyungbuk. Data were collected from March 19th to 31st, 2007 using structured questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed with the SPSS program using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression.
RESULTS
The mean score of the rural students was significantly higher than that of the urban students in experience of sexual assaults. The mean score of the urban students was significantly higher than that of the rural students in sex role attitude. Gender, experience of sexual education and recognition of sexual assaults accounted for 29.8% of the variance of sex role attitude in the urban students.
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to develop discriminative sexual education programs by regional group in order to prevent sexual assaults among adolescents.

Gender Role Identity and Egalitarianism Consciousness among Adolescents: Young Sook Kim, Bok Rae Jeong; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2007;18(2):310-309. Published online June 30, 2007

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This study intends to investigate gender role identity and egalitarianism consciousness among adolescents and to determine the relationship between the two factors.
METHOD
Data were collected from 376 middle and high school students in U City. Tools used were the Korean Sexual Role Identity (Kim, J. H., 2005) and the Gender Egalitarianism Consciousness among Adolescents (Kim, 2002). Data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0 for t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient.
RESULTS
There was no significant difference between boys and girls in gender role identity. Boys' gender role identity was different according to school grade (t=-3.19, p=.00), frequency of mother's hugging (t=-2.28, p=.02) and girls' according to religion (t=-2.24, p=.03), mother's job (F=3.59, p=.02), father's education level (F=3.20, p= .04), mother's education level (F=3.24, p=.04), family harmony (F=7.28, p=.00), and frequency of mother's hugging (t=-2.41, p=.02). There was significant difference in egalitarianism consciousness according to gender (t=-12.70, p=.00). Boys' egalitarianism consciousness was different according to school type (t=.02, p=.00) and father's education level (F=4.97, p=.02), and girls' according to school grade (t=-4.21, p=.00), school type (t=-3.12, p=.00), father's level of education (F=3.78, p=.02), decision maker of important domestic matter (F=4.95, p=.00) and frequency of mother's hugging (t=2.53, p=.01). In Girls, sexual role identity and gender egalitarianism consciousness were significantly correlated with each other (r=.01, p=.04).
CONCLUSION
Through the study, it was found that boys' concern for sexual equality of was remarkably lower than girls. Therefore, it is necessary to offer curriculums for boys and to start social education for parents.

The Relationship between Premenstrual Syndrome and Sex Role of College Students: Mi A Shin, Mi Hyeon Jeong; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2006;17(1):125-133. Published online March 31, 2006

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This study was performed to identify the relationship between PMS and sex role.
METHOD
Data were collected from 417 female college students in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do area during the period from the 6th of September to the 15th of October in 2004. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 11.0.
RESULT
The results of this study were as follows: 1) Perceived subjective symptoms were clustered endogenous depressive feature (2.76+/-.97), anxiety (2.76+/-1.09), and impulsivity (2.72+/-1.02). 2) PMS was significantly different according to the general characteristics of menarche age (F=5.910, p=.003), pain (F=7.886. p=.000) and family history (F=5.366, p=.005), masculinity was significantly different according to menarche age (F=3.174, p=.043), and femininity was significantly different according to menarche age (F=3.742, p=.025) and pain (F=3.256. p=.040). 3) Femininity and PMS were in a positive correlation with each other (r=.623. p=.000).
CONCLUSION
This results showed that there is a significant correlation between PMS and sex role. For future research, it is recommended to identify major factors affecting PMS and the relationships between them and various subjects.

A Study on the Type of Role Awareness for Medical Institutions Home Health Care Specialists: A Q-Methodological Approach: Yoon Jin Seo, Mi Ra Nam, Ok Hee Anh; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2005;16(3):320-328. Published online September 30, 2005

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This study is to identify the types of role awareness of home health care specialists working at medical institutions, to understand their role awareness correctly by grasping the quality of each type, and to provide useful help in the education of home health care specialists.
METHOD
Q-methodology is used to objectify role awareness of medical institution specialists who may recognize situations differently according to their individual experience and comprehension based on the view of behavior. Q-classification was carried out on 30 home health care specialists working at medical institutions using 30 selected questions. Collected data were examined through factor analysis using QUANL PC program.
RESULTS
Three different types of role awareness of home health care specialists working at medical institutions were identified. Type I is "educational-function-centered", Type II "patient-centered" and Type III "professional-service-centered".
CONCLUSION
Regardless of these types, home health care specialists commonly had a high pride as a specialist and a sense of mission regarding themselves as important persons responsible for patients' health.

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