Kuem-Sun Han

The purpose of this study was to review potential, physiological, hormonal and neuronal mechanisms that may mediate the sleep changes. This paper investigates the literatures regarding the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, one of the main neuroendocrine stress systems during sleep in order to identify relations between stress and sleep disorder and the treatment of stress-induced insomnia. Sleep and wakefulness are regulated by the aminergic, cholinergic brainstem and hy

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self efficacy (SE), health promoting behaviors (HPB) and symptoms of stress (SOS) among university students. Method: Data was collected by questionnaires from 369 university students in Seoul, Korea. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The mean score for SE was 3.42, the mean score for HPB was 2.48, and the mean score for SOS was 2.3

While acknowledging the limitations of this research due to the differences in BP and the participants' ages, meditation and yoga are demonstrated to be effective alternatives to pharmacotherapy. Given that BP decreased with the use of meditation and yoga, and this effect varied in different age groups, scientifically measured outcomes indicate that these practices are safe alternatives in some cases.

Comparison to Self Esteem, Family Adaptation, Health Promoting Behaviors, and Symptoms of Stress between Nursing and Other Major University Women Student Han, Kuem Sun1)·Kim, Guen Myun2) 1) Associate Professor, Korea University, College of Nursing, 2) Instructor, Korea University, College of Nursing Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the self esteem (SE), health promoting behavior (HPB), family adaptation (FA) and symptoms of stress(SOS) between nursing and other major unive

This study suggests that SE and HPB are significant influencing factors on SOS among university students.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among communication style, self efficacy, emotional regulation, and ways of coping in nursing students. Methods: Data was collected by questionnaires from 182 nursing students in a university in Seoul, Korea. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and pearson correlation coefficients. Results: The score of tell communication style (self disclosure) showed significantly positive correlations with the score of self eff

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To examine the level of self-care behaviours among patients with diabetic foot ulcers and identify factors related to their self-care behaviours. BACKGROUND: This study focused on the self-care behaviours of patients diagnosed with diabetic foot ulcers, a complication of diabetes. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study design was adopted. METHODS: From July-August 2018, 131 outpatients and inpatients with diabetic foot ulcers were given a survey questionnaire regarding self-care be

PURPOSE: To identify factors influencing quality of life based on health-promoting behavior in patients with chronic illness. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted over 8 months in 2001 on 1,748 chronic adult outpatients at a university hospital in Seoul, Korea. Study variables and instruments were health perception, perceived benefits of action, perceived barriers to action, self-esteem, self-efficacy, social support, commitment of planned action, activity-related affect, hea

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify sleep quality, job stress, symptoms of stress (SOS), and coping and to examine factors influencing sleep quality in clinical nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 265 clinical nurses at three general hospitals. A self-administrated questionnaire was used for data collection, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test,ANOVA, and backward multiple regression with the SAS stat

본 연구는 여대생들을 대상으로 스트레스 지각과 대처가 스트레스 증상과 음주관련 문제에 미치는 영향을 규명함으로써 장차 음주로 인한 피해를 예방하고 효과적인 중재 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 연구의 참여자는 S 시에 소재한 간호대학생 436명이었다. 연구 결과, 연구에 참여한 여대생의 92.43%가 음주를 하는 것으로 나타났으며, 25.23%가 음주와 관련된 문제가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 음주관련 문제 정도가 높을수록 정서 중심적 대처와 스트레스 증상 정도가 높아지고, 스트레스 지각 정도가 높을수록 음주관련 문제 정도, 정서 중심적 대처 행위 및 스트레스 증상 수준이 높게 나타났다. 음주관련 문제가 있는 대상자의 경우 음주관련 문제가 없는 대상자보다 스트레스 지각, 정서 중심적 대처, 스트레스 증상 정도가 높게 나타났다. 또한 스트레스 지각과 정서 중심적 대처가 음주관련 문제 및 스트레스 증상을 유의하게 예언하는 변인으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과, 여대생의 경우 스트레스

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the self esteem (SE), health promoting behavior (HPB), family adaptation (FA) and symptoms of stress(SOS) between nursing and other major university student. Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 200 university students in Seoul, Korea. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-test, and t-test. Results: The amount of smoking of nursing students showed lower than other women students. The score of HPB of nursing stude

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing Symptoms of Stress among hospital staff nurses. Method: Data was collected by questionnaires from 249 hospital staff nurses in three General Hospital. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The score of the symptoms of stress showed a significantly positive correlation with the score of work stress(r=.22, p=.00). The symptoms of str