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GyeongAe Seomun

Korea University · Medicine

About the Lab

Professor GyeongAe Seomun's research lab specializes in nursing leadership, organizational effectiveness, and health care education, with a strong focus on improving nursing outcomes through self-leadership, internal marketing, and innovative educational programs. The lab investigates factors influencing nurse satisfaction, retention, and clinical performance, particularly in hospital settings, while also exploring the impact of web-based education and environmental health factors such as electromagnetic fields on health outcomes. Their work integrates quantitative research methods to support evidence-based practice and policy in nursing management and patient care.

nursing leadershipself-leadershipweb-based educationnurse retentiondementia screening

Research Overview

Papers
104
Total Citations
1,580
Papers (5y)
14
Primary Field
Medicine

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
14total
2022
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2024
2025
2026
Citations per year (5y)
83total
20222023202420252026

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|162 citations·2015
Development and validation of an instrument to measure nurses' compassion competence
Youngjin Lee, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q1Applied Nursing Research
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
2
Article|95 citations·2005
간호사의 셀프리더십과 직무만족, 개인성과간의 관계
서문경애

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among self-leadership, job satisfaction, and perceived outcome in nurses. Method: The subjects of study were nurses as a population who were working for the 2 of university hospitals which have over 500 beds in Kyong Ki Province as well as who have been working for over 6 months. The data was collected by questionnaires from 217 nurses and analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regre

3
Review|82 citations·2018
The clock drawing test: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of diagnostic accuracy
Jin Kyung Park, Eunhye Jeong, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q1Journal of Advanced Nursing

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the clock drawing test and to compare its scoring methods. BACKGROUND: Dementia refers to a symptom where an adult demonstrates memory disorder and cognitive impairment. Early diagnosis of dementia is very important for medication management and prognosis. The clock drawing test is one of the most used cognitive screening tools for dementia. However, due to its scoring system, the accuracy of the clock drawing test remains a topic of deb

Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
4
Article|73 citations·2006
간호사의 셀프리더십과 간호업무성과간의 관계
서문경애, 장성옥, 조경희, 김인아, 이수정

Purpose: This study was undertaken in order to suggest self-leadership as a way to promote organization efficiency of nursing organization. So the relation between self-leadership and outcome of nursing practice in organization was studied. Method: The subjects of study were nurses as a population who were working for the 2 of university hospitals which have over 500 beds in Kyong Ki Province as well as who have been working for over 6 months. The data was collected by questionnaires from 215 nu

5
Review|62 citations·2024
Digital health literacy: A concept analysis
Suyeon Ban, Yirang Kim, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q2Digital HealthOA

Objective: To elucidate the concept of digital health literacy by delineating its primary dimensions, origins and effects. Through this clarification, we seek to augment our understanding of the contemporary use of the concept of digital health literacy. Methods: Rodgers's concept analysis was employed to investigate digital health literacy as a context-influenced concept evolving with technological progress. Six databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, RISS, KISS and DBpia) and Google Scholar were se

General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
6
Review|61 citations·2017
Evaluating Web-Based Nursing Education’s Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jiwon Kang, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q1Western Journal of Nursing Research

This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether using web-based nursing educational programs increases a participant's knowledge and clinical performance. We performed a meta-analysis of studies published between January 2000 and July 2016 and identified through RISS, CINAHL, ProQuest Central, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and PubMed. Eleven studies were eligible for inclusion in this analysis. The results of the meta-analysis demonstrated significant differences not only for the o

EducationSocial Sciences
7
Review|54 citations·2021
Exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and childhood cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
GyeongAe Seomun, Juneyoung Lee, Jin Kyung Park
SJR Q1PLoS ONEOA

BACKGROUND: Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) are classified as a possible carcinogenic factor (Group 2B). This study assessed the association between ELF-MFs and childhood cancer through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS: Three databases were searched in January 2020. We conducted a meta-analysis for the association between the ELF-MFs exposure level and childhood cancer. RESULTS: A total of 33 studies were identified. Thirty studies with 186,223 participants were i

BiophysicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
8
Article|53 citations·2005
간호사가 지각하는 내부마케팅활동 정도가 간호사의 이직의도, 간호업무수행 및 간호업무생산성에 미치는 영향
서문경애, 임지영, 두은영, 김인아

Purpose: The purpose was to analyze the effects of internal marketing activity factors on nurse’s turnover intention, nursing task performance and nursing productivity. Methods: The subjects were 355 nurses who were working at the 3 universities hospital over 1 year. The instruments were used of internal marketing activity factors(Lee, 2001), turnover intension(Lee, 1995), nursing task performance(Park, 1988) and nursing productivity(McNeese-Smith, 1996). Results: The mean score of internal mark

9
Article|41 citations·2016
Role of compassion competence among clinical nurses in professional quality of life
Youngjin Lee, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q1International Nursing Review

AIM: The study aimed to explore measurable compassion competence among nurses and to examine the relationships between nurses' compassion competence and levels of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress. BACKGROUND: Compassion is a vital asset in the nursing profession. It is necessary to explore whether compassion competence is a factor influencing professional quality of life. METHODS: This study utilized a multicenter descriptive cross-sectional survey. Data

General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
10
Article|38 citations·2016
Compassion Competence in Nurses
Youngjin Lee, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q2Advances in Nursing Science

The purpose of study was to identify the attributes of the concept of compassion competence for nurses. A hybrid model was used to develop the concept, which included fieldwork performed. The concept of compassion competence was found to possess 3 dimensions: (a) acquisition of a wealth of knowledge; (b) development of skills of emotional communication, sensitivity, insight, and self-regulation; and (c) development of attitudes of respect and empathy, and maintenance of occupational distance. Co

General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
11
Article|30 citations·2020
Development and Validation of the Medication Safety Competence Scale for Nurses
Jin Kyung Park, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q1Western Journal of Nursing Research

Nurses are the most important health care personnel for medication safety. A scale to measure nurse medication competency, such as the Medication Safety Competence Scale (MSCS), would move research forward. Preliminary items were developed through a literature review and in-depth interviews. Content validity was established by ten experts. Nurses (n = 607) participated in a survey to evaluate the validity and reliability of the scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and correlation

Emergency Medical ServicesHealth Professions
12
Article|29 citations·2005
The Relationship of Self-leadership, Job Satisfaction, and Perceived Outcome in Nurses
GyeongAe Seomun

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among self-leadership, job satisfaction, and perceived outcome in nurses. Method: The subjects of study were nurses as a population who were working for the 2 of university hospitals which have over 500 beds in Kyong Ki Province as well as who have been working for over 6 months. The data was collected by questionnaires from 217 nurses and analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regre

Leadership and ManagementNursing
13
Article|26 citations·2006
Concept analysis of coping with arthritic pain by South Korean older adults: Development of a hybrid model
GyeongAe Seomun, Sung Ok Chang, Pyoung Sook Lee, Sook Ja Lee, Hyun Jeong Shin
SJR Q2Nursing and Health Sciences

This study was conducted to clarify and conceptualize the phenomenon of coping with arthritic pain by older adults. The Hybrid Model of concept development was applied to develop a conceptual structure of coping with arthritic pain by older adults. A refined definition of coping with arthritic pain by older adults emerged that identified the attributes and structure of the concept. This study reveals the characteristics of the ways that older adults cope with arthritic pain, such as how they exp

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine
14
Article|20 citations·2021
Structural Model of the Healthcare Information Security Behavior of Nurses Applying Protection Motivation Theory
Eunwon Lee, GyeongAe Seomun
SJR Q2International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOA

Background: Healthcare information includes sensitive data and, as such, must be secure; however, the risk of healthcare information leakage is increasing. Nurses manage healthcare information in hospitals; however, previous studies have either been conducted on medical workers from various other occupations or have not synthesized various factors. The purpose of this study was to create and prove a model of nurses’ healthcare information security (HIS). The hypothetical model used in this study

Information SystemsComputer Science
15
Article|15 citations·2005
치매노인 가족의 누적스트레스 영향요인
서문경애

본 연구는 치매노인 발생이라는 가족 위기에 대하여 이를 돌보는 치매가족의 누적스트레스 정도를 확인하고 누적스트레스에 영향을 미치는 변수를 규명하기 위한 서술적 조사 연구이다. 대상자는 가정 내에서 동거를 하며 치매노인을 돌보는 가족 중 편의표출법에 의해 선택된 102명이었다. 연구도구로는 McCubbin(1987)의 누적스트레스 측정 도구, McCubbin, Patterson과 Thompson(1991)의 가족 강인성 측정 도구, McCubbin, Patterson과 Glynn(1982)의 사회적지지 측정 도구, McCubbin, Larsen과 Olson(1982)의 친척 및 친구지지 측정 도구, 그리고 McCubbin, Larsen 과 Olson(1981)에 의해 개발된 가족의 문제해결 및 대응전략 측정 도구를 이용하였다. 본 연구결과 치매노인을 돌보는 가족의 누적스트레스 정도는 평균 1.74점(범위 1.3-2점)로 나타나 비교적 높은 누적스트레스를 나타내었다. 가족의 강인성, 사

Research Areas

Leadership and ManagementInformation SystemsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEducationClinical Psychology

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