Mee Ock Gu

Effects of an Elder Health Promotion Program using the Strategy of Elder Health Leader Training in Senior Citizen Halls

PURPOSE This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of an elder health promotion program and apply strategies for elder health leader training sessions with elders at senior citizen halls. METHODS A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 49 elders at a senior citizen hall (intervention: 27, control: 22). The elder health promotion program consisted of health education and exercise. A professional leader led the program for 4 weeks, and then an elder health leader and research assistant led for 8 weeks (total 12 weeks). Scales for elder health promoting behaviors, perceived health status, life satisfaction and senior citizen hall capability were used and physical fitness levels were measured. Data were collected between April 21 and July 28, 2010 and analyzed using Chi-square, Fishers exact test, t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 12.0. RESULTS Health promoting behaviors, physical fitness, perceived health status, and senior citizen hall capacity were significantly better in the experimental group after the intervention compared to the control group. CONCLUSION Study findings indicate that elder health promotion programs applying strategies of elder health leader training are effective and can be recommended as nursing interventions for health promotion of these elders.

Development and Effects of a Motivational Interviewing Self-management Program for Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

PURPOSE This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of a motivational interviewing self-management program for use with elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. METHODS A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were 42 elderly diabetic patients (experimental group: 21, control group: 21). The motivational interviewing self-management program for elders with diabetes mellitus developed in this study consisted of a 12-week program in total (8 weeks for group motivational interviewing and education and 4 weeks for individual motivational interviewing on the phone). Data were collected between February 13 and May 3, 2013 and were analyzed using t-test, paired t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS For the experimental group, significant improvement was found for self-efficacy, self-care behavior, glycemic control and quality of life (daily life satisfaction, influence of disease) as compared to the control group. CONCLUSION The study findings indicate that the motivational interviewing self-management program is effective and can be recommended as a nursing intervention for elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.

Analysis of Trends and Contents of Nursing Doctoral Dissertations in Korea

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify contents and trends of Korean nursing doctoral dissertations in terms of research methodology and theoretical characteristics. METHODS The design of the study was descriptive study and a total of 1,089 quantitative studies completed between 1982 and 2010 were reviewed using the analytical framework developed by the researchers. RESULTS The majority of studies utilized the experimental design (51.5%) and the others were survey design (38.8%) and methodological design (5.0%). Study subjects were shown as patients (45%), care givers (11.2%), ordinary persons (40.6%) and others (3.2%). There were growing trends in experimental design and patients as subjects. The prevailing data collection settings were hospitals (45.8%) and community (27.8%). The theoretical frameworks that studies were based on were the existing theories (37%) and a newly developed theoretical framework by a researcher (25.2%). a framework derived from other studies by the researcher (25.2%). Majority of studies (78.5%) employed a single theory as a theoretical framework. However, 31.8% of studies had no theoretical framework based on. CONCLUSION Findings of this study provided the opportunities to shed new light on the current status of Korean doctoral dissertation and to deliberate on the future direction of nursing studies in Korea.

[Development and effects of emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students: mixed methods research].

PURPOSE This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of an emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students. METHODS The study design was a mixed method research. Participants were 36 nursing students (intervention group: 17, control group: 19). The emotional intelligence program was provided for 4 weeks (8 sessions, 20 hours). Data were collected between August 6 and October 4, 2013. Quantitative data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fishers exact test, t-test, repeated measure ANOVA, and paired t-test with SPSS/WIN 18.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. RESULTS Quantitative results showed that emotional intelligence, communication skills, resilience, stress coping strategy, and clinical competence were significantly better in the experimental group compared to the control group. According to the qualitative results, the nursing students experienced improvement in emotional intelligence, interpersonal relationships, and empowerment, as well as a reduction in clinical practice stress after participation in the emotional intelligence program. CONCLUSION Study findings indicate that the emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students is effective and can be recommended as an intervention for improving the clinical competence of undergraduate students in a nursing curriculum.

Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Ego Resilience on Interpersonal Relationship of Nurses

This purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of emotional intelligence and ego-resilience on interpersonal relationship of nurses. Subjects were 206 nurses in Korea. Data were collected from September 5 to September 20, 2013. Data were analyzed by frequencies, t-test, ANOVA, Pearsons correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS Win 18.0. Interpersonal relationship strong positively correlated with emotional intelligence (r=.600, p<.001) and ego-resilience (r=.421, p<.001) in nurses, emotional intelligence and ego-resilience explained 41.6% of total variance of interpersonal relationship of nurse. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and implement program for improving emotional intelligence and ego-resilience of nurses

Influence of Critical Thinking Disposition and Emotional Intelligence on Clinical Competence in Nursing Students

Abstract This purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence on clinical competence of nursing students. A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 175 Koreannursing students from September 5 to September 12, 2013. Data were analyzed by frequencies, t-test, ANOVA, Pearsons correlation, multiple regression using SPSS Win 18.0. Critical thinking disposition showed a close correlation with emotional intelligence in nursing students(r=.582, p <.001). Critical thinking disposition and emotionalintelligence explained 36.7% of total variance of clinical competence in nursing students. Therefore, it is necessaryto develop and implement the curriculum and program for improving critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of nursing students. Key Words : Clinical competence, Critical thinking disposition, Emotional intelligence, Nursing students * Corresponding Author : Mee–Ock Gu(Gyeongsang National Univ.)Tel:+82-55-772-8226 email: mogu@gnu.ac.kr Received August 11, 2014 Revised (1st September 22, 2014, 2nd September 24, 2014) Accepted January 8, 2015

[Effects of community health promotion project for garlic cultivating farmers based on self-efficacy theory and community capacity building framework].

PURPOSE This study was conducted to test the effects of a community health promotion project for farmers cultivating garlic. Banduras self-efficacy theory (1986) and Chaskins community capacity framework (2001) were used as the theoretical framework. METHODS A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Study participants were 72 garlic farmers (intervention: 36, control: 36). The community health promotion project consisted of health promotion program and community capacity building strategies and was provided for 12 weeks (8 during farming off-season and 4 during farming season). Data were collected between February 23 and May 31, 2009 and were analyzed using chi-square test, Fishers exact test, t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA using SPSS/WIN 12.0. RESULTS For the experimental group, significant improvement was found for self-efficacy, farming related health behavior, physical fitness (muscle strength, muscle endurance, upper body flexibility, lower body flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, balance, agility), farmers syndrome, and health related quality of life as compared to the control group. CONCLUSION The findings of the study indicate that the community health promotion project for garlic farmers is effective and can be recommended as a nursing intervention for health promotion of garlic cultivating farmers.

Educational needs assessment on research ethics among nursing researchers

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the educational needs of research ethics among nursing researchers. METHODS Convenience sample of 161 nursing professors and 262 master or doctoral nursing students participated in the study. Data was collected with self-reported questionnaire from June to August 2009, and analyzed with descriptive statistics using SPSS WIN (version 14.0). RESULTS Among 161 nursing professors, about 31.7% has educated nursing ethics in the postgraduate course. The most common course was nursing research or methodology (62.7%), and median education time was 2 hr. Areas that showed difficulty in understanding was the conflict of interest and plagiarism for professors and falsification and fabrication for graduate students. Average knowledge on the research ethics was 75.4 points for professors and 61.6 points for students based on the 100 points. CONCLUSION Educational needs of research ethics among nursing professors and students in the postgraduate course was high. We recommend both basic and advanced research ethics educational programs for the nursing researchers. The basic course should be at least 6 hr and include various cases and something to discuss.

Development and Effects of a Coping Skill Training Program for Caregivers in Feeding Difficulty of Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities

PURPOSE We developed and tested the effects of a coping skill training program for caregivers in feeding difficulty among older adults with dementia in long-term care facilities. METHODS A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The subjects comprised 34 caregivers (experimental group: 17, control group: 17) and 40 older adults with dementia (experimental group: 20, control group: 20). The developed program was delivered in 4-hour sessions over 6 weeks (including 2 weeks of lectures and lab practice on feeding difficulty coping skills, and 4 weeks of field practice). Data were collected before, immediately after, and 4 weeks after the program (January 3 to April 6, 2016). The data were analyzed using t-test and repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS/WIN 20.0. RESULTS Compared to their counterparts in the control group, caregivers in the experimental group showed a significantly greater improvement in feeding knowledge and feeding behavior, while older adults with dementia showed greater improvements in feeding difficulty and Body Mass Index. CONCLUSION The study findings indicate that this coping skill training program for caregivers in feeding difficulty is an effective intervention for older adults with dementia in long-term care facilities.