Factors influencing satisfaction with emergency department medical service: Patients' and their companions' perspectives.

Aims: To examine the individual determinants that influence satisfaction with medical services at the emergency department and to compare the factors that influence satisfaction for the patients, compared with their companions.

Methods: Using data from the 2009 Korea Health Panel Survey, Andersen's behavioral model was used to examine the factors that affect satisfaction with service. A logistic regression analysis was conducted with the data.

[Structural equation modeling on burnout in clinical nurses based on CS-CF model].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to construct and test a structural equation modeling on burnout of clinical nurses based on CS-CF model.

Methods: A survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted with 557 clinical nurses. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Stress, Depression, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Korean Adults: A Latent Means and Multi-Group Analysis on the Korea Health Panel Data.

It has been reported that stress can induce depression, with the patient's age and sex as moderating factors. Associations between depression and lifestyle in Korean adults have not been addressed. This study was designed to examine if the relationships among stress, problem drinking, exercise, and depression differ by age and sex.

Structural equation modeling on life-world integration in people with severe burns.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to construct and test a structural equation modeling on life-world integration in people with severe burns.

Methods: A survey design was used. Data were collected in 2008 from 376 people who had experienced severe burns using questionnaires.

[Analysis of burnout and job satisfaction among nurses based on the Job Demand-Resource Model].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine burnout and job satisfaction among nurses based on Job Demand-Resource Model.

Methods: A survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted with 464 hospital nurses. Analysis of data was done with both SPSS Win 17.

[Effects of compassion satisfaction and social support in the relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout in hospital nurses].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of compassion satisfaction and social support in the relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout among hospital nurses.

Methods: The participants were 430 nurses working in general hospitals. Data were collected with self-administrated questionnaires and analyzed by hierarchical multiple regression.

[A social network analysis of research topics in Korean nursing science].

Purpose: This study was done to explore the knowledge structure of Korean Nursing Science.

Methods: The main variables were key words from the research papers that were presented in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing and journals of the seven branches of the Korean Academy of Nursing. English titles and abstracts of the papers (n=5,936) published from 1995 through 2009 were included.

[Factors affecting eating attitude of female undergraduates in regard to BMI].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting eating attitude of female undergraduates according to BMI.

Methods: A descriptive survey design with a convenience sampling was used and data collection was done using a self-report questionnaire answered by 406 female undergraduates from four universities located in Seoul, Kangwon, Gyeongsangbuk and Chungcheongnam Provinces. ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchial multiple regression were used the SPSS WIN 17.

Organizational culture, quality of work life, and organizational effectiveness in Korean university hospitals.

Purpose: This study investigated correlates and predictors of organizational effectiveness, focusing on organizational culture and quality of work life.

Design: Convenience sample of 145 nurses working in Korean university hospitals responded to a self-administered questionnaire.

Findings: There were significant correlations between organizational culture, quality of work life, and organizational effectiveness.

Internet addiction and interpersonal problems in korean adolescents.

The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of Internet addiction and interpersonal problems, explore the relationship between the two, and identify the relevant factors of Internet addiction in Korean middle school students. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The participants were 676 middle school students.

[The determinants of job satisfaction of nurses: focused on work rewards].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of job satisfaction of hospital nurses. The focus was on work rewards. A causal model of job satisfaction of hospital nurses was constructed based on situational perspectives.

Korean older adults' perceptions of the aging process.

This qualitative study was conducted to describe Korean older adults' perceptions of the aging process. A total of 18 Korean older adults were interviewed, and a grounded theory approach was used to analyze the interview data. The participants were found to perceive aging as a process of Generating, Expressing, and Transforming of Growing Futility.

Prediction of pain outcomes in Korean older adults: use of a structural equation model.

Objective: To construct a structural equation model of pain adjustment outcomes (e.g., depression and fatigue) in Korean older adults based on the cognitive-behavioral model of chronic pain.

Consumers' use of the internet for health information.

Although health information is one of the most frequently sought subjects on the Internet, little research has been performed in this area. This study was designed to examine the use of the Internet for health information by the consumers. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 212 consumers who were using health care.

[Impact of clinical nurses' power and empowerment on job satisfaction and organizational commitment].

Purpose: This study was performed to analyze effects of the power and empowerment on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. This study was based on the Kanter's theory of organizational empowerment.

Method: A predictive, non-experimental design was used to test the model in a sample of 688 nurses working in 7 university hospitals that have over 500 beds in Seoul, Kyunggi and Kangwon provinces.

A comparative study of patients' and nurses' perceptions of the quality of nursing services, satisfaction and intent to revisit the hospital: a questionnaire survey.

Background: Although it is very important to clarify the factors influencing the patients' and nurses' satisfaction with nursing services, very little research has been performed in this area.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the nursing service quality, satisfaction and intent to revisit the hospital perceived by hospitalized patients and nurses in Korea.

Methods: SERVQUAL scale, an overall satisfaction and intent to revisit the hospital questionnaires were used.

Effects of a CD-ROM educational program on sexual knowledge and attitude.

This study evaluated a CD-ROM educational program in sexual violence prevention for middle school students. A randomized control-group pretest-posttest design was used. Seventy-nine students were randomly assigned to either an experimental (n = 39) or control (n = 40) group.

Integration of Internet-based learning and traditional face-to-face learning in an RN-BSN course in Korea.

This article describes the development of and student satisfaction with a distance learning course using both online and face-to-face methods in an RN-BSN program in Korea. Four steps were used for course development: (1) assessment of students' learning needs and determination of objectives of the course, (2) designing of module/assignment instructions, (3) development of the Internet-based learning platform, and (4) evaluation of course and Internet-based learning platform. Student satisfaction was evaluated by using a 4-point Likert-type questionnaire.

[The role of social support in the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction/organizational commitment].

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of social support in the experience of job stress among hospital nurses.

Method: This study was carefully designed to overcome methodological shortcomings found in past research, and examined two organizational effectiveness variables(job satisfaction and organizational commitment) as outcome variables. The sample used in this study consisted of 602 nurses from 5 general hospitals.

[The effects on health information education for the deaf].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects on health information education for the deaf.

Method: One group pre-test and post-test research design was applied to 46 deaf people. The instrument developed by research team was used for data collection.

Application of nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes to patients undergoing abdominal surgery in Korea.

Purpose: To identify nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes used with patients undergoing abdominal surgery, and the links among them.

Methods: A review of the nursing records of 60 patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Three checklists developed by the researchers were used to document nursing diagnoses made, interventions specified, and outcomes selected.