{"title":"Educational needs for practicing neonatal intensive care among Korean nursing students.","authors":"Hyun Young Koo, Bo Ryeong Lee","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.4.339","DOIUrl":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.4.339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study was conducted to investigate the educational needs for practicing neonatal intensive care among Korean nursing students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An explorative, sequential, mixed-methods design was used. Qualitative content analysis was conducted of in-depth interviews of six nursing students, five clinical practice faculty members, and five nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit. The results of a survey of 174 nursing students were analyzed quantitatively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nursing students, clinical practice faculty members, and nurses wanted opportunities for direct nursing practice and education in school during neonatal intensive care practice. In terms of specific educational content, nursing students expressed the highest observation-related educational needs for communication with medical team members, and they expressed the highest practice-related educational needs for operating medical equipment used for neonatal intensive care. The nursing students' needs with regard to the method of practice education were highest for orientation from the head nurses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Communication and operating medical equipment were found to be areas with high educational needs for practicing neonatal intensive care among Korean nursing students. Further research is needed to develop an educational framework and setting for practicing neonatal intensive care that would meet their needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/51/2d/chnr-27-4-339.PMC8650953.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39803659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kyung-Ah Kang, Suk Jung Han, Jiyoung Chun, Hyun-Yong Kim
{"title":"Research trends related to childhood and adolescent cancer survivors in South Korea using word co-occurrence network analysis.","authors":"Kyung-Ah Kang, Suk Jung Han, Jiyoung Chun, Hyun-Yong Kim","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.201","DOIUrl":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study analyzed research trends related to childhood and adolescent cancer survivors (CACS) using word co-occurrence network analysis on studies registered in the Korean Citation Index (KCI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This word co-occurrence network analysis study explored major research trends by constructing a network based on relationships between keywords (semantic morphemes) in the abstracts of published articles. Research articles published in the KCI over the past 10 years were collected using the Biblio Data Collector tool included in the NetMiner Program (version 4), using \"cancer survivors\", \"adolescent\", and \"child\" as the main search terms. After pre-processing, analyses were conducted on centrality (degree and eigenvector), cohesion (community), and topic modeling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For centrality, the top 10 keywords included \"treatment\", \"factor\", \"intervention\", \"group\", \"radiotherapy\", \"health\", \"risk\", \"measurement\", \"outcome\", and \"quality of life\". In terms of cohesion and topic analysis, three categories were identified as the major research trends: \"treatment and complications\", \"adaptation and support needs\", and \"management and quality of life\".</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The keywords from the three main categories reflected interdisciplinary identification. Many studies on adaptation and support needs were identified in our analysis of nursing literature. Further research on managing and evaluating the quality of life among CACS must also be conducted.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b6/ee/chnr-27-3-201.PMC8650853.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39890958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differences in perceived parental stress between parents with very low birth weight infants and nurses in neonatal intensive care units, South Korea.","authors":"Seol-Hee Moon, Ho-Ran Park, Dong Yeon Kim","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.297","DOIUrl":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This descriptive study compared the perceived parental stress levels between parents with very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs) and nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 83 parents of VLBWIs and 78 NICU nurses were enrolled. Data were collected with the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) and analyzed using the t-test and analysis of variance in SAS version 9.4.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average PSS score was 3.31 among parents and 3.45 among nurses. The stress score was significantly higher among nurses with children (t=2.46, <i>p</i>=.016) and senior nurses (t=2.12, <i>p</i>=.037). There was a significant difference in the stress score according to parents' education (t=3.29, <i>p</i>=.002) and occupation (F=3.14, <i>p</i>=.049) in the sights and sounds subscale. Mothers had significantly higher stress scores than fathers in the parental role alterations subscale (t=2.32, <i>p</i>=.023). Parental stress scores were higher than those perceived by nurses in the infant's appearance and behaviors subscale for breathing patterns (t=2.95, <i>p</i>=.004), followed by jerky/restless behavior (t=2.70, <i>p</i>=.008).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Nurses should provide explanations to parents of VLBWIs in order to reduce parental stress about the appearances and behavior of VLBWIs. This is more important than aspect of the NICU environment and education about parental roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/77/f4/chnr-27-3-297.PMC8650857.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and effects of a psychosocial adaptation program for North Korean adolescent defectors.","authors":"In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to develop and examine the effects of a psychosocial adaptation program for North Korean adolescent defectors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 28 North Korean adolescent defectors who were recruited through alternative schools. The experimental and control groups consisted of 14 participants each. A program was conducted across eight sessions, each lasting about 90-120 minutes. The data were analyzed using the <i>x</i> <sup>2</sup> test, t-test, paired t-test, and analysis of covariance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant differences were observed in the score changes for psychosocial adaptation (t=0.25, <i>p</i>=.808), post-traumatic stress symptoms (t=0.32, <i>p</i>=.749), cultural adaptation stress (t=0.05, <i>p</i>=.957), and self-efficacy (t=0.35, <i>p</i>=.726) in either group before and after the intervention. No intergroup differences were observed for psychosocial adaptation (t=0.12, <i>p</i>=.902), post-traumatic stress symptoms (t=0.07, <i>p</i>=.946), cultural adaptation stress (t=0.01, <i>p</i>=.994), and self-efficacy (t=0.58, <i>p</i>=.570).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that psychosocial adaptation, stress, and self-efficacy cannot be improved by a short-term intervention program alone. It was also determined that the cultural characteristics of the North Korean adolescent defectors were not sufficiently considered before implementing the program. Therefore, it is essential to provide an in-depth orientation for the participants before implementing the program.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/48/4a/chnr-27-3-243.PMC8650858.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study on depression among adolescents with asthma in South Korea using the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-Based Survey.","authors":"Jin H Park, Mi Jin Kim","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigated the factors that influence depression in adolescents diagnosed with asthma in South Korea, providing basic data supporting efforts to improve adolescents' mental health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multiple regression analysis was conducted on 4,020 subjects who had been diagnosed with lifelong asthma among the 57,303 respondents to the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-Based Survey from 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The participants were more likely to have depression if they were female, in middle school, their academic achievement was poor, they were drinkers or smokers, if they felt a very high amount of stress, and if they experienced very inadequate recovery from fatigue. Adolescents with asthma were 9.00 times more likely to experience depression when they felt a very high amount of stress (95% confidence interval [CI]=5.51-14.69, <i>p</i><.001) than when they felt no stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Given these factors, measures to improve the mental health of adolescents should be developed and expanded, especially to decrease their stress levels. A separate program that is different from the school's regular health curriculum should be developed to manage the stress levels of adolescents with asthma, such as an after-school program or a program conducted at a local community centre.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a4/51/chnr-27-3-276.PMC8650852.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors influencing the quality of nursing care as perceived by mothers of hospitalized children in South Korea.","authors":"Ina Jin, Hun Ha Cho","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.266","DOIUrl":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the quality of nursing care as perceived by mothers of hospitalized children and provide basic data for the development of nursing care quality improvement programs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The participants consisted of 167 mothers, each of whom had a child hospitalized at a specific children's hospital. Data were collected from June 22 to August 8, 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The factors that affected how mothers perceived the quality of nursing care were the communication ability of nurses (β=.44, <i>p</i><.001) and the mother-nurse partnership (β=.33, <i>p</i>=.001). The total explanatory power of these factors was 54.1%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To improve the quality of pediatric nursing care, it is necessary to improve the communication abilities of nurses and to promote partnership between nurses and the mothers of hospitalized children.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e7/68/chnr-27-3-266.PMC8650860.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of a combined obesity prevention program in South Korea for children from low-income families that included primary caregiver participation.","authors":"Namhee Park, Mihae Im","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Obesity among children from low-income families is becoming a social problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an obesity prevention program that included physical activity, nutrition education, behavioral modification, and primary caregiver participation components among children from low-income families.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study analyzed a nonequivalent control group using a pretest-posttest design. A total of 77 children were recruited from six community childcare centers using purposive sampling. For the intervention group (n=40), the pretest was administered before the combined intervention program involving the participants' primary caregivers was conducted for 8 weeks. The posttest was conducted immediately after the program and again four weeks after the program.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Flexibility (F=4.64, <i>p</i>=.020), muscular endurance (F=11.22, <i>p</i><.001), nutritional knowledge scores (F=4.79, <i>p</i>=.010), body image satisfaction scores (F=4.74, <i>p</i>=.012), and self-esteem scores (F=3.81, <i>p</i>=.029) showed significant differences and interactions between group and time for the intervention and control groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Strategies to actively engage the primary caregivers of low-income families in children's obesity programs are needed. Obesity prevention programs for children based on the program in this study should be routinely developed, and continuing attention should be given to children from low-income families.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d0/53/chnr-27-3-211.PMC8650855.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiyoung Park, Gill A Ten Hoor, Seolhyang Baek, Sochung Chung, Yang-Hyun Kim, Gahui Hwang
{"title":"The Let's Eat Healthy and Move at School program for adolescents in South Korea: Program design, implementation, and evaluation plan using intervention mapping.","authors":"Jiyoung Park, Gill A Ten Hoor, Seolhyang Baek, Sochung Chung, Yang-Hyun Kim, Gahui Hwang","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to systematically develop an obesity prevention program for adolescents to promote healthy eating and physical activity in schools.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The development of the Let's Eat Healthy and Move at School program for adolescents followed the six steps of intervention mapping (IM). IM is a widely used protocol for developing systematic and effective interventions based on theories and evidence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>To better understand the problem and identify the needs of adolescents, interviews were conducted with teachers, school nurses, and students (step 1). In step 2, the desired behaviors and their determinants were established and combined into a matrix comprising 16 change objectives. In step 3, theoretical methods such as persuasive communication and consciousness-raising were chosen. The program was segmented into three educational activity sessions in step 4. In step 5, an implementation manual was developed for program instructors to ensure effective and accurate implementation. Finally, practices for evaluating the program's effectiveness and procedures were designed in step 6.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Let's Eat Healthy and Move at School program will provide adolescents with guidelines to promote healthy living and prevent obesity in everyday life using strategies for sustainable adolescent obesity prevention and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/70/e2/chnr-27-3-225.PMC8650854.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyewon Shin, Minjoo Hong, Minjeong Jo, Jungmin Lee
{"title":"Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of the fertility awareness and attitudes towards parenthood questionnaire.","authors":"Hyewon Shin, Minjoo Hong, Minjeong Jo, Jungmin Lee","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.256","DOIUrl":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study presents a translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of two instruments of the Fertility Awareness and Attitudes Towards Parenthood (FAAP) questionnaire (Conditions and Life changes) for use in South Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This methodological study included 166 university students for psychometric evaluation in the sixth step. The first five steps included forward translation, backward translation, committee review, assessment of content validity, and a pre-test. In the sixth step, psychometric properties, including internal consistency, construct validity, and criterion validity, were evaluated. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to identify the structure of the tool and to assess its validity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Korean version showed acceptable internal consistency. Cronbach's ⍺ was .73 for FAAPC-conditions and .83 for FAAP-Life changes. FAAP-Conditions showed a four-factor structure (social conditions, relationship with partner, external environment, and child-rearing support) and FAAP-Life changes had a two-factor structure (reward and burden). In the confirmatory analysis, CMIN/DF, TLI, IFI, SRMR, CFI, and RMSEA were satisfactory.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provided preliminary evidence of the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the Korean version of the FAAP questionnaire in university students in South Korea. Nonetheless, further evaluation among Korean young adults is warranted to validate this instrument.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fb/11/chnr-27-3-256.PMC8650856.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First-time fathers' experiences during their transition to parenthood: A study of Korean fathers.","authors":"Nan Iee Noh","doi":"10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study was conducted to explore first-time fathers' experiences during their transition to parenthood in South Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from September 2019 to February 2020 through in-depth interviews that were conducted individually with 12 participants. First-time fathers with children under 2 months of age were recruited. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four theme clusters were identified: Preparing to become a father, challenges of becoming a father, motivation to foster familial bonds, and acknowledgement of fatherhood.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that Korean first-time fathers prepared to practice parenthood through prenatal education, <i>taegyo</i>, and feeling bonds with their new baby. They recognized their identity as fathers and experienced self-growth. These results would be beneficial for health professionals in developing perinatal care programs, and the results provide basic data for studies on fathers and families during the transition to parenthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":37360,"journal":{"name":"Child Health Nursing Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d3/b4/chnr-27-3-286.PMC8650859.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39801451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}