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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the physical fitness status and health promoting life styles of the workers. For the purpose, 108 workers who attended the exercise program in Inchon branch of KISCO were selected as the subjects. From Oct. 20th to NOV. 30th. in 19~, they were firstly assessed their physical fitness. The items include cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, agility, power, balance, body composition, etc. Secondly, the health promoting life styles were asked by questionnaires about daily life and dietary habits. Both of them were evaluated by 5 or 3 levels as A(very good) to E(very poor) or A(good) to C (poor). Those data were analyzed percentile, mean, standard deviation by SAS program. Major findings are as follows 1. The health promoting life styles were generally good, but 43.5. of the subjects didn't exercise at all. Most of them(93.5%) thought about their physical fitness status as lower than average level. About half of them(48.1%) didn't drink alcohol, non smokers were 70.4% of them. But had poor dietary habits lower thar. average level 79.U~%), females were a little bit better 1 hart males. e aged group had the poor body Compositions. 21.4% of females and 10.0% of males were obese. 2. Physical fit ness status of the workers were assessed as two areas, one is health related, too other is physical function related area. In ter health related area, females were better then males in view of age. forties aged group had the highest >cores of all items except cardio- respiratory endurance, Among A and B level, muscular endurance was showed most frequent followed by muscular strength, flexibility, cardiorespiratory. physical function related status balance was ranked hlghlyin the portion of over 멊? follower)m power, agility. in view of sex, mules were hot at than females for ah items except balance. and there were various figures in the statue by age groups. 3. Comprehensive assessment scores were poor (under D loves were most frequent). females were better than males, and teenage group had ter worst scores. In ages of ter physical fitness generally they had 1 year under their real ages, and females were better than males. lit VIOW of age. forties aged group was ranked highly ant teenagers had lowest score>.

This study intended to analyze the health promoting behaviors. compare their factors according to the shift pattern of duties of women workers who were working in the industrial workplace and present basic data in planning systematic and effective programs of health promotion lot three-shift system and day -duty. Using Quota Sampling, 219 women workers were selected as subjects from 5 workshops which had 50 settled workers up to 300 and 10 factories which had more than 300 located in Taegu and Kyung-Book Province. Data were collected by means of question mire from September 12 to September 30, 1998. As the instruments of the study were used Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile(HPLP) which was adapted and adjusted by Seo, Y. O for health promoting behavior, the one developed by Moon, J. S (1990) for health-belief, the one developed by Sherer et al.(1982) and then adapted by Oh, H. S for self-efficacy, and the one developed by Park, W.(1985) for social support. The analysis of data were performed with Cronbach's X2--test, t-test. ANCOVA, Kendal tau, Pearson correlation, Stepwise Multiple Regression test using SPSS program. The results of the study are as follows 1. There was a significant difference in age(X2~32.46, p=0.000), career(X2 =18.47, p=0.000), working day(t ?.18, p= 0.000) by the shift pattern of duties in terms of socio demographic characteristics 2. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups on the health promoting behaviors(t=2.52, p=0.012). The score o three shift group on health promoting behaviors was 2.27, showing that it was lower by .13 than that of day-duty group(2.40). 3. ANCOVA involving age, career and working day as covariables, which had revealed significant difference before, showed that health promoting behaviors by the shift patterns of duties was significantly different (F = 4.88, p= 0.028). 4. In consideration of variables that have an influence on health promoting behavior by the shift pattern of duties, social support occupied 19.4% of health promoting behavior in the three-shift group and 22.5% including the sense of self efficacy. In the day-duty group, social support occupied 34.4% of health promoting behavior. 5. The score of three-shift group(2.94) was significantly lower than that of day-duty group( 3.12) in the perceived benefit of health belief(t~ ?.29, p=0.001). while the score of three-shift group (2.48) was significantly higher than that of day-duty group(2.24) in the perceived barrier ((=4.22, p=ft000). In the sense of self efficacy( t = --- 4.20, p 0.000), the score of three-shift group3.24) was significantly lower than that of day-duty group(3 53) while in social support(t=4. 56. p=0.000) the one of three뾱hift group(2,64) was significantly lower than that of day-duty group(2.88). The suggestions are as follows on the basis of the results of this study : 1 It is required to develop health promoting program that takes the shift pattern of duties women workers into consideration. In addition, there are special demands on developing nursing strategies for health promoting behavior of three--shift workers. 2. It is required to develop specific strategies for social support which is the most significant factor to the health promoting behavior for women workers. 3. It is necessary to develop some programs for improving the sense of self-efficacy, social support, and health belief of three-shift workers. To achieve these tasks, industrial nurses should play an active role and improve the ability of self -health care of women workers.

The purposes of this study were to understand health -promoting behavior of client visiting health-promoting center, to identify the major subscales affecting performance in health promoting behavior to facilitate nursing intervention for he promoting of this population and to test Fenders Health Promotion Model. The subjects for this study were 177 sampled among clients from health promoting center in General Hospital at Teajon. Data was collected by self reported question mires from February 11 to May 22, 1998. Analysis of ter data was done by frequency, t - test. ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Stepwise multiple regrssion using SPSS-PC. The results of the study were summarized as follows : 1. The mean score of performance in the health promoting behavior was 1(19.22 and range was 71 to 170. The subscale of the highest mean score was self actualization (3O.77) and the subscale of the lowest mean score was exercise(lO,50) 2. The most important variable in the health promoting behavior was the perceived self efficacy The perceived self efficacy explained Th.8% of the variance in health promoting behavior. The combination of perceived self efficacy, perceived barriers, religion, perceived benefits, perceived symptom, and age explained 43.5% of the variance in health promoting behavior. 3. In the relationships between individual characteristics and experience and health promoting behavior, age, religion, the significant differences in the subscale of the health promoting behavior sex, educational state, previous occupation monthly income, marrital state, perceived symptom, and visiting plan of health-promoting center. 4. The health promoting behavior was statistically significant correlated with perceived benefits, perceived barriers, affect related to action, arid perceived self efficacy.

This study was designed to identify the relationships of role-conflict and role overload, coping strategies, and stress response of clerical workers. The subjects were 115 clerical workers from two company. The instruments were the role- conflict and role overload scale developed by Lee(1989), coping scale developed by Latack(1986), and the stress response scale developed by Chang(1993). Analysis of data was done by descriptive statistics, Cronbach's α, Pearson correlation cocoefficient, ANOVA. The results of this study were summarized as follows I. The average score for the level of stress response was 83,6( ?.1). The high risk stress group was 86.1% of the clerical workers, the latent stress group members was 13.9%, and healthy group was 0%. The overall stress level was very high. 2. Considering the coping strategies by socio demographic factors, the use of control coping strategies showed significant differences by work-time. The use of symptom management coping strategies showed significant differences by sex, age, married status, year of career, pay, and type of work. The organizational coping strategies showed significant differences by year of education and type of work, 3. The clerical workers who had worked below 44 hours per week complained significant~y lower stress response(F=4.942, p<,05). 4. Above 65% of all respondent. answered that they needed all of organizational level coping strategies. 5 The role -confilct positively related to escape and organizational level coping strategies(r=.562. r= .495. p<.t)5). The role-overload didn't related to individual level coping strategies, but positively related to organizational level coping strategies(r=320, p<.05). 6. The control coping strategies and the escape coping strategies positively related to symptom management, organizational level coping strategies(r .40r= .324, r=.316, r=339, p<.05). 7. The relationship between role elated stress and stress response revealed positive correlation(r =..182, r=.431, p<.05), and the relationship between stress response and control, symptom management coping strategies revealed negative correlation(r= 3204, r= 3146, p<.05). In conclusion, this study revealed that relationship of role related stress, coping strategies, stress response was statistically significant. The result of this study support that coping strategies vary across situation of stress. Based on survey results, future studies should consider coping strategies in specific stress situation and concept of symptom management coping strategy, Also organizational or training interventions could be developed and initiate to help to increase the use of adaptive coping strategies in light of individual and situational differences.

Occupational health nursing(OHN) guide book has been perceived as necessary since group occupational health services started. This study aimed to develop the guidebook for occupational health nurses working in small scale enterprises(SSE). The guide area of nursing services was selected in 10 categories. These areas were Workplace attitude for occupational health nursing Nursing process? Workplace environmental monitoring personal protective devices Record Health counselling communicantion Health education Health screening and health promotion? The content was mainly constructed with literature review. The pretest was done to find out what OH nurses do feel about their OH nursing services. Figures were used to guide some occupational health nursing services (OHNS). The further research was expected to develop in more extensive depth and quality.

Pneumoconiosis is a pathological change. which is caused by coal dusts. It is a chronic disease that is not cured thoroughiy but need treatment and nuts ing care through all lifetime of the patient. The family of the patient will be suffered from the physical and mental difficulties in the consequence of pnemoconiosis. The study is to find out the characteristics of the families with pneumoconiosis patients. The subjects of the study were 300 families with pneumoconiosis patients who were under medical treatment in Taeback, Donghae, Jeongsun Occupational Medical Center. The period of the study was from the 8th to the 31st of August, 1998. The data were collected t~the structured questionnaires included the family in tensity measurement which was translated by "oh" The general properties of the subjects were calculated by frequency and percentage with SAS program The followings are the summaries of the study. 1) The mean age of the pneumoconiosis patients was 62.3 years. The mean age of ter diseases was it years and 7 months and the mean duration of hospital stay was 6 years and 4 months. 2) The mean age of the primary care giver was 55,7 years. The proportion of highschool education was9.6% and it was quite low level compared to other primary care giver groups. 3) The average number of family members were 1.7(1person(2.76 persons included patient). The economic status was somewhat high compared to other families with chronic patients. 4) The mean score of faintly intensity was 41.2(item mean~ 3.4). With the result. it is recommended to develop a program to improve the quality of family life. For example, there will be social support program for pneumoconiosis patients family sponsored by Social Insurance for Occupational Diseases.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between spiritual wellbeing and hope, and perceived health status of teachers. Subjects for this study were 244 teachers sampled from middle schools in Kyungpuk. Data was collected from August 10, 1998 to August 30, 1998 using a self-reporting questionnaire managed by a trained interviewer. The measurment tool for spiritual wellbeing was a self report questionnaire which consisted of 20 questions as 6 point Likert scale developed by Palautzian and Ellison(1982). The tool used do measure hope was developed based on a questionnaire consisting of 4 point Likert scale. Analysis of the data done by use of descriptive stat istical methods, 1--test, Pearson correlation. The result of this study are as follows 1. The mean score for spiritual wellbeing was 82.32 and the range was 48?20. Among the components of spiritual wellbeing, the mean score for religious wellbeing was 39.23 and for existential wellbeing, 13.09, 2. The mean score for hope in the teacher group was 84. 423, and in the school health teacher group, 88. 33, and this was statistically significant. 3. The response rate on good health for the perceived health status questions in the teacher group. 48.2 %, and in the school health teacher group, 42,4%. 4. In testing the hypothesis concerning the relation ship between spiritual wellbeing and hope, there was a strong positive correlation in both groups. In a comparison of coefficients of religious, existential wellbeing and hope, there was more stronger correlation in existential wellbeing than that in the other two. 5, In resting die hypothesis concerning the relation ship between spiritual wellbeing and perceived health status, there was a weak positive correlation in hot h groups. 6. The mean score for spiritual wellbeing in the school health teacher group was higher than that in the teacher group and the difference was statistically significant. From the above results it can be conclude that : 1. There was strong positive correlation between spiritual wellbeing and hope, 2. There was correlation between spiritual wellbeing and perceived health status, 3. There was difference for spiritual wellbeing between the school health teacher group and the teacher group, and this was statistically significant.

In oder to investigate the basic data for the visiting nursing care plan of Health Center in Korea the questionnaire survey in regard to health care needs and health problems of the subjects with visiting nursing care was carried out on 131 subjects with visiting nursing care. The results were as follows 1. The subjects consisted of 38.2% in male and 61 8% in female .77.1% of the subjects had no job. 2. In the health problem, the subjects symptoms were 31.2% of hypertension, 20.6% of arthritis, and 19.1% of diabetes and other chronical illness Utilization of medical care facilities were 61.8% of private clinics or genera] hospitals and 29.0% of Health Center. 3. 10 areas of health care needs that subjects wanted were disease management t 19.5%, demand for welfare concerns(15.7%), health promotion and disease prevention(14.2%), information for medical institution(l2.3%), health management for the aged(l0.8%). hospice care(&d%), prevention of dementia(8.0%), care for mental hygiene(6.7%). management for drinking, smoking and drug abuse(3.3%), home care nursing and rehabilitation nursing(l.2%).