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Objectives: This study purposed to analyzed of safety awareness, quarantine, and difficulties in daily life activities experienced by people with disabilities in the COVID-19 situation by type of disability. It is an empirical analysis study to derive what the country needs to improve in the COVID-19 pandemic by type of disability. Methods: The 2020 Survey on the Status of Persons with Disabilities a large-scale sample data at the national level was used. 4,590 external physical disabilities, 1,191 internal organ disabilities, and 879 mental disabilities were studied. Using the SPSS 26.0 program, frequency analysis and chi-square test were used to analyze. Results: First, there was a statistically significant difference in safety awareness from disasters and accidents by disability type. It was recognized that external physical functional disabilities and mental disabilities were relatively dangerous compared to internal organ disabilities. Second, people with mental disabilities had relatively greater difficulties in obtaining information and purchasing and using quarantine equipment than other types of disabilities. Third, due to COVID-19, it was found that people with disabilities have great difficulties in daily activities such as going out, medical use, and emotional difficulties. Fourth, during the COVID-19 period, the people with disabilities had the largest support for quarantine products. Fifth, the demand for facilities and equipment in preparation for disasters considering the characteristics of disabilities was the highest as a national improvement to resolve the difficulties of people with disabilities. Conclusion: People with disabilities are suffering from difficulties in their daily lives activity such as going out, medical use, and emotional difficulties during the COVID-19 period, and more support for mental health-related health education programs is required.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between COVID19 related quarantine or hospitalization on depression using data from 2020 Community Health Survey(CHS). Methods: Temporary survey questions related to COVID19 were used as 2020 Community Health Survey data. A total of 2,052 subjects were included in the analysis. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to control selection bias, and factors affecting the depression were used as covariates in PSM. The X2 tests and t-tests were used for bivariate analysis. Multiple logistic regressions analysis was used to adjust for covariates(sex, age, education level, residence area, occupation, marital status and income(household equalization index)). The X2 tests, t-tests and multiple logistic regressions were conducted with the use of SAS 9.4. Results: After adjusted for all covariates, the COVID19 quarantine or hospitalization was associated with depression. Among COVID19 quarantine or hospitalization group showed a 1.86 times higher probability of depression than the non-COVID19 quarantine or hospitalization(OR=1.86, 95% CI: 1.29-2.69). Conclusion: An atmosphere of empowering, helping, and supporting each other as neighbors should be created through health education programs targeting the mental health vulnerable group. It will be able to overcome the epidemic situation emotionally and healthy.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify cultural competence, professional self-concept and clinical competency and examine their relationship in nursing students. Methods: The participants were 113 nursing students at the nursing college in Gyeonggi-do. The data were collected through self-report questionnaires from September 7th to November 7th, 2022. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 17.0 program with descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for clinical competency in nursing students was 3.81 points. Clinical competency had significant correlation with cultural competence(r=.420, p<.001) and professional self-concept(r=.706, p<.001). Factors influencing the clinical competency in nursing students were cultural competence(β=.241, p=.001) and professional self-concept(β=.639, p<.001). A total of 53.9% of clinical competency was explained by cultural competence and professional self-concept(F=44.574, p<.001). Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is suggested to develop an education program to verify the effectiveness of the curriculum that can improve clinical competency in multicultural nursing clinical field and to establish an attitude toward cultural nursing competency.

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate differences in health characteristics and healthcare utilization behaviors among Korean, Taiwanese, and Japanese students for language course (hereinafter referred to as ‘international students’) in two language schools in the Philippines. In addition, the study would identify the factors affecting their activeness of healthcare utilization and prepare measures to revitalize healthcare utilization in terms of health education. Methods: A questionnaire was prepared in three languages, Korean, traditional Chinese, and Japanese, and a survey was conducted from July 9 to July 16, 2019 in Philippines, and data from 115 participants were analyzed, using IBM Statistics Ver. 21.0. Results: Korean international students were more concerned about skin problems and suffered significantly more from symptoms than Taiwanese and Japanese international students did, and language barriers were picked up as the top reason for not visiting hospitals or external pharmacies when they were sick. Factors affecting their activeness to seek medical care were the severity of their symptoms and whether they had insurance for treatment. Conclusion: It is expected that the results of this study would contribute to the health promotion of international students by developing health education programs tailored to them.