Guidelines for the Development of Ethical Questions in the National Physical Therapy Examination

So-Ra Moon(So-Ra Moon),Myung-Chul Kim(Myung-Chul Kim) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2022 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.1 No.1

Objective: We aim to be of help with developing ethical questions in the national physical therapy examination by presenting guidelines for its development. Methods: The code of ethics and values were identified through questionnaires, the types of questions without controversy over answers were presented with the answers through the ethics seminar, and the differences and ranges between ethics and medical technicians act were determined through a public hearing with experts. Results: A variety of opinions were collected for guidelines of ethical question development through several study methods, and as the result, the ethical questions were divided into a total of 4 types, including the types of being aware of the basic ethical theories and understanding of the concept of ethics through the conclusion that ethical theories and cases are all important, and the types of finding the most correct ethical items through the cases that physiotherapists can experience in the actual clinical field. Then, conclusions were obtained that questions of finding the most appropriate ethical attitudes by reading and interpreting sentences are needed but understanding of the concept and meaning about the ethical items is also important. Based upon this, we present guidelines for ethical question development of a total of 4 types in the forms of descriptive and short-answer questions. Conclusion: It is thought that this study will provide a foundation for ethical question development guidelines in the national physical therapy examination, and then play an important role of suggesting directions for ethics education in college.

근거중심기반 물리치료에 대한 태도와 장벽에 관한 연구

백선우(Sun-Woo Baek),김명철(Myung-Chul Kim) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.2

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the clinical expertise, the latest and best scientific research evidence, as well as the patient’s unique values and situations to make clinical decisions. It was conducted to identify and suggest improvement in the best physical therapy method for enhancing EBP clinical performance among physical therapists. Methods: This study surveyed 216 physical therapists using the Internet platform. Of the 216 questionnaires, 209 questionnaires were analyzed after excluding those judged to be inappropriate for analysis. The questionnaire comprised 5 items, socio-demographic characteristics; 9 items, attitude toward EBP; 6 items, barrier to EBP. PASW statistics 18.0 was used for the survey analysis. Independent t-test and One-way ANOVA were used to find out the differences in attutude and barrier. Results: The results of this study showed that physical therapists’ attitude toward EBP was highly positive. Major barriers to EBP clinical performance include "Insufficient time", “Insufficient foreign language skills," and "Inability to apply research findings to individual patients”. Conclusion: Although most people recognize the importance of EBP, it is difficult to perform in clinical practice. It is necessary to emphasize the importance and benefits of EBP, and to establish a systematic education system.

2030 세대의 출산의도에 미치는 영향요인: 성별 차이 중심으로

이지원(Ji-Won Lee),윤성하(Seong-Ha Yun),한승엽(Seung-Yeop Han),김은지(Eun-Ji Kim),이경희(Kyung-Hee Lee) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.2

Background: This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing childbirth intentions in individuals of the 2030 generation, with a focus on gender differences. The primary goal was to provide essential data for the development of policies that support childbirth. Methods: In this study, we conducted a survey on 190 individuals from the 2030 generation. After excluding three incomplete responses, we used a total of 187 datasets. The questionnaire consisted of 40 questions categorized into economic factors(9), personal factors(18), cultural factors(8), and subjective normative factors(5). General characteristics of the data were examined through frequency analysis. We conducted cross-analysis by gender to find out childbirth intentions and the preferred number of children. Gender-based differences in factors were identified using t-tests. Simple linear regression analysis was performed to find out the gender-based differences in the impact of factors on childbirth intentions. The significance level for all statistical analyses was set at p <0.05. Results: The study revealed that among the respondents, 60.4% (n=113) expressed an intention to have children, while 39.6%(n=74) did not. Specifically, 72.2% of males expressed an intention to have children, whereas only 56.1% of females did (p <0.001). When analyzing the difference in the impact on childbirth intention, there was a statistically significant difference between men 2.92(±0.70) and women 3.43(±0.48)(p <.01). When analyzing the differences in the impact of each factor on childbirth intention, for men, economic factors (+), personal factors(emotion) and subjective normative factors had a negative (-) influence (p <.001), and for women, personal factors(physical, emotion) and subjective normative factors had a negative (-) influence(p <.05). Conclusion: It was found that women in the 2030 generation had lower intentions of childbirth than men, and women also had more factors affecting childbirth intention than men and were greatly affected. Therefore, this study proposes that the childbirth promotion policy requires detailed policies divided by gender.

치과기공사의 직업윤리의식과 공동체윤리에 대한 연구

이선경(Sun-Kyoung Lee),김진성(Jin-Seong Kim) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.2

Background: In this study, we aim to provide basic data that can be helpful in developing measures to increase professional ethics awareness as health care professionals by identifying and analyzing the contents of dental technicians' professional ethics awareness and community ethics. Methods: The subjects of this study were 87 dental technicians from October 1 to October 10, 2023. Surveys were used for analysis. The spss 21.0 statistical program was used to analyze the collected data. Frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and regression analysis were performed. Results: The average score for professional ethics was 3.33 points, and the average score for community ethics was 4.11 points. There was a statistically significant difference in those who were older and those who completed continuing education and professional ethics education (p<0.05). Factors that had a statistically significant impact on dental technicians' sense of professional ethics included service and responsibility (p=0.024) and law compliance (p=0.012). Conclusion: Among the factors that had a statistically significant impact on dental technicians' sense of professional ethics, the law compliance factor along with service and sense of responsibility were found to be significant related variables. In order to perfectly carry out the professional responsibilities given to you within the framework of the law, you must have professional abilities and competencies in your field and continue to develop yourself.

물리치료 분야의 윤리의식에 대한 연구

문소라(So-ra Moon),백선우(Sun-woo Baek),김명철(Myung-chul Kim) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2022 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.1 No.1

Background: The purpose of this study is to present the ethical thinking among health care workers through the promotion of ethical awarness. This study first identifies the consciousness of students and clinicians about ethics of physical therapists, identifies the status of ethical education in universities and clinicians, and materializes the ethical questions. Methods: The subjects of this study were 220 students in the physical therapists and physical therapists students from June 28th, 2019 to April 27th, 2020, enrolled in the physical therapist department, extracted from universities in Gyeonggi-do. A survey was conducted. Results: Combining the results of the above study, it was found that data on difference in ethical beliefs between physical therapists and physical therapy students. Conclusion: Ethical beliefs are a necessary competency for physical therapists, and it is necessary to suggests that more active follow-up research on medical ethics should be conducted in the future in order for physical therapists to be recognized as professional health care workers.

방사선사와 방사선학과 재학생의 윤리강령 인식 실태조사와 기초자료 연구

정지혜(Ji-hye Jung),윤명성(Myeong-Seong Yoon),장희민(Hui-min Jang),한동균(Dong-kyoon Han) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.1

Background: By identifying the degree of awareness of the Code of Ethics of Radiological technologist and Radiologic science students, and figuring out what content and format is appropriate for education, we intend to prepare basic data for the development of the Code of Ethics in the future. Methods: The data collection period was from July 21 to November 24, 2020, and the data collection method was conducted in a non-face-to-face manner through Google questionnaires. Results: The degree of awareness of the code of ethics according to individual characteristics is for Radiological technologist. There was a difference according to age (p=0.005), work area (p=0.019), religion (p≤0.001), and the degree of professional workers was gender (p=0.025), age (p=0.002), and work area. (p=0.019), experience (p=0.010), and religion (p=0.002) showed differences. In the case of enrolled students, there was no difference according to gender, practical experience, and religion, and the degree of perception of occupation was different according to religion (p=0.020). Conclusion: It can be said that it is enough to show that Radiological technologist and Radiologic science students need ethics education, but they do not receive education on actual ethics.

물리치료 전자의무기록에 대한 인식도 조사

장우정(Woo-Jung Jang),김명철(Myung-Chul Kim) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.2

Background: This study aims to investigate the awareness and need for physical therapy electronic medical records. Through this, we hope that it will be used as a basis for the introduction of physical therapy electronic medical records, which will play a key role in medical informatization. Methods: For this purpose, a survey was conducted using an internet platform targeting current physical therapists. The survey questions included 17 questions regarding the awareness and necessity of physical therapy electronic medical records, and 204 physical therapists responded to the survey. Based on the data collected through the questionnaire, independent samples T-test and ANOVA were conducted to determine differences in perception and need according to age, education, and field of physical therapy. Results: The results of this study are as follows. Physical therapists' perception of and need for physical therapy electronic medical records appeared to be high compared to previous studies. There was no significant difference between the awareness and need for physical therapy electronic medical records according to age and the awareness and need for physical therapy electronic medical records according to physical therapy specialty. There was a significant difference in awareness of and need for physical therapy electronic medical records according to educational level. Conclusion: In conclusion, physical therapists have a high need and awareness of electronic medical records of physical therapy. Electronic medical records used in Korea's medical field are at the level of advanced countries, but standardized electronic medical records have not been introduced in the physical therapy field, making it difficult to make proper clinical decisions and communicating among medical staff. Therefore, this study is expected to be used as useful basic data for improving and establishing an electronic medical record system for physical therapy in the Korean health care environment.

의료기사 관련 직업 명칭에 대한 비교 연구: 표준직업분류를 중심으로

김대진(Dae Jin Kim),김대은(Dae Eun Kim),구본경(Bon-Kyeong Koo),황삼노(Samnoh Hwang),권민석(Minseok Kwon),하성일(Sungil Ha),이민우(Minwoo Lee) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.1

Background: This study aimed to compare job titles of Medical Technologists with international and domestic standard occupational classifications, in order to provide fundamental data for various fields such as job ethics, workplace etiquette, research papers, immigration, employment, translation, university websites, educational evaluation, and unified education systems. Methods: The study conducted a comparative analysis of data from various sources, including the International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 revision, Korean Standard Classification of Occupations 2017 revision, Standard Occupational Classification 2018 revision, NOC, National Occupational Classification 2011 revision, occupational outlook book, O*NET, and other organizational websites. Results: The study show that Medical Technologists typically received their entry-level education from 2-3 year junior colleges or 4-year universities. The various types of Medical Technologists included clinical laboratory technologists, radiological technologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dental technologists, dental hygienists, health information technologists, and opticians. In Korea, there was no standardized English name for Medical Technologists, so caution must be exercised when using official English names. For example, "clinical laboratory technologist" should not be translated as "medical/clinical laboratory scientist" and "health information technologist" should not be translated as "health information manager". Additionally, "optician" should not be translated as "optometrist" as the job skills and level of education required for each job are different. Conclusion: This study is that job titles of Medical Technologists are important for their self-esteem and identity, and therefore it is appropriate to use terms translated based on domestic and international standard occupational classifications.

A Comparative Study on the Bioethics Consciousness of University Students on the Life-sustaining Treatment Decision Act

Junghyun Kim(Junghyun Kim),Dae-Eun Kim(Dae-Eun Kim),Eunseok Park(Eunseok Park),Dae-Jin Kim(Dae-Jin Kim),Hwanhee Kim(Hwanhee Kim) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.1

Background: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data on the necessity and direction of education to establish a desirable bioethics view by identifying bioethics awareness of the Life-sustaining Treatment Decision Act among biomedical laboratory science student and nursing students attending K University. Methods: From October 30 to November 5, 2022, the final 279 people (144 in biomedical laboratory science and 135 in nursing) were analyzed through a structured survey of 29 questions. Results: As a result of comparing the presence or absence of learning and the degree of awareness of the life-sustaining treatment decision act, the presence or absence of learning p<.001. There was a statistically significant difference in cognitive degree p<.001. Conclusion: It is suggested that continuous research should be conducted to confirm the perception of biomedical ethics of Biomedical laboratory science students and nursing students and to find the need and direction of education to establish a desirable bioethics.

남자 치과위생사에 대한 이미지 조사

최혜원(Hye-Won Choi),임도선(Do-sun Im),임희정(Hee-Jung Im),황영선(Young-sun Hwang),정임희(Im-Hee Jung) 한국보건의료윤리학회 2023 한국보건의료윤리학회지 Vol.2 No.1

Background: In order to increase job satisfaction and improve the quality level, it is necessary to establish a correct professional image, and accordingly, it is necessary to properly grasp the image of male dental hygienists, which is recently increasing. In this study, the image level of male dental hygienists according to general characteristics was identified, and the image of male dental hygienists was compared with the images of dental hygienists and males to identify more accurate image levels of male dental hygienists. Methods: The study conducted a total of 290 questionnaires to dental workers, including students, and ordinary people with experience in dental treatment within 3 years through self-reported questionnaires. Statistical methods were frequency analysis and mean comparison (t-test, ANOVA). Results: The average score of the image for male dentists was 3.3 out of 5. The image of male dental hygienists according to general characteristics was statistically higher for men in gender and the public in occupation. The average score of the image of the dental hygienist was 3.4 points, and the average score of the image for the male was 2.8 points. As a result of comparing and analyzing them with the image of a male dental hygienist, it was recognized higher than the image of a male and lower than the image of a dental hygienist, which showed a statistically significant difference. Conclusion: The average score of the male dental hygienist image was found to be slightly less than the average score of the dental hygienist image, and in detail, male dental hygienists tended to recognize the image as having less income than other occupations and not working for life. Therefore, it will need that active efforts such as public relations and education are needed in relation to the establishment of a desirable image of male dental hygienists in the future.