Analysis of Headline News about Nurses Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Baek, Su-Mi; Park, Myonghwa

doi:10.11111/jkana.2022.28.4.319

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“…They discerned recurrent themes, notably the media’s negative portrayal of the nursing profession—a sentiment echoed in other studies [ 26 ]. In contrast, the severe acute respiratory syndrome crisis served as a crucial juncture in the media representation of nurses, akin to the role of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea [ 9 , 10 , 27 ]. These preceding studies have demonstrated the media’s paramount influence in shaping societal perceptions of nursing.…”

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“…Previous studies focused on identifying the images of nurses in the media or analyzing individual issues [1, [8][9][10][11]. Both the original Woodhull study conducted in 1997 and a subsequent study conducted in 2017 examined the representation of nurses in health-related news coverage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Methodologically, several studies have used natural language processing (NLP) of news data, topic modeling, and network analysis [8][9][10][11]14]. However, most studies analyzed articles over a short period of less than a year [8][9][10][11]14]. This strategy has limited the scope of these studies and prevented them from capturing the entire range of issues faced by the nursing community.…”

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Agendas on Nursing in South Korea Media: Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis of News From 2005 to 2022

Park,

Kim,

Park

2024

J Med Internet Res

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Background In recent years, Korean society has increasingly recognized the importance of nurses in the context of population aging and infectious disease control. However, nurses still face difficulties with regard to policy activities that are aimed at improving the nursing workforce structure and working environment. Media coverage plays an important role in public awareness of a particular issue and can be an important strategy in policy activities. Objective This study analyzed data from 18 years of news coverage on nursing-related issues. The focus of this study was to examine the drivers of the social, local, economic, and political agendas that were emphasized in the media by the analysis of main sources and their quotes. This analysis revealed which nursing media agendas were emphasized (eg, social aspects), neglected (eg, policy aspects), and negotiated. Methods Descriptive analysis, natural language processing, and semantic network analysis were applied to analyze data collected from 2005 to 2022. BigKinds were used for the collection of data, automatic multi-categorization of news, named entity recognition of news sources, and extraction and topic modeling of quotes. The main news sources were identified by conducting a 1-mode network analysis with SNAnalyzer. The main agendas of nursing-related news coverage were examined through the qualitative analysis of major sources’ quotes by section. The common and individual interests of the top-ranked sources were analyzed through a 2-mode network analysis using UCINET. Results In total, 128,339 articles from 54 media outlets on nursing-related issues were analyzed. Descriptive analysis showed that nursing-related news was mainly covered in social (99,868/128,339, 77.82%) and local (48,056/128,339, 48.56%) sections, whereas it was rarely covered in economic (9439/128,339, 7.35%) and political (7301/128,339, 5.69%) sections. Furthermore, 445 sources that had made the top 20 list at least once by year and section were analyzed. Other than “nurse,” the main sources for each section were “labor union,” “local resident,” “government,” and “Moon Jae-in.” “Nursing Bill” emerged as a common interest among nurses and doctors, although the topic did not garner considerable attention from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Analyzing quotes showed that nurses were portrayed as heroes, laborers, survivors of abuse, and perpetrators. The economic section focused on employment of youth and women in nursing. In the political section, conflicts between nurses and doctors, which may have caused policy confusion, were highlighted. Policy formulation processes were not adequately reported. Media coverage of the enactment of nursing laws tended to relate to confrontations between political parties. Conclusions The media plays a crucial role in highlighting various aspects of nursing practice. However, policy formulation processes to solve nursing issues were not adequately reported in South Korea. This study suggests that nurses should secure policy compliance by persuading the public to understand their professional perspectives.

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Section: Research Context: the Importance Of Media In Health Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Context: the Importance Of Media In Health Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Context: the Importance Of Media In Health Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agendas on Nursing in South Korea Media: Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis of News From 2005 to 2022

Park,

Kim,

Park

2024

J Med Internet Res

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“…To foster a safe mental health environment in the face of threats from other emerging infectious diseases in the future, there is a pressing need to establish a system that addresses the fundamental problems in mental health care settings in addition to providing programs such as mindfulness programs to alleviate burnout and promote stress management for nurses [7]. It is imperative to address the excessive workload of nurses and resolve the chronic shortage of nursing staff to ensure a good work-life balance [32]. Additionally, accurately calculating wages and establishing a commensurate compensation system for nurses is essential, as nurses face more serious emotional and physical problems [28] compared to other health care professionals while providing direct patient care at the patients' bedside [12].…”

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Experiences of Caring for Cohort-Isolated Patients among Nurses in Locked Psychiatric Units

An,

Kim,

Lee

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the experiences of caring for cohorts of patients isolated due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among nurses in locked psychiatric units. A phenomenological approach was used to analyze data collected from 10 nurses with a minimum of one year of experience as a mental health nurse working in locked psychiatric units that were cohort-isolated due to COVID-19. Data collected using semi-structured one-to-one in-depth interviews were analyzed based on steps outlined by Colaizzi. Five themes and thirteen subthemes emerged. The five themes were as follows: “Challenges intensified by the nature of mental disorders”, “Concerns regarding limited mental health care”, “Escalating stress”, “Bolstered identity as a mental health nurse”, “Witnessing changes that have begun”. Environmental and institutional measures need to be implemented to identify the potential phenomena that may affect locked psychiatric units during an infectious disease epidemic and ensure the safety of health care professionals and patients from the infectious disease.

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Agendas on Nursing in South Korea Media: Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis of News From 2005 to 2022 (Preprint)

Park¹,

Kim²,

Park³

2023

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BACKGROUND In recent years, Korean society has increasingly recognized the importance of nurses in the context of population aging and infectious disease control. However, nurses still face difficulties with regard to policy activities that are aimed at improving the nursing workforce structure and working environment. Media coverage plays an important role in public awareness of a particular issue and can be an important strategy in policy activities. OBJECTIVE This study analyzed data from 18 years of news coverage on nursing-related issues by using the BigKinds database. The focus of this study was to examine the drivers of the agenda and the issues that were emphasized in the media by the analysis of sources and quotes. METHODS Natural language processing and semantic network analysis were applied to data collected from 2005 to 2022. This study first identified the main news sources by conducting a network analysis of news coverage on nursing issues. The study examined the overall patterns of nursing-related news coverage by analyzing the content of major sources and quotes. Finally, the common and individual interests of the main sources are analyzed through network analysis. RESULTS In total, 128,377 articles on nursing-related issues were analyzed. The findings showed that nursing-related news was mainly covered in social and local sections, whereas political and economy sections lacked comprehensive discussions. Nurses were portrayed as heroes, laborers, victims, and perpetrators in various ways, and related problems were presented from multiple perspectives. However, policy formulation processes have not been adequately reported. The economic section tends to focus on youth and women employment in relation to nurses. In the political section, conflicts between nurses and doctors, which may have caused policy confusion, were highlighted. CONCLUSIONS The study suggests that nurses, as advocates of public health, should secure policy compliance by persuading the public about their professional perspectives and resolving misunderstandings.

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Analysis of Headline News about Nurses Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Agendas on Nursing in South Korea Media: Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis of News From 2005 to 2022

Agendas on Nursing in South Korea Media: Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis of News From 2005 to 2022

Experiences of Caring for Cohort-Isolated Patients among Nurses in Locked Psychiatric Units

Agendas on Nursing in South Korea Media: Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis of News From 2005 to 2022 (Preprint)

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