This is a cross-sectional correlation study to examine correlation among ethics position, self-esteem, and perception of patient medical information protection in dental hygiene students and also figure out factors influencing their perception of patient medical information protection.This paper used the structuralized questionnaire developed by modifying and complementing the EPQ(Ethics Position Questionnaire) developed by Forsyth (1980), the self-esteem measuring tool developed by Rosenburg (1986), and also the measuring tool for perception of patient medical information protection developed and used by Lee Mi-young (2004). 500 students were selected with the stratified sampling method from universities having the department of dental hygiene in Korea, and the research was performed from September 1st till November 1st, 2013 with the self-reporting method. For data analysis, SPSS 12.0 was employed, and for the consideration on the subjects, deliberation was done by IRB (IRB No : P01-201311-SB-03).1. About ethics position in dental hygiene students, idealism position received 3.84 points, and relativism position got 3.54 points. And about the category of ethics position, higher points were gotten in situationists, absolutists, subjectivists, and exceptionists in order. Regarding idealism position in dental hygiene students, there was significant difference in satisfaction with the major (p=0.001), satisfaction with clinical training (p=0.031), and recognition on ethics codes (p=0.001). About relativistic disposition, there was significant difference in the school system (p=0.027) and the school record (p=0.011). And regarding self-esteem and perception of patient medical information protection in dental hygiene students, situationists received the highest points.2. Self-esteem got 3.55 points out of 5, the perfect score. And there was significant difference in the grade (p=0.007), personality (p
본 연구는 치위생학생의 윤리성향과 자아존중감 및 환자 의료정보보호 인지의 관계를 알아보고, 환자 의료정보보호 인지에 영향을 미치는 관련요인을 파악하기 위한 상관성 횡단면조사연구이다.Forsyth(1980)이 개발한 EPQ(Ethics Position Questionnaire) 측정도구와 Rosenburg(1986)가 개발한 자아존중감 및 이미영(2004)이 개발하여 사용한 환자 의료정보보호 인지 측정도구를 수정 보완하여 만든 구조화된 설문지를 사용하였다. 2013년 9월 1일부터 11월 1일까지 전국의 치위생(학)과가 개설된 대학에서 층화추출방법으로 500명을 선정하여 자기기입식 방법으로 조사하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 12.0을 사용하였으며, 연구대상자의 고려사항으로 공용생명윤리위원회에서 심의를 받았다(IRB No : P01-201311-SB-03).1. 치위생학생의 윤리성향에서 이상주의 성향은 3.84점, 상대주의 성향은 3.54점으로 나타났고, 윤리성향 분류는 상황론자, 절대론자, 주관론자, 예외론자 순서로 높게 나타났다. 치위생학생의 이상주의 성향에는 전공 만족도(P=0.001), 임상실습 만족도(P=0.031), 윤리강령 인지정도(P=0.001)에서 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 상대주의 성향에는 학제(P=0.027), 학업성적(P=0.011)에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 치위생학생의 자아존중감와 환자 의료정보보호 인지도는 상황론자가 가장 높은 점수를 얻었다.2. 자아존중감은 최고점수 5점만점에서 3.55점이었으며, 학년(P=0.007), 성격(P