• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to obtain information of use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and any reported adverse effects of them on vulnerable elders in a community. Methods: 1,837 elderly subjects aged 65 or higher with health problems were selected from those who were enrolled in a public health care center and received visiting health management services. A proportional stratified sampling method was used. Data collection was completed by face to face interviews using a structured questionnaire. The descriptive statistics and ${\chi}^2$-test were used to analyze the data. Results: The prevalence of CAM use last year was 57.5%, and 10.4% of the subjects reported adverse effects of the therapies. The mean score of the subjects' attitudes towards CAM was $4.1{\pm}3.44$ (range 1~10). The major sources of advice and exposure to CAM therapies were most likely to be from family and friends (72.5%). The primary reason for choosing CAM was to manage symptoms and relieve pain (86.6%). Conclusion: These findings suggest the need to develop nursing strategies for reducing and preventing adverse effects of CAM use by promoting awareness of using safe and appropriate CAM therapies.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.371-375
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• 2009

국내에서는 수자원 관리 지표에 관한 연구가 부분적으로 이루어지고 있으나, 지표를 통하여 정책목표를 설정하고 정책의 성과를 평가하는 데까지 이르지 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 우리나라의 이수분야 수자원 정책을 종합적이고 객관적으로 평가할 수 있는 지표를 개발하고 이를 국가단위, 유역단위, 지역단위에서 적용하기 위한 것이다. 이수 분야의 핵심지표를 선정하기 위해서 이수분야의 정책목표를 기준으로 4가지로 구분하고, 이를 정량적으로 제시하고 평가할 수 있는 지표에 대해서 검토하였다. 이수분야의 4가지 영역은 안정성, 효율성, 형평성과 지속가능성으로 구분하였다. 안정성은 강수, 기후변화, 인구, 경제, 사회 등 장래 환경이 불확실한 상황에서도 안정적으로 물 부족에 대응할 수 있는 능력이 확보되는 것을 말한다. 효율성은 물의 사용량과 누수율을 줄이고, 생산성과 재이용률을 제고하며, 물관리의 건전한 재정을 확보하기 위해서 비용회수체계를 개선하는 것 등을 포함한다. 형평성은 도시와 농촌, 지역간 물이용의 격차, 요금의 격차, 지역간 물자급률의 격차 등을 개선하여 사회적 약자나 소외계층의 물이용 능력을 높이는 것을 주요한 내용으로 한다. 지속가능성은 하천환경의 기능을 훼손하지 않는 범위 내에서 수자원을 이용하고, 환경 개선, 생태계 보존, 친수활동 등에 대한 물수요에 대응하는 것이다. 최종적으로 선정된 이수분야의 지표는 가뭄시 물부족량, 물부족 지역 비율, 국가 물자급률, 하천취수율, 환경용량 확보율, 물이용 공평성, 물재정 건전성 등 7개였다. 각 지표별로 지표의 정의와 산정방법 등을 제시하고, 지표를 통하여 이수분야의 수자원 정책을 평가하였다. 평가는 먼저, 국가간 비교를 하였고, 다음으로 국내의 유역간 비교, 지역간 비교의 순으로 진행하였다. 평가 결과 우리나라의 국가 물자급률과 취수율이 보통수준 이하로 매우 취약하고, 물이용의 공평성과 물관리 재정 건전성은 보통보다는 높은 수준으로 평가되었다. 평가 결과를 통해서 중장기 수자원 관리 정책의 목표를 정량적으로 제시하고, 분야별 정책 추진방향을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.3-32
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• 2015

The critical temperature and the rate of increase in excess death caused by heat waves in the age group of 65 years and older are derived. The value of statistical life method was used to quantify economic damages, and the willingness to pay after 71 years of age for 10 years was measured based on the dichotomous choice contingent valuation method survey. The result shows about KRW 481,110,000 is required annually to reduce the possibility of death by climate change to 1/1000.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.265-271
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• 2011

High-quality customized services demand was growing due to the increase of aging, extremely nuclear family, disaster vulnerable of society. Ambulance service is required of fast and professional rescue and emergency service because of preventable death rate such as acute diseases, cerebral and cardiovascular diseases, suicides, etc. was higher than in developed countries. First aid will be available using patients information when emergency occurs, before arriving at the hospital. And emergency department is equipped with that patient care can be prepared in advance, increase the efficiency of emergency care. We received a variety of complex emergency call using high social awareness of 119 number and propose an efficient emergency medical service advancement strategy building an integrated response system with relevant organization.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.39
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• pp.5-40
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• 1999

Little is known about unemployment duration and re-employment pattern. This paper empirically examines unemployment duration and re-employment pattern using data by the 1998 national survey about the unemployed and their needs. A parametric survival model(Weibull model) is adopted to identify variables predicting unemployment duration. It is found that the data including people without unemployment insurance as well as people with unemployment insurance fit the Weibull model including the hazard distribution that the hazard of reemployment is increasing at an decreasing rate. Variables that affect unemployment duration are age, householdership, family income, size of prior employment organization, and cause of unemployment. In re-employment pattern, statistically significant variables are age, type of prior employment industry, prior employment pattern, and membership in unemployment insurance. This paper provides a basic knowledge about realities of unemployed individuals in the economic crisis period of Korea, identifies research areas for further research, and develops policy implications for the unemployed.

• Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.187-202
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• 2020

Can job training be considered a social right? Who must bear the costs of individual job training? This paper studies these two issues by examining the Korean Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) revised in 2020 and proposes future policy directions. Although there is no explicit legal provision stipulating job training as a lawful right in Korea, such absence does not negate the government's role of providing vulnerable people, etc with necessary training. Korean ILA heavily depends on the Skills Development Scheme under the Employment Insurance System which succeeded the past mandatory training levy system and it becomes harder to maintain principle of insurance because of sizable volume of atypical workers who are not insured. For future policy directions, it is desirable to increase the burden of general budget and self-financing as they are below 30% combined and the coverage of the ILA needs to be steadily expanded to all economically active people. Also, labor-management should step up joint efforts to stimulate the use of already existing policies such as paid training leave and request for reduction of working hours.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.311-321
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• 2013

Health is an essential element of human living and participation in society. Due to its significance, government tries to maintain the healthy life of tis people by providing health care and enhancement systems that focus on health welfare. Despite such efforts, there is still a loophole in the public system. The health problem in socially disadvantaged people, especially single mothers, becomes the cause of poverty, and the poverty again results in the poor health conditions. That is why the private sector became interested in this health issue. In this case study about the participants in the healthcare support programs for single mothers in the private sector, their experience and change related on participation in the programs were investigated in depth. As results, the following significance and quantitative performance in supporting the health right for single mothers were explored. Since single mothers could not have cared for their health because their duty for not only parenting but also family's living, th participants thought that they attained good fortunes and their own social networks. Moreover, their life attitude changed to active and their family relationship was also improved as they got out of ambiguous anxiety of health and attained self confidence.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.97-124
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• 2014

As the ubiquitous society has come, users' demand for information and education from the library has changed and finally the necessity of change in the traditional information literacy that libraries have provided is on the rise. Based on the pre-judgement that women relatively have weak access to information in the knowledge information society and are in more special environment compared to other user groups, this study aimed to suggest u-Learning information literacy service for women. To this end, literature study, case analysis and questionnaire survey were conducted so that female users' demand for information and education was understood. Based on the results of these performances above, the requirements to develop programs for information literacy education service for female and contents in addition to models were suggested.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.182-193
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of food service management in the restaurants participating in the government-funded children's meal program during summer vacation. A mail survey was conducted with individuals who worked in the restaurants participating in the government-funded children's meal program in Seoul during the summer vacation in 2010. A total of 600 questionnaires were distributed to 274 Chinese, 235 Bunsik and 91 Korean restaurants, which were selected using proportionate stratified sampling by regions and types of operations. A total of 138 usable questionnaires (23.0%) were returned and analyzed. The results showed that over half (57.2%) of the restaurants did not employ any certified cooks. Most of the restaurants (97.8%) provided side dishes; among them, only 42% planned menus for side dishes in advance and only a half changed side dish menus periodically. The suggested reasonable reimbursement rate per meal for children using restaurants differed by types of restaurants; the percentage of restaurants having responded 5,000 won or higher was the highest in Chinese restaurants. This study revealed that food service in the restaurants participating in the government-funded children's meal program was not properly managed during summer vacation, especially in terms of menu and food production. This study also showed that the suggested reasonable reimbursement rate of meals for children using restaurants differed by types of restaurants, implying that adjusting the reimbursement rate according to types of restaurants should be considered in the government-funded children's meal program.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.85-111
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• 2011

This study has the purpose to measure the multidimensional poverty in Korea by the counting approach which was theorized by Alkire and Foster to overcome problems of unidimensional approach, union method and intersection method for the identification of the multidimensional poor. By the counting approach applying to Welfare Panel in Korea during 2006-2008, the head-count ratio of the multidimensional poverty was measured. When 3 dimensions are applied as a dimension poverty line, the multidimensional poverty rate was 20% in 2008. It was due to broad deprivations in assets, social securities, income and health. Vulnerable classes such as single parent families, low-education level group, the aged, economically non-active population were among the severe poverty rates, which were reaching around 50%. The analysis reveals the possible alternative to change the present public assistance program to the robust approach of multidimensional poverty measurement, the counting approach. Social policies to reduce poverty in Korea would gain expected positive outcome with the various approaches based on the concepts of multidimensional poverty.