• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.122-131
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• 2013

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the point prevalence of anxiety, depression and the associated risk factors in hospitalized patients with cancer. Methods: A total of 114 patients with cancer who admitted to the Cancer Center in St. Mary's Hospital were enrolled for a day. The patients were asked to complete Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS). Sociodemographic and cancer related clinical variables were also evaluated. Results: The point prevalence of anxiety and depression was 10.5% and 34.2%, respectively, as assessed with HADS. Logistic regression models revealed that distant metastasis was significantly associated with anxiety in patients with cancer and previous chemotherapy and Low socioeconomic status were significantly associated with depression. Conclusions: Our results indicate that more than one third of patients with cancer suffer from either anxiety or depression. In addition, previous chemotherapy as well as low socioeconomic status and distant metastasis were associated risk factors of anxiety and depression, respectively. These findings suggest the need for screening and systematized psychosocial intervention for psychological distress in hospitalized patients with cancer.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.55 no.5
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• pp.541-550
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• 2022

A pre-existing landform is created by weathering and erosion along the bedrock fault and the weak zone. A neotectonic landform is formed by neotectonic movements such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and Quaternary faults. It is difficult to clearly distinguish the landform in the actual field because the influence of the tectonic activity in the Korean Peninsula is relatively small, and the magnitude of surface processes (e.g., erosion and weathering) is intense. Thus, to better understand the impact of tectonic activity and distinguish between pre-existing landforms and neotectonic landforms, it is necessary to understand the development process of pre-existing landforms depending on the bedrock characteristics. This study used a two-dimensional numerical landscape evolution model (LEM) to study the spatio-temporal development of landscape according to the different erodibility under the same factors of climate and the uplift rate. We used hill-slope indices (i.e., relief, mean elevation, and slope) and channels (i.e., longitudinal profile, normalized channel steepness index, and stream order) to distinguish the difference according to different bedrocks. As a result of the analysis, the terrain with high erosion potential shows low mean elevation, gentle slope, low stream order, and channel steepness index. However, the value of the landscape with low erosion potential differs from that with high erodibility. In addition, a knickpoint came out at the boundary of the bedrock. When researching the actual topography, the location around the border of difference in bedrock has only been considered a pre-existing factor. This study suggested that differences in bedrock and various topographic indices should be comprehensively considered to classify pre-existing and active tectonic topography.

• 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.465-472
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyze the amount of physical activity and body composition and to investigate physical activity according to cancer type, sex, and age among colorectal and gastric cancer survivors. A total of 354 participants who were colorectal (n=185) and gastric (n=169) cancer survivors had completed all treatment less than 4 years ago at Y university hospital between June 2014 and April 2015. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to measure time and intensity of physical activity according to the different types of activity. The colorectal cancer survivors were significantly higher in body mass index, waist circumference, percent body fat, blood pressure, and the prevalence of diabetes compared to gastric cancer survivors. In addition, the results showed that only 26.5% of colorectal cancer survivors met American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines (at least of 150 min of moderate intensity of higher physical activity per week) for physical activity, compared with 41.4% of gastric cancer survivors. Additionally, only 13.6% of colorectal and gastric cancer survivors met strength exercise guidelines. The male cancer survivors were significantly higher in moderate physical activity, participation in resistance exercise, and sedentary behaviors compared to female cancer survivors. In additions, less than 65 years cancer survivors were higher in strenuous intensity exercise and moderate physical activity compared to more than 65 years cancer survivors. The alternative for promoting physical activity participation rates of colorectal and gastric cancer survivors should be presented.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.419-441
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• 2011

Cancer is a disease that threatens the individual's life. This is why the cancer patient goes through psychosocial pain in the form of a trauma. Thus, the previous researches have only focused on the cancer patient's psychosocial distress. However, the cancer patients who have grown more mature and brought upon positive changes in their lives have been clinically observed. Because of this, researches regarding the ways that social welfare can intervene in order to examine the cancer patients' positive changes and growth which breaks away from the previous pathological point of view of the cancer patients are being actively conducted in other countries. But it turns out that there aren't enough basic researches related to this topic and thereby the need to lay out the basis for social welfare intervention. Therefore, this research examines positive changes and growth that may result from the traumatic experience of having a cancer. The predictable factors regarding this are analyzed in order to provide the basic information that may promote clinical intervention for cancer patient's posttraumatic growth. For this, the information from 206 cancer patients who have agreed to participate in the research have been used to predict and evaluate the predictable factors for the cancer patient's post-traumatic growth and hierarchy multiple regression haven been analyzed. As the result of the research, main factor of the post-traumatic growth is found to be social support and coping. The positive reconstruction of coping has been discovered to be the strongest predictable factor for cancer patient's posttraumatic growth. Based on this result, the advice for further research and implications for social welfare have been given.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.576-583
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• 2018

Investigation of optimal temperature, irradiance and photoperiod conditions for free-living gametophytes of Saccharina sculpera for natural resources conservation and mass cultivation of endangered species in the eastern coast of Korea. Induction of regeneration and maturation of the free-living gametophytes of S. sculpera were cultured at temperatures (5, 10, 15, 20 and $25^{\circ}C$), irradiance (10, 20, 40, 60 and $80{\mu}mol\;photons\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ and photoperiods (14:10, 12:12 and 10:14 h L:D). The female gametophyte were actively regenerated without reaching sexual maturity under $10^{\circ}C$, $20{\mu}mol\;photons\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ and 12:12 h (L:D) conditions. In contrast, the conditions for male gametophytes were slightly different at $15^{\circ}C$, $10{\mu}mol\;photons\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ and 12:12 h (L:D). The sexual maturation of female and male gametophytes took place under $15^{\circ}C$, $40{\mu}mol\;photons\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$, 14:10 h (L:D) and $10^{\circ}C$, $20{\mu}mol\;photons\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$, 10:14 h (L:D), respectively. These results provide basic information for controlling the regeneration and maturation of free-living gametophytes for conservation and utilization of S. sculpera.

• 한국어정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.79-84
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• 2016

본 연구는 전문기관에서 생산되는 검증된 문서를 웹상의 수많은 검증되지 않은 문서에 자동 주석하여 신뢰도 향상 및 심화 정보를 자동으로 추가하는 시스템을 설계하는 것을 목표로 한다. 이를 위해 활용 가능한 시스템인 인공 신경 정리 증명계(neural theorem prover)가 대규모 말뭉치에 적용되지 않는다는 근본적인 문제를 해결하기 위해 내부 순환 모듈을 단어 임베딩 모듈로 교체하여 재구축 하였다. 학습 시간의 획기적인 감소를 입증하기 위해 국가암정보센터의 암 예방 및 실천에 대한 검증된 문서들에서 추출한 28,844개 명제를 위키피디아 암 관련 문서에서 추출한 7,844개 명제에 주석하는 사례를 통하여 기존의 시스템과 재구축한 시스템을 병렬 비교하였다. 동일한 환경에서 기존 시스템의 학습 시간이 553.8일로 추정된 것에 비해 재구축한 시스템은 93.1분 내로 학습이 완료되었다. 본 연구의 장점은 인공 신경 정리 증명계가 모듈화 가능한 비선형 시스템이기에 다른 선형 논리 및 자연언어 처리 모듈들과 병렬적으로 결합될 수 있음에도 현실 사례에 이를 적용 불가능하게 했던 학습 시간에 대한 문제를 해소했다는 점이다.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.79-84
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• 2016

본 연구는 전문기관에서 생산되는 검증된 문서를 웹상의 수많은 검증되지 않은 문서에 자동 주석하여 신뢰도 향상 및 심화 정보를 자동으로 추가하는 시스템을 설계하는 것을 목표로 한다. 이를 위해 활용 가능한 시스템인 인공 신경 정리 증명계(neural theorem prover)가 대규모 말뭉치에 적용되지 않는다는 근본적인 문제를 해결하기 위해 내부 순환 모듈을 단어 임베딩 모듈로 교체하여 재구축 하였다. 학습 시간의 획기적인 감소를 입증하기 위해 국가암정보센터의 암 예방 및 실천에 대한 검증된 문서들에서 추출한 28,844개 명제를 위키피디아 암 관련 문서에서 추출한 7,844개 명제에 주석하는 사례를 통하여 기존의 시스템과 재구축한 시스템을 병렬 비교하였다. 동일한 환경에서 기존 시스템의 학습 시간이 553.8일로 추정된 것에 비해 재구축한 시스템은 93.1분 내로 학습이 완료되었다. 본 연구의 장점은 인공 신경 정리 증명계가 모듈화 가능한 비선형 시스템이기에 다른 선형 논리 및 자연언어 처리 모듈들과 병렬적으로 결합될 수 있음에도 현실 사례에 이를 적용 불가능하게 했던 학습 시간에 대한 문제를 해소했다는 점이다.

• The Korean Chronic Disease News
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• no.315
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• pp.1-18
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• 2007

대구광역시 서구 보건소 이재무 소장/포괄적 맞춤형 건강진단 실시/“공중보건의수급 대란 온다”/맞춤형 건강진단 어떤 내용 담고있나/“건강투자로 미래 성장 동력 확충”/한미 FTA,“ 보건의료계 영향 적다”/한미 FTA협상 주요 내용/교육.의료는 왜 협상서 빠졌나/성인 절반이 심뇌혈관질환 고위험군/암환자 암정보센터 HP로 오세요!/“꿈의 암치료 시대”열려/“구민이 함께 하는 건강한 사회.행복한 사회”/대구시 서구보건소 비만관리사업/‘제약산업 발전기금’조성 필요/“의약품위다국적 제약 참여할 수 없다”/공정거래자율준수프로그램(CP) 도입/중소제약 위한‘특별법’제정 요구/부실한 인적 자본, 미래 위한 건강투자 시급/

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.216-224
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a community-based cancer patient management program (CBPCMP) which was collaborated between a hospice center and public health centers. Methods: The CBPCMP proceeded on four steps; 1) Signing agreements with three public health centers, 2) Enrolling the domiciliary terminal cancer patients, 3) Providing home hospice service, and 4) Inquiring patient's level of satisfaction. From February 1 to December 31 in 2009, 43 terminal cancer patients were referred and provided with home hospice service. The hospice team made a total of 605 visits. Medical records for each visit and data from satisfaction surveys were analyzed. Results: 76.7% of patients were older than 60 years, and 90.7% of the patients were alert. The level of functional status for 76.7% of patients rated as lower than ECOG grade 1. 62.8% of the patients or their caregivers signed hospice service agreements. On the initial evaluation, the most frequent reasons for referral were general weakness (86.0%), followed by anorexia (72.1%). Nurses visited the patients' most frequently (371 visits), followed by volunteers (216 visits). Nurses provided emotional support and health promotion counseling on 95.1% and 22.9% of visits, respectively. The mean satisfaction score rated by patients and their family was 4.45 out of 5. Conclusion: This study tested CBPCMP in collaboration with hospice centers and public health centers. CBPCMP showed a possibility to improve the quality of end of life care. To insure the quality care, however, the guidelines for home hospice service should be developed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.38 no.6 s.251
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• pp.428-433
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• 2005

Advanced age in Esophagectomy increases the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, the recent development of operative technique and perioperative care might have decreased the postoperative morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy. Material and Method: From March 2001 to July 2004, 174 patients underwent esophageal resection for esophageal cancer in the Center for Lung Cancer, National Cancer Center. The patients were divided into two groups : group 1 consisted of 27 patients aged 70 years or more, and group 2 consisted of 147 patients under 70 years of age. The two groups were compared according to preoperative risk factors, postoperative morbidity, operative mortality and survival. Result: The mean age was 63_4. There were 159 men. On histopathological examination, $93.1\%$ had squamous cell carcinoma. On the locations, $78.7\%$ were in mid and lower esophagus. Curative resections for esophageal cancer were possible in $162(93.1\%)$ patients. Mean hospital stay was 19.4 days with out difference between the groups. The overall postoperative morbidity were occurred in 61 patients $(35.1\%)$. The most frequent morbidity was pulmonary complication in $30(17.2\%)$. Preoperative incidence of hypertension, cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction were more common in Group I. However, there was no difference in overall postoperative morbidity, operative mortality and survival rate between the two groups. Conclusion: Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer could be carried out safely in patients over 70 years of age with satisfactory short-term results. Advanced age is no longer a risk factor for esophagectomy.