• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.1255-1268
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• 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the healthcare utilization behavior of patients visiting the department of Korean internal medicine in the Korean medicine hospital of Wonkwang University in Jeon-ju from July 2018 to June 2021. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 26,108 patients and sorted the data by period, month, visiting types, new or returning types, sex, and age group. IBM SPSS 26.0 and the R 4.05 'changepoint' package were used with various statistical methods, such as Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test, Simple regression analysis. The P-value was set at 0.05. Results and Conclusions: Females outnumbered males regardless of period, and the ratio of females fell after COVID-19. Regardless of visiting types, patients in their 50s, 60s, and 70s outrated any other age group. The average number of females among the returning patients decreased significantly after COVID-19, but did not in males. Outpatients under 10 and in their 10s decreased significantly after COVID-19, as did inpatients in their 40s and 60s. The average duration of hospitalization was extended significantly after COVID-19. The number of outpatients and inpatients decreased as time passed after COVID-19. We expect that the results of this study will be used as reference materials in analyzing the effects of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.113-121
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• 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QoL) of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) before and during coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and to examine how their QoL is affected by emotional and environmental factors during COVID-19. Methods: Participants in the pre-COVID-19 (n=43) and COVID-19 (n=36) groups were recruited from the same university hospital. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Child Self-report, the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), the PedsQL 4.0 Parent Proxy Report, and the Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS) were employed. Independent t-tests, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. Results: Caregivers assessed the children's QoL more negatively than the children themselves in both groups. Children with ADHD evaluated their physical function more negatively and anxiety was significantly higher in the COVID-19 group. In the COVID-19 group, the PedsQL child self-report was significantly predicted by the CPRS, the CDI, and environmental factors (i.e., relation to child and monthly household income). Conclusion: Children with ADHD in the COVID-19 group had a numerically lower QoL and significantly higher anxiety. To improve QoL, it is important to deal with not only depression but also ADHD symptoms and environmental factors.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2022

As of September 2021, COVID-19 is still seriously impacting people globally. To better control the epidemic, the Chinese government adopted a nationwide quarantine policy at the early stage of the discovery of COVID-19, which has significantly changed people's production and life. China's Douyin app (International version: TikTok) is an extremely influential entertainment and social tool. During COVID-19, a large number of short videos about COVID-19 appeared. Publishers included government agencies, professionals, and self-media. The content released has made Douyin a tool for people to receive COVID-19 information in addition to entertainment and social functions. This is a quantitative study. By exploring the impact of the Douyin app on Chinese college students during COVID-19, this study provides suggestions from the level of social media such as TikTok to enable Korea's epidemic prevention to be more effective. This study established variable questions such as Douyin's information perceived value, information usage channels, information awareness, anti-epidemic policy attitude, trust of public institution and preventive behavioral intention, and conducted a questionnaire survey. Using SPSS to analyze the obtained data, this study found that: 1. The short video information usage channels about COVID-19 in Douyin have a positive impact on the audience's information awareness; 2. The information perceived value in Douyin has a positive impact on the audience's information awareness; 3. Information awareness and trust of public institution in Douyin have a positive impact on the audience's anti-epidemic policy attitude; 4. Information awareness and trust of public institutions in Douyin have a positive impact on the audience's preventive behavioral intention; 5. The audience's anti-epidemic policy attitude has a positive effect on preventive behavioral intention.

• 실천공학교육논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2022

본 연구는 대표 직업교육훈련 국가인 미국, 독일, 스위스, 호주, 영국, 싱가포르의 COVID-19 대응방안을 조사하여 우리나라 직업교육훈련 정책 수립을 위한 시사점을 도출하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 직업교육훈련 선도국 조사로부터 도출된 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째 COVID-19에 대응하기 위해 대면 중심의 직업교육훈련을 온라인 교육으로 신속히 전환하였다. 둘째, 견습제도의 위기를 극복하기 위한 제도를 강화하였는데, 특히 영국과 호주 정부는 견습제도를 위한 특별 예산을 편성하였다. 셋째, COVID-19로 인해 블렌디드 러닝을 새로운 표준 교육모델로 자리 잡으면서 직업교육훈련의 디지털화를 가속화하고 있다. 마지막으로 직업교육훈련 선도국들은 온라인 교육 지원을 위한 에듀테크 산업의 발전을 추진하고 있다. 이는 한국 직업교육훈련의 변화 방향에 대한 중요한 시사점을 제공해 주고 있다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.501-508
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• 2022

고혈압을 비롯한 기저질환자의 COVID-19 발생률과 사망률이 높다고 밝혀지고 있다. COVID-19 대유행 상황에서 건강관리를 위해서 손 씻기만큼 칫솔질은 매우 중요하다. 이에 본 연구의 목적은 고혈압 기저질환자의 칫솔질과 손 씻기 실천율과의 관련 요인을 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 지역사회건강조사 2020년 원시자료를 이용하여 만 40세 이상 고혈압 기저질환자 62,762명을 대상으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 여성, 연령이 낮을수록, 교육수준이 높을수록, 외출 시 마스크 착용자, 점심식사 후 칫솔질 실천자에서 손 씻기 실천율이 높게 나타났다. 칫솔질을 실천한 고혈압 기저질환자에서 손 씻기 실천율이 더 높은 것으로 나타나 구강위생과 개인방역 사이의 연관성을 확인하였다. COVID-19 감염에 취약한 기저질환자에게 감염병 예방 행태 실천율을 높이기 위한 지속가능한 방안 마련이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.264-272
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• 2022

Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly disrupted cancer screening services worldwide. We aimed to measure the impact of COVID-19 on gastric cancer screening rates based on age, sex, household income, and residential area. Materials and Methods: We analyzed data from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey from 2017 to 2021 for adults aged 40-74 years. We evaluated the gastric cancer screening rate within two years in accordance with the National Cancer Screening Program protocol recommendations and that within the previous year. We compared the trends in the pre- and post-COVID-19 outbreak periods. Results: Before the COVID-19 outbreak, there was little change in the gastric cancer screening rates until 2019. After the COVID-19 outbreak, the screening rate as per recommendation decreased from 70.8% in 2019 to 68.9% in 2020 and that for one year decreased from 32.7% in 2019 to 27.2% in 2020. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued after 2020, both gastric cancer screening rates as per recommendations and for one year rebounded. Although a similar trend was observed for the upper endoscopy screening rate, the upper gastrointestinal series screening rate decreased from 7.8% in 2020 to 3.1% in 2021. During the pandemic, the screening rate decreased among younger adults (40-49), those residing in metropolitan regions, and those with high incomes. Conclusions: Despite a decline in gastric cancer screening rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate surged in 2021. Further studies are needed to estimate the impact of cancer screening delays on future cancer-related mortalities.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2022

본 연구는 우리나라 국민들의 COVID-19 두려움 수준과 백신수용성을 파악하고 사람들의 삶의 만족도를 알아봄으로써 COVID-19로 활기를 잃은 사람들의 건강한 생활을 위한 구체적인 복지 대책을 마련하는데 근거를 제공하고자 한다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 조사대상자가 인지하는 코로나바이러스의 두려움은 매우 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 코로나바이러스 예방 백신이 타 백신과 비교하였을 때 백신에 대한 두려움 혹은 공포감은 상당히 높았다. 셋째, 조사대상자가 지각하는 성인들의 백신수용도는 긍정적으로 나타났다. 넷째, 코로나바이러스 예방백신에 대한 정부정책의 신뢰도는 비교적 높게 나타났다. 다섯째, 삶의 질 평가에서 경제적 만족도는 다른 영역에 비해 낮았으며 정서적 만족도는 다른 영역에 비해 비교적 높은 점수로 나타났다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2022

Objective : COVID-19 has spread worldwide since the first case was reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Our institution is a regional trauma and emergency center in the northern Gyeonggi Province. The changing trend of patient care in the emergency room of this hospital likely reflects the overall trend of patients in the area. In the present study, whether changes in the surrounding social environment following the outbreak of COVID-19 changed the incidence of neurosurgical emergency patients and whether differences in practice existed were investigated. Methods : The overall trend was analyzed from January 2020 which is before the outbreak of COVID-19 to September 2020. To remove bias due to seasonal variation, the previous 2 year's records during the same period were reviewed and compared. Confirmed COVID-19 patients in the northern Gyeonggi Province were identified using data released by the government. And patients who came to the emergency department with head trauma and stroke were identified. Results : Based on the present study results, the total number of neurosurgery emergency patients decreased over the study period. In the trauma patient group, the number of patients not involved in traffic accidents significantly decreased compared with patients involved in traffic accidents. Among the stroke cases, the rate of ischemic stroke was lower than hemorrhagic stroke, although a statistically significant difference was not observed. Meanwhile, an increase in the risk of mortality associated with trauma or stroke cases was not observed during the COVID-19 outbreak compared with the same time period in the previous year. Conclusion : Due to the occurrence of COVID-19, non-essential activities have decreased and trauma cases not associated with traffic accidents appeared to decrease. Due to the decrease in overall activity, the number of stroke patients has also decreased. This trend is expected to continue even in the post-COVID-19 era, and accordingly, the results from the present study are relevant especially if the current situation continues.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2022

This study aimed to find the mediating impact of entrepreneurial education during COVID-19 on entrepreneurial intention among university students from major cities of Pakistan. Majority of businesses shifted to online from offline mode as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. This created a great opportunity for university students to become entrepreneurs without much investment during COVID-19. Primary data for this study was collected with the help of an adopted questionnaire from previous studies. An online survey was considered appropriate due to the COVID-19 situation in the country. The number of data samples collected from the major cities of Pakistan was 460. The research hypothesis was tested with the help of SmartPLS by using least square structural equation modeling. Findings revealed there is full mediation of entrepreneurial education during COVID-19 between the self-efficacy, subjective norms, and attitude towards entrepreneurship for entrepreneurial intention during COVID-19 among university students. Therefore, the research confirmed the application of the theory of planned behavior among university students in Pakistan with regards to factors such as self-efficacy, subjective norms, attitude towards entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intention. The present study also concludes that all students regardless of their area of study such as Business and Engineering look forward to become entrepreneurs during COVID-19. The students opting for entrepreneurship had either formal or informal entrepreneurial education during COVID-19.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.37-49
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 COVID-19 환자를 간호한 간호사의 외상 후 스트레스, 간호근무환경과 회복탄력성의 관계를 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 연구참여자는 D광역시 K학교 D병원에 근무하는 COVID-19 환자를 직접 간호한 간호사 155명을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 28.0 프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구결과 외상 후 스트레스는 간호근무환경과 유의한 음의 상관관계가(r=-.17, p<.001) 나타났고, 간호근무환경은 회복탄력성과 유의한 양의 상관관계로(r=.20, p<.001) 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 COVID-19 상황에서 간호사의 외상 후 스트레스 관리를 위해 간호근무환경 개선, 적정 간호 인력 확보를 위한 정부차원의 적극적인 지원체계 구축이 필요하며, 간호사의 회복탄력성 향상을 위한 중재 프로그램의 개발 및 적용이 필요하다.