• Human Ecology Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.505-520
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• 2023

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Marriage Checkup (MC) in community settings. Participants (N=57) were recruited from family centers and participated in the MC, which consisted of assessment and feedback visits. Participants completed marital satisfaction assessments before and after the MC. Overall, the participants reported significant improvements in terms of marital satisfaction with a large effect size (d=0.87). Specifically, 77.2% of participants demonstrated an increase in marriage satisfaction. Among them, 30.6% experienced a clinically significant change (from a clinical state to a non-clinical state). The reliable change index (RCI) identified 15.8% of participants as showing reliable improvement. Changes in marital satisfaction were larger for men and participants who experienced more positive changes during the MC in terms of intimacy and understanding of how to improve their marital relationships. This study supports the MC as an evidence-based approach for improving relationship health in community settings.

• 생태와환경
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.70-82
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 국내 3개 호소에서 채집된 동물플랑크톤을 이용하여 호소생태계 건강성 평가에 적합한 동물플랑크톤 지수를 선별해내고자 하였다. 미국 EPA의 National Lake Assessment에서 사용된 후보지수를 국내 적용에 적합하도록 변형하였다. 변형된 지수를 MMI 개발 개요에 맞춰 개별 지수의 적합성 평가, 교란 요인에 대한 반응성 평가, 각 범주 내 중복 지수의 제거 과정을 거쳐 최종적인 후보지수를 선별하여 제시하였다. 6개 범주 내에서 범주별 최대 5개의 지수가 선별되어 최종적으로 19개 지수가 제시되었으며, 모든 분류군에서 종 다양성이, 대형 지각류와 요각류의 경우 생체량이, 소형 지각류와 윤충류의 경우에는 개체밀도가 효과적인 평가 지표로써 사용될 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서는 동물플랑크톤을 이용한 국내 호소 건강성 평가 지수의 개발에 있어 적합한 방법을 제시하여 이후 동물플랑크톤 MMI 연구에 활용될 수 있도록 하였다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1025-1034
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• 2004

Purpose: This study defines a vulnerable group in a community that has become the main target of a national health project also, it is descriptive research to suggest an evidence-based direction to meet their deficit health-related needs, Method: This research examined 833 families and 1,835 family members of the financially vulnerable class that was registered in a home visiting program of a public health center. Among them, 892 persons who had health problems, and their family members were examined in detail to find out their characteristics of vulnerability and health needs by assessment during a nurses home visit. Frequency distribution, stepwise-regression and factor analysis were used to analyze the data. Result: The vulnerable group that was defined with social indexes set as standards, involved substantial characteristics of vulnerability. The characteristics of demand showed tendencies of being clustered in 5 factors needs of intensive nursing care, chronic nursing care problems and helplessness, maintenance of family functioning with a disability, deficient problem solving ability, and simple financial fragility. Conclusion: Categorization of needs is an evidence-based estimator of workload in nurse home visiting services, and can be used as a basic resource for direction to meet the deficit needs of a vulnerable group.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.11-28
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to derive implication on the adoption of PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) to improve quality of care in South Korea. With this purpose, the paper examines the status of PROMs in South Korea and other countries including OECD's PaRIS (Patient Reported Indicators Survey) initiative, and reviews policy cases that have adopted PROMs to improve performance of healthcare system. Methods: We conducted literature review on OECD reports on PaRIS, peer-reviewed journals, and information from the websites of relevant institutions such as ICHOM, NQF and OECD. Results: To identify healthcare services of best values and support patient-centered health system, OECD has initiated PaRIS which develops, collects and analyzes patient-reported indicators for cross-countries comparison. PaRIS is implemented on two work streams: 1) collect, validate and standardize PROMs in the areas where patient-reported indicators already exist such as breast cancers, hip and knee replacement, and mental conditions, 2) develop a new international survey on multiple chronic conditions. Countries like England, U.S., Sweden and Netherlands use PROMs for measuring performance of hospitals and performance evaluation at the national level, and provide the financial incentives for reporting PROMs. Conclusions: The use of PROMs can support the current policy agenda that is the patient-centered healthcare system which has been emphasized to reinforce the primary and the community-based care. For the use of PROMs, it is recommended to actively participate in PaRIS initiative by OECD, select appropriate instruments for PROMs, and continue on standardization of them. This will assure patients' involvement in improving health system performance, systemize information generated in the process of adopting PROMs, and develop a system to evaluate performance.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.60-69
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• 2007

Objectives: This study was done to identify health and functional status of rural elders, to identify the use of health and medical treatment and welfare services in order to present directions for improving use of health and welfare services by rural elders. Methods: The participants in the study were 170 elders over 65 years of age who live in the one of the 6 villages served by the Young Am Community Health Post. The elders were visited at home and interviewed the elders using the RAI tool. Descriptive statistics including frequency and range were used to analyze the data. Results: Limitations in physical function, finances and medical treatment service were identified. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate a need to develop good quality service which is affordable and convenient.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.47-60
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• 1996

Home health care is one of the important components of health care services. Today, the need and demand for the home health care is increasing. To assess the effects of home visit health services by public health nurses in health center on the stat of health, use of medical services and quality of life by elderly people living at home, a randomized controlled trial was implemented for 65 years or more old people randomly allocated to intervention(93) and control(118) group. Intervention group received 2 visits a month over 6 months. Control group received no home visits. The data was collected in a one-year follow-up survey conducted at Kyongju before and after the intervention which composed of health risk assessment, risk factor education and health related behavior counseling. The prevalence rate of chronic illness was more decreased in intervention group than control group after intervention. The intervention group visited medical facilities less frequently than control group. And the home visit health services encouraged the elderly to practice regular exercise. After the intervention, the score of ADL(activities of daily living), LSI(life satisfaction index) and SSI(social support index) in intervention group were more increased than control group. And the increase of scores was more prominent in 70 years or more old people, female, non-smoker and non-chronic illed elderly rather than others. In conclusion, the regular home visit health services provided by public health nurses were beneficial for the elderly in terms of health promotion and quality of life.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.356-367
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• 2021

Purpose: This study conducted an economic evaluation of hospital-based home care services for the patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery. Methods: A total of 12,483 patients over 18 years of age who had received breast cancer surgery in 26 tertiary hospitals in 2018 were analyzed with the claim data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service using cost-minimization analysis and societal perspectives. Results: There were 156 patients who utilized hospital-based home care services within 30 days after breast cancer surgery, and they received 2.17 (SD=1.17) hospital-based home care service on average. The average total cost was 5,250,028 KRW (SD=1,905,428) for the group receiving continuous hospital-based home care and 6,113,402 KRW (SD=2,033,739) for the group not receiving continuous hospital-based home care (p<.001). The results of the economic evaluation of continuous hospital-based home care services in patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery indicated a total benefit of 953,691,000 KRW, a total cost of 819,004,000 KRW, and a benefit-cost ratio of 1.16 in 2018. Conclusion: Continuous hospital-based home care was considered economically feasible as the total costs for the group receiving continuous hospital-based home care were lower than those of the group not receiving continuous hospital-based home care. Therefore, policy modification and financial incentives are recommended to increase the utilization of hospital-based home care services for patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2009

본 연구는 노인의 질병과 기능상태가 악화되는 것을 예방하기 위해 재가노인을 대상으로 이들의 건강문제를 집중적으로 관리하는 프로그램을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 경기도 G시에 거주하는 재가노인을 대상으로 4주간 프로그램을 실시하였으며 실시 전후에 대상자의 건강상태를 비교하였고 프로그램에 대한 주관적인 만족도를 조사하였다. 집중 건강관리 프로그램은 만성질환 관리를 위한 진료와 간호 및 상담, 근력강화와 균형 감각증진 및 관절가동범위 증진을 위한 운동, 통증관리를 위한 물리치료, 미세운동과 인지기능을 강화하기 위한 작업치료, 영양관리, 사회성 증진을 위한 치료레크레이션, 그리고 주 1회 의사의 검진으로 구성하였다. 신경정신과전문의, 재활의학과전문의, 가정의학과전문의에 의해 각각의 세부 중재 내용에 대한 검토를 받아 프로그램의 내용타당도를 확보하였다. 최종 연구대상자는 69명이었으며 대상자의 기능 및 건강수준을 영역별로 판단하기 위하여 동경도 노인종합연구소에서 개발하여 검증된 Otasha-Kensin도구를 한국보건사회연구원에서 한국어로 번역한 도구를 사용하였다. 본 연구팀이 개발한 집중 건강관리 프로그램은 노년증후군의 진행을 억제하는데 부분적으로 효과가 있었다. 특히 허약, 낙상, 영양부족 영역에서는 프로그램 중재 전에 위험군이었던 대상자가 프로그램 중재 후에 정상군으로 이동하였으나 요실금, 경증 인지기능장애 영역은 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않아 중재효과가 상대적으로 적었다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.56-66
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• 2004

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to verify a change for family nursing phenomena and satisfaction of clients of vulnerable families in an urban community. Methods: The study subjects were 711 families, randomly selected, who had chronic diseases(arthritis diabetes, stroke, hypertension, mental disease, cancer, dementia) with basic social welfare services from the nation and had disabled persons in an urban community, South Korea. The instruments used were the family nursing phenomena in Korea by ICNP and client satisfaction. Client satisfaction consisted of client satisfaction on home visiting nurses(4 Likert scales) and home visiting services(3 Likert scales). Results: The average visiting number is 3.82. The service number of education and counseling is 3.16, patient and symptom management 3.08, assessment and diagnosis 3.08, test 2.02, medication service 1.71회, dressing 1.01, referral to social welfare institute 1.00회, referral to medical service institute 0.21. In both, pre home visiting and post home visiting, the highest rated phenomenon was the 'lack of social support system' and following that 'deficit of financial management skill and support'. 'lack of family interaction in community', and 'social isolation' 'unhealthy life style' and 'inadequate care management of sick member', in that order. The percentages of phenomena besides 'deficit of financial management skill and support' decreased. The satisfaction level of clients towards the nurses was 3.27 points on a scale of 4, and the nursing services was 2.70 points on a scale of 3. Conclusion: Home visiting nursing services should continue to provide comprehensive healthcare services and support for vulnerable families, in urban communities.

• 한국노년학
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.271-284
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• 2021

이 연구는 한국형 커뮤니티 케어의 기초가 되는 서울시 찾아가는 동주민센터 방문건강관리 사업을 중심으로, 만성질환 유병상태에 따른 노인 방문건강관리 서비스 만족도 영향요인을 도출하고, 향후 효과적인 커뮤니티 케어 모형 개발을 위한 기초자료로 활용되고자 수행되었다. 이 연구는 찾아가는 동주민센터 3단계('17년 7월 ~ '18년 6월) 및 4단계('18년 7월 ~ '19년 6월)에 참여한 만 65세, 만 70세 노인을 모집단으로 하여, 자치구별 비례할당 방식으로 추출한 2,200명(3단계 24개구 1,100명, 4단계 25개구 1,100명)을 대상으로 가구방문 면접 조사를 실시하였다. 이후 불성실 응답 180건을 제외한 2,020명을 최종 분석대상에 포함하였다. 만성질환 유병상태를 기준으로 하위집단을 나누었고, 방문건강관리 서비스 만족도 영향요인을 도출하기 위하여 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 만성질환이 없는 노인들은 건강교육 및 상담 서비스를, 만성질환을 1개 가지고 있는 단일 만성질환 노인은 지역사회자원 연계서비스를, 만성질환을 2개 이상 가지고 있는 복합 만성질환 노인은 자신의 건강상태평가 및 지역사회자원 연계서비스를 제공받은 경우 서비스 만족도가 통계적으로 유의하게 높아지는 것을 확인하였다. 한편, 만성질환 유병상태와 상관없이 노인이 인식하고 있는 서비스 제공시간은 방문건강관리 서비스 만족도를 높이는 요인이었으며, 설명 이해도는 단일, 복합 만성질환자 모두에게 만족도를 높이는 요인이었다. 지역사회를 중심으로 한 방문건강관리 서비스는 현재 추진되고 있는 커뮤니티 케어의 핵심 요소이므로 향후 커뮤니티 케어의 지속성과 효과성을 증대하기 위하여, 노인의 만성질환 유병상태에 따른 지역사회 중심의 맞춤형 건강관리서비스가 제공되어야 하겠다. 다만, 보다 효과적인 서비스 제공을 위하여, 첫째, 국민건강보험공단이 보유하고 있는 대상자의 건강정보를 지자체로 공유하는 연계시스템 구축과 둘째, 방문건강관리 서비스의 질향상을 위한 방문간호사 역량강화 교육이 병행될 필요가 있다. 이 연구의 결과와 제언이 향후 커뮤니티케어의 성공적 정착을 위한 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.