• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.175-185
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• 1994

In order to anticipate disease pattern and health problems of Koreans in the 1st part of 21st century (by the year 2020), transition of population characteristics, mortality and morbidity data during the last 30 years Koreans have experienced were reviewed. On the actual basis of epidemiologic transition process that has undergone during last 30 years since 1960 along with socioeconomic development and successful implementation of selective national health policies (family planning, medical insurance and etc.), following changes can be expected in the 21st century in Korea, under the assumption that the current rate of progress is maintained. The population of South Korea alone will be doubled the population of 1960 by the year 2013 : aged Population older than 65 years will be increased from 3.3% in 1960 to 11.4% in 2020 with increased average age of the population from 23.6 year in 1970 to 39.2 year in 2020; urban population from 28% in 1960 to 83% in 2005. GNP/capita has increased tremendously from U.S. $120 in 1970 to $6,749 in 1992, and the government estimated it would be 519,350 in 2010 and $29,460 in 2020. Growth and developmental indices of children, educational achievement and social status of women also showed a remarkable improvement and anticipated to make futher progress. Leading causes of mortality and morbidity have shown a striking change during the last 30 years, from infectious diseases to chronic degenerative diseases and man-made injuries. Occurrence of communicable diseases may become minimal although viral hepatitis, venereal diseases Including AIDS, and well adapted herpes virus infections will maintain their endemic level. Newly evolving infectious agents, however, should be carefully monitored because of rapidly changing environments and human behaviours. Tuberculosis may increase up to the epidemic level when AIDS prevails. Ischemic heart diseases may increase steadily with increasing occurrence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus whereas cerebrovascular diseases may be decreased slowly. Musculaskeletal diseases which contribute a lot to the disability of aged people may be a major health problems due to increased aged population. Mental diseases, particularly that caused by alcohol and drug abuse, and senile dementia may become a prominent health problem. On the other hand injuries caused by traffic and industrial accidents that have shown most striking increase till now may be decreased considerably by intensive intervention. The health policies in the 21st century will be oriented to the health promotion for good quality life rather than life-savings.

• 동의생리학회지
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• 제14권2호통권20호
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• pp.199-208
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• 1999

As the average life span have been lengthened and the rate of senile population have been raised, chronic degenerative diseases incident to aging has been increased rapidly and become a social problem. With this social background, recently, the facts that oxygen radicals(OR) have toxic effects on Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System and cause neuropathy such as Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer Disease have been turned out, and accordingly lots of studies on the mechanism of the toxic effects of OR on nerves, the diseases caused by OR and the approaches to curing the diseases have been made. The purpose of this study is to examine the toxic effects caused by Glucose Oxidase(GO) and the effects of herbal extracts such as Chilbokyeum(CBY) on the treatment of the toxic effects. For this purpose, experiments with the cultured cell from the cerebrums of new born mice were done. The results of these experiments were as follows. 1. GO, a oxygen radical, decreased the survival rate of the cultured cells on NR assay and MTT assay 2. GO, a oxygen radical, increased lipid peroxidation and the amount of LDH. 3. CBY have efficacy of decreasing lipid peroxidation. 4. CBY have efficacy of decreasing the amount of LOH. From the above results, It is concluded that Chilbokyeum has marked efficacy as a treatment for the damages caused in the GO-mediated oxidative process. And Chilbokyeum is thought to have certain pharmacological effects on controlling over aging and treating Dementia. Further clinical study of this pharmacological effects of Chilbokyeum should be complemented.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2019

본 연구는 좋은 죽음을 맞이하고 싶어 하는 사람에게 웰다잉을 하지 못하도록 저해하는 요인이 무엇인지 파악하고자 한다. 연구대상은 전국 17개 시와 도의 만 19세 이상 만 75세 미만의 성인 1,000명을 대상으로 선정하였다. 설문구성은 일반적 특성 4문항과 리커트의 7점 척도를 활용한 웰다잉의 저해요인과 관련된 20문항으로 구성하였다. 분석은 기술통계, 상관분석, 의사결정나무 분석을 수행하였다. 연구결과는 웰다잉을 저해하는 요인들에 관한 문항 중 '퇴행성 질병(치매 등)'은 5.502점, '통제력 상실(정신/신체)'는 5.268점 등으로 나타났다. 웰다잉 저해요인들 간의 상관성 분석에 있어서는 '안 좋은 부부관계와 안 좋은 자녀관계', '죽음교육을 받지 못함과 의료정책 홍보부족(웰다잉)', '안 좋은 자녀관계와 사람들의 무관심'의 순서로 유의한 양의 상관관계가 높게 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 고려하여 좋은 죽음을 맞이하기 위한 죽음교육을 구성 및 실시한다면 사회전체가 좋은 죽음을 위한 인식과 실천적 삶을 위해 노력하고 삶과 죽음 교육의 확대가 이루어 질 것으로 사료된다.