• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2005

목 적 : 일본이나 우리나라처럼 좌식생활을 많이 하는 동아시아국가에서는 경골 내염전이 많은 것으로 알려져 있다. 경골 내염전이나 지나친 경골 외염전은 미용적인 문제, 기능적인 문제, 정신적인 문제를 일으킬 수 있으며, 성인에서 퇴행성관절염과 연관성이 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이에 제주지역 정상소아를 대상으로 경골 염전의 정도를 알아보기 위하여 본 연구를 시행 하였다. 방 법 : 제주지역 아동을 대상으로 1-12세 사이의 521명, 1,042족을 대상으로 복사 통과 각도를 측정하였으며 나이를 6개월 간격으로 구분하여 분석하였다. 평균 복사 통과 각도의 변화 양상을 적합하기 위하여 2차 회귀 모델과 선형회귀 모델을 사용하였다. 2차 회귀분석에 대해 가장 높은 결정계수를 보여주는 7세가 서로 다른 통계모형에 적합하는 기준점으로 사용되었다. 결 과 : 전체 아동의 평균 복사 통과 각도는 $0.10{\pm}5.79^{\circ}$이었으며, 남아의 평균 복사통과각도는 $0.90{\pm}5.49^{\circ}$, 여아의 평균 복사 통과 각도는 $-0.80{\pm}5.97^{\circ}$이었다. 평균 복사 통과 각도는 1세에 $4.25{\pm}4.04$에서 나이가 들면서 점차 감소하여 4년 7개월에 $-1.98^{\circ}$로 가장 낮은 값을 보였으며 이후 나이가 들면서 점차 증가하여 7세 이후는 $0.67{\pm}1.10^{\circ}$로 일정하게 유지되었다. 결 론 : 영아기의 경골 내염전은 정상적인 성장 발달 과정에서 저절로 좋아지는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 본 연구에서는 우리나라 아동의 경우 오히려 1세 이후 복사 통과 각도가 해마다 감소하여 4년 7개월에서 최저 각도를 보이고 이후 다시 점차 증가하여 7세 이후에 더 이상 교정되지 않고 경골 외염전이 서양 아동들에 비해 약 $10^{\circ}$ 정도 감소한 상태에서 지속되었다. 이는 우리의 전통적인 생활 방식 특히 무릎을 꿇어앉는 습관에 기인하는 것으로 보인다. 따라서 관절과 보행의 이상을 예방하기 위하여 아동기에 경골 염전의 이상을 조기 발견하여 자세를 교정하여주고 필요한 경우에는 조기에 치료를 해줄 필요가 있다고 생각된다. 아울러 우리나라 아동기의 경골 염전에 대한 연구가 보다 폭넓게 이루어져야 될 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2009

목적: 림프부종은 림프계 이상으로 림프액 이동이 원활하지 못하여 생기는 팔다리 조직의 팽창을 의미한다. 현재 가장 효과적인 치료법은 복합적인 림프부종 치료법이지만 이 치료는 수술적 치료가 요구되는 환자에게는 효과가 없다. 이번 연구에서는 물리 치료법에 실패한 환자의 피하 지방조직에 비침습적 바늘 흡인술을 실시하여 그 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2003년 8월 1일부터 2004년 2월 28일까지 일개대학 병원 림프부종 클리닉에 방문하여 상하지 림프부종 2${\sim}$3기를 진단받은 환자를 대상으로 실시하였다. 모든 환자는 1년 이상 복합적인 림프부종 치료법을 실시하였으나 치료에 반응이 없었으며 9명의 환자는 유방암, 12명의 환자는 자궁경부암 환자였다. 치료 전 자기공명영상(MRI)을 실시하여 부종이 가장 심한 부위를 찾아 바늘 흡인술을 실시한 후 3개월 동안 추적 관찰하였다. 치료의 효과는 치료 전과 치료 3개월 후 부종 부피를 계산하여 Wilcoxon signed rank-test를 통해 비교하였다. 결과: 치료 전과 치료 3개월 후의 평균 부종 감소율은 29.1%였다(P=0.001). 국소적 출혈 이외 다른 특별한 부작용은 없었다. 결론: 바늘 흡인술은 복합적인 림프부종 치료법에 반응이 없는 림프부종 2, 3기 환자에게 수술에 앞서 고려해볼 수 있는 안전하고 효과적인 방법이다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 1992

Postoperative hypoxemia in the absence of hypoventilation occurs more often after thoracic or upper abdominal surgery than lower abdominal operations or surgery on extremities. Although the factors which produce postoperative alveolar collapse have not been fully evaluated, the dominant factor of postoperative hypoxemia is shunt of blood passing collapsed alveoli and the postoperative pain is associated with restriction of depth of breathing, sighing and movement. In 1979, the first successful clinical usage of epidurally administered morphine for control of postoperative pain was reported by Behar and associates. This study was carried out for twenty patients who received posterolateral thoracostomy with bleb resection between May 1990 and May 1991 and who were primary spontaneous recurrent pneumothoraxes under general endotracheal anesthesia. For the relief of post-thoracotomy pain following of the general anesthesia, we selected ten patients as control group which were treated intermittently IM with injection of pethidine(50 mg) according to the conventional method and another ten patients as study group which were managed with thoracic epidural analgesia. The tip of the catheter was inserted to T4-5 epidural space through T12-L1 or L1-2 interspinous region before the induction of the general anesthesia and then the epidural analgesics(0.25% bupivacaine 15 ml+morphine 3 mg) was injected once a day via the catheter until 4 th POD in the study group. The epidural catheters were removed at postoperative 4 th day in study group. Clinical observations were done about vital signs, ABG, tidal volume, FVC and occurence of adverse effects during postoperative 2hr, 8hr, 1st day, 2nd day, 7th day in both groups. The results were as follows; (1) The values of $V_T$ and FVC were significantly improved in study group(85% and 66%) as compared with control group(76% and 61%) during the postoperative 4 day of the epidural analgesia. (2) After the end of the epidural analgesia(7th POD), the values of FVC were improved invertly rather in control group(98%) than study group(84%). It suggested that the reduction of FVC in study group were caused by the raised pain sensitivity following the end of epidural analgesia. (3) The side effects of epidural analgesia such as transient urinary retention(2 cases), itching sensation(1) and headache(1) were noted.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.591-596
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• 2004

최근 수부 다한증에 비해 안면 다한증에 대한 교감신경 차단술은 점차 기피되고 있는 실정이다. 최근 저자들은 남성과 여성에서의 술 후 만족도의 차이로 인해 남성에서의 수술은 배제하고 여성에서만의 선택적인 수술을 권장할 것을 보고한 바 있다. 이에 여성의 안면 다한증에 대해 제2번 흉부교감신경 차단술 후 장기결과를 분석하여 여성에서의 수술 적정성을 재검토하고 향후 새로운 치료지침을 정립하기 위해 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1998년 5월부터 2001년 7월까지 순수한 안면 다한증으로 제2흉부 교감신경 차단술을 시행 받고 수술 후 최소 2년이 경과한 27명의 여성 환자 중 전화 설문조사가 가능하였던 20명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 수술 방법은 2 mm 흉강경 기구를 이용하여 제2번 흉부 교감신경절 상부 신경줄기만을 절단하였다. 7명에서 미각성 발한이 동반되었다. 나이는 최소 25세부터 62세까지 평균 46.4세였다. 걸과: 수술 직후 모든 예에서 증상은 소실되었으며, 수술 1주 후에 환자의 만족도는 15예에서 “아주 만족한다”고 하였으며, 5예에서는 “대체로 만족한다” 고 하였다. 그러나 수술 후 25개월부터 63개월까지 평균 46.3개월의 장기추적 관찰에서 9예(45 %)는 “대체로 만족한다”, 8예(40%)는 “그저 그렇다”, 그리고 3예(15%)는 “불만(수술후회)”이라고 하였다. 미각성 발한으로 인해 16명(80%)이 불편하다고 호소하였고, 모든 예에서 보상성 발한이 발생하였는데 10예(50%)에서 “심하다”, 6예(30%)에서 “심하나 참을 만하다”,나머지 4예(20%)에서는 “보통이다” 라고 하였다. 보상성 발한의 위치는 가슴, 등, 액와부 및 하지부위로 전체에 걸쳐 위치하였다. 걸론: 여성에서 안면다한증에 대한 제2흉부 교감신경 차단술은 아직도 고려될 만한 수술이고 수술 만족도에 미치는 주요인은 미각성 발한과 보상성 발한에 대한 개인적인 적응정도의 차이이다. 그러므로 수술 후 만족도를 높이기 위해 이를 예측할 수 있는 수술 전 위험인자를 찾는 노력이 요구되고, 이를 통해 보다 세밀한 수술 대상 환자의 선택이 필요하며 새로운 치료 방법의 개발이 요구된다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.545-556
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• 1994

Medical insurance and health care delivery system enabled Korean people to get the necessary medical service, but it caused increased needs for medical service, and resulted in the occurence of some problems such as a lack of manpower and medical facilities. In order to solve these problems, many countries, which already had medical insurance system had developed home care system and it has been regarded effective both in reducing costs and in increasing the rates of turnover of bed. Recently, Korea has included home nursing care in its health care delivery system, and some models of the hospital based home nursing care had been tried and its effects had been evaluated. So, author tried to run a home nursing care for the Cesarean section mothers and evaluate Its effects both in the mother's health and costs. This study was designed as a Quasi-experimental study. Subjects were thirty mothers who got Cesarean section operation in hospital in Seoul. Experimental group consisted of 15 volunteers, and control group were selected by means of matching technique. Data were gathered from February 1st to March 26th by two assistants who were trained by author. Experimental group were discharged on the 4th day after their operation, and got nursing care and assessment about their home three times on the 5th, 6th, and 7th day. Control group stayed in the hospital until 7th day as usual and were checked on the same day as above mentioned To evaluate the state of physiological recovery, vital signs, H.O.F, presence of edema in the legs, bathing, appetite, sleep, presence of pain or discomfort in the breasts, amount of lochia, color of lochia, defecation urination. To compare incidence of complication in experimental group with that in control group, specific assessment was done such variables as smell of lochia, presence of inflammation of operation wound, dizziness, and presence of immobilization in the extremities. The activities of daily living were checked Satisfaction of nursing were checked To calculate costs, author asked subjects to specify expenditure including hospital charge, traffic enpenses, and food expenses. The results were as fellows. 1. On effectiveness of home nursing careThere were n significant differences between experimental and control group in incidence of abnormal symptoms and any complication. The number of taking a bath [POD #5 P=0.001, #6 P=0.0003, #7 P=0.001] and the degree of appetite [POD #5 P=0.03, #6 P=0.02, #7 P=0.013] were significantly higher in experimental group than in control group. Contrary to author's expectation, the degree of the activities of daily living in experimental group was not higher than that of control group. All of the experimental group said they were satisfied with the home nursing care. 2. Cost analysis 1) Hospital charge of experimental group was lower than that of control group. ［P=0.009］ By taking home nursing care, average period of hospitalization was shortened to 3.1 days, and family members could save 22.8 hours. Total amount of money saved by early discharge was 3,443,093 Won. It is estimated that total amount of money saved by early discharge in a year will be 40,398,956 Won. 2) Home nursing care charge of 15 mothers was 1,781,633 Won. It is estimated that total amount of money Saved by it in a year Will be 20,904,493 Won. It was lower altogether than hospital charge of the three days which is 5th, 6th, 7th day of operation. The average cost of single home visit was calculated 10,940 Won. It took 87 minutes per round and it costed 1,017.3 Won. The average hour of home care was 39.0 minutes. 3) It is expected that early discharge can bring forth the increase of hospital income. On the condition that the rate of running bed is 100%, the expected increase of hospital income will be 202,374, 026 Won in a year. Suggestions for further study and nursing practice are as follows : 1. For the welfare of patients and the increased rates of running bed, home nursing care system should be included in the hospital nursing care system. 2. Studies to test effect of home nursing care on the patients with other diseases are needed. 3. Establishment of law on the practice of home nursing care is strongly recommended.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.597-607
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• 2002

Background : Even though it is well known that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity, and the quality of life, in patients with chronic lung diseases, not many patients can attend hospital based intensive PR in Korea. The purpose of this study was to develop a method for a home-based PR program, and study its effectiveness. Materials and Methods : Twenty patients with chronic lung diseases were randomly divided into two groups : a home PR group comprising of 10 male patients, with a mean age of 70 years, and a control group comprising of 10 male patients, with a mean age of 65 years. We developed exercise programs, depending on the exercise capacity of each patient, which were easy to do at home. The PR program consisted of a 12 week period of enforced aerobic (mostly walking) and muscle strengthening exercises, as prescribed by the exercise specialist, in accordance with the functional capacity of the patient. In addition to the education, nutritional and psychiatric consultation was undertaken, and respiratory muscle training arranged. Patients visited hospital every 2 weeks for evaluation and exercise prescription. Results : All patients finished the 12 week course of therapy. Following the home PR, the endurance times and work capacity of the upper and lower extremities were significantly increased in the treatment group in comparison to the controls. The six minute working (Eds note:should) 'working' read "walking"?) distance was increased from $465{\pm}60m$ to $508{\pm}37m$ and the maximal inspiratory pressure from $72.8{\pm}27.2cmH_2O$ to $91.4{\pm}30.9cmH_2O$. The quality of life, as assessed by St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), was also improved following PR. (Eds note:do you have figures for before and after, and a reference for the SGRQ?i.e. for the main paper.) Conclusion : The home PR program we developed seemed to be applicable, and effective, to most of the patients with chronic lung diseases in this study.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권11호
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• pp.1118-1123
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• 2003

목 적 : 지난 30년간의 연구로 병인론에 관한 중요한 정보들이 축적되어왔다. 하지만 아직도 완전히 이해된 것은 아니며, 연령이나 성별, 임상증상의 발현율에 대한 다양한 연구 결과들이 발표되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 저자들이 경험한 125명의 HS 자반증 환아들의 임상적 특징을 알아보고, 이전의 다른 논문의 연구결과들과 비교해 보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 환아는 1992년 3월부터 2000년 4월까지 충북대학교병원 소아과에 방문하여 특징적인 자반과 복통이나 관절염 등의 임상증상을 통하여 HS 자반증으로 진단된 환아를 대상으로 하였으며 입원하거나 외래에 내원한 경우 모두 포함하였다. 결 과 : HS 자반증으로 진단된 환아는 남자 87명 여자 38명으로 구성되었고, 연령은 1세에서 14세에 걸쳐 분포하고 있었다. 계절에 따른 변화로 3월부터 5월까지 모두 56명(44.8%), 10월에서 12월까지 51명(32.8%)으로 나타났다. 자반은 모든 환아에서 관찰되었다. 복통은 88명(70.4%)에서 관찰되었으며, 위장관 출혈은 18명(14.4%)에서 관찰되었고, 관절염은 67명(53.6%)에서 관찰되었다. 모두 125명의 환아 중 신장 침범이 있는 환아는 48명으로 HS 자반증 환아 중 38.4%였다. 부고환염은 남아 87명 중 15명(17.2%)에서 발생하였다. 자반이 발생한 후 나타난 동반 증상 중 2명(1.6%)의 환아에서 경련이 발생하였으나 항경련제 치료없이 호전되었고, 두통이 11명(8.8%)의 환아에서 발생하였다. 결 론 : 결론적으로, HS 자반증은 전신적인 혈관염이기 때문에 자반 이외의 증상들이 선행할 수 있으며, 소아에서 설명할 수 없는 복통이나 관절염, 음낭 증상 등이 발생할 경우, 자반이 출현하기 전이라도 임상 각과에서 HS 자반증에 대해 의심해보고, 소아 신장 전문의와의 협진이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.217-230
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• 1998

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to define the relationship between the experience of Sanhuujori, Korean traditional non-professional postpartal care after delivery and abortion and present health status of chronic arthritis female patient who visited to outpatient clinic of rheumatic internal medicine at a hospital located in Seoul, Korea. A convenience sample of 64 women who orally agreed to be a participant and data were collected form October 1996 to May, 1997 for sis months by way of interview with semistructured questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the SPSS pc program using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe test as a post hoc and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The results of the study were as follows ; Mean age of participants was 53.2 years and mean number of children was 3.1. Mean frequency of abortion was 2.1 times per woman. Seventy four percentage of respondents did not have Sanhujori after abortion. The mean period of Sanhujori after delivery was 17.7, 15.2, 13.8 days from the first child to third child and shorter than that of general woman such as 20.0, 19.0, 17.3 days in the previous study. On the subjective evaluation of whether the women did Sanhujori well or not, the rate of 'did Sanhujori wrongly' was the highest rank in each child where as general woman 'did Sanhujori well' at the first child, 'moderate' at the second and third child and 'did Sanhujori wrongly' at the 4th and fifth child. The health status implies both subjective health status women perceived and the rate of complaints of physical symptom distress women are experiencing presently. The respondents of 82.5% perceived them as unhealthy or sick and 68.9% of women complained more than two symptoms. Mean number of physical symptom distress women complained was 2.33. The main sites of physical symptom distress were upper & lower extremities 69.1% including knee and hand, whole body 19.1%, neck 3.7%, waist & shoulders 2.7% respectively. The characteristics of the symptoms were mostly pain 60%, swelling 19.8%, rigidity & deformity 7.9% respectively, sensation of heat 6.8% and weakness 1.7%. Women perceived the etiology of the chronic arthritis as stress 25.8%, 'did Sanhujori wrongly' & overwork 23.4% respectively, genetic 12.9%, malnutrition, 4.8%, and aging process 3.2%. There were significant positive correlation between subjective health status and the period of Sanhujori after delivery of the second child(r=-0.22) and negative correlation with the number of child at the level of 5% of significance statistically(r=0.27). There were significant negative correlation between the rate of complaints of physical symptom distress and the subjective evaluation whether she did Sanhujori well or not at the level of 5% of significance statistically(r=-0.23). And the rate of complaints of physical symptom distress in the group of women who experienced abortion was significantly higher than that of women who did not experience it at the level of 5% significance statistically(t=2.00) In conclusion, this finding reconfirmed the possible relationship between health status of chronic arthritis female patient and the experience of Sanhujori after delivery & abortion. It provides a challenge to the professional care givers to research further on the effects of Sanhujori on the health status, health recovery after abortion or delivery from the various aspects through the crosssectional and longitudinal research for the refinement of the reality of not only as cultural phenomenon but as conceptual model for the appropriateness of intervention and quality of care for desirable health outcomes.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.111-132
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• 1999

This correlational descriptive study sought to define the relationship between the experience of Sanhujori, Korean tradition non-professional postpartal care after delivery and abortion and present physical symptom distress of arthritis female who visited to outpatient clinic of rheumatic internal medicine at three hospital located in Seoul, Pusan, Chongju, Korea. Data from a convenience sample of 98 women who orally agreed to be respondent were collected from September 1, 1998 to October 31, 1998 for two months by way of interview with semi-structured questionnaire. Data analysis consisted of frequency, percentage, mean, S. D., Pearson Correlation Coefficient, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe test as a post hoc by SPSS. The results of the study were as follows ; Mean age of participants as 52.8 years and mean number of children 3.3. Mean frequency of child birth was 3.1 times per woman, 67.4% of respondents had menopause, 57.0% did not have Sunhujori after abortion. The health status implies the subjective health status women perceived, which came from the three points of view of the present, comparative with other of same age and changed after delivery. The respondents of 76.1% perceived them as unhealthy and the main sites of physical symptom distress were upper & lower extremities including knee and hand 34.8%, shoulder 26.5%, waist 22.4%. Women perceived the etiology of the arthritis as 'did Sanhujori wrongly' 36.7%, 'aging process' 24.5%, 'stress' 16.3%, 'overwork' 15.3%, 'Immunocompromize' & 'physical constitution' 7.1% respectively, 'character' 3.1%, 'genetic' 2.0%, 'malnutrition' 1.0%. The mean period of Sanhujori after delivery was 20.4 at the first child and 18.1 at the second child. The higher frequency of child birth, the shorter period of Sanhujori. For the subjective evaluation of whether the women did Sanhujori well or not, the rate of 'did Sanhujori well' was the highest rank in the first child and the rate of 'did not particularly Sanhujori well' was the highest rank in the last child. There was a significant positive correlation between physical function disability and rheumatoid arthritis symptom at the level of 1% of significance statistically(r=.406). And a positive correlation between physical function disability and Sanhubyung symptom at the level of 5% of significance statistically(r=.224). There was a significant positive correlation among rheumatoid arthritis symptom, Sanhubyung symptom and menopause symptom at the level of 1%-5% of significance statistically. Most of all, the correlation between Sanhubyung symptom and menopause symptom was the higher than others. There was a negative correlation between the present physical symptom distress and experience of Sanhujori(r=.-130), however it was not significant statistically. However, there was a positive correlation between subjective health status and experience of Sanhujori at the level of 1% of significance statistically(r=.328). In conclusion, this finding reconfirmed the positive relationship between the perceived health status and experience of Sanhujori after delivery among women of arthritis. It provides a challenge to the professional care givers to study further on the effects of Sanhuiori after abortion or delivery on the physical symptom distress from the variouis aspects through the cross-sectional and longitudinal research. The strategy for the development of the appropriate intervention for primary prevention of sequele after childbirth and quality of care for desirable health outcomes for postpartal women with considering deeply on the relationship between women's health and postapartal care.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2002

일부 농촌 지역사회 거주 노인들의 신체적, 정신적, 기능적, 사회환경적 상태를 포함하는 포괄적 노인평가를 시행하여 지역사회 중심 노인보건사업의 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. 전라남도 일개 군에서 층화 집락추출한 지역사회 거주 65세 이상 노인 388명을 대상으로 조사를 하였다. 조사내용은 노인들의 인구사회학적 특성, 현병력, 신체적, 정신적 건강상태, 일상생활활동(ADL), 도구적 일상생활활동(IADL) 및 대상노인들의 사회적, 환경적 평가를 포함하였다. 주요 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 전체 388명 중 남자가 169명(43.6%)이었고 여자가 219명(56.4%)이었으며, 평균연령은 남자 $73.5{\pm}6.4$세, 여자 $74.0{\pm}6.2$세였다. 2. 조사노인 1인당 평균 1.6개의 질환을 가지고 있었으며, 3개 이상의 질환을 가지고 있는 노인들은 약 19%나 되었다. 3. 신체적 건강상태는 시각기능의 감소가 남녀 각각 50.9%, 65.3%로 다른 기능에 비해 가장 많았고, 씹거나 삼키는 데 어려움이 있는 구강기능의 감소도 34.3%, 39.3%로 그 다음을 차지하였으며, 상대적으로 상지, 하지 기능의 감소는 1-6% 정도로 적은 편이었다. 4. 정신적 건강상태는 단기 기억력으로 살펴 본 인지기능의 감소가 33.7%, 44.7%로 적지 않았고, 노인우울 평가를 이용하여 우울증 여부를 조사한 결과 남자에서 19.1%, 여자에서 24.9%이었다. 5. 일상생활활동(ADL) 평가 결과 6가지 모두 독립적으로 수행할 수 있는 노인이 남자 72.2%, 여자 58.9% 이었으며, 도구적 일상생활활동(IADL)은 식사준비하기가 가능한 경우가 남자에서 81.1%로 여자의 92.7%에 비해 낮았고, 반대로 금전관리가 가능한 경우는 여자에서68.9%로남자의 83.5%에비해낮았다. 6. 사회적 지지체계의 평가에서는 도움이 필요할 때 제공할 수 있는 수발자가 있는 경우가 26.3%이었고, 수발자와의 관계는 배우자가 가장 많고 다음은 며느리 였다. 가족과의 거주형태별로는 49.5%가 노부부만 사는 경우였고, 다음은 노인 혼자 사는 경우로 22.9%를 차지하였다. 환경적 평가에서는 위험요소 네 가지 중 하나이상을 가진경우가83.5%나되었다. 따라서 농촌지역 거주 노인들에 대한 포괄적 평가는 지역사회 중심 노인보건프로그램을 개발하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하였다.