• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2002

보건소 인력이 노인의 건강을 유지, 증진시키기 위한 노인건강관리 프로그램을 개발하는데 필요한 기초자료로 활용하기 위해 경로당 이용 노인의 건강상태와 보건소에서 제공하고 있는 노인건강관리 서비스 이용실태를 파악한 조사연구로 S시의 C구에 거주하는 65세 남 녀 노인중 경로당을 이용하고 있는 남자노인 66명과 여자노인 139명 총 205명을 대상으로 하였다. 경로당 이용 노인의 일반적 특성, 신체적 건강상태, 사회적 건강상태, 노인건강관리 서비스 이용실태는 연구자가 제작한 질문지를 이용하였고, 수단적 일상생활 기능은 Lawton이 개발한 도구를 우리 나라 실정에 적합하게 수정보완하여 6개 문항으로 된 도구로 측정하였다. 정신적 건강상태는 Folstein(1975)이 개발한 것을 우리나라 실정에 맞게 수정한 Mini Mental State Examlnation-Korea(MMSE-K) 도구를 사용하였으며, 정서적 건강상태는 Radloff가 개발한 Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale(CES-D)도구를 이용하여 측정하였다. 자료는 SPSS/WIN을 이용하여 남 녀 노인의 일반적 특성, 건강상태, 노인건강 관리서비스 이용실태에 대한 실수와 백분율을 구하고, 각 변수간의 차이에 대한 유의성 검정은 t-test, 카이자승법 및 ANOVA로, 노인겅강관리 서비스 이용관련요인은 카이자승검정 방법을 분석하였으며 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 경로당 이용 노인중 남자노인 40.9%와 여자노인 17.3%만이 자신의 건강상태에 대해 건강하다고 생각하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 흡연비율은 남자노인 46.9%, 여자노인 18.5%였으며, 음주는 남자노인의 57.6%가, 여자노인 16.5%만이 음주하는 것으로 나타났다. 남자노인 13.3%, 여자노인 14.4%가 수면이 불충분하다고 응답하였고, 운동을 규칙적으로 하는 노인은 남자가 47%, 여자 25.9%으로 나타났다. 남자노인 42.4%, 여자노인 43.9%가 지난 1년동안 건강검진을 받지 않았으며, 아침이닦기와 저녁 이닦기 등 구강보건은 94.6%, 83.4%의 노인이 생활속에서 실천하고 있었다. 2. 경로당 이용 노인의 일상생활기능(IADL)은 0-18점에서 평균 7.4점이였으며, 남자노인은 일상생활용품이나 약사러가기, 버스와 전철 혼자타기와 관련된 일상생활기능이 여자노인보다 유의하게 높았다. 정신적인 면에서 우울한 편에 속하는 남자노인은 7.6%, 여자노인은 21.6%로 나타났으며, 인지적인 측면에서는 남자노인의 48.5%, 여자노인의 28.8%가 치매의심군에 속하는 것으로 나타났다. 사회적인 측면에서는 남자노인의 57.6%, 여자노인의 62.6%에서 친밀한 사람이 없었으며, 친밀한 관계를 유지하고 있는 노인의 경우, 남자노인은 가장 친밀한 사람을 친구로 응답한 경우가 52.5%였고 여자노인은 자식이 53.8%로 나타났다. 3. 건강상태에 관련된 요인들 중 연령이 높아질수록 치매율이 유의하게 높았고(p=0.000), 치과방문회수가 유의하게 높았다(p=0.000). 4. 앞으로 더 강화해야 할 노인건강관리서비스 요구도와 관련된 요인들 중 교육 정도가 낮은 노인, 사별한 노인일수록 무료순회진료 및 진료서비스 요구도가 유의하게 높았고,운동을 안하는 노인, 수면만족도가 높은 노인, 구강보건수행 정도가 높은 노인, 사회적 친밀도가 높은 노인일수록 건강검진 서비스 요구도 및 노인건강증진운동 서비스 요구도가 유의하게 높았다. 또한 주관적 건강인식이 건강하지 않다고 응답한 노인은 건강하다고 응답한 노인에 비해, 흡연을 안하는 노인, 음주를 안하는 노인일수록 노인건강증진운동 서비스애 대한 요구도가 유의하게 높았다. 결론적으로 경로당 이용노인을 대상으로 한 건강관리서비스 제공은 노인의 주관적 건강인식, 배우자 유무, 가족동거유형, 용돈과 같은 사회 심리 경제적인 요인과 흡연, 음주 등의 신체적 건강상태를 고려할 필요가 있으며, 노인들의 건강행동을 실천하게 하는 프로그램을 시행함과 동시에 사회 심리 경제적인 문제해결이 병행되어야 할 것이다. 보건소의 노인건강관리서비스는 이러한 특징과 차이를 기초로 수행되어야 하나 향후 반복적인 연구를 통하여 노인에 대한 건강관리 서비스가 개발되어져야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.123-127
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• 1978

The major objective of this research is to identify those hospital characteristics that best explain cost variation among hospitals and to formulate linear models that can predict hospital costs. Specific emphasis is placed on hospital output, that is, the identification of diagnosis related patient groups (DRGs) which are medically meaningful and demonstrate similar patterns of hospital resource consumption. A casemix index is developed based on the DRGs identified. Considering the common problems encountered in previous hospital cost research, the following study requirements are estab-lished for fulfilling the objectives of this research: 1. Selection of hospitals that exercise similar medical and fiscal practices. 2. Identification of an appropriate data collection mechanism in which demographic and medical characteristics of individual patients as well as accurate and comparable cost information can be derived. 3. Development of a patient classification system in which all the patients treated in hospitals are able to be split into mutually exclusive categories with consistent and stable patterns of resource consumption. 4. Development of a cost finding mechanism through which patient groups' costs can be made comparable across hospitals. A data set of Medicare patients prepared by the Social Security Administration was selected for the study analysis. The data set contained 27,229 record abstracts of Medicare patients discharged from all but one short-term general hospital in Connecticut during the period from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1972. Each record abstract contained demographic and diagnostic information, as well as charges for specific medical services received. The 'AUT-OGRP System' was used to generate 198 DRGs in which the entire range of Medicare patients were split into mutually exclusive categories, each of which shows a consistent and stable pattern of resource consumption. The 'Departmental Method' was used to generate cost information for the groups of Medicare patients that would be comparable across hospitals. To fulfill the study objectives, an extensive analysis was conducted in the following areas: 1. Analysis of DRGs: in which the level of resource use of each DRG was determined, the length of stay or death rate of each DRG in relation to resource use was characterized, and underlying patterns of the relationships among DRG costs were explained. 2. Exploration of resource use profiles of hospitals; in which the magnitude of differences in the resource uses or death rates incurred in the treatment of Medicare patients among the study hospitals was explored. 3. Casemix analysis; in which four types of casemix-related indices were generated, and the significance of these indices in the explanation of hospital costs was examined. 4. Formulation of linear models to predict hospital costs of Medicare patients; in which nine independent variables (i. e., casemix index, hospital size, complexity of service, teaching activity, location, casemix-adjusted death. rate index, occupancy rate, and casemix-adjusted length of stay index) were used for determining factors in hospital costs. Results from the study analysis indicated that: 1. The system of 198 DRGs for Medicare patient classification was demonstrated not only as a strong tool for determining the pattern of hospital resource utilization of Medicare patients, but also for categorizing patients by their severity of illness. 2. The wei틴fed mean total case cost (TOTC) of the study hospitals for Medicare patients during the study years was $11,27.02 with a standard deviation of $117.20. The hospital with the highest average TOTC ($1538.15) was 2.08 times more expensive than the hospital with the lowest average TOTC ($743.45). The weighted mean per diem total cost (DTOC) of the study hospitals for Medicare patients during the sutdy years was $107.98 with a standard deviation of $15.18. The hospital with the highest average DTOC ($147.23) was 1.87 times more expensive than the hospital with the lowest average DTOC ($78.49). 3. The linear models for each of the six types of hospital costs were formulated using the casemix index and the eight other hospital variables as the determinants. These models explained variance to the extent of 68.7 percent of total case cost (TOTC), 63.5 percent of room and board cost (RMC), 66.2 percent of total ancillary service cost (TANC), 66.3 percent of per diem total cost (DTOC), 56.9 percent of per diem room and board cost (DRMC), and 65.5 percent of per diem ancillary service cost (DTANC). The casemix index alone explained approximately one half of interhospital cost variation: 59.1 percent for TOTC and 44.3 percent for DTOC. Thsee results demonstrate that the casemix index is the most importand determinant of interhospital cost variation Future research and policy implications in regard to the results of this study is envisioned in the following three areas: 1. Utilization of casemix related indices in the Medicare data systems. 2. Refinement of data for hospital cost evaluation. 3. Development of a system for reimbursement and cost control in hospitals.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2019

이 연구는 최근 성형을 원해 우리나라로 들어오는 외국인 환자들을 응대하는 서울 소재 성형외과를 중심으로 의료관광 활성화를 위한 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션 활용의 필요성 인식과 향후 기대효과를 알아보기 위해서 성형외과 직원들을 대상으로 연구하였다. 데이터 분석을 위해 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 사용하였다. 개인특성 및 의료기관 특성에 따라 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션 활용의 향후 기대효과를 분석함으로써 의료관광 활성화에 도움이 될 방안을 모색하였다. 그 결과 응답자의 미래 모바일 사용 의지가 높을수록, 소속된 의료기관의 외국인 환자 숫자가 많을수록 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션의 활용 기대가 유의한 정(+)의 관계인 것으로 추정되었다. 또한, 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션의 필요성을 높게 평가할수록 앞으로 의료관광 활성화에 도움이 될 것이라는 응답이 많았으며, 미래 기대 전망에 대한 긍정적 인식도 높았다. 이 연구가 의료관광 활성화를 위해 의료종사자들의 수요분석과 서비스 활용에 관하여 모바일 서비스 앱의 지속적 추진과 확대를 위한 IT 기반이 마련되길 기대해 본다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.65-81
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• 2024

Objectives This study aimed to understand the general research trends, applicated disease, and methodology of transcutaneous/percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, contemplating its clinical use in traditional Korean medicine and future research directions. Methods A scoping review was conducted following Arksey and O'Malley Framework Stage and adhering to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews: checklist and explanation. Papers published until October 30, 2023, were investigated across 10 databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, Korean Studies Information Service System, KMbase, Science ON, Research Information Sharing Service. The search terms used were 'Transcutaneous/Percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation'. Results Since 2021, the application of transcutaneous/percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for musculoskeletal symptoms has been actively researched, predominantly in Asia (37%), Europe (37%), and North America (21%). All 19 papers were part of clinical studies. Chronic pain was noted that most applied disease, it also was found to potentially aid in acute post-surgical pain relief. Major assessment tools include not only simple pain metrics but also pain perception, vagal nerve tension, quality of life, and inflammatory markers. Most procedures were carried out through the ear, which offers a favorable site for therapeutic stimulation without notable side effects. And parameter analysis, frequencies typically ranged around 25 Hz to 30 Hz, while pulse widths were commonly set at 250 ㎲ or 300 ㎲. Conclusions Transcutaneous/percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation is easily accessible through acupuncture in Korean medicine. Therefore, if future studies establish parameters and clinical significance, it could be utilized as a therapeutic modality.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.156-171
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• 1996

Background: Nosocomial infection control is one of important means to assure the quality of medical care in the hospital, however, it has been neglected by most of the hospital personnels. Of nosocomial infections, urinary tract infection is the highest incidence, which is related to the indwelling catheter. It is, therefore, necessary to pay primary attention to the patients with the indwelling catheter in intensive care unit in order to control nosocomial Infection and to improve the quality of medical care in the hospital. Methods : The subjects of this study were patients with indwelling catheter who were admitted to the ICU of Pusan Paik Hospital from March 1994 to May 1995. The author calculated UTI rate among the subjects through the cultivation of the urine, identified the related factors of the UTI through brain storming of study team and head nurses working at ICU, and analized the effectiveness of the proposed approaches through comparing the infection rates of before and after activities. Results : The major activities carried out by the study team were to conduct in-service education programs for the staffs working at ICU about the importance of the nosocomial infection control in QA, and nursing intervention to reduce the UTI rate among the patients with indwelling catether. 1. The major nursing interventions that the study team had implemented were as follows ; 1) Drainage system was changed from partial open system to completely closed system. 2) Bladder irrigation which was routinely practised in all patients stopped among the noninfected patients. 3) Bladder irrigation set was changed to the disposable one. 4) Catheter was inserted under the anesthesia for patients to be operated. 5) Male patient receiving wrapped with gauze after perineal care was not wrapped. 6) Clamp which had not been before was newly attached to drainage tube. 7) Urine bag which had been packed into a lot of pieces was done into each piece. 8) The interval of change of indwelling catheter had regularly been four weeks, however it was used continously until it worked well. 9) Catheter was attached well at the defined site. 10) Paper towel was used instead of cotton towel. 11) Mats at the entrance were removed and cleansing of wards was enhanced. 2. The UTI rate by month was 34.4% in maximum and 9.8% in minimum during the period of this study, however it had gradually decreased. After 6 months from initiating infection control activities, the trend of rates was relatively stable. It was identified that UTI rate was different by season 12.5% in winter and 27.2% in summer. 3. Utilization rate of indwelling catheter was maintained at under 50%, but it was increased above 57% from April 1995. 4. The number of bladder irrigation sets used per day was 33.3 sets in maximum and 2.8 sets in minimum. The number used per day were also remarkably deceased. Conclusion : It was found that a program to control UTI could contribute to nosocomial infection control, and it was, in turn, a mean to assure the quality of medical care in the hospital. The nursing interventions which this study team had implemented were effective in the reduce of UTI rates.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2012

Objective : To investigate the current status of prescription drugs in Oriental medical institutes and to draw up a future plan for the revitalization of Oriental medical health insurance, this survey has been performed. Method : The survey has been made with 321 doctors working at Oriental medical institutes in Daegu and Kyungbuk areas for a period of 3 month from June 1, 2010 until September 1, 2010. Result : 1. When it comes to the current status of the use of herbal drugs in Oriental Health insurance, most of doctors surveyed prescribe insurance drugs, and they prescribe insurance drugs to patients, who are less than 20% of total patients visiting their clinics. 2. The awareness of Herbal Health Care Drugs is investigated. When it comes to the understanding of the difference between insurance drugs(powder type drugs) and granular type drugs, doctors admit that they differ only in one aspect, whether or not their being covered by health insurance. Based on the survey results on the understanding of insurance coverage of granular type drugs, doctors, even though they long for granular type drugs to be accepted as insurance drugs, are worrying whether the number of outpatients might dwindle due to increased insurance co-payments. They also point out that the biggest obstacles in the expansion of the granular type drugs as insurance drugs are the lack of understanding of the government and the objection of the Health Insurance Review and Assesment service (HIRA) for fear of increased insurance claims. 3. Upon investigation on Oriental medicine doctors' understandings of herbal pharmaceutical industry, it is found that doctors' responses on pharmaceutical industry are not all positive ones('new product development and neglect of R&D infrastructure' and 'smallness of industry'). When it is investigated what area needs the greatest improvement in herbal pharmaceutical industry, 'securing sufficient capital, good manufacturing, and strengthening quality control', is the highest. 4. When it is asked what are the most needed in order to improve herbal health insurance medicine, responses such as 'the increase in the accessibility to and the utilization of Oriental medical clinics through the diversification of the means of prescriptions', 'the improvement of insurance benefits(cap adjustments)', 'increase the proportion of high quality medicinal plants', 'the ceiling of co-payments(deductible) at 20,000 won or more', 'expansion of the choices of formulations', 'formulational expansions of tablets and pills', and finally 'admittance and expansion of granular type drug as insurance drug' are the highest. 5. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the current status of the usage of Oriental health care herbal drugs, the followings are observed. First, the frequency of use of health insurance drugs by the doctors who use health insurance with general characteristics shows similar differences in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.001), average number of daily patients (p<0.05). Secondly, as to the willingness of the expanded usage of insurance drugs, similar differences are observed in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.05). 6. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the perception of Herbal health care drugs, the followings are observed. First, inspecting general characteristics and insurance claims due to increased co-payments(deductible amount) reveals similar differences in case of working period (p<0.01) and in case of total monthly sales amount (p <0.01). Secondly, inspecting general characteristics and the obstacles that hinder granular type drugs from being accepted as health care insurance drugs shows similar differences in case of working period (p<0.05). 7. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the understanding of Oriental Herbal pharmaceutical companies, the followings are observed. First, opinions on the general characteristics of pharmaceutical companies, when examined with variance analysis, shows similar differences in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.05). Secondly, when opinions are examined on general characteristics and the problems of herbal pharmaceutical companies, similar differences are found in case of working period (p<0.01) and in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.001). Lastly, opinions on the general characteristics and reforms of pharmaceutical companies, similar differences are observed in case of working period (p<0.001). 8. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the improvement of insurance Herbal drugs, the followings are observed. First, regarding general characteristics and insurance benefits, similar differences are observed in case of working period (p<0.05), in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.05), and in case of average number of daily patients (p<0.01). Secondly, opinions on the general characteristics and the needs for the improvement of Herbal insurance drugs are examined in 5 different aspects, which are the approval of granular type drugs as insurance drugs, the expanded practices of the number of prescription insurance drugs, the needs of a variety of formulations, the needs of TFT of which numbers of Oriental medical doctors are members for the revision of the existing system, and the needs of adjusting the current ceiling of the fixed amount and the fixed rate. When processed by the analysis of variance, the results show similar differences in case of average number of daily patients (p<0.01). Conclusion : From the results of this study the first measures to take are, to reform overall insurance benefit system, including insurance co-payment system(fixed rate cap adjustment), to expand the number of the herbal drugs to be prescribed matching with insurance benefit accordingly, and to revitalize herbal medicine insurance system through the change of various formulations. In addition, it is recommended to improve the effectiveness of herbal medicine by making plans to enhance the efficacy of herbal medicine and by enabling small pharmaceutical companies to outgrow themselves.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2015

신규 의료기기 개발 기술의 발전으로 다양한 형태로 손쉽게 생체 정보 및 의료 정보를 얻을 수 있는 기술이 증가하고 있다. 이러한 정보 수집 기술과 기기들의 증가로 생체 정보는 일상생활의 라이프로그와 함께 의료서비스의 주요 정보로 활용되고 있다. 그러나 다양한 생체신호의 활용성이 증가하고 있지만 보안적인 측면을 고려하지 않는 문제점을 갖고 있다. 또한, 의료현장에서 환자의 생체신호와 의료영상정보는 개별적인 디바이스에 의해 생성되며, 통합 관리되지 못하는 실정이다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서, 본 논문에서는 생체신호와 의사의 소견정보를 포함하여 QR 코드화하고 이와 연계된 의료영상정보와 통합하고자 한다. 이를 위해, 의료영상정보 표준인 DICOM(Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine)과 기존 생체신호 계측기들로부터 수집된 생체신호를 QR 코드화하여 의료영상정보에 통합한 이미지 파일 스킴을 제시한다. 그리고 시스템 구현 환경은 의료영상기기와 생체신호 수집을 위한 생체신호 계측기 그리고 스마트 디바이스와 PC로 구성하였다. 의료기기나 생체 신호 계측장치로부터 데이터를 전송 받기 위한 의료영상이미지 정보와 생체신호의 ROI 추출을 위하여 .NET Framework를 사용하여 QR 서버 모듈을 윈도우 서버 2008 운영체제에서 운영되도록 구현하였다. QR 서버 모듈의 주요기능은 의료영상기기로부터 생성된 DICOM파일을 파싱하고, 식별 ROI 정보를 추출하여 데이터베이스에 저장하여 관리한다. 또한, EMR, OCS와 같은 환자의 의료정보는 기본 정보 및 긴급상황 시 필요한 ROI 정보를 추출하여 QR코드화 하여 관리한다. 또한 생체 계측 기기로 환자 식별에 사용될 PID (patient identification) 와 함께 생체 정보를 전송 받을 경우 생체 정보의 크기에 따라 이를 해당 환자의 ROI와 함께 QR코드화 하여 관리하며, 생체 정보 파일 또한 저장하여 관리한다. 전송받은 생체정보가 QR코드로 변환할 최대 사이즈 이상일 경우 서버를 통해 생체정보에 접근할 수 있는 URL 정보를 QR코드화 한다. 또한 QR 코드 형태로 제공되는 정보는 .NET 프레임워크가 설치된 PC와 Android기반의 스마트 단말기상에 뷰어 프로그램을 통해 확인함으로 인증된 클라이언트만이 관련 정보를 확인할 수 있도록 하였다. 끝으로 응용 서비스의 수행결과를 통해 기존 의료영상정보와 생체신호 그리고 환자의 건강정보가 통합되어 의료현장에서 적용하는데 적합한 의료정보 서비스를 제공함을 보였다.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.58-72
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to describe the perceived burden of the terminally III patients's caregiver and to analyze relationship between the perceived burden and the various demographics, illness characteristics, family relationships, and economic factor of the family & patients. The sample of 132 caregivers who care for the terminally III patients Kyung-Gi province, Seoul, Korea. The period of this study was from August to September, 2002. The perceived burden of the family caregiver was measured by the burden scale(20 items, 4 point scale) developed by Montgomery et al. (1985). The Data was analyzed using SAS-program by t-test and ANOVA. The results were as follows; 1. The mean of the family caregiver's burden score was 3.02. The score showed that caregivers perceive severe the level of burden. The hight items of the family caregiver's burden were' I feel it is painful to watch patient's diseases'(3.77). 'I feel afraid for what the future holds for my patients'(3.66), 'I feel it reduced to amount of privacy time'(3.64). 2. The caregiver's burden was significantly related to patient's gender(F=3.17, p= 0.0020), patient's job(F=2.49, p=0.0476), caregiver's age(F=4.29, p=0.0030), and caregiver's job(F=2.49, p=0.0476). 3. The caregiver's burden according to illness characteristics showed no significant difference. 4. The caregiver's burden was significantly associated with patient's family relationship (F=4.05, p=0.0041), patient's care mean period in a day(F=47.18,

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.4863-4872
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• 2010

본 연구는 농 어촌지역 환자들을 대상으로 질병양상을 살펴보고 의료이용 실태를 분석하여 농 어촌지역 의료 관련 기관의 보건의료서비스 계획수립에 필요한 자료를 제공 하고자 시행되었다. 노령화가 진행된 농 어촌지역 G도 G군에 소재한 종합병원을 대상으로 2009년 7월부터 12월까지 6개월 동안 퇴원환자 2,365건 전수의 의무기록 자료를 토대로 분석하였다. 분석결과, 조사대상 환자의 성별은 남자 55.3%, 여자 44.7%, 연령별은 70세 이상 후기 고령자가 42%로 나타냈다. 입원유형별로는 외래경유 입원환자가 65.5%이며, 진료과목으로는 내과 49.7%, 정형외과 16.7%, 신경외과 13.8% 순이었다. 주 진단명(3단 분류)별 10대 다 빈도에서 S00-T98 18.4%, J00-J99 15.5%, I00-I99 11.5% 순이었다. 평균재원일수는 14.8일이었으며, 주 진단명을 포함한 상병개수는 평균 5.6개이었다. 주 진단명(3단 분류) 다빈도 10대에서 성별, 보험유형별, 입원경로, 연령별 분포 등이 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 월별 주 진단명(3단 분류) 다 빈도 10대 분류 분포는 통계적 유의한 차이가 있었다. 주 진단명(3단 분류) 다 빈도 10대분류에 따른 평균재원일수와 상병개수는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 결론적으로, 농 어촌지역의 질병분포는 작업환경과 연중 신체적 무리가 가는 노동행위에 따른 외상성 질환 및 호흡기 질환과 노령화에 따른 각종 만성질환 등 이었다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.66-94
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• 2004

The objective of this study is to examine how to maximize the efficiency of hospital management by minimizing the unit cost of hospital operation. For this purpose, this paper proposes to develop a model of the profit maximization based on the cost minimization dictum using the statistical tools of arriving at the maximum likelihood values. The preliminary survey data are collected from the annual statistics and their analyses published by Korea Health Industry Development Institute and Korean Hospital Association. The maximum likelihood value statistical analyses are conducted from the information on the cost (function) of each of 36 hospitals selected by the random stratified sampling method according to the size and location (urban or rural) of hospitals. We believe that, although the size of sample is relatively small, because of the sampling method used and the high response rate, the power of estimation of the results of the statistical analyses of the sample hospitals is acceptable. The conceptual framework of analyses is adopted from the various models of the determinants of hospital costs used by the previous studies. According to this framework, the study postulates that the unit cost of hospital operation is determined by the size, scope of service, technology (production function) as measured by capacity utilization, labor capital ratio and labor input-mix variables, and by exogeneous variables. The variables to represent the above cost determinants are selected by using the step-wise regression so that only the statistically significant variables may be utilized in analyzing how these variables impact on the hospital unit cost. The results of the analyses show that the models of hospital cost determinants adopted are well chosen. The various models analyzed have the (goodness of fit) overall determination (R2) which all turned out to be significant, regardless of the variables put in to represent the cost determinants. Specifically, the size and scope of service, no matter how it is measured, i. e., number of admissions per bed, number of ambulatory visits per bed, adjusted inpatient days and adjusted outpatients, have overall effects of reducing the hospital unit costs as measured by the cost per admission, per inpatient day, or office visit implying the existence of the economy of scale in the hospital operation. Thirdly, the technology used in operating a hospital has turned out to have its ramifications on the hospital unit cost similar to those postulated in the static theory of the firm. For example, the capacity utilization as represented by the inpatient days per employee tuned out to have statistically significant negative impacts on the unit cost of hospital operation, while payroll expenses per inpatient cost has a positive effect. The input-mix of hospital operation, as represented by the ratio of the number of doctor, nurse or medical staff per general employee, supports the known thesis that the specialized manpower costs more than the general employees. The labor/capital ratio as represented by the employees per 100 beds is shown to have a positive effect on the cost as expected. As for the exogeneous variable's impacts on the cost, when this variable is represented by the percent of urban 100 population at the location where the hospital is located, the regression analysis shows that the hospitals located in the urban area have a higher cost than those in the rural area. Finally, the case study of the sample hospitals offers a specific information to hospital administrators about how they share in terms of the cost they are incurring in comparison to other hospitals. For example, if his/her hospital is of small size and located in a city, he/she can compare the various costs of his/her hospital operation with those of other similar hospitals. Therefore, he/she may be able to find the reasons why the cost of his/her hospital operation has a higher or lower cost than other similar hospitals in what factors of the hospital cost determinants.