• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of unintentional-injury and to identify factors related to the high incidence of unintentional-injury in the community in order to provide useful data for the development of prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing unintentional-injury incidence. Methods: This study utilized data obtained from cross-sectional national surveys conducted for the 2001 National Health and Nutrition Survey targeting 37,769 individuals aged between 0 and 99 years old, which was performed using a face-to-face interview method. Demographic characteristics, unintentional-injury experience, types of injury, and attributes of health behavior were included in the study instruments. Results: About 1.3% of the subjects had experienced unintentional injury that required hospitalization at least once during the past year. Age older than 40 years, male gender, lower education, lower income, and blue collar workers were all significantly and positively associated with increased risk of unintentional-injury. Among the health behavior variables, sleeping less than 6 hours, drunk driving, and binge drinking were significantly associated with unintentional injury, while traffic accidents and falls/slips constituted 80% of all unintentional injuries. Conclusion: Public health efforts to reduce unintentional injuries should target high-risk populations such as males, those with low income and education levels, and binge drinkers.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.129-148
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• 2010

본 연구는 2004년 초등학교 4학년에 재학 중인 아동 1,785명과 그 부모를 대상으로 한 서울아동 패널 1~5차년도 자료를 이용하여 빈곤이 아동건강에 미치는 영향을 종단적으로 분석하였다. 아동건강에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되어 온 특성들을 통제한 상태에서 빈곤은 아동의 건강에 부정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 특히 지속빈곤, 일시빈곤, 비빈곤으로 나눠 살펴본 결과 지속빈곤의 아동건강에 대한 악영향이 두드러지게 나타났다. 이러한 빈곤의 아동건강에 대한 악영향은 주로 부모-아동간 유대관계 약화와 부부간의 갈등을 통해 작용하는 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 발견은 빈곤아동의 건강을 향상시키기 위해서는 소득지원 등 경제적 차원의 정책적 개입이 중요하고, 가족 관계에 대한 지지활동도 고려될 필요가 있음을 시사한다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.67-77
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• 2003

This study is to compare health related behaviors among Chinese, Korean Chinese in a Yanbian Province with a population of mainly Korean descendents and Koreans in Kangwon Province, Korea. Cross-sectional surveys were used to identify self-rated health, smoking, alcohol use, exercise and other lifestyle variables. A total of 739 Chinese, 663 Korean Chines, and 639 Koreans were surveyed using self-administered questionnaires. Few Korean Chinese(13.9%) reported they were healthy compared with Chinese(38.7%) and Koreans(36.3%). There was no difference in the prevalence of smoking by ethnic groups. More Koreans(48.5%) and Chinese Koreans(44.5%) reported drinking alcohol compared with Chinese(37.2%)(p < .001). Compared Chinese and Korean Chinese, fewer Koreans reported regular diet, exercise, health screening, and deep sleeping patterns. The lifestyle variables that affect the prevalence of disease were different by ethnic groups. In conclusion, ethnicity was shown to be an independent factor in relation to self-rated health, alcohol use, and other health lifestyle behaviors.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.105-114
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• 1998

In this study, 108 thinners were analyzed to identify their composition. The purposes of this study were to provide the data for MSDS and worker exposure levels. Thinners were collected from manufacturing industries, distributors and users. Wide ranges of thinner components were found ; Toluene, xylene, and ethyl benzene were most often found. Next, MIBK, cellosolve acetate, butyl cellosolve, and butyl acetate were found in 20-40 thinners. Others, such as acetone, n-hexane, cyclohexane, heptane, methylcyciohexane, octane and nonane were also found. There were about 5-6 components in each thinner. In the view point of Industrial Hygiene, Benzene was the most important component of thinners, which procures leukemia. Benzene was found from 8 kinds of thinners out of the total 108 surveyed. Thus, Content of benzene in thinners must be evaluated when industrial hygiene surveys are performed. Aromatic hydrocarbons were identified from 71 kinds of thinners out of total 108 and their contents were 10-87%. Alkanes were not contained in automobile painting, spraying, degreasing, urethane and epoxy thinners but lacquer, enamel and coating thinners.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the current management status and the policy issues of visiting nursing programs at public health center in urban area. Method: A questionnaire surveys was conducted on all public health nurses in 25 health centers in Seoul. Result: The major results were as follows: The characteristics of the visiting nurse showed that the average age was 41.1 years, and total nursing experience was 122 months. Their visiting nursing experience was only 30 months. The recipients of visiting nursing services consisted of 60.1% females, and 32.5% of the recipients were over 65 years. The major health problems of the recipients were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis and psychiatric problems. The visiting frequency was an average of 5.4 times per day, and 357 families were managed per visiting nurse. The major problems of visiting nursing programs were the shortages of visiting nurse manpower. The most important related policy issue was being in charge of a workload, which was not related to the visiting nursing services. Conclusion: By analyzing work for visiting nurses and identifying weak points, this research can present recommendations to be practically used as baseline data for establishing policy in relation to vitalizing visiting nursing programs.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.328-334
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• 2021

Background: This study was conducted to investigate factors related to unmet medical needs of medical care in adult diabetes patients and to suggest factors related to unmet medical in Korea. Methods: This study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES) 2014-2017. The subjects of the study were conducted on patients with unmet medical needs experience among the patients and analyzed using the IBM SPSS ver. 25.0 program (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Results: Overall, 10.9% of patients had unmet medical needs. Being female, less educated, and lower medical aid were related to unmet medical needs. And subjects with poor subjective health and higher stress level were more likely to report unmet medical needs. Conclusion: Although comprehensive health insurance coverage, 10.9% of people with diabetes experienced unmet healthcare needs. The results of this study suggest that socioeconomic factors such as low education and medical aid were associated with unmet medical needs.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2023

Background: Recent research on occupational injuries in companies has faced difficulties in obtaining representative data, leading to studies relying on surveys or case studies. Moreover, it is difficult to find studies on how a company's industry characteristics affect occupational injuries. This study aims to address these limitations. Methods: We collected 11 years of disclosure data from 1,247 listed companies in the Korean stock market and combined it with their occupational injury histories collected by the Republic of Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) to build a dataset. We attempted to analyze a linear panel model by dividing the dataset into manufacturing, construction, and other industries. Results: The higher proportion of full-time employees and better job skills correlate with lower occupational injuries in other industries. The wage increase reduces occupational injuries in manufacturing and other industries, but the substitution effect produces the opposite outcome in construction. Also, foreign ownership and credit ratings increase effectively reduce occupational injuries mainly in the manufacturing industry. Conclusion: Our results suggest that in explaining the relationship between corporate characteristics and occupational injuries, it is necessary to consider the nature of the industry more closely, and in particular, employment and labor policies for preventing occupational injuries need to be selectively applied according to industry. In addition, to improve the limitations and increase the usability of the research results, further detailed studies are needed in the future.

• 웰빙융합연구
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.51-65
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• 2024

Purpose: This study is to propose the establishment and direction of a public health-medical cooperation system for rehabilitation medical services for people with physical and brain disabilities in Gangneung, Korea. Research design, data and methodology: The study focused on 30 individuals with these disabilities registered. Data was collected from December 20, 2021, to December 31, 2021, through structured surveys administered by researchers visiting disability-related facilities, utilizing convenience and random sampling methods. Descriptive statistics and cross-analysis were applied for analysis. Results: Specifically, among respondents with physical disabilities, a total of 20 needs were identified, with 'Visiting health services' (25.0%) and 'Oral health services' (20.0%) ranking highest. The survey results regarding visit-based rehabilitation services for disability support showed a high demand, emphasizing the necessity of service provision tailored to the needs of recipients, focusing on disability prevention, health management, and motor function recovery, rather than solely medical or therapeutic concepts. Conclusions: Gangwon National University Hospital, as the regional referral hospital in Gangwon, should collaborate with Gangwon Province Rehabilitation Hospital to provide prompt acute rehabilitation services. Moreover, cooperation and collaboration with Gangneung Asan Hospital, the tertiary hospital in the region, are essential to ensure continued acute and recovery phase rehabilitation therapy for a certain period in the Gangneung area.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2024

To understand biosafety's current situation in laboratory animal research and risk factors affecting occupational health. Compliance surveys were conducted by questionnaire via Questionnaire Star (an application app on the Internet) in Chinese. Thirty-nine anonymous questionnaires were collected. The surveyed institution has established 24 types of ABSL (Animal Biosafety Laboratory) and biosafety management organizations and systems equipped with safety equipment. Our study also suggests that the principal of the laboratory establishment fails to perform supervision and inspection responsibilities, the inappropriate design of the animal biosafety laboratory, non-standardized personnel training and health management, non-strict waste management, and insufficient emergency management. The administrative department and work units should address certain safety and occupational health risks in laboratory animal research. The author proposes control strategies based on organizational guarantee, personnel management, emergency management, etc., to help prevent risks and ensure occupational health. Due to regional limitations and small sample size, the results may not be generalisable to all parts of the world. However, some of the key common issuesmay also be present in other regions, sowe believe that this research still has some relevance.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.187-199
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• 1992

1960년에서 1990년까지 발표된 영양조사 관련논문 336편을 9(영유아, 학동기아동, 청소년, 대학생, 임신수유부, 주부, 노인, 근로자, 환자)개 대상 집단별로 나누어 각 대상집단의 영양조사에 적용된 조사방법을 분석한 결과는 아래와 같다. 영양조사의 대상별 분포를 보면 영유아, 학동기아동, 대학생, 청소년, 주부, 노인, 근로자, 수유부, 환자의 순이었다. 조사건수의 85%가 식이조사를 포함였으며, 식이섭취조사법의 이용이 증가되었다. 설문지의 조사표를 이용하여 식습관, 영양지식등 식생활 상황을 파악한 논문이 가장 많았으며 그 내용도 대상집단에 따라 다양하였다. 논문의 53%가 신체계측조사를 적용하였으며 영유아, 학동기 아동의 경우는 신장과 체중을 계측하여 발육표준치와 비교하여 성장발육을 측정하였고, 성인의 경우는 신장과 체중을 이용하여 body mass index를 구하거나 피부투겹두께를 측정하여 체조성을 관찰하였으며, 최근에는 영양부족으로 인한성장 지연이나 열세한 체위보다는 영양과잉섭취로 인한 비만 쪽으로의 연구가 증가하고 있었으며 따라서 정확한 체지방측정 방법을 모색하는 연구논문이 다수 있었다. 생화학적 조사를 수행한 연구논문은 32%로서 숫자에 있어서는 거의 빈혈에 관한 생화학적 조사가 대부분을 차지하였다. 단백질 영양상태 판정을 위한 조사가 다수 있었으며, 무기질에 있어서는 Na과K이 주를 이루었고 비타민에 관한 생화학적 조사는 매우 부진하였다. 임상조사는 26%로서 그 적용빈도가 가장 낮았으며 특히 영양결핍성 신체징후를 관찰한 경우는 5%정도에 그쳤다. 반면에 대상자의 자각증상에 관한 설문 또는 조사표를 이용한 건강상태자각정도와 피로도 등을 측정하는 사례가 많았다.