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Out-Patient Satisfaction with Physical Therapy Service in the Andong Region (안동지역의 외래물리치료실 이용환자의 만족도)

  • Yi Chung-hwi;Chu Min;Kim Suhn-yop
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 1989
  • The purpose of this study was to contribute to the relatively neglected area of out -patient satisfaction with physical therapy service by measuring and determining the factors affecting patient satisfaction in the Andong region. One hundred and forty-five subjects (81 males and 64 females) at 11 facilities with a mean age of 39.2 years (SD=16.2) responded to the satisfaction questionnaire. Each questionnaire contained a set of demographic questions and 19 patient satisfaction items. Cronbach's alpha test of reliability was used as the measure of internal consistency . The satisfaction scale had a good reliability coefficient : Cronbach's alpha=.8688. The average satisfaction score (minimum score=19, maximum score=95) was 75.4 ranging from 38 to 90. Respondent variables including sex, education, marital status, religion, medical security, average monthly income, and number of physical therapy out-patient department treatment visits were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, and ANCOVA. Satisfaction with the service was largely unrelated to mallets of sex, education, occupation, or other demographic variables. However, marital status, age, average monthly income, and number of treatment visits in the out-patient department were significantly related to patient satisfaction. The analysis presented here could be replicatied with a larger sample in other areas. Other factors such as physical therapist availability, physical therapist competence, accessibility, waiting time, and atmosphere of the treatment area should be considered in further studies.

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A Study on Health Knowledge, Health Promoting Behavior and Needs for Healthcare Service in the Elderly in a Rural Area (일 농촌지역 노인의 건강지식과 건강증진행위 및 의료 서비스 욕구에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Mi Hui;Choi, Eun Hee;Choi, Kyung Sook
    • Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.18-27
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between health knowledge and health promoting behavior in the elderly. Methods: The participants of this study were 114 men and women over 65 years at P-myeon, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Data were collected from March 1st to April 9th in 2011. The survey was carried out via the face to face interview using structured questionnaires. Results: Eighty nine percent of the participants responded that they were aware of the types of healthcare service. The most desirable service was 'long term care insurance system'. The average of health knowledge was 7.94 (${\pm}1.51$) out of 10 and average of health promoting behavior was 2.81 (${\pm}0.30$) out of 4. Health promoting behavior showed a positive correlation with health knowledge (r=.189, p=.044). Conclusion: The health promoting behavior in the elderly was related with health knowledge. Therefore, the enhancement of health knowledge is needed to improve health promoting behavior in the elderly. Education for self care and providing information for health care are needed for health maintenance and improvement in elderly. In addition, program development for providing health knowledge and nursing intervention for supporting health promoting behavior are in need.

A Study on the Sozialstation in Germany (독일의 지역보건지원소(Sozialstation)에 대한 연구)

  • Nam, Youn Ok
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2002
  • In the 70s, facility called 'Sozialstation' was introduced in Germany, which is a supporting organisation for a systematic and efficient integrated health and social service system for the aged. As a theoretical approach, presented here could be a foundation for space planning for the development of an integrated health and social service system for the aged in Korea, this study examines design, concept, function, operation area and origin background etc. of the 'Sozialstation' through the case studies of space program.

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Facial blanching after inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: an unusual complication

  • Kang, Sang-Hoon;Won, Yu-Jin
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.317-321
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    • 2017
  • The present case report describes a complication involving facial blanching symptoms occurring during inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia (IANBA). Facial blanching after IANBA can be caused by the injection of an anesthetic into the maxillary artery area, affecting the infraorbital artery.

A Study on the Needs for Managerial Service for Residents in Multi-family Housing (공동주택의 입주자관리서비스에 대한 필요도 - 거주자와 관리자의 견해를 중심으로 -)

  • Chae, Hye-Won;Lee, Kyung-Hee;Hong, Hyung-Ock
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.393-397
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the needs for managerial service for residents in multi-family housing. For the survey and statistical analysis, the questionnaires from 484 residents and 84 housing managers of multi-family housing within the Seoul metropolitan area were used. The analytical methods adopted in this study were frequency, percentage, t-test, and factor analysis. The results of this study are as follow : (1) Basic services within a multi-family housing included management, minimum residential self governance, basic etiquette, and community program. And additional service were categorized by the health and entertainment program, the consumer service program, the residential life services, the information and financial services program, and the children's program. (2) The favorite needs of residents' additional services were the market news and information, the programs related health, the mail services, the health diagnosis service programs etc. But, housing managers' needs were the market news and information, and the flea market. As to the results analyzing the needs for additional service fir residents, it was found there were differences between residents and housing managers.

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Medical Treatment Service for the Housing Welfare of Elderly People- Laying stress on Aging in Place concept - (노인주거복지 향상을 위한 의료서비스 지원방안 연구 - Aging in Place 개념을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Joon-Min;Park, Nam-Hee;Shin, Hwa-Kyoung
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.367-370
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    • 2005
  • Offer of medical treatment service for recovery or preservation of physical spiritual function of elderly people by sudden population graying developing is essential. Therefore, according to increase of elderly's medical treatment demand, medical treatment service request is augmented. Number of medical treatment service utilization wishes to grope medical treatment service support way for elderly residing cloth elevation laying stress on elderly's Aging in Place in increase trend in this research. If decide, is as following : First, national hospital and public health center were concentrated most on Seoul and kyonggi, and there were many hospitals to south of a river nine, Songpagu, Seochogu, and public health center was expose that is one by one to each nine. Second, in the case of Seoul, elderly population ratio was expose that comparatively high Yeongdeungpo, Chongno, Yongsan, west passage nine is few hospital number relatively in elderly's residential area. Third, need that establish elderly full text clinic on part of general hospital or university hospital equipment. Fourth, must do so that can use access as is easy little more in local community to all elderly who need medical treatment service of visit nursing, visit medical examination and treatment etc.. that consist in present public health center.

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Level of Agreement and Factors Associated With Discrepancies Between Nationwide Medical History Questionnaires and Hospital Claims Data

  • Kim, Yeon-Yong;Park, Jong Heon;Kang, Hee-Jin;Lee, Eun Joo;Ha, Seongjun;Shin, Soon-Ae
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.50 no.5
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    • pp.294-302
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate the agreement between medical history questionnaire data and claims data and to identify the factors that were associated with discrepancies between these data types. Methods: Data from self-reported questionnaires that assessed an individual's history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, stroke, heart disease, and pulmonary tuberculosis were collected from a general health screening database for 2014. Data for these diseases were collected from a healthcare utilization claims database between 2009 and 2014. Overall agreement, sensitivity, specificity, and kappa values were calculated. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with discrepancies and was adjusted for age, gender, insurance type, insurance contribution, residential area, and comorbidities. Results: Agreement was highest between questionnaire data and claims data based on primary codes up to 1 year before the completion of self-reported questionnaires and was lowest for claims data based on primary and secondary codes up to 5 years before the completion of self-reported questionnaires. When comparing data based on primary codes up to 1 year before the completion of selfreported questionnaires, the overall agreement, sensitivity, specificity, and kappa values ranged from 93.2 to 98.8%, 26.2 to 84.3%, 95.7 to 99.6%, and 0.09 to 0.78, respectively. Agreement was excellent for hypertension and diabetes, fair to good for stroke and heart disease, and poor for pulmonary tuberculosis and dyslipidemia. Women, younger individuals, and employed individuals were most likely to under-report disease. Conclusions: Detailed patient characteristics that had an impact on information bias were identified through the differing levels of agreement.

Regional Characteristics of Medical Service Users and Medical Institutions in Korea (한국 의료서비스 이용과 제공의 공간적 특성)

  • Yang, Homin
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-19
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    • 2018
  • This study aims to analyze the regional patterns of user-provider in medical services for spatial improvement of national health care delivery system in south Korea. By using the National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort DB, the characteristics and changes in the medical service cases served outside of residing regions are found. In 2013 the rate of the cases served outside of residing regions was declined slightly and users of medical institutions outside of their residing area tended to have high income level relatively and to visit hospitals than clinics. And departments visited have changed from 2002.

Satisfaction and the frequency of observation and clinical practice in dental hygiene students (치위생과 학생의 관찰-수행실습 빈도와 만족도)

  • Jang, Gye-Won;Cho, Pyeong-Kyu;Lee, Mi-Ok;Seo, Eun-Ju;Kang, Yong-Ju;Yun, Eun-Kyung;No, Mi-Kyung
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.101-121
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    • 2005
  • The frequency of clinical observation and clinical practice and satisfaction among dental hygiene students were investigated during the clinical practice process. The results were analyzed to come up with a more effective clinical practice program and provide basic data that would aid in actual operation of clinical practice. The tool used in this study was a survey composed of 11 areas with a total of 55 questions. It was distributed to 471 graduating dental hygiene students at 5 different universities. The Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was .975. The data were analyzed using SPSS 10.0 for Windows. Significance was determined at ${\alpha}$=0.05. The results were as follows. 1. The results of analyzing the frequency of clinical observation according to the different clinical areas showed that the score was the highest in the area of basic diagnosis, followed by prosthodontics, operative dentistry, hospital service management, oral surgery, oral radiology, periodontics, preventive dentistry, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and oral medicine. 2. The results of analyzing the frequency of clinical performance according to different clinical areas showed that the score was the highest in the area of basic diagnosis, followed by operative dentistry, oral surgery, prosthodontics, oral radiology, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, oral medicine, preventive dentistry, endodontics and hospital service management 3. The area that showed most significance difference between the frequency of clinical observation and the frequency of clinical performance was the area of hospital service management, followed by prosthodontics, periodontics, preventive dentistry, oral radiology, oral medicine/oral surgery, orthodontics, operative dentistry, and pediatric dentistry. 4. When satisfaction in dental hygiene students was analysed according to different clinical areas, they were most satisfied practicing in basic diagnosis, followed by operative dentistry, prosthodontics, oral surgery, oral radiology, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, preventive dentistry, hospital service management, periodontics, and oral medicine.

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Investigation of canine dirofilariasis and brucellosis in free roaming dogs from public animal shelters in Gwangju area (광주지역 동물보호소내 유기견의 개심장사상충과 개 브루셀라병 감염 실태조사)

  • Koh, Ba-Ra-Da;Na, Ho-Myung;Jang, Mi-Sun;Kim, Ji-Yeon;Park, Seong-Do
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.155-164
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    • 2007
  • This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of canine heartworm infections, canine brucellosis and hematologic values from 153 free roaming dogs in the area of Gwangju city from March to November 2006. Nineteen (12.4%) of 153 samples tested with modified Knott's technique showed positive reaction for microfilariae. Polymerase chain reaction using specific primers for D immitis amplified the expected product from all samples of 19 microfilaremic canine blood samples as determined by the modified Knott's test for microfilariae. The seasonal infection rates of microfilariae were higher in the spring season (10/19, 52.6%) than in the other seasons. The major hematological findings in microfilaremic dogs were mild leukocytosis and mild monocytosis. A total of 100 dogs randomly selected from 153 free roaming dogs were negative for canine brucellosis by serological test using immunochromatographic antibody test kit.