• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.340-350
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• 2002

Objectives : To evaluate the annual visit days, the annual prescription days and the medical costs of hypertensive patients. Methods : The medical insurance records of 40,267 incident patients with the diagnostic code of hypertension from September 1998 through August 1999 in Daegu city were reviewed. Results : The proportion of the most proper medical care pattern group (Group VIII) who visited for 6-15 days with 240 prescription days or more a year was only 6.2%. The proper care group (Group IX) who visited for more than 16 days with 240 prescription days or more a year was 9.3%. The overall proper care group (Group VIII+IX) was therefore 15.5%. The proportion of the insufficient care group (Group I, IV) in both the number of visiting days and prescription days was 57.4%. The mean prescription day of the most proper group (Group VIII) was 29 days; the mean annual medical expenses,453,587won; the mean annual amount paid by patients, 218,013won; and mean medical expenses per prescription day, 1,483won. The proportion of the overall proper care group (Group VIII+IX) was significantly higher in adults aged 50-59, those who were enrolled in industrial workers health insurance as well as government employees and private school teachers health insurance, and those who made a higher contribution per month (p<0.01). According to the type of medical facilities, the proportion of the most proper medical care pattern group was highest in the general hospitals (9.3%) but the overall proper care group was higher in the public health centers (22.1%) and private clinics (17.1%). Conclusions : The management system of hypertension should be reinforced urgently. Therefore, it is necessary to develop guidelines including the number of visiting days per year and prescription days per visit day, and make the system provide medical facilities to more properly care for hypertensive patients.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.152-161
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• 2011

Koreans have undergone many changes in dietary patterns with economic growth. The purpose of this research was to examine changes in dietary patterns using data from the 1998, 2001, and 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The study included 21,525 subjects (8,295 from 1998, 6,880 from 2001, and 6,350 from 2005) who were 20 years or older and who participated in a 24-h diet recall. The percentage energy intake from 22 food groups was calculated, and a cluster analysis was applied to identify dietary patterns. Two dietary patterns emerged; the first pattern was characterized by high intake of white rice, legumes, vegetables, kimchi, and seaweeds, the so-called "traditional" pattern (53%), whereas the other pattern was characterized by high intake of other grains, noodle dumplings, floured bread, pizza, hamburgers, cereals and snacks, potatoes, sugared sweets, nuts, fruits, meat·its products, eggs, fish, milk and dairy products, oils, beverages and seasoning, or the so-called "modified" pattern. The modified pattern comprised a higher proportion of younger aged, metropolitan residents with more education and higher incomes. However, the gender distribution was not significantly different. The modified pattern had a significantly higher intake of all nutrients except carbohydrates and had a higher proportion of energy from fat and protein. No association with a risk for metabolic syndrome was found for either dietary pattern. After age was standardized, the traditional pattern included 52% of the respondents in 1998, 54% in 2001, and 50% in 2005. However, the modified pattern was significantly more prevalent in the younger age group (20-29 yr), whereas the traditional pattern increased significantly in the older age group (${\geq}$ 65 yr). In conclusion, a secular trend was found for dietary pattern by age group, suggesting that it is necessary to monitor the changes in dietary pattern by age group and to develop appropriate dietary education and guidelines.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.49-69
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• 1997

The urgent needs to establish hospice care systems in Korea arise from the following reasons: 0) a drastic increase in chronically ill patients with the increase of aged population: (2) rapid changes in living environment from the traditional habitation (e. g., Many Koreans living in apartment complexes, which is the most popular form of modern residence in recent years, prefer to die in the hospital.): the overall increase in patients with advanced cancer: (4) recent trends in early discharge of terminally ill patients from the limited hospital facilities to accomodate other medical insurance beneficiaries; (5) easy acceptance of euthanasia owing to the recent social atmosphere that belittles the dignity of human life; (6) medical and nursing care of AIDS patient in terminal stage; (7) and the problem associated with inhumane medical care system, overtreatment, and groundless fears against narcotics. Terminally ill patients were used to be treated in the hospital in the past. In these days, however, they are forced to have home cares with little assistance from the qualified medical personnel because of insufficient hospital facilities, which are even short for the need of emergency patients and provide priority cares to medical insurance beneficiaries with other acute problems. And yet, neither are there any administrative organizations nor systematic medical studies that deal with the level of terminally ill patient's need, their family's problems and resources of hospice care systems in Korea. Thus, most patients are not able to get appropriate medical care at the terminal stage of their lives. The objective of this study is to make comprehensive database for various hospice care organization currently in operation, link them through medical information system, and develop an easily accessible hospice care model that meets the need of most Korean people. Our survey results may be summarized as follows: Nationally there are 40 organizations that provide partial or full hospice care. However, these organizations are not linked to any formal medical service network. Furthermore, the objective of hospice care, care principles, personnel with appropriate training, educational programs, standard for care, costs, consulting service to patients' family members, the extent of medical care from professional staff members, status of hospice facility, and management of those institutions are neither clearly defined nor organized compared to the international hospice care standards. The surveys on patients of terminal stage. grouped in hospice and non-hospice care patients. reveal what they want visiting nursing care to help their pain control. psychological. social and spiritual demands. While the more than 90% of hospice care patients want to reduce their pains. the non-hospice care patients. in addition to their desire for pain control. demanded more psychological. social and spiritual helps as well. The results of this research could be utilized to 0) define the standard of hospice care. (2) provide the guidance for hospice medical care costs. (3) establish the database of hospice care systems. (4) develop softwares. (5) build communication network through Medinet. and (6) provide an organized visiting home nursing care system. These information should be a valuable resource to many medical staffs who are involved in cancer therapy. nursing care. and social welfare programs.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.59-72
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• 2018

최근 급격히 증가하는 노인들과 정신적 휴식이 필요한 도시인들의 신체적 정신적 건강과 안녕감을 유지하기 위한 방법으로써 치유농업에 관한 다양한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구는 치유농업 이용의도에 영향을 미치는 변인고찰을 위하여 노후준비도, 농촌치유 공급조건, 농촌치유 제공서비스를 독립변수로 정하여 연구하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 첫째, 치유농업 이용의도에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요인들을 실증적 분석을 통하여 파악하고자 한다. 둘째는 다양한 요인들 중에서 어느 변인이 이용의도에 더 많은 영향을 미쳤는지를 검증하고자 한다. 셋째, 이들 검증결과를 바탕으로 치유농업 활성화 정책을 제언하는 데 있다. 본 연구를 위해서 30세 이상 성인 남녀를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 최종 356부를 분석대상으로 확정하였다. 연구가설의 검증은 선형회귀분석을 통하여 검증하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노후준비도의 신체적 준비와 정서적 준비 그리고 경제적 준비는 이용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 농촌치유 공급조건의 자연경관, 접근성, 안전성은 이용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 그러나 경제성과 전문성은 기각되었다. 셋째, 농촌치유 제공서비스의 농작물 재배, 동물매개, 치유시설은 이용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 검증되었다. 이러한 연구를 통해, 치유농업의 이용의도를 높이기 위해서는 소비자의 노후준비가 잘되어 있어야 하며, 농촌치유 공급조건에서는 접근성과 안전성이, 농촌치유제공 서비스에서는 치유시설이 잘 갖춰져야 치유농업을 이용하려는 소비자의 이용의도를 높일 수 있다는 결론을 도출하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.651-659
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• 2020

일 공공기관 S보훈병원과 상호 연계된 협진체제를 구축하여 운영하고 있는 V요양병원 환자들의 특성 및 사망위험요인을 파악하여, 양질의 의료서비스를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. V요양병원에서 2017년 1년 동안 850명의 퇴원 환자를 대상으로 2020년 3월1일부터 5월31일까지 3개월 동안 추적조사를 하였다. 조사분석 결과 V요양병원 입원환자는 최저 37세에서 최고 100세로 평균연령은 79.2세, 70세 이상이 86.4%로서 타 선행연구보다 연령 비중이 높았다. 국가유공자가 75.4%로서 유가족이나 일반인 환자보다 3배 이상 높았다. 주진단명은 치매 질환이 22.2%로 가장 많았으며, 심혈관질환, 마비증후군 순이였다. 평균재원일수는 160일이였으며, 재원일수 180일 이상이 46.4%로서 일반 요양병원의 37% 보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 남성 사망률이 여성보다 높고, 국가유공자는 사망이 생존보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 사망위험요인은 연령과 재원일수 이었다. S보훈병원으로 전원이 높은 것은 응급센터/재활센터/심혈관센터 등의 진료 이용이 신속하고, 다양한 회복치료가 가능하기 때문이다. V요양병원 중증 만성질환자들에게 S보훈병원으로의 전원은 진료이용이 신속하고 다양한 회복치료의 효과가 높으므로 협진체계를 확대 운영하여 요양병원 만성질환자들에게 건강 회복을 통한 행복한 삶의 질을 높여야 할 것을 시사한다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.151-162
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• 2014

This study conducted a survey to analyze awareness, preferences, and the current state of consuming environmentally friendly organic food while eating-out in 435 adults aged 20 and above in Daegu, Korea. Most subjects (95%) showed awareness of environmentally friendly organic food, and 88.5% of subjects answered environmentally friendly organic food is 'needed'. The percentage of eating out for families was 58.9%, and 49.0% of subjects said they eat out one to three times per month on average. In addition, subjects preferred a price range between 10,000 and 20,000 won per person when eating out, and they mostly favored Korean restaurants when ordering environmentally friendly organic food. Analysis of awareness of environmentally friendly organic food showed that among 'health' factors, 'environmental' factors, 'social' factors, and 'dietary essential' factors, 'health' factors showed the highest percentage for awareness. A survey on preferred foods by gender showed that both genders preferred vegetables the most. The results show that subjects in their 20s and 30s favored vegetables and fruits while subjects in their 40s preferred vegetables and grain animal products. Analysis of preferred types of environmentally friendly organic foods showed that men preferred polished rice while women preferred brown rice. Subjects in their 20s and 30s preferred strawberries, whereas those in their 40s preferred cherry tomatoes and those in their 50s and above favored tomatoes (p<0.001). Among root and tuber crops (63.4%), sweet potato was the most preferred. Among fruits, subjects preferred apples while among special crops, they most preferred oyster mushrooms; both genders preferred Korean beef. The most preferred livestock product of subjects in their 20s was pork, whereas subjects in their 30s preferred Korean beef. Subjects in their 40s preferred Korean beef and pork in the same proportions, whereas subjects in their 50s and above favored eggs the most.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2003

본 연구는 와병노인의 보건의료서비스구축을 위해 필요한 기초자료를 제공할 목적으로 농촌지역 재가 와병노인의 와병원인, 와병기간, 진료 및 개호의 실태를 파악하고, 성별 및 연령별로 그 특성을 밝혀보고자 하였다. 조사대상은 충청남도 공주시 11개 면(面)에 거주하고 있는 65세 이상 노인 중 2002년 9월 현재 집에서 와병 중인 노인 207명 전원을 대상으로 하였으며, 조사는 2002년 9월에 와병노인의 각 가정을 방문하여 미리 작성한 설문내용에 대해 면접조사를 실시하였다. 주요결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 재가 와병노인의 남녀별 분포는 남자가 37.7%, 여자가 62.3%이었다. 연령별 분포는 65-79세 군까지는 남자가 여자보다 많았고, 80대 이상 군에서는 여자가 남자보다 많았으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 한편, 조사 대상지역의 65세 이상 인구 중 와병노인의 출현율은 1.61%이었으며, 성별로는 남자가 1.46%, 여자가 1.71%의 출현율을 보였고, 연령별로는 남녀모두 연령이 증가함에 따라 출현율이 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 둘째, 와병의 원인질환으로서는 고혈압 동맥경화증이 남자에서 43.6%, 요통 신경통 척추질환이 여자에서 40.3%로 가장 높은 비율이었고, 연령별로는 뇌혈관 질환, 고혈압 동맥경화증, 루머치스 관절염, 당뇨병 등은 60대의 저 연령층에서 높았으나, 호흡기질환, 요통 신경통, 노쇠 등은 80대의 고 연령층에서 높았다. 또한 와병 원인질환의 비율은 75세 이하 저 연령층은 남자가 많은 반면, 75세 이상 고 연령층은 여자가 많은 경향을 보였다. 셋째, 와병기간은 남자가 평균 4.81${\pm}$2.89년, 여자가 4.98${\pm}$2.89년으로 여자에서 더 길었으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 연령별로는 남녀모두 연령이 높은 군일수록 와병기간이 길어지는 경향을 보였다. 넷째, 최근 1년간의 진료실태는 왕진이 남자 29.5%, 여자 27.9%로 남자가 여자보다 많았고, 외래진료는 여자가 60.5%, 남자가 50.0%로 여자가 남자보다 많았으며, 연령별로는 특히 80세 이상 군에서 남녀 모두 왕진이 50.0% 이상으로 많아진 반면, 외래진료는 저 연령층보다 감소하는 경향이었다. 다섯째, 와병노인에게 필요한 개호 종목은"목욕하기"가 가장 높은 비율이었고, 다음은 "화장실 이용" "옷갈아입기" "식사하기" 등의 순위였으며, 환자 1인당 개호 종목 수는 남자가 3.4종목, 여자가 3.5종목이었으며, 남녀 모두 연령이 높을수록 종목수가 많은 경향이었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 고령화가 계속 진행 됨에 따라 와병환자도 증가하지만 만성질환의 이환율이 감소되는데는 한계가 있으므로 와병환자의 증가에 따른 보건의료서비스 수요의 증가에 대처할 적절한 대책이 요망된다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine potential differences in pre-hospital cases of cardiac arrest and drug Intoxication between elderly group and non-elderly group on local emergency activity sites of rescue 119 team for those cases, so that it can provide useful reference materials for a system of corresponding emergency medical services. Methods: Patients with cardiac arrest and drug intoxication in the elderly and the non-elderly group were analyzed by analyzing the Ambulance Run Report for 3 years from January 2007 to December 2009. Results: According to analysis on potential differences between elderly and the non-elderly group, it was found that there was no significant difference between elderly cases (evacuated to hospital due to cardiac arrest and drug poisoning) and non-elderly cases in year of onset (p = .247), quarter of onset (p = .813), sex (p = .235), consciousness state (p = .126), place of onset (p = .215) and number of first aid services (applied to emergency cases) respectively, but there were significant differences between elderly cases and non-elderly cases in guardian availability (p = .042), time zone of onset (p = .050), distance from the site of onset (p = .278), type of onset (p = .000), number of first aid services depending on distance of evacuation (p = .008) and effectiveness of emergency care (p = .003) on statistical basis. Conclusion: It is important to establish a system of early emergency case reports for rational emergency case management with lower mortality; shorten distance from the site of onset at each time zone of onset in emergency cases; employ more emergency team members; facilitate firsthand / secondhand medical instructions for emergency teams in specialized emergency care depending on distance of evacuation for each kind of onset (elderly group vs. non-elderly group); and improve rate of resuscitated emergency cases by extending the scope of works for emergency medical technicians into wider applications, so that it will be possible to take timely and appropriate measures for emergency settings of ever-increasing aged population in near future.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1675-1682
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• 2012

Aim: The study aim was to determine the frequency with which women decline clinicians' treatment recommendations and variations in this frequency by age, cancer and service descriptors. Design: The study included 36,775 women diagnosed with early invasive breast cancer in 1998-2005 and attending Australian and New Zealand breast surgeons. Rate ratios for declining treatment were examined by descriptor, using bilateral and multiple logistic regression analyses. Proportional hazards regression was used in exploratory analyses of associations with breast cancer death. Results: 3.4% of women declined a recommended treatment of some type, ranging from 2.6% for women under 40 years to 5.8% for those aged 80 years or more, and with parallel increases by age presenting for declining radiotherapy (p<0.001) and axillary surgery (p=0.006). Multiple regression confirmed that common predictors of declining various treatments included low surgeon case load, treatment outside major city centres, and older age. Histological features suggesting a favourable prognosis were often predictive of declining various treatments, although reverse findings also applied with women with positive nodal status being more likely to decline a mastectomy and those with larger tumours more likely to decline chemotherapy. While survival analyses lacked statistical power due to small numbers, higher risks of breast cancer death were suggested, after adjusting for age and conventional clinical risk factors, (1) for women not receiving breast surgery for unstated reasons (RR=2.29; p<0.001); and (2) although not approaching statistical significance $p{\geq}0.200$), for women declining radiotherapy (RR=1.22), a systemic therapy (RR1.11), and more specifically, chemotherapy (RR=1.41). Conclusions: Women have the right to choose their treatments but reasons for declining recommendations require further study to ensure that choices are well informed and clinical outcomes are optimized.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2023

Background & Objectives: Fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) offer advantages in adherence and cost-effectiveness compared to free combinations (FCs), but they can also complicate the prescribing process, potentially leading to therapeutic duplication (TD). This study aimed to identify the prescribing patterns of FDCs for dyslipidemia and investigate their associated risk of TD. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study involving drugs that included statins, using Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service-National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS) data from 2018. The unit of analysis was a prescription claim. The primary outcome was TD. The risk ratio of TD was calculated and adjusted for patient, prescriber, and the number of cardiovascular drugs prescribed using a multivariable Poisson model. Results: Our study included 252,797 FDC prescriptions and 515,666 FC prescriptions. Of the FDC group, 46.52% were male patients and 56.21% were aged 41 to 65. Ezetimibe was included in 71.61% of the FDC group, but only 0.25% of the FC group. TD occurred in 0.18% of the FDC group, and the adjusted risk ratio of TD in FDC prescriptions compared to FC was 6. 44 (95% CI 5. 30-7. 82). Conclusions: Prescribing FDCs for dyslipidemia was associated with a higher risk of TD compared to free combinations. Despite the relatively low absolute prevalence of TD, the findings underline the necessity for strategies to mitigate this risk when prescribing FDCs for dyslipidemia. Our study suggests the potential utility of Clinical Decision Support Systems and standardizing nomenclature in reducing medication errors, providing valuable insights for clinical practice and future research.