• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2016

The concerns over obesity and obesity-related health problems are increasing as many consumers relate these health problems with sugar. The demand for sugar reduction is also rising and regulatory movement by governments including Korea is driven to reflect such demand. For the past decades, there have been diverse development and marketing of various sweeteners to substitute sucrose and high fructose corn syrup. Low caloric alternative sweeteners can be divided into high intensity sweeteners that have greater sweetness potency compared to sucrose, and low intensity sweeteners such as polyols, oligosaccharides and rare sugars that have less sweetness potency. This paper discusses representative low caloric alternative sweeteners, their market and trend.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.87-114
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• 2018

The objective of this study is to find the effects of consumer values on eco-friendly buying behavior. This study examines environmental attitudes and involvement as moderating variables to explain eco-friendly buying behavior of consumers. Hypotheses were developed based on Focus Group Interviews, Depth Interviews, and literature reviews. To test such hypotheses, questionnaires were distributed and collected among female adults aged 18 or above, and who are either office workers or housewives. The analysis results show that personal values, sociocultural values, and values related to ecofriendly products affect consumers in their eco-friendly buying behavior. Among those values, concern about safety and health, eco-friendly culture and trend, willingness to pay price premiums and functional effects of eco-friendly products have significant effects on eco-friendly buying behavior. Reflecting these results, business marketers must appeal to consumers with more focus on safety and health, perceived consumer effectiveness, self-monitoring, eco-friendly culture and trend, media exposure, willingness to pay price premiums, design excellence and functional effects, to implement marketing communication strategies accordingly.

• 한국실내디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국실내디자인학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.250-253
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• 2006

The trend of well-being image in this 21st century has been developed by issuing 'Health and Long life' integrating the quality. We are characterize the colors of the nature with emotional feelings of Korean people with respect to Korea four seasons and adapt it into choosing subtle colors in interior design for the good space of well-being image.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.42-53
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• 1991

Analysis of health care utilization is very important for health care policy development. Traditional studies of health care utilization were focused on measuring the level of health care utilization and on analyzing the determinants of health care utilization in the defined areas and populations. But there were some limitations in comparing the health care utilizations rates in traditional studies because so many factors were to be considered. Small area analysis is a method used to demonstrate substantial variations in health care utilization with popualtion-base use rates among similar geographic areas. This review discusses the methods, magnitude and trend of geographic variations, factors influencing small area variations, and makes suggestions for further study. Finally, the article discusses the necessity and feasibility of small area analysis in Korea.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2007

Purpose. To identify trends in patient satisfaction adjusted for sociodemographic factors and health status from 1989-2003. Methods. Five repeated cross-sectional surveys were used. The study sample included 290,534 household members 20 years of age and over from the five survey periods of 1989, 1992, 1995, 1999, and 2003. Satisfaction was measured using a five-point scale, ranging from "very satisfied" to "very dissatisfied." Crude satisfaction rates, representing the proportion of patients satisfied (very satisfied or satisfied), were calculated for each survey period. Satisfaction rates adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education, and self-rated health status were calculated for each of the five years. Results. Crude satisfaction rates increased from 15.4% in 1989 to 40.5% in 2003. The proportions of satisfaction and dissatisfaction were reversed after 15 years had passed. However, the satisfaction trend was not linear throughout the different years, with 1992 being the year with the lowest satisfaction rate (9.7%). These trends in crude rates did not change even after adjusting for patient characteristics. The odds of satisfaction in 1992 were 38% lower (odds ratio 0.62, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.64) than the odds in 1989. In 2003, the odds of satisfaction were 4.01 times (95% CI 3.89 to 4.13) the odds for 1989. Older, female, married, and less-educated people were more likely to be satisfied. Patients who rated their health as 'very good' had the highest satisfaction rate, and those with "neutral" health ratings had the lowest. General hospitals achieved substantial improvement whereas pharmacies became the lowest-rated of all institutions. Conclusions. The Korean health system has achieved better patient satisfaction rates over the past 15 years. Increased health expenditure, resources, and quality improvement efforts may have contributed to this progress.

• 한국인구학
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.99-127
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라에서 교육수준에 따른 건강불평등이 최근으로 올수록 어떻게 변화되고 있는가 하는 것을 포괄적으로 검토하는 것이다. 이러한 연구는 건강 양극화의 극복을 위한 사회복지적 개입의 시급함과 관련한 정책적 함의가 큰 주제의 연구인데, 이에 대한 국내 연구는 매우 제한적이다. 본 연구는 한국노동패널 자료를 이용하여, 최근 시기로 올수록 교육수준에 따른 건강불평등이 악화되었는지, 특히 어떤 하위 집단(교육-연령 집단)에서 건강과 관련하여 특정한 추세가 존재하는지를 잠재성장곡선(latent-growth-curve) 모형을 이용한 노화-벡터(aging-vector) 접근이라는 최신의 효과적 분석 기법을 이용해 확인 한다. 주요 결과를 요약하면, 2003년에서 2007년 사이 세 집단으로 분류된 모든 교육집단에서 대체로 건강이 향상되는 추세가 발견되었으나, 각 교육집단 내 연령에 따라 그 추세는 차별적이다. 고졸미만 집단의 경우는 청년과 중년 집단에서 건강이 향상되었고, 고졸과 대학수준 집단의 경우는 중년과 노년 집단에서 건강이 향상되었다. 그 결과 건강불평등이라는 측면에서의 추세도 연령별로 차이를 보이는데, 청년 집단에서는 교육수준별 건강불평등이 약간 감소했고, 중년 집단에서는 건강불평등에 별 변화가 없었고, 노년 집단에서는 건강불평등이 상당히 증가하였다. 이처럼 특정 교육-연령집단에 대한 추세를 특화할 수 있는 본 연구의 접근은 건강불평등을 완화하기 위한 사회적 개입에서 우선적으로 고려될 필요가 있는 하위 집단에 대한 정보를 제공하는데 교육수준이 낮은 노인층이 그러한 취약 집단임을 발견하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2012

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate and quantify the risk of both individual and combined health behaviors on premature mortality in middle aged men in Korea. Methods: In total, 14 533 male subjects 40 to 59 years of age were recruited. At enrollment, subjects completed a baseline questionnaire, which included information about socio-demographic factors, past medical history, and life style. During the follow-up period from 1993 to 2008, we identified 990 all-cause premature deaths using national death certificates. A Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) of each health risk behavior, which included smoking, drinking, physical inactivity, and lack of sleep hours. Using the Cox model, each health behavior was assigned a risk score proportional to its regression coefficient value. Health risk scores were calculated for each patient and the HR of all-cause premature mortality was calculated according to risk score. Results: Current smoking and drinking, high body mass index, less sleep hours, and less education were significantly associated with all-cause premature mortality, while regular exercise was associated with a reduced risk. When combined by health risk score, there was a strong trend for increased mortality risk with increased score (p-trend < 0.01). When compared with the 1-9 score group, HRs of the 10-19 and 20-28 score groups were 2.58 (95% confidence intervals [CIs], 2.19 to 3.03) and 7.09 (95% CIs, 5.21 to 9.66), respectively. Conclusions: Modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, drinking, and regular exercise, have considerable impact on premature mortality and should be assessed in combination.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.447-456
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• 2022

This study was conducted to propose a way to increase the accuracy and precision of 𝛽-ray measurement equipment. Statistical processing results of equivalent evaluation data from 2016 to 2021 confirmed that the concentration of micro dust measured by 𝛽-ray measurement equipment was higher than that of micro dust sampler. According to quarterly data, it was confirmed that the data from the third quarter (July to September) showed a different trend from other periods, which is assumed to be due to weather conditions. This study indicates that automatic micro-dust measurement equipment evaluation at air pollution measuring stations during the third quarter should be excluded. The evaluation cycle should be changed from once every two years to quarterly. In addition, when the criterion for determining equivalence evaluation falls within the range of the slope and intercept values of the existing trend line, it is necessary to evaluate the R² value together and reduce the slope from 0.9-1.1 to 0.9-1.0.

• 미래기술융합논문지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2023

본 연구는 비건의 건강 트렌드 속에 구강건강 영역을 포함시키기 위한 연구 개발의 필요성을 알리고자 20대 이상 비건 식습관 실천자 109명을 대상으로 조사하였다. SPSS을 이용하여 빈도분석, 카이제곱 검정, 단순선형회귀분석을 실시하였다. 완전 채식인 비건 집단은 주관적인 치아우식증 위험도가 낮게 나타났으나, 주관적인 구강건강에 대한 인식은 부정적으로 나타났다. 이는 비건 식습관이 구강건강의 면에서 조금 더 유익할 것이라고 믿으나 실제 구강건강도에서는 취약하다고 인지하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 뉴노멀 시대에서 비건이라는 새로운 식생활 소비 트렌드를 반영한 식습관 개선 방향 및 구강-영양 프로그램 개발의 필요성을 제시하고자 한다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.179-193
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• 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the time-series changes in provincial diabetes management indices using by results of the 2008-2022 Korea Community Health Survey. Methods: We collected diabetes diagnosis experience rate, treatment rate for people diagnosed with diabetes, annual screening rate for diabetic eye disease complications, and annual screening rate for diabetic kidney disease complications with age-standardized rates from the Regional Health Statistics. The unit of analysis was the nation and 17 provinces and the time-series trend analysis was performed by joinpoint regression using the Joinpoint Regression Program, and the annual percent change (APC) and average APC (AAPC) were estimated, and statistical significance was tested using 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: From 2008-2022, the national AAPC (95% CI) for diabetes diagnosis experience rate steadily increased to 2.77 (2.25-3.27), increasing in all regions, excluding Sejong. The national AAPC for treatment rate for people diagnosed with diabetes was 0.75 (0.47-1.04), with a slight but steady trend toward improvement, excluding Daejeon, Sejong, and Jeonbuk, which showed significant improvement. The national AAPCs for annual screening rates for diabetic eye disease and kidney disease complications were 1.82 (0.99-2.66) and 1.95 (0.60-3. 41), respectively, and the area with the largest change was Sejong. Conclusions: In Korea, the diabetes management indices tended to increase and improve, but the trends among provinces varied. Therefore, efforts are needed to address regional disparities in diabetes management.