• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.307-315
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• 2013

Objective: Colistimethate was first became available in 1950s and used until the early 1980s to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria and was abandoned due to its nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity. However, it was recently reintroduced into the clinical practices due to emergence of multidrug-resistance gram-negative bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii. Therefore, it is increasingly used in the intensive care unit settings as a salvage therapy. This study was designed to investigate the incidence rates and risk factors of acute kidney injury associated with colistimethate by using the standardized definition in critically ill patients. Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of 71 adult patients above 18 years old receiving intravenous colistimethate at least 48 hours at intensive care unit, university-affiliated hospital from Nov 2012 to Aug 2013 and excluded patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and required renal replacement therapy before initiation of the colistimethate therapy. Acute kidney injury (AKI) was determined by using the standardized RIFLE criteria, classified with risk, injury, failure, loss and ESRD according to serum creatinine (Scr) levels. Results: Among the 71 patients included in the analysis, AKI developed in 40 patients (56.3%) and 6 patients (8.4%) had irreversible kidney injury. AKI occurred within 5 days in 20 patients (50.0%). Maximum Scr level showed a significant increase in the patients with AKI ($1.92{\pm}0.86mg/dL$ vs. $1.12{\pm}0.46mg/dL$ p=0.001), maximum BUN also increased ($64.2{\pm}28.7mg/dL$ vs. $48.4{\pm}24.9mg/dL$ p=0.017) and minimum creatinine clearance (CLcr) was significantly decreased in the patients with AKI than non-AKI ($34.5{\pm}18.6ml/min$ vs. $64.4{\pm}33.7ml/min$ p=0.185). The patients with AKI had significantly longer duration of colistimethate therapy ($21.1{\pm}17.0$ days vs. $13.0{\pm}11.5$ days, p=0.020) and larger cumulative doses of colistimethate ($6465.9{\pm}4717.0mg$ vs. $4438.1{\pm}3426.7mg$, p=0.040). Conclusion: The incidence and severity of AKI associated with colistimethate in critically ill patients was high and serious. Drug monitoring program should be performed to shorten duration of therapy and reduce cumulative dose from initiation of colistimethate therapy for minimizing AKI of colistimethate.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.26-44
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• 1999

The study was done to improve the job training course for Community Health Practioners (CHPs) by evaluating the level of help that the training provided to the CHPs in carrying out their work and to analyze the management activities of the CHPs in order to develop a more effective CHP training program. The methodologies used in the study were a questionnaire survey. The survey results were analyzed using SPSS Windows. The study results are as follows. 1. The total average level of help from the job training(Theory. Practice and Field Practice) for carrying out the CHP work was found to be $3.04\pm.53$ (of a possible 4), which indicates a high level of help. The average for clinical practices was $3.16\pm.60$. for theory. $3.11\pm.40$ and for field practice. $2.84\pm.60$. 2. For the theory content of the job training courses. the help level was low in the area of mother and child health management/family planning with an average of $2.65\pm.62$ and in the area of health information system development with an average of $2.62\pm.83$. The reason for these deficiencies were. in order of frequency. few opportunities to apply learning. training content that was inadequate. training methodologies which were incongruent with content. improper training items and insufficient class hours. For the practice. the clinical work in rehabilitation/orthopedics departments and in ENT/Opthalmology departments had averages of $2.96\pm.86$ and $2.97\pm.80$ respectively. This low level resulted from the lack of direct experience. lack of sincerity during the practice time. lack of practice guidance. insufficient time and lack of practice equipment. in that order. For the field practice. the delivery management averaged $2.06\pm.90$ as the lowest help level. In this case 68% of respondents replied that there were no relevant reasons for this deficiency. 21% responsed that there was a lack of direct experience, 7%, a lack of practice guidance and 4.8%, insufficient time. 3. There were significant differences for several demographic variables when comparing the help level of the clinical courses (practice and Field Practice). A higher help level was reported by older nurses as compared to younger ones, experienced nurses as compared to scholarship nurses, and married over single. Also for nurses who had finished more other programs and were qualified or licensed in several areas the level was high. Although it was not statistically significant the level was higher if the work area was in a rural county, not a city, and if one had more recently completed the job training(P<,05). 4. Of the respondents 58.6% replies stated the period of job training for the CHP was adequate, but 51.7% reported that the period for theory courses was too short while an other 48.3% responded that it was sufficient. For practice locations, 50% responsed that it was good to practice in medical institutions(primary, secondary and tertiary) at the same time. While 48.3% agreed that doing theory and practice simultaneously was good, and 56.9% agreed that field practice should be done after completing theory and practice training. Hence, the development of new field practice guidelines suitable for changing environments of health management are required in place of the existing ones which were considered low in help level to the practical work of the CHPs.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2016

목 적 : 본 연구는 1차 및 2차, 3차 의료기관에 종사하는 의사 102명을 대상으로 설문조사를 통해 불면증 환자의 치료 실태를 조사하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 총 102명의 정신건강의학과 및 타과 전공 의사들이 설문에 참여하였고, 분석에 포함된 설문조사 대상자는 100명이었다. 결 과 : 실제 치료 장면에서 가장 자주 사용되고 있는 치료는 약물학적 치료였으며, 수면위생 교육과 인지행동 치료 등의 비약물학적 치료도 시행이 되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 비약물학적 치료를 시행하더라도 그 효과에 대한 만족도는 높지 않았다. 의사가 보기에 불면증 환자들의 비약물학적 치료에 대한 관심은 일정 수준 있는 것으로 나타났으나 이에 대한 식견이나 의식 수준은 아직 미흡한 것으로 보고되었고, 치료의 실행도 충분히 적절하게 이루어지고 있지는 않은 것으로 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 추가적으로 의료진이 생각하는 불면증 환자의 적정 진료를 위해 요구되는 점에 대해서도 탐색하였다. 결 론 : 본 연구는, 치료적 개입에 대한 보다 구체적인 정보를 획득하지는 못했다는 점, 환자를 대상으로도 설문을 실시하지는 못했다는 점 등의 제한점을 지니고 있으나, 그럼에도 불구하고 불면증 치료의 개선과 변화를 위해 필요한 현황 조사를 면밀히 실시했다는 점에서 그 의의가 있다. 결론적으로 다수의 의사들이 불면증의 비약물학적 치료가 중요하다고 생각하고 있었으나 진료 현실에서 적용하기 힘든 부분이 있다고 보고하였다. 본 연구 결과는 불면증에 대한 적정 치료를 위해 비약물학적 치료를 위한 진료 여건 개선 및 의사대상 교육이 필요함을 제시하였다.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.109-124
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• 2017

여러 학문 분야에서 데이터의 공유와 재이용에 관한 관심이 증가하고 있다. 실제로 다른 연구자의 데이터를 다시 연구에 사용하고 인용을 부여하는 관행이 서서히 자리를 잡아가고 있다. 이러한 변화를 반영하여 톰슨로이터는 Data Citation Index(DCI)라는 데이터인용 색인 데이터베이스 서비스를 2012년부터 제공하기 시작하였다. DCI는 모든 학문의 전 영역에서 데이터의 인용 현황을 저널의 논문과 유사하게 집계한다. 본 연구에서는 데이터인용이 활발한 사회학 분야의 인용된 연구데이터를 분석하여 해당 분야의 특성과 지적구조를 규명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 논문인용을 기반으로 한 사회학 분야의 지적구조와 비교하였으며, 사회학 분야의 연구데이터의 특성과 고유한 지적구조를 살펴보고자 하였다. 분석을 위한 데이터는 두 종류로 수집하였다. 첫째는 DCI에서 'Sociology'로 주제 검색을 수행하여 총 8,365건의 인용된 데이터를 수집하였다. 둘째로, 논문 인용 분석과의 비교를 위해서 Web of Science에서 'Sociology'로 주제 검색을 수행하여 총 12,132건의 데이터를 수집하였다. 이 두 데이터를 활용하여 저자키워드 동시출현단어 분석을 수행한 결과, 데이터를 기반으로 한 사회학 분야는 2영역 15군집으로 구성된 반면, 논문을 기반으로 한 사회학 분야는 3영역 17군집으로 나타났다. 내용적인 특성을 살펴보면, 전통적으로 사회학의 지적구조를 나타낸다고 볼 수 있는 논문 기반 사회학과 달리 사회학 분야의 연구데이터는 의학 분야와의 활발한 접목을 찾아볼 수 있으며, 그 중에서도 공중보건과 심리학이 중심 영역인 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.255-265
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• 2003

This study was conducted to provide a baseline data for hospice nurses to improve their practices for the spiritual wellbeing of their clients. Analysis of the spiritual wellbeing status of hospice patients was conducted from April 20 to June 20, 2002. A total of 59 cancer patients who admitted to hospice care units of one university medical center, and who have alert mental status were recruited for the study. Paloutzian and Ellison (982) spiritual wellbeing scale and Jungho Kang (996) scale, which was modified for the cancer patients, were used as the study instruments, ANOVA and T-test were applied using SPSS win 10.0 for statistical analysis. The results are as follows : 1. The mean spiritual wellbeing score of the hospice patients was $49.76(SD\pm7.95)$. When it was converted into 4 point scale, the mean score for the spiritual wellbeing was 2.49. The mean religious wellbeing score was $24.17 (SD\pm5.56)$ and that of the existential wellbeing was $25.59 (SD\pm3.10)$. 2 The mean score for the total spiritual wellbeing was $52.54 (SD\pm8.12)$ for female, and $47.86 (SD\pm6.95)$ for male and the difference was statistically significant (t=-2.305, p=.025), 3. In testing the spiritual wellbeing, there was significant difference according to the religion (F=28.931, p=.000). 4. In testing the religious wellbeing, the mean score was $22.77 (SD\pm5.35)$ for male, and $26.20 (SD\pm5.32)$ for female and the difference was statistically significant (t=-2.430, p=.019). 5. In testing the religious wellbeing, there was significant difference according to the religion (F=37.522, p=.000). However, the religious wellbeing was not different according to the age, occupation, marital status and education level. 6. In testing the existential wellbeing. there was significant difference according to the religion (F=8.147, p=.000). However, mean score for the existential wellbeing was not significantly different according to sex, age, occupation, marital status and education level. 7. In testing the existential wellbeing, there was significant difference according to the level of vigor (F=3.662, p=.032), while no difference was observed in the existential wellbeing according to the general health status, degree of pain, and diagnosis. From the results described above it can be concluded that : To improve the spiritual wellbeing status of hospice patients, hospice nurses should identify spiritual needs of the patients according to the religion. gender and the level of vigor.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.133-145
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• 1999

The purposesof the study are to analyze the community nursing center in U.S.A and to develop the model of nursing care system based on nurse-midwifery clinic in community for women's health in Korea. 1. In America nursing center is defined as nurse-anchored system of primary care delivery or neighborhood health center. Nursing centers are identified the following four types: (1) community outreach centers, which are similar to traditional public health clinics: (2) institutional-based centers following the mission of a large institution, such as a hospital or university: (3) wellness/health promotion centers, which offer screening, education, counseling, triage, and health maintenance services: and (4) independent practice. Nursing centers are a concept of services provided by nurses in practice arrangements in a community. Nursing centers offer a variety of services, ranging from primary care provided by advanced practice nurses with medical acute management and nursing care to the more traditional education, health promotion, screening wellness and coordination services. Some services, such as the care provided by advanced practice nurses are reimbursed under various insurance plan in some instances and states, where as others, such as preventive and educational services, are not. Thus, lack of reimbursement has threatened the survival of some centers. Licensing of nursing centers varies by state and program and accreditation of nursing centers is also limited. 52% of centers are affiliated with another facility and 48% are freestanding centers. The number of registered nurse at the nursing centers ranges from just one to 115, with a mean of eight RNs peragency and a median of three. Nursing centers avail ability varies: 14% are open 24 hours, 27% have variable short hours, 23% are open 6-7 days per week, and 36% are open Monday- Friday. As the result of my visiting three health centers in Seattle and San Francisco, the women's primary care nurse practitioners focus on a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the health status of women and diagnosis and management of common physical and psychosocial health concerns of women in ambulatory settings. Therapeutic nursing strategies are directed toward self-care, risk reoduction, health surveillance, stress reduction, healthy nutrition, social support, healthy coping, psychological well-being, and pharmacological therapy. They function as primary care providers for the well ness and illness care of women from adolescence through the older adult years and pregnant families. 2. In Korea a nurse-midwife practices independently for pregnant women's health including childbearing family at her own clinic in community. Her services are reimbursed under national health insurance but they are not paid on a fee-for-service schedule covering items. Analyzing the nursing centers in America, I suggest that nurse-midwifery clinics offer primary care for women and home care for chronic ill patients. The health law and health insurance policy should be reovised in order to expand nurse-midwife's and home care nurse's roles at nurse-midwifery clinic.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.34-48
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• 2019

Background: Fall-related injuries in older adults are a major health problem, and the risks and mechanisms of these injuries should be affected by race, culture, living environment, and/or economic status. Objects: Research articles have been systematically reviewed to understand fall-related injuries in older adults in South Korea. Methods: 128 published research papers have been found through the Korea Citation Index and the Korean Studies Information Service System, and reviewed in various perspectives, including incidents, fall death rates, medical costs, causes, injury sites and types, locations where falls occurred, prevention strategies, scholarly fields interested in fall injuries, and the role of physical therapy. Results: Fall-related injuries were found to be more common in women than in men, and the number of incidents increased with age, with the highest rate found in individuals over 85 years old. Risk of fall injury was associated with education level, comorbidities, and fear of falling. Common places where falls occurred included the bathroom, living room, stairs, and hallway. Common types of injury included bruises, fractures, and sprains in the lower extremities. Intervention strategies included exercise programs, education, and protective clothing. Scholarly fields interested in fall-related injuries in older adults included medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physical education, pharmacology, oriental medicine, biomedical engineering, design, clothing, and textiles. Physical therapy intervention using proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation has been used to improve one's balance. Conclusion: Any movement during the activities of daily living can lead to a fall. Physical therapists are highly educated to analyze human movements and should be involved in more research and practices to solve fall-related injuries in older adults.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2022

Purpose: The study aims to identify the theme list and priority criteria of patient safety theme reports in South Korea. Methods: The survey was conducted twice, and the importance of each criterion and theme was measured on a nine-point scale using the Delphi technique by a panel of 19 patient safety experts. The criteria included severity, universality, preventability, and organizational-social impact. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, and interval quartile range were used to analyze the data. Results: The parameters were assigned a weighted average of 35% for severity, 20% for universality, 30% for preventability, and 15% for organizational-social impact, respectively. The final top three rankings were surgery safety, blood transfusion safety, and medication safety. In addition to expert opinion, for the theme that is selected based on the priority ranking, one to five sub-topics can be derived from the theme based on the priority ranking, societal demands, or the yearly priority list of patient safety incidents. Conclusion: It is recommended that the official patient safety center distribute the report in the form of a summary that can be utilized nationwide at medical institutions, government institutions, and other places. Updates, as well as accumulated theme reports, will serve as the baseline data for the proposal of the system and for the policy designed to implement and improve institutions' safety practices as a standard of domestic patient safety practice guidelines.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.259-270
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• 2023

Objective: It is unknown whether artificial intelligence-based computer-aided detection (AI-CAD) can enhance the accuracy of chest radiograph (CR) interpretation in real-world clinical practice. We aimed to compare the accuracy of CR interpretation assisted by AI-CAD to that of conventional interpretation in patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute respiratory symptoms using a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent CRs for acute respiratory symptoms at the ED of a tertiary referral institution were randomly assigned to intervention group (with assistance from an AI-CAD for CR interpretation) or control group (without AI assistance). Using a commercial AI-CAD system (Lunit INSIGHT CXR, version 2.0.2.0; Lunit Inc.). Other clinical practices were consistent with standard procedures. Sensitivity and false-positive rates of CR interpretation by duty trainee radiologists for identifying acute thoracic diseases were the primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. The reference standards for acute thoracic disease were established based on a review of the patient's medical record at least 30 days after the ED visit. Results: We randomly assigned 3576 participants to either the intervention group (1761 participants; mean age ± standard deviation, 65 ± 17 years; 978 males; acute thoracic disease in 472 participants) or the control group (1815 participants; 64 ± 17 years; 988 males; acute thoracic disease in 491 participants). The sensitivity (67.2% [317/472] in the intervention group vs. 66.0% [324/491] in the control group; odds ratio, 1.02 [95% confidence interval, 0.70-1.49]; P = 0.917) and false-positive rate (19.3% [249/1289] vs. 18.5% [245/1324]; odds ratio, 1.00 [95% confidence interval, 0.79-1.26]; P = 0.985) of CR interpretation by duty radiologists were not associated with the use of AI-CAD. Conclusion: AI-CAD did not improve the sensitivity and false-positive rate of CR interpretation for diagnosing acute thoracic disease in patients with acute respiratory symptoms who presented to the ED.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2010

대사증후군으로 확진된 65세 이상 농촌지역 노인의 2년 후 대사증후군 위험인자와 건강생활습관행태의 변화를 보고자 2006년 7월 1일부터 8월31일까지 J군 보건소에서 건강검진을 받았던 134명 중에서 대사증후군에 해당된 65명을 선정하여 이 가운데 2년 후 재방문한 62명의 노인을 최종분석 대상으로 하였다. 본 연구 결과 2006년 대사증후군 62명이 2008년에는 53명으로 감소되어 대사증후군 유병률은 전체적으로 14.5%가 감소하였다. 2년 동안 대상자의 대사증후군 변화 양상을 보면 1차 조사 시 비정상 기준치에서 2차 조사 시 정상으로 변화된 대상자는 허리둘레 8.1%, 수축기혈압 6.5%, 공복혈당 4.8%, 총콜레스테롤 3.2%, 이완기혈압 1.5%순이었다. 이에 반해 2년 전 정상 기준치이었으나 2년 후 비정상 기준치를 보인 대상자는 공복혈당6.4%, 허리둘레 4.8%, 총콜레스테롤 1.6% 순이었다. 교육수준($X^2$=12.691, p=.002), 흡연($X^2$=9.074, p=.001), 운동습관($X^2$=8.880, p=.012), 과거병력($X^2$=7.669, p=.010)에 따라 대사증후군의 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 대사증후군 예방을 위해서는 향후 교육수준이 낮은 그룹의 행동위험인자를 규명할 것을 제안하며, 대상자의 학력수준별 맞춤식 교육 및 상담이 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 또한 흡연군, 비운동군, 과거병력이 있는 군에게 집중적으로 대사증후군 예방을 위한 정기검진을 강화하고, 스스로 관심을 갖도록 교육과 개별상담이 필요할 것으로 여겨진다.