• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to investigate the socio-economic benefits of the poison control center (PCC) and to assess whether telephone counseling at the poison control center affects the frequency of emergency room visits, hospitalization, and length of stay of patients with acute poisoning. Methods: The authors conducted a medical literature search of the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases. Two reviewers evaluated the abstracts for eligibility, extracted the data, and assessed the study quality using a standardized tool. Key results such as the cost-benefit ratio, hospital stay days, unnecessary emergency room visits or hospitalizations, and reduced hospital charges were extracted from the studies. When meta-analysis was possible, it was performed using RevMan software (RevMan version 5.4). Results: Among 299 non-duplicated studies, 19 were relevant to the study questions. The cost-benefit ratios of PCC showed a wide range from 0.76 to 36 (average 6.8) according to the level of the medical expense of each country and whether the study included intentional poisoning. PCC reduced unnecessary visits to healthcare facilities. PCC consultation shortened the length of hospital stay by 1.82 (95% CI, 1.07-2.57) days. Conclusion: The systematic review and meta-analysis support the hypothesis that the PCC operation is cost-beneficial. However, when implementing the PCC concept in Korea in the future, it is necessary to prepare an institutional framework to ensure a costeffective model.

• 한국비블리아학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.115-132
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• 2021

이 연구는 국제 학술지에 출판한 국내 연구자의 코로나19 연구논문 데이터를 WoS로부터 수집하여 주제, 기관, 연구지원처별 분포를 파악하는 등 계량서지학적 분석을 시도하였다. 아울러 학술정보의 생산과 유통 활성화에 있어 중요 변수인 학술지 오픈액세스와 심사소요일 등도 분석하였다. 분석결과 2020년 코로나19 관련하여 국내 연구자는 국제 학술지에 의학 분야 연구논문을 많이 발표하였고, 생물학, 다학제 분야 연구논문의 출판도 활발하였다. 이들 연구자는 해외에서 발행하는 학술지뿐만 아니라 국내 영문 학술지에도 연구논문을 다수 출판하였다. 분석된 연구논문의 94%가 오픈액세스였고, 출판 즉시 이용할 수 있는 골드 오픈액세스도 전체의 약 70%에 달하였다. 또한 국내 연구자의 코로나19 정형외과 연구논문을 PubMed로부터 수집하여 분석한 결과 평균 심사소요일은 약 24일이었다. 오픈액세스와 심사소요일 등의 분석결과를 통해 이 연구는 코로나19 위기로 인한 학술 출판 생태계의 협력 분위기를 감지할 수 있었다. 이 같은 학술 출판 생태계 구성 주체의 협력이 계속 유지된다면 학술지 골드 오픈액세스 출판 향상과 심사의 효율성 증진 등 학술출판계의 장기과제가 해결될 가능성도 높아질 것으로 기대된다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.29-43
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• 2021

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the using trends of UAS7 over the last 5 years to analyze patients using UAS7 in a single Korean medicine hospital and to understand and suggest the actual status of application in clinical research. Methods : PubMed, RISS and OASIS were used to search clinical research papers related to chronic urticaria in the last 5 years. The adherence of UAS7 was assessed based on medical records in a single Korean medical hospital for 4 weeks. Results : Total 536 articles were selected, and 401(74.8%) articles used the assessment tool. UAS7 has been most commonly used assessment tool to evaluate the severity of chronic urticaria and DLQI has been most commonly used to evaluate the quality of life. The usage rate of UAS7 increased from 50% in 2016 to 85% in 2020. There were a total of 10 articles in traditional medicine research, of which 9 assessment tools were used and 4 articles used UAS7. To analyze adherence of UAS7, a total of 15 patients were selected. 6 patients (40%) did not record any value, and only 2 patients(13%) showed more than 80% adherence. Conclusions : UAS7 is most commonly used assessment tool in clinical research currently. However, since patient record adherence tends to be poor, it is needed to find ways increasing the UAS7 record adherence.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 '복압성 요실금'을 키워드로 검색된 연구들의 경향과 특성을 단어 빈도를 통해 분석하고, 워드 임베딩을 사용하여 그 관계를 모델링 하고자 하였다. 의학 서지 데이터베이스인 MEDLINE에 등록되어 있는 복압성 요실금 연구 9,868개 논문들의 초록 문자 데이터를 Python 프로그램을 이용하여 추출하였다. 그런 다음 빈도 분석을 통해 10개의 키워드를 선택하였다. 키워드 관련 단어들의 유사도는 Word2Vec 머신러닝 알고리즘으로 분석하였다. 그리고, t-SNE 기법을 사용하여 단어의 위치와 거리가 시각화하였고, 이에 따라 그룹을 분류하여 이를 분석하였다. 복압성 요실금과 관련된 연구는 1980년대 이후 빠르게 증가했다. 키워드 분석을 통해 논문 초록에서 가장 많이 사용된 키워드는 '여성', '요도', '수술'로 나타났다. Word2Vec 모델링을 통해 복압성 요실금 관련 연구에서 주요 키워드들과 가장 높은 연관성을 나타내는 단어들에는 '여성', '절박', '증상' 등이 있었다. 그리고, t-SNE 기법을 통해 키워드와 관련 단어들은 복압성 요실금의 증상, 신체 기관의 해부학적 특성, 그리고 수술적 중재를 중심으로 하는 3개의 그룹으로 분류될 수 있었다. 본 연구는 초록을 구성하는 단어들의 키워드 빈도 분석 및 워드임베딩 방식을 이용하여 복압성 요실금 관련 연구들의 동향을 살펴본 최초의 연구이다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 연구자들이 복압성 요실금 관련 연구 분야의 주제와 방향성을 선택하는 데 있어 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.430-444
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• 2021

Purpose: This study is an integrated literature review to analyze health problems and social determinants of multicultural adolescents in South Korea. Methods: An integrative review was conducted according to Whittemore & Knafl's guideline. An electronic search that included publications from 2018 to 2020 in the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, RISS, and KISS databases was conducted. Of a total of 67 records that were identified, 13 finally met full inclusion criteria. Text network analysis was also conducted to identify keywords network trends using NetMiner program. Results: The health problems of multicultural adolescents were classified into mental health (depression, anxiety, suicide and acculturative stress) and health risk behaviors (smoking, risky drinking, smartphone dependence and sexual behavior). As social determinants affecting the health of multicultural adolescents, the biological factors such as gender, age, and visible minority, and the psychological factors such as acculturative stress, self-esteem, family support, and ego-resiliency were identified. The sociocultural factors were identified as family economic status, residential area, parental education level, and parents' country of birth. As a result of text network analysis, a total of 41 words were identified. Conclusion: Based on these results, mental health and health risk behaviors should be considered as interventions for health promotion of multicultural adolescents. Our findings suggest that further research should be conducted to broaden the scope of health determinants to account for the effects of the physical environment and health care system.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.13-27
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• 2022

Objectives This study investigated the trends in domestic and international clinical research in craniosacral therapy, classified as a type of Chuna manual therapy, and suggested further directions in Korean medicine. Methods This scoping review was performed using the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework and preferred reporting items as per the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews checklist. Eight electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Koreanstudies Information Service System [KISS], KMBASE, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS], Research Information Sharing Service [RISS], ScienceON) were searched to identify articles with the search terms "craniosacral therapy" and "cranial osteopathy" until December 2021. Results Forty-five studies were eligible as per our inclusion criteria. Most research studies (n=44) were conducted in the field of medicine and pharmacy, especially in rehabilitation medicine (n=16). As a result of the study design, randomized controlled trials (n=20) were the most common, and chronic pain (n=9) was the most frequently targeted disease, followed by headache (n=7). Thirty-two studies suggested interventions and 20 studies used Upledger's 10-step protocol. The average duration of craniosacral therapy was 41 min per session, administered 1.4 times per week. Outcome measurements were analyzed and categorized with the examination procedure for the patient. Conclusions This is the first scoping review of craniosacral therapy in Korea, and we believe that our findings could support its utility as Chuna. In the future, more studies should be conducted to establish the evidence of clinical efficacy of craniosacral therapy and develop standard techniques in Korean medicine.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.539-548
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• 2022

Objective : Although full-endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-LIF) has been tried as the latest alternative technique to minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interobody fusion (MIS-TLIF) since mid-2010, the evidence is still lacking. We compared the clinical outcome and safety of Endo-LIF to MIS-TLIF for lumbar degenerative disease. Methods : We systematically searched electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library to find literature comparing Endo-LIF to MIS-TLIF. The results retrieved were last updated on December 11, 2020. The perioperative outcome included the operation time, blood loss, complication, and hospital stay. The clinical outcomes included Visual analog scale (VAS) of low back pain and leg pain and Oswestry disability index (ODI), and the radiological outcome included pseudoarthosis rate with 12-month minimum follow-up. Results : Four retrospective observational studies and one prospective observational study comprising 423 patients (183 Endo-LIF and 241 MIS-TLIF) were included, and the pooled data analysis revealed low heterogeneity between studies in our review. Baseline characteristics including age and sex were not different between the two groups. Operation time was significantly longer in Endo-LIF (mean difference [MD], 23.220 minutes; 95% confidence interval [CI], 10.669-35.771; p=0.001). However, Endo-LIF resulted in less perioperative blood loss (MD, -144.710 mL; 95% CI, 247.941-41.478; p=0.023). Although VAS back pain at final (MD, -0.120; p=0.586), leg pain within 2 weeks (MD, 0.005; p=0.293), VAS leg pain at final (MD, 0.099; p=0.099), ODI at final (MD, 0.141; p=0.093) were not different, VAS back pain within 2 weeks was more favorable in the Endo-LIF (MD, -1.538; 95% CI, -2.044 to -1.032; p<0.001). On the other hand, no statistically significant group difference in complication rate (relative risk [RR], 0.709; p=0.774), hospital stay (MD, -2.399; p=0.151), and pseudoarthrosis rate (RR, 1.284; p=0.736) were found. Conclusion : Relative to MIS-TLIF, immediate outcomes were favorable in Endo-LIF in terms of blood loss and immediate VAS back pain, although complication rate, mid-term clinical outcomes, and fusion rate were not different. However, the challenges for Endo-LIF include longer operation time which means a difficult learning curve and limited surgical indication which means patient selection bias. Larger-scale, well-designed study with long-term follow-up and randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm and update the results of this systematic review.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2022

뇌졸중은 균형 장애와 보행능력에도 직접적인 영향을 미친다. 본 연구는 고유수용성신경근촉진법이 뇌졸중 환자의 균형 및 보행에 미치는 영향 연구를 목적으로 한다. 따라서 뇌졸중 환자에게 고유수용성 신경근촉진법을 적용하여 균형과 보행 능력을 평가하는 모든 무작위 배정 연구를 포함하였다. 본 연구는 메타분석에서 있어서 꼭 필요한 프리즈마 가이드 라인을 준수하였다. Cochrane library, CINAHL, Pubmed에서 2021년 11월까지 발행된 연구를 포함하였고, 그 연구들은 고유수용성신경근촉진법을 적용한 무작위 배정 연구들이다. 데이터베이스에서 검색된 1091개의 논문 중 18개의 연구를 메타분석을 시행하였고, 메타분석은 R 프로젝트 4.0.2를 사용하여 시행하였다. 본 연구의 전체 효과 크기는 0.56으로 중간 정도로, 균형과 보행에 관한 척도에 대한 효과 크기도 중간정도 산출되었다. 무작위 배정 정도를 나타내는 페드로 점수는 18점 만점에서 6.63으로 비뚤림 위험이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 PNF가 뇌졸중 환자의 균형 및 보행을 향상시키는 효과적인 중재 방법임을 알 수 있다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.65-81
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• 2022

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effects of oral administration of deer antler extracts on an osteoporosis-induced animal model. We analyzed the results of using deer antler single extracts on animal models with osteoporosis through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods We included osteoporosis studies in animal experiments that administrated deer antler extracts orally. We searched the following 13 databases without a language restriction: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, Korean Medical Database (KMbase), National Digital Science Library (NDSL), Korean Traditional Knowledge (Koreantk), Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS), Research Information Sharing Service (RISS), Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), and Koreanstudies Information Service System (KISS). We used Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation's risk of bias tool for assessing the methodological quality of the included studies. Results A total of 299 potentially relevant studies were searched and 11 were included for a systematic review. Nine studies used a single deer antler extract. A study compared the effects of single extracts of deer antler and antler glue, while another study compared the effects of three single extracts of deer antler, old antler, and antler glue. For evaluating the intervention effect, bone mineral density (BMD) was measured as the primary outcome, while the histomorphometric indicators of the bone and serum alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin levels were used as the secondary outcome variables. On conducting a meta-analysis of studies on single deer antler extract, BMD was observed to be significantly increased compared to that in control group (standardized mean difference [SMD]=2.11; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.58~2.65; Z=7.75; p<0.00001; I²=56%). As a result of meta-analysis, according to the concentration of deer antler, the group with high concentration showed statistically significantly higher BMD than the group with low concentration (SMD=1.28; 95% CI=0.74~1.82; Z=4.63; p<0.00001; I²=9%). Conclusions The research shows that the deer antler extracts have significant anti-osteoporotic effects on the osteoporosis-induced animal model. However the studies included in this research had a high methodological risk of bias. This indicates the requirement of considerable attention in the interpretation of the study results.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.107-124
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• 2022

Objectives This study aimed to identify optimal combinations of acupoints used to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Methods We searched four international databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Allied and Complementary Medicine Databases [AMED], and China National Knowledge Infrastructure [CNKI]) and five Korean databases (DBpia, Research Information Sharing Service [RISS], Korean Studies Information Service System [KISS], Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS], and KoreaMed) to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that used acupuncture to treat CIPN. Network analysis was performed on the acupoints used in more than three included articles. We constructed a network by calculating the Jaccard similarity coefficient between acupoints and applied minimum spanning tree. Then, modularity analysis, degree centrality (Cd), and betweenness centrality (Cb) were used to analyze properties of the acupoints. Results A total of 25 articles were included. 24 acupoints were extracted from 25 articles. The combinations of acupoints having the highest Jaccard similarity coefficient were {EX-UE9, EX-LE10} and {ST36, SP6}. In the modularity analysis, acupoints were classified to six modules. ST40, EX-UE11, and KI6 had the highest Cd value while ST40, GB34 had the highest Cb value. Conclusions This study found the systematic framework of acupoint combinations used in CIPN studies. This study is expected to provide new perspectives of CIPN treatment to therapists. A RCT is in progress of using the network of this study as a guideline. If significant results are derived from the RCT, it will be possible to lay the groundwork to consider acupuncture for CIPN treatment.