• 제목/요약/키워드: Medical Aid use

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의료영상 진단을 위한 팔꿉관절 X-선 검사 보조기구 개발 (Development of Elbow Joint X-ray Examination Aid for Medical Imaging Diagnosis)

  • 김형균
    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.127-133
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    • 2024
  • 팔꿉관절은 3개의 뼈대가 조합하여 관절을 이루고 있으며 신체적 활동 및 외력에 의한 이상 시 X-선 등, 방사선 검사로 영상진단을 한다. 팔꿉 관절 선행연구에 의하면 전완부(forearm)의 Z축 거상에 의한 기울기 자세에서 영상평가 기준에 부합하는 새로운 검사법이 발표되어 이에 최적화된 기구를 설계하고 다른 상지 검사에서도 활용 가능한 보조기구를 개발하고자 하였다. 2D 도면 및 3D 모델링 설계로 디자인 후 4부분의 파트로 구분 된 디자인을 ABS 소재의 3D 프린팅 방법으로 출력 후 조립 단계를 거쳐 제품을 완성하였다. 개발된 보조기구는 Z축 거상 기울기 4단계 각도(0, 5, 10, 15도) 기능과 1도 단위로 360도 회전되어 고정하는 기능으로 구성하였다. 개발된 보조기구는 사용 빈도의 누적 및 신체적 활용에 의한 하중 문제에 대해 구조해석을 통하여 최대 등가응력(equivalent stress) 56.107 Pa, 변위(displacement) 1.6548e-5 mm 의 안전한 물성치 범위로 개발되었다. 또한 개발된 보조기구는 팔꿉관절의 X-선 검사뿐만 아니라 위팔뼈 회전에 의한 어깨 기능검사에서도 활용할 수 있으며 비금속 소재로 MRI, CT 검사에서도 적용이 가능하도록 개발되었다. 개발된 보조기구는 향후 다양한 장치 및 의료영상 검사의 임상 적용을 통하여 검사의 정확성 및 효율화에 기여하리라 판단한다.

의료급여 관리사의 실무 경험을 통해서 본 사례관리 과정 (Case Management Process identified from Experience of Nurse Case Managers)

  • 박은준;김춘미
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제38권6호
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    • pp.789-801
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a substantive theory of case management (CM) practice by investigating the experience of nurse case managers caring for Medical Aid enrollees in Korea. Methods: A total of 12 nurses were interviewed regarding their own experience in CM practice. Data were recorded and analyzed using grounded theory. Results: Empowerment was the core category of CM for Medical Aid enrollees. The case managers engaged in five phases as follows, phase of inquiring in advance, building a relationship with the client, giving the client critical mind, facilitating positive changes in the client's use of healthcare services, and maintaining relationship bonds. These phases moved gradually and were circular if necessary. Also, they were accelerated or slowed depending on factors including clients' characteristics, case managers' competency level, families' support level, and availability of community resources. Conclusion: This study helps understand what CM practice is and how nurses are performing this innovative CM role. It is recommended that nurse leaders and policy makers integrate empowerment as a core category and the five critical CM phases into future CM programs.

긴급 의료 대응을 위한 이동형병원의 의료공간 설정에 관한 조사 연구 (A Research Study on the Medical-spaces Setting of Mobile-hospitals for Emergency Medical Response)

  • 김성현;양내원
    • 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.7-21
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: As the pandemic period continues, various attempts are being made to new medical spaces in the medical society. Many hospitals, including existing general hospitals, have been effected by infected patients and are showing limitations in patient care capacity. Mobile-hospitals may be the starting point for the development of new environment in the medical society and healthcare facilities which are not replacing the role of existing hospitals. Mobile-hospitals can possibly respond to situations that require medical services and provide emergency care for various demands in connection with existing healthcare facilities. Methods: Through a total of five investigations/analysis, medical functions that can be inserted into mobile-hospitals based on modular architecture are set. The first is the analysis of domestic legal guidelines, the second is the analysis of previous studies, the analysis of emergency medical facilities and other medical spaces of hospitals to be compared, the fourth is the analysis of medical spaces of actual mobile hospital projects. Results: Through five analyses, medical functions applicable to the modular building platform were finally established. Mobile hospitals can be used not only in disaster sites such as infectious diseases, but also in medical underprivileged areas or general hospitals. Therefore, it is necessary to establish medical functions that meet the specificity of mobile hospitals along with the functions of existing fixed medical facilities. Furthermore, various studies such as use in international aid, use in normal times, and connection with other platform-based medical facilities are considered necessary. Implications: Through 5 strategies of analysis, 41 medical functions which can be applied to UNIT are decided and these functions will be placed where medical services will be required.

인구학적 요인 및 응급의료시스템 요인에 따른 119구급 서비스 이송 분석 연구 (Analysis of 119 emergency medical service patient transfer according to demographic and emergency medical system factors)

  • 김민희;문준동
    • 한국응급구조학회지
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.63-76
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: To analyze trends related to demography and EMS and to provide supporting data for the appropriate deployment of EMS providers. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on patients transported by 119 EMS, demographics, and EMS factors were collected using the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) and the National Fire Agency annual report from 2017 to 2021. Results: During the study period, the total number of patients and those with severe disorders transported via 119 EMS showed an increasing trend. The total fertility rate and population during the same period tended to decrease, and the population density and number of households increased; however, there was a disparity between regions. The main demographic factors affecting the number of patients transported were population density and total fertility rate, while the main EMS factors were the number of ambulances and provision of emergency medical information services(hospital guidance, pharmacy information, and first aid guidance). Conclusion: From the perspective of EMS providers' force deployment, it is necessary to consider population density, population, number of households, total fertility rate, and number of emergency medical institutions and to strengthen the role of diverting the use of 119 EMS by minor patients by providing emergency medical information.

보훈의료지원 대상자의 외래 처방의약품 사용경향과 적정성 평가 (Trends and Appropriateness of Outpatient Prescription Drug Use in Veterans)

  • 이인향;심다영
    • 한국임상약학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2018
  • Objective: This study analyzed the national claims data of veterans to generate scientific evidence of the trends and appropriateness of their drug utilization in an outpatient setting. Methods: The claims data were provided by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment (HIRA). Through sampling and matching data, we selected two comparable groups; Veterans vs. National Health Insurance (NHI) patients and Veterans vs. Medical Aid (MAID) patients. Drug use and costs were compared between groups by using multivariate gamma regression models to account for the skewed distribution, and therapeutic duplication was analyzed by using multivariate logistic regression models. Results: In equivalent conditions, veteran patients made fewer visits to medical institutions (0.88 vs. 1), had 1.86 times more drug use, and paid 1.4 times more drug costs than NHI patients (p<0.05); similarly, veteran patients made fewer visits to medical institutions (0.96 vs. 1), had 1.11 times more drug use, and paid 0.95 times less drug costs than MAID patients (p<0.05). The risk of therapeutic duplication was 1.7 times higher (OR=1.657) in veteran patients than in NHI patients and 1.3 times higher (OR=1.311) than in MAID patients (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Similar patterns of drug use were found in veteran patients and MAID patients. There were greater concerns about the drug use behavior in veteran patients, with longer prescribing days and a higher rate of therapeutic duplication, than in MAID patients. Efforts should be made to measure if any inefficiency exists in veterans' drug use behavior.

Clinical Factors Influencing the Trial and Purchase of Bilateral Microphones with Contralateral Routing of Signal in Patients with Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss

  • Seong, Jeon;Yang, Seung Koo;Jang, Pilkeun;Lee, Sang-Yeon;Carandang, Marge;Choi, Byung-Yoon
    • Journal of Audiology & Otology
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 2020
  • Background and Objectives: Bilateral microphones with contralateral routing of signal (BiCROS) hearing aid is an option for hearing rehabilitation in individuals with asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL). The clinical factors influencing the trial and purchase of BiCROS were investigated. Subjects and Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 78 patients with ASNHL who were recommended to use BiCROS and analyzed the demographic and audiological factors influencing the trial and purchase of BiCROS. Results: Among the 78 patients, 52 (66.7%) availed of the free BiCROS trial and 21 (26.9%) purchased BiCROS. The mean pure tone audiometry (PTA) air conduction (AC) threshold of the better- and worse-hearing ears were 44.2±12.8 dB and 90.7±22.5 dB HL, respectively. The decision for trial or purchase of BiCROS was not influenced by age, sex, duration of hearing loss of the worse-hearing ear, or PTA AC threshold or speech discrimination score of both ears. The first and third quartiles of the PTA AC thresholds for the better-hearing ear of BiCROS buyers were 38.75 dB and 53.75 dB HL, respectively. The counterpart values for the worse-hearing ear were 72.50 dB and 118.75 dB HL, respectively. Conclusions: The clinical factors analyzed in this study were found to be irrelevant to the trial and purchase of BiCROS in patients with ASNHL. Nevertheless, the distribution range of the auditory thresholds of the subjects using BiCROS can be a useful basis for the counseling of patients with ASNHL and selection of candidates for BiCROS use.

Characterizing Organelles in Live Stem Cells Using Label-Free Optical Diffraction Tomography

  • Kim, Youngkyu;Kim, Tae-Keun;Shin, Yeonhee;Tak, Eunyoung;Song, Gi-Won;Oh, Yeon-Mok;Kim, Jun Ki;Pack, Chan-Gi
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제44권11호
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    • pp.851-860
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    • 2021
  • Label-free optical diffraction tomography (ODT), an imaging technology that does not require fluorescent labeling or other pre-processing, can overcome the limitations of conventional cell imaging technologies, such as fluorescence and electron microscopy. In this study, we used ODT to characterize the cellular organelles of three different stem cells-namely, human liver derived stem cell, human umbilical cord matrix derived mesenchymal stem cell, and human induced pluripotent stem cell-based on their refractive index and volume of organelles. The physical property of each stem cell was compared with that of fibroblast. Based on our findings, the characteristic physical properties of specific stem cells can be quantitatively distinguished based on their refractive index and volume of cellular organelles. Altogether, the method employed herein could aid in the distinction of living stem cells from normal cells without the use of fluorescence or specific biomarkers.

Continued Innovation in Respiratory Care: The Importance of Inhaler Devices

  • Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia Zrinka
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제81권2호
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    • pp.91-98
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    • 2018
  • When it comes to the use in inhalers in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, there are many options, considerations and challenges, which health care professionals need to address. Considerations for prescribing and dispensing, administering and following up, education, and adherence; all of these factors impact on treatment success and all are intrinsically linked to the device selected. This review brings together relevant evidence, real-life data and practice tools to assist health care professionals in making decisions about the use of inhalers in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. It covers some of the key technical device issues to be considered, the evidence behind the role of inhalers in disease control, population studies which link behaviors and adherence to inhaler devices as well as practice advice on inhaler technique education and the advantages and disadvantages in selecting different inhaler devices. Finally, a list of key considerations to aid health care providers in successfully managing the use of inhaler devices are summarized.

의사방문수 결정요인 분석 (A Study on Factors Affecting the Use of Ambulatory Physician Services)

  • 박현애;송건용
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.58-76
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    • 1994
  • In order to study factors affecting the use of the ambulatory physician services. Andersen's model for health utilization was modified by adding the health behavior component and examined with three different approaches. Three different approaches were the multiople regression model, logistic regression model, and LISREL model. For multiple regression, dependent variable was reported illness-related visits to a physician during past one year and independent variables are variaous variables measuring predisposing factor, enabling factor, need factor and health behavior. For the logistic regression, dependent variable was visit or no-visit to a physician during past one year and independent variables were same as the multiple regression analysis. For the LISREL, five endogenous variables of health utiliztion, predisposing factor, enabling factor, need factor, and health behavior and 20 exogeneous variables which measures five endogenous variables were used. According to the multiple regression analysis, chronic illness, health status, perceived health status of the need factor; residence, sex, age, marital status, education of the predisposing factor ; health insurance, usual source for medical care of enabling factor were the siginificant exploratory variables for the health utilization. Out of the logistic regression analysis, health status, chronic illness, residence, marital status, education, drinking, use of health aid were found to be significant exploratory variables. From LISREL, need factor affect utilization most following by predisposing factor, enabling factor and health behavior. For LISREL model, age, education, and residence for predisposing factor; health status, chronic illess, and perceived health status for need factor; medical insurance for enabling factor; and doing any kind of health behavior for the health behavior were found as the significant observed variables for each theoretical variables.

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인공 신경망을 이용한 보청기용 실시간 환경분류 알고리즘 (Real Time Environmental Classification Algorithm Using Neural Network for Hearing Aids)

  • 서상완;육순현;남경원;한종희;권세윤;홍성화;김동욱;이상민;장동표;김인영
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.8-13
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    • 2013
  • Persons with sensorineural hearing impairment have troubles in hearing at noisy environments because of their deteriorated hearing levels and low-spectral resolution of the auditory system and therefore, they use hearing aids to compensate weakened hearing abilities. Various algorithms for hearing loss compensation and environmental noise reduction have been implemented in the hearing aid; however, the performance of these algorithms vary in accordance with external sound situations and therefore, it is important to tune the operation of the hearing aid appropriately in accordance with a wide variety of sound situations. In this study, a sound classification algorithm that can be applied to the hearing aid was suggested. The proposed algorithm can classify the different types of speech situations into four categories: 1) speech-only, 2) noise-only, 3) speech-in-noise, and 4) music-only. The proposed classification algorithm consists of two sub-parts: a feature extractor and a speech situation classifier. The former extracts seven characteristic features - short time energy and zero crossing rate in the time domain; spectral centroid, spectral flux and spectral roll-off in the frequency domain; mel frequency cepstral coefficients and power values of mel bands - from the recent input signals of two microphones, and the latter classifies the current speech situation. The experimental results showed that the proposed algorithm could classify the kinds of speech situations with an accuracy of over 94.4%. Based on these results, we believe that the proposed algorithm can be applied to the hearing aid to improve speech intelligibility in noisy environments.