• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2006

Purpose: This study used MDS-HC 2.0 to identify health problems in the elderly who live alone. Method: The subjects of this study were 100 living-alone elders aged over 65 in Daegu city. This study was performed through home visiting interviews during the period from the 1st of September to the 30th of September 2005. Analysis in this study was made using SPSS Version 11.0. Results: Frequent health problems in the living-alone elderly were: preventive heath measure (90), health promotion (80), social function (78), visual function (75), depression and anxiety (61), pain and communication disorder (60), cognition (55), environmental assessment (48) and oral health (45) in order of frequency. Informal services were provided to 73% of the subjects for emotional support. IADL services were provided to 57% of the subjects, and ADL services to 66%. Conclusion: Nursing intervention programs based on health problems from MDS-HC 2.0 should be provided in order to cope with individual health problems and living-alone elders needs. The results of this study suggest that MDS-HC 2.0 is applicable to help decide nursing interventions for the elderly who live alone in community.

• 부모자녀건강학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.35-55
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• 2001

Recently attention has been focused on the effects of early intervention, or its lack, on both normal and preterm infants. Particularly numerous studies suggest that premature infants are not necessarily understimulated but instead are subjected to inappropriate stimulation. Developmental support and sensory stimulation have become clinical opportunities in which nursing practice can impact on the neurobehavioral outcome of premature infants. Developmental care has been widely accepted and implemented in neonatal intensive care units across the country. Increasingly, attention and concern in caring for low-birth-weight infants and premature infants has led clinicians in the field to explore the effects of a complex of interventions designed to create and maintain a developmentally supportive environment; to provide age-appropriate sensory input; and to protect the infant from inappropriate, excessive and stressful stimulation. The components of developmental care include modifications of the macro-environment to reduce NICU light and sound levels, care clustering, nonnutritive sucking, and containment strategies, such as flexed positioning or swaddling. Sensory stimulation of the premature infants is presented to standardize the modification of a developmental intervention based on physiologic and behavioral cues. The most appropriate type of stimuli are those that are sensitive to infant cues. Evaluation of infant physiological and behavioral responds to specific intervention stimuli may help to identify more appropriate interventions based on infants' cues. A critical question confronting the clinician is that of determining when the evidence supporting a change in practice is sufficient to justify making that change. There are acknowledged limitations in the current studies. Many of the studies examined had small sample sizes; used nonprobability sampling; and used a phase lag design, which introduces the possibility of threats to internal validity and limits the generalizability of the results. Although many issues regarding the effects of developmental interventions remain unresolved, the available research base documents significant benefits of developmental care for LBW infants in consistent outcomes, without significant adverse effects. Particularly, although the individual studies vary somewhat in the definition of specific outcomes measured, instrumentation used, time and method of data collection, and preparaion of the care providers, in all studies, infants receiving the full protocol of individualized developmentally supportive care had improvements in some aspect of four areas of infant functioning: level of respiratory or oxygen support, the establishment of oral feeding; length of hospital stay, and infant behavioral regulation. In summary, based on the available literature, individualized developmental intervention should be incorporated into standard practice in neonatal intensive care. And this implementation needs to be coupled with ongoing research to evaluate the impact of an individualized developmental care programs on the short- and long-tenn health outcomes of LBW infants.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2013

Recently, there have been improvements in diagnostic methods for the assessment of early caries lesions. The reason is that dental professionals are seeking methods to reliably detect incipient dental caries and to remineralize them. This review examines the literature on principles, theoretical background, and history of the Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence (QLF) system (Inspektor Research Systems BV, The Netherlands). Furthermore, this paper discusses the potential application of QLF system to clinical practice for educational purpose, enabling dental hygiene students to perform oral health assessment using the QLF system. In addition, the clinical application of QLF system can motivate patients by providing additional visual information about caries and bacterial activity. The evidences on validity and reliability of the QLF system for detection of longitudinal changes in de/remineralization and caries were examined. The QLF system is capable of monitoring and quantifying mineral changes in early caries lesions. Therefore, it can be used to assess the impacts of caries preventive measures on the remineralization and reversal of the caries process. And the QLF system is a very promising equipment to assess educational effectiveness for dental hygiene students in their learning process. In conclusion, the QLF system is the most effective technology for more sensitive staging of caries and treatment without surgical intervention.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.185-194
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 일부 산업장 근로자들의 직무 스트레스 및 구강건강 관련 삶의 질과 주관적 행복감과의 관련성을 평가하고자 시도하였다. 연구대상은 근로자 228명을 대상으로 하였고, 조사는 2016년 8월 8일부터 9월 2일까지 실시하였으며, 연구 도구는 구조화된 무기명 자기기입식 설문지를 본 연구에 적합하도록 사용하였다. 자료는 SPSSWIN 18.0을 이용하여 t-test와 one way ANOVA, Scheffe'사후 검정 분석, Pearson correlation, Hierarchial multiple regression을 이용하여 분석하였다. 직무 스트레스와 구강건강영향지수, 직무 스트레스와 주관적 행복감과는 음의 상관관계를 나타냈고, 구강건강영향지수와 주관적 행복감과는 양의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 주관적 행복감에 영향을 미치는 독립변수들은 성별, 주관적 경제 수준, 주관적 전신건강, 정기적 치과 검진, 직무 스트레스가 영향을 미치는 유의한 변수로 나타났다. 따라서 근로자의 주관적 행복감 향상을 위해 정기적인 산업 구강 중재 프로그램의 시행과 함께 긍정적으로 스트레스를 관리하는 적극적인 대처가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.825-835
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• 2015

이번 연구는 서울 경기 지역과 경북지역에 거주하는 만 40세 이상 65세 이하 중년 여성을 연구 대상으로 우울과 스트레스, 그리고 자아존중감이 구강건강 영향지수에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 하였다. 설문대상자를 편의표본추출법으로 선정한 후 연구의 취지와 목적을 설명하고 최종 205부를 최종 분석에 이용하였다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 구강건강 영향지수는 배우자가 있는 경우(p=0.005), 전신질환이 없는 경우(p=0.005), 구강상태가 건강하다고 인식할수록(p=0.025), 하루 칫솔질을 3회 이상 하는 여성일수록(p<0.05) 높게 나타났다. 일반적 특성에 따라 우울, 스트레스, 자아존중감의 차이에 대해 우울은 배우자가 없고(p=0.005), 전신질환이 있고(p=0.016), 지각된 구강상태가 건강하지 않고(p<0.001), 하루 칫솔질을 3회 이상 하는 중년 여성(p=0.005)에서 높았다. 스트레스는 중졸 이하인 경우(p<0.05), 배우자가 없는 경우(p=0.002), 구강상태가 건강하지 않은 중년 여성(p<0.001)이 높았다. 자아존중감은 연령이 낮을수록, 지각한 구강상태가 건강할수록, 하루 칫솔질을 3회 이상 하는 중년 여성에서 높았다. 우울, 스트레스, 자아존중감과 구강건강 영향지수 간의 관계는 우울(p<0.001)과 스트레스가 낮을수록(p<0.001), 그리고 자아존중감이 높을수록(p<0.001) 구강건강 영향지수가 높게 나타났다. 우울, 스트레스, 그리고 자아존중감이 구강건강 영향지수에 미치는 영향을 알아본 결과, 스트레스(p<0.001)는 유의한 부(-)의 영향을 미쳤으며, 자아존중감(p=0.009)은 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.371-381
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• 2022

Objectives: This study determined the effect of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on extraction socket bone regeneration and assessed the patterns and determinants of bone regeneration after the surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. Materials and Methods: This prospective study randomly allocated 90 patients into two treatment groups: A PRF group (intervention group) and a non-PRF group (control group). After surgical extractions, the PRF group had PRF placed in the extraction socket and the socket was sutured, while the socket was only sutured in the non-PRF group. At postoperative weeks 1, 4, 8, and 12, periapical radiographs were obtained and HLImage software was used to determine the region of newly formed bone (RNFB) and the pattern of bone formation. The determinants of bone regeneration were assessed. Statistical significance was set at P<0.05. Results: The percentage RNFB (RNFB%) was not significantly higher in the PRF group when compared with the non-PRF group at postoperative weeks 1, 4, 8, and 12 (P=0.188, 0.155, 0.132, and 0.219, respectively). Within the non-PRF group, the middle third consistently exhibited the highest bone formation while the least amount of bone formation was consistently observed in the cervical third. In the PRF group, the middle third had the highest bone formation, while bone formation at the apical third was smaller compared to the cervical third at the 8th week with this difference widening at the 12th week. The sex of the patient, type of impaction, and duration of surgery was significantly associated with percentage bone formation (P=0.041, 0.043, and 0.018, respectively). Conclusion: Placement of PRF in extraction sockets increased socket bone regeneration. However, this finding was not statistically significant. The patient's sex, type of impaction, and duration of surgery significantly influenced the percentage of bone formation.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2024

연구목적: 본 연구는 가상현실(VR) 기반 구강 근력 강화훈련 콘텐츠를 개발하고 노인에게 적용한 후 구강 기능의 개선 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 구강근력 강화훈련은 2023년 8월 말부터 10월 초까지 6주 동안 총 12회를 적용하였다. 수행 장소는 참여 대상자의 소속기관이며, 1회당 소요시간은 약 60분으로 하였다. 연구결과: 가상현실 기반 구강근력 강화훈련 실시 후 치면세균막 지수(O'Leary index)는 0.42점 감소하였으며(p<0.01), 치은염 지수(Löe & Silness index)는 1.11점 감소하였다(p<0.01). 설태는 1.24점 감소하였고(p<0.01), 타액분비량은 0.55g 증가하였다(p<0.05). 사후 두 그룹 간의 비교에서도 치면세균막(p<0.001), 치은염(p<0.001), 설태(p<0.01)에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결론: 본 연구 결과, 가상현실 기반 구강근력 강화훈련은 노인층의 구강건강을 일부 향상하는 효과를 나타냈다. 이에 본 연구에서 개발한 가상현실 기반 구강근력 강화훈련 콘텐츠가 노인층을 대상으로 한 건강증진 프로그램에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 거라 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1133-1139
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• 2013

Background: In India, tobacco consumption is responsible for one of the highest rates of oral cancer in the world, the annual oral cancer incidence is steadily increasing among young tobacco users. Studies have documented efforts taken by physicians, doctors and even dentists, in the form of individual or group counseling to curb tobacco use in smoke or smokeless form. However, which one is more effective, still remains an unanswered question. The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of individual and group counseling for cessation of the tobacco habit amongst industrial workers in Pune and to compare quit rates. Materials and methods: An interventional study design was selected for 150 industrial workers which were stratified randomly into three groups (control, individual and group counseling groups) and interventions were provided to individual and group counseling groups over a period of six months, which were then compared with the control group that received brief intervention at the start of the study. Results: There was significant difference in the quit rates of the participants in the individual counseling group (ICG) and group counseling group (GCG) when compared at 6 months with the control counseling group (CCG). In the individual counseling group was 6% while in group counseling group it was 7.5% after six months of counseling. Conclusions: No conclusion could be drawn whether individual or group counseling were better interms of quit rates. Individual and group counseling groups were definitely better than the control group when compared at 3 and 6 months, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of parents/caregivers of children with cleft lip and/or palate before and after surgical repair of an orofacial cleft. Materials and Methods: Families of subjects who required either primary or secondary orofacial cleft repair who satisfied the inclusion criteria were recruited. A preoperative and postoperative health-related QoL questionnaire, the 'Impact on Family Scale' (IOFS), was applied in order to detect the subjectively perceived QoL in the affected family before and after surgical intervention. The mean pre- and postoperative total scores were compared using paired t-test. Pre- and postoperative mean scores were also compared across the 5 domains of the IOFS. Results: The proportion of families whose QoL was affected before surgery was 95.7%. The domains with the greatest impact preoperatively were the financial domain and social domains. Families having children with bilateral cleft lip showed QoL effects mostly in the social domain and 'impact on sibling' domain. Postoperatively, the mean total QoL score was significantly lower than the mean preoperative QoL score, indicating significant improvement in QoL (P<0.001). The mean postoperative QoL score was also significantly lower than the mean preoperative QoL score in all domains. Only 3.2% of the families reported affectation of their QoL after surgery. The domains of mastery (61.3%) with a mean of $7.4{\pm}1.8$ and finance (45.1%) with a mean score of $7.2{\pm}1.6$ were those showing the greatest postoperative impact. The proportion of families whose QoL was affected by orofacial cleft was markedly different after treatment (95.7% preoperative and 3.2% postoperative). Conclusion: Caring for children with orofacial clefts significantly reduces the QoL of parents/caregivers in all domains. However, surgical intervention significantly improves the QoL of the parents/caregivers of these children.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.499-504
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• 2019

Head-lice infestation, pediculosis capitis, remains a public-health burden in many countries. The widely used first-line pediculicides and alternative treatments are often too costly for use in poor socio-economic settings. Ivermectin has been considered an alternate treatment for field practice. This study was composed of 2 parts, a cross-sectional survey and an intervention study. The main objectives were to determine the prevalence and potential factors associated with head-lice infestation, and to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral ivermectin administration. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 890 villagers in rural areas along Thai-Myanmar border. Females with infestations were eligible for the intervention study, and 181 participated in the intervention study. A post-treatment survey was conducted to assess acceptance of ivermectin as a treatment choice. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and a generalized-estimation-equation model adjusted for cluster effect. The study revealed the prevalence of head-lice infestation was 50% among females and only 3% among males. Age stratification showed a high prevalence among females aged <20 years, and among 50% of female school-children. The prevalence was persistent among those with a history of infestation. The major risk factors were residing in a setting with other infected cases, and sharing a hair comb. The study also confirmed that ivermectin was safe and effective for field-based practice. It was considered a preferable treatment option. In conclusion, behavior-change communication should be implemented to reduce the observed high prevalence of head-lice infestation. Ivermectin may be an alternative choice for head-lice treatment, especially in remote areas.