• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4973-4977
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• 2012

Introduction: Tobacco use is a global health care problem. Repetitive exposure to nicotine produces neuroadaptation resulting in nicotine dependence. Smoking is associated with a range of diseases, causing high levels of morbidity and mortality and is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths, with more than 4.6 million smokers worldwide dying each year from smoking related illnesses. Stopping smoking has major health benefits. Quitting at any age provides both short and long term benefits. Materials and methods: 45 patients attending the outpatient department at the Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, were randomly allocated to three groups of interventions namely placebo, counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Initially each one was assessed for carbon monoxide levels using a breath analyser (pico smokerlyser bedfont UK). They were followed up for six months and the carbon monoxide levels were again assessed using the same instrument. The paired t test was used to compare the results before and after the intervention. Results: The scores before the initiation of intervention and after treatment were compared and all three interventions were found to be statistically significant after six months. It was noticed that patients with very low or low dependence followed by high dependence had good response in the placebo group (68% and 47.6% respectively), in the counseling group maximum response was seen in the medium followed by the very low group (61% and 59% respectively), and maximum response was seen in very high followed by the very low group with NRT (78.7% and 60.5% respectively). Conclusion: The inference that can be drawn from the present study is that non-invasive, non pharmacological methods like placebo and counseling are effective in low to medium groups, and NRT is effective with higher nicotine dependence.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.108-117
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• 2001

This research objected to the diagnosed patients as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, kidney tumor, myelodysplastic syndrom and juvenile chronic leukemia after admission in the 'P' hospital in Pusan from Aug. 1. 1999 to Jan. 31. 2000. The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1. On the specific character between the experimental(exp.) group and the control (con.) group : there were 7 of 4-7 years old patients(the most) in the experimental group(53.8％), 5 of 12 years old or older patients in the control group (38.5％). Patients who experienced operation were 7 in the exp. group(53.8％) and 6 in con. group(46.2％). The largest number of the patients' diagnosis was acute lymphoblastic leukemia by 5 in the exp. group(38.5％) and 4 in the con. group (30.8％). The hardest nausea came on the second day by 5 in the exp. group(38.5％), 9 in the con. group(69.2％). 2. P-score of the nausea vomiting on the number of daily anticancer drug administration : first day, the exp. group got 9.6 and the con. group 17.6(P = 0.03). 2nd day, 10.9 and 19.4(P = 0.00), 3rd day, 10.6 and 18.3(P = 0.00), 4th day 10.0 and 18.0, 5th day 10.9 and 16.8(P = 0.05). The score showed statistically significant difference(P < .05). 3. Oral intake didn't show statistically significant difference between two groups. However the average of Oral intake of the exp. group was continually higher than the con. group except to the first day after administration. In conclusion, nursing intervention and nutrition care are much more needed on the 2-3th day after administration to reduce nausea vomiting, and for remission of nausea and enlarging oral intake it is utilizable to apply the easy, economic Oral Cryotherapy to the young patients who undergo chemotherapy.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.334-347
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• 2006

The aim of this study is to evaluate the reasonableness of the medical fee on oral and maxillofacial surgery field according to surgeon's opinions and actual conditions. The medical fee has significant influence on hospital income, the supply and distribution of medical manpower, quality and facilities of medical services. Questionnaire survey was sent to 86 oral and maxillofacial surgeons who worked more than 3 years in general hospital. Among them, 25 doctors replied the 109 answers survey and the average of treatment time and physician work relative value on each category was calculated. And the health insurance cost (that has been applied since 2003) was compared with the questionnaire results. And finally we investigated items that health insurance system did not include in oral and maxillofacial field but actually performed in oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic. The result was that the medical fee did not properly reflect physician work relative value of actual treatments. In case of complicated extraction, work relative value needed 3.5 times enhancement of present value. For simple impacted tooth extraction 1.8 times, for impacted tooth extraction including odontomy 1.7 times, and for fully impacted tooth more than 2/3 of it located into the alveolar bone, 1.8 times enhancement needed. In respect of the present physician work relative value, hemimandibulectomy with neck lymph node dissection for the malignancy is appropriated as 3.3 times of open reduction and internal fixation for the mandibular fracture, but the questionnaire result showed 25 times discrepancy. In conclusion, this research shows the need for intervention that health insurance included items and legal relative medical value must act in union with treatment in clinic to reduce the imbalance between them.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2003

Patient with facial paralysis may develop opthalmic complications. Poor eyelid closure, ectopion and lagophthalmos place the patinet at increased risk for development of corneal problems such as epitheilail defects, stromal thinning, bacterial infection, and even perforation. Inilital treatment should be conservative and include the use of ocular lubricants and taping of the lower eyelid into the proper position. Surgical intervention may be required in patients who have failed medical therapy or in whom the facial paralysis is not expected to improve. Gold weight implantation in upper eyelid and lower lid tightening in lower eyelid has become a popular procedure to correct upper eyelid retraction and lower eyelid laxity and to improve corneal coverage. We describe technique for placement of a gold weight in the upper lid, with attention of the maintenance of symmetric eyelid crease and susture canthopexy to correct malpositioned lower eyelid.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.518-527
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing health-related quality of life among spouses of older adults with dementia based on an ecological model. Methods: This study used data from the 2015 Korean Community Health Survey with the subjects of 541 spouses of older adults with dementia. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression. Results: In this study, 26.5% of quality of life was explained by employment status, physical activity, perception of stress, perception of depressive symptom, self-rated health status, self-rated oral health status, and contact with neighbors. Conclusion: To develop more effective nursing intervention for improvement of quality of life, it needs to consider not only the individual system related factors but also community system related factors including contact with neighbors.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 인문계 고등학생들의 측두하악장애 자각증상의 영향요인을 분석하여 측두하악 건강관리에 있어 도움이 되는 접근성이 용이한 프로그램 개발의 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시하였다. 자료수집은 2019년 12월 1일부터 30일까지 대전·전북지역의 일부 인문계 고등학생들을 대상으로 편의추출하여 자기기입식방법으로 설문을 작성하였다. 통계분석은 t-검정, 일원분산분석법, 피어슨 상관관계로 분석하였고, 단계적 다중 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 구강 악습관과 특성불안은 양의 상관관계를 나타냈고, 측두하악장애 자각증상과도 양의 상관관계를 나타냈으며, 특성불안은 측두하악장애 자각증상과 양의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 고등학생들의 측두하악장애 자각증상에 가장 영향을 미치는 요인은 구강 악습관, 건강습관, 특성불안으로 나타났다. 이에 고등학생들의 시기에 맞는 적절한 불안 대처 및 구강 악습관 관리에 적극적인 소통과 개입이 요구되며, 더불어 사전예방할 수 있는 사회심리적 대응을 접목한 구강건강증진 프로그램이 적용될 필요가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.327-339
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• 2018

본 연구는 강릉시에 소재한 자활센터 자활사업 참여자를 대상으로 하여 대상자의 복합적인 위험요인을 고려한 맞춤형 치위생 과정을 통해 구강건강상태 및 행태의 변화 과정 및 결과의 사례를 분석함으로써, 치과위생사 주도의 치위생 과정에 대한 임상적 근거를 마련하고 임상 현장 및 지역사회사업에서의 치위생 과정 적용 가능성을 검토하고자 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 전체 모집단 80명 중 연구참여에 동의한 44명을 대상으로 치과위생사 면허를 소지한 교수 3인이 전신질환 여부(당뇨병, 심혈관계질환 등), 치은 상태 및 치석 여부, 구강위생상태 등의 기준으로 구강 내 사정을 실시하였고, 구강건강위험군으로 선발된 21명 중 개인적인 사정과 치과의사 치료 의뢰 등으로 인해 중도 탈락한 13명을 제외하고 치위생계획에 따라 모든 과정을 종료한 8명을 최종 연구대상자로 선정하였다. 본 연구에서는 수행자 간 일치도 평가를 거친 치과위생사 4인이 자활센터 자활사업 참여자 8인을 대상으로 치위생 과정을 수행하였다. 대상자별 전담 치과위생사를 선정하여 대상자 중심의 맞춤형 관리를 제공하였고 모든 치위생 과정 내용은 치위생관리 기록부에 기록하여 치위생 과정 전 후에 따라 회차별로 평가한 임상 지표 및 치위생 중재에 따른 행동 변화 등을 비교 분석하였다. 복합적인 건강위험요인을 동반한 취약계층인 자활사업 참여 대상자의 치위생 과정을 분석한 결과, 인간욕구이론에 기반하여 대상자 중심의 목표를 수립하고, 전담 치과위생사와의 지속적인 신뢰관계 형성에 기반하여 행동 변화를 위한 중재를 실시하며, 회차별 대상자의 구강건강상태에 따른 맞춤형 전문가구강위생관리를 실시함에 따라 긍정적인 행동 변화와 함께 유의미한 임상적 변화를 확인하였다. 범이론 모형에 근거한 행동 변화 중재에 따라 칫솔질 방법 및 빈도의 변화가 나타났고, 치간칫솔을 사용한 치간관리의 변화를 확인하였다. 개인별 치위생 과정에 따른 구강상태를 비교한 결과 치위생 과정을 수행한 후 탐침 시 치은출혈 치아 보유율과 4 mm 이상 치주낭 보유율은 감소하였고, 변형 O'Leary index는 향상되었다. 치위생 과정은 치과의료에서 환자/대상자 중심의 가치를 실현하고 질병의 예방과 구강건강증진을 지향함에 따라 임상 현장 및 지역사회에서 지속적으로 치위생 과정이 적용될 수 있는 시스템을 구축함으로써 구강건강증진을 통한 구강건강 관련 삶의 질 향상과 더불어 구강건강의 사회경제적 불평등을 줄이는 데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2023

연구목적: 본 연구는 만성치주질환이 있는 흡연자를 대상으로 4주 동안 코코넛 오일을 중재하여 치주건강 개선 효과를 파악하고 흡연자의 치주관리에 활용될 수 있도록 학문적 근거를 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 연구방법: 본 연구의 대상은 G 지역에 소재하고 있는 1개 치과 의료기관에 2022년 8월 5일부터 2022년 10월 20일까지 내원한 흡연자 30명을 대상으로 하였다. 연구결과: BOP와 PHP index는 그룹(p=0.030, 0.027)과 시간(p<0.001)에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었고, 상호작용효과도 유의한 차이가 나타났다(p=0.002, 0.001). 구강건조감과 구강건강관련 삶의 질은 실험군에서 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.001, 0.180). 결론: 코코넛 오일 중재는 흡연자의 치주건강을 위한 효율적인 프로그램으로 효과가 입증되었고, 흡연자의 치주건강에 기여할 수 있는 체계적인 프로그램들이 지속적으로 개발되고 연구될 것을 기대한다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of oral care with an aroma solution on oral status and oral cavity microorganism growth in elderly patients with stroke. Methods: A non-equivalent control group, with a pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The participants were assigned to the experimental group (n=30) that received oral care with an aroma solution or the control group (n=31) that received 0.9% saline solution. To identify the effect of the experimental treatments, objective/subjective assessments of oral status and oral cavity microorganism growth were performed using the oral assessment guide, oral perception guide, and oral swab culture. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test with the SPSS version 21.0 program. Results: The objective oral status was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group (t= -3.64, p<.001). There was no significant difference between the subjective oral status of the experimental group and control groups (t= -1.24, p=.109). Oral microorganism growth was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group (t= -7.39, p<.001). Conclusion: These findings indicate that special mouth care using an aroma solution could be an effective oral health nursing intervention for elderly patients with stroke.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2012

Background: Tobacco control and cessation interventions are among the most cost effective medical interventions but health systems in low resource countries lack the infrastructure to promote prevention and cessation among tobacco users. Workplace settings have the potential to provide opportunities and access for tobacco prevention interventions. Methods: This is a single group study evaluating tobacco use prevention and cessation through a structured three stage intervention program for tobacco users comprising education on harmful effects of tobacco, oral cancer screening and behavior therapy for tobacco cessation at the worksite. Results: All the 739 workers who were invited participated in tobacco awareness program and were screened for oral pre cancer lesions. 291 (39.4%) workers were found to be users of tobacco in some form. Education, gender and alcohol use (p<0.0001) were some of the factors associated with tobacco user status. The prevalence of clinical oral precancer lesions among tobacco users was 21.6%. Alcohol consumption (p<0.001), the type of tobacco consumed (p<0.018), personal medical history of chronic diseases (p<0.007) and combined use of alcohol and tobacco (p<0.001) were some factors found to be associated with presence of oral pre cancer lesions. Conclusion: An integrated approach for worksite based tobacco use prevention with oral cancer screening program showed good acceptance and participation and was effective in addressing the problem of tobacco consumption among the factory workers.