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학생체질검사제도에 대한 인식과 개선방안 연구 (A Study on the Improvement of Physical Examination for Students)

  • 김귀숙;문정숙;김윤신;이수진;김상욱
    • 한국학교보건학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.37-54
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    • 2003
  • Recent domestic findings indicate steep increase of geriatric diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure among children and adolescents. It is, therefore, necessary to establish a new system for constitution inspection that reflects domestic adolescents' health conditions by the introduction of feasible items and systematic methods in the inspect ion. The objective of this study is to grasp the problems and to present proper ways of improving the system. As the method of the research during the period from September 2001 to March 2002 we refer to the domestic and foreign literature, and ask the advice of the specialists in pediatrics, family medicine, endocrine, cardiology. As on-site research we us e survey of nationwide elementary, middle, and high schools, visit representative local schools and have an interview with school nurses. Through the interview we try to find practical problems of school heath care and find proper method of students physic al examination. The abstract of the problems of student examination system is as following. To the question about the extent of the result of physical examination 46. 46.4%(school doctor) and 42.6%(parents and students) of the respondents answered "don't know". It means neglectfulness about examination itself. 62% of the school nurses responded "unsatisfactory" people who take charge of practical affairs have complaint about pre sent examination method. Because of the short time of the examination, and numerous students, the examination was incomplete. Several questions, method of physical examination, content of physical examination and list of physical examination, were raised. Reform measures for physical examination system of students were presented by physician, school nurses, students and parents of student.

A Behavioral Study of Promethazine Interaction with Analgesic Effect of Diclofenac: Pain Combination Therapy

  • Amidi, Niloofar;Izadidastenaei, Zohreh;Araghchian, Malihe;Ahmadimoghaddam, Davoud
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: Pain is considered as a cause of sickness and the most prevalent symptom which makes people visit a physician. Nowadays, combination therapy is becoming useful to relieve chronic and postsurgical pain. The aim of this study was to study the promethazine (as an antihistamine) interactions with antinociceptive effect of diclofenac (as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Methods: In initial part of the study, we investigate the analgesic effect of diclofenac. Using writhing test, we demonstrate that diclofenac significantly reduces writhe response induced by acetic acid in a dose-dependent manner. In this study, we evaluate the combination effect of promethazine on diclofenac analgesic effect. Results: We observed that diclofenac inhibited pain in the dose dependent manner which means that by increasing dose of diclofenac a significant decrease in pain was observed. This experimental setup allowed calculation of the dose that caused 50% antinociception (ED50) for diclofenac. The ED50 for diclofenac in this study was determined to be 9.1 mg/kg according our previous study. Additionally, promethazine was showed a dose-dependent inhibition of writhes. The combination of different doses of promethazine (2, 4, 6 mg / kg) with diclofenac ED50 (9.1 mg / kg) was injected to mice. Promethazine 4 and 6 mg / kg in combination with diclofenac had significantly led to increase analgesic effect of diclofenac. Conclusion: In conclusion, these results add important information to the existing knowledge on combination of diclofenac and antihistamine in pain therapies to be used in clinical practice and maybe helpful in designing the future guidelines.

한국형 외래환자분류체계의 개발과 평가 (Development and Evaluation of Korean Ambulatory Patient Groups)

  • 박하영;강길원;고영
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.17-40
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    • 2006
  • With the prospect of rapidly growing health insurance expenditures, particularly spending for ambulatory care, the introduction of a case-based payment method is discussed as an alternative to the current fee-for-service based method. A system to measure case mixes of providers is a core component of such payment systems. The objective of this study were to develop a classification system for ambulatory care, Korean Ambulatory Patient Group (KAPG) based on the U.S. APG version 2.0 and to evaluate the classification accuracy of the system. A database of 64,258,386 records was constructed from insurance claims submitted to the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) during three months from August 2002. A total of 41,347,307 records with a single visit was used for the development and 7% random sample of the database was used for the evaluation. Additional groups were defined to include both physician and hospital fees in the classification, age splits were added to classify the entire population as well as the population older than 65, and the definition of medical groups used by the HIRA was adopted. The variance reduction in charges achieved by KAPGs was computed to evaluate the accuracy of classification. A total of 474 KAPGs was defined compare to 290 groups in the U.S. APG. The variance reduction for charges of all visits ranged from 20% to 37% depending on the type of provider, and ranged from 22% to 42% for non-outliers, that were better than those achieved by the system currently used by the .HIRA for its internal review purpose. Although further study is required to improve the classification for complicated care in larger hospitals, the results indicated that KAPGs could be used for better management of costs for ambulatory care.

치과의원 의사의 틀니진료 원가 분석 (Cost Analysis for Dentures Performed at Dental Clinics in Korea)

  • 정설희;이혜진;오주연;우경숙;김한상
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.107-117
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    • 2015
  • Background: The purpose of this study is to analyze the cost for the denture treatment in accordance with the government's plan to expand the National Health Insurance coverage for dental prothesis from July 1, 2012. Methods: We developed the draft of classification of the treatment activities based on the existing researches and expert's review and finalized the standard procedures through confirming by Korean Dental Association. We also made the list of input at each stage of treatments. We conducted survey of 100 dental clinics via post from April 4 to May 20 in 2011 and 37 clinics took part in the survey. The unit of cost calculation is the process from the first visit for denture treatment to setting of denture and adjustment. The manufacturing process performed by dental technician was not included in the cost analysis. Results: The process for the complete denture treatment was classified with 10 stages. The partial denture treatment was classified with 8 stages. The treatment time per each denture is about 5.6 hours for complete dentures and about 6.6 hours for partial dentures. The treatment cost were from 591,108 won to 643,913 won for complete denture and from 670,219 won to 738,840 won for partial denture in 2011, depending on the location, type of the clinics and the types of physician's income. Conclusion: This study shows the example of cost analysis for the treatment to set the fee schedule. Measures to get representative and accurate information need to be made.

An unusual abscess formation in the masticator space after acupressure massage: a case report

  • Ko, In-Chan;Yoon, Kyu-Ho;Park, Kwan-Soo;Cheong, Jeong-Kwon;Bae, Jung-Ho;Lee, Kwon-Woo;Chin, Young-Jai
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제41권1호
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    • pp.52-56
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    • 2015
  • Clinical features of masticator-space abscess (MSA) are very similar to those of parotitis or temporomandibular disorder (TMD), making early differential diagnosis difficult. Local causes of MSA include nerve block anesthesia, infection after tooth extraction, and trauma to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ); the systemic cause is immunodeficiency. Odontogenic causes account for most etiologies, but there are also unusual causes of MSA. A 66-year-old male patient visited the emergency room (ER) presenting with left-side TMJ pain three days after receiving an acupressure massage. He was tentatively diagnosed with conventional post-trauma TMD and discharged with medication. However, the patient returned to the ER with increased pain. At this time, his TMD diagnosis was confirmed. He made a third visit to the ER during which facial computed tomographic (CT) images were taken. CT readings identified an abscess or hematoma in the left masticator space. After hospitalizing the patient, needle aspiration confirmed pus in the infratemporal and temporal fossa. Antibiotics were administered, and the abscess was drained through an incision made by the attending physician. The patient's symptoms decreased, and he was discharged.

Does Simultaneous Computed Tomography and Quantitative Computed Tomography Show Better Prescription Rate than Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Osteoporotic Hip Fracture?

  • Ko, Jae Han;Lim, Suhan;Lee, Young Han;Yang, Ick Hwan;Kam, Jin Hwa;Park, Kwan Kyu
    • Hip & pelvis
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.233-240
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of simultaneous computed tomography (CT) and quantitative CT (QCT) in patients with osteoporotic hip fracture (OHF) by analyzing the osteoporosis detection rate and physician prescription rate in comparison with those of conventional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Materials and Methods: This study included consecutive patients older than 65 years who underwent internal fixation or hip arthroplasty for OHF between February and May 2015. The patients were assigned to either the QCT (47 patients) or DXA group (51 patients). The patients in the QCT group underwent QCT with hip CT, whereas those in the DXA group underwent DXA after surgery, before discharge, or in the outpatient clinic. In both groups, the patients received osteoporosis medication according to their QCT or DXA results. The osteoporosis evaluation rate and prescription rate were determined at discharge, postoperative (PO) day 2, PO day 6, and PO week 12 during an outpatient clinic visit. Results: The osteoporosis evaluation rate at PO week 12 was 70.6% (36 of 51 patients) in the DXA group and 100% in the QCT group (P<0.01). The prescription rates of osteoporosis medication at discharge were 70.2% and 29.4% (P<0.001) and the cumulative prescription rates at PO week 12 were 87.2% and 60.8% (P=0.003) in the QCT and DXA groups, respectively. Conclusion: Simultaneous CT and QCT significantly increased the evaluation and prescription rates in patients with OHF and may enable appropriate and consistent prescription of osteoporosis medication, which may eventually lead to patients' medication compliance.

장애노인의 의료이용에 영향을 미치는 요인 (Factors Associated with Health Service Utilization of the Disabled Elderly in Korea)

  • 전보영;권순만;이혜재;김홍수
    • 한국노년학
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.171-188
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 Andersen의 의료서비스 이용에 관한 행동모형을 근거로 2008년 장애인실태조사 자료를 분석하여 만 65세 이상 장애노인의 외래 및 입원이용에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구방법은 two-part 모델을 활용하여 장애노인의 외래 및 입원 이용 여부에 대해서는 로지스틱 회귀분석을, 의료 이용량 및 의료비 지출에 대해서는 다중 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 외래와 입원의 이용에 공통적으로 만성질환과 주관적 건강상태 등의 질병요인의 영향이 유의하였고, 의료비 지출에는 의료보장 유형이 결정적 역할을 하고 있었다. 외래에서는 신장장애를 가졌을 때 이용량과 지출이 높았고, 입원에서는 일상생활의 수행에 도움이 필요할 때 입원일수가 증가하였으며, 심장장애와 호흡기장애를 가진 경우 입원료 지출이 유의하게 높았다. 이상의 결과는 장애노인들에게 만성질환 이환이나 일상생활 활동의 전적인 의존을 예방하는 보건의료 서비스의 제공, 의료이용이 높은 내부 장애를 가진 노인에 대한 지속적 보건관리체계의 구축, 그리고 저소득층 장애노인의 보건 의료 접근성 향상을 위한 경제적 지원의 필요성을 시사한다.

지역의료보험 실시전후 도시 일부주민의 의료이용양상 비교 - 소득 계층별 의료필요충족도와 주민 만족도를 중심으로 - (Effects of Regional Medical Insurance on Utilization of Medical Care in Urban Population)

  • 김석범;강복수
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.117-134
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    • 1994
  • 대구직할시 남구 1 개동 주민을 대상으로 도시 지역의료보험 실시 전후(이하 실시 전후)의 의료 이용양상을 파악하기 위하여 실시 6개월 전인 1989년 1월에 1차조사를 하였고, 실시 1년 6개월 후인 1991년 1월에 2차조사를 하였다. 1차조사의 대상자는 1,230가구 4,939명이 었으나, 2차추적조사가 가능했던 인구는 519가구 2,277명 (추적률:46.1%)이었다. 2차조사까지 추적이 가능했던 2,277명 중 1차 조사시 보험에 가입되지 않았던 240가구 1,033명을 코호트 I군(이하 I군)으로 하였고, 1차조사시 보험에 가입되었던 279가구 1,244명을 코흐트 II군(이하 II군)으로 구분하여 조사자료를 분석하였다. 인구 1,000명당 급성이환으로 인한 의사방문율의 변화는 실시 후에 I군에서 16.5 증가한 반면, II에서는 2.4만 증가하였으며, 만성이환에서도 I군이 13.5 증가하였으나 II군은 7.2만 증가하였다. 이환 및 활동제한 의료필요 충족률도 I군에서 실시 후 뚜렷히 증가하였다. 월가구소득별 급성이환에 의한 의료필요충족률은 I군에서 40만원미만군이 1.6으로 $40{\sim}99$만원군의 4.0과 100만원이상군의 49.3에 비해 월등히 낮았다. 이러한 소견은 나머지 조사대상군과 만성이환에서도 동일하였다. 급성과 만성이환자의 병원이용 이유는 유용성, 의원의 경우는 지리적 접근성이 실시전후모두에서 가장 많았고 약국이용 이유 중 실시 전에는 접근성과 의료비지불성이 중요하였으나, 실시 후에는 의료비지불성의 중요성은 상대적으로 감소하였다. 최근 15일간 의사방문여부를 종속변수로한 multiple logistic regression analysis에서 급성이환(+), 만성이환(+) 그리고 월가구소득(+)이 실시전후 모두에서 유의한 변수였다. 실시 후 부과된 보험료에 대한 불만족률이 두군 모두 지역의료보험 가입자에서 각각 81.0%와 74.1%로 타 의료보험가입자에 비해 월등히 높았다. 실시 후 병원과 의원의 의료비와 서어비스에 불만족스럽다고 응답한 사람이 I군에 비해 II군에서 더 많았다. 이상의 소견으로 의료보험이 실시됨으로 미충족의료수요를 감소시키는 효과를 가져왔으나 실시 후에도 저소득층의 의료이용률이 고소득층에 비해 여전히 낮아 의료보험실시로 경제적 장애가 감소하였음에도 불구하고 본인부담금 등으로 인한 경제적 장애와 의료기관을 방문하는데 소요되는 시간, 대기시간 등 의료이용을 저해하는 요인이 남아있어 의료이용의 형평이 사회계층들간에 완전히 이루어지지는 않았다. 특히 만성이환의 경우, 불균형이 심하였다. 또한, 부과된보험료에 대한 불만족도가 높아 현행 보험료선정기준의 재평가 및 공정성을 향상시킬 필요성이 제기되었다.

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한 농촌지역 2개면 보건지소 통합전후 보건의료사업 변화 연구 (The Change of Health Service before and after the Unification of two Health Subcenters in a Rural Area)

  • 설수정;박향;손석준;박종;김기순
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.427-440
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    • 2000
  • 농어촌 의료서비스 개선사업의 일환으로 추진된 전라남도 장흥군 장동면과 장편면 2개면 보건지소를 통합하여 보다 수준 높은 통합보건지소를 설치하기 전인 1997년과 통합후인 1999년의 보건의료자원의 변화, 환자진료통계, 보건사업통계를 비교한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 통합전 보건지소의 시설은 진료실과 보건사업 사무실 등 극히 제한된 시설에 2개 보건지소를 합하여 일반의사 2인, 치과의사 1인, 간호조무사 4인, 치과위생사 1인 이상 8명의 직원이 근무하였으나 통합보건지소는 일반 진료실, 치과진료실 외에도 한방진료실, 소독실, X-선실, 임상병리실, 약국, 물리치료실, 보건사업 사무실이 갖추어진 지하 1층, 지상2층 총 건축면적이 $335m^2$이나 되는 시설을 갖추었고 전문의 l인, 일반의 1인, 치과의 1인, 한의 1인, 간호사 2인, 간호조무사 4인, 임상병리사 1인, 치과위생사 1인, 방사선사 1인, 물리치료사 1인 등 이상 다양한 전문직종이 포함된 14명의 직원이 근무하고 있었다. 2. 통합적인 1997년 1년동안 2개 보건지소의 수입을 합하여 78.815천원이어서 주민1인당 평균 14,000원이었던데 비하여 통합후인 1999년 1년동안 통합보건지소의 수입은 140,376천원으로 주민1인당 평균 25,000원에 해당하였다. 이러한 수입액은 인건비를 제외한 보건지소 운영비로 사용되었으며 의약품비가 가장 많은 비중을 차지하였다. 3. 통합전후 진료사업 통계를 비교한 결과 통합전에는 진료과목으로 일반진료 90.5%, 치과 9.5%이었고 초진 8.4%, 재진 91.6% 이었으나, 통합후에는 진료과목으로 일반진료 71.2%, 치과 10.8%, 한방 16.5%, 임상검사 1.5%의 분포를 보이고 초진 29.7%, 재진 70.3% 이었다. 통합전후 모두 치료받은 질환 종류는 근골격계 질환인 관절염이 가장 많은 빈도를 차지하였으며 한방진료도 요각통으로 가장많은 치료를 받았다. 통합전에는 치과진료로 매복치 및 매몰치가 가장 흔한 문제였으나 통합후는 치수염이 가장 빈도가 많은 문제이었다. 치료가 1인당 월평균 치료비는 통합전에는 9,363원이었으나 통합후에는 8,309원이었다. 6. 통합전후 대상인구당 보건사업 실시율을 분석한 결과 독거노인관리, 고혈압관리, 당뇨 환자관리, 임부등록에서는 통합후에 통합전보다 다소 감소하였지만 그 외 대부분의 만성질환자에 대한 방문보건사업, 모자보건사업, 예방접종 사업량은 정체되거나 약간 증가되는 경향을 보였다. 이상을 보면 통합전 2개 보건지소에 비하여 통합보건지소는 시설, 규모, 조직, 예산이 방대해져서 진료환자수는 증가하였으나 1인당 진료 단가는 다소 감소하였다. 예방 보건사업은 일부 사업량은 증가하였으나 일부 사업은 감소하였다. 통합보건지소가 소기의 목적을 달성하기 위해서는 2개면 전체주민을 위한 보건의료사업 활성화를 위한 보다 많은 노력이 요구되며 계속적인 평가도 필요하다.

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전산프로그램을 이용한 급성호흡기감염증 청구자료 심사 시행 후 개원의의 진료 및 청구 행태 변화 (Influence of review system using computerized program for Acute Respiratory Infection upon practicing doctors' behaviour)

  • 정설희;박은철;정형선
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.49-76
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    • 2006
  • The aim of this study was to explore the effects of a computerized review program which was introduced in August 1, 2003, using claims data for acute respiratory infection related diseases. National Health Insurance (NHI) claims data on respiratory infection related diseases before and after the introduction, with six month intervals respectively, were used for the analysis. Clinic was the unit of observation, and clinics with only one physician whose specialty was internal medicine, pediatrics, otorhinolaryngology and family medicine and clinics with a general practitioner were selected. The final sample had 7,637 clinics in total. Indices used to measure practice pattern was prescription rates of antibiotics, prescription rates of injection drug per visit, treatment costs per claim, and total costs per claim. Changes in the number of claims for major disease categories and upcoding index for disease categories were used to measure claiming behavior. Data were analysed using descriptive analysis, t-test for indices changes before and after the introduction, analysis of variance (ANOVA) for practice pattern change for major disease categories, and multiple regression analysis to identify whether new system influenced on provider' practice patterns or not. Prescription of antibiotics, prescription rates of injection drug, treatment costs per claim, and total costs per claim decreased significantly. Results from multiple regression analysis showed that a computerized review system had effects on all the indices measuring behavior. Introduction of the new system had the spillover effects on the provider's behavior in the related disease categories in addition to the effects in the target diseases, but the magnitude of the effects were bigger among the target diseases. Rates of claims for computerized review over total claims for respiratory diseases significantly decreased after the introduction of a computerized review system and rates of claims for non target diseases increased, which was also statistically significant. Distribution of the number of claims by disease categories after the introduction of a computerized review system changed so as to increase the costs per claims. Analysis of upcoding index showed index for 'other acute lower respiratory infection (J20-22)', which was included in the review target, decreased and 'otitis media (H65, H66)', which was not included in the review target, increase. Factors affecting provider's practice patterns should be taken into consideration when policies on claims review method and behavior changes. It is critical to include strategies to decrease the variations among providers.