• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.242-247
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• 2018

Objectives: To examine survivorship disparities in demographic factors and risk status for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), which accounts for more than 75% of all urinary bladder cancers, but is highly curable with early identification and treatment. Methods: We used the US National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries over a 19-year period (1988-2006) to examine survivorship disparities in age, sex, race/ethnicity, and marital status of patients and risk status classified by histologic grade, stage, size of tumor, and number of multiple primary tumors among NMIBC patients (n=29 326). We applied Kaplan-Meier (K-M) and Cox proportional hazard methods for survival analysis. Results: Among all urinary bladder cancer patients, the majority of NMIBCs were in male (74.1%), non-Latino white (86.7%), married (67.8%), and low-risk (37.6%) to intermediate-risk (44.8%) patients. The mean age was 68 years. Survivorship (in median life years) was highest for non-Latino white (5.4 years), married (5.4 years), and low-risk (5.7 years) patients (K-M analysis, p<0.001). We found significantly lower survivorship for elderly, male (female hazard ratio [HR], 0.96), Latino (HR, 1.20), and unmarried (married HR, 0.93) patients. Conclusions: Survivorship disparities were ubiquitous across age, sex, race/ethnicity, and marital status groups. Non-white, unmarried, and elderly patients had significantly shorter survivorship. The implications of these findings include the need for a heightened focus on health policy and more organized efforts to improve access to care in order to increase the chances of survival for all patients.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2017

Objectives : This study aimed to analyze the structure and the trend of utilization and expenditure for Korean Medicine (KM) in Korea. Methods : Data were drawn from the 2008-2013 annual Korea Health Panel (Version 1.2.2), a national representative sample. We combined the data of household members with the data of outpatient KM service use. The volume of KM use was estimated based on the frequency of use and co-payment. Results : The KM utilization rate slightly increased in recent years, and it is presumed to be resulted from the increase of elderly population. Most KM outpatient visits were being concentrated in treating musculoskeletal diseases, and the procedures used frequently were acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and physical therapy. The imbalance of KM use between lower income group and higher income group was deepening. Conclusions : To expand restricted disease areas KM covered, the more herbal prescriptions should be insured and the insured form of herbal medicines need to be diversified.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.109-120
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinations on deaths of the COVID-19 cases in some elderly long-term care facilities (LTCF) in Gwangju Metropolitan City. Methods: The study subjects were 659 COVID-19 cases in residents of 7 elderly LTCF, Gwangju, from 21 Dec. 2021 to 28 Jan. 2022. The used variables were confirmed dates for COVID-19, demographic characteristics, co-morbidities, presentation of symptoms, death and vaccination related characteristics including type of vaccine, doses and dates. Vaccination status were classified as not vaccinated, partially and fully vaccinated. The associations of vaccination status and deaths of COVID-19 cases were tested by chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The rates of not vaccinated, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated were 19.4%, 10.2% and 70.4%, respectively. The mortality rate of the cases was 6.4%. The death rate by vaccination status was 16.4% in not vaccinated, 15.4% in partially vaccinated and 2.6% in fully vaccinated, showing a statistically significant difference. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence intervals, CIs) of death compared to fully vaccinated were 7.64 (3.87-16.34) in non-vaccinated, and 6.97 (3.44-14.14) in partially vaccinated. Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccination seems to work effectively in preventing deaths of COVID-19 cases of elderly LTCF residents. This finding support that fully vaccinations in high risk group such as elderly LTCF residents is very important for one of strategies of COVID-19 management.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2023

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a digital group reminiscence program on elderly patients with mild dementia who were registered with Day Care Centers. Methods: The study was conducted with elderly patients with mild dementia in Day Care Centers in D city. The patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group and were assessed for cognitive function, depression, and ego integrity using pre-test and post-test designs. A digital group reminiscence program was applied to the experimental group. Data was collected from July 5 to September 17, 2021, using questionnaires in three sessions. Results: The pre-test cognitive function score was 12.00 in the experimental group and 11.09 in the control group. The post-test cognitive function score was 19.20 in the experimental group and 14.42 in the control group. The later cognitive function score was 18.00 in the experimental group and 13.31 in the control group. The pre-test depression score was 8.32 in the experimental group and 9.91 in the control group. The post-test depression score was 6.05 in the experimental group and 8.82 in the control group. The later depression score was 6.94 in the experimental group and 9.02 in the control group. The pre-test ego integrity score was 41.39 in the experimental group and 39.55 in the control group. The post-test ego integrity score was 57.95 in the experimental group and 51.41 in the control group. The later ego integrity score was 55.88 in the experimental group and 42.15 in the control group. Cognitive function, depression, and ego integrity showed significant differences according to group (p<.05), time (p<.001), and interaction between group and time (p<.01). Conclusion: The digital group reminiscence program was found to be effective in improving cognitive function and ego integrity and reducing depression in elderly patients with mild dementia. Further research is needed to explore the effects of repetitive digital group recall programs based on the progress, course, age, and communication level of dementia.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.365-377
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• 2012

Objectives : This research was conducted to determine the effect of the Visiting Oral Health Care Program by examining the oral health of the elderly women, who are the beneficiaries of this Visiting Oral Care Program. Methods : This research was conducted from November of 2011 to February of 2012, in Chilgok-gun in the Kyeongbuk Province, South Korea. One hundred and twenty five (125) elderly women among the beneficiaries of the Visiting Oral Care Program within the area were randomly selected for the research. The research subjects would regularly visit the area senior citizen center, and they were divided into two groups, with 64 of them belonging to a control group, and the rest (61 people) belonged to a intervention group. The research subjects were examined for their dental health condition, and we investigated the effect of the Visiting Oral Care Program through this research. Results : 1. When they were asked about how many times they wash their dentures, the majority of the control group, 57.4% of them answered that they do it "once" a day. The majority of the intervention group answered "more than 3 times", with 35.2% of group mentioning that they wash their dentures more than 3 times a day(p<.001). 2. When the research subjects were asked to scale their overall quality of life before and after the Visiting Oral Care Program, the control group had rated 49.3 before the Service and 56.8 after the Service (p<.01), and scores for the individual factors to determine the overall quality of life has significantly improved as well (p<.01, p<.01, p<.01, p<.01, p<.01, p<.01, p<.01). 3. The oral hygiene condition after the Visiting Oral Care Program has shown improvement as well. The control group scored 64.2 for the severity of the symptoms of dental plaque before the dental care, and scored 46.8 after the dental care (p<0.1). The control group was diagnosed for the symptoms of coated tongue, and the severity of the symptoms were scaled as 3.7 before the Program and 2.0 after the Program (p<.01). Furthermore, the overall functionality of the oral cavity was improved as well. The control group showed 1.0 time increase in repetitive voluntary swallowing test (p<0.1), increased amount of sublingual saliva from 0.8mm to 1.4mm, and from 1.6mm to 2.0mm in dorsum linguae(p<0.1). Also, the control group showed an improvement in mouth opening as well, increased from 3.9 to 4.0cm after the oral care program (p<.05). When compared the result with the examination after the Visiting Oral Care Program, the two groups showed a significant difference with the control group showing a significant improvement compared to the intervention group(p<.01, p<.01, p<.01, p<.01, p<.05). 4. The correlation between the dental hygiene condition and the functionality of oral was made for the result of examining the beneficiaries for Visiting Oral Care Program. The amount of saliva showed a negative correlation with the severity of dental plaque (p<.05), and a positive correlation with the repetitive voluntary swallowing count (p<0.1). Also, mouth opening showed a positive correlation with repetitive voluntary swallowing count (p<.05). Conclusions : After the Visiting Orall Care Program, the beneficiaries of the program experienced improvement in their quality of life related to oral health, overall oral hygiene and functionality of oral.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.291-299
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• 1999

일부 농촌지역의 시설노인의 인지기능과 일상생활 수행능력을 중심으로 건강상태를 측정하고자 하였다. 전라남도 10개의 노인복지시설에 수용된 485명 중 466명(96.1%)을 대상으로 조사를 하였다. 조사내용은 사회인구학적 특성, MMSE, ADL, IADL, 및 COOP chart이었다. 남자가 148명(31.8%)이었고 여자는 318명(68.2%)이었다. 평균연령은 남자 $73{\pm}8.2$, 여자 $79{\pm}8.5$세였다. 인지기능은 남자 45명(30.4%), 여자 115명(36.2%)에서 중증 인지기능장애를 나타내었다. ADL은 6항목 전체를 독립적으로 수행하는 경우가 남자 74명(50.0%), 여자 136명(42.8%)으로 나타났고, 6항목 전체를 수행하지 못하는 경우는 남자 46명(31.1%) 여자 83명(26.1%)으로 나타났다. IADL은 남자에서는 교통수단 이용 불가가 78명(52.7%)으로 다른 항목에 비해서 높았고, 여자에서는 빨래하기 항목이 가장 낮은 수행률을 보였다. COOP 차트로 살펴본 건강상태는 남녀 모두에서 신체기능에 비해서 감정상태와 사회활동에서 좋은 점수를 보였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.181-192
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• 2008

Objective: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common especially among patients with osteoarthritis The aim of this study was to investigate the utilization rate and expenditures of patients who use CAM. Method: Two hundred seventy four patients with osteoarthritis were interviewed by a telephone survey. A structured questionnaire about sociodemographic features and type, cost, satisfaction and reason of CAM utilization was used Results: Among 274 patients with osteoarthritis, 251 patients(91.6%) had used at least one type of CAM during six months. There was a significant difference in sex (female), age (70 years), medical security (insurance), educational level between the user and non-user of CAM. Hyperthermia was the most use. The average cost for CAM utilization was 120 thousands won/person during six months and there was no difference in sociodemographic features among the out-of-pocket cost of users. The scores of satisfaction for CAM use were ranged between 60-70. Conclusions: CAM became a popular source of health care because of elderly and lay referral system. And Korean spent a substantial amount of out-of-pocket money on CAM without benefit. Health care system and professionals should pay more attention to CAM, make a evidence for CAM.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.37-49
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of competition between Public Health Centers (PHCs) and private clinics (PCs) by examining the number of patients that used PHCs vs. PCs, estimating the total amount of revenue generated from outpatient services at both PHCs and PCs, thereby analyzing the financial impacts on PCs derived from the PHCs. We utilized 2011 National Inpatient Sample data (NIS). Using the 20 table containing general information on each individual claims, we integrate it with the 40 table which contains all the diagnostic codes for each claim. Then, we disaggregate the bundled claims into the original individual claims. Overall, 3.1% of outpatient visits are made at PHCs while the rest was made at the PCs (96.9%). Among the total claim costs of 6.34 billion USD (as of 2011), PHCs occupy 2.0% (124 million USD), and 98.0% are contributed to PCs (6.21 billion USD). The estimated economic losses of PCs due to PHCs are summarized as follow; the maximum potential loss is estimated at 198 million USD in total and 7,099 USD per clinic when we include all patient types; the minimum loss is estimated at 71 million USD in total and 2,540 USD per clinic where Medical Aid recipients and the elderly (aged 65 and over) are excluded. Our results confirm the potential economic effect on PCs due to PHCs providing outpatient services. PCs and PHCs are the most important players providing primary care in Korea. Unnecessary competition between PCs and PHCs is not desirable. Health authorities should carefully examine the healthcare services currently provided by PHCs and their impacts on PCs.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.105-107
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• 2018

The reconstruction method of nasal area can be used differently depending on the location, size, age. In this elderly female patient case, without using the forehead medial flap, good results can be obtained by using an advancement flap considering the nasal aesthetic unit.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2002

일부 농촌 지역사회 거주 노인들의 신체적, 정신적, 기능적, 사회환경적 상태를 포함하는 포괄적 노인평가를 시행하여 지역사회 중심 노인보건사업의 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. 전라남도 일개 군에서 층화 집락추출한 지역사회 거주 65세 이상 노인 388명을 대상으로 조사를 하였다. 조사내용은 노인들의 인구사회학적 특성, 현병력, 신체적, 정신적 건강상태, 일상생활활동(ADL), 도구적 일상생활활동(IADL) 및 대상노인들의 사회적, 환경적 평가를 포함하였다. 주요 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 전체 388명 중 남자가 169명(43.6%)이었고 여자가 219명(56.4%)이었으며, 평균연령은 남자 $73.5{\pm}6.4$세, 여자 $74.0{\pm}6.2$세였다. 2. 조사노인 1인당 평균 1.6개의 질환을 가지고 있었으며, 3개 이상의 질환을 가지고 있는 노인들은 약 19%나 되었다. 3. 신체적 건강상태는 시각기능의 감소가 남녀 각각 50.9%, 65.3%로 다른 기능에 비해 가장 많았고, 씹거나 삼키는 데 어려움이 있는 구강기능의 감소도 34.3%, 39.3%로 그 다음을 차지하였으며, 상대적으로 상지, 하지 기능의 감소는 1-6% 정도로 적은 편이었다. 4. 정신적 건강상태는 단기 기억력으로 살펴 본 인지기능의 감소가 33.7%, 44.7%로 적지 않았고, 노인우울 평가를 이용하여 우울증 여부를 조사한 결과 남자에서 19.1%, 여자에서 24.9%이었다. 5. 일상생활활동(ADL) 평가 결과 6가지 모두 독립적으로 수행할 수 있는 노인이 남자 72.2%, 여자 58.9% 이었으며, 도구적 일상생활활동(IADL)은 식사준비하기가 가능한 경우가 남자에서 81.1%로 여자의 92.7%에 비해 낮았고, 반대로 금전관리가 가능한 경우는 여자에서68.9%로남자의 83.5%에비해낮았다. 6. 사회적 지지체계의 평가에서는 도움이 필요할 때 제공할 수 있는 수발자가 있는 경우가 26.3%이었고, 수발자와의 관계는 배우자가 가장 많고 다음은 며느리 였다. 가족과의 거주형태별로는 49.5%가 노부부만 사는 경우였고, 다음은 노인 혼자 사는 경우로 22.9%를 차지하였다. 환경적 평가에서는 위험요소 네 가지 중 하나이상을 가진경우가83.5%나되었다. 따라서 농촌지역 거주 노인들에 대한 포괄적 평가는 지역사회 중심 노인보건프로그램을 개발하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하였다.