• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.144-153
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• 2021

Objectives: Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders in adolescents and seem to occur the earliest among all forms of psychopathology. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of anxiety severity with health risk behaviors and mental health in adolescents. Methods: Data from the 2020 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey were analyzed. A total of 54948 adolescents responded to the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) for the assessment of their anxiety severity as well as to the mental health and health risk behavior survey. Logistic regression analysis, t tests, and variance analysis of a complex sample general linear model were used to examine the association of anxiety severity with health behaviors and mental health. Results: After statistical adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, the subjects in the severe anxiety group were significantly more likely to be current smokers (odds ratio [OR]: 2.08, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.72-2.50), current drinkers (OR: 1.91, 95% CI: 1.67-2.19), experience habitual substance use (OR: 10.89, 95% CI: 8.22-14.42), have sexual intercourse (OR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.76-2.51), and have unprotected intercourse (OR: 2.21, 95% CI: 1.67-2.92) than those in the normal group. Anxiety severity negatively correlated with sleep satisfaction and happiness, but positively correlated with stress perception, loneliness, depressive symptoms, and suicidality. Conclusion: Adolescent anxiety is associated with health risk behaviors and poor mental health. Thus, early screening and intervention for anxiety in adolescents could contribute to the management and coping of youth health risk behaviors in the community.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to prepare evidence for the prevention and management of nonspecific chronic neck pain (NSCNP) by examining the correlation between activity of daily living and physical activities of office workers with NSCNP. Design: Crossed-sectional study Methods: 89 patients with NSCNP were recruited for this study. But 2 subjects met the exclusion criteria and were dropped out, and 86 subjects finally participated. Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) and neck disability index (NDI) were used to check the pain intensity and disability of patients with neck pain, respectively. For the activity of daily living, computer use time, sleep time, and driving time were used. To find out the physical activities of the subjects, International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ-SF) was used. Correlation analysis was performed to find out the correlation of each variable. Results: A clear positive correlation was established between computer use time and pain (p<0.05), and a clear positive correlation was established between computer use time and disability index (p<0.05). The correlation between NPRS and NDI and physical activity total time, high intensity activity score, moderate intensity activity score, and walking score were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusions: In treating patients with NSCNP, it is necessary to reduce the computer usage time as a professional factor or to educate the proper posture. In addition, rather than emphasizing physically comprehensive physical activity, grafting therapeutic exercise directly related to neck pain could have a more positive effect on NSCNP patients.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.13-30
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• 2023

This study investigates the effect of working hours on the dietary behaviors and dietary quality of male industrial workers employed in rotating shifts. The survey was conducted from February to March 2022, enrolling 209 male workers operating in rotational shifts at industries in the Chungcheongnam-do region. Eating behavior and health awareness were investigated during the morning shift, afternoon shift, and night shift for the same subjects. The shift timings were found to be associated with dietary behavior, which had an impact on the dietary quality of workers. Negative effects of shift timings on diet and health were also perceived by the shift workers. The frequency of alcohol consumption was high during the morning shift, and the frequency of night time snack intake was high during the afternoon shift. During the night shift, there was decreased vegetable intake and increased ramyeon intake. Compared to the morning shift, a significant decrease in dietary quality scores was found during the night shift. The workers recognized that rotating shift work negatively affected health, eating habits and sleep. There was a high demand for providing a variety of menus and healthy night snacks in the company cafeteria. When nutritional counseling and educational health services were provided, the willingness to participate was high. Therefore, to improve the health and dietary quality of shift workers, there is a need to provide diets suitable for the working environment and the characteristics, and to provide nutrition management services.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.154-163
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• 2023

Objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or lupus patients usually experience various physical and psychological challenges. Since the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, these challenges have become even harsher. Using the participatory action research approach, this study evaluated how an e-wellness program (eWP) impacted SLE-related knowledge and health behaviors, mental health, and quality of life among lupus patients in Thailand. Methods: A 1-group, pretest-posttest design study was conducted among a purposive sample of lupus patients who were members of Thai SLE Foundation. The 2 main intervention components were: (1) online social support, and (2) lifestyle and stress management workshops. Sixty-eight participants completed all the study requirements, including the Physical and Psychosocial Health Assessment questionnaire. Results: After being in the eWP for 3 months, participants' mean score for SLE-related knowledge increased significantly (t=5.3, p<0.001). The increase in sleep hours was statistically significant (Z=-3.1, p<0.01), with the percentage of participants who slept less than 7 hours decreasing from 52.9% to 29.0%. The percentage of participants reporting sun exposure decreased from 17.7% to 8.8%. The participants also reported significantly lower stress (t(66)=-4.4, p<0.001) and anxiety (t(67)=-2.9, p=0.005). The post-eWP quality of life scores for the pain, planning, intimate relationship, burden to others, emotional health, and fatigue domains also improved significantly (p<0.05). Conclusions: The overall outcomes showed promising results of improved self-care knowledge, health behaviors, mental health status, and quality of life. It is recommended that the SLE Foundation continues to use the eWP model to help the lupus patient community.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2023

본 연구는 국내 노인을 대상으로 한 변비 비약물적 중재 연구에 대한 통합적 문헌고찰을 통해 노인 변비 비약물적 중재에 대한 특성과 효과를 분석하여 노인 변비 비약물적 중재 프로그램 개발을 위한 방향을 제시하기 위해 시행되었다. 2개의 국내 검색엔진을 통해 2010년 1월부터 2023년 1월까지 발표된 문헌을 검색하였으며, 11편의 문헌을 최종 분석하였다. 연구결과 노인 변비 비약물적 중재유형은 복부마사지, 발마사지, 지압, 뜸요법, 생활습관중재, 탄산수 섭취, 복합요법이 있었으며, 중재의 효과로 변비, 수면의 질, 우울을 확인하였다. 비약물적 중재 모두 노인 변비에 유의한 효과가 있었으며, 발마사지, 지압의 경우 노인의 수면의 질, 우울에도 유의한 효과가 있었다. 그러나 노인의 변비 관련 삶의 질을 확인한 연구는 없는 실정으로 추후, 노인의 삶의 질을 고려한 변비 비약물적 중재 프로그램 개발 및 적용이 필요하다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2023

The emergence of COVID-19 virus has shaken almost every aspect of human life including but not limited to social, financial, and economic changes. One of the most significant impacts was obviously healthcare. Now though the pandemic has been over, its aftereffects are still there. Among them, a prominent one is people lifestyle. Work from home, enhanced screen time, limited mobility and walking habits, junk food, lack of sleep etc. are several factors that have still been affecting human health. Consequently, diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety etc. have been emerging at a speed never witnessed before and it mainly includes the people at young age. The situation demands an early prediction, detection, and warning system to alert the people at risk. AI and Machine learning has been investigated tremendously for solving the problems in almost every aspect of human life, especially healthcare and results are promising. This study focuses on reviewing the machine learning based approaches conducted in detection and prediction of diabetes especially during and post pandemic era. That will help find a research gap and significance of the study especially for the researchers and scholars in the same field.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2023

본 연구는 생애주기별 1인 가구의 걷기 실천과 행복감의 차이를 알아보기 위한 것이다. 2021년 지역사회건강조사 자료를 활용한 이차분석 연구로 수집된 자료는 SPSS 25.0 프로그램을 이용하여 복합표본 통계분석을 시행하였다. 그 결과, 노년기는 청년기와 중년기에 비해 남성보다 여성이 많았고 저학력, 비경제활동, 기초생활수급 및 7시간 미만의 수면이 많았다. 1인 가구의 청년기, 중년기, 노년기 모두 걷기 실천이 걷기 미실천 보다 낮았다. 1인 가구의 행복감 정도는 성인기 6.69 점, 노년기 6.43점, 중년기 6.19점으로 중년기의 행복감이 가장 낮았다. 1인 가구의 청년기, 중년기, 노년기 모두 걷기 실천에 따라 행복감에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 따라서 1인 가구의 행복감을 증진시키기 위해서 걷기 실천을 독려하고 이를 위한 사회적, 복지적 및 정책적인 방안이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2024

Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant physical and psychological impacts on registered nurses (RNs). This study aimed to identify long COVID symptoms and their associated factors specifically among RNs. Methods: This descriptive correlational study's sample comprised 189 nurses (31.57±5.98 years, 93.7% female) in Korea. Self-reported long COVID symptoms were assessed using the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale. Data were collected from December 31, 2022, to January 13, 2023, using the online survey method and were analyzed using independent t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and a multiple linear regression analysis with the IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 program. Results: A total of 179 participants (94.7%) experienced one or more long COVID symptoms. The most prevalent symptoms were weakness (77.8%), fatigue (68.3%), breathlessness (67.7%), cough/throat sensitivity/voice change (50.3%), and sleep problems (50.3%). The factors related to long COVID symptoms were marital status, type of institution, working time, acute COVID-19 symptoms, and vaccination status. The quarantine period (β=.26, p<.001) and the nursing workforce after COVID-19 (β=-.17, p=.018) were significantly associated with long COVID symptoms (Adjusted R² =.33). Conclusion: Providing comprehensive recognition is necessary for the understanding of long COVID symptoms and their associated factors among nurses and could promote a long COVID symptom management education program targeted at nurses. Moreover, it could facilitate effective nursing care and education plans for long COVID patients.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2024

건강한 노년을 위하여 중년의 건강을 관리하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구는 주관적 건강인지와 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 2020년 국민건강영양조사(KNHANES) 제8기 자료를 이용하여 40-59세 중년 여성 1068명의 데이터를 분석하였다. 연구방법은 STATA 15.0을 이용하여 복합표본 평균과 표준편차, 복합표본 가중치 백분율, 복합표본 t-test, 다중회귀분석을 수행 하였다. 주관적 건강과 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 복합공통요인은 교육수준, 가구원수, 우울증, 스트레스이었다. 연령, 폭음, 신체활동은 주관적 건강인지, 보험유형, 취업여부, 수면장애는 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인이었다. 중년기는 노년기로 넘어가는 전 단계로 중년의 주관적 건강 및 건강 관련 삶의 질을 향상시킬 수 있는 보건정책 프로그램을 개발하여야 할 것이다.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.12-26
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• 2024

Objectives We aimed to identify the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its clustering components according to constitution type and lifestyle risk factors in Korean adults. Methods This study included 1,978 adults aged 30-55 years from the Korean Medicine Daejeon Citizen Cohort (KDCC) study. We defined lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, sleep, dietary quality, and weight status. Total lifestyle scores were created based on the six lifestyle factors (ranging from 0 to 5 factors) and classified into two groups: unhealthy (0-2 factors), or healthy (3-5 factors). Cox proportional hazard regression was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of primary endpoints: MetS events and their clustering components. Results During a median follow-up of 2.2 years, we documented 125 new onsets of MetS. Compared with participants with healthy, the HR of unhealthy participants was 2.401 (95% CI: 1.497-3.851) for MetS incidence. After adjusting for covariates, TE type with unhealthy was higher HR values of abdominal obesity (HRs: 1.499, 95%CI: 1.061-2.117) and hypertension (HRs: 1.840, 95%CI: 1.032-3.277), respectively. Conclusion Unfavorable lifestyle factors were highly associated with the prevalence of MetS and its clustering such as abdominal obesity and hypertension in Korean adults with TE. Tailored health management is needed to consider individual traits and healthy lifestyles to prevent cardiometabolic diseases.