• 성인간호학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to different stages of mammography screening based on the transtheoretical model (TTM) and health belief model (HBM). Method: 143 women were recruited from community centers in W city. The mean age was 44.08 (SD=7.78) and 74 (51.7%) had experienced education on preventative behavior related to breast cancer. The Decisional Balance Scale (Pros and Cons of mammography) and Stages of Adoption of Mammography Scale by Rakowski et al. (1992) and the revised Health Belief Model Scale (Perceived Seriousness, Perceived Susceptibility and Health Motivation) by Champion (1993) were used. Result: According to the stage of adoption of mammography, 17.4% of the women were In pre-contemplation, 45.5% in contemplation, 24.5% in action, and 12.6% in maintenance. The mean differences for pros, and the decisional balances between the stages of mammography adoption were significant (F=8.84, p=.000; F=7.20, p=.000). Education related to prevention of breast cancer was the most important variable. Prevention education, history of breast disease and pros of mammography explained the stages of mammography adoption ($R^{2}=26%$). Conclusion: Findings support TTM as a useful tool for improving mammography adherence. Behavioral interventions that target decisional balance and health belief can effectively promote adherence to mammography.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.144-150
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• 1996

Although bladder cancers are very common, little is known about their molecular pathogenesis. It is known that p53 alteration is found in about 60% of muscle-invasive bladder cancer, necessiating aggressive therapy and poor outcome. We examined the nuclear expression of p53 protein, using D07 monoclonal antibody in the urine samples from 31 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder to investigate the correlation of p53 overexpression with histologic grades and depth of invasion. The positive rate of p53 protein was 27% in superficial bladder tumor, but increased up to 71% in the invasive bladder carcinomas. The overexpression of p53 protein increased according to Mostofi grading system from 18% in grade I, 45% in grade II, and up to 100% in grade III. The p53 expression tended to be higher in the invasive and high grade bladder cancers than in the superficial and low grade ones(p<0.05). These results suggest that immunohistochemical analysis of the urine specimen in the bladder cancer patients could be a useful method of screening for the presence of p53 mutant protein. The mutant p53 protein expression may be an indicator of bladder cancer with more proliferative potential and/or aggressive biologic behavior.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.82-92
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• 2005

Objective : To evaluate the relationships among sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors, levels of pros and cons and stages of change in Pap testing for uterine cervical cancer. Methods : A questionnaire survey was performed on 560 randomly sampled people who were assigned to participate in a Pap testing program by the National Cancer Screening Project in 2003' between 25 September and 10 October in Gyeonggi, Korea. Data about the behaviors and intentions of Pap testing, sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors, and levels of acknowledged benefit (pros) and barrier (cons) for Pap testing was collected. The stages of change were grouped according to behaviors and intentions of Pap testing as passive, active, and relapse. Results : Logistic analysis between the passive and active groups showed that city dwellers, 'high' and 'middle' groups in terms of the individual s health belief, those who had undergone a health examination within the past 2 years, and those who had undergone hormone replacement therapy had a higher odds ratios to be in the active group. As the 'benefit' scores increased and the 'Unnecessity' scores decreased, the probabilities to be in the active group increased. According to the logistic analysis results between the active and relapse groups, those who were 60 years or older, members of the National Heath Insurance, and those who had not undergone a health examination within the past 2 years had a higher odds ratio to be in the relapse group. The 'Benefit' scores were not significant in this relationship. The probabilities of being in the relapse group increased as the Unnecessity and 'Shamefulness' scores increased. Conclusions : In conclusion, health planners should inform women in the passive group of the benefits and necessity of Pap testing. It would be better to reduce the barriers to the active group of undergoing Pap smear. This study might be a useful guide for future planning of Pap testing program.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.1443-1450
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• 2005

Purpose. The study was conducted to identify predictors of mammography screening for rural Korean women according to 'Stage of Change' from the Transtheoretical Model which, along with the Health Belief Model, formed the theoretical basis for this study. Methods. A cross-sectional descriptive design was utilized. Through convenience sampling 432 women were selected from 2 rural areas. Data were collected by survey. Health beliefs constructs were measured with Champion's HBM Scale-Korea version. Mammography participation was measured using the Stage of Mammography Adoption Scale developed. by Rakowski, et al.(1992). Results. The most frequent stage of mammography adoption was 'contemplation' ($40.5\%$). Predictors of stage of mammography adoption included 'mammogram recommended by health professional' (beta==0.59, t=16.12, p=.000), 'perceived benefits' (beta=0.09, t=2.21, p=.050), 'perceived susceptibility' (beta=0.09, t=1.98, p=.050), and 'perceived barriers' (beta=-0.07, t=-2.05, p=.041). 'Mammogram recommended by health professional' demonstrated the greatest association with having a mammogram. Conclusion. Health professionals play key roles in improving mammography participation and should recognize the importance of their role in cancer prevention and be more actively involved in education and counseling on prevention of breast cancer.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2016

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to elucidate the clinicopathological significance and diagnostic accuracy of immunohistochemistry (IHC) for determining the mesenchymal epidermal transition (c-MET) expression in patients with gastric cancer (GC). Materials and Methods: The present meta-analysis investigated the correlation between c-MET expression as determined by IHC and the clinicopathological parameters in 8,395 GC patients from 37 studies that satisfied the eligibility criteria. In addition, a concordance analysis was performed between c-MET expression as determined by IHC and c-MET amplification, and the diagnostic test accuracy was reviewed. Results: The estimated rate of c-MET overexpression was 0.403 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.327~0.484) and it was significantly correlated with male patients, poor differentiation, lymph node metastasis, higher TNM stage, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positivity in IHC analysis. There was a significant correlation between c-MET expression and worse overall survival rate (hazard ratio, 1.588; 95% CI, 1.266~1.992). The concordance rates between c-MET expression and c-MET amplification were 0.967 (95% CI, 0.916~0.987) and 0.270 (95% CI, 0.173~0.395) for cases with non-overexpressed and overexpressed c-MET, respectively. In the diagnostic test accuracy review, the pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.56 (95% CI, 0.50~0.63) and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.77~0.81), respectively. Conclusions: The c-MET overexpression as determined by IHC was significantly correlated with aggressive tumor behavior and positive IHC status for HER2 in patients with GC. In addition, the c-MET expression status could be useful in the screening of c-MET amplification in patients with GC.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.327-341
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• 2000

농촌 사회는 60세 이상의 노령인구가 점차 증가하고 있고, 연령이 증가할수록 본인이 느끼는 건강 상태를 나쁘게 인식하고 있는 것으로 나타나 이에 대한 대책이 필요할 것이다. 남성에서는 연령 이 증가할수록 건강증진 행태 점수가 높게 조사되었으며, 30~40대 연령층에서 건강증진 행태 점수가 가장 낮으면서 본인의 건강을 과신하는 것으로 조사되었다. 여성에서는 연령이 증가할수록 본인의 건강이 나쁘다고 인식하고 있었으며, 건강증진 행태 점수도 낮게 조사되었다. 농촌 지역 남성을 대상으로 한 건강증진 노력은 젊은 연령층을 중점적으로 올바른 건강행태 교육을 통해 지속적인 건강증진에 주력해야 할 것이다. 특히 30대~40대 연령층을 중점적으로 금연 운동에 노력해야 할 것이며, 40대~50대 연령층에게는 적절한 체중관리를 위한 프로그램 개발에 노력해야 할 것이다. 여성에서는 고연령층을 대상으로 건강증진에 노력해야 할 것이며, 특히 60대~70대 고령의 노인들이 할 수 있는 운동 프로그램 개발 노력과 40대~50대 연령층의 체중관리에도 노력해야 할 것이다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.31-48
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• 2003

30세 이상, 80세 미만 농촌지역 주민 1,754명을 연구 대상자로 선정하여 개인의 건강관련 행태를 알아보기 위해 본 연구진이 고안한 설문지를 이용하였다. 모든 자료는 전산입력 하였고 성별에 따른 건강관련 행태는 연령보정 후 카이 제곱 검정을 시행하여 통계적 유의성을 검정하였고, 연령에 따른 건강관련 행태의 차이는 경향성에 대한 카이 제곱 검정을 시행하였다. 모든 자료의 분석은 SPSS 10.0 for windows 통계 프로그램을 이용하였다. 연령보정 흡연율은 남성에서는 56.1%, 여성에서는 6.8%로 남성에서 여성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 음주율은 남성에서는 65.4%, 여성에서는 21.6%로 남성에서 여성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 운동 미실시율은 남성에서는 72.6%, 여성에서는 76.6%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 비만율은 남성에서는 23.3%, 여성에서는 28.2%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 B형 간염 미실시율은 남성에서는 45.1%, 여성에서는 53.4%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 육식 선호율은 남성에서는 48.0%, 여성에서는 30.0%로 남성에서 여성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 짠 음식 선호율은 남성에서는 40.8%, 여성에서는 28.3%로 남성에서 여성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령을 보정한 육체적 휴식이 부족한 비율은 남성에서는 19.2%, 여성에서는 24.1%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 정신적 휴식이 부족한 비율은 남성에서는 15.7%, 여성에서는 23.6%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 스케일링 미실시율은 남성에서는 61.5%, 여성에서는 71.1%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 양치질 미실시율은 남성에서는 3.7%, 여성에서는 1.5%로 남성에서 여성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 위암 검사 미실시율은 남성에서는 49.3%, 여성에서는 51.4%로 여성에서 남성보다 높았으나 유의하지 않았다. 연령보정 간암 검사 미실시율은 남성에서는 64.0%, 여성에서는 70.7%로 여성에서 남성보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령보정 대장암검사 미실시율은 남성에서는 88.9%, 여성에서는 87.5%로 남성에서 여성보다 높았으나 유의하지 않았다. 연령 보정 종합건강진단 미실시율은 남성에서는 58.3%, 여성에서는 59.1%로 여성에서 남성보다 높았으나 유의하지 않았다. 앞으로 농촌지역 주민들의 건강관련 행태를 변화시키기 위한 건강증진 프로그램은 지역사회를 기반으로 성별 및 연령의 특징에 맞게 실시하는 것이 바람직하다고 생각한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1097-1102
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• 2016

Background: Liver fluke infection with Opisthorchis viverrini and its associated cholangiocarcinoma constitute a serious problem in Thailand. Healthy behavior can decrease infection, therefore, the investigation of knowledge, attitude, and practice is need required in high risk areas. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the behavior and perceptions regarding liver fluke. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Chum Phuang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand during July to November 2015. A total 80 participants who had screened with verbal screening test, stool examination, and ultrasonography, were purposive selected and completed a pre-designed questionnaire (Kruder-Richardon-20=0.80, Cronbach's alpha coefficient=0.82 and 0.79). T-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation test were used for analyzed data. Results: The results reveal that O. viverrini infection was 1.25%, and 3 patients had a dilated bile ducts. The participants had a high knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding liver fluke. The education, occupation, and income, were statistical significant to attitude regarding liver fluke. Nurses and television were the main sources of information regarding liver fluke, with statistical significance(p-value <0.05). Knowledge was significantly associated with attitude and practice (p-value<0.05). Conclusions: Participants had good behavior regarding liver fluke. Improvement of knowledge and attitude is influenced to practical change regarding this carcinogenic fluke. In addition, nurse and television are the main information resources for key success in increasing people perception for disease prevention and control in this area.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.486-498
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to identify transition conditions, health behavior and indicators of healthy transitions among middle-aged women based on Schumacher & Meleis(1994) transition model for developing intervention program for their health promotion. A convenience sample of 221 women aged 40-60 was obtained in Jung-Gu, Seoul and they were asked to complete the questionnaires, which consisted of modified health-promoting lifestyle profile(HPLP), knowledge of menopause, physical well-being, emotional well-being, modified women's role integration protocol (WRIP), Beck's Depression Inventory(BDI), and indicators of healthy transition with subcategories such as subjective well-being, role mastery and well-being of interrelationship. The results were as follows: 1. Women had a mean age of 47.53 years. More than half(53.39%) of the women had jobs and 88.69 % had their spouses, Of 221 women, 51.13 % were premenopausal, 19.91% were perimenopausal, and 28.96% were postmenopausal. 2. Women scored lower on health responsibility and exercise than on self actualization, nutrition and interpersonal support among subcategories of health behavior measured the modified HPLP. Only 11.98% of respondents had breast-self examination and 42.66% had pap smear for screening cancer. 3. In transition conditions, women had poor knowledge about menopause and median level of physical well-being, emotional well-being and stress. 15.45% of the women had clinical depression. 4. As for the outcome index of the transition model, the mean of indicators of healthy transition was 3.69(possible range 1-5). 5. The levels of education and economic and the menstrual status were significantly related to physical well-being, depression and stress in the categories of transition conditions. The total score of health behavior correlated negatively with depression. The total score of indicators of healthy transition correlated with physical well-being, emotional well-being, stress, and depression in the categories of transition conditions. In conclusion, these findings suggested a profile of fragile middle-aged women and contributed to developing the community-based intervention program for health promotion.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.299-314
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• 2019

Purpose: This study was to identify health behavior, health service use, and health related quality of life of adult women in one-person and multi-person households. Methods: It was used data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VII-2017). Subjects were 2,522 women with age of 19 to 64 years in 2017. Complex sampling design and data analysis were performed using SPSS 20.1. Results: Women in one-person households had higher rates of alcohol drinking (${\chi}^2=13.77$, p=.003), smoking (${\chi}^2=16.07$, p=.001), unmet medical care (${\chi}^2=8.77$, p=.004) and non-practice of cancer screening (${\chi}^2=13.77$, p=.003) compared to women in multi-person households. Health-related quality of life was also lower for women in one-person households (t=-2.46, p=.015). Factors affecting health-related quality of life in one-person households were household income, job status, and unmet dental care, having 32.4% explanatory power. One-person household women with low incomes, no jobs, and unmet dental care showed low health-related quality of life. In comparison, factors affecting health-related quality of life of women in multi-person household women were age, education level, unmet medical care, and unmet dental care, having 10.4% explaining power. Women in multi-person households with age of 60-64, low education level, unmet medical care, and unmet dental care showed low health-related quality of life. Conclusion: Health promotion strategies should be developed based on unique understanding of social, economic, and health of adult women in one-person and multi-person households.