• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.38-47
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• 2023

Objectives: This study examined the association between the experience of disease management education and the use of nutrition labels according to the sociodemographic characteristics and health behaviors of people diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes living in the community. Methods: Among the participants from the Community Health Survey (2018), 74,283 individuals diagnosed with hypertension or diabetes were included in the study population. According to gender, this study evaluated nutrition label use by the experience of disease management education, individual sociodemographic characteristics, and health behavior. Finally, using multiple logistic regression analysis, the association between disease management education and nutrition labels was calculated using the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Males (24.5%) experienced more disease management education than females (22.6%). In addition, younger age, higher education level, and higher equalized personal income experienced more disease management education (P < 0.001). The educational experience rate was higher in the male subjects who did not smoke or were involved in high-risk alcohol consumption (P < 0.001). In addition, the rate of disease management education experience was significantly higher for both men and women who exercised by walking (P < 0.001). The use of nutrition labels was higher in females (9.9%) than males (5.8%), and both males and females were significantly higher in young age, high education, high income, and professional and office positions (P < 0.001). The utilization rate of nutrition labels was high in non-smoking male subjects and high-risk-drinking female subjects. In addition, the utilization rate of nutrition labels was significantly higher in males and females who exercised by walking and those who experienced disease management education (P < 0.001). After adjusting for individual sociodemographic characteristics, health behavior, and disease management education, the use of nutrition labels was high among females (OR 3.19, 95% CI 2.85-3.58), high income (Q4; OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.41-1.87, Q5; OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.37-1.84) and highly educated (high school; OR 2.87, 95% CI 2.62-3.14, above college; OR 5.60, 95% CI 5.02-6.23) while it was low in the elderly (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.40-0.47), and economically inactive (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.76-0.96). The use of nutrition labels was high in non-smokers (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.13-1.48), nonhigh-risk drinkers (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.08-1.38), and subjects who exercised walking (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.34-1.54). There was no difference in the utilization rate of nutrition labels according to obesity, and the utilization rate of nutrition labels was significantly higher in subjects who had experienced disease education (OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.24-1.44). Conclusions: Education on the use of nutrition labels, which contributes to food selection for healthy eating, might be a tool for dietary management. Moreover, the utilization rate can be a good indicator for predicting the proportion of the population practicing the guide for disease management. Improving the utilization rate of nutrition labels through disease management education can be a useful intervention for people with chronic diseases who need healthy eating habits for disease management and preventing complications, particularly those diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.97-109
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• 2011

As a marketing vehicle to survive in intensified retailing competition, retailer brand development has been adopted by retailers in Korea. As evidence, the retailer brand share of a major retailer, Tesco Korea, has grown from 20% in 2007 to 22.8% in the first half of 2008. It means that retailers have provided more and more retailer brand foods for customers. With the growing accessibility to retailer brand foods, it would be expected that the number of retailer brand food claims will increase. Customers have increasingly exposed to a variety of marketing activities conducted by retailers. When buying the retailer brand foods, customers tend to be affected by marketing activities of retailers. Despite the fact that customers trust retailers and then, buy their brand foods, in case of food accidents caused by production process, customers have to seek compensation from a retailer brand supplier. Of course, a retailer tends to shift its responsibility to its suppliers. Accordingly, it is not easy for customers to solve food claims. The research, therefore, aims at exploring the relationship between the buying-decision processes of retailer brand customers and which side takes legal responsibility for food claims. To effectively achieve the research aim, the author adopted a quantitative and a qualitative research technique, in order to supplement the disadvantages of each method. Before field research, based on the developed research model, the author pre-tested questionnaire with 10 samples, amended, and handed out to 400 samples. Amongst them, 316 questionnaires are available. For a focus group interview, 9 participants were recruited, who are students, housewives, and full-time workers, aged from 20s to 40s. Through the focus group interview as well as the questionnaire results, it was found that most customers were influenced by a retailer or store image in a customer's mind, retailer reputation and promotional activities. Surprisingly, customers think that the name of a retailer is a more important factor than who produces retailer brand foods, even though many customers check a retailer brand supplier, when making a buying-decision. Rather than retailer brand suppliers, customers trust retailers. That is why they purchase retailer brands. Nevertheless, production-related food claims is not involved with retailers. In fact, it would be difficult for customers to distinguish whether a food claim is related to selling or manufacturing processes. Based on research results, from a customer perspective, the research suggests that the government should require retailers to take the whole responsibility for retailer brand food claims, preventing retailers from passing the buck to retailer brand suppliers. In case of food claims, in order for customers to easily get the compensation, it is necessary to reconsider the current system. If so, retailers have to fully get involved in retailer brand production stage, and further, the customer awareness of retailer brands will be improved than ever before. Retailers cannot help taking care of the whole processes of retailer brand development, because of responsibility. As a result, the process to seek compensation for food claims might become easier, and further, the protection of customer right might be improved.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.6-15
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study is to investigate the degree of coincidence between the peer assessment rating (PAR) index and American Board of Orthodontics objective grading system (ABO-OGS) in the assessment of orthodontic treatment outcomes of Class I malocclusion cases. Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 26 Class I patients. The PAR index was used for evaluation of pre-(T0) and posttreatment (T1) casts, and the ABO-OGS for assessment of T1 casts. If there was a reduction in PAR scores from T0 to T1 of more than 30%, the label 'PAR+' was given to the case, and if not, it was labeled 'PAR-'. If the ABO-OGS was less than 27, the label 'OGS+' was given to the case and if not, it was labeled 'OGS-'. 'A PAR-only qualified group' (PAR+), 'ABO-OGS-only qualified group' (OGS+), 'both indices qualified group' (PAR+/OGS+), and 'both indices disqualified group' (PAR-/OGS-) were compared with a Wilcoxon rank-sum test, sensitivity/specifi city test and Spearman's correlation test. Result: PAR scores for T0, T1, and percentage reduction were 21.1, 6.4, and 65.9%, respectively, and 35.4 for ABOOGS. The distribution of the 'PAR+/OGS+', 'PAR+', and 'PAR-/OGS-' group was 19.3%, 76.9%, and 3.8%, respectively. The T0-PAR, T1-PAR and PAR point reductions for the 'PAR+' group were significantly higher than those of 'PAR+/OGS+' groups (23.1 vs. 15.6; 6.7 vs. 4.6; and 16.5 vs. 11.0; all P<0.05). However, the PAR-percentage reduction and treatment duration between the two groups were not statistically different (70.0% vs. 67.0%, P=0.4325; 24.1 months vs. 25.0 months, P=0.4057). The T1-ABO-OGS score for 'PAR+' group was significantly higher than that of the 'PAR+/OGS+' groups (38.2 vs. 24.0, P<0.001). Conclusion: Since the fraction of the 'PAR+/OGS+' group was less than 20% and there was no significant correlation between PAR-percentage reduction and T1-ABO-OGS, development of a new index system for the accurate evaluation of treatment outcome is needed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.203-215
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• 2019

본 연구는 전국 보건기관 이용률과 보건기관 이용에 영향을 미치는 요인 중 개인특성과 지역특성변수를 규명하는데 목적이 있다. 자료는 개인특성변수 선정을 위해 2016 지역사회건강조사자료를 이용하였고, 지역특성변수는 국가통계포털과 한국환경공단의 대기환경 연보 자료를 이용하였다. 자료 분석은 독립표본 t-test, 분산분석, 다중로지스틱회귀분석을 이용하였고 보건기관 이용률에 대한 개인특성변수와 지역특성변수를 함께 분석하기 위해 다수준회귀분석을 이용하였다. 연구결과, 전체 보건기관 이용률은 25.54%이고 군, 시, 대도시 순으로 나타났다. 다수준회귀분석 결과, 고령지역, 여자, 높은 연령, 낮은 교육수준과 낮은 소득수준, 걷기 실천자, 영양표시 독해자, 우울감 경험자, 고혈압 진단을 받은 자, 건강검진을 받은 자, 필수 의료서비스 미충족자, 배우자가 있는 자, 기초생활수급권자에서 보건소 이용률이 증가하였다. 반면, 스트레스 인지자, 인구 천명당 보건의료인 수가 전국 평균이상이고 보건복지예산 비중과 재정자주도, 그리고 실업율이 평균 이상으로 높은 지역에서 보건소 이용이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 중앙정부와 지자체는 지역보건의료정책 수립시 지역주민의 건강행태와 정신심리적 변수 등 개인특성 뿐 아니라 지역특성 변수들을 포괄적으로 분석하고 동시에 고려하는 것이 필요함을 시사한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제80권1호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2017

Background: Inhaled indacaterol (Onbrez Breezhaler), a long-acting ${\beta}_2$-agonist, is approved in over 100 countries, including South Korea, as a once-daily bronchodilator for maintenance and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here, we present an interim analysis of a post-marketing surveillance study conducted to evaluate the real-world safety and effectiveness of indacaterol in the Korean population. Methods: This was an open-label, observational, prospective study in which COPD patients, who were newly prescribed with indacaterol (150 or $300{\mu}g$), were evaluated for 12 or 24 weeks. Safety was assessed based on the incidence rates of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs). Effectiveness was evaluated based on physician's assessment by considering changes in symptoms and lung function, if the values of forced expiratory volume in 1 second were available. Results: Safety data were analyzed in 1,016 patients of the 1,043 enrolled COPD patients receiving indacaterol, and 784 patients were included for the effectiveness analysis. AEs were reported in 228 (22.44%) patients, while 98 (9.65%) patients reported SAEs. The COPD condition improved in 348 patients (44.4%), while the condition was maintained in 396 patients (50.5%), and only 40 patients (5.1%) exhibited worsening of ailment as compared with baseline. During the treatment period, 90 patients were hospitalized while nine patients died. All deaths were assessed to be not related to the study drug by the investigator. Conclusion: In real-life clinical practice in South Korea, indacaterol was well tolerated in COPD patients, and can be regarded as an effective option for their maintenance treatment.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2002

The consumption in the clothing's living has been diversified and rich by the increase in pay, the ostentatious propensity to consume and the diversification of distribution on structure in accordance with the advance of clothing industries, etc. The clothing, however, was not used properly due to the thoughtless purchase, the sudden change of fashion and the difficulty in the use and management of clothing. Most rural communities, furthermore, have the poor market, and the unreasonable management could be often observed, e.g., some people don't follow the care label or burn the clothing to waste. This study was conducted to provide the tool measuring the standardized clothing management behaviors so that the systematic and effective instruction could be achieved to improve the living standards 623 rural and urban housewives to develop the tool measuring the standardized clothing management to compare and measure the effect of before and after the education and guide all the way. And then, we developed the standardized measurement tool consisting of 6 parts of 60 questions after analyzing the validation and reliability of the questions. As a result of analyzing the validation and reliability of the developed tool, each Conbach alpha value of clothing living showed the good reliability; the value of the purchase plan was 0.76, the purchase was 0.83, the wear was 0.80, the management was 0.84, the storage was 0.83, and the disposal was 0.74, which indicated that it was able to use as a standardized tool.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.279-290
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the dietary habits and the consumption patterns of convenience foods by university students according to where they reside. The subjects were 572 university students in Changwon and Masan who were divided into three groups by their residential type; students living with their parents (n=297), self-boarding students (n=139), and students living in a dormitory (n=136). This survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Among all students, 22.4% skipped breakfast, and the major reason was lack of time (38.1%). Convenience food intake at lunch was 39.1%, and that of snacks was 35.4%. In particular, convenience food intake at lunch was 45.9% for students living with their parents, 30.9% for those self-boarding, and 32.6% for those living in a dormitory (P<0.01). Approximately 66% of the students said that the reason they bought convenience food was that it was easy to cook. Those who were residents of a house (P<0.001) believed that nutritional imbalance was a problem with convenience food. The students who lived in the dormitory ate frozen fried pilaff (P<0.01), canned vegetables (P<0.05), packed kimchi (P<0.001), and Ramyon cups (P<0.001) more, while the self-boarding students ate Ramyon (P<0.05) more. The results suggest that it is necessary to educate people how to buy reasonably by understanding the interrelationship between convenience food and health care and by checking the nutrition index label on convenience foods.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.50-62
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• 2023

The e-commerce fashion market has experienced a remarkable growth, leading to an overwhelming availability of shared information and numerous choices for users. In light of this, chatbots have emerged as a promising technological solution to enhance personalized services in this context. This study aimed to develop user-product attributes for a chatbot-based personalized fashion recommendation service using big data text mining techniques. To accomplish this, over one million consumer reviews from Coupang, an e-commerce platform, were collected and analyzed using frequency analyses to identify the upper-level attributes of users and products. Attribute terms were then assigned to each user-product attribute, including user body shape (body proportion, BMI), user needs (functional, expressive, aesthetic), user TPO (time, place, occasion), product design elements (fit, color, material, detail), product size (label, measurement), and product care (laundry, maintenance). The classification of user-product attributes was found to be applicable to the knowledge graph of the Conversational Path Reasoning model. A testing environment was established to evaluate the usefulness of attributes based on real e-commerce users and purchased product information. This study is significant in proposing a new research methodology in the field of Fashion Informatics for constructing the knowledge base of a chatbot based on text mining analysis. The proposed research methodology is expected to enhance fashion technology and improve personalized fashion recommendation service and user experience with a chatbot in the e-commerce market.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2017

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of further acupuncture research as an effective alternative and safe treatment for abdominal pain control in patients with pancreatitis. Methods and Results : This study is an open-label, assessment-blind, parallel designed pilot clinical trial. Thirty participants will be assigned to the acupuncture group(n=15) and usual care group(n=15). All patients will receive the conventional standard-of-care(SOC) therapy, but only the experimental group will receive acupuncture therapy six times a week, and the duration of acupuncture therapy will be held up to 12 weeks or until the pains are to be resolved. For the conventional SOC therapy, painkiller will be given. In treatment group, the subjects will receive the identical SOC therapy in combination with electroacupuncture therapy on twelve acupuncture points(LI4, PC6, SP6, GB39, ST36, ST37), and auricular acupuncture therapy on five auricular acupuncture points(Sympathetic, Shen Men, Abdomen, Pancreas gall, and Spleen). The primary outcome will be measured using the visual analogue scale(VAS), and the secondary outcome will be measured using the painkiller demand, quality of life index and severity of pancreatitis by abdominal computed tomography(CT). Assessments will be made at baseline and at week 1, 4, 8 and 12. Results of abdominal CT will be evaluated at baseline and at week 12. Conclusions : The result of this trial will provide a basis for the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture treatment for abdominal pain in patients with pancreatitis.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1784-1792
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• 2007

현대의 패션의 다양화, 개성화로 패션 스타일을 구현하는데 있어서 모자는 더욱 부각되어 수요자 층이 확대되고 있지만, 다양한 재료와 형태로 세탁 및 관리에 어려움을 갖는다. 이에 본 연구는 모자제품의 관리방법에 대한 소비자의 현황을 조사, 분석함으로써 모자 레이블 부착의 문제점과 개선책 방안을 모색해 보고자 하며, 나아가 모자의 보관이나 세탁방법에 대한 정확하고 충분한 정보를 제공함으로써 제품을 오랫동안 유지할 수 있게 하고자 한다. 소비자들의 모자제품의 세탁 및 관리행동에 관한 조사를 하기 위하여 서울 및 도시에 거주하며 모자를 소유하고 있는 20대, 30대, 40대, 50대 이상의 남녀 395명을 대상으로 연령과 성별을 고려한 할당 표본추출방법을 통하여 설문지 조사를 실시하였다. 조사기간은 2007년 3월에서 4월까지 이루어 졌으며, 설문은 총 42문항으로 구성되었다. 모자 착용실태, 세탁방법, 건조방법, 보관방법에 관한 문항은 선다형으로, 모자 소비자 불만, 소비자 모자 레이블 인식에 관한 문항은 5점 리커트 척도로 측정하고, 자료분석을 위하여 SPSS 12.0 프로그램으로 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준오차, 교차분석, t-test, 일원분산분석 통계처리를 하였다. 그 결과에 의하면 첫째, 모자 소비자의 세탁방법 인식도와 실천정도는 보통 수준으로 나타났다. 남성보다는 세탁경험이 많은 여성이 모자 세탁 방법에 대하여 잘 알고 실천하고 있었으며, 편안함을 추구하는 젊은 세대보다 높은 연령대가 세탁방법을 더 잘 실천하는 것으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 모자 소비자들은 다른 의복 아이템과 비교하여 울세제로 세탁망에 넣어 세탁기로 돌리거나 손으로 직접 빠는 세심한 관리를 하는 경우가 많았다. 세탁빈도는 더러움이 탈 때마다 하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 세탁의 주 목적은 얼룩제거로 나타났지만, 여성은 남성에 비해 모자의 형태보전과 냄새제거를 중요한 요인으로 평가하는 것으로 나타났다. 건조장소에 있어서는 그늘에서 건조한다는 응답이 가장 많았고 대부분 집게로 집어 빨래 줄에 말리는 경우가 많았다. 모자 세탁 시 세탁방법, 건조방법, 건조장소의 요인들보다 세제종류가 세탁 후 변형에 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되어 적절한 세제를 사용할 수 있는 정보를 소비자에게 인지시켜 피해를 줄이는데 노력하여야 할 것이다. 또 보관방법으로는 대부분 옷장 선반에 두고 있었으며 보관 후 형태변화 결과를 경험한 소비자의 비율이 높은 것으로 보아 적합한 모자 보관으로 형태유지에 각별한 주의가 요구된다. 셋째, 대부분의 모자 소비자들은 레이블에 대한 중요성을 인지하고 있으나 다른 의복 아이템에 비하여 모자레이블에 대한 신뢰도는 더 낮게 나타나, 공급자들은 정확하고 실질적인 레이블을 표기하여 신뢰도 회복을 기해야 할 것이다. 많은 소비자들이 모자의 치수 체계 이해에 어려움을 갖고 있으며, 특히 남성의 경우 레이블에 대한 전반적인 인지도가 낮게 나타나 남성 소비자에게도 전반적인 레이블에 대해 교육시키도록 구체적인 노력이 이루어져야만 하겠다. 후속연구에서는 모자의 다양한 형태나 재료에 따른 세탁 및 관리 방법을 보완하여 연구가 수행되어서 보다 구체적인 자료가 제공되어야 할 것으로 보인다.