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순자에 보이는 마음의 중층적 양상과 수양 문제의 대두 ­- 「수신편」, 「해폐편」 그리고 「정명편」을 중심으로 ­- (Two Fold Aspects of Mind and the Rise of Cultivation in Xunzi's Thought, treated mainly through Xiūshēnpiān, Jiěbìpiān and Zhèngmíng of his Writings)

  • 이명수
    • 동양고전연구
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    • 제73호
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    • pp.281-302
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    • 2018
  • 순자철학에서 마음의 역할은 매우 중요하다. 순자에게 도란 정치의 영원하고 항구적인 법칙인데, 그 도는 마음이 주재한다. 그런데 마음은 사유 활동과 사물에 대한 인식 기관이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 마음은 조절되지 않으면 안 되는 욕구를 지닌 몸이다. 또 한편으로 마음은 인식 측면에서 저장과 비움, 움직임과 고요함, 하나에 또 하나의 두 갈래의 중층적 양상을 지닌다. 그런 마음의 꾀인 심술(心術)에는 여러 가지 가림의 폐단이 있다. 이런 점에서 마음을 닦고 기르기가 요구된다. 순자는 치기양심(治氣養心), 몸 차원의 기를 다스리고 사유 기능의 마음을 기르는 수양을 제안하는데, 맹자가 도덕심 함양을 위한 욕심 줄이기나 호연지기 기르기를 중시했다면, 순자는 신체기관을 거느리고 공적인 인식을 위해 마음 기르기를 요청하였다. 순자의 생각에 마음에는 인식 측면에서 마치 그릇의 물이 만드는 수경(水鏡)과 같은 면모가 있다. 그래서 물에 내재하는 찌꺼기를 가라앉히지 않으면 사물의 이미지를 제대로 반영할 수 없다. 이런 맥락에서 마음의 폐단을 제거하야야 하며, 그런 차원에서 수양 또한 필요하다. 궁극적으로 국가의 안정을 위한 이치를 밝히고 떳떳한 도리를 회복하기 위해 마음은 중층적(重層的)이어서는 안 되며, 이에 수양의 문제가 대두된다. 이 논문은, 이런 문제의식에서, 순자철학에 나타난 마음의 의의, 그 중층적 양태, 그리고 수양의 필요성에 대하여 접근한다.

가족요양보호사의 발생에 대한 탐색적 연구: 한국의 노인장기요양보험제도에서 가족은 왜 요양보호사가 되었나? (A Study on the Emergence of Family-Care worker: Why Families choose to be Care Worker in Korea?)

  • 양난주
    • 한국사회정책
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.97-129
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구는 한국의 노인장기요양보험제도에서 자연발생적으로 등장한 '가족요양보호사'에 대해 조사하고 분석하였다. 2012년 기준 방문요양급여의 38.4%가 노인이용자와 가족관계인 요양보호사에 의해 청구되었다. 가족의 돌봄부담을 경감하기 위해 도입한 노인장기요양보험제도에서 가족들은 왜 스스로 요양보호사가 되어 가족돌봄을 유지하는가? 본 연구에서 가족요양보호사 현상은 의도하지 않은 정책결과에 대한 규범적 분석의 대상이 아니라 정책과 정책대상의 욕구가 충돌하는 지점으로 포착되고 탐구되었다. 가족요양보호사를 선택한 가족돌봄자 10명의 사례를 선정하여 심층인터뷰를 진행하였고, 이 자료를 토대로 가족요양보호사의 발생 원인과 가족요양보호사가 받는 급여의 성격을 어떻게 인식하는지를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 생계와 돌봄을 동시에 해결해야 하는 노인가구 가족돌봄자에 의한 선택, 전통적인 가족부양의 연장선에서 이루어지는 부가적인 선택, 제도 안에서 수용되지 않는 서비스를 위한 선택이라는 세 가지 원인이 발견되었다. 연구결과는 노인가구의 소득과 서비스의 통합적 개선방안, 노인장기요양보험제도와 호혜적인 가족돌봄지원 정책의 필요성, 재가서비스의 종류와 내용의 다양화라는 제도적 개선과제를 제시하고 있다.

유사언어 활용 훈련이 오디오북 텍스트 형상화에 미치는 영향 연구 - 교수자의 우호적 행동을 매개변수로 - (The Effects of Paralanguage Utilization Training for Audiobook Text Shaping - Professor's Friendly Behavior as a Parameters -)

  • 조예신
    • 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.141-153
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구의 목적은 발음, 강세, 목소리의 톤, 속도, 휴지(Pause), 감정표현 등 유사언어 활용 훈련이 오디오북 텍스트 형상화에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 교수자의 우호적 행동의 매개역할 관계를 알아보고자 함에 있다. 본 연구결과는 오디오북 텍스트의 동적(動的)형상화를 위한 유사언어 활용 훈련과 매개변수인 교수자의 우호적 행동에 대한 필요성과 영향력을 인식하는 참고자료가 될 것이다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유사언어 활용 훈련은 오디오북 텍스트 형상화에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며 텍스트 본래의 의미를 전달하는 핵심 요인으로 작용하였다. 이에 따라 유사언어 활용 훈련의 의의와 내용을 살펴보고 유사언어 활용 훈련을 지속한다면 오디오북 텍스트 형상화에 도움이 될 것이다. 둘째, 교수자의 우호적 행동은 유사언어의 활용 훈련과 오디오북 텍스트 형상화 간에 부분 매개역할을 하였다. 교수자의 우호적 행동은 훈련생에게 호의와 신뢰를 갖게 하여 유사언어 활용 훈련에 도움을 주었으며 오디오북 텍스트 형상화에 대한 완성도를 높일 것이다. 따라서 유사언어 활용 훈련은 교수자의 우호적 행동과 함께 이루어질 때 오디오북 텍스트 형상화에 보다 효과적이라는 결과를 도출할 수 있었다.

두피 지루피부염과 화폐상 습진을 동반한 아토피피부염 환자 치험 1례 (A Case of Atopic Dermatitis Accompanying Seborrheic Capitis and Nummular Eczema)

  • 송지훈;정민영;김종한;최정화;박수연
    • 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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    • 제35권1호
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    • pp.91-104
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    • 2022
  • Objectives : The objective of this study is to report a case of a male atopic dermatitis patient accompanying seborrheic capitis and nummular eczema improved by Korean medicine therapy and lifestyle modification. Methods : A male patient was hospitalized for eczematous lesions in the head, face, and both hands which relapsed on March 2021. For 15 days, he took Korean medicine therapy including acupuncture, Bangpungtongseongsan-gagam, pharmacopuncture, and wet dressing with Hwangryunhaedok-tang. Simultaneously, lifestyle correction also conducted during administration. On the other hand, corticosteroid and antihistamine were prescribed from internal medicine of our hospital for the first 10 days because of severe skin lesions. As an outpatient, he was continuously treated by the same Korean medicine therapy except herbal decoction weekly for about 7 months after discharge. To assess symptoms, scoring atopic dermatitis(SCORAD) index, taking photos, and numerical rating scale(NRS) were used. Results : After 15 days of hospitalization, the SCORAD index decreased to 30.0, which was about a half of the initial SCORAD index(61.2). NRS score also dropped from 6 to 3. Despite stopping western medicine administration, skin lesions and subjective symptoms of the patient were steadily improved without aggravation. For 7 months of continued outpatient treatment, atopic dermatitis were steadily ameliorated despite temporary aggravation and improvement of symptoms, and seborrheic capitis was not relapsed. The final SCORAD index and NRS on November 9th, 2021 were 24.7 and 1, respectively. Conclusions : These results suggests that Korean medicine therapy contributes to improving SCORAD index, subjective symptoms, and skin lesions of the patient. Furthermore, lifestyle modification is also important as much as proper treatment for caring atopic dermatitis patients.

고유량 비강 캐뉼라 산소요법을 받은 소아중환자실 환아의 ROX Index와 ROX-HR Index 및 SpO2/FIO2 Ratio분석 (Analysis of ROX Index, ROX-HR Index, and SpO2/FIO2 Ratio in Patients Who Received High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)

  • 최선희;김동연;송병은;유양숙
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제53권4호
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    • pp.468-479
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the use of the respiratory rate oxygenation (ROX) index, ROX-heart rate (ROX-HR) index, and saturation of percutaneous oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (SF ratio) to predict weaning from high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in patients with respiratory distress in a pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: A total of 107 children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit were enrolled in the study between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021. Data on clinical and personal information, ROX index, ROX-HR index, and SF ratio were collected from nursing records. The data were analyzed using an independent t-test, χ2 test, Mann-Whitney U test, and area under the curve (AUC). Results: Seventy-five (70.1%) patients were successfully weaned from HFNC, while 32 (29.9%) failed. Considering specificity and sensitivity, the optimal cut off points for predicting treatment success and failure of HFNC oxygen therapy were 6.88 and 10.16 (ROX index), 5.23 and 8.61 (ROX-HR index), and 198.75 and 353.15 (SF ratio), respectively. The measurement of time showed that the most significant AUC was 1 hour before HFNC interruption. Conclusion: The ROX index, ROX-HR index, and SF ratio appear to be promising tools for the early prediction of treatment success or failure in patients initiated on HFNC for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Nurses caring for critically ill pediatric patients should closely observe and periodically check their breathing patterns. It is important to continuously monitor three indexes to ensure that ventilation assistance therapy is started at the right time.

퇴원시 환자의 간호요구도 조사 (A Survey on Patients도 Nursing Needs Following Discharge from Hospital)

  • 이은옥;이선자;박성애
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.33-54
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    • 1981
  • The purposes of this study were to determine the relevant nursing needs of patients following discharge; to identify the degree of their nursing needs; to identify types and status of discharge order and information given to patients; and to determine their specific nursing needs according to their diagnosis. In addition, opinions toward home care services provided by hospitals or by public health nurses and appointment plans with their physicians were also asked in order to determine the necessity of follow-up care for the patient after discharge. Nine hundred and eighty eight subjects were collected among patients being discharged from one national university hospital and four city hospitals. Data were collected from June,1979 to December,1979 using questionnaires and interviews. On the bases of these data the following findings were observed; 1) Almost 40 percents of total subjects discharged from the hospital with some or great degree of nursing needs in general. The most problematic nursing needs were needs for comfort which include needs for releaving pain, for sound sleep and rest, because these needs can only be met by professional help. More than 50% of total subjects have this problem. 2) Needs for mental health, general metabolism, general hygiene and activities and safety were observed in more than 20 percent of subjects. 3) Discharge orders on diet and oral medication were recorded in patients' charts in 70% of all cases. However, more than fifty percents of patients have not been told these information from doctors or nurses. Even though some of them might have had appointment plans with their physicians, they would not keep the appointments unless they completely understood the necessity of the follow-up care. If they have not had any appointment or would not visit the out-patient clinic, there is no method of caring them and prerenting funther discomfort or complications. Even in injection, ski care, dressing and bath, only one thirds of the subjects having recorded discharge orders understood what they need after discharge. The rest of cases have not known what to do for their further care. 4) More than 80 percents and 70 percents of total subjects agreed to a system of home care services provided by hospitals or public health nurses respectively. That is, regardless of sources of medical expenses, most of patients wanted to be taken care of at home following discharge. 5) While more than half of the patients having benefit of medical insurance or paying fully by themselves had appointment plans with their physicians, only one thirds of the patients fully or partially paid by government had appointment plans with their physicians. These results ex-plain that the appointment plan is directly associated with their economic power. This indicates that the home care services are more needed to the people with lower economical status. 6) Those who have been in the hospital more than 24 days wanted !o have home care services more than those who had less hospital days. They also had more appointment plans than other groups. 7) More than 70 percents of the subjects who had been in a university hospital and approximately 30 percents of the subjects in the city hospitals had appointment plans with their physicians. 8) Those who had the cerebrovascular disease, cancer or hypertension demanded more nursing needs such as needs for comfort, for general metabolism and for mental health. 9) Factors which were associated with the degree of patients' nursing needs were age, duration of hospitalization, opinion toward home care services given by public health nurses, hospital appointments and types of hospital. That is, the older they were and the longer the periods of hospitalization were, the higher were their nursing needs. The more they had nursing needs, the more they wanted to have nursing services and had appointment plans. It can be concluded that there is a great demand for a positive and systematic home care services to the people who have been discharged from hospitals following critical care. This program is definitely demanded for the low income groups of people with less education with the financial assistance of the government or other funding agencies.

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Malignancy in Patients With Inborn Errors of Immunity Beyond Infectious Complication: Single Center Experience for 30 Years

  • Doo Ri Kim;Kyung-Ran Kim;Hwanhee Park;Joon-sik Choi;Yoonsun Yoon;Sohee Son;Hee Young Ju;Jihyun Kim;Keon Hee Yoo;Kangmo Ahn;Hee-Jin Kim;Eun-Suk Kang;Junhun Cho;Su Eun Park;Kihyun Kim;Yae-Jean Kim
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.129-138
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    • 2023
  • 목적: 선천면역장애 환자들은 감염에 취약할 뿐만 아니라, 면역이 정상인 사람들에 비해 암 발생률도 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 단일 기관에서 추적 중인 선천면역장애 환자들에서의 암 발생을 조사하여 보고자 하였다. 방법: 1994년 11월부터 2023년 9월까지 삼성서울병원에서 선천면역장애 진단 하에 추적하는 환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 의무기록을 리뷰하였다. 선천면역장애 환자 중에서 암으로 진단된 환자를 확인하였다. 결과: 총 194명의 선천면역장애 환자 중, 7명(3.6%)의 환자에서 암이 진단되었다. 5명의 환자가 림프종으로 진단받았으며 그 중 4명의 환자는 Epstein-Barr 바이러스 연관 림프종이었다. 나머지 암은 위암과 다발 골수종이었다. 암 진단 당시 나이는 중앙값 18세 (범위, 1세–75세)였다. 암이 발생한 환자들의 면역결핍 질환은 X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder-1 (XLP-1) 3명, activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta disease (APDS) 2명, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) haplo-insufficiency 2명이었다. 개별 질환별로 분석하였을 때, XLP-1 환자의 75.0%, APDS 환자의 40.0%, CTLA-4 환자의 50.0%에서 암이 발생하였다. XLP-1 환자는 APDS 및 CTLA-4 haplo-insufficiency 환자에 비해 더 이른 나이에 암이 발생하였다 (중앙연령 5세, P<0.001). 한 명은 조혈모세포 이식 치료 중 사망하였다. 결론: 국내 단일 기관에서 진료받는 선천면역장애 환자들의 3.6%에서 암이 발생하였다. 선천면역장애 환자들을 진료하는 의료진들은 이들 환자에서 감염이나 염증 등의 문제외에도 암 발생의 가능성, 특히 Epstein-Barr 바이러스 감염과 연관된 암의 비중이 높은 것에 대한 인식을 갖는 것이 중요하다.

구순 및 구개열 환아 부모의 가족 스트레스와 대처에 관한 연구 (A Study on Family Stress and Coping of the Parents of Child who has a Cleft Lip or / and Cleft Palate)

  • 노난이;탁영란
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.45-57
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    • 1996
  • A serious disease in a family influences the entire family member given the fact that the members closely interact with each other. Especially in terms of pediatric nursing, study on family gains importance as the need to care of families whose children with developmental disabilities and chronic disease This study was done based on The Resiliency Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation(McCubbin, 1991) is intended to examine the stress of parents whose children suffer from cleft lip or /and cleft palate. It also helps them to cope with the stress and analyze the relationship between the stress and coping This study used Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes (FILE) and Coping Health Inventory for Parents(CHIP) for measuring family stress and coping. The two instruments are revised to fit the social and cultural environment of Korean culture. Data collection was done from April 18, 1996 to May 18, 1996 at 8 University medical centers located in Seoul. Those who answered questionnaires were 84 parents whose children have cleft lip or /and cleft palate. SPSS PC+ was used to analyze the data collotted. Programs used for data analysis were t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient. The study is summarized as follows .1. The average score of family stress is 10.46(percentage of the full score 24.90) and 'finance and business strains'(3.25), and 'intrafamily strains'(2.65) ranked the highest. The average score of family's coping is 1.93, which is close to the answer of' moderately helpful' and they are measured to put their utmost efforts to' intergration and cooperation of family and optimistic definition on the situation'. 2. There is no significant statistical correlation between the family stress and coping. 3. Mothers show more stress than fathers in the parts of 'illness and family care strains' and 'losses'(t〓-2.34, t〓-2.32, p<.05). 4. Fathers show more willingness to cope with the stress than mothers do in the parts of' seeking social support','self-esteem','emotional comfort' 5. Mothers are more stress than fathers in the parts of family stress and its coping with it by usual traits(t〓-2.78, p<.05). Parents with religion are measured to cope more willingly than those who are not 6. Income of a family shows positive correlationship with family coping (r〓.28, p<.05). The study shows that gender difference is significant variable in studying on family stress and coping. Mothers get more stress than fathers, which has much to do with the fact that they are in charge of raising children and keeping houseworks. Accordingly, managing family crisis and its survival can be induced by giving support for the mothers, studying fathers including the rest of the family members and giving nursing care and arbitration ; religious background is also considered to be one of the important factors in family stress , judging from the relationship between family income and family's coping, caring given to suffering children is needed on societal levels. The above considerations bring up the need to have a longitudinal study of children with congenital anomaly including cleft lip or /and cleft palate and their families about family stress and coping. Resiliency programs on family system and their effectiveness and the relationship between the enlarged families with social and cultural values reflecting Korean tradition are also needed to be studied.

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만성통증 환자의 통증 조절 (Chronic pain control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis)

  • 은영
    • 근관절건강학회지
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.17-40
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    • 1995
  • Rheumatoid arthritis is the one of the chronic diseases, one of its major symptoms is a chronic pain. Despite developing medical treatment and surgical techniques, it is suggested that to control the pain is the goal of the treatment. But pain is an inner experience and even those closest to the patient cannot truly observe its progress or share in its suffering. The National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine's report on Pain and Disability concluded that there is no objective measure of pain-(exactly) no pain thermometer-nor can there ever be one, because the experience of pain is inseparable from personal perception and social influence such as culture. To explore chronic pain experience is to understand the process and property of the patient's perception of pain through the response to pain, the coping with pain, and the adaptation to pain. Therefore a qualitative study was conducted in order to gain an understanding of pain experience of patients with RA in korea. I used naturalistic inquiry as a research methodology, which had 5 axioms, the first is that realities are multiple, constructed, and holistic, the second is that knower and known are interactive, inseparable, the third is only time and context bound working hypotheses(idiographic statements) are possible, the forth is all entities are in a state of mutual simultaneous shaping, so that it is impossible to distinguish causes from effects and the last is that inquiry is value-bound. Purposive sampling was conducted as a sampling. 20 subjects who experienced pain over 10 years, lived in middle-sized city and big city in Korea, and 17 women and 3 men. The subject's age was from 32 to 62 (average 48.8), all were married, living with their spouse and children, except two-one divorced and the other widow before they became ill. I collected data using In depth structured interview. I had interviews two or three times with each subject, and the interviews were conducted at each subject's home. Each interview lasted about two hours an average. A recording was taken with the consent of the subject. I used inductive data analysis-such as unitizing and categorizing. unitizing is a process of coding, whereby raw data are systematically transformed and aggregated into units. Categorizing is a process wherby previously unitized data are organized into categories that provide descriptive or inferential information about the context or setting from which the units were derived. This process is used constant comparative method. The pain controlling process is composed of behavior of pain control. The behaviors of pain control are rearranging of ADL, hiddening role conflict, balancing treatment, and changing social relation. Rearranging of ADL includes diet management, sleep management, and the adjustment of daily life activities. The subjects try to rearrange their daily activities by modified style of motions, rearranging time span & range of activities, using auxillary facilities, and getting help in order to keep on the pace of daily life. Hiddening role conflict means to reduce conflicts between sick role and their role as a family member. In this process, the subjects use two modes, one is to control the pain complaints, and the other is to internalize the value which is to stay home is good for caring her children and being a good mother. To control pain complaints is done by 'enduring', 'understanding' the other family members, or making them undersood in order to reduce pain. Balancing treatment is composed of two aspects. One is to keep the pain within the endurable level, the other is to keep in touch with medical personnel in order to get the information of treatment and emotional support. Changing social relation is made by information seeking and sharing, formation of mutual support relation, and finally simplification of social relationships. The subjects simplify their social relationships by refraining from relations with someone who makes them physically and psychologically strained. In particular the subjects are apt to avoid contact with in-laws, and the change of relation to in-laws results in lessening the family boundary. In the course of this process, they confront the crisis of family confict result in family dissolution. This crisis is related to the threat of self-existence. Findings from this study contribute to understanding the chronic pain experience. To advance this study, we should compare this result with other cases in different cultural contexts. I think to interpret these results, korean cultural background should be considered. Especially the different family concept, more broader family members and kinship network, and the traditional medical knowledge influences patients' behavior.

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지역사회개발(地域社會開發)과 기생충(寄生虫) (Community development and parasite control)

  • 임한종
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.10-21
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    • 1976
  • The traditional application of night soil to vegetable gardens and rice paddies results in a most wide spread condition of parasitism, with a variety of helminths found in Korea. In addition to the above fact, the peculiar habit of the consumption of raw vegetables, fish, crustaceans and mammals provides a means of infestations of helminths. During the last sixty years numerous reports were found on the prevalence of helminths amongst the Korean population in different parts of the country, and it was generally recognized that ascariasis, hookworm disease, filariasis, clonorchiasis and paragonimiasis constitute the important helminthic disease in Korea. In practical measures of parasite control activities the main measures are summarized as mass-treatment, night-soil disposal and transmission control. Among the three, the mass-treatment has been commonly applied, however, no reduction of transmission has been obtained by treatment of a population. Therefore, the ultimate eradication of parasites will depend upon the application of comprehensive environmental sanitation measures. The basic environmental measures will be concerned with (a) the safe disposal of human excreta, (b) the provision of adequate and safe water supplies in such a way as to promote a higher standard of personal hygiene in the population, and (c) the prevention of food contamination by faecal material. Additional environmental measures will deal with the improvement of housing and housing hygiene and with general community development. Community development means social and cultural as well as economic development. The control measures on the parasitic endemic diseases, such as clonorchiasis and paragonimiasis are the good examples for community health development in Korea. The control of Clonorchis and Paragonimus infections are theoretically very simple, as the infection can only invade the human body by way of encysted metacercaria which are taken into the body when eating passive intermediate hosts(fishes, crabs and crayfishes). Although prophylactic measures in the case of the infections deal with above merely consist the fishes in cooking or submerging in hot water before eating them, it is exceedingly difficult to carry out such simple measures in face of century old traditions, to which the relatively primitive population clings with great tenacity. There is no one universally applicable method of control. The choice of methods must be dictated by the nature of the environment. the habit and custom of the people. the pattern of transmission and the resources of the country. There must exist a well organized public health infrastructure. Since a control programme is of necessity on a longterm basis and continuity in its implementation is essential. An investigation should be made on the prevalence of the diseases and its relationships to irrigation engineering, freshwater ecology, agricultural methods, hydro-electric schemes, and the development of communities in affected areas. In conclusion, however. the control of clonorchiasis and paragonimiasis in Korea is not an impossible task. A combination of efforts with major emphasis on health education and mass chemotherapy coupled with governmental aid in enforcing legislative public health measures could reduce the diseases. Health education in particular attempts following four things: (a) It supplies a person with enough general knowledge about a disease to make the preventive measures. (b) It makes a person feel sufficiently about the importance of his own health to make him alter his behavior and adopt these preventive measure. (c) It makes him concerned for the health others. (d) It tries to make him feel so strongly about the first three that be supports and even initiates preventive action by the community. Educational efforts should be directed primarily toward school children because it is during the early years that most persons become infected, and also because children are less entrenched in their food habits so that, the educational process should be involved at various levels in successive changes of knowledge, attitude, beha viour, habit and custom of their lives. The most parasitic endemic diseases are related to community diseases. In caring for a sick community. the first stage is to gather epidemiological data, the next is to make inferences from it-to make the community diagnosis. The third is to prescribe community treatment or community health action part of a community health action programme. The community health action is the sum of the steps decided upon to remedy the critical features revealed by the community diagnosis. Action takes various forms; health education is the most important.

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