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Barriers to Counseling on Advance Directives Based on Counselors' Experiences: Focus Group Interviews

  • Kim, Yejin;Yoo, Shin Hye;Choi, Wonho;Kim, Min Sun;Park, Hye Yoon;Keam, Bhumsuk
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.126-138
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: In Korea, since the Act on Hospice and Palliative Care and Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients at the End of Life was implemented in February 2018, advance directives (ADs) have become legally effective and should be documented after sufficient explanation by a registered counselor. However, little is known regarding the adequacy of current AD counseling. This qualitative study aimed to explore the barriers to AD counseling based on counselors' experiences. Methods: We conducted focus group interviews using purposive sampling. Seven counselors working at hospitals, community health institutions, and non-profit organizations participated in this study. They were asked about the challenges and problems they encountered during AD counseling. Results: Three themes emerged from this study; 1) issues regarding consistency in AD counseling, 2) issues regarding AD counselors' competency and work environment, and 3) issues regarding the adequacy of the service system. The interviewees stated that the lack of a manual for standardized service made AD counseling inconsistent. The limited competency and poor work environment of counselors were pointed out as major barriers. The interviewees also stated that a proper service system considering individual circumstances is absent. Conclusion: The goals of AD counseling should be clarified and guidance should be implemented for providing standardized services. Further efforts to enhance the competency of AD counselors and to improve their working conditions are needed. Establishing an integrated framework for an adequate service system is also essential to overcome systematic barriers to AD counseling.

Collection of Clonorchis sinensis adult worms from infected humans after praziquantel treatment

  • Shen, Chenghua;Kim, Jae-Hwan;Lee, Jeong-Keun;Bae, Young-Mee;Choi, Min-Ho;Oh, Jin-Kyoung;Lim, Min-Kyung;Shin, Hai-Rim;Hong, Sung-Tae
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.45 no.2 s.142
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    • pp.149-152
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    • 2007
  • A cohort was established for evaluation of cancer risk factors in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. As one of the cohort studies, stools of 947 residents (403 males and 544 females, age range: 29-86 years) were screened for Clonorchis sinensis eggs using both Kato-Katz method and formalin-ether sedimentation technique. The overall egg positive rate of C. sinensis was 37.7% and individual EPG (eggs per gram of feces) counts ranged from 24 to 28,800. Eight egg positive residents voluntarily joined a process of collection of the passed worms after praziquantel treatment. A total of 158 worms were recovered from 5 of the 8 treated persons, ranged from 3 to 108 in each individual. The worms were $15-20 mm{\times}2-3 mm$ in size, and showed brown-pigmented, red, or white body colors. This is the first collection record of C. sinensis adult worms from humans through anthelmintic treatment and purgation. The adult worms of C. sinensis may be paralyzed by praziquantel and then discharged passively through bile flow in the bile duct and by peristaltic movement of the bowel.

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Enhanced Uniformity of Mist-CVD Ga2O3 Thin Film (Ga2O3초음파분무화학기상증착 공정에서 유동해석을 이용한 균일도 향상 연구)

  • Ha, Joohwan;Lee, Hakji;Park, Sodam;Shin, Seokyoon;Byun, Changwoo
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.81-85
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    • 2022
  • Mist-CVD is known to have advantages of low cost and high productivity method since the precursor solution is misting with an ultrasonic generator and reacted on the substrate under vacuum-free conditions of atmospheric pressure. However, since the deposition distribution is not uniform, various efforts have been made to derive optimal conditions by changing the angle of the substrate and the position of the outlet to improve the result of the preceding study. Therefore, in this study, a deposition distribution uniformity model was derived through the shape and position of the substrate support and the conditions of inlet flow rate using the particle tracking method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The results of analysis were compared with the previous studies through experiment. It was confirmed that the rate of deposition area was improved from 38.7% to 100%, and the rate of deposition uniformity was 79.07% which was higher than the predicted result of simulation. Particle tracking method can reduce trial and error in experiments and can be considered as a reliable prediction method.

Uniformity Prediction of Mist-CVD Ga2O3 Thin Film using Particle Tracking Methodology (입자추적 유동해석을 이용한 초음파분무화학기상증착 균일도 예측 연구)

  • Ha, Joohwan;Park, Sodam;Lee, Hakji;Shin, Seokyoon;Byun, Changwoo
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.101-104
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    • 2022
  • Mist-CVD is known to have advantages of low cost and high productivity compared to ALD and PECVD methods. It is capable of reacting to the substrate by misting an aqueous solution using ultrasonic waves under vacuum-free conditions of atmospheric pressure. In particular, Ga2O3 is regarded as advanced power semiconductor material because of its high quality of transmittance, and excellent electrical conductivity through N-type doping. In this study, Computational Fluid Dynamics were used to predict the uniformity of the thin film on a large-area substrate. And also the deposition pattern and uniformity were analyzed using the flow velocity and particle tracking method. The uniformity was confirmed by quantifying the deposition cross section with an FIB-SEM, and the consistency of the uniformity prediction was secured through the analysis of the CFD distribution. With the analysis and experimental results, the match rate of deposition area was 80.14% and the match rate of deposition thickness was 55.32%. As the experimental and analysis results were consistent, it was confirmed that it is possible to predict the deposition thickness uniformity of Mist-CVD.

A New Disability-related Health Care Needs Assessment Tool for Persons With Brain Disorders

  • Kim, Yoon;Eun, Sang June;Kim, Wan Ho;Lee, Bum-Suk;Leigh, Ja-Ho;Kim, Jung-Eun;Lee, Jin Yong
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.282-290
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: This study aimed to develop a health needs assessment (HNA) tool for persons with brain disorders and to assess the unmet needs of persons with brain disorders using the developed tool. Methods: The authors used consensus methods to develop a HNA tool. Using a randomized stratified systematic sampling method adjusted for sex, age, and districts, 57 registered persons (27 severe and 30 mild cases) with brain disorders dwelling in Seoul, South Korea were chosen and medical specialists investigated all of the subjects with the developed tools. Results: The HNA tool for brain disorders we developed included four categories: 1) medical interventions and operations, 2) assistive devices, 3) rehabilitation therapy, and 4) regular follow-up. This study also found that 71.9% of the subjects did not receive appropriate medical care, which implies that the severity of their disability is likely to be exacerbated and permanent, and the loss irrecoverable. Conclusions: Our results showed that the HNA tool for persons with brain disorders based on unmet needs defined by physicians can be a useful method for evaluating the appropriateness and necessity of medical services offered to the disabled, and it can serve as the norm for providing health care services for disabled persons. Further studies should be undertaken to increase validity and reliability of the tool. Fundamental research investigating the factors generating or affecting the unmet needs is necessary; its results could serve as basis for developing policies to eliminate or alleviate these factors.

A Study on Designing a Transfer Center as an Urban Park : With the Case of the Dobongsan Station P & R (복합환승센터의 도시 공원화 방안 연구 : 도봉산역 복합환승센터를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Sung Min;Jeong, Wook Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.114-123
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    • 2009
  • The objective of the study is to discuss the public value which inevitably required in the relation between city and transportation infrastructure and to suggest a public space at a transfer center which is a new type of transportation infrastructure. There has been little discourse on the public value of existing transportation infrastructure in the field of landscape architecture. Through this study. re-think of urban infrastructure from landscape architectural point of view will be examined. Through this study, three main considerations will be reflected in designing a transfer center, First, in a broad context, possibility of landscape architectural access toward transportation infrastructure should be considered. Secondly, unique characteristics of the transfer center system will be reflected on design process. Lastly, by analysing the site context of Dobongsan station P&R, design issues will be emerged. Transportation infrastructure is a field of urban life where people gather, exchange and do diverse activities. Design of transfer center through landscape architectural approach will be a meaningful reaction to the needs of public space in the urban infrastructures.