• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2005

Sho-Seiryu-To is known to be effective against allergic diseases, but its effect on skin itching has not been reported. We observed the effect of Sho-Seiryu-To on three elderly patients who, desoite using an anti-allergic drug, has severe chronic skin itching with peripheral eosinophilia. All three patients decreased their peripheral eosinophilia and improved their skin condition within eight weeks. We conclude that Sho-Seiryu-To could be capable of treating elderly patients with chronic skin itching and peripheral eosinophilia.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.302-309
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• 2006

Lupus-like syndrome is characterized by multiple organ injuries including lungs and kidneys. Endotoxin induces a transiently intent systemic inflammatory response and indirectly transient acute lung injury in normal condition. However, whether endotoxin may trigger the persistent development of lung injury in chronic, inflammatory lupus-like syndrome compared with normal condition remains unclear. We examined the pulmonary vascular permeability and production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-${\gamma}$, which play prominent roles in the pathogenesis of lupus-like tissue injury, 6 hand 72 h after i.p. lipopolysaccharide (LPS; endotoxin) injection in pristane-primed chronic inflammation ICR mice characterized by a lupus-like syndrome. These results demonstrated that levels of serum IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-${\gamma}$ and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) IL-6 and IFN-${\gamma}$ were remarkably increased 6 h in LPS-exposed pristane-primed mice compared with pristane-primed controls, while pulmonary vascular permeability and levels of serum and BAL TNF-${\alpha}$ were not. And levels of BAL TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 and IL-10 were significantly enhanced 72 h in LPS-exposed pristane-primed mice compared with pristane-primed controls. Also, LPS significantly induced the increased in vitro production of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 and IL-10 by lung cells obtained from LPS-exposed pristane-primed mice compared with LPS-exposed normal mice. Our findings indicate that LPS may trigger persistent progression of lung injury through late overproduction of BAL TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6, and IL-10 in lupuslike chronic inflammation syndrome compared with normal condition.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.794-802
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• 2002

This study was intended to evaluate the overall effects of nutritional education on adults having two or more symptoms of chronic degenerative disease. A nine week nutritional education program was provided for 65 adults with chronic diseases. We assessed the changes in dietary knowledge, eating behavior and socio-psychological factors. When we evaluated the nutrient intakes of the subjects, their energy intake was 79.4% of the Korean Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA). Their dietary intake of other nutrients was also below the RDA level except for Vitamin C. Their knowledge of dietary therapy was slightly improved after the implementing of nutritional education. The dietary behavior of ‘night snacks before sleep’was significantly improved. While the overall fear due to disease was significantly increased, self-efficacy was not improved. Self-efficacy for eating “three regular meals” and “choosing fruit, vegetable and grain” were significantly decreased. Family support for “buying food which is good for my health” was also significantly increased, whereas “advises me to eat appropriate foods for health” was decreased. Biochemical analysis indicated that blood levels of triglyceride, cholesterol and blood pressure improved after nutrition education. Therefore, we concluded that nutritional education program for people with chronic degenerative diseases could change the diet therapy knowledge, dietary behavior, and the fear due to disease, support from family and behavior intention toward the direction to improve the chronic disease condition. However, it did not improve self-efficacy. Our study also indicated that nutritional education strategies to improve self-efficacy should be an important aspect in a long term education plan for patients to establish desirable eating habits.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2017년도 춘계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.103-104
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• 2017

목표: 제조업은 산업 재해가 가장 많이 발생하며, 산업 재해를 예방하기 위해 산업계 근로자가 알고 있는 안전 환경을 연구하는 것이 중요합니다. 방법: 2015년 PSWCI 패널 보고서에 응답한 근로자 중 연구 대상은 남성 1,123명이었다. 연구 대상은 영향을 받는 주관적인 건강을 겪은 후 1년 동안의 고용 상태의 변화에 따라 피험자를 분류하여 분석을 했다. 통계 분석은 SAS 버전 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA)를 사용하여 수행되었습니다. 결과: 분석 결과에 따르면 제조 산업은 근로자 조건에 따라 경제적 활동과 건강상태에 차이가 있었습니다. 제조업 환경의 역동적인 변화의 측면은 성별과 일시적인 상태와 실업 상태 사이에서 남성이 더 높은 경향을 보였다. 결론: 이 연구의 결과는 제조 업계 종업원들이 느끼는 작업 환경의 안전 수준을 향상시키기 위한 것이다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.7-17
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• 2004

In this paper, we checked health problems of patients who suffered from arthritis. After assessing each patients condition, in order to alleviate their sufferings, we introduced several methods of aromatherapy as a holistic approach to these health problems. Aromatherapy is used of essential oils, which are obtained from aromatic plants, can be defined as a nature-friendly complementary/alternative method, has its great merit in its each way of application. If the arthritis condition is localized, massage,compress or poultices, and hand or foot baths are most effective. Many of essential oils in the recipe have dual benefits, as anti-inflammative and analgesic agents. The Juniper and carrot seed aid in eliminating fluid and toxin accumulation in the joint and surrounding tissue. There are many different courses available and health professional should choose one that is relevant to clinical practice. Considering the future of nursing as a major contribution in the consumer-centered structure of medical health service, aromatherapy as a complementary/alternative method is expected to contribute not only to establishing more effective health service but also to resolving chronic health problems of arthritis.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2019

One benefit of education for self-management of chronic diseases is to increase the use of cognitive techniques for coping with symptoms. Unfortunately, that benefit can deteriorate over time, and that phenomenon, which is sometimes called "decay of impact", has been studied only rarely. This study was done to understand the decay of impact with regard to the use of cognitive techniques for coping with symptoms, and especially to understand how that decay might be predicted. Data were analyzed from 381 adults suffering from chronic medical conditions, all of whom were involved in education to improve their self-management of their chronic condition(s). During the first year after the educational program, coping was measured four times. Variables associated with the decay of impact were found using statistical modeling (logistic regression). Decay of impact was found in almost half of the participants. The analysis provided moderately good predictions regarding the decay of impact. Given this new information, interventions to further improve coping with symptoms can be appropriately targeted to the people for whom they will be most beneficial.

• 한국노년학
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.271-284
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• 2021

이 연구는 한국형 커뮤니티 케어의 기초가 되는 서울시 찾아가는 동주민센터 방문건강관리 사업을 중심으로, 만성질환 유병상태에 따른 노인 방문건강관리 서비스 만족도 영향요인을 도출하고, 향후 효과적인 커뮤니티 케어 모형 개발을 위한 기초자료로 활용되고자 수행되었다. 이 연구는 찾아가는 동주민센터 3단계('17년 7월 ~ '18년 6월) 및 4단계('18년 7월 ~ '19년 6월)에 참여한 만 65세, 만 70세 노인을 모집단으로 하여, 자치구별 비례할당 방식으로 추출한 2,200명(3단계 24개구 1,100명, 4단계 25개구 1,100명)을 대상으로 가구방문 면접 조사를 실시하였다. 이후 불성실 응답 180건을 제외한 2,020명을 최종 분석대상에 포함하였다. 만성질환 유병상태를 기준으로 하위집단을 나누었고, 방문건강관리 서비스 만족도 영향요인을 도출하기 위하여 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 만성질환이 없는 노인들은 건강교육 및 상담 서비스를, 만성질환을 1개 가지고 있는 단일 만성질환 노인은 지역사회자원 연계서비스를, 만성질환을 2개 이상 가지고 있는 복합 만성질환 노인은 자신의 건강상태평가 및 지역사회자원 연계서비스를 제공받은 경우 서비스 만족도가 통계적으로 유의하게 높아지는 것을 확인하였다. 한편, 만성질환 유병상태와 상관없이 노인이 인식하고 있는 서비스 제공시간은 방문건강관리 서비스 만족도를 높이는 요인이었으며, 설명 이해도는 단일, 복합 만성질환자 모두에게 만족도를 높이는 요인이었다. 지역사회를 중심으로 한 방문건강관리 서비스는 현재 추진되고 있는 커뮤니티 케어의 핵심 요소이므로 향후 커뮤니티 케어의 지속성과 효과성을 증대하기 위하여, 노인의 만성질환 유병상태에 따른 지역사회 중심의 맞춤형 건강관리서비스가 제공되어야 하겠다. 다만, 보다 효과적인 서비스 제공을 위하여, 첫째, 국민건강보험공단이 보유하고 있는 대상자의 건강정보를 지자체로 공유하는 연계시스템 구축과 둘째, 방문건강관리 서비스의 질향상을 위한 방문간호사 역량강화 교육이 병행될 필요가 있다. 이 연구의 결과와 제언이 향후 커뮤니티케어의 성공적 정착을 위한 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2006

Objectives: This study was performed to identify the socioeconomic factors, the psychosocial factors and the heath behavior factors that have an influence on abdominal obesity, as measured by using the waist circumference. Methods: Data was obtained from individuals aged above 20 years who had their waist circumference measured on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001, which was a cross-sectional health survey. Results: Regression analysis of the factors that affect abdominal obesity showed that the education level, income, smoking, duration of smoking, drinking consumption, frequency of exercises and sleeping were the associated factors for abdominal obesity. For men, the duration of smoking, education level, income and drinking consumption were the associated factors for abdominal obesity. For woman, the education level, income, duration of smoking, drinking consumption and frequency of exercise were the associated factors for abdominal obesity. Conclusions: Abdominal obesity is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality, and it is associated with chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Based on the findings, it is essential to modify heath behaviors for preventing abdominal obesity, which is a condition associated with the incidence of chronic disease.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2009

Background: Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia(CML) have different health status according to their disease conditions such as chronic phase(CP), accelerated phase(AP), blast crisis(BC), stage with MCyR(Major Cytogenetic Response); therefore, every patient has different quality of life related to their disease condition. Objectives: To measure the quality of life, this study compared and analyzed the utility weight in patients with CML. This study also evaluated the utility weight in order to view comparisons between the quality of life in a patient with CML to a patient with diabetes, which is a representative chronic disease. Methods: The disease scenario described 5 symptoms of the CP, AP, BC of the CML, the CML which gets the MCyR and the diabetes. Utility weight was developed using the EQ-5D method. All statistical data were analyzed by STATA 10.0 Results: 57 nurses(95%) out of 60 answered the questionnaire. In CP, the utility weight was 0.7946. In AP, it was 0.5301. and in BC, it was -0.2793. Survey data indicate that the worse the condition of a disease, the lower the utility weight. In case of the CML which gets the MCyR, the result was 0.7731(95% CI : 0.7384 - 0.8079). The general diabetes which has no complicating disease, the utility weight was 0.7481(95% CI : 0.6983 - 0.7978). Based on the result, it is evident that those with MCyR are not significantly different from people with general diabetes (p=0.4096) in views of the quality of life.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.207-220
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to build a substantive theory about the experience of the maternal uncertainty in childhood chronic illness. The qualitative research method used was grounded theory. The interviewees were 12 mothers who have cared for a child who had chronic illness. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with audiotape recording done by the investigator over a period of nine months. The data were analyzed simutaneously by a constant comparative method in which new data were continuously coded into categories and properties according to Strauss and Corbin's methodology. The 34 concepts were identified as a result of analyzing the grounded data. Ten categories emerged from the analysis. The categories were lack of clarity, unpredictability, unfamiliarity, negative change, anxiety, devotion normalization and burn-out. Causal conditions included : lack of clarity, unpredictability, unfamiliarity and change ; central phenomena : anxiety, being perplexed ; context. seriousness of illness, support ; intervening condition : belief action/interaction strategies devotion, overprotection ; consequences : normalization, burn-out. These categories were synthesized into the core concept-anxiety. The process of experiencing uncertainty was 1) Entering the world of uncertainty, 2) Struggling in the tunnel of uncertainty, 3) Reconstruction of the situation of uncertainty. Four hypotheses were derived from the analysis : (1) The higher the lack of clarity, unpredictability, unfamiliaity, change, the higher the level of uncertainty (2) The more serious the illness and the less the support, the higher the level of uncertainty. (3) The positive believes will influence the devoted care and normalization of the family life. Through this substantive theory, pediatric nurses can understand the process of experiencing maternal uncertainty in childhood chronic illness. Further research to build substantive theories to explain other uncertainties may contribute to a formal theory of how normalization is achieved in the family with chronically ill child.