• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5125-5129
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• 2012

Economic decision models are being increasingly used to assess medical interventions. Advances in this field are mainly due to enhanced processing capacity of computers, availability of specific software to perform the necessary tasks, and refined mathematical techniques. We here estimated the incremental cost-effectiveness of ten strategies for colon cancer screening, as well as no screening, incorporating quality of life, noncompliance and data on the costs and profit of chemotherapy in Iran. We used a Markov model to measure the costs and quality-adjusted life expectancy of a 50-year-old average-risk Iranian without screening and with screening by each test. In this paper, we tested the model with data from the Ministry of Health and published literature. We considered costs from the perspective of a health insurance organization, with inflation to 2011, the Iranian Rial being converted into US dollars. We focused on three tests for the 10 strategies considered currently being used for population screening in some Iranians provinces (Kerman, Golestan Mazandaran, Ardabil, and Tehran): low-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test, performed annually; fecal immunochemical test, performed annually; and colonoscopy, performed every 10 years. These strategies reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer by 39%, 60% and 76%, and mortality by 50%, 69% and 78%, respectively, compared with no screening. These approaches generated ICER (incremental cost-effectiveness ratios) of $9067, $654 and $8700 per QALY (quality-adjusted life year), respectively. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess the influence of various scales on the economic evaluation of screening. The results were sensitive to probabilistic sensitivity analysis. Colonoscopy every ten years yielded the greatest net health value. Screening for colon cancer is economical and cost-effective over conventional levels of WTP8.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.77-89
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• 2011

This study conducted a secondary analysis by using original data of performed by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs to know factors affecting determinants of health using Lalonde model for the adults aged over 19 years living in Korea. The survey was conducted in 2009 and it evaluated finally 5,867 cases by excluding cases with no answer or a wrong answer. This study model adopted two categories of instrument measure health were objective (Average remaining lifetime) and subjective(EQ-5D) health status. The health determinants included in this study could be divided in to four categories, which were human biology, environment, lifestyle, and health care organization. The results were as follows. In the factors affecting average remaining lifetime, human biology were sex, ages, BMI, showed statistically significant difference, environment category were merry status, education showed statistically significant difference, lifestyle category were exercise, drunks showed statistically significant difference and health care organization category were vaccination, health screening showed statistically significant difference. In the factors affecting EQ-5D, human biology category and health care organization category showed with same average remaining lifetime, environment category were merry status, education, income showed statistically significant difference and lifestyle category were exercise, drunks, stress showed statistically significant difference. The results demonstrated that the best powerful factor was life style category and environment category, the least factor was health care organization category. So lifestyle style and environment category should be considered for the future health plan, budget allocation and the priority in the health care.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.187-205
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 김정호 등의 동기상태이론에 기초해서, 주관적 웰빙의 인지적 요소의 측정으로 현재 대표적으로 사용되는 삶의 만족척도 외에 삶의 기대척도를 추가한 김정호(2007)의 연구를 확장하여 주관적 웰빙 측정의 보완을 다루었다. 본 연구에는 삶의 기대척도 외에 삶의 만족을 위한 동기의 강도를 측정하기 위해 삶의 동기척도를 포함하였다. 본 연구에는 모두 286명의 남녀 대학생이 참여하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 먼저 본 연구에서 주관적 웰빙의 구성요소로 삶의 만족과 삶의 기대가 독립적으로 구분이 되는지 보기 위해 각각의 측정에 사용되는 총 10 문항에 대해 요인분석을 실시한 결과 삶의 만족척도와 삶의 기대척도의 문항들이 두 개의 요인으로 잘 구분되었다. 특히 삶의 만족척도뿐만 아니라 삶의 기대척도도 별도의 집단을 통한 검사-재검사에서 좋은 신뢰도를 보였다. 둘째, 주관적 웰빙과 관련된 변인의 설명에 삶의 만족, 삶의 기대 및 삶의 동기가 유의한 예측변인인지를 알아보기 위해 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 전반적으로 삶의 만족이 주요한 예측변인이었고 삶의 기대가 추가적으로 유의한 예측변인이었다. 예외적으로 특성분노의 경우에는 삶의 동기가 주요한 예측변인이었다. 셋째, 삶의 동기, 삶의 만족 및 삶의 기대와 웰빙 관련 변인들간의 관계에서 남녀에 따른 차이를 살펴본 결과 우울, 특성불안, 특성분노, 부정정서 등의 설명에서 약간의 차이를 보였다. 끝으로 동기상태이론의 입장에서 주관적 웰빙의 측정에서 삶의 기대의 포함이 갖는 중요성과 본 연구의 제한점을 논의하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2012

Recently healthcare industry such as pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare service technology is growing significantly. Mobile healthcare has attracted big attention due to IT convergence technology. Paradigm of healthcare has been changed from the 1st generation(communicable disease prevention) and the 2nd generation(treatment of disease due to extended life expectancy) to the 3rd generation(extended life expectancy due to prevention and control). In our study, we suggest the 3rd generation mobile healthcare system using Bluetooth based wearable ECG monitoring system and smart phone technology. The mobile healthcare system consists of wearable shirts with Bluetooth communication module, ECG sensor, battery, and mobile phone. The ECG data is obtained by a miniaturized sensor and the data is transferred to a mobile phone using Bluetooth communication. Then, user can monitor his/her own ECG signal on an application using Android in mobile phone. The Bluetooth communication device is used due to highly reliable data transmission property and the Bluetooth chip is embedded in every mobile phone. The wearable shirts with chest belt of Bluetooth ECG module is designed with a focus on convenience in the daily life of a wearer. The ECG signal evaluation software in Android based mobile phone is developed for the health check and the ECG signal variation is tested according to the activities of the wearer such as walking, climbing stairs, stand up and sit down, and so on.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.372-378
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• 2001

Objectives : This study introduced the healthy life-year(HeaLY), a composite indicator of disease burden, and used it to estimate the burden of major cancers in Korea. Methods : We collected data from the national death certificate database, the national health insurance claims database and the abridged life table. This data was used to create a spreadsheet and estimate the burden of major cancers by sex in terms of HeaLYs. Results : The burden of 10 major cancers for males was 2,248.97 person-year in terms of HeaLYs. Stomach cancer, liver cancer, and lung cancer were responsible for 75.2% of the burden of 10 major cancers. The disease burden of 10 major cancers for females was estimated to be 1,567.58 person-years. About two thirds of HeaLYs lost were from stomach cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer. The rankings among 10 major cancers were somewhat different in terms of both HeaLYs and deaths as the HeaLY method considers both mortality and morbidity. Conclusions : Despite the limitations of the data sources, we conclude that HeaLY can aid in setting policy priorities concerning major cancers by estimating the disease burden of these cancers. Time-series analysis of the disease burden using HeaLY and DALY will elucidate the strengths and weaknesses of both methods.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.240-250
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• 2018

By the end of 2017, in a world of 7.6 billion people, there were inequalities in healthcare indices both within and between nations, and this gap continues to increase. Therefore, this study aims to understand the current status of regional inequalities in healthcare indices and to find an action plan to tackle regional health inequality through a geo-economic review in Korea. Since 2008, there was great inequality in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy by region in not only metropolitan cities but also districts in Korea. While the community health statistics from 2008-2017 show a continuous increase of inequality during the last 10 years in most healthcare indices related to noncommunicable diseases (except for some, like smoking), the inequality has doubled in 254 districts. Furthermore, health inequality intensified as the gap between urban (metropolitan cities) and rural regions (counties) for rates of obesity (self-reported), sufficient walking practices, and healthy lifestyle practices increased from twofold to fivefold. However, regionalism and uneven development are natural consequences of the spatial perspective caused by state-lead developmentalism as Korea has fixed the accumulation strategy as its model for growth with the background of export-led industrialization in the 1960s and heavy and chemical industrialization in the 1970s, although the Constitution of the Republic of Korea recognizes the legal value of balanced development within the regions by specifying "the balanced development of the state" or "ensuring the balanced development of all regions." In addition, the danger of a 30% decline or extinction of local government nationwide is expected by 2040 as we face not only a decline in general and ageing populations but also the era of the demographic cliff. Thus, the government should continuously operate the "Special Committee on Regional Balanced Development" with a government-wide effort until 2030 to prevent disparities in the health conditions of local residents, which is the responsibility of the nation in terms of strengthening governance. To address the regional inequalities of rural and urban regions, it is necessary to re-adjust the basic subsidy and cost-sharing rates with local governments of current national subsidies based mainly on population scale, financial independence of local government, or distribution of healthcare resources and healthcare indices (showing high inequalities) overall.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 미래의 웰니스 삶에 기여하는 대학 교양체육수업의 가치를 확인하는 것이다. 이 연구를 위해서 2019년 서울 **대학의 교양체육수업에 1학기 동안 참여한 9명에 연구 참여자들의 수업참여 기록물을 분석했다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 학생들은 교양체육수업을 통해서 건강에 대한 관심이 증가했다. 학생들은 자신의 기대수명을 설정했고 행복하게 살아가는데 장애가 되는 질병을 파악했다. 그리고 건강의 중요성을 인식하게 되었다. 둘째, 학생들은 건강에 대한 관심이 증가했으며, 건강을 위한 행동을 수행했다. 학생들은 자신이 살아가고 있는 현재의 생활을 성찰했으며, 좋지 않은 생활 습관을 반성했다. 그리고 건강을 위해서 규칙적인 운동과 바람직한 식생활의 중요성을 인식했다. 셋째, 학생들은 생활운동과 건전한 생활을 실천함으로써, 긍정적인 삶의 변화를 경험했다. 학생들은 건강을 위해서 규칙적인 운동을 수행했고, 식생활을 개선하였으며, 건전한 생활습관을 실천했다. 이러한 학생들은 이러한 행동들을 실천함으로써, 미래의 웰니스 삶을 위한 토대를 마련했다. 결국 학생들은 교양체육수업을 통해서 건강하고 행복한 생활을 할 수 있는 기반을 마련했다. 그러므로 미래의 건강과 행복 추구에 기여하는 교양체육수업은 웰니스 삶을 위해서 더욱 활성화될 필요성이 있다고 생각된다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.52-61
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• 1979

The purpose of the study is to construct a life table for population. It is based on the fraction of last year of life, $a_X$. The data necessary for this purpose have been obtained from the 1975 Population Census Report of Korea and the Vital Statistics of Shindong-myon, Chunseong-gun, Gangwon Province which is collected for the Seoul National University public health program. Age specific death rate is adapted by the Model Life Table, West, Level 21. For the age groups of less than 5 years of age, when the record of vital events can be obtained, the fractions are calculated from the community vital statistics. And for the age groups older than 5 years of age, Greville's Method is used. The findings are summarized as follows: 1) The fraction of last year of life in infantile group is 0.3684 for males, 0.3711 for females, and in 1-4 years of age group 1.2164 for males, 1.2274 for females. Both are more than those of Japan and U.S. in 1963. 2) Infant mortality rate is 42.37 for males, 31.77 for females per 1,000 live births. 3) The mortality curves show that a higher rate is observed under 1 year of age. It drops to the lowest point at around 10 years of age and rises again as the age increases. 4) The age estimated half-survival rate is during the age group of 70-74 for both sexes. 5) Life expectancy at the age of 0 shows 65.73 years for males and 69.22 years for females.

• 한국정보컨버전스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보컨버전스학회 2008년도 International conference on information convergence
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• pp.121-124
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• 2008

One field that the information society has recently taken much interest in and has continuously implemented is medical services. Health tourism services which emphasize today's patient-oriented management rather than the past hospital-oriented management are highly value-added. As interest in physical fitness increases in keeping with such trends of the society at large as the declining birth rate and increasing life expectancy, and the medical market is opened, the added value of medical services that attract and manage domestic and foreign patients from the global market and satisfy their diverse desires with domestic medical competitiveness such as excellent medical staff and technology is on the spotlight. Hereupon, this study intends to suggest the possibility of developing competitive domestic medical services into a highly value-added industry in keeping with changing environment.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.339-342
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• 2008

The Korean Health Insurance (KHI) has been introduced since 1977 and it took only 12 years that KHI had accomplished the total coverage of Korean population. The remarkable success of KHI can be compared with other OECD countries which had taken some 30 years to over 100 years to establish the total coverage of the population. Life expectancy at birth and the infant mortality rate in Korea in 2005 both surpassed the average figures of the OECD countries, The main reason for the success of KHI can be delineated with the three characteristics in KHI development; low premiums, low benefits, and low fee-schedule charges. However, these three characteristics of KHI, which had been the key for the rapid development of the system, have become terrible disadvantages for the stable development of KHI. The dissatisfaction and discontent of health care providers are ever increasing. The population is reluctant to pay more premiums though it seems essential for the better care coverage. The health care system has been heavily distorted toward high technology-oriented expensive care. There should be several factors seriously tackled for the secure development of KHI in the future. This paper will review a brief history of KHI development, and I would like to make a suggestion of health insurance for children.