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중환자에서 Colistimethate 정맥내 투여와 관련된 급성 신손상에 대한 연구 (A Study on Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Intravenous Colistimethate in Critically Ill Patients)

  • 오명현;방준석
    • 한국임상약학회지
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.307-315
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    • 2013
  • Objective: Colistimethate was first became available in 1950s and used until the early 1980s to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria and was abandoned due to its nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity. However, it was recently reintroduced into the clinical practices due to emergence of multidrug-resistance gram-negative bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii. Therefore, it is increasingly used in the intensive care unit settings as a salvage therapy. This study was designed to investigate the incidence rates and risk factors of acute kidney injury associated with colistimethate by using the standardized definition in critically ill patients. Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of 71 adult patients above 18 years old receiving intravenous colistimethate at least 48 hours at intensive care unit, university-affiliated hospital from Nov 2012 to Aug 2013 and excluded patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and required renal replacement therapy before initiation of the colistimethate therapy. Acute kidney injury (AKI) was determined by using the standardized RIFLE criteria, classified with risk, injury, failure, loss and ESRD according to serum creatinine (Scr) levels. Results: Among the 71 patients included in the analysis, AKI developed in 40 patients (56.3%) and 6 patients (8.4%) had irreversible kidney injury. AKI occurred within 5 days in 20 patients (50.0%). Maximum Scr level showed a significant increase in the patients with AKI ($1.92{\pm}0.86mg/dL$ vs. $1.12{\pm}0.46mg/dL$ p=0.001), maximum BUN also increased ($64.2{\pm}28.7mg/dL$ vs. $48.4{\pm}24.9mg/dL$ p=0.017) and minimum creatinine clearance (CLcr) was significantly decreased in the patients with AKI than non-AKI ($34.5{\pm}18.6ml/min$ vs. $64.4{\pm}33.7ml/min$ p=0.185). The patients with AKI had significantly longer duration of colistimethate therapy ($21.1{\pm}17.0$ days vs. $13.0{\pm}11.5$ days, p=0.020) and larger cumulative doses of colistimethate ($6465.9{\pm}4717.0mg$ vs. $4438.1{\pm}3426.7mg$, p=0.040). Conclusion: The incidence and severity of AKI associated with colistimethate in critically ill patients was high and serious. Drug monitoring program should be performed to shorten duration of therapy and reduce cumulative dose from initiation of colistimethate therapy for minimizing AKI of colistimethate.

마이크로 멀티니들을 이용한 고주파 피부미용 의료기기를 위한 출력 장치 개발 (Developed an output device for high-frequency cosmetic medical equipment using micro multi-needle)

  • 김준태;주규태;차은종;김명미;정진형
    • 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.394-402
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    • 2021
  • 고령사회의 진입과 인간의 평균 수명이 연장되고, 여성의 사회적 진출 및 남성들의 외모에 대한 관심증가, 미디어 매체를 통한 K-문화가 전 세계적으로 관심을 받으면서 자연스럽게 관심은 K-Bueaty에 집중되고 있다. 최근, 의료관광 분야의 점유를 보면 성형 및 피부과와 같은 피부미용 의료관광의 경우 중국, 일본 등 아시아뿐만 아니라 북미, 유럽 등에서 인기를 누리고 있다. 사람의 노화를 가장 먼저 외면적으로 확인할 수 있는 부위는 바로 얼굴의 피부 주름이다. 깨끗하고 주름이 없으면서 탄력성 있는 건강한 피부는 대부분의 사람들이 원하는 바람이다. 대표적으로 집속형초음파자극(HIFU:High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)와 저주파, 고주파(RF:Radio Frequency), 미세전류를 이용한 갈바닉 테라피, 급속 냉각을 이용한 크라이오 테라피 등 피부의 컨디션과 상태에 따라 관리하는 방식이 달라지며, 같은 기전을 이용한 의료기기 및 피부미용 기기의 시술 역시 출력 및 자극 부위 등에 따라 시술의 효과가 차이가 난다. 본 연구는 수많은 피부미용 의료기기 및 미용기기 중 마이크로니들을 이용한 침습형 고주파 피부 의료기기를 개발하고자 국제규격인 IEC 60601-2(의료기기개별기준규격)및 MFDS(Ministry of Food and Drug Safety : 식품의약품안전처)에서 고시한 고주파 자극기 기준 규격을 준수한 고주파 출력 장치를 설계 및 개발하였다. 회로 설계는 Class-A Topology를 이용한 증폭장치(AMP:Amplifier)와 Half-Bridge Topology를 이용한 전원장치로 이루어져 있다. 개발된 고주파 출력 장치를 측정한 결과 평균 63.86%의 효율을 얻었으며, 최대출력은 116.7W, 50.67dBm으로 측정되었다.

목회자의 목회간호에 대한 역할기대 (Pastor's Expectations from Parish Nurses)

  • 김정남;권영숙
    • 지역사회간호학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.154-169
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    • 1996
  • Parish nursing is a community health nursing role developed in 1983 by Lutheran chaplain Granger Westberg. An increasing emphasis on holistic care, personal reseponsibility for a healthy lifestyle, and changes in healthcare delivery systems have undoubtedly facilitated the establishment and nurturance of an innovative nursing role in the community. Parish nurses are functioning in a variety of church congregations of various denominations. The parish nurse is a educator, a personal health counselor, a coordinator of volunteers. The parish nurses helps people relate to the complexed medical care system and assists people to integrate faith and health. The autors conducted a study on pastor's expectations from parish nurses. Results of this study will be useful to those instrumental in planning, initiating, supporting, and evaluating a parish nurses program The research was done on 130 pastors in Taegue and Kyong Sang Buck Do, of various ages ranging from their 20's to 60's: and pastoring churches of various sizes, ranging from under 100 to over 300 members. 94.6% agreed that they needed a parish nurse on their staff; and 86.2% said they wanted to start a parish nurse program in their churches if certain basic conditions were met. The pastors responded that some would hire the nurses on a full-time basis(22.3%), a part -time basis (37.7%) or use volunteer nurses (40%). The pastors said they would expect the following from a parish nurse: health counselling (80.0%) regular health check-ups (78.5%) health care for the elderly (78.5%) health information and education (72.3%) hospice care (72.3%) visiting sick church members at home (69.2%) arranging and training volunteers to help the seek (59.2%) health care for expectant mothers (50.0%) introducing and taking people to health care facilities (46.2%) The pastors were surveyed about specific areas of health education they would want the parish nurse to teach(for example, high blood pressure and heart disease prevention and management(76.2%) ; stress management(74.6%); and diabetes prevention and management(73.8%). The pastors were surveyed about specific areas of health counselling they would expect the parish nurse to do (for example, drug abuse, (73.1), alcohol abuse(64.6%), marriage conflict(60.0%), recovery after the loss of a loved one(56.9%), and women's conflict with parents-in-law(53.8%). The pastors were surveyed about types of things they would want included in regular health check-ups, what they would want a parish nurse to do on home visits, and what they would want included in home care for the elderly. They were also surveyed on what kind of spiritual care they would like parish nurses to give. Most (90.7%) wanted their parish, parishioners to be involved in the parish nurses program as volunteers, and in a variety of ways(such as visiting sick in their homes(68.5%) and helping with housework(63.1%) and taking sick people to health facilities(60%). Parish nurses role, activities, and boundaries of practice should be continuously monitored and refined and a 'case manager' should be conceptualized as an additional or all-encompassing role. An initial parish / community needs and readiness assessment should be done prior to establishing a program to detemine if the congregation is ready, willing, and able to support such a position for at least a 2 to 3 year period.

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Genome-Wide Association Analyses on Blood Pressure Using Three Different Phenotype Definitions

  • Park, Ji-Wan;Uhmm, Saan-Yong;Shin, Chol;Cho, Nam-H.;Cho, Yoon-Shin;Lee, Jong-Young
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • 제8권3호
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    • pp.108-115
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    • 2010
  • Hypertension is the most prevalent disease worldwide and is itself a risk factor for cerebral, cardiac, and renal diseases. The inconsistency of candidate genes suggested by previous genomewide association studies (GWASs) may be due to not only differences in study design and genetic or environmental background but also the difference in the power of analysis between continuous traits and discrete traits. We analyzed 352,228 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 8842 unrelated Koreans obtained from Ansan and Ansung cohorts. We performed a series of GWA analyses using three different phenotype models; young hypertensive cases (278 subjects) versus elderly normotensive controls (680 subjects); the upper 25% (2211 hypertensive cases) versus the lower 25% of the SBP distribution (2211 hypotensive controls); and finally SBP and DBP as continuous traits (8842 subjects). The numbers of young hypertensive cases and elderly normotensive controls were not large enough to achieve genomewide significance. The model comparing the upper 25% subjects to the lower 25% of subjects showed a power that was approximate to that of QTL analysis. Two neighboring SNPs of the ATP2B1 gene, rs17249754 (SBP, p=$2.53^{-10}$; DBP, p=$1.28{\times}10^{-8}$) and rs7136259 (SBP, p=$1.30{\times}10^{-9}$; DBP, p=$6.41{\times}10^{-8}$), were associated with both SBP and DBP. Interestingly, a SNP of the RPL6 gene, rs11066280, revealed a significant genomewide association with SBP in men only (p=$3.85{\times}10^{-8}$), and four SNPs located near the MAN2A1 gene showed a strong association with DBP only in elderly men aged 60-70 years (e.g., rs6421827, p=$4.86{\times}10^{-8}$). However, we did not observe any gene variant attaining genomewide significance consistently in the three phenotype models except for the ATP2B1 gene variants. In general, the association signal with blood pressure was stronger in women than in men. Genes identified in GWASs are expected to open the way for prevention, early diagnosis, and personalized treatment of hypertension.

조기퇴원 제왕절개 산욕부를 위한 가정간호 표준서 개발 (Development of validated Nursing Interventions for Home Health Care to Women who have had a Caesarian Delivery)

  • 황보수자
    • 간호행정학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.135-146
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study was to develope, based on the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) system. a set of standardized nursing interventions which had been validated. and their associated activities. for use with nursing diagnoses related to home health care for women who have had a caesarian delivery and for their newborn babies. This descriptive study for instrument development had three phases: first. selection of nursing diagnoses. second, validation of the preliminary home health care interventions. and third, application of the home care interventions. In the first phases, diagnoses from 30 nursing records of clients of the home health care agency at P. medical center who were seen between April 21 and July 30. 1998. and from 5 textbooks were examined. Ten nursing diagnoses were selected through a comparison with the NANDA (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) classification In the second phase. using the selected diagnoses. the nursing interventions were defined from the diagnoses-intervention linkage lists along with associated activities for each intervention list in NIC. To develope the preliminary interventions five-rounds of expertise tests were done. During the first four rounds. 5 experts in clinical nursing participated. and for the final content validity test of the preliminary interventions. 13 experts participated using the Fehring's Delphi technique. The expert group evaluated and defined the set of preliminary nursing interventions. In the third phases, clinical tests were held at in a home health care setting with two home health care nurses using the preliminary intervention list as a questionnaire. Thirty clients referred to the home health care agency at P. medical center between October 1998 and March 1999 were the subjects for this phase. Each of the activities were tested using dichotomous question method. The results of the study are as follows: 1. For the ten nursing diagnoses. 63 appropriate interventions were selected from 369 diagnoses interventions links in NlC., and from 1.465 associated nursing activities. From the 63 interventions. the nurses expert group developed 18 interventions and 258 activities as the preliminary intervention list through a five-round validity test 2. For the fifth content validity test using Fehring's model for determining lCV (Intervention Content Validity), a five point Likert scale was used with values converted to weights as follows: 1=0.0. 2=0.25. 3=0.50. 4=0.75. 5=1.0. Activities of less than O.50 were to be deleted. The range of ICV scores for the nursing diagnoses was 0.95-0.66. for the nursing interventions. 0.98-0.77 and for the nursing activities, 0.95-0.85. By Fehring's method. all of these were included in the preliminary intervention list. 3. Using a questionnaire format for the preliminary intervention list. clinical application tests were done. To define nursing diagnoses. home health care nurses applied each nursing diagnoses to every client. and it was found that 13 were most frequently used of 400 times diagnoses were used. Therefore. 13 nursing diagnoses were defined as validated nursing diagnoses. Ten were the same as from the nursing records and textbooks and three were new from the clinical application. The final list included 'Anxiety', 'Aspiration. risk for'. 'Infant behavior, potential for enhanced, organized'. 'Infant feeding pattern. ineffective'. 'Infection'. 'Knowledge deficit'. 'Nutrition, less than body requirements. altered', 'Pain'. 'Parenting'. 'Skin integrity. risk for. impared' and 'Risk for activity intolerance'. 'Self-esteem disturbance', 'Sleep pattern disturbance' 4. In all. there were 19 interventions. 18 preliminary nursing interventions and one more intervention added from the clinical setting. 'Body image enhancement'. For 265 associated nursing activities. clinical application tests were also done. The intervention rate of 19 interventions was from 81.6% to 100%, so all 19 interventions were in c1uded in the validated intervention set. From the 265 nursing activities. 261(98.5%) were accepted and four activities were deleted. those with an implimentation rate of less than 50%. 5. In conclusion. 13 diagnoses. 19 interventions and 261 activities were validated for the final validated nursing intervention set.

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Science Citation Index (SCI)에 수록된 한국 의학논문들의 의학분야별 실적평가: 1980-1990 (Mainstream Productivity of SCI Korean Medical Papers by Medical Specialty: 1980-1990)

  • 이춘실;윤봉자
    • 한국문헌정보학회지
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    • 제28권
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    • pp.287-299
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    • 1995
  • 지금까지 국내 연구자들이 SCI 학술지에 발표한 의학논문의 수가 아주 미미하기 때문에 전 세계 학자들이 발표한 SCI 전체논문 중 한국논문이 차지하는 비중은 지극히 낮은 것으로 보인다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 1980년부터 1990년 사이에 국내에 있는 의학 관련기관의 연구자들이 SCI 학술지에 발표한 논문이 SCI 전체 논문 중 차지하는 비중(Percentage Contribution from Korea to SCI Database)을 47개 의학분야별로 조사하였다. 또한. 본 연구에서는 "국제적으로 영향력 있는 학술연구 활동실적(i.e., Mainstream Productivity)"이 타 분야보다 뛰어난 한국의 의학분야를 밝히기 위하여. SCI 학술지에 발표된 모든 한국 의학논문 중 한 분야의 논문이 자치하는 몫(Percentage Share)을 SCI 전체 논문 중 그 분야의 논문이 차지하는 몫으로 나누어 그 상대적 크기를 분석함으로써, 우리나라 학자들의 Mainstream Productivity Ratio(R)를 각 분야별로 측정하였다. (R=1은 SCI 의학 학술지에 발표된 모든 논문 중에서 어떤한 분야의 논문이 차지하는 비율만큼 한국에서도 그 분야의 논문이 SCI 학술지에 투고되었다는 의미이다.) 1980년에서 1990년 사이에 한국 학자들에 의하여 SCI에 발표된 의학논문이 SCI 전체 의학논문 중에서 차지하는 비율은 $0.051\%$였다. 각 의학 분야별로는, Biotechnology & applied microbiology의 기여도가 $0.8\%$를 차지하여 한국 최고를 기록하였다. 전 세계 문헌의 $1\%$ 이상을 생산한 의학 분야는 없었다. 전 세계 문헌의 $0.1\%$ 이상을 SCI 학술지에 게재한 의학분야는 47개 중 6개인데, 위에 언급한 Biotechnology & applied microbiology를 제외하면 $0.1\%$에서 $0.2\%$ 사이의 기여도를 보였다. 최다 편수의 논문을 낸 Pharmacology 8l Pharmacy$(0.075\%)$나 두 번째로 논문수가 많았던 Biochemisty & molecular biology$(0.054\%)$의 기여도는 $0.1\%$에 미치지 못하였다. 조사대상이 된 47개 의학분야 중 27개 분야에서 예상된 것보다 상대적으로 적은수(R<1)의 한국 논문이 SCI 학술지에 게재되었다. Mainstream Productivity Ratio가 3보다 큰 분야는 4개인데, 그 중 Biotechnology & applied microbiology는 R=15.63으로 아주 월등한 논문 발표실적을 올렸다. Dermatology & venereal diseases(3.02)와 Engineering, biomedical(3.75)도 국제적으로 영향력 있는 학술지에 논문 발표실적이 뛰어난 의학분야이다.

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국내 상급종합병원과 전국 분포 종합병원의 임상영양서비스 실태 조사 연구: 전국 규모 설문조사를 통하여 (Clinical Nutrition Service in Korean Tertiary Hospitals and General Hospitals: Result of Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey)

  • 엄미향;박유경;이송미;이승민;이은;차진아;박미선;이호선;라미용;류은순
    • 대한영양사협회학술지
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.183-198
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of clinical nutrition services provided at tertiary hospitals and general hospitals in Korea. In total, 157 questionnaires were distributed to the departments of nutrition at hospitals on September 2013. The results of this study are as follows. The median number of beds was 607 and average length of stay was 8 days. 63.1% of dietitians had over 5 years of career experience. Nutritional screening rate was 97% in tertiary hospitals but only 67.2% in general hospitals (P<0.001). The rate of equipment with computerized nutritional screening system was 100% in tertiary hospitals but 71.9% in general hospitals (P<0.001). Hospitals with the best regarding nutritional care were hospitals accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International). On the other hand, hospitals not accredited by the JCI but KOIHA (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation) showed the lowest performance rate of nutritional care. Nutrition support teams (NSTs) were established in all tertiary hospitals but in only 73% of general hospitals (P<0.001). The rate of actively operating NSTs was 89% in tertiary hospitals but only 62% in general hospitals (P<0.001). There is a need to provide proper standardized clinical nutrition services as a primary treatment and we observed large variations in the quality of nutritional service between hospitals. Therefore, local solutions are needed to implement nutritional programs and policies for improved service and care.

해양자원을 활용한 심신치유기법이 여성 감정노동자들의 수면, 우울 및 기분 증상 개선에 미치는 효과 : 예비 연구 (Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Mind-Body Intervention Program using Marine Resources on the Improvement of Sleep Quality and Mood Symptoms in Korean Female Emotional Labor Workers : A Pilot Study)

  • 이상아;이성재;육영숙;허유정;이민구;조휘영;이재헌
    • 수면정신생리
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.58-67
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    • 2018
  • 목 적 : 본 연구는 과도한 감정노동에 노출되어 있는 여성 감정노동자들을 대상으로 해양자원을 활용한 심신치유 기법이 효과가 있는지 여부를 알아보는 예비 연구이다. 방 법 : 정상 참고치 이상의 감정노동에 노출되어 있는 신체건강한 여성 감정노동자 12명을 대상으로, 경남 고성 당항포 일대에서 해양자원을 이용한 심신치유 프로그램을 4박 5일간 시행하였다. 피험자들에게 프로그램에 참여하도록 한 뒤 사전, 사후, 추후의 평가를 바탕으로 수면, 기분, 인지기능 영역의 변화를 확인하기 위해 통계분석을 실시하였다. 결 과 : 프로그램에 참가한 뒤 피험자들의 수면의 질이 호전되고 수면 잠복기가 유의하게 감소하였고 우울, 긴장, 분노, 피로 등 기분상태의 호전을 보였으며, 인지기능 또한 향상되었다. 수면의 질, 우울기분을 비롯한 상기 효과는 한 달 반 뒤 실시한 추후 평가에서도 동일하게 확인되었다(PSQI t = 2.63, p = 0.02, HAM-D t = 5.92, p < 0.001). 결 론 : 해양자원을 활용한 심신치유 기법이 긴장을 이완하고 스트레스를 낮추는데 효과적일 수 있음을 시사하며, 이와 관련해 대조군을 포함한 추후연구 및 체계적인 프로그램 개발이 필요하다.

중년층의 구강건강지식, 실천 및 보철치료 만족실태 조사 (A study for middle-aged on oral health knowledge, oral health care and satisfaction with prosthetic treatment)

  • 고은정;이용환;박광환
    • 한국치위생학회지
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    • 제11권5호
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    • pp.671-683
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health knowledge and actual oral health care of the selected subjects, their decision making about prosthetic treatment, the state and characteristics of their prosthetic treatment and their satisfaction with prosthetic treatment in an attempt to provide some information on the improvement of the quality of life related to oral health and the promotion of oral health. Methods : The subjects in this study were 250 people who received education in two different lifelong education institutions in the city of Busan. After a survey was conducted from May 23 to June 15, 2011, the answer sheets from 217 respondents were analyzed. Results : 1. As for the general characteristics of the respondents, the men(52.1%) outnumbered the women. Those who were in their 60 and up(47.5%) made up the largest age group, and the married people(65.4%) outnumbered the unmarried ones. By occupation, the company employees(20.3%) made up the biggest group. By education, the greatest group was high-school graduates(36.1%). By monthly mean income, the biggest group gained an income of 2.01 million won or more(36.9%). As to medical security, community-based insurance was most prevailing (36.9%). In terms of health promotion, the largest group worked out to stay fit(52.4%). 2. Regarding oral health knowledge, they had a good knowledge about the cause of dental caries(56.7%), but they weren't well aware of the right time for regular dental checkup(47.9%). In relation to oral health care, regular scaling wasn't prevailing(16.9%). 3. Regarding connections between the general characteristics and satisfaction with prosthesis, the less-educated respondents expressed significantly more dissatisfaction(p=0.015). By monthly mean income, those who had a smaller income were dissatisfied in general(p=0.028). Conclusions : The findings of the study illustrated that it's required to spread awareness of the importance of oral health among people in general, and that differentiated incremental oral health care should be provided for different age groups. In order to raise the satisfaction of patients with prosthesis, how to relieve their pain and anxiety and how to adjust prosthetic treatment cost properly should carefully be considered. In addition, the government should take measures to offer assistance for the low-income classes in preparation for an increase in the elderly population.

한국 청소년의 성성숙 시기 및 장기간의 초경연령 추세분석 (The timing of sexual maturation and secular trends of menarchial age in Korean adolescents)

  • 박미정;이인숙;신은경;정효지;조성일
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제49권6호
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    • pp.610-616
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    • 2006
  • 목 적 : 우리나라 청소년의 성성숙 시기를 알아보고, 특히 성성숙의 객관적 지표인 초경연령의 장기간의 변화추세를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 초등학교 4학년부터 고등학교 1학년 남녀 총 982명 및 여대생 119명을 대상으로 Tanner의 사춘기 단계를 확인하며 초경연령을 알아보았고, 중, 장년 여성 115만 6천 22명의 건강검진 설문지를 통하여 1900년에서 1980년까지 초경 연령을 확인하여 초경연령의 장기간의 변화를 분석하였다. 결 과 : 사춘기가 시작되는 연령은 여자는 $11.3{\pm}1.3$세, 남자는 $12.1{\pm}1.5$세였으며 성성숙의 총 변화기간은 여자는 평균 3.6년, 남자는 3.3년이었다. 사춘기가 시작될 당시 평균키는 여자는 $146.1{\pm}7.9cm$, 남자는 $152.7{\pm}9.8cm$였고 체중은 여자는 $39.3{\pm}6.9cm$ 남자는 $47.7{\pm}14.4kg$였다. 여자의 평균 초경연령은 $12.0{\pm}1.0$세였고 남자에서 몽정을 처음 경험한 연령은 $12.3{\pm}1.8$세였다. 연령별 초경률은 10세에는 3%, 12세에는 41.1%, 15세 이상의 여학생에서는 98%에서 초경을 경험하였다. 성성숙도별 초경률은 유방발달 2단계에서 18.2%, 3단계에서 66.1%, 4단계에서 91.7%에서 초경을 경험하였으며, 음모발달 2단계에서 초경률은 52.0%이며 음모발달 3단계에서는 93.8% 초경을 경험하였다. 1900년대 출생자의 경우 15-16세까지 약 50%가 초경을 경험한 것에 비해 1980년대 출생자의 경우 13-14세까지 약 50%가 초경을 경험하게 됨으로써 1900-1980년 기간동안 초경연령은 약 2년 정도 빨라진 것으로 나타났다. 1980년대 출생인 대학생의 경우 평균 초경연령은 $12.4{\pm}1.1$세인데 반하여 1990년대 이후 출생인 초, 중, 고등학생의 경우 평균 초경연령은 $12.0{\pm}1.0$세로 나타나 초경의 조기화 경향이 있었다. 결 론 : 남녀 모두에서 성성숙 단계는 점차 빨라지며 특히 초경연령은 지난 80여년간 약 2세 가량 빨라졌으며, 현재의 여학생들에서는 더욱 앞당겨지는 경향이 있어 12세까지 41%가 초경을 경험하였다. 한국 청소년의 사춘기 시기에 관한 참고치를 설정하기 위해서는 전문가의 시진이 포함된 대규모 전향연구가 추후 필요하리라 사료된다.