• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.614-627
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• 1993

It is well known that a physician's personal characteristic affects his practice pattern. Furthermore, a physician's specialty has powerful influences on his practice pattern. However, despite the fact that specialization has received the most attention for its influence on physician's service behavior, few studies have been conducted on the variations of contents and volume of physician's services. This study has intended to identify factors influencing the practice variations according to various physician characteristics. There are some other evidences that medical care providers are different in using of health services and resources in Korea. Four physician characteristics were selected for the analysis, two demographical factors, age and sex, and two practice factors, place of practice and medical specialty. Also, three indicators of service amount (total amount of insurance claim bill, number of visits per case, number of prescriptions per case) were selected. From the pool of insurance claims for ambulatory care received by the Korean National Federation of Medical Insurance(NFMI), 84,898 cases were randomly sampled. In the meantime using physician database of NFMI, 613 general practitioners (GP), 107 regular family physicians (FP), 483 'grandfather' family physicians(GFP), and 1,157 specialist practitioners(SP) were randomly sampled. Their different practice contents were compared concerning the specialty, age groups, sex, and practice sites (urban-rural) Specialist physicians tend to provide more costly care than do generalists. General practitioners and family physicians usually make fewer following visits and prescriptions. Age is also the important factor in determining the amount of services, which is highest at the physician's age group of 40's. Female doctors and urban practitioners use much more resources than their counterparts respectively. Research findings suggest that physician's characteristics particularly the specialty can affect practice patterns and resource utilizations. Other characteristics such as age and sex are not controllable but physician's specialty is relatively easily controllable during the entire phases of policy implementation. This is all the more true in the individual's initial decision of his specialty. Specialization therefore should receive policymaker's attention for its potential influence on medical care utilization and health care expenditure.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.111-124
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• 2008

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to suggest effective methods for not only preventing college students from being exposed to smoking but also helping them stop smoking, by examining and analysing a variety of factors related to their smoking behavior. Methods: To accomplish the purpose, this study was carried out using 1,553 valid questionnaires selected from 1,584 questionnaires completed and returned by 1,800 randomly chosen students of 2 colleges and 3 universities in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Daegu City during the period of April 3 through April 21, 2006. Results: It was turned out that while the total smoking rate of whole students was 52.4% in male students and 9.1% in female students, the smoking rate after their admission to the college was 27.1% in males and 1.5% in females. It was also shown that both the perceived susceptibility and barrier factors of Health Belief Model were statistically significant, and that the perceived seriousness factors were entirely significant in all other variables except the body seriousness. The perceived benefit factors were significant in only the variable that there would not be any improvement in academic performance even after stopping smoking. A relation between smoking and stop smoking program or smoking prevention program showed that the non-smoking rate was significantly high among the college students who participated in such programs while in middle school. When variables having a significant effect on smoking students after their admission were analysed, it was shown that the smoking rate was higher among males than females students, and that the more the number of smoking friends is and the more the number of students thinking that stop smoking would make it difficult to release stress and make friends is, the higher the smoking rate is among students. It is required, therefore, to encourage students to continuously participate in more smoking prevention programs from middle school, and to put an emphasis on a variety of smoking-related illnesses and advantages from non-smoking. Conclusions: Since the current smoking rate among college students is relatively high but most of the smoking students surveyed are ready to actually try to stop smoking, it will be possible to significantly reduce the smoking rate among college students if proper methods are suggested to eliminate barrier factors they face while participating in the stop smoking programs.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.512-520
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• 2006

Purpose: To investigate the risk factors of arthritis, this study was carried out with 1,829 Korean women aged between 40-64 who responded to a health behavior survey. Methods: Data were extracted from the results of the 2001 National Survey on Health and Nutrition conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Results: 1 Financial difficulty and continuous anxiety about health were directly associated with arthritis. The odd ratios of these two factors of arthritis were 1.43 and 1.82 respectively. 2. With regard to the presence or absence of arthritis according to demographic characteristic, the incidence of arthritis was higher in the age between 50-64, in the group whose education level was middle school or lower, and in those who experienced the death of spouse, divorce or separation. Nevertheless, it was not significantly different according to financial status and employment status. 3. Concerning the presence or absence of arthritis according to psychological characteristic, the incidence of arthritis was found to be higher in those who were not healthy by subjective health assessment, in those who were always anxious about their health, in those who were always depressed and sad, and in those who felt heavy stress. 4. With regard to the presence or absence of arthritis according to the health behavior, the incidence of arthritis was higher in postmenopausal cases and cases who were having hormone therapy, and the incidence of arthritis was higher in those who did not drink alcohol, those with BMI higher than 25, and those who slept shorter than 7 hours a day. Conclusion: Based on the above results, it is required to provide a means applicable to communities by developing preventive education that can prevent the incidence of arthritis in middle-aged women as well as intervention programs.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2006

본 연구는 초등학생을 위한 학교구강보건 사업에 대한 유용하고 실용적인 도구로서의 구강건강관련 삶의 질 지표의 활용 가능성을 제시하고 학교구강보건사업의 평가에 대한 기초자료를 수집할 목적으로 광주시에 소재한 초등학교 5, 6학년을 대상으로 구강관련일상수행지표(OIDP)와 건강관련 주관인식 및 구강건강상태 등의 연관성을 조사 분석한바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. OIDP 점수 보유자는 전체의 45.5%였으며, 6학년이 5학년보다 그리고 여자가 남자보다 평균 점수가 높았다. 2. OIDP에 유무에 따른 지식, 태도, 행동 수준의 경우 OIDP 점수를 가진 집단보다 갖지 않은 집단에서 구강보건에 대한 지식, 태도, 행동수준이 더 높았고, 지식, 행동의 경우 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 3. OIDP 점수 유무에 따른 구강건강인지, 상태 만족, 치과불필요도는 OIDP 점수를 가진 집단 보다 OIDP 점수를 갖지 않는 집단에서 바람직하였고, 모두 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 4. OIDP 점수 유무에 따른 우식경험영구치아수는 OIDP 점수를 가진 집단보다 갖지 않은 집단에서 적게 나타났고, 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 5. OIDP 점수를 보유한 아동은 잇솔질(49.5%), 식사(47.1%), 감정유지(22%), 발음(19.7%) 등의 순으로 어려움을 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 6. OIDP 항목별 유발 원인에 있어서는 흔들린 치아 및 빠진 치아가 잇솔질에 대한 어려움의 원인으로 나타났고, 치아통증이 식사, 감정유지, 공부에 대한 어려움의 원인이었으며, 부정교합이 발음과 미소 짓기에 대한 어려움으로, 충치가 대인관계와 수면에 대한 어려움의 원인이었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.705-715
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• 2010

Objectives : This study is aimed to seek how to promote oral health care by leading the clients with dental fears to change their behaviors in oral hygiene care based on the analysis of the relationships between the dental fears and oral health care behaviors of the clients who visit the Dental Hygiene Education Room. Methods : This study analyzed the 361 dental hygiene records of the subjects with finished treatment and accurate records among a total of 370 clients who had received dental hygiene care at the Dental Hygiene clinic in Y University from March 2007 till June 2009. According to their general features, the study analyzed whether they had any dental fears and why such fears occurred and conducted Chi-square test to compare their oral hygiene care experiences and behaviors with dental fears. Data analysis was made using the SPSS 12.0K for Window, with level of significance set at 0.05. Results : 1. In terms of dental fear or non-fear, the comparison by gender showed that women had a higher level than men, with 76 women(47.2%) answering yes; the comparison by age showed that the age group of 30 years old or older had a higher level than other groups. 2. In terms of dental fear reasons, "the past pain experiences" recorded 34.2%, showing the highest rate. 3. In addition, dental fears had influences on regular dental examination, scaling and dental hygiene education and the subjects without dental fear showed higher levels in terms of tooth-brushing frequency and time. Conclusions : To control "the past pain experiences", future dental treatment should place priority on preventive treatment and get clients to cope with pains through the preliminary education with pains. Besides, to make an effective oral health care of the clients with dental fears, dental hygienists should control the fears of the clients and perform an appropriate oral health care for them using the communication techniques to make friendly and trustworthy impressions.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.421-430
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 성별차이를 중심으로 청소년의 정신건강(스트레스 인지, 우울감, 자살생각)이 위험음주에 미치는 영향을 탐색하기 위함이다. 자료수집은 제12차(2016년) 청소년건강행태온라인조사를 이용하여 만 12-18세 남녀 중 고등학생 65,528명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료분석은 정신건강 수준에 따른 위험음주 차이 비교는 카이제곱 검정을, 위험음주에 대한 정신건강 효과는 로지스틱 회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 여학생의 정신건강에 따른 위험음주 발생(스트레스 인지: 1.444배 (95% CI: 1.200-1.737), 우울감: 1.843배 (95% CI: 1.674-2.029), 자살생각: 1.656배 (95% CI: 1.464-1.872))은 남학생에 비해 더 높게 나타나는 성별 차이를 나타냈다. 위험 음주의 예방/치료와 관련한 프로그램 개발시 정신건강에 따른 위험 요인의 관리뿐만 아니라 성별에 따른 다양한 접근 방식을 포함해야 할 것이다. 본 연구의 의의는 한국 청소년의 성별차이를 중심으로 정신건강이 위험음주에 미치는 영향을 밝히는 데 근거를 제시하였다는 점에 있다.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.71-83
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• 2004

1. Objectives The purpose of nursing is to promote health and well-being for all persons. It is connected with Sasang Constitution theory have regard for viewpoint by other's a special quality & individual difference. A nursing is helping behavior to recover health, disease protection & self care ability through health education. There is need for Oriental nursing research continually. 2. Methods This study attempted to develop a fundamental nursing theory for Sasang Constitution on the focus "Dongyi Soose Bowon Sasang Chobongyun". Because the book is important to understand Lee Je-ma's early medical mind and thinking. 3. Results and Conclusions The Sasang Constitution theory lay great emphasis upon health caring medicine to promote health according to self Constitution at normal times, preventive medicine to manage byself body and mind in ordinary times. The way of Sasang Constitutional Nursing Theory is expected to set up a landmark stone in Korean nursing. It is also can product a new nursing theory. In view of 'Nature and Order' is explained inborned general human being who were gifted from nature. On the other hand, in view of 'Knowledge and Deed' based on Constitutions are explained autonomical human being. There are depend on independant control and make efforts themselves or not. It have a connected in four paradigm (human- environment-health- nursing) of nursing theory. The history taking stage claim caring of sick-people before. The ways of assesment for sick-people have to know a process of illness.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2021

코로나 바이러스 감염증-19(COVID-19) 펜데믹이 선포되고, 세계 각국에서 확진자와 사망자와 증가함에 따라, 전 세계가 두려움에 휩싸여 있다. 이에 본 연구에서 건강 믿음 모형(Health Belief Model)을 이론적 기반으로 소방공무원과 해양경찰공무원의 감염예방행동의 심리적 요인을 분석하였다. 두 집단 사이의 COVID-19 감염 예방 행동의 유의한 차이는 없었지만, 일반적 특성에서 지각된 질병 감염 가능성, 지각된 심각성, 지각된 효과와 COVID-19 감염 예방 행동 사이에는 유의적인 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 지각된 장애요인과는 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이 연구는 건강 믿음 모형으로 소방공무원과 해양경찰공부원을 대상으로 한 첫 번째 분석으로 그 의의가 있고, 신종 전염병 예방 행동의 수행을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있다는 점에서 큰 의의가 있다고 볼 수 있다.

• 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.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.111-132
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• 2001

골다공증 환자들의 치료순응도와 그 관련요인을 알아보기 위하여 1999년 4월에서 6월 사이에 골다공증으로 진단된 고령지역의 3개 보건진료소와 보건소 관할지역에 거주하는 40세에서 69세 사이의 여성 140명을 대상으로 골밀도 검사 사업을 실시한지 약 1년 후인 2000년 4월에서 5월 사이에 약물치료순응도와 치료순응도 관련 이론적 모형 변수에 대한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구 대상자 중 규칙적 치료군은 12.1%, 간헐적 치료군은 53.6%, 미치료군은 34.3%였다. 단순분석 결과, 일반적 특성 중 연령이 높을수록, 본인이 인지하는 질병의 정도가 심하다고 생각할수록, 의사의 치료권유를 받은 경우에 치료순응률이 높았다(p<0.05). 환자역할수행요인 중 합병증(골절)의 가능성과 골다공증의 심각성이 치료 순응과 유의한 관련성이 있었다(p<0.05). 그리고 치료가 유익하다고 생각할수록, 치료의 장애도가 낮을수록 치료경험율이 높았다(p<0.01). 경로분석 결과 모형의 적합도는 양호하였다. 합병증(골절)의 가능성 인지에는 연령, 학력, 골다공증에 대한 매스컴 접촉/보건교육 경험, 치료에 대한 가족의 관심 등이 정(正)의 직접효과를 미쳤으며, 골다공증의 심각성 인지에는 연령, 학력, 의사의 치료권유, 치료에 대한 가족의 관심 등이 정(正)의 직접효과를 미쳤다. 치료의 유익성 인지에는 의사의 치료권유와 치료에 대한 가족의 관심이 정(正)의 직접효과를 미쳤으며, 치료의 장애도 인지에 대하여는 연령, 경제적 수준, 의사의 치료권유와 치료에 대한 가족의 관심이 부(負)의 직접효과를 미쳤다. 골다공증 치료순응도에는 골다공증의 심각성이 정(正)의 직접효과, 치료의 장애도가 부(負)의 직접효과를 미쳤다. 수정요인 중 본인이 인지한 질병의 정도는 치료순응도에 정(正)의 직접효과를 미쳤으며, 연령, 경제적 수준, 학력, 의사의 치료권유, 가족의 치료에 대한 관심 등은 환자역할 수행요인에 대한 영향을 통해 치료순응도에 정(正)의 간접효과를 미쳤다. 치료순응도에 총 효과 가장 큰 요인은 치료의 장애도였으며, 그 다음으로 본인이 인지하는 질병의 정도, 연령, 의사의 치료권유, 치료에 대한 가족의 관심, 골다공증의 심각성 순이었다. 치료의 장애도는 연령, 경제적 수준, 의사의 치료권유와 치료에 대한 가족의 관심의 영향을 받았다. 또한 낮은 연령일수록 치료순응도가 낮았다. 향후 골다공증 환자의 치료순응도를 향상시키기 위하여는 자신의 질병상태를 올바르게 인식하도록 하고, 의사의 치료 권유와 치료에 대한 가족의 관심 등 골다공증 치료에 지지적인 환경을 조성하여 심리적 및 현실적 장애를 감소시키는 것이 중요하리라 생각되며, 효율적이고 지속적인 환자관리체계의 개발이 필요하겠다.