• 대한가정학회지
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.153-174
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• 2001

The objectives of this study were to examine the propensity and to analyze some determinants of complaining behavior about the educational services of private institutes. The survey was conducted by means of self-administered questionnaire with 546 university students Living in Seoul and Cheongjoo. They had an experience of studying in the educational services of private institutes in recent two years. Major findings were as following: (1) The propensity of private complaining behavior about the educational services of private institutes averages 3.36 points out of 5. This score is beyond the middle slightly. Whereas the propensity of pubic complaining behavior is very low. (2) According to the discriminant analysis, tuition fee, information supplied for solving the dissatisfaction, and altitude about the complaining behavior are the determinants to distinguish between complaining/non complains behavior group of private complaining behavior. (3) Information supplied for solving the dissatisfaction, kindness of the stars, the establishment, the way of making tuition fees, the degree of awareness of cost, the attitude about complaining behavior, the confidence of success for complaining behavior are the determinants to distinguish between complaining/non complains behavior group of public complaining behavior.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

Objectives: Adjusting for potential confounders is crucial for producing valuable evidence in outcome studies. Although numerous studies have been published using the Korea National Health Insurance Claim Database, no study has critically reviewed the methods used to adjust for confounders. This study aimed to review these studies and suggest methods and applications to adjust for confounders. Methods: We conducted a literature search of electronic databases, including PubMed and Embase, from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. In total, 278 studies were retrieved. Eligibility criteria were published in English and outcome studies. A literature search and article screening were independently performed by 2 authors and finally, 173 of 278 studies were included. Results: Thirty-nine studies used matching at the study design stage, and 171 adjusted for confounders using regression analysis or propensity scores at the analysis stage. Of these, 125 conducted regression analyses based on the study questions. Propensity score matching was the most common method involving propensity scores. A total of 171 studies included age and/or sex as confounders. Comorbidities and healthcare utilization, including medications and procedures, were used as confounders in 146 and 82 studies, respectively. Conclusions: This is the first review to address the methods and applications used to adjust for confounders in recently published studies. Our results indicate that all studies adjusted for confounders with appropriate study designs and statistical methodologies; however, a thorough understanding and careful application of confounding variables are required to avoid erroneous results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.80-84
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• 2012

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate our institutional results of the aortic valve replacement through minimally invasive approaches compared with conventional sternotomy. Materials and Methods: From August 1997 to July 2010, 838 patients underwent primary isolated aortic valve replacement. Of them, 73 patients underwent surgery through minimally invasive approaches (MIAS group) whereas 765 patients underwent surgery through the conventional sternotomy (CONV group). Clinical outcomes were compared using a propensity score matching design. Results: Propensity score matching yielded 73 pairs of patients in which there were no significant differences in baseline profiles between the two groups. Patients in the MIAS group had longer aortic cross clamp than those in the CONV group ($74.9{\pm}27.9$ vs.. $66.2{\pm}27.3$, p=0.058). In the MIAS group, conversion to full sternotomy was needed in 2 patients (2.7%). There were no significant differences in the rates of low cardiac output syndrome (4 vs. 8, p=0.37), reoperation due to bleeding (7 vs. 6, p=0.77), wound infection (2 vs. 4, p=0.68), or requirements for dialysis (2 vs. 1, p=0.55) between the two groups. Postoperative pain was significantly less in the MIAS group than the conventional group (pain score, $3.79{\pm}1.67$ vs. $4.32{\pm}1.56$; p=0.04). Conclusion: Both minimally invasive approaches and conventional sternotomy had comparable early clinical outcomes in patients undergoing primary isolated aortic valve replacement. Minimally invasive approaches significantly decrease postoperative pain.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.61-88
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• 2018

본 연구는 대졸자가 첫 직장에서 두 번째 직장으로 이행할 때, 지역이동이 이주자의 임금에 미치는 효과를 이중차분매칭법으로 분석하였다. 지역이동을 수도권과 비수도권 간의 이동으로 정의하였고, 특히 지역이동의 방향성을 고려하여 수도권과 비수도권 상호 이동의 임금상승 효과를 각각 추정하였다. 실증분석을 위해 대졸자직장이동경로조사(2010GOMS)를 이용하였으며, 성향점수 추정에는 대졸자의 개인 특성뿐만 아니라 대학수학능력시험 백분위 점수 및 지역특성 변인을 포함하였다. 분석 결과, 수도권에서 비수도권의 이동은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았으나, 비수도권에서 수도권으로 이동한 경우에는 통계적으로 유의한 정(+)의 임금상승 효과가 나타났다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.431-441
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• 2020

Purpose: Various studies have indicated that reduced-port robotic gastrectomies are safe and feasible for treating patients with early gastric cancer. However, there have not been any comparative studies conducted that have evaluated patients with clinically advanced gastric cancer. Therefore, we aimed to compare the perioperative outcomes of D2 lymph node dissections during reduced-port robotic distal subtotal gastrectomies (RRDGs) and conventional 5-port laparoscopic distal subtotal gastrectomies (CLDGs). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 118 patients with clinically advanced gastric cancer who underwent minimally invasive distal subtotal gastrectomies with D2 lymph node dissections between February 2016 and November 2019. To evaluate the patient data, we performed a 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) according to age, sex, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification score, and clinical T status. The short-term surgical outcomes were also compared between the two groups. Results: The PSM identified 40 pairs of patients who underwent RRDG or CLDG. The RRDG group experienced a significantly longer operation time than the CLDG group (P<0.001), although the RRDG group had significantly less estimated blood loss (P=0.034). The number of retrieved extraperigastric lymph nodes in the RRDG group was significantly higher than that of the CLDG group (P=0.008). The rate of postoperative complications was not significantly different between the two groups (P=0.115). Conclusions: D2 lymph node dissections can be safely performed during RRDGs and the perioperative outcomes appear to be comparable to those of conventional laparoscopic surgeries. Further studies are needed to compare long-term survival outcomes.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.220-230
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• 2024

Purpose: Prevention of pancreas-related complications after gastric cancer surgery is critical. Polyglycolic acid (PGA) mesh reduces postoperative pancreatic fistula formation following pancreatic resection. However, the clinical efficacy of PGA mesh in gastric cancer surgery has not been adequately investigated. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study compared the short-term outcomes between two groups: patients who underwent minimally invasive R0 gastrectomy for gastric cancer with the use of a PGA mesh (PGA group) and those without the use of a PGA mesh (non-PGA group) at the Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, between January 2019 and May 2023. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to adjust for the possible confounding factors. Results: A total of 834 patients were initially included, of whom 614 (307 in each group) remained after PSM. The amylase levels in the drained abdominal fluid on postoperative days 1 and 3 were similar between the PGA and non-PGA groups. The PGA group had a significantly lower incidence of pancreas-related complications of Clavien-Dindo grade ≥2 than that in the non-PGA group (6.8% vs. 2.9%, P=0.025). In subgroup analyses, the odds ratio for pancreas-related complications appeared to be better in the PGA group than in the non-PGA group in patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification score of 2 or 3, those operated via a laparoscopic approach, and those undergoing procedures other than proximal gastrectomy. Conclusions: The use of PGA mesh significantly reduced pancreas-related complications after minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer and might thus benefit patients at risk of such complications.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.243-253
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 베이커리소비자들의 소비성향에 따라서 베이커리선택속성과 행동의도에 미치는 영향요인들과 그 요인을 이용한 앞으로의 활용방안을 제시하고자 한다. 총 300부의 설문지를 배포하여 불성실하게 응답한 28부의 설문지를 제외한 나머지 272부의 유효한 설문지를 실증연구에 사용되었다. 조사 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 통계프로그램 SPSS 18.0을 활용하여 빈도분석, 요인분석 및 신뢰도분석, 상관관계분석, 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과를 보면 소비성향에 대한 측정항목의 탐색적 요인분석 결과, 3개 요인으로 KMO 값은 0.778, 총분산비율 62,121%, 선택속성에 대한 요인분석은 전체설명력 65,689%, KMO 값은 0,776으로 나타났다. 행동의도에 대한 요인분석은 전체설명력 69,817%, KMO 값은 0,803으로 나타났다. 변수들 간의 상관관계가 다른 변수에 의해 설명되는 정도가 좋게 분석되었고, 유의확률이 0,000으로 나타나 전반적으로 변수들 간의 상관관계는 유의적이다. 따라서 소비성향에 따른 베이커리 선택속성이 행동의도에 미치는 영향에 관한 가설은 부분채택되었다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.301-326
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• 2011

이 연구는 우리나라 노인장기요양보험의 제도성과를 평가하는데 그 목적이 있다. 정확한 제도성과를 추정하기 위하여 준실험적 방법인 성향점수매칭과 이중차이 결합모형을 이용해 타당성을 저해할 수 있는 요인들을 제거하였다. 노인장기요양보험제도가 사회적 성과변수인 대상노인과 부양가족의 삶의 질과 가족관계 만족도에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 한국복지패널 3-4차 조사자료를 이용하여 성향점수추정을 통해 실험집단과 비교집단을 매칭한 후, 정책시행 이전과 이후 실험집단과 비교집단 간의 성과의 차이를 추정하기 위해 패널고정효과모형을 이용한 이중차이분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 노인장기요양보험제도의 대상노인과 부양가족의 삶의 질은 통계적으로 유의미하지 않았고, 가족관계 만족도는 제도시행 이전에 비해 제도시행 이후 향상된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 노인장기요양보험이 실시되고 제도가 충분히 성숙된 시점에 이루어진 평가가 아니라는 한계점을 가지지만, 노인장기요양보험제도의 최종 목표인 대상노인과 부양가족의 삶의 질 향상이라는 정책의 목표실현과 향후 제도개선에 있어서 중요한 함의를 가진다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2018

Purpose - The Export Infrastructure Strengthening Program(EISP) is a project to expand exports of agri-food products through providing customized export information to food distribution companies and supporting overseas information activities. A total of 39.6 billion won was provided by 2016. So, the purpose of this study is to analyze whether EISP is effective for expanding exports of agri-food products. Research design, data, and methodology - A simple average difference between the export performance of the policy beneficiaries and the non-policy beneficiaries can be biased if the export capacity or inherent characteristics of the enterprise are not taken into consideration. In order to solve the problem of such a bias, the propensity score matching(PSM) method has been employed in this study. PSM is a method of converting the characteristics of an export company into an index through logit analysis and then reducing the matching to one dimension to improve the accuracy of the performance measurement. Results - The balancing test was conducted to determine how the characteristics of the policy beneficiary group and the matched policy non-beneficiary group corresponded to each other. As a result of the test, we could not reject the null hypothesis that there was no difference between the two groups, so that after the matching, the two groups were similar and the explanatory variables were well controlled. Using the nearest neighbor matching with propensity score estimating through logit analysis, we estimated average treatment effect on the treated(ATT). The food companies participating the EISP had the effect of increasing the exports of $ 5.88 million. As a result, the number of export contracts increased by 11.77, the number of exporting countries by 7.52, the number of export items by 47.51, and the number of buyers' consultation by 3.50. And overseas marketing expenses increased by 35.92 million won. Except for the number of export contracts, other export performance results showed statistically significant results. Conclusions - As the EISP has a positive effect on the expansion of agro-food exports, efforts should be made to find out the limitations or problems of the policy in the future and to make a greater contribution to the increase of exports.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.49-73
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• 2016

연구목적 기존 정보시스템 연구에서 정보기술 역량과 기업 성과 간 관계에 대해 다양한 관점의 많은 연구들이 있었음에도 불구하고 아직까지 공통된 결론에 이르지는 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 전사적자원관리(ERP) 시스템 도입을 중심으로 정보기술 역량을 파악하여 정보기술 역량과 기업 성과 간 관계에 대한 재고찰을 시도한다. 연구설계/방법론/접근법 기존 관련 연구들은 1990년대나 2000년대 초반의 다소 오래된 기업사례들을 대상으로 하거나 ERP를 도입한 처리그룹과 이에 상응하는 통제그룹을 적절히 매칭하지 못한 채 양자 간 관계를 분석하고 있다는 점에서 자료 및 분석 방법 측면의 문제점을 갖고 있다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 2000년대 후반 들어 전사적자원관리 시스템을 도입한 기업들을 중심으로 성향점수매칭(propensity score matching) 및 이중차이분석(difference-in-difference) 방법을 적용하여 전사적자원관리 시스템을 도입한 기업과 이에 상응하는 미도입 기업을 체계적으로 매칭하고 이들 간의 기간 간 성과 차이를 분석한다. 결과 본 연구 결과에 따르면 전사적자원관리 시스템 도입 기업과 미도입 기업 간 수익성 지표에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 정보시스템의 전유가 경쟁력을 제공했던 과거와 달리 최근 표준화된 정보시스템의 등장과 더불어 단순히 정보시스템 도입 만으로는 더 이상 경쟁 우위를 달성할 수 없다는 점을 시사하고 있다.