• 재활치료과학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2019

목적: 본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자를 돌보는 중 고령층 여성 간병인의 신체통증 영향 요인을 탐색하고 하였다. 연구방법: 본 연구는 대구 및 경북 지역에 위치한 병원 5곳에서 뇌졸중 환자 75명과 이들을 간병하는 중 고령층 여성 간병인 75명을 대상으로 수행하였다. 측정은 뇌졸중환자의 일반적 특성, 인지기능, 상지기능, 일상생활능력을 평가하였고, 간병인은 일반적 특성과 신체통증이 평가되었다. 신체통증 영향 요인을 알아보기 위하여 위계적 다중회귀분석(stepwise multiple regression analysis)을 이용하였고 상관관계를 확인하기 위하여 피어슨 상관분석(Pearson correlation analysis)을 이용하였다. 결과: 중 고령층 여성 간병인의 신체통증 영향 요인은 현재 자신이 돌보고 있는 뇌졸중 환자의 일상생활능력(${\beta}=-.489$, p<.001)과 간병경력(${\beta}=-.309$, p=.003)으로 나타났다($R^2=.276$). 상관분석결과, 뇌졸중 환자의 일상생활능력, 상지기능, 인지기능은 유의한 연관성을 나타냈다(r=.434~.751, p<.001). 결론: 본 연구의 결과는 중 고령층 여성 간병인의 신체통증 감소를 위해 현재 자신이 돌보는 뇌졸중 환자의 기능수준과 간병경력이 중요한 변수임을 증명한다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.126-134
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• 2020

연구목적 암 경험자의 직장복귀는 암 관리의 중요한 영역이 되었지만 암의 예방과 치료 영역에 비해 관련한 지원이 부족한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 암환자와 암환자 가족을 대상으로 암 경험자 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도 및 관련 요인을 조사하였다. 방 법 2019년 세 차례 진행된 암 경험자를 위한 음악회에 참석한 암환자 182명을 대상으로, 디스트레스 온도계 및 문제목록과 0~10점 범위의 직장복귀지원 요구도 평가도구를 적용하여 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도 및 관련 요인을 조사하였다. 또한, 음악회에 참석한 암환자 가족 114명을 대상으로 디스트레스 온도계 및 문제목록과 직장복귀지원 요구도 평가도구를 사용하여, 가족의 시각에서 암환자의 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도 및 관련 요인을 평가하도록 하였다. 암환자 군 182명과 암환자 가족 군 114명에 대해 두 군간의 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도를 비교하였고, 각 집단의 요구도 관련 요인을 로지스틱 회귀분석을 통해 조사하였다. 결 과 암 경험자를 위한 직장복귀지원이 "매우 필요"하다고 보고한 비율이 암환자 군과 가족 군에서 각각 34.6%, 28.1%이었다. 암 경험자 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도는 암환자 군에서 6.60±3.365점, 암환자 가족 군에서 6.17±3.454점으로 유의미한 차이가 없었다(p=0.282). 암환자가 스스로 평가한 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도는 수술 치료 경험이 있는 경우(OR=2.592, p=0.007), 가임능력 문제를 경험하는 경우(OR=6.137, p=0.025), 외모 문제를 경험하는 경우(OR=2.081, p=0.041), 피로를 경험하는 경우(OR=2.330, p=0.020) 높은 것으로 나타났다. 암환자 가족이 평가한 암환자의 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도는 암환자가 유방암 경험자인 경우(호흡기 암종 대비 OR=13.038, p=0.022 ; 혈액암 대비 OR=4.517, p=0.025 ; 기타 암종 대비 OR=13.102, p=0.019), 직장/학교 문제를 호소하는 경우(OR= 4.578, p= 0.005), 우울을 호소하는 경우(OR= 3.213, p=0.022) 높은 것으로 나타났다. 결 론 암 경험자 직장복귀지원에 대한 요구도가 암환자 군과 암환자 가족 군 모두에서 높고, 요구도와 관련된 요인은 두 군간에 차이가 있음을 확인하였다. 암 경험자를 위한 직장복귀지원 대책이 필요하며, 대책 수립에는 암환자의 임상적 특성, 디스트레스, 암환자와 가족간의 차이를 고려해야 함을 시사한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.291-300
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• 2012

Objectives: We aimed to estimate the annual socioeconomic burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Korea in 2005, using the National Health Insurance (NHI) claims data. Methods: A prevalence-based, top-down, cost-of-treatment method was used to assess the direct and indirect costs of CHD (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision codes of I20-I25), angina pectoris (I20), and myocardial infarction (MI, I21-I23) from a societal perspective. Results: Estimated national spending on CHD in 2005 was $2.52 billion. The majority of the spending was attributable to medical costs (53.3%), followed by productivity loss due to morbidity and premature death (33.6%), transportation (8.1%), and informal caregiver costs (4.9%). While medical cost was the predominant cost attribute in treating angina (74.3% of the total cost), premature death was the largest cost attribute for patients with MI (66.9%). Annual per-capita cost of treating MI, excluding premature death cost, was $3183, which is about 2 times higher than the cost for angina ($1556). Conclusions: The total insurance-covered medical cost ($1.13 billion) of CHD accounted for approximately 6.02% of the total annual NHI expenditure. These findings suggest that the current burden of CHD on society is tremendous and that more effective prevention strategies are required in Korea.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.3593-3601
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• 2013

Background: For a number of reasons from cultural compatibility, to accessibility, to cost, traditional healers are a major source of health care in developing countries. In Malaysia, it's been estimated that upwards of 80% of the population consult traditional healers even if simultaneously seeking treatment from the Western medical system. Partially as a result of the widespread practice of visiting traditional healers, cancer diagnosis and treatment in Malaysia is often delayed or interrupted resulting in late presentation, advanced stage diagnosis, and a higher mortality rate than in Western countries. However, there is very little research on the role of traditional healers in cancer treatment in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was designed to identify the roles traditional healers play in cancer diagnosis and treatment, with an eye to alleviating the cancer burden through educational responses with four publics in mind-policy makers, Western medical personnel, traditional healers, and the general public. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 Malay traditional healers, 13 cancer survivors who had seen both traditional healers and Western doctors, and 12 cancer medical specialists. Results: Analysis of the data from these 39 participants revealed four roles traditional healers play in cancer treatment-medicinal healer, emotional comforter, spiritual guide, and palliative caregiver. Conclusions: Three roles (emotional, spiritual, palliative) can be seen as complementary to the allopathic system. Emotional and spiritual roles may augment the effectiveness of biomedical treatment. Cancer awareness and education programs need to position traditional healers as complementary, rather than an alternative to Western medical treatment; Validating the roles Traditional Healers can play in cancer treatment in MY through health promotion and education will contribute to alleviating the nation's cancer burden.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.186-193
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this narrative study was to understand how family caregivers interpreted themselves life during caring for dying patients with gliobalstoma, and how they integrated these experiences into their personal biographies. Methods: Three family caregivers were recruited for the study. Data were collected through a series of audio-taped unstructured interviews and conversations with participants. The interviews and observation were conducted between October and November, 2011. Data were analyzed using psychosocial analytical methods that combined case based, in-depth staged analysis of narratives. Results: The life experiences of the family caregivers with a dying family member were summarized as, in their own voices, 'the repetition of gliobalstoma,' 'a smart patient,' 'being obsessed with rehabilitation treatment,' 'the frustration from nothing but just looking at the suffering of the patient,' and 'a stubborn son'. Conclusion: Caregiving was characterised by various roles and life changes from the moment of diagnosis. Family caregivers of brain tumor reported experiences similar to those described by caregivers of people with other cancers. What differed for this group was the rapidity of change and the need for immediate information and support to assist with caring for a person with high-grade glioma.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제62호
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• pp.277-293
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• 2020

본 연구는 자질과 역량 있는 신변보호사 인력을 양성하여 전문적이고 안정적인 서비스를 국민들에게 제공함으로써, 서비스이용대상자인 국민들이 보다 안전한 삶을 영위할 수 있도록 하고자 한다. 신변보호사 자격검정제도의 시행목적에 부합하는 제도로의 성장을 위해서는 현행 평가 방식에서 다각도로 수정 보완되어져야 할 것이다. 신변보호사 자격검정제도의 실기시험관련 개선방안은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 체력평가항목이 추가되어져야한다. 둘째, 검정기술의 재정립이 필요시 된다. (제2의 위협이 야기되는 기술은 삭제)(민간인 신분으로 사용할 수 있는 기술 추가) 셋째, 낙법 및 응용동작이 추가되어져야한다. 넷째, 다양한 시작자세에서의 평가가 필요시 된다. 다섯째, 상대와의 거리 및 방향을 다양화하여 평가가 이루어져야 한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.352-361
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• 2010

Objectives: This study estimated the annual socioeconomic costs of food-borne disease in 2008 from a societal perspective and using a cost-of-illness method. Methods: Our model employed a comprehensive set of diagnostic disease codes to define food-borne diseases with using the Korea National Health Insurance (KNHI) reimbursement data. This study classified the food borne illness as three types of symptoms according to the severity of the illness: mild, moderate, severe. In addition to the traditional method of assessing the cost-of-illness, the study included measures to account for the lost quality of life. We estimated the cost of the lost quality of life using quality-adjusted life years and a visual analog scale. The direct cost included medical and medication costs, and the non-medical costs included transportation costs, caregiver's cost and administration costs. The lost productivity costs included lost workdays due to illness and lost earnings due to premature death. Results: The study found the estimated annual socioeconomic costs of food-borne disease in 2008 were 954.9 billion won (735.3 billion won-996.9 billion won). The medical cost was 73.4 -76.8% of the cost, the lost productivity cost was 22.6% and the cost of the lost quality of life was 26.0%. Conclusions: Most of the cost-of-illness studies are known to have underestimated the actual socioeconomic costs of the subjects, and these studies excluded many important social costs, such as the value of pain, suffering and functional disability. The study addressed the uncertainty related to estimating the socioeconomic costs of food-borne disease as well as the updated cost estimates. Our estimates could contribute to develop and evaluate policies for food-borne disease.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.243-250
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• 2009

Objectives : The purposes of this study is to estimate the cost of cancer care after its diagnosis and to identify factors that can influence the cost of cancer care. Methods : The study subjects were patients with an initial diagnosis one of four selected tumors and had their first two-years of cancer care at a national cancer center. The data were obtained from medical records and patient surveys. We classified cancer care costs into medical and nonmedical costs, and each cost was analyzed for burden type, medical service, and cancer stage according to cancer types. Factors affecting cancer care costs for the initial phase included demographic variables, socioeconomic status and clinical variables. Results : Cancer care costs for the initial year following diagnosis were higher than the costs for the following successive year after diagnosis. Lung cancer (25,648,000 won) had higher costs than the other three cancer types. Of the total costs, patent burden was more than 50% and medical costs accounted for more than 60%. Inpatient costs accounted for more than 60% of the medical costs for stomach and liver cancer in the initial phase. Care for latestage cancer was more expensive than care for early-stage cancer. Nonmedical costs were estimated to be between 4,500,000 to 6,000,000 won with expenses for the caregiver being the highest. The factors affecting cancer care costs were treatment type and cancer stage. Conclusions : The cancer care costs after diagnosis are substantial and vary by cancer site, cancer stage and treatment type. It is useful for policy makers and researchers to identify tumor-specific medical and nonmedical costs. The effort to reduce cancer costs and early detection for cancer can reduce the burden to society and improve quality of life for the cancer patients.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2008

Purpose: We analyzed the need for home care services and awareness of U-healthcare in nurses of the Catholic Parish Home Care Center to link the ubiquitous health care system and the home care. Methods: We recruited 46 nurses from a home care center in the catholic parish of the C medical center from April 4th to June 8th, 2007. Results: The highest needs were 'assessment and diagnosis of the problem', 'management of hypertension & diabetes patients', 'counseling of the patient', and 'counseling of major caregiver and family problems'. Therapeutic nursing showed the highest needs in bedsore care. Nurses want hospital medical records available through the ubiquitous health care system. Conclusion: Home care services are supported from the agency, with high needs in assessing and diagnosing the problem, counseling, and managing of hypertension & diabetes patients. Education and public relations efforts on the U-healthcare system should improve system awareness.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.194-207
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• 2022

아동학대에 대한 사회적 관심이 증대되는 가운데 <미쓰백>과 <어린 의뢰인>은 아동학대 범죄의 심각성을 부각하고 관련 이슈에 대한 대중의 관심을 환기하였다. 두 영화는 각기 다른 실화 모티프와 인물 설정을 기반으로 아동학대 사건의 내러티브를 구현했지만, 아동학대 보도 등을 통해 구축된 재현 관습과 담론적 지형을 답습하는 양상을 보였다. 특히 계모를 가해자로 내세우고 친부를 방치자로 자리매김하여 일차적 돌봄 책임자로 여성을 상정하는 성역할 고정관념을 재확인하였을 뿐 아니라 대중서사의 전통 속에 자리 잡은 '사악한 계모' 이미지를 소환하여 기존 편견을 고착화하였다. 계모의 학대를 전면화하고 계모의 대립항으로서 '잃어버린 엄마'를 의미화함으로써 혈연관계와 생물학적 속성에 기초한 모성 신화를 공고히 하였다. 두 영화는 관습적인 갈등 구도와 익숙한 정서적 토대를 바탕으로 대중적 공감을 시도하였으며, 이 과정에서 아동학대 범죄의 일탈성을 부각하고 정상가족 담론을 강화하였다.