• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.504-509
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• 2005

This paper presents a new method for obtaining the noninvasive and unrestrained blood pressure readings noninvasively and unrestrainedly using based on reflected wave arrival time(RAT) in the volume of pulse. Since this new method employs only volume pulse, is more rapider and simpler than the method using pulse transit time(PTT) because it only employs the volume of pulse. Blood pressure, PTT and RAT were acquired from 15 healthy subjects. Each subjects were performed forty trials of each measurement. As a result of those trials, the mean error between oscillometric and RAT measurements for systolic blood pressure was $4.55\pm5.64mmHg$. This result showed quite equal with the mean error between oscillometric and PPT measurf:ments, $4.22\pm5.30mmHg$, However, it was not obtained a satisfactory result in the relativity of oscillometric to both RAT and PPT measurements for diastolic blood pressure because of personal difference. To conclude, the method of systolic blood pressure estimation noninvasively and unrestrainedly using by RAT may be used as the method by PTT. Nevertheless, additional studies would be necessary for the RAT/PTT estimation of diastolic blood Pressure measurement.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.445-454
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• 2019

This study was conducted to find out physical changes in the blood pressure and saliva cortisol of patients with high blood pressure and diabetes after participating in agro-healing activities. The saliva cortisol and blood pressure of 14 males and females aged 49.79±10.48 on average were measured after participating in agro-healing activities. The saliva collection system was used, and their satisfaction level for the program was also surveyed. Changes in the values before and after participating in the agro-healing activities were compared and analyzed. The cortisol concentration, a stress hormone, was reduced from 6.76nmol/L before the program to 4.86nmol/L after the program, down by 1.9nmol/L, which was a statistically significant difference (z=-3.170, p<.01). In addition, the cortisol concentration was gradually reduced through the entire program from Session 1 to Session 7. Changes in the blood pressure of subjects before and after participating in agro-healing activities were examined, and the total systolic and diastolic blood pressure continuously decreased after participating in agro-healing activities through the entire program from Session 1 to Session 7. Their systolic blood pressure was reduced statistically significantly (z=-1.947, p<.05). Also, participants' satisfaction was analyzed and it was found that more than 95% of participants answered 'satisfied' and 'very satisfied' with agro-healing activities. Therefore, these results indicate that agro-healing activities performed in the healing-farm had a positive impact on the cortisol concentration and blood pressure of patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. In addition, their high satisfaction for this program seemed to improve the psychological and physiological conditions of subjects.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.44-60
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• 2018

This study is to identify the effects of hypertension management program at a community health center on the disease-related knowledge, self-efficacy, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure of a hypertensive patient in local community. This study is a quasi-experimental study using nonequivalence control group no-synchronized design in order to verify the effects of the hypertension management program at a community health center on the hypertension-related knowledge, self-efficacy, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure of a hypertensive patient in local community. The result indicated a significant difference between the experimental group and control group in the scores of hypertension-related knowledge (t=-4.25, p<.001), self-efficacy (t=-4.20, p<.001), systolic blood pressure (t=7.70, p<.001) and diastolic blood(t=5.91, p<.001), body weight(t=2.32, p=.026) and abdominal circumference(t=2.17, p=.036). The hypertensive patients' knowledge and self-efficacy were improved, and their weight and abdominal circumference as well as systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were reduced. Therefore, it was confirmed that multilateral approaches in terms of physical and psychosocial aspects only targeting hypertensive patients were required for managing hypertensive patients in local community.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.998-1006
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• 2008

목 적 : 소아 고혈압은 성별, 연령별, 신장별 수축기 또는 이완기 혈압이 95 백분위수 이상으로, 진동식 자동 혈압계에 의한 소아 혈압치는 일부 연령에서만 보고되어 있고, 최근 6세 이하의 어린 소아에서 보고가 적다. 이에 저자들은 진동식 자동 혈압계를 이용하여 신생아부터 6세 이하의 정상 소아를 대상으로 성별, 연령별, 신장 백분위수별 수축기 및 이완기 혈압을 측정하여 정상 혈압치 및 혈압 백분위수 곡선을 구하여 우리나라 소아의 고혈압 진단과 치료에 도움이 되고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 방 법 : 서울 시내 6세 이하의 어린이 6,690명(남아 3,545명, 여아 3,145명)을 대상으로 진동식 자동 혈압계(Dinamap, Procare-200, GE, USA)를 이용하여 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압을 각각 두 차례에 걸쳐 측정하였으며, 이를 이용하여 연령별, 성별 평균 혈압을 구하고, 신장 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, 95 백분위수에 따른 50, 90, 95, 99 백분위수의 혈압을 산출하였고 혈압 백분위수 곡선을 구하였다. 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압은 성별 고정효과모형을 적용하여 선형회귀모형에서 회귀계수와 표준편차를 구하였다. 결 과 : 남아와 여아 모두에서 연령이 증가함에 따라 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압이 점차 증가하였다. 남아와 여아 모두 동일한 신장 백분위수를 가진 어린이들이 연령이 증가함에 따라서 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압 모두 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 남아와 여아 모두 동일한 연령대에서 신장이 커질수록 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압 모두 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 결 론 : 진동식 자동 혈압계를 이용하여 서울지역 6세 이하 어린이의 성별, 연령 및 신장 백분위수에 따른 혈압 백분위수를 구하였다. 이번 연구 자료가 6세 이하의 고혈압을 진단하고 치료하는데 큰 도움이 되리라 생각한다. 앞으로 고혈압 진단과 치료를 위해서는 서울시가 아닌 우리나라 전국 소아를 대상으로 한 대규모 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.99-112
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• 1988

1개 의과대학 본과 제 1,2,3학년 279명을 대상으로 1987년 3월중순부터 4월초순에 걸쳐 프레밍헴 A형행동양상척도(FTA)의 신뢰도와 타당도 그리고 사회심리학적인 변수와 혈압과의 관계를 조사해서 다음의 결과를 얻었다. SCL-90-R과 FTA의 신뢰도는 $0.57{\sim}0.91$의 범위였고 FTA의 요인분석에서 정열적경쟁요인(hard-driving competitiveness factor)과 조급요인(impatience factor)이 추출되었다. FTA의 총점은 비교체중이 클수록, 농촌출신이면 높은 경향을 보였으나 유의성은 없었고 SCL90-R과는 우울, 불안, 적대감, 편집증, 정신증하위척도와 비교적 낮은 유의한 정상관관계를 보였다. 혈압과의 단일 변수 분석에서 수축기혈압은 남자에서 비교체중과 가족력이 유의했고 남녀 공히 경제상태에 따른 차이가 있었다. 확장기혈압은 남자에서 비교체중과 음주량이 유의했고 여자에서는 비교체중이 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 비교 체중의 영향을 제거하고서는 남자에서 음주량이 확장기혈압과 경제상태가 수축기혈압과 유의한 관계를 보였다. 단계적추가분석법에 의한 중회귀분석 결과 남자에서는 수축기혈압에서 비교체중과 경제상태가 중요변수로 선정되었고 확장기혈압에서는 비교체중과 음주량이 선정되었다. Alpha가 0.1수준에서는 수축기혈압에 SCL-90-R의 우울증 하위척도가 추가 선정되었다. 여자에서 수축기혈압은 경제상태와 비교체중이 선정되었고 확장기혈압에서도 비교체중이 선정되었으나 대상자 수가 적어서 불안정했다. FTA와 혈압과는 남녀 공히 관련이 없었다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.633-642
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a Yoga program on decreasing blood pressure in elderly patients with essential hypertension and to suggest a yoga program effective as a nursing intervention tool to reduced blood pressure with increasing life satisfaction. Method: The subjects of this study were 24 elderly's essential hypertension, who practiced yoga by three times a week for 8 weeks. In order to evaluate the effect of the yoga program, blood pressure, physiological parameters (Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides) and level of life satisfaction were measured before and after the training. Collected date were analyzed by SPSSWIN program. Result: 1) There were significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. 2) There were significant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides but no significant increased in HDL. 3) Blood pressure changes were time specific : Both of systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly reduced after 2weeks. 4) There was a significant increase in life satisfaction. Conclusion: The results proved that a yoga program was an effective nursing intervention to reduce blood pressure and to increased life satisfaction for elderly patients with essential hypertension.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.510-515
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• 2009

In this paper, variable characteristic ratio algorithm based on oscillometric method is proposed to enhance the accuracy of blood pressure measurement. We combined the slope-based approach and fuzzy inference technique to change the characteristic ratios of height-based method. The proposed algorithm was assessed on 255 measurements from 85 subjects and compared with the conventional height-based algorithm. The testing results showed that the developed algorithm achieved an overall grade A for both systolic and diastolic blood pressures according to the BHS protocol. And, mean standard deviation between the observers and the developed algorithm were 5.71mmHg and 6.29mmHg for systolic and diastolic pressures respectively, which also fulfilled the AAMI criteria. In conclusion, this algorithm was successfully developed and recommended for further clinical trials with the wider adult population.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2015

Objectives : Clerodendron trichotomumThunberg grows wild fields and mountains in South Korea and China. They have been used for anti-hypertension disease. This study was performed in order to observe the effects ofClerodendron trichotomumThunberg tea on anti-hypertension.Methods : For the study ofClerodendron trichotomumThunberg tea, we had divided male SHR (Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat) to ten groups. Control group is SHR. The treatment group is SHR which is administered tea extract at dose of 200 mg/kg/day and 500 mg/kg/day orally for 8 weeks. We measured systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, number of pulse, body weight, total cholesterol and triglyceride from blood serum.Results : The level of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly decreased by 12.5% and 44.9% inClerodendron trichotomumThunberg tea groups than control group. Heart rate ofClerodendron trichotomumThunberg tea groups, 24.5%, was significantly lower than control group. We found that treatment with the water extract fromClerodendron trichotomumThunberg leave and flower significantly decreased weight of body, total cholesterol and triglyceride to 20.4% and 27.7% compared to untreated control group, significantly (P< 0.05).Conclusions : These results suggest that leaf and flower tea ofClerodendron trichotomumThunberg tea is effective in prevention and treatment of hypertension and decreasing cholesterol. Long term consumption ofClerodendron trichotomumThunberg leaf and flower tea can be help in lowering high systolic and blood diastolic pressure, heart rate and blood serum in SHR.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.493-501
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• 1995

To investigate an effect of dietary sodium and potassium on blood pressure, 418 adolescents living in Kangwha area were studied. Two measurements were taken on each blood pressure(diastolic, systolic) and the average of the two readings was used in the analysis. Sodium and potassium intake were estimated by the determination of those electrolytes in 24hr urine. Not only dietary factors but also physical growth factors such as weight, height, arm-circumference and skinfold-thickness were induced in the stepwise multiple regression analysis to indentify the relative importance between the factors. The variation of blood pressure both in systolic and diastolic in both sexes was inconsistent with the levels of sodium and potassium intake. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that the physical growth were more influential than nutrient factor. It suggested that hypertension risk factors observed form the adults, may not be identical with that of the growing aged population. After control of the physical growth, there was no significant variation observed by the level of sodium and potassium intake on blood pressure. In summary, the results indicate that growth has been more influential than dietary factor on blood pressure for growing aged population.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2002

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the possibility of Hypertension by moistening Herbal-acupuncture at Blood Pressure Point(HN136). Methods: We reviewed 14 patients of Hypertension. They were hospitalized at oriental medical hospital of Sang-Ji university for 2002. 1. 2. - 2002. 5. 2. First, we divided into two groups; Group Ⅰ was administrated by moistening Herbal-acupuncture at Blood Pressure Point(HN136), and was not given any western medicine about Hypertension during the period of experiment. Group Ⅱ was administrated by moistening Herbal-acupuncture at Blood Pressure Point(HN136), and given western medicine about Hypertension during the period of experiment. we observed the change of systolic and diastolic for 2 weeks, and compared Group Ⅰ with Group Ⅱ . Results: The results obtained as follows: 1. The figure of systolic in Group Ⅰ was decreased, but there was no signification. There was a significant decrease in Group Ⅱ (p<0.05) 2. The figure of diastolic in Group Ⅰ was decreased, but there was no signification. There was a significant decrease in Group Ⅱ (p<0.05) 3. Group Ⅱ was more effective than Group Ⅰ in the results. Conclusion: The results suggest that moistening Herbal-acupuncture at Blood Pressure Point(HN136) was effective treatment of Hypertension. So further research is needed continuously.