• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.5-18
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• 1999

The aim of this study is the development of a fee - based model day care center for the elderly by inquiring into the current condition of facilities in America and in Korea, and in surveying the opinion of domestic elderly about day care facilities. A field trip to U.S. day care services was held between July 5 and July 15 in 1997, and an on-the-spot study for domestic facilities took place during March in 1998. Our research reveals that the overall supply of day care facilities can not meet future demand in terms of quality and quantity. Therefore a model must be created for day care centers of a that consists of a director from a professional group. an adequate environment, and a standardized in order to offer a qualified public health service linked to the home and community in Korea. The director of a day care center is a critical variable in determining the quality of service. Professional skills related to the needs of the elderly and the person's quality of service should be considered in appointing director for the center. This study belleves that a professional nurse should be the director of a day care center. The operating environment of a day care facility should be made up of considerable space comparable to the number of residents, should be in a comfortable and safe location, and should have equipment that provides a qualified, safe service to the elderly. Our model is designed for 20 persons and allocates 4 Peng per person. This model is comprised of a reading room. a craft room, a health room, a room for physical therapy, a dining room, a staff office, and a multi -purpose room connected to other rooms. Day care service should be a comprehensive service program meeting the multidimensional needs of the elderly. A comprehensive service program needs a team of various professionals made up of the elderly family, participants, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, nutritionists, and medical doctors. The program will also include health care service, physical therapy, speech therapy. diet, occupational therapy, transportation service, health and an education program, etc. In conclusion, a model of a day care center is developed with the following components: a professional director and an environment and program, that considers the physical, mental, and social characteristics of the elderly. A model should also motivate self-reliance self-fulfillment in the elderly in order to fulfill their health needs and to prevent isolation from society and mental depression. Furthermore, This facility will be a beneficial factor in reducing a family's burden on caring for the elderly that includes unnecessary hospital expenses. The following is a suggestion based on results this study: A service program should be developed to fit the conditions of the elderly in Korea by specifically analyzing the needs of the elderly.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.101-114
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• 1999

This study was designed to investigate the effects of an aquatic exercise program on the shoulder joint function. physical symptom. quality of life and stress among the patients who received modified radical mastectomy between 6 to 12 months prior to their visits. The subjects were 31 women aged between 40 and 60 who visited the out-patient department at Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital for follow-up care. and were not under the treatment of intravenous cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy. and had no complications. Twelve of them were assigned to the control group. while nineteen subjects to the experimental group. The aquatic exercise program was developed by the author with the assistance of exercise specialists. The program includes warming uP. aerobic and cooling down exercises in water. The aquatic exercise program for the experimental group was carried out 3 times a week with 60 minutes in each time for 8 weeks from September 20th to November 15th. 1995 in a regular swimming pool in Seoul. Changes in the range of motion of the shoulder joint. muscle strength. physical symptom. quality of life. and stress were examined after the completion of treatment. The data were collected through isokinetic muscle strength evaluation and questionnaire survey before and after the treatment. Paired and unpaired t-test were adopted to analyze the data. The results were as follows ; 1. The increment in the range of motion of the shoulder joint in the experimental group after the exercise was significantly greater than those in the control group. 2. The peak torque of shoulder girdle muscles increased significantly after the exercise in the experimental group only. 3. The physical symptom score decreased significantly after the exercise in the experimental group only. 4. The experimental group revealed significantly higher level of quality of life and lower level of stress after the exercise compared with those before the exercise. whereas the control group showed no significant changes in those levels. These findings may indicate that the aquatic exercise program is effective in increasing the range of motion of the shoulder joint and muscle strength and quality of life. and also effective in decreasing physical symptoms. and the level of stress in postmastectomy patients. Accordingly. the acquatic exercise program' can be adopted as an effective nursing intervention for postmastectomy rehabilitation.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2009

방사선관계종사자에 대한 개인피폭선량 측정의 정확성 및 신뢰성을 확보함으로써 방사선관계종사자의 건강을 보호하고 국민보건 수준향상에 기여하기 위한 개인피폭선량 측정기관의 선량측정 품질관리 기준을 국제기준에 적합하도록 개발할 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 국내 의료기관에서의 개인선량 관련법은 ANSI N13.11-1993 규정을 참조하고 있으나 미국을 비롯한 해외 여러 나라에서는 시험 범주를 줄이고 기준을 강화한 ANSI N13.11-2001을 이미 반영하여 개인피폭선량을 측정하고 있다. 제안하는 방법은 ANSI N13.11-2001을 참고하여 기준을 단순화하였고 유리선량계와 광자극선량계 같은 현재 법률에서 인정하지 않는 첨단기술을 이용하는 것을 막거나 방해할 수 있는 조치를 취하지 않으려고 하였다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 측정기관 품질관리기준은 개인피폭선량 성능시험기준은 관련법규개정에 참고할 수 있고, 측정기관 지도 감독에 활용할 수 있다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2007

목적: 본 연구는 위암과 폐암 말기로 진단받고 동일 병원에 입원하여 호스피스 대상자와 비대상자로 치료를 받다가 사망한 환자 114명을 대상으로 사망시점부터 14일 전까지의 진료비를 분석하여 양 대상을 비교하는데 있다. 방법: 진료비 분석에 대한 후향적 조사연구 설계로서 진료비 분석에 대한 도구는 C 대학 K 병원의 진료비 계산서 영수증을 기초로 하여 작성된 11개 항목에 대한 각각의 진료비 및 총액이었다. 결과: 호스피스 대상자의 진료비가 비 호스피스 대상자에 비해 낮았는데 특히 고단위 영양제, 마약성 진통제, 간호처치료, 방사선 검사, 혈액검사항목에서 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다. 또한 호스피스 대상자 중에서는 호스피스 전담의의 유무에 따라 진료비의 총액에는 차이가 없었으나 기타 진통제 항목에서 전담의가 있었던 시기가 전담의가 없었던 시기에 비해 진료비용이 유의하게 높았다. 결론: 본 연구결과 동일기간 내 호스피스 대상자의 진료비용이 비 대상자에 비해 약 53%에 지나지 않음을 알 수 있어 범국가적인 차원의 호스피스 제도화 도입이 시급하다고 본다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.727-733
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• 2013

Despite the existence of effective anthelmintics, parasitic infections remain a major public health problem in Southeast Asia, including Thailand. In rural communities, continuing infection is often reinforced by dietary habits that have a strong cultural basis and by poor personal hygiene and sanitation. This study presents a survey of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the people in rural Thailand. The community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in villages in Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand, from July to August 2013. A total of 253 stool samples from 102 males and 140 females, aged 2-80 years, were prepared using formalin-ethyl acetate concentration methods and examined using light microscopy. Ninety-four individuals (37.2%) were infected with 1 or more parasite species. Presence of parasitic infection was significantly correlated with gender (P=0.001); nearly half of males in this survey (49.0%) were infected. Older people had a higher prevalence than younger members of the population. The most common parasite found was Opisthorchis viverrini (26.9%), followed by Strongyloides stercoralis (9.5%), Taenia spp. (1.6%), echinostomes (0.4%), and hookworms (0.4%). The prevalence of intestinal protozoa was Blastocystis hominis 1.6%, Entamoeba histolytica 0.8%, Entamoeba coli 0.8%, Balantidium coli 0.4%, Iodamoeba b$\ddot{u}$tschlii 0.4%, and Sarcocystis hominis 0.4%. Co-infections of various helminths and protozoa were present in 15.9% of the people. The present results show that the prevalence of parasitic infections in this region is still high. Proactive education about dietary habits, personal hygiene, and sanitation should be provided to the people in this community to reduce the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections. Moreover, development of policies and programs to control parasites is needed.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2011

Purpose: A few studies have assessed the factors affecting the prognoses for major trauma patients and those improving the circumstances when dealing with the trauma system. In that light, we analyzed factors, such as pre-hospital factors, the time to admission, the length of stay in the emergency department (ED) and emergency operation, influencing the outcomes for trauma patients. Methods: The patients who visited our emergency department from April 1, 2009, to February 29, 2011, due to major trauma were enrolled in the study. The inclusion criterion was a revised trauma score (RTS) < 7 or injury severity score (ISS) ${\geq}$ 16. We used reviews of medical records, to analyze each step of emergency medical care with respect to patients' sex, age, visit time and visit date. Continuous variables were described as a median with an interquartile range, and we compared the variables between the survival and the mortality groups by using the Mann-Whitney U test. Fisher's exact test was used for nominal variables. Using the variables that showed statistical significance in univariate comparisons, we performed a logistic regression analysis, and we tested the model's adequacy by the using the Hosmer-Lemeshow method. Results: A total of 261 patients with major trauma satisfied either the RTS score criterion or the ISS score criterion. Excluding 12 patients with missing data, 249 patients were included in this study. The overall mortality rate was 16.9%. Time to ED arrival, time to admission, time of ED stay, RTS, ISS, and visit date being a holiday showed statistically significant differences between the survival and the mortality groups in the univariate analysis. RTS, ISS, length of ED stay, and visit date being a holiday showed statistical significance in the multivariate analysis. Conclusion: The mortality rate did not show a significant relationship with the time to ED arrival, use of 119, on time to admission. Rather, it elicited a quite significant correlation with the trauma scoring system (RTS and ISS), the time of ED stay, and the visit date being a holiday.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.804-810
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• 2013

본 연구는 트레드밀을 이용한 운동학습 훈련이 경직성 뇌성마비 아동의 운동기능과 균형능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 대동작기능분류체계(GMFCS) 제 III, IV 단계의 경직성 뇌성마비 아동 16명을 대상으로 운동학습훈련군과 대조군으로 각각 무작위로 8명씩 분류하여, 대조군은 주 4회 근력강화운동을 30분/1회 적용하였고, 운동학습훈련군은 근력강화운동과 트레드밀을 이용한 운동학습훈련을 주 4회 15분/1회 적용하였다. 뇌성마비 아동의 운동기능은 대동작기능평가를 이용하여 측정하였고, 균형능력은 good balance system(Meitur Ltd., Finland)의 전산화 측정장비를 이용하여 측정하였다. 적용방법에 따른 운동학습훈련군과 대조군의 전 후 유의성 검증은 Wilcox Signed Rank Test와 Mann-Whitney U test를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 운동학습훈련군은 훈련 적용 후 운동기능과 균형이 유의하게 항상되었고(p<.05), 대조군에 비해 운동학습훈련군에서 훈련 적용 후 운동기능과 균형이 유의하게 향상되었다(p<.05). 트레드밀을 이용한 운동학습훈련은 경직성 뇌성마비아동의 운동기능과 균형능력을 향상시키는데 도움을 주고, 소아치료 중재방법으로 유용하게 사용될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.90-97
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• 1982

Two hundred one patients of ventricular septal defect, which were operated at Seoul National University Hospital, were analysed on clinical background during the period from January, 1975 to December, 1980. The results were as follows: 1. Of the 201 patients, 118 patients were male [58.7%] and 83 patients were female [41.3%]. Their age ranged from 15 months to 40 years, and the mean age was 8.7 years. 40% of the patients were between 4 and 8 years. 2. The most common symptoms showed frequent U RI and exertional dyspnea. 3. On Kirklin`s anatomical classification, type I constituted 26.9%, type II 58.2%, type III 12.4%, and type IV 1.0%. We showed marked increased incidence of type I VSD as compared to Caucasians* 4. 46 cases were associated with other congenital cardiac diseases. They were PDA [13 cases], AI[11 ], ASD[6], PS[10], MI[4], and Double aortic arch [1]. 5. In 128 patients, who had complete hemodynamic data and were not associated with other congenital cardiac diseases, an attempt was made to correlate the EKG findings with the hemodynamic data, and defect size with the hemodynamic data. The children had variable distribution of PA syst. pr. and Rp/Rs. But most of adults had $R_P$/$R_S$of 0.15 or less. As $P_P$/$P_S$increased, the rate of operative complication increased also. 6. When a normal EKG pattern was present, $Q_P$/$Q_S$and $R_P$/$R_S$and $P_P$/$P_S$were relatively low. When EKG findings were LVH pattern, there was diastolic volume overload to left ventricle. As RVH, there was systolic pressure overload to right ventricle. And as BVH, there was mixed pattern of diastolic volume overload to left ventricle and systolic pressure overload to right ventricle. 7. Among patients in defect was less than 1 $cm^2$ per $M^2$ of BSA, $Q_P$/$Q_S$was less than 2:1, and $R_P$/$R_S$less than 0.25, and PAsyst. pr. less than 50 mmHg, and $P_P$/$P_S$was less than 0.5. But patients with the defect greater than 1 $cm^2$ per $M^2$ of BSA had no correlationship between $Q_P$/$Q_S$, $R_P$/$R_S$, PAsyst. pr. and defect size in each other. Most of patients with the defect greater than 2 $cm^2$/$M^2$ BSA, $R_P$/$R_S$was greater than 0.5. 8. Operative mortality rate was 9.5% [19 cases] among 201 patients. And complication rate including mortality rate was 22.9% [46 cases].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.713-718
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• 1997

흉부 외상은 경우에 따라서 심근 손상, 대혈관 손상, 척추 손상 등의 심각한 합병 손상을 일으킬 수 있기 때문에 신속한 진단과 적절한 처치를 해야 한다. 이에 순천향 대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실에서는 1986 년 1월부터 1995년 12월까지 흉골 골절로 입원, 치료 받았던 101명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 조사를 하였 다. 흉골골비관통성 흉부 손상 환자 2877명중 3.51%였으며, 남녀비는 1.82 : 1 로 남자에서 많았다. 손상원인은 차량에 의한 추돌사고가 73례로 가장 많았으며, 골절 부위는 흉골 체부 골절이 75례로 가장 많았다. 평균 재 원일수는 26일 이었으며 9주 이상 장기 치료받은 9명을 제외하면 18일이었다. 심전도상 이상소견은 동성 서 맥 7례, 완전 혹은 불완전 우각차단 6례, 동성 빈맥 4례, 의미있는 5-T분절 이상 3례, 1도 차단 2례, 좌심실 비대, 심실 조기 수축, 심전도 저전압이 각 1레씩 있었으며 CPK-b%분획상 비 정상적 증가 소견을 보인 경 우는 32.1%였다. 치료중 사망한 2명을 제외한 99명중 94명이 보존적 치료를 받았고, 5명이 흉골 고정술을 시 행받았다. 수술후의 합병증은 창상감염이 1례 있었다. 입원 치료중 2명이 사망하였는\ulcorner, 원인은 저혈량성 쇼 크, 급성 호흡 부전이 각각 1명이었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 흉골 골절은 그 빈도가 많지 않고 심한 합병증이 유발되는 경우도 적으며, 대부분의 경우 보존적 치료로 회복된다고는 하지만 소홀히 했을 경우 생명에 치명적인 영향을 줄 수 있으므로 보다 더 신속하고 정확한 진단이 이루어져야 하겠다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2007

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of Chuna treatment on neck pain caused by traffic accidents. Methods : The 10 patients were divided into 2 groups, with Group A treated with Acupuncture and Chuna, while group B was treated with Acupuncture only. We measured the Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Pain Disability Index(PDI) and Pressure Pain Thresholds before and after treatment in each group. The statistical analysis was performed by using a Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results : 1. Group A showed significant improvements in VAS, PDI and Pressure Pain Thresholds(p<0.05). 2. Group B was significantly improved in VAS(p<0.05). However, there was no statistical significance in PDI and Pressure Pain Thresholds(p>0.05). 3. There was no statistical significance between Group A and Group B before and after treatment. Conclusions : These results imply that Chuna treatment with Acupuncture would beeffective and useful on the neck pain caused by traffic accidents.