• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.173-177
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• 2017

Bidet is widely used and is being developed for multipurpose. However, use of this bidet varies by the elderly and disabled people. Therefore, this research compares and analyze need of bidet for elderly and disabled people and by many different types. This survey was conducted targeting 39 elderly and 120 disabled people. This survey is consist of questions that varies by bidet companies and includes questions like UI cognitive abilities, automatic water flushing, position of control box and necessary of embossment for icons. As a result, elderly and disabled people showed similar in result but for visually impaired person, the ratio of preference showed 1:9 which is opposite. As for visually impaired person, the ratio of preference showed 1:9 which is pretty high.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.393-396
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• 2005

기업의 IT 환경이 시스템 중심에서 비즈니스 중심으로 바뀌어감에 따라, IT Process 관리를 위해 ITIL 모델 기반의 Service Support 시스템들이 개발되고 있다. 대다수의 이들 시스템들은 application 관리 기능을 다루고 있지 않으나, application 의 변경으로 인한 장애 발생을 최소화하고, 장애발생 시 비즈니스에 어떠한 영향을 미치게 될지 짧은 시간 내에 진단하고 복구하는 것은 장애관리 측면에서 중요한 기능이라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 기능은 application 이 시스템에 의해서 관리되고 비즈니스와 application, infrastructure 의 연관관계가 Knowledge DB 를 통해 축적됨으로써 더 효율적으로 운영될 수 있다. 따라서, 본 논문은 기존의 Service Support 시스템에 application 관리 프로세스를 보완하여 기능을 개선하고자 하였다.

• 한국노년학
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.389-404
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• 2019

The present study aims to examine the relationship between self-reported sensory impairment and cognitive function among older adults in Korea. Drawn from the 2017 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs Korean Older Persons, a total of 10,082 adults aged 65 and over were included in analyses. Results from hierarchial multiple regression analysis show that those who reported greater subjective discomfort about vision, hearing, and oral function were more likely to have poor cognitive function. Results from hierarchial logistic regression analysis show. Results from logistic regression analysis show that having hearing and oral discomfort increased the a risk for dementia. Findings suggest that it is necessary to manage sensory function of the elderly at the government level and to develop self-evaluation tools to monitor changes in sensory function for older adults. Future research should target finding effective ways to improve health of older adults.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.191-199
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• 2009

Objectives : The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and herbal medicine in patients who had hvpoactivity of the gastric vagus nerve and pyloric valve disturbance simultaneously with function dyspepsia by bowel sounds analysis. Methods : Bowel sounds of 10 patients (male 1, female 9) were recorded and their % of bowel sound (%BS) and ratio of dominant frequency (DF) were analyzed before and after treatment. Hypoactivity of the gastric vagus nerve was considered if % BS was <6%. and pyloric valve disturbance was accepted if DF ratio (e.g.. postprandial DF/fasting DF) was <1. Electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36, 3Hz, 30 minutes) and manual acupuncture at other meridian points were applied daily for 2 weeks. Herbal medicine, Pyengwi-san. was administered to all patients (100cc, 3 times/day). Results : DF ratio significantly increased from $0.93\pm0.06$ to $1.06\pm0.04$ after treatment for 2 weeks (p=0.005). 9 of 10 patients were improved to DF ratio>1. %BS also increased from $2.97\pm1.17%$ to $4.49\pm4.27%$. not significantly. 3 patients showed a remarkable elevation, and their %BS reached >6% of normal value. Conclusions : Combined effect of electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36), manual acupuncture. and Pyengwi-san was shown effective in the improvement of pyloric valve disturbance more than hypoactivity of gastric vagus nerve on patients with functional dyspepsia.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.301-309
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine whether swiss ball exercise combined with taping would improve low back pain, disability and quality of life in women with pregnancy-related Low Back Pain (PR-LBP). Sixteen patients with PR-LBP were recruited and were randomly divided into two groups: taping and swiss ball exercise group (n=8) and taping and stretching group (n=8). The taping and swiss ball exercise group was treated with swiss ball exercise with kinesio taping, while the taping and stretching group received only taping. The taping and swiss ball exercise group performed swiss ball exercise for 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week for 4weeks, while the taping and stretching group conducted stretching exercise for the same amount of time. VAS was used to assess pain level of low back. Disability was measured using a Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire(RMDQ). Quality of life were measured by SF-36. The pain intensity of low back in the taping and swiss ball exercise group improved significantly greater than the taping and stretching group (p<0.05). Significant improvement in the disability was observed in the taping and swiss ball exercise group compared to the taping and stretching group (p<0.05). The SF 36 in the taping and swiss ball exercise group improved significantly greater than the taping and stretching group (p<0.05). Our findings indicate that swiss ball exercise combined with taping is beneficial and effective to improve low back health and quality of life in women with PR-LBP.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.119-126
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• 2019

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) induces dysfunction of the orofacial muscles, leading to morphologic alteration of the face and dental malalignment. Early diagnosis and treatment of SDB is required in pediatric patients to ensure normal facial growth. Myofunctional therapy (MFT) is a modality for the treatment of SDB and prefabricated appliances can be used. Herein 2 cases of malocclusion with SDB, in which MFT with a prefabricated appliance was used for orthodontic treatment, have been described. SDB was diagnosed based on clinical symptoms taken by interview and home respiratory polygraphy. In both cases, SDB was improved using prefabricated appliance for MFT. However, resolution of crowding depended on the degree of crowding.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.461-468
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of upper cervical stabilization exercise on Temporomandibular Disorder(TMD) and pressure pain threshold. 36 subjects were divided into two groups: upper cervical stabilization exercise group(UCSEG) and control on three times a week for a total of four weeks. The upper cervical stabilization group showed more significant effect than the control group (p <.01, 95% CI: 8.074, 16.899). (p <.01, 95% CI: .826, 3.243). In the change of pressure pain threshold, the upper cervical stabilization group showed significant improvement in both the masticatory muscle(p <.01, 95% CI: .251, 1.382) and masticatory muscle(p <.01, 95% CI: .462, 1.826).The results of this study showed that the upper cervical stabilization exercise was effective that TMD. It will be able to provide more effective interventions for patients suffering from TMD, and to suggest new approaches for TMD patients.

• Anxiety and mood
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2013

Objective : Panic disorder is a chroni, debilitating illness, and has been known to be affected by high anxiety sensitivity and a poor quality of life. We examined if 12 weeks of pharmacotherapy with escitalopram could affect anxiety sensitivity, quality of life, and general disability in patients with panic disorder. Method : We enrolled 27 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and completed 12 weeks of escitalopram treatment. We enrolled 29 normal control subjects who were matched for age and sex compared with the panic patients. All subjects were assessed using the Hamilton Rating Scale for depression (HAM-D), Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A), Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS), Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised (ASI-R), WHO quality of life assessment (WHO-QOL) and Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) before and after 12 weeks of treatment. Result : Panic disorder patients had a higher Anxiety sensitivity, a poorer Quality of life, and significant disability than normal control subjects at baseline. After the treatment, Panic disorder patients showed significant improvement in the severity of panic symptoms in terms of the HAM-A p<0.001), HAM-D (p<0.001) in addition, the reached a remission state in terms of the PDSS score. They also showed significant improvement in the ASI-R (p<0.001), WHO-QOL (p<0.001) and SDS (p<0.001), but mean scores of the ASI-R, WHO-QOL and SDS in panic disorder patients were did not reach normal levels. Conclusion : This study suggests that 12 weeks of pharmacotherapy with escitalopram could improve anxiety sensitivity, quality of life, and disability in panic disorder patients, although their anxiety sensitivity, quality of life and disability were not yet normalized after short-term pharmacotherapy. Thus, long-term pharmacotherapy may be necessary for panic disorder patients in order to get an optimal clinical response in terms of anxiety sensitivity, quality of life, and general disability.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.709-710
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• 2009

Current Serious games for medical treatment and rehabilitation are not usually suitable for actual patients because of the inconvenient user interfaces. The disabled or rehabilitants have limited ability to control the game contents. Therefore, it is very important to develop proper interfaces for such serious games. In this paper, we propose a serious game that utilizes the Nintendo wiimote controller and pattern recognition techniques. We also show the possibility of such contents for the future application to actual rehabilitation.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.544-549
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• 1993

The authors have experienced a case of organic mental disorder with bilateral frontal lobe atrophy in a 36-year-old man. He showed negative symptoms of schizophrenia such as anhedonia, social withdrawal, flat affect, poverty of thought.