• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.62-67
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• 2009

Objectives : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sociodrama for reducing burnout among health care workers and to investigate relationship between the job satisfaction, conflict with other professions, and burnout. Methods：15 nurses in general hospital participated in sociodrama directed by psychiatrist. One week after acting sociodrama, they were requested to complete ward organizational feature scale(WOFS) and maslach burnout inventory(MBI). The other twenty nurses in same ward requested to complete questionnaire without participating in sociodrama at the same time. Results : Sociodrama group(N=15) showed significantly lower score in burnout when compared to control group(N=17). Nurse/physician relationship was significantly correlated with job satisfaction and burnout. After controlling for interaction between variables by multivariate regression analysis, only job satisfaction was significant predictive factor to burnout. Conclusion : Our result suggests that the sociodrama can be effective in reducing burnout of health care workers in general hospital. These finding also underline the importance of relationship with physicians in job satisfaction and burnout of healthcare workers in general hospital.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.884-890
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• 2010

To examine the effects of horticultural occupational therapy (HOT) on the physical and psychological rehabilitation of stroke patients with paralysis on one side of the body, a horticultural therapy (HT) program was implemented along with occupational therapy (OT) in 20 patients with hemiplegia after stroke (treatment group). In the control group, another 20 patients with hemiplegia after stroke received OT but no HT. The HOT program consisted of various indoor horticultural activities that proceeded stepwise on a weekly basis over the course of four weeks. The selected horticultural occupations were organized into four-phases: motivation, adaptation, sociality, and interpersonal relationships and communication. The grooved pegboard test (GPT), geriatric depression scale (GDS), and functional independent measure (FIM) were tested to the patients in this study. Unlike control group, the treatment group showed statistically significant differences in GPT, GDS, and FIM ($p$<0.001). In addition, communication, social cognition, and self-care scores as FIM subordinate factors were improved significantly by HOT program which motivated patients to engage in rehabilitation therapy. This finding suggests that HOT has the potential to be used as an OT program for stroke patients with hemiplegia.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.7367-7376
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• 2015

This study was investigate the effects of the magnetic field therapy applied to the acupuncture point on dysmenorrhea experienced by high school girls and to verify the possibility to use this therapy as an effective in-home nursing intervention. Data were collected from Feburary to April, 2006. The research procedure was that female students who visited in public health center had to fill in questionnaires with dysmenorrhea Grapic Rating Scale(GRS) and Adjective Labor Pain Rating Scale(ALPRS), the gauge of pain, before participating the experiment. And then each group was tested for 3 hours. Participants before and after applying magnetic treatment filled each questionnaires with dysmenorrhea GRS and ALPRS. The GRS points and ALPRS points in the experimental group, applied by Magnetic Field therapy on acupuncture point is lower than that in the comparison group. The above result has proved that the magnetic field therapy on acupuncture has an effect on the pain alleviation of dysmenorrhea of female students in high school. Therefore, propose this therapy to dysmenorrhea of female students. In this research, ALPRS indicated validity on dysmenorrhea, so for verifying validity, further research is necessary.

• 재활복지
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.101-118
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• 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of virtual reality game on old stroke patient's depression, relationship and life satisfaction. The subjects of this study were 40 stroke patients of over 65 years old and each 20 patients were randomly assigned in two groups. The study was conducted for 12 weeks. Nintendo Wii Sports Resort program was applied to the virtual reality game for the experimental group. In order to investigate psychological social factor (depression, relationship) and life satisfaction of the objects, BDI, RCS, LSI-Z were checked three times. The results are as followings. First, the psychological social change (depression, relationship) after the training program showed that depression is significantly decreased (p<.001) along with the intervention period in both 2 groups. Second, change of life satisfaction after the training program showed that significant statistical improvement were found both in control group(p<.05), and experimental group(p<.001). Third, depression, relationship showed the significant statistically correlation with life satisfaction(p<.05). We can conclude from the above that virtual reality games which were played by 2 persons had the significant effect on old stroke patient's psychological social factor(depression, relationship) and life satisfaction.

• Journal of Society of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.97-106
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• 2018

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of reminiscence therapy using mind map to improve cognitive function, depression index, quality of life for old woman with dementia. Method : The study were 14 patients who were diagnosed with a woman suspected of dementia. They were randomly assigned to Study group(N=7) and control group(N=7). All patients received only to Study groups. reminiscence therapy using mind map was composed to 10 sessions, 40 minutes per sessions, 2 times a week, for 5 weeks. For result analysis, descriptive statistic, Wilcoxon signed rank test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used. The evaluation tools were Mini-Mental State Examination Korean Version (MMSE-K), Korean Version of Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI), Korean Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (WHOQOL-BREF). Result : There was a significant difference in cognitive function, depression index, and quality of life in the within group after intervention, and there was a significant difference in cognitive function in the between group comparison. Conclusion : According to the results of study, an easing effect was confirmed regarding reminiscence therapy using mind map for an old woman with dementia. using reminiscence therapy using mind map when applied to the improvement of cognitive function, depression index, quality of life.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.392-398
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• 2015

This study is targeted for the mentally retarded people. They need to reduce their inherent anxiety in order to social adjust to new environment as adults. Tea-culture therapy is build and carried out for anxiety reduction through the program which can make them know and respect their true self in the new tea-culture environment. The participants of this study is made up of 22 handicapped people (experimental group 11, control group 11), rated level 1-3, who belong to the community center of the disabled and applied for the program. The result shows that anxiety scale average score was 46.82(SD 2.32) in the pretest but 34.53(SD 2.98) in the posttest. namely, 12. 27 was reduced. Accordingly, this study indicates that anxiety level of participants can be reduced statistically meaningfully through tea-culture therapy program.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.261-276
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• 2001

본 연구는 구강안면동통 중에서 빈번히 나타나는 근육성 동통의 주 원인인 저작근의 과활성으로 유발된 근육의 피로 시에 운동단위전위, 압력통각역치, 근전도 power spectrum의 변화 양상과 이들 척도간의 연관성을 조사하기 위해 시행되었다. 두개하악장애의 병력 및 현증이 없고 정상적인 구치부 교합관계를 가진 평균연령 25.8세인 36명의 정상 성인(남자 26명, 여자 10명)을 대상으로 교근과 전측두근의 지속적인 등길이 수축 전후의 압력통각역치 및 운동단위전위를 측정하였고 인내시간까지의 근수축 동안 근전도 power spectrum을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 지속적인 등길이 수축 후 교근과 전측두근의 압력통각역치는 수축 전에 비해 유의하게 감소하였다. 2. 압력통각역치는 수축 전과 수축 후 모두에서 전측두근이 교근보다 유의하게 높게 나타났으며, 전체적으로 남성이 여성보다 높게 나타나는 양상을 보였으나 성별간의 차이는 전측두근의 수축 후 압력통각역치에서만 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 3. 지속적인 등길이 수축말기의 중간주파수는 수축초기에 비하여 유의하게 감소하였고, 전측두근의 수축초기 중간주파수와 수축말기 중간주파수 모두 교근보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 4. 교근은 지속적인 등길이 수축 전에 비하여 수축 후의 운동단위전위의 지속시간,진폭, 면적, 상의 4가지 척도에서 유의한 증가를 보였고 전측두근은 진폭을 제외한 나머지 3가지 척도, 즉 지속시간, 면적, 상의 유의한 증가를 보였다. 5. 교근과 전측두근의 지속적인 등길이 수축 전의 압력통각역치와 운동단위전위 척도 사이에는 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계가 없었고 교근에서는 수축 후의 압력통각역치와 운동단위전위의 지속시간, 진폭, 면적, 상 사이에 유의한 상관관계가 존재하였다. 위의 실험결과를 통해 근육피로 검사에 압력통각역치, 근전도 power spectrum 검사 외에 근육수축의 기능적 최소 단위인 운동단위전위의 분석 또한 유용할 수 있고 추후 만성으로 진행된 근막동통환자와 정상 대조군간의 운동단위 수준에서의 비교연구와 근피로에 더욱 민감한 운동단위전위의 다른 척도에 대한 개발과 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.16-23
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• 2005

Objectives : We have studied female patients with either alopecia areata or androgenetic alopecia to evaluate psychological aspects, such as anxiety, depression, alexithymia, and characteristic personalities. In addition, we tried to examine the differences in psychological characteristics between these two types of alopecia, where the alopecia areata has been cotroversial on the role of stress in its etiology and the androgenetic alopecia seems to be more influeced by genetic and biological factors. Methods : All participated patients were females with alopecia for more than 1 you. Among them, 52 were with alopecia areata and 33 were with androgenetic alopecia. They were compared with 54 normal healthy controls by using MMPI, BDI, STAI-S, STAI-T, and TAS-20K. Results The average scores of F, Hs, D, Pd, Pa, Sc, Si in MMPI of alopecia groups were significantly higher than that of normal controls, and the androgenetic alopecia group had highest Hy and Pt scores. The average scores of BDI, STAI-S, and STAI-T in alopecia groups were higher than the normal controls. 94.2% of alopecia areata patients and 97.0% of androgenetic alopecia patients had severe depression, who scored higher than 23 in BDI. In TAS-20K, the average total scores of alopecia groups were higher than the normal control group, and the average Factor 3 score in androgentic alopecia was higher than the other groups. The alopecia groups scored higher than normal control group in STAI-S and STAI-T. Conclusion : Females with chronic alopecia were more depressed, had higher levels of anxiety, and more alexithymic than normal healthy females. In spite of arguments about etiological role of stress to alopecia, psychiatric interventions are needed for depression, and considerations for personality and psychological defense mechanism were needed in both types of alopecia.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.515-524
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• 2017

The aim of this study was investigated the effect of self-exercise based on health care application on upper extremity function and daily living, satisfaction in patients with stroke. This experiments were participated in thirty patients with stroke. All subjects allocated that randomized each fifteen patients in experimental and control groups. Subjects of both group received the conventional rehabilitation therapy during 30 min/day, 5 for week, for 4 weeks. Additionally, experimental group performed that self-exercise based on health care application, supervised under caregivers, during 30 min/day. Additionally, control group conducted only self-exercise supervised under caregivers, during 30 min/day. The outcome measures were the JHFT(: Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test), FMA(: Fugl-Meyer Assessment), K-MBI(: Korean Modified Barthel Index), VASS(: Visual Analog Satisfaction Scale). In results of study. Two groups showed significant improvements after intervention in all tests(p<.05). In comparison of change score between both group, experimental group showed greater significant improvements than control group in JHFT(p<.05). The experimental group was significant higher than control group in VASS(p<.05). We suggested that self-exercise based on health care application can have a positive effects of the improvements of hand function and satisfaction than usual self-exercise in patients with stroke.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.961-968
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of cerebral angiography in each energy level by using dual energy technique in CT. Methods were performed on 15 DE images and SE images of CT angiography. For the analysis of images, mean value, standard deviation, SNR and CNR value were determined by setting ROI on MCA, brain parenchyma tissue, and back ground. As a result of concurrent visual evaluation with Likert 5 point scale, the clearest MCA image was confirmed at DE 40 keV and SE 120 kVp(p>0.05). The SNR value of the SE image was measured to be similar to the 40 keV energy level of the DE image. The low energy level image of 40 keV and 50 keV was measured with a high SNR and the contrast ratio was higher than that of the high energy image.