• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.517-519
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• 2022

VR based dementia service is emerged as elderly population is increasing with potential welfare cost. Current Dementia Center cannot solve the complicated problems, including limited size, case management, medical support, medical cost and care cost, and the lack preventive environment. VR based dementia service is suggested from three reasons: First, VR shows easy access and convenience; Second, development of cognitive health is easy and fun; Third, Predictive way of cognitive decline can be possible with Big Data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.01a
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• pp.273-274
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• 2023

최근 고령화 사회로 인해 노년층의 인구 비율이 증가하고, 각종 질병 및 조기사망 등 많은 위험에 노출되고 있다. 이러한 위험을 최소화하기 위해 다양한 의료 기기들이 발전해나가고 있다. 그 중 일반 사람들이 접하기 쉬운 기기가 바로 AED(자동제세동기)이다. 현재 상용화되어 있는 AED는 의학 지식이 부족한 일반인에게 음성 및 화면을 통해 가이드를 해주고, 부착 패드에 전기를 가하여 심장에 전기충격을 줄 수 있게 만들어져 있다. 본 논문에서 AED 기능을 고도화하여 환자의 상태를 확인하고 환자의 위치와 바이탈 체크 정보를 수집하여 웹 서버로 전송하는 기능을 구현하였다. 서버에 전달된 정보는 출동하는 구급대원에서 전달되어 보다 빠른 조치가 가능한 응급시스템에 이용된다. 본 논문의 결과는 환자의 상태나 위치를 손쉽게 확인하고 관리함으로써 비상 상황 시 대처를 신속하게 할 수 있으며 기존 AED보다 경제제적 부담을 줄이는 기대 효과를 가질 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.01a
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• pp.277-278
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• 2023

최근 고령화 사회로 인해 전 세계적으로 노년층 인구수가 증가하고 있다. 하지만, 노인들의 신체 능력은 더욱 약화되고 있으며 병원을 찾아가 진료 및 재활을 받는 것은 신체적으로 부담이 갈 것은 자명한 사실이다. 또한, 재활 치료는 본인이 느끼는 것에 따라 진단 결과가 나오며 의사 또한 정확한 수치를 확인할 수 없어 제대로 된 진단 결과를 받을 수 없다는 문제가 있다. 본 논문은 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 병원을 직접 찾아가지 않고, 자택에서 측정 및 재활이 가능한 시스템을 제안한다. 재활 치료를 받는 환자의 신체정보를 근전도 센서, 심박 수 센서 등을 활용하여 상시 체크를 하고 의사가 실시간으로 모니터링을 하며 환자의 상태를 확인 및 상담과 조치를 취할 수 있는 시스템을 만들어 최근 증가하고 있는 노년층들이 신체적, 금전적 제약을 받지 않고 진료 받을 수 있게 할 것이다.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.990-991
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• 2023

커져만 가는 비건 시장에 비해서 비건 제품의 가격은 높고, 한정되어 있다. 성분표만을 보고 비건 여부를 파악하기에는 어렵고, 저시력자 및 시각장애인에게는 더욱 어려운 일이다. 치주 질환이나 당뇨를 포함한 크고 작은 다양한 질병으로 인해 육식 섭취 대신 불가피하게 채식을 실천해야 하는 경우 또는 가격 부담이 크고 찾기 어렵다. 그래서 비건 인증을 받은 제품 대신 일반 제품들 사이에서 비건에 적합한 제품을 찾는 데 도움이 되는 시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 본 논문에서는 저시력자 및 시각장애인을 위한 큰 글씨 화면, 음성 입출력 시스템 제공과 성분표 촬영을 통해 비건 적합 여부 및 알레르기 정보 제공, 사용자 특성 분석을 통한 UI 구성의 서비스를 제공한다. 성분표 촬영에 어려움을 겪는 저시력자 및 시각장애인에게 편리를 제공하기 위해 소프트웨어 뿐만 아니라 하드웨어를 구성한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2024.01a
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• pp.491-492
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• 2024

맞벌이 가정이 증가함에 따라 영유아, 장애인, 노인 등의 사회적 약자를 낮시간 동안 보육/보호하는 데이케어 센터의 수요가 증가하고 있다. 데이케어 센터는 센터 경쟁력 확보 및 보호자 만족도 제고를 위해서 피보호자의 일상 사진을 제공하는 곳이 대부분이다. 하지만 데이케어 센터의 직원이 다수의 사람에 대한 사진을 촬영 및 선별해서 메시지를 전송하는 일은 데이케어 센터 본연의 업무를 방해할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 사진 선별을 업무 부담을 완화시키는데 도움을 줄 수 있는 얼굴 특징 기반 사진 자동분류하는 시스템을 개발한다. 제안한 방법에서는 얼굴 특징 추출 기법과 클러스터링 알고리즘인 DBSCAN을 이용하여 얼굴기준 사진 분류시스템을 설계하엿다. 특히, OpenCV와 face recognition 라이브러리를 이용하여 카메라로 촬영된 사진 속의 얼굴 객체를 인식하고 얼굴사진을 저정한 후 얼굴의 특징을 추출한다.

• The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.153-185
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• 2020

In principle, even if serious consequences such as death or serious injury of a patient occur as a result of a medical accident, if the medical malpractice of a health care worker is not recognized, the health care worker is not held liable for said consequences. However, with the opening of the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency on April 7, 2012, a system was established to compensate health care personnel for their medical malpractices only in the case of "injuries caused by medical accidents in the course of childbirth" (hereinafter referred to as "program for compensation of medical accidents"). Article 46 paragraph 1 of the current Medical Dispute Mediation Act, which is the basis of the Force Majeure Medical Accident Compensation System, stipulates that "medical accidents under delivery" claims are to be determined by the Medical Accident Compensation Review Committee are subject to the compensation project. And the details of the compensation, ratio of sharing financial resources for compensation, scope of compensation, and the guidelines and procedure for the payment of compensations are prescribed by Presidential Decree. In other words, the Presidential Decree requires the state to pay 70 percent of the compensation funds, and 30 percent of the above funds among health care providers. The Constitutional Court has decided on the 2015Hun-Ga13 that the scope of the health care institution's founders and the share of the compensation funds cannot be directly determined by the law, and that the portion delegated by the Presidential decree does not violate the Principle of Legal Protection nor Comprehensive Nondelegation Doctrine. However, this can be seen as an exclusion of accountability for force-induced delivery accidents even if there is no negligence of the medical staff. If the nature of the system is a type of social security system with a social compensatory nature, it could consider eliminating the health care innovator's cost-sharing provisions, leaving the full cost to the state. However, it is also necessary to review institutional protocols that strengthen the efforts of medical institutions in areas such as analysis of the causes of medical accidents and measures to prevent their recurrence. In addition, I think that the conclusion of the Act is in line with the purpose of the Comprehensive Wage Support Regulations that at minimum the law sets an upper limit of the compensation funds that are to be paid by health and medical institutions. Moreover, it is reasonable for the Medical Accident Compensation Review Committee to specify gestational age and weight of births, which are the criteria for compensation, under the Enforcement Decree of the Medical Dispute Mediation Act, in relation to the criteria for payment of contributions by the Medical Accident Compensation Review Committee, and to set the detailed criteria.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.1781-1791
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• 2013

The present study was intended to measure the level of psychosocial stress and fatigue symptom according to the various characteristics such as sociodemographic, health-related, job-related, job stress factors, and psychosocial factors among nurses working at ward and operating room in university hospitals, and to reveal the relation between these factors and psychosocial stress and fatigue symptom. The self-administered questionnaires were given to 220 nurses working at ward, and 147 nurses working at operating room in 4 participating hospitals located in Daejeon City during the period from July 1st to Aug 31st, 2012. As a results, the factors related to the psychosocial stress of nurses working at ward were age, subjective health status, job career, satisfaction of work, fit to the job, job demand, job control, coworker support, self-esteem, locus of control, type A behavior pattern. In operating room, there were age, sleep hours, subjective health status, job career, physical burden of work, satisfaction of work, fit to the job, consider quitting the job, job demand, job control, type A behavior pattern. The factors related to the fatigue symptoms of nurses working at ward were age, leisure time, subjective health status, satisfaction of work, consider quitting the job, job demand, locus of control, type A behavior pattern. In operating room, there were age, subjective health status, physical burden of work, supervisor support, coworker support, locus of control. Based on the study results, we suggest that the factors related to psychosocial stress and fatigue symptom of nurses were different from working station. We need development and application of programs to keep under management psychosocial stress and fatigue symptom.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.94-101
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• 2010

Purpose:In recent years, Korea has showed a steady increase in the frequency of teenage birth, while the overall birth rate has declined. As the teenage birth is known as a high risk pregnancy itself, we examined perinatal complications of teenage mothers and whose neonates in aspects of medical problem, and social status and support. Methods:We examined the perinatal characteristics of teenage mothers and whose babies, who were hospitalized at Korea University Ansan Hospital from January 2004 to July 2009 using medical records retrospectively. Twenty-seven teenage mothers and their 28 babies were enrolled in this study. Results:Teenage mothers were all unmarried and showed high rates of preterm labor, maternal anemia, and unexpected delivery. Among them, 11 (40.7%) were from families that were separated. Eleven mothers (40.7%) did not have any antenatal care. There were high rates of prematurity and low birth weight (60.7% and 64.3%, respectively). The complication included: respiratory distress syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus and necrotizing enterocolitis. Fourteen babies (51.9%) were not going to be brought up by their biological parents. Conclusion:Teenage pregnancy had high rates of preterm labor and associated complications, often caused by the lack of proper antenatal care. Babies from unmarried mothers were likely to be adopted and this could be a social burden. Therefore, to reduce unplanned teenage pregnancy and births, sex education and social supports should be provided to all teenagers.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.238-250
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• 2011

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the service needs of the beneficiaries who had enrolled in home-based management programs for cancer patients. Methods: From March to May 2009, 676 cancer patients who were registered in home-based cancer patient management programs were selected as subjects for this study. The data were collected using a questionnaire along with a face-to-face interview performed by officers in charge of the home-based care programs of 47 regional health centers. Fifteen patients were excluded due to incomplete data, leaving 661 subjects who were ultimately enrolled in the study. Results: The mean age of subjects was $64.0{\pm}2.5$ years, and males comprised 45.1% (298/661) of the sample. The results of factor analysis for service needs showed that there were five main categories and Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.593 to 0.890 for each factor. The service needs categories in order of importance were social support, information and education, psychological problems, physical symptoms and household chores. The service needs scores were significantly different when subjects were stratified by age, habitation, religion and disease classification. When we divided the subjects into complete remission, under treatment and terminally ill groups, the needs scores of the terminally ill patient group were significantly higher than those of the other groups (p<0.001). Conclusions: Service provision based on patient and beneficiary needs could be an effective intervention to reduce the economic burden of cancer management and to improve the quality of life of cancer patients receiving home-based care. Therefore, it is recommended that individual cancer patient care programs be developed and administered according to patient age, habitation and disease severity.

• 한국노년학
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.1035-1055
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between public care and family care. Public care for older adults began in 2008 with the implementation of the Long-Term Care insurance in South Korea. Although the expansion of public care has the purpose of reducing the care burden for the family, it is not easy to say whether the developments of public care system reduce the amount of family care for older family members. Theoretically, public care and family care are expected to have various relationships depending on the degree of the role and function(substitution, hierarchical compensatory, task specific, supplementation, complementarity). And literatures have showed inconsistent results depending on the country, data, and methods. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between two care types focusing on home care services for older persons. Analyses were based on data from the second(2008) to sixth(2016) waves of Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing(KLoSA). To investigate elderly care dynamics in the households, we pooled the data for four changes between two periods(2008-2010, 2010-2012, 2012-2014, and 2014-2016). This study used an analytic sample of 262 older adults, who are aged 55 over and experienced public care at least one point of time. We used Fixed-Effects(FE) model to analyze the differences within the same individuals under the condition that time-invariant unobserved factors are controlled. This study distinguished the cases of entry into public care and other cases of exiting public care. The results showed that older people who are dependent on public care are less dependent on family care than before. In both entry and exit groups, negative relations were maintained, but in the entering stage of public care, the degree of negative relations was relatively small, whereas in the stage of maintaining or departing from public care, relatively negative relations were strong. At the beginning periods, even though public care increased, family care did not decrease significantly. On the other hand, at the time of ending public care and relying on family care, family care increased significantly. The results of this study show that the relationship between public care and family care is close to hierarchical compensatory model and varies according to the stage of caring transition. Also, it was found that the cases of transition from public care to family care have the biggest burden of elderly care than other groups.