• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.25-34
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• 2015

Purpose: This study is to find relationship between cancer patient's spiritual health and the level of their anxiety and pain. Methods: From April 27 through May 11, 2012, a survey was conducted with 167 cancer patients hospitalized at a university hospital in Busan. Spiritual health was measured by the Spiritual Health Inventory developed by Highfield (1992). The instrument for anxiety measurement was the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory by Spielberger (1975) and that for pain was the Visual Analogue Scale (2009). The association between patients' characteristics and spiritual health, anxiety or pain degree were analyzed using the ANOVA test. The interrelationship between spiritual health, anxiety and pain was analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: The patients exhibited a moderate degree of spiritual health and anxiety and a mild level of pain. Patients' spiritual health significantly differed by their religion, education, monthly income of the family, illness conditions, physical conditions, metastasis, daily living and support. Their anxiety level was significantly different according to age, religion, education, illness conditions, physical conditions, metastasis, daily living, family/friends' support and use of analgesics. Significant differences were also found in the level of pain according to illness conditions, physical conditions, metastasis, daily living, family/friends' support and use of analgesics. We found a moderately negative correlation between spiritual health and anxiety. Anxiety and pain showed a positive correlation, and spiritual health and pain exhibited a negative correlation. Conclusion: To help cancer patients to manage their spiritual health, anxiety and pain, a program should be developed considering the primary factors discussed in this study.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.10
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• pp.562-569
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of total payment for mental and behavioral disorders patients admitted through the emergency room. Study data was selected from the Korean National Health Insurance sample data in 2009. This data was consisted of 753 inpatients who are 331 inpatients with only main sick(F31-F39) and 422 inpatients with main sick codes(F31-F39) and sub sick(F00-F99) admitted through the emergency room. SPSS v.18 was used for the statistical analysis such as descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. In multiple regression analysis, significant variables affecting total payment of main sick patients were gender(p<.01), treatment result(p<.001), path of the emergency room(p<.001), and length of stay(p<.001). Also, main sick patients with sub sick were gender(p<.01), age(p<.001), treatment result(p<.001), path of the emergency room(p<.001), and length of stay(p<.001). These findings implied that it is necessary to build short, middle, and longterm program and system for high risk mental and behavioral disorders groups.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.12
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• pp.245-257
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• 2015

This study was to develop the predictive model for severity-adjusted mortality of inpatients with multiple chronic conditions and analyse the factors on the variation of hospital standardized mortality ratio(HSMR) to propose the plan to reduce the variation. We collect the data "Korean National Hospital Discharge In-depth Injury Survey" from 2008 to 2010 and select the final 110,700 objects of study who have chronic diseases for principal diagnosis and who are over the age of 30 with more than 2 chronic diseases including principal diagnosis. We designed a severity-adjusted mortality predictive model with using data-mining methods (logistic regression analysis, decision tree and neural network method). In this study, we used the predictive model for severity-adjusted mortality ratio by the decision tree using Elixhauser comorbidity index. As the result of the hospital standardized mortality ratio(HSMR) of inpatients with multiple chronic conditions, there were statistically significant differences in HSMR by the insurance type, bed number of hospital, and the location of hospital. We should find the method based on the result of this study to manage mortality ratio of inpatients with multiple chronic conditions efficiently as the national level. So we should make an effort to increase the quality of medical treatment for inpatients with multiple chronic diseases and to reduce growing medical expenses.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.134-143
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• 2020

This study investigated the status of infectious disease inpatients at long-term care hospitals in Korea. A descriptive study was conducted on patients with 14 infectious diseases at 798 long-term care hospitals during 2016-2017. The number of infected patients, total admission days, and total medical expenses were higher in 2017 than in 2016. The most common infectious diseases were enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, influenza, and scabies. The number of hospitals with patients who had enterocolitis due to C. difficile and resistance to carbapenem was higher in 2017 than in 2016. Hospitals with 150-299 beds had higher numbers of infectious disease patients than those with under 150 or over 300 beds. Therefore, intensive efforts are needed to control the most common diseases at long-term care hospitals, such as enterocolitis due to C. difficile, influenza, and scabies. It is recommended to apply relevant guidelines related to infection control management as well as implement educational programs. It will also be necessary to develop applicable infection monitoring standards and support the facilities and health workforce of long-term care hospitals under 300 beds through an effective infection surveillance system.

• 건강소식
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• v.32 no.3 s.352
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• pp.14-15
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• 2008

치질은 전형적인 한국인의 질병이다. 국민건강보험공단과 건강보험심사평가원 등 정부기관이 집계한 자료에 따르면 입원환자수가 가장 많은 질병이 다름 아닌 치질인 것으로 나타났다. 이를 증명하듯 건강보험 통계연보를 살펴보면 최근 6년 사이 치질 입원 환자 수는 12만 명에서 22만 명으로 2배 정도 급증했다. 그만큼 치질은 우리 주변에서 흔히 볼 수 있는 대표적 질환인데 가끔씩 배변 후 명미한 출혈까지 포함한다면 거의 대부분의 사람들이 치질 증상을 경험해 봤다고 하겠다.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.145-151
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• 2014

The goal of this study was to describe dental consultation of pediatric inpatients to the department of pediatric dentistry at Yonsei University Severance Hospital. 391 dental consultations at Yonsei University Severance Hospital referred to pediatric dentistry in the year 2012 were included in this study. Consultations were categorized according to patients' gender, age, chief complaint, referred department and diagnosis. 288 patients (166 males and 122 females) with an average age of 5.9 were referred to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. 129 cases (33.1%) from Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 80 cases (20.5%) from Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, 51 cases (13.0%) from Pediatric Cardiology, and 44 cases (11.3%) from Pediatric Neurology. Chief complaints were ranked from oral examination (39.7%), dental caries (14.0%), pre-operative evaluation (12.8%) and others (33.5%); including oral pain, trauma, tooth mobility, orthodontic treatment, self-injury, fabrication of obturator and etc. Dental consultations should be encouraged as dental care and treatment could affect the control of systemic diseases of admitted patients. Pediatric inpatients have been referred to pediatric dentistry for not only comprehensive oral exam but also various chief complaints. The most frequent dental diagnosis made and treatment performed were dental caries and non-invasive/preventive care respectively.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.2959-2965
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• 2009

This research is based on the medical information record of a university hospital on analysis of outpatients, inpatients and delivery related information in gynecology area. The result of application having analysis of patients as basic material for hospital management is as follows. The number of new patients in average was 140.9, and as the year passes by, it seemed to decrease noticeably(p=0.000). In the first year (2001) the number was only 212.6, but increased to 140 by the year of 2007, showing increase of 80.9. The actual number of patients in the hospital was 124.6 in average and it showed noticeable decrease after each year (p=0.000), from 144.6 patients on the first year 2001, to 104.8 patients in 2007, showing approximately 40 patients decreased. Multiple regression analysis was performed having independent variables as characteristics of patients and cause of delivery related factors, and dependent variables as the number of patients in the hospital. According to analysis, the cause of affecting the number of patients in the hospital was selected as the number of new patients, the number of delivery per year. The reliability rate was recorded as 62.8%. Therefore, apart from the services on marketing and patient management which must come first, the effect of inviting them cannot be avoided, which directly links to trust resulting from the consideration to patients.

• Quality Improvement in Health Care
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.87-92
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• 2009

문제: 순천향대학교병원에서 개발된 영양검색도구를 이용한 검색 결과 본원에 입원하는 암환자들의 약 30%가 중등도이상의 영양불량위험을 가지고 있는 것으로 조사되었으나 이들 암환자의 치료 효과를 높이기 위한 전문화된 영양관리과정(Nutrition Care Process NCP)이 순천향대학교병원 영양과에는 마련되어 있지 않다. 목적: 본원에 내원하는 암 환자를 위한 암 영양교육프로그램과 암으로 입원하는 환자에게 제공할 영양식을 개발 적용으로 병원식의 섭취율 향상과 환자의 영양불량 정도가 개선되어 치료효과를 증진시킬 수 있도록 하기 위함이다. 의료기관: 서울시 한남동 소재 순천향 대학교 병원 질 향상 활동: 암과 관련된 전문적인 영양정보제공을 위해 교육자료 개발과 암환자 교육 상담 프로그램, 교육수가 등을 정하여 비급여 수가 교육 항목을 신설하고 입원환자를 위한 암영양식 식단을 개발하여 이를 특이식으로 처방할 수 있도록 마련하였다. 개선효과: 본원 의료진의 암환자 영양상담 의뢰 건수는 개선활동을 시행하기 전 2008년 5~6월에 월평균 2건에서 활동시행 후 8~12월에 월평균 13건으로 증가하였고, 암영양식은 식사를 적용하기 시작한 2008년 8월부터 12월까지 처방건수가 꾸준히 늘어났으며, 8월~9월 암영양식을 섭취한 암환자 그룹과 일반식을 섭취한 암환자 그룹의 병원식 섭취율은 88%, 67%로 암영양식을 섭취하는 그룹에서 더 높게 나타났고 식사에 대한 만족도에서도 (5점척도 기준) 평균 4.2점, 3.1점으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.1492-1497
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• 2010

Recently, Patient Related Management(PRM) is focused to be increase the number of patients in hospitals. Therefore, the participants of this research are inpatient(104) and out patient(98) in a tertiery hospital in Seoul also, the research purpose is to analysis the relationship between hospital satisfaction and loyalty in various aspects by questionnaires. In the results, the relationship between hospital satisfaction and loyalty was very significant. Among various hospital satisfactions, the reservation satisfaction for out-patients and non-medical service satisfaction for in-patients were significant factors. In the demographic factors, the relationship between age and the hospital loyalty is significant. Therefore, we should make efforts to increase the patient's satisfaction.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.487-497
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting length of stay(LOS) and death in tuberculosis(TB) patients by disease type, patient characteristic, admission and disease characteristic, and hospital characteristic from 2008 to 2017. Survey data was using Korean national hospital discharge in-depth survey data produced by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Study subjects were 10,634 inpatients with TB(A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, U88.0, U88.1, U84.30, U84.31) and analyzed frequency, chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and logistic regression by using STATA 13.0. As a study result, the type of TB(extrapulmonary TB, multidrug-resistant TB, extensively drug-resistant TB), sex(woman), age(35-49, 50-64, 65-74, 75 years old or older), admission type(outpatient department), CCI(1-2 point, 3 point over), hospital location(metropolitan city) and bed size(300-499, 500-999, over 1000) were significantly influence LOS. Also, the type of TB(extrapulmonary TB, extensively drug-resistant TB), sex(woman), age(50-64, 65-74, 75 years old or older), residence(small town/rural), admission type(outpatient department), CCI(1-2 point, 3 point over), hospital location(provincial) were significantly influence death. In conclusion, the existing tuberculosis management has been patient management with rapid diagnosis and treatment following early detection. But other studies should be carried out for the system that identifies and supports high-risk groups of the long-term length of stay in hospital or high mortality rates as a result of treatment.