• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.514-528
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• 2014

This study examined the actual state and future improvement of food allergies in adolescents and adults in order to prevent damage. In this survey, proportions of females, people in their 40s, college graduates, and office workers and housewives with allergies were higher than other groups. Exactly 41.1% of participants responded that they had experienced food allergies while 58.9% responded that they had not. According to their responses, the most common food allergy symptom involved the skin while whole-body allergic reactions were rare. Most respondents answered that frequency of their food allergies was two or three times. There was a variety of allergenic foods, including fast food, eggs, mackerel and milk, and instant food was ranked as the most allergenic food. Therefore, in order to protect consumers from damage caused by food allergens, the food allergen labeling system must be improved. A better food allergen labeling system should be implemented to avoid potential risks of allergic reactions and ensure national food safety.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.11
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• pp.1340-1345
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• 2002

Purpose : We studied the prevalence of snoring and its association with diseases, obesity and environmental factors, as well as sleep disturbance arising from snoring, in school-aged children. Methods : The survey was performed by a special questionnaire on 1,707 children at elementary schools from 1 to 30 July 2001 in Gwangju City. The prevalence of snoring, associated factors, and sleep disturbance were evaluated. Results : 266(16.5%) of the children snored at least once a week. 73(4.3%) of the children snored almost every day. Regarding the associated factors of snoring : There was a statistically significant difference between snoring and nonsnoring groups due to gender, obesity, sinusitis, tonsillar hypertrophy, bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. Of them, male gender, tonsillar hypertrophy, and obesity were significant risk factors for development of snoring. Especially, the odds ratio increased to 1.048(CI, 1.004-1.659), 1.748(CI, 1.175-2.599), and 2.266(CI, 1.300-3.950) in children with an obesity index of 20-29%, 30-49%, ${\geq}50%$, respectively. There was a statistically significant association of snoring with decreased sleep duration, sleep talking, and drowsiness during the day as a result of sleep disturbance. Conclusion : 16.5% of school-aged children snored at least once a week. The association of snoring with tonsillar hypertrophy, obesity and gender as risk factors was demonstrated in this study.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.38-46
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• 2004

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of staffs in a hospital. The results of the investigation were taken as a basic data of evaluating the quality of life of patients in psychiatric hospital and family members. Methods: The subjects of this study were Ankang Chungang Hospital staffs. The tool of this study was the Korean version of the SmithKline Beecham Quality of Life Scale. A total of 39 survey was returned. All answers were analyzed statistically by ANOVA or t-test. Results: Internal consistency was high, measuring 0.887 for the 23 items. Staffs have, statistically insignificant, relatively high quality of life. Indirect patient contact group and married group scored more higher than the other group. In so far as age, 30s and 40s scored more higher than the others averagely, the higher educated group, the higher quality of life, except factor competence and physical well-being. Conclusion: This study results support that the indirect patient contact group have higher quality of life in competence factor in quality of life. We recommend that the program that lift self-esteem and quality of life should be supplied for direct patient contact group who may have burnout syndrome. It will be necessary to evaluate the quality of life of patients in psychiatric hospital and patients' family members later.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic disease
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.165-170
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• 2015

Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency is a rare X-linked genetic disorder of urea synthesis in newborns. It is the most common urea cycle disorder and leads to elevated levels of ammonia in the blood. Excessive ammonia can cause various symptoms, including vomiting, lethargy, and coma. Boys have a more serious form of OTC deficiency than girls. If not treated immediately, severe OTC deficiency can lead to neurologic abnormalities, hyperammonemic coma, and death. Because late-onset OTC deficiency, which is more common in girls, presents mild symptoms, it is easy to miss diagnosis and prompt treatment. We describe an 11-month-old girl who presented periodic vomiting, intermittent lethargy, and seizure. She was diagnosed with OTC deficiency by elevated serum ammonia and urine orotic acid levels. Genetic analysis of the OTC gene revealed a missense mutation in exon 5 (c.418G>C). We reported an experience of exact diagnosis and successful treatment of late-onset OTC deficiency in our patient.

• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1091-1092
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• 2003

당뇨병은 발병한 후에는 혈당조절을 위한 식사요법 실천이 평생에 걸쳐 지속적으로 이루어져야하는 질환이므로 식사요법에 대한 영양교육이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 지속적인 실습을 포함하는 소그룹 단위의 영양교육프로그램을 실시함으로써 식사요법 실천에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 2003년 4월부터 7월까지 보건소에서 여성 당뇨병 환자 13명을 대상으로 혈당에 가장 영향을 미치는 당질식품의 적정섭취와 균형있고 규칙적인 식사를 강조한 쉬운 식사요법 교실의 형태로 연속 4주간, 2시간의 교육형태로 그룹인원을 5명 이하로 하여 실시하였다. 설문조사를 통하여 식사요법 장애 인자를 파악하였으며 교육 전후에 식사 섭취량, 혈당 허리둘레를 측정하여 비교하였다. 대상자의 평균 연령은 57.85 $\pm$ 9.55세, 유병 기간 6.38 $\pm$ 2.9년이었다 식사요법 교육을 받은 경험이 있는 환자는 15.4%이며 당뇨병 가족력을 가지고 있는 환자는 53.8%이었다. 당뇨병 발견 동기는 증상 .있었던 경우가 23.1%, 종합 진단시 발견된 경우 15.4%, 타 질환 치료시 알게된 경우 61.5%이었다. 저혈당 증세 및 대처방법을 알고 있는 환자는 53.8%이었다. 식사요법시 장애인자를 항목별로 질문하였을 때 가장 큰 장애는 주위에서 더 먹으라고 권유하는 것, 식사요법은 나에게 큰짐이 된다는 생각, 식사요법보다 일상생활에서 더 중요한 것이 많음이 53.8%로 답하였다. 교육 전후의 식사 섭취 량을 비교하였을 때 교육 전 에너지 섭취량은 1579.6 $\pm$ 355.8㎉ 교육 후 1505 $\pm$ 425.3㎉로서 70㎉정도 감소하였다. 교육 시 처방한 열량의 98.3%를 섭취하고 있었다. 당질섭취는 교육 전 257$\pm$60.6g 교육 후 214.8$\pm$56.1g로 감소하였고 단백질, 지질의 섭취는 교육전후에 큰 차이가 없었다. 총열량에 대한 3대 영양소의 섭취비율은 교육 전 57:23:20에서 교육 후 51:28:21로 당질비율은 감소하고 지질이나 단백질 섭취비율이 증가하였다. 교육전 후 식품군 별 섭취 량을 식품교환단위 수로 비교하였을 때 곡류군 섭취는 교육 전 5.87 $\pm$ 2.51에서 교육 후 5.38 $\pm$ 1.71로 교육후 당질 식품 섭취량이 감소하였으나 통계적으로 유의성은 나타나지 않았다. 교육 후 식품선택에서의 큰 변화는 과일류 중 토마토 섭취 비율 증가로 교육 전에는 총 과일 섭취량의 19.87%에서 교육 후에는 56.32%로 증가했다. 혈당은 교육후 42.8mg/㎗ 감소한 것으로 나타났으며 허리둘레는 교육 전 평균 83.8 $\pm$ 5.75에서 교육 후 82.33 $\pm$ 5.89cm로 약 1.5cm가량 감소하였다. 따라서 당질 식품 적정 섭취에 대한 실습 위주의 단기간 영양교육은 당뇨병 관리에 유익한 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국노년학
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.1361-1381
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• 2009

There have lately been a variety of social issues in our society due to rapid social changes. Specifically, how to approach elderly people who suffer from dementia is never an easy task, and few in-depth studies have ever focused on their quality of life due to that. The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of life of elderly people with dementia and the relationship between their quality of life and the environments of facilities for them in an attempt to lay the foundation for the development of compatible programs tailored to the environments of the facilities and for relevant policy setting. It's ultimately meant to improve the quality of life of the elderly with dementia and the environments of facilities for them. The subjects in this study were elderly people with dementia who were housed in senior residential and medical welfare facilities in Daegu and Gyeongsangbukdo. The collected data were analyzed with a SPSS 12.0 program, and frequency analysis, cross-tabs and multiple logistic regression analysis were utilized. As a result, facility environments were identified as one of the variables that had a significant impact on the quality of life of the elderly people with dementia. There are some suggestions about how to boost their quality of life: First, good environments should be prepared in consideration of the characteristics of elderly people with dementia in order for themto be satisfied with their own quality of life, and the way of looking at their potentials should be changed. Second, it's found that main caregivers affected the quality of life of the elderly people with dementia, and the kind of programs that focus on the improvement of the relationship between elderly people with dementia and their main caregivers is required. Third, there should be a change in the environments of the facilities. The facilities should be well equipped to successfully respond to the symptoms of elderly people with dementia. To redress their poor accessibility to the facilities, infrastructure involving nursing homes and professional personnels should be built by utilizing the Internet, and the facilities and local community should make concerted efforts to provide quality care to elderly people in want of it.