• 한국노년학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.1083-1101
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 배우자 사별 전후에 사별자가 제공받는 사회적 지지원의 변화, 즉 사회적 관계망의 구조적 및 기능적 측면의 변화에 대해 기술하고, 그 사회적 관계망 변화양상을 예측하기 위한 개인적 요인을 검토하는 것이다. 이를 위해 고령화연구패널조사 1차(2006년) 및 2차(2008년) 기본조사 자료를 활용하여, 1차 조사 이후에 배우자와 사별한 중·노년층 118명을 대상으로 1, 2차 조사 기간 동안에 개인이 보유, 경험한 사회적 관계망의 변화를 종단적으로 추적, 검토하였다. 구조적, 기능적 사회적 관계망은 동거자녀 유무, 자녀와의 지리적 근접성, 비동거 자녀와의 접촉 정도, 친밀한 인간관계 접촉 정도, 자녀로부터의 사회적 지지, 그 밖의 관계로부터의 사회적 지지로 측정하였다. 주요한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 전반적으로 사별 후에 근거리 거주 자녀, 자녀와의 접촉빈도, 자녀로부터의 지원이 증가한 것으로 나타나, 사별 직후의 사회적 관계망의 변화는 주로 자녀를 중심으로 강화됨을 알 수 있다. 둘째, 사별 전후 사회적 관계망 변화양상은 "전반적 증가형", "자녀중심 증가형", "자녀/친밀한 관계중심 증가형", "정체형"으로 유형화되었다. 셋째, 사별자의 건강상태가 사별 전후 사회적 관계망 변화를 예측하는데 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.1063-1085
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• 2009

본 연구는 시간이 경과함에 따른 노인들의 복지서비스 이용경험의 변화를 살펴보고, Andersen과 Newman(1973)의 행동주의 모델을 적용하여 서비스 이용경험에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 밝힘과 동시에 지속적으로 영향을 미치는 요인을 밝히고자 시도되었다. 이를 위해 2003년부터 2007년까지 세 차례에 걸쳐 수집된 한림고령자패널자료 중 60세 이상 노인을 분석대상으로 경로우대서비스, 여가서비스, 재가복지서비스 이용경험과 Andersen과 Newman(1973)의 모델에서 제시된 선행요인(성, 연령, 교육수준), 가능성요인(거주지역, 배우자유무, 월 용돈, 서비스 인지수준), 욕구요인(일상생활동작수행능력)에 해당하는 문항들을 분석하였다. 연구문제를 해결하기 위해 자귀회귀모형과 회귀분석을 결합한 모형을 만들고 이를 구조방정식 모형을 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과 첫째, 시간이 흐름에 따라 노인들은 경로우대서비스를 점차 보편적으로 이용하게 되었지만 여가서비스와 재가복지서비스를 이용함에 있어서는 아직까지 제한적이었다. 둘째, 경로우대서비스와 여가서비스에 대한 이용경험은 다음의 서비스 이용경험에 정적인 영향을 미치고 있었다. 셋째, 서비스 이용경험에 영향을 미친 요인들이 조사시점마다 달라졌지만, 경로우대서비스 이용에는 선행요인인 연령과 가능성요인인 거주지역, 여가서비스 이용에는 가능성요인인 거주지역과 배우자유무, 그리고 재가복지서비스 이용에는 선행요인인 교육수준과 가능성요인인 서비스 인지수준이 5년 동안 지속적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 선행연구들에서 서비스 이용에 욕구요인이 중요한 요인으로 지목되어온 것과는 달리 본 연구에서는 가능성요인이 중요하게 부각되었다. 이러한 결과를 통해 노인 개인이나 가족의 특성보다는 서비스를 공급하는 지역의 복지환경이 노인의 서비스 이용에 더 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. 따라서 노인의 노인복지서비스 이용을 확대하기 위해서는 경로우대서비스와 여가서비스에 대한 복지자원과 재정에 있어서의 지역 간 격차를 줄이고 재가복지서비스에 대한 홍보를 체계화하는 노력이 요구되었다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제67권4호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2024

Objective : To confirm the usefulness of the extradural anterior clinoidectomy during the clipping of a low riding posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysm through cadaver dissection. Methods : Anatomic measurements of 12 adult cadaveric heads (24 sides total) were performed to compare the microsurgical exposure of the PCoA and internal carotid artery (ICA) before and after clinoidectomy. A standard pterional craniotomy and transsylvian approach were performed in all cadavers. The distance from the ICA bifurcation to the origin of PCoA (D1), pre-anterior clinoidectomy distance from the ICA bifurcation to tentorium (D2), post-anterior clinoidectomy distance from the ICA bifurcation to tentorium (D3), pre-anterior clinoidectomy distance from the tentorium to the origin of PCoA (D4) and post-anterior clinoidectomy distance from the tentorium to the origin of PCoA (D5) and the distance of the ICA obtained after anterior clinoidectomy (D6) were measured. We measured the precise thickness of the blade for the Yasargil clip with a digital precision ruler to confirm the usefulness of the extradural anterior clinoidectomy. Results : Twenty-four sites were dissected from 12 cadavers. The age of the cadavers was 79.83±6.25 years. The number of males was the same as the females. The space from the proximal origin of the PCoA to the preclinoid-tentorium (D4) was 1.45±1.08 mm (max, 4.01; min, 0.56). After the clinoidectomy, the space from the proximal origin of the PCoA to the postclinoid-tentorium (D5) was 3.612±1.15 mm (max, 6.14; min, 1.83). The length (D6) of the exposed proximal ICA after the extradural clinoididectomy was 2.17±1.04 mm on the lateral side and 2.16±0.89 mm on the medial side. The thickness of the Yasargil clip blade used during the clipping surgery was 1.35 mm measured with a digital precision ruler. Conclusion : The proximal length obtained by performing an external anterior clinoidectomy is about 2 mm, sufficient for proximal control during PCoA aneurysm surgery, considering the thickness of the aneurysm clips. In a subarachnoid hemorrhage, performing an extradural anterior clinoidectomy could prevent a devastating situation during PCoA aneurysm clipping.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.591-603
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• 2020

목적 본 연구는 Coronavirus disease 2019 (이하 COVID-19) 폐렴 환자의 임상 양상과 흉부 전산화단층촬영(이하 CT) 소견을 분석하고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 IRB의 승인을 받은 연구로, 51명의 COVID-19 확진 환자들을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 환자들을 임상 양상에 따라 경증과 중증으로 나누어 두 그룹 간에 임상 양상과 흉부 CT 소견을 비교하였다. 결과 총 51명의 환자(남자 22명, 여자 29명, 평균 56.5 ± 16세, 범위 22~88세) 중 37명(72.5%)은 경증, 14명(27.5%)은 중증이었다. 중증 환자들의 평균 연령(68.7 ± 12.5세)은 경증 환자들(51.8 ± 14.9세)보다 많았다(p < 0.001). 중증 환자가 기저질환을 가지고 있는 경우가 많았으며(71% vs. 41%, p = 0.049), 혈액검사에서 림프구 백분율 감소를 보이는 경우가 많았다(86% vs. 32%, p = 0.001). 흉부 CT 소견은 대부분의 환자들에서 간유리음영과 폐경화가 혼합된 양상이거나(76%) 간유리음영으로(22%) 나타났고, 양측 폐 하부, 후방, 변연부에 나타나는 경우가 많았다. 중증 환자에서 병변이 더 많은 수의 폐엽을 침범했고, CT 위중도 점수도 높았다. 결론 COVID-19 폐렴 확진 환자의 특징적인 흉부 CT 소견을 숙지하는 것이 빠른 진단과 적절한 치료에 도움이 될 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.62-73
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• 2024

Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vertebral venous congestion (VVC) in patients with chemoport insertion, evaluate the imaging characteristics of nodular VVC, and identify the factors associated with VVC. Materials and Methods: This retrospective single-center study was based on follow-up contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) of 1412 adult patients who underwent chemoport insertion between January 2016 and December 2016. The prevalence of venous stenosis, reflux, and VVC were evaluated. The imaging features of nodular VVC, including specific locations within the vertebral body, were analyzed. To identify the factors associated with VVC, patients with VVC were compared with a subset of patients without VVC who had been followed up for > 3 years without developing VVC after chemoport insertion. Toward this, a multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: After excluding 333 patients, 1079 were analyzed (mean age ± standard deviation, 62.3 ± 11.6 years; 540 females). The prevalence of VVC was 5.8% (63/1079), with all patients (63/63) demonstrating vertebral venous reflux and 67% (42/63) with innominate vein stenosis. The median interval between chemoport insertion and VVC was 515 days (interquartile range, 204-881 days). The prevalence of nodular VVC was 1.5% (16/1079), with a mean size of 5.9 ± 3.1 mm and attenuation of 784 ± 162 HU. Nodular VVC tended to be located subcortically. Forty-four patients with VVC underwent CT examinations with contrast injections in both arms; the VVC disappeared in 70% (31/44) when the contrast was injected in the arm contralateral to the chemoport site. Bevacizumab use was independently associated with VVC (odds ratio, 3.45; P < 0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of VVC and nodular VVC was low in patients who underwent chemoport insertion. Nodular VVC was always accompanied by vertebral venous reflux and tended to be located subcortically. To avoid VVC, contrast injection in the arm contralateral to the chemoport site is preferred.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.481-492
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• 2024

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and imaging characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection in hospitalized immunocompromised patients in comparison with immunocompetent patients. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study analyzed consecutive adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who received at least one dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine at two academic medical centers between June 2021 and December 2022. Immunocompromised patients (with active solid organ cancer, active hematologic cancer, active immune-mediated inflammatory disease, status post solid organ transplantation, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome) were compared with immunocompetent patients. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of immune status on severe clinical outcomes (in-hospital death, mechanical ventilation, or intensive care unit admission), severe radiologic pneumonia (≥ 25% of lung involvement), and typical CT pneumonia. Results: Of 2218 patients (mean age, 69.5 ± 16.1 years), 274 (12.4%), and 1944 (87.6%) were immunocompromised an immunocompetent, respectively. Patients with active solid organ cancer and patients status post solid organ transplantation had significantly higher risks for severe clinical outcomes (adjusted odds ratio = 1.58 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.01-2.47], P = 0.042; and 3.12 [95% CI, 1.47-6.60], P = 0.003, respectively). Patient status post solid organ transplantation and patients with active hematologic cancer were associated with increased risks for severe pneumonia based on chest radiographs (2.96 [95% CI, 1.54-5.67], P = 0.001; and 2.87 [95% CI, 1.50-5.49], P = 0.001, respectively) and for typical CT pneumonia (9.03 [95% CI, 2.49-32.66], P < 0.001; and 4.18 [95% CI, 1.70-10.25], P = 0.002, respectively). Conclusion: Immunocompromised patients with COVID-19 breakthrough infection showed an increased risk of severe clinical outcome, severe pneumonia based on chest radiographs, and typical CT pneumonia. In particular, patients status post solid organ transplantation was specifically found to be associated with a higher risk of all three outcomes than hospitalized immunocompetent patients.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1260-1268
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• 2022

Objective: To propose standardized MRI-proton density fat fraction (PDFF) cutoff values for diagnosing hepatic steatosis, evaluated using contemporary PDFF measuring methods in a large population of healthy adults, using histologic fat fraction (HFF) as the reference standard. Materials and Methods: A retrospective search of electronic medical records between 2015 and 2018 identified 1063 adult donor candidates for liver transplantation who had undergone liver MRI and liver biopsy within a 7-day interval. Patients with a history of liver disease or significant alcohol consumption were excluded. Chemical shift imaging-based MRI (CS-MRI) PDFF and high-speed T2-corrected multi-echo MR spectroscopy (HISTO-MRS) PDFF data were obtained. By temporal splitting, the total population was divided into development and validation sets. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the MRI-PDFF method. Two cutoff values with sensitivity > 90% and specificity > 90% were selected to rule-out and rule-in, respectively, hepatic steatosis with reference to HFF ≥ 5% in the development set. The diagnostic performance was assessed using the validation set. Results: Of 921 final participants (624 male; mean age ± standard deviation, 31.5 ± 9.0 years), the development and validation sets comprised 497 and 424 patients, respectively. In the development set, the areas under the ROC curve for diagnosing hepatic steatosis were 0.920 for CS-MRI-PDFF and 0.915 for HISTO-MRS-PDFF. For ruling-out hepatic steatosis, the CS-MRI-PDFF cutoff was 2.3% (sensitivity, 92.4%; specificity, 63.0%) and the HISTO-MRI-PDFF cutoff was 2.6% (sensitivity, 88.8%; specificity, 70.1%). For ruling-in hepatic steatosis, the CS-MRI-PDFF cutoff was 3.5% (sensitivity, 73.5%; specificity, 88.6%) and the HISTO-MRI-PDFF cutoff was 4.0% (sensitivity, 74.7%; specificity, 90.6%). Conclusion: In a large population of healthy adults, our study suggests diagnostic thresholds for ruling-out and ruling-in hepatic steatosis defined as HFF ≥ 5% by contemporary PDFF measurement methods.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2024

Purpose: When performing nuclear medicine examinations, body wraps or plastic supports are used to support and immobilize the patient's upper extremities to prevent patient safety accidents. However, the existing plastic supports compromised patient and staff safety, including finger entrapment and falls. Moreover, the body wrap provided by manufacturers compromised image quality such as upper extremities cutoff during whole body bone scan. Therefore, a new design of body wrap was developed to improve the issue, and this study aims to evaluate the usability of this medical body wrap. Materials and Methods: To evaluate the usability of the newly designed medical body wrap, a quality assessment of whole body bone scan images and a user satisfaction survey were conducted. Adult patients (male:female=129:152, age: 60.3±12.4 years, BMI: 24.0±4.2) aged 16 years or older who underwent a whole body bone scan during two periods: June to July 2022 (before improvement, n=139) and June to July 2023 (after improvement, n=142) were randomly selected for image quality evaluation. Five radiotechnologists visually evaluated the posterior view of the whole body bone image, including the left and right elbow (2 points), arm (2 points), whether the hand is extended (2 points), whether the hand is included (2 points), and the number of visible fingers (10 points), with a total of 18 points, which were converted to 100 points and analyzed for difference before and after improvement using an independent sample t-test. The user satisfaction questionnaire was evaluated using a 5-point Likert scale among 16 radiotechnologists from three general hospitals who experienced the new body wrap. Results: The image quality assessment was 82.0±13.8 before the improvement and 89.3±10.1 after the improvement, an average of 7.3 points higher, with a statistically significant difference (t=5.02, p<0.01). The user satisfaction survey showed an overall satisfaction rating of 4.1±0.8 for ease of use, 3.8±0.7 for scan preparation time, 3.9±0.7 for patient safety, 3.8±1.2 for scan accuracy, and 4.2±0.7 for recommendation (87.5% questionnaire response rate). Conclusion: The developed body wrap showed higher image quality and user satisfaction compared to the old method. Considering these results, it is deemed that the new body wrap may be more useful than existing methods.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.41.1-41.11
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• 2023

Background: Shift work has been reported to have several harmful effects on the human body. However, a small number of studies have evaluated the association between shift work and adverse effects on the thyroid. In our longitudinal study, we examined the causal association between shift work and the risk of hypothyroidism. Methods: A Kangbuk Samsung Cohort Study was conducted on 112,648 men without thyroid disease at baseline who were followed up at least once between 2012 and 2019. Shift work status and shift schedule types were categorized using standardized questionnaires. Hypothyroidism was defined using the reference ranges of serum thyroid-stimulating hormones and free thyroxine levels. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incident hypothyroidism were estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression analyses with the daytime work group as the reference. Results: During the 501,237 person-years of follow-up, there were 6,306 incident cases of hypothyroidism (incidence density, 1.26 per 100 person-years). The multivariable-adjusted HR of incident hypothyroidism for the shift work total group that included all shifts compared with the daytime work group was 1.27 (95% CI: 1.15-1.40). For the fixed evening, fixed night, rotating shift, and other shift workers, the multivariable-adjusted HRs (95% CI) were 1.11 (0.76-1.61), 2.18 (1.20-3.93), 1.39 (1.23-1.56), and 1.00 (0.82-1.22), respectively. In subgroup analyses by age, the association between shift work and hypothyroidism was more pronounced in younger participants (< 40 years; HR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.16-1.47). Conclusions: Our large-scale cohort study showed an association between shift work and the incidence of hypothyroidism, especially in younger workers with night shifts.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.952-963
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• 1998

연구배경 : 체외 순환으로 인한 지혈 기전의 심각한 손상은 술후 과다 출혈을 일으켜 환자의 생명을 위협하고, 대량 수혈에 따른 부작용과 재수술의 우려마저 증가시킬 수 있다. 특히, 심장 수술동안 섬유소 용해계의 활성화와 혈소판의 숫적, 기능적 변화가 술후 상당 시간동안 출혈의 원인이 된다고 보고하고 있다 대상 및 방법 : 본 연구는 체외 순환 동안 및 그 후에 있어, 체외 순환에 의한 섬유소 용해계의 활성화를 포함한 다양한 혈액학적 변화를 조사하고, 이러한 변화들이 술후 비외과적 출혈의 정도와 어떤 상관성이 있는가를 규명하기위해 체외 순환을 실시할 성인 환자 20명을 대상으로 전향적으로 계획되었다. 혈소판 수, 섬유소원 및 plasminogen 농도, FDP, D-dimer, BT, aPTT, PT와 같은 혈액학적 변수의 측정을 위해 수술동안 또는 술후 시기에 혈액을 연속적으로 채취하였다. 출혈량은 흉부 삽관을 통한 배출량을 술후 3, 6, 12, 24, 48시간의 양과 총혈액량을 각각 측정하였다. 결과 : 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다:혈소판 수는 체외 순환으로 인해 급격히 감소되었다 (p<0.01). 총 체외 순환 시간이 길수록 혈소판 수의 감소률은 더 높았으며 (r=0.55, p=0.01) 술후 7일이 되어서야 비로소 술전치에 근접하였다. 체외 순환동안 FDP와 D-dimer의 농도가 의미있게 증가하였고 (p<0.0001), 섬유소원 및 plasminogen 농도 둘 다 서로간에 상관성을 보이면서 감소하였다 (r=0.57, p<0.01). 술후 2hr-BT, 2hr-PT, 2hr-aPTT 모두 술전치에 비해 유의하게 연장되었다(각각 p<0.05, p<0.0001, p<0.0001). 술후 총 출혈량과 환자의 연령, 대동맥 차단 시간, 체외 순환 시간은 각각 양의 상관관계 (positive correlation)가 있었다. 술전 기준치 혈소판 수와 술후 3시간 출혈량, 체외 순환 종료시의 혈소판 수와 술후 3시간, 6시간 및 총 출혈량 그리고 술후 1일의 혈소판 수와 48시간 출혈량 사이에는 각각 음의 상관관계 (negative correlation)가 있었다. 술후 2hr-aPTT는 술후 6시간 및 48시간대의 출혈량에 상관성이 있었고 (r=0.53, p=0.02) 술후 2hr-PT는 48시간 출혈량과 각각 양의 상관성이 있었으나 (r=0.43, p=0.05). 이 두가지 변수와 총 출혈량 간에는 상관성이 없었고, 술후 2hr-BT와 술후 출혈량 사이에도 유의한 상관성을 발견하지 못하였다. 결론 : 이상의 관찰 결과들은 체외 순환이 섬유소 용해계의 활성화와 혈소판 수의 심한 감소를 포함한 다양한 혈액학적 변화를 유도하고 환자의 연령, 혈소판 수, 대동맥 차단 시간, 체외 순환 시간, 술후 PT 및 aPTT와 같은 다인적 상황들이 술후 출혈에 영향을 미친다는 점들을 시사하고 있다. 본 연구 결과들은 체외 순환에 따른 지혈적 손상에 관한 이해와 술후 출혈을 감소시키기 위한 기초 자료로 활용 가능하리라 사료된다.