• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.383-389
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• 2005

구강건조증은 입안이 마르는 느낌의 주관적 증상을 의미하는 것으로 타액분비의 감소에 따른 불충분한 구강점막의 습윤도에 의해 발생할 수 있다. 그러나 구강건조증의 정도는 실제 측정된 객관적인 타액분비율과 상관관계를 보이지 않는 경우도 있어 그 진단과 치료에 어려움을 야기한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 구강건조증의 진단과 평가를 위해 구강건조증 환자의 문제 해결을 위한 설문지를 개발하고 설문지의 문항들이 갖는 신뢰도를 분석하여 향후 구강건조증의 연구 및 진단 도구로서의 활용가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 구강건조감의 정도를 Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) 척도로 답하는 6 가지 문항과 구강건조감에 따른 행동을 파악하기 위한 4 가지 문항을 개발하고 문항들이 갖는 신뢰도를 평가하기 위하여 구강건조증의 증상을 호소하지 않는 건강한 성인 남녀 88 명(남자 44 명, 평균 $25.6{\pm}3.1$세, 여자 44 명, 평균 $24.3{\pm}2.1$세)을 대상으로 2 회에 걸쳐 질문에 답하도록 하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 구강건조감의 정도를 묻는 6 가지 문항의 급내상관계수(intraclass correlation coefficient; ICC) 값은 낮 시간의 구강건조감의 정도(Dry-day)가 0.767, 입안에 침이 적다고 느끼는 정도(Am-sal)가 0.850, 구강건조감으로 인한 일상 생활의 불편감 정도(Eff-life)가 0.791로 매우 높은 신뢰도를 나타내었고, 밤 또는 아침 기상시의 구강건조감의 정도(Dry-PM)가 0.563, 식사시의 구강건조감의 정도(Dry-eat)가 0.674, 음식물을 삼키기 힘든 정도(Dif-swal)가 0.641로 높은 급내상관계수 값을 나타내었다. 2. 6 개의 문항들의 내적 일치도를 평가하는 크론바흐의 알파(Cronbach's alpha) 값은 0.928로 매우 높게 나타났다. 3. 구강건조감에 따른 행동을 파악하기 위한 4 가지 문항들의 코헨의 카파(Cohen's kappa) 값은 잠자리 옆에 물을 준비하게 되는 빈도($H_2O$-bed)는 0.850으로 매우 높은 신뢰도를 나타내었고, 입이 말라 잠을 깨는 빈도(Night-awake)가 0.506, 마른 음식 섭취시에 물을 마시게 되는 빈도(Sip-liq)가 0.419, 껌이나 사탕을 먹게 되는 빈도(Gum-candy)가 0.407로 높은 신뢰도를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로부터 VAS 척도로 답변하는 주관적 구강건조감의 정도를 묻는 6 가지 질문과 주어진 보기를 선택하여 답변하는 구강건조증에 따른 행동을 묻는 4 가지 질문으로 구성된 설문은 중등도 이상의 신뢰도를 가지고 있고 VAS 척도로 답변하는 6 가지 질문은 매우 높은 내적 일치도를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2016

최근엔 대부분의 PET-CT영상의 감쇠보정은 많은 강점을 가지고 있는 CT를 기반으로 사용하고 있다. 하지만 CT 검사때 metal artifact가 발생하게 된다면, PET 영상에서 영향을 주게 된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 감쇠보정 영상의 count와 비감쇠보정 영상의 count의 비를 통하여 보정계수($e^{-{\mu}x}$)을 구하였고 이를 통해 측정 SUV에 대입하여 실제 SUV를 추정하는 방법에 대하여 고찰해보았다. 실험장비로는 본원에서 사용하고 있는 Biograph mCT S(40)_SIMENS을 촬영 장비로 이용하였고, phantom은 micro phantom을 사용하였다. 팬텀 실험방법은 micro phantom에 metal artifact를 발생시켜 촬영한 뒤 감쇠보정 영상과 비 감쇠보정 영상으로 재구성하였다. 그리고 SIMENS 사의 Sygo.via VA11A 프로그램을 이용 감쇠보정 영상과 비 감쇠보정 영상의 count를 측정하고 이를 통해 보정계수를 구하여 Metal artifact 발생 부위와 Metal artifact 발생 직전 부위의 보정계수를 비교 분석해 보았다. 임상영상에서는 본원에 내원한 환자 10명($66{\pm}15$세)의 데이터를 이용하여 여러 장기의 평균 보정계수를 계산하였고, Metal artifact가 발생한 연부조직의 보정계수와 metal artifact가 발생하기 직전의 연부조직의 보정계수를 비교 분석하였다. 분석결과 phantom 실험에서는 밝은 artifact 부분에서의 보정 계수는 Metal artifact가 발생하지 않은 부분에서의 보정계수보다 평균 12%증가 되게 나타났다. 어두운 artifact 부분에서의 보정계수는 발생하지 않은 부분에서의 보정계수보다 6% 감소 되게 나타났다. 또한 phantom 실험결과 본 논문에서 사용한 식을 이용한 추정 SUV가 실제 SUV와 유의미한 차이가 없다는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 임상영상에서는 normal 장기의 보정계수를 계산 하였고, 이를 이용한 각 장기의 평균 보정계수를 계산하여 그래프를 작성하였다. 그리고 이 결과 값을 통해 CT number가 큰 조직 일수록 보정계수도 커지는 상호 비례 관계를 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한 metal artifact시 밝은 artifact 부분의 연부조직 보정계수는 metal artifact가 발생 하지 않은 연부조직 보정계수에 비해 평균 20% 증가, 그리고 어두운 artifact 부분은 10% 감소된 것으로 나타났다. 그래프로 작성한 soft tissue 평균값과 비교 하였을 때는 metal artifact가 발생 하지 않은 연부조직에 비해 밝은 artifact 부위는 평균 19% 증가 어두운 artifact 부위는 평균 9% 감소 된 것으로 나타났다. 즉 경우에 따라 각 개인의 보정계수를 계산 할 필요 없이 그래프로 작성한 평균값을 간편하게 활용 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 이와 같이 실험결과로 보아 본 논문에서 제시하였던 감쇠보정 영상과 비 감쇠보정 영상에서의 count의 비를 통해 metal artifact가 발생하지 않는 부위의 보정계수와 발생한 부위의 보정계수를 구하고, 이를 활용하여 측정 SUV에 대입하여 실제 SUV를 추정하는 방법 역시 metal artifact 발생 부위의 더 정확한 정량분석 위하여 고려 해볼 수 있는 대안이 될 수 있을 것이라 사료 된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.172-182
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• 1988

혈중 셀레늄 농도와 위장질환과의 관련성을 밝히기 위해, 1986년 7월에서 9월 사이에 대구시내 2개 대학병원 외래를 방문하여 위내시경검사를 받은 사람들 중에서 간장질환, 신장질환, 식도정맥류 및 십이지장질환을 제외한 175명을 대상으로 일반적 특성을 조사하고, 정맥혈 5ml를 채취하여 flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry를 이용하여 혈중 셀레늄농도를 측정하였다. 평균 혈중 셀레늄농도는 위염($155.5{\pm}14.0{\mu}g/{\ell}$), 위궤양($154.8{\pm}29.3{\mu}g/{\ell}$) 그리고 위암($133.0{\pm}8.4{\mu}g/{\ell}$)으로 모두가 위내시경 음성군($173.3{\pm}33.6{\mu}g/{\ell}$) 보다 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.05). 남성에서도 위염, 위궤양 그리고 위암 모두는 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았지만(p<05), 여성에서는 위염과 위암이 음성군 보다 유의하게 낮았고(p<0.05), 위궤양은 평균 혈중 셀레늄농도가 $177.7{\mu}g/{\ell}$로 음성군($169.7{\mu}g/{\ell}$)보다 높았지만 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. McGee의 LOGRESS Program에 의한 logistic분석에 있어 혈중 셀레늄농도의 계수는 위염과 -0.0436(p<0.05 ; odds ratio 0.957), 위궤양과 -0.0197(p=0.17 ; 0.981), 위암과 -0.4876(p<0.05 : 0.614) 그리고 위장질환 전체와는 -0.0411(p<0.05 ; 0.960)이었다. 이상의 성적은 비록 그 검사예수가 적지만 위염, 위궤양 특히 위암에 있어서 혈중 셀레늄농도가 위내시경 정상 소견을 보인 예에 비하여 낮았다는 사실은 혈중 셀레늄과 몇가지 위장질환과는 어떠한 관련성을 시사하는 자료가 된다고 하겠으며 추후 많은 추적검사가 필요할 것으로 보인다. (본 논문의 자료 수집을 위해 협조해 주신 경북의대와 계명의대 내과학교실 및 임상병리학교실 여러 선생님께 깊은 감사를 드립니다. 또한 셀레늄 분석과 원고 교정을 도와준 장봉기 선생과 자료의 통계처리를 도와준 천병렬선생께도 뜨거운 감사를 드립니다.)

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2005

목적 : 위배출신티그래피는 일반적으로 15분 간격으로 2시간 동안 촬영된다. 본 연구는 수학적 함수를 이용하여 90분까지 얻은 위잔류율 측정치를 가지고 비선형 곡선을 구한 후, 120분의 위잔류율을 예측함으로써 90분 이후의 지연영상 촬영시간을 절약할 수 있는지에 대하여 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법 : 환자들은 74 MBq (2 mCi) Tc-99m DTPA가 들어 있는 계란찜을 섭취한 직후 촬영을 시행하였다. 환자들을 반위배출시간에 따라 두 군으로 나누어 후향적으로 연구하였다. Group I은 반위배출시간이 90분 이하($T_{1/2}\;{\leq}90\;min$)인 51명(남자 21명, 여자: 30명, 평균나이: $44.6{\pm}13.5$세)이었고, Group II는 90분 초과 120분 이하($90\;min)인 45명(남자: 15, 여자:30, 평균나이 $45.6{\pm}15.9$)이었다. 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90분에서의 위잔류율을 측정하여 비선형 곡선인 단순지수함수, power exponential function, modified power exponential function을 구하였고, 또한 50, 75, 90분의 측정치로 후기 단순지수함수를 구하였다($MATLAB^{\circledR}$ 5.3). 얻어진 함수식을 통해 120분에서의 위잔류율 예측치를 구한 후, 120분 측정치와의 상관관계를 알아보았다. ($MedCalc^{\circledR}$ 6.0). 결과: 120분 위잔류율의 측정치와 예측치의 상관계수(r)는 각각의 함수식에 따라 다음과 같다; 단순지수함수 (Group I: 0.8858, Group II: 0.5982, p<0.0001), power exponential function (Group I: 0.8755, Group II: 0.6008, p<0.0001), modified power exponential function (Group I: 0.8892, Group II: 0.5882, p<0.0001), 후기 단순지수함수 (Group I:0.9085, Group II:0.6832, p<0.0001). Group I에서만 함수식 모두에서 측정치와 예측치 간에 통계학적으로 의미있게 강한 상관관계를 보였다. 각 상관계수 간에 유의한 차이는 없었으나 후기지수함수식이 다른 함수식에 비하여 변수(parameter)와 입력될 측정치의 개수가 적어 예측치를 구하기가 간편하였다. 결론: 반위배출 시간이 90분 이하인 경우에 120분에서의 위잔류율을 예측할 수 있어 90분 이후의 촬영시간을 절약할 수 있다. 또한, 후기지수함수식이 다른 함수식에 비하여 예측치를 구하기가 간편하므로 임상적으로 더 유용하다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.190-199
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• 2003

This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting job satisfaction in workers by using the Job Stress Model proposed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Data were collected from December 1 to December 30, 1999. The subjects were 2,133 workers employed at 155 work sites, who were examined using NIOSH Job Stress questionnaire translated by the Korea Occupational Safety ${\pounds}|$ Health Academy and Occupational Safety ${\pounds}|$ Health Research Institute. SAS/PC program was used for statistical analysis using descriptive analysis. Pearson's correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows. 1. According to general characteristics of the subjects, job satisfaction was high in those with less number of children. 2. By work condition, job satisfaction was higher in those who were working in a permanent job position, were working with regular time basis than with shift basis, were working in regular shift hours than in changing shift hours, were working for a short period, and were working less hours and overtime works per week. 3. In terms of physical work environment, job satisfaction was significantly related to 10 physical environmental factors. In other words, job satisfaction was high in workers who were working in an environment with no noise, bright light, temperature adjusted to an appropriate level during summer and winter, humidity adjusted to an appropriate level. well ventilation, clean air, no exposure to hazardous substance during work hour, overall pleasant work environment and not crowded work space. 4. By work-related factors, job satisfaction was high in those with less ambiguity about future job and role, high job control/autonomy, and less workload. On the other hand, job satisfaction was low in those with little utilization of competencies, and much role conflict at work and workload. 5. As for the relationships between job satisfaction and the non-work related factors, job satisfaction was high in workers who were volunteering at different organizations or active in religious activities for 5-10 hours per week. 6. In the relationships between job satisfaction and buffering factors, significantly positive correlations were found between job satisfaction and factors such as support by direct superior, support by peers, and support by spouse, friend and family. 7. There were nine factors that affected job satisfaction in the workers: age, number of children, work hours per week, noise, temperature at the work site during summer, uncomfortable physical environment, role ambiguity, role conflict, ambiguity in job future, work load, no utilization of competencies and social support from direct supervisor. These nine factors accounted for 26% of the total variance in the multiple regression analysis. In conclusion. the following are proposed based on the results of this study. 1. The most important physical environmental factors affecting job satisfaction in workers were noise, role ambiguity, and work load, suggesting a need to develop strategies or programs to manage these factors at work sites. 2. A support system that could promote job satisfaction is needed by emphasizing the roles of occupational health nurses who may be stationed at work sites and manage the factors that could generate job stress. 3. Job satisfaction is one of the three acute responses to stress proposed in NIOSH job stress model (job satisfaction. physical discomfort and industrial accidents). Therefore, further studies need to be conducted on the other two issues.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.8-28
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• 2001

This investigation grasps the level and relevant elements of performance of health promotional activities for the elderly in Korea. It provides fundamental data on health promoting projects targeting the elderly population from farming villages. Hence, this study gropes for an effective approach and measures of health promoting programs. The program needs to be developed with a focus on elderly people from farming villages. In addition, it was carried out in order to provide basic data for development of health projects for local communities. Data gathering was based on survey data targeting patients from the free clinic service. Service was rendered for the residents of farming villages, and conducted at the Offices of CheonBuk Province from October 2000 to December 2000. Analytical results were used to examine the health promotional method for the elderly in the aspect of Oriental Medicine. SPSS 9.0 version as well as T-test and ANOVA were used for survey data analysis. Piersons correlation coefficient was utilized for the relationship for each area, obtaining the following analytical results. 1. The average score for the activities of health promotion was 2.28. Looking at each subcategory, stress management was the highest at 3.65; interpersonal relationship, 3.00; nutrition, 2.55; health responsibility, 2.15; self-realization, 2.03; and exercise was the lowest at 1.89. 2. With respect to lifestyle of the health promotion secondary to general features of elderly people from farming villages, the level of activities of health promoting lifestyle was shown to be higher for males than that of females. Self-realization area was high among males in detailed particulars while the level of execution was high as age decreases in the stress area. 3. Regarding health promoting life style secondary to socioeconomic characteristics, the level of execution was higher for the individuals with a higher level of education and further utilization of spare time. With respect to occupation, the level was highest for people from the fishery. The level decreased in the order of other occupations such as trade, unemployed and agriculture, which was shown to be the lowest. In detailed particulars, it revealed that higher the individuals educational level, the higher the self-realization and stress management areas. The level of interpersonal relationship was the highest among people with little or no education. With respect to self-realization area, the level was highest among the cases where one paid living expenses along with their children. The lowest level of living expenses was seen in the cases where an individual pays for living expenses by himself/herself. There were significant results in all areas except for nutrition areas depending on occupation. The fishery was shown to be the highest. The level of activities was higher as one utilizes more spare time in all areas except for the area of interpersonal relationship.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.119-141
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• 2000

The current industrial health service is shifting to health improvement business with 1st primary prevention-focused service from secondary and tertiary prevention-focused business, and Oriental medicine can provide such primary prevention-focused service due to the characteristics of its science. In particular, the advanced concept of health improvement can match the science of health care of Oriental medicine. Notably, what is most important in health improvement is our lifestyle, This does not underestimate the socio-environmental factors, which have lessened their importance due to modernism. The approach of Oriental medicine weighs more individuals' lifestyle and health care through self-cultivation. This matches the new model of advanced health business. Oriental medicine is less systemized than Western medicine, but it can provide ample contents that enhance health. If we conceive health-improvement program based on the advantages provided by these two medical systems, this will influence workers to the benefit of their health. Also, health Program needs to define factors that determine individual lives, and to provide information and technologies essential to our lives. The Oriental medicine approach puts more stress on a subject's capabilities than it does on the effect his surrounding environment can have. This needs to be supported theoretically by not only defining the relations between an individual's health state and his lifestyle, but also identifying the degree to which an individual in the industrial work place practices health improvement lifestyle . This is the first step toward initiating health-improvement business . In order to do this, this researcher conducted a survey by taking random samplings from workers, and can draw the following conclusions from it. 1 The sampled group is categorized into', by sender, female 6.6%, and male 93.4%, with males dominant; by marriage status , unmarried 43.9% and married 55.6%, with both similar percentage, and, by age, below 30, 48.4%, between 30 and 39, 27.4%, between 40 and 49, 18.2%, and over 50, 6.0%. The group further is categorized into; by education, middle school or under 1.7%, high school 30.5%, and junior college or higher 65.8% with high school and higher dominant: and by income, below 1.7 million won 24.2%, below 2.4 million won 14.8%, and above 2.4 million 6.3% Still, the group by job is categorized into collegians with 23.9%, office worker with 10.3%, and professionals with 65.8% , and this group does not include workers engaged in production that are needed for this research, but mostly office workers . 2. The subjects selected for this survey show their degree of practicing health-improvement lifestyle at an average of 2.63, health management pattern at 2.64, and health-related awareness at 2.62 The sub-divisions of health-improvement lifestyle show social emotion (2.87), food (2.66). favorite food (2.59), and leisure activities (2.52), in this order for higher points. It further shows health awareness (2.47) and safety awareness (2.40), lower points than those in health management pattern . 3. In the area of using leisure time for health-improvement, males, older people, married, and people with higher income earn higher marks. And, in the area of food management, the older and married earn higher marks . In the area of favorite food management, females, lower-income bracket, and lower-educated show higher degree of practice , while in the area of social emotion management, the older. married, and higher-income bracket show higher marks. In addition, in the area of health awareness, the older, married, and people with higher-income show higher degree of practice. 4. To look at correlation by overall and divisional health-improvement practice degree , this researcher has analyzed the data using Person's correlation coefficient. The lifestyle shows significant correlation with its six sub-divisions, and use of leisure time, food, and health awareness all show significant correlation with their sub-divisions. And. the social emotion and safety awareness show significant correlation with all sub-divisions except favorite food management.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.99-111
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors related to sexual function of women with coronary artery disease, and to determine the predictors of sexual function. The study design, a descriptive correlational study, was done through structural questionnaire and interview. A total of 50 subjects from C University Hospital at Kwang-ju city who have undergone coronary angiography at department of cardiology were observed and interviewed from Feb. 22, 1999 to March. 23, 1999. The number of affected vessels, the level of total serum cholesterol, and the ejection fraction of 2-D echo cardiography were analyzed to evaluate the severity of coronary artery disease. And also type A behavior pattern, health behavior, Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women (BISF-W) were measured. The data obtained were analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis via SPSS PC+. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The mean age of the subjects were 58.1 and 72.0% of those have been married over 30 years. Seventy two percentage were unemployed and monthly family income of 56.6% was less than 1,000,000 won (approximately $ 840). Eighty percent were in their postmenopausal state, and the frequency of sexual intercourse of 84.0% were two to three times per month. 2. The scores of type A behavior pattern were from 16 to 38(mean 24.94) and health behavior ranged from 21 to 43(mean 31.2). Abstinence from smoking, alcohol, and caffeine were best compliant factors and weight control and exercise were least abided ones. The result of 2D-ECHO EF showed that the half of the subjects were abnormal, and 24% had more than 240mg/dl of total serum cholesterol. The coronary angiography showed that 64% of the subjects had more than one affected vessels. 3. The predictors to explain the factor score of 'orgasm' were number of health examination, the pre- or post-menopausal state, protestant, number of coronary vessel affected, level of serum total cholesterol, and comorbid group of hypertension and diabetes, and it's total variance accounted for 52.4%. The predictors to explain the factor score of 'sexual activity' were comorbid group of hypertension and diabetes and type A behavior pattern, which accounted for 22.4% of total variance. The predictors to explain the factor score of 'sexual satisfaction' were type A behavior pattern, no religion, exercise, level of serum total cholesterol, and pre or post menopausal state, which accounted for 52.1%. The predictors to explain the factor score of 'sexual desire' were the period of marriage, type A behavior, employment or unemployment, and weight control, which accounted for 43.2%. The predictors to explain the factor score of 'external force of sexual functioning' were physical overload and exercise, which accounted for 41.1%. The predictors to explain the factor score of 'sexual activity' were family monthly income, catholics, and exercise, and which accounted for 35.4%. Above results lead us to some consensus that sexual function of women with coronary artery disease is related to various factors including vasogenic factors such as total serum cholesterol level, number of coronary vessel affected, an endocrinal factor such as menopausal state, and type A behavior pattern as a sociopshychological factor. And also health behaviors such as fitness care, overwork, weight control, and emotional tension are contributed to sexual function.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.271-276
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• 2006

본 연구는 수도권 치과병 의원에 내원한 65세 이상의 노인을 대상으로 구강보건행위와 구강건강상태를 파악한 후 보다 나은 삶의 질을 향상하기 위해서 노인의 구강건강증진 프로그램을 개발하는데 기초자료를 얻고자 시행하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 본 연구의 대상은 남자 40.8%, 여자 59.2%로 여자가 남자보다 많은 비율을 차지했으며, 연령별로는 65세에서 69세가 58.5%로 가장 많았다. 2. 우식경험미처치치아와 우식경험처치치아는 3개 이하가 각각 82.4%, 50.7%로 가장 많았으며, 현존치아는 3개 이하가 28.2%로 가장 많이 나타났다. 3. 여자가 남자보다 구강보건행위의 수준이 높은 것으로 나타났으며(P = 0.00), 생활비 조달방법에서 정부보조금으로 생활을 하는 대상자보다 본인이 급여를 받거나 수입이 있는 대상자가 구강보건행위 수준이 높은 것으로 나타났다(p = 0.02). 4. 주관적 구강건강상태는 우식경험 미처치치아와 음의 상관관계를 보였고, 우식경험미처치치아와 우식경험상실치아, 우식경험처치치아와 현존치아는 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 5. 본인이 직접 생활비를 조달하는 노인들이 우식경험처치치아를 5.4개로 가장 많이 보유하고 있었으며(p = 0.02) 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 6. 잇솔질 방법에서 본인 마음대로 닦고 의 경우 상실치아가 11.8개(p = 0.05)로 다른 여러 가지 방법으로 잇솔질을 하고 있는 노인들에 비해 높게 나타났으며, 이는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 윗니와 아랫니를 따로 닦고 있다는 응답자에서 현존치아가 17.3개(p = 0.00)로 가장 많이 나타났으며, 또한 보건소를 자주 이용하는 노인들의 처치치아는 4.3개로 유의하게 많은 것으로 나타났다(p = 0.00). 이상의 결과를 종합하여 보면 65세 이상의 노인들은 대체적으로 구강건강상태가 양호한 것으로 나타났고, 특히잇솔질방법 등 올바른 구강건강행위를 하는 노인의 구강건강상태가 훨씬 양호하게 조사되었으며, 경제수준도 구강건강상태에 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 우리 치과위생사들은 노인들에게 구강건강을 증진시킬 수 있는 체계적인 노인구강보건교육이 이루어져야 하며, 지역자치단체에서는 노령인구를 위한 보건의료를 확장하여 보건소를 중심으로 적극적인 예방업무와 치료업무가 이루어지도록 치과의료서비스 접근도를 높이는 정책전환이 요구된다. 본 연구는 수도권 일부지역 치과병 의원에 내원한 환자들을 조사 대상자로 선정하였기에 조사기간 동안에 내원하지 않았거나 다른 진료기관을 이용한 노인들은 조사 대상에서 제외되어 우리나라 전체 노인의 구강건강실태를 대변하였다고 할수 없고, 구강검사시 치과병의원의 치과의사의 협조를 얻어 시행하였기에 평가자간의 오차가 다소 발생하여, 향후 검사의 오차를 줄일 수 있는 보다 체계적인 연구가 요망된다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.102-112
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of chronic exposure by welders to manganese (Mn) through an analysis of the degree of brain activity in different activities such as cognition and motor activities using the neuroimaging technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The neurotoxic effect that Mn has on the brain was examined as well as changes in the neuro-network in motor areas, and the usefulness of fMRI was evaluated as a tool to determine changes in brain function from occupational exposure to Mn. Methods: A survey was carried out from July 2010 to October 2010 targeting by means of a questionnaire 160 workers from the shipbuilding and other manufacturing industries. Among them, 14 welders with more than ten years of job-related exposure to Mn were recruited on a voluntary basis as an exposure group, and 13 workers from other manufacturing industries with corresponding gender and age were recruited as a control group. A questionnaire survey, a blood test, and an fMRI test were carried out with the study group as target. Results: Of 27 fMRI targets, blood Mn concentration of the exposure group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.001), and Pallidal Index (PI) of the welder group was also significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.001). As a result of the survey, the score of the exposure group in self-awareness of abnormal nerve symptoms and abnormal musculoskeletal symptoms was higher than those of the control group, and there was a significant difference between the two groups (p<0.05, respectively). In the correlation between PI and the results of blood tests, the correlation coefficient with blood Mn concentration was 0.893, revealing a significant amount of correlation (p<0.001). As for brain activity area within the control group, the right and the left areas of the superior frontal cortex showed significant activity, and the right area of superior parietal cortex, the left area of occipital cortex and cerebellum showed significant activity. Unlike the control group, the exposure group showed significant activity selectively on the right area of premotor cortex, at the center of supplementary motor area, and on the left side of superior temporal cortex. In the comparison of brain activity areas between the two groups, the exposure group showed a significantly higher activation state than did the control group in such areas as the right and the left superior parietal cortex, superior temporal cortex, and cerebellum including superior frontal cortex and the right area of premotor cortex. However, in nowhere did the control group show a more activated area than did the exposure group. Conclusions: Chronic exposure to Mn increased brain activity during implementation of hand motor tasks. In an identical task, activation increased in the premotor cortex, superior temporal cortex, and supplementary motor area. It was also discovered that brain activity increase in the frontal area and occipital area was more pronounced in the exposure group than in the control group. This result suggests that chronic exposure to Mn in the work environment affects brain activation neuro-networks.