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복막의 섬유화 기전으로서의 상피중간엽전이 (Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in CAPD Patients)

  • 도준영
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.10-18
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    • 2006
  • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important etiologic factor for the development of peritoneal fibrosis in CAPD patients. Mesothelial cells are main source of trans-differentiated fibroblasts under stress from the bioincompatible peritoneal dialysate. In our study there was no difference in dialysate TGF-${\beta}$ and VEGF between the low and high GDP groups during an initial 12 months. However, after adjusting with D-CA125, the low GDPs group showed a significantly lower D-TGF-${\beta}$/D-CA125 and D-VEGF/CA125 during the initial 12 months. Among the adjusted peritoneal growth factors for CA125, VEGF/CA125 and TGF-b/CA125 were factors significantly associated with greater EMT in this study. Adjustment of the peritoneal growth factor for effluent CA125 (surrogate for mass of HPMCs) revealed significant association with EMT suggesting that the fibroblastoid transition from HPMCs could be affected by the amount of intraperitoneal growth factors (TGF-b, VEGF) per unit mass of HPMCs. There was significant improvement in both cell score and D-CA125 at the sixth and 12th months after switching from a high GDPs solution to a low GDPs solution. Use of icodextrin solution in patients who had average peritoneal transport showed not only better systemic effects such as decreased glucose absorption via dialysate but also preservation of the peritoneum, including less EMT and high mesothelial bulk mass. In conclusion, Therapy with low GDP solution including icodextrin may positively impact preservation of the peritoneal membrane integrity and prevention of peritoneal fibrosis with time on PD.

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Fall experience and dual-task during gait performance for community-dwelling persons with stroke

  • Kim, Min-Kyu;Kim, Eunjeong;Hwang, Sujin;Son, Dongwook
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.109-113
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of fall experience and task complexity on gait performance in community-dwelling persons with chronic hemiparetic stroke. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Thirty-three persons who had a history of stroke participated in this study. The participants included 18 persons (aged mean 54.0, mean score of 24.6 points on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) with fall experience (faller group) and 15 persons (aged mean 53.7, mean score of 24.7 points on the MoCA) without fall experience (non-faller group) in the previous six months. This study measured balance and gait performance at two different conditions (with/without 70% of water filled in a 200 cc cup). The participants were clinically assessed using the 10-meter walk test (10MWT), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), Berg Balance scale (BBS), Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), and Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test. Results: After analyzation, persons in the faller group performed significantly better on the 10MWT, 6MWT, BBS, DGI, and the TUG test in the no-cup-carrying condition than those in the cup-carrying condition (p<0.05). The persons in the non-faller group also performed significantly better in all outcome measures with the no-cup-carrying condition than those in the cup-carrying condition (p<0.05). However, there was no interaction between fall experience and task complexity in the two groups. Conclusions: Our results showed that balance and gait performance depended on fall experience and task complexity but fall experience did not interact with task complexity. Clinicians should consider fall prevention and task complexity during therapeutic approaches in persons with hemiparetic stroke.

녹용 약침이 국소 뇌허혈 모델 백서에서 방사형 미로과제 학습 및 뇌신경 보호에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Cervus Elaphus-Herbal Acupuncture on Focal Ischemia Induced by Inserted Intraluminal Filament in MCA of Rats)

  • 김성옥;윤대환;나창수
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.67-81
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    • 2005
  • Objectives : Cervus Elaphus(CE) has been used to medication for ischemic stroke in the Oriental Medicine. So this study was planned to investigate the effects of CE herbal acupuncture therapy(CE-HAT) on the focal ischemia-induced by intraluminal filament insertion in the rats. Materials and methods : The focal ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 2hours. The groups divided into 6 groups, normal(intachess group), control(no theray group after ischemia-induced), CE-HAT1(Cervus Elaphus-herbal acupuncture therapy group at LR1, HT9 after ischemia-induced), CE-HAT2(Cervus Elaphus-herbal acupuncture therapy group at LU8, KI7 after ischemia-induced), CE-HAT3(Cervus Elaphus-herbal acupuncture therapy group at LR1, HT9, LU8, KI7 after ischemia-induced), CE-HAT4(Cervus Elaphus-herbal acupuncture therapy group at LR1, HT9, HT3, KI10 after ischemia-induced). CE-HAT was carried out during 3 weeks after focal ischemia-induced. Eight-arm radial maze was used for the behavioral task and neuropretective effect of CE-HAT was observed by Cresyl violet, AchE, ChAT-stain. Results : The error rate in the eight-arm radial maze task was significantly decreased in CE-HAT1, CE-HAT2, CE-HAT4 on 3days, CE-HAT4 on 4days, CE-HAT2, CE-HAT4 on 5days, CE-HAT3, CE-HAT4 on 6days. The rate of correct choice was significantly increased in CE-HAT4. The density of neurons in the hippocampal CA1 was significantly increased in CE-HAT1, CE-HAT2, CE-HAT3, CE-HAT4, compared to control group. The density of ChAT in the hippocampal CA1 was significantly increase in CE-HAT4. The density of ChAT in the hippocampal CA1 was significantly increased CE-HAT1. Conrlusions : These results suggest that the Cervus Elaphus-herbal acupuncture therapy could be used as a medication for controlling the stroke induced by deficiency.

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Effect of Chelation with Calcium Disodium EDTA on Haemato-biochemical and Trace Mineral Profile in Blood from Lead Exposed Calves

  • Patra, R.C.;Swarup, D.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제18권8호
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    • pp.1130-1134
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    • 2005
  • An experiment was performed using 20 calves of about one-month old to investigate the effect of chelation therapy with calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate ($CaNa_2$EDTA) alone or along with antioxidant $\alpha$-tocopherol in lead loaded calves on blood trace minerals, erythrocytic sulfahydryl groups and some haematobiochemical parameters. Fifteen calves were given lead orally at a daily dose of 7.5 mg of 99% pure lead acetate/kg body weight for 28 days. Then the lead was withdrawn on day 28 and the calves were randomly divided into three groups. Each group of five animals was either treated with $CaNa_2$EDTA alone at the dose rate of 110 mg/kg body weight in two divided doses for 4 days or along with $\alpha$-tocopherol at the dose rate of 100 mg/kg body weight orally daily for 7 days, keeping the remaining five calves as lead-exposed untreated controls. Blood samples were collected at the end of the lead exposure (day 0) and thereafter on day 2, 4, 7 and 10 from the start of the chelation treatment. The treatment with EDTA alone led to slow but non-significant improvement in blood copper level, but incorporation of antioxidant $\alpha$-tocopherol in chelation therapy resulted in its significant decline, as recorded on day 7-post treatment. Withdrawal of lead or treatment with $CaNa_2$EDTA alone or along with $\alpha$-tocopherol enhanced the erythrocytic thiol contents and the levels of T-SH and P-SH became statistically (p<0.05) comparable to those of lead-exposed controls by day 7 and 4, respectively. There was no significant (p>0.05) change in serum urea, creatinine, total protein and albumin levels between the treatment groups. It is concluded from the present investigation that treatment with $CaNa_2$EDTA at the present dose rate is safe to be used for chelation in lead loaded calves.

PIK3CA Mutations and Neoadjuvant Therapy Outcome in Patients with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer: A Sequential Analysis

  • Seo, Youjeong;Park, Yeon Hee;Ahn, Jin Seok;Im, Young-Hyuck;Nam, Seok Jin;Cho, Soo Youn;Cho, Eun Yoon
    • Journal of Breast Cancer
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.382-390
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: PIK3CA mutation is considered to be a possible cause for resistance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. We investigated the association between PIK3CA mutations and the outcome of NAC in HER2-positive breast cancers. Methods: A total of 100 HER2-positive breast cancer patients who had undergone NAC and surgery between 2004 and 2016 were examined. Mutation status was sequentially assessed in pre-NAC, post-NAC, and recurrent specimens taken from these patients. Results: PIK3CA mutations were identified in the sequential specimens of 17 patients (17.0%). These 17 patients experienced shorter disease-free survival (DFS) than the rest of the patients (58.3 months vs. 119.3 months, p=0.020); however, there was no significant difference in pathologic complete response (pCR) and overall survival (OS) (pCR, 17.6% vs. 33.7%, p=0.191; OS, 84.5 months vs. 118.0 months, p=0.984). While there was no difference in pCR between the wild-type and mutant PIK3CA groups in pre-NAC specimens (25.0% vs. 31.8%, p=0.199), PIK3CA mutations correlated with lower pCR in postNAC specimens (0.0% vs. 24.3%, p<0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed significantly worse DFS in the mutant PIK3CA group than in the wild-type group (hazard ratio, 3.540; 95% confidence interval, 1.001-12.589; p=0.050). Moreover, the DFS curves of the change of PIK3CA mutation status in sequential specimens were significantly different (p=0.016). Conclusion: PIK3CA mutation in HER2-positive breast cancer was correlated with a lower pCR rate and shorter DFS. These results suggest that PIK3CA mutation is a prognostic marker for NAC in HER2-positive breast cancer, especially in post-NAC specimens.

한방치료와 XELOX 요법을 병행하여 호전된 간, 폐 전이 대장암 환자 1례 (A Case of Hepatic and Pulmonary Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patient Treated by Traditional Korean Therapy and XELOX Chemotherapy)

  • 임창락;권강;서영찬;방선휘;김성수;성신
    • 대한암한의학회지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.17-25
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    • 2012
  • Objective : This report is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of traditional korean therapy including intravenous Cultivated Wild Ginseng Pharmacopuncture (CWGP) and Soram immunopharmacopuncture with XELOX chemotherapy in treating metastatic colorectal cancer patient. Methods : A 47-year-old woman who was diagnosed as metastatic colorectal cancer on Oct 2011 was concurrently treated with traditional Korean therapy (TKT) and XELOX (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin) for 7 months. TKT includes intravenous CWGP, Soram immuno-pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal medicine. The effectiveness of therapies was evaluated with computed tomography and tumor marker levels such as carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). And pain on the lateral abdomen was recorded with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results : The tumor mass size of metastatic liver was decreased from 10 cm to 4.3 cm. The tumor marker levels such as CEA and CA19-9 are also decreased. From these results, this case report suggests that the TKT with palliative chemotherapy may be a useful method to treat unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.

다낭성 난소 증후군에 대한 침치료 연구 동향 (A Review of Recent Acupuncture Therapy for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

  • 조혜숙;이인선
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.165-175
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study is to review and summarize the research on Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Methods : We searched the clinical studies with keywords of Polycystic ovarian syndrome and acupuncture therapy through the search site called CAJ (china academic journal) from 2000 to 2011. Results and Conclusions : We reviewed 22 studies about PCOS which were relative to acupuncture therapy. We investigated the frequency of Acupuncture point for PCOS in this article exclusive Auricular acupuncture treatment. SP6 (Sam$\={u}$mgyo), CV4 (Kwanwon), CA111 (Chagung), SP10 (Hy$\={o}$lhae), CV6 (Kihae), B23 (Shinsu) and S40 (P'ungnyung) were used frequently. Acupuncture therapy was effective method to improve Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Further studies needed for Polycystic ovarian syndrome.

예측성인신장이 작은 조기사춘기 여아에서 성선자극호르몬 방출호르몬 효능약제와 성장호르몬 병합치료의 성장획득 효과 (Growth promoting effect of combined gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue and growth hormone therapy in early pubertal girls with predicted low adult heights)

  • 홍은정;한헌석
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제50권7호
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    • pp.678-685
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    • 2007
  • 목 적 : 조기사춘기 여아에게 성선자극호르몬 방출호르몬 효능약제(gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue, GnRHa)와 성장호르몬(growth hormone, GH)의 병합치료를 시행하여 성인신장획득에 대한 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2001년 1월부터 2004년 1월까지 조기사춘기로 소아과 외래를 내원한 여아 중 예측성인신장이 -2 표준편차점수 이하로 표적키보다 훨씬 작은 23명($9.73{\pm}1.59$세)을 대상으로 초경을 시작하지 않은 군(Group 1, n=19, $9.59{\pm}1.59$세)과 초경을 시작한 군(Group 2, n=4, $10.38{\pm}1.44$세)으로 나누어 GnRHa와 GH의 병합치료를 시행하고, 치료 시작 전후 및 두 군 간의 역연령, 골연령, 성장속도, 신장, 예측성인신장, 혈청 IGF-1, IGFBP-3 치, BMI를 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 : 치료 시작 시의 두 군의 역연령, 성장속도, BMI는 유의한 차이는 없었으나 골연령 및 골연령과 역연령의 차이는 Group 2에서 Group 1보다 유의하게 증가되어 있었다. 신장은 Group 1의 평균이 $130.7{\pm}7.4cm$, Group 2의 평균이 $140.7{\pm}6.0cm$으로 유의하게 차이가 있었으나 표적키, 예측성인신장, 혈청 IGF-1과 IGFBP-3은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 치료 종료 시의 Group 1의 골연령은 평균 $12.18{\pm}1.02$세, Group 2의 골연령은 평균 $13.56{\pm}0.83$세로 치료 시작 전과 마찬가지로 Group 2에서 유의하게 높았으나, 골연령과 역연령의 차이, 신장, 그리고 IGF-1은 차이가 없었다. 전체에서 골연령과 역연령의 차이가 치료 시작 전에 평균 $2.50{\pm}2.46$세, 치료 종료 후에 평균 $1.10{\pm}0.97$세로 감소되었고, 역연령에 대한 골연령의 비도 $1.22{\pm}0.16$에서 $1.10{\pm}0.10$으로 감소되어서 결국 골연령의 증가는 현저히 감소하였다. 성장 속도 역시 평균 $7.46{\pm}2.44cm$/년에서 $5.65{\pm}2.08cm$/년으로 감소하였다. 예측성인신장은 치료 전에 평균 $146.6{\pm}3.50cm$, 치료 후에 평균 $153.8{\pm}4.7cm$으로 현저히 증가하였으며 신장의 표준편차점수도 $-0.66{\pm}1.02$ SDS에서 $-0.34{\pm}1.04$ SDS로 유의하게 증가하였다. BMI는 치료 전 평균 $18.80{\pm}2.35kg/m^2$, 치료 후에 평균 $20.4{\pm}2.53kg/m^2$로 유의하게 증가하였고, 혈청 IGF-1은 치료 후에 유의하게 증가하였으나 IGFBP-3는 유의한 변화가 없었다. 치료 전후에 두 군에서 각 성장 변수의 변화를 보면 골연령과 역연령의 차이는 유의하게 감소하였고 신장, 예측성인신장, BMI는 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나 혈청 IGF-1의 경우, Group 1에서는 치료 후에 현저히 증가하였으나 Group 2에서는 별 차이가 없었다. 혈청 IGFBP-3는 모두에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론 : 조기사춘기 여아에게 GnRHa와 GH의 병합치료를 시행했을 때, 골연령의 증가 속도와 성장속도가 감소하고, 혈청 IGF-1이 증가함으로써 예측성인신장이 의미 있게 증가하며 표적키에 가깝게 증가한다. 또한 IGF-1의 변화를 보면 초경을 시작하지 않은 조기사춘기 여아가 초경을 시작한 경우보다 성장획득에 대한 가능성이 더 클 것으로 생각된다.

선형가속기의 다엽콜리메이터 형태에 따른 치료계획 비교 평가 (Comparison and Evaluation of radiotherapy plans by multi leaf collimator types of Linear accelerator)

  • 임지혜;장남준;석진용;정윤주;원희수;정해윤;최병돈
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제30권1_2호
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    • pp.129-138
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    • 2018
  • 목 적 : 임상적으로 많이 시행하는 치료부위에 고차원 치료기법 적용 시 선형가속기에 장착된 다엽콜리메이터(Multi leaf collimator, MLC)의 형태가 치료계획에 미치는 영향을 연구해 보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 본원에서 척추암, 폐암 정위적체부방사선치료(Stereotactic body radiation therapy, SBRT)를 받은 환자와 전립선암, 폐암, 두경부암, 전골반암, 유방암의 용적변조회전치료(Volumetric modulated arc therapy, VMAT)를 시행한 환자들을 부위별로 10명씩 총 70명 선정하였다. Truebeam STx(Varian Medical system, Palo Alto, CA)의 high definition MLC(HD MLC)와 Vitalbeam(Varian Medical system, Palo Alto, CA)에 장착된 millenium MLC(M MLC)를 사용하였고, 치료계획은 Eclipse(Version 13.7, Varian Palo Alto USA, CA)를 이용하여 동일한 조건으로 환자마다 각각 2개씩 수립하였다. MLC의 형태에 따른 치료계획을 평가하기 위해 PTV coverage, conformity index(CI), homogeneity index(HI)를 비교하였고, 정상조직은 각 부위별로 임상에서 사용하는 평가 지표를 분석하였으며, 정상조직에서 저 선량 영역을 비교하기 위하여 $V_{30%}$을 평가하였다. 추가적으로 각 부위별로 치료표적의 길이 및 체적을 조사하였다. 결 과 : PTV coverage는 HD MLC를 적용한 폐암 SBRT에서 평균선량이 0.52 %, 척추암 SBRT에서 평균 선량과 최대선량이 각각 0.68 %, 1.13 %로 M MLC에 비해 감소하였다. CI와 HI는 척추암 SBRT 치료계획에서 HD MLC가 1.144, 1.079로 M MLC의 1.160, 1.092 보다 낮은 수치를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 결정장기의 선량 평가는 폐암 SBRT 치료계획에서 치료받는 쪽 폐의 평균선량이 HD MLC에서 1.48 %로 낮아졌다. 전립선암 VMAT은 HD MLC를 적용한 치료계획에서 방광의 $V_{30}$과 평균선량이 0.53 %, 1.42 %, 직장의 $V_{25}$와 평균선량이 0.97 %, 0.69 %로 감소하였다(p<0.05). 유방암 VMAT은 오히려 HD MLC를 사용한 치료계획에서 심장의 평균선량이 0.83 %로 높아졌다. 다른 치료부위 평가지표들은 두 MLC를 적용한 치료계획 사이에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>0.05). 결 론 : 본 연구 결과 SBRT나 전립선암 VMAT과 같이 치료표적의 길이가 짧고 크기가 작은 경우 HD MLC를 사용하는 것이 PTV coverage 및 정상조직 보호 효과 면에서 다소 이점이 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 그 외 상대적으로 길고, 큰 폐암, 두경부암, 전골반암, 유방암 VMAT에서는 MLC의 형태가 치료계획에 미치는 영향은 크지 않았다.

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오차배제훈련을 병행한 시간차 회상훈련이 경도인지장애 환자의 기억력에 미치는 효과와 수단적 일상생활(IADL) 및 우울에 미치는 영향: 단일대상연구 (The Effects of Spaced Retrieval Training with Errorless Learning on Memory, IADL, Depression in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Single-Subject Design)

  • 김연주;박혜연
    • 재활치료과학
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.73-83
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    • 2015
  • 목적 : 본 연구는 오차배제훈련을 병행한 시간차회상훈련이 경도인지장애(Mild Cognitive Impairment; MCI) 환자의 기억력에 미치는 효과와 수단적 일상생활(Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; IADL) 및 우울에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 주간보호시설에 등록된 78세 MCI 노인을 대상으로 단일 대상 실험 연구 중 ABA 설계를 사용하여 실험을 진행하였다. 연구를 진행한 총 16회기 중 기초선 A는 총 3회기, 중재기간 B는 총 10회기, 기초선 A'는 총 3회기였다. 기억력을 측정하기 위한 회기별 평가로 Rey-Kim 언어 기억 검사(K-Auditory Verbal Learning Test; K-AVLT)를 사용하였고, 인지기능, IADL 수행 능력, 우울을 측정하기 위하여 각각 한국판 몬트리올 인지평가(Korean version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MoCA-K), 필라델피아 노인 센터 IADL 도구(Philadelphia Geriatric Center Instrumental Activities Daily Living; PGC IADL), 한국판 노인우울척도(Geriatric Depression Scale Korean Version; GDS-K)를 사용하였다. 결과 : 대상자는 기초선 A기간에 비하여 중재를 제공한 B기간에서의 즉시회상 및 지연회상이 현저히 증가하였다. 또한, 즉시회상과 지연회상 모두 B 기간에서 증가하던 측정값의 경향이 중재를 제거한 후인 기초선 A'구간에서 감소하는 경향을 보였다. MoCA-K 점수는 향상을 보였으며, PGC IADL 점수는 중재 전과 후가 같았고 GDS-K의 점수는 감소하였다. 결론 : 본 연구의 결과를 통하여 MCI 환자를 대상으로 실시한 오차배제훈련을 병행한 시간차 회상훈련의 근거를 확고히 하였다. 나아가 MCI 환자들이 기억력과 함께 어려움을 겪는 요인을 향상시키기 위한 중재 및 기억력과 다른 기능적 요소들에 대한 상관관계에 대하여 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것이다.