• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.54-66
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• 2023

Purpose : Developing infection control capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic was critical. This study aimed to develop a simulation program to control patients with COVID-19 in nursing students and examine the effects on COVID-19 knowledge, COVID-19 nursing intention, self-efficacy learning, and clinical performance. Methods : The study used nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Sixty nursing students were recruited from two different colleges using purposive sampling. For the intervention group(n=30), the pretest was administered before the simulation program, involving six sessions of online lectures and simulation practices. Immediately, the posttest was conducted following the program. Results : COVID-19 knowledge (t=9.87, p <.001), COVID-19 nursing intention (t=4.45, p <.001), learning self-efficacy (t=6.49, p <.001), and clinical performance (t=6.77, p <.001) increased significantly after the program, revealing the positive effect of the COVID-19 infection control simulation program in nursing students. Conclusion : The results of the study and the curriculum may be used as practical evidence for COVID-19 infection control in nursing schools and medical institutions.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.180-190
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• 2022

Background: Like direct infection from COVID-19, psychological concern about infection could affect health. Concern about COVID-19 infection was associated with individual habits to practice rules for preventing infection. Therefore, this study aimed to check occupational types and whether to practice tooth brushing after lunch depending on the occupation of economic workers and find correlations between concerns about infection due to COVID-19 pandemic and tooth brushing after lunch. Methods: The raw data was from the community health survey conducted in 2020. Among 229,269 adult participants aged 19 years and older, 138,970 economic workers were included in the final analysis. The chi-squared test was used to find differences in psychological concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the participants, the rate of practicing tooth brushing after lunch was based on COVID-19-related psychological concerns. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to check the influence of psychological concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of practicing tooth brushing after lunch. Results: According to occupational classifications, professionals and office workers and career soldiers had 1.551- and 1.581-times higher practicing rates than managers, respectively, whereas machine operators, agricultural and fishery sector workers, and daily laborers had lower practicing rates. Regarding COVID-19-related psychological concerns, the group with a lower concern about infection had a 1.076 times higher practicing rate than that with greater concern. The group with greater concern about blame from neighbors had 1.119 times higher practicing rate than that with lower concern. Conclusion: The correlations between higher economic workers' concerns about infection and blame from neighbors and higher recognition of the necessity to prevent COVID-19 and practice tooth brushing after lunch were confirmed. It is necessary to prepare measures for practicing tooth brushing after lunch suitable to the characteristics of occupational types and work environments of economic workers.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2023

Background: Most international bodies recommended against musculoskeletal steroid injection during the COVID-19 pandemic, fearing that the immunosuppressive effects of the steroid could worsen COVID-19 infection, thus prolonging the suffering of patients with severe musculoskeletal disease. The authors' aim is to analyze the risk of COVID-19 infection after musculoskeletal injections. Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients who visited a sports medicine clinic and received musculoskeletal steroid injections between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. The collected data was compared with the national COVID-19 registry to identify positive COVID-19 patients. The patients were only considered positive for COVID-19 following corticosteroid injection within 3 months after injection. Results: Out of 502 steroid injections; 79.7% (n = 400) received a single injection in one day, 19.1% (n = 96) received steroid injections at 2 sites in one day, and 1.2% (n = 6) received steroid injections at 3 sites in one day. Using the Fisher's exact test, there was no statistically significant association of COVID-19 infection between the steroid group and control group (relative risk, 1.44; 95% confidence interval, 0.9-23.1, P = 0.654). Only one patient contracted mild COVID-19 with no post COVID complications. Conclusions: The authors recommend the use of musculoskeletal steroid injections in clinically indicated situation without having increased risk of COVID-19.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2022

2019년 12월 중국에서 바이러스성 폐렴을 일으키는 코로나 바이러스 질병 2019 (COVID-19)가 검출돼 전 세계로 빠르게 확산되어 수백만 명의 감염자와 사망자가 발생했다. 증상이 유사한 호흡기 바이러스 가운데 경기도의료원에 입원한 환자 35명이 2020년 11월부터 2021년 1월까지 인플루엔자 바이러스(인플루엔자바이러스 A·B)에 감염된 것으로 나타났다. 이들 환자의 기록과 건강검진을 위해 병원을 찾은 환자의 기록을 비교했다. 대상 환자 군에는 COVID-19 환자 30명, 인플루엔자 환자 5명, 비 감염 환자 121명이 포함됐다. 혈액학적 기록을 활용해 입원 당일 실시한 일반 혈액 검사와 생화학 검사 결과를 분석했다. COVID-19 및 인플루엔자에 동반 감염된 환자들은 단일 COVID-19 감염 그룹보다 젖산 탈수소효소(LDH), C-반응 단백질(CRP), 백혈구(WBC) 수치가 유의미하게 높았다. 적혈구 침전률과 COVID-19 감염 환자만 있는 림프구(Lymphocyte)가 다른 그룹에 비해 증가했다. 인플루엔자 감염군은 COVID-19와 인플루엔자에 동반 감염된 환자에 비해 발열의 빈도가 빈번했다. COVID-19에 감염된 단일 환자에 비해 공동 감염 그룹에서 유의미한 임상 특이 수치가 관찰되었다. 본 연구에서 나오는 결과로 COVID-19치료제와 백신개발에 이용하기를 기대한다.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2023

본 연구는 코로나19 감염 경험 여부에 따른 여성암 생존자의 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 시도되었다. 연구는 여성암 생존자 137명을 대상으로 2022년 11월 1일부터 2023년 1월 24일 까지 자료를 수집하였으며, 자료 분석은 SPSS 25.0 program을 이용하여 기술통계, 독립표본 t검정, 상관분석 및 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인한 결과 코로나19에 감염경험이 있는 군은 나이(𝛽=.20, p<.05), 우울(𝛽=-.29, p<.01), 불안(𝛽=-.39, p<.001)과 사회적 지지(𝛽=.35, p<.001)가 유의한 영향요인으로 확인되었다(F=26.932, p<.001). 반면 코로나 19 감염경험이 없는 군에서는 나이(𝛽=.22, p<.001), 불안(𝛽=-.54, p<.001)과 코로나19 예방행위(𝛽=.25, p<.001)가 유의한 것으로 드러났다(F=64.937, p<.001). 코로나19 고위험군인 여성암 생존자의 건강관련 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위해 관련요인을 고려한 맞춤형 접근이 필요하다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2022

현재 코로나19 확진자는 전 세계적으로 빠르게 증가하고 있다. 감염 확산을 억제할 수 있는 방법으로 신속한 코로나19 검사를 통한 확진자를 찾아내는 것이다. 본 논문에서는 코로나19 진단을 위한 잡음 그룹검사(Noisy Group Testing) 문제를 살펴본다. 기존에 제안한 그룹검사 문제는 측정잡음을 무시하였지만, 최근 들어 코로나19 검사시에 위 양성(false positive)과 위음성(false negative) 사례가 발생하고 있다. 이에 대해 본 논문에서는 잡음 그룹검사 문제를 정의하고 측정잡음이 성능에 얼마나 영향을 미치는지 분석한다. 본 연구를 통해 우리는 코로나19 검사 양성률이 낮은 그룹검사를 수행할수록 측정잡음(measurement noise)에 덜 민감하도록 그룹검사 시스템이 설계되어야 함을 제시한다. 또한 최근 발표한 다른 복원 알고리즘들과 비교하여 본 연구에서 제안하는 신호 복원 알고리즘이 잡음 그룹검사에서 좋은 성능을 보여준다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.109-121
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• 2021

Purpose : The first case of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) disease outbreak in Korea occurred in January 2020, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases by the Central Defense Response Headquarters of the Quality Management Administration as of November 30 was 34,201. Looking at the incidence trend of domestic confirmed cases by age, the incidence rate of COVID-19 in the age group of 20-29 years, which corresponds to college students, was 27.4 %, the highest compared by age group. Considering the current status of the infection rate, universities will become the centers of new COVID-19 cases if face-to-face lectures are recommenced without preparatory measures and analysis of infection prevention (e.g., infection awareness and education for university students). Thus, this study intended to investigate the level of knowledge, educational needs, and preventive behavior performance of college students about COVID-19 and provide basic data for the development of an education program for the prevention of COVID-19 for college students. Methods : This study is a descriptive correlational study aimed to investigate the correlation between knowledge about COVID-19, educational needs, and degree of preventive behavior performance in 407 college students attending one University in Gyeonggi-do. Results : The subjects' knowledge score about COVID-19 was 12.46±1.39 points, average educational needs score was 29.16±3.14 points, and prevention behavior performance survey result was 35.50±3.61 points. Moreover, positive correlation was observed between the knowledge about COVID-19 and educational needs (r=.203, p<.001) and knowledge and preventive behavior performance (r=.140, p=.005). Further, educational needs and preventive behavior performance demonstrated a statistically significant positive relationship (r=.311, p<.001). Conclusion : Therefore, organizing an educational program to acquire accurate knowledge is necessary to make it a habit for college students to practice preventive behavior against COVID-19.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.65-77
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• 2021

최근 COVID-19으로 인하여 전세계적으로 수많은 감염자와 사망자가 발생하였다. 아직까지도 효과적인 COVID-19에 대한 백신의 개발은 성공하지 못한 상태이다. 따라서 사람들은이 질병의 감염에 크게 우려하고 있다. 그간 정부 공공기관이 제공한 감염 정보는 거의 단순한 합산 및 통계 숫자에 불과하다. 따라서, 개인이나 개인이 있는 장소의 구체적인 위험도는 판단하기 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 머신러닝 알고리즘 기반 COVID-19의 위험도 분석과 안전 활동에 대한 정보 제공에 대한 방법을 제안한다. 이 논문은COVID-19 감염 및 사망 위험도와 관련된 포괄적인 메트릭 체계를 제안하고, 이를 통해 개인 및 그룹에 대한 위험도를 정량적으로 제공하는 기법을 제시한다. 제시된 시스템은 개인 및 지역 정보와 특성을 반영한 한 클러스터링 알고리즘 등 효과적인 SW 기법들을 활용한다.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.244-263
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• 2022

Coronavirus, known as one of the causes of colds including mild upper respiratory tract disease in humans, has mutated into the infectious severe disease, COVID-19 through SARS and MERS. The mortality and symptoms of COVID-19 are related to the ability to regulate innate immunity, which acts as the first barrier against microorganisms and viruses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for food that helps to strengthen immunity is rapidly increasing. Functional foods promote general health and alleviate the risk of disease symptoms by activating multiple biological functions. A recent, there is an interest in discovering functional substances that can induce enhancement of immunity and prevent viral infection as well as relieve disease symptoms. Therefore, this article focus to understand the concept of immune response and highlights the recent status of functional foods and research trends that can help prevent and treat viral infections by inducing the enhancement of immune function.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.23.1-23.12
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• 2022

Natural infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 or vaccination induces virus-specific immunity protecting hosts from infection and severe disease. While the infection-preventing immunity gradually declines, the severity-reducing immunity is relatively well preserved. Here, based on the different longevity of these distinct immunities, we develop a mathematical model to estimate courses of endemic transition of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our analysis demonstrates that high viral transmission unexpectedly reduces the rates of progression to severe COVID-19 during the course of endemic transition despite increased numbers of infection cases. Our study also shows that high viral transmission amongst populations with high vaccination coverages paradoxically accelerates the endemic transition of COVID-19 with reduced numbers of severe cases. These results provide critical insights for driving public health policies in the era of 'living with COVID-19.'