• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2020

Background: There is increasing concern that moderate preterm (32-33 weeks' gestation) and late preterm (34-36 weeks' gestation) birth may be associated with minor neurodevelopmental problems affecting poor school performance. Purpose: We explored the cognitive function, cognitive visual function, executive function, and behavioral problems at school age in moderate to late preterm infants. Methods: Children aged 7-10 years who were born at 32⁺⁰ to 36⁺⁶ weeks of gestation and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit from August 2006 to July 2011 at the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital were included. We excluded children with severe neurologic impairments, congenital malformations, or chromosomal abnormalities. Neuropsychological assessments consisted of 5 neuropsychological tests and 3 questionnaires. Results: A total of 37 children (mean age, 9.1±1.2 years) participated. The mean gestational age at birth was 34.6±7.5 weeks, while the mean birth weight was 2,229.2±472.8 g. The mean full-scale intelligence quotient was 92.89±11.90; 24.3% scored between 70 and 85 (borderline intelligence functioning). An abnormal score was noted for at least one of the variables on the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnostic system for 65% of the children. Scores below borderline function for executive quotient and memory quotient were 32.4% and 24.3%, respectively. Borderline or clinically relevant internalizing problems were noted in 13.5% on the Child Behavior Check List. There were no significant associations between perinatal factors or socioeconomic status and cognitive, visual perception, executive function, or behavior outcomes. Conclusion: Moderate to late preterm infants are at risk of developing borderline intelligence functioning and attention problems at early school age. Cognitive and executive functions that are important for academic performance must be carefully monitored and continuously followed up in moderate to late preterm infants.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2020

Objectives: This study intends to analyze the relationship between medical service experience and subjective health awareness by using data from Panel Study of Worker's Compensation Insurance(PSWCI). Methods: Tte χ2-test was performed to investigate subjective health awareness and medical service experience relevance. Logistic analysis was performed to analyze the influencinge factors. Results: The subjective health awareness scored "bad" in"'lack treatment period" compared to "adequate treatment period" in medical service experience (OR = 2.603 [95% CI = 1.666-2.555]). Conclusions: To improve the subjective health awareness of patients with industrial accidents, the industrial accident compensation and medical care approval system should be improved, and long-term industrial accident insurance policies should be developed to accommodate direct and indirect medical services.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.282-290
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• 2012

현재 우리나라의 재가간호서비스는 보건소의 맞춤형 방문건강관리사업과 의료기관 가정간호사업, 그리고 노인장기요양보험의 방문간호서비스의 독립성과 전문성을 인정하면서, 각 영역간의 연계를 통해 사업의 중복성을 최소화하는 연계방안이 필요한 상황이다. 이에 본 연구는 재가간호서비스의 연계방안을 도출하기 위해 전문가들의 의견을 바탕으로 합의를 이끌어내는 델파이 기법을 활용하였다. 그 결과 제도적 차원의 연계와 의료적 차원의 연계라는 두 영역 안의 총 24개 항목이 연계방안으로 도출되었다. 재가간호서비스의 연계방안으로 도출된 24개의 항목은 재가간호사업 체계의 개선과 제공되는 서비스 질의 향상, 대상자의 만족도 증대 효과를 가져 올 수 있을 것으로 기대되며, 서비스의 중복을 최소화할 수 있는 방안을 모색함으로서 국가적 차원에서 복지 및 국민 건강관리의 효율성을 증대할 것으로 보인다. 이를 통해 궁극적으로 국민의료비의 절감과 더불어 재가간호서비스 증진에 기여할 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.348-356
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• 2019

본 연구는 노인 장기요양보험 등급 인정자들의 노인복지용구 품목과 서비스에 대한 만족도와 요구도를 조사함으로써 복지용구의 개선방안을 제시하고자 한다. 자료수집은 D광역시와 I시에 위치한 재가복지서비스 시설을 이용하는 노인 장기요양보험 등급자 184명 대상으로 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 20.0을 이용하여 기술통계 분석을 하였다. 연구결과, 인지지원 등급자를 제외한 대상자들은 복지용구 품목과 서비스에는 보통에서 만족하는 경향을 보였다. 1등급과 2등급 인정자들은 자조관리를 돕는 품목, 3등급에서 5등급 및 인지지원 등급자들은 건강관리 및 안전에 관련된 품목에 대한 요구도를 보였다. 복지용구 서비스에서는 모든 장기요양보험 등급 인정자들이 주기적인 추후관리 서비스, 복지용구 전문가 및 전문 인력 교육훈련 그리고 체계적인 평가를 필요로 하였다. 본 연구는 기존의 복지용구관련 선행연구와 달리 장기요양보험등급별 복지용구 품목에 대한 요구도를 세부적으로 제시했다는 점에서 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다. 추후 본 연구결과가 복지용구 품목 및 서비스와 관련한 제도개선에 기초적인 자료로 활용되기를 기대해본다.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2018

본 연구는 의료서비스의 제공과 이용이 공간적으로 일치하는지를 파악하여 국내 의료전달체계의 공간적 효율성 개선에 기여하고자 하였다. 국민건강보험 표본코호트DB를 이용하여 의료기관 특성, 이용자 특성, 이용 특성에 따라 거주 시도 내외의 의료기관을 이용하는 데에 어떤 특성이 있는지를 분석하였다. 대부분 거주 시도 내의 의료기관을 이용하고 있으며 2002년에 비해 2013년 거주 시도 내 이용 비율이 소폭 증가하였고 요양기간은 줄어들었으며 보장 정도는 높아졌다. 거주 시도 내 의료기관을 이용할 때보다 외부 의료기관 이용하는 경우 상급기관 이용 비율과 고소득분위의 비중이 컸고 요양기간이 더 길었으며 보장 정도는 낮았다. 요양병원의 증가와 함께 초고연령층의 거주 지역 외부 기관 이용 비율이 줄어들었고, 거주 시도 외부 기관을 이용할 때 찾는 전문과목의 비중이 달라졌음을 밝혔다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.135-144
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the medical cost for patients with vertigo and to examine associations between chronic vertigo and mental disorder using 2014 Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service-National Patients Sample (HIRA-NPS). Methods: We analyzed sociodemographic characteristics, medical cost and medical care use pattern for vertigo patients. We used hierarchical multiple logistic regression analysis to examine odds ratio between chronic vertigo and mental disorder. Results: A total of 46,502 people and 118,504 claims data were identified for vertigo cases. Characteristics of vertigo patients have significant differences on proportion of female patients (68.36%), patients' average age (54.98) and proportion of medical assistance (5.76%) compared with non-vertigo patients. Results revealed that Korean medicine are one of frequent methods among total treatments for vertigo patients. Total days of medical care and total costs are 2.78 days and 111,362 won, respectively, and days for outpatients in Korean medical care (mean: 2.26 days) are more than those (mean: 5.05 days) in Western medical care. There is significant difference relative to sex between acute vertigo and chronic vertigo. The odds ratio between chronic vertigo and mental disorder is estimated as 1.34, that means risk of becoming chronic is 34% higher for vertigo patients with mental disorder. Conclusions: This study assessed socio-demographic characteristics, medical care use and expenses related to vertigo, and estimated associations between chronic vertigo and mental disorder. Findings provide a basis for economic evaluation studies on vertigo patients and development of clinical practice guidelines for vertigo patients with mental disorder.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2018

Cancer is the leading cause of death in the Republic of Korea and cancer death accounts for 27.8% of the total deaths, which is not only a social issue but also a concern for the public. Among the cancer death rates, lung cancer mortality account for 34 deaths per 100,000 populations, making it the number one cancer death rate. In a preliminary report on cancer death in 2012, the lung cancer mortality ratio showed the regional variation indicating that there were differences in the qualitative level and the structure among the medical care benefit agency and in the assessment of the treatment process. Therefore, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) had begun evaluation of the assessment of lung cancer treatment since 2014 to improve the quality of lung cancer care through evaluation and feeds back the results of lung cancer care process. In this report, authors described the current Indicators for the lung cancer adequacy assessment proposed by HIRA and results of the evaluation reported in 2017.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2021

With the introduction of national health insurance, the burden of health care costs decreased and choices of medical services widened. However, because of the rapid expansion of non-covered medical services by health insurance, financial security for health care expenditure is still low. This gives patients barriers to choose medical services especially for non-covered medical services, and it becomes narrower. Compared to Korea, Japan has high financial protection in health care utilization, but there exists a limitation using covered and non-covered medical services both together. This is called a prohibition of mixed treatment in health care. This study reviews the Japanese health care system that limits choosing medical services and the burden of health care costs. The prohibition of mixed treatment can alleviate the out-of-pocket burden in the non-benefit sector, but it can be found that it has a huge limitation in that it places restrictions on choices for both healthcare professionals and patients.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2003

The wave of globalisation initiated by marketisation has increasingly penetrated into all sectors across the world, accordingly, the health & hospital service sector could not be made no escapes, and it currently faces the order of more marketised competition more than ever. Traditionally, the characteristic of the hospital services in the UK has considered as a model of social provision by government. However, contrary to our knowledge, the sphere of the hospital service in the UK has already been immersed in by the marketisation, in which the private actors have been embedded in order to tweak the activities of the hospital service with in the European Union. As the methodology of this research, the qualitative analysis, namely the interview with some doctors in Surgery, NHS Trusts staffs and relevant specialists in has been performed on April to May, 2003. And on the other hand, the various documents related to its service have been analysed. Thus, this paper will review the characteristics of the health service sector in the UK. In doing so, it will illuminate what would be the structural factors derived from its existing system, as a result, it will shed light on how the UK government makes an effort to resolve the problematic situation by reviewing the policy direction of Foundation Hospital proposed recently. In the next stage, it will analyse how all elements consist of the hospital management in the UK has been adjusted and be likely to be changed within Europe. More specifically focuses on how the private hospital service has been managed and related with the activities of its public hospital service-NHS Trusts. Also, under the circumstance, what private health insurance companies function will be studied. In conclusion, it will be concluded that what will be the implication of Korean hospital service market so as to correspond to globally open market by WTO. Now the UK health service system has faced a turning point of becoming more health care market internally and externally pressed by global and regional factors. Thus it is meaningful to scrutinize how a key part of social provision in the health care market system tends to adjust to globally marketised regulation.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2016

Objectives : This study aims to : (i) characterize and differentiate between two different periods of baby boomers, (ii) study the utilization of their health care services, and (iii) establish effective ways of providing better health service utilization and preventive policy strategies for upcoming and older generations. Methods : A multiple regression analysis using descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and dummy variables was utilized to access the presence of correlations between socio-demographic factors and health care service utilization. Results : Medical insurance type, marital status, and chronic disease were factors that influenced health care service utilization. Furthermore, the factors that influenced individual medical expenses were cohabitation, inpatient days, and chronic disease. Conclusions : Primary findings and exploratory statistics revealed that there were strong correlations and interaction among some of the predictor variables. Because of the chronologically limited nature of the sample data set gathered in 2012, it would be helpful to continue to develop or research related constructs that may capture relationships more effectively among extended populations.