• 대한간호학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.88-117
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• 1990

The purposes of this study are to delineate a profile of the state of a stroke patient's adaptation at 3 months after hospitalization and to explore the relationship between the level of adaptation and the variables which influence the adaptation of hemiplegic patients. To these ends, theoretical framework was derived basically from the stress adaptation model. The basic assumption underlying the level of adaptation is influenced by the presenting focal, contextual and residual stimuli. This group of stimuli is further operationalized and represented by a perception of stress. which is the perceived effect of the disability and by the mediating variables such as sociodemographic factors as an external conditioning variables and perceived social support and hardiness personality characteristics as an internal intervening variables. The dependent varibales in this study is the level of physical, psychological and social adaptation and is hypothesized to be a function of the interaction between 3 sets of variables namely, the perceived disability effect, external conditioning variables and internal intevening varibles. A total of fourty three subjects from 3 general hospitals in Seoul were observed and interviewed with the aid of 7 structured instruments. The data were collected twice on each subject : first at the pre-discharge period arid at 3 months post-discharge from hospital for the second time. The study was carried out for the period from February to August, 1988. The instruments used for the study include 4 existing scales and 3 scales developed by the researcher for this study. They are : 1) The ADL dependency scale and the scale of the clinical physical functions for the assessment of physical adaptation. 2) the SDS(self report of depression) to measure the level of psychological adaptation. 3) The scale for the amount of social activities for the measurement of the level of social adaptation. 4) The scale for the perceived effect of disability for the measurement of the focal stimuli. 5) The health related hardiness scale and the perceived interpersonal support self evaluation list(ISEL) for the measurement of the hardiness personality character and the perceived social support. The data obtained were analyzed using percentage, oneway ANOVA, Pearson coefficients correlation and stepwise multiple regression. The findings provide valuable information about the present level of physical adaptation at 3 months after discharge. The patient revealed a decreased ADL dependency and lowered limitation of physical function as compared with pre - discharge state. Psycholcgically, the average degree of depression at follow up was within normal range of depression. Socially, the amount of social activities was very low. The one way ANOVA and the correlational analysis revealed the relationship between the 3 sets of variables and the adaptation level as follows : 1) The perceived disability effect was related to the degree of the depression and the amount of social activities but was not related to the physical adaptation. 2) Among the sociodemographic variables, sex and education were related to the difference of ADL dependency and the change of physical function. These factors indicate that women more than men and educated more than the less educated were found more independent. The education was also related to the degree of depression suggesting that the higher the educational level, the more well adapted the patients were both physically and psychologically. Age, marital status and job state were not found to be related to the patient's adaptation level. 3) Among the internal intervening variables, the health related hardiness characteristic was related to the differences of ADL dependency, physical functions and the social activities, indicating that the higher the hardiness character the higher the level of physical and social adaptation. 4) The perceived social support, another internal intervening variable, was related to the degree of depression and the social activities. This data suggest that the higher the perception of social support, the better adapted the patients were psychogically and socially. In summarizing the results of the correlational analysis, the level of physical adaptation was influenced by sex, the years of education and the hardiness character. The level of psychological adaptation was influenced by the years of education, the perceived disability effect and the perceived social support. And the level of social adaptation was influenced by the perceived disability effect, the hardiness character and the perceived social support. The stepwise multiple regression analysis shows findings as follows : 1) The most important factor to explain the difference of ADL dependency was sex, indicating females were more independent than males. 2) The most important factor to explain the difference of physical function and the degree of depression was the patient's education level. 3) The strongest explaining factor for the amount of social activities was perceived self esteem(one of the subconcepts of perceived social support). Thus the most important factors influencing the level of adaptation were found to be sex, education, the hardiness character and self esteem. From the above findings, the significance of this study can be delineated as follows : 1) Corroboration of the assumed relationship between the various variables and the adaptation level as suggested in the conceptual model. 2) Support for the feasibility of the cognitive approach for nursing intervention such as hardness character training, counselling and teaching for self-care in the chronic patients.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.150-162
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• 2023

Meniere's disease is characterized by episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus and ear fullness. The main pathological finding is endolymphatic hydrops, but the etiology of disease and effective treatment methods are still disputed. Recently, Cervical spine disorders(CSD) and Temporomandibular disorders(TMD) have been attracting attention as one of the causes of Meniere's disease. A 65-year-old female Meniere patient with musculoskeletal problems in the cervical and mandible area was treated by Korean medical therapies including pharmacoacupuncture treatment. After 5 weeks of treatment, there was no meaningful change in hearing level evaluated with pure tone audiometry, but the subjective symptoms of Meniere improved significantly. Numerical rating scale (NRS) decreased from 10 to 0 for hearing loss, 10 to 3 for tinnitus and 8 to 3 for ear fullness. Also NRS of cervicalgia was reduced from 5 to 0 after treatment. The result suggests that the Korean medical therapy including pharmacoapuncture targeting CSD and TMD could be safe and effective method for patients with Meniere's disease.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.313-323
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• 2009

확산강조영상 (diffusion weighted image, DWI)은 급성 뇌경색, 뇌종양, 뇌백질 질환, 뇌 막질의 확산 정도 등 여러 뇌질환의 진단을 획기적으로 향상시켰으며 그 활용도가 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 $10{\sim}60$대 환자들의 뇌를 대상으로 두 기법간의 신호강도, 현성확산계수의 평균치를 측정하였다. 그 결과, 확산강조영상에서의 신호강도 평균값은 편도체부 (amygdala)가 가장 높고, 뇌척수액(cerebrospinal fluid)에서 가장 낮았다. 현성확산계수의 평균값은 뇌척수액이 높고, 교뇌 (pons)가 낮게 측정되었다. 확산강조 신호강도와 현성확산계수의 평균값은 $T_2^*$-DW-EPI 기법이 FLAIR-DW-EPI 기법보다 높고, b-value의 변화에 따른 평균값은 두 기법의 b-value에 모두 반비례하였다. 또한 뇌경색환자의 뇌의 시간 경과에 따른 분석결과, 초급성뇌경색 환자의 일반적인 MR 영상에서는 병변부분이 명확하지 않았으나 확산강조영상에서는 고신호강도로 나타났다. 출혈성 뇌경색, 급성 뇌경색 등 여러질환별로 분석한 결과 그 두 기법의 특성에 따라 신호강도의 값이 차이가 클수록 현성확산계수는 낮게 나타났다. 결론적으로 뇌 질환이 자주 발생되는 부위와 뇌 질환의 확산강조 신호강도 및 현성확산계수 값은 b-value의 변환과 영상기법에 따라 각각 다르게 나타났다. 이러한 정량적인 결과를 바탕으로 보다 안정적인 기법과 적절한 b-value 값을 이용하여 검사를 한다면 여러 뇌의 질환 및 병변 등을 발견, 판독하는 것뿐만 아니라 정상부위나 질환에 따른 기법별 신호의 인지를 통한 정확한 질병 진단과 치료에 중요한 의미가 있다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2008

배경: 심폐바이패스 없는 관상동맥우회술의 개발은 심폐바이패스로 일어나는 부작용을 피함으로써 관상동맥우회술의 적용범위를 더 확대할 수 있게 하였다. 특히 심폐바이페스 없는 관상동맥우회술은 심근보호 폐 및 신기능의 보호, 혈액응고 장애 예방, 전신 염증 반응 및 인지기능의 예방 등에서 이점이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 관상동맥우회수술을 좀 더 작대 적용할 수 있는지를 알기 위하여 심폐바이패스 없는 관상동맥우회술의 임상성적을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1999년 5월부터 2007년 8월까지 관상동맥우회술을 시행한 310예의 한자 중 심폐바이패스 없이 시행한 100명을 대상으로 하였다. 남자가 63명, 여자가 37명이었으며 평균연령은 $62{\pm}10$세($29{\sim}82$세)이었다. 수술 전 진단은 불안정성 협심증이 77예, 안정성 협심증이 16예이었으며 급성심근경색증인 경우가 7예이었다. 동반된 질병은 고혈압이 48예, 당뇨병 42예, 신부전증의 경우가 10예이었고 만성폐쇄성폐질환이 5예, 경동맥질환이 동반된 경우가 6예이었다. 수슬 전 평균 심박출률은 $56.7{\pm}11.6%$ ($26{\sim}74%$)였다. 관상동맥조영술에서 심혈관질환이 47예, 이혈관질환이 25예이었고 단일혈관질환이 24예였으며, 이 중 좌주관상동맥협착이 있는 경우가 23예이었다. 내흉동맥은 97예에서 경상이식편으로 획득하였고 요골동맥과 대복재정맥은 각각 70예, 45예이었으며 이 중 내시경을 사용한 혈관 확보는 각각 53예, 41예 이었다. 결과: 평균 $2.7{\pm}1.2$개의 문합을 하였다. 일측 내흉동맥은 95예(95%)에서 사용되었으며 요골동맥이 62예, 대복재정맥이 39예였고 양측 내흉동맥은 2예에서 시행되었으며, 100예 중 연속문합은 46예가 있었다. 각각의 관상동맥별 문합 수는 좌전하행지가 97개소, 둔각변연지가 63개소, 대각지가 53개소, 우관상동맥이 30개소, 중간분지가 11개소, 후하행동맥이 9개소, 그리고 후측방분지가 3개소였다. 수술 중 심폐바이패스로 전환한 경우는 4예 있었다. 전체 100예 중 72예에서 퇴원 전 관상동맥조영술 혹은 다중절편 컴퓨터 단층촬영술을 이용한 관상동맥영상술로 확인하였는데 198문합 중에 184문합(92.9%)에서 개통성이 유지되었다. 수술 후 1예에서 패혈증으로 사망하였으며, 뇌경색 1예와 창상 감염 1예가 있었고 술 후 부정맥과 심근경색증은 없었다. 수술 후 평균 인공호흡기보조시간은 $20{\pm}35$시간이었으며 중환자실 체류시간은 $68{\pm}47$시간이었다. 수술 중 평균 수혈양은 $4.0{\pm}2.6\;pack$이었다. 결론: 저자들은 100예의 심폐바이패스 없는 관상동맥우회술을 시행하여 좋은 성적을 얻었기에 관상동맥우회수술의 범위를 확대하기 위해 사용할 수 있는 수술이라 제시할 수 있겠다.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제3권
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• pp.53-66
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• 1996

Home Health Care is one part of the total health care system. It includes health care services that link the hospital to the community. While it is important for early discharge patients, home care is also important for people with chronic illnesses or handicapping conditions. In 1989 the Korean government passed a law that opened the way for formal development of home health care services beginning with education programs to certify nurses for home care, and then demonstration home care services. Part of the mandate of the demonstration projects was evaluation of home care services. This study was done in order to provide basic data that would contribute to the development of records that could be used for evaluation through a retrospective audit and to examine the care that had been given in Home Care at Wonju Christian Hospital over a twenty year period from 1974 to 1994. The purposes of the study were : to identify to characteristics of the clients who had received home care, to identify the reasons for client referrals, to identify the nursing problems of these clients, to identify the nursing care provided to these clients, and to identify differences in these areas over the twenty year period. The study was a descriptive study involving a retrospective audit of the client records. Demographic data on all clients were included : 4,171 clients from 2,564 families. Data on referrals, nursing diagnosis and nursing interventions were from even numbered records which had a patient problem list included in the record, 2,801 clients, Frequencies and ANOVA were used in the analysis. The results of the study showed that the majority of the clients were from Wonju city /county. There were more women than men related to the high number of postpartum clients(1,300). The high number of postparttum clients and newborns was also evident in the age distribution. An the number of maternal-child clients decreased over the 20 years, the mean age of the clients increased significantly. Other factors also contributed to this change ; as increasing number of clients with brain injuries or with cancer, and fewer children with burns, osteomyelitis and tuberculosis. There was a decrease in the mean number of visits and mean length of coverage, reflecting a movement towards a short term acute care model. The number of new clents dropped sharply after 1985. The reasons for this are : the development of other treatment alternatives for clients, the establishment of an active wellbaby clinic, many more options plus a decreasing number of new cases of Hansen's Disase, and insurance that allows people with burns to be kept in hospital until skin grafts are healed. Socioeconomic changes have resulted in an increase in the number of cases of cancer, stroke, head injuries following car accidents, and of diabetes. Of the 2,801 client records, 2,541(60.9%) contained a written referral but for 1,802 it contained only the medical diagnosis. The number of records with a referral requesting specific nursing care was 739(29.1%). Many family members who were identified as in need of nursing care had no written referral. Analysis of the patient problem list showed that 41.9% of the enteries were nursing diagnoses. Others incuded medical diagnosis, symptoms, and plans. The most frequently used diagnoses were alteration in nutrition, less than body requirements(115 entries), alteration in skin integrity(114), knowledge deficit(111), pain(78), self-care deficit(66), and alteration in pattern of urinary elimination(50). These are reflected in the NANDA categories for which the highest number of diagnosis was in the Exchanging pattern(446), followed by Moving(178), Feeling(136) and Knowing (115). Analysis of the frequency of interventions showed that exercise and teaching about exercise was the most frequent intervention, followed by teaching concering the need for follow-up care, checking vital signs, managing nutritional problems, managing catheters, giving emotional support, changing dressings, teaching about medication, teaching (subject not specified), teaching about diet, IM and IV medications or fluid, and skin care, in that order. Recommendations included: development of a record that would allow for efficient recording of frequently used nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions: expansion of the catchment area for Home Care at Wonju Christian Hospital ; expansion of the service to provide complication prevention, rehabilitation services, and support to increase the health maintenance /health promotion of the people being served as well as providing client dentered care ; and development of a clinical record that will allow efficient data collection from records, even though the recording is done by a variety of health care providers.