• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.349-354
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• 2017

본 논문은 개인위생(personal hygiene)을 위한 보조기기(assistive product)의 하나인, 고령자 및 장애인을 위한 높이조절 세면기의 설계 가이드라인을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 세면기와 프로토타입 높이조절 세면기를 이용한 생체역학적 평가를 진행하였다. 65세 이상 남성 5명(age $68.6{\pm}4.3yrs.$, height $169.8{\pm}5.7cm$, weight $70{\pm}7.7kg$)이 피험자로 참가하였으며, 피험자가 세면기 사용시 3차원 동작측정장치를 이용하여 인체각도를 측정하고, 인체모델을 이용하여 요추에 걸리는 모멘트를 추정하여 평가하였다. 이 결과로부터 최적의 높이 조절 가능 범위가 652[mm]에서 1,162[mm]인 설계 가이드라인을 제시하였다. 일반인 5명의 피험자($25.8{\pm}1.8$세, $175.5{\pm}5.8cm$, $74{\pm}15.7kg$)를 대상으로 높이 조절 세면기의 사용시 그 유효성을 평가하였으며, 그 결과 본 논문에서 제시한 높이조절 범위가 타당함을 보였다.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.80-87
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was to determine the effects of a early exercise program on the pain, disability and balance after single-level lumbar discectomy. Methods: Forty patients were randomized into experimental(N=20) and control(N=20) groups. Three days after surgery, patients in the experimental group undertook a 4-week exercise program. Assessments were performed in all patients during the week before surgery and at 4 weeks after. The assessment included measures of back and leg pain(VAS), Oswestry disability index(ODI), stability index(SI) and weight distribution index(WDI). Results: At 4 weeks, VAS, ODI, SI, WDI were significantly reduced in both groups(p<.01). Also the experimental group was significantly reduced back and leg pain(VAS), ODI and WDI were better than the control group(p<.05). Conclusion: It seems that early exercise program is more effective in patients who undergo single-level lumbar discectomy.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to determine reliability and validity of the Neck Disability Index (NDI) now in use for the first time in neck pain patients of Korea. Fifty subjects (26 males and24 female) with neck pain enrolled in the study. They completed a standardized self-administered questionnaire that include pain intensity, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation. Reliability was determined by intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach's alpha by internal consistency. Validity was examined by correlating the NDI scores to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score. The Test-retest reliability of the translated versions of the NDI was good ICC (2,1) = .90 (95%CI .85 .95). Cronbach's alpha value for NDI was found to be .95 and this was statistically significant (p<.05). The criterion-related validity coefficients was .72 (p<.01). We conclude that the Korean version of NDI has shown to be a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of neck pain.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to identify pain, disability, anxiety, depression and educational needs between acute and chronic low back pain groups. Methods: A total of 153 patients aged 18 to 64, recruited from S-neurosurgical clinic for low back pain in Gyeonggi-do. Out of 153 subjects, 70 were Acute Low Back Pain (ALBP) group and 83 were Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) group. The collected data was analyzed using the SAS System V 9.4 program by chi-square test/Fisher's exact test and t-test. Results: The pain and disability scores were higher in ALBP group while the depression score was higher in CLBP group. The educational needs score in the area for the time for lumbar operation was higher in CLBP group. In the Low Back Pain (LBP) treatment management, ALBP group visited clinic (60.0%) most frequently and CLBP group visited both clinic & traditional medicine (66.3%) regularly. Conclusion: In order to minimize the progression from acute to chronic LBP, it is necessary for patients who visited the clinic to be accompanied with an education program that reflects educational needs of patients and with proven alternative therapy.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2024

Background: This study examines the relationship between functional disability and work ability in workers affected by low back pain (LBP) through an analysis of correlations between the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Work Ability Index (WAI). The role of personal and work factors on functional disability/work ability levels has also been studied. LBP is the most common musculoskeletal problem and a major disabling health problem worldwide. Its etiology is multifactorial. Multidisciplinary approaches may help reduce the burden of pain and disability and improve job continuity and reintegration at work. Methods: A cohort of 264 patients affected by LBP from an Italian outpatient clinic were included in a clinical diagnostic/therapeutic trial aiming at rehabilitation and return to work through an integrated investigation protocol. Data were collected during the first medical examination using anamnestic and clinical tools. The final sample is composed of 252 patients, 57.1% man, 44.0 % blue collars, 46.4% with the high school degree, 45.6% married. Results: WAI and ODI reported a negative and fair correlation (r = -0.454; p = .000). Workers with acute LBP symptoms have a higher probability of severe disability than those with chronic LBP symptoms. White collars without depressive symptoms reported higher work ability - even in chronic disability conditions-than those with depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The study found that ODI and WAI have a convergent validity and this suggests that the two tools measure capture distinctive aspects of disability related to personal, environmental, and occupational characteristics. The most important and modifiable prognostic factors found for ODI and WAI were depressive symptoms, workday absence, and intensity of back pain. The study also found a mild association between age and ODI. The study's findings highlight the importance of using a multidisciplinary approach to manage and prevent disability due to LBP.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.434-442
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this predictive study was to identify factors affecting health related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: The participants in this study were 131 patients with RA who were recruited from the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Seoul. Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis was evaluated by calculating the Disease Activity Score 28. Disability in activities of daily living (ADL) was assessed with the Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire, and depression with The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. HRQoL was evaluated using The Short Form 36 Health Survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression. Results: Pain, disability in ADL, disease activity, and depression correlated negatively with physical and mental dimensions of HRQoL. But hierachical multiple regression analysis revealed that disability in ADL and depression were the only variables negatively influencing physical and mental QoL after adjustment for influences of sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that disability in ADL and depression, rather than disease activity and pain have profound effects on HRQoL in patients with RA. Further studies are needed to assess the predictive ability of disease activity and pain on HRQoL in this population.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.7-22
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• 2016

목적 : 본 연구는 양측상지기능 평가도구의 체계적 고찰을 통해, 대상자, 평가방법, 신뢰도, 타당도, 민감도 등을 분석하여 임상 및 연구에서의 자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 2014년 12월 한달 동안 PubMed 데이터베이스에서 'upper extremity'와 'motor actiity' 'activities of daily living'와 'assessment instrument' 'disability evaluations'의 키워드로 검색하여, 최종적으로 68개의 연구에서 44개의 상지기능 평가도구를 추출하였다. 추출된 평가도구에서 양측상지기능 평가도구의 비율, 대상자, 측정방법, 신뢰도, 타당도, 민감도를 비교분석하였다. 결과 : 상지기능 평가도구 중 양측상지기능 평가도구는 2개로 가장 적었다. 모두 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 하였으며, 환자의 양측 상지수행을 통해 환측의 기능을 측정하는 평가도구였다. 평가도구의 신뢰도, 타당도, 민감도는 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 양측상지기능 평가도구의 개발 및 연구가 필요하며, 이를 통해 양측상지기능 치료 효과를 보기 위한 평가도구로 활용될 수 있기를 기대해 본다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.27-50
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• 2001

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. Although the joints are the major loci of the disease activity, fatigue is a common extraarticular symptom that exists in all gradations of rheumatoid arthritis. Fatigue is defined as a subjective sense of generalized tiredness or exhaustion and has multiple dimensions. Therefore fatigue is a common and frequent problem for those with rheumatoid arthritis. In fact, 88-100% of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis experience fatigue. Especially the degree of fatigue is higher in women than men with rheumatoid arthritis. Despite the importance of fatigue among the patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the mechanism that leads to fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis is not completely understood. This study was intended to test and validate a model to predict fatigue in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Especially it was intended to identify the direct and indirect effects of the variables of pain, disability, depression, sleep disturbance, morning stiffness, and symptom duration to fatigue. Data were collected by questionnaires including Multidimensional Assesment of Fatigue(Tack, 1991), numeric scale of pain, graphic scale of joints, Ritchie Articular Index, Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire(Bae, et al., 1998), Inventory of Function Status(Tulman, et al., 1991), Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, and Korean Sleep Scale(Oh, et al 1998). The sample consisted of 345 women with a mean duration of rheumatoid arthritis for 10.06 years and a mean age of 49.64 years. SPSS win and Win LISREL were used for the data analysis. Structural equation modeling revealed the overall fit of the model. Pain predicted fatigue directly and indirectly through disability, depression, and sleep disturbance. Disability, sleep disturbance predicted fatigue only directly, while depression only indirectly through disability and sleep disturbance. Also morning stiffness and symptom duration predicted fatigue through disability and depression. All predictors accounted for 65% of the variance of fatigue. Depression, pain, and disability predicted sleep disturbance. Depression had reciprocal relationship with disability and they both were predicted by pain directly and indirectly. In summary, pain, depression, disability, sleep disturbance, morning stiffness, and symptom duration contributed to the fatigue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The best predictor of fatigue was pain. This finding indicates that the modification of pain, depression, disability, sleep disturbance, morning stiffness could be nursing intervention for relief or prevention of fatigue.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.95-99
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• 1993

We must diagnose and treat as early as possible to the children that have been danger factor and have delayed development, therefore, we shall decrease to disability, shall able to ADL and shall have could live to normal living. Since the children are most fast grow to development during 1 year after birth, the soft sign of cerebral palsy is transverse to the hard sign.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제39호
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• pp.221-252
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• 2008

장애인서비스 전달체계는 욕구평가체계의 결여, 사례관리체계의 미비, 전문인력의 부족 및 지방복지행정기관의 미비라는 문제를 안고 있다. 보건복지가족부는 장애인서비스 전달체계를 개편하기 위해 2007년부터 장애인복지인프라개선방안을 추진하고 있다. 개선방안에서는 장애판정체계의 개편과 장애서비스판정센터의 설립을 제안하고 있으며, 장애판정체계는 기존의 의학적 판정도구 외에 근로활동능력평가도구 및 복지욕구사정도구를 개발하여 장애인의 욕구평가체계를 도입하려고 시도하고 있다. 또한 장애서비스판정센터의 설립 모형으로 독립형, 지자체형, 공단형의 세 가지 모델을 제시하고 2008년 하반기에 시범사업을 실시하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 장애인서비스 전달체계를 개선하기 위한 핵심적인 요소가 보건복지가족부가 통제할 수 있고, 욕구평가와 사례관리를 수행할 수 있는 전문 인력을 갖춘 지방장애인복지행정기관을 120여개 설립하는 것이며, 현실적으로 한국장애인개발원을 정점으로 전국의 장애인복지관을 지방장애인복지행정기관으로 활용할 것을 제안하고 있다.