• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.198-211
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy related to palliative care among health care providers (doctors and nurses) in order to provide a basis to develop a training program for health care providers. Methods: A correlational and descriptive study design was used. Participants were recruited from a university-affiliated hospital located in Daejeon and an e-nurse community. After IRB approval, data were collected from July 12, 2018, to September 30, 2018. A total of 169 responses were finally analyzed using version SPSS 24. The data were analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage or mean and standard deviation, as appropriate), the t-test, analysis of variance (with the Duncan post hoc test), and Pearson correlation coefficients. Results: Knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy were significantly higher in those who had received palliative care training or had been exposed to awareness-raising initiatives. There were positive relationships among knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy, with small to moderate effect sizes. Conclusion: Palliative care training for health care professionals is necessary to meet patients' needs. Such programs should take into account not only knowledge about palliative care, but also ways to improve empathy and resolve ethical dilemmas. Interprofessional training would be an excellent option to share therapeutic goals and develop communication skills among multidisciplinary team members.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2023

The healthcare industry continues to adopt and integrate smart technology in its operations, from medical devices to managing operations. However, the adoption curve has not been smooth, and the historical record of technology adoption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reveals the existence of both known and unknown issues. This review paper is aimed to explain the influences and barriers present in the Saudi healthcare sector affecting IoT technology adoption. A comprehensive discussion of the literature illustrated that Vision 2030, the privatisation trend, transformation in disease patterns and ageing, issues in management and increasing public awareness are the key drivers that may influence the need for the medical Internet of Things (mIoT) in Saudi healthcare. However, based on the past trend, the introduction and adoption of mIoT will likely experience issues such as noncompliance from doctors and nurses due to negative beliefs, lack of knowledge and inadequate perception of effort requirements. Thus, in-depth research of the factors associated with mIoT technology adoption is suggested for a smooth transition.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.172-182
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• 2020

Objectives : In this study, we conducted a focus group interview among expatriates living in Korea, to investigate their experiences and perceptions of acupuncture and Korean Medicine in order to improve the usage of Korean Medicine in the medical tourism market. Methods : The inclusion criteria for the focus group interview was: (1) participants between the age of 20 to 75 years old; (2) those who had lived in Korea for more than 90 days, and (3) those who were able to express their thoughts freely in English. The participants were informed that the interviews will be recorded and transcribed. We ended recruitment once saturation of materials was met. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the data was analyzed after each interview. Results : The interviews were held between June to December 2016. Twenty-four participants were recruited but four dropped out and a total of twenty participants successfully finished the interviews. Six focus group interviews were conducted. Analysis revealed that Korean Medicine was relatively less known compared to Traditional Chinese Medicine or Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Participants automatically associated acupuncture with the management of pain or stress and replied that these were the areas that they thought acupuncture would be most effective. Positive experiences with acupuncture and with the acupuncture practitioners were factors that promoted the use of acupuncture whereas lack of awareness, accessibility and accreditation were factors that hindered its use. Other factors that hindered the use of acupuncture was needle phobia and the perception that acupuncture lacks scientific evidence. Conclusions : Awareness on Korean Medicine and acupuncture is low. Participants lack awareness on what diseases acupuncture can treat, the scientific evidence behind the mechanism of action, and the rigorous education system that Korean Medicine doctors must go through to get their license. Rigorous marketing should be encouraged, which includes greater exposure in the media, more honest reviews from patients, and promotion of the scientific evidence base.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.751-756
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• 2023

목적: 본 연구는 임상에서 많은 빈도로 사용되고 있는 향정신성 약물이 간독성을 발생시킬 수 있음을 임상 예를 통해 보여줌으로써, 한의진료현장에서 이에 대한 경각심과 더불어 약인성간손상에 대한 최신 정보를 제공하고자 한다. 방법: 본 임상 예의 논문은 향정신성 약물을 사용한 후 약인성간독성의 의심과 진단 및 약물의 중단 후 증상과 간손상 효소의 개선과정을 자세히 제시하였다. 결과: 평소 혼합결합조직병으로 한방병원에서 수년 동안 침과 뜸 치료 등으로 잘 유지되고 있던 56세의 여성 환자가, 어느날부터 갑자기 심한 피로감과 전신적 불편편함을 호소하였다. 혈액검사를 시행한 결과, 혈청 AST, ALT가 정상 경계의 2.5-배 이상 증가하였고, 촤근 복용한 향정신성약물에 대한 RUCAM score가 9점으로 약인성간손상 진단에 부합하였다. 이 의심 약물들을 중지한 뒤에 주관적 불편함이 빠르게 개선되었으며, 혈청 간손상 효소 수치 또한 2주 안에 정상화되었다. 결론: 본 증례는 향정신성약물로 생길 수 있는 간손상의 전형적인 임상 예로서, 향정신성약물의 일반화된 상황에 비추어 한의원에서 환자의 진료 과정에서 하나의 중요한 고려사항을 암시한다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.32-48
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• 2003

Korea is to open its medical markets to foreign hospitals starting in the year 2006 regardless of our will(DDA, Doha Development Agenda). To accurately understand the characteristics of Korean medical users, their detailed and various needs, their attitudes toward the opening of Korean medical markets, and factors affecting these users in choosing foreign medical service providers would be first step needs to be taken by the Korean medical facilities that need to survive and develope through the fiercely competitive era coming with the opening of Korean medical markets to foreign medical service providers and would be very important in hospital management. The subjects of this study were 500 patients randomly selected from the outpatients who visited one of university hospitals in Seoul on the 14th-16th days of April 2003, and conducted a self-completion questionnaire. The answers of 463 respondents among the selected patients(93% of a responding rate)were analyzed through the Excel and statistics programs. The attitudes on the opening of the medical markets were shown in agreement 56.5%(247 persons), disagreement 6.9%(30 persons), and no idea 36.6%(160 persons). In consideration of only the answers as agreement and disagreement exclusive of the answer as no idea, 89.2% of the respondents agreed to the opening of the medical markets while 10.8% objected to the opening. The approval rate was higher with the higher education and income levels. Moreover, The approval rate for the opening of the medical markets was relatively high regardless of the satisfaction in the medical service, and the most important reason of the agreement was the guarantee of the patients(national)option. The main reason of the disagreement was high medical fee(50.5%), and the other reasons showing low rates were outflow of the domestic fund to the foreign countries(13.6%), damage of medical influences on the public(11.4%), lack of competition of the domestic medical industry(9.1%)and so on. As for the factors of selecting the foreign hospitals in the opening of the medical markets, the patients considered the authority(competency)of doctors firstly, and the other principal factors were worldwide fame and reliance, specific explanation of doctors, modernized medical instruments, convenient consultation procedure, etc. The patients agreed to the opening of the medical markets at a high rate regardless of the satisfaction in the medical service, and the most principal reason of the agreement was the guarantee of the patients(national)option for the medical care. Connected with the factors to select the hospitals, the approval reasons for the opening of the medical markets were the authority(competency)of the doctors as the first one, and then fame and tradition, reliance, overall diagnosis and modernized medical instruments, doctors specific explanation, and so on. However, these factors are actually associated with the Quality of the medical care, and consequently the approval reasons for the opening of the medical markets are connected with the security of the medical care. Accordingly, the guarantee of the patients(national)option answered as the main reason of the agreement can be also understood as the awareness of the right to have a variety of options for the security of the medical quality.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.55-67
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• 2022

Objectives : This study is aimed to survey Korean Medicine Doctors's perceptions in Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline and Standard Korean Medicine Clinical Pathways for its spread(to increase utilization in clinical sites). Methods : The research population was set at 14,831 Korean medical institutions registered with the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service for sampling representative of Korean Medicine Doctors, and the final 2,007 subjects were selected in consideration of the research period and budget. This survey was conducted based on a telephone survey, and in some cases, a fax or e-mail survey was also conducted together. Six questions were asked about the perception of 'Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline and Standard Korean Medicine Clinical Pathways', and three questions about the characteristics of the respondent. Results : The rate of recognizing Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline was 36.1%. Those who worked at Korean medicine hospitals, were under 39 years of age, and had less than 11-20 years of experience as an Korean medical doctor were more likely to be aware of it. Regarding the experience of using Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline, the rate of 'not used in the past and not used now' was very high at 82.9%, but the intention to use it in the future was high at 60.7%. About the Korean Medicine Clinical Pathways, 79.9% of respondents answered that they did not know. 80.6% of respondents recognized the need for the development of clinical manuals such as Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline and Standard Korean Medicine Clinical Pathways. Conclusion : Their low awareness of Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline seems to affect its low utilization. Therefore, active education and public relations are required in the future.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2006

목 적: 저자들은 이유식에 대한 인지도를 설문조사를 통하여 조사하고, 영유아의 체중 증가와는 어떠한 관계가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2005년 9월 1일부터 2005년 12월 1일까지 동국대학교 소아과 외래를 방문한 6개월에서 18개월까지의 영유아의 양육자 141명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하였다. 이유식에 대한 인지도에 관한 항목 10문항의 응답별 분포를 파악하고 응답자 각각의 총점을 구하였으며, 대상 영유아의 체중 백분위수의 증감 여부를 알아보았다. 결 과: 이유식에 대한 정보를 얻는 방법이 '주위 사람들'인 응답이 62명(44.0%)으로 가장 많았고, '의사'가 3명(3.1%)으로 나타났으며, 이유식의 정의를 '밥과 같은 고형식을 먹이기 위한 준비단계'라고 답한 사람이 54명(38.3%)이었다. 이유식의 시작시기는 모유 수유를 하는 경우에는 '4~6개월'이라고 답한 사람이 31명(60.8%), 조제유 혹은 혼합수유를 하는 경우에는 '6~8개월'이 41명(45.6%), '4~6개월'이 40명(44.4%)으로 거의 비슷한 비중을 차지하였으며, 아기가 아토피피부염이 있거나 알레르기의 가족력이 있을 경우에는 '6~8개월' (45.4%)이라는 대답이 가장 많았다. 이유식을 주는 방법으로는 '숟가락' (90.8%), 이유식으로 가장 먼저 시작하기에 가장 좋은 음식은 '쌀미음, 죽' (78.7%), 이유식을 새로 추가하여 줄 때의 음식의 가짓수는 '1가지' (58.2%), 이유식을 새로 추가하여 줄 때의 시간 간격은 '4일~1주일' (50.3%), 이유식을 주는 시간대는 '모유나 조제유를 먹기 전에' (55.3%), 생우유를 주기 시작하는 시기는 '12개월 전후' (77.3%), 이유식을 주는 동안 설사, 구토, 발진과 같은 부작용이 일어났을 때의 대처방식으로는 '주던 이유식을 즉시 중단하되 증상이 호전되면 1~3개월 후 다시 시도한다' (85.1%)라고 바르게 답한 사람이 가장 많았다. 평균 점수는 6.21이었고, 각 응답자의 총점과 대상 아기들의 체중 증감 여부에 대한 상관관계에서는 통계적으로 유의성이 없었다. 결 론: 본 연구에서의 이유식에 대한 전체적인 인지도는 과거의 조사에서보다 개선되었으나, '의사'로부터 이유식 정보를 얻는 사람들이 점차 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이유식에 대한 인지도와 아기들의 체중 증감과의 관계는 유의하지 않았으나, 앞으로의 이유식에 관한 연구에서는 여러 변수를 배제할 수 있는, 보다 통제된 집단을 대상으로 연구를 시행하는 것이 필요하리라 생각된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.675-684
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• 2017

Provider-oriented weather information has been rapidly changing to become more customer-oriented and personalized. Given the increasing interest in wellness and health topics, the demand for health weather information, and biometeorology, also increased. However, research on changes in the human body according to weather conditions is still insufficient due to various constraints, and interdisciplinary research is also lacking. As part of an effort to change that, this study surveyed medical practitioners at an actual treatment site, using questionnaires, to investigate what kind of weather information they could utilize. Although there was a limit to the empirical awareness that medical staff had about weather information, most respondents noted that there is a correlation between disease and weather, with cardiovascular diseases (coronary artery disease (98.5%) and hypertension (95.9% ), skin diseases (atopic dermatitis (100%), sunburn (93.8%)) being the most common weather-sensitive ailments. Although there are subject-specific differences, most weather-sensitive diseases tend to be affected by temperature and humidity in general. Respiratory and skin diseases are affected by wind and solar radiation, respectively.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.98-107
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• 2013

목적: 본 연구는 우리나라의 가정 호스피스 기관의 서비스 실태와 문제점을 파악함으로써 가정 호스피스의 개념을 재정립하고, 가정 호스피스의 표준 설정과 제도화, 다양한 호스피스 유형들의 연계 체계 구축의 기초자료로 활용하고자 시도되었다. 방법: 2011년 5월을 기준으로 확인된 호스피스 기관 166개 중 의학적 돌봄을 포함하는 가정 호스피스를 운영한다고 응답한 29개 기관 전수의 질문지가 자료 분석에 사용되었다. 결과: 대상 기관 중 호스피스 입원 병실이 있는 경우는 51.7%, 순수 가정형은 34.5%이었다. 팀 구성원은 간호사와 자원봉사자가 각각 62.0%, 62.1%, 팀 구성원의 방문은 간호사와 자원봉사자가 각각 평균 8.84회와 6.0회, 팀 회의는 월평균 2.65회, 비용은 대부분 무료로, 필요한 재원을 마련하는 방법에는 개인의 기부가 가장 많았다. 하루 평균 방문 환자 수는 평균 2.46명, 비암성 환자는 6.9%의 기관만이 돌보고 있었다. 58.6% 기관에서 협력의뢰를 위한 공식적인 체계를 구축하고 있었으며, 방문 범위는 44.8%에서 거리나 시간에 제한을 두고 있었다. 제공되는 서비스는 가족 상담과 서비스 연계가 가장 많았고, 가정 호스피스 의뢰방법은 환자 및 가족의 직접 의뢰가 51.7%로 가장 많았다. 대부분은 서비스 제공을 위한 기본 의료장비 및 물품을 갖추고 있는 반면 특수 장비는 부족하였다. 호스피스 전용병상이 있는 경우는 대부분 정부 및 공공기관의 후원으로 이루어지고 서비스 측면에서는 팀 회의, 통증조절, 증상조절이 잘 이루어지고 있었다. 기관운영 장애요인으로는 재정문제, 인력부족, 호스피스 인식 부족의 순위를 보였으며, 이를 위해 가장 먼저 해결해야 할 과제로는 '수가제도화'라고 주장하였다. 결론: 현재 우리나라의 가정 호스피스는 호스피스 본연의 목적을 달성하기에는 많은 제한이 있으므로 빠른 제도화와 서비스 표준 확립이 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.548-557
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to understand how vegetarian diets in Taiwanese hospitals are well established and provide suggestion for successful implementation in Korea. Micro-ethnographic case study with in-depth interviews, field observations, and paper reviews were used for this study. Experiences of doctors and nutritionists from Taiwanese hospitals where deliver vegetarian hospital diets were analyzed. This research found out Taiwanese life respect culture has influence on introducing vegetarian diets in hospital, besides most Participants agreed to use vegetarian diets for the medical purpose according to their clinic experiences and research results. Meanwhile there is no restriction to compel patients to keep vegetarian diets. All participants answered food has a large effect on the human body and further study on vegetarian diets' efficacy is required. The hospital chief's decision making is crucial to introduce vegetarian diets in hospitals. For the bigger picture, social supports, organizational supports and national policy supports are all important factors for it. The implications and recommendations for Korean hospitals were discussed. The public awareness for vegetarian diet for medical purpose along with research on its efficacy would be needed. In order to make good use of a vegetarian diet for medical purposes, we first need to build a vegetarian-friendly environment, go deep into the study of a diet's effects using diverse methodologies, and combine the diet with traditional medicine theory. Based on the results of this primary study, more related studies should be carried out in the future.