• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.310-322
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• 1998

국민들의 주치의에 대한 인식도 및 수요 등을 알아보고 주치의제도와 관련된 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 1997년 1월 현재 서울시, 청주시, 안성군 3곳에 사는 주민들을 대상으로 3개 지역에서 각각 600 개씩 총 1,800개의 전화번호를 다단계 층화 무작위 표본추출(multi-stage stratified random sampling)하였다. 이와 같이 선정된 전화번호를 대상으로 각 지역마다 200명씩 조사가 완료될 때까지 20세 이상의 전 가구원을 대상으로 전화설문조사를 실시하였다. 이 조사 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 주치의가 있는지 여부를 물었을 때 남성은 9.9%, 여성은 13.2%가 가지고 있다고 응답하여 남녀간에 의미 있는 차이가 없었다. 이를 전체로 보면 11.9%가 주치의를 가지고 있는 반면 85.4%는 가지고 있지 않았고 2.7%는 모른다고 응답했으며 이는 지역별로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 학력 수준에 따른 차이는 없었으며, 연령이 증가할수록 주치의를 가진 사람들이 많았다. 2. 현재 주치의가 어떤 과 의사인지를 살펴보면 내과의사 62.1%, 일반외과 의사 12.1%, 소아과 의사 6.1%, 한의사 4.5% 순이었다. 이를 남녀별로 비교해본 결과 한의사를 주치의로 둔 남자는 20명중 3명(15%) 이었으나 여자들은 한 명도 한의사를 주치의로 두고 있지 않았다. 이외의 모든 과 에서 남녀간에 통계학적인 차이가 없었다. 지역별로는 서울 지역보다는 안성, 청주 등 지방에 거주하는 사람들이 내과의사를 주치의로 두고 있는 경향을 보였다. 3. 주치의로 삼고 싶은 진료과목은 내과가 61.8%로 가장 많았고, 가정의가 15.9%로 두 번째였으며, 그밖에 소아과 5.8%, 산부인과와 한의사가 각각 5.6%였다. 여자들이 남자들에 비해 가정의학과, 산부인과를 선호하고 있고, 여자들에 비해 남자들이 내과를 더욱 선호하고 있었다. 이들 과를 제외한 다른 과 에서는 남녀간 차이가 없었다. 지역별로는 청주 지역에서 가정의학과 의사를 선호하고 있었고, 내과 의사인 경우 지역별로 선호도의 차이는 없었다. 또한 학력이 높을수록 가정의학과를 선호하고 있었고, 내과 의사에 대한 선호도는 학력 수준과 관련성이 없었다. 4. 주치의 등록제에 대해서 들어본 적이 있느냐는 질문에 16.0%만이 알고 있다고 응답했고, 84.0%는 모른다고 응답했다. 이와 같은 인지율은 남녀간에 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 서울 지역에 거주하는 사람들이 여타 지역보다 인지율이 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 5. 주치의 등록제가 시행될 경우 등록할 생각이 있느냐는 질문에 48.0%는 그렇다고 대답했으며, 17.4%는 할 생각이 없다고 응답했고, 34.6%는 잘 모르겠다고 응답했다. 남자들이 여자들보다 유의하게 등록 의사를 가진 사람들이 많았고, 대도시 지역으로 갈수록 등록 의사를 가진 사람들이 많았다. 또한 학력이 높을수록 등록 의사가 많았다. 6. 주치의 등록을 하겠다는 경우에 등록하는 이유에 대해서 질문한 결과 건강을 지키는데 도움이 될 것 같아서가 68.2%, 병원 이용이 편해질 것 같아서가 28.7%, 보험료 혜택이 있으니까가 2.3% 등이었다. 7. 주치의 등록제를 이용하지 않는다면 어떤 이유에서인지를 물은 결과 귀찮기만 하고 도움이 될 것 같지 않아서가 68.8%, 주치의 등록료가 너무 비싸서와 보험료 혜택이 적어서가 각각 10.9%, 7.81% 등이었다. 8. 1인당 1년에 2만원인 주치의 등록료에 대한 의견을 물은 결과 적당하다는 의견이 63.1%, 비싸다는 의견이 32.7%, 싸다는 의견이 4.2%였다. 이를 남녀별로 비교한 결과 여자들이 등록료에 대하여 유의하게 비싸다고 생각하고 있었으며, 지역별로는 차이가 없었다. 또한 학력이 낮을수록 1년에 1인당 2만원인 현행의 주치의 등록료에 대하여 너무 많다고 생각하는 사람들이 많았다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2749-2752
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• 2012

Background: Breaking bad news to cancer patients is a delicate and challenging task for most doctors. Better understanding of patients' preferences in breaking bad news can guide doctors in performing this task. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the preferences of Malaysian cancer patients regarding the communication of bad news. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Oncology clinic of a tertiary teaching hospital. Two hundred adult cancer patients were recruited via purposive quota sampling. They were required to complete the Malay language version of the Measure of Patients' Preferences (MPP-BM) with minimal researcher assistance. Their responses were analysed using descriptive statistics. Association between demographic characteristics and domain scores were tested using non-parametric statistical tests. Results: Nine items were rated by the patients as essential: "Doctor is honest about the severity of my condition", "Doctor describing my treatment options in detail", "Doctor telling me best treatment options", Doctor letting me know all of the different treatment options", "Doctor being up to date on research on my type of cancer", "Doctor telling me news directly", "Being given detailed info about results of medical tests", "Being told in person", and "Having doctor offer hope about my condition". All these items had median scores of 5/5 (IQR:4-5). The median scores for the three domains were: "Content and Facilitation" 74/85, "Emotional Support" 23/30 and "Structural and Informational Support" 31/40. Ethnicity was found to be significantly associated with scores for "Content and Facilitation" and "Emotional Support". Educational status was significantly associated with scores for "Structural and Informational Support". Conclusion: Malaysian cancer patients appreciate the ability of the doctor to provide adequate information using good communication skills during the process of breaking bad news. Provision of emotional support, structural support and informational support were also highly appreciated.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors on anxiety of patients who had received hemopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT). Method: A total of 81 patients who had undergone a HSCT at a university hospital were recruited from July of 2001 to June of 2002. They were asked to complete questionnaires about anxiety, self-esteem, family support, doctor's support and nurse's support. Result: The mean score of anxiety, self-esteem, family support, doctor's support and nurse's support was 41.9, 3.0, 4.6, 7.6 and 7.3, respectively. A significant negative correlation was found between anxiety and self-esteem. Self-esteem was positively correlated with family support, doctor's support and nurse's support. The major variable that influenced anxiety was the self-esteem, explaining 25.4% of the anxiety. Conclusion: On the basis of these results, it is necessary for HSCT patients to develop a nursing intervention for the enhancement of self esteem. Also, family support, doctor's support and nurse's support should be considered as a main support system in the nursing strategy for improving the quality of life of patients undergone HSCT.

• 의료커뮤니케이션
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2018

Background: It is important to investigate patient satisfaction to improve the quality of healthcare. Among the many factors that affect patient satisfaction, perceived health status has been considered as one of the major factors. Therefore, we investigated patient satisfaction through patient experience in outpatient settings according to perceived health status. Methods: This cross-sectional study using questionnaires of patient experience and perceived health status from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015 included 4267 people aged over 19 years who met the inclusion criteria. Perceived health status was classified into three: good, fair, and poor. Questions about patient experience consisted of four items: doctor spending enough time with patients, doctor providing easy-to-understand explanation, doctor giving opportunity to ask questions or raise concerns, and doctor involving patient in decisions about care or treatment. Patient experience was classified into two: satisfied and non-satisfied. A multivariate regression model was used to analyze the data. Results: In the good perceived health status group, level of satisfaction was 79.2%, 88.5%, 83.3% and 87.2%, respectively for the four items targeting patient experience. In the poor group, level of satisfaction was 76%, 84.9%, 79.5%, and 83.1%, respectively for the four items. In multivariate logistic regression analyses, the odds ratios of good perceived health status group were 1.775 (1.347-2.338), 1.946 (1.356-2.793), 1.652 (1.218-2.240), and 1.665 (1.193-2.323) compared with the poor group. Conclusion: Perceived health status is associated with patient satisfaction. In particular, the better the perceived health status, the better the patient satisfaction through patient experience.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.18-21
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• 2005

The following suggested algorithm is completed care report for the family medical history. Rn=$U\;Pnj+U\;Dn^i$ : (j=1,2,...,j), (i=1,2,...,i), (n=1,2,...,n) The Rn(completed care report) integrates comprehensive patients reports ranging from patient $P^2\;to\;P^j$ including $P^1$ (oneself) with the doctors' care reports up to the care No. no by i number of doctors ($D^1$ =doctor in charge, $D^{2,3...i}$=doctors on corporation program.) This approach, since a participation in a family membership effectuates all of family members, can minimize the membership fees, thus enabling inter-family health care on a home doctor basis.

• 한국의사학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2013

This study confirmed that a doctor named Lee, Seok-gan whose name has been widely known but whose real identity has remained unclear, was an active Confucian doctor in the 16th century. In addition, through the newly discovered "Daeyakbu" among his family line, writings, and relics that have been handed down in a family, this study looked into his medical philosophy and medicine culture. The author of "Ieseokgangyeongheombang"(Medical Book by Lee, Seok-gan(李石澗), Seok-gan is the same person as an active famous doctor Lee, Seok-gan(李碩幹, 1509-1574) in the 16th century. Such a fact can be confirmed through "Samuiilheombang", "Sauigyeongheombang" and the newly opened "Ieseokgangyeongheombang". Lee, Seok-gan was born in the 4th ruling year of king Jungjong (1509) and was active as a doctor until the 7th ruling year of king Seonjo(1547); his first name is Jungim with the pen name-Chodang, and he used a doctor name of 'Seokgan.' He was known as a divine doctor, and there have been left lots of anecdotes in relation with Lee, Seok-gan. Legend has it that Seokgan went to China to give treatment to the empress, and a heavenly peach pattern drinking cup and a house, which the emperor bestowed on Seokgan in return for his great services, still have remained up to the present. Usually, Seokgan interacted with Toegye Lee Hwang and his literary persons, and with his excellent medical skills, Seokgan once gave treatment to Toegye at the time of his death free of charge. His medical skills have been handed down in his family, and his descendant Lee, Ui-tae(around 1700) compiled a medical book titled "Gyeongheombangwhipyeon(經驗方彙編)". Out of Lee, Seok-gan's keepsakes which were donated to Sosu museums by his descendant family, 4 sorts of 'Gwabu'(writings of fruit trees) including "Daeyakbu" were discovered. It's rare to find a literary work left by a medical figure like this, so these discoveries have a deep meaning even from a medicine culture level. Particularly, "Daeyakbu" includes the typical "Uigukron". The "Uigukron", which develops its story by contrasting politics with medicine, has a unique writing style as one of the representative explanatory methods of scholars' position during the Joseon Dynasty; in addition, the distinctive feature of "Uigukron" is that it was created in the form of 'Gabu' other than a prose.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.195-206
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• 2016

Background: Concentration of patients to large hospitals is serious problem in Korea. The purpose of this paper is to propose appropriate policy direction to relieve concentration of patients to large hospitals. It is focused on evaluation of the possibility of family doctor system as a policy alternative to relieve concentration of patients to large hospital by empirically analyzing the effect of usual source of care (USC) on large hospitals medical care use. Methods: Korea Health Panel conducted 2009, 2012, 2013 by KIHASA (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) and NHIS (National Health Insurance Service) was used for analysis. For dependent variables, first, the ratio of the amount of using large hospital to total amount of using medical care, and second, the amount of using large hospital are estimated. Independent variables are having an USC and type of USC. Panel analysis was done with above variables. Results: Main results are as follows. First, having an USC increases using large hospital. Second, having a domestic clinic type USC decreases using large hospital and ratio of using large hospital. Third, the effect of domestic clinic type USC is greater in older group, less income group, worse health status group, not having private insurance group, and having chronic disease group. Conclusion: These results show that family doctor program can be a policy alternative to relieve concentration of patients to large hospital. Nonetheless, primary care system in Korea is unsatisfied. It is recommended to reinforce primary care system and family doctor system to relieve concentration of patients to large hospitals.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1998년도 제50차 추계 학술대회 연제집
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• pp.36-37
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• 1998

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권14호
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• pp.5639-5644
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• 2014

Objective: This study aimed to determine effects of doctor-patient communication on the quality of life among breast cancer survivors in 16 communities in southern China. Methods: Multistage random sampling was to use to recruit 260 females from the Guangzhou Cancer Registry Database who were diagnosed with breast cancer. A questionnaire provided data on the doctor-patient communication (including the doctor's attitude, the patient's participation with the medical decision and information about the disease) and QOL (quality of life), as measured using FACT-B. Univariate analysis, non-conditional logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations between the doctor-patient communication and QOL. Results: Females who received good attitudes from doctors demonstrated higher FACT-B (OR=4.65, 95% CI: 1.68-12.86), social well-being (OR=5.88, 95% CI: 2.16-16.05), emotional well-being (OR=4.77, 95% CI: 1.92-11.88), and functional well-being ((OR=5.26, 95% CI: 1.90-14.52) compared to the females who encountered worse attitudes from their doctor, adjusting for age, education, marriage, employment, family income, years since diagnosis, TNM stage, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and side effects, particularly when the TNM stage was 0-II and the patients exhibited no side effects. Regardless of the length of time after diagnosis, doctors' good attitudes resulted in higher QOL scores. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the doctor-patient communication has a significant association with the QOL of breast cancer survivors, mainly dependent on the doctors' attitude. Effective intervention is required to develop optimal doctor-patient communication.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.456-468
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 소비자 중심 의료 관점에 기초해 미국·캐나다 재외국민들을 대상으로 진행된 의료 만족도 비교 조사를 바탕으로 가정의 도입과 관련된 탐색적 연구를 수행하였다. '16년 -'18년 사이에 설문조사지 배포 및 회수 방식으로 수집된 493개의 실증자료에 기초한 통계적 분석 결과 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 미국·캐나다 가정의에 대한 만족도가 한국의 1차 의료 의사에 비해 높다는 증거를 발견할 수 없었다. 둘째, 치료기술 및 수준, 진료예약 신속성 등에서 한국 1 차 의료 의사 만족도가 높았으며 가정의 제도에 비해 약점으로 언급되는 충분한 상담 및 설명 측면에서도 가정의 제도가 더 우수하다는 증거를 발견할 수 없었다. 셋째, 미국 재외국민은 캐나다 재외국민에 비해 가정의 제도에 대한 만족도가 더 낮게 나타났다. 넷째, 미국·캐나다 재외국민은 가정의를 거쳐 병원에 가도록 강제하는 제도에 대한 부정적인 평가가 높았고 질병 발생 시 가정의를 통하지 않고 병원을 직접 방문하는 것을 선호하였다. 결론적으로 미국·캐나다 가정의 만족도가 한국 1차 의사에 비해 높다는 충분한 증거가 없으므로 서구식 가정의 제도 도입 전 이 제도로 인한 효익과 비용에 대한 보다 심층적인 추가적인 분석이 수행될 필요가 있다.