• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2016

Background: Much has been done to examine the psychological impact of cancer treatment, but it remains unclear to what extent anxiety and depression is related to symptom prevalence. The present study concerned the characteristics and frequency of distress as related to symptom prevalence in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: Participants were 303 consecutive adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in an academic medical center. The short form Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS-SF), which covers three domains of symptoms (global distress, physical- and psychological symptoms) was used to cross-sectionally measure symptom frequency and associated distress via self-reporting. One-way ANOVA and t-tests were used to test mean differences among MSAS-SF subscale scores. Results: Complete data were available for 303 patients. The mean number of symptoms was 14.5. The five most prevalent were fatigue, dry mouth, hair loss, drowsiness and lack of appetite. Overall, symptom burden and frequency were higher than in other published MSAS-SF studies. Higher symptom frequency was also found to be significantly related to greater distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Conclusions: Patients undergoing chemotherapy suffer from multiple physical and psychological symptoms. Better symptom control or palliative care is needed. Greater frequency of reported symptoms may also indicate a subconscious bid by patients for care and reassurance - thus tailored intervention to manage distress should be offered.

• 의학교육논단
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.198-206
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• 2020

This study aimed to identify needed improvements to current evaluation methods in medical school computer-based test (CBT) programs and test environments. To that end, an analysis of the importance and satisfaction was conducted through a survey of 3rd and 4th year medical students who had sufficient experience with CBT programs. Importance performance analysis methodology using the correlation coefficient was applied to assess average satisfaction and importance. The first quadrant (keep up the good work) was a factor of review and time management and test facilities among the conveniences of the CBT program. The second quadrant (concentrate here) was a factor of the convenience of the CBT program and computer monitor and chair factor within the test facilities. The third quadrant (low priority) was a factor of cheating and computer failure. The fourth quadrant (possible overkill) was the location, spacing, and temperature factors of the test facilities. Improvements are needed to reduce 'eye fatigue' and help students focus and understand the questions in the CBT programs. It is necessary to improve computer monitors, desks and chairs, and consider the subject's body type and manager in order to cope with computer breakdown and peripheral failures. Spare computers are needed. These findings are meaningful in that they have been able to identify factors that require improvement in the CBT program and test environment resulting from changes in assessment tools.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.313-322
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify over time the changes of cancer symptom, depression and quality of life (QOL) among people who had stomach or colorectal cancer. Methods: Of the 74 participants recruited, 67 participated in the study. Participants were asked to complete three instruments at three different time. The instruments were the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Gastrointestinal Cancer Module, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General. The questionnaires were administered before chemotherapy, toward the end of chemotherapy, and six months after the completion of adjuvant therapy. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and repeated measure ANOVA. Results: At the immediately after chemotherapy point, the most frequent symptom was lack of appetite, followed by fatigue and problem with remembering things. The mean score for depression was 8.27 with a prevalence of 31.3%. The mean score for quality of life was 61.88 out of 135. Repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant increase in cancer symptom (F=23.22, p<.001) and depression (F=35.29, p<.001) after chemotherapy. However, improvement was observed 6 months after the completion of chemotherapy. QOL (F=33.73, p<.001) also showed similar patterns as observed with cancer symptom and depression. Cancer symptom was the strongest predictor of QoL at pre-chemotherapy point. but depression was the strongest predictor at immediately after chemotherapy point. Conclusion: Chemotherapy is highly associated with cancer symptom, depression and QOL in patients with cancer. The nursing intervention is needed to relieve depression as well as cancer symptoms to improve QOL in patients undergoing chemotherapy from baseline to follow-up.

• 턱관절균형의학회지
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• 제5권sup호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2015

Objectives: The aim of this study was to review main symptoms of outpatient in Lee young Jun clinics who developed the functional cerebrospinal therapy and to investigate the therapeutic effects on one time application of functional cerebrospinal therapy (FCST). Methods: Patients who visited at least twice at an oriental medical clinic and treated with FCST were included. They were asked to write 216 numeric rating scale (NRS)-based questionnaire about degree of various symptoms at each visit. Prevalence and degree decrease of all reported symptoms were analyzed. Results: Total of 744 outpatients were included. There were fourteen symptoms of which more than half of all patients commonly complained. All symptoms were significantly reduced after one administration of FCST. About four to seven percent of patients reported at least five-point reduction on NRS in each symptom after FCST. Conclusions: FCST might have potential immediate effect on not only TMJ related symptoms, but also diverse kinds of pain, psychological symptoms, and fatigue-related symptoms.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제5권
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• pp.32-46
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• 1998

Cancer is a leading cause of death, and the number of cancer patients is increasing in Korea. The needs for the home care of cancer patients are increasing recently, but the standardized home care protocols are not developed yet. This study was designed to develop nursing assessment -intervention algorithms for the cancer chemotherapy patients at home. These algorithms suggest guidelines when we assess the patient's condition, and find appropriate nursing interventions, so that standardization and quality control of home care can be attained. The algorithms were processed by yes-no tree. Eleven common problems of cancer chemotherapy patients were identified by the literature review and oncology nurses' experience. These were digestive dysfunction, pain, fatigue, infection, respiratory difficulties, activity intolerance, hemorrhage, sensory disorder, edema, skin problem, and mucosal problem. The algorithm needs to be validated and modified by using for the cancer chemotherapy patients at home.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.31-48
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• 2005

Purpose: Studies focus on cancer control, prevention, or assessment of psychosocial problems and intervention methods. However, few studies exist concerning psychosocial problems, measuring tools for those problems, and interventions for cancer patients in Korea. One of the purposes of this study was to review studies in this area, to examine various psychosocial problems experienced by cancer patients. This is a crucial area to investigate, since psychosocial problems in turn negatively influence the patients' immune function, which speeds the progress of the disease. Another goal was to identify instruments used to measure psychosocial functioning and problems in cancer patients, to analyze their validity and reliability, with the aim to discover the best instruments. A final goal was to explore and compare the effects of psychosocial interventions, to determine the most effective practices. Method: Journal articles published since 1995 were searched from PubMed Data base, Google search engine, and published cancer-related studies, using search keywords "psychosocial function and intervention for the cancer patients"; whole articles of selected references were reviewed and analyzed. Result: Most common psychosocial problems were depression, fatigue, nausea, pain, distress, resulting in a low quality of life. The seven scales found in the literature to assess the psychosocial functioning were Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Symptom Checklist 90-R, Profile of Mood States, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, and SF-36 HRQOL(Health Related Quality of Life). Social support interventions for cancer patients were effective in improving quality of life scores. Conclusion: It is necessary to apply support intervention strategies to help cancer patients in Korea. These strategies can help to reduce the effects of psychosocial symptoms, which in turn affect the development and control of cancer. Strategies developed in Western countries may need to be modified for use within Korea. Further studies are warranted to review the support intervention strategies that were being used to for cancer patients

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.161-172
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• 1995

This study was conducted to have better understanding of the students' experience in field practice by school health practice experience. The study subjects were 40 nursing students working in department of nursing K Univ. in C city. This study was approached by phenomenological method. Collected data were analyzed by Colaizzi's method. The results were from the protocol 980 significant statements and organized into 240 formulated meanings. From formulated meaning 89 themes were identified, organized into 18 them clusters, and then into 16 categories. The nursing students took part in the practice with (expectation and readiness) different from those of the clinical practice, expressed wonder at the school which had progressed much more than their primary schools used to be. They said that they began to feel (Fatigue and stress), and that experienced tension for the lack of nursing knowledge and skill during the health education and clinical treatment activity. In addition, they experienced 'ambivalence of satisfaction and something wanted', that is to say, they could have done better by means of video education and health education. The 10-day-school health practice brought about the change in( the image of teacher) and (cognition about the nursing teacher's role), made the students have(love to the client) and (desire to be nursing teacher), and then turned out experience benefical enough to be expressed 'satisfaction' However, they pointed out many problems in (School Eniviroment), (Clinic), (Physical assessment), (Recording and reporting), so they had a chance to apply the school nursing process to the school. The professor should play the role of promoting the learning through the field practice and providing the stimulant of learning to help the learner get as much from the field situation as they could. Therefore, I suggest that the students always have a chance to exchange actual affairs and educational study, and that the concrete discussion and continuous cooperation be done. The professors should keep doing their best to find the way to professors should keep doing their best to find the way to promote the ability of thinking through the process the learners experienced themselves.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2017

본 논문은 특수 차량용 동력 전달계 부품인 구동축의 가속 수명 시험을 수행하는 것이다. 동력 전달계 부품의 수명 평가를 위하여 사용환경의 주행 부하 스펙트럼의 데이터가 필요하나, 특수 차량의 경우 부하 스펙트럼을 구할 수 없는 경우가 대부분이다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 차량 데이터와 특수 주행로 조건에 기반하여 주행 부하 로드 스펙트럼을 모델링하고 시뮬레이션 하였다. 가속 수명 시험에는 역승 모델을 적용하였고, 마이너 법칙을 사용하여 등가 토크를 구하였으며, 구동축 가속 수명 시험을 위하여 교정 가속법을 사용하였다. 피로시험은 세 수준의 스트레스로 수행하였으며, 사용자 스트레스 수준의 수명은 외삽법을 사용하여 예측 하였고, 실제 시험 결과와 부하 스펙트럼 데이터와의 비교로 수명을 검증하였다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2012

역사적으로 3D 영상은 몇 번의 부흥기를 맞이했음에도 불구하고 그 관심이 오래 지속되지 못했다. 많은 이유가 있겠지만, 많은 연구자들은 3D 영상이 가져오는 시각적 불편함과 같은 휴먼팩터 요인을 가장 큰 이유로 꼽는다. 영상 콘텐츠 연구에 있어 몰입과 피로도 등에 영향을 미치는 연구가 그간 2D 영상에서는 많이 이루어졌지만, 3D 영상 콘텐츠 시대에서는 기술적 발전에 관심이 집중되어 있을 뿐 영상 콘텐츠의 효과에 대해서는 연구가 등한시 되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 3D 영상에 노출되었을 때 시청자들이 받아들이는 3D 영상의 특징을 어떻게 인식하는지, 피로도를 포함한 인상은 어떠한지, 그리고 프레즌스를 어떻게 느끼는지 척도를 개발하고 이를 평가하고자 했다. 연구 결과 3개의 변인(인지된 특성, 인상, 프레즌스)에서 총 17개의 요인을 추출했다. 17개의 요인 중에 13개 요인이 신뢰도 값이 .8 이상의 높은 값을 보였고, 나머지 요인들도 .65~.78로 받아들일 수 있는 정도의 값을 보였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.2054-2060
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• 2016

최근 인구 고령화가 급속히 진행되면서 치매인구가 빠른 속도로 증가하고 있다. 치매는 완벽한 치료법이 없기 때문에 경도인지 장애 평가를 통해 조기 발견하여 예방 훈련하는 것이 중요하다. 기존의 경도인지 장애 평가는 수기형태로 이루어지며, 피검자와 검사자의 1:1 대면 평가가 원칙이다. 이는 검사자의 피로도 증가와 이로 인한 평가오류의 가능성을 증가시킨다. 또한 도출된 데이터도 수기 형태이기에 다양한 방식으로 분석 및 활용하기에는 한계가 있다. 따라서 기존 방식의 제한점을 극복 수 있는 시스템화가 가능한 어플리케이션을 활용하여 평가하고, 그 결과를 저장 및 분석할 수 있는 시스템 개발이 필요하다. 본 논문은 경도인지 장애를 평가할 수 있는 피검자와 검사자용 어플리케이션과 평가 데이터를 저장 및 분석할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하고자 한다.