• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2016

This study attempted to investigate how mass media marketing of a hospital influences patient volume. Additionally, the association of patient volume with exposure time and the type of mass media was examined. Data from a university hospital in Bundang (from January 2014 to November 2014) were used. Degree of physicians' mass media marketing was measured by the number of media exposure. Linear mixed model for repeated measures data was run to identify the associations between the number of media exposure and patient volume. First, the number of hospital physician's mass media exposure and new patients and the first visit patients were positively associated. Second, broadcasting media which has relatively significant in patient volume is TV programs such as cultural programs and news. Third, hospital physicians with higher ranks who were exposed to press media receive more patient appointment. Also, nonsurgical hospital physicians who were exposed to press media receive more patients. Fourth, medical treatment activities for hospital staff who hold the rank of Professor in case of making an appearance at press media have relatively increased. Hospital physician's media exposure, particularly TV programs, was significantly related to patient volume for outpatients.

• 약학회지
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2007

This study was to evaluate economic impact of a comprehensive pharmaceutical care intervention provided by community pharmacists on drug-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly population, in a societal perspective. Clinical outcomes of pharmaceutical care included compliance increase, inappropriate medication discontinuation, and subsequent drug-related morbidity and mortality reduction. Economic outcomes included cost savings from direct medical costs reduction such as medication and healthcare resource utilization. Input costs for pharmaceutical care included pharmacist time and computerized prescription review supporting program costs. Model parameters of outcomes were derived from published literatures, and costs were from literatures and health insurance statistical data in Korea. Annual costs and benefits were estimated in the year 2005. Current usual care and standardized pharmaceutical care required 0.3 and 2.0 hours per year respectively, for elderly outpatient using average 4.4 prescription drugs per visit and average annual frequency of 17.8 pharmacy visits. Comprehensive pharmaceutical care provided to overall elderly outpatients at community pharmacies would have cost of \74,994 mil. and benefit of \357,002 mil. per year. Benefit:cost ratio was 4.8:1 and net benefit was \282,008 mil/year. It was corresponded to net benefit of \73,816/year for individual elderly patient. In addition, pharmaceutical care was estimated to reduce 1,531 drug-related deaths/year. Conclusively this study, a first attempt in Korea to evaluate an economic value of pharmaceutical care at community pharmacies, proved that it was a cost-effective intervention having significant economic benefit.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2013

구강내과는 측두하악관절장애 및 신경병성통증 등과 같은 구강안면 통증, 연조직 질환, 구취, 레이저 치료, 코골이와 수면 무호흡증, 법치의학적인 감정 분야 등을 포함하고 있다. 이상의 질환은 비교적 흔하게 발생되며 환자에게 큰 불편과 고통을 안겨주며 때로는 건강에 치명적인 위협을 초래하기도 한다. 구강내과학적인 측면에서 볼 때, 현대 사회로 갈수록 생활 패턴의 변화와 스트레스 증가 등의 원인으로 턱관절 장애를 포함한 구강 안면 통증 환자가 늘어나고 있으며 또한 연조직 질환, 코골이와 수면 무호흡증, 법치의학적인 감정 등과 같은 구강내과적인 전문성을 요구하는 분야의 수요가 가파르게 증가되고 있다. 따라서 치과학 중에서 구강내과의 역할과 전문성에 대한 요구가 갈수록 증가되고 있다. 연간 구강내과에 내원한 신환의 질병명에 따른 분포도와 증상의 이환 기간, 내원 경로 등을 분석하는 것은 향후 구강내과의 역할과 비중에 대한 정보를 제공해주며 환자를 위한 원활한 진단과 치료를 가능하게 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서 1년간 치과대학병원 구강내과에 내원한 신환을 분석하여 향후 구강내과의 역할과 전문성에 대하여 고찰해 보았을 때 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 구강내과에 내원하는 신환은 주로 측두하악장애, 연조직 질환, 신경병성 통증 환자로 나타났다. 2. 측두하악장애 환자는 신환중 가장 높은 비율을 보였으며 세부 진단순은 복합 장애 환자, 근육통 환 자, 관절원판 내장증 환자 순이었다. 3. 연조직 질환 환자 중 구강건조증 환자가 가장 높은 비율을 보였으며 그다음 편평태선 환자, 재발성 아프타성 궤양 순이었다. 4. 신경병성 통증 환자에서 구강 작열감 증후군이 가장 높은 비율을 보였다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.104-119
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• 1998

This study was conducted to determine the important factors in the illness behavior of panic disorder patients. And then, find the best ways to lead the patients who have recurrent panic attacks to the adequate therapeutic situations. We studied 53 patients diagnosed as panic disorder according to DSM-IV among the outpatients who had been followed up at Bong Seng Memorial Hospital for 6 Ms, from May 1997 to October 1997. To evaluate the illness behaviors, we designed a checklist including socio-demographic data, degree of subjective distress from medical and psychiatric treatment, panic symptoms, life events, places of help-seeking, Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Using the checklist, we had semistructured interviews with the panic disorder patients to elucidate their help-seeking behaviors from first panic attack to diagnosing as panic disorder. The results were as follows ; 1) After first panic attack, the patients initially sought help at 1) Emergency room 40%, 2) Rest &/or Personal emergency care 35%, 3) Pharmacy 10%, 4) Outpatient care at hospital 10%, 5) Oriental medicine 5%. 2) Considering the panic symptoms, derealization, paresthesia and the severity of panic symptoms were the most important factors affecting the patient's help-seeking behaviors who had experienced the first panic attack. 3) Most of all the patients (80%) were apt to visit the hospitals within 15 days after experiencing about 3 panic attacks. 4) Before diagnosed as panic disorder, the patients had visited 3-5 health care centers during about 1 year. 5) Primary care physicaians(for example, emergency care physicians, family doctors and internists) had the most important roles in treating or guiding the patients to the adequate therapeutic situations. From the above results, the authors propose that non-psychiatric physicians have to know the panic disorder or attacks exactly. When patients complaint sudden onset physical symptoms e.g. palpitation, dyspnea, dizziness or the cognitive symptoms like the fear of death or insanity, physicians should consider the possibility of panic attack and encourage the patients to be evaluated for psychiatric illness.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2019

연구목적 질병침습도 평가 척도(Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale)란, 만성 질환을 앓는 환자에서 질병이나 치료가 삶의 질에 얼마나 영향을 미치는지 평가하기 위한 타당도가 입증된 자가보고식 검사이다. 여러 연구를 통하여 만성 질환자에서 요인 모델의 적합도가 보고되었으나, 정신 질환자를 대상으로는 그 요인 타당도가 확인되지 않았다. 본 연구는 불안 및 우울장애가 주요 진단인 정신건강의학과 외래환자 군을 대상으로 한국판 질병침습도 평가 척도(Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale-Korean version, IIRS-K)의 요인 구조를 확인하고, 요인 타당도를 조사하기 위하여 진행되었다. 방 법 2010년부터 2013년까지 3년간 한양대학교 구리병원 정신건강의학과 외래 초진 환자를 연속적 수집하여 총 307명의 자료를 분석하였다. IIRS-K, Zung 자가평가 우울척도, Zung 자가평가 불안척도를 이용하였다. Cronbach's α계수를 통해 신뢰도를 분석하였고, Varimax 직각회전을 이용한 탐색적 주성분 분석과 최대우도법 중 보수적인 방법을 추정자(standard maximum likelihood estimator)로 확인적 요인분석을 시행하였다. IIRS-K의 하위 요인과 우울, 불안 증상간의 타당도는 Spearman 상관 분석으로 조사하였다. 결 과 IIRS-K의 내적 일치도는 0.9로 높은 신뢰도를 보였다. 13개 문항에서 3개 요인이 추출되었고, 총 분산의 63.2%를 설명하여, 58.3%를 설명한 원본 영문판과 유사한 요인 구조를 보였다. 3요인 분석이 가장 모델에 적합한 것을 확인적 요인분석으로 확인하였으며, 우울 및 불안 증상과도 정적인 상관관계를 보여 수렴 타당도를 입증하였다. 결 론 IIRS-K의 3요인구조는 조용한 취미 활동, 개인 발전 등 일부 문항 구성에서 원본과 차이를 보였고, 가족 관계나 배우자와의 관계, 경제 문제가 한 요인에 추출되는 것이 특징적이었다. 이는 문화적 특징을 반영한 결과라고 볼 수 있다. 이 연구는 정신건강의학과 임상군을 대상으로 IIRS-K의 요인 타당도를 입증한 첫 연구이며, 이를 통해 국내 정신건강의학과 환자의 삶의 질에 사용될 유용한 도구를 제공했다는 의의가 있다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2006

본 연구는 2003년 10월부터 2006년 3월까지 부산대학교 병원 구강내과 구강안면통증클리닉에 내원하여 RDC/TMD에 의해 측두하악관절의 골관절염으로 진단된 환자 중 본 실험에 동의한 폐경기가 오지 않은 여성 환자를 무작위로 나누어, 주기적 내원 하에 실제로 ASU 300 mg을 연속 복용한 ASU군(총 36명)과 ASU와 동일한 제재이지만 약효가 없는 약물을 복용한 위약군(총 32명)으로 분류하여 ASU를 장기간 투여시 통증, 관절음, 개구제한(LOM), 무통성 편이 개구량(MCO)의 변화뿐만 아니라 골스캔의 단순섭취율(SUR), coronal SPECT상에서의 온점개수(HS), 그리고 CT상에서의 과두 관절면의 비교시 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. ASU군과 위약군의 치료 전, 치료 3개월 후, 치료 6개월 후, 치료 9개월 후의 무통성 편이개구량(MCO)과 통증, 관절음, 개구제한(LOM)의 NAS를 비교시 두 군간의 유의한 차이가 없었다. 2. ASU군과 위약군의 치료 전, 치료 3개월 후, 치료 6개월 후, 치료 9개월 후의 MCO를 비교시 장치치료를 시행하지 않은 두 군간에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 그러나, 장치치료를 시행한 ASU군에서 위약군에 비해 치료 6개월 후, 치료 9개월 후에 MCO가 더 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 3. ASU군과 위약군을 초진시 통증에 대한 NAS가 6미만인 경우와 6이상인 경우로 분류하여 치료 전, 치료 3개월 후, 치료 6개월 후, 치료 9개월 후를 비교시 두 군 모두 치료 3개월 후, 치료 9개월 이후에 통증이 더 감소하며, 통증의 NAS가 6이상인 경우에서 ASU군이 위약군에 비해 통증이 더 감소하는 경향을 보여 주었다. 4. 주기적 내원하에 6개월간 약물치료를 시행한 ASU군(총19명)과 위약군(총 21명)의 MCO와 통증, 관절음, 개구제한의 NAS를 비교시 각 군내에서는 임상증상의 개선이 현저하였으나, 두 군간에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 5. ASU군과 위약군을 이환측과 비이환측으로 분류하여 측두하악관절의 골스캔의 단순섭취율(SUR)과 coronal SPECT상에서의 온점개수(HS)를 비교시 두 군 모두에서 이환측이 비이환측에 비해 단순섭취율과 온점개수 모두 높게 나타났으며, 단순섭취율과 온점개수는 상관관계를 보여주었다. 6. 이환 및 비이환 관절 모두에서 골재형성 반응이 가장 많이 관찰되었고, 골증식체는 가장 적게 관찰되었다. 치료전후의 ASU군(총 34부위)과 위약군(총 20부위)의 과두 관절면을 비교시 ASU군에서 보다 많은 침식소견의 감소경향을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2009

Objectives : To evaluate the current status of East-West combination treatment in joint disorders. Methods : The medical records of patients who visited the Joints & Rheumatism Center at the Kyung Hee East-West Neo Medical Center from April 2006 to June 2009 were evaluated. The general characteristics of patients who underwent combination treatment, trend in number of cross-system referrals, and disorders and involved body regions of patients referred to the Eastern medical hospital from the Western medical hospital were initially assessed. 6 major disorders were found from the initial scanning. The trend in number of cross-hospital referrals, number of visits to the Eastern medical hospital, current status of combination treatment, treatment modality, and reason for cross-system referral was evaluated. Results : 1. 1510 patients were referred from the Eastern medical hospital to the Western medical hospital, and 1065 patients were referred from the Western medical hospital to the Eastern medical hospital. First visit patients reached a peak at the second quarter of 2007 and fourth quarter of 2006 respectively, and have steadily decreased from then on. Referrals of female patients were twice as common as male patient referrals. Patients in their sixth or seventh decade of life were most commonly referred, and more outpatients were referred compared to inpatients. 2. Patients with knee joint disorders were most commonly referred from the Western medical hospital to the Eastern medical hospital, followed by hip, shoulder, ankle, wrist, and elbow joint disorders. The most common disorders for each of the above regions in referred patients were knee osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis of the hip, adhesive capsulitis, and ankle strain and sprain. The generalized disorders rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis followed. 3. Patients referred to the Eastern hospital received approximately 3 to 10 Eastern medical treatment sessions. 45 percent remained on constant combination treatment, and 98 percent of referred patients received acupuncture treatment. Conclusions : In regard to the number of patients and duration of combination treatment, combination treatment was successfully performed for knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis, while it was not so for avascular necrosis of the hip, adhesive capsulitis, and ankle strain and sprain. Further research on this subject is required.

• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.11-23
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• 2016

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics and visiting patterns of traffic accident outpatients Methods : In this study, we reviewed the medical charts of 2,048 traffic accident patients who visited Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine from January 1st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012. Results : In the distribution of gender and of age patients, the male percentage was 52.3% and the majority of patients were in their thirties(47.2%). In the distribution of the patient's initial visit, most patients visited our clinic from Monday to Wednesday. By monthly distribution, the more patients visited the clinic at the latter half of the year. In the duration of treatment, 1,389 patients(67.8%) finished treatment within four weeks. The most frequently cited sites of pain were neck(82.0%), followed closely by low back(74.0%). In the access route, 746 patients(36.4%) visited our traffic accident clinic as a first choice for primary treatment. We referred patients for radiologic examination in 159 patients(7.9%), of which the exams were mainly lumbar spine MRIs(3.6%) and cervical spine MRIs(2.8%). The most frequent diagnosis were herniated nucleus pulposus. Conclusions : This study shows that most of the patients who visited the traffic accident clinic of a Korean Medical Hospital presented neck and low back pain, and the majority showed improvement without surgical treatment. Following the increasing minor injury rate caused by traffic accidents, we expect the role of Korean Medicine Hospital to become more prominent.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2001

Objective : To broaden understanding about relationship between Meridian Tendino-musculature and muscles in a lumbar area and to evaluate the effect of Meridian Tendino-musculature acupuncture and release therapy on acute lumbar sprain. Materials and Methods : From Oct. 1st, 2000 to Mar. 31th, 2001, 692 outpatient's chart of Kyung Won University Hospital were reviewed. Out of them, 39 outpatients were selected. they had low back pain, were diagnosed with acute lumbar sprain, showed only straightened curvature on lateral view of lumbar spine X-ray and get the Tendino-musculature acupuncture and release therapy. Results : 1. On patients' first visit, 72% had GrIII and Gr.IV predominantly. 2. Major muscles related with low back pain were divided into two groups. One was Quadratus lumborum group and the other was Rectus abdominis group. In the correlation with Meridian Tendino-musculature, the former was mainly related with Chok-taeyang(B) and slightly related with Chok-soyang(G), Chok-taeum(SP), the latter was mainly related with Chok-taeyum(SP), Chok-yangmyong(S) and slightly related with Chok-taeyang(B), Chok-soyang(G). 3. In the evaluation of treatment effect, Exellent was 27(69%), Good was 10(6%), Fair was 2(5%) and Bad was 0(0%). Fair rate reached 100% eventually. 4. Most of Gr.Ⅲ, Gr.Ⅳ patients who had severe conditions that almost every R.O.M. was limited and Milgram test positive was shown on the physical examination, were fully recovered and lived normal daily life without admission by Meridian Tendino-musculature acupuncture and release therapy within 3 to 5, 4 to 7 days, respectively, since they had started to get their outpatient treatment. 5. Two patients was troubled with pain induced, by twitching response and acupuncure stimuli, which lasted around acupunctured muscle for about a day after treatment, so they coudn't endure the pain and quitted treatment in spite of Fair condition. conclusion : Meridian Tendino-musculature acupuncture and release therapy was found to be helpful to patients who wish to recover from their back pain induced by acute lumbar sprain as soon as possible, but the treatment actually had some problems to be overcome such as pain during or after the treatment. therefor, in order to make this treatment method more available, we should pay more attention to improving treatment appliance and acupuncture technique.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.99-128
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• 2008

민간보험은 공적보험과 보완적인 관계를 형성함에도 불구하고 우리나라의 민간보험은 소득계층에 따른 접근성 차이로 인한 사회적 불평등, 도덕적 해이로 인한 공적보험 재정악화 등의 우려를 낳고 있다. 그러나 이에 관한 실증적 분석은 그간 이루어지지 못하여 정책적인 방향을 정립하는 데 장애가 되어 왔다. 본 연구는 건강보험공단, 심사평가원, 민간보험사, 행정자치부 주민등록세대정보 등의 관련 정보를 종합하여 이에 대한 실증분석을 시도했다. 그 결과, 우리나라의 민간보험 가입률은 전 국민의 64%에 달하고 있으며, 고소득층과 저소득층 간에 민간보험 가입률의 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 이는 공적보험의 보장성이 미흡한 상황에서 저소득층 역시 갑작스런 의료지출에 대비하고 있으며, 민간보험이 의료접근성의 계층화를 초래하지 않고 있다는 것을 시사한다. 또한 민간보험 가입자는 평균적으로 미가입자에 비해 의료이용량이 높지 않았으며, Two-Part Model을 통해 다양한 변수를 통제했을 경우에도 동일한 결과가 나타났다. 연령대에 따른 차이로 미루어 이러한 결과는 노동시장과 연관된 한시적인 성격일 것으로 추측되나, 현재로서는 민간보험 가입에 따른 도덕적 해이가 강하게 나타나고 있다는 근거는 발견되지 않았다.