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처방선량 및 치료기법별 치료성적 분석 결과에 기반한 자궁경부암 환자의 최적 방사선치료 스케줄 (Optimum Radiotherapy Schedule for Uterine Cervical Cancer based-on the Detailed Information of Dose Fractionation and Radiotherapy Technique)

  • 조재호;김현창;서창옥;이창걸;금기창;조남훈;이익재;심수정;서양권;성진실;김귀언
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.143-156
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    • 2005
  • 목적: 고선량률 강내근접치료와 외부방사선의 병합치료는 자궁경부암의 표준치료법이지만, 최적의 병합 방식 및 선량 분할 스케줄은 아직 정해지지 않고 있다. 부분적으로는 이에 영향을 미치는 인자들의 다양성 및 기존의 문헌들의 방사선 선량에 관한 자세한 정보 부족을 그 이유로 들 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 고선량률 강내근접치료에 대한 풍부한 경험을 바탕으로 단일기관에서 비교적 균일한 치료를 받은 많은 수의 환자 모집단을 대상으로 이들 다양한 인자들 및 방사선치료에 대한 자세한 분석을 통해서 최적의 방사선치료를 위한 지침을 얻고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1990년부터 1996년까지 연세암센터에서 고선량률 강내근접치료 및 외부방사선치료로 자궁경부암에 대한 근치적 치료를 받은 743명의 환자들을 대상으로 하였으며, 중앙추적관찰 기간은 52개월이었다. FIGO 병기 분포는 IB 198명, IIA 77명, IIB 364명, IIIA 7명, IIIB 89명, IVA 8명이었다. 전골반방사선 선량은 $23.4\~59.4$ Gy (중앙값 45 Gy)의 분포를 보였으며, 진단 시 종양의 크기 및 외부방사선치료에 대한 종양의 반응에 따라서 그 시기를 조절하는 중앙차폐는 495예에서 시행되었으며, 그 시기는 $14.4\~43.2$ Gy (중앙값 36.0 Gy)로 비교적 광범위하고 다양한 분포를 보였다. 강내근접치료와 외부방사선치료의 분할 선량 차이를 극복하기 위해 생물학적 유효선량(Biologically Effective Dose, BED) 개념을 적용하였으며, 종양 및 정상 조직에 대한 $\alpha/\beta$비는 각각 10 및 3으로 하였다. 모든 개별 환자의 직장 전벽 및 방광 흡수선량을 분석하였고, 합병증 및 골반제어율과의 상관 관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 이외에도 방사선치료 스케줄에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 인자들인 총 치료기간, 강내근접치료의 분할 선량 크기, 주치의의 선호도에 따른 치료 스케줄 차이 등도 함께 고려하여 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 환자에서 RTOG Grade 1-4독성 발생률은 $33.1\%$였다. 전체 환자의 5년 골반제어율은 $83\%$로 분석되었다. 중앙차폐이전 외부방사선선량과 강내근접치료의 합산 BED값(=MD-BED $Gy_{\alpha/\beta}$$\alpha/\beta$=10인 경우 $62.0\~121.9\;Gy_{10}$ (중앙값: $93.0\;Gy_{10}$)의 분포를, ${\alpha/\beta}=3$인 경우 $93.6\~187.3\;Gy_3$ (중앙값=$137.6\;Gy_3$ )의 분포를 보였다. MD-BED $Gy_3$는 직장합병증 발생과의 관계는 통계적으로 유의하였고, 방광합병증과는 유의하지 않았다. 직장합병증과의 연관성은 MD-BED $Gy_3$보다 개별 환자의 직장전벽 총 선량 BED값인 R-BED $Gy_3$가 훨씬 더 높았다. 요도카테터 풍선의 후방지점이 대변하는 방광의 총 선량 BED값인 V-BED $Gy_3$도 방광합병증과 경향성 테스트에서 통계적 유의성을 보였다. 하지만, 어떠한 방사선선량도 골반제어율과 의미 있는 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 본 기관에서 주치의의 선호도에 따라 강내근접치료가 외부방사선치료의 중간에 시행되는 형태인 샌드위치기법과 외부방사선치료 후반부에 시행되는 순차적 기법으로 구분하였을 때, 두 방식간 치료성적 및 합병증의 차이는 없었다. 총 치료기간에 대한 분석에서는 치료기간이 길어질수록 재발 위험이 커지는 경향을 보였으나, 나이 및 병기, 종양의 크기, MD-BED $Gy_{10}$ 등의 예후 인자를 보정한 다변량분석에서는 치료기간이 100일 이상인 경우에만 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 강내근접치료 분할선량 크기인 3 Gy와 5 Gy 사이에 골반제어율 및 합병증의 차이는 없었다. 결론: 자궁경부암의 최적방사선치료 스케줄에 대한 지침을 세우기 어렵게 만드는 가장 중요한 이유는 강내근접치료가 갖는 선량분포 특성에서 기인하는 방사선선량-골반제어율 상관 관계의 부재 및 개별 종양의 방사선에 대한 반응 속도가 환자마다 크게 다를 수 있다는 점이다. 따라서 전체적인 원칙과 함께 개인화된 맞춤치료가 필요하다. 치료 지침에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요소들의 복합적인 고려도 중요하다고 할 수 있겠다. 합병증 발생이 우려되는 경우 생물학적 유효선량을 낮추기 위해 적절한 조기 중앙차폐 및 강내근접치료의 분할선량 크기 감소를 고려해볼 수 있다.

특발성 폐섬유화증에 동반된 폐암 환자의 임상적 특정 (The Clinical Characteristics of Lung Cancer in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis)

  • 박주헌;이진성;송군식;심태선;임채만;이상도;고윤석;김우성;김원동;김동순
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제46권5호
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    • pp.674-684
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    • 1999
  • 연구배경 : 특발생 폐섬유화증에서 폐암의 발생이 높다고 알려져 왔으나 실제로는 보고자마다 차이가 많고 가장 많은 조직형에 대해서도 논란이 많다. 또한 동반된 폐섬유증에 의해 폐암의 발견시기나 치료방침, 예후 등이 다를 것이 예상되나 아직 이에 대한 보고는 없는 실정이다. 본 연구는 특발성 폐섬유화증이 동반된 폐암 환자에서 위험인자, 폐암의 발생부위 및 조직학적 분포, 특히 폐암과 폐섬유화 부위의 일치도 등을 분석하여 특발성 폐섬유화증이 폐암 발생에 미친 영향을 알아보고, 특발성 폐섬유화증이 폐암의 치료에 미친 영향을 알아보고자 시행되었다. 방 법 : 서울중앙병원을 방문하였던 특발성 폐섬유화증 환자중 폐암이 동반되었던 63명($66.8{\pm}:7.8$세, 남 : 녀= 61 : 2)을 대상으로 폐암의 위치, 조직형, 폐암 진단시 폐기능 검사소견, 폐암의 치료형태, 폐암 진단 후 생존기간 등을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 또한 대조군으로 본원을 내원한 2,660명의 대조폐암환자와 조직형의 차이를 분석하였다. 결 과 : 특발성 폐섬유화증환자들 중 22.4%(63/281명)에서 폐암이 동반되었다(IPF-CA). 45명(71.4%)의 환자에서는 폐암이 동시에 발견되었고 18명(28.6%)에서는 특발성 폐섬유화증 진단 후 25.2(3.7-42.9)개월이 지나 폐암이 발견되어, 폐섬유증의 경과 도중에 폐암의 발생율은 6.7%이었다. 폐 말초부에 위치한 폐암은 35명(55.5%) 뿐 이었고, 28명(44.4%)에서는 중심부 폐암이었으며, 폐하엽 보다는 상엽에 33명(51.6%)으로 더 많았다. 전체 특발성 폐섬유화증군에 비하여 특발성 폐섬유화증에 동반된 폐암군에서 연령 ($66.8{\pm}:7.84$ vs. $63.4{\pm}:11.1$세, p=0.007), 남성 비율 (96.8 vs. 67.6%, p<0.001), 흡연력 (88.9 vs. 67.2%, p<0.001)이 의미있게 높았다. 폐섬유화 병변과 일치한 부위에 폐암이 발생한 경우는 23명(35.9%) 뿐 이었고, 40명(62.5%)은 폐섬유화 병변과 다른 부위에서 폐암이 발생하였다. 특발성 폐섬유화증에 동반된 폐암의 조직형은 편평상피암 22명(34.9%), 선암 19명(30.2%), 소세포암 12명(19.0%), 대세포암 4명(6.3%), 기타가 6명(9.5%)이었다. 2,660명의 대조폐암환자군의 조직형은 편평상피암 44.6%, 선암 34.2%, 소세포암 14.7%, 대세포암 1.5%, 기타 5.0%으로 조직형의 분포에 있어 두 군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 특발성 폐섬유화증의 경과 도중에 폐암이 발생한 군과 특발성 폐섬유화증과 폐암이 동시에 발견된 군간에 인적사항이나, 폐암의 위치, 조직형 및 병기 등에 유의한 차이를 관찰 할 수 없었으나 중증 섬유화증(방사선학적 소견상 폐침범 정도가 50% 이상)은 특발성 폐섬유화증 경과 도중에 폐암이 발견된 군에서 특발성 폐섬유화증과 폐암 동시 발견군에 비하여 심한 양상을 나타내었다(33.3 % vs. 61.1%, p=0.043). 폐섬유화와 일치한 부위의 폐암군은 방사선학적으로 폐섬유화가 더 광범위하게 진행된 경향을 보였고 중앙값생존기간이 폐섬유화와 다른 부위의 폐암군에 비하여 낮았다(4개월 vs. 7개월, p=0.04). 비소세포암군에서 병기 IIIa 이하인 19명중 33.3%(폐엽절제술 6명, 전폐절제술 1명)에서만 수술이 시행되었다. 10명은 수술 후 잔여 폐기량과 활동능력을 고려하여 수술을 시행하지 못하였고 2명은 수술을 거부하였다. 결 론 : 특발성 폐섬유화증에서 폐암 발생은 폐섬유화에 의한 영향보다는 연령, 흡연 및 성별(남성) 등의 위험인자와 더 연관되는 것으로 사료된다.

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간흡충증(肝吸虫症)의 역학(疫學) - I. 고도유행지(高度流行地) 김해지방(金海地方)에 있어서의 간흡충감염(肝吸虫感染)의 현황(現況)과 자연추이(自然推移) (Epidemiological Studies of Clonorchiasis. - I. Current Status and Natural Transition of the Endemicity of Clonorchis sinensis in Gimhae Gun and Delta, a High Endemic area in Korea)

  • 김동찬;이온영;이종수;안장수;장영미;손성창;문익상
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.44-65
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    • 1983
  • As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gun and delta area a high endemic area in Korea in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author(Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The prevalence rate of clonorchiasis in the general population of the villages was 48.1% on the average out of a total of 484 persons examined. The average of those of the riverside-delta area was 65.2% and 43.0% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 8.2% on the average out of a total of 1,423 examined. By area, the prevalence rate was 10.8% in the riverside delta area and 2.8% in the inland area. By sex, difference in the prevalence was seen only in the inhabitants of the inland area showing 52.4% in the male and 33.5% in the female. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate among the inhabitants has decreased from 68.8% in 1967 to 48.1% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren from 56.4% in 1967 to 8.2% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside-delta area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 11.9% was first seen in the 5-9 age group and the rate gradually increased up to 75.0% in the 50-59 age group. By sex, the rate was higher in the male than in the female in the 20-29 age group and over. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, the reduction rate of the infection during the past 16 years was greater in the younger age groups up to the 40-49 age group and reached the same level in the age group 50-59. Reduction was seen again in the age group over 60s. By sex, the reduction rate was greater in the female than in the male in the 20-29 age group and over. By area, the reduction rate was greater in the riverside delta area than in the inland area, particularly in the young age groups. 5) In the intensity of the infection among the cases, the mean egg out-put per mg feces per infected cases(EPmg) in the inhabitants was 6.3. EPmg of those of the river-side-delta area was 15.4 and that of the in-land was 2.8. On the other hand, in the schoolchildren, EPmg was 3.2, and no difference was seen between the two areas, the river-side-delta area and the inland area. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection by area, EPmg among the inhabitants inexplically increased from 7.8 in 1967 to 15.4 in 1983. This was probably caused by uneven specimen collection in the process of sampling the population. EPmg of the inhabitants in the inland area and those of the schoolchildren of both riverside delta and inland areas showed a similar decrease in the past 16 years. 7) The intensity of the infection by age showed a relatively low level in the 20-29 age group and below, and EPmg 5.1-9.5 was seen in the 30-39 age group and over. Sex, Epmg was 5.8 in the male and 4.7 the female. By in 8) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg decreased from 6.2 in 1967 to 5.4 in 1983. By age, in contrast to the figures of 1967 in which EPmg gradually increased with some fluctuation from 1.1 in the 0-4 age group to peak 10.5 in the 50-59 age group, in 1983 lower intensity of the infection was seen in the age group from 10-14 to 20-29 with the EPmg range of 0.6-2.7. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 43.2% of the cases were in 0.1 0.9 and 34.6% in 1.0-4.9. As a whole by cumulative percent, 44.6% of them were under 0.9 as light infection and 86.1% of them under 9.9 up to moderate infection. By sex, no difference was seen in Epmg. 10) In the transition of the distribution by the range of Epmg, the cases were distributed up to the range 80.0-99.9 in 1967 and to 60.0-79.9 in 1983. By cumulative percent, in the range of 0.1-0.9 and less, light infection, 34.3% of them were distributed in 1967 and 44.6% in 1983 with about 10% increase. In the range of 5.0-9.9 and less, up to moderate infection, 83.2% in 1967 and 86.1% in 1983 of the cases were seen, respectively. 11) The practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants seems to have decreased in recent years. Those who admitted to raw freshwater fish consumption in the last two years among the infected inhabitants were 59.3%, although 86.8% of them professed to have experience with raw freshwater fish consumption. 31.7% of those who have had experience of the raw freshwater fish consumption denied any further consumption in recent years. From an interview of 543 school-children, 24.1% of them admitted to an experience of raw freshwater fish consumption. However, those who have practised in the past two years comprized 17.9%. Those who denied raw freshwater fish consumption in recent years among those who had such experience were 26.0% out of 131 interviewed. The rate of raw freshwater fish consumption in both inhabitants and schoolchildren were higher in the male than in the female. On the contrary, the rate of those who did not practise in recent years among those who had experience of raw freshwater fish consumption was higher in the female than in the male. 12) The major reason for the reduction of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. However, it has become apparent that such change of taste has resulted from water pollution impact which has affected throughout the areas of the freshwater systems in this locality since last several years. 13) In animal survey, Clonorchis infection was seen in 14.8% of 88 dogs examined and 3.7% of 27 house rats examined. It was noted that populations of dogs and cats have increased in the villages surveyed. Although the prevalence rate was lower in the present survey than those of 1967, the significance of the animals as the reservoir host has not changed. 14) Prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection by cercariae in the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus, was 0.6% out of 517 snails examined. The infection rate was lower in comparison with 2.3% out of 2,124 examined in 1967. Moreover, sharp decreases in number and distribution of the intermediate host snails in many watershed areas of the huge freshwater systems in this locality seemed to reduce transmission of Clonorchis in connection with the intermediate host stage of its life cycle. 15) Clonorchis infection in the second intermediate fish hosts was relatively low. The mean number of Clonorchis metacercaria per fish in Pseudorasbora parva was 517 in 1983, whereas it was 1943 in 1968 through 1969. Environmental water pollution has also caused the decreased fish population density in these areas, and this has also apparently affected to the practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants. 16) In conclusion, endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gum and delta area of the Nagdong River has sharply decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the land water systems of this locality. The pollution has upset the ecosystems comprizing of the intermediate hosts of Clonorchis in many areas, and also affected to a significant extent to the discontinuance of the local inhabitants for raw freshwater fish consumption.

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위장관 증세 위주로 발현하는 영유아기 우유 알레르기 질환의 3가지 임상 유형에 관한 고찰 (The Three Types of Clinical Manifestation of Cow's Milk Allergy with Predominantly Intestinal Symptoms)

  • 이정진;이은주;김현희;최은진;황진복;한창호;정혜리;권영대;김용진
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.30-40
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    • 2000
  • 목 적: 위장관 증세 위주로 발현하는 우유 알레르기(cow's milk allergy with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms, CMA-GI)는 유발시험 후 유해반응의 발현시간이 즉각적이지 않아 병력청취를 통하여 우유와 발현 증상의 관련성을 의심하기가 쉽지 않다. 또한, 가벼운 구토, 설사 증상부터 괴사성 장염의 발병처럼 높은 사망률을 보이는 경우까지 임상적 스팩트럼이 다양하며, 감염성 질환 등 타 질환과의 철저한 감별진단이 요구되나 어려운 경우가 많다. 저자들은 CMA-GI를 3가지 임상유형으로 분류하여 진단적 효용성을 높이고, 효율적인 치료계획 수립에 도움을 주고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 3월부터 1997년 6월까지 대구효성가톨릭대학병원 소아과에 급, 만성 설사 등 위장관 증세를 주소로 내원하여 우유제거 및 유발시험의 반응을 근거로 CMA-GI로 진단된 30명(남 22명, 여 8명)의 영유아를 대상으로 우유 유발시험에 따른 유해반응의 발현시기 및 양상에 따라 3가지 임상 유형으로 분류하고, 입원당시 임상소견, 유해반응의 양상, 면역학적 검사소견, 소장 생검조직의 형태학적 분석 등을 이용하여 각 유형을 비교 관찰하였다. Quick (Q)형은 우유 유발시험 후 1시간 이내에 두드러기형 발진 등이 발현한 경우로, Slow (S)형은 유해반응이 1시간에서 24시간사이에 발현한 경우로, Quick & Slow (Q&S)형은 Q형과 S형의 증상이 함께 나타나는 경우로 분류하였다. 결 과: 1) 대상환아 30명 중 Q형 5례, S형 20례, Q&S형 5례로, S형의 환아가 가장 많았다. 2) 입원당시 연령은 Q형 $81.4{\pm}67.1$일, S형 $31.9{\pm}12.7$일, Q&S형 $366.0{\pm}65.0$일로 각 유형에 따라 호발 연령의 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 입원당시 체중은 Q형 10~50백분위수, S형 10백분위수 이하, Q&S형 10~25백분위수로 S형과 다른 유형간에 차이를 보였으며(p<0.05), S형 환아 중 90%에서 3백 분위수 이하로 관찰되었다. 3) 입원당시 말초혈액검사상 백혈구수는 Q형 $5,700{\sim}12,300/mm^3$, S형 $10,000{\sim}33,400/mm^3$, Q&S형 $5,200{\sim}14,900/mm^3$로 S형과 다른 유형간에 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 입원당시 혈중 알부민치는 Q형 $4.2{\pm}0.4\;g/dl$, S형 $3.0{\pm}0.3\;g/dl$, Q&S형 $4.0{\pm}0.3\;g/dl$로 S형과 다른 유형간에 차이를 보였으며(p<0.05), S형 환아 중 85%에서 혈중 알부민치가 3.5 g/dl 이하였다. 4) 소장 조직생검의 형태학적 분석에서 융모의 높이는 Q형, Q&S형은 정상 대조군과 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나, S형에서는 의미있는 감소를 보였으며(p<0.05), 45%에서 아전 융모위축(subtotal villous atrophy), 55%에서 부분(partial) 융모위축의 소견이 보여 전례에서 장병증(enteropathy) 소견이 관찰되었다. 5) 추적 관찰 중 타 음식물에 대한 알레르기의 발현은 S형의 환아군에서는 환아의 연령, 전신 상태의 불안정과 위험성 등 윤리적 측면을 고려하여 유발시험을 시행하지 않았으며, Q형에서도 환아의 연령을 고려하여 다양한 유발시험은 제한하였으나, 대개 우유, 대두유, 이유식 분유, 계란 등 1~2가지의 음식물에 유해 반응을 보이는 것으로 관찰되었다. Q&S형군에서는 연령에 따른 이유 식이의 필요성에 따라 다양한 유발시험을 시행하였으며, 계란, 감자, 새우 등 해산물, 두부, 사과, 당근, 쇠고기, 닭고기 등 환자에 따라 다양한 음식물에 유해반응을 보이는 것으로 관찰되었다. 6) 입원당시 혈중 IgE치, 호산구수, 우유단백 RAST치, 콩단백 RAST치, 피부반응검사는 유형간에 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결 론: 위장관 증세 위주로 발현하는 우유 알레르기는 유발 시험에 따른 유해 반응의 발현 시기 및 양상에 따라 3가지 유형으로 분류될 수 있으며, 이들의 임상소견, 소장생검조직 소견, 면역학적 검사 소견, 타 음식물에 대한 알레르기 발현 유무 등에서 각 유형별로 특징적인 임상 양상을 관찰할 수 있으며, 이들 소견을 비교, 분석하여 감별 진단하는 것이 CMA-GI의 진단 및 치료적 접근에서 효용성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.

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가족계획과 모자보건 통합을 위한 조산원의 투입효과 분석 -서산지역의 개입연구 평가보고- (An Intervention Study on Integration of Family Planning and Maternal/Infant Care Services in Rural Korea)

  • 방숙;한성현;이정자;안문영;이인숙;김은실;김종호
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.165-203
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    • 1987
  • This project was a service-cum-research effort with a quasi-experimental study design to examine the health benefits of an integrated Family Planning (FP)/Maternal & Child health (MCH) Service approach that provides crucial factors missing in the present on-going programs. The specific objectives were: 1) To test the effectiveness of trained nurse/midwives (MW) assigned as change agents in the Health Sub-Center (HSC) to bring about the changes in the eight FP/MCH indicators, namely; (i)FP/MCH contacts between field workers and their clients (ii) the use of effective FP methods, (iii) the inter-birth interval and/or open interval, (iv) prenatal care by medically qualified personnel, (v) medically supervised deliveries, (vi) the rate of induced abortion, (vii) maternal and infant morbidity, and (viii) preinatal & infant mortality. 2) To measure the integrative linkage (contacts) between MW & HSC workers and between HSC and clients. 3) To examine the organizational or administrative factors influencing integrative linkage between health workers. Study design; The above objectives called for quasi-experimental design setting up a study and control area with and without a midwife. An active intervention program (FP/MCH minimum 'package' program) was conducted for a 2 year period from June 1982-July 1984 in Seosan County and 'before and after' surveys were conducted to measure the change. Service input; This study was undertaken by the Soonchunhyang University in collaboration with WHO. After a baseline survery in 1981, trained nurses/midwives were introduced into two health sub-centers in a rural setting (Seosan county) for a 2 year period from 1982 to 1984. A major service input was the establishment of midwifery services in the existing health delivery system with emphasis on nurse/midwife's role as the link between health workers (nurse aids) and village health workers, and the referral of risk patients to the private physician (OBGY specialist). An evaluation survey was made in August 1984 to assess the effectiveness of this alternative integrated approach in the study areas in comparison with the control area which had normal government services. Method of evaluation; a. In this study, the primary objective was first to examine to what extent the FP/MCH package program brought about changes in the pre-determined eight indicators (outcome and impact measures) and the following relationship was first analyzed; b. Nevertheless, this project did not automatically accept the assumption that if two or more activities were integrated, the results would automatically be better than a non-integrated or categorical program. There is a need to assess the 'integration process' itself within the package program. The process of integration was measured in terms of interactive linkages, or the quantity & quality of contacts between workers & clients and among workers. Intergrative linkages were hypothesized to be influenced by organizational factors at the HSC clinic level including HSC goals, sltrurture, authority, leadership style, resources, and personal characteristics of HSC staff. The extent or degree of integration, as measured by the intensity of integrative linkages, was in turn presumed to influence programme performance. Thus as indicated diagrammatically below, organizational factors constituted the independent variables, integration as the intervening variable and programme performance with respect to family planning and health services as the dependent variable: Concerning organizational factors, however, due to the limited number of HSCs (2 in the study area and 3 in the control area), they were studied by participatory observation of an anthropologist who was independent of the project. In this observation, we examined whether the assumed integration process actually occurred or not. If not, what were the constraints in producing an effective integration process. Summary of Findings; A) Program effects and impact 1. Effects on FP use: During this 2 year action period, FP acceptance increased from 58% in 1981 to 78% in 1984 in both the study and control areas. This increase in both areas was mainly due to the new family planning campaign driven by the Government for the same study period. Therefore, there was no increment of FP acceptance rate due to additional input of MW to the on-going FP program. But in the study area, quality aspects of FP were somewhat improved, having a better continuation rate of IUDs & pills and more use of effective Contraceptive methods in comparison with the control area. 2. Effects of use of MCH services: Between the study and control areas, however, there was a significant difference in maternal and child health care. For example, the coverage of prenatal care was increased from 53% for 1981 birth cohort to 75% for 1984 birth cohort in the study area. In the control area, the same increased from 41% (1981) to 65% (1984). It is noteworthy that almost two thirds of the recent birth cohort received prenatal care even in the control area, indicating that there is a growing demand of MCH care as the size of family norm becomes smaller 3. There has been a substantive increase in delivery care by medical professions in the study area, with an annual increase rate of 10% due to midwives input in the study areas. The project had about two times greater effect on postnatal care (68% vs. 33%) at delivery care(45.2% vs. 26.1%). 4. The study area had better reproductive efficiency (wanted pregancies with FP practice & healthy live births survived by one year old) than the control area, especially among women under 30 (14.1% vs. 9.6%). The proportion of women who preferred the 1st trimester for their first prenatal care rose significantly in the study area as compared to the control area (24% vs 13%). B) Effects on Interactive Linkage 1. This project made a contribution in making several useful steps in the direction of service integration, namely; i) The health workers have become familiar with procedures on how to work together with each other (especially with a midwife) in carrying out their work in FP/MCH and, ii) The health workers have gotten a feeling of the usefulness of family health records (statistical integration) in identifying targets in their own work and their usefulness in caring for family health. 2. On the other hand, because of a lack of required organizational factors, complete linkage was not obtained as the project intended. i) In regards to the government health worker's activities in terms of home visiting there was not much difference between the study & control areas though the MW did more home visiting than Government health workers. ii) In assessing the service performance of MW & health workers, the midwives balanced their workload between 40% FP, 40% MCH & 20% other activities (mainly immunization). However, $85{\sim}90%$ of the services provided by the health workers were other than FP/MCH, mainly for immunizations such as the encephalitis campaign. In the control area, a similar pattern was observed. Over 75% of their service was other than FP/MCH. Therefore, the pattern shows the health workers are a long way from becoming multipurpose workers even though the government is pushing in this direction. 3. Villagers were much more likely to visit the health sub-center clinic in the study area than in the control area (58% vs.31%) and for more combined care (45% vs.23%). C) Organization factors (admistrative integrative issues) 1. When MW (new workers with higher qualification) were introduced to HSC, it was noted that there were conflicts between the existing HSC workers (Nurse aids with less qualification than MW) and the MW for the beginning period of the project. The cause of the conflict was studied by an anthropologist and it was pointed out that these functional integration problems stemmed from the structural inadequacies of the health subcenter organization as indicated below; i) There is still no general consensus about the objectives and goals of the project between the project staff and the existing health workers. ii) There is no formal linkage between the responsibility of each member's job in the health sub-center. iii) There is still little chance for midwives to play a catalytic role or to establish communicative networks between workers in order to link various knowledge and skills to provide better FP/MCH services in the health sub-center. 2. Based on the above findings the project recommended to the County Chief (who has power to control the administrative staff and the technical staff in his county) the following ; i) In order to solve the conflicts between the individual roles and functions in performing health care activities, there must be goals agreed upon by both. ii) The health sub·center must function as an autonomous organization to undertake the integration health project. In order to do that, it is necessary to support administrative considerations, and to establish a communication system for supervision and to control of the health sub-centers. iii) The administrative organization, tentatively, must be organized to bind the health worker's midwive's and director's jobs by an organic relationship in order to achieve the integrative system under the leadership of health sub-center director. After submitting this observation report, there has been better understanding from frequent meetings & communication between HW/MW in FP/MCH work as the program developed. Lessons learned from the Seosan Project (on issues of FP/MCH integration in Korea); 1) A majority or about 80% of the couples are now practicing FP. As indicated by the study, there is a growing demand from clients for the health system to provide more MCH services than FP in order to maintain the achieved small size of family through FP practice. It is fortunate to see that the government is now formulating a MCH policy for the year 2,000 and revising MCH laws and regulations to emphasize more MCH care for achieving a small size family through family planning practice. 2) Goal consensus in FP/MCH shouBd be made among the health workers It administrators, especially to emphasize the need of care of 'wanted' child. But there is a long way to go to realize the 'real' integration of FP into MCH in Korea, unless there is a structural integration FP/MCH because a categorical FP is still first priority to reduce the rate of population growth for economic reasons but not yet for health/welfare reasons in practice. 3) There should be more financial allocation: (i) a midwife should be made available to help to promote the MCH program and coordinate services, (in) there should be a health sub·center director who can provide leadership training for managing the integrated program. There is a need for 'organizational support', if the decision of integration is made to obtain benefit from both FP & MCH. In other words, costs should be paid equally to both FP/MCH. The integration slogan itself, without the commitment of paying such costs, is powerless to advocate it. 4) Need of management training for middle level health personnel is more acute as the Government has already constructed 90 MCH centers attached to the County Health Center but without adequate manpower, facilities, and guidelines for integrating the work of both FP and MCH. 5) The local government still considers these MCH centers only as delivery centers to take care only of those visiting maternity cases. The MCH center should be a center for the managment of all pregnancies occurring in the community and the promotion of FP with a systematic and effective linkage of resources available in the county such as i.e. Village Health Worker, Community Health Practitioner, Health Sub-center Physicians & Health workers, Doctors and Midwives in MCH center, OBGY Specialists in clinics & hospitals as practiced by the Seosan project at primary health care level.

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