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과체중 및 비만 환자에서 한·양방 의료 이용과 관련된 요인분석: 제2기 한국의료패널 자료를 중심으로 (Analysis of Factors Related to the Use of Both Korean and Western Medicine Treatment in Patients with Overweight and Obesity: Based on the Korea Health Panel Annual Data 2019)

  • 권찬영
    • 한방비만학회지
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.41-53
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    • 2024
  • Objectives: We used the Korea Health Panel Annual Data 2019 to analyze factors related to visits to both Korean medicine and Western medicine (WM) outpatient clinics among patients with overweight and obesity. Methods: The inclusion criteria for this study are as follows: 1) adults over 18 years of age, 2) overweight or obese with a body mass index of 25.0 or more, 3) visited WM outpatient clinics at least once during 2019. Total 2,963 individuals were included in WM group or integrative medicine (IM) group. Using the Andersen healthcare utilization model, factors related to healthcare utilization of the participants were classified. Binomial logistic regression analysis was used to analyze factors associated with IM use. Results: Among the participants, 80.49% (n=2,385) were assigned to WM group and 19.51% (n=578) to IM group. As a result of the regression analysis, factors significantly related to the use of IM included the elderly over 65 years of age, sex (men), college or higher education level, residential area (Gwangju/Jeolla/Jeju), presence of cancer, and presence of musculoskeletal disease. The main diagnosis associated with both WM and IM use was most frequently musculoskeletal conditions. Also, IM group received WM treatment for musculoskeletal conditions more frequently compared to WM group. Conclusions: This study is the first to analyze healthcare utilization patterns among overweight or obese patients in Korea. The current findings suggest that the presence of musculoskeletal conditions, especially in this population, may be strongly associated with concurrent use of IM services.

전남 동부도시 노인복지관의 공간적 특성 (The Space Characteristics of Senior Welfare Centers in Eastern Cities of Jeonnam Province)

  • 정금호;김준택
    • 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.27-34
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    • 2021
  • The senior welfare centers should provide integrated welfare services to the elderly whose needs are in change. So this paper tried to find a direction for improvement by identifying the spatial organization of the centers which are in Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang. Classification of spaces of senior welfare center followed the guidelines 2020 for senior welfare center from Ministry of Health and Welfare which are consultation, medical rehabilitation, day or short-term protection, social education, home welfare, employment, welfare and public relations and PR planning and by adding management and public space. The above factors are invested and analyzed. The results of the survey and analysis of seven senior welfare centers are as follows. First, in the survey, the spatial organization of the senior welfare centers surveyed showed that the larger the size is, the dominantly lager the social education space is. Second, the space for day or short-term care, and employment is less than 1% of the total area, and most senior welfare centers do not have a basic space for this. Third, the space related to home welfare and counseling is very small, and more than half of the senior welfare centers do not have space related to it.

Projections of Demand for Cardiovascular Surgery and Supply of Surgeons

  • Lee, Jung Jeung;Park, Nam Hee;Lee, Kun Sei;Chee, Hyun Keun;Sim, Sung Bo;Kim, Myo Jeong;Choi, Ji Suk;Kim, Myunghwa;Park, Choon Seon
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제49권sup1호
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 2016
  • Background: While demand for cardiovascular surgery is expected to increase gradually along with the rapid increase in cardiovascular diseases with respect to the aging population, the supply of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons has been continuously decreasing over the past 10 years. Consequently, this study aims to achieve guidance in establishing health care policy by analyzing the supply and demand for cardiovascular surgeries in the medical service area of Korea. Methods: After investigating the actual number of cardiovascular surgeries performed using the National Health Insurance claim data of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, as well as drawing from national statistics concerning the elderly population aged 65 and over, this study estimated the number of future cardiovascular surgeries by using a cell-based model. To be able to analyze the supply and demand of surgeons, the recent status of new surgeons specializing in thoracic and cardiovascular surgeries and the ratio of their subspecialties in cardiovascular surgeries were investigated. Then, while taking three different scenarios into account, the number of cardiovascular surgeons expected be working in 5-year periods was projected. Results: The number of cardiovascular surgeries, which was recorded at 10,581 cases in 2014, is predicted to increase consistently to reach a demand of 15,501 cases in 2040-an increase of 46.5%. There was a total of 245 cardiovascular surgeons at work in 2014. Looking at 5 year spans in the future, the number of surgeons expected to be supplied in 2040 is 184, to retire is 249, and expected to be working is 309-an increase of -24.9%, 1.6%, and 26.1%, respectively compared to those in 2014. This forecasts a demand-supply imbalance in every scenario. Conclusion: Cardiovascular surgeons are the most central resource in the medical service of highly specialized cardiovascular surgeries, and fostering the surgeons requires much time, effort, and resources; therefore, by analyzing the various factors affecting the supply of cardiovascular surgeons, an active intervention of policies can be prescribed for the areas that have failed to meet the appropriate market distributions.

베이비붐 세대를 위한 미래 사회적 자본 -베이비붐 세대의 집단적 특성을 중심으로- (Social Capital for the Baby Boomer Generation in the Future -Focused on Cohort Characteristics of the Baby Boomer Generation-)

  • 차성란
    • 가족자원경영과 정책
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.67-83
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    • 2012
  • Baby boomers are often defined by their support of their parents and their devotion to their children's educational success by providing financial and emotional aids. Now, 7.12 million baby boomers in South Korea are retiring, or are about to retire, without any retirement plans. Similar to financial stability, health, and leisure life, social capital is another important element in the quality life after retirement. This is because social capital can function as a potential resource network. Social capital is a source that provides money, information, goods, services, emotional aids, social relational opportunities etc. In the past, family and community provided social capital for the aged. However, the baby boomer generation cannot expect the same. The baby boomers have the task of creating new social capital that can assure their quality of life. Therefore, this study examines cohort characteristics of the baby boomer generation and, based on the examination, seeks an alternative for social capital. The results are as follows: First, social capital from the local community can be an alternative source of caring for the baby boomers in old age. Second, among the social capital of the local community, elderly care supported by a family friendly community is proposed. In addition, baby boomers must become the primary social capital that contributes to a mature civil society rather than a beneficiary of welfare for the aged.

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치매노인의 현황과 노인장기요양보험법상의 개선방안 (Current State of Senile Dementia and Improvement of the Long Term Care Insurance for Elderly People)

  • 조현;고준기
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제13권12호
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    • pp.5816-5825
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    • 2012
  • 인구가 고령화되면서 치매환자는 매년 급증하고 있고 이로 인한 치매환자의 치료 및 관리비용 등 사회적 비용은 크게 늘고 있어 이에 대한 대책이 절실하다. 외국에서도 국가차원에서 치매에 관한 국가전략을 수립하거나 효율적인 치매관리를 위한 국가차원의 대책을 세우거나 관련 법제도를 마련하고 있다. 치매에 대한 법제도적 대응방안으로 노인복지법, 노인장기요양보험법, 치매관리법이 존재한다. 보다 효과적인 치매관리 대책을 위해 관련법과 정책의 추진에 있어서 다음과 같은 개선이 필요하다. 첫째, 치매 검진을 65세 이상노인에 대한 국민건강보험의 건강검진 항목에 반드시 포함시키고 1차 검진에서 이상이 발견되면 진료를 계속 받을 수 있도록 하는 것이 필요하다. 둘째, 치매의 특성상 치매는 증상이 심해질수록 치료 효과가 적고 가족들의 부담도 급격히 증가한다. 치매예방사업과 조기 검진을 통해 치매 발병을 예방하거나 발병 시기를 늦추고 조기 발견하여 치료를 받도록 하여 사회적 비용을 최소화하는 것이 필요하다. 셋째, 현재와 같은 노인장기요양보험법상의 장기요양급여내용의 획일성으로는 경증 치매 등 요양노인의 욕구를 다양하게 충족시키기 어려우므로 등급판정기준 완화와 서비스 이용대상의 확대가 필요하다.

복지국가와 장애인 복지정책의 발전 - 노인장기요양보험제도를 통한 방문재활서비스 도입방안 - (Welfare State and Development of the Welfare Policy for the Disabled - Inclusion of Home-based Rehabilitation Services in the Long Term Care Insurance -)

  • 윤태형;김태훈
    • 대한지역사회작업치료학회지
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    • 제1권2호
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    • pp.45-59
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    • 2011
  • 목적 : 본 연구는 복지국가의 개념과 사회복지영역을 살펴보고, 우리나라 장애인복지정책의 발전을 비교 분석해 보기 위함이다. 연구방법 : 문헌고찰을 통하여 복지국가의 개념과 사회복지의 영역을 기술하였고, 우리나라의 사회복지정책과 장애인정책을 각 정부별로 비교 분석하였으며 마지막으로 노무현 정부의 장애인정책을 분석하였다. 결과 : 경제성장과 더불어 복지정책과 장애인복지정책은 '선택적 복지'에서 '보편적 복지'의 형태로 발전하였다. 사회복지정책의 영역에 있어서도 과거 이승만 정부시절의 '최소한의 보장'에서 노무현 정부의 '참여복지'에 이르기까지 영역의 확대가 이루어지고 있으며 이러한 현상은 장애인 복지정책에서도 나타나는 현상이다. 결론 : 지역사회 작업치료사는 오늘날 '보편적 사회복지'의 큰 틀에서 등록 장애인 뿐 만 아니라 지역사회의 드러나지 않는 장애를 지닌 일반인과 노인을 위한 방문재활서비스와 같은 미 충족 작업치료서비스를 발견하고 제공해야 할 것이다.

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요양보호사의 노인 구강보건에 대한 지식과 인식도 연구 (A study on the knowledge and awareness of care workers on the geriatric oral health)

  • 김기욱;김지화
    • 한국융합학회논문지
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    • 제6권6호
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구는 노인요양시설에 근무 중인 요양보호사의 구강보건지식정도와 인식도를 조사하여 구강보건의료서비스의 질적 향상과 발전 방안 연구를 목적으로 실시하였다. 연구방법은 D광역시 소재 노인요양시설(10개소)에 근무하는 요양보호사 중 연구 참여에 동의한 163명을 대상으로 2015년 5월 1일부터 5월 31일까지 설문조사한 자료를 SPSS Statistics 18. 프로그램을 이용하여 분석 하였다. 그 결과 요양보호사들의 구강보건지식은 총점 26점 만점에 20.09점(77.2%)로, 가장 높은 지식은 '올바른 칫솔질 방법' 93.0%, 가장 낮은 지식은 '구강보조용품사용 지식' 58.1%로 조사되었다. 구강보건교육경험이 있는 사람이 구강보건교육 요구도가 높았으며 (P<0.001), 구강보건교육경험횟수가 많은 사람이 구강보건지식(P<0.001), 요구도(P<0.01), 인지도(P<0.05)가 높아 유의하였다. 요양보호사들의 구강보건인식정도에 영향을 주는 것은 구강보건지식점수(P<0.01), 구강보건교육 요구도(P<0.01)가 높을수록 구강보건인식정도는 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 향후 요양병원 장기입원환자의 구강특성을 고려한 효율적, 지속적, 실질적인 요양보호사의 구강보건교육이 이루어 질 수 있도록 하여야 할 것이다. 또한 구강보건교육의 담당자로 치과위생사의 역할이 필요 할 것으로 전문 인력의 배치를 위한 국가의 제도적 지원도 함께 이루어져야 할 것이다.

노인요양시설 간호사의 거주노인 잔존기능관리: 개념개발연구 (Nurses' Management of Nursing Home Residents' Remaining Functional Ability: Concept Development)

  • 임선영;장성옥;김수진;김현주;최정은;박민선
    • 기본간호학회지
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.57-68
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: Nurses' management of Nursing Home residents' remaining functional ability is phenomena emphasizing as the main practice focus in long term care and has specific meanings within the context of quality of life for fragile and disabled elderly people in nursing homes. This study was conducted to clarify and to conceptualize the phenomena of nurses' management of nursing home residents' remaining functional ability. Method: The Hybrid Model of concept development was applied to develop a concept of nurses' management of residents' remaining functional ability. Results: This concept of nurse' management emerged as a phenomenon having meanings in two different dimensions, deliberation and enactment for five types of residents: residents with declining function and dementia requiring nursing assistance, bed-ridden residents with moderate dementia, residents with advanced dementia and behavior problems, but good physical health, residents at the end of life stage, and bed-ridden residents with intact mental health. Conclusions: Results indicate that nurses' management of remaining functional ability of residents in nursing homes is a concept having types of needs that should be treated in specified ways. Interventions should have a positive impacts on practical applications in nursing homes and on enhancing residents' remaining function.

고령의 급성 심근경색증 환자에서 성별에 따른 영향 (Impact of Gender Differences in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction)

  • 설수영;정명호;이승헌;손석준;조재영;김민철;심두선;홍영준;박형욱;김주한;안영근;조정관;박종춘
    • The Korean Journal of Medicine
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    • 제94권1호
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    • pp.96-106
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    • 2019
  • 목적: 급성 심근경색증 환자에서 성별의 차이가 임상 경과에 미치는 영향은 잘 알려져 있다. 이전의 연구들은 여성 심근경색증 환자의 임상 경과가 남성에 비하여 비슷하거나 더 좋지 않았다고 보고되었으나, 급성 심근경색증을 가진 고령 환자에서 성별에 따른 예후의 차이에 대한 보고는 많지 않다. 방법: 2011년 11월부터 2015년 6월까지 한국인 급성 심근경색증 등록 연구 사업에 등록된 75세 이상의 고령인 환자 2,953예(80.2 ± 4.2세, 남자: 48.2%)를 대상으로 하였다. 결과: 여성 환자는 1,529 (51.8%)였으며, 평균 나이는 남성보다 유의하게 많았다(80.7 ± 4.4 years vs. 79.6 ± 4.0 years, p < 0.001). 심혈관질환의 위험인자인 고혈압은 고령 여성에서 남성에 비하여 유의하게 많았다(74.8 vs. 60.3%, p < 0.001). 흡연과 협심증, 심근경색증, 뇌졸중 등 과거력은 고령의 남성에서 여성과 비교하여 유의하게 많았다. 고령의 여성 환자는 남성에 비하여 응급 의료 서비스 이용 빈도가 유의하게 낮았다(11.5 vs. 15.4%, p < 0.001). 고령 여성의 PRU 값이 남성보다 유의하게 높았으나, 항 혈소판 제제 사용에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 관상동맥중재술의 성공률은 고령 여성이 남성에 비하여 낮았다(p = 0.049). 병원내 사망률은 성별 간에 유사하였으며(7.1 vs. 8.4%), 단변량 콕스 회귀분석 결과 1년 추적 관찰 기간 동안 주요 심장 사건은 고령의 여성에서 고령의 남성보다 유의하게 낮았다(HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.00-1.41, p = 0.045). 주요 심장 사건에 영향을 주는 독립적인 인자는 나이, 흉통, 호흡곤란, Killip class, 심부전증 등이었다. 다변량 분석 결과 1년 추적 관찰 기간 중 주요 심장 사건 발생의 독립적인 인자는 고령의 남성(HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.14-1.65, p < 0.001), 연령, Killip class, 당뇨병 및 심부전증이었다. 결론: 심근경색증을 가진 고령의 환자에서 성별 간에 병원내 사망률과 시술 주위 합병에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 그러나 1년 추적 관찰 기간 동안 고령의 여성에서 남성보다 더 양호한 예후를 보였다.

A Study on Family Caregiver Support Programs in the U.S.A.: The Case of the State of Georgia

  • Cho, Kyungjin;Kim, Yun-Jung
    • International Journal of Human Ecology
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2016
  • This is a descriptive study that introduces programs that support family caregivers looking after the elderly, by focusing on the case of Georgia, in the United States. The U.S. is one of the few countries that support family caregivers by law. In this study, we focus on the evidence-based interventions implemented through the Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP), a federal policy that complements the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP). Our findings show that one-on-one evidence-based programs (EBPs) for family caregivers are both economical and effective in assisting caregivers. In our discussion, we highlight how the implementation of the latest EBPs can build an infrastructure to support family caregivers. ADSSP funding is useful as it constructs a caregiver support through the implementation of programs in the local community. The result is the creation of a well-coordinated division of labor among government agencies, academia and NGOs, which produces a synergetic effect in funding, research and development, translation and implementation of programs, and staff training. We conclude that the implementation of EBPs funded by the government is a useful reference for Korea and other rapidly aging countries, if we are to create an infrastructure for caregiver support, which can effectively prevent a crisis in caregiving.