• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.393-410
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• 2021

The Korean Long-Term Care Insurance (K-LTCI) provides financial support for long-term care service to people who need various types of assistance with daily activities. As the number of elderly people in Korea is expected to increase in the future, the demand for long-term care insurance would also increase over time. Projection of future expenditure on K-LTCI depends on the number of beneficiaries within the grading system of K-LTCI based on the test scores of applicants. This study investigated the suitability of mixture distributions to the model K-LTCI score distribution using recent empirical data on K-LTCI, provided by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). Based on the developed mixture models, the number of beneficiaries in each grade and its variability under the current grading system were estimated by simulation. It was observed that a mixture model is suitable for K-LTCI score distribution and may prove useful in devising a funding plan for K-LTCI benefit payment and investigating the effects of any possible revision in the K-LTCI grading system.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.8-18
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• 1996

Korea will soon experience a high demand for medical rehabilitation specialists, if it tries to deliver advanced health welfare service. In order to medical rehabilitation manpower policies, this study attempts to analyse, estimate and plan a long-term supply for physiatrists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. The study analysed both national and foreign statistical data of manpower supply for medical rehabilitation specialists. A structured category of questionnaire was developed to survey the opinions of regarding the supply for rehabilitation specialists in Korea. Based on the above data, the demand of and supply for each specialists were estimated for long term up to the year 2030. Based on the comparative analysis results of the future demand and supply, the author intended to develop a new supply plan for the three specialist categories. The major findings of the supply plan are as follows : First, the replied proper mean ratios of rehabilitation professionals(physiatrists : physical therapists occupational therapists) appeared 1 : 5.93 : 3.59, and there is no significant difference between interprofessionals (p>0.05). Secons, the estimated demand for rehabilitation services by interprofessionals appeared significant difference among the interprofessionals (p<0.05).

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.564-578
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• 1998

본 연구는 우리나라 노인요양시설의 종사자 배치현황을 검토하고, 노인요양시설에 수용되어 있는 노인들의 건강상태와 돌봄 필요시간을 측정함으로써 건강상태와 돌봄필요도에 따라 필요한 돌봄인력의 추정에 기초자료로 활용될 수 있도록 하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 대상은 강원도 2개 요양시설과 서울 2개 요양시설에 수용되어 있는 187명의 노인에 대하여 직접면접조사를 실시하였고, 159 명에 대하여 면접이 이루어져 85%의 조사율을 보였다. 각 시설의 시설장 및 총무를 대상으로 시설인력현황을 조사표를 통하여 직접 작성하게 하였다. 강원도와 서울 일부 요양원에 입소하고 있는 노인들의 인구사회학적 특성에 대해서는 본 대학원 석사과정 학생 6명이 노인들을 대상으로 직접 면접조사를 실시하였고, 돌봄 소요시간의 경우, 입소노인의 돌봄을 담당하는 간호(조무)사 및 생활보조원을 대상으로 조사표를 통하여 직접 작성하게 하였다. 이상의 연구방법을 통하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 조사대상 4개 요양시설 모두 노인복지시설의 인력기준에 미달하고 있다. 2. 노인의 건강평가도구 중 ADL이 노인의 총 돌봄 필요시간과 가장 높은 상관성을 보여주고 있고, 다중 회귀분석의 결과, 돌봄 소요시간에 영향을 주는 유의한 변수는 단지 일상생활 수행능력 하나였고, 일상생활 수행능력 점수가 클수록, 즉 노인의 의존도가 클수록 돌봄 소요시간이 커지는 경향이 있었다. 3. 개별 입소노인의 ADL 총 점수를 네 그룹으로 나누었을 때, 그룹별 평균 돌봄 소요시간은 I군에서 IV군이 각각 하루에 15.3분, 21.1분, 36.7분, 88.8분의 돌봄서비스를 요구하고 있다. 4. 노인요양시설별로 ADL 그룹별 환자의 분포를 보면, 전체적으로 II군에 속하는 노인은 40.0%로 가장 많았으며, I군, III군, IV군의 순을 보여주고 있다. 시설별로 ADL 그룹별 환자의 수는 유의한 차이를 보여주지 못하고 있다. 5. 모든 요양시설의 간호사와 보조원 수는 입소노인의 건강상태를 반영하여 추정한 적정인력에 미치지 못하고 있다. 그러나, 법정기준에 의한 간호사와 보조원수는 노인의 돌봄필요도를 반영하여 추정한 수 보다 높게 나타나고 있어 본 연구의 조사대상 요양시설과 비슷한 건강분포를 보이는 노인요양시설의 경우에는 법정기준에 부합하다고 할 수 있다. 그리고, 노인복지사업지침에 근거한 예산지원기준을 적용시킬 때는 모든 요양시설에서 적정인력에 미치지 못하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 6. 무료노인요양시설의 전문인력을 확보하기 위해서는, 무엇보다도 사회복지 시설 종사자에 대한 처우 개선방향과 상응하는 방향으로, 급여수준을 상향조정하여야 할 것이다. 7. 노인들의 요양필요도를 실제적으로 파악함에 있어 ADL을 이용한 건강지표가 장기적으로는 노인요양 시설의 단순 입소판정기준으로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.109-121
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• 2016

Objectives : This study was conducted to investigate the need of medical supporting service (MSS) as a part of community-based hospice palliative care from the view point of beneficiaries and providers. Methods : This study adopted a methodological triangulation design. A questionnaire regarding intention to use MSS was completed by 175 patients under home-based cancer patient management program. And three focus groups consisted of hospice nurses, public health physicians, and public officials were interviewed to obtain the perceived needs, obstacles, and solutions of MSS. Results : Mean age of home-based cancer patient was 70.18 year old, 48.0% of them were living alone. Only 53.7% of them were treated pain and 93.7% intend to take pain medication prescribed by public health physician. All participants of focus group interviews agreed necessity and importance of MSS. Physicians' lack of confidence and unwillingness to prescribe opioid to terminal patients was the biggest obstacle to provide MSS in the public health center. Conclusions : The necessity and demand of MSS for community-dwelling cancer patients were verified. MSS is urgent issue to meet their needs.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2020

In the anterior maxillary area, dental implants for tooth replacement are challenging due to the need to satisfy high esthetic level as well as functionality. Immediate implant placement and provisionalization can dramatically reduce the edentulous period, and then fulfill patient's demand for esthetics. The aim of present case report is to demonstrate two cases that successfully restored single tooth with immediate implant placement and provisionalization in the anterior maxillary area. A 47 years old female was scheduled to replace her maxillary right central incisor due to crown-root fracture by trauma. Another 54-year-old female was planned to place dental implant following tooth extraction of maxillary right lateral incisor owing to continuous pus discharge despite repetitive treatments including apicoectomy. In these two cases, surgical and prosthetic procedures progressed in a similar way. After minimal flap elevation, atraumatic tooth extraction was performed. Implant was placed in proper 3-dimensional position and angulation with primary stability. Bone graft or guided bone regeneration for peri-implant bone defect was conducted simultaneously. Provisionalization without occlusal loading was carried out at the same day. Each definitive crown was delivered at 7 and 5 months after the surgery. Two cases have been followed uneventfully for 2 to 5 years of loading time. In conclusion, Immediate implant placement and provisionalization could lead to esthetic outcome for single tooth replacement with dental implant under proper case selection.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.5-18
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• 1999

The aim of this study is the development of a fee - based model day care center for the elderly by inquiring into the current condition of facilities in America and in Korea, and in surveying the opinion of domestic elderly about day care facilities. A field trip to U.S. day care services was held between July 5 and July 15 in 1997, and an on-the-spot study for domestic facilities took place during March in 1998. Our research reveals that the overall supply of day care facilities can not meet future demand in terms of quality and quantity. Therefore a model must be created for day care centers of a that consists of a director from a professional group. an adequate environment, and a standardized in order to offer a qualified public health service linked to the home and community in Korea. The director of a day care center is a critical variable in determining the quality of service. Professional skills related to the needs of the elderly and the person's quality of service should be considered in appointing director for the center. This study belleves that a professional nurse should be the director of a day care center. The operating environment of a day care facility should be made up of considerable space comparable to the number of residents, should be in a comfortable and safe location, and should have equipment that provides a qualified, safe service to the elderly. Our model is designed for 20 persons and allocates 4 Peng per person. This model is comprised of a reading room. a craft room, a health room, a room for physical therapy, a dining room, a staff office, and a multi -purpose room connected to other rooms. Day care service should be a comprehensive service program meeting the multidimensional needs of the elderly. A comprehensive service program needs a team of various professionals made up of the elderly family, participants, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, nutritionists, and medical doctors. The program will also include health care service, physical therapy, speech therapy. diet, occupational therapy, transportation service, health and an education program, etc. In conclusion, a model of a day care center is developed with the following components: a professional director and an environment and program, that considers the physical, mental, and social characteristics of the elderly. A model should also motivate self-reliance self-fulfillment in the elderly in order to fulfill their health needs and to prevent isolation from society and mental depression. Furthermore, This facility will be a beneficial factor in reducing a family's burden on caring for the elderly that includes unnecessary hospital expenses. The following is a suggestion based on results this study: A service program should be developed to fit the conditions of the elderly in Korea by specifically analyzing the needs of the elderly.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2022

Trauma care is evolving throughout the world to meet the demand resulting from rapidly increasing rates of mortality and morbidity related to external injuries. The State Major Trauma Service was designated to Royal Perth Hospital in 2004 to provide comprehensive care for trauma patients in Western Australia (WA), which is the largest state by area in the country. The State Major Trauma Unit, which was established in 2008, functions as a level I center and admits over 1,000 major trauma patients per year, making it the second busiest trauma center in Australia. The importance of recording data related to trauma was identified by the trauma service in WA to inspire higher standards of patient care and injury prevention. In 1994, the service established a trauma registry, which has undergone significant changes over the last two decades. The current State Trauma Registry is linked to a statewide database called the Data Linkage System. The linked data are available for policy development, quality assurance, and research. This article discusses the evolution of the trauma service and the registry database in the WA health system. The State Trauma Registry has enormous potential to contribute to research and quality improvement studies along with its ability to link with other databases.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.29-57
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• 2001

Since the inauguration of the medical insurance system in 1977, the increasing medical expenses which can be menace to tile finance of the medical insurance system, have become major concern in the medical insurance field In Korea. This study focuses on the determinants of the medical expenses in the health insurance in Korea and analyzes the impact of these factors on the increase in the medical expenses. The empirical work is done using the pooled cross-section and time-series data of the medical insurance for the self-employeds and the industrial workers from the year 1995 to 1997. The result of this study shows that the main determinants of the medical expenses in the health insurance are the ratio of the population of the aged to the total population, the frequency of the utilization, number of doctors per capita and the regime changes. Although the increasing trend in the medical expenses seems to be unavoidable, we probably need to add some efficiency to the medical expenses by suppressing the supply and the utilization of the unnecessary medical services. The fee-for-service reimbursement system of today can't suppress the supply of the unnecessary medical services effectively. So we need to convert the present fee-for-service system into DRG's which is known to reduce the medical costs. The increase in the medical expenses comes from a lot of factors. Therefore, we should develop more systematic and comprehensive measures to control the soaring medical expenses in consideration of the various factors such as demand, supply, and the organizational side of the medical system.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.423-440
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 2008년 7월에 실시된 노인 장기요양 보험제도 실시에 따라서 보건 복지 전문직 종사자의 수요모형을 구축하고 수요를 예측함으로써 인프라구축이 필요한 교육기관의 학과개설과 증원에 대비하고자 함이다. 2009년 5월 현재 노인 장기요양 보험 시행 1주년 주요 통계 현황을 바탕으로 2010부터 2030년까지 장래 노인인구의 노인 장기요양 인정자 추계와 이에 따른 시설 요양기관, 재가 서비스기관, 가족급여등의 요양보험 이용자로 인한 보건 복지 전문직 종사자의 수요를 측정하였다. 사회복지사는 2020년 16,624명 2030년 24,688명으로 전망되었다. 간호사는 2020년 11,287명, 2030년에는 16,764명으로 수요증가가 가속화될 전망이다. 요양보호사의 경우 2009년에 필요한 인원은 44,824명이며 8월 31일 현재 1,078개의 교육기관에서 1년간 약 50만명 이상을 양성함으로써 소요인원의 10배 이상으로 과다 양성되었다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2004

This paper estimated the demand and supply of physicians for oriental medicine for the period of $2009{\sim}2019$. Two equation models were used in the estimation of manpower. In 2004, the total number of physicians of oriental medicine was amounted to 13,662 registered and 10,532 available in clinical practice, respectively. According to estimates in the study, overall excess supply of physician manpower in oriental medicine was expected in the period, such as $5,300{\sim}5,700$ persons in 2009 and $900{\sim}1,700$ persons in 2019. However, the excess supply would be mitigated after 2019 mainly due to an increase in demand for oriental medical services. Specially, opening medical service market to overseas could be an exogenous variable in physician supply. An alternative manpower policy for oriental medical doctors is needed in a way of controlling oversupply.