• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2010

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the symptoms of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), the influence of the WMSDs on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and to identify the differences of WMSDs and HRQoL between greenhouse farmers and paddy farmers. Methods: Subjects were 34 greenhouse farmers and 56 paddy farmers who were living in a rural community. The sociodemographic characteristics, health-related behavior, working characteristics, WMSDs and HRQoL were investigated. WMSDs symptoms were measured by a selfassessed questionnaire on musculoskeletal disorders symptoms and HRQoL was measured by the Euro Quality of Life (Euroqol) EQ-5D index. The differences on the WMSDs, EQ-5D and it's related factors between the groups were assessed with t-test and ${\chi}^2$-test. Results: Greenhouse farmers were longer the working hours per day and working duration than paddy farmers. The level of prevalence of the WMSDs in greenhouse farmers is higher than in paddy farmers. The EQ-5D index of greenhouse farmers and paddy farmers were 0.819 and 0.874, respectively. Overall, the mean value of EQ-5D index was significantly lower greenhouse farmers than paddy farmers. Conclusions: These results showed that the HRQoL for farmers are strongly influenced by WMSDs and agicultural type in that we are aware of the need to comply with regulations of WMSDs, especially greenhouse farmers.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.434-441
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• 2008

Objectives: This study was conducted to measure the decline in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with some diseases in South Korean adults. Methods: The EQ-5D health states in the 2005 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHNES) and the Korean EQ-5D valuation set were used to obtain the EQ-5D indexes of the study subjects. Each disease group was defined when the subjects reported to the NHNES that they were diagnosed with the corresponding disease during the previous 1 year by physicians. Since the distributions of the EQ-5D indexes in each subgroup were negatively skewed, median regression analysis was used to estimate the effects of specific diseases on the HRQoL. Median regression analysis produced estimates that approximated the median of the EQ-5D indexes and there are more robust for analyzing data with many outliers. Results: A total of 16,692 subjects (6,667 patients and 10,025 people without any disease) were included in the analysis. As a result of the median regression analysis, stroke had the strongest impact on the HRQoL for both males and females, followed by osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatic arthritis, and herniation of an intervertebral disc. While asthma had a significant impact on the HRQoL only in men, cataract, temporo-mandibular dysfunction, and peptic ulcer significantly affected the HRQoL only in women. Conclusions: Stroke and musculoskeletal diseases were associated with the largest losses of the HRQoL in Korean adults.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.276-285
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• 2015

이 연구의 목적은 우리나라의 지역사회 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 지역사회 요인을 확인하기 위함이다. 2012년 단면연구이며, 국가통계포털의 209개의 시군구별 2차 자료를 사용하였다. 기본 틀은 International Council of Science(ICSU)에서 제시한 지역사회 건강결정요인을 바탕으로 구성하였고, 6가지 측면으로 분류하였다. 분석방법은 지역사회 EQ-5D지수와 지역사회 요인들에 다변량 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과로, 흡연율, "양호한" 주관적 건강수준 인식률, 상수 및 하수도 보급률 그리고 재정자립도가 EQ-5D에 통계적으로 유의하게 긍정적인 연관성이 있었다. 순인구이동률, 비만율, 필요서비스 미치료율 그리고 지역사회 유형이 EQ-5D에 통계적으로 유의하게 부정적인 연관성이 있었다. 이 연구는 지역사회 수준의 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 지역사회 요인들의 연관성을 확인했으며, 이것은 지역사회 건강 정책 개발에 유용한 증거를 제공할 수 있다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2023

Background: Equating is a statistical procedure used to create a common measurement scale across two instruments. Item-level information should be taken into consideration so that scores can communicate interchangeably across the instruments. Objects: To investigate a common measurement scale across two health-related quality of life questionnaires (HRQOL) applied to various cancer survivors who underwent palliative care in healthcare institutions. Methods: A total of 139 cancer survivors who underwent palliative care were recruited from two rehabilitation hospitals and an oriental medicine hospital. Participants consisted of various cancer survivors who presented to the sites for palliative care. They were asked to fill out Korean versions of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) and EuroQOL-5 dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaires following the palliative care. For the item level comparison, the Rasch rating scale model was used to investigate how participants regarded individual test items of two instruments in relation to item difficulty calibrations. Results: All items except the three items fit the Rasch model. One item (anxiety/depression) of the EQ-5D and two items (dependence on medical aids and negative feelings) of the WHOQOL-BREF are misfit. The WHOQOL-BREF targets the survivors well, while the EQ-5D is able to target the survivors with lower HRQOL levels with some ceiling effects. By inspecting the item difficulty calibrations of the two instruments, five items of the WHOQOL-BREF are selected as common items in relation to the EQ-5D. These five items are considered compatible with each other. Differential item functioning (DIF) analysis reveals that the healthcare item of the WHOQOL-BREF vs the self-care item of the EQ-5D exhibits significant DIF. Conclusion: Findings suggest that one paired item should be taken into consideration when equating the WHOQOL-BREF and the EQ-5D applied to cancer survivors who underwent palliative care.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was to examine the factors (depression, level of health status, physical function, depression) influence health related quality of life (EQ5D) in community dwelling elderly according to sex. Methods: A total of 226 elderly subjects over the age of 65 years in community were included. Data were collected by measuring the physical function (muscle endurance, flexibility, balance, and cardiovascular endurance) and by using a questionnaire about EQ5D, depression, health status. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. Results: The major findings of this study are as follows. Explained variance of EQ5D by regular exercise, physical function, and level of health status was 19% for male elderly subjects and 26.0% for female elderly subjects. The effect was different according to sex. Depression has the effect on EQ5D (${\beta}=-.356$, p<.001) in females, while the level of health status has the effect (${\beta}=.314$, p=.027) in males. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the effect of regular exercise, physical function, and level of health status were different on EQ5D according to sex. Thus, different health programs according to sex are necessary to increase the quality of life in elderly individuals.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2022

Background: This study was aimed at reducing depression and improving the quality of life and oral health of the elderly Koreans by elucidating the effect of depression on their life quality and oral health. Methods: Original data from the 8th National Health and Nutrition Survey (2019) were analyzed and implemented. The elderly (age≥65years) Koreans were enrolled. The oral health status was determined using the Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index and subjective self-report. The quality of life was quantified as the sum of score of each item in the Euro Qol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) and Health-related Quality of Life Instrument with 8 Items (HINT-8). The t-test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed to statistically compare the quality of life, oral health status, and oral health status according to the depression status. Results: EQ-5D and HINT-8 scores differed significantly with the history of depression, current depression, stress perception, depression for 2 weeks, and annual suicidal intention (p≤0.05). The DMFT index score differed significantly with the depression diagnosis and depression for 2 weeks (p≤0.05). EQ-5D, HINT-8, and DMFT index differed significantly with all oral health behavior variables (p≤ 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study could serve as a basis to formulate oral health programs for the elderly to reduce depression and improve the quality of life.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2015

Objectives: In Korea, the percentage of elderly is increasing at an unprecedented rate, and is expected to account for 40% of the population by 2060. This massive demographic change stresses the importance of research on aging as it is necessary to improve the quality of life (QoL) of this population. This study aimed to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the rural elderly and to clarify its association with the nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR). Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in S-gun, Chonbuk, a critical agricultural area. The elderly people without abnormal physical functioning composed our study population and the data were collected by personal visits to 336 elderly people aged over 65 years (110 males and 226 females). Subjects were interviewed with questionnaires pertaining to general characteristics and EuroQol (EQ-5D). Nutrient intakes were assessed two days by 24-hours recall method. Subjects were defined as high QOL group if EQ-5D index with Nam's model was above the median. Results: Generally, EQ-5D index was lower in women than in man, and lower in older subjects than in younger subjects. The percentages of people below the median were 42% (low QoL group) and 58% (high QoL group) were found to be the above the median. The high QoL group had higher NAR, especially for vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and folate. All dimensions in the EQ-5D were affected by NAR of some nutrients and especially anxiety/depression dimension was significantly correlated with NAR of 5 nutrients (protein, calcium, iron, vitamin C and vitamin B1) and EQ-5D scores. Conclusions: HRQol was significantly reduced in elderly with increasing age and this was more pronounced in women than in man. The NAR of some nutrients were associated with the EQ-5D index, especially anxiety/depression dimension, among rural elderly.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.281-291
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• 2013

본 연구는 국내 처음으로 2007년부터 2011년까지 지난 5개 년간 국민건강영양조사 자료를 근거로 19세 이상 성인을 대상으로 위암, 유방암, 자궁경부암, 간암, 대장암 및 폐암 환자의 인구사회학적 특성과 삶의 질을 EQ-5D 측정도구로 분석하였다. 측정 결과 전체 연구대상자 26,260명 중에서 암 유병은 201명으로 조사대상자의 약 0.8%이다. 암 환자의 삶의 질은 연령이 낮을수록(p<0.0001), 전문직 종사자일수록(p<0.0001), 고학력일수록(p=0.0002) 높았고, 또한 아파트 거주자(p<0.0001)와 미혼자(p<0.0001)의 암 환자 삶의 질이 높았다. 특히 우리나라 의료보장 형태변수에 따른 암 환자의 삶의 질 측정은 국내 최초로 시도한 연구이다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2022

본 연구는 제8기 국민건강영양조사(2020) 자료를 이용하여 근로노인과 비 근로노인의 건강관련 삶의 질(EQ-5D)을 비교하여 노인의 건강증진을 위한 간호중재 개발의 기초자료를 제공하고자 시도하였다. 연구대상자는 65세 이상 노인으로서 근로노인 512명, 비 근로노인 862명으로 총 1,374명을 대상으로 하였다. 연구결과 건강관련 삶의 질의 5개 모든 영역에서 근로노인의 삶의 질이 비 근로노인에 비해 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 비 근로노인은 근로노인에 비해 자가관리가 2배(95%CI=1.32-3.14), 불안/우울은 1.6배(95%CI=1.19-2.35), 일상활동 1.6배(95%CI=1.18-2.25), 운동능력 1.5배(95%CI=1.19-1.92), 통증/불편 1.2배(95%CI=1.02-1.64)순으로 건강관련 삶의 질이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 이를 바탕으로 노인의 독립적인 생활수준 및 정신건강을 유지 및 증진할 수 있는 프로그램 개발이 필요함을 제언한다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2021

본 연구는 좌식 시간이 삶의 질과 구강건강 관련 행위에 미치는 융합적인 영향을 확인하고자 제7기 국민건강영양조사 자료를 사용하였다. 총 19,983명의 자료를 IBM SPSS 25.0 프로그램으로 분석하였고, 좌식 시간이 건강관련 삶의 질과 구강건강 관련 행위에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 복합표본 로지스틱 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 그 결과, 좌식 시간이 길어질수록 삶의 질은 나빠졌고(p<.05), 구강건강관련 행위 중 칫솔질은 아침식사 전과 자기 전을 제외하고 모든 시간에서 칫솔질을 하지 않는 경우가 증가하였다(p<.05). 또한, 치과치료는 좌식 시간이 길어질수록 예방진료와 치주치료가 증가하였다(p<.05). 따라서 인구 사회학적 특성에 따른 좌식 시간을 고려하여 삶의 질을 향상시키고 구강건강 관련 행위를 높이기 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단한다.