• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.57-69
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• 2006

Lately human exposure to fine particles smaller than $2.5{\mu}m$ in aerodynamic diameter ($PM_{2.5}$) has become a great concern in Korea due to their possible cause of elevated mortality, lung function decrements, and more frequent hospital admissions for asthma. This study was conducted to investigate seasonal variations of human exposure to residential $PM_{2.5}$ and particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Ten homes in Chuncheon, Korea were visited for continuous 72 hour sampling of $PM_{2.5}$ in the living rooms using a MiniVol Portable Sampler from December 22, 2002 to November 3, 2003. During the same period, outdoor $PM_{2.5}$ samples were collected on the top of the Natural Sciences Building of Kangwon National University which is located in the middle of the ten households. Samples were analyzed for $PM_{2.5}$ mass concentrations and six selected PAHs. In two smoking homes, the highest $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations were measured ranging from 51.1 to 69.7 {\mu}g/m^3$ on average in all seasons, indicating smoking is a very important contributor to the elevation of indoor particle concentrations. Seasonal comparison showed that indoor particle concentrations were higher than outdoor ones except winter. Total PAH concentrations in smoking homes were highest in winter among the seasons primarily due to low ventilation rate, followed by the outdoor site and nonsmoking homes. BaP toxic equivalents (TEQs) were calculated for five PAHs. The TEQ for smoking homes in winter was highest followed by the outdoor site in winter. It is concluded that smoking and ventilation rate are two important contributors to the elevation of indoor $PM_{2.5}$ and PAH concentrations.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2014

Objective : The purpose of this study is to assess the communication and medical interview level of the students in the college of korean traditional medicine using Standardized Patients(SP). Method : 35 students of 5th grade in the college who are doing their clinical practice class participated and conducted medical interview on standardized infertile female patient. SP and professor who observed the interview evaluated the students' communication skill and medical interview level using the assessment sheet composed of 23 questions. Results : 1. Satisfaction of SP was 1.66 of 3. In the communication section, students conducted well in appropriate voice and no inappropriate interruption but they didn't show good practice in considerate physical examination, understandable explanation relatively. 2. The scores that were acquired by students in informing the time required, obtaining agreement at initiating and closing, family history taking, checking mental status and physical examination 2 were low in the medical interview section. 3. There were some differences in the communication and medical interview scores by the students' sex (p<.01), age(p<.05) and medical camp experience(p<.05). But we couldn't find any evidence about the relation between character type and the communication and medical interview scores(p>.62). Conclusion : On the whole, students who participated this study had difficulties in building relationship with patient and conducting medical interview. They need to improve their ability in those fields by appropriate education before their graduation.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.57-69
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• 2022

Purpose: This study was performed to explore and describe the overall clinical practice adaptation experiences among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This qualitative study applied the grounded theory method by Corbin and Strauss. Data were collected from May to August 2021 through individual in-depth interviews with 14 nursing students from three universities in B metropolitan city. Results: From open coding, 20 sub-categories and 10 categories were identified. Analysis revealed that the core category was the process of "keeping the place of learning while adhering to the restrictions of the era of pandemic" and that it consisted of four phases: confusion, withdrawal, adjustment, and growth. Through this process, participants utilized various action/interactional strategies such as "shifting to positive thinking," "building a shield to protect oneself," and "focusing on learning." The consequences of these strategies were "adapting to the reality of the infectious disease situation" and "strengthening a foothold to grow as a future nurse." Conclusion: An in-depth understanding of nursing students' experiences of adapting to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic will guide nursing educators to promote effective teaching strategies to better support nursing students in a time of infectious disease crisis.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2023

Purpose: The physical therapy diagnosis process requires high-level background knowledge, the ability to obtain added information from patients, accurate examination skills, and a framework for transforming thoughts into a diagnostic decision. Thus, the physical therapy diagnostic process is highly complicated and difficult work. To function as autonomous professionals, physical therapists must develop effective clinical diagnosis skills. As such, mobile application aids can help with accurate and scientific diagnoses. Therefore, this study aims to develop and evaluate the usability of a mobile application for physical therapy diagnoses. Methods: In this study, a diagnostic application was developed using App Inventor, the development environment was the Chrome web browser for Windows 10, and the mobile application was run on a Google Pixel 5. The developed application was evaluated for usability by 20 physical therapists with more than 5 years of clinical experience in the musculoskeletal physical therapy field, and a usability evaluation was conducted using a 5-point Likert scale for accuracy, convenience, satisfaction, and usability. The collected Likert scores were converted into percentages and analyzed as descriptive statistics. Results: The graphical user interface consisted of an initial screen with program guidance, 18 screens presenting the algorithm, and 12 screens presenting the estimated diagnosis based on the algorithm. As such, the usability evaluation of the developed application was as follows: accuracy 100%, convenience 90%, satisfaction 91%, and usability 88%. Conclusion: The newly developed mobile application for physical therapeutic diagnoses has a high accuracy, and it will aid in building an easy and reliable physical therapy diagnosis system.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2023

Background: We aimed to provide basic data for improving the effectiveness of the invitational training and reflecting it in the program in the following year by identifying the satisfaction level of trainees who participated in the "Dr. LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program" funded by the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted using a questionnaire interview. In the first stage of analysis, only the interview contents related to the research topic were classified by the researcher for the conversations recorded at the interview site, and in the second stage of analysis, the interview contents classified in the first stage were classified into each of those mentioned in this study. Results: The longer the trainees participated in the program and the better the accessibility, the higher the satisfaction with the program. In addition, the level of achievement of the trainees' goals and the level of improvement in their competence affected their satisfaction, and their difficulty in language communication during the training period was identified as a factor affecting the trainees' satisfaction level. In addition, competency improvement and satisfaction were positively correlated (r=0.75, p=0.03). Conclusion: When organizing a rehabilitation workforce capacity training program, it is important to identify trainees' needs, ensure accessibility, organize courses effectively, enhance English proficiency, and expand practical lectures to increase trainees' knowledge and understanding of rehabilitation.

• 대한조현병학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2017

Objectives : Severe mental illness is a major risk factor for suicide. This study aimed to identify characteristics of patients who died by suicide among subjects who had been received service from a community mental health center. Methods : We searched individuals who had committed suicide in Gwangju Bukgu Community Mental Health Center since 2006. Sociodemographic and clinical data were gathered from medical records and their case managers and they were compared with those of general members in the center. Characteristics of schizophrenia patients who died by suicide were particularly summarized. Results : Twelve person committed suicide between 2006 and 2016. The characteristics of those who died by suicide were male (67%), diagnosis of schizophrenia (75%), aged below 50 (83%), unemployed (92%), past history of psychiatric hospitalization (100%), recent admission within 3 months (67%), past history of suicidal attempt (78%), family history of schizophrenia (58%), poor adherence to medication (58%), and use of daily rehabilitation program (42%). Ten out of twelve (83%) showed warning sign for suicide. All identified method of suicide in patients with schizophrenia was jumping from high building. Many patients with schizophrenia, who committed suicide, suffered from comorbid depressive symptoms (67%) and auditory hallucination (78%). Conclusion : Case managers should pay attention to and carefully manage individuals who showed suicidal warning, particularly with risk factors for suicide, such as unemployment, admission state or recent discharge from psychiatric hospital, poor adherence to medication, family history of schizophrenia, and a history of suicidal attempt.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.368-374
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• 2023

Background: Recognizing that access to safe and healthy working conditions is a human right, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for specific occupational safety and health (OSH) programs for health workers (HWs). The WHO health systems' building blocks, and the International Labour Organization (ILO), highlight the importance of information as part of effective systems. This study examined how OSH stakeholders access, use, and value an occupational health information system (OHIS). Methods: A cross-sectional survey of OSH stakeholders was conducted as part of a larger quasi experimental study in four teaching hospitals. The study hospitals and participants were purposefully selected and data collected using a modified questionnaire with both closed and open-ended questions. Quantitative analysis was conducted and themes identified for qualitative analysis. Ethics approval was provided by the University of Pretoria and University of British Columbia. Results: There were 71 participants comprised of hospital managers, health and safety representatives, trade unions representatives and OSH professionals. At least 42% reported poor accessibility and poor timeliness of OHIS for decision-making. Only 50% had access to computers and 27% reported poor computer skills. When existing, OHIS was poorly organized and needed upgrades, with 85% reporting the need for significant reforms. Only 45% reported use of OHIS for decision-making in their OSH role. Conclusion: Given the gap in access and utilization of information needed to protect worker's rights to a safe and healthy workplace, more attention is warranted to OHIS development and use as well as education and training in South Africa and beyond.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.69-88
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• 2024

본 연구는 간호·간병통합서비스병동 간호사의 업무 적응 경험을 심층적으로 파악하기 위해 현상학적 방법으로 시행되었다. 본 연구의 자료수집 기간은 2023년 11월~2024년 1월까지였으며, 일반 병동과 간호·간병통합서비스병동에서 각각 6개월 이상의 업무 경험이 있는 간호사를 대상으로 심층 면담이 이루어졌다. 심층 면담 시 녹음한 파일은 모두 전사 후 Giorgi의 현상학적 방법으로 분석하였다. 분석결과, 5개의 구성요소와 14개의 하위 구성요소가 도출되었으며 구성요소는 '변화된 업무 환경을 마주침', '예상하지 못했던 업무의 이질감', '당면한 현실을 평가함', '전략을 찾아 균형을 도모함', '전문직 간호사로 성장함'으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 간호·간병통합서비스병동 간호사가 업무에 적응할 수 있는 시스템을 구축하고 역량 강화를 위한 프로그램을 지속적으로 개발할 필요가 있다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2010

급변하는 의료환경 속에서도 변함없이 의료기관들은 환자 안전관리 부분의 중요성을 인식하여 관리하고 있다. 하지만 현재 환자안전관리는 사후관리와 처벌이 강조된 프로세스들로 조직원들의 참여성이 결여된 문제를 보이고 있다. 본원 핵의학과 에서는 참여형 니어미스 사고예방 활동을 시행하여 환자안전사고에 사전관리를 시작하고 사고보고에 따른 불이익이 없는 시스템을 구축하여 니어미스 감소 와 환자안전사고 제로화를 목적으로 본 연구을 시작하였다. 또한 핵의학과만의 차별화된 환자안전관리System구축도 그 목적으로 하고 있다. 1. 팀원들의 과거 니어미스 및 현재 발생되고 있는 니어미스와 사고 사례수집(1차 자료수집). 2. 설문을 통해 중요도, 긴급도를 파악하고 니어미스 및 사고사례를 정량화(2차 자료수집). 3. 자료 분석을 통한 중요 접점 파악과 사고 사례 정량화. 4. 중요 접점 부분에 대한 매뉴얼 제작과 표준화, 오류방지를 위한 참여형 개선활동 시행. 5. 니어미스 보고체계 구축을 위한 웹 기반 커뮤니티 활동. 6. 설문과 FGI를 통해 활동 전후 평가 시행. 1) 비계량적이었던 핵의학과 내 안전사고 및 니어미스를 계량화(월 50여 회의 니어미스와 년 1건의 안전사고발생) 2) 계량화된 데이터를 통해 개선방안을 수립(0여건의 참여형 개선활동, 프로세스 개선, 표준화를 위한 약속 매뉴얼 제작) 3) 안전문화 시스템을 형성하고 팀원들의 높은 관여도를 형성.(보고체계구축, 체크리스트 제작, 안전문화 슬로건 제작, 평가 인덱스 구축) 4) 니어미스 및 사고 사례를 공유하고 반면교사로 삼기 위한 커뮤니티 개설. 5) 활동 전후 니어미스 발생률은 50% 감소 하였고 안전사고 제로. 핵의학과의 최고의 서비스는 환자안전이 보장된 양질의 검사와 치료를 제공하는 것이다. 참여형 개선활동으로 니어미스사고를 예방하고 안전문화를 형성하여 시스템을 구축함으로써 니어미스 발생 사례는 50% 줄었으며 안전사고는 발생하지 않았다. 이는 환자안전사고의 사전관리란 측면에서도 시사하는 바가 있다. 또한 불이익이 없는 사고보고체계도 마련하여 솔직하게 보고하고 인정하는 문화도 만든 계기가 되었다. 기본에 충실한 뛰어난 시스템은 환자에게 제공되는 최고의 서비스이며 형성된 안전문화 시스템은 결국 고객만족으로 이어질 것이다. 따라서 본원 핵의학과 에서는 마련된 시스템을 정착하고 안정시켜 차별화된 환자안전문화를 형성해 나가고자 한다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2017

목적: 2017년 8월부터 말기 암 이외에도 후천성 면역결핍 증후군, 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환, 간경화 환자들에게도 호스피스 완화의료가 적용될 예정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 비암성 질환 전문가들을 대상으로 세 가지 질환에서의 호스피스 완화의료의 목표, 내용 및 적용 방법에 대한 심층 면담을 통해, 호스피스 완화의료에 대한 생각, 인식, 태도에 대해 살펴보아, 국내 실정에 맞는 비암성 호스피스 완화의료 진료 모델 마련에 기여하고자 하였다. 방법: 본 연구는 반구조적 심층 면담조사를 통한 질적 연구이다. 암환자의 호스피스 완화의료를 담당하는 네 명의 임상 의사가 85편의 문헌 검색을 통해 핵심 질문을 선정하여 총 11명의 비암성 질환 전문가들에게 면담을 하고 질적 연구 방법에 따라 분석되었다. 결과: 전문가들은 비암성 질환의 말기환자를 정의하기 어렵다고 하였고, 호스피스 완화의료의 목표와 내용은 암환자들을 대상으로 한 것과 다르지 않다고 하였지만, 통증보다는 다른 신체 증상과 정서적 문제에 중점을 두어야 한다고 하였다. 또한, 말기라고 진단할 수 있는 시점에 호스피스 완화의료를 적용해야 한다고 하였다. 질환 별로 특수한 점들(AIDS 환자들의 항바이러스제 사용, COPD 환자들의 호흡곤란, LC 환자들의 간이식)과 의료진들에 대한 교육의 필요성에 대해 언급하였다. 호스피스 완화의료 적용 시 환자들이 자신을 포기한다는 느낌을 받을 수 있다고 하였고 정부의 재정 지원 문제에 대해서도 언급하였다. 결론: 비암성 질환에 대한 호스피스 완화의료 도입의 문제점을 최소화하기 위해서는 심도 있는 논의를 통해 비암성 질환의 말기환자에 대한 정의를 마련해야 할 필요가 있다. 또한, 비암성 말기환자들을 돌보는 의료진과 현재 말기 암환자의 호스피스 완화의료를 담당하고 있는 인력의 협력이 필요하다.