• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5903-5906
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• 2015

Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a serious public health problem in the Northeast of Thailand. CCA is considered to be an incurable and rapidly lethal disease. Knowledge of the distribution of CCA patients is necessary for management strategies. Objectives: This study aimed to utilize the Geographic Information System and Google $Earth^{TM}$ for distribution mapping of cholangiocarcinoma in Satuek District, Buriram, Thailand, during a 5-year period (2008-2012). Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study data were collected and reviewed from the OPD cards, definitive cases of CCA were patients who were treated in Satuek hospital and were diagnosed with CCA or ICD-10 code C22.1. CCA cases were used to analyze and calculate with ArcGIS 9.2, all of data were imported into Google Earth using the online web page www.earthpoint.us. Data were displayed at village points. Results: A total of 53 cases were diagnosed and identified as CCA. The incidence was 53.57 per 100,000 population (65.5 for males and 30.8 for females) and the majority of CCA cases were in stages IV and IIA. The average age was 67 years old. The highest attack rate was observed in Thung Wang sub-district (161.4 per 100,000 population). The map display at village points for CCA patients based on Google Earth gave a clear visual deistribution. Conclusions: CCA is still a major problem in Satuek district, Buriram province of Thailand. The Google Earth production process is very simple and easy to learn. It is suitable for the use in further development of CCA management strategies.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.2783-2787
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• 2013

To assess the risk of cancer incidence after medical radiation exposure for coronary artery disease (CAD), a retrospective cohort study was conducted based on Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Patients with CAD were identified according to the International Classification of Diseases code, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), and their records of medical radiation procedures were collected from 1997 to 2010. A total of 18,697 subjects with radiation exposure from cardiac imaging or therapeutic procedures for CAD were enrolled, and 19,109 subjects receiving cardiac diagnostic procedures without radiation were adopted as the control group. The distributions of age and gender were similar between the two populations. Cancer risks were evaluated by age-adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR) and association with cumulative exposure were further evaluated with relative risks by Poisson regression analysis. A total of 954 and 885 subjects with various types of cancers in both cohorts after following up for over 10 years were found, with incidences of 409.8 and 388.0 per 100,000 person-years, respectively. The risk of breast cancer (aIRR=1.85, 95% confidence interval: 1.14-3.00) was significantly elevated in the exposed female subjects, but no significant cancer risk was found in the exposed males. In addition, cancer risks of the breast and lung were increased with the exposure level. The study suggests that radiation exposure from cardiac imaging or therapeutic procedures for CAD may be associated with the increased risk of breast and lung cancers in CAD patients.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2017

Objective: Neurasthenia is a disease which consists of increased fatigue or bodily weakness and exhaustion plus pantalgia, dizziness, headache and other symtoms relevant to autonomic nerve dysfunction. There are plenty of studies investigating the history of diagnostic criteria of neurasthenia, which is influenced by diverse cultural(or social) environment. The obejective of this study is to provide review of the previous studys on the changes of neurasthenia diagnoses in the context of local area to find meanings of these transition and improve health care for psychiatric patient. Methods: Literature review was conducted on studies demonstrating diagnostic criteria of neurasthenia with cultural(or social) environment. We investigated the literature reviews or observative studies which described alteration of diagnostic criteria of neurasthenia and assessed its significance. After selecting eligible studies, the authors read the articles and summarized the meaningful contents those were significant in clinical practice. Results: Transformation of Chinese Classification of Mental Disorder(CCMD) integrated with internationally utilized DSM-IV or ICD-10 is controversial about its significance in that it had limited effect on public health care due to the variables of sociocultural context, but primarily differentiated neurasthenia from other disorders. The latter one can be the directing point of the diagnostic criteria of other culture-bound diseases, which is the traits of not outstanding mood(or affect) than other neurotic disorders. Conclusion: As diagnostic criteria of neurasthenia varies, the significance of this variation is controversial, but could be the paragon of other culture-bound diseases.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2021

Objectives: The objective of this study was to perform a scoping review to describe clinical study trends on Qigong in order to identify further directions of Qigong in Korean medicine. Methods: Under the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework, PubMed was searched to identify articles published from January 1, 2019 to June 28, 2021. A total of 224 articles were retrieved. Results were systematically filtered by two independent reviewers based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. Publication information, disease, intervention and research results of a total of 153 articles were extracted and analyzed. Results: Asia had the largest number of Qigong studies (82 studies, 65%). Most research studies were conducted in the academic field of Medicine (n=109, 86.5%), including Complementary and Alternative Medicine (n=35), Medicine (miscellaneous) (n=15), and Oncology (n=15). Based on ICD-10 classification, Mental and Behavioral Disorder (n=25, 19.8%) was the most frequently analyzed decease, followed by Neoplasm (n=24) and Disease of the Nervous system (n=12). Almost half of all studies were Systematic Reviews. RCTs only accounted for 25.4%. Interventions were very diverse and inconsistent. Sixty (47.6%) studies analyzed Qigong as a single intervention. In 66 cases, Qigong was analyzed as part of a large category such as Mind-Body intervention. Most studies designed a Donggong (動功) program. The age of the population was relatively high as 47.1% of all studies were conducted on middle aged or older adults. Conclusions: These findings suggest that further standardized research on Qigong, especially Junggong (靜功), needs to be conducted by developing research protocols and practice programs to verify effects of Qigong and utilize Qigong as a medical intervention in Korean Medicine.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.302-307
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• 2022

Background: In Brazil, asbestos was intensively used from the 1960s until its ban in 2017. Mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural plaques are typical asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T). To create an ARD-T national database, death records from 1996-2017 were retrieved from several health information systems (HIS). Methods: All national HIS containing coded diagnoses (ICD-10) and death information were obtained. Linkage was performed to create a single database of ARD-T death records, either as underlying or contributory causes, in adults aged 30 years and older. Results: A total of 3,057 ARD-T death records were found, 2,405 (76.4%) of which being malignant mesotheliomas (MM). Pleural MM (n = 1,006; 41.8%) and unspecified MM (n = 792; 32.9%) prevailed. Male to female MM ratio (M:F) was 1.4:1, and higher ratios were found for non-malignant ARD-T: 3.5:1 for asbestosis and 2.4:1 for pleural plaques. Male crude annual mesothelioma mortality (CM_mm ×1,000,000) was 0.98 in 1996 and 2.26 in 2017, a 131.1% increment, while for females it was 1.04 and 1.25, a 20.2% increase, correspondingly. The small number of deaths with asbestosis and pleural plaques records precluded conclusive interpretations. Conclusions: Even with the linkage of several HIS, ARD-T in death records remained in low numbers. MM mortality in men was higher and showed a rapid increase and, along with non-malignant ARD-T, higher M:F ratios suggested a predominant pattern of work-related exposure. The monitoring of workplace and environmental asbestos exposure needs to be improved, as well as the workers surveillance, following the recent Brazilian ban.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.458-467
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• 2022

Background: Few studies have investigated unspecified or idiopathic pain associated with COIVD-19. This study aimed to provide the incidence rates of unspecified pain and idiopathic pain in patients with COVID-19 for 90 days after COVID-19 diagnosis. Methods: A propensity score matched cohort was used, including all patients with COVID-19 in South Korea, and analyzed their electronic medical records. The control group consisted of those who had not had tests for COVID-19 at all. Unspecified pain diagnoses consisted of diagnoses related to pain included in the ICD-10 Chapter XVIII. Idiopathic pain disorders included fibromyalgia, temporomandibular joint disorders, headaches, chronic prostatitis, complex regional pain syndrome, atypical facial pain, irritable bowel syndrome, and interstitial cystitis. Results: After matching, the number of participants in each group was 7,911. For most unspecified pain, the incidences were higher in the COVID-19 group (11.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 11.0-12.5) than in the control group (6.5%; 95% CI, 6.0-7.1). For idiopathic pain, only the headaches had a significantly higher incidence in the COVID-19 group (6.6%; 95% CI, 6.1-7.2) than in the control group (3.7%; 95% CI, 3.3-4.1). However, using a different control group that included only patients who visited a hospital at least once for any reasons, the incidences of most unspecified and idiopathic pain were higher in the control group than in the COVID-19 group. Conclusions: Patients with COVID-19 might be at a higher risk of experiencing unspecified pain in the acute phase or after recovery compared with individuals who had not had tests for COVID-19.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2024

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the influence of psychological and other risk factors on the recurrence of nonspecific neck pain. To achieve this, a nationwide cohort provided by the National Health Insurance Service in South Korea, with a three-year follow-up, was used. Methods: The study included patients who did not experience neck pain for the first year but were diagnosed with nonspecific neck pain (ICD-10 code: M54.2) in the second year. The progress of their neck pain recurrence was followed up for the next two years. Medical records, including age, gender, health insurance premium quintile, regional health vulnerability index score, initial onset duration, total hospitalization duration, and secondary diagnosis at onset, were extracted for analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the recurrence rate and risk factors for nonspecific neck pain recurrence. Results: Among a total of 591,215 patients, 29.2% experienced recurrence within two years. Patients with psychological disorders had a higher recurrence rate (30.6-33.8%) than those without psychological disorders (29.2%). Specifically, mood disorders (OR = 1.16) and stress-related disorders (OR = 1.06) were identified as risk factors for the recurrence of nonspecific neck pain. Older age (OR = 1.16-1.43), being female (OR = 1.17), being employed (OR = 1.23), and using medial aids (OR = 1.41) were also identified as risk factors. Conclusion: This study provides evidence for a high recurrence rate of nonspecific neck pain and highlights the need to consider psychological factors as well as personal factors in comprehensive interventions to prevent recurrent nonspecific neck pain.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2009

연구목적 : 질병행동은 건강 상태 또는 그에 상응하는 증상을 지각, 평가, 반응하는 적응적/비적응적 방식을 의미한다. 인지치료적인 측면에서 볼 때, 신체화 증상은 신체 지각적 측면에서 증상을 지각, 평가, 반응할 때 확대나 증폭과 같은 왜곡이 일어나 생긴다고 설명된다. 즉, 신체화를 질병행동의 이상이라고 이해할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 신체화 우울증군과 비신체화 우울증군 간의 질병행동을 비교하여 우울증 환자에서 보이는 신체화와 관련된 질병행동의 특성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 본 연구는 ICD-10의 진단 기준으로 진단된 우울증 환자 45명을 대상으로 한국형우울증척도(Korean Depression Scale)를 이용하여 신체화 우울증군과 비신체화 우울증군을 나누었으며, 두 집단에서의 질병행동의 차이점을 질병행동질문지(Illness Behavior Questionnaire)를 통해 비교하였다. 결과 : 신체화 우울증군은 비신체화 우울증군에 비해 질병확신 하위척도($6.79{\pm}2.08$ vs $4.76{\pm}2.23$, p=0.003)와 부인 하위척도($3.25{\pm}1.22$ vs $2.10{\pm}1.41$, p=0.006)에서 유의하게 높은 점수를 보였다. 건강염려 하위척도와 불안정성 하위척도에서는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 질병행동 하위척도들이 신체화에 어느 정도 영향을 미치는지에 대한 회귀분석의 결과에서도 신체화 우울증군이 질병확신 하위척도(odds ratio=1.418, p=0.089)와 부인 하위척도(odds ratio=1.880, p=0.083)에서 유의하게 높았다. 결론 : 본 연구에서 신체적으로 질병을 확신하고 심리적으로 질병을 부인하는 것이 우울증 환자에서 신체화 증상을 특징짓는 질병행동으로 나타났다. 이러한 질병행동의 하위척도들은 우울 기분과 신체화 증상을 보이는 정신질환을 감별하고 예측하는 유용한 심리적 지표로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.26-35
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• 2015

연구목적 본 연구는 Lees-Haley가 1992년 개발한 Postconcussional Syndrome Questionnaire(PCSQ)의 한글판(K-PCSQ)을 개발하고 신뢰도와 타당도를 평가하여 임상적 유용성을 밝히고자 시행되었다. 방 법 2009년 4월 1일부터 2011년 12월 31일까지 고려대학교 안산병원 외래에 내원한 외상성 뇌 손상 환자들 중 International Classification of Disease-10(ICD-10)의 뇌진탕후증후군, 기질성 정신질환(기질성 기분장애, 기질성 불안장애, 기질성 인격장애, 기질성 감정이변성장애)의 진단기준을 만족하는 환자들을 대상으로 포함하였다. 환자들을 대상으로 자가 보고형 평가 척도인 K-PCSQ, State and Trait Anxiety inventory(STAI-I. II), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CESD)를 시행하였다. 수집된 자료로 PCSQ의 신뢰도와 타당도를 평가하였으며 요인분석을 시행하였다. 결 과 K-PCSQ의 Cronbach's alpha 값은 0.956, 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 0.836이었으며 STAI-I. II, CESD와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 요인 분석 결과 K-PCSQ는 4개의 요인구조를 보였으며, 제 1 요인은 '기분 및 인지 증상' 요인, 제 2 요인은 '신체 증상' 요인, 제 3 요인은 '드물게 나타나는 증상' 요인, 제 4 요인은 '과장 또는 부주의한 응답' 요인으로 나타났다. 뇌진탕후 증후군 환자와 기질성 정신질환 환자 두 군에서 K-PCSQ의 총점과 4가지 하위 요인의 점수를 비교하였을 때 두 군 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. '과장 또는 부주의한 응답' 항목에 답변한 대상자들은 그렇지 않은 대상자에 비해 K-PCSQ의 총점과 4가지 하위 요인의 점수가 유의하게 높았다. 결 론 본 연구는 K-PCSQ가 두부외상으로 인한 정신의학적 증상을 평가하는데 있어서 유용한 도구임을 확인하였으며, 추후 보다 많은 환자를 대상으로 하는 연구를 통해 임상적인 유용성의 평가 이루어져야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2009

목 적: 경제 및 위생 상태의 개선, 의학 기술의 발달로 최근 질병양상은 변화를 보이고 있다. 이에 저자들은 의료의 질 관리가 이루어지고 있는 전국 수련 병원에서 영유아 및 소아 청소년 입원 환자를 대상으로 우리 나라 영유아 및 소아 청소년에서 간 담도 질환의 현황 연구를 수행하였다. 방 법: 연구는 전국 85개 수련 병원에서 2004년 1월 1일부터 2006년 12월 31일까지 입원했던 진료과에 관계없이 만 18세 이하를 대상으로 ICD-10 진단 체계를 사용한 대한소아과학회와 건강증진사업단에서 시행한 영유아 및 소아청소년 입원 질환의 중장기 변화 추세 조사 및 감시 체계 구축 방안을 위한 기초 연구에서 간담도 질환자를 분류해서 MS 액세스, MS 엑셀, STATA 10.0을 사용해 자료 분석을 하였다. 결 과: 간담도 질환을 앓았던 환자는 총 4,151명으로 전체 환자의 5.0%를 차지했다. 간담도 질환 중 간염 환자가 2,385명으로 전체 간담도 환자 중 57.4%를 차지 하면서 가장 많았으며, 그 다음으로 담도폐쇄증 및 총담관낭을 포함한 선천성 간담도 질환이 524명으로 12.6%를 차지하였다. 연령별로는 신생아기에는 선천질환이 많다가 학동기에는 A형 및 B형 간염의 비율이 증가하였다. 그리고 간 담도 수술은 청소년기, 영아기에 가장 많았다. 연도별 간담도 질환의 평균 재원일수는 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었으나 감소하는 추세를 보였고, 재원 환자수는 차이가 현저하지 않았다. 최근 유병률이 증가하고 있는 A형 간염의 경우 연중 6, 7, 8월에 가장 많았다. 결 론: 본 연구에서 저자들은 퇴원 기록을 바탕으로 영유아 및 소아청소년에서의 간담도 질환의 현황 및 입원 질병부담에 대해 기술하였다. 최근의 소아청소년 간담도 입원 질환 중에서 급성 A형 간염 비중의 급격한 증가는 보다 적극적인 예방 대책이 필요함을 시사한다. 소아청소년 간담도 질환의 경우 그 빈도가 많지 않아 단순 조사로는 역학 자료를 얻기 어려우므로 국가 주도의 체계적인 감시 시스템 구축이 필요하다.