• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.169-184
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• 2016

Objectives: To investigate the neurophysiological effect of acupuncture treatment on insomnia patients using quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) and standardized Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography method (sLORETA).Background: Insomnia is one of the commonly encountered symptoms in primary medical care. Recent studies of acupuncture for insomnia reported that the acupuncture groups showed significant improvements compared with the control groups. However, the neurophysiological mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of insomnia has not been revealed and a few studies have measured the effect of acupuncture treatment using QEEG.Methods: Participants who had some problems in initiating or maintaining sleep, or had non-restorative sleep for more than 3 days a week and ISI scores above 8 and below 21 were treated by acupuncture for 2 weeks (3 times a week, total 6 times). We assessed the effectiveness of acupuncture for insomnia by the PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) at baseline and at 2 weeks after the end of treatment (4th week). Also, we performed EEG and analysed the EEG data at baseline and at the end of treatment (2nd week) on the linked ears montage using the Neuroguide software program and sLORETA.Results: Thirty-two participants were enrolled and 2 participants dropped out because of personal reasons. Among the 30 participants, EEGs of 12 participants were included in the analysis of QEEG and sLORETA. Total score on the ISI and PSQI was significantly decreased after acupuncture treatment. The number of electrodes exceeding the range of 90% (±1.65) or 95% (±1.96) in the z scored absolute power of beta was significantly decreased after acupuncture treatment. There was no significant change in brain activation between pre- and post-acupuncture using sLORETA.Conclusions: The deviation of absolute power compared to the normative database was significantly decreased after acupuncture treatment in the alpha and beta ranges. Therefore, we suggest that acupuncture treatment for insomnia might be effective through the central nervous system especially in the brain. There are many limitations to drawing any conclusion. Further studies are needed in the future to overcome these limitations.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2018

Objective : The present study had examined the psychiatric symptoms and physical health consequences for the bereaved parents of the high school students who died in the 2014 Sewol ferry accident. Methods : Forty bereaved parents participated in the study. The authors administered self-report questionnaires about the parents' health behaviors and psychiatric symptoms. The authors also conducted laboratory tests to assess the parents' physical health at 18 and 30 months after the accident. Univariate descriptive statistics were performed to report the prevalence and severity of psychiatric symptoms and health-related behaviors. Paired t-test and Mcnemar test were performed to compare the 18-and 30-month findings. Correlation analysis between psychiatric symptoms and laboratory findings were performed to find a relationship between the two variables. Results : At 30 months after the accident, most of the bereaved parents still appeared to suffer from complicated grief (97.5%), post traumatic stress disorder (80%), insomnia (77.5%) and severe depression (62.5%) based on the scores on the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), the PTSD Check List-5 (PCL-5), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). One quarter of the bereaved parents reported high-risk drinking, and 47.5% reported increased drinking amount and frequency after the accident. In objective laboratory results, 55% of the bereaved parents were obese as defined by body mass index ${\geq}25$. The parents' mean low-density lipoprotein shows a significant increase over time (118.5 mg/dL at 18 months. vs. 132.5 mg/dL at 30 months. paired t-test t=-4.061, $$p{\leq_-}0.001$$). Total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein at 30 months after the accident were in clinically borderline high range. In correlation analysis, triglyceride was positively correlated with ISI. Conclusion : The loss of children in the Sewol ferry accident, a disaster caused by human error, continued to have considerable impact on the victims' parents' mental and physical health 18 and 30 months after the accident. A longitudinal study following the parents' physical health would be necessary to investigate the long-term effects of this traumatic experience on physical health.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2020

Purpose: Temporomadibular disorders (TMDs) can result in chronic pain, which is often associated with psychological and sleep disturbance. Increased levels of psychological and sleep impairments are often related with poor treatment outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate clinical features, psychological profiles and the prevalence of clinical insomnia in TMD patients with chronic pain and to suggest an effective treatment approach. Methods: A total of 200 TMD patients who had visited the Pusan National University Hospital dental clinic for treatment of their pain were recruited from June 2018 through December 2019. TMD patients were classified into an acute (n=100) and chronic (n=100) group and compared the clinical symptoms. The primary diagnosis of TMD were categorized as TMD with joint pain group (TMD_J), TMD with muscle pain group (TMD_M) and TMD with joint-muscle mixed pain group (TMD_JM). Self- report measures of sleep quality and psychological profiles were evaluated via the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and the Korean Stress Response Inventory (SRI). Independent t-tests, Mann-Whitney U-tests, and chisquared test were used for the statistical analysis. Results: Chronic TMD patients showed higher pain intensity, as well as higher prevalence of related symptoms (headache, musculoskeletal pain) and myogenous pain. They also had significantly higher scores in all SRI parameters and a higher percentage of clinical insomnia than acute TMD patients. Conclusions: Based on the above results, psychological profiles and sleep quality assessments are necessary to provide essential data that will allow for improved treatment of chronic TMD patients.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2021

목적: 치아를 상실하여 치료를 받기 위해 내원하는 보철과 환자를 대상으로 처음 내원할 당시 스트레스에 대한 반응과 수면의 상태가 어떤지 살펴보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2018년부터 2년간 부산대학교병원 보철과에 신환으로 접수한 236명의 성인 환자(남자 94명, 여자 142명, 24 - 86세)를 대상으로 검사 및 상담, 설문조사를 시행하였다. 잔존치 수, 무치악 여부, 저작 가능 여부, 향후 보철치료 방향을 기록하였으며, 시각화 아날로그형 척도(Visual analogue scale, VAS), 스트레스 반응 척도(Stress reponse inventory, SRI) 및 불면증 심각도 지수(Insomnia severity index, ISI)를 도구로 사용하여 환자의 주관적 구내불편감, 스트레스 반응, 수면 상태를 측정하였다. 결과: 전체 보철과 신환에서 SRI 의 7개 항목 중 '피로'가 유의하게 높은 평균값을 나타냈고 '공격성'이 유의하게 낮은 값을 보였다 (P < .001). 무치악자와 완전유치악자는 VAS로 측정한 구내 불편감 값에 유의한 차이가 있었다 (P = .004). 20개 미만의 치아가 잔존한 경우, 스스로 저작이 불가능한 경우, 가철성 보철물을 치료계획을 잡게 되는 환자의 경우는 그 반대의 경우에 비하여 VAS 값, SRI 중 '우울'과 '피로' 값이 유의하게 높게 드러났다 (P < .05). VAS 수치가 심각에 해당하는 환자의 경우 심각에 해당하지 않는 환자에 비하여 SRI 항목 중 '긴장', '신체화', '우울', '피로', '좌절'의 값이 유의하게 높았다 (P < .05). 임상적 불면증은 전체 환자 중 11.4%에서 나타났고, 여자가 남자보다 수면의 질이 유의하게 낮았다 (P = .044). 불면증을 가진 사람은 정상수면자에 비해 VAS값과 7가지 모든 SRI 항목에 대해 유의하게 높은 점수가 나타났다 (P < .05). 결론: 보철 신환에서 스트레스에 대한 반응 검사(SRI)를 시행하였을 때 7가지 스트레스 반응 항목 중 '피로' 항목이 높게 나타났으며, 잔존치 수와 저작 기능으로 나타나는 구강 상태, 불면증 유무는 주관적 구내불편감, 스트레스 반응 항목 및 정도에 영향을 주었다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2010

연구목적 디스트레스를 조기에 발견하여 치료하는 것이 효율적인 암 환자의 관리에 필수적이라는 인식이 확대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유방암 환자들의 디스트레스의 유병률을 조사하고, 그 디스트레스가 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 방 법 서울의 한 대학병원 유방암 환우회 환자 95명을 대상으로 병원우울불안척도, 불면증심각도척도, 사건충격척도 개정판, Functional assessment of cancer therapy-Breast(FACT-B)를 시행하였다. 결 과 디스트레스의 유병률은 우울 26.3%, 불안 26.3%, 불면 13.7%, 외상후스트레스장애 증상 24.3%였다. 한가지 이상의 디스트레스를 겪고 있는 환자는 전체의 47.4%였으며, 이들은 정상군에 비해 FACT-B 총점으로 측정한 삶의 질 평균점수가 유의하게 낮았다(82.91 vs. 107.20, p<0.001). 정상범위의 환자들에서도 디스트레스와 삶의 질은 유의한 관계를 보였다. 결 론 유방암 환자의 디스트레스를 조기에 발견하기 위한 주기적인 선별검사와 적절한 치료가 필요하다.