• 생물정신의학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.77-90
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• 1995

The Purposes of this study were to examine plasma homovanillic acid(pHVA) levels and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid(pHIAA) levels in schizophrenics during haloperidol treatment, and to assess the association of pHVA and pHIM levels with their psychopathology and treatment responses. Fourteen patients entered the study and pHVA, pHIAA levels were measured at baseline, first week, second week and fourth week during treatment. Also, plasma haloperidol levels were measured at first week, second week and fourth week. Psychopathology was evaluated with Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale(BPRS) at baseline, 1st week, 2nd week and 4th week. 1) There were significant differences on the duration of illness and total BPRS scores at baseline between higher pHVA group(baseline pHVA level >7.72ng/mL) and lower pHVA group(baseline pHVA level <7.72ng/mL). 2) There was no significant difference on the duration of illness between higher pHIM group(baseline pHIAA level >3.18ng/mL). and lower pHIAA group(baseline pHIAA level <3.18ng/mL). 3) The Means of pHVA levels at 1 st week and 2nd week after treatment decreased significantly in the higher pHVA group and did not change in the lower pHVA group. 4) In the higher pHIAA group, the mean of pHIAA levels at 4th week after treatment decreased significantly, but did not change in the lower pHIAA group. 5) Between the higher pHIVA group and lower pHVA group, the response rates(percentile improvement) after treatment were not different from each other, but there was significant difference on the response rate between the lower pHIAA group and higher pHIM group at 2nd week. 6) There was significant correlation between total BPRS scores and pHVA levels in the higher pHVA group during treatment. The results suggest that repeated measurement of pHVA levels and pHIAA levels following antipsychotic treatment have prognostic significance for response. Also, shcizophrenics whose have relatively nigh levels of pHVA, or relatively low levels of pHIAA before treatment will show a favorable early responses to antipsychotics.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2004

연구목적: 만성 정신과 환자 보호자의 부담과 삶의 질을 알아본 후, 상관관계에 대하여 조사하여, 향후 가족 치료를 포함하는 치료적 중재를 위한 기초 자료로 사용하고자 함이다. 방 법: 정신분열병으로 진단을 받은 환자 보호자 78명과 알콜 의존으로 진단을 받은 환자 보호자 54명을 포함하여 총 132명을 대상으로 하여 가족 부담 척도와 스미스클라인 비챰 '삶의 질'척도를 이용하여 조사하였다. 결 과: 가족이 느끼는 부담과 보호자의 성별, 연령, 월 평균 소득과 병전 함께 산기간은 유의한 상관관계를 나타내지 않았다. 삶의 질에서는 남성이 더 삶의 질이 높았으며, 신체적 안녕 요인과 활력 요인에서 연령과 유의한 상관관계를 나타내었다. 스트레스 반응 요인, 부담과 정신과 영역의 장점 요인이 정신과 환자 주 보호자의 삶의 질 전체 변이 중에 약 41%를 설명하였으며, 이 중 긴장 요인이 가장 큰 설명력을 보였다. 결 론: 만성 질환은 간병하는 보호자에게 부담을 주며, 이러한 부담이 보호자의 삶의 질을 악화시키는 요인으로 작용할 수 있다. 특히, 환자의 유병기간이 증가할수록 유능감에 부정적 영향을 줄 수 있다. 그러므로, 보호자가 경험하는 부담과 스트레스를 줄여주어 보호자의 삶의 질을 높일 수 있도록 하는 가족 교육을 포함한 가족 치료적 중재가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.404-409
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• 1993

연구배경 : 많은 재치료실패 환자들이 국립공주결핵병원에 입원해 있다. 그렇지만 이들에 대한 만족할만한 치료법이 없는 것이 현 실정이다. 이들에 대한 더 많은 관심과 적극적 대책이 필요하겠다. 방법 : 1992년 4월부터 1993년 2월까지 국립공주결핵병원에 입원하였던 재치료실패 환자 50명에 대하여 성별 및 연령별 분포, 질병기간, 항결핵제의 과거력, 약제내성, 병변의 크기, 조기중단 및 불규칙 복용의 이유 그리고 학력을 조사하였다. 결과: 1) 남녀의 비는 3:2였고 연령분포는 21~40세가 62%를 차지했다. 2) 28명(56%)이 10년이상의 질병기간을 가지고 있었다. 3) 모든 환자가 대부분의 항결핵제를 사용하였던 경험이 있었다. 4) RMP에 대한 내성은 96%에서, INH는 83%에서 나타났고 그밖의 항결핵제에 대한 내성은 6~67%에서 나타났다. 5) 48명(96%)이 중증으로 나타났다. 6) 초치료시는 28명(56%), 재치료시는 21명(42%)이 조기중단 및 불규칙 복용을 하였던 경험이 있었는데 그 이유는 초치료시는 '증상이 없어서'가 21명(75%) 이었고 재치료시는 '증상이 없어서'가 6명(29%), '생활이 바빠서'가 6명(29%) 그리고 '경제적 이유'가 3명(14%) 이었다. 7) 27(54%)이 고졸이상의 학력소유자이었다. 결론 : 치료실패를 방지하기 위하여 환자관리에 더 많은 노력이 필요하며 전염방지와 적절한 치료를 위하여 재치료실패 환자들에 대한 더 많은 지원과 입원치료가 필요하겠다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.694-699
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• 1993

연구배경 : 항결핵약제가 발전되고 결핵관리에 노력을 기울인 결과 1965년이래 국내의 결핵유병률 및 사망률은 지속적으로 감소하고 있다. 현재의 표준처방에 의하면 이론상으로는 치료에 실패하는 경우가 거의 없겠으나 실제로는 환자가 약물복용을 조기중단하거나 불규칙하게 함으로써 치료에 실패하거나 사망하는 예가 적지 않다. 방법 : 1979년 3월 부터 1990년 2월 까지 11년간 본원 내과에 입원하여 치료도중 사망한 폐결핵 환자 55명의 의무기록을 조사하여 치료경력과 영상소견을 분석하였다. 결과 : 1) 총 사망환자 55명중 남자 37명, 여자 18명 이며 평균연령은 남자 $55.6{\pm}16.8$세, 여자 $49.5{\pm}17.3$세 이었고, 평균 이환기간은 $11.9{\pm}10.1$년 이었다. 2) 폐결핵으로 입원한 환자의 사망률은 2.09%(55/2.626)이었다. 3) 객담검사결과는 균양성 29명(52.7%), 균음성 17명(30.9%), 확인이 불가능했던 환자 9명(16.4%)이었다. 4) 치료경력이 5회 이상인 환자가 5명(9.1%), 4회 6명(10.9%), 3회 7명(12.7%), 2회 8명(14.6%), 1회 20명(36.4%), 한번도 치료받지 않은 환자 9명(16.3%) 이었다. 5) 사망원인은 급성호흡부전(31명, 56.4%), 객혈에 의한 질식(8명, 14.6%), 폐성심(5명, 9.1%), 긴장성기흉(4명, 7.3%), 중요장기감염(2명, 9.1%), 동반된 질병에 의한 폐결핵의 악화(5명, 3.5%)이었다. 결론 : 폐결핵으로 사망한 환자들의 평균 유병기간이 길고 중증의 균양성환자가 반 이상을 차지하고 있으며 급성 호흡부전으로 사망한 환자도 50.8%이었다. 결국 환자자신의 질병에 대한 부주의와 함께 적절한 치료와 환자관리가 이루어지지 않았던 것이 결핵의 악화에 큰 요인이 되었음을 알 수 있다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.20-33
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• 2023

Objectives: This study is designed to statistically analyze the features of patients who visited to Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at OO Korean Medicine Hospital for 3 years. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients at Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at OO Korean Medicine Hospital using IBM SPSS ver. 27.0 for Windows. Results: 1. In the analysis of the total number of patients, those in their 30s accounted for the highest percentage, male patients had a higher rate. 2. In the analysis of KCD-8 code, spinal stenosis and fractures in areas other than the spine were the most common in the 70s and older, and cervical sprains were the most common in other. 3. In the analysis of the number of hospitalizations, patients classified as illness or higher age had more re-hospitalization than patients classified as injury or lower age in first-time care. 4. In the analysis of hospitalization duration, patients classified as illness, female or higher age had longer hospitalization duration than patients classified as accident, male or lower age in first-time care. Conclusion: We expect that the results of this study would be used as reference materials for analyzing medical consumption condition of Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.730-735
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• 1993

최근 저자들은 스테로이드에 잘 반응하나 재발을 잘하고 천명음이 동반된 BOOP 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2010

Objective : This study compared the psychological stresses of depressed patients' families with those of schizophrenic patients' families. We investigated the influence of depressive patients' clinical features and their families' demographic characteristics on the families' depressive symptoms and stresses. Methods : Participants were 23 family members of depressed patients and 20 family members of schizophrenic patients. We measured the patients' clinical features (duration of illness, number of previous hospitalizations, and satisfaction with medication), and each family member's socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics (depressive mood, anxiety, family stress, and stress response), analyzing the data via independent t-test, chi-square test, and correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analyses. Results : The depressed patients' average clinical global impression (CGI) was significantly higher than that of the schizophrenic patients. The depressed patients' family members showed stress responses significantly higher than those of schizophrenic patients' family members. Furthermore, in depressed patients, frequency of hospitalization was positively correlated with family members' stat anxiety. For both patient types, family stress was positively correlated with the patient's severity of illness and the family's state anxiety, trait anxiety, and stress response ; socioeconomic status was positively correlated with the family's depressive symptoms ; the family's state anxiety positively correlated with the family's trait anxiety and stress response ; and the family's trait anxiety positively correlated with the family's stress response. Socioeconomic status predicted the family's depressive symptoms, and socioeconomic, illness severity and stress response predicted family stress. Conclusion : These findings suggest that both depressed patients' families and schizophrenic patients' families suffer from psychological stress. The study data also have important clinical implications, in that families of depressed patients need psychiatric intervention, as well as the patients themselves. In particular, family intervention should focus on psycho-education and stress coping strategies.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2017

Purpose: Febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest bacterial infections in children. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics of the first episode of febrile UTI occurring in children over 5 years compared to those in infants younger than a year. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 10 patients over 5 years, having febrile UTI, and 25 controls under 1 year. Clinical characteristics including symptoms at admission, the time interval between symptom onset and hospital visit and/or diagnosis, duration of fever, urinalysis, and other laboratory and imaging test results were compared between the two groups. Results: Most patients in the control group showed only high fever at the time of presentation to the hospital. However, 60% of the case group had fever along with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as abdominal and flank pain, vomiting, as well as relatively mild pyuria. The case group showed a longer duration between symptom onset and hospital visit and/or diagnosis. Conclusions: Delay in diagnosis and initiation of treatment of UTI increases the risk of permanent renal scarring and associated complications. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment of febrile UTI is vital for very young infants, as well as children considering that febrile UTI could be an important cause of febrile illness in children over 5 years.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제79권4호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2016

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder with several clinical presentations. This study was undertaken in the Azeri Turkish population in Iran, to investigate gender differences in the age at onset and diagnosis, age of death, and duration of illness of CF. Methods: The data of 331 CF patients from 2001 to 2015 was surveyed. Parameters including age, sex, ${\Delta}F508$ mutation, age at onset, age at diagnosis, age of death and clinical presentations were evaluated for both sexes, using descriptive analysis. The association of gender with these variables was studied using logistic regression, chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test by SPSS version 18. Odds ratio with a confidence interval of 95% and $p{\leq}0.05$ was considered statistically significant. Results: The study included 191 males (57.7%) and 140 females (42.3%), all showing statistically significant difference (p<0.001). Age duration differed between genders. Male and female patients were further under 9 and 4 years, respectively. The occurrence of ${\Delta}F508$ mutation was 0.51 times more in females than in males. Age, diagnosis and sex were closely associated: males were diagnosed at a significantly later age than females (p=0.05). While this compression performed based on clinical presentations, males with respiratory disease had a later median age at diagnosis than females at lifespan (p=0.001). The risk of infertility in males was approximately two times greater than in females (p=0.02). Conclusion: These findings indicate gender differences in CF patients. Future studies are needed to establish other differences and evaluate the causes for the gender variations.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.37-50
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors of osteoporosis. The data were collected from women who visited Physical Examination Center of a university hospital located in Taejon during the period of September 1997-August 1998. The sample was divided into two groups(the osteoporosis group of 44 cases and the control group of 66 cases). The results were summarized as follows ; 1. Sociodemographic characteristics(education and family income) and BMI showed no significant difference between the osteoporosis group and the control group. 2. There was no significant difference in coffee, unbalanced diet, diet method and meal habit between the osteoporosis group and the control group. 3. The osteoporosis group reported more incidence of operative menopause due to hysterectomy and oophorectomy, but this was not statistically significant. There was no significant difference in use of oral pill use, past disease and family history of fracture between the osteoporosis group and the control group, but the odds ratio(OR 3.11, 95% CI : 1.30-7.41) of present illness was statistically significant in the osteoporosis group. 4. There was no significant difference in the reproductive history including number of delivery and abortion and feeding method between the osteoporosis group and the control group. 5. The osteoporosis group showed significant results of lower menopausal age, shorter duration of menstruation and longer duration after menopause compared to the control group. 6. The osteoporosis group reported significantly lower level of physical activity in such variables as work activity and walking time. 7. A logistic analysis showed that shorter period of menstruation, lower level of physical activity, non-alcohol drinking group, and presence of disease were related to the possibility of occurring of osteoporosis.