• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.155-172
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• 2007

This study is a qualitative analysis aimed at facilitating a plan of social support for heavy debtors. for this purpose, the status of issues related to heavy debtors in Japan is considered, and more is revealed about the status of operation for non-profit organizations and groups of heavy debtor victims as counseling agencies for heavy debtors. In addition, through interviews conducted with the counselors of these organizations, a survey has been made on whether the credit counseling provides particular functions for and increases the satisfaction of debtors. The root of Japan's large number of heavy debtors lay in that country's excessive growth of consumer financing, the increase of its use, the structural problems on the lending system of consumer financing and legal insufficiency, to name of few fundamental problems. The interviews on debtor counseling in private organizations revealed that the debtors being counseled showed a great change, due primarily to group counseling and activities, in such aspects as psychological stability, learning and understanding about heavy debts and willingness to take action for solving their own problems. In addition, regarding the aspects of time and cost, specialty, mutual exchange of experienced persons, psychological care and educational functions, the importance of the debtor counseling group's role has been established. To improve the problems of heavy debtors in Korea, there is a need to promote the importance of debtor counseling increase the interest and support of the administration, create a sense of solidarity among related organizations and promote public education on consumer credit. The support of the consumer credit industry and the development of human resources are also badly needed.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.170-186
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• 2013

인구가 고령화되면서 전체 인구의료비 가운데 고령인구에 지출되는 의료비의 비중은 증가하여, 건강보험 의료급여 등의 재정을 압박하는 경향은 갈수록 심화될 전망이다. 노인성 질환으로 인해 의료비용 부담이 증가함으로서 사회적 문제로 발전됨에 따라 노인보건의료의 현황을 분석하고, 현행 관련법제도를 살펴보고 문제점을 도출하고자 하였으며, 외국의 노인보건실태와 동향을 토대로 시사점을 도출하여 우리나라에의 법제도적 개선방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 그 결과 현행 노인보건의료보장의 관련법 체계의 문제점, 현행 노인장기요양보험법상의 문제점을 도출하였고, 법적 개선방안으로서는 건강보험의 보장성 강화, 장기 요양보험료 재정의 건전성 확보문제, 노인복지와 장기요양보험제도의 연계와 상호보완 기능을 강화, 치료요양에 대한 노인장기요양보험제도와 노인복지법의 중복성 문제, 등급판정체계의 개선, 재가서비스 지원강화 등 노인의 특수성을 반영하여 의료서비스의 질적 수준의 개선이 필요하다고 보고 노인장기요양법제의 개선과제를 제기하는 등 노인의료서비스의 지원확대 방안을 제시하였다. 노인을 대상으로 하는 중증응급 의료서비스의 질을 제고하기 위해서는 적정 응급의료자원의 확보뿐만 아니라, 그 효율적 운영체계의 마련도 필요하다. 아울러 급증하고 있는 노인의료비에 대응하기 위해서 "노인의 의료확보에 관한 법률"을 제정할 필요성을 제시하였다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.245-269
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• 2013

미국의 복지개혁 이후 근로연계와 더불어 가정폭력분야 여성복지에서 가장 중요한 정책 목표 중 하나로 설정된 것은 '자활(self-sufficiency)'이다. 본 연구는 '아래로부터의 관점(bottom-up approach)'에 근거하여 가정폭력피해로 한부모가 된 미국 한인 빈곤 여성들의 자활 경험을 심층적으로 탐색하기 위해 질적연구를 수행하였다. 연구결과를 통해, 참여자들에게 '자활'은 '경제적 자립뿐만 아니라 정신적 자립 능력을 모두 갖추어 나가는 삶의 지속적 과제이자 과정'으로 확인되었다. 그들의 자활로의 도전들은 자활 과정 초기 가정폭력피해의 후유증으로 무너진 자활 잠재력의 복원이 필요한 시기와 장기적 차원에서 자활 과정을 유지해야 하는 자활 지탱력의 개발 시기를 포함한다. 이 도전들에 대처하기 위한 그들의 욕구는 '친정집 같은 도움과 지원', '선택과 집중의 복지지원', '성숙한 의존과 자활' 그리고 '생계유지가 아닌 꿈의 성취로서의 자활' 등으로 확인되었다. 가정폭력피해 한부모의 특수성과 이민자로서의 현실에 민감한 자활 정책 및 서비스 개선의 구체적 전략들이 제안되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.349-353
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• 2014

Background: Although previously studies have reported that most patients with malignancy prefer to die at home, this is not the real situation in clinical practice. Aim: In this study, we aimed to determine the characteristics of Turkish cancer patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) within one month before death. Materials and Method: This descriptive retrospective study focused on questions about how often and why patients with cancer visited the ED before death. A total of 107 individuals with cancer were divided into 2 groups: Group 1, patients with at least one visit in the final 4 weeks; and Group 2, patients with no visit to ED. Demographic and clinical features were compared between the two groups. Statistical analyses: Descriptive statistical methods, statistical analysis for correlation, Student's t-test, chi-square tests and logistic regression were used. Results: At least one visit to ED within one month before death was reported for 64 (60%) of the 107 cases. Of these 64 (Group 1), 38% (n=24) were discharged and 9% (n=6) died in the ED. The most common site of the primary tumor was the lung (n=24, 38%) and the most common symptom was dyspnea (92%). With the other 43 (40%) cancer patients not presenting to the ED within one month before death, they were more likely to be female with another type of cancer. Conclusions: Guidelines are needed for better management of cancer patients benefiting from visits to ED within the last month of life.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.499-514
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• 2016

This study was to determine general trends with respect to work-family balance perception and psychological wellbeing, examine correlations between related variables, investigate differences in related variables, and understand the effect of work-family balance perception on psychological well-being in married employees. The subjects were 300 married employees living in G city. The subjects completed a questionnaire and data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 21.0. The major findings were as follows. First, the average scores of men and women's self-esteem were higher than the median. Men had a more traditional gender role attitude and higher work-family balance perception level than women. The scores of men and women's depression were lower and life satisfaction were higher than the median. Second, the scores of men and women's work-family balance perception were different according to working hours. Men's psychological well-being were different according to the scale of work place and women's psychological well-being were different according to household working time. Third, depression in married employees were negatively related to life satisfaction. Their psychological well-being were significantly related to work-family balance perception. Fourth, men's depression were influenced by self-esteem, social care service, family${\rightarrow}$work conflict, and work${\rightarrow}$family conflict. Depression in women were influenced by health state, self-esteem, gender role attitude, family${\rightarrow}$work conflict, and work${\rightarrow}$family conflict. Men's life satisfaction were influenced by health state, economic state, and self-esteem. Women's life satisfaction were influenced by health state, economic state, weekly working hours, self-esteem, and work${\rightarrow}$family conflict.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2018

Objective: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a condition that is characterized by patellar discomfort or pain that is aggravated during certain activities such as ascending/descending stairs. The Patellofemoral Disability Index (PDI) was developed to assess the effect of pain on functional activities in individuals with PFPS. The objectives of the current study were to determine the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity of this index. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Forty-one subjects who had PFPS with a mean age of $28.8{\pm}5.0years$ and a mean body mass index of $25.6{\pm}4.7kg/m^2$ participated in the study. All subjects were concurrently enrolled in a clinical trial for which they were instructed to complete hamstring-resistance exercises for 4 weeks. Over the course of the intervention, they completed both the PDI and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at baseline after two weeks, and after four weeks. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the criterion validity. Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ was used to examine the internal consistency. Intraclass correlation coefficients with 95% confidence interval were computed to examine test-retest reliability. Results: Subjects' responses within both the PDI and the ODI yielded Pearson correlation coefficient values that were positive and highly significant (range, 0.73-0.97; p<0.001). There was a high level of internal consistency (Cronbach's ${\alpha}{\geq}0.8$), with the exception of stair climbing (Cronbach's ${\alpha}=0.65$). Intraclass correlation ranged from 0.87 to 0.92, indicating high levels of test-retest reliability. Conclusions: The PDI is a valid, reliable, and feasible method of assessing pain and functional ability in patients with PFPS.

• Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2018

Objective As aging progresses, clinical characteristics of elderly patients in the emergency department (ED) vary by age. We aimed to study differences among elderly patients in the ED by age group. Methods For 2 years, patients aged 65 and older were enrolled in the study and classified into three groups: youngest-old, ages 65 to 74 years; middle-old, 75 to 84 years; and oldest-old, ${\geq}85years$. Participants' sex, reason for ED visit, transfer from another hospital, results of treatment, type of admission, admission department and length of stay were recorded. Results During the study period, a total 64,287 patients visited the ED; 11,236 (17.5%) were aged 65 and older, of whom 14.4% were 85 and older. With increased age, the female ratio (51.5% vs. 54.9% vs. 69.1%, P<0.001), medical causes (79.5% vs. 81.3% vs. 81.7%, P=0.045), and admission rate (35.3% vs. 42.8% vs. 48.5%, P<0.001) increased. Admissions to internal medicine (57.5% vs. 59.3% vs. 64.7%, P<0.001) and orthopedic surgery (8.5% vs. 11.6% vs. 13.8%, P<0.001) also increased. The ratio of admission to intensive care unit showed no statistical significance (P=0.545). Patients over age 85 years had longer stays in the ED (330.9 vs. 378.9 vs. 407.2 minutes, P<0.001), were discharged home less (84.4% vs. 78.9% vs. 71.5%, P<0.001), and died more frequently (6.3% vs. 10.4% vs. 13.0%, P<0.001). Conclusion With increased age, the proportion of female patients and medical causes increased. Rates of admission and death increased with age and older patients had longer ED and hospital stays.

• 한국노년학
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.459-472
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• 2007

본 연구는 지역사회 내에 거주하는 재가노인의 신체적, 심리적, 사회·환경적 상황을 종합적으로 평가하고 그에 적합한 서비스를 제공하기 위한 욕구 중심의 사정도구를 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 사정도구는 총 200문항으로 구성되어 있으며, 재가노인의 신체, 심리, 사회·환경적 상황을 통합적으로 사정한다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 또한 노인이 현재 생활하며 느끼는 실제적인 욕구를 적극적으로 반영할 수 있는 주관적 호소를 포함시킴으로써 전문가적 입장에서 관찰되는 객관적 측면뿐만 아니라 노인의 주관적인 삶의 모습을 표현하게 하였다. 본 도구의 개발은 2004년 7월부터 2006년 3월까지 21개월에 걸쳐 이루어졌으며, 크게 그 과정을 세 단계로 나누어 볼 수 있다. 1단계에서는 문헌고찰, 외국자료 조사 및 분석을 통해 욕구 중심의 통합적 사정을 위한 문항들을 수집하였으며, 2단계에서는 1차적으로 개발된 도구를 노인장기요양보험제도 시범사업에 적용하였다. 이 과정에서는 시범사업에서 선정된 250명의 재가노인과 본 연구팀이 자체적으로 선정한 재가노인 200명의 대상자에게 본 도구를 적용한 후, 도구의 미흡한 점을 수정, 보완하였다. 3단계에서는 개발된 도구의 신뢰도와 타당도를 확보하기 위해 포커스 집단 활용과 전문가 집단의 자문을 활용하여 최종적으로 도구를 완성하였다. 본 도구는 13개의 하위영역에 총 200문항이 구성되었다. 그 하위영역은 기본정보, 주관적 호소내용, 주수발자의 기본정보, 현재 이용하고 있는 서비스, 주거환경, 건강상태, 재활상태, 일상생활(ADL, IADL, 배변, 배설, 조력), 사회적 지지, 행동장애, 의료건강, 생활습관, 강점으로 구성되었다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 1990

1. Background Women's health and their involvement in health care are essential to health for everyone. If they are ignorant, malnourished or over-worked, the health &-their families as well as their own health will suffer. Women's health depends on broad considerations beyond medicine. Among other things, it depends upon their work in farming. their subordination to their families, their accepted roles, and poor hygiene with poorly equipped housing and environmental sanitation. 2. Objectives and Contents a. The health status of rural women : physical and mental complaints, experience of pesticides intoxication, Farmer's syndrome, experiences of reproductive health problems. b. participation in and attitudes towards housework and farming c. accessibility of medical care d. status of maternal health : fertility, family planning practice. induced abortion, and maternal care 3. Research method A nationwide field survey, based on stratified random sampling, was conducted during July, 1986. Revised Cornell Medical index(68 out of 195 items). Kawagai's Farmers Syndrome Scale, and self-developed structured questionnaires were used to rural farming wives(n=2.028). aged between 26-55. 4. Characteristics of the respondents mean age : 40.2 marital status : 90.8% married mean no. of household : 4.9 average years of education : 4.7 yrs. average income of household : \235,000 average years of residence in rural area : 36.4 yrs average Working hours(household and farming) : 11 hrs. 23 min 5. Health Status of rural women a. The average number of physical and mental symptoms were 12.4, 4.7, and the rate of complaints were 22.1%, 38.8% each. revealing complaints of mental symptomes higher than physical ones. b. 65.4% of rural women complained of more than 4 symptoms out of 9, indicating farmer's syndrome. 11.9 % experienced pesticide overdue syndrome c. 57.6% of respondents experienced women-specific health problems. d. Age and education of respondents were the variables which affect on the level of their health 6. Utilization of medical services a. The number of symptoms and complaints of respondents were dependent on the distance to where the health-care service is given b. Drug store was the most commonly utilized due to low price and the distance to reach. while nurse practitioners were well utilized when there were nurse practitioner's office in their villages. c. Rural women were internalized their subordination to husbands and children, revealing they are positive(93%) in health-care demand for-them but negative(30%) for themselves d. 33.0% of respondents were habitual drug users, 4.5% were smokers and 32.3% were alcohol drinkers. and 86.3% experienced induced-abortion. But most of them(77.6%) knew that those had negative effects on health. 7. Maternal Health Care a. Practice rate of contraception was 48.1% : female users were 90.9% in permanent and 89.6% in temporary contraception b. Induced abortions were taken mostly at hospital(86.3%), while health centers(4.7%), midwiferies(4.3%). and others(4.5%) including drug stores were listed a few. The repeated numbers of induced abortion seemed affected on the increasing numbers of symptoms and complaints. c. The first pre-natal check-up during first trimester was 41.8%, safe delivery rate was 15.6%, post-natal check-up during two months after delivery. Rural women had no enough rest after delivery revealing average days of rest from home work and farming 8.3 and 17.2. d. 86.6% practised breast feeding, showing younger and more educated mothers depending on artificial milk 8. Recommendations a. To lessen the multiple role over burden housing and sanitary conditions should be improved, and are needed farming machiner es for women and training on the use of them b. Health education should begin at primary school including health behavior and living environment. c. Women should be encouraged to become policy-makers as well as administrators in the field of women specific health affairs. d. Women's health indicators should be developed and women's health surveillance system too.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.34-43
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• 1977

This study attempts to examine the performances of Myun Health Workers-the frontline workers in the Korean rural health care delivery system. The time-activity approach was mainly utilized as a measuring tool. This study was undertaken in September 1976 with 35 Myun Health Workers at the Kang Wha County. The pretested time-activity approach sheets were filled out daily for one month by those Myun Health Workers themselves. Statistical means and variances of analysis were utilized for statistical method in comparing some activities and functions converged into time distribution Findings: 1. The workers's average working hours derived in this study is 8 hours and 48 minutes per day, which takes half an hour longer than normal schedule. 2. They spend 56% working hour for direct services, in other words, the main function, 22% for supportive function, and 22% for other activities, the unrelated health services. 3. Considering the total working hours of main function, out-center activity is far more than in-center services with the ratio of 70% to 30% respectively, which proves, therefore, that the main activity of the workers is home visiting. 4. It takes 20 minutes purely for home visiting and takes 14 minutes for transportation. 5. This research also indicates that such factors as characteristics of the health workers and myun influence in shaping the structures of the worker's function and activity: a. The workers whose working site is located in myun office spend 15% among total working hours in carring out official myun activities, which is incidentally unrelated to health services, while the health subcenter have no rooms for administrative jobs for myun office. b. The workers whose office is in health subcenter contribute much time in doing main function and those working in special project distribute more time in performing supportive function. c. The types of workers are another dominant factor to influence the components of worker's functions and activities. MCH workers and MPW I spend much time for manipulating main function. d. MPW II, whose function is reorganized by special project in 2 myuns shows different pattern of time distribution compared to the TB worker orFP worker in the ordinary area. MPW II distributes their time evenly in performing MCH program, T.B. Program, F.P. program and education activity, while the unipurpose workers engage in carring out only their dominant role. e. Another variables which involve the variation of the worker's activity can be illustrated with the variables like target population, size of myun and convenience for transportation, among which the latter two are remarkable factors in determining the time for out-center service.