• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.194-205
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• 2023

Objectives : This study investigated the current utilization status of thermotherapy devices in Korean medicine (KM) institutions and identified areas for improvement and further development, as perceived by KM doctors (KMDs). Methods : An online survey was conducted, targeting KMDs primarily engaged in clinical patient care. The questionnaire included items about respondents' clinical practices, the extent of thermotherapy device usage, their opinions on these devices, and perceived improvement needs. The collected data underwent quantitative analysis. Results : From the 1,025 respondents, data from 862 respondents who provided complete responses were analyzed. On average, respondents utilized thermotherapy treatments for 80% of their patients. Infrared (IR) phototherapy unit, electrical moxibustion apparatus, and heater-based thermotherapy devices were predominantly owned by respondents, with IR being the most frequently used. The average satisfaction score for current thermotherapy devices was 79. A significant concern raised was the necessity for improved health insurance coverage and efficacy evaluation. Conclusions : This research has confirmed that the extensive use of thermotherapy devices by KMDs in treating primarily musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal ailments - common conditions among patients in KM institutions. The main areas identified for improvement encompass safety, cost-effectiveness, and device efficacy. Future enhancements in thermotherapy devices should address these crucial aspects.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.241-250
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• 2012

저출산은 생산인구의 감소와 함께 보험료 부담을 가중시키는 문제 뿐 아니라, 종국에는 국가의 존립을 위협하는 묵과할 수 없는 국가적인 정책과제가 되었다. 이에 본 연구는 현 정부의 출산장려정책 중 경제적 지원인 고운맘 카드의 실효성을 알아보고 산모들의 인식조사를 바탕으로 도출된 문제점에 대한 개선안을 제언하고자 한다. 분석방법은 인식도 조사를 위해서는 빈도분석을 이용했으며, 출산장려정책에 대한 선호도를 파악하기 위해 다중응답분석, 고운맘 카드 사용에 대한 만족도와 재출산 의사정도를 알아보기 위한 카이제곱 테스트를 시행했다. 분석결과, 고운맘 카드 사용으로 인한 산모들의 만족도와 재출산 의사간에는 유의한 관련성을 보였다. 또한, 산모들은 정부기관 및 의료기관과 구전으로 전파된 내용에 의해 해당 정책에 접근하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 정부의 지원금액 범위 내에서 병원 청구할인서비스 정도만 활용하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 지원금액 및 l일 사용 한도금액과 같은 금전적 요인에서 주로 불만을 표출했다. 그에 따른 상향 조정된 희망 개선안을 요구했다. 위의 결과를 토대로, 정부는 정책시행의 궁극적 목적인 출산률의 상승을 위해 고운맘 카드를 개선 발전시켜나가야 할 것이다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.101-114
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• 2015

본 논문의 연구목적은 콜센터 상담사의 이직요인을 학문적 실무적 관점에서 고찰하고 이에 대한 완화방안으로 콜센터 서비스에 스마트워크 기술과 상사지원 서비스의 융복합이 상담사의 직무만족에 정의 효과를 나타내는지 여부를 검증하는데 있다. 본 연구는 상담사의 이직요인에 대한 선행 연구의 이론적 배경을 토대로 스마트워크 효과와 상사지원효과를 조절변수로 하는 연구모델과 가설을 설정하고, 금융분야의 콜센터 상담사를 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하였다. 가설검증을 위하여 자료 분석은 SPSS 20.0을 사용하였으며, 영향관계 검증을 위해서는 다중회귀분석, 조절효과 검증을 위해서는 위계적 회귀분석을 사용하였다. 실증분석 결과 상담사의 개인적 이직요인에 대한 스마트워크 조절효과와 업무적 이직요인에 있어 업무 과부하는 상사지원이 상담사의 직무만족에 유의한 정(+)의 조절효과가 있는 것으로 나타났지만, 직무탈진감에 대한 상사지원 조절효과는 부(-)의 효과가 나타났다. 이는 상담사의 속사정을 모르는 지나친 상사의 지원은 오히려 상담사 개인의 자존심에 역효과를 주어 이직율 완화에 부정적인 영항을 줄 수 있다는 점을 의미할 수 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.921-930
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• 2013

노인장기요양보험 도입 이후 노인요양병원은 양적으로 빠르게 증가하였다. 그러나 노인요양병원 이용자의 만족도에 관한 연구는 많이 이루어지지 않았다. 이 연구는 Sheth의 소비가치이론을 우리나라 노인요양병원 환자들의 특성에 맞게 부분적으로 수정하여, 시립노인요양병원과 민간노인요양병원에 입원한 환자들을 대상으로 만족도의 중요한 요소 중 하나인 재이용 의사를 분석하여 노인요양병원 경영전략 수립에 필요한 기초자료를 도출하였다. 서울과 경기지역에 소재하고 있는 시립노인요양병원 2개소와 민간노인요양병원 3개소에서 진료를 받고있는 60세 이상의 입원환자 475명을 조사 대상으로 선정하였다. 구조화된 설문지를 개발하여 2012년 8월 1일부터 2012년 9월 30일 까지 자기 기입방법과 면담 설문방법으로 자료를 수집하였다. 분석방법은 SPSS(version14.0)을 사용하여 요인분석을 통해 범주를 추출하고, 위계적 로지스틱 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 연구결과 소비가치 요인 중에서 기능적 가치인 재활치료의 만족도가 병원을 재이용하도록 하는 가장 강한 요인이었으며, 감정적 가치인 첨단 고급성과 진료서비스의 신뢰성, 건강적 가치인 운명적인 건강관의 순으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 추정되었다. 따라서, 노인요양병원의 경영에 있어서 이러한 연구결과에 기초하여 병원 이용 만족도를 향상시킬 수 있는 재활치료 프로그램의 향상 및 시설, 장비의 개선, 직원의 친절도 향상 등의 전략을 수립하고, 병원 재이용 의사를 제고하기 위한 경영 전략을 수립하는 것이 필요하다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.218-231
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• 2001

Background : The purpose of this study was to investigate the understanding and the attitude of Korean hospital CEOs toward the healthcare quality improvement. Methods : A mailed questionnaire survey to the CEOs of hospitals with 400 beds or more was conducted between September 15 and October 30, 2000. Of the 108 hospitals eligible for the study, 58 participated, yielding a response rate of 54 percent. Result : The hospital CEOs have expressed that their hospital management was arduous job, and they had been pressured by increasing competitions among healthcare providers. They indicated that the low fees of health insurance made their hospital management difficult. The results also indicated that there was general consensus that the improvement of service quality was important in encouraging their organizations, but the investment of manpower and equipment ranked higher than the improvement of service quality. The majority of the CEOs have good understanding about quality improvement activities. However the facts that in general QI must be focused at the process of services and customer satisfaction, meanwhile quality improvement activities are helpful for the organizational productivity embarrassed them. The hospital CEOs responded that there were successful changes in terms of quality of care, patient satisfaction, and process efficiency after QI activities, but no increase in patient number and profit. Lack of understanding to QI activities and limited budget seem to attribute unsatisfactory outcomes. Conclusion : The majority of Korean hospital CEOs have a good understanding and attitude about QI activities. As mentioned in the result, despite of several limitations, several facts regarding the CEOs of hospital in Korean can be elucidated. (1) The general cognition of the QI project is relatively high, and it is accepted with positive concern, (2) the priority of the QI project, however, is not set higher than other projects and (3) the specific concepts of the actual QI project such as customer (patient)-focused work driving, the recognition of the work accomplishment, and the importance of rewards have not sufficiently understood.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.129-140
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• 2002

This study intended to find out how the handicapped use medical aid, their satisfaction at using it and so on. First a preliminary survey(Apr. 20$\sim$24, 2002) was made for the handicapped who had been cured for rehabilitation by wearing medical aid at hospitals and welfare center in Jeonbuk region. Then total 120 subjects were asked to fill out a standardized questionnaire from May 15$\sim$22, 2002. Out of total 95 questionnaires collected, 84 questionnaires were analyzed except for 11 cases unsuitable for the intention of this study. The results can be outlined as follows: 1. In general characteristic, it was found that the causes of disability included disease(35 respondents; 41.7%), traffic accident(23 respondents, 27.4%) and so on. In addition, 1st handicap comprised the majority(32 respondents; 58.2%) in handicap grade and ankle foot orthosis(or b-k orthosis) was most often used as medical aid(28 respondents: 33.3%) 2. In particular, it was also shown that the 1st handicap mainly resulted from traffic accident(15 respondents, 27.3%) and post-disease disability (11 respondents, 20.0%). They wore medical aid for 1 year or less on the average, because they were hospitalized for cure, which showed statistically significant level(P<0.05). 3. It was found that total 69 respondents(82.1%) were more or less satisfied with their medical aids depending on the causes of disability, and total 46 respondents(83.6%) were satisfied with their aids according to their handicap grade, but there were no statistical significance. 4. Total 56(66.7%) respondents answered that they would purchase medical aid on their own expenses, when they became handicapped. And the price of medical aid ranged from $\300,000{\sim}400,000$(25 respondents: 29.8%) to \ 500,000 or more(24 respondents: 28.6%). It means that they purchased more or less expensive medical aid on their own expenses, which showed statistical significance(P<0.05). 5. If there was any failure of medical aid, 9 respondents(37.5%) answered that they would be serviced from medical companies, and 7 respondents(29.2%) would be serviced from medical aid manufacturers. Most respondents were serviced for their medical aids from related companies. For the question about the causes of dissatisfaction upon repair service, 11 respondents(45.8%) answered that existing service company provided unskilled repair services and other respondents answered that there was no spare part or higher service expenses than they thought. These answers had the statistical significance(P<0.05). However, 20 respondents(79.2%) answered that they were satisfied with the repair service, which means that most respondents are satisfied with the service. In view of the results as described above, it can be concluded that their handicap or disability results from disease or sequelae after traffic accident and most of the affected wear their own medical aid. In the future, it is required that the medical insurance should cover those medical aids, and the service for failed medical aids should be commissioned by technical serviceman to realize customized manufacture and repair service according to different causes so that the handicapped can enjoy more or less comfort and convenience in their daily lives without any extreme difficulty.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.14-25
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• 2005

This study was conducted to examine the present state, types of services, difficulties, education programs, motivation, satisfaction and attitude of hospice volunteers and also to suggest supporting programs for the volunteer. For these purposes, a questionnaire was distributed among the 200 hospice volunteers in ten hospice organizations in Daejeon and Chungcheong province. In this research, 85.5% of the respondents were women and most of them were housewives in their forties and fifties. The majority of hospice volunteers had an education background of more than high school. Christianity (94%) was the dominant religion of volunteers. Among the service area of the hospice, emotional caring, such as listening closely and establishing empathy were the most frequently done by the respondents and the next one was spiritual care. Hospice volunteers who had started with altruistic motivation show more dynamic activities in emotional, spiritual, physical caring and so on, than those with non-altruistic motivation. Most of the respondents expressed that they felt a hospice volunteer was valuable. However they had a hard time to overcome the sorrow coming from sharing empathy with the dying patients. Those who had started with altruistic motivation usually took part in two times per a week and had more positive attitude. Volunteers who had been working more than five years showed better attitude than those who had been working less than three years. The longer the voluntary services, the more positive attitude experienced by volunteers. Hospice volunteers encountered the most considerable difficulty with lack of background knowledge and their actual capability. Insufficiency of time was the next reason for the considerable difficulty of the hospice volunteer. On the other hand, those who served more than twice per week replied that lack of background knowledge and their capability were the least considerable difficulty. Insufficiency of time was the reason of difficulty for male volunteers, as well as for females under thirty and those in their forties and fifties respectively. Generally most of the hospice volunteers (70%) were satisfied with their services and they usually satisfied with physical caring, spiritual caring, hospice's family caring. The less difficulty in voluntary services, more satisfaction for the volunteers in the end. There is a positive correlation between a attitude of the hospice volunteer and frequency of voluntary services while the volunteers' difficulty affect negatively their attitude as well as the frequency of voluntary services. Most of the hospice volunteers want to have more education about basic skills, volunteer's attitude and role, spirituality, the way of attending on the hospice and so on. Most of them considered discussion and sharing different cases as the most effective method. They also wish to had more supporting programs for the hospice volunteers(in the order of their needs) such as regular events, newsletters, personal concern, social meetings among the volunteers, insurance and minimum expenses. Based on the study results, more programs should be run in order to activate the voluntary services regardless of their gender and education background. A continuous practical supporting policy and education programs are required in order to provide special education and training courses considering every field of voluntary services. Expanding the role of the volunteers allows them more opportunities to take part in voluntary services and th activate participation. It is necessary to establish a new hospice system as a part public medical system, which can not only facilitate the voluntary services for a hospice but also enhance professional hospice volunteers. Finally, experts are needed to operate the voluntary services effectively.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.781-791
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 장기요양기관 관리자, 요양보호사, 입소노인을 대상으로 하여 2015년도 장기요양기관의 평가(평가등급, 평가등급의 변화, 평가지표의 적합성), 요양보호사의 서비스의 질, 입소노인의 서비스 질 만족도, 삶의 만족도, 시설 선택에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 IRB를 받은 뒤 2018년 1월과 2월에 장기요양기관 관리자 79명, 요양보호사 381명 및 입소 노인 381명을 대상으로 설문조사를 완료하였다. 설문조사는 2015년도 장기요양(시설급여) 평가결과를 반영한 할당표본을 실시하였다. 연구결과 장기요양기관 평가의 주된 목적이라 할 수 있는 입소노인의 삶의 질 향상에는 요양보호사의 서비스 질 보다 기관평가(평가등급, 평가등급의 변화, 자표의 적합성 인식)가 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 퇴소 후 시설재선택의향은 요양보호사의 서비스의 질에 더 큰 영향을 받았다. 따라서 시설재선택의향을 제외하고 보면, 국민건강보험공단의 평가의 호과성이 부분적으로나마 검증되었다고 볼 수 있다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to improve the accessibility of Korean medicine by standardizing managements, improving quality of medical services, and reducing medical costs in ankle sprain by develop clinical pathway (CP). Methods The development of CP in this study is based on clinical practice guideline (CPG) for ankle sprain, and aims to maximize the quality of treatment, such as reducing treatment time and medical costs, and increasing patient satisfaction through standardized pathway. The CP was revised after consultation and review by the advisory committee. The advisory committee is consisted of a stakeholder group applying the CP. Results In previous research studies, there were no Korean medicine CP studies on ankle sprain. Based on CPG for ankle sprain and analysis of medical records, 6 types of time task matrix type CP (for Korean medicine doctors, medical assistant, patients) and 4 types of algorithm type CP (for Korean medicine clinics, Korean medicine hospitals, and cooperative practicing hospitals, public medical centers) were derived as a result. Conclusions Ankle sprain CP is expected to not only increase patient satisfaction and maximize the quality of treatment, but also reduce the financial burden of health insurance by reducing medical costs.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2022

Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, appropriate management of sequelae and treatment of infectious symptoms became increasingly important healthcare issues. Although the practice guidelines and treatment cases based on the East Asian traditional medicine have been reported, there are rare studies on the use of Korean medicine in Korea. Therefore, this study aimed to present the progress of non-contact Korean medical treatment for infected patients at a local public health center using retrospective chart review. A total of 18 patients were prescribed with 5 days of herbal decoction and medicine extract covered by the national health insurance. With the questionnaire form, the progression and improvement of symptoms before and after treatment were evaluated using the numerical rating scale (NRS), and the treatment satisfaction and opinions were obtained. The symptoms such as cough (5.56±2.23 to 2.89±2.14), sputum (6.11±1,75 to 3.28±2.47), sore throat (6.06±2.70 to 1.47±1.62), anorexia (5.56±2.63 to 1.94±2.21), nausea (3.75±1.71 to 1.17±1.11), diarrhea (3.40±2.63 to 1.50±1.51), chest tightness (4.93±2.46 to 2.29±2.30) and fatigue (6.44±1.79 to 2.67±1.88) all improved according to the NRS, and the satisfaction with herbal medicine treatment on a 5-point Likert scale was 4.24±0.90. No side effects and adverse reactions were reported. Thereupon non-contact Korean medical treatment can be concluded that it effectively reduces the COVID-19 infection mild symptoms in restrictive extent. Since the retrospective data does not include a control group, the more confirmative data is needed by multicenter and large-scale controlled clinical study afterwards.