• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2022

Objectives This report aimed to investigate the possibility of correcting facial asymmetry using cervical Chuna manipulation treatment and functional cerebrospinal technique and introduce meaningful additional improvement of systemic symptoms of non-surgical Korean medicine treatments through three case studies. Methods Three patients with facial asymmetry were treated using Korean medicine treatments. The effects of the treatments were all measured using photographs, lateral cephalograms, and whole-body radiogram and Likert scale. Results After Korean medicine treatment, there were significant correction effects of asymmetry in photography, cephalography, and whole-body radiogram and meaningful score of Likert scale. Conclusions This study suggested that Korean medicine treatments may be effective in facial asymmetry. Improving muscular asymmetry, including soft tissue asymmetry and functional asymmetry, has meaningful effects on maintaining an overall balance of the body. Facial asymmetry should be treated by making an alignment of the whole body and there should be further well-designed, randomized, and placebo-controlled trials to verify these results.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.173-195
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• 2023

Objectives: To investigate and analyze the assessment indicators and tools used in clinical practice to assess Korean medicine (KM) treatment for infertility, and to establish a basis for assessment tools to diagnose and assess infertility. Methods: Relevant studies published until March 2023 were extracted from Pubmed, Research Information Sharing Service, and National Digital Science Library databases. Results: Sixty-four studies comprising 4,105 patients were included. We investigated pregnancy outcomes, and assessed pregnancy- and childbirth-related factors, overall health, reproductive health, and mental health. Pregnancy result was most common primary outcome. Ongoing pregnancy, stillbirth, miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy rates were suggested as indicators of pregnancy and childbirth-related assessment. Overall health was most commonly assessed with Likert and Visual analogue scale (VAS). Among reproductive health variables, menstrual history was most frequently assessed. Moreover, indicators such as reproductive function, sexual intercourse, and gynecological disease were assessed. The Infertility Stress Scale and the Fertility Quality of Life tool (FertiQoL) were used to assess mental health. Conclusions: Subjective scales and objective assessment tools, such as the Likert scale and blood tests/ultrasonography, respectively, are used to assess KM infertility treatment. Inconsistent assessment tools make quantitative analyses more challenging. The development of a standardized mental and physical function assessment questionnaire with confirmed reliability and validity ensure the effectiveness of KM infertility treatment, and promote future studies on infertility treatment.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2023

Purpose: The physical therapy diagnosis process requires high-level background knowledge, the ability to obtain added information from patients, accurate examination skills, and a framework for transforming thoughts into a diagnostic decision. Thus, the physical therapy diagnostic process is highly complicated and difficult work. To function as autonomous professionals, physical therapists must develop effective clinical diagnosis skills. As such, mobile application aids can help with accurate and scientific diagnoses. Therefore, this study aims to develop and evaluate the usability of a mobile application for physical therapy diagnoses. Methods: In this study, a diagnostic application was developed using App Inventor, the development environment was the Chrome web browser for Windows 10, and the mobile application was run on a Google Pixel 5. The developed application was evaluated for usability by 20 physical therapists with more than 5 years of clinical experience in the musculoskeletal physical therapy field, and a usability evaluation was conducted using a 5-point Likert scale for accuracy, convenience, satisfaction, and usability. The collected Likert scores were converted into percentages and analyzed as descriptive statistics. Results: The graphical user interface consisted of an initial screen with program guidance, 18 screens presenting the algorithm, and 12 screens presenting the estimated diagnosis based on the algorithm. As such, the usability evaluation of the developed application was as follows: accuracy 100%, convenience 90%, satisfaction 91%, and usability 88%. Conclusion: The newly developed mobile application for physical therapeutic diagnoses has a high accuracy, and it will aid in building an easy and reliable physical therapy diagnosis system.

• 실천공학교육논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.341-349
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• 2023

K대학교 차원에서 집중이수형 전공 지식 연결 과목으로 개설된 교과목에 대해, '콜라주(collage)' 명칭으로 2022학년 1학기에 전자공학전공학생(21명)들과 다른 14개 전공 학생들(26명)과 함께 47명의 수강인원을 구성하여, 융합형 5주 이수형 독립과목으로 진행하였고, 대상자에 대해 리커트(Likert) 5점 척도의 10개 문항들에 대한 응답 결과를 정리하였다. 정리된 결과들을 4개 항목들(신뢰도, 정규성, 상관성, 집단간 평균차 유효성)을 대상으로 검정을 진행하였고, 학습 주제의 난이도와 수강자의 학년에 따라 학습의 만족도에 차이가 있음을 확인하였으며, 상관성이 높은 5개 설문 항목들에서 수강자 65% 이상의 학생들이 '보통' 이상의 긍정 평가로 응답했음을 확인하였다.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2023

본 논문은 생활안전지수 보정 방안에 대한 연구를 소개한다. 생활안전지수는 생활안전 예방서비스 시스템에서 제공되는 서비스로써, 개인의 일상생활 안전수준을 종합적으로 평가하여 개개인의 안전상태를 수시로 파악하고, 안전사고를 사전에 예방하기 위해 종합지수 형태로 나타낸다. 이전의 선행 연구에서는 생활안전 예방서비스를 평가하기 위한 평가 기준(항목)을 기반으로 하여 AHP(Analysis Hierarchy Process)와 Likert Scale 기법을 혼용하여 개발되었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 이러한 기존의 생활안전지수를 기반으로, 개인의 특성에 따른 보정 인자를 생활안전지수에 적용하는 방안을 탐구하고자 한다. 기존의 국가 통계를 활용한 보정 인자를 개발하여 개인 프로파일에 맞는 개별화된 서비스를 제공하는 방법을 제시한다. 따라서 본 논문은 생활안전지수 개발 및 보정 방법론에 대한 응용을 통해 사용자 맞춤형 서비스를 제공하는 방법에 대하여 제안하고자 한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2024

Objective : The efficacy of sciatic nerve decompression via transgluteal approach for entrapment of the sciatic nerve at the greater sciatic notch, called piriformis syndrome, and factors affecting the surgical outcome were analyzed. Methods : The outcome of pain reduction was analyzed in 81 patients with sciatic nerve entrapment who underwent decompression through a transgluteal approach. The patients were followed up for at least 6 months. The degree of pain reduction was analyzed using a numerical rating scale-11 (NRS-11) score and percent pain relief before and after last follow-up following surgery. Success was defined by at least 50% reduction in pain measured via NRS-11. To assess the degree of subjective satisfaction, a 10-point Likert scale was used. In addition, demographic characteristics, anatomical variations, and variations in surgical technique involving sacrotuberous ligamentectomy were analyzed as factors that affect the surgical outcome. Results : At a follow-up of 17.5±12.5 months, sciatic nerve decompression was successful in 50 of 81 patients (61.7%), and the pain relief rate was 43.9±34.17. Subjective improvement based on a 10-point Likert scale was 4.90±3.43. Among the factors that affect the surgical outcome, only additional division of the sacrotuberous ligament during piriformis muscle resection played a significant role. The success rate was higher in the scarotuberous ligementectomy group (79.4%) than in the non-resection group (42.6%), resulting in statistically significant difference based on average NRS-11 score, percent pain relief, and subjective improvement (p<0.05, independent t-test). Conclusion : Sciatic nerve decompression is effective in pain relief in chronic sciatica due to sciatic nerve entrapment at the greater sciatic notch. Its effect was further enhanced by circumferential dissection of the sciatic nerve based on the compartment formed by the piriformis muscle and the sacrotuberous ligament in the greater sciatic notch.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2024

Objectives : The aim of this study is to set out case series study protocol to complete clinical pathway (CP) of hip and finger degenerative arthritis by applying CP, based on Korean medicine clinical practice guideline developed by clinical experts, to clinical field. Methods : The treatments included Manual acupuncture, acupoint injection, electroacupuncture, laser acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, chuna, and physiotherapy. They were conducted in the 2nd week of admission and 4th week of out patient department (OPD) days. We carried out 10-point Likert scale questionnaires on the clinical usefulness and the satisfaction of patients and staff after applying CP. Appropriateness and improvement on patients were conducted using a 10-point Likert scale. An open-ended questionnaire was also conducted to ask if there was any requirement to be added. Results : In past research studies, there were no related studies about Korean medicine CP on hip and finger degenerative arthritis. Final version of CP is going to be completed based on the questionnaire. Conclusions : This evidence-based case series study protocol is expected to contribute development of hip and finger degenerative arthritis.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.864-881
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• 2021

연구목적: 본 연구는 빅데이터와 인공지능 기술을 기반으로 다양한 위험 특성과 개개인의 상황을 고려한 맞춤형 예방 솔루션을 제공하는 생활안전 예방서비스 연구개발의 일환으로, 일상 생활안전과 관련하여 개인의 현재 안전수준을 정량적 수치로 나타내는 생활안전지수를 산출하는 방안을 제시하여, 안전사고를 예방하고 대응하기 위한 맞춤형 종합지수 서비스를 제공하는 데 목적이 있다. 연구방법: 본 연구의 핵심이 되는 모델은 AHP(Analysis Hierarchy Process)와 리커트 척도(Likert Scale)를 혼용하는 방법으로, 전문가 그룹의 합의형성 모델을 기반으로 산출된다. 생활안전 예방서비스를 평가할 수 있는 평가항목을 위험지표, 취약지표, 예방지표 등으로 구분하고, 이를 AHP 의사결정 방법론에 따라 AHP 계층구조로 정의하여 각 레벨 항목의 쌍대비교를 통해 평가항목 간 상대적 가중치를 산출하는 방법을 제안한다. 또한 평가항목을 적용한 개별 예방서비스에 대한 평가는 향후 생활안전 예방서비스의 확대를 고려하여 AHP 쌍대비교를 대신하여 리커트 척도 기반으로 절대평가하고 그 결과를 상대비교하는 방법으로 개별서비스 간 가중치를 산출하는 방안도 함께 제시한다. 연구결과: 생활안전 예방서비스에 대한 서비스 가중치를 도출하고, 이를 생활안전 예방서비스의 인공지능 예측모델을 통해 산출된 개별위험지수에 반영하여 종합지수를 산출하였다. 결론: 구현한 모델의 적용을 위하여 생활안전 예방서비스 앱과 플랫폼으로 구성된 테스트 환경을 구축하고, 사용자 시나리오를 바탕으로 기능에 대한 효능을 평가하였다. 이를 통해 본 연구에서 제시된 생활안전지수는 사용자에게 현재 자신의 안전수준을 종합하여 나타냄으로써 안전 위험에 진단과 대응 및 예방 골든타임을 지원하는 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.451-461
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• 2008

In this study, factor and cluster analysis have been conducted to group the differences in Korean view on national economic policy in the sample of the 2006 Korean General Social Survey (KGSS). According to the 2006 KGSS, the 6 items with a 5-point Likert scale include the questions about whether or the extent to which each respondent supports the specific types of governmental economic policy. In our study, at first, the factor analysis has converted the original 6 items into the 3 composite variables that account for 81% in the total variability. As the second step of factor analysis, factor scores have been computed. Then, the K-means cluster analysis based on the factor scores has been conducted to group the survey respondents into the 3 clusters. In particular, the cross-tabulation analysis has shown that the distribution of the 3 clusters varies with the respondents' socio-demographic characteristics.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2001

The purpose of the study was to determine the convergent validity, discriminant validity and internal consistancy reliability of the social support and family support measuring tool. Two procedures were used : 1) Campbell and Fiske's multitrait-multimethod approach and item total correlation with Chronbach's $\alpha$. The result suggest that SNM, NSSQ, SNM/family, NSSQ/famliy is a valid and a reliable instrument for measuring social support. But PRQ part2 is low in convergent validity. The results further suggest that we have to more attention to a valid and reliable likert type scale for social support.