• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.2647-2655
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• 2015

본 연구는 보건 계열 대학생을 대상으로 감염관리 시뮬레이션 교육에서 직소모형 협동학습을 적용한 후 감염관리 인식도, 내적동기, 학습만족도의 차이를 통해 프로그램의 효과를 평가하는데 목적이 있다. 연구 참여자는 J시에 소재한 D대학의 보건계열 2학년 학생으로 실험군 27명과 대조군 27명이다. 두군간의 동질성을 평가하기 위해 사전검사로 감염관리 인식도와 내적동기, 학습만족도에 대해 조사하였으며 두군간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 실험군을 대상으로 직소모형을 응용한 협동학습, 시뮬레이션 실습, 디브리핑으로 구성된 프로그램을 1회 3시간씩 1주에 2회로 총 12시간을 실시하였고 대조군에게는 전통적인 강의와 시뮬레이션 실습, 디브리핑을 실시하였다. 2주간의 교육 후 연구 대상자 모두에게 감염관리 인식도, 내적동기, 학습만족도를 조사하였다. 연구 결과 감염관리 시뮬레이션 교육에서 직소모형을 적용한 실험군에서 감염관리 인식도와 학습만족도에서 통계적으로 유의하게 향상되었다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 다양한 교과목의 보건계열 시뮬레이션 교육에서 직소모형을 적용한 협동학습이 이루어져 효과적인 수업이 이루어지는데 적극적으로 활용될 것을 기대한다.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.171-175
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• 2011

Server and Pi view management, external image and internal image Copy Import business in PACS room is through the medical assistance. Import and Copy, and in particular the number of cases is increasing the number of import is a fast growing trend. Although the increase in workload With limited human resources to increase business efficiency so Remote system is using PACS room. This remote system will want to evaluate the effectiveness of using the service. Amount of data each 437.5 MB, Copy and Import time is to compare and evaluate sees by use 1 PC. 4 PC, 4 PC+ remote system. The use of the remote system before the January 2010 to June daily average waiting time and the use of the remote system after the January 2011 to June compared to a daily average patient waiting time, evaluate. Using the remote system in January 2011 to June Find out the average remote utilization. The biggest difference on the four copy and eight continued, Were performed two times faster by use 4 PC+ remote system than use 4 PC and four times faster than use 1 PC. Before using the remote system, the daily average wait time is 14.5 minutes after using the daily average 10.2 minutes, waiting time 30% of the existing waiting time was 4.3 minutes, to reduce. Using the remote system in January 2011 to June the average daily number of cases is 107 number and The number of remote and on average 35 cases with 32% in a day remote usage. The use of the remote system to Import, CD Copy and greatly increase the efficiency of their time could be. Hours due to efficiency could also reduce customer waiting time. As a result, the manpower and the use of a remote system over time to maximize efficiency in business hours, work was evaluated by.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.409-423
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• 2019

치과보조인력 정책의 현황을 확인하기 위하여 치과보조인력 공급 현황, 지역별 분포, 법적 업무, 근무환경 등의 측면에서 관련 선행문헌고찰 및 자료수집 및 분석을 실시하고, 관련요인을 고찰함으로써 우리나라 정책의 문제점을 도출하고자 하였다. 치과위생사 수의 급격한 양적 증가가 있었음에도 불구하고, 활동 수는 전체의 절반에도 미치지 못하고, 치과계는 여전히 치과위생사 인력난을 경험하고 있다. 치과위생사의 수행업무를 고려했을 때 치과진료보조 업무 수행을 위한 전문적 치과보조인력의 활용이 제한적이다. 또한, 대도시를 중심으로 치과위생사 분포가 편중되고, 치과위생사로만 구성된 치과의료기관 비율이 높기 때문에 지역별 치과보조인력 분포의 불균형을 해결하기 위한 방안 마련이 필요하다. 수행 업무 중 많은 비중이 의료기사법에 구체적으로 명시된 사항이 아니므로 해당행위의 적법성을 판단하는 기준이 모호하다. 치과위생사의 직업수명, 업무 효율성, 직업전문성 및 만족도가 감소함에 따라 직무소진이 빠르게 나타나고 있다. 치과위생사의 법적 업무와 실제 수행하는 업무와의 괴리, 직역 간 갈등의 심화는 정부 차원에서의 치과의료인력의 활용 계획과 방안이 부재하기 때문인 것으로 검토된다. 이에 대해 정부에서는 치과의료서비스 수요에 따라 치과위생사 인력의 역할을 정립하고, 필요 정책을 제도화하며, 인력을 적절하게 활용하기 위한 계획을 수립하기 위한 노력을 해야 한다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.176-192
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• 1991

특수학교 보건관리의 방향 설정과 특수학교 양호교사 업무 수행에 있어 질적 향상을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하고자 전국의 102개 특수학교 양호교사를 대상으로 1991년 2월 1일부터 1991년 3월 31일까지 우편 설문 조사를 실시하여 회수된 77개 학교를 대상으로 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 특수학교의 67.5%가 사립이고, 83.2%가 시 이상 지역에 위치해 있으며, 정신지체학교가 48.1%로 가장 많았다. 특수학교의 평균 학급수는 17.2학급, 평균학생수는 194명, 평균교직원 수는 28명이었다. 양호교사의 평균 연령은 32.7세였고, 97.4%가 전문대학 이상 졸업자였으며, 71.4%가 기혼자였고, 79.2%가 임상이나 보건과 관련된 분야의 과거경력이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 62.3%의 양호교사가 단독 업무를 보고있었으며, 77.9%가 초등에 소속되어 있었다. 대상 특수학교 양호실은 68.9%가 l층에 위치해 있었고, 학교보건 조직은 90.9%가 구성되어 있지 않았으며, 학교보건 인력으로 교의, 치과의, 학교 약사 모두를 위촉하고 있는 곳은 18.2%에 불과했다. 학교보건에 관한 연간 예산은 양호교사의 46.8%가 모르고 있었으며, 학교당 평균 년간지출액은 317,000원으로 그 중 의약품 구입비가 제일 많았다. 학교당 월 평균양호실 이용자수는 71명이었고, 학생 1인당 연간 양호실 이용은 4.4회였으며, 외상으로 인한 이용이 26.6%로 가장 많았다. 양호실 이용자중 1.4%가 의료기관에 의뢰되었는데, 시각장애학교는 고열, 정서장애학교는 골절, 다른 영역학교는 외상으로 가장 많이 의뢰하였다. 특수학교 아동 중 간질 학생수는 956명으로 조사 대상학교 학생수의6.4%를 차지하고 있었다. 신체검사를 2회 이상 실시하고 있는 학교는 22.6% 밖에 되지 않았으며, 98.7%가 보건교육을 실시하고 있고, 성교육은 98.7%가 필요하다고 강조하였다. 보건교육은 개인 위생에 가장 비중을 두고 있었으며, 시각장애 학교는 방송교육, 청각장애 학교는 OHP나 VTR, 다른 영역의 학교는 가정통신문이나 OHP VTR을 가장 많이 사용하는 교육매체였다. 대상 양호교사의 46.8%가 학교보건관리중 보건교육이 가장 어렵다고 하였으며, 중점개선내용으로 49.4%가 특수학교 보건관리에 대한 구체적인 업무 지침이 필요하다고 강조하였다. 사업계획 및 평가, 양호실 관리, 보건교육, 환경관리, 건강관리 등의 양호교사 업무 수행은 비교적 높은 수행율과 자신감을 나타냈으나, 그 중 학교보건 사업의 평가, 체력검사, 보건교육 후 평가, 학교정화구역 관리, 상처 봉합에 대한 수행율과 자신감이 비교적 낮았다. 따라서 특수학교 보건관리의 방향설정과 양호업무의 질적수준 향상을 위하여 학교보건사업에 대한 구체적인 업무지침의 개선과 특수학교 양호교사에 대한 별도교육이 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.245-257
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• 2001

This study analyzed the services as operated by the Child Health Telephone Service Center. The Center is a toll free service operated as part of the community services of the Korean Academic Society of Child Health Nursing. The aim of the study was to describe the concerns of child caregivers regarding child health care as discussed during telephone counseling. Specific objectives were as follows: 1. To analyze the activities of the Center. 2. To describe the characteristics of caregivers who made phone calls for counseling services and also the characteristics of their children. 3. To analyze the content of the counseling sessions. 4. To analyze counseling content according to the characteristics of the caregivers and their children. Data used for the study were obtained from the counseling records for the period from Sept. to Dec. 1999, as kept by the three counselors at the Center. The total number of calls was 8,261 and that consisted of 15,150 questions. The total questions were merged into 13,236 by eliminating those questions which overlapped or were of similar content. The final 13,236 questions were used for the final analyses. Almost of the callers (98.4％) were mothers. Among them 89.6％ were between 25 and 35 years of age. Geographical distribution of the callers covered the whole nation. The largest numbers who made the calls were from the Seoul metropolitan area (36％), followed by 28％ from Kyung Gi Province, and 20％ were from the Kyung Sang area. Among 8,261 callers, 72.8％ were first users. Sex of the babies and children in question for counseling was about even for males and females and ages ranged from one month to six years. The largest group (62.5％) was the less than six month age group. The finalized 13,236 questions/problems were categorized into 11 problem areas. They were in order of frequency, physical problems, feedings and nutrient concerns, information on child rearing, growth and development, guidance on utilization of child care facilities, elimination problems, sleeping concerns, immunization related concerns, behavior problems, injury and accidents, and safety measures. The most frequent problems for counseling were physical signs and symptoms (27.3％), followed by feeding and nutrients, information on child rearing, and growth and development. Of physical problems, abnormal gastrointestinal signs and symptoms were the most frequent concern and skin problems were next at 25％ and 23.3％ respectively. Loose bowels, vomiting and constipation were the most frequent gastrointestinal problems. Atopic dermatitis had the highest frequency at 53.3％ with diaper rash being the second highest among the skin problems. About 80％ of the growth and developmental category were physical development concerns related to physiological, body growth, and motor and sensory development. This study constitutes the activity report for the first year of the Center. The findings correspond with literature reports on child health problems and parents educational needs. One recommendation from this study is that since the services of the Center are carried out only by telephone, the psychology of the counselees and the counselor relationship must be considered for better services.

• 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.

• 의료법학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.237-264
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• 2017

인간게놈프로젝트의 시작과 함께 그 사회적 부작용의 하나로 거론되었던 '유전정보 차별'의 문제가 아직 우리나라에서 크게 부각된 적은 없다. 그러나 2016년 6월 30일부터 시행된 "생명윤리 및 안전에 관한 법률"이 의료기관이 아닌 유전자검사기관의 유전자검사를 예외적으로 허용하자, 국내의 한 보험회사가 신규 암보험 가입자를 대상으로 DTC 유전자 검사를 별도의 무료 서비스로 제공하겠다고 하여 유전자 검사와 관련된 사회적 변화를 실감케 한 바 있다. 정밀의료가 의료의 새로운 표준으로 성큼 다가온 현 시점에서 유전정보 차별에 관한 규율은 더 이상 미룰 수 없는 문제가 되었다. 우리나라는 생명윤리법 제46조, 제67조에서 유전정보를 이유로 한 차별의 금지와 그 위반행위에 대한 벌칙을 규정하고 있지만, 이러한 광범위한 원칙 규정만으로는 보험, 고용 등 구체적인 유전정보 활용 영역에서의 문제점들을 충분히 해결할 수 없다. 미국, 캐나다, 영국, 독일은 상이한 방식으로 유전정보 차별의 문제를 다루고 있다. 미국의 "Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act"의 경우, 건강보험과 관련된 부분은 기존의 법에 유전정보 차별금지에 관한 내용을 추가하는 형식을 취하고 있다. 또 개인과 그 가족의 유전자 검사 결과 외에 '가족력'까지 포함하여 유전정보의 범위를 매우 넓게 규정하고 있다. 캐나다는 2017년 비교적 최근에 법을 제정하였는데, 보험과 고용 외에 '상품이나 서비스의 거래'에까지 적용범위를 확장하고 있다. 영국은 유전자 검사 중 '개인의 예측적 유전자 검사'에 대해서만 다루고 있는데, 보험의 경우 영국정부와 보험협회의 '협약'을 통해 유전정보의 활용을 2019년까지 유예하는 방식으로 규율하고 있고, 고용의 영역은 ICO가 만든 'Employment Practices Code(2011)'가 기준으로 활용되고 있다. 독일은 유전자 검사에 관한 법 "Gesetz ${\ddot{u}}ber$ genetische Untersuchungen bei Menschen"에서 고용과 보험에서의 유전자 검사 및 그 결과 제출 요구의 원칙적 금지를 규정하고 있다. 이와 같이 각 나라마다 규율형식, 적용범위 뿐만 아니라 규율의 실효성에 대한 평가도 매우 상이하다. 이러한 점에 비추어 보았을 때 우리나라의 유전정보 차별에 관한 규제 역시 관련 규정의 검토, 전문가 집단의 참여 및 이해관계자의 협력을 통해 여러 규제안의 장 단점을 충분히 검증한 후 입법의 단계로 나아가는 것이 바람직할 것이다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2012

Objective : To investigate the current status of prescription drugs in Oriental medical institutes and to draw up a future plan for the revitalization of Oriental medical health insurance, this survey has been performed. Method : The survey has been made with 321 doctors working at Oriental medical institutes in Daegu and Kyungbuk areas for a period of 3 month from June 1, 2010 until September 1, 2010. Result : 1. When it comes to the current status of the use of herbal drugs in Oriental Health insurance, most of doctors surveyed prescribe insurance drugs, and they prescribe insurance drugs to patients, who are less than 20% of total patients visiting their clinics. 2. The awareness of Herbal Health Care Drugs is investigated. When it comes to the understanding of the difference between insurance drugs(powder type drugs) and granular type drugs, doctors admit that they differ only in one aspect, whether or not their being covered by health insurance. Based on the survey results on the understanding of insurance coverage of granular type drugs, doctors, even though they long for granular type drugs to be accepted as insurance drugs, are worrying whether the number of outpatients might dwindle due to increased insurance co-payments. They also point out that the biggest obstacles in the expansion of the granular type drugs as insurance drugs are the lack of understanding of the government and the objection of the Health Insurance Review and Assesment service (HIRA) for fear of increased insurance claims. 3. Upon investigation on Oriental medicine doctors' understandings of herbal pharmaceutical industry, it is found that doctors' responses on pharmaceutical industry are not all positive ones('new product development and neglect of R&D infrastructure' and 'smallness of industry'). When it is investigated what area needs the greatest improvement in herbal pharmaceutical industry, 'securing sufficient capital, good manufacturing, and strengthening quality control', is the highest. 4. When it is asked what are the most needed in order to improve herbal health insurance medicine, responses such as 'the increase in the accessibility to and the utilization of Oriental medical clinics through the diversification of the means of prescriptions', 'the improvement of insurance benefits(cap adjustments)', 'increase the proportion of high quality medicinal plants', 'the ceiling of co-payments(deductible) at 20,000 won or more', 'expansion of the choices of formulations', 'formulational expansions of tablets and pills', and finally 'admittance and expansion of granular type drug as insurance drug' are the highest. 5. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the current status of the usage of Oriental health care herbal drugs, the followings are observed. First, the frequency of use of health insurance drugs by the doctors who use health insurance with general characteristics shows similar differences in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.001), average number of daily patients (p<0.05). Secondly, as to the willingness of the expanded usage of insurance drugs, similar differences are observed in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.05). 6. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the perception of Herbal health care drugs, the followings are observed. First, inspecting general characteristics and insurance claims due to increased co-payments(deductible amount) reveals similar differences in case of working period (p<0.01) and in case of total monthly sales amount (p <0.01). Secondly, inspecting general characteristics and the obstacles that hinder granular type drugs from being accepted as health care insurance drugs shows similar differences in case of working period (p<0.05). 7. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the understanding of Oriental Herbal pharmaceutical companies, the followings are observed. First, opinions on the general characteristics of pharmaceutical companies, when examined with variance analysis, shows similar differences in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.05). Secondly, when opinions are examined on general characteristics and the problems of herbal pharmaceutical companies, similar differences are found in case of working period (p<0.01) and in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.001). Lastly, opinions on the general characteristics and reforms of pharmaceutical companies, similar differences are observed in case of working period (p<0.001). 8. Upon investigating the general characteristics of the improvement of insurance Herbal drugs, the followings are observed. First, regarding general characteristics and insurance benefits, similar differences are observed in case of working period (p<0.05), in case of total monthly sales amount (p<0.05), and in case of average number of daily patients (p<0.01). Secondly, opinions on the general characteristics and the needs for the improvement of Herbal insurance drugs are examined in 5 different aspects, which are the approval of granular type drugs as insurance drugs, the expanded practices of the number of prescription insurance drugs, the needs of a variety of formulations, the needs of TFT of which numbers of Oriental medical doctors are members for the revision of the existing system, and the needs of adjusting the current ceiling of the fixed amount and the fixed rate. When processed by the analysis of variance, the results show similar differences in case of average number of daily patients (p<0.01). Conclusion : From the results of this study the first measures to take are, to reform overall insurance benefit system, including insurance co-payment system(fixed rate cap adjustment), to expand the number of the herbal drugs to be prescribed matching with insurance benefit accordingly, and to revitalize herbal medicine insurance system through the change of various formulations. In addition, it is recommended to improve the effectiveness of herbal medicine by making plans to enhance the efficacy of herbal medicine and by enabling small pharmaceutical companies to outgrow themselves.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.44-59
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• 1994

의료소비자인 환자들은 바쁜 일상생활 때문에 야간외래진료를 원하고 있다. 이것은 환자의 편의 측면 및 서비스 개선 차원에서 병원에서는 긍정적인 검토를 해야 하나 현재의 수가 체계와 환자의 수요 및 추가 인건비를 포함한 비용면을 고려할 때 실행에는 어려운 문제점이 있다. 이에 본 저자는 환자의 요구와 병원의 경제적인 면을 모두 해결할 수 있는 교대제 근무에 의한 외래진료 제도를 개발해서 그 효과와 야간외래진료의 대안으로서의 가능성을 분석하기 위하여 본 연구를 하였다. 본 연구는 기초조사, 개입 및 효과분석으로 구성되다. 기초조사는 야간외래진료의 수요에 대한 기초조사, 병상, 의사, 직원 수에 대한 조사, 진료및 근무시간 조사, 94년 1월 시간별 환자수를 조사하고 개입(intervention)은 진료시간 변경, 시간대별 환자수를 고려한 각 부서별 근무시간 조정, 최소한 인원 증원이며 효과 분석은 시간대별 환자수, 각 부서별 시차제 근무 효과, 외래와 입원 환자수를 개입 연구 전후로 비교하고 7-8시, 18-20시의 환자수 분석, 교대제 근무에 의한 외래진료에 대해서 의사, 직원, 환자들의 의견을 설문 조사하였다. 교대제에 의한 외래진료의 진료시간은 오전반은 오전 7시에 출근하여 오후 3시까지 근무하고 오후반은 12시부터 20시까지 점심, 저녁 시간 없이 진료를 하는 제도이다. 실시 과는 내과, 일반외과, 정형외과, 산부인과이고 증원된 인원은 24명이고 진료지원 부서는 환자의 내원시간과 부서별 특성을 고려하여 탄력적으로 조정하였다. 이 제도 실시후 환자의 시간대별 분포는 비슷했으나 7-8시 18-20시의 환자 수가 약간 증가했다. 특히 야간 외래진료 시간대인 18-20시의 환자 수는 25-30명으로 1개과당 6-7명이었다. 환자수는 전년 대비 외래는 평균 13%, 입원은 10% 증가했다. 이 제도 실시에 대한 설문조사에서 의사는 100% 직원은 94.6% 환자는 86.4% 찬성했고 장점은 여유시간 활용, 진료시간 연장, 환자의 분산및 대기시간 단축, 응급환자 신속 처리 등이었으며 단점은 인력 부족으로 일이 힘들다, 전과 불실시로 인한 문제, 진료의 연속성, 점심 저녁 시간이 없다, 회진 시간이 불규칙하다 라고 하였다. 현재까지는 야간에 외래진료를 이용하는 환자가 많지 않기 때문에 초과근무수당 및 인력 투입하는 야간외래진료 보다는 교대제 근무에 의한 외래진료가 효율적인 것 같다. 이 제도의 실시는 환자의 실 외래 진료 이용 시간을 5시간 30분 증가시켰다. 이 제도의 효과를 높이기 위해서는 전과 실시가 필요하나 병원의 경제적인 여건 미비로 힘들다. 만약 정부에서 정책적으로 전과 실시때문에 발생한 손실에 대한 한시적인 보조가 있다면 이 제도의 조기 정착에 도움이 될 것이다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.33-53
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• 1988

This study aimed at developing a desirable family planning policy and strategy by examining the current status of family planning practice in rural Korea and by indentifying the crucial factors which affect fertility control behavior. For this purpose, an analytical study was conducted, using the survey data collected in July 1985, on an interview basis, on 1, 440 married women living in the Soyi, Wonnam and Maingdong townships of Eumseong County(in North Chungcheong Province). This study population has the typical characteristics of rural areas, and the results of the analysis can be summarized as follows: 1. In regard to the demographic characteristics of the study population : their average age at marriage was 23.7, they had an average of 2.6 children( 1.3 boys, 1.3 girls) :10% experienced the death of their child (ren) :14% had spontaneous abortion(s) :4% weathered stillbirth(s) :35% went through induced abortion (s) : and 5.5% were currently pregnant. The average of their ideal numbers of children was 2.2, while 44% felt that they must have a son. 2. Looking at the contact rate with medical & health institutions, over the past 1 year, the visit rate to health subcenters was 43.7%, while 26.9% visited the (county) health center :59.6% had been to private clinics : and 41.5% went to the Soonchunhyang - Eumsung hospital : thus showing a relatively high rate of accessibility. 3. The utilization rate of family planning services was 76.5%, with tubectomy being the most prominent method at 52.3%, while the informants were health workers in 54.2% of the acceptors. Of the 8.4% who discontinued the use of contraceptive methods, only 26% did so due to want for pregnancy, natural infertility (meno - pause), or other reasons, while the remaining 74% stopped usage on account of side effects, failure in the methods themselves, and inconvenience of use, thus pointing to a situation where the proper choice of family planning methods have not yet been made. It can be noted that there is a strong motivation for early birth stopping as 35.3% practice family planning even with only one child, of which 38.3% have had sterilization operations. According to results of a multiple regression analysis, among the variables affecting contraception usage the most significant variable was the number of sons. 4. 34.8% experienced induced abortions. It was shown as a result of multiple regression analysis that the number of children and attitudes toward induced abortions extensively affected their frequency of abortions conducted. 5. In the regard to the relation between family planning and induced abortions, 33.7% of the women used both, while 52.0% of them used only the former(family planning), with only 1.4 % utilizing solely the latter(abortion), and 12.9% totally abstaining from fertility regulation : again, the discriminant analysis indicated that the choice of family planning and/or induced abortion was determined by the number of children and attitudes toward induced abortion. In view of the above mentioned results, the following are some comments and suggestions concerning problems related to the current family planning policies, in Korea : 1. It is difficult to expect a further quantitative expansion in family planning program operations, as there has been an excessive supply of target-oriented sterilization operations on women. From a maternal and child health care point of view, it will be desirable to have a diversification of service points in the future where family planning methods may be properly chosen, so that choices of methods which suit the mothers' characteristics and tastes may be made by the individuals themselves by strengthening their quality of family planning information services. 2. Along with the strengthening of the qualitative improvement of family planning services policies must be implemented to effectively promote the moral (ethical) deterrents to induced abortions and to preference for sons. From a maternal care standpoint, the social permissive norm toward induced abortion must be modified, and the bias towards son must be analyzed as the women with more daughters have a lower rate of family planning acceptance. Such changes in attitudes, however, can not be hoped to be accomplished with ad hoc policies, but will only be possible when an enhancement of the women's status(within the society) is brought about in a long - term perspective.