• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2009

The objective of this study is to survey the working environmental conditions and musculoskeletal workload(DMQ) in red pepper farmers. 155 full-time farmers(males=91, females=64) lived in Chungnam and Jeonbuk participated in the study. To offer the fundamental data for agricultural improvement of red pepper farms, information about working farm conditions, health condition, musculoskeletal disorders(MSDs), labor intensity and musculoskeletal workload was obtained by questionnaire and interviews. The results are as follows: 1. The farmers reported sunlights, high temperature and cold/ draught as uncomfortable work environment. 2. Physical and mental fatigue in females is higher than that of males. 3. The prevalence rates of medical diagnosed diseases are higher in order of osteoarthritis, herniated nucleus pulposus(HNP), and chronic gastritis/gastric ulcer. 4. Prevalence rates of musculoskeletal symptoms more than standard 1 among the various pain areas are higher in order of low back, shoulders and knees. These results can be used practically for agricultural improvement of red pepper farms to prevent MSDs.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2012

이 연구는 산업장 근로자가 인지하는 구강 증상 및 전반적 건강상태에 따른 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 관한 요인을 파악함으로써 근로자의 구강건강을 실제적으로 향상시킬 수 있는 구강건강증진사업 및 산업구강보건제도 개선에 필요한 기초자료로 제공하고자 하며, 2011년 8월 8일부터 8월 31일까지 경상북도 소재의 대한산업보건협회에서 건강검진을 받는 산업장 근로자 총294명을 대상으로 최종 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 남자 중 30대가 38.9%, 여자는 20대가 39.3%를 차지하여 남녀간의 차이를 보였고 (p<.000), 근속년수는 남자가 3년 미만이 29.8%, 여자는 3-5년이 35.0%를 차지하여 남녀간의 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 학력에서는 남자는 대졸 39.7%, 여자는 전문대졸 49.7% 로 남녀간의 차이를 보였고(p<.000), 결혼유무에서는 남자가 미혼 57.3%, 여자는 기혼 52.1%로 남녀간의 차이를 보였으며(p<.05), 가구소득에서는 남자가 200-299만원 33.6%, 여자는 300-399만원 26.4%로 남녀간의 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 2. 구강내 관련 증후 및 증상은 '혀 또는 입 안쪽 뺨이 욱신거리거나 아픈 경우'가 남녀간의 유의미한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 3. 일반적 특성에 따른 구강건강관련 삶의 질 점수는 70만점에 남자가 52.34점, 여자가 51.11 점으로 남자의 구강건강관련 삶의 질 점수가 높았다. 4. 전반적 건강상태에 따른 OHIP-14는 기능적 제한영역, 신체적 동통영역, 정신적 불안영역, 신체적 장애영역, 정신적 장애영역, 사회적 장애영역 및 사회적 분리영역 모든 세부영역에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다 (p<.05). 5. 주관적 구강건강상태에 따른 OHIP-14는 '건강한 편이다' 57.27점으로 가장 높았고, '매우 건강하다' 52.75점, '보통이다' 52.40점, '건강하지 않다' 49.24점, '매우 건강하지 않다' 42.50점으로 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p=0.000). 6. 구강내 증후 및 증상에서 따른 OHIP-14는 불편감이 적은 군에서 52.89점으로 높게 나타났으며(p=0.000), 세부적으로는 기능적 제한에서 3.61점(p=0.008), 신체적 동통에서 3.52 점(p=0.000), 정신적 불안 3.79점(p=0.000), 정신적 장애 3.90점(p=0.000), 사회적 장애 3.87 점(p=0.002), 사회적 분리에서 4.06점으로 높게 나타나 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다 (p=0.000). 결론적으로 구강내 증후 및 증상이 적을수록, 전반적인 건강상태 및 구강건강상태가 좋다고 인식함으로써 구강건강관련 삶의 질이 높다고 평가되었다. 산업장 근로자들의 삶의 질 향상에 도움을 줄 수 있도록 근로자 특성에 맞는 효과적인 교육매체와 적합한 교육방법, 구강검진과 계속구강건강관리와 같은 산업구강보건제도의 체계화가 필요 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to identify the overall occupational safety and health status and the characteristics of the workers engaged in the field of the film and television artists, and to take appropriate measures to prevent industrial accidents, profession and working environment, safety recognition and education, safety activities, accident experience, and job stress survey. Survey using a structured questionnaire is to be used for 302 worker directly interview research. Safety awareness level of himself or herself was "middle level" of 3.1 points. Those of colleagues and the general public were evaluated to be low as 2.8 points and 2.5 points, respectively. During the last 12 months, 4.6% of total workers have received an industrial safety health education for work-related accident or disease. Regarding cases of having experienced work-related accident or having been exposed to work-related disease over the past 1 year, 20.2% of total respondents have experienced accident. 16.2% of total respondents have experienced work-related disease. And the workers are approximately one's own subjective feeling of physical symptoms that have appeared. In addition, the film sector workers in particular occupations men than women have higher job stress. Preventive education for industrial safety is required to be expanded and strengthened. Safety education is urgently required in order to prevent, and to reduce accident. Safety and health guideline is required to be developed and disseminated in order to prevent accident in advance. Finally, the actor and their staff members to reduce the stress, mental health care and education carefully needs to be in parallel. Also, when taking measures to reinforce safe work environment, it needs to be protected.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2021

Background: Smoking in adolescence leads to an intensified addiction to nicotine when physical and mental growth has not yet been completed. With the advent of e-cigarettes, the rate of e-cigarette use among Korean adolescents has been steadily increasing. To date, studies on e-cigarettes and oral health, especially on the relationship between smoking styles and oral health in adolescents, are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the risk factors for oral health problems caused by the repeated use of conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Methods: This explanatory research study compared the adolescents' experiences of periodontal disease symptoms according to smoking type through a secondary analysis of the original data from the 15th Adolescent Health Behavior Survey (2019). Cross-analysis was performed to compare the smoking patterns according to the adolescents' general characteristics. Finally, a binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine how smoking characteristics affect the adolescents' experience of periodontal disease symptoms. Results: In terms of patients' general characteristics, significant differences were observed in sex, school level, grades, household economic status, type of residence, and father's education level between adolescents who smoked conventional cigarettes alone and those who smoked both conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes (p<0.05). After checking the factors affecting the smoking pattern and the experience of periodontal disease symptoms in adolescents, it was found that the duplicate smoking group was more likely to experience periodontal disease symptoms (odds ratio, 1.20) than the group that smoked conventional cigarettes alone (p<0.05). Conclusion: Duplicate smokers experienced more symptoms of periodontal disease than those who smoked cigarettes alone. Based on the findings of this study, smoking cessation counseling according to the smoking type and differentiated education for oral health promotion should be provided.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2013

According to the Statistics Korea, in 2011, people over the age of 65 years old accounted for 11.8% of Korea's population. This number is expected to rise to 15.0% by 2019, making Korea an "aged society". As age increases, physical ability degrades to the point that the workload must be adjusted limitations. However, workloads are given regardless of workers' ages or abilities. In addition, a decline in work efficiency due to aging also increases the risk of work-related injuries. Furthermore, the cases of stress related diseases along with musculoskeletal disorders(MSDs) rise as main factors of industrial disasters and excessive job stress gives negative influence not only on mental health but also on physical health so that job stress becomes a hot issue as a main cause of work ability falloff and turnover. The purpose of this research is to examine how the sociodemographic characteristics, MSDs symptoms and musculoskeletal workload of workers in the manufacturing industry of automobile parts influence work ability and job stress. As a result of the research, job ability showed significant differences statistically according to age, working year, sex, marital status and musculoskeletal workload and job stress showed significant differences statistically according to age, working year, marital status and musculoskeletal workload. In addition, it showed that as the worker's job ability decreases, job stress increases.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2021

PURPOSE: Physical therapists are at risk of becoming infected because they are in contact with or within 2 meters of the patient while treating them. The purpose of this study is to investigate the anxiety and depression of physical therapists during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to identify the factors that affect anxiety and depression. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during the pandemic. The survey were completed by 84 physical therapists in 24 local hospitals in Gwangju, South Korea. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were used to evaluate their anxiety and depression status. Logistic regression models were used to identify the general characteristics factors related to anxiety or depression. RESULTS: It was found that 40 (47.6%) respondents had anxiety, and 37 (44%) had depression. If there was a child under the age of seven in the physical therapist's family, a high probability of anxiety (p < .05) prevailed. Physical therapists in their 30s had a higher risk of depression than those in their 40s (p < .05). The risk of anxiety and depression in physical therapists who were with patients who did not wear masks was higher than for those who were with patients who wore masks (p < .05). CONCLUSION: The anxiety and depression status of physical therapists in Gwangju, South Korea, during the pandemic of COVID-19 was poor. It is necessary to wear a mask for all people during physical therapy.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.192-203
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• 2023

Digital therapeutics based on software, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, games, and smartphone applications, are in the spotlight as new therapeutic alternatives in child and adolescent psychiatry. It draws attention to overcoming conventional therapeutics' limitations, such as toxicity, cost, and accessibility, and encourages patients to participate in the treatment attractively. The growth potential of the digital therapeutics market for psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents in Korea and abroad has been highlighted. Clinical studies and Food and Drug Administration approvals for digital therapeutics have increased, and cases approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety have emerged in Korea. As seen above, digital transformation in child and adolescent psychiatry will change treatment paradigms significantly. Therefore, as this new field has just begun to emerge, it is necessary to verify the effectiveness and scope of the application of digital therapeutics and consider preparing a compensation system and institutional arrangements. Accordingly, this study analyzed the development trends and application status of digital therapeutics in children and adolescents and presented limitations and development directions from the perspective of application in healthcare. Further, the study is expected to identify the utility and limitations of digital therapeutics for children and adolescents and establish effective application measures.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 독거노인의 건강상태를 실시간 모니터링이 가능한 저가형 웨어러블 디바이스를 제안한다. 고령화가 가속되면서 노령 인구가 급증하고 있으며 독거노인의 사회적 고립으로 인해 신체, 정신적 어려움이 발생하고 고독사하는 노인들의 수가 증가해 사회적 문제가 되고 있다. 또한, 독거노인 관리를 위한 정부 인력은 한정되어 독거노인의 안전과 복지를 보장하는 데 현실적인 어려움이 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 독거노인의 생체정보를 모니터링할 수 있는 복대형 웨어러블 기기를 제안한다. 제안하는 기기는 복대에 내장된 아두이노 기반의 센서를 통해 근전도, 심전도 및 체온 정보를 원격 서버에 전송한다. 전송된 정보는 실시간으로 웹 환경에서 모니터링 할 수 있으며, 적은 관리 인력으로 다수의 대상자를 원격 모니터링할 수 있는 특징을 가진다. 또한, 독거노인의 거주 환경에서 생체 데이터를 수집하고 일반 복대를 이용한 저가형 모델로 보급의 효율성을 가진다. 연구의 결과물은 독거노인의 고독사 상황을 사전에 감지할 뿐만 아니라 일상생활에서 발생할 수 있는 위험 상황에 즉각적인 대처를 통해 독거노인의 안전 및 복지 수준 향상에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.255-270
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• 2020

본 연구는 2019년 제15차 청소년건강행태온라인조사 원시자료를 활용하여 청소년들의 편의 식품 섭취 경험에 영향을 미치는 요인을 인구사회학적 특성, 정신건강 특성, 그리고 건강행태 특성으로 구분하여 살펴보았다. 연구 결과에 의하면 청소년들의 편의식품 섭취에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 인구사회학적 특성인 성별, 주관적 학업성적, 주관적 경제상태뿐만 아니라 정신건강 요인인 스트레스 인지, 주관적 수면 충족, 우울감 경험, 자살 생각이 유의한 변수로 확인되었으며, 건강행태 요인으로 아침식사 결식, 패스트푸드, 단 음료 섭취 등과 같은 식생활 행태뿐만 아니라 흡연, 음주, 약물복용 등의 요인도 청소년들의 편의식품 섭취에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 청소년들의 편의식품 섭취를 줄이기 위해서는 가정에서는 청소년들이 아침식사, 채소, 과일, 우유 섭취와 같은 건강한 식습관 및 충분한 수면 습관을 형성하도록 돕는 자녀교육이 필요하며, 학교에서는 청소년들이 건강한 식품을 선택하고 손쉬운 건강식을 스스로 만들어 먹을 수 있는 기술을 습득하도록 돕는 영양교육이 필요하다. 특히 편의식품 섭취 빈도가 높은 청소년들을 대상으로 스트레스를 관리하고 금연, 금주와 같은 건강증진 행위를 실천하도록 돕는 건강교육이 함께 실시될 필요가 있다. 정부에서는 청소년들에게 건강한 식품을 제공할 수 있는 소매 업체가 우선적으로 학교 주변에 위치할 수 있도록 법률을 제정하거나, 학교 주변 소매 환경에서 양질의 편의식품이 판매될 방안을 마련할 필요가 있다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 향후에는 청소년의 편의식품 섭취에 영향을 미치는 요인을 종단적으로 연구할 것을 제언한다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.466-472
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• 2011

Hazardous chemicals, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals, are known as being harmful to human health were included in oils released by the Herbei Spirit Oil Spill accident in December 2007. To investigate changes of eating habits by the exposure to harmful substances, we conducted 5 focus group interviews for residents at Taean coast areas, who had experienced the oil spill accident. Participants included 46 women (mean age: $57.2{\pm}10.9$) who were mainly responsible for preparing family meals. Focus group discussions were audio-taped, transcribed and categorized by themes. Participants expressed more frequent illness symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, visual loss, and skin diseases after the accident. They mentioned that their worries about economic hardship and worsened health status since the accident induced mental problems, such as depression about their children. Regarding eating habits, participants reported less intakes of fishes and meats and relatively more intakes of vegetables and kimchi due to the lack of household incomes after the accident. Although the participants had been used to collecting or catching fish or shellfish for their consumption previously, they mainly purchased these foods from local markets after the accident. Changes of eating habits induced by the accident included drinking boiled water and having steamed or fried seafood rather than raw seafood. Changes of food intakes occurred less frequently in older adults due to their longterm fixed eating habits, although they felt uncomfortable for having raw fish. The findings of this study clearly present that the exposure of hazardous substances by the oil spill accident had a significant impact on changes in eating habits besides economic, physical, and mental problems among the residents in Taean. Continuous health and nutrition monitoring and support are needed.