• 대한치매학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2024

Background and purpose: The anti-aging standard forest healing program (ASFHP), which uses forest therapy, was reported to be effective in improving psychological, physical, and cognitive functions. However, there are several challenges to directly visiting the forest. This study aimed to investigate the impact of multi-session ASFHP with forest visit on the mental and physical health of the older people with visits to forest facilities and compared them with those of the same program conducted indoors. Methods: Individuals aged over 70 years with concerns about cognitive decline were recruited at dementia relief centers and divided into control and experimental groups. A total of 33 people were administered ASFHP under the supervision of a forest therapy instructor. The control group stayed indoors, while the experimental group visited a forest healing center and repeated the program 20 weeks. Results: The multiple-session ASFHP positively affected cognitive impairment screening test (CIST) total scores (p=0.002), memory (p=0.014), Korean version of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status total scores (p<0.001), immediate recall (p=0.001), visuospatial/construction (p<0.001), language (p<0.001), forest healing standard questionnaire total scores (p=0.002), and cognitive function (p=0.019), regardless of location. The forest visits during the ASFHP showed positive effects on orientation (p=0.035), delayed recall (p=0.042), emotional stability (p=0.032), physical activity (p=0.005), and health (p=0.022). The CIST scores of the memory domain were the strongest indicator of the multiple-session ASFHP effects. Conclusions: The 20-week multi-session ASFHP with forest visit showed effects on cognitive improvement and physical and emotional stability compared to indoor education.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2019

이 연구는 일개 광역시 지역의 2015년도 지역사회건강조사 응답자 4,590명의 자료를 분석하였다. 만성질환의 대표질환인 고혈압, 당뇨, 복합만성질환자에 대한 단변량 및 다변량 분석을 실시하였다. 주요 연구결과로 복합만성질환과 유의한 관련변수로 학력, 소득, 소금섭취 및 BMI 등이 이었으며, 고혈압은 학력, 소득, 소금섭취 등이었고, 당뇨는 연령, 학력, 음주빈도, BMI 등 이었다. 복합만성질환과 고혈압, 당뇨는 인구, 사회통계적 특성과 건강행태적 특성, 건강관리적 특성에 따라 유의한 차이를 있음을 재확인하였다. 추후 복합만성질환 및 고혈압, 당뇨 등의 만성질환의 예방관리프로그램 기획과 정책개발에 이러한 점들을 고려해야 할 것이다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2013

디지털 경제에 적합한 주택시장안정 종합대책의 일환으로 주택에 대한 투기적 수요를 억제하고 투기이익을 환수하기 위해 1세대 2주택 이상자에 대해 양도소득세를 중과하는 제도를 도입하였다. 이를 통해 주택 투기소득을 조세로 적극 흡수하여 주택에 대한 기대수익률을 낮추고 투기적 주택수요를 억제하기 위한 취지를 가지고 있다. 본 연구는 1주택자와 다주택자 등 직접적인 이해관계자 이외에 부동산업 종사자, 세무사, 세무공무원 등 다주택자 중과제도에 대한 전문적인 견해를 피력할 수 있는 그룹을 선정하였다. 그리고 설문조사를 통해 그들의 의견을 수집하여 다주택자 중과제도 존속에 대한 찬반 여부와 효과 등에 대한 의견을 설문을 통해 알아보았다. 설문 결과 주택보유량이 많은 서울시 거주자일수록 다주택자 중과제도에 대한 인지도가 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 주택 보유량이 많을수록 다주택자 중과제도 폐지에 찬성한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 각각의 이해관계자들의 다주택자에 대한 양도소득세 중과제도에 대한 인식의 정도를 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.372-380
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between inflammatory cytokines and chronic disease status in Korean elderly. The subjects were 248 elderly people aged over 65 years recruited from Health Center in Seoul. The subjects were classified into 3 groups based on their disease (diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) status: subjects with one diagnosed disease of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia fall into singular group (n=89), subjects with more than 2 disease into multiple group (n=39), and those with free of the diseases into normal (n=122). Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics, and dietary intakes were assessed. Dietary intakes were surveyed by 24-recall method. The means of IL-2, IL-6, MCP-1 and C3 were not differ among 3 groups. However, when subjects classified into tertiles of IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-$\alpha$ and C3 and frequencies of each fertile were compared, the multiple group showed significantly lower frequencies in lowest fertile than normal group (p<0.05), suggesting higher tendency of inflammatory responses. For hematological values, blood pressure, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose levels were highest in multiple group (p<0.05) compared to other 2 groups. BMI, body fat(kg), and triceps skinfold thickness were also significantly higher in multiple group than in 2 other groups(p<0.05). Moreover, the concentrations of IL-2, IL-6 and C3 were significantly correlated with hematologic values of fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides or obesity factors such as triceps skinfold thickness, BMI, and body fat(%). Among singular and multiple group, the subjects with higher intakes for vitamins A, C, and E showed the higher level of IL-2 and the lower level of MCP-1, and C3. In conclusion, blood concentrations of triglycerides and proinflammatory cytokines, blood pressure, obesity parameters (BMI, body fat, triceps skinfold thickness) were higher in multiple group than in normal, but this result strongly suggest that the increasement of the vitamin A, C, and E intakes would modify the cytokine levels to reduce the inflammatory response in the elderly people with chronic diseases.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.193-222
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• 2010

성인기에 발생하는 중도장애나 이혼과 같은 생애위기는 당사자의 독립성이나 상호의존성에 대한 도전을 수반하여 그러한 자기인식과 해석에 변화를 초래할 수 있다. 이 연구는 생애위기 경험자의 그와 같은 자기해석이 복합적일수록 긍정적인 자기특성이 양성되어 심리적 안녕이 높을 것으로 보고, 자기해석의 복합성과 심리적 안녕 간의 관계가 자기긍정성을 구성하는 세 요인, 즉 관점의 다각화, 자기수용, 자기조절에 의해 매개되는 경로를 조사하였다. 편의표집에 의해 서울과 수도권 지역에 거주하는 중도장애인, 이혼인, 일반인 비교집단 총 359명을 조사한 결과, 생애위기 경험집단이 평균적으로 일반인 비교집단에 비해 독립적 자기해석이 높았고, 상호의존적 자기해석이 낮았다. 복합적인 자기해석은 예측대로 의미 발견과 의미 부여를 돕는 관점의 다각화와 밀접하게 연관되었고 이를 통해 자기수용, 자기조절과 같은 긍정적 태도에 기여하였으며, 이 중 관점의 다각화와 자기수용을 통한 경로로 생애위기의 경험여부와 상관없이 응답자들의 심리적 안녕, 즉 긍정적 정서의 경험과 우울과 같은 부정적 정서의 감소를 도왔다. 관점의 다각화가 우울을 직접 낮추는 효과는 예측대로 생애위기 경험집단에서만 나타났고, 긍정적 정서를 양성하는 직접효과는 모든 집단에서 발견되었다. 따라서 관점의 다각화가 생애위기의 경험자들 사이에서는 의미 발견과 긍정적 태도 양쪽에 탄력을 주어 적응과 심리적 안녕을 돕는 반면 일반인들 사이에서는 우선적으로 긍정적 태도, 긍정적 정서 등 긍정성을 키워 심리적 안녕에 기여함을 추론할 수 있었다. 이 연구는 관점의 다각화와 복합적인 자기해석이 역경극복에 동력이 되는 의미 찾기를 도우며 긍정적 태도를 양성하여 생애위기 경험자의 심리적 안녕에 기여하는 기제와 심리적 자원으로 각각 기능할 수 있음을 시사하여, 이를 토대로 사회복지실천을 위한 함의를 논의하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2867-2871
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• 2012

Background: Multiple studies have reported associations between the PSCA rs2294008 C > T polymorphism and GC, but susceptibility has proven inconsistent. Therefore, we estimates the relationship between the rs2294008 C > T polymorphism and GC by meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched and nine independent case-control studies were included in this meta-analysis. Crude ORs with 95% CIs were extracted according to the Mantal-Haenszel method and pooled to assess the strength of the association. Results: We observed that the PSCA rs2294008 C > T polymorphism was significantly correlated with GC risk when all studies were pooled into the meta-analysis. Further subgroup analysis showed the polymorphism to be linked with diffuse and noncardia GC in the allele contrast model, homozygote codominant model, dominant model, and recessive model. However, no connection was apparent for intestinal and cardia GC. In the stratified analysis by ethnicity, significant associations were observed in Asians for the recessive model. Interestingly, the relationship was particularly significant in the Chinese population. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the PSCA rs2294008 C > T polymorphism is a risk factor for GC, especially in diffuse and noncardia GC and in Chinese.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제47권
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• pp.310-333
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• 2001

The purposes of this research were 1) to investigate the characteristics of the meal service participants; 2) to evaluate the food service utilization of the elderly; 3) to identify major factors that affect food service satisfaction of the participants in Chungchongbuk-Do. For doing this, 309 subjects were selected and the survey research method was adopted. The characteristics of the meal service participants were similar to the characteristics of general elderly population in Korea. The public assistant recipients were under representative in this sample, that is, most of elderly people who participated in meal service consisted of non public assistant recipients. It meant that meal service was not provided to low-income elderly people. The health status of the elderly people was stable to be able to attend to the meal service organizations. The most important reason to use a meal service was to see their friends. It showed that meal services played an important role to provide support systems to the elderly people in community. Thus, meal services should be provided to the elderly people with social services. In order to analyze the factors influencing food service satisfaction, multiple regression analysis was employed. The results showed that physical activity, contact with friends who met in meal service program, and the number of social services were the important variables to predict meal service satisfaction in this study. These findings contributed to a better understanding of developing a meal service planning. Several improvement strategies were recommended to provide effective meal services. First, socio-economical characteristics of the elderly should be considered to provide appropriate services. Second, meal services should be provided to the elderly people with social services. Third, home delivery meal services should be available to the home-bound elderly.

• 교육시설
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.13-23
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• 1999

This paper seeks to find out the policies of management and layout of middle school rooms for the community people's use. This paper surveys community's needs with respect to both the use of school rooms before, during, and after classes and preferences of use of school rooms. This paper adopts two experimental case studies to find out the models. It uses t-test analysis of the statistics to find out community people's preferences for the use of school rooms between two communities in an urban area, and uses simple and multiple regression analyses to develop models concerning community people's uses of school rooms before, during, and after classes. It also uses cluster analysis to find out the cluster among community people's preference of school rooms. It found, first, that community people's use of school rooms after class can be influenced by the uses of a play ground, a music classroom, an audio visual classroom, and a gymnasium. The use during regular classes is related to the uses of the fine arts classroom, a general classroom, a home economics classroom, a gymnasium, and a playground. The use before class is affected by the uses of a fine arts classroom, a playground, and a library. It also found that, with respect to community people's preferential use of school rooms, the rooms can be clustered as a cluster of laboratories such as a general classroom, a music room, a fine arts classroom, a science classroom, a home economics classroom, and a technique classroom, a cluster of athletic areas such as a gymnasium and a playground, and a cluster of supporting facilities such as a library, an audio visual classroom, and a computer classroom. Those clusters can also be clustered in more detail, i. e., that both a general classroom and playground can be apart from a cluster of laboratories or a cluster of supporting facilities; that an audio visual classroom can be fostered into a cluster with a home economics affairs classroom and a technique classroom. Finally this paper suggests policies of management and layout of school rooms.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.14.1-14.6
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• 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an on-going pandemic disease infecting millions of people across the globe. Recent reports of reduction in antibody levels and the re-emergence of the disease in recovered patients necessitated the understanding of the pandemic at the core level. The cases of multiple organ failures emphasized the consideration of different organ systems while managing the disease. The present study employed RNA sequencing data to determine the disease associated differentially regulated genes and their related protein interactions in several organ systems. It signified the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. A map of protein interactions of multiple organ systems was built and uncovered CAV1 and CTNNB1 as the top degree nodes. A core interactions sub-network was analyzed to identify different modules of functional significance. AR, CTNNB1, CAV1, and PIK3R1 proteins were unfolded as bridging nodes interconnecting different modules for the information flow across several pathways. The present study also highlighted some of the druggable targets to analyze in drug re-purposing strategies against the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the protein interactions map and the modular interactions of the differentially regulated genes in the multiple organ systems would incline the scientists and researchers to investigate in novel therapeutics for the COVID-19 pandemic expeditiously.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.473-478
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• 2018

Background: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is an acquired disease which etiology remains unknown. It is characterized by the development of sensitivity to certain chemical products. Most of the hypotheses formulated to explain the syndrome associate it to a previous exposition to some kind of volatile chemical. University researchers in chemical laboratories suffer a phenomenon of multi-exposition to chemical agents at low concentration during long periods of time although in an irregular form. Many of these chemical agents have similar properties to those suspicious of causing MCS. This article studies the prevalence of MCS in laboratory researchers. Methods: The study group is university researchers in chemical laboratories. The control group was obtained from administrative personnel who work in the same universities and therefore, are not exposed to chemical products from the laboratories, but have the same exposition to the rest of environmental polluting agents from the area and from the buildings of the university. In this study, it is used the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI) (sensitivity of 92%/specificity of 95%). Results: The results showed that the prevalence of MCS for the university researchers is not related to exposition by inhalation to multiple chemical agents, at low concentration. Conclusions: The results disagree with one of the main etiological hypotheses of MCS, which is based on the existence of hypersensitive people, who presents a response after prolonged expositions to very low concentrations during a long period of time.