• 재활간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore the functional status and long-term care services for the community-dwelling low-income elderly. Method: A descriptive research design was used in this study. The functional status of the participants was obtained using Minimum Data Set-Home Care Version 2.0 and the long-term care services were identified via Michigan's choice. Total of 154 persons aged 65 years or older completed Korean Minimum Data Set-Home Care Version 2.0 on the community dwelling low-income elderly. Results: The average of Activities of Daily Living was 4.19, and the range was 0-55, while the average of Instrument of Activities of Daily Living was 4.85 and the range was 0-56. Among the subjects, 46.1% belonged to the Information and Referral group and 1.3% to the Nursing Home group. Severe daily pain was reported by 14.9%, and 76.6% of the participants had impaired vision. The Activities of Daily Living was difference according to living with, education, vision, and depression. The long-term care services differed according to gender, pain, vision, hearing, and depression. Conclusion: The support policy for the elderly needed to focus on impaired visual and depression to enhance the activities of daily living. Moreover, there is a need for the Information and Referral group to arrange and develop nursing intervention resources.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this preliminary study was to describe the physical and psychosocial distress of critically ill patients undergoing noninvasive ventilation(NIV). Method: Open-ended question interviews were conducted with four patients using NIV. Considering the outcomes of the interviews, literature, and experts'opinions, a survey questionnaire was developed. Twenty patients in medical and surgical intensive care units answered the questions. Results: Through open-ended question interviews and survey, the patients using NIV reported feeling heavy, impotent feeling, pain, loss in feeling, loss in communication, and lack of sleep as physical distress and a loss in sense of time, pain, anxiety, mind of desiring to die, worry about family, and a sense of burden for medical-cure expenses as psychosocial distress. Conclusion: Critically ill patients undergoing NIV experience physical and psychosocial distress to artificial respiratory ventilation treatment. Further research should be performed with a large sample for generalization of the study result.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2013

목적: 본고는 완화의료에서 언어적 의사소통이 제한되어있어 통증의 자가보고가 어려운 대상자들 중 치매환자를 대상으로 한 통증 사정 방법을 고찰하여 임상실천에서의 지식을 증가하는데 그 목적이 있다. 방법: 본 연구는 문헌고찰연구로, '통증(pain)', '통증 사정/평가(pain assessment)', '인지기능장애/치매(cognitive impairment/dementia)'를 주제어로 Google scholar, 한국교육학술정보원(www.riss4u.net), KoreaMed, Medline, Science-Direct, CINAHL 등의 database에서 2000년 이후에 발간된 국내외 문헌을 검색하였다. 또한 필요시 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매환자에서 통증 사정과 관련된 국내외 전문서적을 참고하였다. 결과: 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매 환자의 통증 사정 방법에는 자가보고 외에 행동관찰 통증 사정 도구를 활용하여 환자의 행동을 관찰하는 방법과 대리인의 관찰에 의한 측정방법 등이 사용되고 있었다. 이중 행동 관찰 통증 사정에는 여러 가지 표준화된 도구들이 제시되었으나, 표준화되어 일반적으로 흔히 사용되는 도구는 없었다. 이에 통증 행동관찰 사정 도구 중 비교적 타당도 및 신뢰도가 높게 나타난 도구인 CNPI, DOLOPLUS 2, PACSLAC, PAINAD와 국내에서 유일하게 사용된 도구인 DS-DAT를 선택하여 고찰 후 비교분석 하였다. 결론: 완화의료에서 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매환자의 통증을 정확하게 사정하는 것은 어려운 일이지만 적절한 통증관리를 위해 매우 중요하다. 본고에서 제시한 치매환자 통증 사정의 일반적 지침들은 임상에서 활용하기에 유용할 것으로 기대된다. 추후 국내에서 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매환자들의 통증 사정 시 행동관찰 통증 사정 도구들을 사용하기 위해서 한글판 타당도 및 신뢰도 검증 연구가 선행되어야 할 것이다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.398-406
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was done to develop and test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate (PACSLAC-K) in assessing pain of elders with dementia living in long-term care facilities. Methods: The PACSLAC-K was developed through forward-backward translation techniques. Survey data were collected from 307 elders with dementia living in 5 long-term care facilities in Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, Spearman's rho, paired t-test, ROC (receiver operation characteristic) curve with the SPSS/WIN (20.0) program. Results: The PACSLAC-K showed high internal consistency (.90), interrater reliability (.86), intrarater reliability (.93), and high concurrent validity (.74) in paired t-test with PAINAD. Discriminant validity also showed a significant difference compared with no pain. The PACSLAC-K showed a sensitivity of .93, specificity of .88, and Area Under the Curve of .95 in the ROC curve. Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrate that PACSLAC-K is useful in assessing pain for elders with dementia living in long-term care facilities.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2015

Purpose: This study examined the effects of music therapy on pain, anxiety and length of stay of patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Methods: Sixty patients who received laparoscopic hysterectomy under general anesthesia from a PACU in a university hospital located in Cheonan city participated in this study. The experimental group (n=30) was offered the option to listen to their preferred music by using MP3 players and headphones for 30 minutes. The control group (n=30) received routine postoperative nursing care. Visual analogue scale was used to measure participants' pain and anxiety, length of stay in the PACU was examined by using their medical records. Data were collected from December 2013 to February 2014 and analyzed by descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$-test, Fisher's exact test, and independent t-test using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The result showed that the level of post-operative pain (t=2.44, p=.018), anxiety (t=2.37, p=.021), and the length of stay in PACU (t=3.06, p=.004) significantly decreased in the experimental group as compared to the control group. Conclusion: This study indicated that music therapy with the patients' preferred music showed positive effects. Therefore, it can be used as a therapeutic intervention for postoperative pain management of patients with laparoscopic hysterectomy.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.152-163
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• 2003

Pupose : The Korean cancer pain assessment tool (K-CPAT) was developed in 2003 is consisted of questions concerning the pain location, quality of pain, present pain intensity, symptoms associated with pain, and psychosocial/spiritual pain assessments. This study was done to evaluate the reliability and validity of K-CPAT. Methods : A Stratified, proportional-quota, clustered, systematic sampling has been employed. Study population (903 cancer patients) was 1% of the target population (90,252 cancer patients). A total of 314 (34.8%) questionnaires have been collected. Results : Average pain score (5 Likert scale) by cancer type and at-present average pain score (VAS, $0{\sim}10$) were correlated (r=0.56, P<0.0001), and showed a moderate agreement (kappa=0.364). Mean score of satisfaction was 3.8 ($1{\sim}5$). The average time of completion of the questionnaire was 8.9 minutes. Conclusions: The K-CAPT is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of Cancer Pain for Korean.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2015

Background: The celiac plexus and splanchnic nerves are targets for neurolytic blocks for pain relief from pain caused by upper gastrointestinal tumors. Therefore, we investigated the analgesic effect of a celiac plexus block versus a splanchnic nerve block and the effects of these blocks on the quality of life six months post-intervention for patients with upper GIT tumors. Methods: Seventy-nine patients with inoperable upper GIT tumors and with severe uncontrolled visceral pain were randomized into two groups. These were Group I, for whom a celiac plexus block was used with a bilateral needle retrocrural technique, and Group II, for whom a splanchnic nerve block with a bilateral needle technique was used. The visual analogue scale for pain (0 to 100), the quality of life via the QLQ-C30 questionnaire, and survival rates were assessed. Results: Pain scores were comparable in both groups in the first week after the block. Significantly more patients retained good analgesia with tramadol in the splanchnic group from 16 weeks onwards (P = 0.005, 0.001, 0.005, 0.001, 0.01). Social and cognitive scales improved significantly from the second week onwards in the splanchnic group. Survival of both groups was comparable. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that the efficacy of the splanchnic nerve block technique appears to be clinically comparable to a celiac block. All statistically significant differences are of little clinical value.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.377-378
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• 2021

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.197-206
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate end-of-life care preferences of employees working in a university hospital. Methods: Of 650 eligible employees that were approached, 607 employees (386 nurses, 93 physicians, and 128 general staff) completed the Korean version of Preferences for Care Near the End of Life (PCEOL-K). Results: Among 5 dimensions of the PECOL-K, "Pain" was the most preferred care dimension and "Decision making by health care professional" was the least preferred care dimension. The item that received the highest mean score was "I want to let nature guide my dying and I do not want my life to be artificially prolonged in any way", and the lowest item was "I want health care providers to make all decisions about my care". As preferred care near the end of life, nurses gave lower scores to the life sustaining treatment and decision making by health care profession than physicians and general staff. Compared to physicians and nurses, general staff preferred the decision making by health care professional and by family. Conclusion: The results show that adequate pain relief is the most preferred care at the end of life among hospital employees and non-medical personnel preferred decision making by others.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.238-247
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• 2004

목적: 통증조절 실패의 주요 원인 중 하나는 부적절한 통증 평가이다. 규칙적이고 지속적인 암성통증의 평가가 효과적인 통증조절에 도움이 되는지를 검증하고자 하였다. 방법: 2003년 9월에서 12월 사이 전국 25개 병원에 입원하여 듀로제식$^{(R)}$을 처음 사용한 암환자를 대상으로4일간 통증을 제5의 활력징후로 평가하였다. 평가기간 동안의 일 평균 통증 강도 및 진통제 사용량, 돌발성 통증에 사용한 구제 진통제의 용량 및 투여 횟수를 분석하였다. 결과: 최종 분석대상자는 471명이었으며 평균연령은 57.2세, 남자가 59.1%이었다. 연구시작 전 대상자의 평균 통증강도는 6.0점이었고 78.6%가 진통제를 사용하고있었다. 듀로제식$^{(R)}$을 붙인 후 통증을 활력징후로 측정하였는데, 4일째 일 평균 통증강도는 2.9점으로 감소하였다(P<0001). 활력징후 측정 횟수가 많을 수록 4일간의 일 평균 통증강도가 감소하였다(r=-0.143, P=0.0018). 일 평균 듀로제식$^{(R)}$의 사용량은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P=0.14). 구제 진통제의 사용량과 횟수는 시간에 따라 감소하였다. 의사65.7%, 환자 58.1%가 듀로제식$^{(R)}$ 사용 후 만족한다고 답하였다. 결론: 암성 통증을 제5의 활력징후로 측정하였을 때 보다 효과적으로 통증조절이 이루어졌다. 듀로제식$^{(R)}$ 또한 암성 통증의 조절에 효과적이며, 안전한 약제이나 처음 사용 시에는 신중한 용량적정이 필요하다.