• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to exam me the effects of aquatic exercise on pain, fatigue, body composition, physical fitness and psychological variables in women with arthritis. Method: With a quasi-experimental design, 37 women who had arthritis were assigned into an experimental group (n=19) or a control group (n=18). Aquatic exercise consisted of one hour of exercise in water, two days per week, for six weeks and a self-help process. Measures included physiologic and psychological variables before and after the exercise. Data was analyzed with the SPSS WIN using descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANCOVA. Result: The mean age of the subjects was 59 years in the experimental group and 52 years in the control group. Pretest scores in outcome variables were similar in both groups except BMI and body fat(%). After controlling for age, shoulder flexibility scores in the experimental group improved more than the control group (Rt: F=10.58, p=.003; Lt: F=5.91, p= .02; Waist: F=4.95, p= .03). Depression scores in the experimental group decreased (F=12.96, p= .001), and self efficacy and quality of life improved more than the others (F=5.07, p= .03; F=6.9l, p= .01). Conclusion: Aquatic exercise can improve waist flexibility and shows consistent findings of improved shoulder flexibility and psychological function in women with arthritis.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.401-406
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• 2017

Objectives: Headache is the most common complaint of patients suffering from temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs). Thus, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) examinations maybe necessary in patients with headache. Considering the high prevalence of bruxism and TMDs in patients with headache the effects of conservative TMD treatment on headache should be assessed. Materials and Methods: Patients were questioned about headaches in the past three months. Those responding affirmatively to this question were examined for TMD and bruxism. After the examinations, 219 patients remained in the study and received self-management instructions. Patients were requested to modify oral habits except when eating or sleeping. The degree of pain (visual analogue scale), headache disability index (HDI), frequency of headaches (FH) per month and TMD intensity were evaluated. Results: The median levels of pain, HDI, FH, and TMD intensity were 8, 44, 8, and 7, respectively, before modifying oral habits and decreased to 4, 24, 2, and 3, respectively, after intervention. These decreases were statistically significant. Conclusion: Having patients maintain free space between the teeth and relax muscles can be an efficient method to treat headache and TMD, especially when repeated frequently.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2008

목적: 본 연구는 국내 호스피스 완화의료 관련 종사자들의 호스피스 완화의료 실무에 대한 자기 효능감, 자기평가 실무수행역량, 그리고 교육 요구도를 파악하여 구조화된 호스피스 완화의료 연수프로그램을 개발의 기초자료를 마련하고자 시도되었다. 방법: 2008년 3월부터 2개월간 9개 대학, 6개의 지역 암센터, 일개 암센터의 6개월 이상의 교육과정 참여자에게 우편 혹은 전자우편을 통해 자료를 수집하였고, 이 중 156부를 분석하였다. 호스피스에 대한 자기효능 감은 Barrington과 Murrie의 The Self-efficacy in Palliative Care (SEPC)를 Mason과 Ellershaw가 수정 보완한 도구를, 호스피스 주제별 자기평가 실무수행역량과 교육 요구 도는 선행연구를 바탕으로 본 연구자가 선정한 22개 항목에 대한 4점 척도 도구를 사용하였다. 결과: 대상자 156명의 평균연령은 37.94세였고 일반간호사가 82.1%이다. 자기 효능감 총점은 $2.67{\pm}.62$로 '보통이다' 보다 낮았고, 자기평가 실무수행역량은 모든 영역에서 3점('알고 있으나 스스로 수행하지 못 한다') 보다 낮았다. 교육 요구도는 모든 항목이 '필요하다' 이상으로 보고되었는데, 이 중 통증관리가 $3.71{\pm}.50$으로 가장 높았고, 통증 및 증상평가($3.67{\pm}.52$), 임종간호($3.67{\pm}.52$), 의사소통과 상담($3.63{\pm}.53$) 순이었다. 6개월 이상의 호스피스 교육과정을 이수한 집단은 그렇지 않은 집단보다 유의하게 높은 자기효능감과 자기평가 실무수행 역량을 보고하였으나, 교육 요구도에서는 차이가 없었다. 결론: 본 연구의 결과는 6개월 이상의 호스피스 교육 수료의 유무와 무관하게 호스피스 실무에서의 낮은 자기효능감과 독립적인 역할수행을 어려워하고 있음을 보여주었다. 또한 호스피스 실무에서 실무능력 향상을 목적으로 하는 연수교육의 필요성과 간호사들의 높은 요구를 보여주었다. 호스피스의 질적 향상을 위해서는 이론 중심의 교육과정과 실무 중심의 훈련과 계속 교육이 요구되고, 이를 실행할 수 있는 교육과정을 개발하는 것이 필요하다.

• 대한정형외과 초음파학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2011

증식치료의 이론적 배경과 기전, 시술방법, 결과 및 합병증 등에 대하여 근거-중심의 문헌 고찰을 토대로 논의하고자 한다. 증식치료는 전통적으로 건 혹은 인대 이완으로 인한 통증을 포함한 만성적인 근-골격 계 통증의 치료법 중 하나로써 증식치료제를 주사하여 염증 반응을 유도하여 인체의 정상적인 치유 기전을 자극하는 최소 침습적 주사요법이다. 증식치료제는 크게 세가지 기전에 의하여 작용하며, 가장 흔히 사용되는 증식치료제는 10~25% 포도당이다. 최근 초음파 기기의 발달과 함께 증식치료에 있어서도 유용하게 이용되고 있어 진단 뿐 아니라 초음파 중재 하 시술을 통해 효율을 높이고 합병증을 줄일 수 있게 되었다. 가장 흔한 합병증은 주사 부위의 통증으로 대개 자기한정적이고 진통제에 잘 반응한다. 그 외 합병증은 드물며 경험이 많은 임상의에 의해 시행되었을 경우 비교적 안전한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 증식치료는 근-골격 계 통증 및 관절 이완의 치료방법으로써 최근 재조명되고 있으나, 현재까지 보고된 결과들은 아직까지는 그 적응과 효과에 대한 확실한 자료가 부족한 실정이다. 이에 향후 적응이 되는 대상의 선택을 확실히 할 수 있는 신체검진 혹은 진단 기술 등에 대한 연구 혹은 주사요법과 다른 보존적 치료와의 비교 연구 등을 통하여 증식치료에 대한 근-골격 계에 있어서의 독립적이면서 효과적인 역할에 대하여 명확히 해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.323-338
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• 2022

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic oral disorder of unknown etiology which presents therapeutic challenges. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) has been studied as a potential treatment for BMS. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of ALA compared to that of placebo or other interventions in individuals with BMS. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) using ALA to treat BMS were identified from MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science up to February 3, 2021. The assessment of the risk of bias in the included studies was based on the Cochrane guidelines. The primary outcome evaluated was the visual analog scale (VAS) pain intensity. ALA was compared with placebo, clonazepam, gabapentin, pregabalin, ALA plus gabapentin, capsaicin, Biotène^®, and laser therapy. Altogether, 137 records were scanned for inclusion/exclusion, and nine RCTs (two unclear and seven at high risk of bias) were included in the qualitative and quantitative analyses, with a total of 594 patients with BMS included in this review. All studies reported an improvement in VAS pain scores ranging from -0.72 to -2.77. Meta-analysis results showed a non-significant reduction in pain intensity for ALA (P = 0.616) compared to that of placebo on a VAS of 0-10. Patients taking ALA were 1.923 times more likely to show an improvement in self-reported BMS symptoms (P = 0.031) than those in the placebo group. Clonazepam and pregabalin showed a significant VAS pain reduction of 4.08 and 4.68 (P < 0.001), respectively, compared to that with ALA. Although ALA intervention provided a non-significant improvement in the pain score and was more likely to produce a reduction in BMS symptoms, the evidence was of low quality. Further research is needed to establish clear guidelines for the use of ALA for BMS treatment.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.463-477
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• 2022

본 연구는 사회인지 진로이론을 적용하여 산업 재해 이후 재취업한 노동자의 자기효능감이 업무 능력과 직무만족의 관계를 매개하는지 살펴보고, 산재 후유증과 동료 관계가 위 변인에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 조사하였다. 2018년에 수집된 산재보험패널조사 자료를 토대로 재취업한 성인 976명의 자료를 선별하였으며 SPSS와 AMOS 프로그램을 사용하여 구조방정식 모델링을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 업무 능력은 자기효능감을 매개로 직무 만족에 긍정적인 영향을 미치며 후유증과 관련된 장해의 심각성, 일상생활 수행능력, 통증의 정도는 업무 능력과 자기효능감을 순차로 매개하여 직무 만족에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 일상생활 수행능력에 의해 영향을 받은 동료 관계는 자기효능감을 매개로 직무 만족에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 후유증을 관리하고 자기효능감을 개선하도록 돕는 것을 통해 산재 노동자가 취업시장으로 복귀하여 만족스러운 삶을 영위할 수 있도록 지원할 수 있음을 나타내며 사회인지 진로이론이 이들의 직무 만족을 설명하는 데에 유용하다는 것을 시사한다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2024

Background: Dental fear and anxiety are significant challenges in managing behavior in children. Oral administration of sucrose or sweet-tasting solutions has shown effectiveness in reducing procedural pain in infants and neonates. This study aimed to investigate whether pre-application of sucrose solution had an effect on minimizing pain perception during injection and to assess the potential impact of the child's age and sweet preference. Methods: A randomized control clinical trial was conducted on 60 children aged 3-9 years requiring buccal infiltration injections. Following parental consent, demographic data of the children were recorded. Sweet preferences was assessed using a modified forced-choice test. Children were equally and randomly allocated into study (sucrose) and control groups using a lottery method. Sucrose solution or distilled water, respectively, was applied to the lateral surface of the tongue for 2 min. Topical anesthetic was applied at the site of injection, followed by local anesthesia administration. The children rinsed their mouths thrice with water immediately after anesthetic injection. A video was recorded during injection which was then scored by three blinded examiners on the Sound Eye Motor (SEM) scale. The children also self-evaluated using Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBFPS). Results: The mean SEM scores and WBFPS scores were analyzed using the Kruskall-Wallis test. The mean SEM score in the study group was 1.37 ± 0.61, compared to 3.17 ± 0.87 in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). Mean pain scores assessed by WBFPS in the study group were 0.60 ± 1.4, while in the control group, they were 6.27 ± 2.33, also showing a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). Children with a sweet preference demonstrated a subjective reduction in pain perception. Conclusion: Application of sucrose before dental injections in children helps to minimize pain upon injection across all age groups.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1998

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic inflammatory disease which DMARDS have been widely used as a treatment modality both as monotherapy and combination therapy Bucillamine, one of newer DMARDS, has recently proven its efficacy as monotherapy in the treatment of RA. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and the safety of bucillamine monotherapy and bucillamine plus methotrexate combination therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Forty-nine mild RA patients were enrolled in this prospective, open-trial and were assigned to receive bucillamine 200 mg/day (n=18) or bucillamine 200 mg/day and methotrexate 7.5-15 mg/week (n=31) orally for 16 weeks. Concomitant use of NSAID and prednisolone <5 mg/day or equivalent dose of steroid were allowed. Both monotherapy group and combination therapy group have shown significant improvement in disease activities (Ritchie index, painful joints, swollen joints, morning stiffness, grip strength, ESR, RF, CRP, patient's self assessment of pain, physician's global assessment of disease activity) from the baseline. However, there was no statistically significant difference between two groups. The adverse effects were more frequently shown in combination therapy group than monotherapy group. In conclusion, in patients with mild RA monotherapy has shown to be equally efficacious as combination therapy with less side effects.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2007

Objective : Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are two minimally invasive procedures for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the radiological findings and clinical outcomes between two procedures. Methods : Osteoporotic vertebral fractures were treated in 76 vertebrae, using kyphoplasty (n=35 vertebrae) and using vertebroplasty (n=41 vertebrae). Fractured vertebral bodies were diagnosed by correlating the clinical symptoms with radiologic study. The responses of pain symptoms were measured by a self-reported Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score. Plain X-rays were checked preoperatively and postoperatively at admission and 6 months. The vertebral body height and kyphotic angle were measured to assess the reduction of the sagittal alignment. Results : The mean pain scores were decreased significantly for both procedures postoperatively, but there were no significant differences between two groups. Kyphoplasty led to a significant reduction of the vertebral body height and improvement of kyphotic angle. There were no neurological deficits after kyphoplasty, but one patient experienced paraparesis after vertebroplasty. During the 6 months follow-up both procedures provided stabilization of the sagittal alignment. Conclusion : Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are considered effective minimally invasive techniques for the stabilization of osteoporotic vertebral body fractures, leading to a statistically significant reduction in pain. Kyphoplasty significantly restore sagittal alignment. Also, complications and the incidence of bone cement leakage are significantly lesser than vertebroplasty. Therefore, kyphoplasty seems to be reasonable procedure for osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures when medical treatment fail.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.392-400
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• 2017

Objective: To report the case of a patient suffering from cervical vertigo who was treated with a combination of Korean medicine treatments (including acupuncture, pharmaco-acupuncture, and Chuna manual therapy). Method: An outpatient with cervical vertigo was given a combination of Korean medicine treatments five times, from December 5 to 16, 2016. All of the treatments, acupuncture with electric stimulation and pharmaco-acupuncture, were applied on the trigger points (TP) of the cervical muscles and the upper trapezoid muscles. Chuna manual therapy was then applied on the cervical area. The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) - according to outpatient's statement on vertigo, neck pain and headache - and the Korean Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), which is a self-evaluating scale of dizziness in daily life, were used to evaluate the effects of this treatment. Results: At the end of the treatment, the vertigo and the headache disappeared. The NRS decreased from 9 to 0 for vertigo and from 5 to 0 for headache. Although the neck pain also decreased, it did not disappear; this NRS decreased from 7 to 1. The DHI score also decreased significantly, from 64 to 4. Conclusion: Since the symptoms of the patient with cervical vertigo improved after the very first treatment and the improvement of the symptoms was observed as the treatment progressed, this case report is worth supporting the efficacy of combined Korean medical treatments. However, because there was only one subject, it is hard to say that this efficacy can be generalized. Moreover, this report cannot prove the individual efficacy since various treatments were combined. While there are many researches related to cervical vertigo in Western medicine, the studies in Korean medicine are comparably insufficient; therefore, follow-up research on more subjects is needed.