• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권6호
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• pp.434-441
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• 2010

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem resulting in significant burden for patients and families. However, family caregivers' burden has not been well recognized. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the level of caregivers' burden and to explore the related factors based on family, patient, and social support factors. Methods: A face-to-face interview with 86 family caregivers who had been taking care of COPD patients was conducted. The participants answered a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included the level of family caregivers' burden, health status and the relationship within the family, functional limitation of patients perceived by family caregivers and the social support. Results: The level of caregivers' burden among participants was considerably high. Risk factors for caregivers' burden included low educational level of family caregivers, low family income, hours of caregiving, and functional limitation of the patients. Protective factors for caregivers' burden were good relationship within the family and support from other family members or friends. Conclusion: It is proved that family caregivers are facing significant burden in taking care of COPD patients. To reduce family caregivers' burden, it is necessary to address socioeconomic status of the family and to provide various community resources including financial support and nursing services.

• 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.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2021

본 논문은 만성질환으로 응급실에 내원한 노인 환자의 응급의료 이용 변화 추이를 알아보고자 하였다. 2014년 1월 1일부터 2019년 12월 31일까지의 국가응급진료정보망 자료에서 응급실 퇴실 주 진단 상병코드가 8개 만성질환에 해당하는 환자를 선택하여 응급실 이용 현황 및 응급실 내원과 입원의 변화 추이를 살펴보았다. 2014년을 기준으로 만성질환으로 응급실을 내원한 노인 환자는 지속 증가하였고, 특히 85세 이상의 환자가 급격히 증가하였다. 만성질환별 응급실 내원 비율 변화추이에서는 대부분 질환에서 증가세를 보였고(P<0.001), 그 중 허혈성심장질환, 관절병증에서 높은 증가율을 보였으나 고지혈증은 전 연령에서 감소세를 보였다(P<0.001). 응급실 입원율 변화 추이에서는 고지혈증, 고혈압, 결핵을 제외한 만성질환에서 지속적으로 증가세를 보였다(P<0.001). 만성질환을 가진 노인 환자의 응급실 내원 및 입원율의 지속적인 증가는 응급의료자원의 점유 및 의료 소비량 증가 문제를 가속시킬 수 있는 원인으로 작용할 수 있으므로 적절한 만성질환 관리가 필요하다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2023

Objectives: This study analyzed the decline in quality of life according to age in the chronic disease patient group, quantified it as a quantitative index, and compared it by sex and chronic disease. Methods: In the 2017-2019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database, 11,473 adults aged 19 years or older, excluding cancer patients, were analyzed for age-specific changes in the EQ-5D Index by chronic disease. The decline in quality of life according to age in patients with chronic diseases was analyzed by linear regression analysis while controlling for general characteristics. Then, linear regression analysis was performed according to sex. Results: In the case of the control group, the quality of life decreased by 0.0004 for every 1-year increase in age(P<0.001). By chronic disease, asthma(β=0.0019, P<0.001), arthritis(β=0.0017, P=0.002), thyroid dis- ease(β=0.0016, P=0.015), dyslipidemia(β=0.0011, P=0.020), and hypertension(β=0.0009, P=0.027) mostly showed a greater decrease in quality of life than the control group. In addition, when divided into two groups by sex, hypertension(β=0.0012, P=0.029), thyroid disease(β=0.0041, P=0.038), and arthritis(β=0.0022, P<0.001) showed a significant decrease in quality of life only in male. Diabetes(β=0.0056, P=0.038), dyslipi- demia(β=0.0022, P=0.001) significantly decreased quality of life only in female. Conclusions: Chronic disease had a negative impact on patients perception of quality of life, and the more severe the pain and activity limitation due to the chronic disease, the more severe it was. It also showed different patterns according to sex. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate more medical resources and provide policy support to prevent chronic diseases, which are serious social problems.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2024

완전 무치악 환자의 보철 수복에는 다양한 방법이 있지만, 환자의 개별적인 상황과 요구사항에 따라 적절한 방법을 선택하는 것이 중요하다. 가철성 총의치는 비교적 경제적인 장점이 있지만, 불편한 착용감과 낮은 저작효율이 문제가 될 수 있다. 반면 임플란트를 이용한 고정성 보철물은 안정성이 높지만 다수의 임플란트가 필요하고 수술적인 위험이 있으며 경제적인 부담이 크다는 단점이 있다. 임플란트 보철학이 도입되면서 임플란트를 이용한 임플란트 지지 국소의치, 피개의치 등 다양한 선택이 가능해졌다. 잔존 치조골이 충분한 경우 임플란트를 이용한 고정성 보철물이 가장 효과적인 선택일 수 있다. 하지만 잔존 치조골이 부족하여 임플란트 식립이 불가능하거나 경제적인 여유가 없는 경우에 소수의 임플란트를 이용한 피개의치는 임플란트를 통해 지지를 얻고 부가적인 부착장치로 유지를 얻을 수 있으며 의치로 안모를 회복하는데 적합할 수 있다. 본 증례는 하악 양쪽 구치부 임플란트 통증 및 저작시 불편감으로 내원하였으며, 심한 임플란트 주위염으로 다수의 임플란트를 발거 후 상악은 양쪽 구치부에 임플란트를 재식립하여 milled-bar에 부착장치로 유지력을 얻은 피개의치를 제작하였고, 하악은 임플란트를 추가 식립 후 고정성 보철물을 이용하여 수복하였다. 치료가 완료된 후 10개월간 경과관찰 결과 의치의 파절, 유지력 상실 등 임상적으로 이상이 없었으며 방사선학적으로도 초진시와 유사한 골 소실상태를 보였다. 또한 구강위생이 잘 유지되었고 환자도 심미적 기능적 결과에 만족하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2024

본 연구는 교대근무 간호사를 대상으로 직무스트레스, 직무몰입, 목표지향성이 일과 삶의 균형에 미치는 영향력을 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 연구 대상은 G도 C시에 소재한 병원에서 근무하는 교대근무 간호사 128명이며, 자료수집은 구글 설문지를 이용하여 2024년 4월 01부터 4월 15일까지 진행하였다. 수집된 자료는 상관관계, 다중회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 모형의 총 설명력은 28.0%이였다. 본 연구의 결과는 교대근무 간호사의 일과 삶의 균형에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 직무스트레스(β=.405, p<.001), 목표지향성(β=-265, p=.002), 직무몰입(β=.174, p=.037)에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 따라서 업무 수행시 과도한 목표 설정을 피하고 적절한 스트레스 관리로 직무에 몰입할 수 있는 조직문화를 형성하여 간호서비스의 질 향상에 이바지함으로써 환자건강에 긍정적 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다. 이에 간호사는 한 개인일 뿐만 아니라 전문 의료인으로서 일과 삶의 균형을 유지하여 건강한 삶을 유지하는 것이 국가 인적자원으로써도 중요한 부분임을 시사하고 있으며 정부 차원의 제도적 지지가 필요할 것이다.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.46-69
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• 2001

Hospice Care is the best way to care for terminally ill patients and their family members. However most of them can not receive the appropriate hospice service because the Korean health delivery system is mainly be focussed on acutly ill patients. This study was carried out to clarify the situation of hospice in Korea and to develop a hospice care delivery system model which is appropriate in the Korean context. The theoretical framework of this study that hospice care delivery system is composed of hospice resources with personnel, facilities, etc., government and non-government hospice organization, hospice finances, hospice management and hospice delivery, was taken from the Health Delivery System of WHO(1984). Data was obtained through data analysis of litreature, interview, questionairs, visiting and Delphi Technique, from October 1998 to April 1999 involving 56 hospices, 1 hospice research center, 3 non-government hospice organizations, 20 experts who have had hospice experience for more than 3 years(mean is 9 years and 5 months) and officials or members of 3 non-government hospice organizations. There are 61 hospices in Korea. Even though hospice personnel have tried to study and to provide qualified hospice serices, there is nor any formal hospice linkage or network in Korea. This is the result of this survey made to clarify the situation of Korean hospice. Results of the study by Delphi Technique were as follows: 1.Hospice Resources: Key hospice personnel were found to be hospice coordinator, doctor, nurse, clergy, social worker, volunteers. Necessary qualifications for all personnel was that they conditions were resulted as have good health, receive hospice education and have communication skills. Education for hospice personnel is divided into (i)basic training and (ii)special education, e.g. palliative medicine course for hospice specialist or palliative care course in master degree for hospice nurse specialist. Hospice facilities could be developed by adding a living room, a space for family members, a prayer room, a church, an interview room, a kitchen, a dining room, a bath facility, a hall for music, art or work therapy, volunteers' room, garden, etc. to hospital facilities. 2.Hospice Organization: Whilst there are three non-government hospice organizations active at present, in the near future an hospice officer in the Health&Welfare Ministry plus a government Hospice body are necessary. However a non-government council to further integrate hospice development is also strongly recommended. 3.Hospice Finances: A New insurance standards, I.e. the charge for hospice care services, public information and tax reduction for donations were found suggested as methods to rise the hospice budget. 4.Hospice Management: Two divisions of hospice management/care were considered to be necessary in future. The role of the hospice officer in the Health & Welfare Ministry would be quality control of hospice teams and facilities involved/associated with hospice insurance standards. New non-government integrating councils role supporting the development of hospice care, not insurance covered. 5.Hospice delivery: Linkage&networking between hospice facilities and first, second, third level medical institutions are needed in order to provide varied and continous hospice care. Hospice Acts need to be established within the limits of medical law with regards to standards for professional staff members, educational programs, etc. The results of this study could be utilizes towards the development to two hospice care delivery system models, A and B. Model A is based on the hospital, especially the hospice unit, because in this setting is more easily available the new medical insurance for hospice care. Therefore a hospice team is organized in the hospital and may operate in the hospice unit and in the home hospice care service. After Model A is set up and operating, Model B will be the next stage, in which medical insurance cover will be extended to home hospice care service. This model(B) is also based on the hospital, but the focus of the hospital hospice unit will be moved to home hospice care which is connected by local physicians, national public health centers, community parties as like churches or volunteer groups. Model B will contribute to the care of terminally ill patients and their family members and also assist hospital administrators in cost-effectiveness.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.5-8
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• 1981

This study concerns itself with the development of a new model of comprehensive health service for rural communities of Korea. The study was conceived to resolve the problems of both underservice in rural communities and underutilization of valuable health manpower, namely the nurses, the disenchanted elite health personnel in Korea. On review of the current situation, the greatest deficiencies in the Korean health care system were found in the availability of primary care at the peripheries of md communities, in the dissemination of knowledge of disease prevention and health care, and in the induction of and guidance for active participation by the clientele in health maintenance at the personal, family and community level Abundant untapped health resources were identified that could be brough to bear upon the national effort to extend health services to every member of the Korean Population. Therefore, it was Postulated that the problem of underservice in rural communities of Korea can be structurcturally resolved by the effective mobilization and organization of untapped health resources, and that. a primary care Nursing Service System offers the best possibility for fulfillment of rural health service goals within the current health man-power situation. In order to identify appropriate strategies to combat the present difficulties in Korean rural health services and to utilize nurses and other health personnel in community-centered health programs, a search was made for examples of innovative service models throughout the world. An extensive literature survey and field visits to project sites both in Korea and in the United States were made. Experts in the field of world health, health service, planners, administrators, and medical and nursing practitioners in Korea, in the United States as well as visitors from other Asian countries were widely consulted. On the basis of information and inputs from these experts a new rural health service model has been constructed within the conceptual framework of community development, especially of the innovation diffusion Model. It is considered especially important that citizens in each community develop capacities for self-care with assistance and supports from available health professionals and participate in health service-related decisions that affect their own well-being. The proposed model is based upon the regionalization of health care planning utilizing a comprehensive Nursing Service System at the immediate delivery level The model features: (1) a health administration unit at each administrative level; (2) mechanisms for community participation; (3) a continuous source of primary health care at the local community level; (4) relative centralization of specialty care and provision of tertiary or super-specialty care only at major national metropolitan centers; and (5) a system for patient referral to the appropriate level of care. This model has been built around professional nurses as the key community health workers because their training is particularly suited and because large numbers of well-trained nurses are currently available and being trained. The special element in this model is a professional nurse-guided, self-care facilitating primary care Community Nursing Service System. This is supported by a Nursing Extension Service as a new training and support structure. (See attached diagrams). A broad spectrum of programs was proposed for the Community Nursing Service System. These were designed to establish a balance of activities between the clinic-centered individual care component and the field activity-centered educational and supportive component of health care services. Examples of possible program alternatives and proposed guidelines for health care in specific situations were presented, as well as the roles and functions of the key health personnel within the Community Nursing Service System. This Rural Health Service Model was proposed as a real alternative to the maldistributed, inequitable, uncoordinated solo-practice, physician-centered fee-for-service health care available to Koreans today.

• 의료법학
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.335-373
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• 2014

한 자료에 의하면 2011년 미국의 의료비 지출 총액은 국내총생산의 약 18 퍼센트에 달하였으며, 그 비율은 다른 대다수 선진국의 두 배에 해당하는 것이었다. 그중 메디케어 비용은 전체 의료비의 21 퍼센트인 5540억 달러 였는데, 환자의 최후 6 개월에 들어간 의료비는 그 5540억 달러의 28 퍼센트 (전체 의료비의 5.9 퍼센트)인 1700억 달러에 달하였다. 이러한 말기의료의 고비용성은 어떤 사유에 기인하며, 그 해소 방안은 무엇인가. 지난 수십 년 간의 의료경제학적 연구는 말기의료가 일반적으로 공급민감성을 지니며 비용대비 효율성이 매우 낮다는 결론에 도달하였다. 의료서비스 공급의 양은 질병의 정도나 환자의 선호도와는 무관하고, 그보다는 의료서비스 공급자원에 민감하게 반응한다는 것이다. 이는 말기의료에서는 의료자원이 과용된다는 것을 의미한다. 한편 "더 많은 의료처치에 더 나은 효용"이라는 일반적인 추론과는 반대로, 많은 의료처치의 결과는 오히려 매우 부정적인 것이었다. 실제 환자들의 선호와 관심사는 격렬한 말기의료가 기도하는 것과는 아주 달랐던 것이다. 이 논문은 먼저 말기의료에서의 공급민감성의 원인을 분석한다. 그 원인으로는 격렬한 치료와 그 효용성에 대한 일반적인 오해, 의사들의 환자에 대한 직업적인 사명의식, 환자 자신의 말기의료 의향결정의 부재, 의사들의 법적 책임에 대한 우려, 의료기관의 경영차원에서의 관리전략 등을 들 수 있다. 다음으로, 논문에서는 말기의료의 공급민감성에서 연유하는 과잉진료에 대한 현실적 해결책을 제시한다. 그 해결책은 두 가지 측면으로 나누어서 들 수 있는데, 하나는 사전의료의향서 제도의 활성화 방안이고, 다른 하나는 의료기관 경영관리전략적 관점에서의 방안이다. 우선 사전의료의향서의 활용도를 제고하기 위해서 다음과 같은 구체적 노력이 필요하다. 즉 의사들의 말기의료에 대한 태도를 바꾸도록 하는 새로운 의료윤리 교육 실시, 의사와 환자 간 말기의료에 대한 소통 기회의 강화, 환자와 말기의료에 대한 대화를 적극적으로 실천하는 의사에 대한 보상제도 도입, 일반 공공에 대한 관련 교육 확대, 온라인 등록시스템과 같은 용이하고도 공식적인 사전의료의향서 등록체제의 구축 확대 등이 필요하다. 경영관리적 측면에서는 대체 전략이 필요하다. 예컨대 불필요한 비용을 절감하고 의료공급자로서의 가치를 재정립하는 등의 새로운 재무전략과 경영교육계획 등이 고려되어야 할 것이다. 효과적으로 말기의료의 경제적 문제점을 해소하고 환자에게 더 나은 의료경험을 제공하기 위해서는 의료 환자 국가 등 모든 부문에서 관행과 오해에서 비롯된 신조가 시급히 수정되어야 하고, 그 기초 위에서 제도와 문화가 개선되어야 하는 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.3870-3878
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• 2009

본 연구는 119 구급대원들이 경험하는 폭력실태와 그에 따른 반응을 조사하기 위해 2009년 1월 1일부터 3월 2일까지 전라북도 지역의 구급대원 226명을 대상으로 설문조사한 결과이다. 첫째, 병원 전 응급의료 현장의 구급대원 모두가 주 1회 이상의 폭력을 경험하고 있으며, 62%의 구급대원이 물리적 폭력에 노출되어 있다. 이러한 폭력발생의 환자측 요인으로는 약물 또는 음주가 56.2%를 차치하였으며, 구급대측 요인으로는 응급의료인력 부족이 36.3%였다. 둘째, 구급대원의 42%가 5년 이내에 폭력예방과 대처방법에 대한 교육 경험이 없으며, 77.4%의 구급대원이 향후 폭력예방과 대처 방법에 대한 교육을 원하였다. 셋째, 폭력반응 점수는 감정적 반응 3.20점, 사회적 반응 2.22점, 신체적 반응 2.17점으로 조사되었고, 전체 폭력 반응의 평균은 2.53점으로 조사되었다. 넷째, 일반적 특성에 따른 폭력 반응 점수는 신체적 반응(t=-2.08, p=.038)과 감정적 반응(t=-7.13, p=.000), 전체반응(t=-4.764, p=.000)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈으며, 연령에 따른 감정적 반응(t=4.257, p=.006)과 전체(t=2.932, p=.034)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 또한, 현재의 보유 자격별 점수는 사회적 반응(t=3.661, p=.000), 전체(t=8.130, p=.000)에서 유의한 차이를 나타냈고, 소방서별 폭력 반응 점수는 신체적 반응(t=9.987, p=.000), 감정적 반응(t=2.433, p=.012), 사회적 반응(t=6.738, p=.000), 전체(t=5.943, p=.000)에서 유의한 차이를 보였다.