• 보건행정학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.184-194
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• 2019

Background: The extent of coverage rate of the public health insurance is still insufficient to meet healthcare needs. Private health insurance (PHI) plays a role to supplement coverage level of national health insurance in Korea. It is expected that reduce unmet need healthcare. This study was aimed to identify relationship between PHI type and the unmet healthcare need and its associated factors. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2014 Korea Health Panel Survey using nationally representative sample was analyzed. Respondents were 8,667 who were adults over 20 years covered by PHI but have not changed their contract. According to the enrollment form, PHI was classified into three types: fixed-benefit, indemnity, and mixed-type. To identify factors associated with unmet needs, multiple logistic regression conducted using the Andersen model factors, which are predisposing factors, enabling factors, and need factors. Results: Our analysis found that subjects who had PHI with mixed-type were less likely to experience unmet health care needs compared than those who did not have it (odds ratio, 0.80; 95% confidence interval, 0.66-0.98). As a result of analyzing what affected their unmet healthcare needs, the significant factors associated with unmet medical need were gender, marital status, residence in a metropolitan area, low household income, economic activity participation, self-employed insured, physically disabled, low subjective health status, and health-risk factors such as current smoking and drinking. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that having PHI may reduce experience of unmet healthcare needs. Findings unmet healthcare needs factors according to various subjects may be useful in consideration of setting policies for improving accessibility to healthcare in Korea.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.648-652
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• 2010

Purpose: A brain abscess is a serious disease of the central nerve system. We conducted this study to summarize the clinical manifestations and outcomes of brain abscesses. Methods: A retrospective chart review of pediatric patients diagnosed with brain abscesses from November 1994 to June 2009 was performed at Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Results: Twenty-five patients were included in this study. On average, 1.67 cases per year were identified and the median age was 4.3 years. The common presenting clinical manifestations were fever (18/25, 72%), seizure (12/25, 48%), altered mental status (11/25, 44%), and signs of increased intracranial pressure (9/25, 36%). A total of 14 (56%) patients had underlying illnesses, with congenital heart disease (8/25, 32%) as the most common cause. Predisposing factors were identified in 15 patients (60%). The common predisposing factors were otogenic infection (3/25, 12%) and penetrating head trauma (3/25, 12%). Causative organisms were identified in 64% of patients (16/25). The causative agents were $S$ $intermedius$ (n=3), $S$ $aureus$ (n=3), $S$ $pneumoniae$ (n=1), Group B streptococcus (n=2), $E.$ $coli$ (n=1), $P.$ $aeruginosa$ (n=1), and suspected fungal infection (n=5). Seven patients received medical treatment only while the other 18 patients also required surgical intervention. The overall fatality rate was 16% and 20% of patients had neurologic sequelae. There was no statistical association between outcomes and the factors studied. Conclusion: Although uncommon, a brain abscess is a serious disease. A high level of suspicion is very important for early diagnosis and to prevent serious consequences.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.582-588
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• 2001

Purpose : This study is to examine the characteristics of the elderly and their family caregivers. to study the main factors affecting Nursing Home utilization, and to help frame a policy about Nursing Home's demand. management and welfare facilities. Method: Data for this present study were collected via questionnaires randomly distributed to family caregivers of the over 60-year-old patients at general hospital and university hospital in Seoul. Kyung-Ki Do and In-Chon from 26 June to 20 July, 2000. Questionnaires were issued to 512 people and 479 were returned. The data was analyzed by frequency, $x^2$-test, t-test, ANOVA. factor analysis. correlation coefficients analysis and Stepwise multiple regression analysis using SPSS 9.0. Result First. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living(IADL), duration of hospitalization, sex, marital status, behavior problems, home ownership, and cognitive disorder about elderly patients affect family caregivers burden. one of need factors. Secondly, marital status. religion. health status, sex, education and age in the family caregiver predisposing factors are main factors on Nursing Home utilization. Third, in need factors, care burden. time burden, family relation burden, physical burden and mental burden have an effect on Nursing Home utilization. Finally, the model the most important factors that affect Nursing Home utilization is composed of six of eleven totally, care burden, religion, time burden, health status, marital status and education. When the family caregivers get care burden and time burden. are highly educated, have no religion, have health problems, and have no spouse, it is possibility for them to utilize Nursing Homes. Conclusion: The government should decrease a family caregivers burden and seek to find how to support Nursing Homes. Furthermore. Social support program for the family caregivers should be required. Thus, the family caregivers need consultation and need to meet to talk about their patients. how to care them, get information, which are the crucial field in advancing the research in nursing science.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.144-151
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• 1994

연구배경 : 속립성 폐결핵의 임상양상의 변화를 살펴보고, 유발요인과 동반질환을 연구하여 조기에 속립성 폐결핵을 발견, 조기치료를 유도하고자 한다. 방법 : 1989년 3월부터 1992년 12월까지 한양대학병원에서 입원 치료한 속립성 폐결핵 환자 40예를 대상으로 하였으며, 연령 및 성별, 계절별 발생빈도, 발병기간, 선행요인, 임상증상, 생화학적 검사소견, 흉부방사선 소견, 수반된 전신결핵, 예후 및 사망율 등을 조사하였다. 결과 : 1) 남자 23예, 여자 17예로 남녀비는 1.4:1 이었고, 연령분포는 20대가 23%로 가장 많은 빈도를 보였다. 2) 항산성 간균에 대한 객담검사에서 양성으로 나타난 경우는 5예(13%) 이었다. 3) 임상증상은 오한과 발열 그리고 기침이 각각 47.5%로 가장 많았고 다음은 호흡곤란(32.5%)이었으며, 이학적 소견은 빈맥이 30%, 체중감소 27.5%, 뇌막증상 17.5%의 순이었다. 4) 선행요인으로 과다한 음주가 6예, 부신피질 호르몬제 사용이 3예, 임신 2예 등이었다. 5) 흉부방사선 소견상 속립상 단독이 40%로 가장 많았고 그 다음으로 폐염, 늑막삼출, 석회화 등의 순으로 동반되었다. 6) 폐 이외에 타장기 침범은 결핵성 뇌막염이 30%로 가장 많았고 골 및 관절 결핵(17.5%), 장결핵(15%) 등이었다. 7) 혈청학적 검사상 SGOT/SGPT증가 32.5%, alkaline phosphatase증가 32.5%, 혈청 알부민 저하 15%, 저나트륨혈증 15% 등이었다. 8) 치료 성적은 투약후 약 4-6주후 65%에서 임상 증상이나 흉부방사선 소견상 호전되는 소견을 보였고, 30%에서 불변 혹은 악화되는 소견을 보였으며 5%에서 사망하였다. 결론 : 속립성 폐결핵의 성공적 치료를 위해서는 속립성 폐결핵의 유발요인과 동반질환 등에 대한 관심을 높이고 가능한한 조기치료가 이루어질 수 있도록 세심한 노력이 필요하겠다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.6046-6055
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• 2014

본 연구는 장애인들의 경제적 노후준비에 영향을 주는 요인을 파악하기 위하여 Andersen의 행동모형을 적용하였다. 2012년 5월 21일부터 7월 31일까지 조사한 장애인고용패널 5차년도 자료 중 30세 이상 60세 이하 2869명을 대상으로 SPSS 20 program을 이용하여 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 장애인의 노후준비에 영향을 미치는 소인요인으로는 학력, 결혼상태이고, 기능요인에서는 취업여부, 비수급여부 및 자가주택 여부가 그렇지 않은 경우에 비해 노후준비가능성이 높았다. 또한, 총수입이 증가할수록 노후준비 가능성도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 욕구요인에서는 주관적 사회경제적 지위, 일상생활만족도 및 자아존중감이 높을수록 노후준비가능성은 증가하였다. 이에 장애인의 경제적인 노후준비를 돕기 위해서는 그들의 다각적인 요인을 파악하고 개별적인 요구들을 반영할 수 있는 정책마련 및 프로그램이 운영 되어야 할 것이다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.191-200
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• 1997

The purpose of this research was to test a model of intergenerational transmission of marital instability. An important aspect of the present study was to test the direct and indiect intergenerational transmission processes of marital instability. This study revealed four very important findings. First the effects of parental divorce on children's marital instability were both direct and indirect through mate selection risk factors marital quality and marital commitment. Second premarital backgrounds such as socioeconomic status of parents and relative heterogeneity between spouse before marriage were important to explain one's marital relationship. Third the higher the barriers the higher the marital commitment. Fourth marital quality and marital commitment were important predictors of marital instability. Taken together this study supports the intergenerational transmission perspective that exposure to conflict marriage in one's own childhood would forecast lower marital sat sfaction higher conflict and higher marital instability in the marital relationship. The findings from this study also underline the importance of predisposing marital characteristics such as parental socioeconomic status and relative heterogeneity in explaining marital relationship.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.534-536
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• 1985

In a review of our cases presenting with urethral strictures, we noted a high incidence following open heart surgery. In an attempt to elucidate factors predisposing to the occurrence of urethral stricture, we studied the following data; preoperative laboratory study, aortic clamp time, dosage of heparin and protamine, degree of hypothermia, platelet count, and blood pressure. No significant differences were found between the stricture group and the non-stricture group. Of 33 patients admitted in our hospital with urethral stricture, 8 had suffered after open heart surgery. We believe that the urethral catheter is at least partly responsible for stricture formation. Associated factor, for example urethral ischemia, may be contributory.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.274-277
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• 1982

A Clinical analysis of 59 patients of thoracic empyema was done who were received surgical intervention at dept. of thoracic surgery of the C.A.F.G.H. in the period of 2.5 years from January 1979 to June 1982. Occurrence ratio of Left and Right side pleural cavity of empyema was 1: 1.4. The predisposing factors of empyema were pulmonary Tbc. [49%], Chest pain [25%], Cough [8%], in order. B.P.F. was associated with empyema in 5 cases. The pleural cavity empyema was treated with several surgical procedures and conservative measures. Among of the 59 cases, the 30 cases [50%] were treated with decortication, 12 cases [20%] with closed thoractomy drainage, 9 cases with frequent thoracenteses, 5 cases with partial decortication and thoracoplasty and 3 cases with open thoracostomy tube drainage. Among of the 59 cases thoracic empyema, the full recovery were in 32 cases [54%], partial recovery in 20 cases [34%], not improved in 3 cases [5%] and 3 cases were died. The mortality rate was 5% and the recovery rate was 89%.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.171-175
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• 1983

The authors made a clinical study of 107 cases of empyema who were treated at Department of Thoracic Surgery of Chungnam National University Hospital during the period of Jan. 1976 through Aug. 1982 and compared the empyema of infant and children with that of adults. Following was the remits: 1. Male was predominant to female with the ratio of 2.5 to 1 and adult to infant was 2.6 to 1. 2. The cardinal symptoms were dyspnea, coughing, chest pain and fever. 3. Positive remit of bacteriological culture study was reported in 57% and the most common causative organism was staphylococcus in infant and childhood, E. coil in adult. 4. Most frequent predisposing factors of thoracic empyema in infant and childhood was pneumonia [53%], and in adult was pulmonary tuberculosis [40%]. 5. Treatment were combined with antibiotics therapy and several surgical procedures for empyema. 24 cases [22.4%] required open thoracotomy. 6. The mortality rate was 7.4% [8/107]. 86 cases [80.4%] were discharged with recovery and improvement.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.388-390
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• 2012

There has been no report of bilateral pedicle stress fractures involving two vertebrae. The authors describe a unique case of spondylolisthesis accompanying a bilateral pedicle stress fracture involving two vertebrae. De novo development of spondylolisthesis at the L5-S1 vertebrae accompanying a bilateral pedicle stress fracture at L4 and L5 was observed in a 70-year-old woman. The patient's medical history was unremarkable and she did not have any predisposing factors except severe osteoporosis. Interbody fusion with bone cement augmented screw fixation was performed. Surgical treatment resulted in good pain management and improved functional recovery.