• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2016

Objectives The purpose of this study is to emphasize the importance of preventing precocious puberty. This study assessed current number of the patients with early puberty and their medical expenses from 2010 to 2015. Methods Using the data from Korean Statistical Information Service and Heathcare Bigdata Hub, number of patients diagnosed with precocious puberty by gender, age, and year from 2010 to 2015 were reviewed. Also, annual medical insurance expenses and the incidence of leuprorelin use were reviewed. Results Number of the patients with precocious puberty has increased from 29,251 in 2010 to 75,945 in 2015. Total medical insurance expenses have increased from 25,716,431 won in 2010 to 56,367,981 won in 2015. The use of lueprorelin also has increased annually from 11,097,590,000 won in 2010 to 21,617,585,000 won in 2015. Conclusions As a result, the patients diagnosed with precocious puberty are increasing in number, and their medical costs have been rising as well. It may be necessary to control the environmental causes of precocious puberty to reduce not only the physical and psychosocial health problems, but also the social costs.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2021

Objectives The purpose of this study is understanding the trend of clinical researches on the correlation between precocious puberty and sleep. Methods 18 papers were searched by using keywords 'Precious publicity' and 'Sleep' in Pubmed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and those were analyzed for this study. Results Children aged 6 to 18 were participated in longitudinal studies and questionnaire surveys. Hormone levels and EEG were also measured in those children. This study had placed emphasis on the sleeping time and sleep quality, and sex hormones secretion during sleep and changes in the hormone secretion related to the sleep cycles. Historically, oriental medicine studies have demonstrated that there were correlations between precocious puberty and sleep. There are studies from China showed the importance of lifestyle management in preventing and treating precocious puberty, especially with light exposure during sleep. Conclusions Sleep is closely correlated with precocious puberty and it is an important factor to be considered in the prevention and treatment of precocious puberty.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.30-43
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to enhance health management and prevention strategies for precocious puberty by comparing the knowledge, motivation, and behaviors related to reducing exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) between mothers of children with precocious puberty and those of typically developing children. Methods: Participants were 66 mothers of children with precocious puberty from a hospital and 71 mothers of typically developing children from an elementary school. The research questionnaire assessed knowledge of EDCs, motivation, self-efficacy, and behaviors towards reduced exposure to EDCs, in addition to general characteristics of children with precocious puberty. Data analysis utilized descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation. Results: There were statistically significant differences in self-efficacy (p=.015) and behavior (p=.001) regarding reduced exposure to EDCs between the two groups. Behaviors toward reduced exposure to EDCs were positively associated with knowledge of EDCs, motivation, and self-efficacy among mothers of children with precocious puberty. Additionally, these behaviors correlated positively with knowledge of EDCs, motivation, self-efficacy, and the child's birth weight and waist circumference among mothers of typically developing children. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that mothers of children with precocious puberty exhibited less proactive behavior in reducing exposure to EDCs compared to mothers of typical children. Therefore, it is important to foster interest in the impact of environmental factors, beyond characteristic factors, on behaviors aimed at reducing exposure to EDCs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.653-662
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• 2017

본 연구 목적은 우리나라 성조숙증 여아들의 신체상 부모특성 및 행동특성이 성조숙증에 미치는 관련성을 파악하여 성조숙증 예방 및 관리를 위한 기초 자료를 제공하는 것이다. 연구대상 조사기간은 2016년 6월 1일부터 2017년 2월 25일까지였으며, 연구의 대상자는 서울시 소재 어린이전문 H한의원과 S한의원에 성조숙증으로 내원한 환자군 여아 104명과 대조군 A그룹 104명, 지방 군단위 소재 초등학교 여아의 대조군 B그룹 104명으로, 성별과 연령을 짝지은 총 312명과의 비교를 통해 성조숙증 여아와 정상 발달 여아의 신체상 부모특성 및 행동특성을 파악하고자 집단 간 특성을 t-test, $X^2test$, ANOVA 분석을 통해 비교하고, 성조숙증의 영향요인은 이항로지스틱(Multinomial logistic)회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 성조숙증에 미치는 주요 영향요인은 첫째, 신체 및 부모특성에서 본인 신장과 어머니 초경연령이 도출되었다. 둘째, 행동특성의 식습관에서 고기류 섭취횟수와 외식빈도가 도출되었다. 셋째, 행동특성의 일상생활에서 TV시청과 스마트폰 사용시간, 수강학원 수가 도출되었다. 따라서 증가하는 여아의 성조숙증에 대해 부모와 학교 나아가 사회적 관심이 중요하며 성조숙증에 대한 발생원인과 발생빈도를 밝히는 광범위한 연구수행이 필요하다.