• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.112-114
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• 2011

Due to its complex pathophysiology and wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, the diagnosis of CRPS is often missed in the early stage by primary care physicians. After being treated by a primary care physician for 5 months for chronic cellulitis, a 16-year-old girl was referred to our hospital with features of type-1 CRPS of the right upper extremity. Inability to diagnose early caused prolonged suffering to the girl with all the consequence of CRPS. The patient responded well with marked functional recovery from multimodal therapy. Ability to distinguish CRPS from other pain conditions, referral for specialty care at the appropriate time and full awareness of this condition and its clinical features among various healthcare professionals are essential in reducing patient suffering and stopping its progression towards difficult-to-treat situations.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1999-2004
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• 2013

Asian Americans experience disproportionate incidence and mortality rates of certain cancers, compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Primary care physicians are a critical source for cancer screening recommendations and play a significant role in increasing cancer screening of their patients. This study assessed primary care physicians' perceptions of cancer risk in Asians and screening recommendation practices. Primary care physicians practicing in New Jersey and New York City (n=100) completed a 30-question survey on medical practice characteristics, Asian patient communication, cancer screening guidelines, and Asian cancer risk. Liver cancer and stomach cancer were perceived as higher cancer risks among Asian Americans than among the general population, and breast and prostate cancer were perceived as lower risks. Physicians are integral public health liaisons who can be both influential and resourceful toward educating Asian Americans about specific cancer awareness and screening information.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.67-77
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• 2016

Objectives: The study was to propose strategies and directions how to manage the hypertension and diabetes in communities. Methods: The survey data from 606 patients with hypertension or diabetes based on Community Health Survey, 2013 were analyzed and the hypertension and diabetes projects in communities for last 10 years were reviewed. Results: The patients visiting the primary clinics had statistically significant lower rates than those of teaching hospitals in physician's recommendation experience, perception level of attention from doctors, self-efficacy and health habit practice level. Since the Hypertension and diabetes registration and management system in 2007, there have been several trials for management of hypertension and diabetes such as Chronic diseases management system on the primary clinics, Community based primary medical care pilot projects, Post-national health screening management, and Pilot project on reimbursement for chronic diseases care services. Conclusions: The upmost urgent task might be to have a support system for patients' self care affiliated with primary clinics. To achieve it, it is necessary to expand the current Hypertension and diabetes registration and management system into nation and to find a way to attract the active participation from primary clinics.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.565-576
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 캐나다에 거주하는 재외국민을 대상으로 한국과 캐나다에서의 1차 의료기관 이용 경험을 토대로 한국과 캐나다 의료기관 만족도를 비교·분석하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 설문조사를 기초로 대응표본 T 검정, ANOVA분석, 일반선형분석모형을 이용해 자료를 분석하였다. 본 연구의 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 한국의료에 대한 종합적인 만족도는 캐나다 보다 높았다. 둘째, 한국의료만족도는 성, 연령, 교육수준, 거주 지역에 무관하게 안정적이었다. 셋째, 한국의료에 대한 항목별 만족도가 캐나다의료에 대한 만족도 보다 높았다. 넷째, 특히 치료기술 및 수준, 진료예약 신속성 등에서 만족도가 높았으나 진료비용 측면에서는 만족도가 낮았다. 다섯째, 의사기술 및 실력에 대한 신뢰는 높았으나 충분한 상담 및 설명 측면에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 여섯째, 한국의사는 캐나다 의사에 비해 진료수입을 늘리기 위해 진료회수를 늘리는 경향이 있다고 인식하고 있었다. 세부적인 분석결과 우리나라 1차 의료가 캐나다에 비해 충분히 경쟁력을 가지고 있으나 1차 의료 의사의 환자면담 및 설명의무, 수입조절을 위한 유인행위, 진료비용 등은 개선될 필요가 있다는 결론에 도달하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.147-151
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• 1976

A study was conducted during the period of August 13 to August 18, 1974 to obtain information on knowledge and attitude of the rural area housewife toward health care and antibiotics using. Interviewed 242 housewives dwelling in Soodong and Hwado Myun, Yangju Gun, Kyunggi Do, a typical rural area in Korea and the following results are obtained: 1. Of 242 housewives interviewed, 20.2% were illiteracy, 68.2% was graduated from primary school, 9.1% from middle school and 2.5% from high school. 2. Of those interviewed, 8.7% were Christian, 5.0% Bueldist, 2.9% Confucianism, and 83.4% of those were no religious preference. 3. Utility rate according with the kind of mass media in home was 85.1% of respondants possessed radio, 16.1% of magazine, 12.8% of newspaper, and 4.1% of television. 4. In the case of patients occure in a family, 13.0% out of 242 respondants had chosen physician's clinics for inicial medical care place, 58.4% drug stores, 0.9% herb medicine and 27.7% of those had chosen folk medicine at home. 5. Antibiotics effective complaints listed by the respondants were skin diseases with 43.8%, suppurated wound 30.0%, URI like symptoms 18.2%, diarrhea 14.5%, low back pain 12.9%, fever 6.2%, loss of appetite 3.3%, all kind of diseases 2.5%, urethral discharge 2.1% and tuberculosis 0.8% respectively. 6. Only 14.7% of respondants had obtained antibiotics for medical care from physician's clinics and 85.3% of the respondants had obtained antibioties from drug store (70.7%), village shop (10.4%), and salesmen in street market without any physician's prescription. 7. Eighty-nine percent of the respondants were understanding on patient care activity as the local health subcenter but only 11.0% of those on M.C.H., 29.0% of those on family planning, 21% on vaccination, and only 6.6% on tuberculosis control activity. 8. Utility rate of the local health subcenter was 71.9% out of the patients indicated medical care of medical facilities.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2012

Object : Traditional Korean Medicine Diagnostic Support System(TKMDSS) is the diagnostic prescribing system based on ontology developed by Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. We monitored and assessed its usefulness and searched for improvements. Methods : We collected 10 cases of stroke inpatients of Dongguk University Ilsan Oriental Hospital. They were diagnosed by primary care physician and another researcher who monitored using "TKMDSS" respectively. We compared the process and results of two diagnosis. Results : The diagnostic concordance rate between primary care physician and researcher were pretty high. Most of the problems were caused by expressions on symptoms inappropriate use of terminology. The severity of symptoms and vague symptoms which is hard to be diagnosed should be reflected and measured in this system. Conclusions : The problems were about terminology and definition. The terminology should be defined accurately and in-depth detail so that anyone can get the right information. If the problems were modified, "TKMMSS" could be utilized as supportive measures for oriental medicine doctors and students.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.125-141
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of provider practice patterns in the difference in health expenditure between the two types of patients: Health Insurance and Medical Aid type 1. The study used the outpatient claim data for all Medicaid and health insurance patients of hypertension who received medical services from 8,454 primary care physicians during the first half of 2006. The data were stratified by patient's gender and age for the two groups of patients who received care from the same physician. The dependent variables were the differences in medical expenditure per case, patient days per case and medical expenditure per patient day between Medicaid patients and health insurance patients. Empirical results showed that physician characteristics, such as physicians under age 50, greater proportion of pediatric Medicaid patients, lower proportion of new Medicaid patients and the greater number of comorbidity of Medicaid patients are associated with the greater difference between the two types of patients (i.e., greater expenditure of Medicaid patients relative to health insurance patients). This study shows that factors associated with provider practice patterns need to be taken into account in Medicaid policy.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.456-468
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 소비자 중심 의료 관점에 기초해 미국·캐나다 재외국민들을 대상으로 진행된 의료 만족도 비교 조사를 바탕으로 가정의 도입과 관련된 탐색적 연구를 수행하였다. '16년 -'18년 사이에 설문조사지 배포 및 회수 방식으로 수집된 493개의 실증자료에 기초한 통계적 분석 결과 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 미국·캐나다 가정의에 대한 만족도가 한국의 1차 의료 의사에 비해 높다는 증거를 발견할 수 없었다. 둘째, 치료기술 및 수준, 진료예약 신속성 등에서 한국 1 차 의료 의사 만족도가 높았으며 가정의 제도에 비해 약점으로 언급되는 충분한 상담 및 설명 측면에서도 가정의 제도가 더 우수하다는 증거를 발견할 수 없었다. 셋째, 미국 재외국민은 캐나다 재외국민에 비해 가정의 제도에 대한 만족도가 더 낮게 나타났다. 넷째, 미국·캐나다 재외국민은 가정의를 거쳐 병원에 가도록 강제하는 제도에 대한 부정적인 평가가 높았고 질병 발생 시 가정의를 통하지 않고 병원을 직접 방문하는 것을 선호하였다. 결론적으로 미국·캐나다 가정의 만족도가 한국 1차 의사에 비해 높다는 충분한 증거가 없으므로 서구식 가정의 제도 도입 전 이 제도로 인한 효익과 비용에 대한 보다 심층적인 추가적인 분석이 수행될 필요가 있다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2012

The objective of this study is to discuss the role of integrative medicine (IM) in contemporary health care settings, and how and which factors affect and facilitate the success of IM in terms of the integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional medicine in primary health care (PHC). IM is meant to provide the best possible health care, for both patient and physician. The way of IM use in the developed countries presents various ways that IM can be provided, and it appears that strategies have been successfully developed to facilitate integration. Although few of the barriers to the integration of CAM and conventional medicine have been resolved, concerns over the legitimacy of CAM in health care (e.g., safety, biomedical evidence, and efficacy) are being overcome by the use of evidence-based practice in IM delivery. There are dominant models of IM that have been developed. The model types signify different levels of equity between CAM and conventional medicine in regard to the power, autonomy, and control held by each. However, the factors common to all IM models, whether describing CAM as supplementary or complementary to conventional medicine, is the concept of a health care model that aspires to be client-centred and holistic, with focus on health rather than disease as well as mutual respect among peer practitioners. Finally, this study concluded that the growth and viability of traditional Korean medicine(TKM) depend on evidence-based practices and identifying the successful influences on the integration of TKM and conventional medicine for recognition of its inherent value in PHC. Some recommendations for the integration of TKM and conventional medicine were suggested.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.24-33
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• 2008

Purpose: To analyze health programs of the PHCP (Primary Health Care Posts) Method: From August 2006 to July 2007, data on the general quality and health program of the PHCP was requested by official letter and replies were received via E-mail. From December 8 to December 30, 2007, data from 1,268 (66.8%) PHCP out of 1,897 PHCP were analyzed using SPSS 12.0 Win program. Results: The average population covered by each PHCP is 878.3 people. For the health and special programs, Community Health Practitioners report high motivation for programs on health promotion, management of chronic illness, social welfare (40-50%). Demand by the residents was reported at 10% and increases in the health of the residents were attributed to high interest and demand. Volunteer work was 83.3% for bathing, 54.5% for equipment support and 46% for exercise programs. As elders make up 30% of the population in rural areas, there is an increasing demand for volunteer work in bathing programs. Conclusions: As the number of elders in the population increases and there is an increased need for more medical treatment for older people who are sick, the role of PHCP must be strengthened to include visits to homes of community residents. Where financial support for the PHCP is difficult, it is necessary to develop sound data on demographic characteristics of the population in order to develop efficient and effective health promotion programs. The finding that 54.7% of the population need management of chronic illness has difficulty in seeing a physician indicates a need to enhance the health care delivery system by strengthening the role of the Community Health Practitioners and including them in the civil service system to ensure stability of the PHCP.