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A Survey on the Actual Condition for Dining-out in Busan 4. The Propensity to Dining-out at Suppertime (부산지역의 외식실태조사 4. 저녁때의 외식성향)

  • 김두진
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.357-363
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to find out the actual condition of dining-out and the propensity to dining-out at suppertime according to gender and age in Busan area. The survey was conducted on 792 peoples who live or work in Busan area. The results of the questionnaires are as follows ; The place to dining-out at suppertime were in order of “downtown”and “about the house”Partner to eating-out were in order of “friend” and “family”. Restaurants used frequently at suppertime were in order of “Kalbi R.”, “Korean style R.” and “Sliced raw fish R.”The favorite menu were in order to “So-kalbi”, “Sliced raw fish”and “Pizza” Drinking with a meal was 76.7% of respondents and the kind of liquor frequetly drinking were in order of “Soju” and “Beer” at suppertime. But, the results of the propensity to dining-out were different according to gender and age groups.

Evaluation of Deltoid Origin Status Following Open and Arthroscopic Repair of Large Rotator Cuff Tears: A Propensity-Matched Case-Control Study

  • Kholinne, Erica;Kwak, Jae-Man;Sun, Yucheng;Kim, Hyojune;Koh, Kyoung Hwan;Jeon, In-Ho
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2020
  • Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare deltoid origin status following large rotator cuff repair carried out using either an open or an arthroscopic method with a propensity score matching technique. Methods: A retrospective review of 112 patients treated for full-thickness, large rotator cuff tear via either a classic open repair (open group) or an arthroscopic repair (arthroscopic group) was conducted. All patients included in the study had undergone postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical follow-up for at least 12 and 18 months after surgery, respectively. Propensity score matching was used to select controls matched for age, sex, body mass index, and affected site. There were 56 patients in each group, with a mean age of 63.3 years (range, 50-77 years). The postoperative functional and radiologic outcomes for both groups were compared. Radiologic evaluation for postoperative rotator cuff integrity and deltoid origin status was performed with 3-Tesla MRI. Results: The deltoid origin thickness was significantly greater in the arthroscopic group when measured at the anterior acromion (P=0.006), anterior third (P=0.005), and middle third of the lateral border of the acromion level (P=0.005). The deltoid origin thickness at the posterior third of the lateral acromion was not significantly different between the arthroscopic and open groups. The arthroscopic group had significantly higher intact deltoid integrity with less scarring (P=0.04). There were no full-thickness deltoid tears in either the open or arthroscopic group. Conclusions: Open rotator cuff repair resulted in a thinner deltoid origin, especially from the anterior acromion to the middle third of the lateral border of the acromion, at the 1-year postoperative MRI evaluation. Meticulous reattachment of the deltoid origin is as essential as rotator cuff repair when an open approach is selected.

The Effect of Selected Properties Bakery Act in Accordance with the Customer's Use of Propensity to Consume: Focused on Busan (베이커리 이용고객의 소비성향에 따른 선택속성이 행동의도에 미치는 영향: 부산지역을 중심으로)

  • Woo, Iee-Shik;Lee, Jong-Ho
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.243-253
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    • 2015
  • This study examined the factors that affect the relationship between customer consumption propensity, customer bakery selction and customer behavioral intention. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed to the consumers, of which 27 were deemed suitable for analysis after the removal of 28 unusable responses. In order to perform statistical analyses required in the study, SPSS 18.0 Statistical Program was employed for frequency analysis, factor analysis, and reliability analysis. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that three factors regarding customer consumption propensity were extracted from all measurements with a KMO of 0.778 and a total cumulative variance of 62.121%. With regard to bakery selection attributes, three factors were extracted with a total cumulative variance of 65.69% and a KMO score of 0.776. One factor for behavioral intention was extracted that accounted for a total cumulative variance of 69.82% and a KMO score of 0.803. All factors were significant to 0.000 and the correlation between variables was significant. Thus, based on the results, the main research hypothesis that identifies the relationships between bakery selection attributes and behavioral intention was partially adopted.

Effect of Early Adjuvant Chemotherapy on Survival of Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients: a Propensity Score-matched Analysis

  • Lee, Yoontaek;Min, Sa-Hong;Park, Ki Bum;Park, Young Suk;Kim, Ji-Won;Ahn, Sang-Hoon;Kim, Jin Won;Park, Do Joong;Lee, Keun-Wook;Kim, Hyung-Ho
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.58-68
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Generally, adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) should be initiated as soon as possible after surgery to eradicate microscopic cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of early AC on the survival of stage II/III gastric cancer patients. Materials and Methods: Four hundred sixty patients who received AC (S-1 or XELOX) for pathologic stage II/III gastric cancer at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between January 2008 and December 2014 were included. Patients were divided into 2 groups: early AC administration (within 4 weeks) and late AC administration (more than 4 weeks). Patients in the early AC group (n=174) were matched 1:1 with patients in the late AC group (n=174) by propensity scoring to adjust for clinical differences. Three-year relapse-free survival (RFS) was evaluated according to the timing of AC. Results: Three-year RFS was 98.1% in stage IIA (n=109), 85.0% in stage IIB (n=83), 87.4% in stage IIIA (n=96), 83.5% in stage IIIB (n=91), and 62.5% in stage IIIC (n=81). After propensity score matching, RFS was similar between early and late AC groups (hazard ratio [HR],1.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.62-1.74; P=0.889). Pathologic stage and histological type were independent prognostic factors of RFS (HR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.06-3.96; P=0.033 and HR, 2.61; 95% CI, 1.42-4.80; P=0.002, respectively). Conclusions: Early initiation of AC within 4 weeks does not affect survival rates in stage II/III gastric cancer.

Clinical data analysis in retrospective study through equality adjustment between groups (후향적연구의 집단 간 동등성확보를 통한 임상자료분석)

  • Kwak, Sang Gyu;Shin, Im Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.1317-1325
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    • 2015
  • There are two types of clinical research to figure out risk factor for disease using collected data. One is prospective study to approach the subjects from the present time and the other is retrospective study to find the risk factor using the subject's information in the past. Both approached and study design are different but the purpose of the two studies is to identify a significant difference between two groups and to find out what the variables to influence groups. Especially when comparing the two groups in clinical research, we have to look at the difference between the impact clinical variables by group while controlling the influence of the baseline characteristics variables such as age and sex. However, in the retrospective study, the difference of baseline characteristic variables can occur more frequently because the past records did not randomly assign subjects into two groups. In clinical data analysis use covariates to solve this problem. Typically, the analysis method using the analysis of covariance of variance, adjusted model, and propensity score matching method. This study is introduce the way of equality adjustment between groups data analysis using covariates in retrospective clinical studies and apply it to the recurrence of gastric cancer data.

Relationship between Self-Concept and Ethical Propensity of Dental Hygienists (치과위생사의 자아존중감과 윤리적 성향과의 관련성)

  • Lee, Se-Jung;Han, Gyeong-Soon
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.503-510
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    • 2012
  • The aim of this study was to the self-concept and ethical propensity of dental hygienists. The subjects of this study were 748 dental hygienists from January 23 to March 30, 2012. Data were analyzed with t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis SPSS 19.0. The average score of self-concept was 3.44 points in dental hygienists. The self-concept scores were higher in absolutists (3.53 points) and situationists (3.51 points) than subjectivists (3.35 points) and exceptionists (3.35 points) in the ethical types. The self-concept Influence factors were idealism, relativism, job satisfaction level, and annual salary. In order to help dental hygiene students adopt to rapidly changing society, the university should make efforts to develop a curriculum and program for improving self concept and ethical propensity.

The Effects of Smartphone Use on Structured Social Network Types among Retired Older Adults in South Korea (스마트폰 이용이 은퇴 노인의 구조적 사회관계망에 미치는 영향)

  • Um, Sa Rang;Chio, Eun Young;Cho, Sung Eun;Chio, In Jung;Kim, Young Sun
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.481-499
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of smartphone use on structured social network types in the Korean elderly population. Data was derived from the 2014 survey of living conditions and welfare needs of Korean older persons collected by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. A total of 4,180 participants were selected for the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) analysis. Based on propensity score estimates, the 491 smartphone users (treatment group) and 491 featurephone users (control group) were matched. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between smartphone use and structural social network types. The results showed that among retired older adults, people using smartphone had significantly better structured social networks than those using featurephone even after controlling for covariates. Smartphone users had the higher levels of social contact and social activity. These findings suggested empirical evidence that using smartphone positively affects structured social networks, which might be used as the basis for designing intervention programs to promote social networks and social engagement of retired older adults.

Mediating effects of Critical Thinking Propensity between Perception of Patient Safety Culture and Practice of Standard Precaution of Nurses in Small and Medium Hospitals (중소병원 간호사의 환자안전문화 인식과 표준주의지침 수행도의 관계에서 비판적 사고성향의 매개효과)

  • Junghyun Choi
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.101-110
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    • 2024
  • This study was conducted to confirm the relationship between perception of patient safety culture, critical thinking propensity, and practice of standard precaution among nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals. The research subjects were nurses from three small and medium-sized hospitals located in S City and C City who understood the purpose of the study and agreed to participate. The final study subjects were 158 nurses. The data were collected from January 5, 2020 to March 31, 2020, and descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation, regression analysis, and Sobel test of the collected data were performed using SPSS/WIN26.0 Program. As a result of the study, nurses' practice of standard precaution showed a significant positive correlation with perception of patient safety culture (r=.524, p<.001) and critical thinking disposition (r=.471, p<.001). Critical thinking propensity was found to have a partial mediating effect in the relationship between perception of patient safety culture and practice of standard precaution. Based on the results of this study, repeated research can be conducted in the future, and can be used to develop and apply educational programs that can improve nurses' practice of standard precaution.