• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2005

Purpose: We report the radiologic and the clinical results for surgical treatment of calcaneal fractures involving the subtalar joint. Methods: We evaluated the findings of radiographs and computed tomographs of 39 patients (40 cases) with intra-articular calcaneal fractures. The fractures were treated with open reduction via an extended lateral approach and internal fixation using a plate. We assessed the radiologic results, such as the $B{\ddot{o}}hler$ angle, the Gissane angle, and the height/width ratio. We assessed the clinical results based on the critieria of Salama et al. Results: According to the Essex-Lopresti classification, 9 cases were classified as tongue type and 31 cases as joint depression type. According to the Sanders classification, 10 cases were classified as type IIA, 4 cases as IIB, 16 cases as IIIAB, 4 cases as IIIAC, and 6 cases as type IV. The mean preoperative $B{\ddot{o}}hler$ angle was 7.7, the mean postoperative $B{\ddot{o}}hler$ angle was 21.1, and the mean last follow-up $B{\ddot{o}}hler$ angle was 16.8. Clinical results classified as 10 excellent, 13 good, 11 fair, and 6 poor. Conclusion: In the treatment of intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus, open reduction via an extended lateral approach seems to be a useful method in that it can provide direct exposure of the subtalar joint with little morbidity.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.277-292
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a Clinical Ladder System (CLS) model for staff nurses working in inpatient units of tertiary care hospitals in Korea. Methods: The study was carried out in 2 steps. First, a nursing competence evaluation scale was developed. Second, evaluation of the nursing competences, qualifications, and professional activities of 230 nurses from five tertiary care hospitals was done by 49 head nurses between Feb. and Dec., 2014. Nurses were selected by head nurses according to their clinical experience and expected behavioral characteristics at each level of the ladder. Results: A nursing competence scale was developed consisting of 5 subcategories (clinical practice, ethical practice, education, leadership, and professional development) and 11 elements, and 5 levels of behavioral indicators for each element. Cronbach's alphas for the entire tool and subcategories were over .853 and stability of the scale was confirmed. There were significant differences in nursing competence according to the 5 levels of the ladder. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the proposed CLS model with a standard score for nursing competence, recommended or obligatory criteria for qualifications and professional activities provides a good tool for developing nurses' competences and retaining excellent nurses in clinical practice.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.324-335
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to propose a revised Clinical Ladder System(CLS) Model for nurses based on the evaluation of clinical competence and professional activities of nurses working in general hospitals. Methods: Data were collected between September 10 and October 30, 2017. Participants were 50 head nurses from 10 general hospitals with over 400 beds located in Seoul City and Gyeonggi Province. Each head nurse evaluated clinical competence, qualifications, and professional activities of 5 staff nurses at each of the 5 levels of CLS in her unit. The total number of the nurses evaluated was 245. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and t-test, one-way ANOVA, and $Scheff{\acute{e}}$. Results: Over 80% of the nurses were university graduates. As the CLS levels increased, clinical competence, qualifications, and professional activities also increased significantly. Education material development and quality improvement activities were carried out by nurses from level 2, research and evidence based practice activities were carried out from level 3, and nurses at level 4 or 5 participated in most of the professional activities as leaders. Conclusion: In order to retain excellent nurses in general hospitals, recognizing and rewarding nurses according to the revised model of the CLS are recommended.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2021

[Purpose] Exercise is a key factor in preventing obesity and metabolic syndrome. Sumo wrestlers increase their body size from childhood for athletic advantage; however, the risk of metabolic syndrome in junior sumo wrestlers is undetermined. Preventive measures against pediatric obesity should be initiated during childhood to prevent obesity in adulthood, considering its high global incidence. We comparatively evaluated the risk factors for metabolic syndrome in junior sumo wrestlers and children with obesity. [Methods] We enrolled 70 male children (age 9-17 years [sumo group, n = 14] and 9-14 years [other sports and non-exercise groups, n = 28 each]) and evaluated their anthropometric parameters (height, weight, body mass index z-score, obesity rate, waist circumference, waist to height ratio) and hematological parameters (total, low-density, high-density, and non-high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; triglycerides; plasma glucose, and glycated hemoglobin levels). [Results] The BMI z-score, obesity rate, waist circumference (p < 0.05, along with the non-exercise group), and systolic blood pressure were significantly higher and the high-density cholesterol level was lower in the sumo group than in the other sports group (p < 0.05). The waist to height ratio was significantly higher in the non-exercise group than in the other sports group (p < 0.05). No significant difference was found in other blood lipid, plasma glucose (significantly lower level than the reference range in the sumo group, p < 0.05), and glycated hemoglobin (within the reference range in all groups) levels among the three groups. [Conclusion] Junior sumo wrestlers had a larger body size and higher blood pressure than children with obesity who exercised regularly. This provides direction for future research into targeted preventive interventions against metabolic syndrome for junior sumo wrestlers with large body size.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.16-27
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• 2001

연구목적 : 본 연구는 정신분열병 환자의 가족이 겪는 각종 스트레스(불안, 우울, 거부감, 걱정 등)와 함께 가족의 대처 전략의 정도를 평가하고 단기가족교육 후 정신분열병에 대한 지식과 스트레스, 대처전략의 변화 정도를 대조군과 비교해 단기가족교육의 효과를 평가 하고자 하였다. 방법 : DSM-IV 진단기준에 따라서 분류된 정신분열병 환자의 가족 중에서 가족교육을 받은 24 명을 교육군으로 하고 동 질환으로 본과에 입원한 환자의 가족 중에서 22명을 선정하여 대조군으로 하였다. 교육군에게는 가족교육 전후에, 대조군에게는 환자 입원 시와 4주 이후에 두 번 설문지를 작성하도록 하였다. 사용된 설문지는 Family Coping Questionnaire(FCQ), Patient Rejection Scale(PRS), 걱정설문지, 지식설문지, Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) 등이다. 결과 : 1) 교육군에서 걱정설문지, BDI, STAI-S는 사후평가 점수가 사전평가 점수보다 유의하게 낮았고 FCQ의 사회적 관심항목과 지식설문지는 사후평가 점수가 사전평가 점수보다 유의하게 높았다. FCQ요인에서는 회피와 관련된 사회적 관심의 전략이 사후평가 점수가 사전평가 점수보다 유의하게 높았다. 반면에 대조군에서는 모든 설문지에서 사전평가 점수와 사후평가 점수 사이에 유의한 차이가 보이지 않았다. 2) 교육군에서 걱정설문지의 점수 차와 STAI-S의 점수 차 사이, 걱정설문지의 점수 차와 STAI-T의 점수 차 사이에 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있었고 FCQ의 긍정적 상호작용항목의 점수 차와 PRS의 점수 차 사이, 지식설문지의 점수 차와 STAI-S의 점수 차 사이에는 유의한 부적 상관관계가 있었다. 반면에 대조군에서는 FCQ의 정보항목의 점수 차와 PRS의 점수 차 사이, 긍정적 상호작용항목의 점수 차와 PRS의 점수 차 사이에만 유의한 부적 상관관계가 있었다. 3) 교육군에서는 걱정설문지의 점수 차와 환자의 나이 사이에 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있었고 지식설문지의 점수 차와 환자의 유병기간 사이에 유의한 부적 상관관계가 있었지만 대조군에서는 유의한 상관관계가 존재하지 않았다. 결론 : 단기가족교육 후에 가족들의 지식이 증가하고 걱정과 불안감이 감소하였으며 환자에게서 벗어나 사회적 관심이 높아지게 되었다. 한편, 교육군에서는 지식의 증가에 따라 불안감이 감소했지만 대조군에서는 상관 관계가 없었다. 또한 교육군과 대조군 모두에서 지식의 변화와는 상관없이 거부감이 적어질수록 긍정적 의사소통의 대처전략을 많이 사용했고 대조군에서 거부감의 영향을 더 많이 받았다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.327-336
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was to examine the clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors of geriatric hospital patients who visited one region-wide emergency department (ED). It's basically meant to develop criteria for the patient management of geriatric hospitals and to provide related information. Methods: A retrospective research study was implemented using electronic medical records. The subjects in this study included 484 geriatric hospital patients who were selected from among 15,994 patients that visited one region-wide ED between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2015. Results: There were significant differences in death, a change for the better and no change for the better, which were results of treatment, according to the length of stay in hospital, hospitalization in a general ward, not having an operation or surgery, the presence or absence of malignant neoplasm, the insertion of foley catheter, intubation, ventilator and the insertion of central venous catheter. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that a patient management system is necessary in geriatric hospitals and that competent healthcare workers who can properly respond to emergencies are required as well.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.16-32
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to: (1) describe the self-efficacy, perceived barriers and health promoting behaviors and (2) determine the relationship of these variables in stroke survivors. Methods: A convenience sample of 93 stroke survivors who were enrolled in a neurosurgical outpatient clinic in Seoul participated in the study. Results: Among health promoting behaviors, non-smoking was the subdomain with the highest mean score and exercise subdomain had the lowest mean score. Significant factors correlated with health promoting behaviors were age, self-efficacy and perceived barriers. Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that health promotion programs aimed at enhancing self-efficacy and decreasing perceived barriers would be beneficial for the stroke survivors.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2015

Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy has become widespread as a treatment for early gastric cancer in eastern Asia, but a standard method for setting the stomach transection line has not been established. Here we report a novel method of setting this line based on anatomical landmarks. At the start of the operation, two anatomical landmarks along the greater curvature of the stomach were marked with ink: the proximal landmark at the avascular area between the last branch of the short gastric artery and the first branch of the left gastroepiploic artery, and the distal landmark at the point of communication between the right and left gastroepiploic arteries. Just before specimen retrieval, the stomach was transected from the center of these two landmarks toward the lesser curvature. Then, about two-third of the stomach was reproducibly resected, and gastroduodenostomy was successfully performed in 26 consecutive cases. This novel method could be used as a standard technique for setting the transection line in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.298-303
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• 2023

This study aimed to describe a rare case of gnathostomiasis in the vocal cord. A 54-yearold Chinese woman living in Korea visited with a chief complaint of voice change at the outpatient department of otorhinolaryngology in Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University on August 2, 2021. She had eaten raw conger a few weeks before the voice change developed, but her medical history and physical examinations demonstrated neither gastrointestinal symptoms nor other health problems. A round and red cystic lesion, recognized in the anterior part of the right vocal cord, was removed using forceps and scissors through laryngeal microsurgery. The histopathological specimen of the cyst revealed 3 cross-sections of a nematode larva in the lumen of the cyst wall composed of inflammatory cells and fibrotic tissues. They differ in diameter, from 190 ㎛ to 235 ㎛. They showed characteristic cuticular layers with tegumental spines, somatic muscle layers, and gastrointestinal tracts such as the esophagus and intestine. Notably, intestinal sections consisted of 27-28 lining cells containing 0-4 nuclei per cell. We tentatively identified the nematode larva recovered from the vocal cord cystic lesion as the thirdstage larva of Gnathostoma, probably G. nipponicum or G. hispidum, based on the sectional morphologies.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.870-878
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of compassion satisfaction and social support in the relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout among hospital nurses. Methods: The participants were 430 nurses working in general hospitals. Data were collected with self-administrated questionnaires and analyzed by hierarchical multiple regression. Results: (a) Compassion fatigue had a significant positive effect on burnout; (b) social support and compassion satisfaction had negative effects on burnout, and (c) social support and compassion satisfaction did not moderate the effects of compassion fatigue on burnout. Conclusion: These findings provide strong empirical evidence for the importance of compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and social support in explaining burnout of nurses. Also, it would be of great value to further define compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction even though these concepts are not accepted in the realities of health care.