• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.159-168
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• 2020

본 연구는 전국 권역·지역응급의료기관 내 경력 간호사들을 대상으로 1급 응급구조사에 대한 인지와 적정 업무에 대한 의견을 알아보고자 하였다. 설문문항은 총 61문항으로 일반적인 사항, 응급의료센터에서의 1급 응급구조사에 대한 인식, 1급 응급구조사의 업무 관련 문항으로 구성되었다. SPSS21.0 version을 통해 빈도 분석과, 분산 분석 등의 자료 분석을 실시하였다. 응급의료기관 내 1급 응급구조사 업무에 대한 긍정적인 의견은 33개의 문항에서 나타났다. 또한 응급의료기관 내 1급 응급구조사의 필요성과 업무의 중요성 그리고 전문성 및 증원의 필요성에 대해 긍정적인 의견이 높게 나타났으며, 집단 간 차이는 없었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3273-3277
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• 2015

Network scale up (NSU) is a novel approach to estimate parameters in hard to reach populations through asking people the number of individuals they know in their active social network. Although the method have been used in hidden populations, advantages of NSU indicate that exploration of applicability to disease like cancer might be feasible. The aim of this study was to assess the application of NSU to estimate the size of the population of breast, ovarian/cervical, prostate, and bladder cancers in the South-east of Iran. A total of 3,052 (99% response rate) Kermanian people were interviewed in 2012-2013. Based on NSU, participants were asked about if they know any people on their social network who suffered from breast, ovarian/cervical, prostate, and bladder cancers, if yes, they should enumerate them. A total of 1,650 persons living with four types of cancers (breast, ovary/cervix, prostate, and bladder) were identified by the respondents. Totally, the prevalence of people living with the four types of cancers was 228.4 per 100,000 Kermanian inhabitants. The most prevalent cancer was breast cancer, at 168.9 per 100,000, followed by prostate cancer with 116.9, ovarian/cervical cancer with 99.8, and bladder cancer with 36.3 per 100000 Kerman city population. NSU values provide a usable but not very precise way of estimating the size of subpopulations in the context of the four major cancers (breast, ovary/cervix, prostate, and bladder).

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to provide the fundamental materials for architectural planning of the Multipurpose Senior Center according to regional characteristics, and to analyze the Multipurpose Senior Center at the view of the program and utilization. For the analysis of the actual condition are surveyed 164 respondents und programs in four facilities in Deajeon. The results of this study are as follows; 1. the characteristics, problems and demands of the section of social education, the counseling, the medical rehabilitation, the sports education, etc. 2. the consideration factors for the planning of the program and volume of the Multipurpose Senior Center on the basic of the rate of increase in population of the Elderly in regions.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권9호
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• pp.680-687
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• 2021

Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), has a higher case fatality rate in European countries than in others, especially East Asian ones. One potential explanation for this regional difference is the diversity of the viral infection efficiency. Here, we analyzed the allele frequencies of a nonsynonymous variant rs12329760 (V197M) in the TMPRSS2 gene, a key enzyme essential for viral infection and found a significant association between the COVID-19 case fatality rate and the V197M allele frequencies, using over 200,000 present-day and ancient genomic samples. East Asian countries have higher V197M allele frequencies than other regions, including European countries which correlates to their lower case fatality rates. Structural and energy calculation analysis of the V197M amino acid change showed that it destabilizes the TMPRSS2 protein, possibly negatively affecting its ACE2 and viral spike protein processing.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2433-2437
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• 2013

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent regulator of angiogenesis and thereby involved in the development and progression of solid tumours. Associations between three VEGF gene polymorphisms (-634 G/C, +936 C/T, and +1612 G/A) and breast cancer risk have been extensively studied, but the currently available results are inconclusive. Our aim was to investigate associations between three VEGF gene polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in Chinese Han patients. We performed a hospital-based case-control study including 680 female incident breast cancer patients and 680 female age-matched healthy control subjects. Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was performed to detect the three VEGF gene polymorphisms. We observed that women carriers of +936 TT genotypes [odds ratio (OR) =0.46, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.28, 0.76; P=0.002] or 936 T-allele (OR=0.81, 95% CI= 0.68, 0.98; P=0.03) had a protective effect concerning the disease. Our study suggested that the +1612G/A polymorphism was unlikely to be associated with breast cancer risk. The -634CC genotype was significantly associated with high tumor aggressiveness [large tumor size (OR=2.63, 95% CI=1.15, 6.02; P=0.02) and high histologic grade (OR=1.47, 95% CI= 1.06, 2.03; P=0.02)]. The genotypes were not related with other tumor characteristics such as regional or distant metastasis, stage at diagnosis, or estrogen or progesterone receptor status. Our study revealed that the VEGF -634 G/C and +936 C/T gene polymorphisms may be associated with breast cancer in Chinese Han patients.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2020

Purpose: Accurate and appropriate prehospital field triage is essential for a trauma system. The Korean trauma system (established in 2014) uses the trauma field triage algorithm of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This study evaluated the suitability of the CDC field triage criteria for major trauma cases (injury severity score >15) in Korea. Methods: This retrospective cohort study evaluated trauma patients who presented at the authors' regional trauma center from January 1 to May 7, 2017. The undertriage and overtriage rates of each CDC field triage step were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed, and the area under the curve (AUC) was evaluated for each step. Results: Among the 1,009 enrolled patients, 168 (16.7%) had major trauma. The undertriage/overtriage rates of each step (steps I, II, III, and IV) of CDC field triage were 9.2%/47.4%, 6.3%/50.8%, 4.5%/59.4%, and 5.3%/78.9%, respectively. The AUC values of each CDC triage step were 0.722, 0.783, 0.791, and 0.615, respectively. The AUC values of the separate components of each step (physiologic criteria, anatomic criteria, mechanism-of-injury criteria, and special considerations) were 0.722, 0.648, 0.647, and 0.456, respectively. Conclusions: The CDC field triage system is acceptable, but not ideal, for Korean trauma care. If we follow the protocol, it would be preferable to omit step IV. The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale may be a good indicator for in-hospital triage. However, a new triage protocol that is simple to estimate on-scene while having good performance should be developed.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2014

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare job satisfaction, quality of life (QOL), incident report rate and overtime hours for 12-hour shifts and for 8-hour shifts in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 36 staff nurses from a PICU in a regional hospital in Korea. Data were collected using self-administrated questionnaires regarding job satisfaction and QOL at 6 months before and after the beginning of 12-hour shifts. Incident report rate and overtime hours for both 12-hour and 8-hour shifts were compared. Comparisons were made using $x^2$-test, paired t-test and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: After 12-hour shifts were initiated, job satisfaction significantly increased (t=3.93, p<.001) and QOL was higher for nurses on 12-hour shifts compared to 8-hour (t=7.83, p<.001). There was no statistically significant change in incident report rate ($x^2=0.15$, p=.720). The overtimes decreased from $36.3{\pm}34.7$ to $17.3{\pm}34.9$ minutes (Z=-8.91, p<.001). Conclusion: These results provide evidence that 12-hour shifts can be an effective ways of scheduling for staff nurses to increase job satisfaction and quality of life without increasing patient safety incidents or prolonged overtime work hours.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2022

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze by age group the characteristics of patients with dog bite injuries, as well as determine which factors were associated with wound infections in those patients. Methods: We reviewed patients with dog bite injuries who presented to Gachon University Gil Medical Center in Incheon, Korea from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018. They were classified by age group: children (0-18 years), adults (19-59 years), or elderly (≥60 years). Event profiles, wound characteristics, and infections were compared across these age groups. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with wound infections. Results: Of the total 972 dog bite injuries, 272 (28.0%) were in children, 606 (62.3%) were in adults, and 94 (9.7%) were in the elderly. The median age was 30 years (interquartile range, 16-48 years) and the majority of patients (60.5%) were female. The most common place of injury was at home (73.8%) and indoors (77.0%). In children, the head and neck were the most frequent sites of injury (43%), while the most frequent site in adults and the elderly (50.8% and 59.6%, respectively) was the upper extremity. The odds ratio (OR) for wound infection was 3.997 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.279-12.491; P=0.017) for head and neck injuries and 3.881 (95% CI, 1.488-10.122; P=0.006) for lower extremity injuries. The OR for wound infection was 4.769 (95% CI, 2.167-10.494; P<0.001) for significant injuries. Elderly patients had a higher risk for wound infection than other age groups (OR, 2.586; 95% CI, 1.221-5.475; P=0.013). Conclusions: When analyzing patients with dog bite injuries, differences across age groups were found, with the elderly at the highest risk for significant injury and wound infection. It is recommended that age-specific approaches and strategies be used to prevent dog bite wound infections.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.284-293
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• 2015

Purpose: To determine failure patterns and survival outcomes of T4N0-1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with definitive radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: Ninety-five patients with T4N0-1 NSCLC who received definitive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy from May 2003 to October 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. The standard radiotherapy scheme was 66 Gy in 30 fractions. The main concurrent chemotherapy regimen was $50mg/m^2$ weekly paclitaxel combined with $20mg/m^2$ cisplatin or AUC 2 carboplatin. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). Secondary outcomes were failure patterns and toxicities. Results: The median age was 64 years (range, 34 to 90 years). Eighty-eight percent of patients (n = 84) had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1, and 42% (n = 40) experienced pretreatment weight loss. Sixty percent of patients (n = 57) had no metastatic regional lymph nodes. The median radiation dose was EQD2 67.1 Gy (range, 56.9 to 83.3 Gy). Seventy-one patients (75%) were treated with concurrent chemotherapy; of these, 13 were also administered neoadjuvant chemotherapy. At a median follow-up of 21 months (range, 1 to 102 months), 3-year OS was 44%. The 3-year cumulative incidences of local recurrence and distant recurrence were 48.8% and 36.3%, respectively. Pretreatment weight loss and combined chemotherapy were significant factors for OS. Acute esophagitis over grade 3 occurred in three patients and grade 3 chronic esophagitis occurred in one patient. There was no grade 3-4 radiation pneumonitis. Conclusion: Definitive radiotherapy for T4N0-1 NSCLC results in favorable survival with acceptable toxicity rates. Local recurrence is the major recurrence pattern. Intensity modulated radiotherapy and radio-sensitizing agents would be needed to improve local tumor control.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.77-91
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• 1993

농촌지역 주민들의 보건의료원에 대한 인식도 및 이용양상을 파악하여 보건의료원 제도와 관련된 연구에 기초자료를 제공하고자 1990년 9월 24일부터 90년 9월 28일 까지 5일간 정상북도 울진군 소재 국민학교 3개교와 중학교 3개교의 학부모들에게 설문지를 배부, 회수된 832가구의 가구원 754명을 대상으로 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 응답자는 남자 60.3%, 여자 39.7%였고 연령은 30, 40대가 81.3%로 대부분을 차지하였으며, 교육수준은 고졸이 40.3%, 의료보장형태로는 지역의료보험이 44.1%를 차지하였다. 응답자의 58.4%가 보건의료원이라는 명칭을 알고 있었는데, 응답자의 학력과 수입이 높을 수록 그리고 거주지역이 보건의료원에 근접한 지역일수록 보건의료원에 대한 인식도가 높았다(p<0.01). 보건의료원의 진료사업 내용중에서 의료보호대 상자 진료와 치과진료를, 각각 35.1%와 31.0%가 알고 있었으며, 보건예방서비스 사업에서는 예방접종사업을 36.1%로 가장 많이 인지하고 있었는데, 학력과 지리적 근접도가 높을수록 보건의료원의 사업내용 인지도는 높게 나타났다. 보건의료원의 연간 외래이용율과 예방서비스 이용율은 대상자 100명당 11.1회 및 4.5회였으며, 입원이용율은 10,000명당 34.6회였다. 보건의료원 이용동기는 잘나아서(45.7%), 약이 좋아서 (45.2%), 거리가 가까워서(42.9%) 순이었다. 일반병의원과 비교해서 보건의료원의 진료수준이 더 좋다고 응답한 이용자는 16.3% 였고, 더 못하다는 19.0%였다. 또한 보건의료원의 진료비가 저렴하다고 한 응답자는 61.5%인데 비해 비싸다고한 경우는 3.9%였다. 보건의료원 이용시의 교통수단으로는 도보가 55.0%, 버스가 35.5%로 대부분이었다. 보건의료원 이용시 느낀 불편사항으로는 장시간 대기가 46.7%로 가장 많았고, 그 다음으로 이용시간이 제한되어 있어서가 17.8%였다. 보건의료원을 한번도 이용하지 않은 이유로는 아픈적이 없어서가 33.5%, 교통이 불편하고 거리가 멀어서가 28.0%, 장시간 대기한다고 해서가 12.8%순으로 나타났다. 이상과 같이 아직도 보건의료원에 대한 인식이 낮고, 잘못 인식하고 있는 주민이 많기 때문에 보건의료원에 대한 전반적인 홍보가 필요할 것으로 보이며, 보건의료원의 이용율을 높이기 위해서는 의료시설, 장비확충과 더불어 의료진의 보강이 필요하고 관리의 효율성도 고려해야 할 것으로 생각된다.