• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.170-179
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• 2014

요즘 고령화가 급속히 진행되고 있고 이에 따라 시니어들의 응급구난 시스템에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 따라서 시니어들의 응급구난을 관리하는 U-Healthcare 시스템의 경우 시니어들의 안전과 직결되는 응급 처치 및 구난을 하는 시스템으로서 안전성이 매우 중요한 안전성 중심 시스템이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 시니어들의 생명과 밀접한 응급구난 관리를 위한 U-Healthcare 시스템에 대하여 결함분석과 안전성평가를 수행하여 그 효과를 알 수 있었다. 최근에는 안전성 중심 시스템은 인간 오류에 적용하기 힘든 소프트웨어의 특성 때문에 어느 하나의 시스템을 평가하기 위한 방법으로 상호보완적인 역할을 할 수 있는 두 가지 이상의 방법을 결합하는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 결함 트리 분석(FTA)와 전후방 고장유형, 효과 및 치명도 분석(FMECA)의 통합에 의해서 결함 분석과 안전성평가를 수행하였다. 먼저 시스템의 기능별 결함 목록을 통하여 F-FMECA를 구하여 FTA를 구하였다. 그리고 FTA를 이용하여 B-FMECA에서 정규화 위험 우선순위 값인 NRPV를 구하였다. 정규화 위험 우선순위 값 NRPV에 따라 우선순위를 부여하여 FTA를 추가 수정하여 개선 전과 개선 후의 결과인 개선율을 통해 수치적으로 개선효과를 구할 수 있었다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2006

Purpose : Vesicoureteral reflux(VUR) is the major risk factor of urinary tract infection(UTI) in children and may result in serious complications such as renal scarring and chronic renal failure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between VUR and renal scar formation, the usefulness and correlation of various imaging studies in reflux nephropathy, and the spontaneous resolution of VUR. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed 106 patients with VUR with no accompanying urogenital anomalies in the Department of Pediatrics, Bundang CHA Hospital during the period from Jan. 1996 to Mar. 2005. Ultrasonography and $^{99m}Tc$-dimercaptosuccinic acid(DMSA) scan were performed in the acute period of UTI. Voiding cystourethrography(VCUG) was performed 1 to 3 weeks after treatment with UTI. Follow-up DMSA scan was performed 4 to 6 months after treatment and a follow-up VCUG was performed every 12 months. Results : The mean age at detection of VUR was $13.8{\pm}22.2$ months and the male to female ratio was 2:1. The incidence of renal scarring showed a tendency of direct correlation between severity of VUR(P<0.001) and abnormal findings of renal ultrasonography(P<0.01). 63.2%(24 of 38 renal units) of renal parenchymal defects present in the first DMSA scan disappeared on follow-up DMSA scans. Follow-up DMSA scans detected renal scars in 7(14%) of 50 renal units with ultrasonographically normal kidneys. Meanwhile, ultrasonography did not show parenchymal defects in 7(36.8%) of 19 renal units where renal scarring was demonstrated on a follow-up DMSA scan. The spontaneous resolution rate of VUR was higher(75%) in cases with low grade(I to III) VUR(P<0.01). Conclusions : The presence and severity of VUR and abnormal findings of renal ultrasonography significantly correlated with renal scar formation. DMSA scan was useful in the diagnosis of renal defects. Meanwhile renal ultrasonography was an inadequate method for evaluating renal parenchymal damage. Therefore, follow-up DMSA scans should be performed to detect renal scars even in children with low-grade VUR and normal renal ultrasonography.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2016

Background: This study was designed to assess serum vitamin D status (25-OHD) in the fibromyalgia (FM) patients and to compare it with a healthy control group. It also aimed to investigate the correlation of serum vitamin D level with FM symptom severity and invalidation experiences. Methods: A total of 74 consecutive patients with FM and 68 healthy control participants were enrolled. The eligible FM patients completed the Illness Invalidation Inventory (3*I), the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) and a short-form health survey (SF-12). Venous blood samples were drawn from all participants to evaluate serum 25-OHD levels. Mann-Whitney tests and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed and Spearman's correlations were calculated. Results: 88.4% of FM patients had low levels of serum 25-OHD. FM patients had significantly higher level of serum 25-OHD than the control group ($17.24{\pm}13.50$ and $9.91{\pm}6.47$ respectively, P = 0.0001). There were no significant correlations between serum 25-OHD levels and the clinical measures of disease impact, invalidation dimensions, and health status. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that an increased discounting of the disease by the patient's spouse was associated with a 4-fold increased risk for vitamin D deficiency (OR = 4.36; 95% CI, 0.95-19.87, P = 0.05). Conclusions: This study showed that although high rates of vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency were seen among FM patients and healthy non-FM participants, but it seems there was no intrinsic association between FM and vitamin D deficiency. Addressing of invalidation experience especially by the patient's spouse is important in management of FM.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2000

본 논문은 고속도로사고의 시간-공간적 반복성을 검증하고 이러한 현상의 원인을 규명하는 연구이다. 이를 위해 중부고속도로를 대상으로 계절성 유무검증과 계절성인자의 요인분석을 위한 계절군집별 모형을 개발, 해석하였다. 먼저 자가조직지도와 사고지표(월평균 사고율과 월평균 대물피해환산치) 분석을 통해, 국내 고속도로사고의 계절성이 존재하는 것을 확인하였으며, 집합적 계층적 군집분석기법을 사용하여 적정 계절군집수를 분석한 결과 겨울군집 봄가을군집, 여름군집의 3개 군집으로 분리되었다. 또한 해당 군집의 대표값은 겨울군집이 사상 자수와 사고차량수는 적은 반면 사고의 치명도는 매우 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 여름군집은 사상자수와 사고차량수는 많은 반면, 사고의 치명도는 다소 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 계절군집별로 회귀모형식을 개발하여 계절군집별 사고특성을 검토한 결과, 계절성 유발인자(교통량, 안개, 결빙일수, 강설량, 강우량)와 계절군집의 사고가 매우 밀접한 관계를 가지고 있었으며 이들의 차이에 따라 국외 또는 지역별로 계절성의 특성이 다소 달라지는 것으로 분석되었다. 아울러, 이러한 연구결과는 사고다발지점선정기법, 사고예측 및 기술 모형 개발, 안전 관리를 위한 재원의 배분문제 등의 사고안전관리계획을 합리화하는 기초자료로 활용되리라 판단된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2010

Background: A novel 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged and disseminated to all over the world. There are few reports on the clinical characteristics of patients with complications. We describe the clinical features of pneumonia in adult patients hospitalized, who have novel influenza infection. Methods: There were 43 adult patients enrolled into the study with pneumonia of 528 hospitalized patients confirmed influenza A (H1N1) virus infection by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction testing, between 24 August 2009 and 31 January 2010. The clinical data of patients with pneumonia were collected retrospectively. Results: There were 22 of 43 (51.2%) influenza patients with pneumonia that had higher risk factors for complications. Compared to 28 patients with influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia and 15 patients, who had isolated bacteria from cultures, those with mixed viral and bacterial pneumonia were significantly more likely to have unilobar consolidations on chest radiographs (53.3 vs. 10.7%, p<0.01) and higher scores of pneumonia severity index (PSI; 90 [66~100] vs. 53 [28~90], p=0.04). Six patients required mechanical ventilation support in an Intensive Care Unit and were more likely to have dyspnea (83.3 vs. 29.3%, p=0.02) and low levels of $PaO_2$ (48.3 [37.0~70.5] vs 64.0 [60.0~74.5] mm Hg, p=0.02) and high levels of pneumonia severity index (PSI) score (108.0 [74.5~142.8] vs. 56.0 [40.5~91.0], p=0.03). Conclusion: The majority of pneumonia patients infected with novel influenza improved. Chest radiographic findings of unilobar consolidations suggest that mixed pneumonia is more likely. Initial dyspnea, hypoxemia, and high levels of PSI score are associated with undergoing mechanical ventilation support.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2007

Purpose: Trauma is the 5th most common leading cause of death in Korea, but there has been no appropriate management system for patients until now. We analyzed the main causes of death in trauma patients by comparing the characteristics of those patients with the characteristics of patients who survived. We feel this analysis should have a positive effect on the development of an appropriate trauma management system in Korea. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed trauma patients who had been admitted to the Department of General Surgery from February 2002 to February 2007. We compared several expected risk factors between the mortality and the survival group. Data on the transportation, arrival time at the emergency center, amount of transfusion, initial shock index, cause of death, and initial physical condition according to RTS (Revised trauma score), ISS (Injury severity score) and TRISS (Trauma and Injury Severity Score) were collected. Patients with ISS lower than 12 were excluded. Results: Three hundred sixty-six(366) patients with multiple injuries were included. There were 40 patients in the mortality group and 326 patients in the survival group. The mean arrival time (minutes) to emergency center was longer in the mortality group (137.6 vs 93.6 p 0.04). The total amount of transfusion (ml) was larger in the mortality group (7139 vs 2470 p 0.01). The initial shock index was higher in the mortality group (1.45 vs 1.17 p<0.01). The RTS, ISS, and TRISS were not statistically different between the groups. In the multivariate analysis, mean arrival time and initial shock index were important factors for survival. Conclusion: If the mortality rate of trauma patients is to be reduced, the arrival time at the emergency center should be minimized. Improvement of the emergency medical transfer service system is very important for achieving that.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2889-2894
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• 2016

This study aimed to modify behavior regarding liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention in Chumphuang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand through integrated learning. A total of 180 participants were included through purposive selection of high-risk scores on verbal screening. Participants attended the health education program which applied the health belief model included family based, knowledge station based, academic merit based and community based learning. Data were collected using a questionnaire composed of 4 parts: 1) personal information, 2) knowledge, 3) perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers, 4) practice regarding liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention. The result revealed that the majority were female (79.9%), age ${\geq}60$ years old (33.2%), primary school educational level (76.1%), and agricultural occupation (70.1%). The mean scores of knowledge, perception, and practice to liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention, before participated the integrative learning were low, moderate, and low, respectively. Meanwhile, the mean score of knowledge, perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers, and practice regarding liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention, were higher with statistical significance after participation in the integrated learning. This finding indicates that health education programs may successfully modify health behavior in the rural communities. Therefore they may useful for further work behavior modification in other epidemic areas.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1863-1870
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• 2013

본 연구는 응급의료센터에 약물중독으로 자살을 시도한 환자 중 생존군과 사망군을 분류하여 대상자의 내원 시 상태와 내원후 치료결과를 파악함으로써 향후 환자 발생시 임상적인 중증도 예측과 자살예방 연구에 기초자료로 활용하기 위함이다. 2009년 6월부터 2011년 5월까지 최근 2년간 광주광역시 C 대학병원 응급의료센터에 약물 중독으로 내원한 환자 중 비의도적인 사고 환자를 제외한 자살 환자만을 대상으로 하여, 의무기록으로 자료를 수집하였다. 연구결과 약물중독 자살환자에서 연령이 높고, 교육수준이 낮으며, 독거인 경우사망률이 높았고, 농약을 음독한 경우 예후가 좋지 않았다. 자살원인이 경제적문제와 우울증인 경우에 사망률이 높았고, 내원시 의식이 혼미, 반혼수/혼수인 경우 예후가 좋지 않았다. 약물중독 자살환자의 위험군을 파악하여 임상적인 중증도 예측에 도움이되고, 이들에 대한 적절한 약물교육과 더불어 정신적인 지지가 중요하다는 사실을 인지 시키고자 한다.

• 의료법학
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.261-285
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• 2019

자살예방의 필수적인 정책은 바로 자살재시도율 관련 지표 수집 및 이에 기초한 추적조사를 통해 자살 시도자들을 지속적으로 관리 및 치료하는 것이다. 우리나라의 경우 「개인정보보호법」에 의해서 사례관리에 동의한 대상자들만이 추적 관찰이 가능하게 되어 있어, 연구 참여율 및 서비스 참여율이 저조하여 연구 참여자가 자살기도자의 일부에 국한된다는 한계점이 지속적으로 제기되고 있다. 이에 「자살예방법」 제14조 및 제20조에 따라 자살예방정책의 실질적 활용을 높이기 위한 방안으로 보건복지부법령에서 개선되어야 할 정책적 제안들을 비교 정책적으로 고찰하였다. 정책적 개선을 위한 기준으로서 기술적, 윤리적인 차원에서 고려해야 할 정보의 비식별화 조치 및 비영리 연구, 치료 목적으로만 의료정보에 접근할 수 있는 방안들을 제시하였으며, 한국형 중증도 분류 체계의 기준에 의해 외과적인 중증도와 더불어 자살위험도 평가를 통해 자살에 관한 심각성을 고려하여 지속적인 추적관찰 여부의 객관적 판단을 할 수 있는 기준을 제시하였다. 더불어 비교법적 고찰을 통해 즉각적인 정신과적 치료의 연계와 더불어 자살 시도자 및 보호자가 정신과적 진료에 실제로 접근함에 있어 진입장벽으로 여기는 건강보험 적용의 문제해결을 위해 효과적인 사례관리를 위한 사례관리 전문 교육에 대한 정책적 지원이 추가될 필요가 있음을 제언하였다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2018

Objective : The present study had examined the psychiatric symptoms and physical health consequences for the bereaved parents of the high school students who died in the 2014 Sewol ferry accident. Methods : Forty bereaved parents participated in the study. The authors administered self-report questionnaires about the parents' health behaviors and psychiatric symptoms. The authors also conducted laboratory tests to assess the parents' physical health at 18 and 30 months after the accident. Univariate descriptive statistics were performed to report the prevalence and severity of psychiatric symptoms and health-related behaviors. Paired t-test and Mcnemar test were performed to compare the 18-and 30-month findings. Correlation analysis between psychiatric symptoms and laboratory findings were performed to find a relationship between the two variables. Results : At 30 months after the accident, most of the bereaved parents still appeared to suffer from complicated grief (97.5%), post traumatic stress disorder (80%), insomnia (77.5%) and severe depression (62.5%) based on the scores on the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), the PTSD Check List-5 (PCL-5), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). One quarter of the bereaved parents reported high-risk drinking, and 47.5% reported increased drinking amount and frequency after the accident. In objective laboratory results, 55% of the bereaved parents were obese as defined by body mass index ${\geq}25$. The parents' mean low-density lipoprotein shows a significant increase over time (118.5 mg/dL at 18 months. vs. 132.5 mg/dL at 30 months. paired t-test t=-4.061, $$p{\leq_-}0.001$$). Total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein at 30 months after the accident were in clinically borderline high range. In correlation analysis, triglyceride was positively correlated with ISI. Conclusion : The loss of children in the Sewol ferry accident, a disaster caused by human error, continued to have considerable impact on the victims' parents' mental and physical health 18 and 30 months after the accident. A longitudinal study following the parents' physical health would be necessary to investigate the long-term effects of this traumatic experience on physical health.