• 지능정보연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.53-69
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• 2011

로봇 자체 또는 로봇에 탑재된 콘텐츠와의 상호작용을 위해 일반적으로 영상 또는 음성 인식 기술이 사용된다. 그러나 영상 음성인식 기술은 아직까지 기술 및 환경 측면에서 해결해야 할 어려움이 존재하며, 실적용을 위해서는 사용자의 협조가 필요한 경우가 많다. 이로 인해 로봇과의 상호작용은 터치스크린 인터페이스를 중심으로 개발되고 있다. 향후 로봇 서비스의 확대 및 다양화를 위해서는 이들 영상 음성 중심의 기존 기술 외에 상호보완적으로 활용이 가능한 인터페이스 기술의 개발이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 로봇 인터페이스 활용을 위한 가속도 센서 기반의 제스처 인식 기술의 개발에 대해 소개한다. 본 논문에서는 비교적 어려운 문제인 26개의 영문 알파벳 인식을 기준으로 성능을 평가하고 개발된 기술이 로봇에 적용된 사례를 제시하였다. 향후 가속도 센서가 포함된 다양한 장치들이 개발되고 이들이 로봇의 인터페이스로 사용될 때 현재 터치스크린 중심으로 된 로봇의 인터페이스 및 콘텐츠가 다양한 형태로 확장이 가능할 것으로 기대한다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.182-200
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• 1995

1991년 1월부터 12월까지에 32척의 한국 다랑어 선망어선이 서부 태평양에서 가다랭이와 황다랑어 이를 주대상으로 조업하였다. 그 중에서 본 연구의 대상인 어선은 14척이었으며, 이들이 1년간에 조업한 매일의 조업선 누계는 4,153척, 총투망회수는 2,982회, 총어획량은 106,300M/T이었다. 이들이 어획한 어종별 어획량, 어체 크기별 어획량, 표면 수온별 어획량 분포를 고찰하고, 월별로 어획된 해역을 경위도 30'간격의 소해구로 분할하여 그 해구별 어획량 분포를 고찰한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 어종별 어획량 비율은 가다랭이가 75.0%, 황다랑어가 22.3%, 눈다랑어 등 기타의 다랑어 및 새치류가 2.7%였다. 2. 가다랭이의 크기별 어획량은 개체의 중량 2.0~2.9kg의 것이 혼획된 경우가 68.0%로 가장 많았고, 1.5~1.9kg의 것이 혼획된 경우는 11.6%, 3.0~3.9kg의 것이 혼획된 경우는 9.9%였다. 황다랑어의 크기별 어획량은 5~9kg의 것이 혼획된 것과 10~19kg의 것이 혼획된 경우가 각각 23.1%, 28.3%로 많았고, 20~29kg의 것이 혼획된 경우는 15.8%, 30~50kg의 것이 12.5%, 2~50kg의 것이 9.7%였다. 3. 표면 수온별 어획량 분포는 $29.0^{\circ}C{\sim}29.4^{\circ}C$에서 전체 어획량의 49%가 어획되었고, $29.5^{\circ}C{\sim}29.9^{\circ}C$에서도 37%가 어획되었으며, $30.0^{\circ}C{\sim}30.4^{\circ}C$와 $28.5^{\circ}C{\sim}28.9^{\circ}C$에서는 6% 내외의 어획량에 불과했고, $28.4^{\circ}C$ 이하와 $30.5^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 1%내외로 극히 부진하였다. 4. 월별, 해역별 어획량 분포를 보면, 가다랭이는 8월과 9월에 남위 $3^{\circ}{\sim}6^{\circ}$, 동경 $176^{\circ}$~서경$176^{\circ}$의 해역에서 각각 10,618M/T, 10,412M/T으로 가장 많이 어획되었고, 6월과 1월에 남위 $1^{\circ}$~북위$3^{\circ}$, 동경 $142^{\circ}{\sim}151^{\circ}$의 해역에서도 각각 8,824 M/T, 8,057M/T으로 많이 어획되었으며, 5월과 11월, 12월의 New GUINEA 연안 해역에서는 극히 부진하였다. 황다랑어 는 6월에 북위 $0^{\circ}{\sim}4^{\circ}$, 동경 $142^{\circ}{\sim}151^{\circ}$의 해역에서 4,070M/T으로 가장 많이 어획되었고, 2~4월과 10~12월의 연안 해역 및 도서 주변에서도 2천 M/T이상으로 많이 어획되었으나, 8~9월의 원양 해역에서는 극히 부진하였다.

• 대한간호
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.77-99
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• 1992

The study was carried out at W. hospital, an affiliated hospital of Y university, involved a total of 163 patients who were discharged from the hospital between May 1990 und March 199J. Data collection was twice, just prior to discharge and a minimum of three months post discharge. Thirty patients who lived within a hour travel time of the hospital received home care during the three months post discharge. Nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions For these patients were analyzed in this study. The results of the study are summarized as follows : 1. Discharge needs for the subjects of the study were analyzed using Gordon's eleven Functional categories and it was found that 48.3% of the total sample had identified nursing needs. Of these, the needs most frequently identified were in the categories of sexuality, 79.3 %, health perception, 68.2 % self concept, 62.5 %, and sleep and rest 62.5 %. Looking ut j he nursing diagnosis that were made for the 30 patients receiving home care, the following diagnoses were the most frequently given; alteration in sexual pattern 79.3%, alterations in health maintenance, 72.6%, alteration in comfort, 68.0%, depression, 64.0%, noncompliance with diet therapy, 6.3.7%, alteration in self concept, 55.6%, and alteration in sleep pattern, 53%. 2. In looking at the effects of home nursing care as demonstrated by changes in the functional categories over the three month period, it was Found that of the 11 functional categories, the need level for health perception, nutrition, activity and self concept decreased slightly over the three month period. On the average sleep patterns improved, but restfulness was slightly less and bowel elimination patterns improved but satisfaction with urinary elimination was slightly less. On the other hand, role enactment, sexuality, stress management and spirituality decreased slightly. The only results that were statistically significant at the 0.05 level were improvement. in digestion and decrease in pain. No statistically significant changes were found in ability related to ADL, the total ADL Score at discharge was $19.78{\pm}8.234, and after 3 months $19.01{\pm}8.12$. Considering that a majority of the patients were over 60 years of age and that many had brain or spinal cord injuries, the fact that their ADL ability did nor deteriorate after discharge can be interpreted as related to a positive impact by the home health care nurses. Similarly there was a slight be not statistically significant decrease in the quality of life scores between the two lest times(l47.83 at discharge and 113.02 at the three month period). Again, when the chronic nature of thee problems facing these patients is considered this maintenance of quality of life can be interpreted as a positive impact by the home health care nurses. 3. One of the home care nursing activities was diagnosis. For this activity it was found that for nine functional health categories(sexuality and spirituality excepted) there were 20 nursing diagnoses. The most frequent were noncompliance, alteration in skin integrity both actual and potential, and impaired physical mobility in that order. 4. Delivery of home health care by the home health nurses included the following nursing activities; assessment, patient education, demonstration of care activities, counselling, direct care to the patient and referrals. Direct care included changing dressings, bladder irrigations, changing Foley catheters, measurement of residual urine, perineal care, position change, back care, oral hygiene, exercise and massage of motion exercises, cleansing enemas, tracheostomy suctioning and tracheostomy care, care of dentures, applications of heat and other similar nursing activities. In conclusion almost 50% of (he sample indicated a need for continued nursing care at the time of discharge and for the patients in the sample who received home care there was a slight decrease in nursing needs but while the patients had chronic and debilitation problems there was ill decrease in ADL abilities or in quality of life. Further study needs Lo be done La increase the reliability and validity of the tool that was used to measure home health care needs. It is also recommended that study by done using a randomized sampling with a control group to compare patients who receive home care with those who do not.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.60-71
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• 1976

The author reviewed the medical records of 96 typhoid fever patients who were diagnosed, admitted, and treated at Sea grave Memorial Hospital from January 1 , 1973 through August 31, 1975. Diagnosis was determined by clinical observation, aerology and bacteriology, eighty patients were treated medically, the remaining 16 patients required surgical intervention. The following results were obtained: 1) The age distribution of the patients revealed that 33.3% wert between 10 and 19 years old 21.9% were between 20 and 29, and 19.8% were between 30 and 39. The majority of patients were from these more active age groups. Male to female sex ratio was 1.3 : 1 2) Seasonal distribution was observed. Most illness occurred in the summer and autumn month 5. 3) 84. 3%of the patients came from farm families. 4) Duration between onset and admission averaged 16.0 days. The group without compilations was admitted after an average of 15. 1 days; The group with complications was ad-matted after an average of 19.4 days. 5) Methods of treatment before admission were as follows: 10.4% at medical clinics, 61, 5% at pharmacies (antibiotics 47.9%, other. drugs 13.5%), 7.3% by herb medications, 20.8% had no treatment. 6) Main clinical symptoms were as follows: fever 93.8%, headache 47.9%, abdominal pain 47.9%, chills 38.5%, cough 36.5%, general weakness 26.0%, nausea e vomiting 24.0% and generalized pain 21.9%. 7) Temperature of patients on admission: 22.9% were 39f or more, 67.6% were between 37℃ and 38℃, and 9.4% were 37℃ or less. 8) Occurrence of intensional bleeding after onset of disease averaged 9.3 days; perforation occurred at an average of 19. 1 days. 9) Interval between onset of major complication and surgical intervention averaged 2.8 days. 10) Among the 68 patients who underwent the bacteriological test the positive rate was 44.1% (30). The positive ,ales to, each separate culture method were as follows: 20.4% in the blood culture, 40.4% in the stool culture and 6.7% in the urine culture. Among these bacteriological positive patients 15 patients had a negative results or less than 160 titer of vidal reaction. 11) The initial vidal test of the total group showed a counts of 160 titer or more in 60.4% and less than 160 titer in 39.6%, 12) W. B. C. Counts in the uncomplicated group indicated that 32.5% were 6,000/㎣ or less, 47.5% were between 6,000 and 10,000, arid 20.0% were 10,000/㎣ or more. In the complicated group, 37.6% were 6,000/㎣ or less, 25,0% were 6,000-10,000/㎣ and 37.6% were 10,000/㎣ or more. 13) Duration of hospital stay of the patients averaged 6.4 days in the uncomplicated group and 12.7 days in the complicated group. 14) Subdiaphragmatic free air simple X-ray was found in 91.7% of the perforated cases. 15) Duration of antibiotic therapy until an febrile state was attained averaged 4.8 days in the uncomplicated group and 6.5 days in the complicated group. 16) Operative procedures were as follows: one layer simple closure of their perforation with or without debasement in 56.3%, drainage only in 6.3%, small bowel resection with primary anastomosis in 18.8% , externalization in 6.3%, cholecystectomy in 6.3%, The clinical findings of this study suggest the following recommendations. According to Top's report; 1% of typhoid fever patients treated with chlorarnphenicol and 2% of patients treated with other drugs become chronic carriers. Therefore, importance should be given to the strict control of these carriers. Immunization, improvement of sanitation and living standards are all needed for the prevention and treatment of disease, but a more serious problem is a lack of knowledge on the part of patients and their families. Thus it is most urgent to enlighten the citizens about the transmission and hygiene related to contagious disease. Legal restriction of sale of antibiotics at drug stores without a physician's prescription is an urgent matter for public health administrators. An even more important nursing responsibility is the reemphasis on health education both in the clinical setting and in the home.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.181-187
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• 2004

화장품에서 유기 화합물인 OMC(octyl methoxy cinnamate)와 무기 소재인 TiO$_2$가 자외선 차단제로 가장 보편적으로 사용되고 있다. 그러나 OMC는 skin trouble이 있고, TiO$_2$는 첨가량에 비해서 자외선 차단 효율이 OMC보다 낮고 입자의 크기효과에 의해 백탁 현상이 나타나는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 두 성분이 갖는 단점을 보완하는 방법으로 OMC를 나노에멀젼시키고, 이 나노에멀젼-OMC를 나노-TiO$_2$ 미립자로 포접하여 자외선 차단효과를 극대화 하면서, 피부에 OMC가 직접적으로 적용하지 못하도록 하는 방법을 연구하였다. 특히 계면활성제를 boundary로 하는 유기/무기 hybrid nano-material에서 TiO$_2$ 미립자와 OMC-에멀젼이 나노 크기가 되면 백탁 현상이 나타나지 않는 투명한 화장품을 제조할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 나노-에멀젼 OMC를 TiO$_2$로 포집하는 과정에서 hydrophilic character를 갖는 레시친으로 TiO$_2$를 안정화하여 보습성을 더욱 향상시켰다. 합성한 inorganic-organic hybrid nano-material는 TEM을 이용하여 나노 미립자의 morphologies를 규명하였고, UV-Visible spectrometer를 이용하여 자외선 흡수를 측정하였다. 또한 X-ray diffractometer를 이용하여 나노-에멀젼 OMC를 포집하고 있는 TiO$_2$ 미립자가 갖는 특성인 pore의 크기와 구조를 측정하였다. 화장품적인 응용으로서 SPF analyzer 측정결과 기존의 powder-OMC에 비하여 우수한 자외선 차단 효과를 나타내었으며, OMC의 피부 침투도 훨씬 줄일 수 있어 OMC의 피부 부작용을 크게 줄일 수 있을 것이다.>$\pm$0.06 $\mu$g/g 범위였다. 4. 날결명자 분말첨가군 각 조직에 축적된 카드뮴 함량이 제일 낮았던 C4를 Cl과 비교한 결과 뇌, 심장, 비장, 간, 폐, 고환, 신장, 대퇴부근육, 다리뼈에 각각 49.03, 22.56, 36.02, 35.75, 41.75, 36.20, 37.00, 22.77, 56.67 %의 감소를 보였으며, 각 장기의 함량은 뇌<다리뼈<대퇴부 근육<고환<폐<심장<비장<신장<간 순 이었다. 5. 카드뮴 총 섭취량으로 장기 및 조직의 카드뮴 평균함량에 대한 축적율은 카드뮴만 섭취한 군(Cl) 의 경우 7.14%이었으며, 결명자 분말 첨가군인 C2, C3, C4군의 경우 각각 4.91, 4.81, 4.50 %이었다. 6. 체모의 카드뮴 함량은 Cl군이 가장 높았고, 결명자 첨가군들의 카드뮴 함량은 6주째까지 모든 시험군에서 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 6주 이후에는 감소되는 경향을 보였다. 7. 분변 중 카드뮴 함량은 C4군이 가장 높았고, 결명자 첨가군들의 카드뮴 함량은 C3군과 C4군을 제외한 나머지 군들에서 완만하게 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 6주째에 카드뮴 함량이 감소되는 경향을 보였다가 6주 이후에 다시 카드뮴 함량이 증가하는 경향이었다.erefore the guidelines for iron supplementation and nutritional education to improve their iron status should be provided.한 질소제거를 N-balance로부터 구해보면, R3 반응조의 경우가 가장 높은 제거율(40.9%)을 보였다. 이상의 결과들을 볼 때, Bncillus 균주는 호기적 탈질을 일으킬 수 있는 가능성이 있고, Bncillus 균주를 이용한 B3 공정은 탈질에 이용되는 탄소량이 거의 없고, 적은 alkalinity 소모에 의한 경제적 이익 등 장점을 가진 공정으로 보여 진다.수록 푹신한 감이 있는

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.210-233
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• 1993

The herbicide has become indispensable as much as nitrogen fertilizer in Korean agriculture from 1970 onwards. It is estimated that in 1991 more than 40 herbicides were registered for rice crop and treated to an area 1.41 times the rice acreage ; more than 30 herbicides were registered for field crops and treated to 89% of the crop area ; the treatment acreage of 3 non-selective foliar-applied herbicides reached 2,555 thousand hectares. During the last 25 years herbicides have benefited the Korean farmers substantially in labor, cost and time of farming. Any herbicide which causes crop injury in ordinary uses is not allowed to register in most country. Herbicides, however, can cause crop injury more or less when they are misused, abused or used under adverse environments. The herbicide use more than 100% of crop acreage means an increased probability of which herbicides are used wrong or under adverse situation. This is true as evidenced by that about 25% of farmers have experienced the herbicide caused crop injury more than once during last 10 years on authors' nationwide surveys in 1992 and 1993 ; one-half of the injury incidences were with crop yield loss greater than 10%. Crop injury caused by herbicide had not occurred to a serious extent in the 1960s when the herbicides fewer than 5 were used by farmers to the field less than 12% of total acreage. Farmers ascribed about 53% of the herbicidal injury incidences at their fields to their misuses such as overdose, careless or improper application, off-time application or wrong choice of the herbicide, etc. While 47% of the incidences were mainly due to adverse natural conditions. Such misuses can be reduced to a minimum through enhanced education/extension services for right uses and, although undesirable, increased farmers' experiences of phytotoxicity. The most difficult primary problem arises from lack of countermeasures for farmers to cope with various adverse environmental conditions. At present almost all the herbicides have"Do not use!" instructions on label to avoid crop injury under adverse environments. These "Do not use!" situations Include sandy, highly percolating, or infertile soils, cool water gushing paddy, poorly draining paddy, terraced paddy, too wet or dry soils, days of abnormally cool or high air temperature, etc. Meanwhile, the cultivated lands are under poor conditions : the average organic matter content ranges 2.5 to 2.8% in paddy soil and 2.0 to 2.6% in upland soil ; the canon exchange capacity ranges 8 to 12 m.e. ; approximately 43% of paddy and 56% of upland are of sandy to sandy gravel soil ; only 42% of paddy and 16% of upland fields are on flat land. The present situation would mean that about 40 to 50% of soil applied herbicides are used on the field where the label instructs "Do not use!". Yet no positive effort has been made for 25 years long by government or companies to develop countermeasures. It is a really sophisticated social problem. In the 1960s and 1970s a subside program to incoporate hillside red clayish soil into sandy paddy as well as campaign for increased application of compost to the field had been operating. Yet majority of the sandy soils remains sandy and the program and campaign had been stopped. With regard to this sandy soil problem the authors have developed a method of "split application of a herbicide onto sandy soil field". A model case study has been carried out with success and is introduced with key procedure in this paper. Climate is variable in its nature. Among the climatic components sudden fall or rise in temperature is hardly avoidable for a crop plant. Our spring air temperature fluctuates so much ; for example, the daily mean air temperature of Inchon city varied from 6.31 to $16.81^{\circ}C$ on April 20, early seeding time of crops, within${\times}$2Sd range of 30 year records. Seeding early in season means an increased liability to phytotoxicity, and this will be more evident in direct water-seeding of rice. About 20% of farmers depend on the cold underground-water pumped for rice irrigation. If the well is deep over 70m, the fresh water may be about $10^{\circ}C$ cold. The water should be warmed to about $20^{\circ}C$ before irrigation. This is not so practiced well by farmers. In addition to the forementioned adverse conditions there exist many other aspects to be amended. Among them the worst for liquid spray type herbicides is almost total lacking in proper knowledge of nozzle types and concern with even spray by the administrative, rural extension officers, company and farmers. Even not available in the market are the nozzles and sprayers appropriate for herbicides spray. Most people perceive all the pesticide sprayers same and concern much with the speed and easiness of spray, not with correct spray. There exist many points to be improved to minimize herbicidal phytotoxicity in Korea and many ways to achieve the goal. First of all it is suggested that 1) the present evaluation of a new herbicide at standard and double doses in registration trials is to be an evaluation for standard, double and triple doses to exploit the response slope in making decision for approval and recommendation of different dose for different situation on label, 2) the government is to recognize the facts and nature of the present problem to correct the present misperceptions and to develop an appropriate national program for improvement of soil conditions, spray equipment, extention manpower and services, 3) the researchers are to enhance researches on the countermeasures and 4) the herbicide makers/dealers are to correct their misperceptions and policy for sales, to develop database on the detailed use conditions of consumer one by one and to serve the consumers with direct counsel based on the database.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.146-159
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• 1984

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 시멘트 분산제(分散劑) 및 고유동화제(高流動化劑)를 사용(使用)하여 모르터의 압축(壓縮) 및 인장강도(引張强度)와 감소율(減少率), 흐름시험(試驗)을 실시(實施)하였으며 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 최대강도(最大强度)를 나타내는 이화제(泥和劑)의 최적(最適) 첨가율(添加率)은 배합별(配合別) 공(共)히 같은 경향(傾向)으로 고유동화제(高流動化劑) SP는 0.6%이고 분산제(分散劑) LG와 C211은 0.2%, SK는 0.3%, C376은 0.5%로 나타났다. 그런데 사용적량(使用適量)의 2~3배(倍) 과다(過多) 사용시(使用時)는 강도(强度)가 급격(急激)히 저하(低下)하는데 이것은 수화작용(水和作用)에 악영향(惡影響)을 일으켜 응결(凝結)이 상당히 지연(遲延)되는 것으로 본다. 2. 적정량(適定量)의 이화제(泥和劑)를 첨가(添加)하였을 때 압축강도(壓縮强度)는 보통(普通)모르터 보다 재령(材令) 7일(日)에서 고유동화제(高流動化劑) SP는 40.7%, 분산제(分散劑)(C211은 19.5%, LG은 19.1%, SK는 18.1%, C376은 17.9%)의 평균(平均) 증가율(增加率)은 18.7%이었으며, 재령(材令)28일(日)에서는 고유동화제(高流動化劑) SP가 24.4%, 분산제(分散劑)(LG은 21.2%, C211은 16.4%, SK는 11.1%, C376은 7.6%)의 평균(平均) 증가율(增加率)은 14.1%로 나타냈다. 3. 적정량(適定量)의 이화제(泥和劑)를 첨가(添加)하였을 때 인장강도(引張强度)는 보통(普通)모르터 보다 재령(材令)7일(日)에서 고유동화제(高流動化劑) SP가 26.6%, 분산제(分散劑)(SK는 16.0%, C376은 14.7%, LG은 10.0%, C211은 5.8%)의 평균(平均) 증가율(增加率)은 11.6%이었다. 재령(材令)28일(日)에서는 고유동화제(高流動化劑) SP는 16.5%, 분산제(分散劑)(LG는 19.1%, SK는 10.6%, C211은 10.1%, C376은 8.7%)의 평균(平均) 증가율(增加率)은 12.1% 이었다. 4. 각각(各各)의 이화제(泥和劑)를 적량(適量) 첨가(添加)했을 때 모르터의 감수율(減水率)은 콘크리트의 감수율(減水率) 보다 작게 나온다. 즉 콘크리트의 감수율(減水率)은 15% 정도(程度) 감수(減水)했다고 했으나 모르터의 감수율(減水率)은 1 : 1의 경우는 최소(最少) 5.8%에서 최대(最大) 13.1%였고, 1 : 2의 경우는 최소(最小) 7.6%에서 최대(最大) 14.2%였으며, 1 : 3의 경우는 최소(最小) 9.5%에서 최대(最大) 18.8%의 범위(範圍)에 있었다. 5. 각(各) 이화제(泥和劑)의 유동성(流動性)은 고유동화제(高流動化劑) SP가 다른 분산제(分散劑) 보다 월등히 좋았다. 즉 1 : 1의 경우 w/c가 30%에서 280(75% 증가(增加)), 1 : 2의 경우는 w/c 가 36%에서 147(23.5% 증가(增加))로 가장 좋았으며, 1 : 3의 경우에서는 다른 분산제(分散劑)와 같은 경향(傾向)을 보였다. 그러므로 이러한 양질(良質)의 분산제(分散劑)는 프리팩트 콘크리트 공사(工事)에 사용(使用)하는 주입전충용(注入塡充用) 모르터에 적합(適合)한 것으로 사료(思料)된다.

• 대한간호
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.48-65
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• 1990

The government has adopted a policy to introduce Home Health Care Program, and has established a three stage plan to implement it. The three stage plan is : First, to amend Article 54 (Nurses for Different Types of Services) of the Regulations for Implementing the Law of Medical Services; Second, to tryout the new system through pilot projects established in public hospitals and clinics; and third, to implement at all hospitals and equivalent medical institutions. In accordance with the plan, the Regulation has been amend and it was promulgated on January 9,1990, thus establishing a legal ground for implementing the policy. Subsequently, however, the Medical Association raised its objection to the policy, causing a delay in moving into the second stage of the plan. Under these circumstances, a study was conducted by collecting and evaluating the opinions of physicians, nurses, non-medical personnel and patients on the need and expected result from the home health care for the purpose of help facilitating the implementation of the new system. As a result of this study, it was revealed that: 1. Except the physicians, absolute majority of all other three groups - nurses, non-medical personnel and patients -gave positive answers to all 11 items related to the need for establishing a program for Home Health Care. Among the physicians, the opinions on the need for the new services were different depending on their field of specialty, and those who have been treating long term patients were more positive in supporting the new system. 2. The respondents in all four groups held very positive view for the effectiveness and the expected result of the program. The composite total of scores for all of 17 items, however, re-veals that the physicians were least positive for the- effectiveness of the new system. The people in all four groups held high expectation on the system on the ground that: it will help continued medical care after the discharge from hospitals; that it will alleviate physical and economic burden of patient's family; that it will offer nursing services at home for the patients who are suffering from chronic disease, for those early discharge from hospital, or those who are without family members to look after the patients at home. 3. Opinions were different between patients( who will receive services) and nurses (who will provide services) on the types of services home visiting nurses should offer. The patients wanted "education on how to take care patients at home", "making arrangement to be admitted into hospital when need arises", "IV injection", "checking blood pressure", and "administering medications." On the other hand, nurses believed that they can offer all 16 types of services except "Controlling pain of patients", 4. For the question of "what types of patients are suitable for Home Health Care Program; " the physicians, the nurses and non-medical personnel all gave high score on the cases of "patients of chronic disease", "patients of old age", "terminal cases", and the "patients who require long-term stay in hospital". 5. On the question of who should control Home Health Care Program, only physicians proposed that it should be done through hospitals, while remaining three groups recommended that it should be done through public institutions such as public health center. 6. On the question of home health care fee, the respondents in all four groups believed that the most desireable way is to charge a fixed amount of visiting fee plus treatment service fee and cost of material. 7. In the case when the Home Health Care Program is to be operated through hospitals, it is recommended that a new section be created in the out-patient department for an exclusive handling of the services, instead of assigning it to an existing section. 8. For the qualification of the nurses for-home visiting, the majority of respondents recommended that they should be "registered nurses who have had clinical experiences and who have attended training courses for home health care". 9. On the question of if the program should be implemented; 74.0% of physicians, 87.5% of non-medical personnel, and 93.0% of nurses surveyed expressed positive support. 10. Among the respondents, 74.5% of -physicians, 81.3% of non-medical personnel and 90.9% of nurses said that they would refer patients' to home health care. 11. To the question addressed to patients if they would take advantage of home health care; 82.7% said they would if the fee is applicable to the Health Insurance, and 86.9% said they would follow advises of physicians in case they were decided for early discharge from hospitals. 12. While 93.5% of nurses surveyed had heard about the Home Health Care Program, only 38.6% of physicians surveyed, 50.9% of non-medical personnel, and 35.7% of patients surveyed had heard about the program. In view of above findings, the following measures are deemed prerequisite for an effective implementation of Home Health Care Program. 1. The fee for home health care to be included in the public health insurance. 2. Clearly define the types and scope of services to be offered in the Home Health Care Program. 3. Develop special programs for training nurses who will be assigned to the Home Health Care Program. 4. Train those nurses by consigning them at hospitals and educational institutions. 5. Government conducts publicity campaign toward the public and the hospitals so that the hospitals support the program and patients take advantage of them. 6. Systematic and effective publicity and educational programs for home heath care must be developed and exercises for the people of medical professions in hospitals as well as patients and their families. 7. Establish and operate pilot projects for home health care, to evaluate and refine their programs.