• 보건행정학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.40-54
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• 2023

Background: Based on the increase in the needs for convalescent rehabilitation medical services in Korea, this study aims to calculate the needs for rehabilitation services and examine its determinants for 229 regions. Methods: Claim data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service were used to estimate patients who need to receive rehabilitation services, and data from various sources were also used for analysis. The number of cases and incidence rates of hospitalization related to convalescent rehabilitation were calculated to estimate the needs for services by region, and the results were visualized via a map. Multivariate regression and fixed effects regression using panel data were performed to identify the determinants of regional variation of the incidence rate. Results: First, the incidence rate of rural areas such as Jeolla-do, Gyeongsang-do, and Chungcheong-do was higher than urban areas (metropolitan cities). Second, the population, proportion of the elder, medical aid recipients, financial independence, traffic deaths, smoking, diabetes rate, and medical infrastructure correlated significantly with the incidence rate. Third, 'rho' values which mean the fraction of variance due to individual terms in panel data regression models were 0.965 and 0.976, respectively. Conclusion: The incidence rate of hospitalizations was correlated with most independent variables in this study and there is a gap between urban and rural areas. These regional disparities are fixed in our society. An improved regional convalescent rehabilitation system is suggested to cover the entire area including rural areas with a high rate of aging.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.324-335
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• 2017

Background: The aim of this study is to analyze determinants of welfare attitudes toward healthcare services in South Korea, using three main theories: self-interest (positive welfare attitudes if the policy fulfills people's personal interests), symbolic attitudes (positive welfare attitudes if the person is politically progressive or egalitarian), and sociotropic perception (positive welfare attitudes if the person experienced positive aggregated collective experiences of societal events and trends regarding the policy). Although the definition of the welfare attitude is rather ambiguous in literatures, in this investigation, we operationalize the concept as the 'willingness to pay higher taxes to improve the level of health care services for all people in Korea' which shows individuals' actional propensity. Methods: We used the health module from the International Social Survey Program 2011 for the analysis (N= 1,391). Five logistic regression models were built successively using two variables for each theory to measure key concepts of self-interest, symbolic attitudes, and sociotropic perceptions as independent variables. Results: The result showed self-interest and symbolic attitudes factors to be strong determinants of welfare attitudes towards healthcare services in South Korea, whereas sociotropic perception factors have inconsistent effects. Conclusion: For a more politically elaborated healthcare reform in South Korea and elsewhere, there needs to be further research on various dimensions and determinants of welfare attitudes to understand popular basis of welfare expansion, especially in the era of inequality.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.207-219
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of suicide attempts and non-attempts of the elderly living alone and the subjects in this study were 690 elderly persons living alone in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. For data analysis, this study used descriptive analysis, mean comparison correlation analysis, and binominal logistic regression analysis using PASW 20.0. To explain the suicide attempts of elderly persons who live alone, variables such as sex, age education level, monthly household income, religion, subjective economic status, subjective health status, ADL/IADL, depression, hopelessness, social support, and stress were used. The findings of the study were as follows: First, 9.2 percent(64) of the elderly living alone had attempted suicide and 90.8 percent(626) had never attempted suicide. Second, monthly household income, hopelessness, and social support were identified as the factors that affected their suicide attempts. In other words, the elderly living alone who had lower monthly household income, less social support, and greater feelings of hoprlessness had made more suicide attempts. As it is a cross-sectional research using data from non-probability sampling, this has a limitation in generality sampling, this has a limitation in generalizing the study results. To overcome this limitation, longitudinal research using data from probability sampling is necessary.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2009

Objectives : Both organized and opportunistic screening programs have been widely used in Korea. This paper examined the determinants of the use of opportunistic screening programs in Korea. Methods : The subjects were a national stratified random sample of 10,254 people aged 45 or older from the first wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2006. A logit model was used to examine the determinants of the use of opportunistic screening programs in terms of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, the type of health insurance and the health status. Results : Thirteen point seven percent of the individuals received opportunistic screening programs within 2 years from the time the survey was conducted in 2006. The individuals who graduated from college or who had even more education were 3.0 times more likely to use opportunistic screening programs compared with the individuals who were illiterate. The individuals who resided in urban areas and who had religious beliefs were more likely to receive opportunistic screening programs compared with their counterparts. Those who were in the first quartile for the total household assets were 2.6 times more likely to use opportunistic screening programs than those who were in the fourth quartile for the total household assets. Privately insured people were 1.6 times more likely to use opportunistic screening programs than those who were not insured. Finally, the individuals who self-assessed their health status as worst were 2.1 times more likely to use opportunistic screening programs compared individuals who self-assessed their health status as best. Conclusions : This study suggests that opportunistic screening programs can be an indicator for whether or not an individual is among the advantaged group in terms of their socioeconomic characteristics and type of health insurance.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.343-354
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• 2013

Elderly people living in poverty are one of the most vulnerable population groups who are at risk of experiencing social exclusion. Social participation is an important contributing factor to active aging and social integration of the older adults living in poverty. This study aims to identify factors affecting social participation of the poor elderly. Data from the second wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing was used for the analyses and 1,346 poor elderly aged over 65 were analyzed. The findings showed that age, education, health status, a level of depression, financial stress, and economic activity were associated with the social participation of the elderly living in poverty. These results indicated that psychological empowerment and specific needs of the older adults living in poverty should be considered in developing services and programs to promote social participation of the poor elderly.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.483-493
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• 2015

농어촌 지역은 산업화 도시화로 도시보다 건강관리가 미흡하며 이에 따른 지역 간 건강불균형 문제가 중요한 사회적 아젠다가 되었다. 이 연구는 사회적 자본과 건강정보, 의료 커뮤니케이션 요인들이 지역사회의 건강상태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 구조방정식 모델을 통해서 검증하고자 하였다. 먼저 사회적 자본은 의료진과의 의사소통성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 의료진과의 의사소통성은 건강상태에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 건강정보추구는 건강행위, 인터넷 건강정보이용에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었으며, 인터넷 건강정보이용을 매개로 건강상태에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 인터넷 건강정보이용과 건강행위는 건강상태에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 이 연구는 사회적 요인과 커뮤니케이션 요인이 농어촌 건강상태에 영향을 미치는 선행 경로구조를 형성하고 있다는 점을 검증함으로써 지역사회 건강상태의 결정요인에 대한 설명력을 한층 풍부하게 하는 데 기여하고 있다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.129-131
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• 2018

Purpose: The association between hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion is controversial. The present study aimed to investigate the statistical association between hypercalciuria and childhood febrile convulsions. Methods: Overall, 160 children aged 6 months to 5 years, including 80 children with febrile convulsion and 80 febrile children without convulsion (comparison group), were recruited. All laboratory tests, including 24-hour urine calcium, were undertaken in an academic clinical laboratory. Results: Forty-five children of the febrile convulsion group (60%) and 30 of the comparison group (40%) had hypercalciuria. There was a significant difference between the 2 groups (P=0.02). Conclusion: Our results indicated that there is a statistical association between convulsion and hypercalciuria in children. Since we found this association with a cross-sectional assessment, further studies, especially prospective and controlled designs, are needed.

• 한국노년학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.1129-1143
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 지역사회거주 노인들의 건강증진행위(Health Promoting Behavior : HPB)에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 규명하고자 하는 것이다. 본 연구는 생태체계적 관점(Ecological Perspective)에서 Pender (1996)의 건강증진모델을 활용하여 연구모형을 설정하고 이를 분석하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 자료수집을 위해 2009년 1월 18일부터 2월 28일 까지 서울지역에 거주하는 만 60세 이상 노인을 대상으로 면접조사를 하였으며 총 495부를 최종 분석에 사용하였다. 연구결과 노인의 건강증진행위 평균값은 3.11(SD=0.41)로 나타났다. 위계적 다중회귀분석 결과, 본 연구에서 모델I의 설명력은 5%이었으나 행위관련인지요인을 투입한 모델II에서 48.3%로 증가하였고, 환경요인을 투입한 모델III에서는 56.1%로 증가하였다. 모든 변수를 투입한 모델IV의 총설명력은 55.7%로 나타났다. 연구대상자들의 건강증진행위에 영향을 미치는 변수들의 상대적 영향력은 지각된 유익성(β=.475)이 가장 높았으며, 그리고 사회적 지지, 자기효능감, 지역사회환경, 주관적 건강상태, 교육 및 연령 등의 순으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 첫째, 노인의 건강증진행위를 증진시키기 위한 교육적이고 지지적이며, 다양한 수준의 프로그램 개발, 둘째, 노인복지기관의 접근성 증진을 위한 환경의 조성, 셋째, 프로그램 참여자들을 대상으로 한 자조그룹의 조직, 넷째, 노인 친화적인 환경의 구축과 건강증진관련 시설 및 서비스들의 통합과 조정을 위한 지역단위 해결방안의 모색과 끝으로 노인복지 담당 사회복지사의 건강관련 전문성 증진을 위한 교육 및 훈련의 필요성이 제시되었다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.5-32
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• 2002

이 연구는 한국의 인공임신중절의 실태 및 결정요인을 분석하고 인다. 한국보건사회연구원에서 조사한 2000년 전국 출산력 조사 원자료를 이용하여 한국의 유배우 여성들의 인공임신중절율 및 인공임신중절경험율을 여러 독립변수에 따라 분석하고 있다. 한국의 유배우 여성들이 인공임신중절을 행하는 가장 큰 이유는 원하지 않는 임신을 한데서 시작된다 그러나 원하지 않는 임신이라고 모두 인공임신중절로 귀결되는 것은 아니다. 결국 인공임신중절은 한국 사회에서 단산이나 터울을 조절하기 위한 방법으로 이용되고 있다. 그러나 인공임신중절을 택하는 이유는 매우 다양해서 첫 인공임신중절을 택한 가장 큰 이유는 혼전임신으로 밝혀지고 있고. 그 다음으로 중요한 이유는 경제적인 이유 때문에 인공임신중절을 택하는 것으로 나타나고 있다.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.5-34
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• 2011

최근에 들어 대규모의 재난으로 인한 인명과 재산의 피해를 보면서 재난정신건강에 대한 관심의 필요성이 부각되고 있다. 본 연구는 재난 피해자의 정신건강 문제의 발생과 회복과정의 다양한 사회경제적 영향요인 등에 관한 실증적 연구와 이론적 논의에 대한 검토를 근거로 다차원적 재난정신건강 서비스 모델을 제시하였다. 재난피해자의 정신건강문제는 재난이란 외상적 경험과 개인내적 특성에 의해 영향을 받지만, 재난 복구 과정에 개인과 지역사회가 겪는 사회·경제·정치적 경험이 정신건강문제에 지대한 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 재난피해자에 대한 임상적 개입에만 초점을 두는 전통적 재난정신건강모델보다는 재난 피해자 개인과 지역공동체, 이들을 둘러싸고 있는 다양한 환경체계에 대한 다각적인 개입을 포함하는 다차원적 재난정신건강 서비스로의 전환을 제안하였다. 다차원적 모델은 전통적인 사회복지의 개입전략들을 활용하면서 재난 피해자 개인과 지역공동체의 정신건강과 사회경제적 정의를 실현할 수 있는 다양한 차원에서 개입 전략과 사회복지분야가 취해야 할 방향을 제시하였다.