• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.276-283
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• 2023

산업안전보건연구원에서는 현재 2005년 미국흉부학회(American Thoracic Society, ATS)와 유럽호흡기학회(European Respiratory Society, ERS)의 폐활량검사 표준화가이드를 준용하여 근로자건강진단 폐활량검사를 평가하고 있으며, 2019년 ATS/ERS가이드의 적용을 검토하고 있다. 새로운 평가기준에 따른 결과를 현재 결과와 비교해보고 우리나라 근로자건강진단에 적용하는 것이 적절한지 확인하기 위해 특수건강진단기관으로부터 수집한 325건의 폐활량검사 결과를 검토하였다. 외삽용적, 보정오차, FIVC 등의 평가기준을 더 엄격하게 적용하였음에도 검사의 신뢰성 점수가 상승한 기관이 더 많았다. 주요원인은 FEV1, FVC의 적합성과 재현성을 분리하여 판단함과 동시에 점수를 ATS 등급에 따라 차별 부여하므로 감점 폭이 감소했기 때문으로 파악된다. 새로운 기준을 적용하면 현재 부적합하다고 판단하는 자료의 활용이 가능하므로 검사자와 판정의사의 결과선별과 해석에 대한 이해도를 높인다면 검사자와 수검자 모두가 검사에 대한 부담감을 줄이면서 신뢰성 있는 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.340-357
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• 2019

The purpose of this paper is to help develop a comprehensive understanding of the humidifier disinfectant disaster from diverse perspectives based on a critical review of the relevant academic research papers published so far in the fields of both natural and social science. The authors reviewed pertinent articles in the six academic areas of law, social science, humanities, medicine, toxicology, and environmental health. A proper understanding of the issue of humidifier disinfectant is a challenging task because diverse aspects of it have become related over the more than two decades since such products were first released to the market in 1994. Technical and esoteric issues such as the complex system for relief and compensation for health damages and the approval of chemical toxicity are known to be major impediments to viewing the bigger picture regarding this tragedy. The authors believe that experts need to consider a comprehensive perspective going beyond their individual research arena to gain a better understanding of this issue, especially since it was an alarm signal on ethics and the role of experts and scholars in Korean society. Besides the two professors arrested by the prosecutor's office, it should be remembered that medical doctors recommended patients use humidifiers and disinfectants, and the media was inactive in reporting on this issue. Furthermore, the current paucity of examination of the social and political implications of this tragedy calls for more active engagement by researchers in the humanities and social sciences. In this regard, this paper is a work of self-examination and self-criticism by the authors that could resonate with the overall academic community.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2011

Objectives : This study of oral health problems was conducted to 311 students in Special Schools in order to inquire into the state of their oral health behaviors, to find out the main obstacles against dental services, to secure dental reasonable basis for oral health promotion. Methods : A questionnaire survey was conducted in the Special School of the 311 students in the area of the metropolitan Seoul. By means of Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test, oral hygiene habits for each type of the subjects, the contents of dental care services, the prerequisites to improve oral health, were inquired. To evaluate the effects to the current oral health status of types of disability, 2-way ANOVA was practiced. Results : The handicapped with Visual impairment, mental retardation, multiplicity with disabilities, answered negatively in their own oral health status. 47.4% of the deaf can do brush for theirselves without the inconvenience, but in other types of disability they showed that they were helped by others. Subjects did not use the secondary oral hygiene necessaries because, except brain damage, almost of types of disability impeded the convenient use. 60 to 88.2 percent of the total respondents were the recent visitors to dental clinique within 1 year, and the most common motives of the visiting dentist, is a routine medical examination, their movements to the dentist in all types of disabilities, needed helps of others. Most of them received medical treatment at a private dentist, the handicapped preferred the private care and place(49.8%). Only in the case of the brain disorders, extremely much of the disabled answered that they were needed the preventive treatment, and the another cases of disability were largely needed the treatment of the decayed teeth. To improve the oral health of the people with disabilities, at the opening of the clinics and hospitals over a certain size, the mandatory medical facilities for the care of the disabled should be preceded and followed by the improvement of dental insurance system so as to reduce the burdens of the cost of dental care. Conclusions : The improvement of oral health policy for the disabled are needed inevitably: Development of secondary oral hygienic easy to use for the disabled, the building systems of medical dental hospital with the disabled facilities, by the improvement of the insurance system, the reduction of the burden of payments.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.143-156
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• 2008

Purpose: It is important to identify problems in elders' health through health examination as a part of health service for elders and to execute health education so that elders have appropriate abilities to manage and protect themselves. This study was attempted to assess the need of health education in the elderly and to analyze factors affecting the need of health education. Method: The participants in this study were 354 elderly people living independently in the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province of Korea, and a questionnaire survey was conducted through personal interviews from June 25 to July 26, 2007. The methodology was a descriptive study. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS Win 12.0. Results: As for the contents of education, elders preferred most the area of 'prevention and management of elderly diseases.' Detailed education contents preferred by elders were the prevention of accidents, diet habits, exercise and weight management, mental health and stress management, complementary and alternative therapies, management of drinking and smoking, etc. Conclusion: According to elders' concerns and needs, systemic health education for the elderly should provide right health knowledge, health maintenance, health promotion and setting of appropriate health education.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.576-587
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• 1995

Authors purposed to observe activities of occupational health nurses and it's related factors, and to suggest the way that induct better occupational health nurses' activities with questionaire to 87 occupational health nurses who individually work as health manager in the plant. The questionaire included type of plant and number of workers, general characteristics, work conditions, activities, etc. Major findings are as follows. 1. 82.8% of occupational health nurses were third decade. 93.1% graduated junior college or college. And 82.8% were not married. 2. General work conditions: 40.2% were belonged to safety-health section, 98.85% were mere clerks. 60.9% worked less than weekly 44 hours, and an annual salary of 50.6 % was between 10 million and 14 million won. 3. Work condition related to health manager work: there was separated health care room in 94.3%, working period as health manager(occupational health nurse) was less than 5 years in 70.1%, 49.4% had the out-of-health manager work. In 87.4%, occupational physician was appointed, only 6.9% of them were full time, 52.9% of them worked little in the plants. The problems related to workers' health were discussed with industrial nurses in 88.5%. 4. Attitude for their work: 88.5% were thought that their work is important for workers' health care, 57.5% satisfied to work as health manager. In 51.7%, motive to being industrial nurse were the appropriate aptitude. 5. Activities: General medical care in 100% were carried out, in 97.7% works related to general health examination, in 100% works related to special health examination were carried. But works related to use of protective apparatus were carried out in 20.8%. 6. Factors related to level of activities: In cases who solved the health related problems by themselves, the level of activites was significantly higher than in others. In cases there were full time occupational physician, the level of activities was significantly lower. 7. Occupational health nurse's needs: 100% wanted regular education, 89.7% wanted the qualifying examination. As the results, author suggests that the right of self-control is given to occupational health nurses and the work of occupational physician is clearly defined for the induction of the better activities of occupational health nurses.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 1993

The purpose of this study was to identify the status of health management from Dec 5, 1992 to March 10, 1993. The data. was. collected from 30 industrial nurses, through a structured questionnaire. The results were as follows : 1. 1.50%. of the companies surveyed were manufacturing companies, 24% of them were research center. 2. The sizes of the companies were as follows: 300-499 employees 11(37%). more than 1,000 employees 4(13%). 3. 18 companies(60%) had organized safety and health committees. 4. 25 companies(83%) had there own health clinics. 5. 60% of companies had a Health center assigned as were hospitals 83%. 6. Practical nurses were employed by all industries, 10 companies had their own physicians, and 3 had their own industrial hygienist. 7. The primary health examination rate was 96% and workers who took follow up examinations were 8.5% out of them, 73.6% were evaluated at the C & D grade. Follow Up management to D. evaluations was performed about 50%. 8. 13 personnel(43%) required, special examinations. 9. The relation between the workers health score and the health status, score was negative and not significant. Therefore the better health management the higher health level score.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.70 -77
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• 2023

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify information on the workers at major industrial health institutions. Methods: The subjects were employees at work environment measurement institutions, specialized health management institutions, special health examination institutions, and health checkup institutions. Data on these employees was identified by age, career, region, and qualification. Results: The sample totaled 6,449 workers at major industrial health institutions. The number of doctors, nurses, and industrial hygienists was identified at 4,609. For their age groups, 34.1% were in their 30s, and 56.3% had less than five years of work experience. The distribution by region was 24.3% in Gyeonggi-do Province, 12.7% in Seoul, and 8.7% in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. Conclusions: Information on occupational health human resources has been published irregularly and is limited by specialty. Therefore, it is necessary to systematize information on human resources and disclose it regularly so that supply and demand conditions can be predicted when establishing industrial accident prevention policies.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 1997

본 조사는 농촌지역 농업종사자들의 건강진단 수검실태를 파악하여 이들을 위한 건강관리의 필요성을 고취하기 위해 실시하였다. 1996년 8월에 대구시 인근 1개군의 8개면에 거주하는 농협조합원 및 18세 이상 성인가족을 대상으로 사전에 훈련받은 의과대학생들이 직접 가구를 방문하여 면접조사를 실시하였다. 면접완료 인원은 751명으로서 남자가 314명(41.8%), 여자가 437명(58.2%)이었다. 이들 중 전업으로 농사일을 가끔 하는 경우가 184명(24.4%), 전혀 하지 않는 경우가 206명(27.3%)이었다. 농부증 양성률을 전체적으로 응답자 745명 중 171명(23.0%)이었는데 전업농이 361명 중 84명(23.3%), 비전업농이 384명중 88명(22.9%)으로서 두 군간에 차이가 없었으며 남자가 314명 중 51명(16.2%), 여자가 431명 중 120명(27.8%)으로서 여자가 남자에 비해 유병률이 높았다(p<0.01). 농약을 직접 살포하는 농민288명 중 113명 (39.2%)이 최근 1년간 농약중독과 관련된 증상을 경험한 적이 있었으나 의료기관을 방문한 경우는 증상경험지 중에서 18명(15.9%)에 지나지 않았다. 농약취급에 관한 교육을 직접 받은 적이 있는 사람은 응답자 285명 중 70명(24.6%)이었는데 피교육 경험과 농약살포시 보호구 착용간에 유의한 관련성이 있었다.(p<0.001). 당해년 및 작년의 건강진단 수검률은 응답자 736명(62.6%), 유료검진 수검자가 105명(37.4%)이었다. 유료검진의 비용은 10만원에서 30만원 미만이 45.7%를 차지하였고 30만원 이상도 11.4%가 되었다. 성인병 검진은 533명 중 124명(23.3%)이 받았는데 전업농의 수검률이 304명 중 84명(27.6%)으로서 비전업농의 229명 중 40명(17.5%)에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p<0.001). 성인병 검진을 하지 않으려는 221명의 이유는 '몸이 건강하므로'가 76명(34.4%)으로 가장 많았고 '귀찮아서'(48명, 21.7%), '도움이 안될 것 같아서'(25명,11.3%) 등의 순이었다. 지역의 보피보험자와 직장 및 공교보험 피부양자의 건강진단에 대한 필요성에 대한 생각은 651명 중 180명(27.6%)이 '꼭 필요하다'고 하였고 1년에 한번씩 정기적 무료검진을 해 준다면 256명(39.3%)이 '꼭 하겠다'고 하였다. 지역의료보험에 들어있는 193가구의 월 의료보험료는 2만~3만원 미만(66가구,34.2%), 1만-2만원 미만(51가구, 26.4%), 3만-4만원 미만(40가구, 20.7%) 등의 순이었는데 지역의 보피보험자 340명 중 263명(77.4%)이 매우 비싸다고 생각하였으며 45명(13.2%)이 조금 비싸다고 하였다. 농촌지역의 농업종사자들은 농약 등의 유해물질에 폭로되고 소득수준에 비해 도시주민이나 산업체 근로자보다 상대적으로 더 많은 보험료를 내면서도 산업안전보건법의 적용 대상이 되지 않아 일반 주민과 마찬가지로 40세 이상에 대해서 격년제로 실시하는 성인병 검진의 혜택밖에 보지 못하고 있다. 그나마 건강진단의 필요성에 대한 인식에 비해 성인병 검진의 수검률은 매우 낮은 반면 검진수검자 중 유료검진 수검자가 3분의 1이 넘어 무료 검진에 대한 홍보가 미진함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 기존 성인병 검진 등 보건예방 사업의 활성화와 어울러 농업종사자들에 대해 산업체의 유해물질 폭로 근로자에게 제공되는 특수 건강진단과 같은 별도의 건강관리 시스템을 개발하는 것이 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.193-201
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• 2006

In according as the social action of women is active, the average life span is longer than male, not only woman's social position is higher, but also the construction of the more professional woman special hospital Is increased. In occasion to the recent woman special hospital, give medical treatment about pediatrics and the breast surgery as well, and the sphere is increasing as compose the variety network, from the health medical center to check the woman's physical to the postpartum care center. The trend of the lobby is arranged the more service area as the concept of the woman hospital is changed, the sphere is increasing. Accordingly, this study research and analyze the service zone and design elements on the focus the lobby of the internal woman special hospital, have an intention of guideline about the interior design of the after woman hospital. As the subject of study, selected the hospital that lobby serves to show the identity of total space, and the woman special hospital that is introduced to the relation journal with architecture or interior design, is opened after 2000 years, below the 100 bed. As the study method, understand the composition of lobby space through floor analysis, examination by the visit, analyzed the arrangement constituent, the design trend. The direction of lobby space mentioned in the study result is that secure the publicness, guarantee the privacy zone, and is important that the adequate arrangement of commercial space contribute to client's mental stability, desire that inflected as the more positive communication place.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2021

Objectives: This study explored the relationship between shift intensity and insomnia among hospital nurses. Methods: The participants were 386 female hospital nurses who underwent a special health examination for night workers in 2015. The Korean Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), indices of shift work intensity, and other covariates such as amount of exercise, level of alcohol consumption, employment duration, and hours worked were extracted from the health examination data. The indices for shift intensity were (1) number of 3 consecutive night shifts and (2) number of short recovery periods after a previous shift, both assessed over the prior 3 months. Multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for the aforementioned covariates was performed to evaluate the association of shift intensity with insomnia, defined as an ISI score of ≥8. Results: The nurses with insomnia tended to be younger (p=0.029), to have worked 3 consecutive night shifts more frequently (p<0.001), to have experienced a greater number of short recovery periods after the previous shift (p=0.021), and to have worked for more hours (p=0.006) than the nurses without insomnia. Among the other variables, no statistically significant differences between groups were observed. Experiences of 3 or more consecutive night shifts (odds ratio [OR], 2.33; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29 to 4.20) and 3 or more short recovery periods (OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.08 to 3.73) were associated with increased odds of insomnia. Conclusions: The results suggest that decreasing the shift intensity may reduce insomnia among hospital nurses working rotating shifts.