• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.407-419
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• 2024

Objectives: This study was conducted to measure financial toxicity (FT) among patients with cancer in Vietnam using the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST) and to describe the cost management strategies employed by these patients. Methods: This comprehensive cross-sectional study enrolled 634 patients from 2 specialized oncology hospitals in Vietnam. Using COST cut-off scores, FT was classified as none/mild (≥26), moderate (14-25), or severe (≤13). Cost management strategies, or coping mechanisms, were classified into 4 groups: lifestyle changes, financial resource strategies, treatment modifications, and support seeking. Results: The prevalence of FT was 91.8%, with 51.7% of participants demonstrating severe and 40.1% exhibiting moderate FT. Severe FT was significantly associated with female, low education level, unstable employment, low household economic status, and advanced cancer stage. The most common coping strategies were as follows: among lifestyle changes, reducing spending on basic items and leisure activities (78.7%) and cutting back on essential household expenses (66.4%); among financial resource strategies, borrowing money from relatives or friends (49.1%) and withdrawing funds from retirement or savings accounts (34.1%); within treatment modifications, switching treatment facilities or doctors due to cost concerns (9.3%); and within support seeking, obtaining help from welfare or community organizations (18.8%). All strategies were significantly more likely to be used by patients with severe FT. Conclusions: FT was highly prevalent among patients with cancer. Most patients relied on lifestyle adjustments and coping strategies, underscoring the need for improved financial support systems to alleviate the economic burden associated with cancer care.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

목적: 말기 암환자 증가로 호스피스에 대한 관심은 증가되고 있으나 이들을 간병하는 보호자에 대한 관심은 아직까지 병원 및 호스피스 프로그램에서 미흡하다. 본 연구는 말기 암 환자를 간병하는 가족 내 주간병인의 건강 관련 삶의 질을 평가하고 이들의 건강 관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요소를 알아보기 위하여 시행하였다. 방법: 2005년 3월부터 2006년 1월까지 대전의 일개 대학병원 종양 내과에 입원한 말기 암 환자들의 가족 간병인 81명을 대상으로 하여 건강 관련 삶의 질을 평가하였다. 평가설문내용에는 삶의 질을 평가하기 위한 도구로 36-items Short-form, Health Survey (SF-36) 한글판을 사용하였고 조사대상자들의 일반적인 사항과 환자와 간병인의 특성에 관한 내용을 포함하였다. 결과: 간병군의 삶의 질 평균(${\pm}SD$)점수는 47.9 (${\pm}20.7$)점이었다. 65세 이상인 경우, 여성인 경우, 간병기간이 1년 이상으로 길어질 경우, 일일 평균 간병시간이 8시간 이상인 경우, 간병에 환자가 많은 도움을 필요로 하는 경우, 경제적 부담이 큰 경우, 간병인이 부모 또는 배우자인 경우, 대증적 치료만 받고 있는 경우, 병원에 대한 만족도가 낮은 경우 간병인의 삶의 질이 저하되는 것으로 나타났으며, 다중회귀분석을 실시한 결과 간병시간, 경제적 부담도, 치료형태; 대증적 치료만 받는 경우, 간병기간, 성별, 도움이 필요한 ADLs (Activities of daily livings) 문항수 순서로 삶의 질 점수에 영향을 주었고, 이들의 설명력은 63.9% (P=0.044)였다. 결론: 말기암 환자 가족간병인의 삶의 질과 관련된 많은 요인 중 간병시간과 경제적 부담이 가족간병인의 삶의 질에 많은 영향을 주는 교정 가능한 인자로 나타났다. 말기 암 환자 간병인의 간병 시간 및 경제적 부담을 감축하기 위한 사회적 지원이 필요하다. 봉사자와의 관계는 매우 좋다가 81.2%로 대부분을 차지하였고, 병원직원과의 관계는 매우 좋다가 69.7%였고, 다음은 대체로 좋다가 21.2%의 순이었다. 봉사활동에 대해 가족이나 친구의 지지는 어떠한가는 매우 좋다가 83.2%로 대부분을 차지하였다. 2. 대상자의 자원봉사활동 만족도는 평점 $3.09{\pm}0.49$(도구범위 $1{\sim}4$점)로 중간정도이었다. 영역별로 살펴보았을 때 만족도가 가장 높았던 영역은 사회적 접촉영역($3.48{\pm}0.61$)이었고, 다음은 성취영역($3.43{\pm}0.53$), 사회적 인정영역($3.35{\pm}0.70$)의 순이었다. 만족도가 가장 낮았던 영역은 사회적 교환영역($1.65{\pm}0.63$)이었다. 3. 대상자의 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 봉사활동 만족도를 분석한 결과 성별(t=2.038, P=0.044), 결혼상태(F=3.806, P=0.013)에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다. 4. 대상자의 자원봉사활동 실태에 따른 봉사활동 만족도를 분석한 결과병원봉사활동기간(F=3.326, P=0.008), 봉사활동을 하는 주된 이유(F=2.707, P=0.035), 봉사활동을 위한 교육을 받은 여부(t=-1.982, P=0.050), 봉사활동의 평가 빈도(F=7.877, P=0.000), 봉사활동이 자신의 기술이나 능력에 적합도(F=2.712, P=0.049), 관리자와의 관계(t=-2.517, P=0.013), 다른 병원직원과의 관계(F=5.202, P=0.007), 자원봉사자로서의 활동에 대해 가족이나 친지로부터의 지지(t=-3.394, P=0.001)에 따라 봉사활동 만족도가 유의하게 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 자원봉사활동 만족도는 중간정도이었고, 봉사활동 만족도는 대상자의 인구사회학적 특성에 따라서는 성별(t=2.038, P=0.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.570-575
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• 2005

배 경 : 국내에서 전향적으로 DILD를 등록하여 원인 분류한 보고가 없고 진단 수기 및 치료에 대한 보고도 전무하여, 한 3차 대학병원에서 2년 동안 전향적으로 진단된 DILD의 원인, 진단 수기 및 치료현황에 대한 실태를 파악하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2002년 5월부터 2004년 4월까지 2년간 삼성서울병원에서 전향적으로 등록된 DILD 환자 487명을 대상으로, 2002년 ATS/ERS 분류에 따른 원인, 진단에 이용된 수기, 치료 방법에 대해 후향적 조사를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 1) 전체 487명중 DILD of known causes 168명, IIP 269명, granulomatous DILD 27명, other forms of DILD 14명이었고, 분류가 불확실한 환자 9명이었다. 2) 진단 수기는 HRCT가 97%, 폐기능검사가 89%, BAL이 44%, TBLB가 38%, 외과적 폐생검이 29%에서 이용 되었다. 3) 269명의 IIP 환자 중 IPF가 222명(82%), NSIP 23명(9%)이었고, 진단수기는 HRCT가 97%, BAL이 42%, 외과적 폐생검이 36%에서 받았다. 4) IIP 환자 중 폐생검을 받은 환자는 받지 않은 환자에 비해 평균연령이 더 낮고(57.8세 vs 68.2세, p<0.05) 심장질환 등의 동반 질환이 적었으며(16.5% vs 69%, p<0.001), HRCT 소견상 non-IPF인 경우가 더 많았다(33.7% vs 9.2%, p<0.001). 5) IPF 환자는 67%에서 대증적 치료만을 받았으나 non-IPF 환자에서는 89%에서 스테로이드 등의 약물치료를 받았다. 결 론 : 국내에서도 DILD 질환 등록 사업 및 적절한 검사를 통한 정확한 진단이 필요하고 이에 따른 치료가 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.3411-3417
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• 2013

Over the last 10 years, the number of cancer survivors in South Korea has reached nearly one million with a survival rate of 49.4%. However, integrated supportive care for cancer survivors is lagging. One area in which the current cancer control policy needs updating is in the utilization of information and communication technology (ICT). The remarkable progress in the field of ICT over the past 10 years presents exciting new opportunities for health promotion. Recent communication innovations are conducive to the exchange of meta-information, giving rise to a new service area and transforming patients into active medical consumers. Consequently, such innovations encourage active participation in the mutual utilization and sharing of high-quality information. However, these benefits from new ICTs will almost certainly not be equally available to all, leading to so-called communication inequalities where cancer survivors from lower socioeconomic classes will likely have more limited access to the best means of making use of the health information. Therefore, most essentially, emphasis must be placed on helping cancer survivors and their caregivers utilize such advances in ICT to create a more efficient flow of health information, thereby reducing communication inequalities and expanding social support. Once we enhance access to health information and better manage the quality of information, as a matter of fact, we can expect an alleviation of the health inequalities faced by cancer survivors.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.142-145
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• 2016

Gastric cancer is the most common cancer in Korean males and can easily spread to distant organs such as the liver, lungs, brain, or bones. However, skin metastasis, particularly of the eye, is rare. Metastatic eyelid cancer is extremely rare; metastases from internal organs have not been reported so far. We recently experienced a patient with metastatic eyelid cancer from adenocarcinoma of the stomach. A 62-year-old female was admitted with a right upper eyelid mass and foreign body sensation. She had a history of stomach cancer of 3 years. She was treated by chemotherapy and radiotherapy for pathologic fracture. After receiving supportive care for 2 years, the mass appeared on her right pupil. Punch-biopsy of the mass was performed and histological examination revealed adenocarcinoma, the same as the initial histological result. We report this case with a review of related literature.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.194-208
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• 1997

The pregnancy experiences of unmarried mother threatens womens' health by social prejudices. This study was motivated by the fact that nurses do not have much understanding of the pregnancy experiences of unmarried mother and cannot provided fully supportive care of them. This study was done to understand the subjective expriences of pregnancy by unmarried mother. To do this, the grounded theory methodology was used. The research participants were selected from unmarried mothers admitted to the social welfare center in Korea. All interviewee were six and between 17 to 24 years old women. Their confidential information was insured. The data were analyzed in the framework of Grounded Theory methodology as mapped out by Strauss(l991). 21 concepts, 11 sub-category and 6 category were confirmed in the analysis. In the process of data analysis, 'sufferd pregnancy process' was founded to be the core phenomenon. In Conclusion, through their suffered pregnancy experiences, unmarried mothers had been a process to grow up, planned for the future and became a mature woman. This study supports the need to develop a role model for nurses in providing appropriate support to the unmarried mother, which will lead to an improvement in the physical and mental health of the unmarried mothers.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a discharge education program on maternal role confidence and parenting stress of mothers who delivered premature infants. The program provided them with information on childrearing and supportive educational nursing care. Method: This study was based on pretest-posttest nonequivalent nonsynchronized quasi-experimental design. The participants in this study were 30 mothers who delivered premature infants at a general hospital in G city. The instruments used in this study were Maternity Confidence Inventory, Parenting Stress Index(PSI). Results: The first hypothesis that the mothers in the experimental group would undergo changes in maternal role confidence after the intervention was accepted, as there was a statistically significant gap between the two groups(F=9.386, P=.000). The second hypothesis that mothers in the experimental group would undergo change in parenting stress after the intervention was accepted, as there was a statistically significant gap between the two groups(F=4.425, P=.380). Conclusion: The findings suggest that the Discharge Education Program was an efficient intervention method to boost the maternal confidence of mothers with premature infants and to decrease their parenting stress.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.136-145
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• 1997

We are report on three cases of typical clinical characterstics and treatment response in neuroleptic maligant syndrome(NMS), and reviewed the literatures of NMS. NMS was first recognized as a life-threatening complication of dopamine receptor antagonists, and defined as a catatonic-like states associated with fever, obtundation, muscle rigidity, and unstable vital sign in patients taking neuroleptic agents. Concepts of NMS have changed because medications other than classic neuroleptic drugs have been implicated as triggering agents and syndromes identical to NMS have been observed in other conditions. The important neurochemical features are probably functional dopamine deficiency and ensuing hyperactivity of excitatory amino acid neurotransmission in the basal ganglia and hypothalamus. Recognition of NMS and early discontinuation of neuroleptics are the most important step in its management. Supportive care includes management of hyperthermia and fluid replacement. Controversial therapeutic measures include the application of dopamine receptor agonists, excitatory amino acid antagonists, or dantrolene. Psychiatric patients with a history on NMS and psychotic relapse necessitating antipsycotics do not commonly redevelop NMS.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.115-121
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• 1990

We have experienced twenty-eight patients of esophageal perforation at the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during the period from Jan. 1957 to Jun. 1989. The ratio between male and female patients was 17:11, and their age ranged from 2 years to 61 years old. [average: 30.4 years old] The cause of esophageal perforation were instrumental trauma in 9 cases, caustic perforation in 6 cases, spontaneous perforation in 6 cases, surgical trauma in 2 cases, and others in 5 cases. The most frequent location of perforation was in the lower third portion of the esophagus [13 case, 46 %]. Patients complained of chest pain [86 %], dyspnea [57 %], fever [57 %], subcutaneous emphysema [43 %], and others. The frequent complications of esophageal perforation were empyema [13 cases, 46 %] and mediastinitis [11 cases, 39 %]. The first treatment was supportive care in 3 cases, primary closure and reinforced procedures in 13 cases with 3 deaths, open drainage in 5 cases with 2 deaths, diversion in 4 cases with 2 deaths and closed thoracostomy drainage in 3 cases. After the first treatment, 6 patients received multi-staged operations for several months. Overall mortality was 25 %, and the most frequent cause of death was sepsis[57 %]. We thought that factors affecting the outcome of esophageal perforation are;[1] early diagnosis and adequacy in the first treatment, [2] intensive perioperative management including multi-stage surgical approach, [3] patient`s condition at the diagnosis

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.147-150
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• 2004

Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless, and malodorous 'rotten eggs' gas that results from the decay of organic material. It is a byproduct of industry and agriculture. The mechanism of its toxicity is primarily related to inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation, which causes a decrease in available cellular energy. Because there is no rapid method of detection that is of clinical diagnostic use, management decisions must be made based on history, clinical presentation, and diagnostic tests that imply hydrogen sulfide's presence. Although there is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that the early use of hyperbaric oxygen is beneficial, supportive care remains the mainstay of therapy. We describe an occupational exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas in 51-year-old man. While cleaning the sewage of pigs. he became unconscious. When he arrived in the emergency department, he had irritability and confused mentality. The typical smell of rotten eggs on clothing and exhaled air were enough to be considered to be exposed to hydrogen sulfide. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was performed. He had a recovery to normal function.