• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1972-1980
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• 2015

이 연구의 목적은 한국에서 2011년 3월 9일 부터 2013년 4월 3일 사이에 수행된 스마트케어 비만 관리 시범사업의 효과를 분석하는 것이었다. 연구에 등록된 212명 참여자 중에서 6개월 동안의 스마트케어 서비스 기간이 종료되는 시점까지 자가 체중 측정을 모두 완료한 147명을 최종 분석 대상자로 하였다. 평가를 위한 자가 측정 그룹은 6개월 기간의 월 평균자가 측정 빈도를 균등하게 나누어 3그룹(Low, Middle, High)으로 분류를 하였으며 평가 대상 지표는 스마트케어 시스템으로 전송된 체중과 BMI(Body Mass Index)로 하였다. 체중과 BMI의 월별 평균은 High 그룹이 Middle 과 Low 그룹보다 더 많이 감소하였으며(M5: High>Middle>Low) 통계적으로도 유의하게 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다 (p< 0.05). 결론적으로, 체중과 BMI의 개선 효과 분석은 자가 측정 빈도 수준이 높을 때 더 개선 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2016

최근에 이르러 평균수명의 증가로 인한 독거 노인층이 점점 증가하고 있으며, 독거노인은 외부의 침입이나 갑작스런 건강상의 문제로 위험에 처해질 가능성이 매우 높다. 따라서 독거노인의 의료 복지에 대한 관심이 날로 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 인터넷 기반시설이 취약한 환경에서도 독거노인의 의료 복지에 용이하게 적용할 수 있는 활동량 및 생체신호 모니터링 시스템을 개발하였다. 이 시스템은 저 전력으로 동작하는 ZigBee 무선센서 네트워크와 PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network) 전화망의 결합 시스템으로 구성되었으며, 일상생활 속에서 무구속적인 U-헬스케어 개념으로 활동량과 혈압 등의 생존 정보를 병원 및 보호자에게 전송할 수 있다. 또한 본 연구 결과는 미래의 독거노인 원격진료 시스템으로 확장하여 적용 될 수 있다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2024

Purpose: The prevalent use of mobile devices may contribute to musculoskeletal disorders, such as forward head posture (FHP), among users. The measurement of the craniovertebral angle (CVA) using photographic images is frequently employed in assessing FHP. Although manual CVA measurement using photographic images is reliable in clinical settings, computer programs or mobile applications to support tele-physical therapy are not yet fully developed. Therefore, in the current study, we propose an automatic method for extracting CVA from photographic images of FHP subjects to facilitate tele-physical therapy. Methods: To develop the automatic CVA measuring computer program, photographic images were obtained from 10 FHP participants. The location information obtained from the markers attached to the tragus and the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra were used as coordinates. Using these coordinates, straight line 1 was generated by connecting the seventh spinous process of the cervical vertebra and the tragus, while straight line 2 was drawn parallel to the coordinate obtained from the seventh spinous process of the cervical vertebra. The arc tangent function was used to calculate the angle between the two straight lines. The automatic CVA measurement computer program utilizing photographic images was developed using MATLAB (ver. 2016b). Results: The results showed that the automatic CVA measurement computer program demonstrated stable repeatability and high accuracy. Conclusion: The proposed approach was able to automatically estimate the CVA using photographic images. The developed computer program can potentially be used for easier and more reliable clinical assessment of FHP.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.71-83
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• 2019

This study aimed to develop and pilot-test educational program prototypes of training health coaches to help cancer patients overcome crises and create positive growth. For this purpose, the educational contents and methods of the blended learning program prototypes were derived through learner needs and literature analysis. The prototypes, which consist of introducing of health management and health information and understanding and practice of basic coaching and health coaching, were developed to integrate with four sessions of face-to-face, off-line classes, training practices through 12 tele-classes, and use of online learning system. The prototypes were conducted and pilot-tested by a total of 35 students selected through the document screening and the interview. After participating in the blended learning program, learners expressed greater overall satisfaction with each session program (average score = 4.36, with 5 being most satisfied), satisfaction with learning contents (average score=4.42) satisfaction with course preparation (average score = 4.26) and satisfaction with lecture materials (average score = 4.19). The results of this study show that a systematic and integrative approach for designing a blended learning program can be useful for various educational needs in health and medical fields. In the future, empirical studies are expected to see how these curricula are actually implemented and assess whether the intended learning outcomes are achieved.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.18-29
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• 2014

Purpose: This study sought to ascertain and describe u-Health nurses (ubiquitous healthcare nurse, tele-nurse)' experiences working with low-income elders in Korea. Methods: Data were collected through semi-structured interview, focus group interviews of 6 nurses and participant observations in community places in public rental housing in the city of Seoul. The ethnographical analysis method, proposed by Spradley, was used to analyze interview data. Results: We identified two major clusters of themes on common issues and concerns experienced by nurses: "work environment" and "daily work life." In addition, ten themes and fourteen sub-themes were extracted from the field work data. Conclusion: The study provided a deeper understanding of the experiences and services of u-Health nurses in Korea, of which much remains to be understood, as the healthcare services they currently provide are limited. Moreover, its findings could empower novice nurses and expand nurse's professional knowledge and competence.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.269-281
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• 2011

STEPSTONE is a joint industry-university project to create open source technology that would enable the scalable, "friction-free" integration of device-based healthcare solutions into enterprise systems using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Specifically, STEPSTONE defines a first proposal to a Service Oriented Device Architecture (SODA) framework, and provides for initial reference implementations. STEPSTONE also intends to encourage a broad community effort to further develop the framework and its implementations. In this paper, we present SODA, along with two implementation proposals of SODA's device integration. We demonstrate the ease by which SODA was used to develop an end-to-end personal healthcare monitoring system. We also demonstrate the ease by which the STEPSTONE system was extended by other participants - Washington State University - to include additional devices and end user interfaces. We show clearly how SODA and therefore SODA devices make integration almost automatic, replicable, and scalable. This allows telehealth system developers to focus their energy and attention on the system functionality and other important issues, such as usability, privacy, persuasion and outcome assessment studies.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2012

IT 및 통신 기술의 발달로 의료시스템 분양에 적용하여 원격진료 서비스를 제공하게 되었다. 원격진료 서비스는 인력 및 장비가 부족한 보건소, 학교, 도서지역 등에서 원격진료 서비스를 이용하여 2, 3차 의료기관의 의료진과 원격 자문과 진단 서비스를 통하여 양질의 서비스를 받을 수 있다. 원격진료를 이용하는 환자와 의료진은 다양한 통신망을 사용하여 원격진료 서비스를 이용 할 수 있지만, 통신망에 따라 대역폭의 차이와 공인 IP, 사설 IP의 특성으로 인하여 원격진료 서비스를 원활히 이용하는데 어려움이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 다양한 네트워크 환경에서도 원격진료 서비스를 원활하게 이용 할 수 있고, 의료진과 환자 사이의 연결 리스트를 관리하여 효율적으로 원격진료 서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 다중접속 제어서버를 구현하였다. 다중접속 제어서버는 환자와 의료진의 리스트관리, 네트워크 타입, 사용자 장치타입을 이용하여 최적의 정책을 결정하여('Flowing'과 'Bypassing') 서비스하고, 사용자(의료진과 환자)의 연결 정보를 모니터링 할 수 있는 시스템을 구현하였다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2015

This research was conducted to investigate the voice related needs of occupational voice users. The data collected from teachers(379), tele-marketers(156), therapists(50) was classified according to its content, by colaizzi's inductive categorical analysis. The voice related needs are classified into 3 big categories, 1) how to use, 2) how to care, 3) how to be healthy. Again the category 'how to use' my voice was into 6 sub-categories: (1) efficiently, (2) as I desired, (3) without pain(discomfort), (4) expressively, (5) phonation (methods) and (6) clear articulation. The result showed that the needs from 3 groups of occupational voice users reflect their own environment which they have to use their voice as well as the voice characteristics wanted from their specific listeners.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2002년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.366-372
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• 2002

Tele-medicine and emergency medical system are necessary for moving from an accidental point or far distance to a hospital and emergency treatment or home treatment before a hospital. Emergency treatment is extremely important in the case of death before arriving a hospital and deformed or disabled by medical treatment delay. A necessary element for this medical system is the emergency communication system. This system is on preparing for an ability of furnishing patient status to a corresponding health service by monitoring the patient at an ambulance of the accident place. This is the transportation of basic biological information of a patient to a medical center by wireless communication system and the corresponding hospital or medical center examine the patient by monitoring, then they can send emergency medical order to the patient for emergency treatment. The TRS is most efficient way of emergency medical communication system, which is currently used with popularity. In this paper studied simultaneously a way of detecting and transporting bio-logical signals, and monitoring of transporting data with communication of voice in the accident place or ambulance.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to have detailed data of the distribution, locations, and the amount of people in the waiting line of the nursing home. Also, we studied the accessibility to the facilities by using Web GIS to analyze the transit time it takes from the nursing home to health center and hospitals. We can provide the basic data that could contribute when future plans for the nursing homes' locations, health and medical policy are made. The results are as follows. 1. The nursing homes are stiffly concentrated in regions of Seoul and Gyeongi-do where large number of the elderly covered by long-term care insurance and the waiting line was very long for the elderlies to enter the nursing homes. In these cities of Ulsan and Jeju where number of the elderly covered by long-term care insurance is relatively small, there were less facilities. 2. The nursing homes located in urban areas had higher occupancy rate and higher number of people in the waiting line. 3. The average time taken by driving from the nursing homes and health center was 10 minutes and there was not a noticeable difference between the cities. Driving from the nursing homes to hospitals in rural areas took 22 minutes which is 2.5 times of the time taken for urban areas. Daegu-si and Incheon-si had relatively short distance from the nursing homes and the hospitals while Jeju-do had the furthest. For rural areas, it is needed for health center to be equipped with a wider medical coverage, have closely connected with hospitals to minimize the differences they have from ones in rural areas. It is also needed to have ambulances equipped for tele-medical examination and treatment system.