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Evaluation 4D-CT Simulation used of Motion Organ and Tumor for Respiratory Gated Radiation Therapy (호흡동조방사선치료를 위한 4D-CT simulation을 이용한 동적장기와 종양 움직임 평가)

  • Kim, Seung-Chul;Kim, Min-A
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.15 no.9
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    • pp.395-402
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    • 2015
  • when the radiation therapy of chest and abdomen, evaluation of the tumor motion and the data was used to minimize damage to normal tissues by separating the tumor and normal tissue and maximize tumor therapeutic effect. Lung and liver cancer each 20 patients based on the 50% top phase using 4D-CT simulation and Light speed-16 of shooting equipment 30 ~ 70 % gating phase interval and 0 ~90 % movement in the full phase interval was measured. If the full phase 0 ~ 90% with gating phase 30~70% of tumors in the liver and lung is shown the biggest difference compared to the motion and the size of the GTV was the largest difference in the I(inferior), full phase 0~90% degree of tumor motion only when a relatively large, gating phase to 30~70% of the tumor when the movement has been found that the reduced average 7.1mm. In the 4D-CT simulation comparing the motion value when the full phase 0~90 % and gating phase 30~70 % when the motion value, twice in the gating phase 30~70 % more than full phase 0~90 % showed a small movement value. The exposure to normal tissues, based on the results obtained from the 4D-CT simulation can be significantly alleviated, After treatment will reduce pain and disability in patients with radiation is expected to be able to effective treatment.

Case Study on Enhancing Communication Skills of Adolescents With Mild Intellectual Disabilities Through a Group Rap Making (그룹 랩만들기의 치료적 적용: 경도지적장애 청소년의 의사소통기술 향상 사례)

  • Kim, Eunha
    • Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.45-66
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    • 2021
  • This study aimed to develop a group rap making program and examine its applicability to improve communication skills of adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities (ID). Three adolescents with ID participated in a total of six 50-minute group sessions over 4 weeks. The group rap making program included three stages: understanding the context of communication, learning how to communicate with others, and applying the communicative behaviors in a group setting. To examine changes in the participants' communication skills, the rap lyrics constructed by participants were analyzed and communicative behaviors were observed during sessions and analyzed in terms of asking questions and providing information to others. Also, a social communication skills checklist was rated by the participant's caregivers. The analysis of rap lyrics showed that the expressions included in the rap were diversified as the session proceeded. Changes in observed behaviors supported that participants became to engage in communication with others more actively in order to complete the group rap. While the social communication skills checklist tended to increase, there was a difference in degree of change depending on the level of language communication skills. These results indicate that a group rap making can be an effective option for these adolescents to learn how to communicate with their peers, which presents implications for how rap making can be used for therapeutic purpose with more diversified population.

Medical review on the First-degree disability cases (1급장해 사례들의 의적 검토)

  • Kim, Yong-Eun
    • The Journal of the Korean life insurance medical association
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    • v.20
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    • pp.53-61
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    • 2001
  • 1999년 1월-1999년 10월까지 당사에서 1급장해로 인해 보험금이 지급된 1,297 건을 대상으로 하여 성별 & 연령대별 분포, 1급장해 각 항의 원인별 분포, 다빈도원인별 1급장해 각 항의 분포상황등을 중심으로 조사하였다. 1. 1급장해지불건들의 성별분포를 보면 남자가 여자보다1.7배 많았다. 연령대별로는 30대가 29.3%로 가장 높았고 다음으로 40대 23.7%, 20대 18.6%, 10세미만 17.6% 순서 였다. 2. 1급장해 각항별 점유율을 보면 1급3항이 56.9%로 가장 높았고 다음으로 1급4항이 16.0%로 많았다. 3. 1급장해의 원인별 분포를 보면 '교통사고' 및 '교통사고외의 외상'이 597건(40.6%)으로 가장 많이 차지하였고 다음으로 '기타질병' 256건(19.7%) '뇌혈관사고' 245건(18.7%), '만성신부전' 194건(15.0 %), 그리고 '악성종양' 36건(2.8%)의 순서였다. 1) 1급 1항 : 두눈의 시력을 완전영구히 잃었을 때 원인중 가장 많은 것은 '기타질병' 74건(64%)이었고 다음으로는 '당뇨병' 17건(14.9) 그리고 '교통사고'의 순서였다. '기타질병'에 해당하는 병중에서 눈의 질환들을 더 분류하여 볼 때 '맥락막 및 망막의 장애'가 25건(35.7%)으로 가장 많았고 다음으로 '시신경 및 시각경로의 장애' 20건(28.6%) 그리고 '수정체의 장애'의 순서였다. 2) 1급 3항 : 중추신경계, 정신에 뚜렷한 장해를 남겨서 평생토록 항상 간호를 받아야 할 때 원인으로는 '교통사고' 245건(33.2%)이 가장 많았고 다음으로 '뇌혈관사고' 215건(29.1%) 그리고 '교통사고외의 외상'의 순서였다. 뇌혈관사고 215건에 대해서 원인별분포를 보면 '뇌내출혈'이 131건(60.9%)로 '뇌경색 ' 57건(26.5%)에 비해 2.3배 정도 많았다. 3) 1급 4항 : 흉복부장기에 뚜렷한 장해를 남겨서 평생토록 항상 간호를 받아야 할 때 원인으로는 '만성신부전'이 215건(86.5%)으로 가장 많이 차지하고 있었고 다음으로 '기타질병' 14건(6.7%)의 순서였다. 4) 1급 6항 : 두다리의 발목이상을 잃었거나 완전영구히 사용하지 못하게 되었을 때 원인으로는 '교통사고' 41건(41.0%)로 가장 많았고 다음으로 '교통사고외의 외상' 32건 (32.0%) 그리고 다음으로 '근골격계, 결합조직의 질환' 순서였다. 4. 장해원인별 1급장해 각 항의 분포를 보면 '만성신부전'은 1급 4항, '악성종양'은 1급 3항과 1급2항 그리고 1항의 장해를 주로 일으키고 '당뇨병'은 1급 1항, '뇌혈관사고'는 1급3항과 1급2항의 장해를 주로 일으켰다. 한편 '교통사고'나 '교통사고외의 외상'은 주로 1급3항과 1급6항의 장해를 주로 일으켰다.

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Follow-up study on Activities of Daily Living of the Elderly in Rural Community (농촌지역노인의 일상생활 동작능력에 관한 추적연구)

  • Lee, Sung-Kook;Baek, Eun-Jung;Chun, Byung-Yeol;Yeh, Min-Hae;Jung, Jin-Wook;Kim, Hye-Kyung;Kai, Inchiro
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.65-78
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    • 1998
  • This study was conducted to find out the factors which have an effect on the rural aged's natural history by disability in Activities of Daily Living(ADL) and ADL decline with 475 old people which were chosen except the dead 90 and unconfirmable 56 old people by performing follow-up survey for 4 years since 1993 on the basis of presurveyed data about 621 home old people over 60 years residing in 13 villages at Kangdong-myon, Kyongju-city, Kyongsangbuk-do Province, Korea. Such activities of daily living as bathing, dressing, going to toilet, transfer, feeding and continence were examined. 1. In the follow-up survey for 4 years, the ADL distribution of the dead was remarkably lower than the subject group. 2. It was also shown in the 4-year follow-up survey that 82.1% of high ADL group maintained high ADL while 77.8% of low ADL group died within 4 years. 3. The occurrence percentage of disabilities of each group by ADL item for 4 years appeared high in such an order as bathing, continence, dressing, going to toilet, transfer and feeding. 6.7%(8.1% for female and 4.6% for male) of the old people who were the high ADL group at the time of the first survey had disabilities that occurred after 4 years. 4. In the change of ADL according to general characteristics used to analyse the factors which have an effect on ADL decline, there was a significant difference in age and job, that is, the jobless old people had the higher degree of ADL decline. In the change of ADL according to behavioral pattern, for the male old people there was a significant difference in support of living expenses and subjective health condition. In this case, the degree of ADL decline was higher if they depended on their sons & daughters or spouses and felt that they were not healthy.

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Clinical Course of Untreated Sarcoidosis (스테로이드 치료를 받지 않은 유육종증 환자의 임상경과)

  • Koh, Young-Min;Chung, Kyeong-Jae;Park, Sang-Joon;Kang, Kyeong-Woo;Suh, Gee-Young;Chung, Man-Pyo;Kim, Ho-Joong;Kwon, O-Jung;Rhee, Chong-H.
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.47 no.6
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    • pp.807-816
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    • 1999
  • Background: Sarcoidosis, uncommon in Korea, has variable clinical course, ranging from benign self-limited recovery to life-long disability regardless of corticosteroid therapy. The purpose of this study is to observe the clinical course of untreated sarcoidosis. Methods: Twenty four patients who were confirmed as sarcoidosis by tissue diagnosis were included. For average 12month follow-up periods, subjective symptoms, radiologic findings, and parameters of pulmonary function test(FVC, $FEV_1$, DLco) were evaluated every 3mooths compared between corticosteroid treated(n=5) and non-treated(n=19) patients. 'Deterioration' was defined if patients met more than one of followings (1) decrement in any parameters of pulmonary function test(2) worsening in the degree of dyspnea(3) increase in radiologic extents, and (4) newly developed extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. 'Stable' was defined as no significant interval changes in every parameters. 'Improvement' was defined as decrement of extension of the radiologic lesions without deterioration. Results: Among 19 untreated sarcoidosis patient, one deteriorated, 14 improved(13 of them showed complete resolution in radiology), and 4 were remained stable. On the other hand, five corticosteroid treated patients, uveitis was developed in one, 2 improved, and 2 remained stable. Conclusion : These findings suggest that patient with sarcoidosis, especially those without serious extrapulmonary disease, has stable clinical course and would not need corticosteroid therapy.

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The Effect of Participation Degree in Sports for all of People with Physical Disabilities on Positive Psychological Capital(PPC) (지체장애인의 생활체육 참여정도가 긍정심리자본(PPC)에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Dae-Kyung;Park, Jin-Woo;Kim, Hye-Min;Lee, Hyun-Su
    • 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.867-876
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    • 2015
  • This study was intended to closely examine an effect that the level of physically challenged person's participation in community sports had on positive psychological capital. In order to accomplish the purpose of study, data on 212 physically challenged persons who lived in B city and participated in community sports were analyzed. Korean version of positive psychological capital created by Taehong Lim (2014) through the reconstruction of scales developed by Luthans, Youssef and Avolio(2007) and Sangwan Jeon and Jonghun Yang's (2009) level of participation in community sports was reconstructed through modification·improvement as measurement instrument. An exploratory factor analysis, reliability test, paired difference test, and multiple regression analysis was carried out by using SPSS 18.0 program for data processing. First, It was shown that there was a significant difference in positive psychological capital according to gender, age, and disability grade among physically challenged persons' socio-demographic characteristics. Second, it was shown that, among sub-variables (period, frequency and intensity) of level of physically challenged persons' participation in community sports, the frequency of participation and the intensity of participation had a significant effect on self efficacy. On the other hand, it was shown that the period of participation didn't have a significant effect. Third, it was shown that the frequency of participation had a significant effect on optimism. On the other hand, it was shown that the period of participation and the intensity of participation didn't have a significant effect. Fourth, it was shown that the frequency of participation and the intensity of participation had a significant effect on hope. On the other hand, it was shown that no significant effect was produced on the period of participation. Fifth, it was shown that the frequency of participation had a significant effect on resilience. On the other hand, it was shown that no significant effect was produced on the period of participation and the intensity of participation. Sixth, it was shown that the frequency of participation and the intensity of participation had a significant effect on positive psychological capital. And it was shown that no significant effect was produced on the period of participation.

A Study of Psychometric Function Curve for Korean Standard Monosyllabic Word Lists for Preschoolers (KS-MWL-P) (한국표준 학령전기용 단음절어표 (Korean Standard Monosyllabic Word Lists for Preschoolers, KS-MWL-P)의 심리음향기능곡선 연구)

  • Shin, Hyun-Wook;Kim, Jin-Sook
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.534-541
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    • 2009
  • Word recognition test (WRT) for the children can be useful for diagnosing the degree of communication disability, prescribing hearing instruments, planning aural rehabilitation and speech therapy, and determination of site of lesions. The Korean standard monosyllabic word lists for preschoolers (KS-MWL-P) were developed considering the criteria given by the literatures. However, the authors of KS-MWL-P suggested more children should be included to verify homogeneity of the lists using psychometric function curve since only 8 children participated in the developing process. The purpose of this study was to explore the homogeneity of KS-MWL-P for supplementing the limitations of the lists employing psychometric analysis. To 23 preschoolers who have normal-hearing, 100 monosyllabic KS-MWL-P words were examined with the pictures. Psychometric function curve with linear slopes of 20% and 80%'s correct rates through accounting recognition scores of each monosyllabic word at variable intensities from -10 to 40 dBHL was obtained and analyzed. As a result, s-shaped psychometric function curve was presented with increasing correct rate depending on intensity and showed no statistical significant differences among each word and list. The congruous graph shapes among lists also indicated good homogeneity and the list 1,2,3,4's average slopes were 4.48, 3.86, 4.65, 4.50. It was verified that the homogeneity was suitable because the analysis of variance showed no statistical significance among lists (p>0.05). However, KS-MWL-P's order of slope according to the order of the number of items, $1{\sim}10$, $1{\sim}20$, $1{\sim}25$ showed no difference with the p-value of 0.93, 0.59, 0.91, 0.70 for the lists 1,2,3, and 4, respectively. Although KS-MWL-P was assumed that the lower-numbered items were easy for testing younger ages, this study's results could not agree with the author's conclusion. Considering this matter, rearranging of the number of items should be performed according to the analysis of slope suggested by this study for testing younger children with easier items. Other than this, in conclusion, KS-MWL-P was proved to be useful for clinical and rehabilitative evaluating and training tools for preschoolers.

The Influence of Fat-Free Mass to Maximum Exercise Performance in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (만성폐쇄성폐질환에서 제지방량이 최대운동능력에 미치는 영향)

  • Mun, Yeung Chul;Park, Hye Jung;Shin, Kyeong Cheol;Chung, Jin Hong;Lee, Kwan Ho
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.346-354
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    • 2002
  • Background : Dyspnea and a limitation in exercise performance are important cause of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). A depleted nutritional state is a common problem in patients with a severe degree of chronic airflow limitation. This study was carried out to assess the factors determining the maximum exercise capacity in patients with COPD. Methods : The resting pulmonary function, nutritional status, and maximum exercise performance was assessed in 83 stable patients with moderate to severe COPD. The nutritional status was evaluated by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Maximum exercise performance was evaluated by maximum oxygen uptake($VO_2max$). Results : Among the 83 patients, 59% were characterized by nutritional depletion. In the depleted group, a significantly lower peak expiratory flow rate(p<0.05), Kco(p<0.01) and maximum inspiratory pressure(p<0.05), but a significantly higher airway resistance(p<0.05) was observed. The maximum oxygen uptake and the peak oxygen pulse were lower in the depleted group. The $VO_2max$ correlated with some of the measures of the body composition : fat-free mass(FFM), fat mass(FM), body mass index(BMI), intracellular water index(ICW index), and pulmonary function : forced vital capacity(FVC), forced inspiratory vital capacity(FIVC), diffusion capacity(DLCO) : or maximum respiratory pressure : maximum inspiratory pressure(PImax), maximum expiratory pressure(PEmax). Stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that the FFM, DLCO and FIVC accounted for 68.8% of the variation in the $VO_2max$. Conclusion : The depletion of the FFM is significant factor for predicting the maximum exercise performance in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

The Effect of Group Sensory Integration Therapy on Motor Skill and Social Function of Children With Developmental Disorder (그룹 감각통합치료가 발달장애 아동의 운동기능 및 사회성 증진에 미치는 영향)

  • Han, Mi-Yea;Chang, Ki-Yeon;Kim, Ji-Youn;Han, Su-Yeon
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2009
  • Objective : The purpose of this study is to understand whether group Sensory Integration(SI) therapy has the effect on improvement of motor skill and social function for children with developmental disorder. Method : The subjects were recruited among children received sensory integration therapy at a Children's Development Institute in Dae-Jeon, experimental group is total 5 participating in group sensory integration therapy and control group is also 5 participating in individual sensory integration therapy. The program was constructed for 90 minutes and all children either in the experimental or in the control group went through intervention for 20 weeks. Bruininks-Oseretsky test of Motor Proficiency II, Korean-Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised and Social Maturity Scale were used in order to evaluate the degree of improvement in motor skill and social function. Results : Most children in the experimental group showed improvement in overall aspects of motor skill and the social function comparing pre-intervention with post-intervention, but they did not show any statistically significant differences. However, comparing experimental group with control group, children in the experimental group showed improvement in motor skill and social function. Furthermore, there is statistically significant improvement especially in manual coordination, manual dexterity, and social age and social quotient in Behavior-Revised and Social Maturity Scale. Conclusions : It is found that a group Sensory Integration therapy program has effect on motor skill and social function for children with developmental disorder in this study. In the future study, group SI therapy should be applied for children with diverse diagnosis in order to generalize the effectiveness of therapy.

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