• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.98-110
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• 2020

Precise detection and modulation of electrical signal patterns passing through peripheral nerves connecting organs and brainstems, referred to as electroceuticals or bioelectronic medicines, have emerged as a new type of treatments for neural disorders and chronic diseases. With the rapid advancements in neural interface technologies, electroceuticals are the focus of treatments for these disorders or diseases. In this paper, we introduced electroceuticals as an extension of neuromodulation for the treatment of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and bladder dysfunction, without side effects that are unavoidably elicited when conventional drugs are taken. Further, this paper reviewed the anatomy of the peripheral nervous system, treatment examples for chronic diseases, technological demands for peripheral nerve interfacing, global R&D programs and market trends for electroceuticals, and prospects on electroceuticals.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.270-284
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• 2014

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of lifestyle factors in metabolic syndrome among adolescents. The metabolic syndrome has been reported as a cause of various chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes in adolescents. Method: This study is a cross-sectional study on 1,931 adolescents (1,011 boys and 920 girls) aged 12-19 years from the Korean Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, $x^2$-test, and logistic regression in consideration of strata, cluster, and weight as national data. Result: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adolescents aged 12-19 years was 4.3% (Boys, 5.4%; Girls, 3.1%). Among lifestyle factors, BMI had significants influences on the metabolic syndrome risk, but other variables did not. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that further research is necessary on the effect of lifestyle factors in metabolic syndrome and that school health nurses should focus on implementation of effective programs for promotion of activity and healthy foods for prevention and intervention of metabolic syndrome.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.225-232
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• 2004

The purpose of this article is to describe the overview of current medical treatments of childhood epilepsy in Korea and to review several recent nursing researches related to quality of life problems, especially psychological functioning in children with epilepsy and the stress of the family. The prognosis of childhood epilepsy has been improved considerably and about 80％ of patients can now be expected to achieve complete seizure control by the antiepileptic drug treatment. Even for the intractable epilepsy, with the combination of ketogenic diet program and antiepileptic drug therapy or surgical treatment, the prognosis became very much better than before. The majority of research has reported that children with epilepsy were experiencing quality of life problems. They are at risk for impaired functioning, compared to either general population controls or to other chronic illness groups such as asthma and diabetes. The ultimate goal of providing care to children with epilepsy is to control seizures while facilitating an optimal quality of life for the child as well as the family. Recommendations are included for future research and intervention programs for children, parents and our society.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2024

Diabetic retinopathy is a threatening complication of diabetes, caused by damaged blood vessels of light sensitive areas of retina. DR leads to total or partial blindness if left untreated. DR does not give any symptoms at early stages so earlier detection of DR is a big challenge for proper treatment of diseases. With advancement of technology various computer-aided diagnostic programs using image processing and machine learning approaches are designed for early detection of DR so that proper treatment can be provided to the patients for preventing its harmful effects. Now a day machine learning techniques are widely applied for image processing. These techniques also provide amazing result in this field also. In this paper we discuss various machine learning and deep learning based techniques developed for automatic detection of Diabetic Retinopathy.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.679-688
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• 2002

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among self-care, self-care agency, self-efficacy, and quality of life in type II diabetic patients registered at a public health center. Method: The study subjects were 128 type II diabetic patients who were living in G city. The data were collected from March 2001 to February 2002. The instruments used for this study were the self-care scale developed by Jeung(1997) and designed by Park (1984) based on the original scale, the self-care agency scale developed by So (1992), the self-efficacy scale developed by a Jeung (1997) and designed by Paek (1996) based on the original scale, and the quality of life scale developed by Ro (1988). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: 1. The relationships among self-care, self-care agency, self-efficacy, and quality of life were significant. Self-care was significantly related to self-care agency (r=.609. p<.01), self-efficacy (r=.763. p<.01), and quality of life (r=.493. p<.01). 2. The stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to identify factors influencing quality of life of the subjects. The most powerful predictor was self-care agency (48.4%). The combination of self-care, complication status, age, education level, and self-efficacy accounted for 88.7% of the variance of quality of life in type II diabetic patients. Conclusion: The results suggest that self-care, self-care agency, self-efficacy, and quality of life are important variables for development of nursing intervention programs for patients with diabetes.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.684-691
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• 2006

Abdominal obesity (AO) is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which has shown a remarkable increase in Korea. This study aimed to identify prevalence of AO and related risk factors in Korean adults. A total of 5,132 men and women aged 20-85 years old from the 2001 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included in the analyses. AO was defined as waist circumference >=90 cm in men and >=85 cm in women as proposed by Korean Society of Obesity. Multiple logistic regression was carried out to identify risk factors for AO. Three models were specified: (i) demographic and socioeconomic factors (model 1: age, education, poverty income ratio, employment), (ii) lifestyle factors and covariates (model 2: physical activity, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary quality, type 2 diabetes, co-morbidity) and (iii) demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors (model 3). The prevalence of AO was 24.1 % in men, 23.5% in women. High poverty income ratio in men and low education attainment in women were risk factors for AO in model. 1. There was a significant association of AO with alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and dietary quality in men, alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking in women. These factors except alcohol consumption in men became insignificant in model 3. This findings underscore the importance of developing AO prevention programs in Korea that target the at risk groups identified in this study. A program focusing on low income men or less educated women would be more efficient.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4999-5002
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• 2012

Introduction: There is epidemiological evidence indicating that the metabolic syndrome increases the risk of colorectal cancer. Since there is little information about this issue in Iran, the present study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in patients with colorectal cancer. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional survey involved 200 patients with a new diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Demographic information of patients was collected through the interview with them. Components of metabolic syndrome including fasting glucose serum, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein, blood pressure and waist circumference were measured for all of the patients. Results: A total of 72 colorectal cancer patients (36%) met metabolic syndrome criteria with rates of 76% for women and 24% for men. BMI in metabolic syndrome patients was higher than other colorectal cancer patients. Disease history including hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease was most frequent in metabolic syndrome patients. Pathological characteristics of colorectal cancer were not significantly associated with the disease. Conclusion: The findings of present study indicated that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in CRC patients is relatively high. Therefore, further analytical and multi centric studies are needed to better understand the role of metabolic syndrome in development of CRC in Iran. If this association is confirmed in future studies, metabolic syndrome patients should be considered in CRC screening programs.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2019

Background: Sleep disorder is a precursor to depression, which is one of the psychological factors associated with periodontal disease that, in turn, affects general and periodontal health. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep duration, depression, and periodontitis in older people aged over 65 years. Methods: A total of 2,002 older adults aged 65 years or older were included in the study. Their general and health aspects, including smoking, drinking, diabetes, hypertension, and depression, were investigated. Periodontitis was examined using the Community Periodontal Index (CPI). Data were analyzed through a complex sampling design method. Frequency and crossover analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship between depression and periodontitis. To investigate the effect of depression on periodontitis, a logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: Regarding depression and participants' general characteristics, statistically significant differences were found in sex, economic activity, smoking habit, and CPI (p<0.05). In the presence of depression, the odds ratio for periodontitis was 1.84, and the adjusted odds ratio for age, sex, economic activity, residence type, household income, education level, smoking habit, drinking, hypertension, and diabetes was 1.72, representing a significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study examined the relationship between depression and periodontitis in older persons and confirmed a significant correlation. As the population of older adults increases, we should pay attention to their mental and oral health as well as systemic diseases. Various programs for the health promotion of older persons need to be implemented to improve the quality of life of older people.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2015

본 연구는 우리나라 성인 당뇨병환자의 삶의 질을 평가하고, 당뇨병이 다른 만성질환이나 정상 건강인에 비해 삶의 질이 얼마나 다른지 알아보고, 이에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하고자 하였다. 연구의 대상자는 제5기(2010-2012) 국민건강영양조사 자료 중 건강 설문조사와 검진조사에 모두 응답한 자로서 분석 변수에 결측치가 없는 만 19세 이상 성인 17,655명으로 하였다. 만성질환군 및 정상 건강군에 비해 당뇨병환자에서 삶의 질의 모든 하부영역에 '문제 있다'라고 응답한 분율이 더 높았다. 당뇨병환자에서 삶의 질의 하부 영역 중 운동능력(36.4%)에 문제가 있다고 한 사람이 가장 많았으며, 그 다음으로 통증/불편감(35.4%)이었다. 당뇨병환자와 만성질환군 및 정상 건강군간 삶의 질의 5가지 하부 영역을 비교하기 위해 다중로지스틱회귀분석을 이용하여 당뇨병환자를 기준으로 '문제 있음'에 대한 교차비와 신뢰구간을 계산한 결과 운동능력은 당뇨병 환자에 비해 만성질환군의 OR(95%CI)값이 0.77(0.66-0.91), 정상 건강군이 0.61(0.50-0.75)이었고, 자기관리는 0.68(0.55-0.83), 0.69(0.51-0.94)이었고, 일상활동은 0.85(0.72-0.99), 0.79(0.62-0.98)로 당뇨병환자에 비해 만성질환군과 정상 건강군이 운동능력, 자기관리, 일상활동에 문제가 있을 가능성이 낮았다. 당뇨병환자의 질적인 삶을 영위하기 위해서는 삶의 질과 관련된 다양한 변인 연구들이 꾸준히 이루어져야 할 것이며, 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 사회 인구학적, 건강관련 특성을 반영한 다양한 건강프로그램이나 복지정책을 개발, 발전하여 지속적으로 관리해야 한다고 사료된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.592-602
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• 2020

본 연구는 한국인 심혈관질환 발생에 기여하는 위험인자들의 기여도를 평가해보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 2005년~2013년 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하였으며 30세~74세 대상자 중 심혈관질환 기왕력이 없고, 6개 위험인자 관련 응답이 모두 존재하는 20,012명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 자료 분석은 SAS 9.3으로 수행하였으며 가중치를 적용한 복합표본설계분석을 수행하였고 기여도는 준부분상관제곱분석(squared semi-partial correlation)을 적용하여 구하였다. 연구결과, 남성은 연령(63.9%), 흡연(17.3%), 수축기 혈압(7.9%), 당뇨병(6.9%), 고혈압 치료약물 복용(3.0%), 체질량지수(0.9%) 순이었으며, 반면 여성은 연령(54.1%), 수축기 혈압(23.5%), 당뇨병(13.6%), 고혈압 치료약물 복용(5.1%), 흡연(3.1%), 체질량지수(0.6%) 순이었다. 심혈관질환 발생 위험인자 중에서 연령이 남녀 모두에게 기여도가 가장 높았다. 연령대별 분석결과는 남성은 흡연(51.8~33.7%)이 전 연령대에서 가장 높은 위험인자였으며, 그 다음으로 30대는 연령(26.6%), 40대 이상은 수축기 혈압(17.3%~21.0%) 이었다. 여성은 수축기 혈압(56.2~40.5%)이 전 연령대에서 가장 높았으며 그 다음으로 30대는 연령(24.0%), 40대 이상은 당뇨병(13.6%~32.6%)이었다. 소득수준별로는 기여도에 큰 차이가 없었다. 본 연구결과 향후 심혈관질환 예방을 위해서는 어떤 위험인자를 중점 관리해야 하는지 확인할 수 있었다. 심혈관질환 발생 예방을 위해서는 위험인자의 기여도가 반영된 심혈관질환 예방·관리 프로그램이 개발되어야 하며, 본 연구결과에서 보여준 결과가 기초자료로 활용되기를 제안한다.