• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.27-39
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• 2009

Compulsive consumption is regarded as a global phenomenon that can adversely affect consumer well-being. Although the topic has been studied in different cultural settings, we have seen relatively little theory development and explanations of compulsive behavior Nearly all previous empirical studies attempt to explain this behavior by correlating measures of compulsive behavior with independent variables taken within the same time frame. However, recent developments in social sciences suggest that such a phenomenon may best understood in the context of the person's earlier-in-life experiences. Using the life course paradigm as an overarching framework, the present research extends previous work on this topic. Following hypotheses were drawn from literature review: H1: The earlier in childhood and adolescence a person experiences family dislocation, the greater his or her likelihood of exhibiting compulsive behaviors in adulthood. H2: The earlier in life the young person experienced family dislocation, the greater the number of family disruption events the young person experienced prior entering adulthood years. H3: Family dislocation leads to (a) increased frequency of socio.oriented family communications and (b) decreased frequency of concept-oriented family communication. H4: Young adults who were raised in families characterized by a strong socio-oriented communication structure are more likely to exhibit compulsive consumption tendencies than those who were raised in families characterized by a weak socio-oriented family communication structure. H5: Young adults who were raised in families characterized by a strong concept-oriented communication structure are less likely to exhibit compulsive consumption tendencies than those who were raised in families characterized by a week concept-oriented family communication structure. H6: The relationship between family disruption events experienced during adolescence and perceived stressfulness of these events is moderated by (a) global family support, (b) emotional family support, and (c) material family support. Those reporting higher levels of family support as teenagers are less likely to report experiencing stress due to family disruption events. H7: Perceived stressfulness of family disruption events experienced during adolescent years are associated with compulsive consumption tendencies in early adulthood. H8: The greater the number of family disruption events young adults experienced during their adolescent years the more frequent was their communication about consumption with their peers. H9: The more frequent was the young persons' communication with their peers about consumption during their adolescent years, the more likely they are to report compulsive buying tendencies as young adults. We use a sample of 120 Thai undergraduate students attending classes taught in English as part of a four-year international program. Product-moment correlations, hierarchical regression analysis and partial correlation were used to analyze data. Results of testing hypotheses showed that hypothesis 2, 4, 7 and 9 were supported and hypothesis 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 were not supported. Our study did not find a significant relationship between the age when a person experienced family dislocation and their compulsive behavior tendencies expressed as young adults. We did not find a significant relationship between family dislocation and family communication structures. But we found a significant positive relationship between socio-oriented communication structure and compulsive buying and a significant relationship between our peer communication and compulsive buying measures. Also we found perceived stressfulness due to the disruptive events to have a significant positive relationship between the perceived stressfulness and compulsive buying. Implications from these findings, limitations of this research and future research suggestions were discussed.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2011

본 실험은 사육밀도에 따른 토종육계의 행동을 분석한 것이다. 10일령의 토종육계(한협3호)를 3.17 $m^2$의 칸에 각각 20수, 30수 그리고 40수를 수용시켰다. 각각의 사육밀도는 6.3수/$m^2$, 9.5수/$m^2$ 그리고 12.6수/$m^2$ 이다. 사료섭취량 및 체중은 40수 처리 구에서 가장 낮게 나타났고, 혈장 내 coriticosterone의 농도는 20수 처리 구에서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 닭의 행동은 하루에 12시간씩 일주일에 이틀, 총 8주간 녹화한 후 관찰하였다. 서기, 앉기 그리고 걷기는 행동 소요시간을 측정하였고 음수, 섭식, 몸단장, 긁기, 모래욕, 날개짓, 쪼기 그리고 다른 닭 쪼기는 빈도수를 측정하였다. 서기는 30수 처리 구에서, 앉기는 40수 처리 구에서 가장 높게 나타났고 걷기는 사육밀도가 증가할수록 낮게 나타났다. 다른 행동의 빈도수 또한 사육밀도의 증가에 따라 감소하였는데 특히 음수, 섭식, 몸단장 그리고 쪼기에서 그 차이가 크게 나타났다. 그리고 이러한 행동의 차이는 사육 후기로 갈수록 차이가 커졌다. 모든 처리구 중 활동적인 행동을 많이 하는 20수 처리 구(6.3수/$m^2$)가 타 처리구 보다 상대적으로 복지측면에서 가장 적합한 사육밀도라고 판단된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 대전지역 만 3세부터 만 11세까지 어린이 222명을 대상으로 3~5세 유아, 6~8세 초등학교 저학년, 그리고 9~11세 초등학교 고학년의 세 연령군으로 나누어 연령별 식행동의 변화가 나타나는지 살펴보고, 식행동과 비만도와의 관련성을 보고자 하였다. 식행동 조사도구로는 최근 개발된 NQ 설문지를 사용하였으며 각 연령별로 NQ 점수와 NQ를 구성하고 있는 '균형', '다양', '절제', '규칙', '실천'의 다섯 영역 점수를 산출하여 비만도에 따라 비교, 분석하였다. 대상자 NQ 점수는 연령에 따른 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 NQ의 다섯 가지 구성요인으로 본 점수 중 '균형' 요인과 '실천' 요인 점수는 연령별 차이를 보이지 않았으나, '다양' 요인 점수는 3~5세와 6~8세에 비해 9~11세에서 유의적으로 높게 나타난 반면 (p < 0.001), '절제' 요인 점수는 3~5세에 비해 6~8세와 9~11세에서 (p < 0.01), 그리고 '규칙' 요인 점수는 3~5세와 6~8세에 비해 9~11세에서 유의적으로 낮았다 (p < 0.05). 대상자를 정상군과 과체중 비만군의 두 군으로 나누었을 때, 3~5세의 경우, 비만에 따른 NQ 점수 및 구성요인 점수에 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 6~8세의 경우는 NQ 점수 (p < 0.001) 및 '절제' (p < 0.001), '규칙' (p < 0.001), '실천' (p < 0.05) 점수에서 과체중 비만군의 점수가 정상군보다 낮았으며, 9~11세의 경우는 '절제' 요인 점수에서만 과체중 비만군의 점수가 정상군보다 낮게 나타났다 (p < 0.001). 연령별로 체중과 NQ 점수와의 상관관계를 본 결과 3~5세의 경우, 체중과 NQ 점수 및 구성요인 점수 사이에 상관관계를 보이지 않았으나 6~8세의 경우 체중과 NQ 점수 사이에 유의적인 음의 상관관계 (p < 0.01), 또 체중과 '절제' (p < 0.001), '규칙' (p < 0.001) 및 '실천' (p < 0.05) 점수 사이에 각각 유의적인 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 9~11세의 경우도 체중과 NQ 점수 사이에 음의 상관관계 (p < 0.05)를보였고, 체중과 '다양' (p < 0.05) 및 '절제' (p < 0.001) 점수 사이에 각각 음의 상관관계를 보였다. NQ 설문지 19개 문항의 응답빈도를 다섯 가지 구성요인으로 나누어 정상군과 과체중 비만군의 응답빈도를 비교해 본 결과, 3~5세는 '균형' 요인 중 과일섭취 (p < 0.05), 콩 제품 섭취 (p < 0.05) 및 야식 빈도 (p < 0.05)에서, 6~8세는 '절제' 요인 중 단 음식 섭취 (p < 0.01), 패스트푸드 섭취 (p < 0.001), 라면 섭취 (p < 0.01), 야식빈도 (p < 0.001), 길거리 음식 사먹기 (p < 0.05) 응답빈도, 그리고 '규칙' 요인 중 정해진 식사시간 (p < 0.05), TV와 컴퓨터 게임 사용시간 (p < 0.001)에서 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 9~11세는 '절제' 요인 중 단 음식 섭취 (p < 0.05), 패스트푸드 섭취 (p < 0.001), 야식빈도 (p < 0.01), 길거리 음식 사먹기 (p < 0.01), 그리고 '실천' 요인 중 음식 꼭꼭 씹어 먹기 (p < 0.05)에서 두 군간에 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 본 연구결과, 연령별로 NQ 구성요인 점수에 차이를 보여 나이가 어릴수록 '다양' 요인에 포함된 항목들에 대한 식행동 지도가 필요하고, 초등학교 고학년으로 갈수록 '절제' 요인 및 '규칙' 요인에 포함되는 식행동에 대한 지도와 교육이 중점적으로 시행되어야 함을 알 수 있었다. 또 6~8세의 비만한 어린이에게서 NQ 점수와 '절제', '규칙', '실천' 점수가 낮았고, 9~11세의 경우 '절제' 점수가 낮았으며 특히 두 연령층 모두 '절제' 요인 점수는 3~5세에 비해 현저하게 낮았으므로 초등학교 어린이의 비만 예방을 위해서는 '절제' 요인에 포함된 식행동 항목에 대한 교육을 집중적으로 하는 것이 실효성이 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또 본 연구에서 비만에 따른 식행동의 차이는 6~8세에서 가장 크게 나타나는 등 연령에 따라 다르게 나타났으므로 각 연령에 맞는 어린이 비만예방을 위한 적절한 맞춤형 식행동 지도 및 영양교육이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.159-176
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• 1998

In effort to conduct comparative study on the caregiving environment of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) in both U. S and Korea, this study was been conducted first in the U.S. Purpose : The purpose of this study is to identify the physical environment and direct caregiving practices to lowbirth weight infants in NICU in the US. It also aims to examine the NICU outcome status and behavioral reponses of lowbirth weight infants. Methods : A study design using descriptive and inferential statistics was been conducted through an observational, field method. A sample of 15 preform infants admitted to NICU were recruited for the study. The subjects were those with birth weight between 1,000 gm to 1,500 gm, born at the gestation period of 27 to 33 weeks, and without any chromosomal or other genetic anomalies, major congenital infections, or maternal illness. Thirty minutes observation(three times of ten minutes of continuous observation)of the infant's behavior and physiological status, and an four-hour observation of the physical environment and direct care giving procedures were been conducted on the 3rd and 10th day after birth, and on the day of discharge from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. The data to be collected were in four areas : the demograghic characteristics of the infants, the physical environment and care giving procedures, the frequency of the infant's designated behavior and physiological response, and NICU outcome variables. A descriptive analysis and Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson r were been applied according to variable characteristics. Results : 1. Mother's mean age was 29.47. The sample consisted of 6 males and 9 females. Mean gestational ages were 29.17 weeks. Mean birth weight was 1236.33g. Mean Apgar scores at one minute were 6.6, and 7.8 at five minutes. 2. The location for the incubator was in the distance from the light, X-ray screens and nursing station, in proximity to side-lamp, telephone and faucet on the third day after birth. The location for the incubator was in the distance from the light and radio on the tenth day and in proximity to nursing station on the day of dischage from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. 3. Nesting was the most applying aids to the infants. And foot roll, shielding and plastic frame were frequently using by nurses for facilitating well modulated restful posture. 4. There were statistically significant changes in the patterns of physical environment included locating the infant's incubator and bedding, specific aids to self regulation on the 3rd and 10th day after birth, and on the day of discharge from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. 5. Statistically significant changes were not appeared in the patterns of direct caregiving procedure to the infants included stress inducing or reducing manipulations on the 3rd and 10th day after birth, and on the day of discharge from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. 6. The stress response of the infants in NICU were significantly reduced as the infants grow older. 7. There were not statistically significant correlation between the physical envronment and the stress responses of the infants in NICU. 8. There were statistically significant correlation between the direct caregiving procedure to the infants and the stress response of the infants in NICU in the second and third observation on the day three. 9. Average weight gain per day from birth to discharge was 38.73g, number of days in the hospital was 42.60, number of days before bottle feeding was 3.6. Postconception age starting bottle feed ing was 31/sup +5/ weeks. Number of days on mechanical ventilator was average 7.64, 11.42 was an average number of days of oxygen need. Conclusion : It, thus, appears that to minimize the sensorymotor stimulation for the low birthweight preterm infant in NICU, manipulation of care giving practices to the babies whatever the stress inducing or reducing procedures, have to be limited in the immediate early stage after birth. And it needed to be reexamine to identify the appropriate and specific physical environment and the patterns of direct caregiving to the low birthweight preform infant as the infants grow older in NICU.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.379-385
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• 2010

본 연구는 유아교육기관 교사의 구강건강지식 및 구강건강실천정도를 파악하고자 유아교육기관에서 근무하고 있는 교사 169명을 대상으로 설문조사 하였으며, SPSSWIN 14.0을 이용하여 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 구강건강지식정도에 있어서 치아우식증 관련지식 평균 7.97(9), 잇솔질 2.66(3), 치주조직병 2.86(5), 불소 2.42(5), 식이 1.04(2)로 나타났으며, 전체 24문항을 기준으로 평균 16.98로 100점으로 환산시 70점 정도의 구강건강지식 수준을 보였다. 2. 구강건강실천정도는 혀닦기를 하는 경우가 4.22로 가장 높은 반면, 정기구강검진에 있어서는 2.60으로 낮게 나타났다. 전체 구강건강실천정도는 3.11정도의 수준을 보였다. 3. 일반적 특성에 따른 구강건강지식과의 차이는 전체적인 지식에 있어 30대 연령 17.47, 5년 이상-10년 미만의 교육경력 17.50, 대졸이상 17.27, 원장인 경우가 18.26, 교육경험이 있는 경우가 17.01로 높게 나타났으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 4. 일반적 특성에 따른 구강건강실천정도와의 차이는 연령에 있어서 당분섭취제한, 정기구강검진, 구강위생보조용품사용, 혀닦기, 전체적인 구강건강실천정도에 있어 나이가 많을수록 실천정도가 높은 것으로 나타났고, 통계적으로도 유의한 차이를 보였다. 5. 구강보건지식정도와 구강건강실천정도와의 관계는 전체적으로 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었지만 각 영역별로 구강보건지식이 높을수록 실천정도가 높음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 교사들을 대상으로 한 다양한 구강보건교육 프로그램이 개발되어 지속적인 구강보건교육을 통한 지식의 향상은 물론 구강보건실천 향상도 매우 중요하다고 사료된다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.238-252
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• 1998

Reumatic arthritis is a disease with joint pain being one of the key symptoms. The patient suffers from the pain, stiff sensation and edema due to the inflammation taking Place In one or more joints. Accompanying these problems are fatigue, unusual exhaustion, fever, tachycardia and weakness. Inaddition, joints are often deformed and muscles shrink along with the progress of edema, coupled with depression and psychological instability resulting from the loss of the mobile function and limitations on the daily life. Some patients become fed up with the long and hard flight with the disease and just give up, which aggravates the symptoms. Others come to the hospital only when the conditions have become serious. We need to prevent these and guide the patients in the right direction. Against this backdrop, this study aims to look into the relations between the knowledge on the part of the patients together with their feeling of self-efficacy and the compliance. The results are expected to help the patients improve their life, In addition to providing useful materials for setting up appropriate plan for nursing intervention. The study was conducted by distributing questionnaire to 88 patients selected from the out-patient department of a university hospital in Inchon, from April 6 to 27, 1998. The following tools were used the yardstick of self-efficacy, developed in 1997 by the Society for the Health of Rheumatism Patients, was used for measuring the levels of knowledge and the feeling of self-efficacy. The degree of compliance was measured by the data collected from documents in addition to the results of the analysis of the interviews with the patients. The reliability of the tools was confirmed. In the analysis, the general characteristics were expressed in figures and percentages. The levels of knowledge, feeling of self-efficacy, and compliance were expressed in the average values and standard deviations. The relations among the variables following the general characteristics were analysed by the t-test and one-way ANOVA. The Pearson correction coefficient was used for the analysis of factors. Multiple-loop analysis was used to identify the variables affecting the compliance. The following are the results of this study. 1. Among the 88 patients, 18 were men and the remaining 70 were women, with a ratio 1 : 3.87. Regarding the age groups, 23 were between 50 and 59 years old, with those between 50 and 69 accounting for 51.1% of the total. High school graduates or higher amounted to 58%. Religious patients was 67% or 59 persons. Fifty nine percent were unemployed, and 58.3% (49 persons) had two children or fewer. The period of suffering from rheumatism varied between 2 months and IS years, with 70% less than years. 2. The average figure In relation to the of knowledge was 17.63 points over 30 or 58. 76%, which means a medium level. 3. The average figure of the feeling of self-efficacy was 60.06 points. 4. The level of compliance was 3.26, which was above average. 5. The relation between the feeling of self-efficacy and compliance showed an "r" value of 0.37, which was significant. It means that the higher the feeling, the greater the compliance points. 6. The analysis of the knowledge level revealed that the difference is found only between the college graduates and junior-high graduates or lower. 7. The feeling of self-efficacy varied along with the age and education level. 8. The general characteristics of patients as discussed above did not show significant difference with the compliance. 9. Regarding the elements influencing the compliance, the number of children, period of suffering, income, age, feering of self-efficacy, knowledge, and compliance had 54% of significance. In conclusion, rheumatism victims can lead a better life if they are appropriately educated, based on efficient training program from the early days of the disease ; if they become able to manage themselves thanks to the training ; and if they are helped by a program focusing on the increase of the feeling of self-efficacy aimed at changing patient's behavior.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.5-24
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to develop a parenting intervention program and determine the efficacy of the program with low-birth weight infants and their mothers. Nine dyads for the experimental group and twelve dyads for the control group discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital in Seoul were recruited for the study. For the intervention group, programmed education and support which focused on the maternal sensitivity of the infant's behavior. rearing environment. motherinfant interaction and infant care were given to each subject. Individual counseling and home visits were provided at discharge, one week after discharge. and one and three months of corrected age in every infant. Structured questionaires were administered and feeding interactions were videotaped and coded by a blinded certified observer. A Quasi-experimental design was conducted for this study. Postpartum depression, maternal self esteem. infant care burden, HOME. mother-infant interaction, and infant development were measured. Results were in favor of the intervention versus the control group. On the Beck depression inventory, intervention mothers showed decreasing trends in depressive symptom vs control mothers although, there were statistically no significant differences between the two groups at each time. The mean score of experimental group was 11.55(mild depression state) at discharge and became 8,6(normal state) at 1 month of corrected age. On the other hand, the mean score of the control group was 13.92(mild depression state) at discharge and became 14.0. Maternal self esteem in both groups improved over time. Infant care burden in both groups was also shown to increase over time. There was a significant difference between the two groups in HOME(p=.0340) at 3 months of corrected age. HOME scores of the experimental group and the control's were 31.10 and 25.58, respectively. Mothers' emotional and language responses were significantly high in the intervention group compared with the control group(p=.0155). Intervention group (53.33) showed a significantly high quality of motherinfant interaction compared with the in control group (42.80)(p =.0340). Intervention group mothers appeared have a better quality of mother-infant interaction behaviors. On the other hand, there was no statistical difference in the infant part between groups. Intervention group infants had higher trends in a general developmental quotient: although, there was no statistical difference between groups. The general developmental quotient of intervention infants was 102.56 and control's was 91.28. However, the developmental quotient of the domain of 'individuality-sociality' was higher in the intervention group infants compared with the control's(p=.0155). The concerns identified by parents revealed two domains of an infants' health management -knowledge and skills in caregiving of lowbirthweight-infants, characteristics of lowbirthweight infants, identifying a developmental milestone, coping with emergency situations and relaxation strategies of mothers from the infant care burden. Interview data with the mothers of low-birth weight infants can be used to develop intervention program contents. Limited intervention time and frequency due to time and cost limitations of this study should be modified. The intervention should be continuously implemented when low-birth weight infants become three years old. An NNNS demonstration appeared to be a very effective intervention for the mothers to improve the quality of mother-infant interactions. Therefore intervening in the mothers of low-birth weight infants as early after delivery as possible is desirable. This study has shown that home visit interventions are worthwhile for mothers only beyond the approach as an essential factor in ability of facilitating a growth fostering environment. In conclusion. the intervention program of this study was very effective in enhancing the parenting for the mothers of low-birth weight infants, resulting in health promotion of low-birth weight infants. The home-visit outreach intervention program of this study will contribute to the health delivery system in this country where there is a lack of continuous follow-up programs for low-birth weight infants after discharge from NICU, if it is activated as part of the home visit programs in community health systems.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.85-102
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 부정적 정서가 드러나는 걸음마기 영아를 대상으로 부정적 정서성과 부정적 정서에 대한 어머니의 반응이 영아의 사회정서 행동과 어떠한 관계가 있는지 살펴보는데 있다. 연구대상은 18-36개월 걸음마기 영아와 어머니 141명이었으며 상관관계, 위계적 회귀분석, 매개효과 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 영아의 부정적 정서성과 부정적 정서에 대한 어머니의 반응, 영아의 사회정서 행동은 서로 유의미하게 관련되어 있었다. 또 영아의 정서성과 어머니의 반응이 영아의 사회정서 행동에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, 같은 정도의 부정적 정서를 가진 영아라도 환경적 특성인 어머니의 반응에 따라 사회정서 행동의 정도가 다르게 나타났다. 마지막으로 영아의 부정적 정서에 대한 어머니의 반응은 영아의 정서성과 사회정서 행동 관계를 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 영아의 사회정서 행동은 영아가 생득적으로 갖고 태어나는 기질적 특성 뿐아니라 어머니의 변인에 의해 조절이 가능하며, 어머니의 반응이 영아의 부정적 정서성을 완화시켜줄 수 있는 완충적 역할을 할 수 있음을 의미한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.297-305
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• 1999

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate factors related to the intention of participation in a worksite smoking cessation program. Methods: To explain the health behavior of participating intention in a worksite smoking cessation program, the health belief model(HBM) was used as study model, and 144 self-administered questionnaires were completed by electronic company workers. Variables of the health belief model were composed of perceived susceptibility to smokinginduced disease, perceived severity of smoking-induced disease, economical gain as perceived benefit of smoking cessation, and nicotine dependency as perceived barrier of smoking cessation. Variables of sociodemographics, smoking status, knowledge about adverse health effects of smoking, and cues to smoking cessation were used as modifying factors. Results: Perceived severity(POR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.03-3.83), perceived benefit(POR=2.11, 95% CI: 1.07-4.17), and perceived barrier(POR=0.29, 95% CI: 0.11-0.76) were significant variables to the intention of participation in a worksite smoking cessation program in the logistic regression analysis. The perceived severity was significantly affected by knowledge about adverse health effects of smoking(POR=2.17, 95% CI: 1.23-3.84). The perceived barrier was significantly affected by education level(POR=3.66, 95% CI: 1.17-11.44), age to first cigarette (POR=0.32, 95% CI: 0.10-0.98), pack-years(POR=5.47, 95% CI: 2.37-12.61). To the Perceived benefit, the model was not fitted. Conclusion: Our results found that counterplans improving the knowledge about adverse health effects of smoking, preventing early smoking, and decreasing smoking amount should be considered for an effective smoking ban policy.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.100-106
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• 1995

직접적인 근거를 제시하기는 힘드나 정신장애에서 자가면역적 요소가 병인적으로 중요하다는 단편적인 보고들이 있다. 특히 바이러스 감염은 정신장애를 유발하거나 나중에 정신장애에 대한 소지를 증가시킬 가능성이 높다. 저자들은 최근에 많은 관심을 끌고 있는 C형 간염 항체(이하 anti-HCV)의 양성율이 자가면역적 관점 및 수혈 외에도 성행위 또는 약물의 존자에서 많다는 전파경로상의 특정 때문에 정신과 환자에서 일반 인구군보다 높을 것으로 추정되어 이를 확인해 보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 1992년 12월 초부터 1994년 5월 말까지 정신과에 입원한 환자 중에서 무작위로 효소면역측정법 (Abbott HCV EIA kit) 에 의해서 혈청내 anti-HCV를 검사하였으며, anti-HCV 양성 환자와 anti-HCV 음성인 환자를 구분하여 여러 변인별로 비교 분석하였다. 정신과 입원환자 113명중 12명(10.6%) 에서 anti-HCV 양성이었다. anti-HCV 양성자중 간기능검사상 이상이 있는 경우가 50.0% 로서 이중 83.0%는 주정 의존자였으며, 간기능검사상 정상인 환자의 83.3%는 비주정의존자였다. 정신과 진단별 anti-HCV 양성율은 주정의존 환자의 22.2%, 정신증 환자의 2.3% (주로 양극성장애), 신경증(불안장애, 적응장애)환자의 22.2%에서 anti-HCV 양성이 나타났다. 연령, 출생계절, 임파구(%), 간기능 등 변인에 대한 유의한 상관성은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론적으로 정신과 입원환자는 정상 대조군 (3.0%)에 비해 최소한 3.5배 이상 anti-HCV 양성율이 높으므로 (P<0.05), 이에 대한 주의를 환기시킬 필요가 있다.