• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.692-696
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• 1998

원인 질환이 동반된 속발성 자연기흉에 대한 개흉술은 수술 전후로 높은 위험율을 동반하나, 비디오 흉강경은 최소의 침습적 수술방법으로 치료 효과를 기대할 수 있다. 저자들은 비디오 흉강경술을 이용한 속발성 자연기흉에 대한 36 예(남 33 예, 여 3 예)의 환자에서 임상적 결과로서 유용성을 알고자 하였다. 대상의 평균 나이는 56.3세(범위, 31∼80세)였으며, 21 예에서 폐기종, 20 예에서 폐결핵을 동반하였다. 술전 폐기능 검사상 FEV1은 예상치의 59.3%, FVC는 예상치의 64.0%를 보였다. 19 예의 환자에서 술전 3일 이상의 지속적 공기유출을 보였고, 15 예의 환자에서는 한 번 이상의 재발 기왕력을 보였다. 36 예의 전 환자에서 기계적 흉막유착술을 시행하였으며 33예의 환자에서는 폐기포절제술(bullectomy) 및 폐기포배제술(bullous exclusion technique)을 시행하였다. 평균 수술시간은 97분이었다. 7 예에서 심한 유착을 보였으며, 10 예의 환자에서 폐상엽에 경미한 흉막유착을 보였다. 술후 지속적인 공기유출로 개흉술이 필요한 경우는 없었으나 1 예에서 술후 지속된 공기유출과 호흡부전으로 인하여 사망하였다. 술후 평균 입원기간은 7일(범위, 2∼17일)이었다. 술후 평균 15.8개월(범위, 5∼45개월)의 추적기간동안 기흉의 재발은 없었다. 저자들이 시행한 112 예의 원발성 자연기흉에 대한 비디오 흉강경술에 비하여 수술시간 및 치료 실패율에 있어서 통계적 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나 술후 흉강삽관기간 및 입원기간은 더 길었다. 개흉술을 시행하기에 위험한 비교적 고령의 속발성 자연기흉의 환자에서 비디오 흉강경술은 효과적이고 비교적 안전한 수술방법이라 사료된다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2016

Objective: The visually impaired have limited access to health care services and related information, and thus, they can have serious hurdles against properly taking medications. Despite that it is important to improve self-care ability of the visually impaired for correct medication use, there have been few studies investigating their needs for health care services in Korea, particularly focusing on proper medication usage. This study is to explore safety-related issues regarding mediation usage among the visually impaired based on in-depth interview. We particularly focus on any obstacles for safe use of medicines including experience on medication-related adverse effects in order to provide preliminary evidence for policy measures to improve proper medication use among the visually impaired. Methods: Study sample was visually impaired individuals who resided in Seoul area and were registered in the National Association of Visually Impaired. The association helped the process of recruiting the study participants. In-depth interview for each study participants was conducted. Each interview was recorded and later converted into a written script to extract core contents for the analysis. Results: The study participants comprised of three women (42.9%) and four men (57.1%). One was in his 20's, and there were four participants in 30's and two in 40's. Fully impaired participants were majority (5 out of 7). Limitation to physical access to health care providers and health information were the key factors to hamper safe medication utilization among the study participants. Difficulty reading medication information and may take the wrong medication or incorrect doses of medication, resulting in serious consequences, including overdose or inadequate treatment of health problems. Visually impaired patients report increased anxiety related to medication management and must rely on others to obtain necessary drug information. Pharmacists have a unique opportunity to pursue accurate medication adherence in this special population. This article reviews literature illustrating how severe medication mismanagement can occur in the visually impaired elderly and presents resources and solutions for pharmacists to take a larger role in adherence management in this population. Conclusion: The visually impaired had difficulties reading medication information and identifying medicines, and took incorrect doses of medications. Public support for safe medication use and medication management among the visually impaired is necessary.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.603-609
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• 2003

This study examined the reproducibility of nutrient intakes estimated by the 24-hour recall method in a prospective cohort study (Longitudinal study of aging and health monitoring of Korean elderly) of middle-aged volunteer subjects (42 males and 49 females) in the Seoul area. The three-day 24-hour recall was administered twice at an interval of approximately 6 months. The first data were collected and a corrective procedure was performed by interviewing of the subjects and a trained dietitian. The second data were collected by mail from the subjects without the performance of any corrective procedure. The mean age of the subjects was 53.5 $\pm$ 9.6 for the males and 52.2 $\pm$ 8.9 for the females. The subjects who had above college education were 95% in the case of the males and 60% in the case of the females. The characteristics of the male subjects in this study were that they were highly educated and held professional jobs and were from the middle or upper class. Comparing the first and second 24-hour recall data, the second data showed relatively lower intakes of all nutrients, except vitamin A, vitamin Bi and cholesterol. There was no difference in the nutrients of the first and the second data with respect to vitamin A, vitamin B$_1$ and cholesterol in the males and calcium, iron, sodium, vitamin A, vitamin B$_1$, vitamin B$_2$ and cholesterol in the females. This data may indicate that the 24 hour retail method without a dietitian's help may result in lower reporting of the subject's intakes. The men had a tendency to remember less than the women. Pearson's correlation coefficients with unadjusted nutrient intakes values were ranged from 0.24 to 0.66. When energy intake was adjusted, there was a slight increase (from 0.26 to 0.71). Intra-class correlation coefficients with nutrient-unadjusted values ranged from 0.22 to 0.66, and the energy-adjusted values were ranged from 0.23 to 0.69. The weighted Kappa statistical values ranged from 0.10 to 0.40. On the average,46.3% of the subjects who were found in the lowest quartile of the nutrient intake levels based on the first 24-hour recall, were in the lowest quartile based on the second 24-hour recall. Therefore, there was a low reproducibility between the first and the second 24-hour recall. We should examine the factors influencing low reproducibility. Also, strategies should be developed to maximize the reliability of the assessment, with regard to portion-size training and telephone validation. (Korean J Community Nutrition 8(4) : 603∼609, 2003)

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.344-356
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• 2009

To identify subjective health status of senior citizens' oral health following senior citizens' general characteristics and knowledge and behavior for the oral hygiene, this research conducted individual interview with 237 senior citizens in some parts of Seoul. The results are as follows. 1. Degree of senior citizens' knowledge on the oral hygiene is about Middle. Among the categories on the senior citizens' knowledge on the oral hygiene, teeth's brushing was the highest while knowledge on fluorine was the lowest. 2. Senior citizens who feel that their oral health is healthy when it comes to the subjective health state of senior citizens' oral health following behavior for the oral hygiene, brush their teeth, three times in a day, for more than three minutes (p<.01). Moreover, senior citizens who feel that their oral health is healthy brush different corners of the tongue when brushing (p<.01). 3. In case of knowledge on the oral hygiene following general characteristics, knowledge on the oral hygiene was higher when economic status was higher (p<.01). In case of living expenses, knowledge on the oral hygiene was higher for the senior citizens with pay or income (p<.01). 4. In case of behavior for the oral hygiene, women tended to act for the oral hygiene more than men. As for the method for raising living expenses, senior citizens who receive basic social security check or those at the highest tier tended to act less for the oral hygiene (p<.01). 5. Senior citizens who answered that their oral health is healthy when it comes to the subjective health state of senior citizens' oral cavity tended to have high knowledge on the oral hygiene (p<.01). In conclusion, subjective health status of senior citizens' oral health is higher when the knowledge on the oral hygiene and behavior for the oral hygiene are higher. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop and execute oral hygiene training program to change senior citizens' behavior incrementally and the dental hygienists who can conduct this training should be actively attracted into the senior citizens' oral hygiene training.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.671-683
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health knowledge and actual oral health care of the selected subjects, their decision making about prosthetic treatment, the state and characteristics of their prosthetic treatment and their satisfaction with prosthetic treatment in an attempt to provide some information on the improvement of the quality of life related to oral health and the promotion of oral health. Methods : The subjects in this study were 250 people who received education in two different lifelong education institutions in the city of Busan. After a survey was conducted from May 23 to June 15, 2011, the answer sheets from 217 respondents were analyzed. Results : 1. As for the general characteristics of the respondents, the men(52.1%) outnumbered the women. Those who were in their 60 and up(47.5%) made up the largest age group, and the married people(65.4%) outnumbered the unmarried ones. By occupation, the company employees(20.3%) made up the biggest group. By education, the greatest group was high-school graduates(36.1%). By monthly mean income, the biggest group gained an income of 2.01 million won or more(36.9%). As to medical security, community-based insurance was most prevailing (36.9%). In terms of health promotion, the largest group worked out to stay fit(52.4%). 2. Regarding oral health knowledge, they had a good knowledge about the cause of dental caries(56.7%), but they weren't well aware of the right time for regular dental checkup(47.9%). In relation to oral health care, regular scaling wasn't prevailing(16.9%). 3. Regarding connections between the general characteristics and satisfaction with prosthesis, the less-educated respondents expressed significantly more dissatisfaction(p=0.015). By monthly mean income, those who had a smaller income were dissatisfied in general(p=0.028). Conclusions : The findings of the study illustrated that it's required to spread awareness of the importance of oral health among people in general, and that differentiated incremental oral health care should be provided for different age groups. In order to raise the satisfaction of patients with prosthesis, how to relieve their pain and anxiety and how to adjust prosthetic treatment cost properly should carefully be considered. In addition, the government should take measures to offer assistance for the low-income classes in preparation for an increase in the elderly population.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2012

위급상황 발생시 국민의 안전을 위해 신속히 대피할 수 있는 대피소가 전국에 약 2만 5,724개소가 지정되어 있으며, 서울시의 경우 약 3,870개소가 지정되어 있다. 전국에 설치된 대피소는 신속한 대피를 위해 주변 반경 5분 이내에 도착할 수 있는 위치에 지정되어 있으며, 서울시의 대피소 수용능력은 서울인구의 285%를 수용할 수 있다. 하지만 문제는 보행자의 나이, 신장, 건강상태, 신체조건 등과 같은 개인차에 의한 보행속도를 고려하였을 경우 5분 이내에 도착할 수 있는 대피소가 얼마나 되는지는 알 수 없다. 또한 대피소의 공간적 배분 및 분포에 따라 수용 가능한 서비스 영역이 달라지며, 이에 따른 취약지가 발생 할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 선행연구사례를 통해서 보행자의 유형별 보행속도를 1m/s, 1.3m/s, 2m/s 정의하였고, 서울시에 지정된 대피소와 도로망을 이용하여 입지할당모형의 네트워크 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 서울시 행정구역별로 보행속도에 따른 대피소의 서비스 지역과 취약 지역을 알 수 있었으며, 노약자의 경우 대피소에 도달할 수 없는 취약 지역이 빠른 걸음의 성인남녀에 비해 2배 이상 큰 것으로 분석되었다.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.122-132
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• 2010

Elderly people comprise an increasing proportion of the population, and nutritional impairments may contribute to health problems among this group. This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status by Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and to identify relationships among anthropometric measurements, biochemical indicators, bone Mineral Density (BMD) and MNA results among older adults (${\geq}$65 yrs, n=98, 66.7${\pm}$2.5 yrs; M=52, F=46, BMI 24.5${\pm}$2.8 $kg/m^2$) at a Health Care Center. A dietitian administered MNA and collected anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference), biochemical indicators (albumin, hemoglobin, hematocrit, TLC, glucose, lipids) and the BMD (spine, femur, F=46). Subjects were grouped into a normal nutrition group (0~2 risk factors of malnutrition) and a high risk of malnutrition group (>=3 risk factors of malnutrition) based on their risk factor status for malnutrition. The risk factors for malnutrition include age ${\geq}$65 years, PIBW <90%, albumin <3.5 g/dl, TLC <1,500%, Hgb <14 g/dl (men), Hgb <10 g/dl (women), loss of appetite and weight loss 1~3 kg/last 3 months. In addition, subjects were grouped into a normal, osteopenia and osteoporosis group by BMD. We found that 12% of the subjects were at risk of malnutrition (MNA score, 21.4${\pm}$2.1) and that 88% were well nourished (27.3${\pm}$1.5) according to the MNA. Full-MNA scores were positively and significantly (p<0.05) associated with BMI, mid-arm circumference (MAC), calf circumference (CC), albumin and hemoglobin, respectively. The full-MNA score of the high risk of malnutrition group (23.0${\pm}$3.8) was lower than that of the normal nutrition group (27.0${\pm}$2.1) (p<0.05). In addition, the Full-MNA score was negatively associated with the risk factor of malnutrition (r=－0.35, p=0.0004). We found that 39.1% of the subjects had osteoporosis, 45.7% had osteopenia and 15.2% were normal according to their BMD. The MNA score of osteoporosis group (24.58${\pm}$3.3) was lower than that of the normal (27.4${\pm}$1.1) and osteopenia group (26.9${\pm}$1.5) (p<0.05). These results suggested that MNA can be useful as a nutritional screening tool of older adults in Health Care Centers.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1090-1099
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 베이비부머의 사회활동 유형 별 삶의 만족도의 차이를 파악하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 1955년에서 63년에 태어난 남녀 베이비부버 1,115명을 대상으로 하여 2011년 8-10월에 성별과 지역에 따른 할당표본을 하였다. 연구의 결과, 첫째, 베이비부머의 사회활동 유형은 3집단으로 나타났다. 36.8%가 속한 소극적 사회참여형은 소득활동이나 시민단체활동은 전혀 하지 않고 종교활동이나 가정내 활동을 하는 경우는 소수가 포함되었다. 주로 여성이 많고 후기베이비부머가 많고, 학력수준이나 가정소득이 다른 군집에 비해 낮으며 삶의 만족도 중간정도이다. 둘째. 33.8%가 속한 활동적 사회참여형은 소득활동을 포함하여 모든 사회활동에도 적극적이다. 여성이 많고 후기베이비부머가 많다는 점은 소극적 사회참여형과 유사하나 학력이나 가정 내 월평균 소득, 삶의 만족도 수준이 다른 군집에 비해서 가장 높다. 셋째, 29.4%가 속한 경제활동 중심형은 소득활동에는 참여하지만 문화활동, 시민단체활동, 교육활동, 혼자 시간보내기 등의 사회활동에는 참여하지 않는다. 전기와 후기베이비부머의 분포나 학력의 분포, 가정내 월소득은 다른 군집의 중간 수준이지만, 다른 군집과는 달리 남성이 많고 삶의 만족도 수준은 가장 낮다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 유형별로 베이비부머의 사회활동참여와 삶의 만족도를 향상시킬 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.409-420
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• 1996

Consumer's perceptions of the qualities of food and food-related services were surveyed through questionnaires by 672 adults randomly selected from 20 industrial foodservice in Pusan and Kyeung Nam area. The results are as follows: 1) By age, the elderly group gaved the highest mean score not only for freshness and temperature among the food characteristics but also for cleanliness of dishes and materials of dishes among the food-related service. 2) By occupation, the white collar worker group gaved the highest mean score in all characteristics of food and food-related service than did the blue collar worker group. Especially for courtesy of employees, the mean rating given by the white collar worker group was 3.15/5.00, but by the blue collar worker group was 2.67/5.00. 3) Good appetitive group rated taste of food 3.15/5.00, quality of food vs. food price 3.17/5.00, and freshness 3.15/5.00. But poor appetitive group rated taste of food 2.44/5.00, quality of food vs. food price 2.65/5.00, and freshness 2.70/5.00. 4) Men agreed that the rice and soup were right in amount. And women responded that the rice was in a large amount and the soup was not enough. 5) The white collar worker group agreed that the rice, the soup, the side dish, and the kimchi were right in amount. However the blue collar worker group agreed that the rice was right in amount, the soup and the side dish were not enough, and the kimchi was in a large amount. For seasoning of food, the white collar worker group responded that the salty taste and the hotness were just right. But the blue collar worker group responded that the food was neither salty nor hot at all. 6) The taste of food was shown to be positively correlated (p<0.001) with various food item combinations, freshness of food, and the variety of cooking methods.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.405-415
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• 2019

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of frailty with perceived neighborhood walkability and environmental pollution among community-dwelling older adults in rural areas. Methods: The participants were 808 community-dwelling men and women aged 65 years and older in 2 rural towns. Comprehensive information, including demographics, socioeconomic status, grip strength, polypharmacy, perceived neighborhood environment (specifically, walkability and environmental pollution), and frailty, was collected from participants using face-to-face interviews conducted between June and August 2018. Perceived neighborhood walkability was measured using 20 items that were selected and revised from the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale, the Neighborhood Walkability Checklist from the National Heart Foundation of Australia, and the Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Survey. The Kaigo-Yobo Checklist was used to assess participants' frailty. Results: The overall prevalence of frailty in this community-dwelling population was 35.5%. Sex, age, cohabitation status, educational attainment, employment status, grip strength, and polypharmacy were significantly associated with frailty. In the logistic regression analysis, frailty was associated with low perceived neighborhood walkability (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.881; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.833 to 0.932; p<0.001) and severe perceived neighborhood environmental pollution (aOR, 1.052; 95% CI, 1.017 to 1.087; p=0.003) after adjusting for sex, age, cohabitation status, educational attainment, employment status, monthly income, grip strength, and polypharmacy. Conclusions: More studies are warranted to establish causal relationships between walkability and environmental pollution and frailty.