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국방 사이버보안을 위한 RMF-CMMC 공통규정준수 메타모델 개발방안 연구 (A Research on RC3(RMF-CMMC Common Compliance) meta-model development in preparation for Defense Cybersecurity)

  • 황재윤;권혁진
    • 인터넷정보학회논문지
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.123-136
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    • 2024
  • 사이버보안 정책을 선도하는 미 국방부의 사이버보안 제도는 크게 2가지 방식으로 대외 군납업체 보안인증을 위한 CMMC와 내부기관대상 보안평가를 위한 RMF가 있다. 우리 군의 경우, 2026년부터 한국형 RMF(K-RMF)를 적용할 예정이다. 더불어 미 국방부가 발주하는 사업에 참여하는 국내 방산업체들은 2025년 10월전까지 CMMC인증을 사전 취득해야 하는 입장에 있다. 본 논문에서는 CMMC와 RMF 보안감사 준비업무를 동시에 지원할 수 있는 새로운 표준 컴플라이언스 메타모델(R3C) 개발방법론과 R3C메타모델을 기초로 한 컴플라이언스 솔루션 구현 결과물에 대해 소개하고 있다. 본 연구는 2022년 이후 국방부 합동참모본부 주관 한/미 국방 사이버보안 업무지원 자동화 솔루션 개발프로젝트를 수행하면서 얻은 미 국방 사이버보안 제도에 대한 실무 노하우를 토대로 진행되었다. 개발된 컴플라이언스 솔루션기능은 한/미 연합모의훈련 실무에 활용되고 있다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 컴플라이언스 솔루션은 민간에도 제공할 예정이며, CMMC인증을 취득해야 하는 국내 방산업체에게 매우 유용하리라 예상한다.

어깨뼈 운동 이상증을 가진 청소년기 야구선수들을 위한 물리치료적 프로그램: 어깨뼈 안정화 운동과 동반된 뒤쪽 어깨 스트레칭(PSSE) 중재 후 효과 비교 (A Physiotherapy Program for Adolescent Baseball Players with Scapular Dyskinesis: Comparison of the effects of posterior shoulder stretching combined with scapular stabilization exercises (PSSE))

  • 이건철;김현수;추연기
    • 대한통합의학회지
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.139-150
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    • 2024
  • Purpose : Scapular dyskinesis, it have been shown to be common in overhead athletes and has been associated with RC muscle strength. Posterior shoulder tightness (PST) has been suggested as an important factor causing scapular dyskinesis. Therefore, rehabilitation programs should focus on a posterior shoulder stretch combined with scapular stabilization exercise (PSSE) intervention. Determine the effects of posterior shoulder stretch combined with scapular stabilization exercise on the rotator cuff (RC) muscles strength, functional strength ratio (FSR), range of motion (ROM), and pain. Methods : 30 adolescent baseball players participated and subjects were allocated PSSE group (n=15) or the SSE group (n=15). Both group performed a 6-weeks intervention and measured of isokinetic peak torque/body weight (PT/BW) of concentric external rotator (CER), eccentric external rotator (EER), concentric internal rotator (CIR), eccentric internal rotator (EIR), FSR, ROM, and pain. Results : After 6 weeks PSSE, significant increase CER PT/BW (+6.02±4.76 %), EER PT/BW (+5.39±4.22 %), EER to CIR ratio (+.17±.16), and internal rotation ROM (+15.08±3.57 °). Whereas, significant decrease EIR to CER ratio (-.14±.18), external rotation ROM (-12.00±6.94 °), and GIRD (-17.41±2.84 °) compared with pre-intervention. No significant difference of isokinetic PT/BW of CIR and EER post-intervention. In the SSE group showed no significant difference all measurements for isokinetic PT/BW, FSR, and ROM post-intervention. The pain was significant improve both PSSE group (-3.25±1.60) and SSE group (-2.83±1.85) post-intervention. Conclusion : Both the PSSE and SSE interventions led to more pain relief. However, only the PSSE group showed ROM, CER, EER PT/BW, and FSR improvements. These results might suggest that the PSSE intervention is a more effective program for improving RC muscle strength and balance, in particular, concentric and eccentric ER muscle strength, FSR and can expect to prevent shoulder injuries in adolescent baseball players with scapular dyskinesis.

대통령기록물 평가제도 재정립을 위한 몇 가지 단상 (Some Thoughts on Reestablishing Appraisal System of Presidential Records)

  • 김명훈;이승일
    • 기록학연구
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    • 제79호
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    • pp.271-303
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    • 2024
  • 대통령제를 채택하고 있는 우리나라에서 대통령이 지닌 권한과 책무는 막대하다. 국가의 원수이자 외교상의 대표자, 행정부 수반임과 동시에 입법부 및 사법부 등 국가 전 영역에 걸친 권한을 행사한다. 이러한 측면을 감안할 때 대통령의 통치 과정에서 생성된 대통령기록물은 여타 공공기록물에 비해 국가적으로나 역사적으로 특별히 중요성 및 가치를 지닌다고 할 수 있다. 이와 같은 대통령기록물이 지닌 특성을 고려하여 2007년 대통령기록물 관리에 관한 법률을 제정해 대통령기록물을 체계적으로 관리할 수 있는 제도적 장치를 구축하였지만, 현재 대통령기록물의 평가에 대한 제도적 기반은 매우 취약한 실정이다. 이러한 점에서 대통령기록물 평가에 대한 논의를 본격적으로 착수할 필요가 있다. 대통령기록물이 지닌 국가적 중요성 및 상징성을 고려할때 일반 공공기록물과는 다른 대통령기록물의 평가에 대한 새로운 방향 설정이 필요하기 때문이다. 이에 본고에서는 우리나라 대통령기록물 평가제도 재정립을 위한 일환으로, 현행 대통령기록물 평가제도 현황 및 문제점 분석과 함께 향후 개선 방안 모색에 필요한 방향성을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 우선 대통령기록물의 중요성 및 가치를 논의하기 위한 전제로, 우리나라 헌법에 규정된 대통령이 지닌 권한과 책무를 고찰하였다. 이어 현재 운영되고 있는 대통령기록물의 평가제도 및 방식을 살펴본 다음, 여기서 나타나는 문제점들을 대통령기록물의 특성과 연동하여 분석하였다. 이를 기반으로 향후 우리나라 대통령기록물평가 체제 재정립을 위해 기록관리 공동체에서 공론화될 필요가 있는 사안들을 다섯 가지 관점에서 제시하였다.

청·중년층의 고혈압에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구: 2021년 지역사회건강조사 자료 활용 (A Study on Factors Affecting Hypertension in Young and Middle-aged Groups: Using Data from the 2021 Community Health Survey)

  • 남영희
    • 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2024
  • 목적: 본 연구는 청·중년 고혈압환자의 일반적 특성과 신체활동 특성을 살펴보고, 주요 영향 요인을 파악하여 보건의료 정책제언을 제공하는 데 목적이 있다. 방법: 연구의 대상자는 2021년 지역사회건강조사에서 청년과 중년(19세~49세)의 고혈압 진단자 5,511명이다. 수집된 자료의 SPSS 26.0으로 분석하였다. 결과: 모형 1은 일반적인 특성에 따른 청·중년 고혈압환자의 영향 요인으로 설명력은 R2= .065이다. 경제활동 유무(𝛽= -.219, p<.001), 주당 아침 식사 횟수(𝛽= .117, p<.001), 성별(𝛽= .090, p<.001), 주관적 건강상태(𝛽= .073, p<.001), 교육 수준(𝛽= .069, p<.001) 순이다. 모형 2는 신체활동 특성을 포함한 청·중년 고혈압 환자의 영향 요인으로 설명력 R2= .076이다. 근력운동 일수(𝛽= -4.791, p<.001), 걷기 실천 일수(𝛽= -2.694, p<.01), 고강도 신체활동(𝛽= -2.629, p<.01) 순이다. 결론: 청·중년 고혈압의 적극적인 관리는 심각한 질환으로의 진행을 예방하는 데 필수적이다. 청·중년의 고혈압 예방을 위해서는 일반적 특성과 신체활동 특성을 고려한 건강증진 프로그램을 개발하고 활용하는 보건교육이 필요하다.

수축 형태에 따른 20대 대학생의 우세 측과 비우세 측의 근력비교 (Comparison of Muscle Strength between Dominant and Non-dominant Sides of College Students in Their 20s according to Contraction Type)

  • 이종협;이승규;나영선;전정우;유재호;홍지헌;김진섭;이동엽
    • 대한통합의학회지
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2024
  • Purpose : This study investigated the effects of concentric and eccentric contractions on muscle strength using an isokinetic dynamometer (ID) in college students in their 20s. It aimed to understand the impact of differences between the dominant and non-dominant sides on strength asymmetry and to elucidate the clinical implications of these differences to establish an appropriate posture and environment for patients. Methods : The experiment was conducted with 30 healthy adult participants. Prior to the experiment, participants underwent a warm-up targeting the shoulders, and efforts were made to eliminate factors that could potentially influence the measurement results. Subsequently, the maximum safe range of motion of shoulder joint abduction, extension, and flexion was measured using an isokinetic muscle function testing device. Muscle strength was assessed using concentric and eccentric contractions alternating between the dominant and non-dominant sides, and paired sample t-tests were used for the analysis. Results : There was no significant difference between bilateral peak torques for eccentric contraction in shoulder joint abduction, extension, and flexion (p>0.05). There was also no significant difference between bilateral peak torques for concentric contraction in shoulder joint abduction, extension and flexion (p>0.05). Conclusion : This study found no statistically significant difference in muscle strength between the dominant and non-dominant sides during concentric and eccentric contractions. However, previous studies have shown significant differences between the dominant and non-dominant sides during eccentric and concentric contractions during internal shoulder rotation in the general population, as well as significant differences in the upper trapezius muscle. Therefore, further research is needed to support the application of different intensities for bilateral muscle strengthening exercises in clinical practice.

복합운동이 과체중 및 비만 남자 초등학생의 대사적지표에 미치는 영향 (Effect of combined exercise on metabolic bio-marker in overweight and obese children)

  • 김현준;김태운;이상엽;신군수;김영주;김수영
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제49권9호
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    • pp.946-951
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    • 2006
  • 목 적 : 본 연구는 복합운동이 비만 아동의 에너지 대사를 긍정적으로 개선시킬 수 있는지를 알아보고자 복합운동 프로그램 12주 동안 아디포넥틴과 비만관련 변수와의 변화를 분석하였다. 방 법 : 일개 초등학교 5학년 남학생 중 체질량지수가 85백분위수 이상인 과체중 및 비만 아동을 대상으로 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상자들은 12주 동안 걷기운동과 밴드저항운동을 조합한 복합운동프로그램을 시행하였다. 신장, 체중, 체지방량, 공복 혈당, 인슐린 및 아디포넥틴 측정은 복합운동프로그램 시작 전 및 프로그램 시행 1주, 4주, 12주째에 측정하였다. 인슐린 저항성 및 민감도는 HOMA 지수와 QUICKI 지수를 사용하였다. 결 과 : 아디포넥틴은 운동 4주 후에는 유의하게 감소하였으며, 이후 증가하는 양상을 보여 운동 12주 후에는 운동 전과 유사한 수준으로 운동 프로그램이 지속됨에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 체중, 체질량지수 및 인슐린 저항성은 복합운동 1주, 4주, 12주 후에 운동군이 대조군에 비해 유의한 감소를 보였다. 체지방률은 복합운동 12주에 운동군에서 대조군에 비해 유의한 감소가 관찰되었다. 운동이 진행됨에 따라 체중 및 체질량지수 변화량과 인슐린 변화량 간에는 유의한 관련성이 있었으며, 아디 포넥틴 변화량과 인슐린 변화량 간에는 유의한 관련성이 없었다. 결 론 : 본 연구 결과 인슐린저항성은 복합운동 1주 후부터 개선되기 시작하였다. 아디포넥틴은 운동 초기에 감소하다 특정시기 이상의 지속적인 운동에서 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 따라서 운동이 아디포넥틴 농도 변화에 영향을 미친다는 것을 제시할 수 있지만, 장기간의 지속적인 운동에 따른 아디포넥틴 농도의 변화에 대해서는 후속 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

Evidence of Cortical Reorganization in a Monoparetic Patient with Cerebral Palsy Detected by Combined Functional MRI and TMS

  • ;장성호
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.96-103
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    • 2005
  • 뇌성마비로 인해 오른 손에서 단부전마비를 호소하는 환자를 대상으로 기능적 자기공명영상 장치와 경두개 자기 자극기를 사용하여 운동신경의 회복기전을 연구하였다. 대상자는 21세 된 남자 환자로 오른손에 경미한 운동 기능의 손상을 보였고, 자기공명영상의 소견에서 좌반구의 precentral knob에서 병변을 보였다. 기능적 자기공명영상 촬영은 한 명의 대상자와 여덟 명의 정상인을 대상으로 표준화된 헤드코일을 사용하여 1.5 T의 장치에서 BOLD 기술을 적용하여 실시하였다. 대상자들의 운동 수행은 1 Hz 주기로 손가락의 굴곡과 신전을 반복하는 과제가 제시되었다. 경두개 자기 자극은 원형 코일을 사용하여 코일의 앞쪽 부분이 대상자의 두피에서 1 cm 정도 떨어진 정접 부위에 적용되었고 양측의 짧은엄지벌림근에서 발생된 운동 유발 전위가 동시에 측정되었다. 자기공명영상의 결과에서 환자의 비손상측(좌측) 손과 정상군의 좌측 손의 운동 수행 시 오른쪽의 일차운동감각영역(SM1)의 precentral knob에서 활성도가 나타났다, 그러나, 환자의 손상측(우측) 손의 운동 수행 시, 좌측 일차운동감각영역의 손상된 precentral knob 내측 부위에서 활성도를 보였다. 또한, 경두개 자기 자극의 결과에서 손상측 짧은엄지벌림근에서 발생된 운동 유발 전위에 해당하는 뇌 부위가 환자의 정상측과 비교하여 1 cm 내측에서 발견되었다. 그러므로 손상측 손의 운동 기능이 손상된 precentral knob의 내측 부분으로 전위되어 신경재구성이 이루어진 것으로 추정되는 결론을 얻었다.

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도교의학(道敎醫學)에 관한 연구(硏究) (한의학(韓醫學)과 연관(聯關)된 부분(部分)을 중심(中心)으로) (The study of the relation between the medicine of Taoism and oriental medicine)

  • 이병서;윤창열
    • 대한한의학원전학회지
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    • 제6권
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    • pp.252-305
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    • 1993
  • I have studied the relation between a Taoist(道家) and the oriental medicine(韓醫學), it is summerized as following. 1. According to the relation between a Taoist(道家) and the oriental medicine, Lao-tzu(老子)' mathematical principle that had an influence on Three yin-three yang(三陰三陽) theory of the oriental medicine, idea of natural philosopy(自然無爲) and the freedom from avarace(無慾) on the oriental medicine. 2. Vital essence and energy theory(精氣設) in a Taoist not only can be seen in Lao-tzu' Do dug gyung(老子道德經), Maengza(孟子), Guanza(管子), but also its principle has something to do with Nei Ching's Vital essence and energy theory(精氣設). 3. Danjungpa(丹鼎派) can be divided into Naedansul(內丹術) which preserves through the breath and Oedansul(外丹術) which makes one a Taoist hermit. If he takes magic portions(金丹), they had a great effect on Yangsanghak(養生學) and was actually concerned with oriental doctors who was known to us. 4. If medicine of Taoism is classified, it can be divided into three categories. Boiled solution(渴液), Pharmacopea "Ben cao"(本草), Acupuncture & moxibustion(針灸), Magic portions(外丹) are used in the first category. Chinese setting-up and Therapeutic exercises(導引), Josik(調息), Naedan(內丹), Byugok(辟榖), Naeshi(內視), Banjung(房中) belong to second category. The religious contents such as Bu(符), Jeum(占), Cheum(籤), Ju(呪), Je(齊), Gido(祈禱), taboo are implied in third category. 5. In the history of the medicine of Taoism and oriental medicine, they are called animism, shamanism, Mu(巫) or Ye(毉), not separated at first period. In the end of junguk(戰國時代), Ye(醫) was clearly distinguished from Mu(巫) and then Mu(巫) was developed into medicine of Taoism and ye(毉) into the present form of oriental medicine. 6. The oriental medicine doctors that are concerned with Taoism are Bakgo(伯高), Geyugu(鬼臾區), Soyu(少兪), Noigong(雷公), Pyujak(篇鵲), Sunuyi(淳于意), Hwata(華陀), Hwangbomil(皇甫謐), Hangang(韓康), Dongbong(童奉), Heuson(許遜), Galhong(葛洪), Dohongyung(陶弘景), Damlan(曇鸞), uyjajang(葦慈藏), Sonsanak(孫思邈), Wanguing(王氷), Jegonghwalbul(濟公活佛), Yuwanso(劉完素), Judonge(朱丹溪), Leesijin(李時珍), Johakmin(趙學敏), Ougu1(吳杰) etc. 7. The view of a human body in the medicine of Taoism affected the oriental medicine on the ground that man was regarded as a microcosm(小宇宙), so he was compared to a nation or heaven and earth. 8. The anatomy of medicine of Taoism gave a detail description of five visceras and each organs, the heart, center of mental function, Mirie(尾閭) which has an relationship to the training of Naedan(內丹修練). In this resrect, as it is accord with the acupunture point of oriental medicine, therefore we can find that Taoism influenced oriental medicine, also explicit study was achieved. 9. Acient people believed that the goo in the human lxxIy, one of the characteristics of the medicine of Taoism cured the patients and then protected him from the disease. If a man was taken ill, they had him cured by making the god's name which corresponded to its disease, calling him communicating with him, and asking him to deprive him of illness. This treatment was used to live and be kept young eternally. In this respects, we can see that they emphasized on the attitude of Bulchiyibeung chimibeung(不治己病治末病) and psychological treatment. 10. Samsi thoery(三尸說) that one's fortune, disaster, health, and disease in the world are at the mercy of his good or bad conduct, is concerned with Taoism and treatment with the oriental medicine. 11. Guchung(九蟲) is more closly associated with the religious aspect rather than with the medical aspect. Because of the similarity of the mcdern parasitism, its study has an important meaning. 12. The respect for the human life is reflected in jeunsi(傳屍), with Samsi-guchung theory(三尸九蟲說), which is considered as mxIern tuberculosis.

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운영연구(OR)의 도서관응용 -그 몇가지 잠재적응용분야에 대하여- (The Application of Operations Research to Librarianship : Some Research Directions)

  • 최성진
    • 한국문헌정보학회지
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    • 제4권
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    • pp.43-71
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    • 1975
  • Operations research has developed rapidly since its origins in World War II. Practitioners of O. R. have contributed to almost every aspect of government and business. More recently, a number of operations researchers have turned their attention to library and information systems, and the author believes that significant research has resulted. It is the purpose of this essay to introduce the library audience to some of these accomplishments, to present some of the author's hypotheses on the subject of library management to which he belives O. R. has great potential, and to suggest some future research directions. Some problem areas in librianship where O. R. may play a part have been discussed and are summarized below. (1) Library location. It is usually necessary to make balance between accessibility and cost In location problems. Many mathematical methods are available for identifying the optimal locations once the balance between these two criteria has been decided. The major difficulties lie in relating cost to size and in taking future change into account when discriminating possible solutions. (2) Planning new facilities. Standard approaches to using mathematical models for simple investment decisions are well established. If the problem is one of choosing the most economical way of achieving a certain objective, one may compare th althenatives by using one of the discounted cash flow techniques. In other situations it may be necessary to use of cost-benefit approach. (3) Allocating library resources. In order to allocate the resources to best advantage the librarian needs to know how the effectiveness of the services he offers depends on the way he puts his resources. The O. R. approach to the problems is to construct a model representing effectiveness as a mathematical function of levels of different inputs(e.g., numbers of people in different jobs, acquisitions of different types, physical resources). (4) Long term planning. Resource allocation problems are generally concerned with up to one and a half years ahead. The longer term certainly offers both greater freedom of action and greater uncertainty. Thus it is difficult to generalize about long term planning problems. In other fields, however, O. R. has made a significant contribution to long range planning and it is likely to have one to make in librarianship as well. (5) Public relations. It is generally accepted that actual and potential users are too ignorant both of the range of library services provided and of how to make use of them. How should services be brought to the attention of potential users? The answer seems to lie in obtaining empirical evidence by controlled experiments in which a group of libraries participated. (6) Acquisition policy. In comparing alternative policies for acquisition of materials one needs to know the implications of each service which depends on the stock. Second is the relative importance to be ascribed to each service for each class of user. By reducing the level of the first, formal models will allow the librarian to concentrate his attention upon the value judgements which will be necessary for the second. (7) Loan policy. The approach to choosing between loan policies is much the same as the previous approach. (8) Manpower planning. For large library systems one should consider constructing models which will permit the skills necessary in the future with predictions of the skills that will be available, so as to allow informed decisions. (9) Management information system for libraries. A great deal of data can be available in libraries as a by-product of all recording activities. It is particularly tempting when procedures are computerized to make summary statistics available as a management information system. The values of information to particular decisions that may have to be taken future is best assessed in terms of a model of the relevant problem. (10) Management gaming. One of the most common uses of a management game is as a means of developing staff's to take decisions. The value of such exercises depends upon the validity of the computerized model. If the model were sufficiently simple to take the form of a mathematical equation, decision-makers would probably able to learn adequately from a graph. More complex situations require simulation models. (11) Diagnostics tools. Libraries are sufficiently complex systems that it would be useful to have available simple means of telling whether performance could be regarded as satisfactory which, if it could not, would also provide pointers to what was wrong. (12) Data banks. It would appear to be worth considering establishing a bank for certain types of data. It certain items on questionnaires were to take a standard form, a greater pool of data would de available for various analysis. (13) Effectiveness measures. The meaning of a library performance measure is not readily interpreted. Each measure must itself be assessed in relation to the corresponding measures for earlier periods of time and a standard measure that may be a corresponding measure in another library, the 'norm', the 'best practice', or user expectations.

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퇴원환자의 가정간호요구와 가정간호사업의 효과 분석 - 일 종합병원을 중심으로 (A Study of Home Care Needs of Patients at Discharge and Effects of Home Care -Centered on Patients Discharged from a Rural General Hospilal-)

  • 최연순;김대현;서미혜;김조자;강규숙
    • 대한간호
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.77-99
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    • 1992
  • The study was carried out at W. hospital, an affiliated hospital of Y university, involved a total of 163 patients who were discharged from the hospital between May 1990 und March 199J. Data collection was twice, just prior to discharge and a minimum of three months post discharge. Thirty patients who lived within a hour travel time of the hospital received home care during the three months post discharge. Nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions For these patients were analyzed in this study. The results of the study are summarized as follows : 1. Discharge needs for the subjects of the study were analyzed using Gordon's eleven Functional categories and it was found that 48.3% of the total sample had identified nursing needs. Of these, the needs most frequently identified were in the categories of sexuality, 79.3 %, health perception, 68.2 % self concept, 62.5 %, and sleep and rest 62.5 %. Looking ut j he nursing diagnosis that were made for the 30 patients receiving home care, the following diagnoses were the most frequently given; alteration in sexual pattern 79.3%, alterations in health maintenance, 72.6%, alteration in comfort, 68.0%, depression, 64.0%, noncompliance with diet therapy, 6.3.7%, alteration in self concept, 55.6%, and alteration in sleep pattern, 53%. 2. In looking at the effects of home nursing care as demonstrated by changes in the functional categories over the three month period, it was Found that of the 11 functional categories, the need level for health perception, nutrition, activity and self concept decreased slightly over the three month period. On the average sleep patterns improved, but restfulness was slightly less and bowel elimination patterns improved but satisfaction with urinary elimination was slightly less. On the other hand, role enactment, sexuality, stress management and spirituality decreased slightly. The only results that were statistically significant at the 0.05 level were improvement. in digestion and decrease in pain. No statistically significant changes were found in ability related to ADL, the total ADL Score at discharge was $19.78{\pm}8.234, and after 3 months $19.01{\pm}8.12$. Considering that a majority of the patients were over 60 years of age and that many had brain or spinal cord injuries, the fact that their ADL ability did nor deteriorate after discharge can be interpreted as related to a positive impact by the home health care nurses. Similarly there was a slight be not statistically significant decrease in the quality of life scores between the two lest times(l47.83 at discharge and 113.02 at the three month period). Again, when the chronic nature of thee problems facing these patients is considered this maintenance of quality of life can be interpreted as a positive impact by the home health care nurses. 3. One of the home care nursing activities was diagnosis. For this activity it was found that for nine functional health categories(sexuality and spirituality excepted) there were 20 nursing diagnoses. The most frequent were noncompliance, alteration in skin integrity both actual and potential, and impaired physical mobility in that order. 4. Delivery of home health care by the home health nurses included the following nursing activities; assessment, patient education, demonstration of care activities, counselling, direct care to the patient and referrals. Direct care included changing dressings, bladder irrigations, changing Foley catheters, measurement of residual urine, perineal care, position change, back care, oral hygiene, exercise and massage of motion exercises, cleansing enemas, tracheostomy suctioning and tracheostomy care, care of dentures, applications of heat and other similar nursing activities. In conclusion almost 50% of (he sample indicated a need for continued nursing care at the time of discharge and for the patients in the sample who received home care there was a slight decrease in nursing needs but while the patients had chronic and debilitation problems there was ill decrease in ADL abilities or in quality of life. Further study needs Lo be done La increase the reliability and validity of the tool that was used to measure home health care needs. It is also recommended that study by done using a randomized sampling with a control group to compare patients who receive home care with those who do not.

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