• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.464-473
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• 2018

The objective of this study is to develop a sizing system of fitness clothing that can properly accommodate various body sizes of Korean senior women. The sizing system of upper and lower fitness clothing was developed in the present study by selection of key variables, identification of size category candidates, and determination of an optimal sizing system. First, key anthropometric dimensions (stature and bust circumference for upper clothing and stature; waist circumference for lower clothing) were identified by factor analysis on the direct body measurements (n = 272) and 3D whole-body scan data (n = 271) of Korean senior women in Size Korea. Second, sizing system candidates based on the key dimensions of upper and lower clothing were explored using a grid method and an optimization method. Lastly, among the sizing system candidates, optimal sizing systems of upper and lower clothing were selected in terms of accommodation rate. Five size categories (short/small, short/medium, tall/small, tall/medium, and tall/large) were selected as the optimal sizing systems of upper and lower clothing with 89% and 78% of accommodation rate, respectively, for the Korean senior women. The anthropometric characteristics of the representative humans of the optimal size categories would be of use in the design of fitness compressive wear for the better fit and effectiveness of exercise and health of Korean senior women.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2017

Background: Rates of overweight and obese Australians are high and continue to rise, putting a large proportion of the population at risk of chronic illness. Examining characteristics associated with preference for a work-based weight-loss program will enable employers to better target programs to increase enrolment and benefit employees' health and fitness for work. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken at two Australian mining sites. The survey collected information on employee demographics, health characteristics, work characteristics, stages of behavior change, and preference for workplace assistance with reaching a healthy weight. Results: A total of 897 employees participated; 73.7% were male, and 68% had a body mass index in the overweight or obese range. Employees at risk of developing obesity-related chronic illnesses (based on high body mass index) were more likely to report preference for weight management assistance than lower risk employees. This indicates that, even in the absence of workplace promotion for weight management, some at risk employees want workplace assistance. Employees who were not aware of a need to change their current nutrition or physical activity behaviors were less likely to seek assistance. This indicates that practitioners need to communicate the negative effects of excess weight and promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to increase the likelihood of weight management. Conclusion: Weight management programs should provide information, motivation. and trouble-shooting assistance to meet the needs of at-risk mining employees, including those who are attempting to change and maintain behaviors to achieve a healthy weight and be suitably fit for work.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2005

Continuously motivating people to exercise regularly is more important than finding a way out of barriers such as lack of time, cost of equipment, lack of nearby facilities, and poor weather. Our proposed system presents practicable methods of motivation through a diverse exercise aid system. The Health Improvement and Management System (all-in-one system which saves space and maintenance costs) measures and evaluates a diverse body shape analysis and physical fitness test and directs users to automated personalized exercise prescription which is prescribed by the expert system of three types of exercise templates: aerobics, anaerobics, and leisure sports. Automated personalized exercise prescriptions are built into XML based documents because the data needs to be in the form of flexible, expansible, and convertible structures in order to process various exercise templates, BIOFIT, a digital exercise trainer, monitors and provides feedback on the physiological parameters while users are working out in the gymnasium. If these parameters do not range within the prescribed target zone, the device will alarm users to control the exercise and make the exercise trainer adjust systemically the proper exercise level. Numeric health information such as the report of the physical fitness test and the exercise prescription makes people stay interested in exercising. In addition, this service can be delivered through the Internet.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2022

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usability of a kiosk-based healthcare service that provides a fitness evaluation and customized exercise program for elderly or chronic musculoskeletal system patients. METHODS: To evaluate the usability of the customized exercise service program, healthy adults (n=20) from Welfare B, located in Gwangju, were selected and studied. Subjective safety, operability, and satisfaction of individual users were obtained as data by distributing questionnaires to subjects who experienced this program and having them fill out the questionnaire. For descriptive statistics related to the survey, frequency analysis was used to determine the frequency and ratio of the variable values of the measurement items. RESULTS: As a result of the usability evaluation, the average score was 4.166, and the average score of each item was 4.025 for safety, 4.272 for operability, and 4.143 for satisfaction. Most users obtained high satisfaction and positive impressions. CONCLUSION: The HARUFIT service, a user-customized exercise program used in this study, can be developed into a device that can improve self-management ability and increase understanding of health care by providing customized exercise based on the results of physical fitness evaluation. It is possible to diversify health management methods and maximize the effect of exercise by making exercise a habit of chronic musculoskeletal disease patients or the elderly using these smart devices.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.276-282
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• 2011

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a aquatic exercise program on body mass index, body fat percentage and skeletal muscle mass, physical fitness using SFT (senior fitness test) and depression in elderly women. Methods: This study included 59 elderly women. Aquatics exercise program was performed three times per week for 12 weeks using rating of perceived exertion and body mass index, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass, physical fitness and depression were measured before and after exercise program. Statistical analysis was performed using t-test. Results: Body mass index (p=.002) and body fat percentage (p=.021) were significantly decreased after aquatic exercise program. Chair stand (p=.009), 2 minute step test (p<.001), back scratch (p<.001), and chair sit and reach (p<.001) were significantly increased after the aquatic exercise program. But, there was no significant differences in the depression. Conclusion: It is suggested the aquatic exercise program may play a significant role in improving body fat and physical fitness in the elderly women. However, as well as aquatic exercise program, sustained encouragement are required to improve physical and psychological traits.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.614-616
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• 2015

현재 U-Healthcare는 헬스, 치료중심의 건강관리 개념에서 향후 예방중심의 Wellness로 전문화 되고 있다. 그 중 Wellness는 U-Healthcare의 핵심 분야로 발전됨에 따라 휘트니스 시스템 분야의 개발이 대두되고 있다. 기존의 휘트니스 시스템에서는 트레이너와 사용자 간의 1:1 상담만이 가능했고, 트레이너의 수가 제한되어, 특정 시간대에 코칭을 받을 수 있는 사용자의 수가 늘어남에 따라 개인이 받을 수 있는 코칭 시간이 줄어드는 문제점이 존재하였다. 이에 본 논문에서는 휘트니스 시스템에서의 사용자의 BMI(Body Mass Index) 지수를 DB 테이블의 필드 값으로 그룹화 하여 관리하고, 트레이너가 BMI 지수가 상이한 다수의 사용자를 효율적으로 코칭할 수 있도록 하는 메커니즘을 설계하고자 한다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.305-332
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• 2010

본 연구는 산림 건강치유, 요가, 휘트니스 등 총 세 가지의 건강관리 서비스 산업 비교를 중심으로 고객만족에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 찾고, 그로인한 어느 요인이 각 서비스 산업에서 고객만족에 많은 영향을 미치는가를 실증적으로 분석하여 검정하고자 하였다. 이에 기존의 SERVQUAL 척도를 중심으로 분석된 연구들과 또한 고객만족에 관한 측정지표 등을 사용하여 분석된 연구들을 바탕으로 프로그램, 물리적 환경, 직원의 서비스 지향성 등 3개의 요인을 도출하여 각 서비스 산업별로 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과, 산림 건강치유에서는 물리적 환경이, 요가에서는 프로그램이, 휘트니스에서는 직원의 서비스 지향성이 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 각 건강관리 서비스 산업은 고객들의 라이프스타일과 트렌드에 최우선적으로 역점을 두고 운영이 되어야 하며, 그에 따른 특성화 서비스를 제공해야 할 것으로 보여진다. 물론, 경쟁력을 갖추기 위해선 현대화된 운동장비와 차별화된 프로그램, 쾌적하고 고급화된 시설 마련은 기본이 되어야 한다. 더불어 현 시점은 건강과 운동에 대한 고객들의 관심이 양적 추구에서 질적 추구로 바뀌어가고 있다는 것도 직시해야 한다. 그 의미는 운동을 단순히 신체적 가치나 정서적 가치 추구에만 머물지 않고 교제나 유대를 위한 사회적 가치 추구에까지 미치도록 서비스를 변화시켜야 한다는 것이다. 이를 위해선 고객들 간의 유대관계를 위한 부가적인 프로그램 도입과 친근한 분위기, 적절한 동선체계도 함께 강구해야 할 필요성을 시사한다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2011

The majority of people diagnosed with diabetes mellitus are in the working age group in developing countries. The interrelationship of diabetes and work, that is, diabetes affecting work and work affecting diabetes, becomes an important issue for these people. Therapeutic options for the diabetic worker have been developed, and currently include various insulins, insulin sensitizers and secretagogues, incretin mimetics and enhancers, and alpha glucosidase inhibitors. Hypoglycemia and hypoglycaemic unawareness are important and unwanted treatment side effects. The risk they pose with respect to cognitive impairment can have safety implications. The understanding of the therapeutic options in the management of diabetic workers, blood glucose awareness training, and self-monitoring blood glucose will help to mitigate this risk. Employment decisions must also take into account the extent to which the jobs performed by the worker are safety sensitive. A risk assessment matrix, based on the extent to which a job is considered safety sensitive and based on the severity of the hypoglycaemia, may assist in determining one's fitness to work. Support at the workplace, such as a provision of healthy food options and arrangements for affected workers will be helpful for such workers. Arrangements include permission to carry and consume emergency sugar, flexible meal times, selfmonitoring blood glucose when required, storage/disposal facilities for medicine such as insulin and needles, time off for medical appointments, and structured self-help programs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.508-516
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• 2016

본 연구는 전문대학 보건계열학과의 NCS 기반 신규 교과 개발적용에 따른 전공교육에의 적합성 여부를 밝히는데 목적을 갖고 2016년 3월 11일부터 3월 30일까지 전문대학 보건계열학과 학생 300명을 대상으로 설문한 내용을 바탕으로 통계분석 하였다. 연구결과, 보건계열 전문대학생의 NCS에 대한 인지도와 통합취지 및 교과내용 이해도가 기존 교육과의 연계접목에 대한 적합성에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며 이는 새로 개발된 NCS 기반 직무능력 단위요소의 전공교육에 대한 직무, 일, 자격, 훈련 표준화가 잘 연계됨을 의미한다. 또한 이를 받아들이는 학생들이 새로 도입된 교과내용에 대체적으로 빠르게 동화되고 있음을 알 수 있었으며 특히 기존교재와 다르게 3개 전공학과 간 표준화된 교과의 통합개발에 따른 이해도가 높은 것으로 평가될 수 있다. 결론적으로 지식 통합 교육의 높은 인지도와 이해도로 인해 보건계열 교과 적용수업 효과가 매우 긍정적이며 높게 나타나는 것으로 기대되며 향후 보건계열 NCS 체제의 조기 정착을 시사하고 NCS 개발내용의 현장 적합성을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대할 수 있다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-29
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• 2005

This study examined the antecedents of psychological empowerment at hospital organizations, and also examined their differential effects among occupational groups within hospitals: doctors, nurses, engineers, and administrative workers. Various variables for multi-level factors were examined as antecedents: tenure, income, work centrality, and career goal as personal factors, job variety, job clarity, job significance, and job fitness as job factors, and security, reward justice, and organizational support as organizational factors. Data were collected from 8 national university hospitals, and 1,289 data were used for final analysis. For the whole groups, all antecedents except reward justice had significant effects on, and explained large amount of variance of empowerment. Results from the analysis for each occupational group showed that income, career goal, and job significance had significant effects on empowerment at all occupational groups, while reward justice had not at any groups. The effects of other variables depended on occupational groups. 1bis study found some important antecedents of empowerment which have been less considered in previous research: career goal, work centrality, security, and organizational support. The finding that differential effects of antecedents on empowerment by occupational groups suggests that group characteristics should be considered for studying empowerment. In this study, for example, personal factors rather than both job factors and organizational factors were more effective for empowerment in the engineering group whose job is relatively simple and clear, while job factors were most effective in other groups. The differential effects of antecedents on empowerment by occupational groups also have practical implications for improvement of empowerment at hospitals. For empowerment, personnel management efforts would be more required for administrative workers than other occupational groups, because they perceived least job clarity, job significance, job fitness among the groups, all of which were found to be important determinants of empowerment for them.