• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the health care status and healthy life practices among hypertensive patients in our South Korea in a bid to provide some information on the efficient management of hypertension. Methods: The data of the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2011 (KNHANES V-2) was utilized to analyze the state of hypertension management of 1,932 adults who were at the Western age of 19 and up and suffered from hypertension in order to identify what factors were related to their health care status and healthy life practices. IBM SPSS/WIN Statistics 20 software was employed, and frequency analysis and a ${\chi}^2$-test were carried out. Results: According to the results of the analysis, subjective health status, depression, and suicidal thoughts were significantly related to variable income, while health status and healthy life practices were not significant in town. Furthermore Depression, alcohol dependency, and walking were significant in hypertension patients who had experienced hypertension education programs. Conclusion: This study will provide database on hypertension management. Furthermore, multidisciplinary approaches should be taken for efficient and effective care for hypertension patients.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.869-880
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• 2004

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the relationship among health concern, self-rated health, health status, and health promotion behavior of elderly women in urban areas. Method: The subjects of this study consisted of 271 Korean elderly women over 65years. The data was collected through personal interviews using questionnaires from March to May of 2003. The data was analyzed by the SPSS(ver.10.0) computer program, and it included descriptive statistics, t-test, one way ANOVA, and the pearson correlation coefficient. Result: There was a significant positive correlation between self-rated health and health status. Health promotion behavior related to all health concerns, self-rated health, and health status. Conclusion: This study showed that strategies of elderly care intervention to put in practice health promoting behavior is needed to improve quality of life in elderly women. In addition, health education appropriate for health maintenance and health promotion must be done fordaily living to maintain well-being for the rest of their lives.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.607-614
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• 2007

This study was conducted to investigate the dietary behaviors and health-related lifestyles, according to exercise habits, of female university students in the Jeonju area. Self-administered questionnaires were collected from 285 students, and the statistical data analysis was completed using the SPSS v. 10.0 program. The results are summarized as follows. The weight, height, and BMI averages of the regular exercise and non-exercise groups were 53.05 kg, 162.46 cm, and 20.23, and 50.81 kg, 161.46 cm, and 19.48, respectively. The breakfast skipping ratio was higher in the non-exercise group than the exercise group. More than 72% of the exercise and 71% of the non-exercise group responded to regularly having lunch at the university canteens or restaurants around campus. Approximately 70% of the exercise and 71% of the non-exercise group responded to having dinner irregularly, which was mainly caused by reasons such as 'irregularity of life style' and 'appointments with friends'. The snack intake ratios of the exercise and non-exercise groups were high, but the exercise group ate more fruit, yogurt, and milk than the non-exercise group. The favorite sports of the exercise group were 'walk(jogging)', 'yoga', 'bicycle,' 'swim,' etc. In particular, 5.3% of the exercise group had ridden a bicycle to the university. More than 97% of the students were non-smokers. About 14% of the exercise and 15% of the non-exercise group rank alcohol once or twice a week. The exercise group did not show exceptional health-oriented dietary behaviors in comparison to the non-exorcise group. Therefore, an exercise-oriented nutrition education program would be beneficial to the students, in order to improve their dietary behaviors and health-related lifestyles.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.236-247
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• 2016

본 연구는 Y시 보건소의 고혈압 건강교실 프로그램이 대상자의 고혈압 관련 지식, 자가간호행위, 삶의 질 및 생리적 지수에 미치는 효과를 검증하기 위한 비동등성 대조군 전 후 시차 설계를 이용한 유사실험 연구이다. 프로그램에 참여한 대상자는 고혈압 환자 총 48명으로 이 중 실험군은 23명, 대조군은 25명이었으며, 연구기간은 2015년 8월 31일부터 10월 23일까지 8주간, 주 2회 고혈압 건강교실 프로그램을 운영하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS/WIN 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 t-test, ${\chi}^2$-test, Fisher's exact test 그리고 t-test로 분석하였다. 고혈압 건강교실 프로그램 적용 후 고혈압 관련 지식(t=-3.76, p<.001), 자가간호행위(t=-3.33, p<.002), 생리적 지수 중 수축기 혈압(t=6.27, p<.001)과 이완기 혈압(t=4.70, p<.001), 총 콜레스테롤(t=3.08, p=.003) 및 복부둘레(t=2.52, p=.015)는 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 두 군 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 따라서 지역사회 재가 고혈압환자를 위한 건강교실 프로그램이 고혈압환자의 질병관련 지식 및 자가간호행위를 향상시킬 수 있는 유용한 간호중재 프로그램임을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 실증적 검증을 통해 노인의 구강보건행태가 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 파악함으로써 노인들의 건강증진을 위한 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 대구 지역에 거주하는 노인 365명을 대상으로 2013년 5월 1일부터 1개간 설문조사를 실시하였다. 구강건강관련 삶의 질을 신체적 기능, 사회적 기능, 심리적 기능의 3개 구성요인으로 구분하였으며, 신체적 기능에는 흡연, 음주, 주관적 구강건강, 구강건강 관심도, 저작능력이 긍정적 영향을 미쳤고, 사회적 기능에는 성별, 흡연, 음주, 주관적 구강건강, 구강건강 관심도, 저작능력, 정기적 구강검진이 긍정적 영향을 미쳤으며, 심리적 기능에는 흡연, 음주, 주관적 구강건강, 저작능력이 긍정적 영향을 미쳤다. 이상의 결과를 살펴볼 때 구강보건행태는 구강건강 관련 삶의 질에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 노인의 구강건강 관련 삶의 질에 만족스럽게 유지하기 위해서는 노인들의 구강건강 관련 신체적, 사회적, 심리적 기능저하 측면 모두가 고려되어야 한다. 따라서 노인의 신체적, 사회적, 심리적 기능저하 문제에 대한 삶의 질 향상을 위해 적극적인 준비가 필요하지만, 정책적 제도가 체계화 되지 못하고 있다. 이에 정부는 노인전문 구강보건 준비대책의 필요성과 그에 대한 근본적인 대책 수립이 다각적으로 접근되어져야 할 것이다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2016

Objectives: There are no studies which have investigated the health related quality of life(HRQOL) about stroke patients according to the medical care utilization behavior by longitudinal analysis. The purpose of this study is to analyze the quality of life(QOL) and quality adjusted life years(QALYs) of stroke patients of western and combined treatment group by longitudinal analysis. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 37 new patients who initiated diagnosis with stroke in 2009 from Korea Health Panel Data. We analyzed the HRQOL of stroke patients and calculated the QALYs after medical use initiation for up to 3 years according to the medical care utilization behavior. Results: Overall, the quality of life of stroke patients was lowered somewhat from 0.8431 to 0.7864 in 2009~2012. Western treatment group was appeared slightly declined in from 0.8527 to 0.8231 and combined treatment group was shown to be falling from 0.8173 to 0.6875. The QALYs of total patients were calculated 2.3654 and western treatment group were 2.4436, combined treatment group were 2.1542 during the 4 year period. The difference of QALYs between two groups was 0.2894 QALYs. Conclusions: Although there was a small difference in QALYs of the two groups, it is not certain that the difference is come from medical care utilization behavior. Further studies should be needed to confirm the relation of the medical care utilization behavior and quality of life by considering severity of the stroke.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.413-423
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was aimed to evaluate the changes of health behaviors and concepts via self-reflection after health education with 6 videotapes for undergraduate students. Method: After the first semester in 2011, we collected the data for evaluating their own health-related life-style. Using qualitative content method, the data were analyzed. Result: Thirty-nine students participated in this study. Average age was 22.7 years, and 27 were male. Thirty-seven students replied unhealthy diet pattern; irregular meal time and binge. Four themes and 11 subjects emerged. The four themes were new perception for health and illness, evaluation of own health state, checking for health-related lifestyle, and trying to change for a healthy life pattern. The eleven subjects were chance to change their health habits, new perception about illness experience with family, uncertainty about upcoming health, worry about disease occurring, grasp the facts of unhealthy diet pattern, less exercise, growing stress, high-pressure drinking culture in the university, increasing concern for a healthy life, trying to change lifestyle, and difficulty in changing lifestyle. Conclusion: From the results of this study, we concluded that self-reflection on the health behaviors after health education with videotapes could reinforce to change health behaviors and concepts for undergraduate students.

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1056-1064
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• 2018

Purpose. This study reported on body type perception of people aged ${\geq}19years$, regardless of gender, and on its association with disease morbidity and the quality of life and aimed to observe the effects of stress on body weight perception, disease morbidity, and the quality of life. Methods. The data from 218,899 persons aged ${\geq}19years$ who were respondents to the 2010 Community Health Survey were finally analyzed. A designated program was used to perform complex sample analysis; chi-square test was carried out to determine body type perception by the general characteristics and disease status and analyze health-related behavior and weight control behavior by body type perception, and multiple logistic regression was used to observe the effects of body type perception on mental health and the quality of life. Results. 34.9% of all the respondents misperceived their body type and females were more likely to misperceive their body type. The older they were, the more poorly they perceived their body type; those perceiving their body type poorly were significantly more susceptible to both hypertension and diabetes. When correction was made in relation to gender, age, and so on, those perceiving their body type excessively were more susceptible to hypertension (1.43[1.367-1.050]) and diabetes morbidity (1.36[1.294-1.428]). Body type perception affected the quality of life: the respondents perceiving their body type poorly (0.91[0.884-0.940]) or excessively (0.75[0.720-0.770]) showed lower quality of life than those perceiving their body type correctly. Conclusions. Distorted body type perception affected disease morbidity and the quality of life: the respondents excessively perceiving their body type were significantly more susceptible to both hypertension and diabetes and those perceiving their body type excessively or poorly showed lower quality of life than those perceiving it correctly. It is therefore necessary to make multilateral efforts to cultivate correct body type perception.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.975-984
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• 2013

This study is performed to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among male workers and to identify the relationships with many related factors including anthropometry, hematological index, serum lipid level, dietary-related behaviors and health-related behaviors. According to the age groups, the 20s are significantly higher in normal and risk groups than in the metabolic syndrome (MS) group, the 30s are significantly higher in MS group than the other groups. The levels of AST and ${\gamma}$-GTP both show significant differences in the order of MS group ($30.3{\pm}8.8U/l$, $91.1{\pm}40.2U/l$) > risk group ($25.7{\pm}8.1U/l$, $41.8{\pm}20.2U/l$) > normal group ($22.8{\pm}6.0U/l$, $26.6{\pm}10.7U/l$). For the frequency of breakfast consumption, the response of 'Every day' is significantly higher in MS group than normal and risk groups, but the response of 'Not at all' is significantly higher in normal group than MS and risk groups. The drinking amount is positively correlated with ${\gamma}$-GTP in normal group, and it is negatively correlated with the hematocrit level, but it is positively correlated with the systolic blood pressure in MS group. AST is positively correlated with glucose concentrations of the MS group. The ALT is positively correlated with waist circumferences and systolic blood pressure in the risk group. The results of this study show that breakfast frequency, education level, drinking amount, drinking frequency, exercise frequency, AST, ALT and ${\gamma}$-GTP levels are all important risk factors of MS. Therefore, it is very important to maintain a healthy life style for the prevention of MS incidence.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the social determinants of health (SDH) associated with health-related quality of life (HQOL) among the community-dwelling elderly, based on the conceptual framework of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH). Methods: A survey was conducted with 199 elders aged 65 years or older sampled through convenient sampling. Data were collected through face to face interviews by trained interviewers using a structured questionnaire, which included scales of the residential area, social support, sense of community, social network, health behaviors, and HQOL. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and stepwise multivariate regression. Results: Major SDH affecting HQOL included the participants' residential area, sense of community, and health behavior. The HQOL of the elderly residing in the B area with a low rate of basic livelihood security recipients was higher than that of those residing in other areas. Conclusion: CSDH framework was useful to determine the factors associated with HQOL among the community-dwelling elderly. In addition to their health behavior, their sense of community was found to be a SDH of HQOL, indicating the need of health promotion programs tailored to the characteristics of residential areas and strategies to enhance involvement in community activities.