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Factors Affecting Dental Utilization and Dental Expenses in the Economically Active Population: Based on the 2010~2014 Korea Health Panel Data

  • Lee, Jin-Ha;Ahn, Eunsuk
    • 치위생과학회지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 2019
  • Background: The health of the economically active population contributes to increased corporate productivity by reducing the productivity loss caused by disease and increasing job efficiency, which in turn is a national benefit. Since the economically active population is a concept encompassing workers and a source of economic development for a country, that population's health should be treated with importance not only from a personal standpoint but also at a national level. Methods: In this study, data of 11,007 adults aged 20 years and older who participate in economic activities were analyzed in the five-year Korea Health Panel Study from 2010 to 2014 including the number of dental visits and dental medical expenses. Results: Factors related to "gender," "education level," "age," "duty category," "income level," "employment type," "national health insurance," and "chronic disease status" of the economically active population are affected in relation to the number of visits and dental medical expenses. The number of dental visits increased with higher education levels (p<0.001), and the number of visits to the dentist increased with older age (p <0.001). Dental medical expenses were 91,806 Korean won (KRW) more for "white-collar workers" than for "blue-collar workers" (p<0.03), and 127,674 KRW more for "regular workers" than for "atypical workers" (p<0.02). Conclusion: When it is necessary to improve policies to enhance the efficiency of the distribution of health and medical resources in the overall balance of the dental health sector, we should try to identify various factors of oral health disorder due to income inequality among the classes according to the country's employment type in order to find ways to reduce the health gap among the social classes.

재량시간(discretionary time)을 중심으로 본 빈곤여성의 삶의 질 (Quality of Life of Poor Women - Focused on the Discretionary Time)

  • 노혜진
    • 사회복지연구
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.61-87
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구에서는 생활시간조사와 한국노동패널의 두 자료를 결합함으로써 계급과 성별이 교차하는 지점에서 나타나는 시간사용의 실태를 분석하였다. 재량시간(discretionary time)으로 지수화하여 개인의 삶의 질을 측정하였고, 이 과정에서 발견되는 빈곤 여성의 삶의 질을 심층적으로 분석하였다. 더불어 타일지수(Theil-index) 분해를 통해 빈곤여성이 경험하는 삶의 질을 비빈곤여성, 빈곤남성, 그리고 비빈곤 남성과 비교함으로써 재량시간 불평등의 양상을 파악하였다. 분석의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 삶의 질 측면에서 여성이 경험하는 빈곤수준은 남성보다 높고, 이러한 결과는 빈곤 여성에게서 가장 명확했다. 또한 재량권을 통한 삶의 질을 분석하는 과정에서 빈곤여성보다 오히려 빈곤하지 않은 여성가구주의 박탈 문제가 부각되었다. 둘째, 타일지수 분해를 통해 재량시간의 불평등을 분석한 결과, 빈곤층에게서 재량시간 불평등을 설명하는 성별 불평등의 영향력이 비빈곤층보다 3배 높게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이를 통해 빈곤여성이 소득 빈곤뿐만 아니라, 성별 불평등으로 인해 삶의 질적인 측면에서도 빈곤을 경험하는, 즉 2차 빈곤(secondary poverty)을 경험하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 소득빈곤에 시간을 통합함으로써 본 연구는 빈곤층 내부의 성별 격차, 여성 내부의 계급 간 격차를 실증적으로 입증할 수 있었다. 그리고 이 과정에서 지금까지 여성빈곤 연구에서 담론의 수준에 그쳤던 여성의 2차 빈곤과 숨겨진 빈곤의 객관적인 결과들이 실증적으로 제시되었다.

성인 근로자의 치주질환 유병 관련 위험요인 (Risk Factors for the Prevalence of Periodontal Diseases among Adult Workers)

  • 홍민희
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.3706-3713
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구의 목적은 성인 근로자의 치주질환 유병 여부와 관련하여 인구학적, 구강 행태적 위험 요인을 알아보고자 시행하였다. 연구대상 및 방법은 제5기 3차 국민건강영양조사 자료를 활용하여 20-64세 한국 성인 근로자 1650명을 대상으로 시행하였다. 연구결과, 치주조직 유병자에 대해서 성별, 연령, 소득수준, 교육수준, 전신질환, 수면시간, 구강건강수준, 씹기 문제 및 저작 불편함이 위험요인으로 나타났다. 이중 가장 많은 영향력은 씹기 문제와 저작불편에 문제가 있는 근로자에서 3.5배 이상 치주조직병에 이환될 가능성이 높게 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 통해서 한국 근로자에 있어서 치주질환 유병의 다양한 위험요인이 존재하고 있음 알 수 있었으며, 향후 치주질환의 유병율을 줄이기 위해서는 정기적인 구강검진과 건강검진, 충분한 수면을 취하고 스트레스를 낮추어야 할 뿐만 아니라, 소득수준과 교육수준의 차이와 같은 사회경제적 불평등 해결을 위한 제도적인 노력이 필요할 것으로 보인다.

'M'의 재앙: 사회·문화적 관점에서 본 일과 삶의 균형과 정책 방향 (Curse of 'M': Work-Life Balance and Essential Development of Policies in Social and Cultural Aspects)

  • 김경희;유승호
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제16권6호
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    • pp.416-431
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    • 2016
  • 웰빙(well-being)은 이제 전 세계적으로 국가의 중요 정책이 되고 있다. 대표적 국제기구들 중 하나인 OECD는 GDP가 더 이상 국민들의 행복을 반영하지 못한다는 사실을 인지하고 그 대체지수로서 더 나은 삶 지표(Better Life Index)를 고안하여 세계 각국에 권고하고 있다. 그 지표들 중 하나인 일과 삶의 균형(work-life balance)은 부양가족을 지닌 근로자들의 행복을 위한 매우 중요한 지표들로 간주하여 11개의 지표 중 하나로 선정되었다. 그러나 한국의 경우 일과 삶의 균형 지표는 다른 지표과 비교했을 때 공동체 지표와 함께 최하위권에 머물고 있다. 본 논문에서는 한국인의 일과 삶의 균형에서 당면한 문제와 이를 해소하기 위한 정책적 방안들을 탐구하고자 한다. 연구 과제는 첫째, 일과 삶의 균형의 개념은 무엇인가, 둘째, 한국 근로자들이 처해있는 한국사회 고유의 특성과 일과 삶 균형에 관련된 정책은 어떠한가, 셋째, 기존의 관련 정책을 한국 사회의 특성에 맞춰 어떻게 변화 또는 발전시켜야 하는가이다. 논의의 결과는 다음과 같다. 우선 정부 차원에서의 문화적 접근이 부족했다. 즉 적극적 캠페인을 통해 전통적 성 역할에 대한 인식을 전환시키려는 실질적인 노력이 없었다. 회사 차원에서는 권위적인 조직 문화를 역이용하여 근로자들의 일과 삶의 균형에 적극 활용할 필요가 있다. 다시 말해 근로시간의 준수, 출산 및 육아휴직의 사용을 회사차원에서 적극적으로 권고하는 것을 제도화 할 필요가 있다. 일하는 여성이 직장인과 엄마 역할 사이에서 갈등하는 상황을 남편 및 가족의 이해와 지지로 극복할 수 있도록 도와주는 가족지원책이 필요한 것이다.

여성건강을 위한 개념적 모형 (Conceptual Model for Women s Health)

  • 이경혜
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.933-942
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    • 1997
  • There has recently been an increased interest in women's health from, various disciplines, with different perspectives presented according to each profession's academic background. This has led to many instances of incorrectly defining, or misinterpretation, of the issues even among professionals. Nurse scholars as well as practitioners who work in women's health care need to have a clear conceptual understanding of women's health in order to build a body of knowledge, delineate curricular activities, and set directions for professional nursing interventions. In addition, a conceptual model that may be directly utilized in practice is needed to maintain and promote women's health issues. The purpose of this study was to apply a Hybrid model, analyzing conceptual definitions and discussions related to women's health gathered from review of the literature. Further to compare analyticals the concepts and properties observed from field work, so as to present a final definition of women's health and, build a conceptual framework for a united comprehensive perspective on the concept as well as on nursing practice. Data collection and analysis consisted of a theoretical stage, field work stage, and final analysis. A heterogeneous group of professionals and lay persons, 39 in all, participated in the field work. Study findings Include several subconcepts under the concept of women's health : a woman's whole life, holistic health, quality of life, awareness of being a woman, individual nursing, self care ability, reproductive health, and family health. Thus, a comprehensive definition was built, 1. e., "Women's health care be defined as improvement in the quality of life of women through attainment of holistic health throughout the life span. With reproductive health at the core, the concept is directly related to family and national health, and includes taking care of one's own health based on awareness of being a woman and utilizing self care activities. Women's health care issues are unique and allow various responses, therefore women's health professionals need to apply individual approaches to reach solutions in attaining holistic health and improving quality of life." The constructual factors of women's health were found to be reproductive functions, diseases more common in woman, self actualization, mental health, women's health policies, sexuality, midlife changes, and marital relations, with each factor having more than three properties. Positive factors affecting women's health were found to be a normal childbearing process, a healthy lifestyle, active health management, health information, support, and resources, and interpersonal relationships. Negative factors were found to be overwhelming role stress, cultural oppression, gender inequality, distorted sexual identity, economic difficulties, misuse and/or abuse of substances, and stress. The model of women's health may be visualized as a balance scale set upon a woman's life, supporting 4 concentric circles. The innermost circle and second circle incorporate conceptual definitions of women's health, and the outer two circles represent the constructional factors and properties of women's health. Each circle has its own color that symbolizes the conceptual meaning. Positive and negative factors are represented as weights at either end of the scale, and are affected by nursing intervention, i. e., health and wellness increase when positive factors are stronger, whereas disease and illness increase when negative factors are stronger. This model is only a preliminary effort and requires much discussion and testing to be further developed. Continuous research is also required.

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우리 나라의 사회경제적 사망률 불평등: 1998년도 국민건강영양조사 자료의 사망추적 결과 (Socioeconomic Mortality Inequality in Korea: Mortality Follow-up of the 1998 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Data)

  • 김혜련;강영호
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2006
  • Objectives : This study was conducted to examine the relationships of the several socioeconomic position indicators with the mortality risk in a representative longitudinal study of South Korea. Methods : The 1998 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was conducted on a cross-sectional probability sample of South Korean households, and it contained unique 13-digit personal identification numbers that were linked to the data on mortality from the National Statistical Office of Korea. Of 5,607 males and females, 264 died between 1999 and 2003. Cox's regression was used to estimate the relative risks (RR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) of mortality. Results: Socioeconomic differences in mortality were observed after adjustments were made for gender and age. Compared with those people having college or higher education, those people without any formal education had a greater mortality risk (RR=2.21, 95% CI=1.12-4.40). The mortality risk among manual workers was significantly greater than that for the non-manual workers (RR=2.73, 95% CI=1.47-5.06). A non-standard employment status was also associated with an increase in mortality: temporary or daily workers had a greater mortality risk than did the full-time workers (RR=3.01, 95% CI=1.50-6.03). The mortality risk for the low occupational class was 3.06 times greater than that of the high and middle occupational classes (95% CI=1.75-5.36). In addition, graded mortality differences according to equivalized monthly household income were found. A reduction of monthly household income by 500 thousand Korean Won (about 400 US dollars) was related with a 20% excess risk of mortality. Self-reported poor living standards were also associated with an increased risk of mortality. Those without health insurance had a 3.63 times greater risk of mortality than the insured (95% CI=1.61-8.19). Conclusions: This study showed the socioeconomic differentials in mortality in a national longitudinal study of South Korea. The existence of socioeconomic mortality inequalities requires increased social discussion on social policies in Korean society. Furthermore, the mechanisms for the socioeconomic inequalities of mortality need to be explored in future studies.