• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2011

This study examines the infant crying acoustic characteristics likely to arouse negative emotions and distress in mothers. We used samples of infant crying from three situations (hunger, pain, and the mother's absence) in six healthy infants over six months. We played the recordings of infants crying to 90 mothers in the care of infants and had them self-evaluate emotions and feelings. In addition, the sounds were analyzed acoustically through a CSL4400 to analyze frequency, energy, total expiratory time, and the number of the expirations. In this study, cries due to pain and the absence of the mother caused more unpleasant emotions and irritation in comparison to the infant sounds of hunger. In particular, crying from the absence of the mother caused the most distress. An analysis of these sounds showed that crying in the situations of pain and the absence of the mother were strong in frequency, high energy, and prolonged. These results suggest a relation between infant crying acoustical characteristics and the feelings of distress by the mother.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.229-233
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• 2011

In the pediatric literature, excessive crying has been reported solely in association with 3-month colic and is described, if at all, as unexplained crying and fussing during the first 3 months of life. The bouts of crying are generally thought to be triggered by abdominal colic (over-inflation of the still immature gastrointestinal tract), and treatment is prescribed accordingly. According to this line of reasoning, excessive crying is harmless and resolves by the end of the third month without long-term consequences. However, there is evidence that it may cause tremendous distress in the mother-infant relationship, and can lead to disorders of behavioral and emotional regulation at the toddler stage (such as sleep and feeding disorders, chronic fussiness, excessive clinginess, and temper tantrums). Early treatment of excessive crying focuses on parent-infant communication, and parent-infant interaction in the context of soothing and settling the infant to sleep is a promising approach that may prevent later behavioral and emotional disorders in infancy.

• 아동학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.173-191
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• 1991

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between infants' crying associated with their temperament and mothers' subjective responses to their crying. The subjects were 212 mothers and their 4- to 8-month-old infants living in Seoul, Korea. RITQ and EASI were administered to mothers. Mothers' perceptions of tape recordings of infants' crying were recorded. The data were analyzed by t-test and ${\chi}^2$ test. The main results were that (1) infant's temperament could be divided into five groups: the easy, the intermediate-low, the intermediate-high, the difficult, and the slow-to-warm up infant groups. The more negatively emotional and impulsive the mother's temperament, the more difficult was the infant's temperament. (2)The crying of the difficult infants was perceived more as an indication of major physical discomfort than that of the easy infants. (3)Both mothers of difficult and mothers of easy infants displayed differences in maternal interventions by type of infant cries: cries of difficult infants elicited more maternal intervention of "soothing" or "picking up" than those of easy infants. On the other hand, cries of easy infants elicited more maternal intervention of "playing with toy" and "leaving him alone, if possible" than those of difficult infants.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권12B호
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• pp.1123-1130
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• 2008

출산율, 결흔율 감소 및 이혼을 증가 등의 사회적 현상으로 인해 태어나면서부터 건강에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있는 실정이다. 특히 의사 표현 능력이 부족한 소아의 질환 진단은 직접 내원해서 진단을 받아야 하는 불편함을 가지고 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 재택 기반으로 소아 울음소리를 통해 음성 분석학적 요소를 추출하여 정상 소아와 질환을 앓고 있는 소아와의 비교, 분석을 통해 소아 질환을 진단할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 특히, 본 논문은 소아에게 가장 쉽게 걸릴 수 있는 소아호흡기 질환 중 소아감기, 소아폐렴 및 소아천식을 대상으로 실험을 수행하였으며 울음소리의 특징 요소를 추출하여 진단기기로 개발하고자 한다. 이를 위해 소아호흡기 질환이 인체의 음성 기관을 자극하는 질환임을 가정하고 음성학적 분석 요소 중 조음기관과 관련된 주파수대역폭분석을 통한 방법을 실험하였으며 이를 정상 소아와 소아호흡기 질환을 앓고 있는 환자를 비교, 분석하였다. 이와같은 방법을 통해 정상 소아에 비해 호흡기 질환을 앓고 있는 소아가 주파수 대역폭이 짧게 형성되는 결과를 추출하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.2708-2714
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• 2009

언어를 통한 의사 전달 능력이 부족한 영아나 소아들은 울음으로서 자신의 몸의 상태나 요구하는 것에 대한 의사 표시를 행한다. 이 중 중요한 것이 소아 상태를 나타내는 것인데 언어 전달 능력이 없는 소아들의 질병은 진단 시기를 놓치거나 정확한 진단 결과를 내리기 어려운 문제가 존재한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 소아의 울음소리를 분석하여 몸의 어느 부위가 문제가 있는지를 판단해 내는 소아 청진 시스템을 개발하였다. 특히 본 논문에서는 울음소리의 피치, 강도 및 스펙트럼 분석을 통해 소아 선천성 심질환자에 대한 질병 진단을 수행하였다. 이를 위해 각각의 분석 요소를 통해 정상적인 아이와 소아 선천성 심질환을 앓고 있는 아이에 대한 울음소리의 비교, 분석을 수행하였다. 이와 같은 방법을 통해 의사표현 능력이 부족한 소아를 대상으로 편리하게 소아 선천성 심질환을 진단할 수 있으며 임상 자료의 추가 실험을 통해 울음소리 기반의 재택형 진단 시스템을 구축할 수 있다.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제15B권4호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2008

최근 들어 저출산으로 인한 사회적 현상의 변화로 소아의 건강관리 및 유지는 다양한 방법으로 제시되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 시대적 요구를 반영하기 위해 흔히 발병하는 소아 호흡기 질환을 조기에 진단할 수 있는 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 그 중에서 소아감기 및 소아폐렴에 관한 진단 방법을 연구하고자 한다. 이를 위해 소아의 유일한 표현 수단인 울음소리를 통한 소아감기 집단과 소아폐렴 집단간의 비교를 행하였으며 정상 소아 집단과의 차이점을 추출하고자 한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 호흡기 질환이 영향을 미치는 인체의 기관과 음성을 표현하는 조음기관간의 연관성을 분석하고 성분음을 추출하는 스펙트럼을 통해 각각의 집단별 결과 파형 및 주파수 영역대를 비교, 분석하여 소아감기와 소아폐렴을 진단하고자 한다. 최종적으로 실험에 의해 제안한 방법의 유용성을 입증하고자 한다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.249-265
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• 2023

Purpose: Infant regurgitation is associated with other functional gastrointestinal disorders and signs and symptoms that have a major impact on the quality of life of infants and their families. This study evaluated the safety, tolerance, and real-world effectiveness of an anti-regurgitation formula containing locust bean gum (LBG), prebiotics, and postbiotics to alleviate digestive symptoms beyond regurgitation. Methods: This 3-month study involved infants with regurgitation requiring the prescription of an anti-regurgitation formula according to usual clinical practice. Outcomes included evaluation of the evolution of stool consistency and frequency; occurrence of colic, constipation, and diarrhea; and assessment of regurgitation severity. Infant crying, parental assessment of infant well-being, and parental satisfaction with the stool consistency were also evaluated. Results: In total, 190 infants (average age: 1.9±1.1 months) were included. After three months, stool frequency and consistency remained within the normal physiological range, with 82.7% of infants passing one or two stools per day and 90.4% passing loose or formed stools. There was no significant increase in the number of infants with diarrhea, whereas a decrease was observed in the number of infants with constipation after 1 month (p=0.001) and with colic after both 1 and 3 months (p<0.001). Regurgitation severity and crying decreased and parental satisfaction with stool consistency, formula acceptability, infant well-being, and sleep quality increased. Monitoring of adverse events did not reveal any safety concerns. Conclusion: Formulas containing LBG, prebiotics, and postbiotics were well tolerated and provided an effective strategy for managing infant regurgitation and gastrointestinal discomfort.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.59-86
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• 2023

Purpose: Information regarding functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in infants is currently lacking in Indonesia. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and risk factors of FGIDs in infants aged 6 weeks to 4 months in Indonesia. Methods: This cross-sectional study of 433 infants was conducted between September 2018 and February 2020. Information on FGIDs was collected using the Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire and the Feeding Practice and Gut Comfort Questionnaire. Adapted Rome IV criteria were used to define the FGIDs. Results: The prevalence of regurgitation was 26.3%; 16.8% of the infants presented cryingrelated symptoms and 5.5% exhibited constipation. The statistical analyses revealed that constipation was associated with sex (odds ratio [OR], 2.74; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.07-7.71; p=0.043), employment of the father (OR, 0.3; 95% CI, 0.12-0.77; p=0.01), and education of the mother (OR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.07-3.51; p=0.031). Length at birth (OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.55-0.99; p=0.042) was associated with constipation. Length at visit (OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.76-0.91; p<0.001) was associated with regurgitation, and the weight at visit (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.35-0.96; p=0.038) was associated with crying and/or colic. A history of parental FGIDs was associated with crying-related symptoms (OR, 2.12; 95% CI, 1.23-3.68; p=0.007). Conclusion: Regurgitation, crying, and constipation are common FGIDs in infants. Some parental and infant characteristics may be predictors for FGIDs. Further investigations are needed to evaluate the clinical relevance of our findings. Understanding the determinants of FGIDs will benefit healthcare professionals and parents to improve infant's quality of life and better manage these condition.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.285-297
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• 2023

Objectives: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess and compare the effectiveness of manual therapy in alleviating infant crying, a common symptom of nocturnal crying (NC) and infantile colic (IC). Methods: Total effective rate, crying time and adverse events were used as outcome indicators. To assess the quality, the risk of bias was determined for each study by two authors, using the Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias tool. RevMan 5.0 was used for data analysis. A total of 98 articles were identified from 6 electronic databases. Results: Among them, twenty-seven studies which included 13 NC and 14 IC were included. Meta-analysis showed favorable effects tuina therapy on total effective rate (TER) of NC (RR: 1.20 [95% CI 1.05 to 1.37], p = 0.007), chiropractic therapy on crying time change of IC (SMD: -0.83 [95% CI -1.61 to -0.06], p = 0.04) and massage on total crying time of IC (SMD: -0.86 [95% CI -1.09 to -0.63], p < 0.00001). This systematic review compares different manual therapies for the treatment of NC and IC. While tuina, chiropractic, and massage show results in alleviating symptoms, the overall evidence remains limited due to the low quality and heterogeneity of the included studies. Conclusion: Therefore, further high-quality research with unified control groups is needed to establish manual therapy as a recommended treatment option for NC and IC. Protocol registration number is CRD42022348143 01/08/2022.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the acoustic characteristics of crying infants according to the communication intents such as hunger and pain in terms of acoustic differences in the fundamental frequency ($F_0$), jitter, shimmer, noise-to-harmonic ratio(NHR), habitual pitch, and intensity. The subjects were 20 healthy, normal infants, less than seven days old, from the city of Seoul and were born after 38 to 42 weeks(full term) of pregnancy. The sound of crying was recorded for three minutes. The crying due to pain was induced by means of the inborn metabolism error test, whereas the crying due to hunger was verified by means of the rooting reflex by waiting for the designated eating time. The results were as follows: (1) the fundamental frequency, noise-to-harmonic ratio(NHR), and intensity of the infants' crying due to pain was higher than that by hunger, showing a significant difference between the mean values. (2) the infants' crying due to hunger and that by pain did not have a significant difference in the mean jitter and shimmer values but both of them were largely outside of the normal threshold values(jitter by 1.04% and shimmer by 3.81%). This study was significant in the sense that it showed the acoustic characteristics of infants' crying from hunger and pain were very different from each other according to the communication intents in terms of the six acoustic parameters.