• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.226-241
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• 1999

This study was undertaken to find out the causal perception of rheumatoid arthritis patients, and to understand the typology. The Q-population consisted of 236 statements of causal perception were collected. Thirty eight Q-samples of causal perception were selected. The P-sample for this study were made up of 28 first visiting female rheumatoid arthritis patients from a rheumatoid arthritis specialty hospital. Each respondent responded Q-set of causal perception according to 9-point scale. The result of Q-sorting were coded and analyzed using QUANL PC program. 1) Typological Observation on Causal Perception (1) Physical Fatigue Type : Type 1 perceived that the illness occurred due to excessive work requiring physical labor or strain that had occurred from not resting after excessive physical labor, therefore, thinking the origin of the illness was from physical strain. (2) Physical origin Type : Type 2 perceived that the major cause for the illness is not only excessive physical labour but also fecundity and old age. (3) Causality to Environment Type : Type 3 perceived that rheumatoid arthritis occurred from injury to the joints or bad and humid weather. (4) Conscience of Guilty Type : Type 4 consisted of people with guilty conscience for lack of religious commitment. They perceived that the illness was a punishment from God for not praying or because of bad luck. (5) Rationally Perceiving Type : People who belong in type 5 perceived the cause of illness in light of scientific facts such as genetics, unbalanced diet or lack of exercise. (6) Psychological Stress Type : People who belong in type 6 believed that excessive stress was the cause of the illness. 2) Emotions of Rheumatoid arthritis patients Rheumatoid arthritis patients' positive emotions included determination, courage, coping, acceptance, hope, and adoption ; and their negative emotions were prostration, worry, stupor, conflicts, grievance, giving-up, resignation, depression, loss, solitariness, fear, anxiety, avoidance, anger and loneliness. Rheumatoid arthritis patients experience different level of emotions from their suffering experience from the severe pains. Rheumatoid arthritis patients also experience negative emotions when they could not perform self-care and lose their self-esteem from painful suffering ; however, they regain positive emotions when they recover from pain with the use of drugs, physical therapy or exercise. Their emotional states are closely connected to level of and presence of pain.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2023

이 연구는 메톡살렌이 함유된 건강 보조 식품인 헤모힘의 안전성을 조사하는 것을 목표로 했다. 헤모힘은 전 세계적으로 판매되는 건강 보조 식품으로 인삼과 경쟁 관계에 있는 제품이다. 건선 및 백반증 치료용 식물 추출물인 메톡살렌이 함유되어 있는 것으로 보고되었다. 메톡살렌은 간독성을 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있지만, 대부분의 사례는 식품이 아닌 의약품으로 섭취했을 때 발생한 것으로 보고되었다. 헤모힘의 주원료인 당귀, 천궁, 백년초 등 천연물에서 추출한 성분의 섭취로 인한 간독성 보고는 아직 없다. 그러나 최근 홍콩에서 헤모힘 섭취 후 급성 간염이 발생한 사례가 보고되었다. 간독성 위험이 높은 약물을 함께 복용했는지 확인되지 않았고, 경과에 대한 설명이 없으며, 당근, 셀러리 등 일반 식품에 함유된 메톡살렌과 헤모힘의 메톡살렌을 정량적으로 비교하지 않았으며, 환자의 기저 질환에 대한 설명이 없어 헤모힘으로 인한 간염이라고 단정하기는 어렵다. 반면에 피험자 수가 충분하였던 헤모힘이 안전하다는 연구도 있다. 안정성을 주장하려면 더 많은 연구 논문이 필요하다고 생각된다.