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Factors Influencing Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (심방세동 환자의 건강 관련 삶의 질 영향요인)

  • Lee, Seon Jeong;Seo, Ji Min
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.13-23
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation. Methods: The subjects were 150 outpatients with atrial fibrillation who visited the cardiology clinic of a university hospital in U city. The instruments used for this study were Mhel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS), Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Short-Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) Korean version II. The date were analyzed by ANOVA, Pearson-correlation coefficient, and hierachial multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 18.0. Results: The mean score of physical health-related quality of life (PCS) was $38.92{\pm}6.22$ and mental health-related quality of life (MCS) was $41.49{\pm}5.71$. Physical and Mental health-related quality of life had the significant correlations with uncertainty, anxiety and depression. In multiple regression analysis, physical health-related quality of life was significantly influenced by duration of disease, NYHA class, uncertainty. Mental health-related quality of life was significantly influenced by family income, NYHA class, anxiety and depression. Conclusion: These results suggest that these influencing factors should be consider in developing the nursing interventions to improve the healthrelated quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Analysis of Research Trends in Monitoring Mental and Physical Health of Workers in the Industry 4.0 Environment (Industry 4.0 환경에서의 작업자 정신 및 신체 건강 상태 모니터링 연구 동향 분석)

  • Jungchul Park
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.701-707
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    • 2024
  • Industry 4.0 has brought about significant changes in the roles of workers through the introduction of innovative technologies. In smart factory environments, workers are required to interact seamlessly with robots and automated systems, often utilizing equipment enhanced by Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. This study aims to systematically analyze recent research literature on monitoring the physical and mental states of workers in Industry 4.0 environments. Relevant literature was collected using the Web of Science database, employing a comprehensive keyword search strategy involving terms related to Industry 4.0 and health monitoring. The initial search yielded 1,708 documents, which were refined to 923 journal articles. The analysis was conducted using VOSviewer, a tool for visualizing bibliometric data. The study identified general trends in the publication years, countries of authors, and research fields. Keywords were clustered into four main areas: 'Industry 4.0', 'Internet of Things', 'Machine Learning', and 'Monitoring'. The findings highlight that research on health monitoring of workers in Industry 4.0 is still emerging, with most studies focusing on using wearable devices to monitor mental and physical stress and risks. This study provides a foundational overview of the current state of research on health monitoring in Industry 4.0, emphasizing the need for continued exploration in this critical area to enhance worker well-being and productivity.

The Effect of Sociodrama on Adolescents' Self-image (청년의 자아상에 적용된 사회극의 효과)

  • 이정숙
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.151-164
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    • 1995
  • The self-image of the adolescence which the reality helps to develope character formation mental health and adaptability. The purpose of this study is to find out how the self-awareness and self-image of the adolescence could be changed through the sociodrama in which their inner aspects such as dream imagination mental state etc. may be expressed extempore. The sociodrama has been performed 14 times by 6 volunteer students from June 13 to Dec. 20 1994 They also had interviews and answered questinnaires. The result shows that the drama is helpful for the experimental group in such a way to establish the self-image to take the opportunity to introspect themselves and to be aware of their own problems.

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Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Combined with Disseminated Tuberculosis

  • Hwang, Eui-Ho;Ahn, Poong-Gi;Lee, Dong-Min;Kim, Hyeok-Su
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.51 no.5
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    • pp.316-319
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    • 2012
  • A 24-year-old man presented with mental change, fever, abdominal pain, tenderness and palpable mass on the lower abdomen. He was a non-Korean engineer and did not accompany a legal guardian, so medical history taking was difficult due to his mental status. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple rim-enhanced lesions of the brain, and abdominal computed tomography showed huge paraspinal abscess. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed poorly defined nodular opacities. We initially thought that this patient was infected with toxoplasmosis with typical cerebral image finding and immunoglobulin laboratory finding of cerebrospinal fluid and serum study. The abdominal abscess was confirmed as tuberculosis through the pathologic finding of caseous necrosis. We used anti-tuberculosis medication and anti-toxoplasmosis medication for almost 4 months, and then his clinical state and radiological findings were considerably improved.

A Study on Ecological Interface Design for Navy Ship's Radar Display

  • Park, Young-Hwan;Myung, Ro-Hae
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.353-362
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    • 2012
  • Objective: The aim of this study is developing the navigation radar display of navy ship with ecological interface design (EID) framework. Background: Navy ship radar operator must perform navigation support tasks by monitoring the complex and diverse information presented on the radar display. Current radar display is limited in effective navigation aid and response to an unusual state immediately. It is necessary to develop an effective radar display. Method: Ten navy radar operators performed a series of trials in a low-fidelity radar simulation in which they attempted to solve the problems of current navigation situation. Results: The result demonstrated that the ecological interface's performance was better than the existing radar display on performance time and subjective mental workload. Conclusion: This study expand EID study field to navy ship radar display and confirm ecological display is better than existing radar display in performance time, subjective mental work load. Application: The result of this study may help to improve navy ship navigation radar display currently in use.

Being healthy: Feeling healthy

  • Rastogi, Rajiv;Rastogi, Devesh
    • CELLMED
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1.1-1.4
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    • 2018
  • We have various understandings regarding health. Various medical systems being practiced in India other than conventional medicine i.e. Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy have defined health in their own way. From physical level up to spiritual level health has so many aspects which affect our overall personality. Some says that one who is established in self is healthy but some other says that in a perfect state of health physical homeostasis and mental equanimity occur in a balanced and healthy harmony. Another concept believes that health is normal and harmonious vibration of the elements and forces composing the human entity on the physical, mental, moral and spiritual planes of living in accordance with the constructive principles in Nature. At one place it is stated that good health means existence in harmony with evolution. The authors have reviewed various concepts and definitions of health and trying to conclude that health is a feeling which may be experienced only if you are really healthy. So, health is more and more balancing of all elements of your life in harmony with the universe.

cDNA Microarray in Psychiatry (정신의학에서의 cDNA Microarray)

  • Yang, Byung-Hwan;Kim, Ja-Yoon
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.123-130
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    • 2000
  • The development of inexpensive high throughput methods to identify individual DNA sequences is important to the future growth of medical genetics. This has become increasingly apparent as psychiatric geneticists focus more attention on the molecular basis of complex multifactorial diseases at which most of psychiatric disease is estimated. Furthermore, candidate gene approaches used in identifying disease associated genes necessitate screening large sequence blocks for changes tracking with the disease state. Even after such genes are isolated, large scale mutational analysis will often be needed for risk assessment studies to define the likely medical consequences of carrying a mutated gene. This review provide basic knowledge of up-to-date technology, cDNA microarray which enables above mentioned various research themes.

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A Case of Delayed encephalopathy after Acute Carbon Monoxied Intoxication (일산화탄소 중독 후 발생된 지연성 뇌병증 환자의 치험 및 호전 1예)

  • 김동은;김경훈;김정석;신길조;이원철
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.169-178
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    • 2001
  • After initial recovery from acute carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication, some patients occasionally undergo severe neuropsychiatric deterioration, which is called postanoxic delayed encephalopathy (sequelae). This is the clinical report about one patient, a 73-year-old man, diagnosed with delayed encephalopathy after acute CO intoxication. The symptoms of the patient were mental dysfunction including memory impairment and disorientation, abnormal behavior, incontinence and mutism. He had completely recovered after an aonxic episode, but the neurological symptoms that developed were preceded by an interval of apparent normality (the 'lucid interval'). We characterized him as suffering deficiency syndrome of the heart and prescribed for him Bokreongbosim-tang and Guipi-tang, and thereafter his symptoms were remarkably improved. For the evaluation of clinical improvement, we use the Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Canadian Neurologic Scale (CNS), and the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE)

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Clinical Report of One Patient with the Vascular dementia by Sesimtang mixed Gujuntag (세심탕합거전탕(洗心湯合祛癲湯) 투여를 통한 혈관성 치매 환자 치험 1례)

  • Jung, Myong-Suk;Kang, Hee-Chul;Lee, Seung-Gi
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.163-171
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    • 2007
  • Dementia is a syndrome charaterized by a decline in multiple fields of cognitive domains. This is the case of a vascular dementia patient with disorientation, memory impairment and mental disorders. The patient was treated with herb medicine, Sesimtang mixed Gujuntang. As a result of herb medication, patient’s memory and disorientation were improved and the score of K-DRS(Korea-Dementia Rating Scale) and MMSE-K(Mini-Mental State Examination-K) was ascended.

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A Case of a Patient with Stuporous Mentality and Hypotension after Amitraz Ingestion (Amitraz 중독 후 혼수 상태를 보인 환자 1례)

  • Jung, Si-Young;Jung, Jin-Hee;Eo, Eun-Kyung
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.123-125
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    • 2007
  • Amitraz is a formamidine-derived insecticide and acaricide which is commonly used throughout the world. Amitraz intoxication is mediated through ${\alpha}_2$ adrenergic receptor agonist effects, similar to those of the ${\alpha}_2$ agonist clonidine. We report a case of a patient who experienced coma and hypotension after amitraz ingestion. A 37-year-old woman visited the ER with symptoms of vomiting and altered mental state. She had ingested a mouthful of liquid amitraz concentrate (12.5%), which rapidly led to vomiting, hypotension, bradycardia, hyperglycemia, and mental stupor. Supportive treatment, including mechanical ventilation and administration of inotropics, resulted in full recovery within four days.

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