• 보건행정학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.266-280
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• 2013

Background: Information asymmetry between physicians and patients is one of the most unique characteristics of health care. But as consumerism spreads in health care sector, health care consumers are searching comparative information about quality and cost of providers from many information sources. Providing comparative information to health care consumers not only makes consumers choose hospital rationally, but also invigorates the health care market by providers' competition. However there are few studies regarding information searching behavior of health care consumers, then this study is carried out. Methods: The purpose of this study is to understand the information searching behavior of health care consumers based on their characteristics and the types of medical institutions. For this purpose, 313 spinal patients' data of 11 medical institutions (university hospital, spine specialized hospital, clinic) located in Seoul were collected by self-administered surveys. Results: The results of this study are as follows: 1) t-test/analysis of variance analysis showed that according to various characteristics of health care consumers and the types of medical institutions, the level of information searching of each source and the amount of information searching and searching outcomes are statistically different. 2) Regression analysis showed that influence on searching outcomes are statistically different according to the level of information searching of each source and searching content and the amount of information searching has positive effects on searching outcomes. Conclusion: The significance of this study is to provide empirical basis for establishment of health care policy reflecting information needs and preference of health care consumers.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.355-360
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• 1992

저자들은 57세 남자환자에서 전형적인 Nocardiosis의 임상상을 보이고 객담 및 피부 농양에서 Nocardia asteroides가 분리 동정된 1예를 경험하였기에 이를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2018

Background: Workplace bulling is a pervasive phenomenon with negative consequences for the health of victims and the productivity of organizations. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence and forms of workplace bullying among employees working at the public health-care sector of Cyprus using the Greek version of Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror (LIPT) instrument. Methods: A translation process was followed from the French to the Greek version of LIPT questionnaire. Test-retest reliability expressed by Pearson's correlation coefficient was 0.98 indicating excellent reproducibility. Internal consistency reliability assessed by Cronbach ${\alpha}$ coefficient was 0.87 suggesting high reliability. LIPT instrument was distributed among 403 employees working at the primary health-care setting and at the largest public hospital of Cyprus with response rate of 73.4%. Results: Women comprised the majority of participants (71.4%). Mean age was 43.3 years. Prevalence of workplace bulling according to Leymann's definition was 5.9%. Most common forms of bullying were "Being continuously interrupted" (17.2%) and "continuously being given new work assignments" (13.5%). Women were significantly more often exposed to at least one mobbing behavior than men within the previous year (49% vs. 35.7%, p = 0.038), whereas nurses were significantly exposed to at least one mobbing behavior as compared to physicians (53.3% vs. 31.4%, p = 0.004). Conclusion: This was the first study that examined the prevalence of workplace bullying in the public health-care sector by elaborating the Greek version of LIPT instrument. Results showed that workplace bullying is a common and complex phenomenon among health-care organizations.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2003

Purpose: Because of an improving gastric cancer detection program and treatment methods, we can expect improved survival of patients with gastric cancer. Given the longer survival times, the chance of an occurrence of multiple primary malignant tumors other than stomach is increased in the same patients. The purpose of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristrics and the survival of patients with gastric cancer and other malignancies. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 3669 patients with gastric cancer observed at our department between January 1994 to December 2002 was conducted. Associated tumors were diagnosed using the Warren and Gates criteria, and included tumors that were not considered to be a metastasis, invasion, or recurrence of the gastric cancer. Results: Of all 3669 patients, $2.07\%$ (n=76) had primary tumors other than gastric cancer, $63\%$ of which were synchronous (n=48) and $37\%$ metachronous (n=28). The mean age of the study group was 64.9 (65.5 in males, 61.8 in females), and the male-to-female ratio was 4.8 : 1. The most common cancer associated with gastric cancer was a hepatocellular carcinoma ($23.7\%$), followed by colorectal cancer ($17.1\%$), esophageal cancer ($10.5\%$), breast cancer ($6.6\%$). Of the 45 patients who had undergone a resection, 14 were in stage I, 12 in stage II, 13 in stage III, and 6 in stage IV. No statistically significant differences were found between the synchronous and the metachronous groups with regard to age, sex ratio, differentiation, and stage. The 5-year survival rates of the metachronous and the resected patients were significantly higher than those of the synchronous and the non resected patients, respectively. Conclusion: Due to increasing length of the follow-up period for patients with gastric cancer, another malignancy may develop in other organs. Therefore, physicians should pay attention to detect other cancers early in these patients, and a surgical resection is recommended as the treatment of choice in the management of multiple primary cancer associated with gastric cancer.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.197-206
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• 2016

Introduction: This study aims to investigate the effects of acupuncture stimulation on the radial artery's pressure pulse wave, along with various hemodynamic parameters, and to explore the possible underlying mechanism of pulse diagnosis in healthy participants in their twenties. Methods and analysis: This study is a prospective, single-arm, exploratory clinical study. A total of 25 healthy participants, without regard to gender, in their twenties will be recruited by physicians. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The participants will receive acupuncture once at ST36 on both sides. The radial arterial pulse waves will be measured on the left arm of the subjects by using an applicable pulse tonometric device (KIOM-PAS). On the right arm (appearing twice), electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), respiration and cardiac output (CO) signals, will be measured using a physiological data acquisition system (Biopac module), while the velocity of blood flow, and the diameter and the depth of the blood vessel will be measured using an ultrasonogram machine on the right arm (appearing twice). All measurements will be conducted before, during, and after acupuncture. The primary outcome will be the spectral energy at high frequencies above 10 Hz ($SE_{10-30Hz}$) calculated from the KIOM-PAS device signal. Secondary outcomes will be various variables obtained from the KIOM-PAS device, ECG, PPG, impedance cardiography modules, and an ultrasonogram machine. Discussion: The results of this trial will provide information regarding the physiological and the hemodynamic mechanisms underlying acupuncture stimulation and clinical evidence for the influence of acupuncture on the pressure pulse wave in the radial artery. Ethics and dissemination: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Kyung Hee University's Oriental Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (KOMCIRB-150818-HR-030). The study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. Trial registration number: This trial was registered with the Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) at the Korea National Institute of Health (NIH), Republic of Korea (KCT0001663), which is a registry in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Registry Network.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2022

Purpose: Alcohol is one of the most commonly co-ingested agents in deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) cases presenting at the emergency department (ED). The increased impulsivity, aggressiveness, and disinhibition caused by alcohol ingestion may have different clinical features and outcomes in cases of DSP. This study investigates whether alcohol co-ingestion affects the clinical features and outcomes of DSP patients in the ED. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study. We investigated DSP cases who visited our ED from January 2010 to December 2016. Patients were classified into two groups: with (ALC+) or without (ALC-) alcohol co-ingestion. The clinical features of DSP were compared by considering the co-ingestion of alcohol, and the factors related to discharge against medical advice (AMA) of DSP were analyzed. Results: A total of 689 patients were included in the study, with 272 (39.5%) in the ALC+ group. Majority of the ALC+ group patients were middle-aged males (45-54 years old) and arrived at the ED at night. The rate of discharge AMA from ED was significantly higher in the ALC+ group (130; 47.8%) compared to the ALC- group (p=0.001). No significant differences were obtained in the poisoning severity scores between the two groups (p=0.223). Multivariate analysis revealed that alcohol co-ingestion (odds ratio [OR]=1.42; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.98), alert mental status (OR=1.65; 95% CI, 1.17-2.32), past psychiatric history (OR=0.04; 95% CI, 0.01-0.28), age >65 years (OR=0.42; 95% CI, 0.23-0.78), and time from event to ED arrival >6 hrs (OR=0.57; 95% CI, 0.37-0.88) were independent predictive factors of discharge AMA (p=0.043, p=0.004, p=0.001, p=0.006, and p=0.010, respectively). Conclusion: Our results determined a high association between alcohol co-ingestion and the outcome of discharge AMA in DSP patients. Emergency physicians should, therefore, be aware that DSP patients who have co-ingested alcohol may be uncooperative and at high risk of discharge AMA.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2017

목적: 2017년 8월부터 말기 암 이외에도 후천성 면역결핍 증후군, 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환, 간경화 환자들에게도 호스피스 완화의료가 적용될 예정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 비암성 질환 전문가들을 대상으로 세 가지 질환에서의 호스피스 완화의료의 목표, 내용 및 적용 방법에 대한 심층 면담을 통해, 호스피스 완화의료에 대한 생각, 인식, 태도에 대해 살펴보아, 국내 실정에 맞는 비암성 호스피스 완화의료 진료 모델 마련에 기여하고자 하였다. 방법: 본 연구는 반구조적 심층 면담조사를 통한 질적 연구이다. 암환자의 호스피스 완화의료를 담당하는 네 명의 임상 의사가 85편의 문헌 검색을 통해 핵심 질문을 선정하여 총 11명의 비암성 질환 전문가들에게 면담을 하고 질적 연구 방법에 따라 분석되었다. 결과: 전문가들은 비암성 질환의 말기환자를 정의하기 어렵다고 하였고, 호스피스 완화의료의 목표와 내용은 암환자들을 대상으로 한 것과 다르지 않다고 하였지만, 통증보다는 다른 신체 증상과 정서적 문제에 중점을 두어야 한다고 하였다. 또한, 말기라고 진단할 수 있는 시점에 호스피스 완화의료를 적용해야 한다고 하였다. 질환 별로 특수한 점들(AIDS 환자들의 항바이러스제 사용, COPD 환자들의 호흡곤란, LC 환자들의 간이식)과 의료진들에 대한 교육의 필요성에 대해 언급하였다. 호스피스 완화의료 적용 시 환자들이 자신을 포기한다는 느낌을 받을 수 있다고 하였고 정부의 재정 지원 문제에 대해서도 언급하였다. 결론: 비암성 질환에 대한 호스피스 완화의료 도입의 문제점을 최소화하기 위해서는 심도 있는 논의를 통해 비암성 질환의 말기환자에 대한 정의를 마련해야 할 필요가 있다. 또한, 비암성 말기환자들을 돌보는 의료진과 현재 말기 암환자의 호스피스 완화의료를 담당하고 있는 인력의 협력이 필요하다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2006

목 적 : 예방접종은 감염성 질환 예방에 매우 중요한 수단이나 지금까지 예방접종에 대한 부모들의 의식에 대한 연구가 거의 없었다. 본 연구의 목적은 예방접종 실태 및 부모들의 예방주사에 관한 인식에 대하여 설문 조사를 통하여 알아보고 잘못된 인식의 개선과 올바른 정보를 제공하고자 하며, 예방접종 시 소아과 전문의의 역할에 대하여 의견을 제시하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 대상군으로는 2004년 3월부터 6월까지 순천향대학교 3개 병원과 가톨릭대학교 2개 병원을 내원한 환자 보호자 총 466명을 대상으로 29문항의 설문조사를 실시하여 분석하였다. SPSS 프로그램 version 11.0(SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA)을 이용하였으며, 통계처리는 Chi-square법을 시행하여 P값이 0.05 미만일 때 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 판정하였다. 결 과 : 예방접종 장소는 소아과 개인의원 49.4%, 보건소 27.7%, 종합병원/대학병원 소아과 15.0%, 타과 개인의원 4.9%였으며, 부모의 수입이나 학력에 따른 차이는 없었다. 예방접종날짜를 잘 기록해 주는 경우가 80.0%이었다. 예방접종을 소아과 전문의에게 시행받는 이유는 타과와 차이가 없지만 믿음이 가기 때문이다고 한 경우가 38.8%였으며, 소아과 전문의에게 시행 받는 것과 타과에서 시행받는 것이 차이가 없다고 생각하는 경우가 15.0%였고, 앞으로 예방접종을 시행할 장소로 소아과 개인의원이 53.0%였다. 예방접종 예진표를 쓰기를 원하는 경우는 62.4%이었다. 예방접종에 관한 정보는 예방접종 수첩을 통해서 얻는다고 응답한 경우가 57.9%로 가장 많았고, 수막염 예방주사를 맞으면 모든 수막염이 예방되는 것으로 안 경우가 52.6%이었다. 예방접종을 제 때에 하지 못한 이유로 접종 날짜를 잘 몰라서인 경우가 9.9%였다. 동시접종할 수 있는 백신을 의사들의 개인적인 판단에 따라 서로 다른 접종 간격을 두고 접종하였다(77.3%). B형 간염 백신은 접종 후 41.6%에서 항체 검사를 시행하였다. 같은 예방주사인 경우가 접종 비용이 비싼 예방주사가 있을 경우에는 의사와 상의하여 결정하겠다가 73.8%였고, 새로운 예방주사에 대한 임상 연구에 대해서는 51.7%가 무조건 참여 의사가 없다고 응답하였으며, 부모의 수입이나 학력에 따른 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 본 연구 결과 예방접종에 대하여 잘못 인식하고 있는 부모들이 많을 것이란 예측이 가능하였다. 이에 따라 소아과 전문의는 예방접종에 대한 올바른 정보를 제공하기 위한 적극적인 노력이 필요할 것이다. 그리고 예방접종과 관련된 진료에 있어 예방접종 예진표의 적극적인 사용, 예방접종시 성장과 발달 및 이유식에 대한 상담 등 타과와의 차별성이 아직 미흡하여 이에 대한 개선책이 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.176-189
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• 2003

Background : Gastric cancer is the most common malignant tumor in Korea. Surgical operation is one of the major treatment modalities for gastric cancer patients. Therefore, gastrectomy is one of the most common procedures in General Surgery. There were variation in length of hospital stay and medical treatment for gastrectomy between three surgeons at Asan Medical Center. Clinical pathways have received considerable attention as a tool for reducing the medical practice variation, increasing the efficiency of care process, and improving the quality of care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a clinical pathway for gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients. Methods : The clinical pathway for gastrectomy was developed and implemented by a multidisciplinary group in Asan Medical Center. A computerized clinical pathway program was developed and revised after a pilot test. A total of 145 patients underwent gastrectomy by three surgeons at Asan Medical Center. We compared the length of hospital stay, patient satisfaction, and the unplanned readmission rate between the pre-pathway group (n=67) and the post-pathway group (n=78). We also investigated the degree of satisfaction among the physicians and nurses who were main end-users of the clinical pathway. Results : The clinical pathway was applied to all target patients. The average length of hospital stay was shortened from 12.7days to 10.6days (p<0.01). The degree of patient satisfaction with the care process changed from 90.3% to 89.2% after the implementation of the clinical pathway, but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.761). Unplanned readmission rate was 2.9% in the pre-pathway group and 0% in the post-pathway group. More than 90% of physicians and nurses answered that the clinical pathway had been a useful tool in their medical practice. Conclusions : The findings of the study demonstrated that implementation of the clinical pathway for gastrectomy produced substantial reduction in the length of hospital stay while improving the quality of patient outcomes. The computerized clinical pathway program can be used as one of the powerful patient management tools for reducing the practice variations and increasing the efficiency of care process in Korean hospital settings.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.813-820
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• 2009

Background : Static blood is a kind of etiological factor including stagnated blood and blood overflowed out of the vessels. It is one of the causes of stroke in oriental medicine. Objectives : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the static blood pattern and its indicators in stroke pattern diagnosis. Methods : For the standardization of pattern diagnosis in stroke, we set 5 patterns (Fire-heat, Dampness-phlegm, Static blood, Qi deficiency, Yin deficiency) and developed 61 indicators. Patients with a first-ever stroke, within 1 month after the onset of stroke. Two physicians checked the indicators independently. They then performed pattern diagnosis and rechecked the indicators which were referred to pattern diagnosis. If pattern identifications were diagnosed the same, it would confirm pattern identification. We examined the frequency of all indicators and referred indicators in static blood pattern patients. Results : In 859 patients, static blood pattern was shared by 24(2.8%). The indicators which affect static blood pattern were mainly rough pulse and bluish purple tongue, other indicators were not major effectors. Conclusion : This result shows that it is inconsistent to set up static blood pattern as a major pattern in stroke. Nevertheless, static blood is still a valuable concept in the clinical field. Other study methods will be required to establish the pattern diagnostic indicators for static blood pattern.