• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.437-448
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify levels of health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) and its related factors among merchants in traditional markets. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Data were collected through questionnaires and physical examination on blood pressure, blood glucose, total cholesterol and BMI between February 12 and April 13, 2018. The participants were 175 merchants from two traditional markets in U. Metropolitan city. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. Results: Levels of health-related EQ-5D were significantly different according to demographic characteristics, smoking status, exercise, total cholesterol, BMI, subjective health status, stress, and depression. The EQ-5D related factors were variables that had significant influence on subjective health status (β=.30, p<.001), gender (β=.27, p<.001), BMI (β=-.16, p=.012), depression (β=-.17, p=.010), and working period (β=-.15, p=.021). They explained 27.2% of the total variance of health-related quality of life (F=13.91, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that disease prevention and health management is essential for merchants who work in traditional markets to promote their health-related quality of life. For better merchants outcome, the intervention program should consider factors that are subjective health status, gender, BMI, depression, and working period in order to improve levels of EQ-5D.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.695-701
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• 2014

The main objective of palliative treatment for cancer patients has been to maintain, if not improve, the quality of life (QoL). There is a lack of local data on satisfaction and QoL among cancer patients receiving palliative treatment in Malaysia. This study covers patients with incurable, progressive cancer disease receiving palliative treatment in a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur, comparing the different components of QoL and correlations with patient satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey using Malay validated SF36 QoL and PSQ-18 (Short Form) tools was carried out between July 2012 -January 2013 with 120 cancer patients receiving palliative treatment, recruited into the study after informed consent using convenient sampling. Results showed that highest satisfaction were observed in Communication Aspect ($50.6{\pm}9.07$) and the least in General Satisfaction ($26.4{\pm}5.90$). The Mental Component Summary ($44.9{\pm}6.84$) scored higher when compared with the Physical Component Summary ($42.2{\pm}7.91$). In this study, we found that patient satisfaction was strongly associated with good quality of life among cancer patients from a general satisfaction aspect (r=0.232). A poor significant negative correlation was found in Physical Component (technical quality, r=-0.312). The Mental Component showed there was a poor negative correlation between time spent with doctor (r=-0.192) and accessibility, (r=-0.279). We found that feeling at peace and having a sense of meaning in life were more important to patients than being active or achieving good physical comfort. More studyis needed to investigate patients who score poorly on physical and mental component aspects to understand their needs in order to achieve better cancer care.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.277-287
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 혈액투석환자의 삶의 질과 사회적 지지와의 관계에서 공적 서비스가 수행할 수 있는 보완적 역할 가능성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 서울과 경기지역에 거주하고 있는 156명의 혈액투석환자를 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하고 이 자료를 기초로 혈액투석환자의 삶의 질에 사회적 지지가 미치는 영향에서 공적 서비스의 조절효과를 분석하였다. 연구 결과 혈액투석환자의 삶의 질에 사회적 지지, 결혼형태, 직업유무가 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 드러났고, 공적 서비스는 혈액투석환자의 삶의 질에 사회적 지지가 낮을 때 미치는 부적 영향을 완충해주는 조절효과를 가지고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과를 근거로 혈액투석환자의 삶의 질을 높이는데 있어 공적 서비스 역할의 중요성과 효과적인 서비스 제공 방안을 제언하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2014

본 연구는 노인일자리사업 참여자의 사회적 지지(사회활동, 가족/사회관계), 정서문제와 삶의 질 간의 구조적 관계를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 '2012년 노인일자리사업 참여노인 실태조사' 데이터를 활용하여 총 2,005명의 노인일자리사업 참여자를 대상으로 분석하였다. 본 연구의 주요한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인일자리사업 참여자의 삶의 질에 대해 가족/사회관계는 정(+)적인 영향을, 정서문제는 부(-)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 사회활동은 정서문제에 부(-)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 사회활동은 정서문제를 매개로 하여 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 본 연구에서는 정책적 실천적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2016

본 연구는 독거노인의 삶의 질 향상을 위한 실천대안을 모색하고자 사회환경적, 심리적, 신체적 요인 등 융복합적 요인들과 건강관련 삶의 질 간의 관련성을 구조방정식모형으로 검증하였다. 연구대상은 2014년 지역사회건강 조사 대상자 중 65세 이상 1인 가구의 13,771명이다. 분석자료는 사회자본, 스트레스, 주관적 건강상태, EQ-5D이고, SPSS 23.0과 AMOS 23.0으로 분석했다. 분석결과 모형의 적합도는 CFI=.906, GFI=.955, RMSEA=.074로 양호한 수치였다. 변수 간 관련성은 독거노인의 사회자본은 스트레스 감소 및 주관적 건강상태를 높이고, 삶의 질 향상으로 이어졌다. 따라서 독거노인의 삶의 질 향상을 위해서는 독거노인 돌봄서비스 확대 및 이들이 참여할 수 있는 공간 마련 등 사회자본 증대를 위한 방안이 요구된다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.397-404
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• 2020

Background: Most job exposure matrices (JEMs) have been developed for chemical and physical hazards in the United States (US). In addition, the overall validity of most JEMs of work organization hazards using self-reported data in the literature remains to be further tested due to several methodological weaknesses. Methods: This paper aims to review important methodological issues with regard to a JEM of work organization hazards using self-report data and to present a research protocol for developing a four-axis (job titles, hazards, sex, and time) JEM of major work organization hazards using the US General Social Survey-Quality of Work-Life (GSS-QWL) data (2002-2018; N = 7,100 workers). Results: Five methodological weaknesses in existing JEMs of work organization hazards using self-report data were identified: having only two axes (hazard and occupation), using psychometrically weak items and scales, including scales having little interoccupational variability, unresolved optimal minimum numbers of subjects per occupation, and low accessibility. The methodological weaknesses were successfully addressed in the proposed research protocol. Conclusion: The work organization JEM to be developed will significantly facilitate and strengthen occupational epidemiological studies on work organization hazards and major health outcomes, improve national and occupational surveillance of work organization hazards, and promote interventions for a healthy work environment in the US.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.264-270
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• 2016

이 연구에서는 경찰공무원의 연가 사용 실태를 실증적으로 살펴보았다. 한국경찰은 많은 초과노동에 시달리고 있는 반면, 장시간의 노동으로부터 건강을 보호 회복하고 노동력 재생산 유지와 문화생활 확보 등을 위한 휴가 사용에는 소극적인 편이다. 조사 결과, 대다수의 경찰공무원은 주어진 법정 연가 일수를 절반도 사용하고 있지 않았다. 남자보다는 여자경찰관이, 미혼보다는 기혼경찰관의 연가 사용 일수가 상대적으로 많았으며, 근무환경적 특성별로는 교대 근무자가 비교대 근무를 하는 경찰공무원에 비해 연가 사용 일수가 적은 것으로 나타났다. 소극적인 연가 사용의 원인은 경찰의 업무 과중, 일 중심의 삶, 가정보다는 직장을 우선하는 조직문화 등 다양한 이유들이 결부된 결과일 것이다. 따라서 현실적인 연가 사용이 이루어지기 위해서는 경찰공무원의 업무 과중을 해결해 줄 수 있는 인력충원과 그로 인한 적정한 업무배분이 선행되어져야 할 것이다. 또한 직장과 가정에서의 균형을 중시하는 관리자의 인식과 조직문화의 확산이 시급해 보인다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.41-59
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• 2014

This study investigate the balance between work and family of married working women. Data from 12 married working women who have child(ren) in age 7-9. was collected through in-depth interviews. The interviews was to examine their child-caring and the balance between work and family. The results show that the child(ren)'s age, the quality of after school program, the time to go to work and out of work, the type of work and labor flexibility were the important factors which affect the everyday child-caring. The respondents were unsatisfied with their balance between work and family, especially they felt that their leisure time is insufficient, but they seemed to accept this unbalance to some extent because they recognize the child-caring is more important than their balance between work and family in this life cycle. In conclusion the public support for the child-caring of dual-earner families with the child(ren) in lower grades has to be more extended because the support system and services for this life cycle are weak and insufficient compared with the support system for the child(ren) of the preschool ages. The currently public services for child-caring are still far from their needs to achieve the balance between work and family. So the whole child care support policies and systems are to be continued with more balanced perspectives and practical programs.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제85권4호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2023

Edible coatings are one of the most innovative methods to preserve the quality and increase the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables. A successful edible coating should have a barrier against gases, especially oxygen and water vapor, and have good surface characteristics. Today, chitosan coating is widely used due to its properties, such as non-toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatibility. Is. Coating the surface of fruits and vegetables with chitosan increases shelf life due to reducing weight loss and reducing respiration rate and also reduces decay due to its antimicrobial and anti-fungal effect. This work discusses the effect of using chitosan coating containing chamomile extract to increase fresh vegetables'shelf life. In addition to increasing the shelf life of vegetables, this method can be used as a solution for the economic management of human resources. The results of this method confirm the successful synthesis of these nanoparticles, and the results of applying this food coating on vegetables have been successful. They have increased the shelf life of vegetables such as basil and spinach.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2013

Objectives: This work aimed to investigate differentiations of Korean medicine's pathological symptoms and SF-12 sub scales among normal, overweight and obese subjects from multi-center case report. Methods: From 2009 to 2011 survey were carried out to 1,589 subjects who took treatment or were hospitalized in 7 Korean medicine hospitals and 3 Korean medicine clinic. Survey include Korean medicine's pathological symptoms and SF-12. Whole survey were obtained from subjects with interviewers. Obesity degree was divided into three groups by body mass index: Normal group is from 18.5 below 23, overweight from 23 below 25 and obese group is over 25. Chi-square test was performed to reveal differentiation response rate of pathologic symptoms among obesity groups. ANOVA test was carried out for compare each group's SF-12 sub scales. Results: Patients of overweight or obesity have more symptoms such as skin itching, swelling, weakness in lower legs, and feverish with swollen joints. Contrary, normal weight group responded symptoms of dry skin more than those of obese group. As a fatigue, obese group have more fatigue feeling at afternoon and evening, compared to high frequency response of normal weight groups' morning fatigue. Obese groups shows low physical scores of health related quality of life, in contrast, high mental scores of that. Conclusions: This is first work of pathologic symptoms shown by obese groups. This would contribute to standardization of Korean medicine's pattern identification as suggestion of classification point for obese groups.