• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.476-482
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• 2023

Introduction: There is a growing global interest in the issue of precarious employment. We aimed to analyze the characteristics and socio-demographic distribution of precarious employment using a summative score approach. Methods: To operationalize precarious employment, we utilized data from the Korean Working Conditions Survey and focused on three distinct dimensions: employment insecurity, income inadequacy, and a lack of rights and protections. By constructing a summative scale ranging from -16 to 2, with lower scores indicating higher precariousness, we measured employment precariousness among Korean wage workers. To compare employment precariousness according to survey participant characteristics, we employed the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test. Results: We analyzed a weighted number of 38,432 workers. The overall sample showed a median (Q1, Q3) summative scale score of -3 (-6, -1). The median summative score was lower for women compared to men (men: -2; women: -5; p < 0.001), as well as for young or older workers compared to middle-aged workers (young: -4; middle-aged: -2; older: -5; p < 0.001). Similarly, workers with lower educational levels (middle school or below: -8; high school: -5; college or above: -2; p < 0.001) and non-white collar workers (blue collar: -5; service/sales worker: -6; white collar: -2; p < 0.001) experienced higher levels of employment precariousness. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that certain vulnerable groups, such as women, young or older adults, workers with low educational attainment, and caregiving or low-skilled elementary workers, are disproportionately exposed to high employment precariousness. Active policy interventions are needed to improve the employment quality of vulnerable groups.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.645-656
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• 2001

The relationship between socio-economic status and food and nutrient consumption patterns was studied in 7,370 Koreans aged 20 years and older in the 1995 Korean Health and Nutrition Survey. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of rapid economic growth on food and nutrient consumption for Korean adults in the last 30 years. Monthly household income, and individual's educational level and occupation were chosen as variables of socio-economic status for individuals. A one day 24 hour recall method was used for the dietary survey. One way analysis of varience was adopted to test tole association between socio-economic variables and food and nutrient consumption patterns. Individuals who had a high socio-economic status had significantly higher daily intake of most of the nutrients including calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B$_2$which reached above the recommended dietary allowances(RDA) and a higher percentage energy consumption from fat. In addition, individual who belonged to a low socio-economic status consumed less animal foods, including meat, egg, milk and consumed low proportion of energy from fat. The results suggest that in spite of rapid economic growth during the last 30 years in Korea, individuals who belonged to low sorio-economic status categories are still nutritionally vulnerable. Among the sorio-economic variables, income and education except occupation were the influential factors on the food and nutrient consumption of Koreans. Therefore, nutrition policy should focus on influencing the dietary patterns of lower social class individuals to improve the health status of the population as a whole.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.633-644
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• 2005

The body mass index, blood pressures and blood profiles of adults, who worked at three colleges in the Daejeon area, were evaluated for use in developing well-balanced menus at their workplace cafeterias and/or in creating nutrition education programs tailored to their health statuses. The data analyzed were from physical examinations performed in 2002 and in 2004 by the National Health Insurance Corporation. Overall, levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol were lower in the 2004 samples than in those of 2002, but most samples in 2004 showed higher levels of SGOT. In 2002, statistical differences occured in the levels of blood pressure and serum cholesterol among age groups, but not in 2004. And in 2004, the older the age group, the higher the BMI. Among subjects in their twenties, three variables (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and serum cholesterol) showed statistical differences; this increased to four variables (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood glucose and serum cholesterol) among subjects in their thirties and to six variables (Hb, SGOT, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood glucose and serum cholesterol) among those in their forties, followed by a decline to four variables (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, Hb and serum cholesterol) among subjects in their fifties. In general, the results of physical examinations showed improvements in blood pressure and blood profiles in 2004 in comparison with results in 2002. The level of SGOT was the exception. Despite these improvements, of those employees who had physical examinations in 2004, $5.2\%$ had high blood glucose and $18.1\%$ hypertension, $27.9\%$ hypercholesterolemia, $8.3\%$ registered abnormal liver functions, and $31.3\%$ were classified as overweight and obese. Moreover, because some vulnerable blood profiles were found in the older age groups, various programs, including nutrition education, and/or development of healthful diets as well as excercise activities, may be needed within their workplaces.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.452-462
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• 2003

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of telephonic counseling on burnout, depression, life satisfaction, and perceived physical health among family caregivers of older adults with dementia. Method: Subjects were randomly assigned into telephonic counseling group (n=21) and the comparison group (n=32). A weekly telephone counseling was conducted by research assistants for 12 weeks. T-test were used to answer the research questions. Result: 1) There were no significant differences between the two groups on the level of burnout, depression, life satisfaction, and perceived physical health after telephone counseling. 2) Spouse caregivers under the telephone counseling tended to report higher perceived physical health than comparison group at the post-test (t=-1.88, p=.08). Spouse caregivers under the telephone counseling tended to report higher emotional exhaustion and lower feeling of self achievement. 3) Daughter-in-law caregivers under telephone counseling showed increased feeling of self achievement, improved physical health condition, and decreased depression. Conclusion: This study showed potential effects of the problem-solving telephone counseling to improve perceived physical health and to reduce the level of burnout and depression. The findings suggest the necessity of screening most vulnerable subgroups of caregivers to increase the effectiveness of nursing intervention such as telephone counseling.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2013

목적: 본고는 완화의료에서 언어적 의사소통이 제한되어있어 통증의 자가보고가 어려운 대상자들 중 치매환자를 대상으로 한 통증 사정 방법을 고찰하여 임상실천에서의 지식을 증가하는데 그 목적이 있다. 방법: 본 연구는 문헌고찰연구로, '통증(pain)', '통증 사정/평가(pain assessment)', '인지기능장애/치매(cognitive impairment/dementia)'를 주제어로 Google scholar, 한국교육학술정보원(www.riss4u.net), KoreaMed, Medline, Science-Direct, CINAHL 등의 database에서 2000년 이후에 발간된 국내외 문헌을 검색하였다. 또한 필요시 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매환자에서 통증 사정과 관련된 국내외 전문서적을 참고하였다. 결과: 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매 환자의 통증 사정 방법에는 자가보고 외에 행동관찰 통증 사정 도구를 활용하여 환자의 행동을 관찰하는 방법과 대리인의 관찰에 의한 측정방법 등이 사용되고 있었다. 이중 행동 관찰 통증 사정에는 여러 가지 표준화된 도구들이 제시되었으나, 표준화되어 일반적으로 흔히 사용되는 도구는 없었다. 이에 통증 행동관찰 사정 도구 중 비교적 타당도 및 신뢰도가 높게 나타난 도구인 CNPI, DOLOPLUS 2, PACSLAC, PAINAD와 국내에서 유일하게 사용된 도구인 DS-DAT를 선택하여 고찰 후 비교분석 하였다. 결론: 완화의료에서 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매환자의 통증을 정확하게 사정하는 것은 어려운 일이지만 적절한 통증관리를 위해 매우 중요하다. 본고에서 제시한 치매환자 통증 사정의 일반적 지침들은 임상에서 활용하기에 유용할 것으로 기대된다. 추후 국내에서 언어적 의사소통이 어려운 치매환자들의 통증 사정 시 행동관찰 통증 사정 도구들을 사용하기 위해서 한글판 타당도 및 신뢰도 검증 연구가 선행되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.327-351
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• 2021

본 연구는 경제적 학대가 노인에게 회복하기 어려운 심각한 어려움을 초래함에도 불구하고, 아직까지 학문적·실천적 논의가 충분치 않았다는 문제의식에서 출발하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 노인에 대한 경제적 학대가 어떤 양상으로 나타나는지, 무엇이 이를 발생시키고 지속시키는지, 그리고 경제적 학대 대응의 장애요인은 무엇인지 탐색하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 노인보호전문기관, 재가노인 복지시설, 노인요양시설, 노인맞춤돌봄서비스기관, 그리고 통합사례관리팀 등 경제적 학대 피해 노인을 가장 많이 접할 것으로 예상되는 노인복지서비스 제공기관 종사자 10명을 대상으로 개별 및 집단면접을 통한 주제분석을 실시하였다. 경제적 학대를 발생시키고 지속시키는 핵심 기제는 신뢰관계 하에서 돌봄과 보호를 매개로 이루어지고 있다는 것이었다. 돌봄이 필요하고 사회적으로 고립된 취약노인에게 오랜 신뢰관계를 기반으로 심리적 의존성을 강화시킨 상태에서 경제적 학대가 가해지기 때문에 본인의 암묵적 동의하에 이루어진 듯한 외형을 보이고 있었다. 이러한 복잡한 역동이 존재함에도 불구하고 지침상에는 노인이 피해를 주장할 때에만 경제적 학대판정이 가능하도록 되어 있었고, 노인이 개입을 원치 않는 상황에서 전문가가 개입하는 것은 역으로 노인의 자기결정권을 침해하는 것으로 인식되어, 학대 상황에 노인을 그대로 두고 개입을 종결하는 현실이 반복되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 앞으로 경제적 학대에 대한 현실적이고 다양한 접근이 필요하며, 보다 예방적이고 선제적인 제도보완이 시급히 이루어져야 함을 논의하였다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2012

Objectives : The coverage of Korean National Health Insurance is limited to basic level. Korean government encourages private health insurance for covering medical securities. So, many studies examined the determinants of purchasing private health insurance. However, 11% of Korean population is older than 65 in 2011. Considering the elderly is important to establish a health policy. The aim of this study is to examine factors determining the purchase of private health insurance among middle-aged and elderly Korean adults. Methods : We used the second Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), selected 8,688 sample of the aged 47 or older for the analysis. KLoSA collected information on demographic characteristics, income, health- related factors. KLoSA data include in the number of outpatient, inpatient, oriental hospital visit, dental clinic visit for two years. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between the determinants of purchasing private health insurance and the factors which include age, gender, education, residential district, marital status, smoking, drinking, physical exercise, economic activity status, national health insurance type, income, the number of chronic disease, and the number of outpatient, inpatient, oriental hospital visit, dental clinic visit for two years. Results : People who were older, did not live in a city, had higher IADL, currently drunk alcohol, did exercise regularly and had chronic diseases more than three were inclined not to purchase private health insurance. Females, the married, well-educated, past & currently smokers, the employed, high income earners, national health insurers, metropolitan citizens and someone who got high MMSE were more likely to purchase private health insurance. The more people experienced outpatients, inpatients, dental clinics and Chinese medicine clinics, the more private health insurance was purchased. The elderly people over 75 had more private health insurance than the aged 65-74. The strongest factors for private health insurance is gender, and economic status such as income. Conclusion : In this study, we found healthy-high income people were more likely to purchase private health insurance. In contrast, unhealthy-low income and older people did not. The economic factors were strongly related with private health insurance in aged over 75. These mean inequality exists in the using private health insurance. Therefore, the government should consider vulnerable social group before expanding private health insurance.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.113-124
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• 2023

Purpose: The number of households vulnerable to isolation increases rapidly as social ties decrease, raising concerns about the associated increase in lonely deaths. This study aimed to identify issues related to lonely deaths by analyzing South Korean news articles; and to provide evidence for their use in preventing and managing lonely deaths via community nursing. Methods: This exploratory study analyzed the structure and trends of meaning of lonely deaths by identifying the association between keywords in news articles and lonely deaths. In this study, we searched for all news articles on lonely deaths, covering the period from January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2023. Data preprocessing and purification were conducted, followed by top-keyword extraction, keyword network analysis and topic modeling. The retrieved articles were analyzed using R and Python software. Results: Four main topics were identified: "discovering and responding to lonely death cases", "lonely deaths ending in lonely funerals", "supportive policies to prevent lonely deaths among of older adults", and "local government activities to prevent lonely deaths and support vulnerable populations." Conclusion: Based on these findings, it can be concluded that lonely death is a complex social phenomenon that can be prevented if society shows concern and care. Education related to lonely deaths should be included in nursing curricula for concrete action plans and professional development.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.945-958
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Food literacy (FL) is a crucial skill for selecting sustainable and healthy food options, necessitating the identification of vulnerable groups in the community using valid measurement tools. Identifying weak domains in FL is essential for enhancing the overall FL. This study examined the FL levels of Seoul citizens based on their sociodemographic characteristics and assessed the relationship between FL, food intake, and weight status. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study utilized the data from the Seoul Food Survey, a cross-sectional study employing representative samples of Seoul citizens. Data collection occurred from September to October 2021, with 4,039 citizens aged 18 yrs and above participating in face-to-face surveys. Thirty-three FL items were assessed, comprising 14 items in the nutrition and safety (NS) domain, eight items in the cultural and relational (CR) domain, and 11 items in the socio-ecological (SE) domain. In addition, data on food intake sufficiency and obesity status were collected. The descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, and logistic regression analysis were used for analysis. RESULTS: Men, students, young adults, older citizens, and people experiencing food insecurity had the lowest scores for all the FL domains. The highest quartile group of NS scores had a higher probability of consuming adequate servings of vegetables and fruits, with significant linear trends observed (P for trend < 0.05). In all three FL domains, the odds ratio for obesity was significantly lower in the groups with high FL scores (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A close relationship was observed between low FL, obesity, and food intake, even after controlling for other covariates. Vulnerable groups with low FL were also identified. Therefore, it is essential to develop programs to improve FL and the health and well-being of these groups.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2018

Objectives : This study aimed to evaluate the factors related to the experience of unqualified dental practice. Methods : We interviewed 19,961 adults aged 30 years and over using the 2013 Community Health Survey data. To determine the independent factors related to experience of unqualified dental practice, odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results : The experience of dental treatment by unqualified dentists was significantly higher in women, older people, families with less than 1 million won household income. It was lower scores in diabetes health education while The worse the subjective oral health and the required dental care was significantly higher in those who did not experience dental treatment. Conclusions : The likelihood of experiencing unqualified dental practice was higher in diabetes patients from vulnerable classes, such as women, the elderly, and those with poor educational background or low income.