- Effect of Having a Usual Source of Care on Medical Expenses – Using the Korea Health Panel Data
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Kim D, Kim S, Park HK, Ha IH, Jung B, Ryu WH, Lee SI, Sung NJ
- KMID: 2456257
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2019 Sep;34(35):e229.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e229
BACKGROUND: There is a controversy about the effect of having a usual source of care on medical expenses. Although many studies have shown lower medical expenses in a group with... -
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- Association between Types of Usual Source of Care and User Perception of Overall Health Care Service Quality in Korea
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Sung NJ, Lee JH
- KMID: 2449011
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2019 May;40(3):143-150.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.17.0093
BACKGROUND: Patients' perceptions of care tend to correlate with the quality of care provided. Different health care systems and service environments may show different associations between types of usual source... -
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- Emergency Department Visits Can Be Reduced by Having a Regular Doctor for Adults with Diabetes Mellitus: Secondary Analysis of 2013 Korea Health Panel Data
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Lee C, Sung NJ, Lim HS, Lee JH
- KMID: 2396367
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2017 Dec;32(12):1921-1930.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.12.1921
Chronic diseases pose a major challenge to population health worldwide. Diabetes is a major chronic disease that is managed overwhelmingly in primary care. There is an increasing recognition of the... -
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- A Provincial Population-Based Survey on Attitudes towards Wills of Individuals with Dementia and Related Issues
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Kim JY, Sung NJ, Choi SJ, Hwang TY
- KMID: 2351551
- J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
- 2016 Aug;55(3):245-255.
- doi: 10.4306/jknpa.2016.55.3.245
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the attitudes of a provincial population towards wills of individuals with dementia and related concerns to prevent civil disputes related to dementia in an aging society. METHODS:... -
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- The Korean guideline for lung cancer screening
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Jang SH, Sheen S, Kim HY, Yim HW, Park BY, Kim JW, Park IK, Kim YW, Lee KY, Lee KS, Lee JM, Hwangbo B, Paik SH, Kim JH, Sung NJ, Lee SH, Hwang SS, Kim SY, Kim Y, Lee WC, Sung SW
- KMID: 2194961
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2015 Apr;58(4):291-301.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2015.58.4.291
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in many countries, including Korea. The majority of patients are inoperable at the time of diagnosis because symptoms are typically manifested... -
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- Knee Pain and Its Severity in Elderly Koreans: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Impact on Quality of Life
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Jhun HJ, Sung NJ, Kim SY
- KMID: 1779424
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2013 Dec;28(12):1807-1813.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.12.1807
This study investigated the epidemiology (prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life) of knee pain and its severity in elderly Koreans. The subjects (n=3,054) were participants aged >... -
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- Primary care research in South Korea: its importance and enhancing strategies for enhancement
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Kim YI, Hong JY, Kim K, Goh E, Sung NJ
- KMID: 2193414
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2013 Oct;56(10):899-907.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.10.899
Lively discussion has been underway regarding primary care in South Korea as an alternative medical policy in the face of rising medical costs and health care disparities. However, the lack... -
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- Association of the Length of Doctor-Patient Relationship with Primary Care Quality in Seven Family Practices in Korea
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Lee JH, Choi YJ, Lee SH, Sung NJ, Kim SY, Hong JY
- KMID: 1786956
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2013 Apr;28(4):508-515.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.4.508
Countries with historically unlimited patient choice of medical provider, such as Korea, have been promoting rational health care pathways. Factors related to the length of doctor-patient relationship (DPR) for enhancing... -
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- The Effect of Videotaping Students' Interviews with Patients for Interview Skill Education
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Lee WS, Hwang JY, Lim JE, Suh SY, Park KH, Sung NJ
- KMID: 2304206
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2013 Mar;34(2):90-97.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.2.90
BACKGROUND: The importance of communication between patients and physicians has been proven in many previous studies. The authors analyzed the effect of interview skill education through videotapes which recorded students'... -
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- The Changes of Confidence, Accuracy and Knowledge of Medical Professionals after the Education for Survival Predictionin Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
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Park JS, Baek NY, Suh SY, Kim Y, Jeong H, Oh SW, Sung NJ, Ahn HY, Seo AR, Lee YJ
- KMID: 2305324
- Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
- 2012 Sep;15(3):155-161.
PURPOSE: In this study, we evaluated the effects of training for survival prediction of terminally ill patients in terms of medical professionals' confidence, accuracy and knowledge of survival prediction. METHODS: Twenty-nine... -
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- Hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic effects of Orostachys japonicus A. Berger extracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
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Lee SJ, Zhang GF, Sung NJ
- KMID: 2313532
- Nutr Res Pract.
- 2011 Aug;5(4):301-307.
The hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic effects of two dietary dosages (0.1% and 0.5%) of water and 80% ethanol extracts from hot-air dried Orostachys japonicus A. Berger were evaluated in the serum... -
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- Patients' Assessment of Community Primary and Non-primary Care Physicians in Seoul City of South Korea
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Jung JW, Sung NJ, Park KH, Kim SW, Lee JH
- KMID: 2234803
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2011 May;32(4):226-233.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2011.32.4.226
BACKGROUND: It is important to know the current level of primary care performance in order to evaluate and plan for desirable health policy. We tried to compare patient's assessment of... -
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- Association between Primary Care Quality and Health Behaviors in Patients with Essential Hypertension Who Visit a Family Physician as a Usual Source of Care
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Park JH, Kim KW, Sung NJ, Choi YG, Lee JH, Korean Primary Care Research Group
- KMID: 2304311
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2011 Feb;32(2):104-111.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2011.32.2.104
BACKGROUND: Management of hypertension has been performed mainly in primary care institutions, but hypertension control in population is still unsatisfactory. This study was aimed at finding a strategy to improve... -
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- Patient Assessment of Primary Care of Health Cooperative Clinics in South Korea
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Choi YG, Kim K, Choi YJ, Sung NJ, Kim J, Park JH, Hong SK, Lee JH, Korean Primary Care Research Group
- KMID: 2304416
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2010 Oct;31(10):765-777.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.10.765
BACKGROUND: In South Korea, major health care problems have been occurred under the structural background that medical services are mainly provided by private medical institutions. Primary health care, which is... -
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- Technical Competency of the Esophgogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) during the First 50 EGDs: The Training Result of Family Medicine Residents in a University Hospital
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Park KH, Sung NJ, Lee DW, Jeong HS
- KMID: 2234647
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2010 Aug;31(8):595-599.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.8.595
BACKGROUND: A previous Korean study recommended minimal 50 cases of Esophgogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to achieve technical competency, based on director's opinion. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the achievement of... -
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- A Case of Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Iliopsoas Muscle Undiagnosed for 3 Years with Chronic Abdominal Pain
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Lee WS, Park KH, Lee HJ, Sung NJ
- KMID: 2234241
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2010 Feb;31(2):134-139.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.2.134
Abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms we encounter in primary care clinics, and the patients being hospitalized for abdominal pain account for 5-6% of all the inpatients.... -
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- Present Status of Papers on the Primary Care Quality Assessment in Korea
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Jeong JW, Sung NJ
- KMID: 2235588
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2009 Jul;30(7):525-532.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.7.525
BACKGROUND: The analysis of the papers on the primary care quality assessment in Korea was performed to summarize existing papers, estimate the level of primary care quality, and suggest the... -
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- Korean Guideline Development for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment of the Spine: Proposal by the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Committee
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Kim YB, Lee SG, Park CW, Kim DJ, Park YK, Sung NJ, Ahn SH, Ahn JS, Shin HS, Lee BS, Kim JH, Jeon CH
- KMID: 1713817
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2009 May;24(Suppl 2):S307-S313.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.S2.S307
The criteria for the evaluation of spinal impairment are diverse, complex, and have no standardized form. This makes it difficult and somewhat troublesome to accurately evaluate spinal impairment patients. A... -
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- A Study on Estimating the Blood Pressure by Using the Pulse Wave Transit Time in Shock Patients Who Received Vasopressor Drugs
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Park GN, Sung WY, Seo SW, Hong SY, Yang YM, Lee JY, Sung NJ, Yang HB
- KMID: 2228362
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Apr;24(1):11-16.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.1.11
BACKGROUND: Blood pressure is clinically used for monitoring shock patients and as a therapeutic indicator for them. Non-invasive blood pressure measurement has weak points such as the use of a... -
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- Validity of NIOSH- and Nordic-style Questionnaires in the Screening and Surveillance of Neck and Upper Extremity Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Choi WJ, Sung NJ, Kang YJ, Han SH
- KMID: 2075035
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 2008 Sep;20(3):205-214.
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to compare the validity of two questionnaires (NIOSH- and Nordic-style) which are used for the screening and surveillance of neck and upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorders.... -
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