Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Ŭihakhoe chi
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To evaluate the risk of fractures related with zolpidem in elderly insomnia patients. ⋯ Zolpidem could increase the risk of fracture in elderly insomnia patients. Therefore zolpidem should be prescribed carefully and the elderly should be provided with sufficient patient education.
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J Prev Med Public Health · Sep 2011
Health impact assessment as a strategy for intersectoral collaboration.
This study examined the use of health impact assessment (HIA) as a tool for intersectoral collaboration using the case of an HIA project conducted in Gwang Myeong City, Korea. ⋯ Although this study examined only one case, it shows the potential usefulness of HIA as a tool for enhancing intersectoral collaboration. Some strategies to formally implement HIA are discussed.
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J Prev Med Public Health · Sep 2010
Test-retest reliability of a questionnaire for the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey.
A web-based survey has been administered annually since 2005 throughout Korea to assess the prevalence of adolescent health risk behaviors among middle and high school students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS) questionnaire. ⋯ This study demonstrated that the reliability estimates for the KYRBWS questionnaire are varied, but generally reliable over time. The indices with low reliability estimates need to be evaluated further in order to determine whether the indices should be modified or deleted from future versions of the KYRBWS.
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J Prev Med Public Health · Mar 2010
[The evaluation of policies on 2009 influenza pandemic in Korea].
To evaluate the policies on 2009 influenza pandemic in Korea at the end of first wave. ⋯ The additional evaluation should be performed at the end of the pandemic in various aspects including health and socioeconomic effects.
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J Prev Med Public Health · Jul 2009
Determination of appropriate sampling time for job stress assessment: the salivary chromogranin A and cortisol in adult females.
This study was conducted to determine the appropriate sampling time of the salivary stress markers, chromogranin A (CgA) and cortisol as objective indices of job stress assessment in adult females. ⋯ We suggest that the appropriate sampling times for the salivary stress markers, CgA and cortisol, are at 7:00 (time of awakening), 8:00 (1 hour after awakening), 17:30 (early evening), and 22:30 (before sleep).