- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Medical Research and Treatments
- Christian Theology and Mission
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies
- Educational Systems and Policies
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Media Studies and Communication
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Asian Culture and Media Studies
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Risk Perception and Management
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
Dongshin University
2013-2024
Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital
2016-2021
Sungkonghoe University
2012-2020
Catholic University of Korea
2017
Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital
2017
Shingu College
2013
Texas State University
2010-2011
Purpose To evaluate the effects of acupuncture compared to a control group using artificial tears. Methods Setting & design: multicenter randomised controlled trial (three local research hospitals South Korea). Study Population: 150 patients with moderate severe dry eye. Intervention: Participants were randomly allocated into four weeks treatment (bilateral BL2, GB14, TE 23, Ex1, ST1, GB20, LI4, LI11 and single GV23) or tears (sodium carboxymethylcellulose). Main Outcome Measure(s): The...
Introduction This study tested the effectiveness of moxibustion on pain and function in chronic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) evaluated safety. Methods A multi-centre, non-blinded, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial compared with usual care (UC) KOA. 212 South Korean patients aged 40–70 were recruited from 2011–12, stratified by mild (Kellgren/Lawrence scale grades 0/1) moderate-severe KOA (grades 2/3/4), randomly allocated to or UC for four weeks. Moxibustion involved burning mugwort...
This study explores the interactive relationship between apology, as a crisis-response strategy used in current Toyota recall crisis, and product involvement influencing restoration of organization’s reputation customers’ future purchase intentions. The authors measured impact interaction participants’ perception an apology their product-involvement levels using 2 (perception apology: high sincerity vs. low sincerity) × (product involvement: low) experiment design. results showed that was...
The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and idiopathic (ICF) are not clearly known, there no definitive treatments for them. Therefore, patients with CFS ICF interested in Oriental medicine or complementary alternative medicine. For this reason, the effectiveness should be verified. We investigated two forms acupuncture added to usual care compared alone.A three-arm parallel, non-blinded, randomized controlled trial was performed four hospitals. divided 150 participants into treatment...
This study was designed to assess the quality of reporting on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) scalp acupuncture for treatment stroke. The following 8 databases were systematically investigated from their inception December 2015: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Institute Informatics Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator, Digital Science Korean Traditional Portal, Studies Service System. RCTs utilizing as an intervention stroke selected,...
We investigated changes in the levels of adenosine triphosphate and nitric oxide urothelium men with detrusor underactivity benign prostatic hyperplasia.We prospectively enrolled study 30 who planned to undergo surgical treatment for hyperplasia. The 15 patients a bladder contractility index less than 100 were assigned group while more no group. Bladder mucosal specimens collected at prostate resection, endothelial synthase analyzed these specimens. compared between 2 groups. correlation...
Abstract Background The treatment of knee osteoarthritis, which is a major cause disability among the elderly, typically selected from multidisciplinary options, including complementary and alternative medicine. Moxibustion has been used in osteoarthritis Korea to reduce pain improve physical activity. However, there no sufficient evidence its effectiveness, it cannot therefore be widely recommended for treating osteoarthritis. We designed randomised controlled clinical trial evaluate...
Scalp acupuncture (SA) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are effective for treating cerebral infarction. This study aims to examine the efficacy safety of SA electromagnetic convergence (SAEM-CS), which was developed through collaboration between conventional medical physicians doctors who practice traditional Korean medicine. SAEM-CS designed improve function in patients with infarction, compared improvement after stroke rehabilitation, SA, rTMS therapeutic approaches....
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of reports about randomized controlled trials (RCTs) scalp acupuncture (SA) for treatment vascular dementia (VD). A systematic search published through December 2015 was performed in eight databases. The RCTs that used SA as an intervention VD evaluated based on 2010 Consolidated Standards Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Interventions Controlled Acupuncture (STRICTA) guidelines. Thirteen items from CONSORT guideline were scored give overall score (OQS,...
Purpose This paper investigates whether building a nuclear power plant in community would inherently bring local conflict phenomena such as “not my back yard (NIMBY)”, focusing especially on the interactive effect between different types of publics and their exposure to either supportive or opposing message about hypothetical governmental plan build participation intentions. Design/methodology/approach Applying two theoretical frameworks (situational theory social exchange theory) NIMBY,...
Previous studies of acupuncture show favourable results for both subjective and objective outcomes dry eye. However, firm conclusions could not be drawn from these because the quality trials was too low to establish concrete evidence. Therefore, this study designed avoid flaws existing assess effectiveness, cost-effectiveness qualitative characteristics treatment eye.One hundred fifty participants with eye will recruited into three independent hospitals different areas: Korea Institute...
Objectives The aim of this study is to identify the satisfaction Korean medicine treatment by traffic accident. Methods This was carried out 103 cases accident patients which had been in Dongshin university hospital and Chung-Yeon from June, 2014 September, 2014. survey used preceding articles accepted for assessment degree study. All data were coded SPSS v18.0 analyzed descriptive maneuver, x2-test, T-test correlation. Results According survey, 93.2% included hospitalized medical within 2...
Based on a concept of professionalism, this study analyzed and compared current public relations curricula higher education among the United States, Kingdom, South Korea. In terms three educational orientations, results indicated that in States is most balanced theoretical, skill-based, practical content; U.K. schools offer more theoretical courses, Korean are significantly concerned with skill-based courses.
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is widely recognized as worst international history (Oceana: Protecting World's Oceans, n.d.).Within days April 20, 20 Deepwater Horizon rig that had killed 11 people, remote underwater cameras revealed pipe was leaking and gas on ocean floor about 42 miles off coast Louisiana ( National Museum Natural History, n.d.).Since explosion, teams researchers scientists have begun studying disaster its impacts.Communication coming from following 2010 presents...
The issue of “distracted driving” has been a popular topic in research and the subject numerous campaigns laws. Fear appeals have commonly utilized to prevent people, adolescents mainly, from engaging such behavior. This paper examines impact that public service announcement featuring fear appeal discourage distracted driving on perceptions intentions sample (N = 102) Texas State University students. students viewed thirtysecond PSA before completing self-report questionnaire. Responses were...
A 57-year-old male patient was diagnosed as Incomplete cervical spinal cord injury and Neurogenic bladder after falling accident suffered from tetraplegia urinary retention. The hospitalized treated with Complex Korean Medical treatment such acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, bee venom pharmacopuncture herbal medication for 13 weeks. International Standard Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) adopted to evaluate the functional recovery version Modified Barthel Index...
Objective : This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of prescription Dokhwalkigisaengtangagambang(DGG) and Gamisayuktanggagambang(GSG), which has been utilized in treatment joint disease, for improving low back knee pain. Methods In patients clinical studies, control group 28 cases, experimental 41 cases. All subjects had pain The treated with DGG or GSG, 17 prescriptions. VAS (Visual Analag Scale), WOMAC (Western Ontario McMasters Universties Osteoarthritis Index) ODI (Oswestry Low...
This study examines how 2 major South Korean newspapers ( Chosun Ilbo and Hankyoreh Sinmon ) represent—specifically through framing—North Korea's national image during the 2‐year period (from 2001 to 2002). To conduct this research, framing analysis was used for analyzing media texts as a research method. According findings, although reporting North issues, considered relationship with Korea peace reunification of Peninsula. That is, covering news concern reflect on their relations issues...