• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.812-819
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• 2003

Purpose: This study was to identify factors that influence the health care needs of that over 65 years of age in Mokpo, Korea. Method: The data was collected from June 2002 to September 2002. The subjects were 120 homebound solitude elderly(age=76.8). Subjects were interviewed with structured questionnaire in order to identify the health care needs, health variables (perceived health status, risk of malnutrition, K-IADL), psychological variables(self-esteem, depression) and demographic variables. physiological health variables (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar)were assessed after the interview. Result: In general perceived health status was poor, risk of malnutrition was high, number of disease was 3 disease, self-esteem was low but depression was high and health care needs were relatively high. Among the elderly education & counseling needs topped the list. In regression analysis, health care needs were significantly influenced by IADL(23%), duration of solitudes(4%), sex(3%), and education(l%). These variables explained 31% of the variances in health care needs. Conclusion: The result identified that health care needs should be a considered in IADL, female, duration of solitudes and education for the solitude elderly.

• Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.171-181
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the living experiences of low-income elderly living alone. Method: The data were collected through more than ten times of in-depth interview with 7 participants. The research question was "what is it like to experience your daily living?" The data were analyzed by Colaizzi's phenomenological analytic method. Results: Four main meaningful themes were identified: 1) The participants blamed themselves for their past lives, 2) They also felt sorry for being a burden on other's lives, 3) They considered diseases to be a natural part of life, 4) They felt worried and hopeless about the rest of their lives. Conclusion: This study revealed the living experiences of low-income elderly living alone. Further studies are needed to determine appropriate care and treatment. The authentic caring approaches are required with caring community people. Finally, this study may provide data for better recognizing the low-income elderly's experiences of caring in the community.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.167-177
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• 2016

Objectives : The aims of this study were to identify life satisfaction of elderly living alone based on their health status and suggest measures that improve their physical, mental and oral health, which could be used in future welfare policies on the elderly. Methods : The study subjects were 307 senior citizens who lived alone and used senior citizen centers in Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do. Results : Life satisfaction tended to be high when the subjects had a low number of chronic diseases, no activity limitations and stress, no suicidal feelings, no tooth mobility and chewing difficulty and denture use. Conclusions : To improve life satisfaction, elderly living alone need to make effort to maintain their health however, policy programs that improve the physical, mental and oral health of the elderly need to be promoted.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.157-166
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was to explore health experiences of the low-income elderly living alone reflected in Newman's Health as expanding consciousness theory. Method: The researcher used Newman's praxis methodology because it is good for showing the process of interaction between the researcher and the low-income elderly living alone. Results: The significant characteristics of early health experience during a participant's lifetime were demonstrated that blamed themselves, being burden of themselves hopeless of their lives. However, after a turning point in health experience. The health experience of most of the participants evolved as expanding consciousness. Conclusion: This study has provided support for Newman's theory of health. Most of the participants recognized meanings in their patterns and authentic caring relationships with the nurse as researcher, pattern recognition as a nursing practice was a meaningful transforming process in the participant-nurse partnership. This participatory approach expands the scope of sharing health experience with the elderly living alone and with caring community people.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.105-114
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• 2017

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary pattern and the Community Periodontal Index in elderly people who live alone in rural areas and to provide necessary data to strengthen nutrition education about the oral health of elderly people who live alone. Methods : Dental examinations and questionnaires were conducted with 380 elderly people who live alone in rural areas of Gyeonggi-do. Results : The Community Periodontal Index was higher when the elderly people who live alone had a low intake of vegetables and fruits, a high intake of sugars, a low number of breakfasts, a high frequency of overeating and a high frequency of instant ingestion. Conclusions : It is necessary to provide nutritional management services for the elderly people who live alone in rural areas and to provide preventive centered comprehensive oral care.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.1145-1148
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• 2005

최근 유비쿼터스 환경에서 다양한 헬스케어 관련 기기와 의료시스템을 통한 서비스를 제공하는 헬스케어 서비스 시스템 개발에 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 헬스케어 서비스는 통합서비스의 제공보다는 특정한 목적에 맞도록 헬스케어 서비스 시스템을 개발하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 헬스케어 서비스를 위한 위치추적, 헬스정보, 쾌적한 환경을 통합 제공하는 헬스케어 프레임워크를 제안한다. 그리고 헬스케어 프레임워크 기반에서 실버아파트의 독거노인을 대상으로 한 헬스케어 서비스 응용을 구축하여 실시간 수행과정을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.382-385
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 최근 정보통신의 다양한 분야에서 응용되고 있는 USN과 LBS 기술을 이용하여 사회복지 인프라를 위한 서비스 체계화, 상대적 소외계층을 위한 안전체계 구축, 첨단 IT 기술 접목의 복지통신정책 실현, 공공 u-Wellbeing 서비스 시스템 구축을 목적으로 u-Care 서비스 시스템을 설계 구현하였다. 이 서비스는 독거 또는 치매노인, 장애인을 위한 사회복지 서비스로 거주지 실내 활동 현황 모니터링이 가능하며, 초소형 GPS 기반의 위치추적 단말기를 이용하여 실시간 위치정보 및 상태 정보에 이상이 생겼을 시에는 사회복지 관련 기관, 경찰, 119, 가족 등에게 SMS로 자동 발송하는 서비스 방식이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.1145-1147
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• 2017

사회적 소외계층이 증가함에 따라 무연고 사망자가 늘어나는 사례가 늘고 있다. 따라서 본 논문은 자체 제작한 웨어러블 디바이스를 활용하여 무연고 소외계층의 건강을 관찰 및 응급상황을 대처하고 고독사를 방지하는 서비스를 제안한다. 제안한 웨어러블 디바이스는 사용자가 착용 시 심장 박동, 온도, 습도의 생명 정보를 측정 및 저장하고, 저장된 데이터와 움직임을 감지할 PIR 센서의 움직임 데이터 값을 비교하여 응급 상황을 보여준다. 이를 위해서 사용자 용 웨어러블 디바이스, DB 관리서버 및 웹 페이지를 구축하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2016.04a
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• pp.959-961
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• 2016

인구의 고령화가 진행되어가면서 독거노인의 수가 늘어나고 있다. 그럼으로 인해서 독거노인들의 넘어짐, 낙상 등으로 인해 발생하는 합병증과 같은 건강 상의 문제나 고독사와 같은 것들의 발생이 증가하고 있다. 이 연구는 아두이노를 이용하여 사용자의 움직임을 입력받아 입력된 값을 계산하고 분석하여 문제 상황을 빠른 시간내에 확인한 후 블루투스를 통해 스마트폰을 이용, 관리자에게 문제 상황을 전달하고 그로 인해 빠른 대처 요청이 이루어질 수 있도록 구현하였다.

• IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.307-315
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• 2015

Recently, Smart Home System(SHS) is applied in order to provide comfort, energy efficient and better security to the residence. Thus, by introducing the SHS in the house of elderly people, it is possible to provide a convenient and safe life for old people especially living alone. This paper presents the design and implementation of a low cost but yet flexible and secure smart-phone based SHS. The design is based on inter-working between Arduino board with Bluetooth and Arduino board with Ethernet shield, and the home monitor/appliances are connected to the input/output ports of this board via sensors/relays. In addition, when the old man is put on an emergency, the proposed system will automatically notify it the family. Therefore, we have implemented an inexpensive and efficient SHS for the elderly living alone by inter-working smart phones, internet server and Arduino micro-controller.