• Journal of muscle and joint health
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.218-227
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the current level of physical activity (PA) and to explore the relationships between self-efficacy for PA, perceived health status (PHS), attitudes toward aging, ego-integrity and PA in community-dwelling older Koreans. Methods: A total of 164 participants were recruited from community centers, churches, and senior welfare centers in Korea. With questionnaires, a survey was conducted from June 3rd to 22th, 2016. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient using SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. Results: The mean amount of total PA was 5,295.33±6,272.38 MET/min/week. The number of subjects engaged in vigorous, moderate, and low-intensity activities were 87 (53.0%), 45 (27.4%), and 32 (19.5%), respectively. Overall, physical activities were different according to the presence of spouse (t=-2.79, p=.006) and the presence of housemate (t=2.03, p=.044). The mean scores of self-efficacy for PA, PHS, attitudes towards aging, and ego-integrity were 17.16±4.45, 9.00±2.41, 68.12±9.28 and 51.62±7.59, respectively. There were significant positive correlations between overall PA and self-efficacy for PA (r=.34, p<.001), PHS (r=.23, p=.003), attitudes towards aging (r=.26, p=.001). Conclusion: Specific programs to promote physical activities in addition to continuous education for improving self-efficacy for PA, PHS, and attitudes towards aging in community-dwelling older adults are needed.

• 건강소식
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.14-15
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• 2010

어머니의 손맛이 예전 같지 않고 짜거나 맵거나 달다면 노년이 되었다는 결정적인 증거이다. 나이가 들어감에 따라 신체가 노화되고 미각 세포의 기능이 저하되어 맛에 대한 감각이 떨어졌기 때문이다. 미각이 떨어졌다는 것은 노년 건강을 위한 식탁관리가 되어야 한다는 말이기도 하다. 노년에는 영양상태가 건강상태를 좌우하는 결정적인 요인인데 노년이 되면 미각 저하는 물론, 식사와 직접적인 관련이 있는 장기 기관의 능력이 저하되어 올바른 영양상태를 유지하기 어렵게 되기 때문이다. 미각이 떨어진 노년기의 식탁관리에 대해서 알아본다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.137-138
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• 2014

노인은 대부분의 활동을 주거 공간 중심으로 보내게 되므로, 노화에 따른 만성적 지병과 신체활동의 기능저하로 말미암아 주거와 의료 서비스의 결합은 노인의 생활에 있어서 핵심적인 요소가 아닐 수 없다. 따라서 주거와 의료서비스를 결합한 노인의료주거단지에 있어 노인의 라이프스타일을 반영한 다양한 형태의 주거생활공간에 대한 연구와 대안모색이 필요하다. 참여와 공동창작으로 이루어지는 유니버설서비스디자인의 프로세스를 본 연구에 도입함으로써 주체적이고 활동적인 서비스의 소비자로서의 노인에 대한 적극적인 대안이 될 것이다.

• 한국노년학
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.1213-1223
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to explore and describe the health and welfare needs experienced by old parents living with disabled adult children, and to help generate research interest and public policy attention on this critical issue. For the purpose of this study, the survey was conducted with older parents who are living with dependent adult children with physical or mental disability. Among collected data for this study, data for 105 older parents were analyzed. The results showed that older parents have suffered with care responsibilities for their disabled adult children as well as special needs resulted from their old age. And older parents have little or even nothing prepared for later life because of lifetime economic, physical and social difficulties related to their disabled children. Also these difficulties had a significant impact on their idea of health and welfare needs in later life. It showed that older parents had mainly concerned and wanted to have the direct cash benefits and medical provisions but hardly recognised the importance of other services such as leisure activities. Preliminary suggestions of this study therefore may be helpful to improve the public policy approach in order to better serve older parents with disabled adult children in the coming aging society.

• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.25-35
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• 2021

Middle-aged women experience diverse psychological and physical stresses and tensions through the menopause, aging, and taking up too many social roles, which often leads to sleep disorder. But there are not many scientific researches on the issue. Therefore, the research of efficacy of singing bowl that helps relax middle-aged women who have sleep disorder is needed to improve their health. This study was conducted with Giorgi's phenomenological method with 4 middle-aged women with sleep disorder, whose Pittsburgh sleeping quality scale marked over 5 points, who took part in singing bowl experience for 40 minutes and did the interview. The study resulted in following conclusions that through participants' singing bowl experience, 518 constructive meanings, 15 meaning units, 7 sub components, and 2 group subjects were drawn up. Firstly, when participants took part in the singing bowl experience, they underwent physical, mental, imagery experiences which are physical pain and muscle relaxation, mental relaxation, and positive mindset and imaginary images and colors. Secondly, physical changes that the participants felt after singing bowl experience was increased physical relaxation, improved physical symptoms and more physical activities, and psychologically participants also felt reduced anxiety, increased happiness and positive mentality. And behavioral changes are relaxed movements, increased activities, and improved sleep is huge benefit through changes of sleep pattern. In this study, singing bowl is confirmed to be effective both physically and psychologically on relaxing the middle-aged women's tensions that are caused by sleep disorders and singing bowl experience is meaningful in that the middle-aged women as well as modern people with the sleep disorders can be helped to have better lives.

• Proceedings of The KACE
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• 2018.08a
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• pp.135-138
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• 2018

스마트 시니어란 기존의 고령자 세대와 달리 문화향유 의욕을 가진 계층으로 컴퓨터, 스마트 기기 등 컴퓨팅 기기를 사용할 수 있고, 취미 문화 활동에 적극적으로 참여한다. 또한 고령자의 인터넷이용률도 증가하고 있다. 하지만 고령자들은 신체적 노화에 따른 한계점에 인터넷이용에 불편을 겪기도 한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 시니어와 주니어의 생체능력 비교실험을 통하여 스마트 시니어를 대상으로 하는 인지반응 분석 기술을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 시니어와 주니어의 비교분석으로 주니어에서 시니어로 변화되는 과정을 파악할 수 있고 이는 스마트 시니어에게 알맞은 UI/UX제공 및 스마트 시니어에게 최적화된 콘텐츠 및 서비스를 제공할 수 있을 것 이라 사료된다.

• 한국노년학
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.69-83
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics and factors of each area by considering the gender health of the elderly as the integration of mental, physical, emotional, and social gender health based on the WHO gender health. The sexual health of the elderly is significantly different by gender, academic background, and region, and there is a clear difference in mental, physical, emotional sexual health and social sexual health. The mental, physical and emotional sexual health of the elderly in urban areas, those with high education and male is high, but the elderly in the rural areas, those with low education, and female are high in social sexual health. The factors affecting sexual health are as follows. Mental sexual health was positively influenced by satisfaction of sexual life and sexual knowledge. Physical sexual health was positively influenced by life and spouse satisfaction, and emotional sexual health was positively influenced by sexual relationship, spouse satisfaction, sexual life satisfaction and sexual knowledge. Social sexual health has a negative (-) effect on spouse satisfaction and sexual relationships. Integrated sexual health in old age can affect subjective health and quality of life, leading to successful aging. Sexual health education is needed to form a safe and healthy sexual life and interpersonal relationship. The 'sex' that appears as a cumulative trajectory of life should be accompanied by the accurate sexual health awareness and sex education that encompasses all generations. Therefore, in the composition of sex health education program, it is necessary to reflect the components that can enhance the sensitivity of adulthood to strengthen understanding and communication of spouse.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.10
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• pp.483-489
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• 2018

Driving behaviors are reported to be vulnerable to safe driving in unexpected situations or driving in the city due to deterioration of physical and cognitive functions in elderly drivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in driving behaviors according to age of self-drivers and to identify changes in physical function related to driving caused by normal aging. The subjects of the study included 75 healthy adults (21 persons aged 20-39 years, 40 persons 40-64 years, 14 persons 65 years old) who were self-driving and possessed a driver's license. Data included sex, dominant hand, medication, exercise, age, and driving time obtained by a self-reported questionnaire. In addition, this study measured steering, acceleration and braking using a Driver Test Station. Results of the study showed there was no significant difference in power test according to age group, but the total time of the timer test and the emergency brake test significantly differed according to age. The timer test and emergency brake test were completed fastest in young adults between 20 and 39 years old and completed slowest in elderly people 65 years old or over. Based on our study results, it is suggested that normal aging affects the perceptual-cognitive processes associated with driving behaviors.

• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.392.1-392
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• 2004

적절한 영양섭취는 노인에서 나타날 수 있는 각종 생활습관질환의 예방과 치료에 도움을 줄 뿐 만 아니라, 신체 기능을 향상시켜 삶의 질 향상에 중요한 역할을 한다. 노인계층은 노화에 수반되는 각종 생리기능의 저하, 사회심리적 고립, 유병상태 및 투약, 활동량 저하에 따라 식생활이 불량해지며, 이는 곧 영양상태 불량을 초래하여 건강을 더욱 악화시킨다. 우리나라는 현재 노인 인구의 급격한 증가에 따라 지역사회 노인 대상의 각종 보건영양서비스 필요성이 대두되고 있다.(중략)

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.201-221
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• 2006

This paper attempts to highlight such issues as the personal psychological problems due to the aging, and tries to investigate the effectiveness and the potentials of bibliotherapy to heal the wounded hearts of people who suffer from aging. Portrayed through a qualitative surveys and interviews with five subjects selected by the researchers, discussions were elaborated around three factors such as physical, cognitive. and social factors. The participants. throughout the study, came to understand and to narrate their own problems objectively and to discern their wounds. It was also observed that they felt relieved and stable after reading the books presented by the researchers. As a result, physical decline. isolation from family members, solitude in society and decline of self-esteem they have experienced since their mid-40s were recognized as natural changes from aging which were to overcome.