• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2008

Snoezelen, multi-sensory stimulation, provides stimulation through the visual, aural, tactile, olfactory, gustatory and proprioceptive senses. Its aim is to be a relaxing, feeling of safety, novelty and stimulation with no expectations for performance. Agitated behavior of people with dementia causes significant problems and distress for cares. The objective of this research study was to test the effects of Snoezelen room on physical and verbal agitated behaviors of people with dementia. Four patients participated five sessions in Snoezelen room of 'F' dementia care facility in Sweden. Assessment instrument was basically used Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory-Short Form to be rated by caregivers on a 5-point frequency scale. Pre-trial and post-trial assessments were carried out during $27^{th}$ Aug.-$27^{th}$ Sept. 2007. Result shows that Snoezelen room has some short-term positive effect on agitated behavior even though there was a considerable variation individuals responded. This result adds to the increasing evidence that Snoezelen could be a therapeutic environment for the elderly with dementia. Further research study, with larger number of participation, and a control group is required to establish more scientific evidence of Snoezelen effects on health outcome.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.517-519
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• 2022

고령인구의 증가에 따른 복지서비스 비용 증가에 새롭게 등장하는 VR 등의 기술적용이 치매서비스의 적절한 대응으로 제시되고 있다. 현재 치매안심센터의 규모와 기능으로는 지역사회 내의 치매 고위험군을 모두 발굴하거나 수용하기는 어려운 상황이다. 수용인원 및 사례관리의 어려움, 치매환자 의료지원, 의료비 및 요양비 부담, 치매예방환경의 미비 등으로 인한 한계가 뚜렷하다. VR을 활용한 치매서비스의 특성은 첫째. VR은 쉬운 접근성과 편리성을 갖는다. 둘째, 인지건강의 증진 및 인지저하의 예방이 손쉬워지고 흥미를 기반으로 한다. 치매는 조기에 치료를 시작하는 것이 가장 효과적이며, 중증으로 지연되는 것을 막는 것이 가장 효과적인 치료법으로 인식되고 있다. 셋째, 막대한 디지털 자료를 통한 인지저하의 예후 예측이 가능하다는 것이 가장 큰 효과로 제시될 수 있다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.766-779
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the burden on families who live with an elderly person suffering from senile dementia, and the degree of their depression. There were 400 participants in this study, staying in the Seoul and Kyonggi areas from August 1, 1997 to February 28, 1998. Among the group, 100 participants took care of their patient at home, and another 300 participants left 100 patient at a day-care center, 100 sanatorium for senile dementia(asylum for helpless elderly people), 100 an infirmary for elderly people. Eventually 242 subjects out of the 400 were selected for the data analysis. The Zarit (1980) tool was employed to measure the degree of burden and Zung's(1965) “Self-Rating Depression Scale” was employed for the data analysis. The data was analyzed, and the percentage, t-test, ANOVA and Person's Correlation Coefficient were calculated. The results are as follows : 1. The average degree of burden that care-giving families felt was 49.13, which is somewhat high. 2. The average degree of depression that care -giving families felt was 51.95, which is relatively high. 3. The degree of burden was directly affected by the relation with the patient(F＝2.48, P＜.05), and the socio-economic status of the family(F＝5.17, P＜.05). Its also affected by the patient's educational status(F＝2.17, P＜.05). 4. The degree of depression of the family was significantly dependent on sex(t＝-2.05, P＜.05), age (F＝2.99, P＜.05), the relationship with the patient(F＝3.65, P＜.01), socio-economic status (F＝7.74, P＜.001), occupation(t＝2.82, P＜.01), health status(F＝4.42, P＜.01), and the place of residence(F＝4.30, P＜.01), The patient characteristics was significantly dependent on his/her educational status(F＝3.85, P＜.01), the period of suffering from senile dementia(F＝2.47, P＜.05), and smoking habit(F＝6.17, P＜.001). 5. The relationship between the degree of burden and that of depression reads r＝0.43, which is statistically positive correlation in the high significant level. Upon analyzing the entire summation, most care-givers for elderly patients suffering from senile dementia lack time in caring for themselves. They also experience chronic fatigue and mental discomfort caused by the isolation from society, curtailment of certain activities, a sense of responsibility for their patients, and limits of their endurance in taking care of their patients over time. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the necessity for the following propositions : 1. In order to measure the degree of burden that Korean care-giving families undergo, a new tool must be developed on the basis of Korean culture. 2. An educational program based on the demands that care-giving families undergo must be developed, and its clinical effect also has to be examined.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.149-157
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• 2024

본 연구의 목적은 통합예술치료가 초기치매노인의 인지기능과 우울에 미치는 영향을 객관적으로 살펴보고, 통합예술치료가 초기치매노인의 변화과정을 행동변화 관찰일지를 이용하여 종합적인 분석을 통해, 이를 규명하고 논의하는 데 있다. 연구방법으로 통합예술치료가 초기치매노인의 인지기능과 우울에 미치는 영향에 대한 양적연구와 함께 질적연구를 통한 심층 분석을 이용한 혼합연구를 설계하였다. 양적연구는 수원시 P 구의 주간보호센터를 이용하는 초기치매노인 20명을 실험대상으로 사전 사후검사를 하였고, 질적연구는 초기치매노인 10명을 대상으로 행동변화 관찰일지 분석을 하였다. 이러한 연구결과는 첫째, 통합예술치료가 초기치매노인의 인지기능에 유의한 영향(p<.001, t=-5.871을 미쳤다. 둘째, 통합예술치료가 초기치매노인의 우울에 유의한 영향(p<.001, t=5.325)을 미쳤다. 셋째, 통합예술치료 프로그램이 초기치매노인의 인지기능과 우울에 사전, 사후 변화에도 긍정적인 태도로 변화하였다. 본 연구결과를 통해 통합예술치료가 초기치매노인의 인지기능과 우울에 미치는 영향을 밝힘으로써 초기치매노인과 관련된 통합예술치료프로그램 등에 실효적 정보를 제공할 뿐 아니라 초기치매노인과 관련된 연구의 기초자료로 의미가 있다.

• 대한치료과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2018

Objective: To investigate the effects of a brain fitness exercise on the cognitive function of patients with dementia. Method: Forty-six elderly adults diagnosed with dementia were randomly allocated to the study or control group (n=23 per group). The study and control groups performed a brain fitness and regular exercise, respectively, for 40 minutes a day, three times a week for four weeks. We examined cognitive capacity using MMSE-K, cognitive strength, judgment time, and mental workload scores before and after intervention. Results: The study group showed significant improvements in all variables. In addition, the control group showed a significant improvement in brain stress. We found that there was a significant improvement in the study group when compared with the control group in all variables. Conclusion: Based on these results, we suggest that brain fitness exercise would be effective in improving cognitive functions of dementia patients.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제2권
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• pp.52-59
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• 1995

This Study was done to examine the home health care service provided by home care nurses and the level of client satisfaction. Data were collected from 60 clients who received services from a home care center. The tool for measurement of satisfaction was composed 13 items and was 3 score scale. The results of this study are summarized as follows ; 1. By the disease pattern, subjects were distributed into cardiovascuvr disease(73.5%), digestire disease(10.2%), endocrine disease (6.1%), Senile dementia(6.1%) and the others(4.0%). 2. By the disease pattern, provided home health care services were follows; In cardiovascular disease and digestire disease, direct nursing service, education and physical assessment were provided every time. In senile dementia, direct nursing services were mainly provided and transfer and medication were rarely provided. 3. The level of satisfaction on provided home health services was high; mean score was 2.4 out of 3.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.389-400
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• 2019

In this study we compared the cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination for Dementia Screening: MMSE-DS) and nutrient intake of elderly women with dementia in a long-term care facility (EW-LCF) and a day-time care facility (EW-DCF). This survey was conducted from July 2015 to May 2017 on 73 elderly women with dementia (47 women in LCF and 26 women in DCF) in the city of Incheon. The data obtained from interviews with the subjects and caregivers were analyzed using the SPSS 20.0. The total score of the MMSE-DS and intakes of most nutrients in the EW-LCF were significantly lower compared to the EW-DCF (p<0.05). The nutrient adequacy ratios (NAR) of protein, vitamin A, C, $B_6$, $B_{12}$, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, calcium and phosphorus in the EW-LCF were significantly lower compared to the EW-DCF (p<0.05). However, the indexes of nutritional quality (INQ) of vitamin C, $B_6$, thiamine, niacin, calcium, magnesium, and iron in the EW-LCF were significantly higher compared to the EW-DCF (p<0.05). As a result, the subjects showed an unbalanced and insufficient nutrition intake status regardless of the type of care facility. Most nutrient intakes of the EW-LCF with lower cognitive function were very significantly lower compared to the EW-DCF (p<0.001). Therefore, it is necessary to assess the cognitive function and nutritional status regularly at care facilities for the elderly women suffering with dementia and to provide specialized individual nutritional management.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2023

이 연구는 치매안심센터 인지재활 프로그램의 현황 및 실태분석을 통한 활성화 방안과 다차원적 치료레크리에이션 프로그램에 대한 개발방향과 내용을 도출하고자 D시의 치매안심센타 인지재활 치료프로그램 참여 노인 각 50명씩(5개구)을 선정하였고, 9명을 전문가 집단 의견수렴 대상으로 선정하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS ver. 18.0 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 기술통계와 구성요소별 중요도 및 우선순위는 계층구조분석을 시행함으로써, 첫째, 현재 제공되고 있는 인지재활 지원 프로그램은 이용자의 요구와는 달리 지원프로그램이 충분하지 않아 경험이 상당히 낮게 나타났으며, 이에 대한 개선점으로는 돌봄이나 보호시설 확대와 이용자의 요구를 충족할 다양한 프로그램 개발이 중요하다고 나타났고, 둘째, 치료레크리에이션 구성요소별 중요도와 우선순위는 대분류(6개) 운동요법, 중분류(16개) 운동요법의 행동중심 접근법, 소분류(47개) 힘뇌체조, 실버건강체조가 가장 높게 나타났다. 이는 치료레크리에이션 프로그램 개발시 각 영역의 우선순위를 고려한 다차원적 프로그램 계획이 이루어져야 함을 보여주는 결과라 할 수 있다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.391-397
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• 2018

본 연구는 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램이 치매 노인들의 인지기능과 균형감각에 미치는 영향을 조사 분석하고자 실시되었다. 연구대상은 알츠하이머형 치매를 진단받은 노인 16명을 대상으로 6 개월 동안 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램을 제공하였으며, 실험군과 대조군 두 그룹의 프로그램 제공전과 후의 인지기능과 균형감각의 변화를 분석하였다. 연구결과 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램은 알츠하이머형 치매 노인의 인지기능과 균형감각을 유지시키거나 증진시키는 것으로 보고되었다. 연구 대상자 모집과 손실 및 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램 기간과 같은 변수 통제의 어려움을 제한점으로 볼 수 있으나 레크리에이션 치료와 같은 비약리적 방법의 개발과 효과성 검증의 측면에서 치매 노인의 재활치료 연구에 기여하였다고 판단된다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1047-1059
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• 1998

Senile Dementia is one of the dispositional mental disorder which has been known to the world since Hippocratic age. It has become a wide-spread social problem all over the world because of chronic disease processes and the demands of dependent care for several years as well as improbability of treatment of it at the causal level. Essentially, life styles of the older generation differ from those of the younger generation. While the fomer is used to the patriarchal system and the spirit of filial piet and respect, the latter is pragmatized and individualized under the effects of the Western material civilization. These differences between the two generations cause conflict between family members. In particular, the pain and conflict of care-givers who take care of a totally dependent dementia patient not only is inciting to the collapse of the family union, but is expanding into a serious social problem. According to this practical difficulty, this study has tried to compare dementia care-givers' experiences inter-culturally and to help set up more proper nursing interventions, describing and explaining them through ethnographies by participant observation and in-depth interviews that enable seeing them in a more close, honest and certain way. It also tries to provide a theoetical model of nusing care for dementia patients which is proper to Korean culture. This study is composed of 12 participants (4 males, 8 females) whose ages range from 37-71 years. The relations of patients are 5 spouses(3 husbands, 2 wives), 4 daughters-in-law, 2 daughters, and 1 son-in-law. The following are the care-givers' meaning of experiences that results of the study shows. The first is "psychological conflict". It contains the minds of getting angry, reproaching, being driven to dispair, blaming oneself, giving up lives, and being afraid, hopeless, and resigned. The second is "physical, social and psychological pressure" . At this stage, care-givers are shown to be under stress of both body and soul for the lack of freedom and tiredness. They also feel constraint because they hardly cope with the care and live through others' eyes. The third is "isolation". It makes the relationship of patient care-giver to be estranged, without understanding each other. They, also, experience indifference such as being upset and left alone. The forth is "acceptance" They gradually have compassion, bear up and then adapt themselves to the circumstances they are in. The fifth is "love". Now they learn to reward the other with love. It is also shown that this stage contains the process of winning others' recognition. The final is "hope". In this stage they really want situations to go smoothly and hope everything will be O.K. These consequences enable us to summarize the principles of cue experience such as, in the early stage, negative response such as physical·psychological confusion, pain and conflict are primary. Then the stage of acceptance emerges. It is an initial positive response phase when care-givers may admit their situations. As time passes by a positive response stage emerges. At last they have love and hope. Three stages we noted above : however, there are never consistent situations. Rather it gradually comes into the stage of acceptance, repeating continuous conflict, pressure and isolation. If any interest and understanding of families or the support of surrounding society lack, it will again be converted to negative responses sooner or later. Otherwise, positive responses like hope and love can be encouraged if the family and the surroundings give active aids and understanding. After all, the principles of dementia care experiences neither stay at any stage, nor develop from negative stages to positive stages steadily. They are cycling systems in which negative responses and positive responses are constantly being converted. I would like to suggest the following based on the above conclusions : First, the systematic and planned education of dementia should be performed in order to enhance public relations. Second, a special medical treatment center which deals with dementia, under government's charge, should be managed. Third, the various studies approaching dementia care experiences result in the development of more reasonable and useful nursing guidelines.