• 정신신체의학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2015

연구목적 한국에서 자살률의 높은 상승은 주로 남성과 노인에 집중되어 있다. 특히 65세 이상 노인 인구에서의 자살률은 OECD 가입 국가들 중 가장 높았다. 이 연구는 응급실에 내원한 노인 자살시도자들의 인구사회학적 특징과 임상적 특징을 알아보기 위하여 실시되었다. 방 법 2013년 6월과 2015년 7월까지 인제의대 일산백병원의 응급실을 방문한 총 336명의 20세 이상 성인과 노인 자살시도자들을 대상으로 실시되었다. 자살시도자들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하여 노인과 성인의 사회인구학적, 임상적 특징을 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 연구기간 동안 71명의 노인, 265명의 성인 자살시도자들이 응급실을 내원하였다. 노인 자살시도자들의 자살방법은 약물중독, 몸맴, 자상, 투신 순이었으며 성인보다 상대적으로 높은 치명도를 나타내었다. 또한 과거 정신과 장애는 노인 자살시도자들보다 성인 자살시도자들에서 더 흔하였다. 결 론 본 연구 결과는 응급실을 내원한 노인 자살시도자들의 임상적 특징을 제시하고 있으며, 이를 통해 노인 자살시도자들이 높은 치명도를 보이는 자살시도방법을 사용하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 향후 효과적인 노인 자살방지 프로그램 개발을 위한 더 많은 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.127-137
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• 2018

본 연구는 일 병원 간호사의 노인돌봄태도와 노인간호실천과의 관계를 확인하고 간호사의 노인간호실천에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 파악하기 위해 시도된 조사연구로, 2017년 10월 1일부터 10월 30일까지 B 광역시 소재 B 종합병원에 근무하는 간호사 228명을 대상으로 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 시행되었다. 수집된 자료는 IBM SPSS statistics 20.0 program을 이용하여 기술통계, 상관관계, 다중회귀분석을 이용하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 노인돌봄태도는 3.39점, 노인간호실천은 3.21점이었으며, 노인돌봄태도와 노인간호실천은 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있었다. 대상자의 노인간호실천에 영향을 미치는 요인은 노인돌봄태도, 임상경력, 노인관련 교육 경험이 노인에 대한 태도에 영향 여부, 현 근무부서, 평소 가까이 지내는 노인 유무로 파악되었으며, 이들 요인에 의한 노인간호실천 설명력은 30.4% 이었다. 따라서 본 연구결과를 토대로 추후 병원간호사에게 긍정적인 노인돌봄태도를 증진시키기 위한 프로그램과 임상실무에 맞는 노인간호실천 증진 프로그램의 개발 및 적용이 필요하다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7843-7847
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• 2014

Background: Although breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignant diseases in women, the majority of the studies describing the characteristics of BC in elderly patients have been limited to survival assessments or tumor features, without using younger BC patients as a reference group. The aim of our study was to describe and compare tumor characteristics and management patterns in elderly versus younger breast cancer patients in Turkey. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 152 patients with invasive breast cancer who underwent surgery in our institution between 2002 and 2012. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to age at the time of diagnosis. Results: There were 62 patients in the elderly group (${\geq}65$ years) and 90 patients in the younger group (<65 years). Compared to the younger group, tumors in the elderly group were more likely to be larger (p=0.018), of lower grade (p=0.005), and hormone receptor-positive (p>0.001). There were no significant differences regarding histology, localization, lymph node involvement, or types of surgical procedures between the 2 groups. Comorbidities were more common in elderly patients (p<0.001). In addition, elderly patients were more likely to receive hormonal therapy (p<0.001) and less likely to receive radiotherapy (p=0.08) and chemotherapy (p=0.003). There was no difference in survival and locoregional recurrence rates between the groups. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that breast cancer in elderly patients has more favorable tumor features, warranting less aggressive treatment regimens after surgery.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2022

Background: Nasal bone fractures are the most common type of facial bone fracture, but are under-studied in adults above 65 years of age. Therefore, we investigated the epidemiology and patterns of nasal bone fractures among older adults in comparison to different age groups. Methods: This retrospective study included 2,321 nasal bone fracture patients who underwent surgery at our hospital from January 2010 to December 2017. The patients were classified by age as preschoolers, school-age children, young and middle-aged adults, and the elderly. We performed pairwise comparisons between elderly patients and each other age group in terms of sex, cause of injury, and fracture type. Results: The 2,321 nasal bone fracture patients included 76 elderly patients (50 men [65.8%] and 26 women [34.2%]). In these patients, the two most common injury causes were falling or slipping down (n= 39; 51.3%) and road traffic accidents (n= 19; 25.0%). According to the Stranc and Robertson classification, the most common force vector was lateral, and plane 2 fractures with lateral forces predominated. Conclusion: The elderly showed similar patterns of nasal bone fractures to those observed in young and middle-aged adults, but significant differences from preschoolers (in the injury vector and plane of fracture) and from school-age children (in the sex ratio and plane of fracture). However, elderly patients presented significantly different epidemiological characteristics compared to the other three groups. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the quality of life of the elderly and prepare for the upcoming super-aged society by taking steps to reduce the incidence and severity of fractures. Possible options for doing so include strengthening individual-level safety factors and expanding the social safety net for the elderly.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.411-416
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify oral health status and oral health care needs of elderly patients in long-term care hospital. Methods: Oral health examination was carried out by a dentist and questionnaire was completed by direct individual interview by a dental hygienist for 245 elderly patients in seven long-term care hospitals in Daegu from March 12 to April 16, 2011. Results: Those who need dental care were 188(76.7%) and was done by oral health examination by a dentist. 93 patients(38.0%) wanted dental care and 63 patients(25.3%) need dental care. The most important dental service in the elderly patients was denture and prosthetic service. As demand for denture and prosthetic service exceeds the supply, but only 35.9 percent of the elderly received the dental care service by the estimation of the caregivers. Conclusions: It will be necessary to establish the customized dental care service for the elderly patients in long term care hospitals. The oral health education for the caregivers is very important and the continuing education program must be implemented in the future.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2019

Objective: South Korea made a list of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for elderly patients in 2015 and has prompted medical professionals to prescribe proper medication by using the drug utilization review (DUR) system. It has been three years since the system was introduced, but related studies have rarely been conducted. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the DUR system on the prescription of PIMs for elderly patients. Methods: The data on the prescription of PIMs for elderly patients (${\geq}65$ years) who received medical treatment between March 1st and May 31st in 2015 (before introduction of the DUR system) and who received medical treatment between March 1st and May 31st in 2018 (after introduction of the DUR system) were retrospectively collected from electronic medical records. Results: The prescriptions of PIMs decreased from 3,716 (7.7%) to 3,857 (6.9%) (p < 0.001). The prescription of escitalopram and paroxetine, among selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, increased significantly, and that of short-acting benzodiazepines also increased significantly from 454 (0.93%) to 624 (1.2%). Conclusion: Prescription of PIMs for elderly patients significantly decreased (p < 0.001) after the DUR system was introduced. Further expanded studies of PIMs need to be conducted for the safety of elderly patients.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2014

Purpose: The prevalence of gastric cancer in the elderly is increasing. The purpose of this study was to clarify factors related to morbidity following gastric cancer surgery in elderly patients. Materials and Methods: For this study, data from 411 patients who underwent curative gastrectomies with lymph node dissections between March 2010 and January 2013 were retrospectively studied using a prospectively designed database. Patients were divided into 2 groups (<70 years vs. ${\geq}70$ years). For each group, perioperative factors were analyzed to determine if they were associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality. Results: Comorbidities were more prevalent in the elderly group (${\geq}70$ years). Intraoperative and postoperative transfusions were also more frequently required in the elderly group. There was no significant difference in the number of retrieved lymph nodes between the 2 groups (44.3 vs. 46.6 nodes). In a comparison of the elderly versus non-elderly groups, the postoperative morbidity rates were 22.7% versus 8.9% (P<0.001) and the postoperative mortality rates were 4.2% versus 0% (P=0.002), respectively. Of the possible non-surgical complications, pulmonary problems were predominately found in the elderly group (P<0.001). Surgical complications were evenly distributed between the 2 groups (P=0.463). Postoperative morbidity was significantly associated with older age and postoperative transfusion. Multivariate analysis showed that higher body mass index (BMI) and postoperative transfusion were important factors associated with postoperative complications in the elderly group. Conclusions: Pulmonary complications were frequently problematic in elderly patients. Higher BMI and postoperative transfusion were significant risk factors for postoperative complications in elderly patients with gastric cancer.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.644-649
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• 2010

Purpose: As the mean life expectancy of people has been prolonged, and the elderly people who participate in the production activities has been increasing, it is expected that the demand on the replantation of amputated digits in elderly patients would increase. But, there are few studies about the replantation of amputated digits in elderly patients. Therefore, we report treatment outcomes of replantation of amputated digits in elderly patients. Methods: From 1998 to 2008, the replantation was performed in 51 completely amputated digits of 33 patients aged 60 years or older. We performed the replantation in the usual manner. Under the brachial plexus block, the surgical procedures carried out in the following sequence: internal fixation using Kirschner wire, tenorrhaphy, arteriorrhaphy, neurorrhaphy and venorrhaphy. If the arterial ends could not be approximated without tension, a vein graft was performed. Results: Of a total of 51 digits, 46 digits (90%) survived. 13 patients (40%) had underlying medical problem preoperatively. But, in all the patients, there were no postoperative medical complications. As the postoperative surgical complications, excluding five cases of the total necrosis of digit, there were three cases of venous congestion, two cases of arterial insufficiency, seven cases of infection and 16 cases of partial necrosis. Conclusion: Age alone does not affect the survival of replanted digits. Type of injury is the most important factor that affects the survival of replanted digits.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2013

Background: Heart transplantation in elderly patients has raised concerns because of co-morbidities and limited life expectancy in the era of donor shortage. We examined the outcomes after heart transplantation in elderly patients. Materials and Methods: From March 1994 to December 2011, 81 patients (male:female=64:17, $49.1{\pm}14.0$ years) underwent heart transplantation. The outcomes after heart transplantation in the younger patients (<60 years; group Y, n=60) were compared with those in the elderly patients (${\geq}60$ years; group O, n=21). The follow-up duration was $51.8{\pm}62.7$ months. Results: Early mortality (${\leq}30$ days) occurred in 5.0% (3/60) and 4.8% (1/21) of groups Y and O, respectively (p>0.999). There were no differences in overall survival between the two groups (p=0.201). Freedom from rejection was higher in group O than in group Y (p=0.026). Multivariable analysis revealed that age ${\geq}60$ years was not a significant risk factor for long-term survival; postoperative renal failure was the only significant risk factor for long-term survival (p=0.011). Conclusion: Early and mid-term results of heart transplantation in elderly patients were similar to those in younger patients.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 노인요양병원의 실내공기질 관리계획을 제안하고자 노인요양병원의 실내공기질 수준을 측정하고 근무자의 실내공기질에 대한 인식에 대하여 조사하였다. 측정 항목은 온도, 습도, CO2, CO, PM10, VOC이며 2019년 4월 26일에 실시하였다. 설문 조사에 따르면 실내 공기질에 대한 만족도가 낮을수록 실외 공기질이 더 좋다고 응답하였으며 실내환경 요소 중 악취가 가장 낮은 것으로 응답하였으며 실내 공기질의 만족도가 높을 경우 실내환경 요소의 만족도도 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 다중응답 분석결과 "환기 부족"이었고 회귀 분석 결과 "공기질 관련성" 항목이 가장 낮은 것으로 분석되었다. 노인 요양 병원의 실내 공기질 환경을 최고 수준으로 유지하려면 냄새를 제거하기 위한 환기 장지를 추가로 설치하고 자연 환기 횟수를 늘리고 정기적인 환기담당자를 지정해야 할 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 계획을 수립함으로써 노인요양병원 근무자에게 최상의 서비스를 제공하기 위한 실내 공기질 환경을 제공 할 수 있다.