• 한국가구학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2011

In this study, I wanted to propose the design direction of the furniture and products in bathroom space so that the elderly's life is well supported to meet such aging societies that are getting older. Therefore, I have drawn the elders' needs by investigating their characteristics through literature research and used such needs as a frame of analysis to analyze the bathroom furniture and products made in Korea and foreign countries. The analysis results indicate:First, the elders need entertainment, health care, environment-friendly, convenience, good accessibility, chair-based bath and space separation; second, both Korean-made and foreign-made bathroom products are difficult to be controlled, invisible of font, hard to sustain the elders' bodies, inconvenient to be used and etc; and third, the design to solve such problems should be with intuitive user interface, easy control, better accessibility, the elders' moving patterns and living habits considered, health care, pro-environmental product. This study puts emphasis on the reflection of socio-cultural characteristics in designing bathroom furniture & items for aging society and requires more bathroom products with various designs in the foreseeable future.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 기존 선행연구에서 설계된 시작품을 보완하여 1차적으로 완성된 시제품에 대하여 고령 여성들이 직접 사용성 평가를 수행함으로써 불편한 사항이나 안전과 직결되는 문제점을 찾아보고 개선이 필요한 사항을 도출하고자 하였다. 본 사용성 평가에서는 일상생활에서의 동작 및 신체적 활동을 수행할 수 있는 65세 이상의 고령자 여성 10명을 피실험자로 선정하였다. 고령 여성이 이승과 주행의 일생상활 시나리오를 기반으로 이승, 승강, 주행, 도착으로 사용성 평가항목들을 정의하고, 사용성 평가 실험환경을 구축하였다. 실험방법은 대상 제품을 사용하는 일상생활 시나리오에서 고령 여성과 기기 간의 주요 사용 접점 분석을 통해 주관적 만족도 설문평가, 동영상 촬영 자료를 활용한 관찰평가 등으로 수행하였으며, 프로토콜은 5단계로 나눠 진행하였다. 측정된 데이터는 최대값과 최소값을 제외하여 평균값과 표준편차를 구하여 그 결과들을 분석하였다. 사용성 평가결과, 승강부문의 개선사항으로는 승강 제어 패널과 주행 제어 패널을 분리해야 하며, 토글 등의 아래/위 방향으로 움직이는 버튼을 통해 직관성 향상이 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 주행부문에서는 앞바퀴 메커니즘 또는 주행 제어 알고리즘 개선과 UI 개선, 급정지 시스템 개선이 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이승부문에서는 시트 좌면부의 크기 향상을 통해 안전성 확보와 힘을 지지할 수 있는 구조물 추가가 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 사용성 평가에서 나타난 불편사항과 개선사항을 토대로 한층 더 보완된 연구개발 제품이 출시된다면 거동이 불편한 고령 여성들이 타인의 도움 없이 스스로 실내에서 간단한 일상생활을 할 수 있으므로 사용자의 삶의 질은 한층 더 높아질 것이다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.192-197
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The body composition changes in aging increased the risk of metabolic disorder. Recent dietary studies have increasingly focused on the correlations between dietary patterns and chronic diseases to overcome the limitations of traditional single-nutrient studies because nutrients in food have complex relations that interact. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study was conducted to classify a dietary pattern among Korean elderly using cluster analysis and to explore the relationships between dietary patterns and body composition changes in Korean elderly aged 65 years or older. The study subjects (n=1,435) were individuals who participated in the Korean National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES) in 2011. RESULTS: There were three dietary patterns derived by cluster analysis in this study: 'Traditional Korean' (37.49% of total population), 'Meat and Alcohol' (19.65%) and 'Westernized Korean' (42.86%). The (1) 'Traditional Korean' pattern was characterized by high consumptions of white rice and low protein, low fat, and low milk products, while (2) 'Westernized Korean' pattern ate a Korean-style diet base with various foods such as noodles, bread, eggs and milk, (3) 'Meat and Alcohol' pattern had high consumptions of meat and alcohol. In body composition changes, compared with the 'Traditional Korean' pattern, the 'Meat & alcohol' pattern was associated with a 50% increased risk of having elevated BMI ($kg/m^2$), 'Westernized Korean' pattern was associated with a 74% increased abnormality of ASM/Wt (kg) by logistics analysis. Most of the Korean adult population continues to follow ether a traditional Korean having beneficial effects for successful aging. However, the 'Traditional Korean' pattern showed low protein intake (0.7 g/kg), calcium intake, and vitamin D intake as well as low of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM (kg)) among 3 groups. CONCLUSIONS: Considering the low ASM, consumption of protein, calcium and vitamin D should be increased for Korean elderly health body composition.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.67-80
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• 2006

This study conducted research on the actual state of community-oriented services for elderly rural inhabitants and their desire related to them to develop a local community service network model suitable to the characteristics of rural longevity villages. The research was conducted on 906 elderly people over 65 living in 20 rural longevity villages through questionnaires assessing filming and economy, economic activity, health care, learning and leisure activities as well as asking their wants and needs relative to local community services. As a result, it was found rural elderly people showed a high desire for local community services such as health, transportation and economy activity. In addition, they were mainly cultivating farm products as their economic activity and showed a high demand in the future as well. Most were found to take a walk in the healthcare field and showed a high demand for health examinations, health education, health consulting, hot spring bathing and basking in the woods. Respecting learning, social and leisure activities, they were mostly found to watch TV and do house chores, and showed a high desire for village environment repair, traditional farm music, visiting and tourism. With the above results, it is expected that the desire of rural elderly for such services can be satisfied, and the development of a local community service network model suitable to the characteristic of a local community is recommended.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.973-981
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the correlation with subjective oral health status and food preference in elderly people. Methods: Data were extracted from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey 2010-2012. The survey data included general characteristics of the subjects, food preference, and subjective oral health status. Food preference was analyzed by assigning score to 63 food categories. The subjective oral health status consisted of toothache within a month, self-perception of oral health, chewing difficulty, mastication difficulty, and speaking difficulty. Data were analyzed by frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$ test, t-test, and ANOVA using SPSS 22.0 program. Results: Elderly men had a tendency to have a liking for all food categories except for fruit. Difficulty in chewing and mastication was shown in those who had older age, lower education, lower monthly income, and national basic livelihood security. Difficulty in speaking was found in those who had older age, lower education, and national basic livelihood security. Self perception of oral health status was closely related to food preference for pulses and potatoes, fish, vegetables and others(p<0.05). Difficulties in chewing and mastication had relation to all food categories excepting cereals, lipids and sugars(p<0.05). Speaking difficulty were significantly different in pulses, potatoes, meat, eggs, vegetables, fruits, milk, dairy products, and others(p<0.05). Conclusions: Poor subjective oral health status was closely related to food preference. It is necessary to educate that maintenance of good oral health is to ingest the balanced nutrition in the elderly people.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.537-544
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 기초 수급자들을 대상으로 실시하고 있는 노인들의 불소도포 및 스켈링 사업을 통하여 그들의 구강건강 상태와 구강건강 관련 행태를 살펴보고 잔존 치아 수와의 관련성에 대하여 조사하고자 한다. 65세이상 기초 수급자 노인 660명을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문조사를 시행하였고, 구강검진을 통하여 틀니사용 유무와 잔존 치아 수 등을 조사하였다. 연령이 증가함에 따라 잔존 치아 수는 줄어들었으며, 성별, 연령, 구강위생용품의 사용, 자가 구강상태 진단, 점심 식사 후 칫솔질 유무에 따라서 잔존 치아 수에 차이가 나타났고 통계적으로도 유의하였다(p<0.05). 잔존 치아 수는 대상자 개인의 구강 예방에 대한 관심과 노력으로 예방이 가능하다. 따라서 노인들의 구강건강 행태가 잔존 치아 수에 미치는 융복합적 용인을 샆펴보고, 취약계층에 대한 예방 진료의 확대와 보건관리의 제공을 유지하기 위한 구강관리 프로그램이 지속적으로 제공되었으면 한다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.812-820
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• 1999

The aim of this investigation was to assess the difference of health behaviors, dietary patterns and nutrient intakes between smokers and nonsmoker from 435 free living elderly in Kyunggi province. The study subjects were interviewed to collect general characteristics and health behaviors such as smoking, exercise, alcohol consumption, and food habits by questionnaires and nutrient intakes by a 24-hour recall, and weight, height, waist, hip, and blood pressure were measured. The percentages of smoker were 52.3% in males and 12.1% in females. Current smokers were fond of alcohol, salty or hot food, tended to have meals irregularly and insufficient sleep, and were inactive lifestyle compared to nonsmokers. Smokers consumed fewer servings of vegetables, fruits, and beans and their products. Women who smoked consumed less energy, carbohydrates, and vitamin E than nonsmokers, and their nutrient adequacy ratio of protein, iron, phosphate, niacin, vitamin B1, and vitamin C were significantly lower than nonsmokers. There were no differences of nutrient intakes and nutrient adequacy ratio between smokers and nonsmokers in male subjects. In conclusion, elderly smokers tended to have less healthy life style, food habit, and dietary nutrient intakes which may influence the deleterious effects of smoke components on cancer and coronary heart disease risk, thus health education program should include nutrition education as well as smoking cessation.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.91-92
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• 2018

고령화 사회로 접어들기 시작하면서 최근 안전에 대한 많은 문제가 떠오르고 있다. 또한 노인의 안전 및 복지에 관한 법률 및 제품들이 출시되고 있는 상황이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 노인의 안전에 관한 조사를 진행하였다. 노인의 상해의 주요인으로는 찰과상 및 타박상 또는 낙상사고가 있으며, 이러한 요인을 해결하고자 본 논문에서는 자이로 센서와 가속도 센서를 활용하여 노인의 넘어짐 또는 미끄러짐과 같은 동작을 인지 할 수 있는 시스템에 대해 연구를 진행하였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제38권12호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2000

This article is a continuing report about a development of disposable diapers for the elderly in need. In previous report, the first prototypes of disposable diapers in two different categories have been developed. One was a panty type and the other was a pad type. These prototypes were results of property test and wear test of existing disposable diapers in each categories. Yet, in order to develop useable products, the second property and wear tests using the first prototype diapers were carried out. Considering the resets of the second tests, enhancements to the first prototypes were made to refine the second prototypes. The panty type diaper were altered to be longer to prevent evacuation from leaking and fit better. The pad type diapers were altered to reduce thickness for comfort and wearing appearance when get dressed. Ultimately a lot more disposable diapers will be required in future. Resulting suggestions are as follows. Anthropometric data around hip area of elderly in both sexes have to be collected to give meaningful information to diaper manufacturers, so that they can manufacture for different sizes and different sexes. Also we suggests that diapers for specific disease such as diabetics have to be designed accordingly.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제15호
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• pp.39-48
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• 1998

This study has been peformed to investigate storage space types of old-fashioned traditional dwelling units where older couples maintain their traditional farming lives. In this study it is observed that residents of the traditional farm-houses are exposed to higher level of environmental and emotional pressures. However it is also observed that the older residents are generally manifesting a consistent subculture of the old-timers without noticeable complaints. The usage and morphology of storage spaces are as follows: (1) Storage space in the ceiling are under control of old couple and used for seasonally varied farm products and household equipment. (3) All the households use longterm storage space under wooden floor; the hidden ground is used for keeping miscellaneous tools and fermented foods for years. Overall in this stud it is observed that traditional farm houses are well modified for physically and emotionally frail elderly residents.