• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.953-963
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• 2022

We suggest the development of a mobile muscular savings account application as a more effective and consistent strategy to avoid sarcopenia, one of the elderly diseases, based on the researcher's experience conducting a handwritten 'muscle saving account' in the S city of the metropolitan area. The analysis of currently existent healthcare-related applications shows that muscle strength improvement and maintenance applications are needed to improve easy use and access without burden for elderly users because there are many functions, and it can be difficult for the elderly to use the application. A survey of participants who used handwritten 'muscle savings accounts' was conducted before the design development to measure user satisfaction. Based on this, the suggested application's design is similar to the handwritten type, functionalities are modified for easy usage by the elderly, and information is intuitively comprehended and presented properly using color contrast and Sans serif font. We plan to conduct a survey of the elderly who did not participate in the project as part of follow-up research, and afterward continue the research on the development of customized applications optimized for the prevention of sarcopenia in the elderly for muscle strength improvement and maintenance based on the results.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권12호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2009

의학기술의 발달과 건강에 관한 관심도 증가가 투자로 이어지면서 사회 평균 수명이 늘어나게 되었고 이로 인해 노인층이 증가하게 되었다. 노인의 여가 활동으로 컴퓨터를 이용한 멀티미디어 콘텐츠 활용도가 증가함에 따라 실버 세대의 디지털 문화 정착에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 노인들의 디지털 콘텐츠 활용을 위해 노인용 문자 입력 시스템을 제안한다. 문자 입력 관련 인터페이스는 전통적으로 키보드에 의존하고 있다. 하지만 노인들의 사용에 있어 많은 키들의 분산된 형태 때문에 인식에 오래 걸리게 되고 모니터와의 분산을 일으켜 집중도를 떨어뜨리는 문제점이 발생한다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 콘솔 게임에서 자주 사용하고 있는 그립형 컨트롤러 인터페이스를 사용하였으며 이에 맞는 문자 배치 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 이를 검증하기 위해 시뮬레이터를 개발하여 20명의 노인들을 대상으로 실시한 테스트에서 그립형 인터페이스에 대한 만족도와 편리성이 증가했음을 나타내는 결론을 도출하였다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.645-653
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• 2005

The prevalence of undernutrition in hospital populations is known to be high. The presence of malnutrition is associated with depression, infections, sarcopaenia, falls, fractures, reduced autonomy and increased mortality. This study specifically examined the prevalence of malnutrition in patients aged 65 or older at the time of admission as determined by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) which has been a frequently used nutritional risk screening tools in detecting undernutrition in old people. This study was done for one hundred eight hospitalized geriatric patients in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea. On admission baseline history, anthropometrics measurements, laboratory data and nutritional status by MNA were assessed. Length of hospital stay was obtained by reviewing medical charts. We used one-way analysis of variance to compare the differences in variables. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated for associations between MNA and variables. On admission, $22.3\%$ of patients were malnourished and $40.7\%$ were at risk of malnutrition according to the MNA. Percent of ideal body weight, anthropometrics data, albumin, and hemoglobin were lower in the malnourished patients (p<0.05). The malnourished patients stayed in the hospital 7.3 days longer, as compared with well nourished patients (p<0.05). Percent of ideal body weight, albumin, hemoglobin and total cholesterol were correlated inversely with nutritional status according to MNA (p<0.05). MNA can be used for nutritional assessment in Korean old people, because MNA significantly correlated with other nutritional assessment parameters, such as, anthropometric and laboratory data in hospitalized geriatric patients. The high prevalence of malnutrition in the elderly was observed and the presence of malnutrition on admission predicted a significant increase in the length of hospital stay in this study. Therefore further studies are needed to determine whether nutritional interventions in old people with low MNA scores can improve clinical outcomes during the hospital course.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2009

The principal objective of this study was to assess the demands and satisfactions of silver welfare professionals for elderly individuals residing in the Northern Gyeonggi-do area. To this end, a survey was conducted to investigate elderly individuals and employees related with them in terms of their recognition, interest, and involvement in a labor training program. The sources of health information the subjects received included mass media(50%) and health professionals(41%), and they tended to trust the information they received from health professionals(64%) and the mass media(26%). In the case of health professionals working at silver care facilities, the sources of health information to which they had access were: mass media (51%), health professionals(20%), internet(14%), reliable health professionals(56%), mass media(22%), and books related to health(18%). Elderly subjects' reasons for satisfaction with the facilities were as follows: access to meals(32%), elderly communities(24%), and good facilities(22%), whereas the reason subjects reported dissatisfaction with social difficulties(68%), bad facilities(20%), and programs(12%). The degrees of satisfaction of the respondents with the facility's employees were reported as follows: life manager(28%), nurse(16%), and social worker(15%), whereas the subjects reported some degree of dissatisfaction with: nurses(29%), care helpers(17%), and facilities officers(13%). The priorities of the elderly welfare-related information were: disease and health(49%), daily life support(17%), nursing(11%), welfare facilities(8%), and the principal issues they reported as being relevant to elderly individuals were: palsy(16%), arthritis(14%), diabetes (12%), hypertension(10%), dementia(6%). They reported that the most important personnel for elderly in the future would be care managers(44%) and care helpers(21%). Via this developmental program of silver health care professionals, a variety of new job opportunities may be provided in the future, and a program related to the silver service industry must be established as soon as possible.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.274-284
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• 2017

우리 사회는 고령화에 따라 치매 유병률이 지속적으로 증가하여 사회적으로 큰 문제가 되고 있다. 국가적으로 장기 요양 보험 제도를 시행하고 있으나, 조건이 안되는 치매 노인은 기본적인 요양서비스도 이용할 수 없는 상황이다. 이러한 사회적 배경 아래 스마트폰 사용이 보편화되는 환경 하에서 현재 서비스되는 애플리케이션의 기능 분석과 대상자 설문조사를 토대로 초기(경증) 치매 노인에게 질병 관리 및 가족 간의 소통에 도움을 주는 애플리케이션에 대해 연구하고자 하였다. 연구 방법은 연구주제와 관련된 이론 연구를 배경으로 경증 치매 노인을 위해 서비스되는 애플리케이션 사용 환경을 분석하였으며, 이 분석을 통해 치매 노인을 위한 앱이 없다는 사실을 알게 되었다. 이 기본연구를 바탕으로 경도 치매 노인에게 필요한 약물 복용 관리, 신체 활동 관리, 두뇌 활동 관리, 치매 정보, 메모 등의 기능이 포함된 애플리케이션의 디자인기획 방향을 제시하였다. 나라에서 시행하는 제도적 지원에 이와 같은 서비스가 확대된다면, 애플리케이션 사용을 통해 수집된 데이터를 기반으로 경증 치매의 제도적 관리 선진화에 기여를 할 것으로 기대한다.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 독거노인과 비독거노인의 건강상태에 관하여 생활활동능력, 신체통증 그리고 정서상태의 3가지 요소로 나누어 그룹간에 차이를 비교하고 고령자의 건강상태에 관여하는 요인에 대한 관련성을 확인해 보았다. 연구에는 총 88명의 고령자를 대상으로 조사를 실시하여 분석에 사용하였다. 비독거노인에 비해, 독거노인의 경우 생활활동능력이 낮고, 신체적통증이 높으며, 정서상태가 부정적인 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 3요소간 유의미한 상관관계가 있었는데, 세부 분석 결과 이는 거주형태(독거/비독거)이외에도 생활활동패턴(실내/실외 활동)이 동시에 관여하고 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과는 독거노인 돌봄서비스와 고령자의 건강상태를 객관적으로 측정하기 위한 생리학적 지표개발에 기초자료로 활용되어 질 수 있을 것으로 예상한다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.155-168
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this research is to examine oral pathogen distribution among elderly with dementia in a care facility to understand the importance of preventively managing oral diseases in terms of preventively managing senile diseases. Methods: From 11th August 2015 to 11th October 2015, gingival crevicular fluid was collected from 130 subjects consisting of demented/non-demented elderly people aged above 65 in care facilities located in the regions of Busan/Gyeonggnam. Based on collected data, real-time PCR analysis on oral pathogen was conducted. Results: The demented elderly group consisting of female patients aged from 0 to 79 indicated higher ratios of T. denticola in comparison to the non-demented elderly group, and the demented elderly group consisting of female patients aged above 80 indicated a high ratio of S. mutans. It was confirmed that P. gingivalis and T. forsythensis categorized under the red complex are correlated, and that bacterial species categorized under the orange complex and bacterial species categorized under the red complex are correlated. Conclusions: Because eldery people with demntia are exposed to periodontal disease and dental caries, their oral environments are more vulnerable. In order to improve such environments, it is necessary to provide care facility personnel with an opportunity to receive education to become aware of the importance of oral health, and it is also necessary to compulsorily assign dental hygienists to care facilities so that they can serve as personnel specializing in oral health management.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2017

본 연구는 대상자의 우울과 생의 의미가 건강 증진 행위에 미치는 효과를 조사하고 지역사회 건강 프로그램의 참여가 대상자의 우울, 생의 의미, 건강 증진 행위에 미치는 영향을 보기 위한 설문 조사 연구이다. 연구를 위해 수집된 자료는 SPSS WIN(ver 18.0) 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였으며 ANOVA, paired t-test로 검증하였다. 조사 대상자의 인구 사회학적 특성과 우울, 건강 증진 행위, 생의 의미는 실수와 백분율을 산출하는 기술통계를 사용하여 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 지역사회 건강 프로그램에 참여한 노인의 우울이 유의하게 감소하였고(t=2.379, p=.010), 생의 의미(t=2.421, p=.009)와 건강 증진 행위(t=2.316, p=.012)도 유의하게 상승하였으며 이를 통하여 대상자의 건강한 노후를 위한 지역사회 역할의 중요성을 인지하게 되었다. 따라서 본 연구를 바탕으로 노인의 건강을 위하여 지역사회의 적극적인 개입이 필요하며 대상자에 맞는 프로그램의 개발을 제언한다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2020

This study analyzed the appropriate placement method by floor for evacuating all occupants during the nighttime through evacuation simulation. The analysis results are as follows. First, when non-self evacuating patients were placed on the first floor, 266 patients and 6 workers were found to be evacuated after 460 seconds. This result shows that it is meaningful to place non-self evacuating patients on the lower floor with a time that is faster than 540 seconds, which is an evaluation criterion set using life Safety standards for human. This result is a time faster than the evaluation criteria of 540 seconds, which is set using the life safety standards, and it can be confirmed that it is meaningful to place non-self evacuating patients on the lower floor. Next, as a result of placing non-self evacuating patients from the first floor to the fourth floor, it was found that evacuation of all occupants required 460 seconds for the first floor, 834 seconds for the second floor, 1,508 seconds for the third floor, and 1,915 seconds for the fourth floor. These results indicate that the placement of non-self evacuating patients on the rest of the floors, except for the first floor, can lead to dangerous results in excess of 540 seconds, which is a flashover time. As a result, it is necessary to place non-self evacuating patients on a lower floor for safe evacuation. The study has limitations except for comparative analysis of changes in evacuation time due to changes in the number of workers at eldery care hospitals and situations in which fire-fighting facilities such as sprinkler facilities operated. It is necessary to study the evacuation time linked to the operation of the fire-fighting facilities and the evacuation time according to the change in the number of workers in the future.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2002

Objectives : To review the drug prescription pattern of antiulcerative agents for elderly inpatients, Methods : The study population comprised inpatients of community hospitals who were members of the Korean Elderly Pharmacoepidemiologic Cohort (KEPEC), aged 65 years or over, beneficiaries of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) and residing in Busan city in 1993. The drug prescription information was collected from the claims data of hospitals where the cohort members received medical care between January 1993 and December 1594. The information included personal identification, age, gender, diagnosis, drug dosage, date of hospital admission and name of medical institutions where the study subjects received drug prescriptions. The data analysis produced outcomes in terms of distribution of antiulcerative agents by class and by medical institution and trend of relative prescription, Analysis was also performed in terms of combined prescriptions of antiulceratives and drugs that could induce risk from drug interaction with antiulceratives. Results : The number of patients prescribed antiulcerative agents was 1,059 (64,9%) male and 1,724 (65.5%) female among the total inpatients. An antacid and composite agent was the most frequently prescribed antiulcerative agent (70.8%), followed by $H_2$ antagonist (16.0%), Among the potential drugs that could induce risk from drug interaction with the antiulcerative agents, diazepam was the most frequently prescribed. The proportion of diazepam co-prescription was 22.5% of the total cimetidine prescriptions and 14.5% of the fetal omeprazole prescriptions. Conclusions : Antiulcerative drugs were frequently prescribed in the elderly inpatients. The adverse drug reaction could possibly be due to drug interaction. The study results could be used as fundamental data for further drug utilization review of antiulceratiye agents.