• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors which affect older people's innovativeness toward technologies and factors which affect their demand of home automation system. The study collected data from 289 persons who are 50 years and older with experience living in an apartment currently or past. Innovativeness toward technologies of respondents were low level and the significant factors which affected their innovativeness were age, education, employment, marital status, current housing types, health status of self and spouse, consideration of home automation system for a newly-moved house. Education, employment types, consideration of home automation system for a newly-moved house, and plan for moving were the major factors which affect demand of home automation system. Also, older people's innovativeness toward technologies was the most important factor which affected demand of home automation system. Th results of this study explained that high technologies which are adopted in residential environment should be considered target consumers' abilities and attitudes for acceptance toward new ideas. Especially, for older consumers, various ideas to expand their understanding of new technologies should be developed and the positive effect of technologies to increase the quality of their later life should be educated.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.1479-1500
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• 2009

노인들의 체질량지수는 노후 삶의 질을 결정할 수 있는 중요한 변수임에도 불구하고 어떤 요인 들이 이와 관련되어 있는가에 대한 연구는 상대적으로 부족하다. 따라서 본 연구는 미국, 일본, 한국 노인들의 체질량 지수의 분포가 어떻게 다른지 고찰하는데 일차적인 목적을 두었다. 더 나아가, 세 국가 노인들의 체질량지수에 영향을 미치는 요인들이 무엇인지 살펴보고 그 관계가 세 국가에서 어떻게 다르게 나타나는지 살펴보고자 한다. 자료는 미국 (LSOA II, N=8,589), 일본 (NUJLSOA, N=2,888), 그리고 한국의 고령화연구패널 (KLoSA, N=2,397)을 사용하였으며, 기술적인 분석과 체질량지수를 종속변수로 하는 다중회귀분석을 사용하였다. 일본과 한국 노인들의 체질량지수 분포는 매우 유사했지만, 일본 노인들의 체질량지수가 한국 노인들의 그것에 비교하여 좀 더 가벼웠으며 분포의 오른쪽 상단인 비만에 해당하는 부분에서 더 낮은 비율을 보였다. 한국과 일본의 체질량 지수 분포는 미국에 비해서 상대적으로 좌측에 위치하고 있으며, 최빈값에서 덜 퍼져있음이 밝혀졌다. 체질량지수와 사회경제적인 변인의 관계는 한국 노인들에 비해서 미국과 일본 노인들에게서 더 강하게 나타났으며, 한국의 경우 기존연구와 달리 교육 수준이 높을수록 체질량지수가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 한국은 사회경제적 변인이나 건강행태보다 인구학적 변수들이 체질량지수에 좀 더 유의미한 영향을 미쳤으며 일본의 경우 세 가지 건강행태가 모두 체질량지수를 예측할 수 있는 중요한 요인인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 따라서 미국, 일본, 한국에서 노인의 체질량지수에 영향을 미치는 요인들과 그 관계의 방향성은 다르다고 결론지을 수 있다. 본 연구 결과는 상이한 국가에서 노인들과 현장에서 마주하게 되는 노인병 의사, 간호사, 양로원의 책임자, 사회복지사 등이 노인들로 하여금 적절하게 몸무게를 조절하게 하기 위해서는 어떤 요인이 중요한지 파악할 수 있게 해주고 구체적으로 도움을 줄 수 있다는데 그 정책적인 함의가 있다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.352-364
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Given the increasing proportion of the Korean population that is aged 65 years and older, the present study analyzed the relationship between diet quality and sarcopenia in elderly persons by using data from the 2008-2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). SUBJECTS/METHODS: Data for 3,373 persons aged 65 years and over (men: 1,455, 43.1%) were selected from the 2008-2011 KNHANES. Sarcopenia assessments are based on a formula that divides a subject's appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) by their weight (wt) and multiplies that result by 100 ([ASM/wt] × 100). Sarcopenia is present if the subject's result was less than one standard deviation (SD) below the sex-specific mean for a young reference group. For evaluation of diet quality, data obtained via the 24-hour recall method were used to calculate the Diet Quality Index for Koreans (DQI-K). A general linear model was applied in order to analyze general information and nutritional intake according to sarcopenia status. For analysis of the relationship between diet quality and sarcopenia, a binominal logistic regression analysis was undertaken. RESULTS: The sarcopenia prevalence rate among the study subjects aged 65 years and over was 37.6%. The DQI-K of those without sarcopenia was 3.33 ± 0.04 points, while that of those with sarcopenia was 3.45 ± 0.04 points (P < 0.05). The relationship between diet quality and sarcopenia revealed that subjects aged 75 and older had a poor diet quality, and their odds ratio (OR) of sarcopenia presence was significantly higher (OR: 1.807, 95% confidence interval: 1.003-3.254, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that poor diet quality was related to sarcopenia presence in Koreans aged 75 and older. In order to improve the diet quality of the elderly (aged 75 and older), it is necessary to develop dietary improvement guidelines.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2012

Purpose: A study was designed to compare heart rate variability (HVR) of older adults with postprandial hypotension (PPH) with older adults with no PPH. Methods: The samples were community-dwelling older adults (${\geq}$ 60 years old) with PPH (n=35) and without PPH (n=35). HRV was measured by 10 minutes of electrocardiography using Physiolab 400 and analyzed in time domain (SDNN) and with power spectral analysis in frequency domain (TP, LF, HF, LF/HF). Blood pressure was measured every 15 minutes before and until 120 minutes after the meal. Results: All HRV parameters were lower in the PPH group compared to those with no PPH. Specifically the measures of SDNN, TP, LF, and LF/HF of the PPH group were significantly lower (U=385.0, $p$=.008; U=361.0, $p$=.003; U=375.0, $p$=.005; U=368.0, $p$=.004, respectively). Further, the LF and LF/HF of SBP (${\geq}140$ mmHg) group and the LF/HF of DBP (${\geq}$ 90 mmHg) group were significantly lower ($x^2$=6.33, $p$=.042; $x^2$=33.10, $p$ <.001; $x^2$=11.03, $p$=.004, respectively). Conclusion: These findings indicate that the autonomic nervous functions in persons with PPH are less activated than those persons with no PPH. The findings contribute to an understanding of HRV and the association of autonomic nervous function with the mechanism of PPH.

• 한국노년학
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.909-924
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• 2017

본 연구는 65세 이상 노인을 대상으로 실시한 "2014년 노인실태조사"의 전국 조사 자료를 활용하여 한국 노인의 저작능력이 인지기능에 미치는 영향을 파악하고 신체기능과 우울의 매개효과를 확인하기 위한 이차자료 분석연구이다. 본 연구는 "2014년 노인실태조사"자료의 응답자 총 10,451명을 대상으로 하였으며 자료수집기간은 2014년 6월 11일~2014년 9월 4일까지였다. 본 연구에서 저작능력은 일상생활 불편감 중 씹기(고기나 딱딱한 것) 능력에 관한 도구를 이용하였으며, 인지기능은 MMSE-DS, 신체기능은 K-IADL, 우울은 SGDS-K 도구를 이용하여 측정하였다. 본 연구에서 수집된 자료는 SPSS 24.0프로그램과 Process Macro를 이용하여 분석하였고, 저작능력이 인지기능에 미치는 영향에 대하여 신체기능과 우울의 매개효과와 이중매개효과 검정은 Hayes(2013)의 Bootstrapping 방법에 기반한 Process Macro를 이용하여 분석하였다. 본 연구결과, 첫째, 대상자의 저작능력이 인지기능에 미치는 총 효과(p>.05)와 직접효과(p>.05)는 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 대상자의 저작능력은 신체기능을 단일 매개하여 인지기능에 미치는 완전매개 효과(p<.05)가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 대상자의 저작능력은 우울을 단일 매개하여 인지기능에 미치는 완전매개 효과(p<.05)가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 대상자의 저작능력이 신체기능과 우울을 이중 매개하여 인지기능에 미치는 완전매개 효과(p<.05)가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이롤 통해 본 연구는 한국노인의 인지기능 저하를 예방하기 위해서는 저작능력을 강화하고, 신체기능을 독립적으로 유지하고 우울을 예방하기 위한 프로그램 개발이 필요하고, 포괄적 노인건강사정 시 노인의 인지기능 저하에 영향을 주는 직, 간접적 요인을 주기적으로 모니터링 하는 체계적 전략이 필요함을 시사해 주었다.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2018

Objective: Older persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) are particularly more likely to have fallen in the previous year than those without DM. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the risk of falls and type 2 DM in older adults who are 65 years of age or above. Design: A systematic review. Methods: PubMed and other two databases were searched up to August 2, 2018. Observational and cohort studies evaluating fall risk in people who are 65 years of age or above with DM were included. This review extracted the following information from each study selected: first author's surname, year of publication, country, average follow-up period, sex, age at enrollment, study population, measurement variables, relative risk, 95% confidence intervals and controlled variables. Results: This review involved nine cohort studies with 3,765 older adults with DM and 12,989 older adults without DM. Six studies compared with or without DM and two studies compared fallers with non-fallers with DM. Risk factors for falls included impaired cognitive function, diabetes-related complications (peripheral nerve dysfunction, visual impairment), and physical function (balance, gait velocity, muscle strength, and severity of physical activities). Conclusions: People who are 65 years of age or above with DM have increased risk of falling caused by impaired cognitive function, peripheral nerve dysfunction, visual impairment, and physical function in community-dwellers. For adults who are 65 years of age or older with DM, research fields and clinical settings should consider therapeutic approaches to improve these risk factors for falls.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.67-72
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors which affect older people's innovativeness toward technologies and factors which affect their demand of home automation system. The study collected data from 289 persons who are 50 years and older with experience living in an apartment currently or past. Innovativeness toward technologies of respondents were low level and the significant factors which affect their innovativeness were age, education, employment, marital status, current housing types, health status of self and spouse, consideration of home automation system for a newly-moved house. Education, employment types, consideration of home automation system for a newly-moved house, and plan for moving were the major factors which affect demand of home automation system. Also, older people's innovativeness toward technologies was the most important factors which affect demand of home automation system. Th results of this study explained that high technologies which are adopted in residential environment should be considered target consumers' abilities and attitudes for acceptance toward new ideas. Especially, for older consumers, various ideas to expand their understanding of new technologies should be developed and the positive effect of technologies to increase the qualify of their later life should be educated.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2011년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.299-300
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• 2011

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.155-170
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to examine to the effect of self-efficacy and perceived social support on adjustment in terms of depression. The subject was composed of 174 bereaved older adults in the first 10 years of their spousal bereavement. The major results of findings were as fellowing: 1. Bereaved old persons experienced emotional loneliness(35.8%) as the most stressful life event. 2. Bereaved old persons perceived higher self-efficacy and social support showed lower level of depression than those who perceived lower self-efficacy and social support. 3. The factor to have influence on the depression of bereaved old persons most relatively was appeared as self-efficacy.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.101-112
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• 2007

Purpose In order to profits to investigator who want to know acupuncture and moxbustion treatments are available to what symptoms today and how goes on the clinical lecture for oriental medical students, this research was carried out. Methods The following conclusion were derived from 745 of patients who treated in acupunture & moxibustion department of Dongeui Oriental Medical hospital from the July in 2006 till January in 2007. Results 1. There were 203(27.25%) persons of Lumbago, 101(13.56%) persons of Bel's palsy, 94(12.62%) persons of Omalgia, 80(10.74%) persons of paralysis of limb, 74(9.94%) persons of disordinary sense of limb and etc. 2. There were 395 females(53.02%) and 350 males(46.98%). 3. The patients over 60th were 26.72%, the 50th were 23.08%, the 40th were 22.14%, the 30th were 15.44%, 20th were 8.45%. So the older the more patients. Conclusion In accordance with the above results, acupuncture & moxibustion teatments are good to use degenerative musculoskeletal disease, pain, paralysis and etc.