• Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2018

Objective As aging progresses, clinical characteristics of elderly patients in the emergency department (ED) vary by age. We aimed to study differences among elderly patients in the ED by age group. Methods For 2 years, patients aged 65 and older were enrolled in the study and classified into three groups: youngest-old, ages 65 to 74 years; middle-old, 75 to 84 years; and oldest-old, ${\geq}85years$. Participants' sex, reason for ED visit, transfer from another hospital, results of treatment, type of admission, admission department and length of stay were recorded. Results During the study period, a total 64,287 patients visited the ED; 11,236 (17.5%) were aged 65 and older, of whom 14.4% were 85 and older. With increased age, the female ratio (51.5% vs. 54.9% vs. 69.1%, P<0.001), medical causes (79.5% vs. 81.3% vs. 81.7%, P=0.045), and admission rate (35.3% vs. 42.8% vs. 48.5%, P<0.001) increased. Admissions to internal medicine (57.5% vs. 59.3% vs. 64.7%, P<0.001) and orthopedic surgery (8.5% vs. 11.6% vs. 13.8%, P<0.001) also increased. The ratio of admission to intensive care unit showed no statistical significance (P=0.545). Patients over age 85 years had longer stays in the ED (330.9 vs. 378.9 vs. 407.2 minutes, P<0.001), were discharged home less (84.4% vs. 78.9% vs. 71.5%, P<0.001), and died more frequently (6.3% vs. 10.4% vs. 13.0%, P<0.001). Conclusion With increased age, the proportion of female patients and medical causes increased. Rates of admission and death increased with age and older patients had longer ED and hospital stays.

• 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.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2017

본 연구는 중년기 뇌졸중 환자의 우울과 재활동기의 관계에서 극복력의 매개효과를 규명하기 위한 서술적 상관관계 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 대학병원에서 뇌졸중으로 진단받고 S시에 소재한 3개의 병원과 U시에 소재한 4개의 병원에서 입원하여 재활치료중인 40세 이상 64세까지의 중년기 환자 185명이었다. 자료 수집은 2016년 12월 1일부터 12월 30일까지 구조화된 설문지를 이용한 자가 보고식으로 이루어졌다. 자료 분석은 SPSS/WIN 22.0 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 t-test와 ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, 인과적 단계방식이 활용 되었다. 매개효과의 통계적 유의성 검정을 위해 PROCESS가 활용되고 Bootstrapping 방식을 이용하였다. 연구결과는 대상자들의 평균 연령은 56.26이었고, 남성이 70.3%이었으며 우울 수준은 평균 21.21점, 극복력은 평균 25.52점, 재활동기의 평균은 47.44점이었다. 우울은 극복력 및 재활 동기와 부적인 관련성을 가졌다. 이에 반해서, 극복력과 재활 동기는 정적인 관련성을 가졌다. 즉 우울과 재활동기의 관계에서 극복력이 완전 매개효과로 보이는 것으로 나타난다. 그러므로 뇌졸중 환자에게 재활동기를 향상시키기 위하여 극복력 증진 프로그램을 개발하여 활용하도록 하는 것이 중요할 것이다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2005

For the life quality improvement of rural elderly family placed in risk of frail, this study was investigated. Health habit, food habit, and dietary management were analyzed between elderly and middle aged family The subjects 1870 collected in 9 provinces 88 cities or guns by sampling with probability proportional to size(PPS). Questionnaire method was used. Survey was conducted by trained interviewers. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS(version 8.1). Chi-square tests and General Linear Models were used. The elderly families' characters were odd pair$(42.0\%)$, with patients$(17.6\%)$ and health examination per 1 or 2 years$(44.0\%)$. The elderly families' health habit: high of no-drink$(55.2\%)$ and low of smoke$(31.3\%)$ situation was better than those of middle aged families'. The states of diets of elderly family: having breakfast$(94.1\%)$ but 1-2 kinds$(17.7\%)$ or 3-4 kinds$(59.4\%)$ of side dishes allowed to guess lower status of food intake balance. Nutritional supplements$(27.5\%)$with tablets of vitamins$(63.5\%)$ were the most frequent states in elderly family. The aspects of dietary habit of elderly family: no instant foods$(72.6\%)$, no snack$(3.08\%)$ and no dine-out$(67.7\%)$ were significantly different with those of middle aged family. Dietary habit score(8.28/12 points) of elderly family was not significantly different with 8.22/12 points of middle aged family. Food purchase place of elderly family was mainly at traditional market$(43.6\%)$, but it was significantly different with super-market$(47.6\%)$ of middle aged family. In elderly family, traditional dish preparation was seldom$(49.8\%)$ except winter kimchi$(91.5\%)$, but significantly higher rate of in middle aged families' traditional dish preparation and winter kimchi$(94.5\%)$. From these results, more of snack, traditional dishes and dine-out were needed to improve quality of life for rural elderly.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2019

Objectives: The number of elderly patients with systemic basal disease requiring invasive dental treatment has increased. Appropriate prediction of surgical invasiveness and combined use of psychosedation are thought to contribute to safe whole-body management. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) exhibits analgesic and anti-anxiolytic properties and causes mild respiratory depression. Studies regarding DEX use in elderly non-intubated patients are scarce. We aimed to use retrospective data to determine an effective dose of DEX to induce adequate sedation in elderly patients undergoing invasive dental surgery under local anesthesia. Materials and Methods: One hundred two patients aged 70 to 96 years were presumably appropriately controlled with sedation. DEX was administered at an initial loading dose of 2.0 to $3.1{\mu}g/kg/hr$ for 10 minutes. We divided the patients into five groups by age and compared their blood pressures and heart rates. Results: In all five groups, blood pressure decreased suddenly at approximately 15 and 20 minutes after DEX administration. A marked decrease in blood pressure was noted in patients aged 75 to 79 years. Conclusion: For elderly patients aged 75 years and above, the initial loading dose of DEX needs to be reduced to lower than half that required for young and middle-age adults.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2020

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of liver-tonification acupuncture (LTA) on periodic muscle cramps (MC). Methods We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 28 patients treated for periodic MC with LTA in a Korean medicine clinic. Patients were treated with (A) LTA alone, (B) LTA and treatments for myofascial meridian, or (C) LTA and treatments for other diseases. We mainly investigated effectiveness of treatments, the number of treatments, the number of relapses, and time to relapse. Results After treatments, periodic MC disappeared in all patients except two in group C. The number of treatments in group C was significantly greater than that of group A (p<0.05). Periodic MC recurred in one patient in each of groups A and C, but symptoms disappeared after re-treatments. Periodic MC did not recur for a median of 7.0, 8.5, and 5.0 weeks in groups A, B, and C, respectively. Conclusions We found some therapeutic effects of LTA treatments for periodic MC in middle-aged and elderly patients.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.401-410
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• 2020

본 연구는 당뇨병을 진단받고 약물요법 중인 청장년층을 비약물적 요법을 병행하는 집단과 그렇지 않은 집단으로 나누어 웰빙에 영향을 미치는 주요 변수들의 관계를 규명하고, 신체활동의 관련성을 알아보고자 한다. 본 연구의 자료는 2017년 지역사회건강조사(CHS) 자료를 활용하여 경구약물치료 중인 20세~49세의 당뇨환자 1,480명을 연구 대상자로 분석하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 25.0과 AMOS 25.0을 이용하여 개인특성요인(사회경제적 수준, 식습관, 건강 습관, 건강검진이행)의 웰빙에 대한 경로분석을 실시하고 신체활동의 매개효과를 검증하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과로는 집단 간 신체활동의 매개효과에서 차이가 확인되었다. 약물요법만 시행하는 집단의 경우 신체활동의 매개효과는 확인되지 않았다. 비약물적 요법을 병행하는 그룹에서는 신체활동의 직접적 효과와 개인특성요인들의 간접적 효과가 확인되었다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 약물치료를 시작한 청장년층 환자들의 특성과 질병관리 수준을 반영한 웰빙 향상 전략 수립이 필요하다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.363-372
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 중년기 장기요양 환자의 영양 상태와 우울이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향을 평가하는 데 있다. 본 연구는 40-65세의 병원입원 환자 120명을 대상으로 2015년 2월 1일부터 2015년 3월 31일까지 수행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 수집된 자료는 t-test, ANOVA, Scheff's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients와 multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 영양 상태, 우울, 삶의 만족도는 각각 평균 $15.85{\pm}3.85$, $24.70{\pm}15.85$, $3.54{\pm}1.22$점이었다. 영양 상태와 삶의 만족도(r=.281, p<.005)는 양의 상관 관계를 보인 반면, 영양 상태(r=-.439, p<.001), 삶의 만족도(r=-.574, p<.001)와 우울은 모두 음의 상관 관계를 보였다. 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 주관적 건강(${\beta}=.387$, p=.000)과 우울(${\beta}=.251$, p=.010)이며, 36.0%의 설명력을 보였다. 그러므로, 중년기 장기 요양 환자들의 삶의 만족도 향상을 위한 관리 프로그램이 요구된다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.342-351
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine an increase in the number of younger and middle-aged people who have a stroke and the differences in their recovery experience compared with older people. Methods: The research question for this study was "What is the recovery experience of young adults and middle-aged people who suffer a stroke?". In order to answer the question, the grounded theory method was utilized. The data was collected through individual in-depth interviews of six participants, their age ranged from 36 to 45 years old. Results: After comparative analysis, the core category was "standing up for oneself with limit". The experience process were categorized into four stages: 'Facing Reality stage', 'Motivation stage', 'Desire Recovery stage', 'Self-Overcoming stage'. Conclusion: Most of the research for the recovery process was prognostic in nature and the results. This study was demonstrated certain indicators which can be useful in further research.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.76-87
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• 2021

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of power walking and square dancing on middle-aged women with hypertension. Design: Randomized controlled Trial. Methods: 30 middle-aged women with hypertension were selected and divided into two groups. 15 cases in the control group received routine treatment, and 15 cases in the intervention group received community vigorous walking and square dancing intervention on the basis of routine treatment. The intervention time was 40-60minutes/day, 5days/week, total 16 weeks. total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), angiotensin II (Ang II), Leptin, blood pressure, and heart rate were measured. Results: Body weight, body mass index (BMI), TC, TG, LOW-density lipoprotein, angiotensin II, leptin, systolic blood pressure and heart rate were significantly reduced after power walking and square dancing (p<0.05). After the experiment, TC and TG in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group (p<0.05), while HDL was higher (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that power walking exercises and square dances are significant effects on lipid mechanism and heart rate.