• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1913-1917
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• 2015

Background: Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is endemic in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. The present study was performed to identify risk factors for ESCC that specifically reflect the demography and nutritional habits of individuals living in this region. Materials and Methods: The following parameters were compared in 208 ESCC patients and 200 control individuals in the Eastern Anatolian region: age, sex, place of living, socioeconomic level, education level, smoking, alcohol intake, nutritional habits, and food preservation methods. Results: The mean age of ESCC patients was 56.2 years, and 87 (41.8%) were 65 years-old or older. The ratio of women to men in the patient group was 1.39/1. ESCC patients consumed significantly less fruit and yellow or green vegetables and more hot black tea, 'boiled yellow butter', and mouldy cheese than did control individuals. Residence in rural areas, smoking, and cooking food by burning animal manure were also significantly associated with ESCC. Conclusions: The consumption of boiled yellow butter and mouldy cheese, which are specific to the Eastern Anatolian region, and the use of animal manure for food preparation were identified as risk factors in this region. Further studies are required to potentially identify the carcinogenic substances that promote the development of ESCC in this region.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2014

Purpose: The use of dietary supplements (DS) has increased in most nations. We investigated the amount of DS intake in the Korean population by analyzing a national survey, to support the preparation of a national institutional strategy regarding DS intake and marketing. Methods: The data of the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (a year between 2010 and 2012) were investigated, analyzing the rate of DS intake, and the characteristics of the intake group and non-intake group in Korean preschool children. Results: The intake rate of DS was 49.0-54.2% (1,313,874-1,491,240) and 19.6-30.3% (250,603-421,922) in children from 1 to 6 years old and in those less than 1 year, respectively, from 2010 to 2012. The highest intake rate was observed in the age group of five. The mean age was significantly higher in the DS intake group than in the non-intake group. Intake of essential nutrients, minerals, and vitamins were also higher in the DS intake group. The level of family income was significantly associated with the intake rate (p<0.001). In children less than 1 year, probiotics accounted for the highest intake of DS. Conclusion: Korean preschool children have high consumption of DS. Therefore, problems may arise from the waste of money purchasing unnecessary DS, and from the overuse of DS in preschoolers who do not require DS intake. We hope these results can be used to produce an appropriate national institutional strategy regarding DS intake and marketing.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.85-97
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• 2000

The goal of this study is mainly to improve the quality of life for the elderly by understanding the actual condition of the home management which includes their family relationship, family finance, and household work carried out in their domestic lives and diagnosing problems possibly restated from the condition. The result includes the following. The characteristics of rural elderly living alone: They have lived in rural area since their marriage which is over 40 years long in average, The tend to be satisfied with living apart themselves. The majority of the families are the first son in their family. In home management regard: First, in family relationship, the way the elderly in their nuclear family state communicate with their spouse is limited, and they hardly speaks together. So it is encouraged for couples to forge their own specific relationship and to plan for their odd age in their younger age. Also, they tend to be satisfied with living separated from their children, but at the same time, the closer they live in distance from their children, the more often they meet their children as well as they talk on the phone. They especially depend on their first son for offerings for ancestors and matters to occur after their death, while they get emotional support from daughters. Second, in family finance, their income varies in range from 200,000 to 3,000,000 won. In the majority f the famines, the wives are in charge of finance. The cost of living is mainly spent on flood, clothing, and housing, or the cost of offerings for ancestors if they are the head family. Third, Meanwhile, the housewives under 70 years old are positive about household work and tend to consider it pleasant for their children and their husband. Generally, the older they are, the more they dislike household labor. For example, food preparation is especially considered a major problem. Community dinning rooms, food delivery service, volunteers, and home helper and neighborhood could be help.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.103-121
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the entire world population in many ways. This study aimed to analyze the patterns of changes in eating, food purchasing and preparation, physical activity, and subjective health after COVID-19 outbreak by various sociodemographic factors and to understand the factors associated with changes in subjective health. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using a representative sample from Seoul was used for the analysis. The data collection was conducted from September to October 2020. A total of 3,833 citizens aged more than 18 years old participated in the Seoul Food Survey. Descriptive statistics and generalized ordinal logistic regression models were used to understand the changes in health behaviors, health indicators, and subjective general health by various socioeconomic status. RESULTS: It was shown that the changes in household income, food expenditure, food consumption and physical activities differed significantly by age, education, occupation, income, weight, and food security status. Low-income and food-insecure households were affected more severely by the pandemic. Older age, household food insecurity, income reduction, increased home cooking and frequency of having instant foods, decreased physical activity and weight gain were significant factors explaining worse perceived health during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that focusing on older populations and low-income families with food insecurity should be prioritized during infectious disease outbreaks. In addition, the role of physical activities and instant food consumption in explaining perceived health should be investigated further in this prolonged battle with the pandemic situation.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.184-192
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the body composition, muscle circumference, and muscle activity of men in their 30s and 50s when the resistance exercise program was applied for 12 weeks, and to provide basic data for the preparation of the resistance exercise program for middle-aged men before entering old age. Nine men in their 30s and eleven 11 men in their 50s participated in the moderate intensity resistance exercise program for 12 weeks. Two weeks before the experiment, body composition, muscle circumference, and EMG were pre-tested, and then body composition and muscle circumference were additionally measured at the 8th week. Body composition, muscle circumference, and EMG were measured within 2 weeks after the 12 week exercise program. The measured data were compared and analyzed by Mixed design two-way ANOVA, and the following results were obtained. The body composition showed a significant difference only in the skeletal muscle mass, and it increased in the 30s group at 8 weeks. Muscle circumference did not show significant difference according to group and time. Muscle activity showed a significant difference according to group and time, and pectoralis major and triceps brachii showed a significant decrease to 30s group. The pectoralis major was higher in the 30s group at all times. In summary, when applying a 12-week resistance exercise program for young men and middle-aged men, the effect of improving muscle strength may appear similar, but they are not consistent, and it is thought that gradual changes in training variables are needed to improve muscle mass.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.492-503
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• 2016

본 연구는 노년기 영적안녕감과 죽음 준비도 그리고 내세관이 죽음에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 또한 죽음에 대한 올바른 인식과 태도를 형성하여 죽음불안을 경감시키고, 만족스러운 노년의 삶을 살아갈 수 있도록 실천적 개입기술을 개발하고자 하는데 목적이 있다. 연구방법은 원주시에 거주하는 65세 이상의 노인들에게 설문지법으로 조사하여 SPSS 통계프로그램으로 결과를 도출하였다. 주요결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 영적안녕감과 죽음준비도 그리고 내세관이 죽음에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과 유의미한 (p<.001) 차이가 나타나 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째는 내세관, 죽음준비도, 영적 안녕감이 죽음에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향의 상대적 중요도 차이를 분석한 결과는 (P<.001)로 99.9% 신뢰수준 이상에서 통계적으로 유의한 영향관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 죽음준비도, 영적 안녕감 순으로 죽음에 대한 태도에 영향을 미치며, 내세관은 다른 두변수가 영향을 미칠 경우 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 변수로 나타났다. 셋째는 인구사회학적 변인 포함 후 죽음준비도, 내세관, 영적 안녕감이 죽음에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과 경제수준차이에서만 (p<.05) 통계적으로 유의한 음의 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 죽음 준비도, 영적 안녕감은 노인의 삶의 질을 좌우하는 부분으로서 죽음불안을 해소하는 데 큰 영향이 있음을 본 연구를 통해 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 의미는 죽음에 대한 불안을 긍정적으로 해소할 수 있다는 점을 검증할 수 있었다는데 의미가 있다.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.105-124
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• 2011

본 연구는 고령화사회에 대비하기 위하여 인문계와 가사 실업 전문계 고등학생을 대상으로 기술 가정, 가정과학, 인간발달 수업 시간에 자신의 노후를 성공적으로 준비하기 위한 실천적 문제 중심 수업과 강의식 수업을 적용하고, 그 효과를 알아보는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 인문계 고등학교와 가사 실업 전문계 고등학교의 정규 교과목 수업 시간에 실험집단은 실천적 문제 중심으로 총 5차시의 수업을 실시하고, 비교집단에는 강의식으로 총 5차시의 수업을 실시하였다. 그리고 실험집단과 비교집단의 사전-사후검사를 분석하여 교수법의 차이, 학교계열의 차이를 알아보았으며, 교수법과 학교계열에 따라 노인에 대한 이해 변인과 노후생활 준비 변인에 차이가 있는지를 알아보았다. 이러한 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 인문계 고등학교 4개교, 가사 실업 전문계 고등학교 2개교를 임의표집 하여 총 41학급, 1,263명을 대상으로 하였으며, 2009년 10월부터~2010년 11월까지 총 9명의 교사가 실험집단과 비교집단에 각각 수업을 실시하였다. 자료분석과 통계처리는 SPSS 12.0프로그램을 이용하여 평균과 표준편차, t-검증, 공분산분석을 실시하였다. 인문계와 가사 실업 전문계 고등학생을 대상으로 노후 준비를 위한 가정과 수업을 적용한 결과, 가사 실업 전문계 보다는 인문계에서, 강의식 수업보다는 실천적 문제 중심 수업이 고등학생들의 노인에 대한 이미지, 노인에 대한 지식, 자녀로부터의 부양의식, 노후생활준비도, 노인복지서비스 필요도를 향상시키는데 더 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 실천적 문제 중심 노후 준비 교육의 후속연구로서, 고등학생의 노후준비교육을 일반화 할 수 있도록 보다 많은 학교에서 기술 가정, 가정과학, 인간발달의 정규 교과목 수업에 적용하고 그 효과를 검증하는 연구가 실시되기를 바라며, 고령화 사회에 대한 교육적 대응으로 노후생활 준비교육은 새로운 교육과정에서도 지속적으로 반영되어야 할 것을 제언하였다.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.161-183
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• 2011

본 연구는 변화하는 고령화사회에 대응하고 노인문제에 대비하기 위하여 교육적 차원에서 고등학생들이 자신의 노후를 준비할 수 있도록 '성공적인 노후생활 준비교육'을 위한 가정과 수업을 설계하고 개발하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 실천적 문제 중심 교수 학습 과정안을 개발하였다. 2007년 개정 교육과정과 해설서를 분석하여 실천적 문제를 설정하고, 2007년 개정 교육과정과 제 7차 교육과정의 기술 가정, 가정과학, 인간발달 교과서, 청소년 대상 노인교육에 관한 선행연구의 내용 요소를 분석하여 5개의 공통 주제를 선정하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 수업의 최종목표를 설정하였다. 실천적 문제는 '노후에 성공적이고 자립적인 생활을 하기 위해 우리는 무엇을 해야 하는가?이고, 주제는 고령화사회와 인구변화, 노인의 특성, 노후준비, 노인돌보기, 노인복지서비스이며, 선정된 5개의 주제는 다시 고령화사회와 노인에 대한 이해, 노후에 대한 개인 가족 사회의 준비 영역으로 나누어 재구성하였다. 수업의 최종 목표는 '고령화사회와 노인의 특성을 이해하고 자신의 행복한 노년의 삶을 준비하기 위해 현재 노인 문제가 발생한 배경을 비판적으로 추론하여 원인을 규명하고, 성공적이고 자립적인 노후를 준비할 수 있는 대안을 합리적으로 모색하며, 대안의 파급효과를 추론하여 가장 최선의 방법을 선택할 수 있는 문제해결능력을 기를 수 있다'로 설정하였다. 실천적 문제 중심 교수 학습 과정안은 총 5차시의 실천적 추론 수업으로 개발되었다. 이에 따라 실천적 문제 중심 '노후생활 준비교육'의 후속 연구로서, 고등학생의 노후준비교육을 일반화 할 수 있도록 보다 많은 학교 현장에서 정규 교과목 수업에 적용하여 그 효과를 검증하는 연구가 실시되기를 바라며, 실천적 추론 수업과 강의식 수업과의 비교 연구가 이루어져 실천적 추론 수업의 효과를 검증할 수 있는 후속연구가 필요함을 제언하였다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.536-546
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• 2001

The purposes of this descriptive study were to identify the prevalence rate of urinary incontinence(UI) and the differences in frequency of incontinent and normal women by general characteristics, obstetrical history, and the conditional events for urinary incontinence of the elderly women in a community. By the results of this study, it is intended to provide nursing practice guidelines for incontinent women. The research design of this study was a preliminary descriptive study. The 173 subjects were 55 years old and over, and resided in a small city area. Data were collected from June 20 to July 20, 2001, by an interview or a self-report with questionaire. The questionaire was composed of items of general characteristics, obstetrical characteristics, and conditions of UI by the modified Henderickon's Stress Incontinence Scale(1981). The results were summariezed as follows: 1. The UI prevalence rate of the sample was 64.2%. Of the incontinent women, 31.5% had experienced UI for a period of three to five years, and 84.7% had never treated or managed their UI. Frequency of UI was once or twice times per month(46.8%). 2. The total mean of UI on the scale in the incontinent women was 25.50 of 85, ranging from 18 to 41. 3. The most frequent condition of UI was coughing, followed by laughing, sneezing, heavy exercise, and preparation of urination in descending order. 4. There were significant differences in age, education, social activity, and urinary difficulty between the incontinent women and the normal women. 5. There were significant differences in frequency of spontaneous abortion, age of menopause between the incontinent women and the normal women. 6. There were no significant differences in number of delivery, frequency of artificial abortion, age of the last delivery, and postal health management between the incontinent women and the normal women. In conclusion, the incidence of UI in this study was high, but there were no effective treatments or management. It is suggested to provide the adult women with knowledge about UI, and to educate preventive behavior and control skill of urinary incontinence. Also episodes of urinary incontinence were high in the situation of sudden increase of abdominal pressure. This data can be used for the prevention strategy of urinary incontinence, In future research it is recommended to identify comprehensive factors related to urinary incontinence including psychosocial factors, and effective strategies of urinary incontinence.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2011

As the public is already aware, baby food has a significant effect on a baby's physical and mental health. It is also very important because choice of baby food forms proper eating habits, which will affect health in the future. In particular, recognition of appropriate baby food by the mother or the primary care provider is even more important. Although many studies have been conducted on this matter for domestic housewives, no studies have been conducted on married immigrant housewives whose numbers are increasing every year. A survey was conducted on the recognition and current situation of baby food preparation by mothers living in Gangwon Province with children 6 to 36-months-old. The purpose of the study was to research the level of understanding of baby food by immigrant housewives given that they were raised in different environments with different eating habits and child raising norms. And additional purpose was to provide proper educational material and direction for choosing appropriate baby food. The results showed significant differences depending on the nationality and age of the mother. Moreover, the results showed an insufficient understanding of baby food but a high desire for education, as mothers did not receive enough support from society. Therefore, necessary education should be provided systematically after mothers fully learn to communicate in Korean. These mothers need continuous attention and support, so they can settle in this country as wives, daughters-in-law, and mothers. Moreover, the needed professional education should be provided so that the mothers can learn traditional Korean eating habits and understand differences in the culture and environment between countries. As the selection of baby food forms the basis of future eating habits and the foundation for good health, proper education should be available to establish healthy intercultural families.