• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.4908-4918
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• 2014

본 연구는 노인요양시설 준고령 요양보호사의 경험을 통해 돌봄노동의 특성과 의미를 규명하는 것이다. 이를 위해 경기도에 소재한 노인요양시설에서 근무하고 있는 요양보호사 15명을 대상으로 심층면접을 실시하였고, 질적연구 방법에 의한 분석을 하였다. 면접은 '준고령 요양보호사의 돌봄노동에 대한 인식', '돌봄 과정에서 경험하는 스트레스와 대처', '돌봄노동이 주는 성찰적 의미'에 초점을 맞추었다. 분석 결과, 준고령 요양보호사들은 돌봄노동을 통해서 긍정적인 경험을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 준고령 요양보호사에 의한 돌봄노동의 성격을 새로운 관점에서 파악하는데 기여할 것으로 본다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.598-607
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• 2022

Purpose: This qualitative study aimed to explore the lived and true meaning of experiences of middle-aged patients with complex regional pain syndrome. Methods: The participants were 10 men and women aged 40 to 60 years who received outpatient treatment at a university hospital, could communicate, and agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected through individual interviews using open and semi-structured questions from September 2019 to July 2021 and were analyzed using the content analysis method suggested by Hsieh and Shannon (2005). Results: As a result of this study, 42 summarized semantic units related to life experience, 15 subthemes, and seven themes were derived. The seven themes were "pressed by severe pain," "frustrated because I cannot be part of the community," "distressed because people do not recognize my disease," "sad about conflicts with family," "unmotivated because of desperate life," "appreciating for support," and "putting oneself together and living daily life." Conclusion: The vivid experiences of the participants derived in this study are the basic data for developing treatment guidelines. In the future, we propose a study on life and family care experiences according to the developmental characteristics of the life cycle of patients with complex regional pain syndrome and develop and apply programs to support patients and their families.

• 한국노년학
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.1063-1086
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• 2012

본 연구는 종단적인 분석을 통하여 노인의 사회적 배제 수준 변화 양상에 따른 유형을 살펴보며 그 예측요인을 밝힘으로써 노인의 사회적 배제 상황을 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 본 연구는 영국고령화패널(ELSA)의 2002-03년의 제 1차 조사부터 2008-09년 제 4차 조사까지 2년 주기로 하여 네 차례에 걸쳐 반복 측정한 자료를 사용하였으며, 표본유지율을 고려하여 50세 이상의 남녀 7631명의 자료를 최종 분석에 사용하였다. 노인의 사회적 배제는 사회적 관계망, 문화 및 여가 활동, 의료서비스 접근, 재정적 안정, 정서적 배제 영역의 다섯 개의 하위 영역으로 구분되어 분석되었다. 자료의 분석을 위하여 다양한 질적인 차이를 밝히는데 목적을 두는 관찰대상 중심적 접근이 시도되었으며, 이는 변화궤적을 유형화하는 준모수적 집단중심 모형을 통해 분석되었다. 분석을 통하여 노인들은 유사한 배제 수준을 보이면서 동일하게 변화하는 '동질적' 집단이 아니라, 다양한 초기값과 변화율을 보이는 다양한 유형으로 구분될 수 있음이 밝혀졌다. 뿐만 아니라 변화궤적의 유형화를 통하여 문화여가활동을 제외하고 모든 영역에서 노인의 사회적 배제 수준이 시간 경과에 따라 천천히 증가하거나 유지됨을 확인하였다. 준모수적 집단중심 모형의 결과를 통하여 지속적으로 높은 배제 수준을 유지하거나 높은 수준에서 증가하는 유형을 사회적 배제의 고위험군으로 판단하여 선별해 낼 수 있었다. 또한 고위험군에 속하는 노인들의 특성을 밝히기 위해 다항로지스틱 분석을 실시한 결과, 노인의 사회적 배제에 영향을 주는 주요 변수는 성별, 연령, 건강상태, 활동능력, 소득, 결혼상태, 가족관계, 수급여부 등으로 나타났다.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.125-133
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to understand and explore the experiences and meanings of life changes and loneliness caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among older people living in rural areas. Methods: This study adopted an individual interview approach. A total of 33 older adults were interviewed using semi-structured questions between October and December; 2020. The collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Four main themes and ten sub-themes emerged. One main theme was "the never-ending anxiety of a changed world", the second theme was "disconnecting from the world through social distancing", the third theme was "working to overcome COVID-19", and forth "health is the most important thing in life." Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we confirmed the urgent need for psycho-social support to relieve loneliness and social isolation of older people in rural areas during the spread of infectious diseases.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 예비고령층과 고령층의 건강정보 획득경로와 경로별 인식 및 활용실태를 확인하기 위함이다. 연구대상자는 예비고령층 200명, 고령층 200명으로, 구조화된 설문지를 이용한 대면조사를 시행하였으며, MINITAB17을 활용하여, 카이제곱 검정(chi-square test)과 피셔의 정확검정(Fisher's exact test)을 실시하였다. 연구결과 대상군의 건강정보 획득경로는 전문의료인을 통한 획득은 비슷한 수준인 반면, 대중매체와 인터넷 사이트를 통한 획득 빈도는 예비고령층이 높았다. 특히, 인터넷 사이트를 통한 건강정보 획득은 고령층보다 4배 이상 높았다. 경로별 건강정보 활용내용은 예비고령층이 건강검진 및 예방에 집중한 반면, 고령층은 예방뿐만 아니라 질환치료 등 건강과 관련된 전반적인 정보를 탐색하고 활용하였다. 획득된 건강정보에 대해 두 군 모두 긍정적인 인식을 보였다. 본 연구결과를 통하여 향후 고령층을 대상으로 한 건강관련 정보의 전달에 있어 인터넷 사이트를 포함한 모든 경로가 유용하게 사용될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 고령층의 자가건강관리의 향상을 위한 다양한 컨텐츠 개발에 연령적 특성과 경로별 활용 건강정보 영역을 고려할 것을 제언한다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2018

Purpose: This study aimed to compare balance ability according to the immersion level of virtual reality-based training for the balance enhancement of the elderly. Methods: This study included 48 elderly people aged 65 years and older (male 16, female 32). According to the immersion level of applied virtual reality training, 16, 17, and 15 persons were randomly assigned to full immersion, semi-immersion, and control groups. The subjects who were assigned to the full immersion group and semi-immersion group received virtual reality training for 6 weeks at 20 min at a time, 3 times per week. The control group received no intervention. Balance ability was evaluated by measuring the stability limit and the tandem walking test before and after the intervention. Results: Results showed significant differences among the three groups in the limit of stability of all directions and the tandem walking test after the intervention. The results of the limit of stability showed a significantly higher value in the full-immersion group than in the control group, and the results of the tandem walking test showed a significantly lower value in the full-immersion and semi-immersion groups than in the control group. Conclusion: The results indicate that the head-mounted display equipment for applying full-immersion virtual training is the most effective in enhancing the balance ability of the elderly.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.314-324
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• 2000

Evaluation of nutritional status of the elderly imposes different problem from the other age groups. It is essential to use right instrument to assess food consumption. In Korea, the food frequency questionnaire has not been applied widely to elderly people. The purpose of this study is to assess the possibility of employing a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire(FFQ) for the Korean elderly to estimate nutrient and/or food intakes. In this study the FFQ for the elderly was developed and validated. The subjects were 144 free-living old women aged from 65 to 90. The FFQ was designed with 4 items for cereals and 86 items for other foods and with frequency of 12 intervals. Three portion sizes were given to select : 1/2 of standard amount, standard amount, and 11/2 of standard amount. ach subject was interviewed with newly developed FFQ form and same subjects were also involved to complete 3-day diet record. Nutrient intake was calculated using software program developed by our group. The nutrient intakes by the FFQ was validated by comparing the results with 3-day diet record. The FFQ estimated significantly higher mean intakes of energy, carbohydrate, protein, fats and vitamin C than did the diet reconrds(p<0.05). Pearson's correlation coefficients between two methods ranged from 0.21 for vitamin Q to 0.69 for alcohol(mean r=0.53). From 32% to 42% of the subjects were classified in the same quintile of nutrient intake by two methods, and 63% to 84% were classified in the same or adjacent quintile. On average, only 4% of the subjects were misclassified into extreme quitiles. The results indicate that the FFQ developed for the elderly in this study is useful for classifying individuals by rank and identifying groups at extremes of nutrient intakes.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2024

Purpose: This study was intended to gain an in-depth understanding of and explored the experiences and meanings of participating in care services among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: A focus group interview approach was adopted. Twenty older adults were interviewed from November to December 2021 using semi-structured interview questions. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Three main themes and seven sub-themes emerged for the elderly people living alone. One main theme was "ambivalence of elderly care services," the second was "desperate need for care services," and the third was "positive changes and expectations experienced with care services." For the elderly people living with their families, two main themes and four sub-themes were identified. One main theme was "care services met within the family system," the second was "needs for care services outside the family system." Conclusion: We aim to provide a basis for strengthening the quality of elderly community care services in the mid- to long-term and establish a system of close linkages between necessary services by understanding the needs of elderly people who live alone or with their families.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.30-39
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• 2014

Korean society is running fast toward a super aging society. This means that new solutions for new problems of aged people are needed. An important area to prove is the aging-friendly neighborhood environments supporting casual contacts and meetings of old residents. This study attempts to suggest neighborhood design indicators which support casual contacts and meetings of old residents. The subjects were 24 professionals who had studied on housing environment for the elderly. They answered through the on-line questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of items which evaluate the appropriateness of classification of neighborhood area and the indicators of each area using 5-points Likert scale. Also open questions asking adding or eliminating areas or indicator and other opinions were included. On the basis of these answers, the aging-friendly neighborhood design indicators supporting contacts and meetings of old residents was developed. They are consisted of 7 areas in neighborhood and 60 indicators. Those areas were semi-public residential area, commercial area, cultural & educational area, health & medical area, park & green area, walkway, and public traffic facilities. This would be used to design the neighborhood environments that are aging-friendly and facilitating casual contacts and meetings of all residents, especially old residents.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2023

Objectives: The coronavirus disease pandemic affected people's lives in different ways, including child education and parent-child interactions. The present study aimed to identify the educational opportunities of children and challenges of parents during this pandemic. Methods: This study was conducted using a qualitative and phenomenological method. The participants were 23 parents of children aged 7-12 years, selected by purposive sampling method. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews, which continued until data saturation was reached, and then classified and processed following Strauss and Glasser's approach. Results: The findings were classified as parenting transformation, attachment challenges, and parenting challenges due to macro-systemic changes. Online education and changes caused by social distancing were the most significant parenting challenges. Moreover, children did not have the necessary space to be independent and self-sufficient. Conclusion: For many children, adapting to virtual education has been challenging; therefore, parents should change their parenting control and support. The emergence of such challenges has led to the creation of more opportunities in the field of child education.