• 재활간호학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.156-165
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• 2002

The objective of this study was to apply a dementia prevention program to the subjects who were suspected of dementia and test its effect. This study was one group pretest-posttest design. The dementia prevention program was applied for 20 weeks to the 19 subjects who were suspected of dementia after a screen test among 638 subjects enrolled in 10 senior citizen's centers in G city. The scores of self-efficacy, cognition, quality of life were measured before and after the program. The data collected were analyzed using a SPSS (statistical analysis system) program, and frequencies, averages and standard deviations were obtained. The differences of the scores of the pretest and posttest were analyzed with Mann-Whitney test and sign test. The results were as follows: 1. After the program, the average score of self-efficacy was increased from 75.31 (standard deviation 11.99) to 84.26 (standard deviation 13.92). 2. There are no differences between the average scores of physical and psychological quality of life, however, the average score of social quality of life was slightly increased from 2.25 (standard deviation 0.40) to 2.53 (standard deviation 0.43), and the overall score of social quality of life was low. 3. The average score of cognition was significantly increased from 21.00 (standard deviation 2.60) to 24.58 (standard deviation 3.37), thus, it was found that the program was effective to improve the cognition level. 4. The score differences of self-efficacy, quality of life, cognition between the pretest and posttest were statistically significant. 5. The score differences of quality of life between the pretest and posttest were found to be dependent on marital status, exercise and regular checkup yes or no. In conclusion, the program was effective to prevent the subjects suspected of dementia from dementia.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.119-131
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine effect of Tai-Chi exercise program on pain, flexibility, perceived health status and instrumental activities of daily living for osteoarthritis patients. To evaluate the effects, quasi-experimental study was used for pre and post test with a nonequivalent control group. Method: Fifty-two subjects participated in the experiment(twenty-seven for experimental group and twenty-five for control group) and they were from two different senior citizen centers in J city. The experiment period was from April 2002 through August 2002. The experiment group took part in Tai-Chi exercise program for eighteen weeks(three times a week for four weeks and five times a week for fourteen week). The exercise was performed for 50 minutes at every time (15 minutes for warm-up, 30 minutes for Tai-Chi exercise, and 5 minutes for ending). In order to pursue study purpose, the SPSS/WIN 8.0 program was chosen for the statistical analysis; ANCOVA was employed in examining test hypothesis; t-test and $X^{2}-test$ were used to examine homogeneity between experimental and control group. Result: The study results were as follows: Score of pain decreased significantly after of Tai-Chi exercise program. Score of flexibility increased significantly after of Tai-Chi exercise program. Score of perceived health status increased significantly after of Tai-Chi exercise program. Score of IADL increased significantly after of Tai-Chi exercise program. Conclusion: As shown in the results, Tai-Chi exercise program can be effective nursing intervention for osteoarthritis patient to improve pain, flexibility, perceived health status and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.2710-2716
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• 2015

고령층의 창업은 취업보다 어렵다고 한다. 그러나 고령층도 IoT분야에 개발을 해 낼수 있다는 확신을 이번 교육을 통해 실험 연구가 되었다. 개발을 해 낼수 있다는 것은 무언가를 개발하여 창업을 할 수 있다는 증명을 이번 고령층IT 창업교육을 통해 나타나게 되었다. 기존의 프로그램 교육만으로 문제점이 되었던 것을 아두이노 및 스크래치의 H/W 와 S/W의 접목교육이 고령층IT창업교육에 높은 효과를 두었다. IoT를 통한 고령층IT창업교육은 일반적인 교육과목보다는 좀 더 심도 높은 과목이지만 이번 창업교육을 통해 고령층에게도 쉽게 접근할수 있는 연구결과를 나타나게 되었다. 그 결과에 따른 활용사례를 나타내 보기로 한다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.282-293
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• 2012

Purpose: The study aimed to examine the effects of Tai Chi fall prevention program on risk factors for fall, fear of falling, and quality of life among elderly women living in the community. Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with non-equivalent control group was used. Sixty participants were recruited from 4 senior citizen centers in a city. The 1-hour Tai Chi fall prevention program was provided three times a week for 6 months to the experimental group. Risk factors for fall including fracture risk and bone mineral density, fear of falling, and quality of life were measured at the baseline and at 6 months. Results: Participants were 75 years old in average. At the completion of 6 month program, the experimental group showed lower fracture risks, less fear of falling, and higher scores in several domains of quality of life than the control group, after controlling for the pretest scores, fall experience, and regular exercise habit. Conclusion: The Tai Chi fall prevention program was safely applied to elderly women with improvement in fracture risk, fear of falling, and several domains of quality of life. Future study is necessary to confirm the longer effect of the Tai Chi program for the prevention of fall episodes.

• 한국노년학
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.537-550
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• 2018

본 연구는 지역사회 재가노인의 체수분정도 및 영향요인을 파악하기 위해 시행되었다. 본 연구는 서술적 조사연구로서 65세 이상 노인 135명을 대상으로 하였으며 자료수집기간은 2016년 10월-2017년 2월까지였다. 자료수집 방법으로는 일대일 면담을 통한 설문지조사와 신체계측이 사용되었다. 연구 결과 연구 대상자의 대부분은 적정 체수분율 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 일부 노인 특히 여성노인에서는 체수분율이 저하된 상태였다. 지역사회 재가노인의 체수분정도는 성별, 체질량지수, 만성질환 수, 약물복용 수, 요실금정도에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었으며 유의한 영향요인은 체질량지수(${\beta}=-0.51$, p=<.001), 성별(${\beta}=-0.47$, p=<.001)이었고 이 회귀모형의 설명력은 51%이었다. 앞으로 지역사회 재가노인의 체수분정도에 대한 지속적 관심이 필요하며 특히 위험요인을 가지고 있는 여성노인에 대한 집중적인 관심이 필요하다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.243-250
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• 2018

본 논문은 독거노인을 위한 스마트 케어 시스템을 설계하고 구현한다. 최근 의학, 생활수준, 환경의 급속한 개선으로 생활수준이 높아짐에 따라 고령 인구의 비율이 높아지고 있다. 또한 고령화 사회와 더불어 증가하는 독거노인 비율은 노인 케어 시스템, 응급 상황 알림과 같은 서비스의 제공이 중요한 이슈가 되고 있다는 것을 시사한다. 그러나 기존의 응급상황알림을 위한 기술들은 고정된 CCTV 영상을 분석하기 때문에 CCTV 사각지대에서의 모니터링에 대한 어려움과 카메라가 설치되지 않은 장소로 이동하는 등 정해진 범위를 벗어나는 활동을 할 경우 실시간으로 케어 할 수 없다는 문제점이 존재한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위해 실시간으로 이동이 가능한 로봇과 객체 추적 기술을 활용한 스마트 케어 시스템을 설계하고 개발한다. 이를 통해 장소에 구애받지 않고 실시간 모니터링이 가능하며, 응급상황시 빠르게 도움을 요청해 보호자 및 도우미들에게 편의를 제공할 수 있도록 한다.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive function and occlusal status in elderly individuals. Methods: A total of 162 individuals aged 65 years and older, who attended the senior citizen center in Daegu city, were included after consent for participation in the study was obtained. The Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K) was used to evaluate the level of cognitive function. Occlusal status was determined using the T-scan $III^{(R)}$ system. All collected data were analyzed by ${\chi}^2$ test, t-test, one way ANOVA, and linear regression analysis using SPSS version 23.0 for Windows. Results: There was a significant relationship between the cognitive function and the use of dentures. Individuals with posterior occlusal status had higher MMSE-K scores than those with anterior occlusal status. There was a positive correlation between the cognitive function and posterior occlusal force. Conclusions: These results suggest that occlusal status was associated with cognitive function in the elderly individuals. Active national policies to improve occlusal condition in the elderly population are needed.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to identify nutrition quotient for elderly (NQ-E) and to investigate factors affecting NQ-E of the elderly using welfare center and senior citizen's center in Changwon city. A self-administered questionnaire was conducted between June 2021 and early August 2021 for 320 elderly (≥65 years, male, n=52, female, n=268). As a result of the survey, the mean NQ-E score was 61.12, which was within the medium-high grade. The scores of balance, moderation, and dietary behavior factors were within the medium-high grade, while diversity factor was within the medium-low grade. According to the results of the Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, NQ-E showed positive correlations with the 'with family' (p<0.01), 'education level' (p<0.01), 'health functional foods consumption' (p<0.01), 'monthly household income' (p<0.05), 'nutrition education experience' (p<0.05), 'reading nutrition labeling of health functional foods' (p<0.01), 'perception of the efficacy of health functional foods' (p<0.01), and 'the number of times of leisure activities per week' (p<0.01) and negative correlations with the 'gender' (p<0.05), 'age' (p<0.01), 'smoking' (p<0.05), and 'social frailty' (p<0.01). As a result of multiple regression analysis, 'gender' (p<0.05), 'perception of the efficacy of health functional foods' (p<0.05), 'the number of times of leisure activities per week' (p<0.05), and 'social frailty' (p<0.05) were found to be factors affecting NQ-E. Based on the results of this study, customized services by characteristic, nutrition education, and counseling for the elderly should be implemented and the development of various programs and continuous support of the community are necessary so that the elderly can carry out social exchange.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.725-739
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• 2022

This study conducted with 268 female elderly who visited welfare center and senior citizen center in Changwon city to identify the dietary status according to social frailty stage using nutrition quotient for elderly (NQ-E). As a result of the survey, 75.0% of the elderly had no nutrition education. The elderly in social frailty stage was 43.7%, pre-frail was 35.1%, and robust was 21.2%. The scores of NQ-E (61.65), balance (47.78), moderation (86.18), and dietary behavior (55.23) were within the medium-high grade, while diversity (48.37) was within the medium-low grade. Among the balance factor item, there was a significant difference only in the frequency of fruit intake according to social frailty stage (p<0.05). Among the diversity factor item, there were significant differences in vegetable intake (p<0.05) and the rate of eating alone (p<0.001) according to social frailty stage. Among the dietary behavior factor item, there were significant differences in whether to strive for a healthy diet (p<0.05), exercise time and depression (p<0.001), and subjective recognition rate of health (p<0.01) according to social frailty stage. Based on these results, education focusing on various food intake is needed, and continuous support from the government and local governments is needed to connect the social support network of the elderly and support programs to prevent them from going to social frailty stage.

• 한국노년학
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2011

본 연구는 노인의 주관적 건강상태, 경제수준, 우울감, 사회적지지가 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 죽음불안이 매개하는 효과에 관하여 연구모형을 구축하고 검증하기 위한 목적으로 실시되었다. 조사는 2008년 8월 1일에서 9월 31일까지 진행되었으며, 남양주시 및 동두천시의 17개 경로당의 노인 330명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면, 총 9개의 직접효과에 관한 가설 중 6개의 가설이 지지되었다. 즉 죽음불안을 내생변수로 건강상태, 우울, 사회적지지의 직접효과가 유의하였으며, 주관적 삶의 질을 내생변수로 우울, 사회적 지지, 죽음불안의 직접효과가 유의하였다. 간접효과의 경우 총 4개의 간접효과가설 중 2개의 간접효과가 유의하였다. 즉 주관적 건강상태가 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 효과를 죽음불안이 매개하는 효과가 유의하였으며, 우울이 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 죽음불안이 매개하는 효과가 유의하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 기초하여 노인의 죽음불안 경감을 위한 제언을 제시하였다.