• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.18-28
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• 2021

Purpose: This study attempted to confirm whether the suicide prevention effect could be achieved by managing the frailty of the elderly in rural areas. Methods: This study is a single-group pre-post study design. The frailty management program was applied twice a week for 12 weeks for the vulnerable elderly in the rural area from 16th April to 31st May in 2020. The program consisted of physical exercise, health education on nutrition management and disease control, cognitive training, and protein drink provision. Results: The average age of the participants was 77.1 years, and they lived alone (88.6%). As a result of providing the program, there were positive results such as increase in body strength (pre 12.27: post 13.27) and weight (pre 58.51: post 59.13), and decrease in depression (pre 4.66: post 1.20), and there was no statistically significant change in quality of life, Time Up & Go, and BMI. Conclusion: Frailty should be managed to prevent suicide in the elderly. It is necessary to expand and apply various programs that combine physical functions and emotional interventions such as health education, and exercise to maintain muscle strength.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2003

The purpose of the study was to develop an integrated prevention program to strengthen elders self-care capability and to examine its effectiveness on their psychological condition. This study used one group pre- and post-test design. Subjects were 85 elderly residents (over 65 years of age) who lived alone, and received free basic medical care and social welfare services in a rural community in Korea. Subject eligibility criteria for this study were to an elders who 1) is not currently taking any anti-depressant medication 2) is able to communicate, and 3) agrees to participate in this study. The integrated program was composed of horticulture, reminiscence, and friendship activities. Twelve sessions were provided for 12 weeks in community-based partnerships to achieve better outcomes. The intervention was case-managed by a public health nurse and aided by six volunteers. The main outcome variable was depression, which was assessed by using 15 items selected from the Geriatric Depression Scale-short form Korean version. Socio-demographic characteristics, functional status, and satisfaction with social support were used as covariates. Results showed that there was a significant intervention effect at post-intervention time point compared to pre-intervention time point(E.S. 0.94). Multiple linear regression analysis showed significant interaction effects between intervention and satisfaction with social support. These findings must be interpreted within the context that an effects of an integrated program could be more synergistically increased when social support factor is considered in the program. A community-based integrated prevention program of depression is effective for vulnerable rural elderly. It is suggested that randomized controlled trials within community setting for better methodological strength as well as multi-level outcomes on community need to be conducted in future.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.2882-2892
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• 2014

본 연구는 재가 취약계층 여성 노인을 대상으로 한 우울 자살예방 프로그램을 개발하고 그 효과를 검증하여 지역사회에서 용이하게 활용할 수 있는 프로그램을 보급하고자 하는 데 그 목적을 두고 있다. 우울 자살예방 프로그램은 인지행동 이론에 기초하고, 선행연구결과를 토대로 연구자들에 의해 개발되었다. 프로그램의 효과는 시계열설계를 이용한 실험연구설계로 12명의 재가 여성노인을 대상으로 검증하였다. 우울 자살예방 프로그램을 적용한 결과 중재 직전에 비해 중재 직후에는 대상자의 우울, 자살생각, 무망감 수준에서 통계적으로 유의한 변화가 없었으나, 중재 직전에 비해 중재 4주 후에는 우울, 자살생각, 무망감 수준에서 통계적으로 유의한 변화가 나타났다. 이상 결과에 근거하여 지역사회 정신건강증진센터 또는 복지관의 종사자들이 본 프로그램을 적극 활용할 것을 제언한다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.162-172
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• 2009

최근 급속한 고령운전자의 증가에 따라 고령운전자의 저하된 운전행태를 수용할 수 있는 도로환경 개선에 대한 노력이 시급하나 아직까지 고령운전자의 사고취약 도로형태에 대한 통계도 집계되지 않고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 경찰청 사고통계자료를 이용하여 고령운전자가 사고에 취약한 도로형태 및 취약 정도를 분석하였으며 해외사례를 바탕으로 고령운전자 사고취약 도로형태별 개선 방안을 제시하였다. 국내 고령운전자는 비고령운전자 대비 교차로 사고, 곡선로에서의 차대차 사고 발생확률이 높은 것으로 나타났으나 곡선로 상 차대차 사고는 두 집단간 큰 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 또한 고속도로 인터체인지도 고령운전자 사고취약 도로 형태에 포함시켜 램프 부근에서의 사고감소방안을 살펴보았다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.332-345
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• 2020

본 연구는 코로나19 사태 속에서 더욱 열악한 환경에 노출된 농어촌 취약계층에 초점을 두고 사회서비스 영역의 수요를 탐색하고 정책적 함의를 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 '2018년 농어업인 등에 대한 복지실태조사' 원자료를 활용하여 가구유형별 취약계층의 사회서비스 욕구를 분석하였다. 분석결과 농어촌 전체, 노인, 장애인, 1인, 노인 1인, 저소득 가구 등이 1순위 사회서비스는 '소득지원서비스'로 나타났고, 아동 가구는 '보육 및 교육 관련 서비스'로 나타났다. 2순위 사회서비스는 전체는 '문화여가향유지원서비스', 노인, 장애인, 노인 1인, 저소득 가구 등은 '보건의료 건강관리 서비스', 아동가구는 '문화여가향유지원서비스', 1인가구는 '일상생활지원서비스'로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 농어촌 취약계층 맞춤형 사회서비스 지원 방안을 제안하였다. 또한 농어촌 보건복지 기본계획 등 정부의 도농간 복지 격차 완화 정책의 문제점을 공식부처 간의 협의체계 부재로 보고 농어촌 중장기 정책의 환류기능과 전담조직의 필요성을 논하고 '농어촌 지역맞춤형 사회서비스 제공여건 구축(안)'을 제안하였다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.343-354
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• 2013

Elderly people living in poverty are one of the most vulnerable population groups who are at risk of experiencing social exclusion. Social participation is an important contributing factor to active aging and social integration of the older adults living in poverty. This study aims to identify factors affecting social participation of the poor elderly. Data from the second wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing was used for the analyses and 1,346 poor elderly aged over 65 were analyzed. The findings showed that age, education, health status, a level of depression, financial stress, and economic activity were associated with the social participation of the elderly living in poverty. These results indicated that psychological empowerment and specific needs of the older adults living in poverty should be considered in developing services and programs to promote social participation of the poor elderly.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.477-482
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• 2024

2022년 중대재해 처벌 등에 관한 법률이 시행되며 국내 건설현장에 대한 안전과 보건에 대한 건설회사의 역할이 강화되고 최고 경영자에 대한 책임이 막중해졌다. 하지만, '22년 광주 화정동 주상복합 아파트 붕괴사고와 같은 중대재해는 여전히 발생하고 있다. 인구감소, 젊은 계층의 건설업 진입기피등으로 건설현장은 고령 근로자와 외국인 근로자의 비율이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존 연구에서 다루지 않았던 건설현장의 취약계층인 외국인 근로자, 고령 근로자, 건강취약 근로자 등의 스마트 안전기술에 대한 중요도 인식의 차이를 확인하기 위하여 설문조사를 진행하였다. 취약계층 작업자들은 외국어 지원 분야, 위험경고 분야, 신체 착용 모니터링 분야에 대한 스마트 안전기술을 중요하다고 인식하고 있었으며, 향후 취약계층에 대해 스마트 안전기술을 확대해야 한다는 결론을 도출하였다.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2020

Human motion recognition is essential for user-centric services such as surveillance-based security, elderly condition monitoring, exercise tracking, daily calories expend analysis, etc. It is typically based on the movement data analysis such as the acceleration and angular velocity of a target user. The existing motion recognition studies are only intended to measure the basic information (e.g., user's stride, number of steps, speed) or to recognize single motion (e.g., sitting, running, walking). Thus, a new mechanism is required to identify the transition of single motions for assessing a user's consecutive motion more accurately as well as recognizing the user's body and surrounding situations arising from the motion. Thus, in this paper, we collect the human movement data through Android smartphones in real time for five targeting single motions and propose a mechanism to recognize a consecutive motion including transitions among various motions and an occurred situation, with the state transition model to check if a vulnerable (life-threatening) condition, especially for the elderly, has occurred or not. Through implementation and experiments, we demonstrate that the proposed mechanism recognizes a consecutive motion and a user's situation accurately and quickly. As a result of the recognition experiment about mix sequence likened to daily motion, the proposed adoptive weighting method showed 4% (Holding time=15 sec), 88% (30 sec), 6.5% (60 sec) improvements compared to static method.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2022

This study aims to study non-rechargeable wrist-type smart bands for those vulnerable to the digital environment. The transition to the digital age means improving the efficiency of human life and the convenience of management. In the digital age, it can be a very convenient infrastructure for the digital generation, but otherwise, it can cause inconvenience. COVID-19 is spreading non-face-to-face culture. The reality is that the vulnerable are complaining of discomfort in non-face-to-face culture. The core of the digital environment is smartphones. Digital life is spreading around smartphones. Technology that drives the digital environment is the core technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The technologies are lot, big data, Blockchain, Smart Mobility, and AI. Related technologies based on these technologies include digital ID cards, digital keys, and nfc technologies. Non-rechargeable wrist-type smart bands based on related technologies can be conceptualized. Through these technologies, blind people can easily access books and manage their ID cards conveniently and efficiently. In particular, access authentication is required wherever you go due to COVID-19, which can be used as a useful tool for the elderly who feel uncomfortable using smartphones. It can also eliminate the inconvenience of the elderly finding or losing their keys.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.69-90
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• 2024

Purpose In this paper, among the four information vulnerable groups(disabled, elderly, low-income, farmers and fishermen), the mediating effect of digital device usage attitudes in the effect of digital information utilization level of farmers and fishermen with a large digital information gap with the general public on life satisfaction was verified. Design/methodology/approach This study summarizes existing research related to the digital information gap between farmers and fishermen, and the empirical analysis is based on hierarchical regression analysis based on the 2022 Digital Information Gap Report (survey data on 2,200 farmers and fishermen) published by the Korea Intelligence Information Society Promotion Agency. Among the four major information vulnerable groups (the disabled, the elderly, low-income groups, and farmers and fishermen), attitudes toward using digital devices were examined in terms of the impact of the level of digital information use on life satisfaction among farmers and fishermen, who have a relatively large digital information gap with the general public. It was verified as a mediating effect. Findings As a result of the empirical analysis, attitudes toward the use of digital devices were found to play a mediating role in the impact of the level of digital information use on life satisfaction.