• 디지털융복합연구
• /
• 제16권9호
• /
• pp.391-397
• /
• 2018

본 연구는 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램이 치매 노인들의 인지기능과 균형감각에 미치는 영향을 조사 분석하고자 실시되었다. 연구대상은 알츠하이머형 치매를 진단받은 노인 16명을 대상으로 6 개월 동안 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램을 제공하였으며, 실험군과 대조군 두 그룹의 프로그램 제공전과 후의 인지기능과 균형감각의 변화를 분석하였다. 연구결과 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램은 알츠하이머형 치매 노인의 인지기능과 균형감각을 유지시키거나 증진시키는 것으로 보고되었다. 연구 대상자 모집과 손실 및 레크리에이션 치료 프로그램 기간과 같은 변수 통제의 어려움을 제한점으로 볼 수 있으나 레크리에이션 치료와 같은 비약리적 방법의 개발과 효과성 검증의 측면에서 치매 노인의 재활치료 연구에 기여하였다고 판단된다.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
• /
• 제26권4호
• /
• pp.1-18
• /
• 2019

The virtual reality (VR) is an immerging technology used in the serious games industry to treat psychological disorders like dementia. We created a system named as Virtual Reality Home (VRH) for the elderly who lived with Alzheimer's disease (or other form of dementia) and cognitive impairment using virtual reality technology. The purpose of our study is to measure the long-time immersion and retention of VRH on the moods and apathy, enhancement in physical and brain stimulation as well as a decision making with peoples of dementia and explore the experience of aged care home staff's member. The VRH shows a positive impact on the elderly participants and staff members. During the VRH experience, excitement and a great level of alertness were observed among the participants but few of them were feeling anxiety. Furthermore, we observed the improvement in physical, memory and brain stimulation, but the participants have a low focus on decision making because they wanted to explore all interactable objects in the VRH. This study suggests that the VR may have the potential to improve the quality of life, and these results can assist to expand the future development in the enhancement of efficiency of people with dementia.

• 인간식물환경학회지
• /
• 제21권6호
• /
• pp.515-521
• /
• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of horticultural activities with reminiscence materials and singing songs on the ability to recall words and depression in the elderly with mild dementia. A total of 20 sessions of a horticultural therapy program was held once or twice a week from July 14, 2015 to November 3, 2015 for the elderly with mind dementia at the social welfare center in D city. The subjects of this study were 13 women and the mean age was 81.2 years. The ability to recall words significantly improved from $8.6{\pm}1.8$ before the program to $9.4{\pm}0.6$ after the program (p=.012). However, there was no significant difference in the score of depression after the program. Synergistic effects were generated by applying horticultural activities, singing and reminiscence therapy activities simultaneously, and it was effective in recalling memories. As emotional functions were associated with hormones in vivo, there were emotional ups and downs at each session and short-term alternative therapies were not sufficient to completely eliminate neurotoxic substances caused by dementia.

• 대한간호학회지
• /
• 제39권4호
• /
• pp.562-573
• /
• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects on the cognitive function, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), mood, social behaviors, and problematic behaviors of robot pet-assisted program for elderly people with dementia. Methods: This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 32 elders with dementia. Seventeen were assigned to the experimental group and 15 to the control group. The intervention was conducted twicea week for 6 weeks. Results: 1) After the program, cognitive function, ADL, and social behaviors did not show significant differences. 2) After the program, mood of experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group. 3) After the program, problematic behaviors of the experimental group were significantly more diminished than those of control group. 4) As a result of analyzing the response, robot pet-assisted program was effective such as inducing a positive emotional state and increasing communication and interaction. Conclusion: The robot pet-assisted program was effective in changing the mood and diminishing problematic behaviors and had positive effects such as increasing communication and interaction for elders with dementia. Therefore, this program should be considered as a positive program for physical and emotional support for elders with dementia.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국주거학회 1996년도 학술발표대회논문집
• /
• pp.39-48
• /
• 1996

It is very well known all over the world that Sweden has a long history of social welfare. especially in the area of housing for the elderly and they have managed it succesfully until now. In this study. the group homes for the elderly with dementia which is adapted and developed in Sweden recently is discussed in reference to the characteristics of the inhabitants. way of management, characteristic of architectural design for the group homes in order to find any possibility to apply it in Korea in the future.

• 한국주거학회논문집
• /
• 제8권3호
• /
• pp.67-79
• /
• 1997

It is very well known all over the world that Sweden has a long history of social welfare, especially in the area of housing for the elderly and they have managed it successfully until now. In this study. the group homes for the elderly with dementia which has been adapted and developed in Sweden recently is discussed in reference to the characteristics of the inhabitants, way of management, and architectural design for the group homes in order to find any possibility to apply it in Korea in the future.

• 대한통합의학회지
• /
• 제8권4호
• /
• pp.49-58
• /
• 2020

Purpose : This study examined the effect of a home visit cognitive training program that uses a tablet-based digital recognition rehabilitation application, Brain Doctor, on local elderly people's cognitive function and depression. Methods : This study featured 20 elderly people living in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea, who received a voucher for a home visit service to prevent dementia. The subjects were evenly divided into an intervention group provided with Brain Doctor and a control group provided with a conventional cognitive training program. Korean version of Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE-K) and Korean version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (K-MoCA) were used to assess cognitive function in each group. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to evaluate the depression levels. Results : The intervention group showed a significant change in cognitive function and depression after the intervention (p<.05). There was a statistically significant change in cognitive function and depression between the intervention and control groups (p<.05). Conclusion : This study confirmed that Brain Doctor had a positive effect on the cognitive function and depression of elderly people in the local community. It is expected to become a useful home visit program for dementia prevention in the future.

• 융합경영연구
• /
• 제11권3호
• /
• pp.37-46
• /
• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the elderly friendliness of the serious game for dementia prevention and to seek out the influence factors for enhance the friendliness. Research design, data and methodology: It measured the elderly friendliness of the serious game for dementia prevention, run with multi-touchscreens, for 300 elderly people using the Seoul-based General Social welfare centers located at Seoul, and participants evaluated the elder-friendliness of the serious game, by responding to a questionnaire survey. In addition, it analyzed the influence relationship between the elderly friendliness (EF) and the influence factors of the serious game, by setting the factors as the game level (GL), the demand of expectations for demand (DoE) and the prevention & usefulness of cognitive decline (PUCD). Results: the findings show that most of participants positively evaluated the EF of the serious game, regardless of their socio-demographic characteristics. Moreover, it can be found that the more the 'GL DoE and PUCD', the more the 'EF'. The EF was most strongly affected by DoE, followed by PUCD, and then GL Developing and running the serious game by actively reflecting such factors may be one of ways for enhancing the participation in the serious game for dementia prevention and facilitating the sustainable use of it.

• 한국노년학
• /
• 제39권4호
• /
• pp.723-739
• /
• 2019

본 연구는 개인주의화, 만혼현상, 이혼율 증대 등이 복합적으로 작용하여 가족구조와 기능이 빠른 속도로 변화되는 추세에 고령화가 심화되고 있는 현실 속에서 우리나라 청소년들의 가족친밀감이 노인부양의식의 영향관계에서 노인인식과 치매에 대한 태도의 매개효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이러한 연구목적을 수행하기 위하여 광주광역시 소재 초·중·고등학교 학생을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문지를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 통계분석을 위해서는 SPSS 20.0과 AMOS 18.0프로그램을 이용하였고, 빈도, 백분율, 기술통계, 상관관계, 요인분석, 구조모형검증, Sobel-Test를 실시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 나타난 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 가족친밀감, 노인인식, 노인부양의식은 초등학생이 가장 높고, 중학생, 고등학생 순으로 '연령'에서 유의미하게 나타났다(P<.001). 또 종교에서는 종교가 있는 청소년의 가족친밀감이 종교가 없는 청소년 보다 더 높았다(p<.001). 둘째, 가족친밀감은 노인인식과 치매에 대한 태도, 노인부양의식에 직접적으로 영향을 미쳤으며, 노인인식은 치매에 대한 태도에, 치매에 대한 태도는 노인부양의식에 직접적으로 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 가족친밀감(부모-자녀)은 노인인식에 7.8%, 가족친밀감과 노인인식이 치매에 대한 태도에 20.2%, 치매에 대한 태도와 가족친밀감이 노인부양의식에 34.1%의 영향력이 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<.001). 넷째, 가족친밀감과 노인부양 의식 간의 노인인식, 치매에 대한 태도의 절대 값이 1.96보다 높게 나와 매개역할을 하는 것으로 검증되었다. 이러한 연구결과는 청소년 초기에 가족친밀감과 노인인식, 치매에 대한 태도의 향상을 위한 교육프로그램의 개발과 청소년들의 치매에 대한 지식이나 태도가 올바른 지식을 전달과 긍정적인 부양의식 해결과 함께 세대 간의 갈등 해소를 통해, 노인의 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위한 노인교육복지에 기여하고자 한다.

• 산업진흥연구
• /
• 제6권4호
• /
• pp.47-58
• /
• 2021

본 연구는 회상요법을 활용한 집단미술치료가 치매노인의 우울, 대인관계, 주관적 행복감에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 연구대상은 S군에 소재하는 S주간보호센터 이용자 중 본 연구에 참여를 희망하는 65세 이상의 치매노인 총 30명을 대상으로 2020년 11월 7일 부터 2021년 1월 2일 까지 주1회씩 12회를 걸쳐 진행하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 24.0 통계프로그램을 이용해서 신뢰도 검증, 교차분석, 독립표본 T-test, 3×2 혼합변량분석를 실시하였다. 본 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 회상요법을 활용한 집단미술치료는 치매노인의 우울감소에 효과가 있었다. 둘째, 회상요법을 활용한 집단미술치료는 치매노인의 대인관계 증진에 효과가 있었다. 셋째, 회상요법을 활용한 집단미술치료는 치매노인의 주관적 행복감 향상에 효과가 있었다. 따라서 회상을 활용한 집단미술치료가 치매노인의 우울을 감소시키고, 대인관계를 증진시키며, 주관적 행복감을 향상시키는데 효과적인 중재로서 유용하게 적용될 수 있음을 알 수 있다.