• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2016

Objectives : This study confirmed the limitation of long-term care insurance by analyzing media contents. Methods : Articles and reviews were searched with the article searching system (KINDS) from July 2008 to December, 2015. Results : Among the 155 articles examined, 61.1% highlighted the faults of suppliers, and 25.2% indicated the responsibility of the insurer. As for their purpose, 56.8% reported on accidents, and 32.3% provided information. Furthermore, 74.2% reported on negative contents and only 25.8% on neutral contents. The negative contents consisted of requesting false insurance benefits, amending the range and price indicating the very low salaries of the care givers, limitations on the care grade assessment, and problems related with assistive devices. The majority of neutral articles is for providing information. Conclusions : There were many problems starting from the early stage of the insurance. We must pay attention to these problems. Moreover, we should try to handle and prevent these problems with supportive responses from authorities.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.669-679
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the reported good service experiences from the perspective of elderly residents of long-term care facilities. Methods: Of those residents who are 65 years old or older, 14 residents whose length of stay were one month or longer and scores of the K-Mini Mental State Examination were 15 or higher were interviewed. The interview data formed the basis for the empirical statements about the reported nature of patients' experiences as residents of long-term care facilities. These data were used in concept mapping. Results: Through multidimensional scaling analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis, 62 core statements, two dimensions, and six clusters of good service experiences were derived. The two dimensions were classified as 'care centered-participation centered services' and as 'physical-emotional services.' Six cluster themes emerged as good service experiences: 'safety of care and treatment', 'responsible and supportive staff', 'comfort of living environment', 'mental well-being', and 'respect and communication'. Conclusion: The result of the study provides information about what experiences are important to older adults with cognitive impairment. The concept map can be used to develop a patient experience index for the elderly residents of long-term care facilities.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to provide basic data for the development of education programs which improve the nurses' infection control performance by investigating the knowledge, performance, and educational needs of infection control among nurses in long-term care hospitals, and analyzing the relationship between these parameters. Methods: This was a descriptive study. A self-reported questionnaire was provided to 153 nurses in 210 long-term care hospitals on Jeju Island. Their knowledge, performance, and educational needs of infection control, data were analyzed using SAS Window(ver. 9.4), t-test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: Both knowledge (r=0.16, p=.042) and performance (r=0.52, p<.001) of infection control had positive correlations with the educational needs of the infection control. Conclusion: The higher the knowledge of infection control was, the higher the educational needs of the nurses were. However, knowledge of infection control did not correlate with performance of infection control. Therefore to increase the knowledge and performance of infection control, infection control education programs should suit the educational needs and the actual conditions of long-term care hospitals.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.70-81
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• 2022

Purpose: This study was performed to explore the trend of nursing research in the Korean long-term care system. Methods: Articles published between 2008 and 2021 were searched using the terms "long-term care system" and "nursing." Ninety-one articles were analyzed and classified into five categories according to research methods. Data were extracted through a systematic review process and underwent descriptive statistics and content analyses. Results: The most analyzed variable in the survey studies was job satisfaction. Many variables were classified into input and output factors using Donabedian's model. The content analysis showed that most suggestions were about improving the political regulation system. Conclusion: It is necessary to establish a research foundation to provide research funding and support to cultivate future nursing research in long-term care. Systematic improvement of research in nursing should be continuously pursued to revitalize nursing services, expand nursing service interventions, and improve management competency programs in nursing institutions.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.191-205
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• 2020

본 연구는 노인장기요양시설에서 인적서비스 중심으로 제공되는 요양서비스의 한계를 보완하기 위해 요양시설 종사자들의 가상현실이나 인공지능 탑재 로봇 등의 차세대 기술의 활용 가능성에 대한 인식을을 탐색하고자 하였다. 조사대상은 노인장기요양시설 종사자로 하였으며, 시설의 직군별로 이질적인 세 집단(요양보호사, 사회복지사, 원장)을 구성하여 총 14명에 대한 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 실시하였다. 인터뷰 내용은 노인장기요양시설에 차세대 기술 도입의 장점과 장애요인, 그리고 앞으로의 적용가능성 등에 관한 것이었으며, 분석 결과 총 3개의 주제와 8개의 범주, 26개의 하위 범주가 도출되었다. 연구의 주요 결과로, 차세대 기술 활용시 노인의 개인적 측면에서 노인의 심리·정서적 안정 효과, 호기심과 흥미 제공, 신체적 활동 욕구의 해소가 장점으로 기대되었으며, 요양서비스 인력의 입장에서는 신체적 활동제약 노인에게 유용한 서비스 제공, 배회 노인의 효과적 관리가 시설운영자의 입장에서는 시설의 홍보 활용이나 시대적 흐름에의 부합, 직원 교육의 유용성을 장점으로 기대되었다. 노인장기요양시설의 인력인 참여자들은 요양시설에 차세대 기술 도입시 예상되는 문제점에 대해서도 언급하였지만 다양한 측면의 장점이 더 많을 것으로 예상하였다. 미래에 요양서비스 분야에 차세대 기술이 도입되어 활용된다면 노인복지와 노인공학 발전에도 기여할 것이다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify influencing factors on service quality provided by care helpers working for the elderly in long term care. Methods: The data were collected using self-reported questionnaire from 221 care helpers working in long-term care facility or home care service center. The data were analyzed using multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 17.0 program. Results: There were significant differences in service quality depending on the health status, intimacy level, pleasure level, job education, and turnover intention. Factors influencing service quality were gender, intimacy level with elderly, type of working place and job satisfaction with $R^2$ value of 17.3%. The most influencing factor was intimacy level (${\beta}$=.249), followed by job satisfaction (${\beta}$=.208), gender (${\beta}$=.170), and type of working place (${\beta}$=.146). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the effort to improve the service quality of care helper should be focused on helping intimacy building between the elderly and the care helper. Also, a more effective way to improve service quality would be intervening for care helpers providing institutional care.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of job stress, depression and fatigue on sleep quality of care workers employed in long-term care facilities. Methods: The participants were 213 care workers who worked in 11 long-term care facilities. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression with using the SPSS 23.0 program. Results: We found that patient-related job stress was the greatest stressor among care workers' job stresses. A significant difference in sleep quality was observed according to the self-perceived health status of the care workers. The care workers' sleep quality was negatively correlated with job stress (r=-.16, p=.018), depression (r=-.31, p<.001) and fatigue (r=-.29, p<.001). The influencing factors of sleep quality were depression (${\beta}=-0.22$, p=.001) and fatigue (${\beta}=-0.15$, p=.047). Conclusion: It is necessary to improve the health status and sleep quality of care workers by developing and applying health promotion programs to reduce the depression and fatigue of the care worker. This will ultimately improve the quality of service care for the patients.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.283-290
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• 2014

Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between home-visit nursing services and health care utilization under the public long-term care insurance program in Korea. Methods: We analyzed the long-term care need assessment database and the long-term care and the health insurance claim databases of National Health Insurance Service between July 2011 and June 2012. The sample includes a total of 20,065 home-visit nursing recommended-older beneficiaries who use home-visit nursing and/or home-visit care, based on a standard benefit model developed by the Health Insurance Policy Institute of National Health Insurance Service. The beneficiaries were categorized into home-visit nursing use and non-use groups, and the home-visit nursing use group was again divided into high-use and low-use groups home-visit nursing, based on their total annual home-visit nursing expenditure. Two-part models and negative-binomial regression models were used for the statistical analysis. Results: The home-visit nursing use was negatively associated with the number of outpatient visit and cost, while adjusting for all covariates. The home-visit nursing use was also negatively associated with the inpatient cost among the high home-visit nursing use group. Conclusion: The findings implies home-visit nursing use prevents health care utilization. Further studies and policy strategies that can promote and strengthen home-visit nursing services under the public long-term care insurance are necessary in Korea.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.21-53
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to measure the resource use of the elderly in long-term care services and to examine the effects of patient and facility characteristics on their use of resources. The data were collected from 510 old people over sixty years of age, residing in five long-term care hospitals and two skilled nursing homes during the period between December 1, 2000 and February 28, 2001. For a full sample, when the first level of RUG(Resource Use Group)-III categories were employed as the proxy of patient severity, facility characteristics, such as location, size and ownership, have large effects on the resource use measured by service intensity, whereas patient characteristics such as severity have little or no effect. The resource use is significantly high if the facility: (1) is located in rural areas (gun): (2) has mare than 200 beds; (3) is a long-term care hospital; (4) is private; and (5) has a low percentage of medical aid patients. The analysis of the resource use in each RUG-III categories, for which ADL(Ability of Daily Living) were employed as the prosy of patient severity, shows a similar result. The loose relationship between the needs of residents and the resource use seems to be closely associated with the ineffective reimbursement system for providers. The current reimbursement system has no provision for quality improvement and reimburses facilities simply according to their types: fee-for-service for long-term care hospitals, and monthly-flat-rate or full-coverage-national-aid for skilled nursing facilities. It will be necessary to develop a more reasonable reimbursement system that takes patient's severity into account and gives incentives for long-term care providers to offer cost-effective services.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.591-599
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• 2017

노인장기요양보험제도 도입으로 노인요양시설과 요양시설 이용자가 급증하고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 노인 요양시설내 학대 발생 현황과 그로 인해 이용노인의 삶에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 관심과 연구는 부족한 실정이었다. 이에 본 연구는 2개 지역에 소재한 44개 요양시설 이용노인 278명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 학대경험과 서비스 품질 인식, 서비스 만족도, 삶의 만족도간의 관계를 분석하기 위해 SPSS 20프로그램과 AMOS 18프로그램을 이용해 분석하였다. 분석결과 요양시설 이용 노인의 학대 피해 경험을 확인할 수 있었는데 특히 성학대 피해 경험이 가장 많이 보고되었다. 학대 피해 경험은 이용노인의 서비스품질에 대한 인식, 서비스 만족도, 삶의 만족도에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 학대를 경험한 노인은 기관의 서비스 품질과 서비스 만족도에 대해 낮게 평가하였고, 삶의 만족도 또한 낮게 나타났다. 학대 경험은 이용 노인의 삶의 만족도에 직접적 영향을 미칠 뿐만 아니라 서비스 만족도를 매개로 간접적으로도 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 노인 요양시설내 노인 학대 예방을 위한 방안을 제시하였다.