근관절건강학회지 (Journal of muscle and joint health)
- 제10권2호
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- Pages.142-155
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- 2003
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- 1975-9398(pISSN)
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- 2288-789X(eISSN)
노인 관절염 환자의 보완.대체요법 이용실태
Study on the Utilization of Complementary Alternative Therapy in elder Arthritics
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박경숙
(중앙대학교 간호학과) ;
- 류언나 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 문경선 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 이원유 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 이성옥 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 김명희 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 윤미선 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 오정미 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
- 황윤영 (제주 한라대학 간호과) ;
- 김형애 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원)
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Park, Kyung-Sook
(Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Ryoo, Eon-Na (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Moon, Kyung-Sun (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Lee, Won-Yu (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Lee, Sung-Ock (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Kim, Myung-Hee (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Youn, Mi-Sun (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Oh, Jung-Mi (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
- Hwang, Yun-Young (Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla College) ;
- Kim, Hyung-Aee (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University)
- 발행 : 2003.11.10
초록
The purpose of this study was to investigate the rate of utilization, kinds and effective complementary-alternative therapy in elder arthritics, and then utilize the results as basic data for nursing intervention for elder arthritics. Study subjects consisted of 157 elder arthritics over 60 years old, data were collected through a structured questionnaire and face to face interviews. Data collection was done from July 2001 to August 2001. Subjects were sampled out from outpatients of department of rehabilitation of a university hospital in S city, outpatients of a local hospital in D city, and outpatient at public heath center in K and S city. Sexual distribution of subjects showed male 19.1% and the female 80.9%. The diagnosis distribution showed degenerative arthritis at 91% and reumatoid arthritis at 8.9% Duration of arthritics was 10 years over by 46.5%, duration of hospital treatment was 1-5 years by 41% The degree of pain by arthritis pointed out a mean point of 3.37 on a 5-point numeric scale 94.2% of subjects have experience complementary-alternative therapies used. Of the kind the subjects used, physiotherapy occupied 38.2%, Oriental medicine 36.3%, physical exercise 35.7%, nutritional therapy 22.3%, animal diet 8.9%, herbal diet 3.8%. The hardest thing due to arthritis represented disability in daily life by 59.8% and the pain problem by 30.5%. In conclusion, results of the study reveal that elder arthritics have used physiotherapy, Oriental medicine, physical exercise. Concrete strategies for nursing intervention about these complementary-alternative therapy are required to the established soon.