• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.71-78
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to suggest customized service for managing solitary death using lifelog of the elderly living alone. The use of the lifelog technology is due to the advantage of suggesting a personalized service by analyzing the current situation by searching the past experiences of the elderly living alone. The method of study is reviewing literature and previous studies and collecting and analyzing the lifelog information of elderly living alone. The results of the study are as follows. First, it examined the problem of solitary death of the elderly living alone and tried to grasp the problem of the service using the IT technology supported by the government. Second, the lifelog information of the elderly living alone A was collected for two weeks. And the daily patterns of elderly living alone were analyzed through lifelog interpretation. Third, we proposed and discussed the residents' personalized service for managing solitary death based on the lifelog of the elderly living alone. It is an advantage of this paper that it is possible to support customized services by analyzing the general behavior of the elderly living alone and the exceptional behavior in the housing. However, the limitation of this study is that it does not reflect more subjects with various characteristics.

• Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.647-658
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was to analyzed the types of subjectivity that elderly who live alone caregivers have about the lonely death. Methods: This study objectified the subjective area by applying the Q methodology. It studied 24 caregivers in H region, who responded to 34 Q sample statements. The method of forced distribution was practiced regarding the results on a 9 points Q sample distribution chart. The collected data was analyzed using PC QUANL program. Results: The caregivers' perception of lonely death has been classified into four types: Type 1 ('type of fate-receptive invitation of lonely death'), Type 2 ('type of afterlife-expectantly invitation of lonely death'), Type 3 ('type of death preparation invitation of lonely death'), and type 4 ('type of rejection of lonely death due to attachment with life'). Conclusion: The present study attempts to provide basic resources for the development of nursing-intervention program to solve the problems with lonely death by grasping and understanding the types of the caregivers' perception of lonely death through which it also aims to yield information necessary to improve the quality of life in their remaining years.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2024.01a
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• pp.255-256
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• 2024

고령화가 가속되면서 독거노인의 사회적 고립으로 인해 신체, 정신적 어려움이 발생하고 고독사하는 노인들의 수가 증가해 사회적 문제가 되고 있다. 또한 독거노인 관리를 위한 정부 인력은 한정되어 한 명이 담당해야 하는 사람의 수가 너무 많아 수많은 독거노인의 안전과 복지를 보장하는 데 현실적인 어려움이 있다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 독거노인의 안전과 복지를 책임지기 위해 IoT와 각종 센서를 활용하여 생체 정보를 수집하는 웨어러블 기기를 제작하고 데이터베이스 서버를 활용한 IT 인프라 구축을 통해 적은 인력으로 효율적인 의료 지원을 목표로 한다. 본 논문은 독거노인의 거주 환경에서 생체 데이터를 수집하고 이를 효과적으로 분석하여 컴퓨터를 통해 실시간으로 모니터링이 가능하다. 이는 고독사 상황을 사전에 감지할 뿐만 아니라 노인들의 일상생활에서 발생할 수 있는 위험 상황에 즉각적인 대처를 통해 독거노인의 안전 및 복지 수준 향상에 기여하고 나아가 소외 계층의 의료 환경 개선에 도움이 될 것으로 예측된다.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.48 no.11
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• pp.672-673
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• 2012

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.47 no.12
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• pp.1082-1085
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• 2011

• Journal of Korean Academy of Rural Health Nursing
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.113-124
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• 2023

Purpose: The number of households vulnerable to isolation increases rapidly as social ties decrease, raising concerns about the associated increase in lonely deaths. This study aimed to identify issues related to lonely deaths by analyzing South Korean news articles; and to provide evidence for their use in preventing and managing lonely deaths via community nursing. Methods: This exploratory study analyzed the structure and trends of meaning of lonely deaths by identifying the association between keywords in news articles and lonely deaths. In this study, we searched for all news articles on lonely deaths, covering the period from January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2023. Data preprocessing and purification were conducted, followed by top-keyword extraction, keyword network analysis and topic modeling. The retrieved articles were analyzed using R and Python software. Results: Four main topics were identified: "discovering and responding to lonely death cases", "lonely deaths ending in lonely funerals", "supportive policies to prevent lonely deaths among of older adults", and "local government activities to prevent lonely deaths and support vulnerable populations." Conclusion: Based on these findings, it can be concluded that lonely death is a complex social phenomenon that can be prevented if society shows concern and care. Education related to lonely deaths should be included in nursing curricula for concrete action plans and professional development.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.39-46
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• 2024

In this paper, we propose a low-cost wearable device that can monitor the health status of the elderly living alone in real-time. As aging is accelerating, the elderly population is rapidly increasing, and the social isolation of the elderly living alone is causing physical and mental difficulties and the number of elderly people dying alone is increasing, becoming a social problem. In this study, we propose a belly band-type wearable device that can monitor the biometric information of elderly living alone. The proposed device transmits electromyogram, electrocardiogram, and body temperature information to a remote server through an Arduino-based sensor built into the abdominal band. Transmitted information can be monitored in a web environment in real-time, and it has the feature of enabling remote monitoring of a large number of subjects with a small amount of management manpower. The research results will contribute to improving the safety and welfare of seniors living alone by not only detecting lonely deaths in advance but also responding immediately to dangerous situations that may occur in daily life.

• Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.58-62
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• 2012

최근 중요한 사회적 이슈로 떠오르고 있는 고독사를 예방하기 위해 IT- BT 융합을 기반으로 한 U-health care 시스템 및 서비스가 제안되고 있다. 그러나 최근 제안된 방식은 착용형 센서만을 이용하기 때문에 장기간 사용할 수 없는 단점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 착용형 센서와 고정형 센서를 함께 이용하여 휴대용 센서의 수명을 극대화하면서 고신뢰성을 유지할 수 있는 지능형 상태 모니터링 시스템과 휴대형 센서의 소비전력을 줄이기 위한 AM-TPC (active margin transmission power control) 기반의 저전력 네트워크 기술을 제안 한다. 이와 더불어 구현된 저전력 지능형 상태모니터링 시스템을 기반으로 저전력 네트워크 실험을 하였을 때 50%의 전력이 감소된다는 결과를 도출하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.183-184
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• 2018

우리나라의 노인자살률은 OECD 국가 중에 1위이다. 인위적 고독사인 '자살'의 가장 큰 원인인 우울증을 의사소통을 통해 예방하고자 한다. 본 논문에서는 상황에 따라 독거노인에게 스피커가 먼저 질문하는 형식인 시스템을 제안한다. 음성인식 시스템인 스피커를 활용하여 독거노인의 의사소통을 증대시키고, 질문뿐만이 아니라 식사 여부, 약 복용 여부 관련 일상 알람도 주기 때문에 규칙적인 생활을 하는 데 도움을 준다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.1145-1147
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• 2017

사회적 소외계층이 증가함에 따라 무연고 사망자가 늘어나는 사례가 늘고 있다. 따라서 본 논문은 자체 제작한 웨어러블 디바이스를 활용하여 무연고 소외계층의 건강을 관찰 및 응급상황을 대처하고 고독사를 방지하는 서비스를 제안한다. 제안한 웨어러블 디바이스는 사용자가 착용 시 심장 박동, 온도, 습도의 생명 정보를 측정 및 저장하고, 저장된 데이터와 움직임을 감지할 PIR 센서의 움직임 데이터 값을 비교하여 응급 상황을 보여준다. 이를 위해서 사용자 용 웨어러블 디바이스, DB 관리서버 및 웹 페이지를 구축하였다.