• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.227-237
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships with physical activity and depression and body function in elderly. Methods: Total 79 elderly(over 65years old) were participated in this study. A Korean Form of Geriatric Depression Scale(KGDS), Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE-K), Jebsen hand function test, dynamometer, five time sit-up test were used to measure the depression and cognition, body function(hand function, grasp power, lower extremity strength). Results: Physical activity participated group shows higher in the body function and lower in the depression than non participated group. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that the physical activity is helpful to indicate and manage the depression and body function in elderly.

• 한국노년학
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.909-924
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of chewing ability on cognitive function of older people in Korea and the mediation effect of physical function and depression using the nationwide data from "Survey of the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons in 2014", in Korea. This study was conducted on a total of 10,451 respondents in the "Survey of the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons in 2014" and the data collection period was from June 11, to September 4, 2014. Chewing ability was used in the scale on level of daily life inconvenience in chewing ability (meat or hardness). Cognitive function was measured using MMSE-DS, physical function using K-IADL, and depression using SGDS-K. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 24.0 program and Process Macro. Total effects of chewing ability on cognitive function were not significant(p>.05). Direct effects of chewing ability on cognitive function were not significant(p>.05). There were the dual mediation effect(p<.05) of physical function and depression, a complete mediating effect by physical function(p<.05) or depression(p<.05) in the impact of chewing ability on cognitive function of older people in Korea. These results indicate that physical function and depression effect directly and indirectly in the impact of chewing ability on cognitive function of older people. In conclusion, it is suggested that to prevent the decline of cognitive function in older people, it is necessary to consider not only nursing strategies for strengthening chewing ability and physical function, but also nursing interventions for relieving or preventing depression in older people.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.33-39
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• 2018

This study was to examine the effect of self taping therapy on pain relief and improvement of daily living for older adult having knee pain. This study was conducted with a nonequivalent control group pre-test and post-test design. A total of 69 older adult in senior welfare center were recruited and were assigned to the experimental group (33) or control group (36). Self taping therapy was provided to the experimental group replace daily and apply for 7days. Data were collected before and after the intervention program. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, Chi-square test, and t-test with SPSS Statistics IBM 21.0 program. Knee pain(t=9.59, p<.001) and physical functions(t=7.02, p<.001) were significantly decreased in the experimental group. This study found that self taping therapy could be a useful self-management method that older adult with knee pain use easily at home.

• 한국노년학
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.1265-1278
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to study the Relationships between Sport for All Participation and Physical and Mental Function affecting the Elderly's Self-perceived Health. For accomplishing this purpose of this study, the 308 subjects were selected by the multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method from the Seoul, in the years of 2008. presently. Out of the 360 questionnaires responded to, only 308 were used for data analysis because 52 were responded to incompletely or incorrectly. The survey questionaries were used to collect data. The questionary for physical function state were developed and standardized by kung-hee chung(1993), yang-lae Kim(2005). And mental function state were divided two parts; self-perceived scale and depress scale. The questionary for self-perceived scale were based on MMSE-K(Mini Mental State Examination-Korea). The questionary for Depression were based on Depression Scale developed by Beck(1978), adapted in Korean and standardization by Lee Young-ho & Song Jong-yong(1991), regulated by Jo Gyu-whang(2004). From the analysis of this study, the following conclusions were obtained: First, according to the elderly people's participation in leisure sport activities, it partially affected physical and mental function state. Second, according to the degree of elderly people's participation in leisure sport activities, it partially affected physical and mental function state.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.380-390
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• 2017

This study examined the relationship between social support, social participation and physical functioning among older adults in community senior centers. The subjects of this study were 194 persons aged 60 years or older who participated in the senior center in K province and D city, from June 16 to June 30, 2016. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, T-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and structural model analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 and IBM AMOS 21.0. The result showed that the social support and physical functioning of the elderly in the community were above normal, and social participation was somewhat low. Interestingly, an analysis of the physical functioning between social support, social participation and depression revealed significant correlations. The factors affecting the physical health were 23.4% of the respondents who had a significant influence on social support and leisure activities. In addition, the result of structural model analysis showed that social support had a significant influence on the social participation, depression and physical functioning. Therefore, the results suggests that the development of educational programs and an age-friendly environment should be actively provided to older adults in the community by strengthening the physical function through social support for active ageing.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.335-345
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among physical function, quality of sleep and quality of life for the Elderly in a Community. Method :The survey was carried out for 253 elderly over 65 years old who live in K Metropolitan City. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, Scheffe test were applied using SPSS WIN 14.0 program. Results :The major findings of this study were as follows. 1) The level of physical function had a significant difference depending on gender, age, residence type and, monthly income. The quality of life had a significant difference depending on family member and monthly income. 2) Activity of daily living(r=.303, p=.000) and quality of sleep(r=-.294, p=.002) were significantly related to quality of life. Conclusion : Based on these results, this study suggests that in order to improve the quality of life of the Elderly in a Community, a nursing program in consideration of the characteristic of physical function and quality of sleep, is required.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.241-252
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• 2011

This study analyzed the factors of the physical and social characteristics, self-esteem as well as life satisfaction of elderly women, and analyzed the effects of the physical and social characteristics on self-esteem and life satisfaction. The survey was conducted from January 10 to February 10, 2011 among the elderly women aged 60 or older in the Guri-si and its environs of Gyeonggi-do, and 380 responses were used in the data analysis. The statistical analysis methods were frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. As a result, the physical characteristics of elderly women were classified by the activities of daily living(ADL), physical function, and disease status. The social characteristics of elderly women were classified by the religious and social activities. ADL, physical function, religious and social activities were shown to influence the self-esteem. In addition, ADL, physical function, and religious activities influenced the life satisfaction of elderly women.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.6242-6249
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to determine the physical performance and fear of falls in the community dwelling elderly and to investigate how the factors were connected to one another. The data was collected between January 3rd and March 30th, 2014 from 460 elderly people, aged 65 or older, who agreed to participate in this study. The data was sampled among the elders' assistants as a way of responding to the questionnaire after being read. The study scales were composed of the demographic characteristics, physical function and fear of falls. A total of 139 (30.2%) subjects had experienced a fall. The results showed a positive correlation with the chair rise, standing on the leg, pick up a penny from floor, timed up and go test, and fear of falls. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that a predictor of the fear of falls were chair rise and timed up and go test. A combination of physical performance accounted for 16.9% of the fear of fall. Based on the findings of this study, it is useful to more effectively develop fall prevention and intervention programs in a future study.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.786-800
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• 2021

The subjects of this study were 463 people aged 65 and older in the senior welfare center in Seoul and Gyeonggi. The purpose of the study is to analyze the differences between physical fitness factors and cognitive functions, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and psychological variables in the participation of the elderly in physical activities. Data ware analyzed by frequency analysis, reliability analysis, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation analysis, with SPSS 25.0 statistics program. The results of this study are as follows. First, there are statistically significant differences in physical fitness, cognitive function, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and psychological factors such as depression and quality of life, depending on whether the elderly participate in physical activity. There were statistically significant differences in physical fitness, cognitive function, ADL, IADL, depression and quality of life, depending on the frequency of participation of older people in physical activity. A statistically significant difference in physical fitness appeared depending on the participation time of the elderly who participated in physical activity. Second, a study of the correlation between physical fitness and cognitive function, ADL, IADL, depression, and quality of life revealed a correlation for most factors. Based on these research results, it is necessary to develop a systematic arbitration strategy including physical activity for the successful aging of the elderly and the independent life of old age.

• 건강소식
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• v.25 no.10 s.275
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• pp.6-13
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• 2001

우리나라는 현재 65세 이상 인구가 전체 인구의 7.1%에 달하고 있으며 앞으로 계속 증가하여 2022년에는 14.3%로 고령화 사회에 접어들 것으로 여겨진다. 1998년 국민 건강영양조사에 의하면, 우리나라 노인은 영양취약집단으로 영양상 문제가 발견되었으며, 청장년기까지는 식생활의 부족시대를 지니고, 중년이후의 풍요로움을 누린 후 노년기를 맞고 있는 전체 인구 집단과 또 다른 문제를 보이고 있어 관리가 요구된다. 노인의 경우 여러 가지 신체기능의 변화와 사회생활의 변화로 영양요구량이 달라지고 있으며, 신체기능의 변화는 식품섭취에 영향을 주고 있어서 적절한 관리를 필요로 한다. 그래서 10월의 이달의 건강길라잡이에서는 첫째, 노년층의 영양 무제가 다른 연령층과 어떻게 다른가 이해하고 둘째, 노년기의 노화 현상이 노인들의 건강문제와 영양문제에 어떤 영향을 미칠 것인가 살펴보고 셋째, 일반적으로 노년기의 영양필요량이 청 · 장년기의 영양 필요량과 무엇이 다른가 이해한 후 마지막으로 노인의 식생활을 어떻게 계획할 것인가 알아보고자 한다.