• 한국노년학
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.1409-1427
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to understand volunteer work experiences of senior citizen volunteers serving in the welfare center in K district in the aspect of an insider and to apprehend the meaning. The objects of this study are fifteen senior citizen volunteers and two social workers who do volunteer works in the welfare center, and this study utilized the qualitative study method through observations and in-depth interviews from 2009.09.02 to 2009.10.21. The data analysis is processed by the qualitative analysis program, Nvivo 2.0, and the processed data are analyzed in accordance with the grounded theories of Strauss and Corbin. As a result of reviewing data, the meanings about volunteer work experiences of senior citizens are induced as eight factors; senior citizens' identity in an old aging society, desire fulfillment through volunteer works by senior citizens, various leisure activities to help their health in mind and body, acceptance attitude about aging, mental supports from their families, finding activities suitable for each person's personality and capability, changes of perception about the handicapped, and endeavors to spend meaningful old age. Through results and discussion obtained by this study, the conclusion is as below: First, participation induction factors are identities of elderly people in aging society, acceptance attitudes toward aging and emotional support from families in the matter of senior citizens' volunteer work. Second, programs suitable for individual aptitude and capability should be implemented for activating senior citizens' volunteer work. Third, participation in senior citizens' volunteer work indicates desire satisfaction through senior citizens' volunteer work, leisure activities helping health for body and mind, and life changes such as changes of perception about handicapped people etc.

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.69-76
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• 2018

Objective : The study was to investigate the neurophysiological approach to the effect of complex exercise on memory, one of brain functions, and the degree of sleep disorder using experimental animals with sleep disorders. Methods : This study carried out a complex exercise that designed in an animal laboratory for 4 days to 16 sleep - disordered model rats. After the exercise, brain function was confirmed with the changes of BDNF in the hippocampus and the change of sleep level was confirmed with the concentration of melatonin in the blood. Results : First, the effect of the complex exercise program on brain function was significantly increased in the experimental group(p<0.01). Second, the effect of complex exercise program on sleep disturbance was significantly increased in the experimental group and control group(p<0.01)(p<0.05). Conclusion : The rate of increase of the elderly in the community is rapidly increasing, and the sleep disorder of the elderly can affect the quality of life of these elderly people. Secondary memory impairment due to sleep disturbances can also be a problem. Although there are many ways to improve sleep disturbance, it has been scientifically proven through experimental animals that sleep and memory can be improved with complex exercise that is not economically, spatially burdensome.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.87-97
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• 2020

The aim of this study was to examine empirically the causal relationship between significant adverse outcomes of elderly frailty. The 2017 National Survey on Old Adults was used to test this, but only nine variables necessary for the hypothesis test were abstracted from it. The results of the hypothesis test are summarized as follows. The sub-variables of adverse outcomes, such as disabilities in daily living activities, disabilities in instrumental daily living activities, and health care utilization, were analyzed empirically by inputting sub-variables of six frailty factors into hierarchical regression analysis. In the final model, the physical activities, emotional control, and social support were verified as significant variables influencing the disabilities in daily living activities. These included the following: physical activities, sensory functions, cognition, emotional control and social support as those influencing disabilities in the instrumental daily living activities; and nutrition, physical activities, sensory functions, emotional control, and social support as those influencing the health care utilization. Based on the results of the hypothesis test, it is necessary to develop and implement personalized health management programs that specifically identify elderly weakness factors that affect adverse outcomes, such as disabilities or health care utilization.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.114-121
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• 2013

Objectives: The aim of this study was to know differences of characteristics between presenile and senile patients who were consulted to the department of psychiatry during medical-surgical admission. Methods: The demographic and clinical data obtained from the medical records of psychiatric consultation in the presenile inpatients with age 50 to 64 years(N=162) and those of the senile inpatients with age over 65 years(N=171) were reviewed and compared. Results: 1) The most common chief complaints for psychiatric consultation in presenile patients were somatic symptoms, anxiety and sleep disturbance in order, while cognitive decline, clouded consciousness and depressed mood were most common in senile patients with statistical significance. 2) The most frequent psychiatric diagnoses after consultation in presenile patients were delirium, mood disorder and substance use disorder in order, while delirium, mood disorder and major neurocognitive disorder were most frequent in senile patients with statistical significance. 3) There were no significant difference in numbers of physical illnesses, while numbers of therapeutic drugs for them were more in senile patients. Conclusions : Our study found significant differences between presenile and senile patients on psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses in geropsychiatric consultation. Therefore, more subdivided age-specific approach seems to be needed for the geropsychiatric consultation activities.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.7-25
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.205-207
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• 2003

노년이 되면 후두암이나 신경장애와 같은 질환의 빈도가 증가하는 것이 사실이지만 가장 흔한 음성변화의 원인은 후두의 노화현상에 따른 것이다. 연령과 무관하게 발생하는 성대결절과 같은 질환도 노화의 영향에 따라 그 심각성이 달라지게 된다. 따라서 노인의 음성문제를 다루려면 노화과정에 대한 올바른 이해가 필수적이다. (중략)

• Social Workers
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• no.2 s.34
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• pp.13-15
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• 2005

각종 언론을 통해 2005년 달라지는 사회복지 정책들이 쏟아져 나오고 있다. 올해는 특히 차상위 계층을 중심으로 보편적 복지실현을 위한 정책들로 구성되어 있는 것이 특징이며 장애인. 노인, 보육 분야에서도 이전보다 지원이 대폭 확대되었다. 이에 이번호에서는 사회복지 분야별 주요 시행정책들을 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.294-303
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• 2017

As the elderly population increases, the prevalence of various geriatric chronic diseases and dementia diseases is also rapidly increasing; accordingly, dementia is becoming a major concern of our society. In this study, 48 elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment located in K district were selected from a group of experimental groups in one building and a control group in one building and evaluated for blood homocysteine levels and cognitive function changes after 4,8, and 12 weeks of taking vitamin supplements. The Chi-squared test, Fisher's Exact test, independent t-test, repeated measures ANOVA, contrast test, repeated measures ANCOVA, and Wilks' lambda test were utilized to analyze the data. The results revealed that the cognitive function of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group at 12 weeks (p<0.05), and so, the experimental group higher than that of the control group (p<0.01), the effect of taking vitamins was significantly increased, indicating that homocysteine was decreased relative to the control group. Therefore, vitamin supplements may prevent decreases in cognitive functions and dementia among elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment.

• Proceedings of the ESK Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.244-245
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• 1997

후각장애를 가져오는 질환에는 비, 부비동 질환, 두부외상, 상기도 감염, 간질 및 노인성치매 등의 신 경게 질환, 칼만증후군과 같은 대사성 질환 등이 있으나, 현실적으로 후각장애의 정도를 측정하기가 쉽 지않고, 후각역치가 개인간에 차이가 많아 아직 연구가 미진한 상태이다. 특히 교통사고나 산업현장에서 쉽게 접할 수 있는 두부외상이나 독성화학물질 등에 의해 후각장애가 많이 나타나고 있으나 아직 보상의 기준이 없어 환자들이 어려움을 겪고 있다. 두부손상 후에 발생하는 후각장애는 병원에서도 놓치기 쉬우며, 알아내더라도 두렷한 치료방법이 없기 때문에 간과되어온 것이사실이다. 그러나, 이런 후각장애 환자들은 집안에서 가스가 새는 것을 느끼지 못하며, 화재로연기가 나더라도 알아차리지 못하고, 음식이 상해도 잘 모르므로 위험에 빠지기가 쉽고, 후각에 이상이 있으면 자연적으로미각도 감소하므로 식욕도 떨어지고, 때로는 우울증에 빠지기도하며, 주부의 경우에는 음식을 만들기가 어렵게 된다. 두부외상을 받은 전체 환자 의 약5 -10%에서 후각장애가 나타나는 것으로 알려져 있으나, 냄새가 나지만 정확히 무슨 냄새인지 이름을 대지 못하거나 어떤 냄새를 다른 냄새와 감별하지 못하는 경우까지 합하면 대개 20-30%로 생각된다. 두부 손상 후의 후각장애의 정도는 얼마나 크게다쳤는 가에 달려있지만, 조금 다치더라도 후각장애가 심한 경우도 있다.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.245-268
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• 1999

It is necessary that the old should have the physical and social ability to perform their daily life. This study is to grasp their degree of disability and problems and suggest their solutions. It surveyed the 87 old people over 65 years old from September 1st until September 30th, in 1997. The findings are as follows. 1) The activities of daily living(ADL) to find their degree of physical disability shows that their average performance ability is 75.9% of all the action while 24.1% of all the old people needs the others' help. As they get older and older, the aged drop off in their physical ability, which is related to a statistical sense (p<0.001). 2) The social disability shows that the aged have their great difference from 9.2% to 85.1% in their instrumental activities of daily living(IADL), intellectual ability and social role. 3) A simple analysis shows that the activities of daily living are, in a statistical sense, related to age(p<0.001), the use of elder's hall(p<0.001), the understanding degree of health(p<0.01) and so forth. 4) A simple analysis shows that the instrumental activities of daily living are, in a statistical sense, related to age(p<0.001), the degree of education(p<0.05), the life of leisure(p<0.001), the understanding degree of health and so forth. 5) A multivariate logistic regression analysis shows that the disability of daily living is related to age, the visit of elder's hall, the period of solitary living, instrumental activities of daily living is age and the visit of elder's hall, and social role is the visit of elder's hall and the decree of education, while intellectual activity has no related variables in a statistical sense.