• 한국사회정책
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.97-129
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• 2013

본 연구는 한국의 노인장기요양보험제도에서 자연발생적으로 등장한 '가족요양보호사'에 대해 조사하고 분석하였다. 2012년 기준 방문요양급여의 38.4%가 노인이용자와 가족관계인 요양보호사에 의해 청구되었다. 가족의 돌봄부담을 경감하기 위해 도입한 노인장기요양보험제도에서 가족들은 왜 스스로 요양보호사가 되어 가족돌봄을 유지하는가? 본 연구에서 가족요양보호사 현상은 의도하지 않은 정책결과에 대한 규범적 분석의 대상이 아니라 정책과 정책대상의 욕구가 충돌하는 지점으로 포착되고 탐구되었다. 가족요양보호사를 선택한 가족돌봄자 10명의 사례를 선정하여 심층인터뷰를 진행하였고, 이 자료를 토대로 가족요양보호사의 발생 원인과 가족요양보호사가 받는 급여의 성격을 어떻게 인식하는지를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 생계와 돌봄을 동시에 해결해야 하는 노인가구 가족돌봄자에 의한 선택, 전통적인 가족부양의 연장선에서 이루어지는 부가적인 선택, 제도 안에서 수용되지 않는 서비스를 위한 선택이라는 세 가지 원인이 발견되었다. 연구결과는 노인가구의 소득과 서비스의 통합적 개선방안, 노인장기요양보험제도와 호혜적인 가족돌봄지원 정책의 필요성, 재가서비스의 종류와 내용의 다양화라는 제도적 개선과제를 제시하고 있다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.1233-1245
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 노인대상 자원봉사활동 프로그램이 대학생의 노인 및 노인복지에 대한 인식에 미치는 영향을 파악하는 것에 있다. 조사대상은 사회복지관련 학과 대학생 72명이다. 이 중 자원봉사 프로그램에 참여한 학생 34명을 실험집단, 참가하지 않은 학생 38명을 통제집단으로 선정하였다. 실험집단은 사회복지사로부터 노인대상 재가복지 서비스 자원봉사활동에 관한 기본적인 교육을 받았으며, 일주일에 한 번씩 4개월 간 대상자 노인의 집을 방문하여 말벗해드리기, 건강 체크 등의 재가복지 서비스를 제공하였다. 설문조사는 두 집단 모두 자원봉사 프로그램 시작 전과 프로그램이 끝난 후 두 차례에 걸쳐 실시되었다. 설문조사 내용에는 노인에 대한 태도를 알아보는 척도와, 노인에 대한 공경심, 노인복지에 대한 지식 및 관심도를 알아보기 위한 4점 리커트 척도가 포함되었다. 사전조사결과 실험집단이 통제집단 보다 노인복지에 대한 관심도가 높은 것으로 나타났으나, 노인에 대한 태도, 노인에 대한 공경심, 노인복지에 대한 지식 측면에서는 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 사후조사결과 통제집단은 사전조사결과와 유의미한 차이가 없었으나, 실험집단의 경우 프로그램에 참여한 이후 노인에 대한 태도가 보다 긍정적으로 변화하였으며, 노인에 대한 공경심도 보다 높아진 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 노인대상 자원봉사 활동이 학생들의 노인에 대한 의식을 보다 긍정적으로 변화시킬 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2011

Purpose: This study sought to determine the possibility of developing the data-sharing infrastructure of an integrated information system to improve the quality of home and visit-based healthcare services. Methods: The articles of study here were the forms used by a visiting healthcare agency, a home healthcare system of a home healthcare agency, and those used in long-term care insurance for elderly. We visited a visit-based healthcare agency and a home healthcare agency to survey their forms and interviewed relevant practitioners, and we searched for forms associated with long-term care insurance for the elderly on the Internet. We then organized the terms in each form and mapped them among the form after analyzing the concepts as a whole to inquiry into the possibility of integration. Results: The mapping procedure divided the terms into those related to personal information, problems and interventions. Mapping between the standard system (Omaha system) and the type of form was also done. Conclusion: In this study, we found that programs were configured differently depending on the objectives of the service. It is necessary to develop the program with an integrated information system by comparing the three services in terms of their distinct advantages, after which such a service should be utilized. The results of this study can serve as a database for the creation of a new integrated system.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2014

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Intensive management program of home visiting health service for community dwelling Clients with Arthralgia. Method : A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used for this study. Elderly people who agreed to participated in the study were assigned to an experimental group (n=30) or a control group (n=30). For an experimental group, The Intensive Management program was given as a home visiting health service once a week for 8 weeks. Study outcomes were measured by structured questionnaires from August, 2013 to october. For data analysis, Chi-square test, Fisher's exact probability test, independent t-test, and paired t-test were performed using SPSS version 17.0. Results : Changes in pain, fatigue, medical service utilization and self management compliance were significantly different between the two groups in pretest and posttest(t=-4.828, p < .001), (t=-4.944, p =.001), (t=2.176, p =.039), (t=3.141, p =.003). And there were significant difference between the two groups in left extension and flexion of knee(t=-2.241, p < .031), (t=2.166, p < .037). Conclusion : The intensive management program was effective on decreasing pain, fatigue, medical service utilization, and increasing flexibility of knee joint and self-management compliance of community dwelling clients with arthralgia.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2016

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of home-based cognitive physico-occupational therapy(HBCPOT) on cognitive function, depression, and quality of life in dementia patients, using a cognitive impairment model. Methods: The data was analysed for Mini-Mental State Examination-Korean version (MMSE-KC) for assessing cognitive function, Quality of life-Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in 31 dementia patients who received home-based cognitive physico-occupational therapy for one hour once a week for 12 weeks by a trained occupational therapist at the Dementia Prevention and Management Center of Y-city during 20111-2013. Results: Among these 31 patients, 18(58.1%) were female, and 25(80.6%) had Alzheimer's Disease. After HBCPOT, the mean scores of MMSE-KC and QOL-AD were significantly improved, but GDS score was not significantly decreased. Conclusions: It was suggested that HBCPOT was effective in improving cognitive function and quality of life.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for the effectiveness and the necessity of home visiting physical therapy through examining performance ability and functional changes in daily life activities by investigating the life of disabled persons living at home. Methods: After selecting 100 people with physical disabilities greater than level 3 and brain damage related disabilities living in Youngam-Gun, we conducted mobility tests according to a Modified Bathel Index (MBI), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and floor and bed movements? for Activities of Daily Living evaluation. We did this before the experiment and after doing home visiting physical therapy for 90 minutes at a time, once a week for 6 months Results: 1) Persons who live in a bed are higher than those who live in a floor. There was a significant difference between persons who live in a floor and those who live in a bed in the change in MBI and BBS scores after home visiting physical therapy. 2) Those with a musculoskeletal disorder had a significantly different change in MBI and BBS according to the type of disease and kind of disability. Those with neuropathy had a significantly different change in MBI. Those with physical disabilities showed a significant difference in MBI and BBS. Conclusion: A home visiting physical therapist can cause an improved performance ability and lead to the ability of disabled persons living at home to carry out activities of daily livingin a large part and the study for brain lesion disabilities except physical disabilities and stroke which occupy large proportion of disabled persons should be done.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.282-289
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the home-stay disability's activity, as well as the participation domains and the environment factor domains of international classification of functioning (ICF), in order to examine the effect of the home visiting physical therapy and the disability's activity. Methods: A total of 211 home-stay disabled subjects with brain lesions or crippled disorder, living in 5 cities and districts of Jeollanam-do, underwent 90 minutes of home visiting physical therapy per week during a 6-month period, and using the ICF checklist, evaluated the subject's activity and participation domains and environmental factor domains. Results: The performance qualifier showed a significant statistical change in the movement, self-care, domestic life, interpersonal interactions and relationships, community, society and civic life domains (p<0.05); and the capacity qualifier showed a significant change only in the mobility domains in the before and after of the home visiting physical therapy (p<0.05). The barrier factor in the order of services, systems and policies domains, product and technology domains, and attitude domains it influenced significantly in the performance (p<0.05), and in the facilitator factor in the order of product and technology domains, support and relationships domains, services, systems and policies domains it influenced significantly in the performance of the disabled (p<0.05). Conclusion: The visiting physical therapy can help in the improvement of the activity and participation of the home-stay disabled subjects, and for the accurate evaluation of the home-stay disabled subjects, it is considered that an evaluation including various environmental factors, such as ICF, must be fulfilled.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2014

PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of physical therapy provided at home on the motor function, activity of daily living (ADL), and level of pain in veterans men with disabilities, and to provide the information. METHODS: The participants were 108 patients men with disabilities living in the cities Seoul, Pusan, Daegu, Gwangju and Daejeon; they performed physical therapy at home-provided by physical therapy services- that included therapeutic exercise for 50 minute, 1~2 times a week for 24 weeks. The motor function was measured by using motor assessment scale (MAS) and ADL, the level of pain were recorded both before and after physical therapy. The data form both before and after physical therapy were analyzed by using the paired t-test. All statistical tests in this study were performed with the level of significance set at .05. RESULTS: After 24 weeks of physical therapy, we observed significant improvement in the MAS and ADL scale, as well as significant decrease in the level fo pain in the participants (p<.01). Significant improvement was also observed in the MAS and ADL scale, as well as a decrease in the level of pain among participants with stroke and spinal disease (p<.05). CONCLUSION: The findings of this study show that physical therapy provided at home can lead to an improvement in the motor function as well as improved ADL and pain control; physical therapy also has positive effects in relieving symptoms of veterans with disabilities.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.152-160
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• 2021

Purpose: This study, using the International Classification for Nursing Practice, aimed to identify the phenomenon of family nursing care, and the factors affecting it, for high-risk and frail older persons who have a significant need for home healthcare services. Methods: This study was conducted using secondary data collected by students who interviewed 93 healthcare subjects in a health center. The data was used to analyze the general characteristics, health-related characteristics, and confirmed problems of family nursing phenomena of the subjects. Independant t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression were used for the data analysis. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 82.4±6.3 years. The most common problem of the family nursing phenomenon were unhealthy lifestyle, disturbance in family communication, and lack of family interaction in the community. People with greater family nursing phenomenon problems reported a higher degree of frailty and depression, lower quality of life and self-rated health. The factors that influence the family nursing phenomenon of frail older persons are the problems of mobility and hearing. Conclusion: Physical and psychological problems associated with aging can cause not only personal, but family functional problems as well. Therefore, a comprehensive family-oriented support program is required.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the experience and meaning of falls among care workers caring for the elderly. Methods: The participants comprised 10 care workers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The data collection period was from September to November 2020, and the data were obtained through individual in-depth interviews. The collected data were analyzed using the content analysis method of qualitative research. The main interview questions were as follows: First, in the event of a fall, "can you tell us about your experience and how you dealt with the fall?; second, "can you tell us about your role and the role of family members or the center that manages falls that occur outside of nursing visits.", third, "can you tell us about the difficulties in managing falls based on your experience?", and fourth, "how are falls that occur during nursing visits managed?" Results: As a result of analyzing the experiences of nursing care workers of falls while caring for elders in their homes, five main themes were derived. These were understanding the characteristics of the elderly at home, understanding possible emergency situations, providing caring services, minimizing physical harm, and delivering clear information. Conclusion: A significant finding of this study was that care workers who visit and provide care to elders at home confirmed the need for standard guidelines on appropriate responses in the event of a fall at home and the importance of managing emergencies arising from falls among elders at home. These results highlight the need for the development of emergency response education programs, such as programs on fall care among nurses and care workers who provide care to the elderly, and for enhanced understanding of the fall risk of elders who live at home.