• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.149-160
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze factors affecting a grade maintenance of the non-graded group by LTCI(Long-Term Care Insurance, NHIS). The predictors were examined grade maintenance of the non-graded group(non-grade of A, B, C). The results were as follows: this study found that predisposing factors of the grade maintenance of non-graded of LTCI were significantly related to age, sex, death. Enabling factors of the grade maintenance of non-graded of LTCI were significantly related to household state, income level. Need factors of the grade maintenance of non-graded of LTCI were significantly related to dementia, grade of first grading, retry of applying for long-term care assessment. Based on the finding of study, implications and future research directions were discussed for policy considerations.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.395-407
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• 2020

The current study aims to examine whether dementia service utilization is associated with cognitive function and whether health literacy moderates the relationship between dementia service utilization and cognitive function. Data were drawn from the 2016 Dementia Literacy Survey collected by K University. The final analytic sample included 522 community-dwelling older Koreans aged 60 to 79. Results from multivariate regression analyses showed that both dementia service use and higher levels of health literacy were related to better cognitive function and that health literacy had significant moderating effects. When older adults used dementia service, those with higher levels of health literacy reported higher levels of cognitive function than those with lower levels of health literacy. Our findings suggest that health literacy plays an important role in determining the cognitive health benefits arising from dementia service utilization.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.403-413
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in general characteristics, loss experience, aging anxiety, and depression between young-old and old-old and to investigate the difference between the two groups in the effect of loss experience on aging anxiety and depression. The subjects were 65 elderly living in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. First, the young-old were more likely to have spouses than the old-old. Second, old-old experience more loss of health, relationships, economy, and role than young-old. And old-old had higher aging anxiety and lower depression than young-old. Third, for young-old, loss of health, economy, and role affected depression. And for old-old, loss of role affected aging anxiety and depression, and loss of economy affected aging anxiety. This study is meaningful as a basic data for preparing policy and system to supplement loss experience suitable for young-old and old-old.

• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.137-146
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• 2010

The purposes of this study are 1)to analyze a needs of re-education & continuous education for R&D human resources 2)to systemize the existing education program and 3)to provide useful implications to help the politics for re-education & continuous education for R&D human resources. The survey to R&D human resources in universities, government-supported research institutes and industries was conducted for analyzing the needs of R&D human resources for the existing education programs through investigation for the current state and importance & satisfaction level for the existing program. For proposing the effective education program, the barrier and improvement factors of re-education program were examined as well. In addition, the needs for the government support policies for re-education program were also analyzed.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.174-183
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• 2008

Although food insecurity might be associated with poor dietary intake, this relationship has not been researched in Korea. This study examined the association of food security with dietary intake from the third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Food security was measured by a self-reported hunger measure on the dietary situation of subjects' households in the previous year and approximately 2/3 of the subjects lived in food-insecure households. Dietary intake was based on a 24-hour dietary recall. Food insecurity was significantly associated with low nutrients intake and nutrients intake compared to dietary reference intakes (DRI) was also lower among subjects in food-insecure households. Overall diet quality based on dietary diversity score (DDS) was worse in food-insecure subjects. Food security should be considered an important issue to public health because dietary change due to food insecurity may affect health status.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.527-533
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• 2016

This study was conducted to investigate the apraxia affects activitys of daily living. 38 patients with stroke were participated and conducted to both Birminham Cognitive Screen(BCoS) apraxia test and K-MBI for ADL. Using a cutoff score of BCoS apraxia test, all patient was determine whether with apraxia or not and were distinguished by various types of apraxia. They were compared to the level of ADL using ANOVA. Apraxia patients 18, patients without apraxia is 20. The difference of ADL between the two groups was not. However, the result of classifying patients with apraxia subtypes, it showed a significant difference in grooming, eating, toileting, step, bowel control, and bladder control(F=4.431~9.193, p<0.05). As apraxia is cause of a negative effect on ADL, expert in the area to manage stroke patients should have to share information about whether apraxia is or not and make policy and treatment program considering the potential problem in ADL.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.329-338
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• 2017

This study aims to identify factors to affect cancer screening utilization and differences in cancer screening by household income. This research selected 3,393 adults aged ${\geq}40years$ among surveyees from the 6th(2014) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We analyzed state of cancer screening utilization according to general characteristics, life style, health status, income level using descriptive statistics. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the factors associated with cancer screening utilization. In result, cancer screening rate was significantly different according to household income. And the significant factors associated with cancer screening utilization were sex, age, marital status, education level, economic activity, private insurance, smoking, presence or absence of high physical activity, number of chronic diseases, and household income. This indicates that the effective cancer screening program on the low household income, chronic disease patients is needed, suitable for digital age. We believe that these results will be used positively for the equity of cancer screening utilization, providing the basic materials for the further research on the establishment of the health-related policy.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.1323-1331
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• 2018

The purpose of the study was to determine the general characteristics that affect strokes caused by smoking, to provide basic data and political grounds for preventing strokes. Data were used from the 6th (2015) of the National Health and Nutrition Survey. Among the study participants were 2,146 smokers and 132 strokers. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 21.0. The findings of the study were as follows: strokes increased the odds ratio 1.7 times(p<0.001) when smoking was performed, and the risk factors for strokes caused by smoking were statistically significant in age(p=0.008, p=0.10), education level(p=0.003, p=0.008), hypertension(p<0.001), and subjective health conditions(p=0.008). Therefore, it is necessary to develop health education contents using smart devices and a consistent national health policy to reduce the occurrence and risk of stroke.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.279-287
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• 2016

This study aims to examine the effect of family conflict, social support, and self-esteem on alife satisfaction of the aged. For the study, the subjects(n=296) obtained from the Korea Welfare Panel Survey were analyzed by utilizing the correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. The results founded from data analysis are as follows: First, while family conflict influenced negatively life satisfaction of the aged, social support and self-esteem had a positive effect on it. Second, self-esteem was shown to have the highest effect among other independent variables on life satisfaction of the aged. The results showed that family conflict, social support and self-esteem were the important factors which played the significant role in the change of life satisfaction of the aged. On the basis of the findings, the need and policy support to enhance social support/self-esteem and to weaken family conflict were suggested.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.9
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• pp.49-57
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting perceived oral health status according to socioeconomic status and community periodontal index(CPI) and decayed, missing, and filled teeth(DMFT) using the 6th Korean national health and nutritional examination survey(KNHANES VI) and provide a basic data for plan of policy. The higher the age, the lower the household income and education level, the worse the subjective oral health had better oral health and there was a tendency that the respondents who had no oral exam within 1 year and experienced CPI or DMFT estimated their own health as worse. It is needed to make policy development to resolve the inequality of oral health.