• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.459-465
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• 2002

The goat of the present research is to improve the quality of life of both the elderly patients with dementia and their caregivers. For this Purpose, we developed a communication aid system that is consisted of three modules such as speech recognition engine, graphical agent. and database classified by a nursing schedule. The system was evaluated in an actual environment of nursing facility by introducing the system to an older mail patient with dementia. The comparison study was then carried out with and without system, respectively. The occupational therapists then evaluated subject"s reaction to the system by photographing his behaviors. The evaluation results revealed that the proposed system was more responsive in catering to needs of subject than professional caregivers. Moreover we could see that the frequency of causing the utterances of subject increased by introducing the system.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.137-140
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• 2003

본 연구는 치매노인환자의 생활의 질을 향상시키기 위한 대화시스템의 개발에 목표를 둔다. 제안된 시스템은 주로 세 가지 모듈, 즉, 음성인식, 시간테이블에 의해 구분된 대화 데이터베이스의 자동검색, 그리고 간호사의 녹음음성에 의한 응답 등으로 구성되어 있다. 우선 치매환자가 요양시설에서 자주 발화하는 대화의 내용을 조사하고, 그들의 발화 음성을 인식하고 적절히 응답하도록 구성하였다. 시스템의 평가를 위해서 시스템이 도입되었을 때와 도입되지 않았을 때를 비교, 조사하였다. 시스템이 도입되지 않았을 때는 간호사가 자유로이 케어서비스를 행할 수 있도록 하였다. 비디오 촬영을 통해서 대상자의 행동 및 반응을 조사한 결과, 치매환자의 요구를 충족시키는데 있어서 대화 시스템이 간호사들보다 더 응답적이었다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 게다가, 제안된 시스템은 상호 대화에 있어서 환자가 더 많이 말하도록 유도함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.5-14
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• 2018

The Empathy for Dementia using Virtual Reality (EDuVR) system, developed by the Jeju Provincial Dementia Center, is a 3D video system capturing the experience of dementia in a first-person perspective using 360 degree vritual reality (VR) technology. It was developed to create a greater understanding of dementia and to help people empathize with individuals with dementia through an immersive VR experience. The EDuVR shows how a dementia patient has impairments in memory, orientation, language, judgment and problem solving, as well as problems with activities of daily living. The present study reported the effectiveness of the EDuVR experience in changing public awareness of, and attitude toward, dementia. Sixty-six participants were assigned to the EDuVR (n = 34) or the conventional education (n = 32) groups, and two types of questionnaires - attitude and awareness questionnaires - were administered to the subjects before and after the EDuVR experience or education. The simulator sickness and presence questionnaires were administered to the EDuVR group to assess cybersickness and presence of the VR experience. As a results, the attitude and awareness toward dementia patients changed positively in both the EDuVR and the conventional education groups, and these changes did not differ between two groups. Only one person reported a significant level of cybersicness after experiencing the EDuVR system. These results suggest that the EDuVR enhances the level of understanding and empathy for dementia and would be a useful tool for improving awareness in the general public.

• Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.97-109
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• 2018

Objective : The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of group occupational therapy including education regarding depression, anxiety, and activity participation in people with dementia. Methods : Nineteen people with dementia were randomly assigned to experimental(n=10) and control group(n=9). The participants in experimental group conducted occupational therapy including education, whereas the control group occupational therapy only. Pre- and post- assessments were applied using Korean form of Geriatric Depression Scale(K-GDS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAM-A), State Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI-X-1), and Korean Activity Card Sort (K-ACS). Results : When comparing the differences between pre- and post- of the intervention, the depression and anxiety of occupational therapy group including the educational program decreased statistically(p<.05). Conclusion : This study has shown that occupational therapy including education has significant effects on reducing depression and anxiety in people with dementia. In the future, it will be necessary to develop an intervention program to strengthen the psychological and emotional aspects of people with dementia, and various studies in the field of occupational therapy focusing on care giver education should be conducted.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.449-459
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the status of oral health care in dementia patients living in long-term care facilities and to investigate the effects of this on swallowing function and swallowing-quality of life. The subjects were 60 demented patients who were admitted to long-term care facilities in Gwangju and Jeonnam provinces. Their Oral Health Assessment Tool(OHAT), Clinical Dysphagia Scale(CDS), and Oral Health Impact Profile 14(OHIP-14) were measured. The results of this study were as follows: First, the effect of oral health care on dentition patients using long-term care facilities on swallowing function and swallowing-quality of life was significantly different according to oral care score (p<.05)(p<.01). Second, the relationship between oral health care and swallowing function of dementia patients and swallowing-quality of life. was examined. As a result, oral health care of dementia patients was affected by swallowing function (r=.405, p<.01) the swallowing-quality of life (r=.462, p<.01) and swallowing function were significantly correlated with swallowing-quality of life (r=.351, p<.01). Therefore, the oral health care of users of long-term care facilities was closely related to swallowing function and swallowing-quality of life.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.8 no.10
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• pp.1601-1608
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• 2013

The medical world has predicted that in 2020, the numbers of senile dementia patients in Korea will be more than 600,000. Currently, the distributions of dementia patients according to ages are 3% in the 70s, 23% between 85-89 years, and 58% over 95 years; further, it should be noted that the incidence rates sharply increase with age. Dementia, dubbed "disease of the 21st century", affects not only the patient but also the lives of the patient's family, decreases the family's quality of life, and sometimes accompanies enough burden and pain to destroy some families, and it is sometimes noted to cause significant problems in the society. This study was conducted at a dementia prevention center at a university by enrolling senior patients participating in the dementia prevention center program. The study aimed to actively develop dementia prevention programs and train specialized workforce for dementia prevention.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.85-91
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• 2021

This study is a methodological study that explains the procedure for verifying effectiveness in developing practical guidelines for cognitive programs suitable for dementia patients. Based on the development of evidence-based new clinical practice guidelines, a preliminary recommendation for the domestic dementia patient care guidelines was developed. The practical guidelines consisted of the final four types, and the content validity score of the configuration items was 0.87 to 1 point. In the sub-categories of field applicability, appropriateness score was 3.95 to 4.34 points, applicability score was 3.57 to 4.27 points, and predicted effect score was 3.84 to 4.22 points. Through the examination of the content validity and field applicability of experts, it was confirmed that the practical guidelines developed in this study can be used as the basis for establishing an intervention plan for dementia cognitive program managers engaged in clinical practice. In future studies should further facilitate the development of evidence-based treatment guidelines to select appropriate treatment activities for dementia patients.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.103-111
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• 2003

This study has been performed to riewed and summerized the articles about the therapy and managements. The purpose of this study is that find a part of physical therapy and occupational therapy for dementia elderly patients, try to provide necessary therapy program for dementia elderly patients.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.731-734
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• 2013

치매 환자들은 안전한 생활과 건강한 삶을 위해 행동 정보에 대한 모니터링이 필요하다. 이러한 서비스를 위해 휴대가 간편하면서 항상 착용 가능한 모니터링 도구가 필요하며, 기억과 인지장애로 인한 배회 활동과 넘어짐과 같은 응급상황에 빠르게 대처하기 위한 다양한 센서기술의 적용이 필수적이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 현재 개발 중인 치매환자를 위한 시계형 장치(스마트 시계)와 서버시스템의 구조 및 기능에 대해서 서술하면서, 3 축 가속도 센서 기반의 개선된 걸음 수 검출 알고리즘을 제안한다. 개선된 걸음 수 검출 알고리즘은 일반적인 걸음 수를 96%의 정확도로 검출함을 확인했다.

• Journal of Society of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.57-65
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• 2018

Objective : The purpose of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics, health and quality of life between general adults and adults living with dementia. Method : The data were collected using raw data of the 2016 community health survey and compared between 2,592 adults living with dementia patients and 225,840 general adults. health were assessed for sleep time, stress level, depression, and subjective health status, and quality of life was measured by EQ-5D. Result : In comparison of demographic characteristics, age and family number of adults living with dementia patients were significantly higher than general adults (p<.001), income and eduation levels were low (p<.001), and marital status was higher rate of living with spouse (p<.05). In comparison of health status, adults living with dementia patients were significantly longer in sleep time than the general adults (p<.001), and stress level was higher (p<.001), the percentage of experience of depression was higher (p<.001), and the subjective health status was worse (p<.001). Adults living with dementia patients were significantly lower in quality of life total score and all sub-domain than general adults (p<.001). Conclusion : Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to seek ways to improve the health and quality of life of dementia patients' families.