• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.646-656
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• 2003

Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to investigate how elders in rural communities maintain their sexual life. Methods: Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 20 participants who were 65 years old or older, and either were married couples or were continuing the sexual relationship though widowed. Data were analyzed based on Strauss and Corbin's (1990) Grounded Theory Methodology. Results: The core category of experiences of the elderly's sexual life was identified with 'changeable sexual life at husband's mercy'. This process could be divided into 3 stages, which were the stage of recognition of sex difference and obstacle in sexual life, the stage of observation of partner's attitude and the stage of husband's lead in sexual life. Conclusions: This study found that sexuality was an important aspect for the elderly although their sexual interests and activities declined along with aging. In addition, the husband's sexual and economic capabilities and sexual difference were very important factors in the elderly's sexual life. It is suggested to consider sexuality as a normal aspect of life for the elderly when nurses plan for their care.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.149-159
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• 2015

Purpose: This study aimed to identify falls and related risks of hospitalized patients in order to provide an baseline data to develop effective nursing intervention programs for fall prevention. Methods: The data on 120 patients who experienced falls from 2010 to 2013 during their hospitalization were collected from the patient' electronic medical records of an university hospital. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using SPSS/WIN 20.0. Results: Over 60% of the patients who experienced falls during their hospitalization was 65 years or older, and most of them had hypertension. Majority of the subjects needed help to perform daily activities (64%) and complained of general weakness (49.2%). Prior to the falls, the patients were taking average 2.52 medications to treat hypertension. The Fall accident was mostly frequently occurred in their hospital room (59.2%), or in bed (44.2%). The patients aged 70 years and older were significantly less alert than younger group, and taking more cardiovascular medications. Most fall risk factors were not significantly different for age, gender, and department category. Conclusion: The study findings suggest the need to emphasize the nurses to be more actively aware of fall risk factors and to provide aggressive interventions for preventing falls in hospitalized patients.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.424-432
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• 2010

이 연구는 노인의 여가스포츠 활동경험에 따른 일상생활수행능력 및 성공적노화의 차이를 비교, 분석하고 참가정도가 일상생활수행능력 및 성공적 노화에 미치는 직간접적인 영향을 규명하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 이 연구는 서울시에 거주하고 노인대학 및 노인복지관, 노인체육동호인조직에 소속된 65세 이상의 노인을 모집단으로 설정하고 유목적표집법을 활용하여 300명을 표집하였다, 그러나 실제 분석에 사용된 사례수는 여가스포츠 활동 참가자 162명, 비참가자 128명으로 총 290명이다. 요인분석결과 일상생활수행능력의 경우 수단적, 기본적 일상생활수행능력, 그리고 성공적노화의 경우 사회적, 심리적 노화의 하위요인이 도출되었다. 신뢰도는 일상생활수행능력 $\alpha$=.876이상, 성공적 노화 $\alpha$=.807이상으로 비교적 높게 나타났다. 통계분석 방법은 ANCOVA, 다중회귀분석, 경로분석의 통계기법이 활용되었다. 이상과 같은 연구방법 및 절차를 통하여 도출한 결론은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인의 여가스포츠 활동 참가경험에 따라 일상생활수행능력은 차이가 없다. 둘째, 여가스포츠 활동 참가노인이 비참가 노인에 비해 성공적 노화를 더 높게 성취한다. 셋째, 노인의 여가스포츠 참가강도가 높을수록 수단적 일상생활수행능력은 높다. 넷째, 노인의 여가스포츠 참가빈도가 많고 참가강도가 클수록 사회적인 성공적 노화, 그리고 참가빈도가 많고 참가기간이 길수록 심리적인 성공적 노화를 경험한다. 다섯째, 노인의 여가스포츠 활동 참가정도는 일상생활수행 능력 및 성공적 노화에 직간접적인 영향을 미친다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2020

Given that the demand for dental care for elderly individuals is expected to increase according to demographic changes, long-term roadmaps for the current health insurance system should be actively planned. The study aimed to investigate the health insurance system in Korea, compared to that of Japan, and suggest directions for the work of dental hygienists to provide basic data on efficient improvements in the health insurance system. Based on the collected data, the website was used to collect additional related data from Korea and Japan. The most common cause of death in Korea was malignant neoplasms, and most patients were hospitalized for diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. Dental care covered by Korean medical insurance for individuals aged 65 years or older was treatment oriented, such as dentures and implants, while in Japan, treatment-intensive items, such as visiting a dental hygienist for guidance and provision of home-care professional oral hygiene treatment, were covered. The percentages of remaining teeth in Korea and the percentage of remaining 20 teeth were 68.9% in those aged 65 to 74 years and 51.2% in those aged 75 to 84 years in Japan. A strategy for promoting oral health among elderly individuals should be established, and a multilateral intervention approach is required to prevent oral problems from leading to deterioration of whole-body health. The role of dental hygienists in providing comprehensive assessment to elderly individuals is important. In order to provide systemic oral care, it is necessary to introduce oral care systems according to the national policy.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.154-159
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 농촌지역의 거주하는 노인들을 대상으로 공공의료기관과 민간의료기관에 대한 신뢰가 의료기관 선택에 미치는 영향을 분석하였고 이에 연관성을 파악함으로서 의료기관 신뢰도를 높여 농촌지역에 거주하는 노인들의 공공의료기관 이용율을 높이기 위한 방법을 도출하기 위하여 시행되었다. 이를 위해 S읍외 4곳에 30년이상 거주하며, 병원이용율이 높은 만65세 이상 노인을 대상으로 공공의료기관과 민간의료기관을 사전 설명후 의료서비스 신뢰도 설문조사를 실시하였다. 분석결과는 첫째, 농촌에 거주하는 노인들은 민간 의료기관이용을 더 선호하였고. 둘째, 공공 의료기관과 민간의료기관의 신뢰도와 의료기관 선택 간에 연관성이 있었다. 본 연구 결과를 종합해보면, 조사 대상자들의 공공 및 민간의료기관에 대한 신뢰도가 의료기관의 선택에 영향을 미친다고 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과 향후 공공의료기관은 의료서비스의 신뢰도를 제고할 필요성이 제기되며, 민간의료기관과 같이 공공의료기관도 자체적인 경영개선 노력이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.460-469
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• 2020

본 연구는 지역사회 거주하는 65세 이상 노인의 건강증진행위에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 시도되었으며, Pender의 건강증진모형에 근거한 가설적 모형을 검증하기 위해 Theoretical substruction을 구성하였다. 연구대상자는 G시에 거주하는 65세 이상 노인 199명을 대상으로, 구조화된 설문지를 통해 개인적 특성, 건강정보이해능력, 자기효능감 및 건강증진행위를 조사하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 20.0프로그램을 이용하여 t-test, ANOVA, 사후검증으로 Scheffé test를 실시하였고, 건강정보이해능력, 자기효능감 및 건강증진행위 간의 관계를 확인하기 위해 Pearson's correlation coefficients로 분석하였으며, 건강증진행위에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 노인의 건강증진행위는 4점 기준으로 평균 2.56±0.50점이었으며, 하위영역 중 대인관계 영역이 가장 높았고, 신체활동 영역이 가장 낮았다. 건강증진행위에 영향을 미치는 요인은 건강정보수집 경로의 수(β=.16, p=.031)와 자기효능감(β=.53, p<.001)인 것으로 확인되었으며, 건강증진행위를 30.8% 설명하였다(F=14.19, p<.001). 본 연구 결과를 통해 노인 대상자의 건강증진행위를 높이기 위해서는 개인의 자기효능감 수준과 건강정보의 특성을 고려한 중재가 필요함을 확인하였다. 추후 노인의 건강증진행위 수준과 다양한 영향 요인을 확인하기 위한 지속적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2019

The commercial pilot retirement age has continued to 65 since the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) amended the recommended age limit from 60. The target of this review is to analyse whether aged pilots have an increased age-dependent risk of medical incapacitation. Medical in-flight incapacitation is actually very rare event and the demonstrated annual incapacitation rate provides an acceptable risk within the criteria known as 1% safety rule for a pilot undertaking air transport operations while some controversies exist. There is a possibility that the accident rate has decreased due to the improved skill by increasing pilot's age. At the decision of flight or not for elderly airline pilot the interacting factors of personal health status, piloting experience and new flight environments should be considered to define job limit criteria than mere the age. Results of a survey led by airline pilot association in Korea shows 65% of airline pilots are willing to fly without any age limit and 87% agreed that age limit is worthy to extend beyond current standard on the basis of medical examinations. Only 11% agreed to maintain current age limit.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.202-211
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• 2019

Purpose: Poor physiological reserve for withstanding major cancer surgery in older adults is an important concern in the selection of patients for oncologic gastrectomy. The present study aimed to analyze mortality patterns among patients who underwent gastrectomy for cancer according to age groups. The primary outcomes of this study were early- and middleterm results: 30-day and 3-, 6-, 12-, and 36-month mortality rates. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 288 patients who underwent surgical resection for gastric cancer in two centers was carried out. Patients were stratified into four groups according to age: 29-50 years (group I, n=27), 51-65 years (group II, n=117), 66-75 years (group III, n=81), and 76-92 years (group IV, n=58). Statistical calculations focused on the differences in the survival rates between groups I and II as well as between groups II and IV. Results: The middle-aged patients (group II) had significantly better 3-year survival than either the youngest (group I) or the oldest patients (group IV). The 6-month mortality rates were 16.9% in group III and 29.3% in group IV. Two-thirds of the patients from groups III and IV who died between 2 and 6 months after surgery had an uneventful postoperative course. Conclusions: Age is an important prognostic factor of middle-term survival after gastrectomy for cancer. Geriatric assessment and better patient selection for major surgery for cancer are required to improve the outcome of gastrectomy for cancer in patients aged over 75 years.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2011

Objective : This study aims to examine how lumbar stabilization exercise and resistive exercise affect lumbar and lower extremity muscular strength of the aged. Method : Randomly selected 15 female senior citizens aged 65 or older at S, Y, and J senior citizens' center located in D city who meet the requirements for the study were divided into a resistive exercise group of 7 and a stabilization exercise group of 8 for which 60-minute-exercise sessions were administered three times a week for 12 weeks. Measuring lumbar and lower extremity muscular strength was measured six weeks and 12 weeks after exercise, respectively. Results : First, both resistive exercises and stabilization exercises are effective to improve lumbar muscular strength. Second, resistive exercise is effective to improve flexural muscle strength as well as lower extremity muscular strength, and stabilization exercise is effective for both flexion and extensor muscle strength. Conclusion : The 12 week lumbar stabilization exercise program appeared to be effective to improve lumbar and lower extremity muscular strength of the aged. This indicates that applying this program to identify and prevent frequent risk factors of falling can lead to the prevention of secondary problem factors of falling accidents.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the association between self-assessed periodontal symptoms and glycated hemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 156 patients with type 2 diabetes who were aged 50 years or older. Structured questionnaires were used to investigate the self-assessed periodontal symptoms of the patients. The glycated hemoglobin test was performed to evaluate their long-term blood glycemic control. Chi-square test and logistic multiple regression were performed to analyze the factors associated with glycated hemoglobin levels. Results: Compared with patients aged 65 years and above, more patients aged 64 years and below showed poor glycemic control (p=0.020). Further, compared with patients without self-perceived gingival bleeding and halitosis, more patients with these two conditions showed poor glycemic control (p<0.05). Compared with the group of patients without any periodontal symptoms, the group of patients that had at least one periodontal symptom had a higher proportion of patients with poor glycemic control (p<0.001). In the logistic regression model, gingival bleeding and halitosis were the factors most associated with hyperglycemia (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results of our study suggest that gingival bleeding and halitosis can predict hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.