• 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.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2023

연구배경: 본 연구는 비정형 빅데이터를 활용하여 노인장기요양보험의 직접적 서비스 인력인 요양보호사의 서비스질 관리를 확인하고자 수행되었다. 연구방법: 요양보호사의 서비스질과 관련된 소셜 비정형 데이터를 텍스톰을 사용하여 수집·분석하였다. 데이터를 크롤링하여 수집된 상위 50개 키워드들 간의 빈도분석, TF-IDF, 중심성 분석, 의미연결망분석과 CONCOR 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과: 빈도분석 결과 상위권에 속한 키워드는 '요양서비스' '요양보호사', '서비스질', '요양보호', '장기요양기관', '향상', '어르신', '처우', '개선', '필요' 였으며, 연결중심성과 위세중심성 분석결과도 거의 동일한 순위로 확인되었다. CONCOR 분석결과 4개의 그룹으로, 요양서비스질 개선, 요양서비스 운영, 요양서비스 제도, 요양보호사의 심리적인 부분에 대한 인식이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 본 연구는 요양보호사의 서비스질과 관련한 인식을 의미있는 그룹으로 제시하였으며 이는 요양보호사 서비스질 향상을 위한 다각적인 방향성 수립에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.188-196
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• 2007

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate long-term care needs using RAI MDS-HC and MI-CHOICE among the disabled workers. Methods: Data were obtained from 45 personal care recipients with the disability of mental and nervous system, and analyzed using SAS 9.1 by applying t-test, ${\chi}^2$ test, or fisher's exact test. Results: Only 'bed mobility' and 'indoor ambulation' items of ADL and problem activity were statistically significant factors by the level of personal care benefit. By MICHOICE grouping, 20.0 percent of subjects belonged to nursing home group, 51.5 percent were home care service, 28.9 percent were intermittent personal care. Conclusion: Personal care services in industrial accident compensation insurance have been categorized with two groups according to level of disability. But our results could contribute to provide personal care service according to the long term care needs.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to contribute to the development of an oral hygiene care program for patients with dementia by understanding the oral care status and oral health knowledge of care workers and caregivers with regard to patients with dementia. Methods: For about two months from May to June 2018, a survey of care workers and caregivers working in long-term nursing homes and elderly-specialized nursing hospitals was performed, and 442 people were selected for the final analysis. The frequency and percentage were calculated to understand the oral care status and oral health knowledge regarding patients with dementia, and an independent t-test was conducted to determine the difference between the elderly oral health knowledge of care workers and caregivers. Multiple regression analysis was also carried out to examine factors affecting elderly oral health knowledge. Results: With respect to the factor of oral health education in elderly oral health knowledge, oral health knowledge was shown to be highest when participants responded that education was unnecessary (p<0.001), and regarding the will to participate in oral health education, oral health knowledge was highest when participants responded as having no desire to participate (p<0.05). Conclusions: These results suggest that a standard manual should be developed for the accurate and qualitative management of oral hygiene care tasks performed by care workers and caregivers who are in charge of oral care for patients with dementia in order to provide continuous and systematic oral care.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.31-49
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• 2008

This study has been performed to explore verbal and behavioral expression of sexual desires among male elderly residents who have been living in long tenn care facilities. There are three topics covered in this study; first, in what situations and how seriously do care workers encounter expression of sexual desires of the elderly residents? Second, what kind of negative consequences do they believe those sexual behaviors will lead to? Third, how can we implement defensive measures against the sexual behaviors? In this study, twenty three care workers working full time in five retirement and care facilities were asked about their experience and perception of the above study agendas, and answers of the qualitative interview were drawn as follow; first, the elderly residents apparently show a variety of sexual harassment and provoking behaviors such as sticking to specific women, physically touching and attacking, and induce obscenely activities against female residents, care workers, and volunteer visitors. Second, their sexual behaviors are often influenced by their isolated and abandoned emotionality as well as living situation in rural areas. Third, their sexual behaviors often critically affect care work plan and facility managements by severely discouraging female care givers and community supporters. Therefore in this study, suggestions and defensive measures were made as follows: first, education and counselling programs toward female workers and volunteers need to be developed, and the programs should cover psychological and behavioral mechanism of sexuality in later life. Second, self control plans need to be empowered toward the elderly residents; in the plans, the elderly residents shall be encouraged to evaluate primary cause and proper solutions of sexual behaviors of their peering residents. Third, combination of healthy housing and care facilities for frail elderly need to be integrated in a neighboring location, so that when residents and workers encounter extreme episodes of sexuality of healthy residents in a housing facility, the problematic sexual residents are partially transferred into a neighboring care facility and thereafter other residents and cafe givers are relieved from stressful contacts with the extremely sexual residents.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.381-408
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• 2012

The subjects of the research were 275 aged care nurses working in Gyeonggi regions. The analysis result showed: job satisfaction in overall situation was 2.87 on a 5 point scale, indicating the level of job satisfaction was lower than average: the quality of life was 2.97, as with job satisfaction, also low. On the other hand, the research outcomes to discern if it affects the lower level of the quality of life, it was found that variables affecting psychological health include job, pay, co-workers, organization, changing an occupation/job; Social environment include job, pay, and promotion (reward), The maintenance of social relations, pay, promotion(reward) and co-workers, changing an occupation/job; variables affecting physical health include job, pay, promotion(reward), changing an occupation/job; The research outcomes confirm that the job satisfaction of aged visit care workers is an important factor affecting their quality of life.

• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.397-405
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of knowledge of care workers working at long term care hospitals and nursing homes on pressure ulcer. A total of 81 care workers including 34 at long term care hospitals and 47 at nursing homes were surveyed. 24 questions were used to evaluate their degree of knowledge on pressure ulcer. Their knowledge on pressure ulcer scored 12.84 out of the total score of 24 points(SD=3.40), which was equal to 53.50 (SD=24.23) out of 100 points. Their knowledge on the prevention of pressure ulcer was highest among the subareas of evaluation. Their knowledge on pressure ulcer statistically significantly differed according to education on pressure ulcer(P<.05). A pressure ulcer is a skin disorder that may be prevented and cured. At this point when long term care facilities are rapidly increasing, care workers highlevel knowledge on and good management of pressure ulcer is very important. Practically educating them on pressure ulcer including the provision of recent, updated relevant knowledge will be necessary.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.339-350
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• 2017

본 연구는 2014년 12월 현재 노인장기요양기관이 국민건강보험에 신고한 임금자료 DB 즉, 공공데이터를 활용하여 요양보호사의 근로실태와 임금수준을 분석하였다. 2014년 말까지 요양보호사 자격증을 취득한 1,231.357명 중 본 연구는 확인이 가능한 1,221,085명을 대상으로 자료를 구축하였다. 이들 중 91.3%는 여성, 41.0%가 50~59세였다. 전체 자격취득자 중 요양보호사로 근무하는 인력은 약 14.8% 수준에 불과하였다. 취업 중인 요양보호사의 약 73.2%가 현 직장 근무연수가 3년 이내이며, 이들의 임금은 입소시설의 경우 월 129.2만원(처우개선비 포함 139.1만원), 재가기관의 경우 시간당 6,421원(처우개선비 포함 7,046원)이었다. 이와 같은 분석을 통해 본 연구는 요양보호사의 근로실태와 임금을 보다 구체적이며, 시계열적으로 파악하기 위해서는 입소시설과 재가기관을 구분한 분석뿐만 아니라, 처우개선비 효과에 대한 분석이 필요하다는 것을 제시하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.290-304
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• 2018

본 연구는 요양보호사의 전문성 강화와 중장기적으로도 지속가능한 양성교육체계 논의모형을 하나의 사고실험차원에서 대안적으로 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 먼저, 요양보호사 자격취득자 및 취업자의 인구사회학적 특성을 분석하였다. 또한, 현행 요양보호사 양성교육과정과 병행하여 전문대학교에서 국가직무능력표준을 기반으로 한 요양보호사 양성교육과정 개설, 양성교육 의무시간 확대, 경력과 전문성이 강화된 가칭 '전문요양보호사' 제도 도입과 제공기관에서의 의무고용, 보수교육의 법정 의무화와 보험자의 보수교육강화 등으로 구성된 전문성이 강화된 지속가능한 대안적 요양보호사 양성교육체계를 제안하였다. 또한, 본 연구는 이를 실현하기 위한 정책과제들도 제시하였다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the relationship among musculoskeletal problems, sleep problems, and self-rated mental health of home-care workers. Methods: Data were collected from 447 home-care workers spanning three occupation types: life supporters for the elderly, home-visit caregivers, and life supporters for the disabled. Musculoskeletal problems, sleep problems, and self-rated mental health were assessed using structured questionnaires. Factors affecting self-rated mental health were analyzed using multiple regression. SPSS was used to test the mediating effects of sleep problems on musculoskeletal problems and self-rated mental health. Results: Among the general characteristics, the variables that showed significant differences in musculoskeletal problems were monthly income level, caring-related career duration, weekly working hours, and occupation type; and the variable that showed significant differences in self-rated mental health was occupation type. Among the occupation types, supporters for the disabled had the most musculoskeletal problems and the lowest self-rated mental health. Musculoskeletal problems among home-care workers had a direct negative effect on self-rated mental health and indirect negative effects on sleep problems. Conclusion: Measures are needed to reduce the differences in working conditions and health status among the occupation types of home-care workers. Considering the relevance between the health issues of home-care workers, the development of a carefully designed health promotion strategy is required.