• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.239-250
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a 2-week somatosensory stimulation program on cognitive function and ADL of patients with brain damage. Methods: The sample consisted of two groups of patients with stroke: 10 patients with a mean age of 59.0 years who were treated with somatosensory stimulation, and 9 patients with a mean age of 51.78 years, who were not treated with somatosensory intervention. A nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design was used to assess the functional recovery after stroke. Instruments used in this study were MMSE-K for cognitive function and FIM for ADL. Results: The hypothesis 1 that "Patients with stroke who were treated with the somatosensory stimulation program will show higher MMSE-K score than that of the non-treatment group" was supported(Z = -2.390, p = .017). The hypothesis 2 that "Patients with stroke who were treated with the somatosensory stimulation program will show higher FIM score than that of the non-treatment group", however, was partially supported(social cognition: Z = -2.204, p = .045). Conclusion: Somatosensory stimulation was effective to patients with stroke in improving their cognitive function. These findings suggest that somatosensory input can be adopted to nursing intervention for functional recovery after stroke.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.458-469
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• 2020

노년기 우울증은 뇌의 병리적 변화와 관련이 있으며 장기적으로 인지기능 손상 및 치매 발병 위험을 높이는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나, 인지 예비능 이론에 따르면 고학력 등 높은 인지 예비능은 뇌의 병리가 임상적인 증상으로 발현되는 것을 늦추거나 완화시키기 때문에 교육 수준에 따라 노년기 우울증이 장기적인 인지기능에 미치는 영향이 달라질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 노년기 우울이 장기적인 인지기능에 미치는 영향이 교육 수준에 따라 다르게 나타나는지를 확인하기 위해 고령화연구패널의 자료를 분석하였다. 고령화연구패널에 등록되어 있는 10,254명 중 연구 선정 기준에 부합되는 4,905명을 대상으로 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 우울 점수가 높을수록 12년 후 인지기능 점수가 낮았으며(β=-.20, p<.001), 우울 점수가 인지기능 점수에 미치는 부적인 영향은 성인 집단에 비해 노인 집단에서 더 높았다(β=-.12, p<.001). 그러나 우울 점수가 인지기능에 미치는 영향에 대한 연령 집단 간 차이는 저교육 집단에서만 유의하였다(β=-.12, p<.001). 이는 저교육 노인에게서 나타나는 우울증이 장기적으로 치매 발병 위험을 높일 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.726-737
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• 2020

본 연구는 노인의 건강증진행위가 인지기능을 매개로 하였을 때 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위하여 고령화 연구패널 2018년 7차 자료에서 만 65세 이상 노인 4,284명을 SPSS 22.0으로 분석하였다. 연구대상자의 인지기능 수준은 치매의심 13.8%, 인지기능저하 23.8%, 정상 62.4%이며 삶의 만족도는 59.304점으로 파악되었다. 연구결과는 첫째, 인구학적 특성에 따른 인지기능의 차이는 성별, 연령, 학력, 종교, 혼인 요인에서 유의미하였다. 둘째, 인구학적 특성에 따른 노인의 삶의 만족도는 성별, 연령, 학력, 종교, 혼인 요인에서 유의미한 차이가 확인되었다. 셋째, 노인의 삶의 만족도는 인지기능을 매개로 하였을 때 독립변수 건강증진행위 중 음주, 규칙적 운동 요인에서 정적인 효과가 유의미하게 확인되었다. 반면에 일상생활활동제한은 유의미한 부적인 효과가 확인되었다. 이와 같이 건강증진행위가 노인 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향에서 인지기능의 매개효과를 검증하였다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects and find the correlation of LOTCA-G and SS-QOL on the cognitive function and quality of life of elderly stroke patients. The time period of the experiment was from March 1, 2018 to March 30, 2018, and the study sample was composed of 102 stroke out-patients who participated in the rehabilitation center in G-city and received treatment of LOTCA-G and SS-QOL. The raw scores of the cognitive function of the elderly stroke patients varied depending on their gender, age, education, and marital status, but the differences were not statistically significant. Second, the raw scores of the quality of life of the elderly stroke patients varied depending on their gender, age, education, and marital status, but only marital status showed significance (p <0.01). The elderly stroke patients' cognitive function and the quality of life showed a statistically significant correlation (p <0.01). LOTCA-G and SS-QOL generally showed significant correlation even among sub-categories, but energy, one of the sub-categories of quality of life, did not show significant correlation with any of the other sub-categories of cognitive function. By combining the study results, it was possible to see that there were high levels of correlation between cognitive function and quality of life in elderly stroke patients shown through LOTCA-G and SS-QOL. Based on this study, if the raw scores of cognitive function and quality of life could be validated and various basic data could be provided for increasing quality of life, it can be considered that the stroke patients' quality of life will be improved.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.585-595
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to examine the predictors of burnout among informal caregivers of older adults. One hundred thirty seven caregivers who had provided care to older adults over 60 years of age for more than one month were included in the study. Most of the caregivers were white (91%) and female (78%). Mean ages of the caregivers were 64 years and 78% of them were married. Seventy percent of the older adults suffered from Alzheimer and related disease. In this study, caregivers reported that they experienced burnout once a month. The scores of emotional exhaustion and reduced personal accomplishment of the caregivers were in the moderate burnout range. To examine the predictors of burnout, discriminant analysis was used. Caregivers were divided by two groups based on the sum of scores (cutpoint＝6) on three dimensions of burnout after each dimension was categorized into high(3), moderate(2), and low(1). Nine predictors were included in the analysis : Caregiver's age, employment status, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) of the older adult, presence of dementia of the older adult, caregiver's empathy toward the older adult (emotional and cognitive), and 3 coping strategies (negative, problem-focused, cognitive reconstructioning). Caregivers who reported high burnout showed higher cognitive empathy toward the older adults than those who showed low burnout. Caregivers who experienced high burnout used negative coping more often, and cognitive reconstructioning coping and problem focused coping less often than their counterparts. Wilks' Lambda was .78 indicating that differences between the two groups were significant. Cognitive empathy and cognitive reconstructioning coping showed high standardized canonical discriminat function coefficients over .40. Discriminant function with 9 predictors correctly classified 71% of the sample. In conclusion, informal caregivers also experienced certain level of burnout. Cognitive empathy and coping strategies predicted burnout experience of the caregivers. Based on this study, nursing intervention to the informal caregivers to improve their cognitive empathy toward the older adults and to modify their coping strategies in a way to reduce burnout experience can be applied. Further research to develop effective nursing interventions for the purpose of reducing burnout experience by modifying predictors was suggested.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2019

Self-reported difficulties in speech-in-noise (SiN) recognition are common among tinnitus patients. Whereas hearing impairment that usually co-occurs with tinnitus can explain such difficulties, recent studies suggest that tinnitus patients with normal hearing sensitivity still show decreased SiN understanding, indicating that SiN difficulties cannot be solely attributed to changes in hearing sensitivity. In fact, cognitive control, which refers to a variety of top-down processes that human beings use to complete their daily tasks, has been shown to be critical for SiN recognition, as well as the key to understand cognitive inefficiencies caused by tinnitus. In this article, we review studies investigating the association between tinnitus and cognitive control using behavioral and brain imaging assessments, as well as those examining the effect of tinnitus on SiN recognition. In addition, three factors that can affect cognitive control in tinnitus patients, including hearing sensitivity, age, and severity of tinnitus, are discussed to elucidate the association among tinnitus, cognitive control, and SiN recognition. Although a possible central or cognitive involvement has always been postulated in the observed SiN impairments in tinnitus patients, there is as yet no direct evidence to underpin this assumption, as few studies have addressed both SiN performance and cognitive control in one tinnitus cohort. Future studies should aim at incorporating SiN tests with various subjective and objective methods that evaluate cognitive performance to better understand the relationship between SiN difficulties and cognitive control in tinnitus patients.

• Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.308-317
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• 2017

Objectives: We aimed to examine the effects of various leisure activities on cognitive impairment in young-old (aged 65-74 years) and old-old (aged ${\geq}75$ years) adults. Methods: In total, 10,279 elderly Korean individuals from the 2014 Korean National Survey on Older Adults' cohort were enrolled in our study. Cognitive impairment was assessed using the standardized score of the Mini-Mental State Examination for Dementia Screening, whereas leisure activities were recorded via self-reporting of the extent and type of leisure activity the subjects involved in over the past year. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the effect of leisure activities on cognitive impairment, while controlling for potential covariates. Results: The subjects were more likely to participate in cognitive activities than in non-exercise physical activities. After controlling for selected covariates, involvement in cognitive activities was found to be a significant predictor of cognitive impairment in both the groups, whereas involvement in non-exercise physical activities was not a predictor of cognitive impairment in individuals aged ${\geq}75$ years. Moreover, depressive symptoms, rural residence, and hearing difficulties were common predictors of cognitive impairment among elderly-Korean-individuals. Conclusion: Leisure activity involvement may help delay cognitive impairment, which is often concomitant with aging. Hence, an early intervention service may significantly benefit both young-old and old-old individuals.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2011

The purposes of this study were to measure Shangri-La Syndrome through the difference age(i.e. chronological age-cognitive age) of Korean in their 40s and 50s, and to examine the variables which have an effect on the syndrome, requirements of Shangri-La Syndrome and means to look young. The research was conducted on 365 men and women in their 40s and 50s from Ulsan, Busan, and Seoul. The statistical analysis methods used for the study were reliability analysis, factor analysis, frequencies analysis, t-test, correlation analysis, ANOVA, Duncan test, and regression analysis. The results of this study are as follows : First, difference age showed to be 9.5 on the average and appeared to be largest in terms of feel and interests ages and smallest in terms of look and health ages. Second, it was found that Shangri-La Syndrome was influenced by health and self-love factors from among physical and social-psychological characteristics, and age, educational status, job, and hobby out of demographic characteristics. Third, it was shown that health body was the most important condition for a living with Shangri-La Syndrome and clothing was the most effective tool available for young appearances.

• 아동학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.55-69
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• 1994

The purpose of this study was to investigate methodological and theoretical problems in measuring the acquisition of national identity of in-country and over-seas Korean adolescents. The subjects consisted of 574 incountry and overseas (Chinese, Russia and Japan) Korean adolescents (total 509), 15 to 25 years of age. Data were collected with the use of a questionaire, the Scale of National Identity. The results were that (1) the concept of national identity was organized on two dimensions (cognitive vs. sociocultural). The former consisted of 6 cognitive characteristics (uniqueness, sameness, continuity, acceptability, respectability and royalty). The sociocultural dimension consisted of the cognition of 7 sociocultural characteristics (history, norm, fraternity, symbol, consanguinity, Korean language and nationality). Except for consanguinity, there was a close relationship within each and between the 6 cognitive characteristics. Also there was a close relationship within each and between the 7 sociocultural characteristics of national identity. (2) Some demographic variables, such as age of respondents, place of birth and level of understanding of Korean language contributed to acquisition of national identity. (3) Among several demographic variables, nationality was the most explainable.

• 아동학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.33-47
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• 2002

This study examined the effects of conditions of generation(0, 1, or 2 cognitive operations) and task difficulty in children's recall. Subjects were 40 children in each age group, 8-year-olds and 10-year-olds. Each subject was shown 12 simple or difficult multiplication problems in one of the conditions of generation. After a buffer task, subjects were required to recall correct answers to the problems in random order. The data were analyzed by ANOVA and simple main effect analyses. Results showed that generation effect(GE) occurred among children younger than 12, and GE improved with age. Learning from cognitive operations was more effective than learning through simple repetition. Easier tasks led to greater GE, a phenomenon explained by procedures used in this study.