• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2023

Objectives: Although a few studies have investigated the relationship between kidney and oral function (number of remaining teeth), their results remain inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between kidney function and oral health in community-dwelling healthy elderlies and examine the factors associated with kidney function. Materials and Methods: We used cross-sectional data from the Shimane prefecture cohort recruited by the Center for Community-Based Health Research and Education in 2019. We collected clinical data on dental status, background factors and kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR], mL/min/1.73 m² and creatinine levels, mg/dL). Results: The study enrolled 481 participants, whose mean age was 66.7±7.4 years, and 223 (46.4%) participants were men. Multivariate analysis revealed significant correlations between eGFR (B=0.17, P=0.04), creatinine (B=-0.54, P<0.01), and the number of remaining teeth. The number of remaining teeth was associated with creatinine and eGFR, which are indicators of kidney function. Conclusion: This study suggests that preserving the teeth may prevent decline in kidney function. Dental professionals should provide instructions and professional care to reduce the risk of systemic diseases such as kidney dysfunction.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2024

Purpose: This study was intended to gain an in-depth understanding of and explored the experiences and meanings of participating in care services among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: A focus group interview approach was adopted. Twenty older adults were interviewed from November to December 2021 using semi-structured interview questions. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Three main themes and seven sub-themes emerged for the elderly people living alone. One main theme was "ambivalence of elderly care services," the second was "desperate need for care services," and the third was "positive changes and expectations experienced with care services." For the elderly people living with their families, two main themes and four sub-themes were identified. One main theme was "care services met within the family system," the second was "needs for care services outside the family system." Conclusion: We aim to provide a basis for strengthening the quality of elderly community care services in the mid- to long-term and establish a system of close linkages between necessary services by understanding the needs of elderly people who live alone or with their families.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a community-based muscle and joint self-management program with muscle stretching and muscle strengthening exercises for community-dwelling older adults. Methods: The study was a pre-and-post design in a single group, which examined the effects after the intervention of muscle and joint self-management program for 6 weeks, on the 42 subjects of the elderly who registered in a Community Senior Center in J city. Data analyses were conducted with paired t-test by using a SAS (version 9.2 for Windows) program. Results: The effectiveness of muscle and joint self-management program on shoulder flexibility and right knee extension (flexibility) were significantly improved (t= 2.72, p= .010; t= -2.26, p= .029). Joint symptoms (pain, stiffness), physical functioning, depression, fatigue, and left knee extension were not significantly improved after the muscle and joint self-management program. Conclusion: The results showed the possibility of this 6-week exercise program in improving shoulder and knee flexibility for community-dwelling older adults.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.421-431
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• 2008

Purpose: Using comprehensive and valid instrument, MDS-HC 2.0, this study aimed to analyze the functional status and to evaluate the care needs of the community-dwelling disabled with cerebral impairment. Method: With a convenient sample of 88 disabled with cerebral impairment, the data were collected at a community health center located in rural area in Choongchung providence in August 2005. Subject's functional status and care needs were evaluated using Minimum Data Set-Home Care version 2.0. Result: Significant proportion of subjects were totally dependent for locomotion-outdoor (26.1%), personal hygiene (24.1%), bathing (24.1%). For IADLs, over 40% of subjects were totally dependent for ordinary house work, managing finances, or shopping. Top five ranked care needs were preventive health care measures (100%), communication disorders (71.6%), visual function (55.7%), health promotion (52.3%), and pressure ulcers (48.9%). The proportion of triggered clinical assessment protocols were significantly higher in disability level I group for the risk of institutionalization (p=<.001), communication disorders (p=.004), cognitive problems (p=.001), pressure ulcers (p=<.001), skin and foot conditions (p=.010), and urinary incontinence and indwelling catheters (p=<.001). Conclusions: It is necessary to provide community based rehabilitation services that are individualized for their service needs thus enhance optimal level of functioning.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2024

Purpose: This study investigated hand-washing practice among community-dwelling older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and aimed to identify the impact of COVID-19-related concerns and depression on hand-washing practice. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data extracted from the 2020 Community Health Survey. The primary data were collected through self-reporting from August 10 to September 8, 2020 in a cross-sectional study. The subjects comprised of 1,350 adults aged 65 or older living in Jeju Province who participated in the 2020 Community Health Survey. Results: The factors affecting hand-washing practice among older adults were male older adults (β = -.18, p < .001), age (β = -.07, p = .001), no education (β = -.20, p < .001) and elementary, middle, and high school graduation (β = -.15, p < .001) compared to a college or higher education, poor health perception (β = -.13, p < .001), COVID-19-related concerns (β = .08, p = .005), and depression (β = -.07, p = .001). To summarize, the factors negatively affecting hand-washing practice included male gender, lower education level, poor health perception, and depression. In contrast, factors positively associated with hand-washing practice included COVID-19-related concerns. Conclusion: These findings show the importance of considering these multifaceted determinants when designing targeted interventions and educational programs to promote hand-washing among older adults. Additionally, based on the relationship between hand-washing practice and COVID-19-related concerns and depression, interventions that can alleviate mental problems along with providing proper education are required.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.241-251
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• 1991

The Purpose of this study was the development of scale to measure the Perceived Adequacy of Resources(PAR). A 38-item instrument was analysed with responses form 300 wives dwelling in Seoul. PAR was categorized housing, health, time money, interpersonal, knowledge/skills, community resources, Data were analysed by the method of Pearson's Correlation, Factor Analysis and Multiple Regression. Items were loaded eight resource categories such as time housing, money , health, knowledge, social support, community, psychological relationship. Internal consistency of the scale was high(Cronbach's α=.85) The result proposed PAR constructed 28 items.

• 대한지역사회작업치료학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2012

목적 : 본 연구는 농촌지역 노인을 대상으로 실시한 바우처사업 서비스 만족도와 여가시간사용을 조사한 자료를 바탕으로 지역사회거주 노인들의 서비스 선호도를 고려한 여가시간 활용방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 부여군에 거주하고 있는 노인 71명을 대상으로 하였으며, 노인들의 특성에는 성별, 배우자 유무, 건강수준, 학력, 월 생활비, 자녀수, 직업 등의 변수들이 포함되었다. 대상자들의 자아존중감, 생활만족도, 삶의 질, 프로그램 만족도에 대한 조사는 설문지를 사용하였으며, t-검증과 상관분석을 이용하여 각 변인들 간의 상관관계를 확인하였다. 결과 : 대상자들의 여가활동에 대해 조사한 결과, TV시청하기, 친구만나기, 전화통화하기 등의 정적인 활동에 많은 시간을 소모하고 있었으며, 바우처 사업에 대한 만족도를 조사한 결과, 노인구강관리 서비스, 건강검진 서비스, 스포츠마사지 서비스 등 건강과 관련된 서비스에 만족도가 비교적 높게 나타났다. 결론 : 이 연구결과를 통하여 농촌지역 노인의 의미 있는 여가시간활용이 부족한 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 건강관련 서비스에 대한 욕구가 강한 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 그러므로 추후 여가활동에 대한 경험 및 지식습득의 기회를 제공하여 의미 있는 여가시간을 증진 할 필요가 있으며, 이를 바탕으로 노인들의 욕구에 부합하는 다양한 프로그램이 마련되어야 한다.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.19-35
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• 2021

목적 : 본 연구는 지역사회 거주 노인의 생활범위 이동성에 대한 연구를 체계적으로 고찰하여 연구 동향에 대해 분석하여 정리하고자 한다. 연구방법 : 2010년부터 1월부터 2020년 1월까지 PubMed, Embase의 데이터베이스를 이용하여 지역사회 거주 노인의 생활공간 이동성에 대한 논문을 검색하였으며, 1차 검색된 335편의 논문 중 선정기준 및 배제기준에 따라 27편의 논문을 최종 선택하여 분석하였다. 결과 : 총 27편의 선정된 연구 중 근거수준 II에 해당하는 코호트 연구가 11편(40.7%)으로 가장 많았다. 연구 대상자는 일반 노인이 가장 많았고(81.5%), 생활공간 이동성 평가도구는 University of Alabama Life-Space Assessment(UAB-LSA)의 사용이 가장 많았다(88.9%). 총 27편의 연구 중 신체적 영역의 연구는 8편(29.6%), 정신사회적 영역의 연구는 8편(29.6%), 인지적 영역의 연구는 6편(22.2%), 사회적 영역의 연구는 2편(7.4%), 기타 영역의 연구는 3편(11.1%)으로 나타났다. 노인의 생활공간 이동성은 신체적, 인지적, 정신사회적 또는 사회적 요인과 같은 단일 요인이 영향을 미치는 것이 아닌 다차원적인 관점에서 분석될 필요성이 있다. 결론 : 본 연구결과를 통해 향후 지역사회 거주하는 다양한 상태의 노인들의 생활공간 이동성의 연구를 통해 인과관계를 검증하고, 지역사회에서 작업치료적인 접근이 가능한 중재 프로그램의 개발을 통해 노인의 생활공간 이동성에 대한 연구가 확대될 것을 기대한다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.415-427
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• 2019

본 연구는 노인의 가구 유형을 독거와 동거로 구분하여 동반식사 시 우울에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 분석을 위해 국민건강영양조사의 제 7기 1차(2016)년도의 자료를 이용하였다. 65세 이상 노인 총 1,233명을 최종 분석 대상자로 선정하였고, 동거인이 없을 경우를 독거, 그 외를 동거가구로 구분하고 세끼 중 한 끼 이상 동반식사를 하면 동반식사군, 전부 혼자 식사할 경우 혼자식사군으로 분류하였다. 수집된 자료는 통계프로그램 SPSS/WIN 21.0을 이용하여 국민건강영양조사에서 부여한 가중치를 반영한 복합 표본 자료분석방법으로 분석하였다. 연구 결과 동거가구에서 동반식사를 하는 노인은 855명(89.5%), 혼자 식사하는 노인은 100명(10.5%)이었고, 독거가구에서 동반식사를 하는 노인은 86명(30.9%), 혼자 식사하는 노인은 192명(69.1%)이었다. 본 연구에서 우울에 영향을 미치는 요인을 회귀분석을 통해 분석한 결과, 가족동거 노인군에서는 동반식사를 할수록 낮은 우울수준을 경험하는 것으로 나타났으나(β=-1.663, p<.001), 독거노인군의 경우 동반식사와 우울간의 유의미한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다(β=-0.856, p=.148). 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 동거가족이 있는 노인의 경우 동반식사를 늘려줄 수 있는 인식개선사업이나 가족을 포함한 타인과 함께 식사할 수 있는 다양한 지역사회 프로그램의 개발 및 적용이 필요할 것이다. 또한, 독거노인의 경우 그들이 처한 특수 상황으로 인해 신체적, 심리적인 건강이 전반적으로 취약해져있으므로, 이 집단에 대해서 지역사회의 지속적인 관심과 집중이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.518-527
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing health-related quality of life among spouses of older adults with dementia based on an ecological model. Methods: This study used data from the 2015 Korean Community Health Survey with the subjects of 541 spouses of older adults with dementia. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression. Results: In this study, 26.5% of quality of life was explained by employment status, physical activity, perception of stress, perception of depressive symptom, self-rated health status, self-rated oral health status, and contact with neighbors. Conclusion: To develop more effective nursing intervention for improvement of quality of life, it needs to consider not only the individual system related factors but also community system related factors including contact with neighbors.