• 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.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.36-49
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• 2000

Evaluation of nutritional status is an essential element in providing appropriate intervention strategies to achieve the highest level of health, Nutritional assessment of the older population is complicated by many factors which do not significantly affect the nutritional status in young adults, therefore, it should be considered in two ways; community-dwelling elders group and hospitalized or institutionalized elderly group. To sort out the individuals with nutritional problems in a community efficiently, nutrition screening tools must be simple, relatively inexpensive, and applicable to a large number of subjects. Combination of tools and indicators such as 24-hour food recall, body weight and height, and questionnaires on eating practices, and the presence of chronic diseases is practically applicable as basic tools of nutritional screening of older age group. However, the lack of validated screening techniques remains a barrier in improving nutrition. Validation is only limited to energy, BMI, protein intake of the older populations living in western countries. Further refinement of nutritional assessment tools is demanded to figure out whether those are practically applicable to community-living older adults in Asian Society. A careful and systematic evaluation of nutritional assessment tools should be carried out prior to implementation of stepwise nutrition service to the heterogeneous older population. For an in-depth nutritional assessment at the individual level, we need to extend research efforts to clarify the requirements of nutrients due to aging and diseases. More cost-effective method that will allow rapid analysis of survey results are needed so that information can be readily available to policymakers.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.4723-4733
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• 2015

본 연구는 재가노인의 지각된 건강상태, 자아존중감, 삶의 질이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 연구방법은 G시 3곳의 노인대학을 다니는 노인 269명을 대상으로 한 횡단적 서술적 조사연구로, 2014년 3월 23일부터 2014년 4월 15일까지 자료를 수집하였다. 연구 통계방법은 SPSS WIN 21.0 프로그램으로 t-test, ANOVA, 피어슨 상관관계분석 그리고 다중회귀분석을 이용하였다. 그 결과, 연구대상자들의 생활만족도에 대한 평균점수는 27.05점 이었고, 연구대상자들의 자아존중감은 생활만족도와 통계적으로 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있었으며(r=.676, p<.001), 지각된 건강상태(r=-.602, p<.001)와 삶의 질(r=-.536, p<.001)과는 통계적으로 유의한 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 연구대상자의 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 다중 회귀분석한 결과, 지각된 건강상태, 자아존중감, 삶의 질이 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 설명력은 59.3%로 나타났다. 이상의 본 연구 결과를 토대로 지각된 건강상태, 자아존중감, 삶의 질이 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러므로 지역사회 재가노인의 지각된 건강상태를 긍정적으로, 자아존중감과 삶의 질을 증가시켜 생활만족도를 향상시킬 수 있는 프로그램 개발이 필요하다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.40-63
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• 1998

A long life is the desire of many people. The purpose of this study was to describe long life factors for people aged one hundred and above on Chju island. The research was conducted using a phenomenological method to add understanding to this subject. The field work for this study was done from July, 1997 to February, 1998 on Cheju island. The sample consisted of 10 persons of one hundred or above and 12 families. They were audio-recorded and analyzed using Colaizzi's (1978) method. The results of the present study shows the following: The thoughts of the persons one hundred and above showed ten important concepts; 'dietary regimen', 'mental regimen', 'sleep regimen', 'residence regimen', 'health regimen', 'labor regimen', 'exercise regimen', 'being born', 'filial piety and posterity', 'attachment to life'. Concerning 'Dietary Regimen': Dietary regulation, Preferential food intake, Living on vegetables, Light eating, and concern for longevity in food intake were important. Concerning 'Mental Regimen' : Harmony, Clearheadedness, Mildness, Abstinence, Generosity, Relaxation, Gaiety, Inspiration and Strength were important. Concerning 'Sleep Regimen'; Enough sleeping hours, Sound sleep, Curved sleeping posture, and Comfortable bedding were important. Concerning 'Residence Regimen' ; Clean dwelling, Pleasant surroundings, Thatched house life, Living in the village with good-hearted people, and Regular life were important. Concerning 'Health Regimen'; Temperance of drug, use Proper temperature, Proper humidity, and a Clean body were important. Concerning 'Labor Regimen'; Agricultural labor, Diligence, and Domestic labor were important. Concerning Exercise Regimen': Proper exercise, and Sunbathing were important. Concerning 'Being Born' ; Strong physical constitution, Longevity lineage, and Destiny were important. Concerning 'Filial Piety and Posterity' : Showing respect to a long-lived elder and Reducing anxiety were important. Concerning 'Attachment to Life' ; The desire to live long was important. The following conclusion was made from the above results. Human beings cannot avoid death, but the span of life can be prolonged to the maximum span of human life by wisdom, health care, and proper environmental conditions. As a result, a health regimen must be imposed for longevity such as controling food intake, having positive thoughts, being relaxed, sleeping enough, clean dwelling, taking care of oneself which can improve immunity and resistance to decrease, as well as proper labor and exercise. In addition, when filial piety is served, the desire of longevity and retaining one's youthfulness for a long time can be achieved. These should be done to live long and lead a qualitative life. By the results of this research, the following is suggesed for nursing. To satisfy the basic nursing principle that nursing must be practiced to help people live long, education must be spread to people who are nursed and their family so that they can lead a healthy life. And in nursing elders, nurses must recognize that elders have a strong desire for life, even though they may have negative thoughts about life at times. Therefore nurses have to respect the elders' value of life, and help them improve their self-esteem and self -fulfilment.

• 한국노년학
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.1089-1108
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 재가 치매노인 가족이 치매노인의 배회를 효과적으로 관리하기 위한 지침을 개발하고 평가하는데 있다. 연구의 절차는 총 3단계로 구성되어 있으며 첫째, 배회관리 지침 개발 준비 단계에서는 치매노인을 돌보는 가족 10인을 대상으로 포커스 그룹 및 개별 인터뷰를 시행하여 치매노인의 배회 관련 경험을 분석하였다. 둘째, 지침 개발 단계에서는 문헌 고찰을 통해 예비 항목을 작성하고 전문가 8인의 내용타당도 검증과정을 거쳐 최종안을 완성하였다. 셋째, 지침의 평가 단계에서는 치매노인 가족 13인을 대상으로 지침에 대해 교육하고 제공된 배회관리 지침 소책자를 이용하여 일주일 간 적용하도록 한 후 배회 관련 지식, 지침 적용정도, 사용자 만족도를 설문지를 통해 평가하였다. 본 연구에서 최종적으로 개발된 지침은 '배회의 정의', '배회의 원인', '배회 가능성이 높은 경우', '배회 예방', '실종 예방', '배회 발생 시 대처 방법', '실종 발생 시 대처 방법'의 7가지 주제, 총 86항목으로 구성되었다. 배회관리 지침 사용 교육 전 후 가족의 배회 관련 지식 점수가 유의하게 향상하였고(p=0.014), 지침 적용 정도 9문항의 평균은 2.69~3.46(range: 1~4)점이었으며 사용자 만족도의 7개 항목 평균은 2.85~3.38(range: 1~4)점이었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 배회관리 지침은 국내 지역사회거주 치매노인의 배회 특성과 가족의 요구를 반영하여 개발되었으며, 개발된 지침을 가족들에게 시범 적용하고 평가를 시도하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다. 본 배회관리 지침은 가족들이 치매노인의 배회에 대해 보다 잘 이해하고 대처하며 배회로 인한 부정적 결과를 예방하는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2000

The objectives of this study were to determine whether older Americans would provide valid energy intake information using a 24-hr recall method and to determine which characteristics were predictive of under-report of energy intake. We conducted 24-hour recalls on 83 male and 105 female community-dwelling older adults(66-87y) in the USA to assess energy(EI) and nutrient intakes. Basal metabolic rate(BMR) was calculated from age-and gender-specific equations of Schofield. Under-reporting was defined a priori as EI : BMR<0.9. Subjects volunteered demographic information, underwent depression and cognition exams, and completed a Level II Nutrition Risk Screen. Differences between under- and adequate-reporters were assessed using t-tests for characteristics and macro-nutrient profile. Stepwise regression analyses were used to predict under-reporting status. Under-reporting of EI occurred in 34% of the sample. Neither geriatric depression scale(GDS) score, nor self-reported weight loss were related to under-reporting. On average, under-reporters had higher body mass indices. The most significant variables for the main effect to predict the ratio of energy intake to estimated basal metabolic rate(EI : BMRest) were BMI and age. Using a standard cut-off of 76% of the recommended dietary allowances for Americans, under-reporters were consistently more likely to be classified as having inadequate nutrient, as well as energy, intakes. (J Community 2(2) 135∼140, 2000)

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 주관적 통증, 주관적 건강, 주관적 행복감, 사회적지지, 자아통합감 정도를 파악하고, 자아통합감에 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구를 위해 J시의 노인복지관을 이용하는 60세 이상 노인 250명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 연구 자료는 기술통계, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, multiple regression analysis를 이용하여 분석하였다. 결과, 첫째, 일반적 특성 중 경제능력만 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 자아통합감과 주관적 통증(r=-.187, p=.003), 주관적 건강(r=.231, p<.001), 주관적 행복감(r=.164, p=.009), 사회적 지지(r=.207, p=.001)는 유의한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 사회적 지지(${\beta}=.194$, p=.002), 주관적 건강이(${\beta}=.149$, p=.040), 이 자아통합감에 영향력이 있는 것으로 나타났으며 주관적통증과 주관적 행복감은 영향력이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이들 네 개의 변수가 노인의 자아통합감을 총 10.8% 설명하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로, 노년기의 과업이며 성공적 노화인 자아통합감을 이룰 수 있도록 하기 위해서 노인의 사회적 지지를 향상시키고, 주관적 건강상태를 향상시키기 위한 노인의 중재 프로그램 개발이 필요하다.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify relationships among Yangsaeng, activities of daily living (ADL), and physical activity in the elderly in Korea. Methods: A total of 257 subjects (ranged 60-88 yr of age) was recruited through convenient sampling. Data were collected with a self-reported questionnaire from March 2 through 25, 2009. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS/PC WIN 15.0. Results: The level of Yangsaeng was significantly different according to the level of health recognition (p<.05). The level of ADL was differed significantly according to age, successful aging, cohabitation, and health recognition. Physical activity was also significantly different according to age, educational level, cohabitation, (r=.385; p<.05) and health cognition (p<.05). The level of Yangsaeng was significantly correlated with ADL (r=.448) and physical activity (r=.385; p<.05). Conclusions: These findings help in understanding the health status of community-dwelling elders and suggest that promoting the Yangsaeng can be an effective intervention as a health promotion program for the elderly in Korea.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2009

Objectives : The changing population age structure and rapidly increasing medical costs make providing high-quality, effective medical care for the elderly a challenge. This study assessed the satisfaction with medical care in terms of comprehensiveness, general satisfaction, and accessibility among community-dwelling Korean elders. Methods : Data were obtained from a nationwide representative sample of the older adults(aged 65 years old or older) living in the community, who participated in a 2006 telephone survey conducted using random digit dialing(n=881). General satisfaction, comprehensiveness and accessibility were measured using a 10-item satisfaction survey questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was used to assess the distribution of each of three components of subjective satisfaction. Analysis of covariance(ANCOVA) was used to examine the association of each of the three components with socioeconomic variables. Results : Comprehensiveness and general satisfaction were low among older people with a high socioeconomic status. Accessibility was evaluated as low among older people of low socioeconomic status, those living in rural areas and those who were medical aid beneficiaries. Conclusions : Urgent interventions should be considered in order to improve accessibility to medical care for elders of low socioeconomic status and those living in rural communities. Given the rapid aging of the population, we need to develop a monitoring system to improve the quality of geriatric care.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.400-409
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the level of subjective health status, religiosity and the fear of death of the elderly and to identify the relationships among them. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study using a questionnaire. Fear of Death Scale that was made by Loo & Shea (1996) and translated and revised by Kim(2003) was used to measure the fear of death. The data was analyzed using SPSS. Results: The subject was 128 community dwelling elders who had a religion. Of the respondents, 50% felt 'not healthy', and 69.5% was moderately religious. The mean score of FODS was 3.18 (out of 5). The mean score of each subcategory of FODS was as follows: Death anxiety about the death of self was 3.00. Death anxiety about the dying of self was 3.18. Death anxiety about the death of others was 3.31 and death anxiety about the dying of others was 3.23. There was a statistically significance correlation between the level of religiosity and FODS (F=3.29, p= .040). Conclusion: Health professionals may make efforts to learn about healthy attitudes toward death and aid for the elderly and to comfort them. Death education programs are needed for the elderly.