• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.588-599
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• 2008

Purpose: This study was intended for the enhancement of the elderly's quality of life helping them overcome their physiological changes about aging and reinforcing their vitality. Methods: An nonequivalent control group post-test design was used for the study. The methods to perform the abdominal respiration exercise and to blow the pan-flute were demonstrated to 31 experimental subjects and 36 control subjects. The eight-week 30 minute daily home respiration exercise recipes were prescribed to the subjects. Mobile spirometers were used to measure FVC, $FEV_1$, $FFV_1$ / FVC, $SaO_2$, breathing discomfort. Daily life satisfaction scores were recorded. Music therapy accompanied the eight-week respiration program. A post-test was performed in the same manner as the pre-test. The gathered data were analysed by SPSS/WIN program. Results: 1) The pulmonary function and daily life satisfaction were significantly improved in the experimental group. 2) Both the experimental and control groups did not show significant differences in $SaO_2$. 3) The breathing discomfort was significantly reduced in the experimental group. Conclusion: The respiration exercise program for the elderly through the pan-flute improves the respiration activity of the elderly and enhances their daily life satisfaction scores. Therefore, this program produces effects in enhancing the quality of life for the elderly.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.952-961
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• 2014

본 연구는 재가노인의 일상생활활동과 자아존중감이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향을 파악하여, 노인의 생활만족도를 향상시키는 방안을 모색하고자 수행하였다. 대상자는 D광역시의 재가노인 153명이었다. 자료는 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 2013년 7월20일부터 8월20일까지 수집하였다. 자료는 SPSS 20.0 Program을 이용하여 t-test, ANOVA, scheffe test, 위계적 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 일상생활활동, 자아존중감과 생활만족도간에는 각각 유의한 순상관관계로 나타났다. 대상자의 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 여가활동(${\beta}$=-3.927, p<.05), 지각된 건강상태(${\beta}$=-2.793, p<.05), 자아존중감(${\beta}$=1.003, p<.001)로 나타났고 설명력은 53.5%였다.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.153-202
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• 2014

Aside from political leaders' popularity rates and the stock exchange index of business firms, ordinary people are highly interested in aspects of daily life, such as housing, income, health, family, food, human relations and work. Cross-national opinion polls on daily-life satisfaction were carried out in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macao, the Philippines, India, Myanmar, Taiwan, China, Malaysia and Pakistan in the fall of 2013 and winter 2014. The percent difference index (PDI) is formulated as the sum of two positive responses (satisfied and somewhat satisfied) minus the sum of two negative responses (dissatisfied and somewhat dissatisfied). Percent difference indices are given according to society and daily-life aspects. For our analysis to go beneath national average and to go beyond national borders, two lines of analysis are carried out. First, the distance between the level of satisfaction of the top and bottom quartiles is given for each society and according to each of the daily-life aspects. Second, the regional sum of satisfaction of the top quartiles and bottom quartiles are shown crossed by daily-life aspects. In this article we confine ourselves to preliminary comparative description and analysis. More solid and deep comparisons will be carried out by local polling leaders of 12 Asian societies in the succeeding issue of the Asian Journal of Public Opinion Research. Nevertheless, two key threads stand out from this preliminary comparisons. First, social relations (family and human relations) stand out as most satisfied aspects of life in most of twelve societies. Second, the need to go beneath national averages and beyond national borders in analyzing cross-national surveys is confirmed. The comparability and validity of cross-national surveys with varying sampling method and survey mode are briefly discussed toward the end of the article.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2022

본 연구는 산업재해 피험자의 고통을 수반하는 장애나 질병이 개인의 사회경제적 활동과 직접적인 관련이 있으며 현재의 건강과 일상생활 만족도에 영향을 미치는 주요 변수라는 관점에서 사회경제적, 사회적 활동에 대한 기초자료를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 산업재해서비스와 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 연계하여 산재보험 수혜자의 경제적, 심리적 재활을 위한 기초자료를 제시하고, 고통과 삶의 만족도 간의 관계를 규명하는 것이다. 연구 결과, 산재보험 급여 수급자는 산재 통증으로 인해 산재 환자가 된 후 일상생활 만족도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 재활서비스와 의료상담 서비스 간에는 양(+)의 관계가 있었다. 산업재해 통증은 개인의 특성인 자존감을 저하시키며, 현재의 건강이 좋아져도 일상생활에 대한 만족도가 떨어진다. 산업재해 관련 서비스의 중요성은 재활 서비스와 의료 상담 서비스를 통해 일상생활의 만족도를 높인다는 점에서 알 수 있습니다. 또한 산업재해 이후 다양한 문제와 상황에 처한 환자에게 적합한 자존감 향상을 위해 지속적으로 노력한 결과 재활서비스 및 건강에 대한 만족도가 향상될 수 있음을 간접적으로 확인하였다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.296-304
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• 2016

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a senior functional game (Rejuvenescent village) on cognitive function, instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), depression, and life satisfaction in Korea. Methods: An one-group pretest-posttest design was used in this study. Data were collected twice (at the beginning and the end) from 100 elderly adults in S city who played "Rejuvenescent village" 8 times (twice per week, one hour per session) for a month. Also they completed questionnaires on their cognitive function, IADL, depression, life satisfaction, and general characteristics. The data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 programs. Results: The mean age was 70.06(${\pm}3.77$) years, with a range of 65-80 years old. Among 100 subjects, 21% were male and 85% were young old. There were statistically significant differences in cognitive function (t=-3.32, p=.001), IADL (t=1.98, p=.049), and life satisfaction (t=-2.15, p=.034). Although there was no statistically significant difference in mean depression score (t=1.06, p=.292), categorized depression was statistically significant (${\chi}^2=62.97$, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings in this study show that the serious game (Rejuvenescent village) was effective for older Koreans' cognitive function, IADL, depression, and life satisfaction. Thus, we need to consider senior functional games to get health benefits by making elderly adults active with enjoyment.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.197-210
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• 1999

Muscle stiffness, pain and discomfort in dally activities are cardinal symtoms on arthritis. To reduce these symtoms, a nonequivalent one-group pre & posttest experiment was carried out at a rural community health post area in Chonbuk province during eight weeks (from 25th of January to 20th of March, 1999). The subjects were sixteen rural old women(65-89yrs) with osteoarthritis. And to reduce the level of pain, discomfort in daily living and to increase that of life satisfaction, 30 minutes of flexibility exercise followed by $15{\sim}20\;minutes$ of local heat therapy were done three times a week. Pain scale from Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales developed by Meenan(1980) for pain, Jette's Daily Activity Discomfort Scales revised by Lee(1988) for discomfort and Life Satisfaction Scales developed by Youn(1982) for life satisfaction were used as research instruments. The data were collected by face-to-face interviews with Investigator and the experiments were done under demonstration and supervision of investigator in community health post. The data were analyzed in percentage and Wilcoxon sign rank sum test by SPSS/PC+ program. The result could be summarized as follows ; 1. The scores of experiment group who were applied hot bag followed by flexibility exercise were tended to be significant lower in the level of pain statistically(Z=4.949, P=0.0001). 2. The scores of experiment group who was applied hot bag followed by flexibility exercise were tended to be significant lower in the level of discomfort in daily living statistically(Z=2.7226, P=0.0279). 3. The scores of experiment group who was applied hot bag followed by flexibility exercise were tended to be higher in the level of life satisfaction, but there was no significant statistical difference(Z=-1.2087, P=0.2171). In conclusion, flexibility exercise with local heat therapy could be identified as an effective therapy to reduce pain and discomfort in daily living of the rural elderly with osteoarthritis. And as a community health practitioner, the investigator concluded that this exercise with local heat therapy could be developed as a health promotion program for the rural aged people.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.311-319
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• 2019

본 연구는 경도치매노인을 대상으로 컴퓨터 인지훈련 프로그램이 인지기능, 우울, 생활만족도와 일상생활활동에 미치는 효과를 알아보기 위해 시행되었다. 연구대상자는 요양병원에 거주하는 경도치매노인 32명으로, 무작위 대조군 전후설계를 사용하여 실험군과 대조군으로 16명씩 무작위 할당하고 실험군에는 8주 동안 주 1회, 총 8회 컴퓨터 인지훈련프로그램을 적용하였다. 컴퓨터 인지훈련 프로그램은 CoTras-G를 사용하였으며, 컴퓨터 인지훈련 프로그램의 효과를 알아보기 위해 실험군과 대조군에 사전, 사후 동일하게 MMSE-K, SGDS-K, ELS, BI를 실시하였다. 컴퓨터 인지훈련 프로그램이 미치는 효과에 대한 전 후간 차이 검증은 paired t-test, 중재 후 실험군과 대조군간의 변화량 차이 검증은 Mann-Whitney U 검정을 실시하였다. 그 결과 실험군이 대조군에 비해 중재 후 인지기능(t=-4.39, p=0.001), 우울(t=4.11, p=0.001), 생활만족도(t=-8.53, p=0.000)와 일상생활활동(t=-3.10, p=0.007)에서 유의미한 향상을 보였으며, 실험군과 대조군의 사후 비교결과 인지기능(U=54.00, p=0.005), 우울(U=76.50, p=0.045), 생활만족도(U=56.00, p=0.007)와 일상생활활동(U=59.50, p=0.008)에서 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 따라서 본 연구는 컴퓨터 인지훈련 프로그램이 경도 치매노인의 인지기능, 우울, 생활만족도와 일상생활활동을 향상시키기 위해 활용 가능한 효과적인 프로그램임을 제시한다.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2019

Purpose - This study is to verify the mediating effect of voluntariness in retirement and the moderating effects of leisure life to examine which parts of later life preparations have influence on the retired life. Research design, data, and methodology - In this study, the 6^th Korean Retirement and Income Study was conducted on 5,254 members of households with householders over the age of 50. To examine the relationship between later life preparation and retired life, this study used personal data based on the serial number of the household members. Results - First, physical preparation for later life had a positive influence on retired life satisfaction among retirement satisfaction. People showed higher retired life satisfaction. Secondly, physical preparation for later life had a positive influence on satisfaction over relationship after retirement among retirement satisfaction. People showed higher satisfaction over relationship after retirement when they were more physically prepared for later life. Conclusions - In particular, leisure life had a mediating effect for the influence of physical preparation for later life on the retired life. Also, leisure life and physical preparation for later life showed a close influencing relationship. People showed active leisure life and higher retired life satisfaction when they were more physically prepared for later life.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.328-340
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• 2012

Purpose: This study explored the degree of internet addiction and its influencing factors in lower grade elementary school children in rural areas. Methods: Subjects included 1,137 elementary school children. A structured questionnaire consisting of questions internet addiction, family function and school life satisfaction was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$-test, ANOVA and Correlation and Regression were performed using a SPSS program. Results: Among the subjects, 85.8% were regular users, 8.1% were potential risk users, and 6.1% were high-risk users. Career of internet use, daily internet access time, the number of conversations per week, the number of times spent eating out and traveling with parents within the last month and activities with friends, and satisfaction on school life differed significantly according to the degree of internet addiction. Finally, among the factors studied, daily internet access time, conversations within family, activities with friends and school life satisfaction in children in early elementary school was 20.7% of the explanatory power of the subjects' degree of internet addiction, collectively. Conclusion: Use of the internet by early elementary school children should be monitored and strategies to promote familial conversations, activities with peers and school life satisfaction should be developed.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.73-91
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• 2008

In order to investigate the complaint rates of subjective fatigue symptoms and the degree of job-satisfaction among dental hygienists based on their socio-demographic and job characteristics and to find out the factors related with subjective fatigue symptoms and job satisfaction. The study subjects were recruited from 274 dental hygienists who worked at dental hospitals and clinics in Daejon city and South Chungcheong Province during the period between Jan. 5 and Feb. 11, 2008. They were asked to complete the self-administered questionnaires asking about their socio-demographic characteristics. job characteristics. daily life styles, job satisfaction and subjective fatigue symptoms, and the major finding of the results were as follows : 1. The mean scores of job satisfaction were 3.12V0.47 of the total full scores(5.00). and the highest scores were in the sub-domain of interpersonal relationship. and the lowest scores were pay. The scores of job satisfaction by socio-demographic characteristics and daily life styles were not significantly differences, but in job characteristics, significantly increased with those feeling satisfied with their job. those with appropriate amount of duty amount, those free of jop autonomy, those feeling satisfied with their monthly income. satisfactory personal relations at work. 2. The mean scores of subjective fatigue symptoms were 27.6V10.9 of the total full scores(60.0), and the highest scores were in the sub-group of bodily projection of fatigue(Group III), and they were followed by difficulty in concentration(Group II). dullness and sleepness(Group I) in their decreasing order of magnitude. The scores of job satisfaction by socio-demographic characteristics and daily life styles were significantly increased with the group of lower age, the group of irregularly breakfast habit and the worse subjective health status. Based on job characteristics. the score of subjective fatigue symptoms were significantly increased with those group of lower clinical career and monthly income, those feeling unsatisfied with their job, those with inappropriate amount of duty amount. those satisfactory personal relations at work 3. The correlation of subjective fatigue symptoms with job satisfaction showed a negative correlation with rM-0.198(pM0.000), and job satisfaction were higher according to the lower subjective fatigue symptoms. The correlation among the scores of sub-domain of job satisfaction and the sub-group of subjective fatigue symptoms were significantly positive correlation. 4. The affecting factors of significance on job satisfaction included clinical career, duty amount salary satisfaction, with the explanatory power of 32.9%. Those on subjective fatigue symptoms included the eucation and the subjective health statuts, with the explanatory power of 20.8%. When considering these results, the job-satisfaction and the subjective fatigue symptoms were significantly correlated with the job related factors than factors of socio-demographic characteristics and daily life styles. In addition. if job environments of dental hygienist can improved. their job-satisfaction and subjective fatigue symptoms are suggested to be betters.