• 성인간호학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.160-169
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of nurses' caring behaviors and to identify influencing factors on nurses' caring behaviors for elders with dementia. Methods: Data were collected through questionnaires from 156 nurses in several demented elderly setting and analyzed by applying descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 16.0. Results: The average score for importance of nurses' caring behaviors was 3.55 and the 'attentive to other's experience' factor was the highest level. The mean score of nursing professional value was 8.46 and job satisfaction, 3.86. Importance of nurses' caring behaviors had a significant positive correlation with nursing professional value, job satisfaction and nurse's age. Four significant variables influencing importance of nurses' caring behaviors were job satisfaction, nursing professional value, working area of nurses and cognition dysfunction of elderly. Conclusion: With the results of this study, importance of nurses' caring behaviors can be improved by intervening the factors affecting this importance. Based on the findings of this study, further nursing practice and research for nurses' caring the elders with dementia should be focused on job satisfaction, nursing professional value, working area of nurses and cognitive dysfunction of elderly.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.346-354
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in the association between caregiver's activities and caregiving burden according to gender and family relationship of caregivers of older people with dementia. This study used data from the Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Research survey (n=476). The association between caregiving activities and care burden was analyzed by multiple regression. In this study, the caregivers were predominantly spouses, followed by daughters. The care burden, especially personal burden, and depression were significantly higher in women than men. The spouses (either male or female), compared with the sons and daughters, spent significantly more time providing care. Care time and depression of caregivers and physical disability of the patient were significantly correlated with care burden. Among the caregiving activities, using transportation, dressing, eating, looking after appearance, and supervising were significantly associated with care burden. The daughters and daughters-in-law presented more care burden with higher number of care days, and the female spouse who were younger tended to experience higher care burden. Daughters who provided longer time looking after appearance exhibited higher care burden. For female spouse, eating time was significantly associated with care burden. The association between caregiving activities and care burden of caregivers of people with dementia differed by gender and family relationship with the patient. This study was characterized by analyzing the effect of caregiving activities on caregiving burden by gender and family relationship of caregivers.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.565-574
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• 2018

Previous studies have shown that forest therapy program can help prevent dementia. However, few studies have focused on low-income elderly people living alone. The current study examined the meanings that the elderly living alone receiving medical care assigned to the urban forest therapy program, as a way to understand the pathways that nature-based intervention affect preventing dementia. Twenty-one participants were recruited and they participated in a five-week urban forest therapy program. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 21 participants who experienced the urban forest therapy program, and analyzed qualitative data using thematic analysis. Results showed that all themes identified were related to connectedness with oneself, neighbors and nature. Awarenesses of change were consisted of positive and negative themes. The themes of positive awareness were improvements of mental and emotional condition, feelings of isolation and loneliness, and health-related lifestyle. The negative themes were terminations of short-term programs and inconvenient access to the urban forest. Based on these data, we suggest an urban green welfare framework for future research and interventions for preventing dementia of underprivileged elderly group.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.4805-4815
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• 2015

치매노인과 부양가족, 간호제공자를 대상으로 치매노인의 문제행동의 유형과 이에 따른 간호제공자의 대처방법과의 관계를 규명하기 위한 분석은 기술통계, t-test, ANOVA, discrete variable를 이용하여 상관 분석하였다. 연구결과는 부양가족 및 간호제공자가 경험한 치매노인 문제행동으로 초조행동이 가장 높게 나타났고, 세부영역별로는 '같은 질문을 반복하거나 같은 요구를 반복한다.' 와, '이상한 소리를 내거나 소음을 낸다.' 그리고 '.간호제공자의 말을 안 듣고 고집을 부린다.'등으로 나타났다. 또한 본 연구에서 나타난 치매노인의 문제행동에 따른 대처행동으로는 '언어적토론', '발생요인제거', '행동제한'이 순 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 본 연구자는 치매노인을 돌보는 관련 기관 및 재가에서는 간호제공자에게 치매노인의 문제행동 중 빈번하게 나타나는 문제행동별로 대처 할 수 있도록 정기적인 교육이 필요하다고 사료되고, 치매노인의 문제행동에 대한 개별화된 간호중재프로그램이 개발되는데 기초자료로 제공될 것이다.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2017

Objective: Elderly people with dementia experience not only cognitive dysfunction but also motor function deficits, such as balance and gait impairments. Recently, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been used to reduce pain as well as to control muscle spasm, spasticity and motor performance in various types of subjects. The purpose of this study determined the effect of a single trial TENS on balance and gait function in elderly people with dementia. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Methods: Twenty-two subjects with dementia were assigned to the TENS group (n=12) and ten subjects were assigned to the control group (n=10) randomly. Subjects were classified into two groups: the TENS group (n=12) and the placebo-TENS group (n=10). The TENS group had electrical stimulation applied on the calf muscle for 15 minutes, while the placebo-TENS group had not received real electrical stimulation. The timed up and go test (TUG) and functional reach test (FRT) were used to measure the balance function, and the 10 meters walk test (MWT) and 6MWT were used to assess gait ability. All tests were performed before and after intervention under a single-blinded condition. Results: After intervention, there were significant improvements in TUG, FRT, 10MWT, and 6MWT results in the TENS group (p<0.05), while the placebo-TENS group did not show significant changes in all outcome measurements. There were also differences in all tests between the two groups at post-measurements (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study demonstrated that a single trial TENS application on the calf may be used to improve balance and gait function in elderly people with dementia.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.601-621
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• 2018

Purpose: This study aimed to synthesize the caring experiences of Korean family members of patients with dementia through a qualitative meta-synthesis method. Methods: By searching through nine Korean and English databases, we compared 37 qualitative studies on caring experiences of family members of patients with dementia. The selected studies were synthesized through meta-synthesis, proposed by Sandelowski and Barroso (2007). Results: The meta-synthesis elicited four themes: tough life due to care for patients, changes in relationships, adaptation to caregiver's roles, and new perspectives of life through personal growth. Caregivers were shocked when a sudden diagnosis of dementia was made prior to any preparation on their part. They were tied to their patients all the time and their mind and body got exhausted. Their relationship with patients began to change and they looked at them differently. They experienced conflicts with the other non-caring family members and were alienated from them. They were also socially isolated. However, by building their own care strategies and utilizing social resources, they gradually adapted to their caregiver roles. Finally, they experienced personal growth and acquired a new perspective toward life by accepting their roles and finding meaning in their lives. Shifting the caregiver's centricity from themselves to the patient was the process of becoming human beings who actively constructed their realities while giving meaning to their painful lives and interacting with the environment. Conclusion: The results of the study can be useful for nurses in understanding the experiences of caregivers of the patients with dementia and in providing them with practical interventions.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2024

전 세계적으로 인구 고령화가 가속됨에 따라 치매 발병율 증가로 인해 치매로 인한 환자 및 가족의 심리적, 경제적 부담 등이 사회적 이슈로 대두되고 있다. 이에 따라 치매 예방을 위한 다양한 해결 방안이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 효과적인 치매 예방을 목표로 세 가지 유형의 미니 게임들로 구성된 기능성 게임을 설계, 구현함으로써 기존 치매 예방 기능성 게임의 한계를 다음과 같이 개선하였다. 첫째, 3D 환경의 게임을 구현함으로써 사용자에게 한 차원 확장된 플레이 환경과 경험을 제공하였다. 둘째, 3종의 미니 게임들을 선택하여 플레이할 수 있도록 구현함으로써 사용자에게 다채로운 재미와 경험을 제공함과 동시에 다양한 두뇌 훈련이 가능하도록 하였다. 셋째, 공간이나 시각적 인지 능력 훈련 뿐만 아니라, 시각적, 청각적 인지 능력을 복합적으로 훈련할 수 있는 게임 컨텐츠를 제공함으로써 사용자의 인지 능력 및 기억력 증진을 위한 효능성을 향상시켰다. 넷째, PC나 모바일 기기에서 플레이 가능한 크로스 플랫폼을 지원함으로써 사용자의 접근성을 향상시켰다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.653-663
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• 2018

본 연구는 중장년층의 치매관련 태도 및 치매예방행위의 정도, 그리고 상관관계를 확인하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 본 연구에서는 2017년 10월 1일부터 9일까지 국내의 40~60대 중장년층을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 통해 자료를 수집하였으며 최종 220부의 설문지가 수거되었다. 자료는 t-test, One way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient 등을 통해 분석되었다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구대상자 중 52.7%가 치매예방에 대한 관심이 높았으나 단지 5.9%만이 치매와 관련된 교육을 받은 경험이 있었다. 둘째, 암, 뇌혈관질환, 심혈관질환에 비해 치매 발병에 대한 두려움은 높았으나, 질병극복에 대한 자신감, 일상생활 유지 가능성에 대한 기대감, 가족 및 주변인의 도움에 대한 기대감, 국가의 의료 및 경제적 지원에 대한 기대감은 유의하게 낮았다. 셋째, 치매예방행위를 실천할수록 질병극복에 대한 자신감, 일상생활 유지가능성에 대한 기대감, 가족 및 주변인의 도움에 대한 기대감, 국가의 의료 및 경제적 지원에 대한 기대감이 높아졌으며, 치료비의 부담감이 낮아졌다. 본 연구결과를 통해 노인질환으로만 생각하였던 치매에 대해 중장년층의 인식 변화와 조기예방을 위한 사회적 제도 마련 및 교육, 홍보 활동이 필요하다는 것을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 이러한 개인적, 사회적 노력은 치매로 인한 신체적, 심리적, 사회 경제적인 문제를 감소시켜 국민의 삶의 질을 향상시킬 것이라 사료된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.106-119
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• 2003

This study was executed to develop the model of the format of the day care center which supplies the total service on the health care in the day time and social program related with the work and to evaluate the processing courses which was adjusted for 3 years from March 1999 to December 2001 in order to improve the quality of life of the family who experience dementia, dementia prevention, and the old and the burden of daily activities. The processing courses of this business model were evaluated to the confirmation on the health condition, application of the nursing processes, and the precise medical examination, and 20 sorts of social programs. The methods used in this model were the simplified MMSE-K, Ability for ,Daily Life(ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living(IADL), and nursing process, and so on. The execution effects of this model are as follows. 1. It can contribute to the delay in the dementia process of the old people who are related with the dementia and maintenance and improvement of the health by confirming the stopping of the process of the dementia as the objective estimation method while the dementia symptom is maintained as the current condition through the medical and social total services. 2. The reduction of the burden for the daily care of the subject people and their families for the old people who are concerned with the dementia helped to improve the quality of life of the subject people and their family by enabling them to have jobs. 3. It enabled them to positively cope with the demand for the health and nursing of the local residents related to the old people. 4. It enabled them to enhance the recognition for the socialization of the local social organization and residents for the old people. 5. It enabled them to reinforce the related system among the local social organizations, and develop and provide the various social programs which are proper for the old people.

• 고령자･치매작업치료학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2018

목적 본 연구는 치매 환자와 함께 거주하는 성인과 일반 성인 사이의 인구사회학적 특성, 건강 및 삶의 질을 비교하고자 하였다. 연구방법 자료수집은 2016년 지역사회건강조사 원시자료를 이용하였으며, 치매진단을 받은 환자와 함께 거주하는 성인 2,592명과 일반 성인 225,840명을 비교분석하였다. 건강은 수면시간, 스트레스 수준, 우울감 여부, 주관적 건강수준이 평가되었으며, 삶의 질은 EQ-5D로 측정하였다. 연구결과 인구사회학적 특성 비교에서 치매 환자와 함께 거주하는 성인은 일반 성인보다 나이와 가구원수가 유의하게 많았으며(p<.001), 소득과 교육수준이 낮았고(p<.001), 혼인상태는 배우자와 함께 거주하는 비율이 더 높았다(p<.05). 건강에 대한 비교에서 치매 환자와 함께 거주하는 성인은 일반 성인보다 수면시간이 길었고(p<.001), 스트레스 수준이 높았으며(p<.001), 우울감 경험의 비율이 높았고(p<.001), 주관적 건강수준이 나빴다(p<.001). 치매 환자와 함께 거주하는 성인은 일반 성인보다 삶의 질 총점과 모든 하위영역이 유의하게 낮았다(p<.001). 결론 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 치매 환자 가족의 건강 및 삶의 질 향상을 위한 방안을 모색해야 할 것이다.