• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.231-243
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• 2018

Purpose: This study tries to explore experiences with a special rating dementia service among family caregivers of elderly people with dementia. Methods: The participants were 11 family caregivers of elderly people with dementia and had used a day-care service from the special rating dementia service for more than 3 months. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Results: Three categories emerged: "reminiscence of an entangled life", "feeling relieved from a stifled life", and "hope for a better life through help and support" with 8 sub-categories and 23 codes. By using the special rating dementia service, the participants experienced relief from the burden of caring for their elderly family member with dementia and restored their social relations or family relationships. They experienced a positive transition in which their caring for elderly family members with dementia was integrated into their daily lives, and they expressed their desires for better policies. Conclusion: These findings imply the importance and necessity of the special rating dementia service. Practical and systematic family support programs are necessary and proactive publicity activities by the government and public agencies are suggested to ensure that family caregivers can easily use the special rating dementia system.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.275-286
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand and analyze the current status of dementia management and rehabilitation services in Busan, South Korea, in response to the rapid increase of people with dementia due to the aging of the population. Methods: To investigate the current status of dementia rehabilitation in Busan, a survey was disseminated to dementia safety centers and day- and night-care centers in 16 districts/counties in Busan. Of the 209 day- and night-care centers, 23 institutes were registered in the National Health Insurance Service and received the highest grade (Grade A) in the institute evaluation that was implemented in each district. A telephone interview was conducted, and survey questions were related to the existence of an ongoing dementia rehabilitation program, program presenter, number of participants, progress method, program time, program duration, program contents, and participation path. Results: Dementia safety centers were implementing dementia prevention program, cognitive enhancing program, dementia program, self-help meeting and education program for family of dementia patient. The majority of the presenters of all four dementia-related programs were occupational therapists. The highest number of participants in the dementia prevention program was 15, and the highest number of participants in the cognitive enhancing program, dementia program, self-help meeting and education program for family of dementia patient was 10. All institutes' programs delivered group therapy. As for the time and frequency of the program, most dementia program included three-hour sessions five times a week. Most dementia prevention program, cognitive enhancing program, self-help meeting and education program for family of dementia patient included 60-minute sessions once a week. The most frequently observed program duration for the dementia prevention program and cognitive enhancing program was six months, and the most frequently observed duration for the dementia program was three months. Lastly, study participants most often reported that self-help meeting and education program for family of dementia patient lasted for two months. Among day- and night-care centers in Busan, programs related to cognition were implemented in 18 institutes, and the majority of the program presenters were social workers. Conclusion: In response to the rapidly growing number of dementia patients due to the aging of the population, this study examined the current status of dementia rehabilitation in Busan. The study results underscore the need to develop systems that consider the circumstances in Busan and continuously and systematically support dementia programs.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.523-529
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• 2022

한국은 급속도로 고령화되고 있는 국가로 치매 유병률 또한 증가하고 있다. 치매는 노화로 인해 주로 발생하고 있고 연령이 높아질수록 심각해진다. 서비스 디자인은 무형의 서비스를 가시화하고 구체화하는 방식으로 치매 서비스를 개발하기 위한 효과적인 방법이다. 영국은 디자인위원회에서 치매프로젝트를 진행하여 2011년 '치매와 함께 잘 살기' 프로젝트를 진행하고 2016년 '나이듦을 전환하기' 프로젝트를 통해 다양한 서비스와 혁신제품을 소개하였다. 본 연구에서는 치매 서비스 전략 도출을 위한 서비스디자인의 개념, 방법 및 영국을 중심으로 한 사례를 소개하고 주요 함의를 찾는다. 점차로 심각해지는 치매 문제를 해결하기 위해 다양한 이해관계자들과 기업, 전문가들이 협력과 파트너십을 기반으로 서비스디자인을 활용하여 효과적인 전략을 도출해내는 것이 필요하다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2003

There are three main purposes in this study. First, we project the number of elderly dementia population in the future based on the projection of the elderly population in the Kyungpook area. Second, the demands of home-based care service and facility-based care for the elderly dementia are estimated. Thirdly, some policy implications for the improvement of welfare services for the elderly dementia are addressed. The findings of this study are as follows. Considering the size of the elderly dementia population, facilities for the elderly dementia are extremely insufficient and most of the elderly dementia patients rely heavily on home-based care. Although we expect that there will be a rapid increase in the number of the elderly dementia in the next two decades, the social welfare services for them in the future are very unreliable. Home nursing for the demented elderly needs to be recognized by law and financed by the government. In this context, we address some issues regarding the rapid growth of the elderly dementia population in the future and social welfare services for them as well. Finally we suggest some policy implications regarding this matter.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.450-459
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to grasp the welfare service for the demented people staying at home and the service that caregivers want to use. Therefore, we are going to develop a Korean senile dementia-care management model. Method; It analyzed the data of 185 demented people and caregivers, who registered in 16 public dementia care centers in B city since June 2002. Results: 1) The types of services used by the aged people with dementia staying at home were, in the order of frequency of use, the day-care center(26.5%), and home-help service (21.6%). 2). The types of services according to the degree of dementia were as follows; mild cases: home care service (5.4%), moderate cases: day-care service (40.0%) and severe cases: day-care service (26.0%). 3). The caregivers who want to use senile welfare institutions accounted for 23.3%, and the major reason they could not use the institutions was due to their economic situation. 4) The Korean senile dementia care management system must be excuted, considering caregivers' economic state and severity of dementia. Since the system was actively operated, many small sized welfare service institutions showed development. Conclusion: The welfare services appropriate to the severity of dementia should be provided. With the model developed in this study, the dementia management requires sufficient care and should be achieved to reduce the caregivers burden.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.395-407
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• 2020

본 연구는 한국 성인 및 노인들을 대상으로 치매 서비스 이용 여부와 인지기능의 관계를 살펴보고, 건강정보이해능력이 두 변수 간의 관계에서 조절효과를 나타내는지 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 K대학교에서 전국 60~79세 지역사회 거주자를 대상으로 직접면접조사를 통해 수집한 2016년 치매이해능력 설문조사 자료를 활용하였으며, 최종분석대상자로는 522명이 선정되었다. 다중회귀분석을 실시한 결과, 첫째, 치매 서비스 경험이 있는 노인일수록 인지기능이 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 건강정보이해능력이 높을수록 인지기능이 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 치매 서비스 경험과 인지기능의 관계에서 건강정보이해능력이 조절효과를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 건강정보이해능력이 치매서비스 이용에 있어 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 실증적으로 발견하여 고령자의 치매 및 건강 관련 정책에 주요 시사점을 제시한다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2016

Purpose: Purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate cognitive function, physical function, and problematic behaviors of elders who attended dementia daycare centers, and to identify reasons why they stopped using the center. Methods: Participants were 176 elders, 60 years or over, attending one of four dementia daycare centers in Incheon. Data were collected from center documents. Results: Mean age was 80.5 years. When admitted to the centers mean scores for the mini-mental status examination, activity of daily living, and instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) were 12.31, 9.53, and 25.09 respectively. Participants received day care service for an average of 17.98 months. The reasons for leaving the center were worsening dementia and health (40.2%), and problematic behaviors (20.1%). Conclusion: Results show that elders began to use day care services when their cognitive function and IADL had declined considerably. As the ultimate goal of dementia daycare service is to delay the worsening of cognitive capability and decreases in activities daily living, the effect of the service can be maximized when the service is provided as early as possible in the course of progressively severe dementia. Active promotion should be exerted in the community to encourage early use of this service.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.443-451
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• 2008

Purpose: This study is to examine how dementia day care service affects fatigue, depression and life satisfaction of caregiver. Methods: The study was conducted using a convenient sampling method from 6 Dementia Day Care Center in Incheon. Thirty nine primary caregivers answered the questionnaires. Pre-test was done before demented elders start using the dementia day care center and post-test was done five months after. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and paired t-test. Results: There was a significant difference in caregivers' fatigue level after using dementia day care service(t=2.188, p=.035). Results of subcategories were as follows; There was a significant difference in caregivers' physical fatigue level(t=2.270, p=.029) and psychological fatigue level(t=2.277, p=.029) after using dementia day care service. However, there was not significant difference in caregivers' neurological fatigue level(t=1.312, p=.197). There was a significant difference in caregivers' depression level(t=3.066, p=.004) and life satisfaction(t=-2.131, p=.040) after using dementia day care service. Conclusion: The results indicated that dementia day care service is helpful for family with demented elders. Therefore it is necessary to expand dementia day care center in terms of its size and numbers in order to support increasing number of demented elders and their families.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.559-565
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• 2022

고령화 사회가 되면서 치매발병률 또한 증가하고 있다. 2017년 탈시설화와 통합돌봄의 본격적 도입으로 지역사회 기반 치매환자 돌봄이 더욱 중요해졌다. 치매에 대한 관점도 기존의 의료 모델, 사회적 모델에서 인간 중심 모델로 변화하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 장기요양재가이용시설인 노인주간보호센터의 돌봄 종사자들의 치매지식을 분석하여 치매서비스 개선방안을 제시하였다. 2곳의 주간보호센터에서 근무연한 2년 이상의 돌봄 종사자들을 대상으로 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 진행하여 7가지 영역에서 소주제를 도출하였다. 개선방안으로는 지역기반 서비스의 중요성과 규칙적 일상 실천, 치매와 함께 동행하기 위한 치매인식 개선, 개별성과 다양성을 기반으로 한 인간중심 서비스의 실천 등이 제시되었다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.593-600
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• 2007

Purpose: This research was carried out to present an ideal cooperative model between the public and private health sectors for the management of community dementia patients. Method: In this study a public-private cooperative council was formed, basic data for dementia patients and their families were collected, and a dementia service program was carried out in cooperation between the two sectors. Results: The survey data shows the majority of the registered patients were undergoing a chronic diseases which would make the dementia health service inefficient. The cooperative public-private council adopted the reinforcement of medical service to the public enrolled dementia patients. The intensive medical service program showed effects on the health status of the dementia patients. Conclusion: The results of this study pointed out that change of the health insurance program supportive to the private sectors to be made; a referral system for the public health sector to the private sector should be established; and expanding the capacity of the visiting health program in the public health sector is needed.