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Suggestion on Senior Housing Policy with Consideration of the Features of Service and Housing Alternatives for the Senior of the U.S.A. (미국의 노인을 위한 주거대안과 서비스의 특성을 통해 본 한국의 노인주거 정책에 대한 제안)

  • 곽인숙
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.81-95
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    • 2003
  • While Korean traditional culture considers it necessary that children support their parents, a new trend of silver support is expanding by the recent social change, the increase of women's working, and the reluctance to support the old people. However, the number of silver welfare facilities in Korea is short for the demand with limited selections of them. Based on the situation, the following results of the study what kind of policies Korea service for the old people in the USA where early stepped into the aging society: 1. provide specific and proper social-supporting service and facilities with charge or free for the old people to be able to select one of them, according to economic, physical and psychological situation of the old people; rather to prepare service and facilities for all the old people. 2. increasing community service support for the home-staying old people 3. the development of support program for the family of the old 4. the improvement of housing environment for the home-staying senior 5. prepare the housing alternatives for the senior would be home-like environment.

The Effects of Prompted Voiding Therapy on Urinary Incontinence Control of Elderly Patients (노인환자의 요실금 조절을 위한 자극배뇨 요법의 효과)

  • 이경자;김미경;송희영
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.943-952
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    • 1997
  • This study was done to analyze the effects of prompted voiding therapy on urinary incontinence in elderly patients in an elderly care hospital. Specifically, this study looks to evaluate the effects of prompted voiding as an intervention for improving independent voiding and also identified the relationship of urinary continence to cognitive, emotional, and physical factors. The study was based on a pre-experimental design used to evaluate the effects of prompted voiding therapy on an experimental group without a control group. An experimental group of 143 patients was selected through convenience sampling from patients in an elderly care hospital. The data was collected from November 4 to December 14, 1996. Prompted voiding therapy is a behavioral therapy for managing incontinence and it is applied to patients who are cognitively impaired and dependent. In this study, the patients were asked at each designated time whether or not they had to urinate. If they answered yes, they were either given a bedpan or were assisted to the bathroom, and if the patient answered no, their diaper was checked to determine whether or not it was wet. The results were then recorded on the patients urinary voiding record. The urinary voiding score based on the model presented by Burton(1984), Burke and Walsh(1992), Chenitz, Stone & Salisbury(1991) was modified and used as a tool in this study. After forty six out of the total of 143 patients were selected for interviews through random sampling the levels of cognitive functions, mental depression and ADL(activities of dally life) within the given time frame were measured. In this study, the cognitive function was measured using the scale developed by Kabhn, Goldfarb, Pollack & Peck(1960), elderly mental depression, using the tool developed by Sheikh & Yesavage(1986), and the ADL(activities of dally living), through the Barthel Index. The data was analyzed through SPSS windows for descriptive statistics, repeated measured ANOVA and Pearson's correlation. According to the results of the study, the application of the prompted voiding therapy can improve the voiding pattern of patients. It was shown especially that incontinence could be controlled by the intervention developed according to the individual voiding pattern. In terms of the relationship between cognitive function, mental depression and ADL and the voiding function score, a close correlation was not found. It was shown that urinary incontinence can be improved through therapy even though patients have problems nth their cognitive, mental and physical functions.

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A Study on Improvement of Laws regarding Welfare for the Aged (노인복지 관련법제의 발전방향)

  • Park, Ji-Soon
    • Journal of Legislation Research
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    • no.41
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    • pp.87-123
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    • 2011
  • Korea is expected to become an 'aged society' with more than 14 percent of the public aged 65 years or more by 2018. The rapid aging is giving rise to various problems within the society along with falling birthrate in a short period of time. In this context, the role and function of laws on welfare for the aged must be particularly emphasized. Also the Senior Citizens Welfare Act is of great importance as it provides social welfare service on the basis of functional connection with social insurance and public assistance. First, this paper looks into the history of laws related to welfare for the elderly such as the Senior Welfare Act, the Act on Long-term Care Insurance for Senior Citizens and the Basic Old Age Pension Act as well as the findings of earlier studies. In the second place, it will break down such laws by main components aiming to examine details of the laws and questions raised regarding them and to seek ways to achieve improvement with an emphasis on health care, old age income security, housing welfare(assisted living facilities), job security for the aged. The Senior Welfare Act offers substance of social welfare service for the elderly. Income security, health and medical care, welfare measures through long-term care and assisted living facilities, social participation by working are the key elements and all of them should be closely associated to ensure citizens get sufficient public support in their old age. For this purpose, the Senior Welfare Act is under a normative network with laws such as Act on Long-term Care Insurance for Senior Citizens and Basic Old Age Pension Act. Current laws on welfare for the aged including Senior Welfare Act are not sufficiently responsive to the aged society of the 21st century. Income security combined with decent social participation, health and medical care closely connected with long-term care system, efficient expense sharing between government and local government, enhancement of effectiveness of welfare measures can be considered as means to improve current welfare system so that the elderly can enjoy their old age with dignity and respect.

A Study on the Color and Lighting in the Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly - Focused on the facilities in Korea and the United States - (노인주거복지시설의 색채와 조명에 관한 연구 - 한국과 미국의 사례분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Chun, Jin-Hee;Dolores A. Ginthner
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.120-132
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    • 2004
  • 고령사회 2001의 발표에 의하면, 노년인구의 증가는 전 세계적으로 21세기까지 지속될 전망이며, 우리나라도 예외가 아니어서 이에 대한 심각한 사회문제가 예상되고, 이들을 위한 특수주거시설에 대한 환경개선이 요망된다. 본 연구는 노인주거복지시설에서 색채와 조명에 대한 개선방향을 제시하기 위한 것으로, 색채와 조명환경을 정량적, 정성적으로 비교 분석하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 2003년 2월부터 8월까지 우리나라와 미국의 양로시설 20사례에 대한 현장방문조사가 수행되었고, 모든 시설이 공통적으로 가지고 있는 로비, 복도, 식당, 침실 등 4개 영역이 집중적으로 조사되었다. 1) 색상분포도 조사 결과, 한국시설은 미국 시설과 달리 주조색으로 한색을 많이 사용하고 있으며, 보조색, 강조색의 활용도가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 2) 색상$\cdot$명도의 간격별 조화 정도에 대한 정량적 평가를 통해 한국시설은 명도대비보다는 색상대비가, 유사조화보다는 대비조화가 두드러졌는데 기능적 측면에서는 이상적이나 친근한 분위기를 만들기에는 한계가 있다. 3) 미도(Aesthetic Measure) 측정 결과, 한국과 미국 시설 모두 평균 이상을 보였는데, 특히 한국시설은 색상 대비 이외에 유사색 조화와 같은 질서요소를 강화시킬 필요가 있다. 4) 한국시설은 미국에 비해 조명 환경이 매우 열악하였는데, 자연채광의 유입은 어느정도 만족스러우나 이를 양질의 조명으로 만들기 방안이 요구된다. 5) 조명방식, 광원유형 등 인공조명에 대한 분석 결과, 한국시설은 매우 단순하며 경제적인 방법에 의존하고 있는데 광원의 선택, 배치, 설치 등 기술적인 보완이 요구된다. 6) 한국시설들의 시설별, 영역별 평균조도는 매우 낮은데, 활동시간대의 권장조도 유지는 물론, 영역 간의 조도 차이를 줄이는 방안이 요구된다.신만의 고유한 해결책으로 발전시키는지를 고찰하고자 한다. 본 논문의 목적은 서울을 사례분석 중 하나로 사용하여 인테리어 디자인 분야의 경계를 대도시로 확장하는 동시에 새로운 적용영역의 가능성을 탐구하는데 있다 하겠다.[C/N]의 값을 나타내었다.다.다.화 기술, 구동방법등에 대한 기술개요와 국내외 기술동향에 대하여 소개하고자 한다.었다.다._{2}$가 0.25[wt%] 첨가된 시편의 20[.deg.C]에서의 유전상수는 16,700으로 최대값을 유전손실을 1.28[%]로 최소값을 나타내었다. 또한 모든 시편은 온도 및 주파수에 따라 유전상수가 완만하게 변화하는 유전이완 특성을 나타내었다.다.수적인 물의 양에 따른 DIAION WA30의 라세미화 효율에 관하여 실험한 결과, 물의 양이 증가할수록 그 효율은 감소하였다. DIAION WA30을 라세미화 촉매로 사용하여 아이소옥탄 내에서 라세믹 나프록센 2,2,2-트리플로로에틸 씨오에스터의 효소적 DKR 반응을 수행해 보았다. 그 결과 DIAION WA30을 사용하지 않은 경우에 비해 반응 전환율과 생성물의 광학 순도는 급격히 향상되었다. 전통적 광학분할 반응의 최대 50%라는 전환율의 제한이 본 연구에서 찾은 DIAION WA30을 첨가함으로써 성공적으로 극복되었다. 또한 고체 염기촉매인 DIAION WA30의 사용은 라세미화 촉매의 회수 및 재사용이 가능하게 해준다.해준다.다. TN5 세포주를 0.2 L 규모 (1 L spinner flask)oJl에서 세포간의 응집현상 없이 부유배양에 적응,배양시킨 후 세포성장 시기에 따른 발현을 조사한 결과 1 MOI의 감염조건 하에서는 $0.6\times10^6$cell/mL의 early exponential시기의 세포밀도에서 72시간 배양하였을 대 최대 발현양을 나타내었다. 나타내었다.