• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제2권
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• pp.60-76
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to analysis level on family caregiver's burden for the elderly with senile dementia in a rural area and to choose priority care group, thereby facilitating the development of interventions to reduce the caregiver's burden. For this purpose, data were collected by questionaire from June 10 to October 8, 1994. The instruments for data collection were Caregiver Burden Inventory by Novak(1989) and Zarit et al(1982), severity of dementia by Hughes Scales (1982), ADL by Lawton (1971), patients' family caregiving activity by pre-survey and reference review(Lee, 1993 ; Jang, 1990 ; Yoo, 1982). The subjects were 60 family caregiver of senile dementia in a rural area. The data was analysed by the use of t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression. The results were as follows : 1. Total burden was evaluated over average, the mean of family burden was 61.24. 2. Significant variables which were correlated to the family caregiver's burden were the severity of dementia(F=30.52, p<0.001), ADL(F=5.43, p<0.01), PADL(F=6.14, p<0.01), caregiver's health status(F=6.05, p<0.01), a view of patient's prognosis(F=4.08, p<0.05), the number of hours per day spent on caregiving(F=19.64, p<0.001), level of intimacy of caregiver and patients(F=7.16, p<0.001), the frequency of caregiving activity(F=5.31, p<0.01). 3. ADL was the most important predictor to family caregiver burden(R2=0.6611). In addition to this, the severity of dementia, level of intimacy of caregiver and patient, relationship with the patient accounted for 79% of family caregiver burden. 4. The criteria of priority care group were as follows ; the mean of family caregiver burden was above 58, above of moderate ADL, the number of hours per day spent on caregiving above of 8 hours, above of moderate dementia. By the the severity of dementia, number of priority care group, mild dementia was 10(43.4%), moderate dementia 23 (92.0%), sever dementia 12(100.0%).

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.305-320
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• 2020

Background and objective: The problem that follows the increase of dementia patients is the burden of caregivers caring for dementia patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of horticultural therapy programs improving the quality of life and reducing the depression and burden of caregivers of the elderly with dementia. Methods: In this study, 19 caregivers of the elderly with dementia were selected, and the experiment was conducted by dividing the control group (n=9) and the experimental group (n=10) by random distribution. The experimental group was given eight horticultural therapy programs twice a week for a total of 4 weeks. Subjects were assessed using the depression(CES-D), quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), and care burden scales. The evaluation results were verified at a 95% significance level using descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: In the case of depression, the control group's score tended to increase, and the experimental group's score appeared to decrease, but it was not a statistically significant change. In the quality of life, the control group was not statistically significant, but scores decreased overall. On the other hand, in the experimental group, the general quality of life increased significantly from 11.60 to 14.20 points (p = .02), and the total quality of life increased to a marginally significant level from 61.59 points to 68.85 points (p = .059). In the post-test of the total care burden score, a marginally significant difference was found between the control group (94.44 points) and the experimental group (82.50 points; p = .079). Conclusion: This study confirmed the applicability to reduce the burden of caregiving and improve the deterioration of quality of life of the caregivers. In particular, the results will serve as an opportunity to confirm accessibility in a new way to support the caregiver of dementia patients by demonstrating the applicability of horticultural therapy at a time when problems such as the burden of supporting the caregiver are emerging as social problems.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.370-372
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• 2021

보건복지부 노인성 치매 임상 연구센터에 따르면 2020년 65세 이상의 한국 노인 중 치매환자 수는 84만 명으로 치매 유병률은 10.39%에 달한다. 노인 10명 중 1명이 걸릴 정도의 유병률이지만 가족이 하루 종일 돌보기에는 어려움이 있다. 일정 관리가 저장된 AI 스피커 시스템을 활용하면 독거 노인의 상태 및 일정을 관리할 수 있다고 판단된다. 본 논문은 치매환자의 AI 스케쥴러를 위한 모듈을 구현하였다. 라즈베리 파이의 내부에 원격 IoT인 AWS를 연동하고, 구글 API의 캘린더를 활용하여 일정을 스피커로 출력하도록 구성되었다. 본 연구를 통해, 일정관리의 용이함으로 치매 환자 관리 및 일정 조정에 도움 될 것으로 판단된다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.551-559
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the practice exercising and cycling on the gait abilities of dementia elderly patients. Forty forty elderly patients with dementia were participants. Participants were divided into three groups as A, B, and C, Group A was a standard group which had been treated with electric treatment, hot pack, and exercise. The second group B had been treated with cycling added to the treatments of group A. Finally, treatments of group C were arranged by subtraction of exercise from those of group A. The test was a 'timed up and go test' used for measuring the rates of the gait ability through four months. The gait ability of each group was measured after each month. The results of this study are as following: 1. After first month, the averages of changes in gait ability of group C, A and B were -1.69, -1.67, and -1.13 seconds respectively. That means that dementia control was achieved significantly in group A and B (p<0.05)whereas it was not in group C. 2. The averages after two months were -4.00 seconds for group C, -2.60 seconds for group A, and -1.56 seconds for B, respectively. All groups acquired significant effects in treating dementia (p<0.05). 3. After three months, -6.38, -3.00 and -2.31 seconds were average values of group C, A and B respectively. Same as results after two months, there were significant effects in all groups (p<0.05). 4. After four months, the averages of changes in gait ability of three groups were -8.00. -3.93 and -3.00 seconds for group C, A and B respectively. In the all patients treated analysis, treatments showed significant results (p<0.05). 5. Compared with each other through four months. three groups testing the timed up and go test showed more efficient in maintaining gait ability, in order of group B. A, and C

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2020

최근 노인 인구가 급격하게 증가하면서 의료시설 내외에서 환자의 안전을 모니터링하는 시스템에 대한 요구가 증가하고 있다. 센서 및 정보통신기술의 발달로 치매 환자를 위한 다양한 모니터링 시스템이 제안되고 있지만 치매 환자에게 부착되는 장치에 의존하여 단편적인 기능을 제공하는 것에 그치고 있다. 본 논문에서는 환자의 상태를 모니터링하는 스마트 기기에서부터 사용자 편의적인 UI/UX, 병원정보시스템 연동까지 포함하는 통합시스템을 설계한다. 제안된 시스템을 통해서 의료진과 보호자는 환자의 상태와 관련된 정보를 실시간으로 전달받을 수 있으며 실내외에서도 치매 환자의 위치를 추적할 수 있다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.453-469
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• 2000

This study has a purpose to provide information to help develop nursing intervention for demented elderly staying at home. For this purpose I analysed the relationship of patients' disturbing behaviors with their demographic and social characteristics, premorbid personality, and present environmental characteristics through questionnaire survey on their family members. The survey was performed through direct interview, telephone contact. and mail in the regions of Pusan and Gyeongnam. Among family members contacted. 112 ones made an appropriate response to the survey. The statistical package SAS was utilized for descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, stepwise multiple regression, and cluster analysis. The results of the study were as follows: 1) Demographic and social characteristics of the patients surveyed are female 81.3%, average age 81.4 years, lack of schooling 83.0%, spouse dead 73.2%, having no other disease 58.9%, average duration of dementia 3.8 years, no medical treatment for dementia 84.8%, good married life 40.2%, and primary care given by daughter-in-law 49.1%. 2) Aggressive Psychomotor Behavior(APB) was observed in a way statistically meaningful in case that primary care was given by daughter-in-law, while Nonaggressive Psychomotor Behavior(NPB) was in case of good married life and primary care given by other than daughter-in-law and spouse. Verbally aggressive behavior (VAB) was observed in groups of female, spouse dead, bad married life, and daughter-in-law's primary care. As for Passive Behavior(PB), it was observed in case that patients had educational background of not less high than middle school and that they were having medical treatment. Functionally Impaired Behavior(FIB) was observed in age group of 60-69 and more than 90, in patients' group having no other disease, and in case that the duration of dementia was not less than 5 years. 3) Premobid Neuroticism(N) showed positive correlation with APB and VAB, while Openness (O) did negative correlation with PB. Agreeableness (A) was proved to have positive correlation with PA and FIB, but to have negative correlation with APB and VAB. In addition, Conscientiousness(C) showed negative correlation with APB and VAB. 4) The worse the psychosocial environment was, the more NPB and VAB were observed. 5) APB was explained 24% by C and primary care-giver, while NPB was explained 28% by psychosocial environment, having other disease or not, and married life. VAB was explained 40% by A. sex, and married life. On the other hand PB was explained 33% by O, A. N, and having medical treatment or not. But any significant factor was not found to explain FIB. 6) A cluster analysis was performed on disturbing behaviors of demented elderly staying at home. It enabled to regroup the demented elderly in 5 patterns: high scored in NPB, high scored in FIB. high scored in NPB and VAB, moderately scored in most disturbing behaviors, and low scored in all areas. In conclusion, disturbing behaviors of demented elderly not only reflect their premorbid personality in the past, but also are affected by their present psychosocial environment. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage and respond them with understanding their disturbing behaviors in relation to their past premorbid personality. In addition, it is important to provide them better psychosocial environment in order to reduce their disturbing behaviors.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.319-325
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• 2018

최근 급속한 고령화로 인해 치매가 사회적 문제로 대두되면서 치매에 대한 일반 대중의 관심이 증가하였다. 늘어나는 치매환자수에 따라 치매 재활센터, 노인 복지관에서는 여러 치매 예방 및 재활 프로그램이 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 3차원 손가락 및 동작 스캔이 가능한 립 모션(leap motion)을 활용하여 다양한 시설에서 진행되고 있는 치매 예방 및 인지 재활 프로그램과 접목시킨다. 개발하고자 하는 기술은 재활 치료사들의 치료 및 재활 내용을 재미와 효과를 함께 제공할 수 있는 기술을 제안하고자 한다. 손가락 추적을 이용하여 다양한 인지 증강 콘텐츠를 설계하고, 재활 교육의 기록이 데이터베이스에 기록되도록 구성하여 재활 프로그램의 관리의 효율성을 증대시키고자 하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 신체억제대를 적용한 치매노인 환자의 구체적인 특성과 부작용 발생 관련성을 파악하기 위함이었다. 2016년 5개 요양병원에서 치매노인에게 신체억제대를 적용한 간호사, 간호조무사, 요양보호사를 대상으로 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 190개의 자료를 SPSS 21.0의 신뢰도 분석, 기술통계, 카이제곱검정으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 '75- 84세' 연령의 환자가 58.3%, 1일 총 적용시간 중 '17-24시간'인 환자가 22.6%, 밤에 적용한 환자가 57.4%, 낙상과거력이 없는 환자가 54.2%를 차지하였다. 연령은 국소부종, 관절구축과 관련성이 있으며 특히 85세 이상의 환자에서 관절구축의 발생빈도가 25%로 나타났다(p<.05). 보행능력은 욕창과 관련이 있었으나 걸을 수 없는 환자보다 걸을 수 있는 환자의 욕창 발생빈도가 오히려 더 많았다. 총 적용시간은 피부발적, 국소부종, 관절구축의 3가지 부작용과 관련성이 있음을 알 수 있었다(p<.05). 본 연구를 기초로 신체억제대를 적용한 환자 돌봄 시 연령과 총 적용시간을 고려한 접근이 필요함을 제언하는 바이다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the horticultural therapy program on patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia depending on the frequency and duration of the interventions. We developed the same 15-session program to improve cognitive functions and life satisfaction and alleviate depression of the elderly women with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. Subjects in Longer Treatment group participated in the program once a week for 15 weeks and subjects in Shorter Tratmet group participated twice a week for 7½ weeks. This study conducted pretest-posttest verification of both groups using quasi-experimental design involving 21 subjects. Elderly life satisfaction, Geriatric Depression Scale (short form), and the Korean Version of Consortium to Establish a Registry of Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD-K) were used in the evaluation. As a result, both groups showed an increase in life satisfaction, and a decrease in depression. However, there was a significant difference in the changes of the CERAD-K scores between the two groups (p < .05). In Longer Treatment group, life satisfaction increased significantly (p < .001), and depression decreased at a marginally significant level (p = .068), but no statistically significant change was observed in neurocognitive function. In Shorter Treatment group, life satisfaction increased at a marginally significant level (p = .059), and depression and CERAD-K scores decreased significantly (p < .05). However, in the case of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K), there was no significant change in both groups. According to these results, when planning a horticultural therapy program for persons with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, it is effective to organize and execute the program by determining the duration of intervention as 3 to 4 months or longer, even if this reduces the number of interventions per week.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2019

본 연구는 경증 알츠하이머 치매 노인의 베타 아밀로이드 및 혈중 지질 수준과 인지기능 간의 상관관계를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 연구의 대상자는 경증 알츠하이머 치매 노인 45명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 2018년 12월 베타 아밀로이드 및 혈중 지질 수준을 측정하기 위해 혈액 분석을 실시하였으며, 인지기능의 측정을 위해 MMSE-K 검사를 이용하여 측정하였다. 베타 아밀로이드 및 혈중 지질 수준과 인지기능 간의 상관관계를 알아보기 위해 Pearson's correlation analysis를 사용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과 베타 아밀로이드 수준과 인지기능 간의 상관관계에서는 -.604로 유의한 음의 상관관계를 보였으며(p<.05), 혈중 지질 수준과 인지기능 간의 상관관계에서는 TC(total cholesterol)와 LDL(low density lipoprotein) 수준에서 각각 -.601, -.403로 유의한 음의 상관관계를 보였다(p<.05). 이와 같은 결과는 베타아밀로이드 및 TC, LDL 수준이 증가할수록 인지기능이 감소하는 음의 상관관계가 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이처럼 치매 환자의 예방 및 인지기능의 증진을 위해서 치매 관련 병리학적 인자의 관리가 중요하다고 사료된다.