• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.592-606
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• 2015

전 연령층에 걸친 우울증 및 정신질환과 꾸준한 자살률 증가는 정부경쟁력을 크게 떨어뜨리는 심각한 사회문제이다. 정부는 정신건강을 증진시키고 자살을 예방하기 위해 다양한 정책을 실시하고 있으나 시행과정 및 연계 관리 체계 등에서 여러 문제점들이 제기된다. 본 연구는 정신건강분야에 있어 ICT 융합방안의 실태와 방향성을 파악하기 위해 국내외 사례를 살펴보았다. 미국과 영국에서는 ICT를 융합한 원격 정신치료서비스를 지역노인, 소아청소년, 취약계층 등에 제공하고 있다. 국내는 노인자살을 방지하기 위해 독거노인을 대상으로 응급알림 장치를 설치하거나 우울증과 치매 완화를 위한 기술이 개발 중에 있다. 고령화시대에 사회경제적 비용을 줄이고 보편적 복지실현을 위해 ICT 융합 정신건강관리 서비스가 필요하다. 이에 원격정신진료와 관련하여 첨예하게 갈등을 보이는 의료법과 의료기기에 대한 사회적 합의, 생애전주기에 걸쳐 이용자의 정신적 특성을 고려한 효과성 연구, 인구 밀집도와 의료접근성이 낮은 지역 중심의 특화된 정책 등이 제고되어져야한다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.200-208
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• 2008

Purpose: The purposes of the study were to understand the levels of older adults' perceived stresses in terms of family relationship, physical health, financial difficulty, death of family members, and household environment, and to identify the influences of the stresses on their suicidal ideation. Methods: The subjects were 302 older adults residing in Daegu, Korea. The data were collected by questionnaires between March and April 2007. Results: Older adults perceived the highest level of stress from the death of family members and had high levels of stresses from physical health, family relationships, financial difficulty, and household environment in order. The variables influencing suicidal ideation were stresses from family relationships, physical health, and financial difficulty. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is recommended that nurses provide in-depth screening of suicide risk for older adults who visit general health care settings through the identification of the levels of stresses in terms of family relationships, physical health, and financial difficulty. It is further suggested to provide collaborative interventions between primary health care providers and psychiatric professionals for suicide prevention and treatment in older adults.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.304-315
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• 2012

Today, suicide by self-poisoning of prescribed or non-prescribed drugs on purpose has been increasing and is a major cause of mortality. It is very important to treat promptly and properly for saving the lives from those suicides. There is neither an organization such as poison control center nor measurement in S. Korea, though. The object of this study was to evaluate information of frequently used substances for suicide attempt in S. Korea. Our results also can provide healthcare provider including pharmacists and doctors, etc and contribute to increasing health and welfare for Korean. From June $1^{st}$ 2006 to April $30^{th}$ 2012, we retrospectively studied patients visiting emergency room due to suicide attempt. We collected information of underlying disease, history of past medical condition and suicide attempt, ingredient and getting route of ingesting substances, emergency treatment, and outcome by reviewing electronic medical record. We also evaluated actual treatment of self-poisoning and made guide information about antidote medication for S. Korean healthcare provider. Among total 242 cases of suicidal attempts, cases ingesting substances including prescription, non-prescription drugs and agricultural chemicals were 86.4%. The most frequently used drugs for suicide attempt were sedatives-hypnotics (53.6%), followed by analgesics (16.7%) and antidepressants (12.4%). Analgesics including acetaminophen and aspirin were most in teenagers but sedatives-hypnotics including benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepine (zolpidem) and antihistamine were most in other ages including elderly people. Most frequently used antidote was activated charcoal (62.7%) and specific antidotes for some substances (acetaminophen, aspirin, agricultural chemicals) were also treated properly, accompanying with medication for supportive care. In conclusion, the most used substances for suicide attempt were sedatives-hypnotics and treatments for self-poisoning in emergency room were appropriate based on existing references. Therefore, information of frequently used substances and antidote reflecting these results will be useful for South Korean healthcare provider.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.511-531
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• 2014

This study explores supportive and conflictual network structures of elderly single and couple households and analyzes the effects of supportive and conflictual networks on suicidal thoughts by gender and family type. The analysis considered a sample of 522 individuals over the age of 60 who did not live with their adult children. The statistical methods used to analyze data were descriptive statistics, a t-test, a chi-square test and a regression analysis using SPSS WIN 20.0. The results are as follows. First, men and elderly single households had support networks that were smaller than those of women and elderly couple households. The conflictual network of elderly couples households was larger than that of elderly single households. In addition, the larger the network, the more the conflictual was. Second, elderly single households thought about suicide more often than elderly couple households. Third, economic status, the number of adult children, the size of conflictual network and subjective health had considerable influence on suicidal thoughts of elderly single and couple households. The size of the conflictual network had a greater effect on suicidal thoughts of elderly individuals than that of the supportive network. These results have important policy implications for elderly single and couple households.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제41호
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• pp.387-408
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• 2014

우리나라는 이미 고령화사회(aging society)에 진입했고 이제는 고령사회(aged society)로 나아가고 있다. 이처럼 노인인구가 늘어나게 되면서 교통사고나 노인자살과 같은 노인안전에 대한 문제 또한 중요해졌다. 마찬가지로 노인범죄피해도 갈수록 증가하고 있고 노인안전사고 또한 중요한 사회적 문제가 되고 있다. 경찰은 노인안전을 위해 여러 가지 활동을 하고 있다. 노인을 대상으로 하는 사기범죄를 예방하기 위한 계도활동이나 노인 교통사고 예방을 위해 안전시설점검과 교통안전교육 등을 실시하고 있다. 그리고 독거노인을 보호하기 위해 방문활동과 치매노인들의 실종을 예방하기 위해 CCTV 인프라의 확충과 지문등록제 등을 실시하고 있다. 하지만 이러한 활동들은 경찰전체의 조직적이고 체계화된 활동이 아니라 지방청이나 경찰서 단위로 이루어지고 있어서 아직은 충분하지 못한 실정이다. 이처럼 노인안전에 대한 경찰의 활동이 아직까지 미흡하기 때문에 노인안전을 강화하기 위한 경찰의 역할을 모색하고자 하는 것이 이 연구의 목적이다. 이를 위한 경찰의 활동을 제언하자면 먼저 노인대상 사기범죄를 예방하기 위해서는 지속적인 계도와 단속활동이 이루어져야 하며 사기범죄에 대한 예방교육도 이루어져야 한다. 그리고 현재는 노인학대와 같은 범죄에 대해서는 노인보호전문기관이 주도적으로 활동하지만 노인학대도 범죄인만큼 경찰이 주도적으로 나설 필요가 있다. 또한 노인자살을 예방하기 위해서 자살고위험군에 대한 세심한 관리가 필요하고 교통사고 예방을 위해 노인보호구역의 지정과 노인들의 자발적인 운전면허 반납을 유도해야 한다. 그리고 이러한 노인안전문제의 효율적인 대응을 위해서는 노인안전 전담조직이 필요하다. 노인안전이라는 개념은 광범위한 개념이므로 경찰만으로 노인의 안전을 모두 책임지기에는 무리가 있으므로 경찰의 주도로 정부 각 부처와 민간단체 그리고 지역사회 등과 협력하여 노인안전을 위한 사회안전망을 구축하는 것이 필요할 것이다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.551-563
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to investigate the incidence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among the elderly according to residence area. Methods: This cross-sectional study used secondary data from the 2011 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-2). A representative sample of 1,464 men and women aged 65 and over was selected. Rao-scott $X^2$-test, multiple logistic regression models based on sampling scheme of the data were used. Results: Of the 1,464 respondents, 22.4% had experienced suicidal ideation during the past year. Higher incidence of suicidal ideation was observed in rural seniors (23.7%) than in urban seniors (21.1%). The incidence of suicidal ideation showed correlation with age, education level, depression, stress, lying in a sick bed, and current smoking status among elderly living in urban areas. However, among elderly living in rural areas, the incidence of suicidal ideation showed correlation with household income, depression, stress, and daily activity. Conclusion: Based on the results, nurses should manage effective and individualized nursing interventions for elders in planning suicide prevention programs with consideration for residence areas, because there were differences in the factors affecting suicidal ideation among elders according to residence area.

• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2021

The purpose of study is to study the influence of elderly's family harmony reflects on suicidal tendency among the mental health. The study was a survey of 323 elderly people aged 65 years or older in the elderly welfare center located in S city. The variables of this study consisted of the independent variable emotional intelligence, the dependent variable suicide tendency and the mediating effect family harmony. As a result of the study. In the mediating effect of family harmony on the influence of emotional intelligence on suicidal thoughts, it was found that emotional intelligence had a positive (+) effect on family harmony (t=9.389, p<0.001), and emotional intelligence was related to suicidal thought It was found to have a negative (-) effect (t=-7.358, p<0.001). The mediating effect, family harmony, had negative (-) influence on suicidal thoughts (t=-3.956, p<0.001), and emotional intelligence also showed that suicidal thoughts had negative (-) influence (t=-4.828, p<0.001). In Conclusions, it was found that family harmony had a partial mediating effect on the influence of emotional intelligence on suicidal thoughts. Emotional intelligence, which can accept one's own emotions and feel the emotions of others in the position of others, is an important variable for family harmony.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2015

Objectives To examine direct causes of attempted suicides, methods adopted to commit suicide, and psychiatric diagnoses among suicide attempters in South Korea. Methods A total of 1359 suicide attempters who had visited emergency department of 17 medical centers due to suicide attempt from May 2013 to Nov 2013 were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Results Psychiatric symptoms were the most common cause of suicide attempts (62.2%), followed by interpersonal relationships (24.4%). Women attempted suicide more often for interpersonal reasons, whereas men were more likely to do so for financial and job-related reasons. Half of participants (55.8%) attempted suicide by drug intoxication, which was more prevalent among females and those who had previous history of psychiatric disease or previous suicide attempt. Men were more likely to use more lethal methods such as pesticide poisoning and gas inhalation than women. Pesticide poisoning was also prevalent among the elderly group and the rural population. Near ninety-five percent (94.5%) of participants received a psychiatric diagnosis : the most frequent diagnosis was depressive disorder. Conclusions This is the first nationwide study of cases of attempted suicide. When stratified by age groups, gender, urbanicity, living alone or not, presence of physical illness, previous psychiatric history, and previous suicide attempt, there were significant differences with respect to causes, methods of attempted suicides and psychiatric diagnoses of suicide attempters.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2022

Objectives: Previous studies have reported that self-neglect, which may be a sign of elder abuse, can result in suicide among older adults. The signs of self-neglect and its impact on the risk of suicide may differ by gender. Thus, this study explored the association between self-neglect and suicide risk in older Korean adults and examined the potential moderating effect of gender on this relationship. Methods: Data were collected from 356 Korean adults aged 65 or older through an online survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the research hypothesis. First, the associations between 4 sub-dimensions of self-neglect (i.e., daily life management issues, personal hygiene issues, financial management issues, and relational issues) and suicidal ideation were examined. Then, the moderating effect of gender on these relationships was investigated by including interaction terms. Results: Self-neglect was significantly associated with suicidal ideation in older adults. Aspects of self-neglect related to daily life management and relational factors were key predictors of suicidal ideation. Gender significantly moderated the effect of the relational dimension of self-neglect on suicidal ideation. The relational dimension of self-neglect was more strongly associated with suicidal ideation in older women than in older men. Conclusions: The findings suggest the importance of screening older adults with signs of self-neglect for suicide risk. Special attention should be paid to older women who experience relational issues as a high-risk group for suicidal ideation. Public programs and support systems should be established to improve daily life management and promote social relationships among older adults.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.60-70
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 한국 성인의 생애주기별 자살생각에 대한 이해를 도모하고 자살생각에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위한 것으로, 한국의료패널 2016년도 자료를 이용한 2차분석 연구이다. 만 19세 이상 성인 중 자살생각, 신체적 요인, 정신적 요인 등의 주요 자료에 결측치가 없는 14,538명을 대상으로 연령에 따라 청·장년기(19~39세), 중년기(40~64세), 노년기(65세 이상)로 구분하고 χ²-test와 t-test, multiple logistic regression으로 자료를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 청·장년기 2.9%(108명), 중년기 3.2%(181명), 노년기 3.7%(80명)의 대상자가 지난 1년간 자살생각을 한 것으로 나타났다. 생애주기별 자살생각에 영향을 미치는 요인은 청·장년기 대상자는 불안, 우울, 약물 복용과 삶의 질이고, 중년기 대상자는 주관적 건강상태, 스트레스, 불안, 우울, 약물 복용과 삶의 질이며, 노년기 대상자는 체질량지수, 스트레스, 불안, 우울과 삶의 질이었다. 따라서 생애주기별 자살생각에 영향을 미치는 요인은 생애주기에 따른 자살 위험집단을 선별하기 위한 주요 요인으로 고려하고, 위험집단의 자살을 예방 및 관리하기 위한 차별화된 중재 프로그램이 개발 및 제공되어야 할 것이다.