• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.184-196
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• 2018

Purpose: This study explored the adjustment experiences of spouses of elderly people with dementia in Korea. Methods: A grounded theory method was used. The data were collected by individual in-depth interviews with 11 spouses of elderly people with dementia. Results: In the analysis, 17 categories were derived. A core category emerged: Adjusting to daily life of providing love-based care. Eight major strategies for dealing with the psychosocial problems faced by spouses of elderly people with dementia: Feeling one's own responsibility in caring; halting personal activities; adopting a spouse-oriented daily lifestyle; caring with love; efforts for maintaining one's own health; efforts for maintaining spouse's health; depending on religious belief; and trying to have time for oneself. The consequences that resulted from applying these strategies were identified as "feeling worthwhile for caring," "maintaining a peaceful life," and "being grateful of the present." Conclusions: This study presents a holistic view of the adjustment experiences of spouses of elderly people with dementia. This study can also provide directions for developing interventions for enhancing the quality of life of spouses of elderly people with dementia.

• 한국실내디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국실내디자인학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.217-222
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• 2005

The considerable increase of the elderly with dementia is expected annually and when we think about the family members' and the patients' suffering, it could be painful. Above all things, it imposes heavy economic burdens on the family members that have patients who suffer from diseases of age like dementia or paralysis that caring them at home and also, it is not desirable for those old people in point of physical or environmental circumstances for medical care. Thus, it is needed urgently that the expansion of specified facilities and improvement of services for these old people. Under this present condition, it is the special feature that the subject of research is people/facilities that offer services, not the elderly with dementia-the main user of those facilities. Thus, it is the time that we need various accessing plans that can grasp the patiences' activities and specialties and solve these problems in view of designing interior space. So, I tried to make designs that manage the elderly with dementia effectively and adequate to run facilities with considerations on the state of domestic specialized long-term care facilities for the elderly with dementia and researched guiding principles on physical healing surroundings with analysis that focused on the patients' activities, especially.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.70-78
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• 2005

The considerable increase of the elderly with dementia is expected annually and when we think about the family members' and the patients' suffering, it could be painful. Above all things, it imposes heavy economic burdens on the family members that have patients who suffer from diseases of age like dementia or paralysis that caring them at home and also, it is not desirable for those old people in point of physical or environmental circumstances for medical care. Thus, it is needed urgently that the expansion of specified facilities and improvement of services for these old people. Under this present condition, it is the special feature that the subject of research is people/facilities that offer services, not the elderly with dementia-the main user of those facilities. Thus, it is the time that we need various accessing plans that can grasp the patiences' activities and specialties and solve these problems in view of designing interior space. So, I tried to make designs that manage the elderly with dementia effectively and adequate to run facilities with considerations on the state of domestic specialized long-term care facilities for the elderly with dementia and researched guiding principles on physical healing surroundings with analysis that focused on the patients' activities, especially.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.138-146
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing dementia preventive behavior intention of the elderly people based on the Health Belief Model. Methods: The participants included 113 elderly people who met the eligibility criteria. Demographic variables, variables of the Health Belief Model (perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, cues to action, general health motivation, and self efficacy), dementia fear and behavioral intention of dementia prevention were examined using structured self-report questionnaires. Statistical analysis was performed by stepwise multiple regression using SPSS for Windows version 21. Results: Self efficacy, alcohol drinking, perceived barrier and education level were significant factors, which explained 32% of the variance in dementia preventive behavior intention. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that a powerful predictor of dementia preventive behavior intention of the elderly was self efficacy. Conclusion: Developing nursing intervention to enhance self efficacy toward improvement of dementia preventive behavior among elderly people would be recommended.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.276-286
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was done to examine actor and partner effect of dementia knowledge, self-efficacy and depression on dementia preventive behavior in elderly couples. Methods: Participants were 115 couples aged 60 years or over who met eligibility criteria. All measures were self-administered. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 program. Results: Dementia knowledge in elderly couples showed actor and partner effect on dementia preventive behavior. Self-efficacy in the wife did not have direct effects on dementia preventive behavior, but showed indirect effects through dementia knowledge. Self-efficacy in the husband showed direct effects on dementia preventive behavior and indirect effects through dementia knowledge. Wife's depression had direct actor effect on dementia preventive behavior and indirect effect through self-efficacy and dementia knowledge. Husband's depression did not have direct actor effect on dementia preventive behavior, but indirect effect through self-efficacy and dementia knowledge. Effect size of wives' dementia knowledge, self-efficacy and depression on dementia preventive behavior was larger than that of husbands'. Dementia preventive behavior, dementia knowledge and depression had a mutual effect. Conclusion: Results indicate that to promote dementia preventive activity in elderly couples, programs should be conducted for both of the couple, but focused differently for wife and husband.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.131-143
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• 2019

본 연구목적은 노인 대상 치매예방프로그램 국내 연구동향 분석을 하기 위함이다. 2000년~2018년 사이에 '치매예방', '치매예방 프로그램', '치매', '노인', '노인놀이'를 키워드로 한국교육학술정보원(Riss), 구글학술검색, DBpia, 한국학술정보(Kiss)에 게재된 노인들을 위한 치매예방프로그램 연구논문을 대상으로 하였다. 총 404편의 연구논문 중 자료의 분석기준과 방법에 따라 36편의 논문을 최종 선별 하였다. 연구결과로는 첫째, 연구자료의 기본 구조와 프로그램 시행 구조를 가지고 있는 논문은 2012년~2018년 연구의 학술지 17편으로 나타났다. 그리고, 양적연구방법을 적용한 경우는 25편으로 월등히 높은 경향을 보였다. 노인 대상 치매예방프로그램 시행 구조에 대한 동향을 분석한 결과, 진행 기관은 요양원(노인복지병원)이 11편이 가장 많았고, 참여노인의 성별은 여성노인이 남성노인 보다 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 연구대상 연령은 65세 이상 연령대의 비중이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 치매예방 중재 프로그램의 종류를 분석한 결과 통합프로그램이 11편으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 치매예방 프로그램 측정도구 및 효과성 분석 결과, 인지기능을 측정하는 한국판 간이정신상태검사 MMSE-K 도구가 16편의 논문에서 가장 많이 사용하는 것으로 나타났으며, 통합프로그램은 인지기능에서는 10편의 연구에서 인지기능의 유의한 향상이 나타났다. 이 연구는 노인들을 위한 치매예방 교육이 단편적인 프로그램에서 벗어나 노인들의 인지기능 및 정신행동, 생활 습관 등에 영향을 주고, 건강한 노후와 삶의 질을 향상시킬 수 있도록 치매예방 프로그램이 통합적으로 이루어져야 한다는 점을 제안하였다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2011

Recently the Elderly with dementia is increasing in Korea with rapid aging of the population. In addition to increasing a number of nuclear family and women's advancement in society, people are less capable of supporting family with dementia. In response, the Seoul city increased welfare facilities for the elderly with dementia about two times for one year. I think that the quantitative portion of facility get to meet the requirements but it is lack of qualitative one in fact. Therefore, the space for the elderly can keep up with the falloff of mental and physical functions, dementia and geriatric diseases according to aging and careful consideration about the space considering stability and convenience is required. At this point, this study has the purpose to plan a daycare center which reflects the characteristics of the elderly to protect them within the community safely and comfortably. As for the research method, case study was conducted to understand the overall situation on the space plan of the daycare center for 3 daycare centers located in Seoul and found out problems. From the generalization of the above study, a space plan for a daycare center considering the characteristics of the elderly was provided. The composition of Dementia welfare facility should be carefully planned to fit characteristics of the patient's behaviors.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.196-202
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• 2021

Currently, as Korea enters into a fast aging society, the problem of dementia population is increasing. In this paper, we intend to contribute to the improvement of welfare for the elderly by developing virtual reality technology and related interface technology to effectively perform hand movements known as effective methods for preventing and treating dementia. As the content of the research and development of this paper, it is designed to be easy for the elderly to use and stimulate brain function by applying VR technology using sensors, and to activate mental and physical activities for the elderly who are marginalized in terms of cultural welfare. We intend to develop by classifying the types of games and contents that can induce them. As a result of this thesis, we developed contents using virtual reality to improve cognitive abilities for elderly people with poor cognitive ability to activate the brains of users' cognition, memory, and attention to prevent and treat dementia I want to contribute.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 노인 치매예방을 위해 스마트폰에서 제공되고 있는 치매예방 게임 앱과 치매진단 앱의 이용에 대한 유용성 및 그 기대효과를 예측하는 것이다. 연구방법은 첫째, 치매예방프로그램의 효과성을 검증하기 위하여 사용되고 있는 6개의 치매진단도구를 선정하고 각 진단도구가 검증하고 있는 인지기능영역을 추출하였다. 둘째는 29개의 스마트폰 치매예방 게임 앱과 치매관리 앱을 선정하여 이 앱들을 이용한 이후의 기대효과를 치매진단도구에서 추출된 인지영역과 연계하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 스마트폰 치매예방 앱을 이용하여 지속적으로 게임을 하거나 치매관리를 할 경우 특정 영역의 인지기능을 증진함으로써 치매예방 관리에 도움이 될 것으로 기대되었다. 스마트폰 치매예방 앱은 시공간을 초월한 이용의 용이성, 지속적 사용성 그리고 경제성을 통하여 오프라인으로 운영되고 있는 치매예방프로그램의 한계점을 보완함으로써 노인의 인지능력을 증진시키고 치매를 예방하는 데 유용할 것이다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.182-191
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 치매예방프로그램을 적용하여 치매지식, 우울, 인지기능에 미치는 영향을 확인하는 것이다. 본 연구는 비동등성 대조군 사전 사후 유사실험설계(Nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design)로 실험군 30명, 대조군 31명 총 61명의 노인을 대상으로 하였으며, SPSS WIN 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 독립표본 t-test로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 실험군은 대조군에 비하여 치매지식(t=3.976, p<.001), 인지기능(t=3.048, p<.05)에서 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 치매예방프로그램은 노인의 치매지식과 인지기능을 향상시킴을 확인하였다. 그러므로 미국의 다른 도시에 거주하는 한인노인들에게 치매예방을 위한 프로그램을 적용한 후속연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.