• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the Wii Balance Board (WBB)-based jump performance for the elderly and to confirm the difference in jump performance according to age. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: 40 young adults (aged 22.5±2.2 years) and 33 elderly (aged 75.1±5.2 years) without orthopedics disease participated in this study. Standing on the WBB then, with the signal "start," jump vertically to the maximum height at which you can jump, land on the force plate after jump and keep it standing on both feet. All subjects were required to practice the jump sufficiently before starting the measurement, each measuring three times, and the mean values were used. A one-minute break was provided between each trial. Evaluators waited within 1meter for every test to prepare for fall. Results: The vertical ground reaction force of elderly and young adults when jumping using WBB showed a significant difference (p<0.05) and demonstrated discriminant validity. Between two groups, there were significant differences in overall jump time (p<0.05), maximum value (p<0.05), minimum value (p<0.05), center of pressure (COP) pathlength (p<0.05), and flight time p<0.05). Conclusions: This study found that performing the vertical jump, the elderly showed longer jump time, lower vertical ground reaction force, COP pathlength and shorter flight phase than healthy young adults using WBB and demonstrated that as a measurement tool, WBB discriminated vertical jump performance between elderly and young adults.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.191-200
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• 2020

본 연구는 노인들의 교육과 소득정도에 따른 구강건강상태 및 관리행태와 치과이용행태를 파악하여, 노인구강건강 증진에 대한 정책과 제도를 마련하기 위한 근거자료를 제시하고자 실시하였다. 자료조사는 2019년 8월 19일부터 2019년 10월 25일까지 대전지역에 거주하는 노인 224명을 대상으로 실시하였으며, 수집된 자료는 chi-square test와 logistic regression analysis 등으로 분석하였다. 그 결과 구강건강상태 및 관리행태는 틀니사용, 임플란트사용, 구강위생용품사용, 구강보건교육경험, 구강건강관리방법에서 교육과 소득정도에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다. 치과이용행태도 교육과 소득정도에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 연령, 교육 정도, 임플란트사용 여부, 치과이용의 주된 이유가 치과이용에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 나타났다. 이에 본 연구를 토대로 교육 및 소득정도를 고려한 국가적 차원의 제도적 방안이 마련되어 노인들의 구강건강의 삶의 질이 향상될 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2022

Background: This study aimed to identify patterns of elderly patients who transferred from long-term care hospitals to emergency rooms and provide the evidence of emergency medical systems to prepare for a super-aged society. Methods: The data source was the National Emergency Department Information System database from January 2014 to December 2019 in Korea. We performed a cross-sectional study among elderly patients (≥65 years) who transferred from a long-term care hospital to an emergency room. Trend analysis was conducted by year. Results: We identified 225,765 elderly patients who were transferred from long-term care hospitals to emergency rooms between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2019. The proportion of the study population and their mean age were recently increased (p<0.001, respectively). The proportion of elderly patients being re-transferred (p=0.049) and the patients re-transferred to long-term care hospitals is significantly increased (p=0.005). Conclusion: The establishment of efficient emergency medical services for an aging society is important. It is necessary to develop a healthcare network with the government, long-term care hospitals, and medical institutions in the community suitable for preventing disease deterioration.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 노인 오토바이 운수사고 입원환자의 노인분류에 따른 특성을 분석하여 노인 오토바이 운수사고의 손상 예방 대책을 마련하기 위한 기초자료의 제공에 있다. 2015년~2019년의 질병관리청 퇴원손상심층조사 자료 중 오토바이 운수사고로 입원한 노인 입원환자 1,384명을 대상으로 카이제곱검정, 독립표본 t-검정, 정준상관분석을 실시하였다. 진료 및 치료 정보 특성은 연소 노인과 고령 노인 모두 두개내 손상(S06)이 많았고, 손상 부위와 손상 유형은 각각 머리/목, 골절이 가장 많았다. 손상 발생 장소는 길/간선도로, 손상 시 활동은 이동중이 가장 많았다. 이상의 연구결과로 볼 때, 노인 오토바이 운수사고의 특성을 파악하여 이들을 집중적으로 관리하기 위한 국가적 차원의 예방 교육 및 정책 수립이 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 이 연구는 손상 예방과 감소를 위한 대책 마련 및 정책 개발에 필요한 기초 자료를 제공했다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2023

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting social discrimination experience on depression in the early and late elderly by region. Methods: This study used data from the National Survey of Older Koreans 2020. The subject of the study was the elderly aged 65 or older, and it was analyzed as those who responded. In order to analyze the effect of social discrimination experiences on depression, it was analyzed through binary logistic regression analysis. Results: The results of this study showed that the elderly who experienced social discrimination had a significant effect on depression. In addition, when four groups experienced social discrimination when using restaurants or coffee shops, depression was commonly affected. In addition, when both city and rural areas experience social discrimination when using sales facilities in social discrimination in the elderly, city areas are 2.21 times more likely to experience depression and 3.52 times more likely to experience depression in rural areas. The late elderly are more likely to experience 3.04 times more likely to experience social discrimination when using restaurants or coffee shops in city areas, and 3.03 times more likely to experience depression when experiencing social discrimination to make major decisions in the family in rural areas. Conclusion: In conclusion, it is necessary to prepare alternatives to prevent depression and improve mental health suitable for the characteristics of age and residential area. In addition, it suggests that personal and social efforts are needed to solve the problem of social discrimination in order to reduce depression in the elderly.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.161-183
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• 2011

본 연구는 변화하는 고령화사회에 대응하고 노인문제에 대비하기 위하여 교육적 차원에서 고등학생들이 자신의 노후를 준비할 수 있도록 '성공적인 노후생활 준비교육'을 위한 가정과 수업을 설계하고 개발하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 실천적 문제 중심 교수 학습 과정안을 개발하였다. 2007년 개정 교육과정과 해설서를 분석하여 실천적 문제를 설정하고, 2007년 개정 교육과정과 제 7차 교육과정의 기술 가정, 가정과학, 인간발달 교과서, 청소년 대상 노인교육에 관한 선행연구의 내용 요소를 분석하여 5개의 공통 주제를 선정하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 수업의 최종목표를 설정하였다. 실천적 문제는 '노후에 성공적이고 자립적인 생활을 하기 위해 우리는 무엇을 해야 하는가?이고, 주제는 고령화사회와 인구변화, 노인의 특성, 노후준비, 노인돌보기, 노인복지서비스이며, 선정된 5개의 주제는 다시 고령화사회와 노인에 대한 이해, 노후에 대한 개인 가족 사회의 준비 영역으로 나누어 재구성하였다. 수업의 최종 목표는 '고령화사회와 노인의 특성을 이해하고 자신의 행복한 노년의 삶을 준비하기 위해 현재 노인 문제가 발생한 배경을 비판적으로 추론하여 원인을 규명하고, 성공적이고 자립적인 노후를 준비할 수 있는 대안을 합리적으로 모색하며, 대안의 파급효과를 추론하여 가장 최선의 방법을 선택할 수 있는 문제해결능력을 기를 수 있다'로 설정하였다. 실천적 문제 중심 교수 학습 과정안은 총 5차시의 실천적 추론 수업으로 개발되었다. 이에 따라 실천적 문제 중심 '노후생활 준비교육'의 후속 연구로서, 고등학생의 노후준비교육을 일반화 할 수 있도록 보다 많은 학교 현장에서 정규 교과목 수업에 적용하여 그 효과를 검증하는 연구가 실시되기를 바라며, 실천적 추론 수업과 강의식 수업과의 비교 연구가 이루어져 실천적 추론 수업의 효과를 검증할 수 있는 후속연구가 필요함을 제언하였다.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2009

Recently, the service for nursing home has been transforming in an overall way, and along with that, the supply of the recuperation facilities for the elderly has been expanding. However, the quantitative expansion of those facilities has not been accompanied by the qualitative supply. In consideration of those shortcomings of the existing facilities, it may be necessary to ensure an improvement in qualitative terms. This study investigated and analyzed the Nursing home, examined the current situation, reconsidered the state of recuperation facilities for the elderly as part of effort to prepare for the silver society, and present measures for improvement in an attempt not to repeat mistakes that have been observed in the existing facilities in planning Nursing home that will be open and built in the upcoming days, which aimed to provide basic data that can be used in the future and explore the direction of relevant design.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.765-774
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• 2007

Aging rate of rural area in our country is relatively high compared to that of the urban area. Thus, the introduction of meal service for the elderly residing in the rural area is necessary for their better living quality. Food habit, health and the nutritive intake conditions during the busy farming season were surveyed and comparative analysis of dietary intake for the introduction of meal service in pavilion of the elderly living in Chungnam, Kangwon, Jeonnam and Kyungbuk was performed for basic reference data of meal service introduction to the pavilion of the elderly in rural area. In general subject, the male elderly had a significant difference in marital state and showed that 79.4% was married and 20% was separated by death(P<0.05). In allowance, there were no significant difference but most of them lived with less then three hundred thousand won and especially, female lived with less then one hundred thousand won. In health state, the female elderly showed significant difference on difficulty with every day activity but with small trouble although they had to prepare their own meal(P<0.05). The condition dental health conditions of the female elderly had a significant difference showing bad conditions in following order; Kangwon(48%)>Chungnam(38.1%)>Kyungbuk(22.9%)>Jeonnam(22.5%)(p<0.05). The female elderly showed a significant difference in usage of denture and number of the female elderly without using the denture were very high(p<0.05). In nutrition intake condition, amount of sodium was very high but intakes of fiber and calcium were relatively 1ow(P<0.05). Meal service introduction in the pavilion of the elderly is suggested for the improvement of the life quality of the elderly in rural area. When developing the menu for them, conditions such as shortage of the fiber and calcium in diets, the dental conditions should be considered.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.486-491
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• 2013

In performing upper blepharoplasty in the elderly, looking younger and keeping the eyelids harmonious with the rest of the face have to be achieved at the same time. The most important goal in upper blepharoplasty for aging is correcting the drooping upper eyelid skin, and in this process, the surgeon may or may not create a double eyelid fold. The pros and cons have to be fully discussed with the patient, but the author personally prefers creating a double fold unless the patient refuses, because it is efficient in correcting and preventing further drooping of the skin. In most patients, the brow is elevated to compensate for the drooping eyelid, and when the drooping is corrected, brow ptosis may ensue. The surgeon has to prepare for these consequences before performing the procedure, and estimate the exact amount of skin to be excised. In the elderly, the skin and the orbicularis oculi muscle is thin, with a decreased amount of subcutaneous fat and retro-orbicularis oculi fat, and in most cases, excision of the skin alone is enough to correct the deformity. Removing large portions of soft tissue may also prolong the recovery period. Unlike younger patients, the lower skin flap should not be stretched too much in the elderly, as it may create an aggressive looking appearance. A few wrinkles in the lower flap should remain untouched to create a natural look. In this article, the author's own methods of performing an aging blepharoplasty are described specifically, with a step-by-step guide and surgical tips.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.584-598
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• 2011

The age structure has been experiencing substantial change due to the decreased birth rate as well as the increased life expectancy. Gorge Magnus, an English economist, casts warnings of population ageing which has the potential of huge socioeconomic impact human society has never experienced before. The prediction that proportion of elderly people in need of oral health care will increase substantially is a new challenge to dentists in the future. The old paradigm that the aged person is just the person who was born earlier and needs the same conventional oral health care should be shifted to the new one. Elderly people tend to express their political interest related with health care system by actively participating in the national elections. The need to sustain economic status for the extended life span makes them seek eagerly esthetic health care to maintain sound social function. Most of them are under multiple chronic diseases and take related medicines. In addition, many studies report about mental change as well as physical change among the aged people. Since the prevalence of dental diseases among the aged is higher than other chronic devastating diseases, the aged seeking oral health care will increase. The aged who has different physical and psychological status as well as chronic disease and related medicine will show unexpected response to the conventional oral health care. In addition, the impact of tooth loss is substantial physically, mentally and emotionally. Dentist should prepare different approaches for the elderly dental patient.