• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2010

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic musculoskeletal pain and depression on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) according to gender in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: The subjects of this study were 209 elderly individuals who were receiving visiting nursing services from a public health center located in Gangwon-do. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from March to April, 2008. SPSS/WIN 13.0 was used for data analysis. Results: Depression and HRQoL showed a significant difference between male and female subjects. There was a negative correlation between chronic musculoskeletal pain, depression, and HRQoL. In the male elderly, depression was the most significant predictor of HRQoL, while in the female elderly, chronic musculoskeletal pain was the most significant predictor of HRQoL. Conclusion: The study showed that chronic musculoskeletal pain was the variable with the highest explanatory power for HRQoL in the female elderly. Therefore, chronic musculoskeletal pain needs to be assessed and managed first in nursing interventions to improve HRQoL of the female elderly.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2011

Purpose: This paper was aimed to investigate the effect of laugher therapy on the pain, depression and sleep disturbance in elderly patients who admitted in long term care facility. Method: This study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A sample of 40 elderly patients (20: experimental group, 20: control group, 65 or older) were recruited. Visual analogue scale was used to measure level of pain level, Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form Korea Version (GDSSF-K) for depression. Sleep Scale for sleep. The laugher therapy was given twice a week for four weeks (8 times). Each therapy consists of preparatory, action and finishing stage. Data were analyzed by PASW 18.0. Results: The pain score in experimental group was significantly different from that in control group (t=4.17, p<.001). The level of depression in experimental group was significantly different from that in control group (Z=4.12, p<.000). The level of sleep in experimental group was not significantly different from that in control group (Z=-1.43, p<.152). Conclusion: A laugher therapy is expected to be practical used an efficient method of a nursing intervention to elderly patients in long term care facility.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2020

Purpose: This study attempted to classify the potential layer for pain in the middle-aged and elderly based on the seventh Aging Research Panel Survey (2018) data and to identify the degree of depression by potential layer. Methods: This study used data from the 2018 Aging Research Panel Survey, whose participants included 6,890 middle-aged and elderly people. The data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 22.0 and M-plus 8.0 for latent profile analysis. Results: In the study, Type 1 was a "general pain group", Type 2 was the "high back pain group", Type 3 was the "lower body pain group", Type 4 was the "shoulder pain group", and Type 5 was the "pain-free group", which included those who answered that there was no pain. Second, it was found that the variables such as gender, age, education, or not alone were statistically significant (p<.001). Third, the difference in income, subjective health conditions, depression according to the pain site type group were confirmed. Depression was significantly higher in the back pain group, lower body pain group, and shoulder pain group compared to the pain-free group. Conclusion: Developing integrative interventions is necessary to reduce depression using the pain coping skills in middle-aged and Elderly.

• 한국노년학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.865-885
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• 2008

본 연구는 한국 노인들의 자살사고와 관련된 문제들에 대해서 알아보고자 했다. 이를 위해 노인의 주관적 건강과 삶에 대한 전반적인 만족도에 의한 주관적인 삶의 질과 자아존중감이 우울을 매개변인으로 하여 자살사고에 미치는 영향에 대해서 검증하고자 한다. 본 연구를 위해 경기지역에 거주하는 만 65세 이상 노인 8,315명에 대한 자료를 수집하였다. 연구결과, 참가자 전체 노인들의 주관적인 삶의 질, 자아존중감 및 우울은 모두 자살사고에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 그리고 신체적 병력 유 무에 따라 두 집단으로 나누고 우울을 매개변인으로 하여 노인의 삶의 질, 자아존중감이 직접 또는 간접적으로 자살사고에 유의한 영향을 미치는지 알아보았다. 그 결과 신체적 병력을 가진 노인의 우울이 신체적 병력이 없는 노인에 비해서 가장 강력하게 자살사고에 더 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 우울은 자살과 관련하여 가장 중요한 정신건강의 문제라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구를 통해 노인의 주관적인 삶의 질을 향상 시키고 노인의 자살사고를 감소시키는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Lavender inhalation on sleep, depression and stress of institutionalized elderly. Methods: The methods used in the study follows a non-equivalent pre- and post-test design. 39 institutionalized elderly were recruited using a convenient sampling method that assigned them to the experimental or the control group. The experimental group were then provided with essential Lavender oil, as part of the aroma inhalation intervention, to inhale before sleeping for 7 days. The collected data were analysed with SPSS 18.0 (windows program), using frequency percentage (%), a Chi-square test and an independent t-test. Results: The results were that the experimental group had significantly higher sleep status scores(t=5.195, p=.000), and lower depression scores (t=-5.479, p=.000), physical stress scores (t=-5.741, p=.000) and psychological stress scores (t=-4.233, p=.000) than those in the control group. Conclusion: This study suggests that aroma inhalation, as part of aroma therapy, be applied and comprehensively adopted as a method of nursing intervention for improvement of sleep, depression and stress for institutionalized elderly.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.258-269
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• 2019

Purpose: This study examined the effects of an integrated activity program on the self-efficacy and depression of underprivileged elderly women living alone. Methods: The participants recruited were fifty underprivileged elderly women living alone in D city. Data were collected from September 1 to October 1, 2015. To test the effects of the integrated activity program, the participants were divided into two matched groups, an experimental group (N=25) and control group (N=25). The data were analyzed with a ${\chi}^2-test$, Fisher's exact probability test, and t-test using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program. Results: After attending the integrated activity program, significant differences between the experimental group and control group were found for self-efficacy (t=9.19, p<.001) and depression (t=-18.31, p<.001). Conclusion: The results indicate that the integrated activity program enhances self-efficacy and reduces depression in underprivileged elderly women living alone. Therefore, this program is a good strategy that community mental health nurses can use to improve the mental health of underprivileged elderly women living alone.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: The participants were 133 elderly people dwelling in a community. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and Stepwise multiple regression with SPSS. Results: The predictors of quality of life in the elderly were depression, physical symptoms, and social support. Depression and physical symptoms had a significant negative correlation with HRQoL and social support had a significant positive correlation with HRQoL. Among them, depression was shown as the most significant predictor of HRQoL in the elderly ($R^2$=.573, p<.001). Conclusion: These results indicate that strategies to relieve depression should be integrated in interventions to improve the QoL of older adults dwelling in a community residence.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.866-882
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was: 1) To investigate health status(health behavior, health problem and cognition), depression and social support of elderly beneficiaries of the National Basic Livelihood Security System. 2) To identify the relationships among health status, depression and social support. Methods: This descriptive study used a cross-sectional design. The study sample was a total of 883 elderly recipients supported from the National Basic Livelihood Security System. Quotas for sampling were designed and conducted nationwide throughout Korea. Results: The mean age was 76.2 and the 79.6% of the sample were female. The scores for the health behavior, health problem, ADL, and cognition were 23.9, 4.4, 39.6 and 24.9, respectively. Additionally, the depression score was 19.8 and the social support score was 63.2. Gender, age, education, religion, marital status and monthly income were found as important variables in increasing health status and in decreasing depression among the elderly. Furthermore, depression showed a positive correlation with health problems, but showed negative correlations with health behavior, ADL, and cognition. The upper 25% of social support recipients suffered less depression than the lower 25% of the recipients. Subjects with more social supports had higher ADL scores and less health problem. Conclusion: These findings provide significant practical implications for nursing intervention, including social support for the elderly receiving assistance from the National Basic Livelihood Security System.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.119-129
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• 2006

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the status of depression and the cognitive function among the elderly over 65 years of age who use the welfare facilities for the aged in the community. Methods: For this study the data were collected from March 27, 2006 to April 14, 2006. Subjects were 92 elderly over 65 years old. The level of depression was estimated with the Beck Depression Inventory, and the cognitive function with the modified Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ). The Data were analyzed using frequencies, t-test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient with the SPSS/PC program. Results: The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1. The mean score was 13.09 for depression and 8.27 for cognitive function. 2. Analysis according to the demographic characteristics confirmed a statistically significant difference on the level of cognitive function between the elderly who live alone and those who live together(f=4.293, p<0.01) 3. The percentage of the severely and mildly impaired in cognitive function was 7.6% and 6.5%, respectively. 4. The variables of age(f=11.17, p<0.01), educational level(f=15.23, p<0.01), martial status(f=4.084, p<0.01), and economic activity(t=4.41, p<0.01) showed a significant effect on cognitive function. 5. There was no relationship between depression and cognitive function. Conclusion: Social support and a variety of programs at welfare facilities in the community were recommended in order to reduce depression and cognitive impairment in the elderly.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.706-716
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 노인요양시설의 이용만족도와 일상생활 스트레스가 노인의 우울과 자아존중감에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 서울과 중부권 지역의 노인요양시설 8개소의 입소노인 271명이며. 2013년 3월 10일부터 8월 25일까지 설문조사를 통해 데이터를 수집하였다. 분석 결과, 노인요양시설의 서비스 이용 만족이 우울을 낮추고 의료재활서비스 만족은 우울을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 시설환경에 대한 만족수준이 높을수록 자아존중감이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 일상생활 스트레스 중 가족관계와 관련된 스트레스는 우울을 높이고 자아존 중감을 낮추며 주거환경에 관한 스트레스도 자아존중감을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 노인요양시설의 이용만족도보다는 일상생활 스트레스가 노인의 우울과 자아존중감을 더 잘 설명하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 우울과 자아존중감의 여러 영향요인 중 본 연구에서는 가족관계와 관련된 스트레스가 가장 강력한 예측인자인 것으로 나타났다.