• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of laughter therapy on arthralgia, ankylosis, depression and sleep of elderly housebound women suffering from osteoarthritis. Methods: The study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 48 elderly women: 23 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The experimental group received laughter therapy twice a week for 4 weeks. The results were analyzed by using $X^2$-test, ANCOVA, and t-test with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: The results showed that laughter therapy had a significant statistical effective in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression and improving the quality of sleep as evidenced by the differences between the two groups. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that laughter therapy is an effective nursing intervention reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression and improving the quality of sleep in these women. Therefore, it is necessary to develop laughter therapy as an independent nursing intervention for elderly women with osteoarthritis who are housebound.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2009

Purpose: To investigate the relationships among stress, depression, family function, and activities of daily living in elderly females. Methods: Using a descriptive correlation for the study design, data was collected from 134 elderly females older than 60 years of age. Result: The level of depression among the subjects was 6.04($\pm5.30$) and level of stress was 1.62($\pm.70$). The performance capacity of the activities of daily living was 17.79($\pm0.87$), and the instrumental activities of daily living was 22.33($\pm2.66$). The family function was 2.82($\pm3.47$). Depression and stress showed a positive correlation(p<.001) and had a negative correlation with family function(p=.025), as the correlation with instrumental activities of daily living was negatively related(p=.008). Stress had a positive relationship with family function(p<.001). and was negatively related to instrumental activities of daily living (p=.041). Conclusion: For health promotion of elderly females, it is critical to make an effort to establish and constantly develop a program, as well as policy for the health of the elderly considering and understanding gender differences.

• 한국노년학
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.451-465
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 외로움을 통제한 상태에서 독거와 우울의 관계가 유의미한지 분석하는 것이다. 본 연구의 자료는 춘천 지역 65세 이상 노인 조사자료 1,000명이며, 회귀분석을 활용한 경로분석을 통해 분석결과를 도출하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 독거여부에 따라 외로움 수준은 유의미한 차이를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 독거여부에 따라 외로움에 유의미한 차이가 나는 것은 독거노인의 경우 동거노인에 비해 친밀한 관계와의 접촉빈도가 적고, 이로 인해 소속감이나 친밀한 관계가 있다는 느낌을 받지 못하기 때문으로 보인다. 둘째, 외로움을 통제하는 경우 독거는 우울에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것은 아니지만 외로움을 매개로 한 간접적인 영향은 유의미한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.219-230
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• 2015

Purpose: This research study not only examine the relationship between cognitive function, IADL, depression and quality of life, but also clarifies factors impacting quality of life for the elderly. The purpose of this study is to administer health promotion programs and to improve quality of life for the elderly. Methods: Data were collected from May 20, to June 10, 2014. The participants were 157 elderly persons with mild cognitive injury (MCI), who had under 23 points on MoCa-K from three different senior welfare centers in Daejeon. The questionnaires were conducted by four university students after receiving instruction from the researcher and consisted of general characteristics, cognitive function, depression and quality of life. SPSS WIN 19.0 program was used for data analysis. Results: Cognitive function showed positive correlation with quality of life (r=175, p=.028). IADL did not show correlation with quality of life (r=-.005, p=.947). However cognitive function(r=-.344, p<.001) and depression (r=-.623, p<.001) showed negative correlation with quality of life. In addition, the factors impacting quality of life were cognitive function (${\beta}=.14$, p=.29) and depression (${\beta}=-.61$, p<.001) which accounted for 39% of quality of life. Conclusion: These findings showed that the participants had depression and their cognitive function was low. As a result, the more participants' cognitive function decreased, the more their quality of life decreased. In addition, the more their depression decreased, the more their quality of life improved.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.289-299
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• 2017

본 연구는 만성 통증이 있는 노인의 통증, 수면, 우울이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 지역사회 65세 이상 노인 170명을 대상으로 2016년 7월 1일부터 9월 30일까지 수집된 자료를 다중 회귀 분석으로 분석하였다. 그 결과, 만성 통증 노인의 통증, 수면, 우울, 삶의 질은 일반적인 특성 중 성별, 나이, 생활 상태, 교육 수준, 경제적 상태, 주관적 건강 상태 및 우울증 치료 여부에 따른 유의적 차이가 나타났으며, 통증 관련 특성 중에서는 통증 정도, 통증 지속기간, 통증 시간에 따른 유의적인 차이가 있었다. 또한, 만성통증 노인의 삶의 질과 삶의 질 세부항목은 수면(.471, p<.001)과 양의 상관관계가, 통증(-.332, p<.001), 우울(-.720, p<.001)과는 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 만성통증 노인의 삶의 질에 유의미한 영향을 주는 요인은 주관적 건강 상태(${\beta}=.236$, p=.001), 우울증 진단 여부(${\beta}=.123$, p=.048), 우울(${\beta}=-.526$, p<.001)이었으며, 우울 관련 요인이 가장 영향력이 높았다. 따라서 만성 통증을 가진 노인들의 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위해서는 우울증과 통증을 줄이기 위한 간호 및 관리 프로그램을 마련해야 할 것이다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1012-1020
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to describe physical health and depression status, as well as to assessing factors that influence the physical health status. Method: The data was collected from July to August 2000. Study participants were 252 community-dwelling elderly who were recruited from 10 senior centers located in Seoul, Korea. Their physical health status was measured using the Physical Health Status Measurement Scale developed by Choi and Jung (1991), and depression was measured using BDI-II developed by Beck et al. (1996). Results: 1) The physical health status score was 4.00 $\pm$0.68 (range :1- 5). The sub-dimension that showed the highest score was personal hygiene ability at 4.62$\pm$0.95, and the lowest score was sexual function at 2.20$\pm$1.38. 2. The depression score was 17.99+9.79 (range : 0-63). Regarding the sub-dimensions, the depression scores were higher in the domain of interest with sexuality, general weakness, difficulty in concentration, and fatigue. 3. Deeper levels of depression were correlated with a declining physical health status. 4. The most influential factor on physical health was depression, and the explaining variance was 31.68%. Conclusion: It is concluded that elder subjects in senior centers had fairly good physical health and self-care ability. Also, they did not have significantly high levels of depression. Therefor, health promotion of elderly, it is recommended that elder individuals should be regarded as a respectful and useful segment of our society. Along with this basic concept, there should be a social milieu that does not snow prejudice. Moreover, health care professionals should give more attention to helping the elderly achieve a minimal level of ALD, and, particularly, to raise sexuality and help energize the lives of elder individuals.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between spiritual well-being, depression, and health status of elderly women in a community for providing the basic data necessary to improve the practice of nursing. Method: The participants were 295 elderly women, over 65 years old in Gwangju and Kyongbuk province, Korea. The data were collected between April 15th and June 15, 2003 using a structured questionnaire and were analyzed using SPSS Win 8.0. Result: Factors such as religious belief (p<.001), type of religion (p<.001), participation of worship (p<.001), significance of religion (p<.001), education(p=.001), spouse(p=.015), financial supporter(p=.001), and living satisfaction(p<.001) showed a statistically significant relation with spiritual well-being. There was a negative correlation between spiritual well-being and depression(r=-0.32, p<.001),and between health status and depression(r=-0.50, p<.001). However, there was a positive correlation between spiritual well-being and health status(r=0.32, p<.001). Conclusion: In order to promote spiritual well-being in elderly women, it is necessary to develop a nursing intervention program classified by the type of religions, followed by studies on the results of proven intervention programs.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to show the effect of walking exercise on physiological index, physical fitness, self-esteem. depression. and life satisfaction in institutionalized elderly women aged over 70. Sample and Method: Data were collected from subjects who consented to participate in this program for eight weeks from the 2nd of July to the 27th of August 2005. The subjects were divided into two groups, 26 subjects in the experimental group who had walking exercise and 30 in the control group who did not have walking exercise. The intensity of the walking exercise allowed 50-65% of the maximum heartbeat. Results: The results of the experiment supported the hypothesis that the experimental group would have higher flexibility, left grip strength, sense of equilibrium, self-esteem and life satisfaction and lower depression than the control group. Conclusion: Walking exercise has the effect of decreasing diastolic blood pressure together with improvement in flexibility, left grip strength, sense of equilibrium, self-esteem, depression and life satisfaction for institutionalized elderly women aged over 70. According to the results presented above, walking exercise can be strongly recommended for improving the health of institutionalized elderly women.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

Purpose: This study was to evaluate the effects of a lettuce-based sleep promotion program on sleep, depression, and life satisfaction of the elderly in the community. Methods: Data collection was conducted from April 19 to May 28, 2021, and 49 elderly people with sleep disorders over the age of 60 living in G province. The program consisted of a total of 6 weeks, and evaluated sleep patterns, insomnia severity, depression, and life satisfaction. The collected data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS/WIN 23.0 program descriptive statistics and paired t-test. Results: As a result, the lettuce-based sleep promotion program was found to be effective for total sleep time (t=-2.71, p=.009), deep sleep (t=-3.98, p<.001), insomnia severity (t=10.11, p<.001), depression (t=2.14, p=.038), and life satisfaction (t=-2.15, p=.036). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that this program should be used as a non-pharmacological intervention to promote sleep of the elderly.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to analyze the correlation between cognition, depression and leisure activity in elderly people above 65 years of age, and to improve their health and quality of life by providing baseline data for occupational therapy intervention. This investigation was performed on 118 elderly people above 65 years of age who lived in local community and two senior welfare centers. In order to collect the data, we used MMSE-K, KDS, Questionnaire for leisure activity. The depression of elderly people was negatively correlated with their cognition(p<.01) and leisure activity(p<.001), whereas cognition was positively correlated with their leisure activity(p<.01). In conclusion, the correlation between cognition, depression and leisure activity of elderly people appeared statistically significant. Therefore, leisure activity program should be designed through additional research and effectively provided in nursing home and community senior welfare center to prevent depression increase and cognitive decline.