• 대한간호학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was done to determine whether muscle strength training programs have an impact on improving symptoms of urinary incontinence (UI) and physical function among elderly women with UI who reside in long-term care facilities. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants had to be over 65 years, score over 15 score on the mini-mental state examination, and be able to walk alone or with an assistant. Seventy residents were randomly allocated to either the training group (n=35) or control group (n=35). The program consisted of 50 minutes, twice a week for 8 weeks, and included Kegel's exercise, Thera-band training and indoor walking. Main outcomes were UI symptoms, peak vaginal pressure and physical functions measured with timed up and go test (TUG), one leg standing test (OLST), activities of daily living (ADL) and grip strength. Changes in outcome measurements were calculated from baseline to 4 weeks and to 8 weeks using repeated measures ANOVA. Results: There were significant differences in peak vaginal pressure (p<.001), TUG (p<.001), OLST (p=.012) and grip strength (p<.001) in the interaction between groups and time. Conclusion: Future studies are suggested to confirm the effect of muscle strength training in long-term care facilities where elderly women with UI reside.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.246-260
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• 2013

본 연구는 노인요양시설 종사자의 감성지능과 그들이 경험하는 갈등관계가 직무만족에 미치는 영향을 분석하고, 감성지능과 갈등관계가 직무만족에 미치는 영향에 있어서 소통의 조절효과를 알아보았다. 연구 대상은 경기도 지역의 장기요양기관의 종사자 379명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 요인분석, 신뢰도 분석, t-test, ANOVA, 위계적 회귀분석, 조절회귀분석을 하였다. 연구결과는 첫째, 감성지능의 자기감정이해, 타인감정이해, 감정활용, 감정관리 요인은 직무만족과 정(+)의 관계가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 갈등관계 요인 중 클라이언트의 보호자와 상사와의 갈등이 직무만족의 요인인 관계성에 부(-)의 영향을 미친다. 셋째, 소통은 갈등관계와 직무만족의 요인 중 관계성과 보상 사이에서 부분적 조절효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.260-269
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• 2022

Background: Comprehensive medication management is essential to achieve safe and optimal drug use for the elderly in long-term care facilities (LTCF). This study aimed to develop eligibility criteria for "Comprehensive medication management program in LTCF" using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM). Furthermore, we attempted to estimate the number of beneficiaries who met the criteria by analyzing the National Health Insurance claims data. Methods: Twelve criteria were selected initially. We composed a panel of 14 experts with expertise in long-term care. We conducted two survey rounds to reach a consensus. Rating for appropriateness and decision regarding agreement were applied per RAM. We analyzed the National Health Insurance data to estimate the number of LTCF residents who met each eligibility criterion. Results: Of the 11 items agreed upon, ten items were determined to be appropriate. In 2018, 83.6% of 165,994 residents of LTCF met one or more eligibility criteria. The largest number of subjects met the "New residents of LTCF" criterion, followed by "Take high-alert drugs" and "Chronic excessive polypharmacy." Since the items evaluated as most appropriate by the expert panel and those with a large number of subjects were similar, we confirmed the external validity of our criteria. Conclusion: It is worth noting that this is the first attempt to establish the eligibility criteria for medication management in LTCF. Further preliminary research is needed to identify the selected subjects' drug-related problems and revise the criteria according to the results.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.340-355
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of non-pharmacological sleep intervention programs in improving sleep quality among older adults in long-term care facilities. Methods: A literature search and selection was performed on nine different databases using the guidelines of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). Overall, 14 studies met the inclusion criteria and were systematically reviewed. For the meta-analysis, the effect size was estimated using the random-effects model in Review Manager (RevMan) desktop version 5.4 of the Cochrane Library. Results: The meta-analysis of overall non-pharmacological interventions obtained a total effect size of 1.0 (standardized mean difference [SMD]=1.0, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.64~1.35), which was statistically significant (Z=5.55, p<.001). The most frequently studied non-pharmacological intervention was aroma therapy, with an effect size of 0.61 (SMD=0.61, 95% CI: 0.14~1.08), which was statistically significant (Z=2.55, p=.010). In the subgroup analysis, group-based interventions, interventions for >4 weeks, and untreated control studies were more effective. Conclusion: This study confirms that non-pharmacological interventions are effective in improving sleep quality among older adults in long-term care facilities. However, the sample size was small and the risk of bias in assessing the interventions of individual studies was unclear or high, thereby limiting the generalizability of the results. Further reviews that evaluate randomized control trials, evidence-based interventions that consider older adult participants' physical activity levels, different intervention methods and durations, and different control group intervention types are needed to obtain more conclusive evidence.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.215-224
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• 2012

본 연구는 장기요양시설 입소노인을 대상으로 시설적응 특성, 시설적응과 일상생활수행능력, 자기효능감, 시설의 질과의 관계를 확인하고, 및 시설적응에 영향요인을 확인하기 위해서 시도되었다. 연구대상은 2011년 1월 2일부터 3월 15일까지, 수도권 소재 9곳 노인요양시설에 거주하는 인지기능이 정상인 65세 이상 노인 177명이었으며, 수집된 자료는 빈도, 백분율, 평균과 표준편차, t/F 검정, 상관관계분석 및 단계적 다중회귀분석을 실시하여 분석하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 시설의 적응은 입소결정자(p=.004), 종교(p=.027), 입소동기(p=.009)에서 차이가 있었다. 둘째, 시설의 적응은 일상수행능력, 시설의 질과 약한 순상관 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 노인의 시설적응에 영향요인으로 입소결정자, 입소동기 개인면담, 종교, 지각한 건강상태가 나타났으며 22.8%의 설명력을 나타냈다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 시설입소 노인의 시설적응을 돕고 시설적응을 증진하기 위한 간호중재의 근거자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 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.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2020

Background: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the income support allowance policy for the care workers on wage level. Methods: The analysis data was constructed using database (DB) of long-term care institution, DB of long-term care personnel status, and DB of health insurance qualification and contribution possessed by National Health Insurance Services. We analyzed the wage status of care workers 2009 to 2016 through basic analysis. We used the difference-in-difference analysis method for the workers who worked in the same institution from 2012 to 2013, The effects of the income allowance policy on wage increase were analyzed. Results: As a result of the net effect of the income support allowance policy, the monthly average wage of the care worker increased by 25,676 won and the hourly wage increased by 478 won. As a result of the analysis, it can be confirmed that the income support allowance policy has achieved some of the goals of raising the wage level of the care workers, and the effect of raising wages for other occupations in the long-term care business can be confirmed. Conclusion: The low wage problem of long-term care workers such as care workers is not the only problem in Korea. In other countries, there are various wage support policies for employees. In particular, it is necessary to refer to the improvement in the treatment of care workers in Japan and wage pass-through in the United States. In addition to wages, there is a need to promote policies to provide employment motivation through efforts to improve their social status and improve their job status and career development for employees in long-term care facilities.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.187-219
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• 2017

본 연구는 직무스트레스 요인인 장기요양기관 내 위험발생가능성과 감정부조화가 요양보호사의 소진과 이직의도에 미치는 직접효과를 살펴봄과 동시에 스트레스요인들이 소진을 매개로 이직의도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 검증하여 요양보호사의 이직의도를 감소시킬 대안을 제시하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위해 노인요양시설 요양보호사 434명에 대한 설문조사자료가 수집되었고, 구조방정식 모형을 구축하여 수집된 자료를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 요양보호사가 위험발생가능성을 높게 인식할수록 소진과 이직의도가 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 장기요양기관 내 위험발생가능성은 소진을 매개로 요양보호사의 이직의도에 유의미한 영향을 미쳐 위험발생가능성이 이직의도에 미치는 간접효과가 확인되었고 소진은 두 변수 사이에서 부분매개 역할을 하였다. 셋째, 요양보호사의 감정부조화 현상이 증가할수록 소진의 정도는 높아졌으나 감정부조화가 이직의도에 미치는 직접적인 영향은 없는 것으로 나타났으며 감정부조화와 이직의도사이에서 소진의 완전매개역할이 확인되었다. 넷째, 요양보호사가 경험하는 소진현상이 증가할수록 이직의도는 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 토대로 요양보호사의 이직을 예방하기 위한 제언을 하였다.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.329-338
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to develop an infection control e-learning training program for long-term care facility care workers to prevent emerging infectious diseases and evaluate its effectiveness. Method: The program was developed using the analysis design development implementation evaluation (ADDIE) model. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated for 30 care workers. The knowledge and performance of the care workers before and after the program were analyzed by a t-test. Results: In the analysis stages, a literature review on infection control, knowledge and performance of infection control, and education needs was performed, and focus group interviews with ten care workers were conducted. In the design stage, education topics, educational content, and educational methods were selected for the program. A video was produced centered on eight themes. In the development stage, a system for education was developed, and each topic was uploaded. In the implementation stage, the program was applied to 30 care workers, and a questionnaire was administered. In the program's final evaluation, there was a significant difference in infection control knowledge (t=3.06, p=.005), and there was no significant difference in infection control performance. Conclusion: In this study, the necessary topics were finally selected by quantitatively and qualitatively analyzing the educational needs of care workers taking care of the elderly in long-term care facilities. It is necessary to understand the long-term effect and the degree of performance of the observation method in the future.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2019

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine factors affecting the positive feelings and care burden of elderly residents' primary caregivers in long-term care facilities. Methods: The survey was conducted between November and December 2018. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and 148 individuals voluntarily participated. The collected data were examined through descriptive statistical analysis using SPSS WIN ver.24.0, t-test, one-way Anova $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Factors that significantly affected caregivers' positive feelings included caregivers' education level(${\beta}=-.32$, p<.001), social support(${\beta}=.31$, p<.001), care burden(${\beta}=-.29$, p=.001), and total support fee(not more than 1.5million won)(${\beta}=-.18$, p=.012). The explanation power was as high as 40.0%(Adj $R^2=.40$). Factors that significantly affected caregivers' burden included social support(${\beta}=-.25$, p=.002), positive feelings(${\beta}=-.25$, p=.002), elderly individual's religion(${\beta}=-.17$, p=.007), and elderly individual's marriage status(${\beta}=.17$, p=.021). The explanation power was as high as 45.0%(Adj $R^2=.45$). Conclusion: Our results suggest that it is necessary to increase social support for elderly residents' primary caregivers in long-term care facilities. This can be helpful to decrease burden and enhance positive feelings in caregivers. We should also collect caregivers' information as well to provide appropriate assistance.