• 사회복지연구
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.31-56
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• 2013

한국에서 2008년부터 시행된 노인장기요양보험제도는 요양욕구가 인정된 모든 노인에게 장기요양서비스 공급이라는 사회적 지원을 제도화하였다. 이를 계기로 한국 노인돌봄의 사회적, 제도적 환경은 새롭게 형성되었다. 이러한 새로운 조건에서 가족돌봄의 위치와 의미를 재조명하고자 하는 것이 본 연구의 문제의식이다. 이를 위해 공식적인 돌봄서비스를 이용하는 노인들에 대한 가족돌봄의 변화를 분석하였다. 분석의 초점은 공식과 비공식, 제도적 서비스와 가족돌봄의 통합으로서 노인돌봄의 양상을 파악하고 이 안에서 공식적 돌봄의 역할과 가족돌봄에서 일어난 변화를 파악하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 노인장기요양보험제도를 이용하는 가족돌봄자(노인의 배우자 및 자녀) 중 재가서비스 이용자 18명을 대상으로 심층면접조사를 실시하였고, 질적내용분석을 통해 연구결과를 도출하였다. 연구 결과, 표준화된 방문요양 및 방문목욕 등 노인장기요양서비스는 개별 사례별로 상이한 비중과 의미로 이용되고 있었다. 공식돌봄과 비공식 가족돌봄의 결합양상은 다양하게 나타났는데 본 연구에서는 네 가지 서로 다른 양상을 발견할 수 있었다. 요양보호사에 의한 노인장기요양서비스를 중심으로 노인돌봄을 구성하는 양상, 가족돌봄자가 다양한 돌봄자원을 동원하며 조정하는 역할을 하는 돌봄혼합의 양상, 중증노인이 재가서비스를 이용하면서 형성되는 노인돌봄의 양상, 그리고 무엇보다 노인장기요양보험제도의 현실화과정에서 공식돌봄과 비공식돌봄을 일치시키는 변종(hybrid)방식으로 가족요양보호사 방식의 노인돌봄 양상이 그것이다. 본 연구는 표준화되고 공식화된 노인장기요양보험제도의 재가서비스 이용이 실제 다양한 노인의 욕구와 가족돌봄자원이라는 현실을 만나면서 다양한 노인돌봄의 양상으로 현실화되고 있는 것을 드러냈다는 데 의미를 가진다. 이는 노인돌봄이 공식, 비공식 돌봄의 결합으로 작동하고 있음을 증명하는 것이며 공식적 돌봄서비스의 공급이 실제 가족돌봄의 조건과 현실 위에서 이루어져야 한다는 것을 보여준다. 따라서 노인장기요양서비스 공급에서 노인이용자의 삶의 조건이자 공간으로서 가족과 지역사회의 다양한 특성이 포함되어야 한다는 시사점을 준다고 하겠다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.803-814
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• 2010

2008년 7월 노인장기요양보험제도 도입으로 공적 급여가 시작된 장기요양서비스 중 복지용구는 노인의 자립생활 지원 및 가족의 수발부담 경감 효과가 기대되는 중요한 서비스이다. 새로운 제도 도입 후 일 년이 경과한 현 시점에서 소비자에게 직접 복지용구를 제공하고 있는 복지용구사업소의 운영 현황을 파악하고자 전국 복지용구사업소를 대상으로 우편설문조사를 실시하였다. 194개소의 조사 자료를 분석한 결과, 대부분의 복지용구사업소는 관리, 인력, 시설, 서비스 등의 측면에서 보완해야할 여러 가지 문제들이 발견되었다. 복지용구사업소의 월매출액은 평균 797만원에 불과하여 경영상 어려움을 가질 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 배상책임보험은 절반 정도만이 가입되어 있어 사고 시 대비할 수 있는 체계가 갖추어지지 않은 경우가 많았으며, 정규직 인력 평균 2.6명 중 사회복지사 및 물리치료사는 약 20%에 불가하며 전문적 교육을 이수한 경험은 거의 없었다. 뿐만 아니라 세정소독시설을 갖춘 사업소 중 오염청결구역을 구분하는 비율은 44.8%에 불과하여 실제 세정·소독의 의미가 없는 경우가 많았다. 이에 양질의 복지용구서비스가 이루어지기 위해서는 배상책임보험 가입을 통한 불의의 사고에 대비, 복지용구 관련 인력에 대한 교육, 대여 복지용구의 세정소독 관리 강화 등이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.234-242
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• 2013

2007년 노인장기요양보험법이 제정되었고 이 법은 질병 및 장애가 있는 노인들에 대한 요양비용을 사회구성원들이 함께 부담하는 체계를 구축하여 노인 및 그 가족구성원의 삶의 질을 향상시키는데 그 목적이 있다. 노인장기요양보험제를 실현하기 위해 요양보호사제도가 마련되었다. 요양보호사란 거동이 불편한 노인을 시설에서 돌보거나 또는 노인이 거주하는 가정을 방문하여 보호활동을 벌이는 사람들을 말한다. 그런데 최근 발표된 국가인권위원회의 조사에 의하면 요양보호사들의 근무환경이 매우 열악한 것으로 드러났다. 저임금, 포괄임금의 남용, 장기간 근로, 인력배치기준 및 휴게시설 미비, 요양보호서비스 이외의 노무제공, 수급자에 의한 성희롱 등의 문제가 있는 것으로 나타난 것이다. 인구의 고령화가 빠른 속도로 진행되고 있고 노인들에 대한 요양보호의 중요성과 요양보호사들의 역할이 증대되고 있는 상황을 고려한다면 이들의 업무환경에 대한 개선이 절실히 필요하다. 이러한 견지에서 이 논문은 국가인권위원회가 발표한 자료를 바탕으로 노동인권의 측면에서 요양보호사들이 겪고 있는 문제점들을 살펴보고 효과적인 개선방안에 대해 논의 해본다. 결국 요양보호사들이 직면한 문제들을, 정부의 철저한 관리 감독과 요양보호사의 처우 개선 그리고 수급자의 인식 개선 등을 통해 바로잡는다면 더 나은 노동환경에서 요양보호사들이 질 높은 서비스를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between health knowledge and health promoting behavior in the elderly. Methods: The participants of this study were 114 men and women over 65 years at P-myeon, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Data were collected from March 1st to April 9th in 2011. The survey was carried out via the face to face interview using structured questionnaires. Results: Eighty nine percent of the participants responded that they were aware of the types of healthcare service. The most desirable service was 'long term care insurance system'. The average of health knowledge was 7.94 (${\pm}1.51$) out of 10 and average of health promoting behavior was 2.81 (${\pm}0.30$) out of 4. Health promoting behavior showed a positive correlation with health knowledge (r=.189, p=.044). Conclusion: The health promoting behavior in the elderly was related with health knowledge. Therefore, the enhancement of health knowledge is needed to improve health promoting behavior in the elderly. Education for self care and providing information for health care are needed for health maintenance and improvement in elderly. In addition, program development for providing health knowledge and nursing intervention for supporting health promoting behavior are in need.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to describe the policy agenda and alternatives for the home health care system in Korea. The home health care system development was not fully integrated while the medical laws were established in 2000, community health law in 1995, and elderly long-term health insurance law in 2007. Because of the increasing population of people over the age of 65 and dramatically decreasing fertility rate, the burden of various health-care expenses has become a great obstacle for the Korean government. Under these circumstances, the home of home health care system in has taken on an important role under the mandate of the national health care system. The types of home health care system in Korean shows a greater contrast from those utilized in other more industrialized countries, such as, U.S. or Japan. In conclusion, the strategy in overcoming the obstacles to enhance home health care system under the national health system would be developing it as a comprehensive and exchangeable consumer-focused organization.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.511-523
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• 2022

본 연구는 코로나19 장기화로 다양한 노인돌봄 방식의 변화가 제기되고 있어, 재가의 경증치매 및 신체허약노인을 대상으로 비대면 방식의 돌봄기술을 적용하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 AI 로봇 통합관리프로그램을 적용하여 인지기능, 일상생활활동, 우울의 정도를 비교하기 위한 비동등성 대조군 전·후 유사실험 연구이다. 자료수집은 2021년 6월 4일부터 9월 17일까지이며 실험군 17명, 대조군 18명 대상자의 설문결과를 SPSS 25.0으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 실험군은 언어기능, 일상생활활동, 우울에서 유의하게 나타났다. 특히 중등도 이상 우울과 경증 우울이 감소되는 결과를 나타냈다. 인지기능은 장기요양등급과, 일상생활활동은 동거가족과 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 따라서 '위드 코로나 시대'에 노인돌봄 현장에 비대면 방식의 돌봄기술을 도입한다면, 노인의 인지기능훈련 및 우울 감소에 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.50-62
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• 2005

The elderly people was over 8.3% in 2003. This seament is projected to grow to 14.4% by 2019(Aged society) and over 20% by 2026(Super aged society). As the elderly population is increasing and young population is declined social issues around elderly care are emerged in Korea. As a result of that, they are in the condition of poor system of the welfare of the old and it is the worst one in Korea. And because of the worst financial independence and difficulty in Korea, welfare facilities and medical instruments are so insufficient and deteriorated, so the quality of service is getting low. Furthermore the mortality of cancer is rapidely increased in recent years. So it is expected that the number of families who are caring for terminal cancer patient will be increased. We can not solve those problems only with government's policy such as to secure ample budget and to enlarge the aged welfare institutions. Definitely, to acheve the suggetions persistence concern about old people is most important, and family, community and national government should be linked to accomplish to goal. Accordingly, for this study attempts to provide conceptual framework of the respite care, spiritual care and home hospice, nursing home for the elderly. And this study is to discuss the necessity and effect about the construction of housing welfare infrastructure and to make a cooperation and linkage system among the aged welfare institutions, government and the aged welfare programs. As is well known, the issue of the increasing aged people is neither a matter of individuals nor of the family, but rather a complex matter of whol society. Therefore it can be resolved by the active participation of government. Conclusively this study tries to provide an direction of the improvement with regard to the welfare policy for the elderly. The study is as follwos: Chapters 1: The theological base, conception, essentiality, respite care, spiritual care and home hospice, nursing home for the elderly. Chapters 2: Definitions of respite care, spiritual care, hospice, patient of termina cancer and quality of life. And relations between respite care and nursing home. Chapters 3: The necessity of long-term care insurance and the perspectives of spiritual care. Chapters 4: Conclusions and summarizing(The directions of improvement of welfare policy for the elderly). To sum up, the problems of the aged people has not effects only to the aged people. This means that the problems of aged is the problems of the young generation today. Because young generation will be the old generation in the near future.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.53-83
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• 1993

A small number of high cost patients usually spend a larger proportion of scarce health resources. Korea is no exception. Under the national health insurance, 12% of the insured persons have consumed approximately half of the national health insurance expenditures. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the characteristics of the high cost patient group, if we would like to reduce them. This study has defined high cost patients as those who have spent one and half million won and over per 6 months. The study reveals that high cost users are those who have a longer length of stays(LOS), 40days of LOS in the 6 months, have multiple admissions, 2 to 3 admissions per 6 months and are the elderly patients. They have spent 814.126won per on the average, and commonly suffered from malignant neoplasms, circulatory diseases, fracture, diabetes mellitus, etc. Unlike the case of western developed countries, early readmissions are not the major causes of high cost spending in Korea. Undoubtedly, a lengthy admission is the main cause of large spending. Health policies should vigorously be explored to respond appropriately. There are evidences that hospital beds are often misused. As the Korean health care system is lacking in a mechanism of patient evaluation under the fee-for-service remuneration system, an idea of progressive patient care needs to be tested. The Goverment should set up health policy to diversify the role of long-term care facilities and encourage people to establish them. Further studies are needed to identify factors influencing large medical bills necessary for formulating the health policy on cost containment.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2008

This study was conducted with whole home care nurses nationwide to provide secondary analyzed data to understand on their usage of medical equipments and their need of them for a month. This study found that treatments given by home care nurses were nelaton catheterization, bladder washing/urethral washing, newborn care, exchange and care for nasogastric tube and suction in that order of frequency. Second, instruments and equipments used for home care were reported to be stethoscope, patient monitor, blood pressure measuring equipment, air flotation mattresses, beds for patients, mattresses, suctioning device sets, enteral feeding equipment and dressing set in that oder of frequency. Moreover, need assessment of medical instruments and equipments showed renal dialysis was most needed and patient monitor, blood pressure measuring equipment, enteral feeding equipment, solution and other supplies for renal dialysis and beds for patient were necessary in that order. In conclusion, the results of this study investigating special treatments and medical instruments and equipments used for home care patients and analyzing patients' need, were expected to be useful for expansion of application of long-term care insurance for the elderly and health insurance as well as for quality control of home care and development of medial instruments and equipments used at home.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.10-22
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• 2010

Purpose: Through a thorough examination of the CCSC (Community Comprehensive Support Center) system in Japan, this study suggests a scheme to provide community-based preventive health care services for the elderly in Korea. Methods: The study inquired into the applicability of the Japanese model by reviewing the data related to the CCSC project, aided by both in-depth interviews with staff in the field and consultations with specialists. Results: Rearrangement of the Visiting Health Management Project system is needed to manage the collective or individual visiting care management for frailty prevention of the elderly in communities. The delegated service system for preventive care in the community, including direct management by one of the public health centers, also needs to be reviewed and the application of stricter standards for the selection of the agency or corporation to run the delegated service is necessary. Long-Term Care Insurance, along with national and local grants, is to be considered as a financial resource for the community-based preventive health care model for the elderly. By making active use of education rooms at district offices, senior citizen centers in neighborhoods for the elderly with easy access can be created. The project needs to raise active supports from communities, develop programs which can be absorbed into particular local cultures, and promote the understanding of the preventive project in local communities. The preventive program should focus on first solving the problems of depression, seclusion, and lack of mobility of the elderly. Second, the program should instruct physical self-management for exercise-nutrition-dental maintenance, and third, the program should strengthen the cognitive abilities of the elderly. In addition, it is necessary to systematize and implement counter-plans of the family and community to protect the elderly who has mental and cognitive problems. Finally, by establishing a network of public health welfare resources based upon research on a community level, assessment and planning for the health of the elderly should be one with their family, and comprehensive consultation and recommendations should be provided to the family. Conclusion: Taking into consideration the experience Japan has had with respect to a similar project, it is appropriate to develop and implement a service system which would combine the Visiting Health Management Project system which has already been established and a preventive health care model for the elderly on a community level.