• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.129-143
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• 2009

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify prevalence and related factors of the elderly, who took health examination, with metabolic syndrome. Methods: The health examination and lifestyle survey were performed for 21,512 adults at 60 years of age or older who took health examination in H health promotion center during January-March 2009. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome for the subject was 24.0%. Of the subject with metabolic syndrome, the prevalence of the diseases was obesity 60%, abdominal obesity 78.5%, hypertension 82.6%, dyslipidemia 89.7% and diabetes 51.9%. In comparison of the relationship between metabolic syndrome and other diseases, the male subject with metabolic syndrome were significantly higher in BMI, waist circumference, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, hemoglobin, AST, ALT, $\gamma$-GTP, TG, AC glucose, creatinine than normal male(p<0.001). In comparison of the relationship between metabolic syndrome and lifestyle, more drinking frequency and amount in male and more drinking frequency in female were associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome(p<0.01). Regardless of exercise intensity, practice of exercise contributed to reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome(p<0.01). Conclusion: In conclusion, TLC program, focused on lifestyle behaviors which is strongly associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, should be developed for the improvement of life quality in the elderly with metabolic syndrome.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2020

본 연구는 정상 노인과 초기 단계의 노년기 인지 장애(경도인지장애(MCI), 경도 치매)의 선별검사인 대면 이름대기와 범주 이름대기의 예측력을 파악하였다. 노년기 인지장애로 진단을 받은 340명(정상 노인 203명, MCI 106명, 경도 치매 31명)을 분석하였다. 대면 이름대기는 단축형 한국판 보스턴 이름대기 검사로 측정하였고, 범주 이름대기는 통제연상단어검사의 의미검사와 음소검사를 이용하여 측정하였다. 이름대기 검사의 예측 성능을 비교하고자 다항 로지스틱 회귀분석을 수행한 결과, 대면 이름대기와 범주 이름대기 검사 모두 일반노인에서 MCI와 경도 치매를 감별하는데 유의미한 효과가 확인되었다(p<0.05). 반면, MCI에서 경도 치매를 감별할 때, 범주 이름대기의 음소검사는 교차비가 유의미하지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과는 MCI에서 경도 치매를 감별할 때, 범주 이름대기의 총점만을 측정기준으로 분석하는 것은 유의하지 않을 가능성이 높음을 시사한다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.15-18
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• 2005

Background: Epidural steroid injections (ESI) have been used widely for the treatment of back and radiating extremity pain. Although its effects on the metabolic and endocrine system have been studied, the effects following repeated injections remain to be determined. We studied the effects of three repeated caudal epidural injections of low dose triamcinolone. Methods: the subject were 10 elderly women with spinal stenosis. Caudal epidural injections were performed biweekly. Triamcinolone (20 mg), mixed with 15 ml of 0.25% lidocaine, was used as the ESI injectate. The procedures were performed with the patient in the prone position. Blood sampling was performed just before the first injection, and used as the baseline, and then just before each injection on the same day of the 2nd and 4th weeks, with the last samples taken 2 weeks after the third injection. Results: The blood glucose concentrations showed no significant changes. The blood cortisol and ACTH concentrations were significantly decreased after the first injection, but there were no further decreases after each of the subsequent injections. The cortisol concentrations were maintained within the normal range. Conclusion: Caudal epidural injections, with low dose triamcinolone, suppressed the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, but no further suppression followed the subsequent repeated injections. Three consecutive caudal injections at 2 week intervals seems to be a safe procedure.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between the number of remaining teeth and bone health status among adults over 65 years old. Methods: The study subjects were 1,843 adults over 65 years old drawn from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) in 2008-2010. Oral health status included the number of remaining teeth, and prosthetic appliance status. Bone health statuses were assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Bone health statuses were classified into normal (T-score ${\geq}-1.0$), osteopenia (-2.5 < T-score < -1.0), and osteoporosis (T-score ${\leq}-2.5$). Complex samples chi-square test was used to estimate the relationship between the number of remaining teeth and bone health status, and related factors included in the model were analyzed with the complex samples logistic regression analysis. Results: Using the multinomial logistic regression analytic method, the elderly having 20 or more remaining teeth and those having less than 20 remaining teeth with prosthesis were compared. The latter group had 1.89 times higher rate of being diagnosed as having osteoporosis. Conclusions: This study suggests that oral health is an important factor for geriatric osteoporosis. Therefore, in order to prevent fractures due to osteoporosis and osteoporosis in old age, it is necessary to be aware of the relationship between oral health and osteoporosis, and oral health should be considered when preparing preventive management strategies.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2021

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of general and oral health status on dementia. Methods: Questionnaires were used for the KDSQ-C (Korean Dementia Screening Questionnaires-Cognition) and to investigate the oral health status of the participants. An independent t-test was conducted to analyze the differences between general health and oral health status depending on the normal and suspected dementia groups. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the effects of general and oral health status on dementia. Results: Regarding the health status of the subjects assessed by the KDSQ-C, the higher the current health status and the higher the exercise status, the lower was the dementia level (p<0.05). During the assessment of oral health conditions in KDSQ-C subjects, dementia was more suspected in subjects with dental decay and periodontal disease than in those without dental decay (p<0.05). Conclusions: Dementia has been confirmed to be closely related to general and oral health conditions. Therefore, oral health-related programs are essential for dementia prevention programs. Since dental hygienists are best suited for providing oral care to older adults with dementia, it is considered essential to reflect their occupation in future national policies.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2019

Background: Dementia is a condition in which a person who has been living a normal life suffers from various cognitive impairments in memory, words, and judgment that considerably disrupt daily life. The oral care ability and subjective oral status of elderly individuals with dementia are lower than those of a healthy person. The oral health care of individuals admitted to nursing homes inevitably falls to nursing assistants and nursing care staff. This study aimed to investigate the need for oral health management items of and to provide basic direction for the future of the Dementia National Responsibility System. Methods: Elders aged 65 years and over were selected from a comprehensive welfare center. A total of 155 questionnaires were analyzed. The questionnaire consisted of 15 items about general status, 9 items about recognition of the Dementia National Responsibility System, 5 items of the subjective recognition of oral health, and 6 items of the correlation between oral health and dementia. Results: Among our subjects, 71.0% answered that they did not know about the Dementia National Responsibility System, 78.7% answered that they think they need the system, and 81.9% think that they should add dental health items to the Dementia National Responsibility System. The response to the need for dementia national responsibility, oral health items in the Dementia National Responsibility System, and oral specialists all showed scores of >4 points. The need for the Dementia National Responsibility System, oral health items, and specialists were found. Conclusion: It is necessary to include oral health care items in the Dementia National Responsibility System so that elderly individuals with dementia can receive the needed oral health care.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2020

Purpose: This study aims to systematically review the dual-task evaluation applied to the screening of mild cognitive impairment. It also aims to present various evaluation items and results analysis methods for dual tasks applied to patients with mild cognitive impairment. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of published studies in PubMed databases and KISS from January 2000 to August 2020 using the main keywords such as "Dual task," "Mild Cognitive impairment," "Elderly," and "Screening." We selected a total of 10 studies for the analysis from 1314 searched articles. Results: We analyzed the qualitative level of 10 studies that were nonrandomized two-group studies with evidence level II (100.0%). These results suggest that the evidence level of the studies was high. We analyzed 10 studies and identified 12 motor tasks and 19 cognitive tasks. Walking was the most commonly used evaluation motor task and counting backward by ones and naming animals were the most commonly used evaluation cognitive tasks. Moreover, the velocity speed was the most used result analysis method. The results indicate that there were significant differences in dual-task performance between patients with normal and mild cognitive impairment. Conclusion: The results of this study can be used as a basis for the selection of dual-task evaluation items and methods of analyzing the results for screening mild cognitive impairment. Furthermore, they are expected to be used for research on the development of dual-task evaluation tools. It is necessary to compare and analyze the usage trends of dual-task evaluation by cultural differences in future studies.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.313-322
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• 2016

본 연구는 용인시에 거주하는 노인들을 대상으로 간이인지기능검사 (MMSE-DS)와 영양건강위험도 조사 (NSI DETERMINE checklist) 및 식품섭취실태를 통하여 인지기능 저하와 영양 식생활 실태와의 관련성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 1) 전체 조사대상 노인 (n = 409)의 평균 나이는 73.3세였고, 남자가 32.3%, 여자가 67.7%이었다. 인지기능 저하로 판정된 사람은 105명으로 대상자의 25.7%가 인지기능 저하로 판정되었으며, 성별에 따른 인지기능 정도의 차이는 없었다. 2) 조사대상 노인들의 운동 빈도는 유의차는 없었으나, 인지기능저하군에서 정상군보다 '운동을 거의 하지 않는다'는 비율은 더 높고, '거의 매일 운동을 한다'는 비율은 낮은 편이었다. 1일 평균 운동 시간은 인지기능저하군이 정상군보다 하루에 1~2시간씩 운동을 하는 사람들은 더 적고, 30분~1시간씩 운동을 하는 사람들은 더 많아서 총 운동시간이 적은 것으로 나타났다. 3) NSI DETERMINE 검사를 이용한 영양건강 위험도는 저위험군 270명 (66%), 중위험군 90명 (22%), 고위험군 49명 (12%)이었으며, 인지기능저하군에서 정상군보다 영양건강의 중위험군과 고위험군의 비율이 유의적으로 높았다. 4) 조사대상자의 평균 에너지 섭취량은 1,528.6 kcal로 에너지 필요추정량 (EER)의 84.4%를 섭취하였고, 인지기능저하군에서 정상군보다 다불포화지방산을 유의하게 적게 섭취하였다. 또한, 인지기능저하군은 티아민, 리보플라빈, 철을 평균필요량 미만으로 섭취하는 사람의 비율이 정상군보다 유의적으로 많았다. 5) 식품섭취빈도조사에서 조사한 63개 식품 중 조사대상자의 인지기능에 따라 유의차를 보인 식품은 6가지로 쌀밥과 과자류의 섭취빈도는 인지기능저하군에서 정상군보다 유의하게 높았고, 고등어, 고추, 귤과 수박의 섭취빈도는 인지기능저하군에서 유의하게 낮았다. 본 연구를 통하여 인지기능이 저하된 노인의 경우 정상노인보다 운동 빈도와 운동 시간이 적고, 영양건강위험도는 높으며, 불포화지방산의 섭취가 적고, 티아민, 리보플라빈, 철 등이 정상군보다 더 부족할 가능성이 높음을 확인하였다. 또한, 인지기능저하군에서 쌀밥과 과자류의 섭취는 더 많으나, 고등어, 고추, 귤, 수박의 섭취 빈도는 더 적은 것으로 나타났다. 앞으로 인지기능 손상을 지연시켜 개인의 건강 장수와 사회적 의료비용 절감을 가져오기 위해서는 인지기능 관련 식품들이 어떤 기전으로 인지기능에 영향을 미치는 가에 대한 후속 연구가 필요하다고 하겠다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.416-430
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 서울시 일부 취약계층 노인을 대상으로 맞춤형 영양교육과 보충식품으로 구성된 영양꾸러미를 제공하여 식품안정성 확보와 건강·영양 상태 개선에 대한 효과를 평가하고자 하였다. 연구 대상자는 서울시 일부 자치구 내 방문건강관리사업 대상자 중 65세 이상 노인 372명이었다. 맞춤형 영양중재 프로그램은 맞춤 영양교육과 보충식품 제공인 2가지 요소로 구성되었고, 영양중재는 약 4개월간 이루어졌다. 프로그램 효과평가를 위해서 식품 및 영양소 섭취량, 식품안정성, 빈혈 여부, 간이영양평가도구 (MNA)를 활용한 영양불량 여부, 만성 질환관리 수준, 허약 여부가 조사되었다. 영양중재 프로그램 참여 이후, 대상자의 모든 영양소 섭취량이 프로그램 참여 이후 유의적으로 증가하였고 권장섭취기준 대비 50%에 미치지 못했던 대부분의 영양소 섭취는 프로그램 참여 이후 50%를 넘게 섭취하였다. 프로그램 참여 이전 모든 대상자가 식품불안정 상태였으나 프로그램 참여 이후 37.1%가 식품안정성을 확보하였다. 영양 상태에서는 불량과 위험은 감소하였고, 정상이 0%에서 29.8%로 증가하였으며, 빈혈에서는 정상이 18.7%에서 28.5%로 증가하였다. 또한, 질환관리 수준에서는 정기 및 집중관리 수준의 대상자 비율은 감소하였고, 자기역량 관리 수준이 0%에서 4.6% 증가하였으며, 허약 상태에서는 허약 및 허약 위험 비율은 감소한 반면, 정상 비율이 0%에서 9.7% 증가하였다. 연령별로 분석하였을 때, 80세 이상의 고령인 노인일수록 특히 만성질환수준의 관리와 허약 수준에 대한 개선이 미비한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 대상자는 질환을 갖고 있는 방문건강관리사업의 대상자로 경제적으로나 건강상태로나 매우 취약한 대상자로서 이들의 질환이 더 악화되지 않도록 유지하거나 개선시키는 부분은 매우 중요하며, 본 연구는 대상자들의 질환 관리 및 영양상태 개선을 위하여 질환별 보충식품의 제공 및 영양교육 등의 전문적인 관리를 통해서 영양 상태 향상뿐만 아니라 질환 개선까지의 가능성도 보여주었다.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.122-132
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• 2010

Elderly people comprise an increasing proportion of the population, and nutritional impairments may contribute to health problems among this group. This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status by Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and to identify relationships among anthropometric measurements, biochemical indicators, bone Mineral Density (BMD) and MNA results among older adults (${\geq}$65 yrs, n=98, 66.7${\pm}$2.5 yrs; M=52, F=46, BMI 24.5${\pm}$2.8 $kg/m^2$) at a Health Care Center. A dietitian administered MNA and collected anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference), biochemical indicators (albumin, hemoglobin, hematocrit, TLC, glucose, lipids) and the BMD (spine, femur, F=46). Subjects were grouped into a normal nutrition group (0~2 risk factors of malnutrition) and a high risk of malnutrition group (>=3 risk factors of malnutrition) based on their risk factor status for malnutrition. The risk factors for malnutrition include age ${\geq}$65 years, PIBW <90%, albumin <3.5 g/dl, TLC <1,500%, Hgb <14 g/dl (men), Hgb <10 g/dl (women), loss of appetite and weight loss 1~3 kg/last 3 months. In addition, subjects were grouped into a normal, osteopenia and osteoporosis group by BMD. We found that 12% of the subjects were at risk of malnutrition (MNA score, 21.4${\pm}$2.1) and that 88% were well nourished (27.3${\pm}$1.5) according to the MNA. Full-MNA scores were positively and significantly (p<0.05) associated with BMI, mid-arm circumference (MAC), calf circumference (CC), albumin and hemoglobin, respectively. The full-MNA score of the high risk of malnutrition group (23.0${\pm}$3.8) was lower than that of the normal nutrition group (27.0${\pm}$2.1) (p<0.05). In addition, the Full-MNA score was negatively associated with the risk factor of malnutrition (r=－0.35, p=0.0004). We found that 39.1% of the subjects had osteoporosis, 45.7% had osteopenia and 15.2% were normal according to their BMD. The MNA score of osteoporosis group (24.58${\pm}$3.3) was lower than that of the normal (27.4${\pm}$1.1) and osteopenia group (26.9${\pm}$1.5) (p<0.05). These results suggested that MNA can be useful as a nutritional screening tool of older adults in Health Care Centers.