• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.408-415
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• 2018

Background: Nursing home resident care is an ongoing topic of public discussion, and there is great interest in improving the quality of resident care. This study investigated the association between nursing home employees' job satisfaction and residents' satisfaction with care and medical outcomes. Methods: Employee and resident satisfaction were measured by questionnaire in 175 skilled nursing facilities in the eastern United States from 2005 to 2009. Facility-level data on residents' pressure ulcers, medically unexplained weight loss, and falls were obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Long-Term Care Minimum Data Set. The association between employee satisfaction and resident satisfaction was examined with multiple and multilevel linear regression. Associations between employee satisfaction and the rates of pressure ulcers, weight loss, and falls were examined with simple and multilevel Poisson regression. Results: A 1-point increase in overall employee satisfaction was associated with an increase of 17.4 points (scale 0-100) in the satisfaction of residents and family members (p < 0.0001) and a 19% decrease in the incidence of resident falls, weight loss, and pressure ulcers combined (p < 0.0001), after adjusting for staffing ratio and percentage of resident-days paid by Medicaid. Conclusion: Job satisfaction of nursing home employees is associated with lower rates of resident injuries and higher resident satisfaction with care. A supportive work environment may help increase quality of care in the nation's nursing homes.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide the data for improving home care services through investigating the recognition of home care services by nurses, doctors and general employees. Method: The data were collected from 231 nurses, 103 doctors and 157 general employees who were working at a general hospital in Seoul from Sept 11 to Sept 24, 2006 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA. Results: The recognition on necessity of home care services was lower in doctors(M=2.73, SD=.39) and general employees (M=2.83, SD=.31) than nurses(M=3.13, SD=.39). In terms of the recognition on content of home care services, the affirmative percentages of most items were lower in doctors and general employee than nurses. The recognition on effects of home care services was also lower in doctors(M=2.90, SD=.32) and general employees(M=2.99, SD=.31) than nurses(M=3.26, SD=.35). Conclusion: This study indicates that the continuous educations and advertisements on home care services are necessary to facilitate home care services in general hospitals.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.805-816
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the oral health knowledge among workers at nursing homes, and needs to educate them on elderly oral care. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 241 workers at nursing homes in Gwangju and Jeonnam, Korea from May to June, 2016. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 19.0 program for independent t-test or one-way ANOVA analysis. Results: The data analysis showed that workers at nursing homes had lower knowledge about periodontal diseases (65.1%) than about denture management (78.5%). The knowledge of periodontal disease and denture management of workers with experience of oral care education for elderly was significantly higher than that of non-experienced ones (p<0.01). On the question whether those workers should get oral health care education is necessary or not, respondents answered positively (They scored 4.10 points on the 5-point Likert scale from 1 point - Not at all to 5 points - definitely yes). Conclusions: It is necessary to provide elderly oral care education to workers at nursing homes. Furthermore, oral health professionals should be deployed for systematic and practical oral care for elderly.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.242-250
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• 2010

Recently, the long-term care insurance for the elderly was carried out according to the elderly is increased rapidly and the formation of sympathy that a nation and society try commonly to share health and welfare promotion of the elderly. The purpose of this study is to analyze the present status of nursing home after that the long-term care insurance is enforced in chungcheongbuk-do and to utilize as basic data. The study limited its survey to those facilities that refer to the Ministry of Health and Welfare data, that had the capacity of more than 50 people. The result are as followings. Firstly, most of the nursing home were located on the outskirts of the city. But it must be constructed in the city center if the recent deinstitutionalization trend is reflected. Secondly, notwithstanding the provisions of the Elderly Welfare Law, if the Livability and amenity are considered, the plan of a single or a twin room is needed. The ondol(溫突) system bedroom for the safety of the elderly had to be planned and for the color planning of a bedroom, a heating, the furniture, the form of a door, corridors, etc. should be partly improved. The fastener in which it is appropriate for the main exit, a stair, an elevator, the lighting device, and etc. is needed and the installation of a wandering path for the dementia patient and etc. is required. Thirdly, most of the dining room arranged on the first floor but it is not nearly used and it used for employee or the other use. Therefore, we have to consider the system in which it can deliver the meal to a bedroom. If the smell of the elderly and etc. is considered, the sufficient height of the floor should be reflected for the ventilation equipment. Lastly, The improvement of the existing law are required.

• 의료법학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.173-207
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• 2018

일본은 고령화가 빠르게 진전되어 이미 총 인구 중 65세 이상 인구가 차지하는 비율이 20% 이상인 초고령사회에 해당한다. 일본의 판례는 요양시설에 입소한 고령자가 사상을 당한 다수의 사안에서 요양시설의 손해배상책임을 인정하였다. 구체적인 사안들은 ①전도 또는 전락, ②배회 또는 무단외출, ③질식, ④욕창 및 ⑤이용자 간 사고의 5가지 유형으로 나눌 수 있다. 판례는 대부분의 사안에서 채무불이행책임을 중심으로 검토하였으며, 과실 또는 안전배려의무 위반을 인정하였다. 과실 또는 의무위반은 시설의 관리자 또는 직원이 입소자를 주시하고 주의를 기울일 의무를 위반한 경우 뿐 아니라, 경우에 따라서는 인적·물적 체제를 정비하지 못한 것 자체만으로도 인정된다. 특히 일본에서는 신속한 권리 구제를 위하여 손해배상에 관한 특약 조항이 있는 경우 원고는 사고 및 손해의 발생을 주장·입증하면 충분하고, 피고로서는 불가항력에 의한 사고임을 주장·입증하지 않는 한 손해배상책임을 부담한다고 하여 입증책임의 전환을 인정한다. 그런데 요양시설의 손해배상책임은 시설에서 대상자의 입소를 허락하고 서비스이용계약을 체결하는 것을 주저할 만큼 과중한 것이어서는 안 될 것이다. 이러한 점에서 일본 재판소가 상대적으로 과실상계와 소인감액을 널리 인정한 논리는 충분히 음미할 필요성이 있다. 개호사고 소송에서 법원의 판단은 구체적인 사실관계에 근거한 사례판단이지만, 개호사업자와 이용자에 대한 관계를 살펴보는 것은 향후 우리나라에서 개호사고 소송의 심리·판단 뿐 아니라 요양자의 일탈 및 사고 등을 인식할 수 있는 체제를 구축하기 위한인적·물적 체제를 구축하는 기준을 제시하는 법안을 입안함에 있어서도 시사점을 제공할 수 있을 것이다.