• 대한간호학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was done to investigate the motivational, physical and affective benefits of exergaming in community dwelling older adult women. Methods: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pre-test and post-test design. Sixty-one older adult women over the age of 65 were recruited from 6 community senior centers to participate in the 8 week exercise intervention or control group. Six centers were divided into one of three groups: exergame, qigong exercise, or control. The exergame and the qigong exercise group received 16 sessions, scheduled twice a week, with each session lasting 50 minutes. Test measures were completed before and after the 8 week intervention period for all participants. Measures included: Grip strength, chair stand, 6 m walking, balance, geriatric depression scale, vitality and intrinsic motivation. Results: There were significant improvements in the exergame and qigong exercise group for grip strength, chair stand, 6m walking, balance, vitality and intrinsic motivation at the end the 8-week program compared with the control group. Conclusion: The exergame could be an effective alternative for older adult women to group exercise classes.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect the health promoting behavior targeted older women. Methods: Subjects were 181 women older than 60 years who agreed to participate and understand the purpose of the study. A trained investigator collected data using structured questionnaires regarding general characteristics, health-related characteristics, competence, relatedness, and health promoting behavior. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 18.0 program by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The mean age of subjects was 74.7 years old. Factors showing significant associations with health promoting behavior were age, educational level, family type, economic status, current health status, competence, and relatedness. Stepwise regression analysis identified that age, current health status, competence, and relatedness were factors affecting on health promoting behavior. Conclusion: This study shows that competence and relatedness are influencing factors on health promoting behavior in older women. Therefore, it is important to emphasize competence and relatedness for developing a health promoting program.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.333-344
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was done to identify differences in health habits, perceived stress, depression, and suicidal thinking by gender for elderly people who are living alone and elderly people who are living with others. Method: The study participants were 4,051 people aged 65 years and over who were surveyed in the Third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2005. The relationship among outcomes and living arrangement by gender in elders was assessed using multiple logistic regression while controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Older men living alone were less likely to have breakfast and more likely to perceive stress and think of suicide than older men living with family or others. On the other hand, older women who live alone were less likely to perceive stress than older women who live with others. Age, educational level, income, and number of diseases were significantly associated with each individual outcome. Conclusion: This study showed that living alone has a significant impact on physical health habits and psychological health of elderly people, especially for older men. Therefore, living arrangement should be considered in developing a health promotion program for elders as well as age, gender, education, and income.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.277-302
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to suggest fundamental information about wearing method and production of brassiere, which is suitable for physiological hygiene and efficient action for elderly women. The subject is 418 elderly women aged 50∼69 years old. Data is processed by a computer(SAS) and is analyzed by using frequency, percentage, x²-test. The main results of this study are as follows. 1. Elderly women'weight and breast size are higher thant their younger counterparts'in their 20's, but the older and poorer women with more children have smaller weight and breast. Most of the elderly women feel that their breasts are drooped or falling apart. I fact, those elderly women who gave birth to more children have more drooped and wider breasts. The major type of elderly women'breast is the 'drooped breast' featured more by those elderly women who have more children. 2. Most of the elderly women began to wear the brassiere for the first time in their 20's the older women with more children began to wear the brassiere earlier, while those less educated and poorer began to protect their breasts with brassiere later. Many elderly women wear the brassiere to be protected from dirt, noise or look more neat, but day tend to wear the brassiere not all day around but at certain times, older, less educated and proper women with more children tend to use the brassiere for etiquette and less often. This group of elderly women feel tedious, stage or uncomfortable for the brassiere. 3. Most of the elderly women know about their brassiere size. Such variables as age, education and income are correlated positively with the interest in and consciousness of the brassiere size. All in all, the statistical distribution of elderly women's brassiere size is very wide, while most of them use 90A, 85A and 95A sizes. On the other hand, the most popular size of the under bust circumference is 85∼90cm, while their primary cup size is A.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.177-188
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• 2020

Purpose: This study aimed to shed light on the experiences of women caregivers' in nursing homes who provide care for older men; it focuses on sexual behavior and provides baseline data that can help improve quality of care. Methods: Colaizzi's phenomenological method was used for data analysis. Participants included 10 caregivers working at a nursing home. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted for data collection between January and February, 2020. Results: Five theme clusters were identified based on women caregivers' experiences of sexual behavior when caring for older men: "The weight of charge and exhausted stamina", "Unwillingness to face awkwardness", "Unacceptable sexual desire by older men", "An incurable wounded heart", and "Hardship in its entirety becomes my share of responsibility". The analysis further yielded ten themes. The participants stated that was hard to accept the older men's sexual behavior through relationships with the older men. Conclusion: These results should be considered in planning caring interventions for older men with respect to sexual behavior in nursing homes. The findings support the need for educational strategies and programs to improve the ability of nursing home caregivers to adequately care for older men, with consideration for their sexual behavior and for developing relevant policy supports.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.619-624
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• 2017

본 연구는 테이핑 요법이 여성 노인의 무릎통증과 우울감에 미치는 효과를 확인하기 위해 시도된 비동등성 대조군 전후설계를 이용한 유사 실험연구이다. 본 연구의 대상은 노인 복지회관을 이용하고 있는 노인으로, 무릎통증이 있으며, 본 연구 참여를 허락하고 동의한 63명(실험군 31명, 대조군 32명)의 여성노인들이다. 본 연구에서 수집된 자료는 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 사용하여 빈도, 백분율, 카이제곱검증 및 t-test로 분석하였다. 실험군 31명, 대조군 32명의 연구대상 여성노인에게 무릎통증과 우울 정도를 측정한 후 무릎을 둥그렇게 감싸는 단순한 방법의 테이핑 요법을 일주일에 3회씩 2주 동안 실험군에게 적용한 결과 실험군의 무릎통증과 우울감이 유의하게 감소된 결과를 볼 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 테이핑 요법이 여성노인의 무릎통증 감소와 우울정도 완화에 효과가 있음이 확인되었으므로, 본 연구에 사용된 테이핑 요법을 효율적인 간호중재로 활용할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에 사용된 무릎에 적용하는 테이핑 요법은 간단한 방법이므로 무릎통증이 있는 지역사회 노인들을 대상으로 자가 간호 교육프로그램을 개발하고 개발된 교육 프로그램을 적용하여 그 효과를 검증하는 연구를 제언한다.

• 한국가족복지학
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• 제56호
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• pp.39-68
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• 2017

본 연구는 지체장애 및 뇌병변장애를 가진 중고령 여성장애인 6명을 대상으로 포토보이스 연구방법을 적용하여 중고령 여성장애인의 삶을 탐색하였다. 연구 참여자들은 집단토론을 통해 4개의 대주제를 선정하였고, 각 주제별로 직접 촬영한 사진을 매개로 하여 '무너지는 나의 건강과 건강 관리(신체 및 정신적 건강의 적신호를 감지함, 건강 악화에 대처하기 위해 노력함)', '나의 여가생활(여가활동이 제한적임, 나만의 여가를 즐기고 있음)', '나의 사회참여(나에게 즐거움을 주는 사회활동에 참여함, 더 나은 사회를 만들기 위해 사회활동에 도전함)', '나의 노후(노후의 경제적 어려움과 외로움이 걱정됨, 행복한 노후를 소망함)'에 대한 자신의 경험을 공유하였다. 이러한 연구결과를 통해 중고령 여성장애인을 위한 지속적인 건강관리 및 심리상담 프로그램 제공, 사회통합을 도모하기 위한 여가활동 제공 및 사회참여 기회 확대, 노후의 경제적 정서적 자립을 위한 훈련 및 교육 프로그램 제공 등을 제언하였다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.259-269
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• 2022

본 연구는 배우자 사별을 경험한 여성 노인을 대상으로 우울이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향에서 가족기능의 매개효과를 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 본 연구는 2021년 3월부터 4월까지 A시에 거주하는 배우자 사별경험이 있는 60세 이상 여성 노인 192명을 대상으로 자료 수집하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 27.0 Statistics Program을 이용하였으며, 우울과 삶의 만족도와의 관계에서 가족기능의 매개효과를 분석하기 위하여 계층적 다중회귀분석(Hierarchical Multiple Regression) 방법으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 배우자 사별을 경험한 여성 노인의 우울이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향에서 가족기능이 완전매개 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 배우자와의 사별을 경험한 여성 노인의 원만한 적응을 돕기 위해 가족기능을 향상 시킬 수 있는 다양한 프로그램 개발과 적용이 필요하다.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.84-92
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• 2014

Present study classified body composition to 4 groups categorized as sarcopenic obesity (SO), sarcopenic nonobesity (SNO), nonsarcopenic obesity (NSO), and nonsarcopenic nonobesity (NSNO) and then was performed to investigate that body composition associated with food consumption frequency as well as MS in individual aged 60 years or older. Body mass index and an appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) divided by weight (Wt) of < 1 standard deviation (SD) below the sex-specific mean for young adults were used to define obesity and sarcopenia. A total of 1,433 subjects (658 male and 775 females) 60 years or older from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey 2010 participated in this study. One of the interesting findings was that the association of the prevalence of MS with body composition was higher in women than man. Other finding was that there were different food frequency and food preference according to 4 different groups between men and women. In addition, men are much more influenced by food than women. In conclusion, body composition changes were more related with food frequency in elderly men (60 years or older) than women. Women had a higher prevalence of MS than men, suggesting early nutritional intervention in elderly women may help them prevent body composition changes.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.174-181
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• 2004

Objective : To examine the association between dietary factors and cognitive impairment in older Korean women living in the community. Methods : Wave 2 data, from the Suwon Longitudinal Aging Study (SLAS), of 365 women aged 65 years or over, were used. The Korean version of the 30-point Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K) was used to assess cognitive impairment (score$\geq$19). Dietary habits and frequencies of food group consumption were also examined. Results : A total of 67 women (18.4%) were found to be cognitively impaired. In bivariate analyses, nondietary factors, such as age, marital status, education, income, self-rated health, depression, emotional support, social activity, exercise, and dietary factors, such as self-rated nutritional status, frequency of beans and bean products and milk and dairy products consumption were associated with cognitive impairment. In the multivariate analysis, a higher frequency ($\geq$1 vs. <1 time/day) of beans and bean products (OR=0.48, 95% CI: 0.23-0.99) and milk and dairy products (OR=0.25, 95% CI: 0.10-0.61) consumption was inversely associated with cognitive impairment, after adjustment for non-dietary factors. Conclusion : These results suggest that dietary factors may play a significant role in cognitive impairment of older Korean women.