• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.405-413
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• 2006

Purpose : This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of denture placement on nutrition status and quality of life in the urban elderly Material and method : The first survey was conducted from 45 targeted elderly people(25 experimental group, 20 control). In the first survey, information on general characteristics, chewing ability, food intake and nutrient intake, anthropometric measurement, and degree of satisfaction in life were obtained. The second survey was conducted to evaluate the effect of denture placement with same method as the first survey. Results : Before denture placement, there are no statistical significant differences (in general characteristics, chewing ability, nutrient intake, anthropometric measurement, and degree of satisfaction in life) between experimental group and control. But after denture placement, survey shows that there is statistically significant difference in chewing ability between two groups. The experimental group have higher intake of energy, protein, carbohydrate, iron, and vitamin C. in nutrient intake. And after denture replacement, there is significant improvement in degree of satisfaction in life. After denture placement there are significant changes in agitation and attitude toward own aging according to Lawton's factor classification. Conclusion: In short, this study shows that chewing ability improvement of the elderly has strong positive effects to their food intake, nutrient status and quality of life.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2024

본 연구는 2025년 한국이 초고령 사회로 진입함에 따라 노인의 우울감과 자아존중감이 노인 정신건강, 삶의 질 및 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향을 분석하고, 이를 효과적으로 관리하기 위한 융합적 접근 방안을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구 결과, 노인의 우울감과 자아존중감은 노인 정신건강과 삶의 질, 삶의 만족도에 중요한 영향을 미친다. 우울감이 증가하면 삶의 질과 만족도가 저하되며, 자아존중감이 높아지면 우울감이 감소하는 경향이 있다. 특히, 사회적 관계의 축소는 우울감을 증가시키고 자아존중감을 낮추는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 노인의 삶의 질과 만족도를 향상시키기 위해서는 우울감과 자아존중감을 체계적이고 지속적으로 관리해야 하며, 이를 위해 국가 차원에서 통합적인 접근이 요구된다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.1117-1127
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• 2010

본 연구는 치매노인 가족의 부담감, 대처능력과 삶의 질을 파악하고 그 관계를 확인하기위해 구조화된 설문지를 이용해 시행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구의 대상자는 치매주간보호센터에 등록되어 서비스를 받고 있는 65세 이상 치매 진단자의 가족으로 경기도 일개 시 주간보호센터 8곳을 임의 표출하여 2010년 4월부터 6월까지 조사하였고 최종 연구대상자는 탈락자를 제외한 93명이었다. 연구결과 치매노인 가족의 부담감과 대처능력, 건강관련 삶의 질 정도를 확인하였고 부담감은 연령, 학력, 직업에 따라 차이가 있었으며 대처능력은 학력과 월소득에 따라, 건강관련 삶의 질은 연령과 결혼형태, 치매노인과의 관계에 따른 차이가 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 의의는 건강관련 삶의 질과 대처능력, 부담감간의 관계를 확인함으로써 건강관련 삶의 질 향상을 위한 중재개발에 기초자료를 제시한 것이며 앞으로 대처능력 향상을 위한 구체적 연구와 치매노인 가족의 대처능력이 스트레스와 부담감에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 확대될 것을 제언한다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.475-487
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• 2011

Objectives : The growing elderly population and social changes have fueled a rapid increase in demand for elderly care facilities, but health care services for the elderly, especially oral health services, have long been overlooked. The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health care of elderly residents in elderly care facilities in an effort to provide some information on the elderly's oral health care and the development of dental care programs geared toward institutionalized elderly people. Methods : The subjects in this study were 230 elderly people who were in elderly care facilities in Jeolla Province. An individual interview was held, and they got a dental checkup. As for data analysis, t-test and ANOVA were utilized, and Scheffe post-hoc test was employed. Results : 1. In relation to the subfactors of the quality of life related to oral health, the elderly people investigated got a mean of 4.58, 4.47, 4.38, 4.09, 3.94, 3.91 and 3.76 respectively in activity disorder, mental disorder, social disorder, mental inconvenience, functional disorder, physical pain and physical disorder. 2. Concerning the overall quality of life related to oral health, there were statistically significant gaps in this aspect according to gender, age, presence or absence of systemic disorder, presence or absence of eating difficulties, subjective health status, subjective oral health state and oral health concern. 3. The presence or absence of root caries had a significant relationship to physical pain and social disorder among the subfactors of the OHIP-14, but that had nothing to do with functional disorder, mental inconvenience, physical disorder, mental disorder and activity disorder. Conclusions : The oral health indexes of the institutionalized elderly people in Jeolla Province were measured, and what factors affected the subfactors of oral health was checked. As a result, there appeared a close relation ship between oral health and the quality of life. Therefore effective oral health plans that cater to the elderly should be carried out to improve elderly people's quality of life related to oral health who stay in long-term elderly care facilities. In the future, prolonged research should be implemented from diverse angles for the sake of institutionalized elderly people.

• 한국노년학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.865-885
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• 2008

본 연구는 한국 노인들의 자살사고와 관련된 문제들에 대해서 알아보고자 했다. 이를 위해 노인의 주관적 건강과 삶에 대한 전반적인 만족도에 의한 주관적인 삶의 질과 자아존중감이 우울을 매개변인으로 하여 자살사고에 미치는 영향에 대해서 검증하고자 한다. 본 연구를 위해 경기지역에 거주하는 만 65세 이상 노인 8,315명에 대한 자료를 수집하였다. 연구결과, 참가자 전체 노인들의 주관적인 삶의 질, 자아존중감 및 우울은 모두 자살사고에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 그리고 신체적 병력 유 무에 따라 두 집단으로 나누고 우울을 매개변인으로 하여 노인의 삶의 질, 자아존중감이 직접 또는 간접적으로 자살사고에 유의한 영향을 미치는지 알아보았다. 그 결과 신체적 병력을 가진 노인의 우울이 신체적 병력이 없는 노인에 비해서 가장 강력하게 자살사고에 더 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 우울은 자살과 관련하여 가장 중요한 정신건강의 문제라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구를 통해 노인의 주관적인 삶의 질을 향상 시키고 노인의 자살사고를 감소시키는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2015

Objectives: In Korea, the percentage of elderly is increasing at an unprecedented rate, and is expected to account for 40% of the population by 2060. This massive demographic change stresses the importance of research on aging as it is necessary to improve the quality of life (QoL) of this population. This study aimed to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the rural elderly and to clarify its association with the nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR). Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in S-gun, Chonbuk, a critical agricultural area. The elderly people without abnormal physical functioning composed our study population and the data were collected by personal visits to 336 elderly people aged over 65 years (110 males and 226 females). Subjects were interviewed with questionnaires pertaining to general characteristics and EuroQol (EQ-5D). Nutrient intakes were assessed two days by 24-hours recall method. Subjects were defined as high QOL group if EQ-5D index with Nam's model was above the median. Results: Generally, EQ-5D index was lower in women than in man, and lower in older subjects than in younger subjects. The percentages of people below the median were 42% (low QoL group) and 58% (high QoL group) were found to be the above the median. The high QoL group had higher NAR, especially for vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and folate. All dimensions in the EQ-5D were affected by NAR of some nutrients and especially anxiety/depression dimension was significantly correlated with NAR of 5 nutrients (protein, calcium, iron, vitamin C and vitamin B1) and EQ-5D scores. Conclusions: HRQol was significantly reduced in elderly with increasing age and this was more pronounced in women than in man. The NAR of some nutrients were associated with the EQ-5D index, especially anxiety/depression dimension, among rural elderly.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제44권11호
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• pp.117-131
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to verify a Structural Equation Model that constructed the causations among the structural leisure constraints, interpersonal leisure constraints, intrapersonal leisure constraints, leisure motivation, leisure activity participation, leisure satisfaction and the quality of life from the ecological perspective. The respondents were 301 elderly people residing in 4 free institutionalized elderly homes in Seoul. The data were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis and covariance structure analysis using USREL 8.0 ver. The major results are summarized as follows: 1) Statistically, a goodness of fit is good of structural equation model presented in the study. 2) The structural leisure constraints and the interpersonal leisure constraints are some types of leisure environment of the aged in public homes from the ecological perspective. Such constraints would inevitably lead to a direct effect on individual leisure life and leisure motivation. 3) The important valuable factor which affected the leisure satisfaction and the quality of life in the elderly was the leisure motivation.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.310-321
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of the elderly's health statuses, health behavior, and social relations on their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) according to their family types. Methods: The subjects of this study were 1000 elderly persons (298 living alone, 420 living with their spouses, and 282 living with their family)living in C city in Gangwon Province. Data were collected through structured questionnaires from July 20 to September 30, 2015. The SPSS/WIN program was used for data analysis. Results: The HRQoL of the elderly living alone was much lower than the other groups. The most influential factors on the HRQoL include self-rated health and depressive symptoms in all three groups. Social activities and skipping meals were associated with the HRQoL of the elderly living alone and living with their spouses, while marital status, number of chronic disease, and instrumental activities of daily living were associated with the HRQoL of the elderly living with their family. Conclusion: Nurses should take into account family types when designing interventions for improving the HRQoL of the elderly.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2017

The purpose of this study, which focuses on safe living as an important determinant of the quality of life for the elderly, is to provide policy proposals for their safe living in rural areas by examining their current living conditions and related policies. To examine the related policies, we analyzed government plans including: the first, second and third Basic Plan on Low Fertility and Aging Society, first implemented in 2006, the first, second and third Basic Plan for Healthy Families, also first implemented in 2006, and the first, second and third Five-year Plan for Improvement of the Quality of Life of Rural People and Regional Development of Rural Areas, first implemented in 2005. In addition to these plans, government projects concerning safe living environments were assessed. we present the following policy proposals for the safe living of the elderly in rural areas. First, integrated, customized policies are required for the rural elderly's everyday life. That is, elderly-friendly residential improvement policies are needed since accidents involving the rural elderly usually occur in their own houses. Policies should also be introduced to monitor and improve the elderly's nutritional and health status. Also considering the high proportion of elderly people in rural areas, policies must be aimed at creating elderly-friendly and family-friendly villages. Second, educational sessions for the elderly are necessary to raise their awareness of safety in everyday lives, which they often overlook.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제4권
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• pp.76-85
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• 1997

In modern society, the human average life span has been prolonged due to medical benefits and changes in society, which results in the rapid and world -wide increase in the population of elderly. Consequently, the field of nursing science, as well as the field of many other discipline, has shown increasing interests in issues on the elderly. In addition, to improve the quality of life for elderiy people a great deal of effort has been made. The purpose of our study is to analyze the correlation between family support and quality of life in order to develop basic data for nursing interventions to maintain life satisfaction of the elderly. The sample consists of 108 subjects residing at home whose ages are over 65 years old. The data has been collected, from November 11, 1996 to November 23, 1996, through interviewing the elderly using a questionnarie. For the family supoort we used two: 1) the 5 - point Likert scale questionnarie developed by Gallo and Warren (Family support I) and 2) the 5-point Likert scale developed by H. S. Kang(Family support II), and for the quality of life we used the 3 - point likert scale questionnarie developed by Choi, Young Hee. For data analysis we used percentages, means, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and ANOVA. The results of our study are as follows: 1. For perceived family support I & II, the minimum score is 12 & 19, the maximum score is 32 & 46, the mean score is 24.49 & 34.90, respectively. 2. For Quality of life, the minimum score is 13, the maximum score is 39, the mean score is 28.61. 3. there is a very strong correlation between the perceived family support of the subjects and Quality of life (for I r=0.35047, p<.001 and for II r= 0.60558, p<.001). 4. The relationship between the general characteristics of the elderly and our two variables. family support and Quality of life, is as follows: 1) According to age(for II F=5.32, p<.01), the amount of monthly pocket money(for II F= 3.52, p<.05), inmate(for I F=2.93, p<.05, for II F=2.84, p<.05), economics(for I F=8.99, p<.01. for II F=7.51. p<.01), supporter(for I F=4.01. p<.01. for II F=3.43, p<.01), there is a statistically significant difference in family support. 2) According to the amount of monthly pocket money(F=6.69, p<.01), inmate(F=2.24, p<.05), economics(F=15.38, p<.01), there is a statistically significant difference in Quality of life. In conclusion, it can be said that the family support is an important variable to the Quality of the elderly life.