• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to suggest customized service for managing solitary death using lifelog of the elderly living alone. The use of the lifelog technology is due to the advantage of suggesting a personalized service by analyzing the current situation by searching the past experiences of the elderly living alone. The method of study is reviewing literature and previous studies and collecting and analyzing the lifelog information of elderly living alone. The results of the study are as follows. First, it examined the problem of solitary death of the elderly living alone and tried to grasp the problem of the service using the IT technology supported by the government. Second, the lifelog information of the elderly living alone A was collected for two weeks. And the daily patterns of elderly living alone were analyzed through lifelog interpretation. Third, we proposed and discussed the residents' personalized service for managing solitary death based on the lifelog of the elderly living alone. It is an advantage of this paper that it is possible to support customized services by analyzing the general behavior of the elderly living alone and the exceptional behavior in the housing. However, the limitation of this study is that it does not reflect more subjects with various characteristics.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.554-556
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• 2022

최근 1인 가구의 급증에 따라 고독사가 중요한 사회 문제로 주목받고 있다. 본 논문에서는 고독사 위험에 노출된 사회적 약자들을 보호하기 위하여 RFID를 활용한 적응형 모니터링 시스템을 개발한다. 개발된 시스템은 웨어러블 RFID 태그, 주거지 내 부착된 RFID 리더기, 사용자 모니터링 앱으로 구성된다. 개발된 시스템은 웨어러블 태그를 지닌 사용자가 리더기가 부착된 장소에 머무는 시간을 측정하고, 적응적으로 결정된 임계치를 초과할 때 보호자에게 긴급 알림을 전송한다. 아두이노를 기반으로 거주지를 모델링한 프로토타입을 구현함으로써 설계된 시스템의 효용성을 검증하였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.742-752
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• 2015

The communications through the power lines are called as the PLC and this is a common name for the communication modes for the information delivery. This technology transmits the data through the power lines on which the information is stored with the form of high frequency signal. The characteristic of the frequency signal is that the signal can be separated from the power line through exclusive power line modem and transmitted to the terminal devices. In this paper, 'In-home Headcount' checking algorithm using Wi-Fi and taking above mentioned advantages is proposed, and the basic Technology for such Solitary Senior Citizen's Lonely Death monitoring system has been designed and implemented. The comparative analysis has been conducted in this paper with the test-operated and test bed-completed 'Hyosimi 119 Safety-Welfare System' which is still being tested since 2008. With the 'In-home Headcount Checking Algorithm', Wi-Fi connection/disconnection status and SSIDs of relevant Wi-Fis will be checked. We expect that our proposed method will become as the basic Technology which can prevent lonely deaths of elderly people living alone. Since the PLC technology can be normally implement all the functions used on internet anticipate that the technology could be applied to many areas to construct a new form of communication network.

• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2019

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has become one of the top ten nations with the highest aging rate. The proportion of their aging population increased from 7.2% to 10.95% from 1989 to 2017 and entered into the aging society six years earlier than what had been anticipated in 2011. The main issues in such a society are the problems associated with the elderly living by themselves and their solitary deaths. This study attempts to find a solution which would mitigate the burdens of aging or aged population who are living in a lonely and solitary living condition focusing on the system used for the purpose of managing or monitoring of their daily lives to prevent any undesirable outcomes including solitary deaths. The study also discusses the possibility of introducing the system into Vietnam.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.520-522
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• 2022

초고령화사회에 접어들면서 독거노인의 수도 증가하고 있고 따라서 고독사도 증가하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 디지털 기술을 활용한 독거노인을 위한 알리미 서비스를 살펴보고 다음과 같은 방안을 제언한다. 첫째, 기존 유선으로만 이루어지는 응급 상황 여부에 대해서 센서 감지, AI 감성 로봇 활용 등으로 디지털 정보 수집 및 상황 파악이 이루어져야 한다. 둘째, 분기별 1회 이루어졌던 직접 방문 시에는 장비 점검 및 디지털 상황을 검토해야하고 유선으로 이루어졌던 월 2회 간접 방문을 디지털 기기를 활용해 확대하도록 한다. 셋째, 독거노인, 장애인 등의 안전 확인 곤란 또는 응급상황 발생시 신속한 대처를 위해 디지털 응급안전망체계를 구축한다. 또한 마지막으로 이러한 디지털 시스템을 구축하기 위해 이용자 교육이 이루어져야 하며 신규이용자에게 장비사용 교육을 하는 것은 물론, 정기적으로 재교육이 이루어지는 것이 효과적일 것이다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.635-640
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• 2018

본 연구는 대학생을 대상으로 포커스 그룹 인터뷰(FGI)를 실시하여 대학생들이 인식하는 청년 1인 가구와 고독사에 대해 파악하였다. 이는 청년 1인 가구의 문제점과 향후 청년 고독사와 같은 사회적 문제를 해결하기 위한 기본 데이터로 제공될 수 있고 사회 안전망 구축에 기여할 것이다. 본 연구는 사회복지 전공 4학년 5명을 대상으로 FGI를 시행하여 자료를 분석하였다. 연구 참여자들은 청년 취업 문제를 청년 1인 가구 증가의 가장 큰 원인으로 제시했다. 비자발적 독립생활의 경우, 청년 1인 가구의 높은 빈곤과 실업률은 경제적 불안정, 주거 문제 및 감정적인 관계 형성의 원인으로 제시되었다. 대부분의 연구 참가자들은 청년기는 더 이상 원하는 것을 얻을 수 있는 시기가 아니라 처음부터 경제적 압력에 시달리는 시기라고 하였다. 청년 1인 가구의 높은 음주율과 흡연율도 문제로 인식되었고 이는 만성 질환, 우울증 및 자살과 같은 심각한 육체적, 정신적 건강 문제를 발생한다고 인식하였다. 청년 고독사에 대해서는 언론에서 일어나는 사건마다 막연한 두려움을 갖게 되며 본인들에게 일어날 수 있는 일이라고 생각하고 있다고 하였다. 청년 1인가구는 앞으로 증가할 수 밖에 없으며 비자발적인 1인 가구의 경우 경제적 어려움이 가장 큰 문제이며 청년 고독사의 가장 큰 원인이기 때문에 이에 대한 제도 지원이 우선적으로 필요하며 특히 주거비에 대한 실질적인 지원이 필요할 것이다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.113-128
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• 2006

This study was to verify the effectiveness of the Life Review-Narrative group therapy program on decreasing depression and death anxiety in the elderly. The program was organized according to a course of life from childhood to old age. The objectives were for the elderly to enhance self-worth, to become aware of their solitary existence, to accept aging and death, to accept the life: both past and present, and to make the most of experiences in overcoming difficulties. For the most part, the program used reminiscence and re-authoring of the narrative therapy as counseling techniques. Thirty-two elderly people(16 in the experimental group, 16 in the control group) aged 60 years and over were randomly selected from patients at the Daegu Metropolitan City General Welfare Center. Two groups were identified as equivalents for the study in the pre-test. The program for the experimental group was implemented twice a week for 90 minutes per session over a 6-week period(Sep. 8-Oct.14. 2005). The pre-test(Sep. 8 2005), the post-test(Oct. 14. 2005) and the follow-up test(Nov. 14. 2005) were implemented in order to verify the effectiveness of the programs. The instruments used in the study were the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form(Korean Version) and the Death Anxiety Scale. The data were analyzed using t-testing and One-Factor Repeated Measures ANOVA. This study supplemented other qualitative research methods in order to verify the variation in the depression and death anxiety in the elderly. The findings of the study were as follows: Significant decrease in the depression and death anxiety were reported in the experimental group. The control group however did not show any significant changes in the depression and death anxiety rates. The result of the post hoc multiple comparisons showed that the effects of the life review-narrative group therapy program has lasted effects on decreasing of the death anxiety. Nevertheless, the effects of the life review-narrative group therapy program on decreasing depression are not lasting. The study has limitations so further research is suggested.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2010

Purpose: In Korea, trauma is the $3^{rd}$ most common cause of death. The trauma treatment system is divided into pre-hospital and hospital stages. Deaths occurring in the pre-hospital stage are 50% of the total death, and 20% of those are deaths that are preventable. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to calculate the preventable death rates caused by trauma in our current pre-hospital system, to analyze the appropriateness of the treatment of traumatized patients and to draw a conclusions about the problems we have. Methods: The study was done on traumatized patients who expired at the emergency department from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2009, at the Korea University Medical Centers in Anam, Guro and Ansan. The data on the patients were reviewed retrospectively based on characteristics, conditions on admission and trauma severity. The patient's RTS (revised trauma score) and ISS (injury severity score) was calculated. Preventable death rate was calculated by TRISS (the trauma score-injury severity score). Results: A total of 168 patients were enrolled. All patients were intubated and underwent CPR. Of the total, 72% patients were male, and traffic accidents were the most common form of trauma (52.4%), falls being second (28.6%). Head injury, solitary or multiple, was the most common cause of death (55.4%). Thirty-eight (38, 22.6%) deaths were preventable. The 22.6% preventable death rate consisted of 15.5% potentially preventable and 7.1% definitely preventable deaths. Based on a logistic regression analysis, the relationship between the time intervals until transfusion and imaging and death was statistically significant in the hospital stage. In the pre-hospital stage, transit time from the site of the injury to the hospital showed a significant relationship with the mortality rate. Conclusion: One hundred sixty-eight (168) patients died of trauma at the 3 hospitals of Korea University Medical Center. The TRISS method was used to calculate the preventable death rate, with a result of 22.6%. The only factor that was significant related to the preventable death rate in the pre-hospital stage was the time from injury to hospital arrival, and the time intervals until transfusion and imaging were the two factors that showed significance in the hospital stage. Shortening the time of treatment in the field and transferring the patient to the hospital as quickly as possible is the most important life-saving step in the pre-hospital stage. In the hospital stage, the primary survey, resuscitation and diagnosis should proceed simultaneously.

• 한국노년학
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.1015-1033
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 임대주택에 거주하는 남성 독거노인의 홀로 살아가는 삶의 의미와 본질을 살펴보는 것이다. 연구방법은 현상학적 연구 방법 중 Giorgi(2009)가 제안한 분석방법을 활용하였다. 연구 참여자는 임대주택에 거주하고 있는 남성 독거노인 10명을 네크워크표집방법을 활용해 선정하였다. 연구자료는 1인 당 2회씩의 심층면담을 통해 수집하였다. 연구결과, 남성 독거노인으로 살아가는 것은 세상이라는 광야에 홀로 서서 찬바람을 맞는 것과 같았으며, 외롭고 적적한 생을 살아가는 과정은 삶과 죽음 사이의 끊임없는 힘겨루기와 같았다. 그들에게 있어 임대주택은 세상과 단절시켜 자신을 가두어 놓는 철책이자 떠돌이 생활의 종착지였다. 임대주택은 세인들에게는 안정적 울타리지만 참여자들에게는 광야에 홀로 선 심정으로 생존에 의한 본능과 죽음의 본능이 줄다리기하는 양면적 삶을 살아내는 곳이었다. 연구자는 연구결과에 근거하여 심리적 주거안정, 대중 매체 속 노인폄하, 심리적 고립 해소방안에 관한 논의와 그에 따른 제언을 했다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.3169-3173
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• 2014

Background: To investigate factors associated with overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and two consecutive patients with pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma with distant metastasis at diagnosis seen between December 2007 and May 2011 were reviewed. Patient, tumor and treatment factors were analyzed for their significance regarding overall survival. Results: The median follow-up time was 22 months. At the time of this report, 116 patients had died. For 112 patients, cause of death was nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The 1, 2, 3, and 4-year overall survival rates were 75.6%, 50.2%, 39.2%, and 28.2%, respectively. Cox regression multivariate analysis showed that T-stage (p=0.045), N-stage (p=0.014), metastasis number (p<0.001) and radiotherapy for nasopharynx and neck (p<0.001) were significant factors for overall survival. Conclusions: Early T-stage and N-stage, solitary metastasis in a single organ were good prognostic factors for patients with newly diagnosed metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiotherapy should be strongly recommended in systemic treatment.