• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.156-164
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• 2005

Like other countries undergoing the aging of the population, increases in the aged population have raised serious issues in Korea. The proportion of elderly will be foreseen over $14\%$ of population in 2019, over $20\%$ in 2026 in korea. Due to the rapid increasing in the aged population, it calls for social countermeasures urgently, And recent researches about attitude to the aged find out in general negative attitude to the aged of other generations. It is thought desirable that comprehension to the aged of the commonalty should be educated on the school basis or a variety of informal ways. The study aims to determine the space formation of the senior simulation center that suggest to be considered for the effective education and preparation for the aging of all social members, particularly for the younger generation. In such space formation, it is important to work out a plan of efficiency education according to the systematic environmental setting with a focus on the minimization of problematic behaviors and living disabilities of aging, as interactive experiences gain malfunctions by aging. This study is expected to promote a focus on the integration of the whole generations and improved design management for the environment of a welfare policy for the aged.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제28호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to develop recommendation of sign system and color codes in making the public interior environment more accessible for the visually impaired persons. The appropriate guidelines in designing the sign system and the color codes in the public interior environment can increase the accessibility, the mobility and the safety for the visually impaired persons including the increasing elderly. By selecting the effective sign system much more desirable results can be brought: Improvement of accessibility, mobility, increase of safety, work efficiency and the psychological stability. Sign system and the color is more important for the weak-sighted people than the normal-sighted in way finding and the orientation strategies. 53 visually impaired persons participated for this study, the answers of the questionaires by the weak-sighted persons are focused on in this research. The data, the needs of users is analysed on the basis of users-oriented. The result of this study can be considered as a basic direction of sign system design and color codes in our codes in our public environment for all people especially visually impaired persons.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2015

The concept of universal design has become an essential requirement for environmental design, due to the growing population of the aged, and the increasing needs of people with disabilities. This study aims to propose a universal design guideline for apartment housing units that can be adapted to both a general household and a household with elderly or disabled individuals. This design process encompasses literary reviews, and includes the measurements of the dimensions and facilities of currently available apartment housing. The three domestic universal guidelines were reviewed, and a universal design checklist for apartment housing units was developed. Afterward, the individual elements and inclusive factors of universal design, for apartment housing units, were collected and examined according to the each functional space within the home. The results and conclusions are as follows: 1) The factors of universal design are diversified by the division of the functional spaces within the home, such as the private space, the work space and the entertaining space. 2) Due to the lack of space and storage, wheelchairs cannot be used in most currently available apartment types; this problem can be resolved by applying flexibility and optional adaptation. The solutions for the above are additional design factors that will enable more convenient usage and elaborate design.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.164-171
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• 2018

Background: In recent years, the interest in health and safety in the workplace has increased. Agriculture is one of the human work activities with the highest risk indexes. Studies on risk perception of agricultural workers are often referred to as specific risk factors (especially pesticides), but the risk perception plays an important role in preventing every kind of accident and occupational disease. Methods: The aim of this research is to test a new method for understanding the relation between risk perception among farmers and the main risk factors to which they are exposed. A secondary aim is to investigate the influence of training in risk perception in agriculture. The data collection was realized using a questionnaire designed to investigate the risk perception; the questionnaire was given to a sample of 119 agricultural workers in central Italy. Through the use of the "principal components analysis" it was possible to highlight and verify the latent dimensions underlying the collected data in comparison with scales of attitudes. Results: Results show that the highest percentage of strong negative attitude is among the people who have worked for more years, while farmers who have worked for fewer years have a marked positive attitude. Conclusion: The analysis of the questionnaires through the synthetic index method (Rizzi index) showed that agricultural workers involved, in particular the elderly workers, have a negative attitude towards safety; workers are hostile to safety measures if they have not attended special training courses.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.336-342
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• 2015

넘어짐은 노인이나 산업현장에서 일하는 사람들에게 심각한 부상을 일으키는 원인이 되기 때문에 센서를 사용하여 넘어짐을 판단하고자 하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 최근 들어 스마트폰의 보급이 일반화 되면서 스마트 폰에 내장된 센서를 사용하여 넘어짐을 판단하는 방법이 연구되고 있다. 가속도 센서에서 추출된 가속도벡터의 변화량을 분석하면 넘어짐은 어렵지 않게 판단할 수 있지만, 넘어지는 방향을 판단하기 위해서는 가속도벡터의 크기의 변화나 방향으로의 변화로 판단하기 어렵다. 일반적으로 가속도 벡터의 방향은 물체의 움직임의 방향을 의미하지 않기 때문이다. 한편, 속도 벡터는 물체가 움직이는 방향의 접선방향으로 나타나는 성질을 사용하여 넘어지는 방향을 판단하는 방법을 제안하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.287-300
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• 2020

본 연구는 노인복지관이 운영하는 실버 오케스트라 프로그램의 실천적 개선 방향을 도출하기 위하여 운영 속성에 대한 중요도-만족도 분석(IPA)을 수행하였다. 우리나라의 춘천동부노인복지관이 운영하는 '춘천 실버 오케스트라' 프로그램을 대상으로 실버회원 그룹(N=53)과 프로그램 운영자 그룹(N=32)을 조사 대상자로 선정하였다. '지역사회와의 연계', '예산 운영', '프로그램 운영', '인력 운영', '홍보전략', '프로그램 운영환경'을 포함하는 6개의 평가영역으로 구성된 평가지표를 설계하였다. 그리고 평가영역에 대하여 22개의 평가항목을 구성하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 실버회원 그룹에서는 '인력 운영'이 중요도와 만족도에서 가장 높은 우선순위를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 프로그램 운영자 그룹에서는 '예산 운영'과 '인력 운영'이 중요도와 만족도에서 각각 가장 높은 우선순위를 차지하였다. IPA 매트릭스 분석을 통하여 나타난 연구 결과를 기반으로, 성공적인 프로그램 운영을 위해서는 실버회원 그룹과 프로그램 운영자 그룹의 관점에서 현상유지 및 강화, 집중투자 및 개선, 낮은 우선순위, 그리고 과잉노력 지양으로 영역화된 프로그램 운영 속성에 대해서 서로 차별화된 노력과 관심을 지속적으로 가져야 한다는 시사점을 제공한다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2022

Low fertility rates and increased life expectancy further exacerbate the process of an aging society. This is also reflected in the gradual increase in the proportion of vulnerable groups in the social population. The demand for improved mobility among vulnerable groups such as the elderly or the disabled has greatly driven the growth of the electric-assisted mobility device market. However, such mobile devices generally require a certain operating capability, which limits the range of vulnerable groups who can use the device and increases the cost of learning. Therefore, autonomous driving technology needs to be introduced to make mobility easier for a wider range of vulnerable groups to meet their needs of work and leisure in different environments. This study uses mini PC Odyssey, Velodyne Lidar VLP-16, electronic device and Linux-based ROS program to realize the functions of working environment recognition, simultaneous localization, map generation and navigation of electric powered mobile devices for vulnerable groups. This autonomous driving mobility device is expected to be of great help to the vulnerable who lack the immediate response in dangerous situations.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.33-52
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• 2009

Health promotion policies have needed to assess in detailed and evidence-based work to set a policy goal and clear future directions of health promotion in Korea. To identify the major factors related with health promotion, we assessed the associations between public health outcome (potential years of life loss, PYLL) and national health determinants. For this purpose, we used a pooled cross sectional time-series regression analysis with corrected fixed effect models involving sixteen member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development during the period 1970 to 2001. The PYLL was positively associated with tobacco and alcohol consumption (model 1 and 2) and calories intake (model 2 and 3) while the PYLL was negatively associated with GDP, fruit and vegetable intake (model 2), number of doctors (model 3), coverage rates of health care security, and elderly population rates (model 4). In conclusion, health behaviors related with tobacco, alcohol, and nutrition were significant health determinants for health outcome. Overall analysis results of this study will provide a guidance toward improved macro- and micro-policy development for future health promotion policy in Korea.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2021

Background: The objective of this study was to elucidate the relationships musculoskeletal pains with combined vulnerability in terms of age, gender, and employment status Methods: The fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) in 2010 (43,816 participants aged 15 years and over) analyzed for European employees and the third Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) in 2011 (50,032 participants aged 15 years and older) analyzed for Korean employees. In this study, three well known vulnerable factors to musculoskeletal pains (older age, female gender, and precarious employment status) were combined and defined as combined vulnerability. Associations of musculoskeletal pains with combined vulnerability were assessed with prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) estimated by Poisson regression models with robust estimates of variance. Results: The prevalences of musculoskeletal pains were lower but the absolute and relative differences between combined vulnerabilities were higher among Korean employees compared with the European employees. Furthermore, the increased risk of having musculoskeletal pains according to combined vulnerability was modestly explained by socioeconomic factors and exposure to ergonomic risk factors, especially in Republic of Korea. Conclusions: The results of this study showed that the labor market may be more unfavorable for female and elderly workers in Republic of Korea. Any prevention strategies to ward off musculoskeletal pains, therefore, should be found and implemented to mitigate or buffer against the most vulnerable work population, older, female, and precarious employment status, in Republic of Korea.

• 한국노년학
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.589-612
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• 2019

본 연구는 급속한 근대화와 세계화 과정을 거치면서 한국의 전통적인 가치관의 변화가 한국노인들의 노화경험에 대한 인식에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 사회적, 문화적인 변화가 한국노인의 노화 경험에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 이해하기 위해 한국의 도시, 농촌, 그리고 미국이라는 세 가지 지리적 위치에 거주하는 한국노인들의 노화 경험의 유사점과 차이점을 다차원적으로 비교분석하였다. 본 연구의 수행을 위하여 한국노인 30명을 대상으로 생애인터뷰를 하였으며, 신체적 쇠퇴에도 불구하고 노년기에 의미 있고 탄력 있는 삶을 사는 심리적, 사회적, 정서적, 영적 경험을 분석하는데 중점을 두었다. 분석결과 첫째, 내러티브 분석을 토대로 노화 경험에 긍정적, 부정적 영향을 미치는 영역으로 신체적 건강, 정신적 건강, 가족관계, 일, 여가/사회적 활동, 영성 요인이 도출되었다. 둘째, 주제분석을 토대로 공통적으로 도출된 노화의 요인은 '자식들에게 빚지지 않는 삶', '신체적, 정신적 건강', '잘 죽는 것'으로 나타났다. 특히 신앙은 노년기 삶에 대한 관점을 이해하고 받아들이는 데 중요한 역할을 하였으며, 특정한 종교적 신념에 뿌리를 두고 있었다. 셋째, 한국노인과 재미 한인노인 간에 '일이 갖는 의미'와 '여가선호 방식'에 차이가 드러났다. 넷째, 농촌지역에 거주하는 한국노인들에게 부정적인 영향을 미치는 요인은 교육을 받지 못한 수치심과 관련이 있었다. 이와 같은 결과를 바탕으로 후속연구에 대한 함의점을 제시하였다.