• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.23-36
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• 2016

Objectives: This study aims to define the relationships between the sensory, cognitive and physical functions of young-old and old-old individuals. Methods: Participants were 10,451 elderly individuals aged 65 and above, raw data of a 2014 National Survey on Korean Older Persons was used. To investigate the relationships among the sensory, cognitive, and physical functions, a structural equation model was used. Results: The key analysis results are summarized as follows; 5% had poor vision function(young-old 3.5%, old-old 7.1%), 3.8% had poor auditory function(young-old 1.7%, old-old 6.7%), 33.0% had decline in cognitive function(young-old 30.9%, old-old 35.7%), 3.6% were disabled(young-old 1.6%, old-old 6.3%) and cognitive function influences physical function more greatly than does sensory function. Additionally, in the young-old groups, vision among sensory functions, attention among cognitive functions, and IADL among physical functions, turned out to be the most influential. However, in the old-old groups, auditory function among sensory functions, orientation among cognitive functions, and IADL among physical functions, turned out to be the most influential. Conclusions: This study implies that functions in the young-old and old-old individuals must be considered with all three functions-sensory, cognitive, and physical-together at the same time and that this comprehensive approach is necessary in national policy making.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.249-258
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• 2007

Objectives : The aims of this study were to estimate the antihypertensive medication adherence in people with a disability and a history of taking antihypertensive medication, and to identify the factors affecting medication adherence. Methods : The National Health Insurance claims data were linked with the National Disability Registry. People with a disability, who received a prescription of antihypertensives, were identified from a total of 85,098 cases. Cumulative medication adherence (CMA) was used as an indicator of medication adherence. A CMA > 80% was defined as appropriate medication adherence. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors affecting medication adherence. Results : The average CMA in a total of 85,098 patients was 79.5%. The appropriate adherence $(CMA{\geq}80%)$ rate was 54.5% and 20.5% of patients had a CMA < 50%. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the probability of appropriate adherence decreased with decreasing number of prescription days per visit, increasing number of providers, the patients' residential area moving from urban to rural areas, and when patients have an internal organ disability, auditory impairment, mobility impairment. Conclusions : The adherence to antihypertensive medication in people with a disability is influenced by various socio-economic, clinical and regional factors. In particular, the disabled who have locomotive and communication disabilities and internal organ impairments have a higher probability of under-adherence to antihypertensive medication adherence in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.25-37
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• 2004

This study is derived from a problem for the blind, how to recognize the space and how to find their way. Unlike ordinary people, the disabled people are closely related with special constructor environment using the other sense. Especially, to find his/her location, each person depends on the wayfinding ability as acquiring specific and various information,(e.g. recognizing figure by tactile sense, space size by auditory sense, direction by light from a window and regular noise, and existence of switch in a specific place.) Those senses help the person's wayfinding to his/her destination. The procedure of wayfinding are location, position, orientation, navigation, and movement. Consequently, construction for the people above mentioned can offer a design-guideline considering following factors, building arrangement considering regular noise, refurbishment, plan configuration of floor and wall-skin changed, circulation stream that maintains right angle by the regular noise in the building, enforcement location character by the inflow of the light into a crossing.

• Physical Therapy Korea
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.101-111
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to determine EMG biofeedback training effect on the muscle activities in 3 unilateral facial palsy patients along with multiple baseline design across subjects. The auditory feedback about facial muscles (orbicularis oris, orbicularis oculi, frontalis) was provided with each patient during facial exercise training. Electromyographic (EMG) activity during maximal voluntary contraction and maximal compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude elected by supramaximal electrical stimulation on facial nerve of facial muscles were measured pre- and post- EMG biofeedback training to evaluate motor learning. EMG activity during maximal voluntary contraction was increased after EMG biofeedback training and CMAP amplitude elected by supramaximal electrical stimulation was not changed in all subjects. The results indicate that EMG biofeedback training is useful method to improve motor learning of facial excercise training in unilateral facial palsy patients.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.738-743
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• 2000

Objectives : The less invasive stereotactic surgery of hypertensive intracerebral hematoma has been preferred. Many techniques were developed to facilitate aspiration of a dense blood clot in acute stage. Authors describe a method for evacuation of putaminal hematoma via computerized tomography(CT)-aided free-hand stereotactic infusion of urokinase and frequent negative pressure aspiration. Patients and Methods : A total of ten patients with spontaneous putaminal hematoma underwent surgery with negative pressure aspiration in the three-year period. All procedures were performed within 12 hours of insult. A silicone ventricular catheter was inserted into the center of hematoma through a burr hole at the Kocher's point under local anesthesia. In a typical case of putaminal hematoma, the trajectory of catheter was pointed the center of hematoma parallel to sagittal plane vertically and the external auditory meatus posteriorly. Immediately after the first trial of hematoma aspiration low-dose urokinase solution(2,000IU/5ml saline) was administrated through the catheter and drain was clipped for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the partially liquified hematoma was manually aspirated using a 10ml syringe with a negative pressure of less than 2 to 3ml. The procedure was carefully repeated every 1 hour until the hematoma was near totally evacuated. Results : The patients population consisted composed of 4 men and 6 women with a mean age of 61.6 years. All had major neurological deficits preoperatively. The mean hematoma volume was 44.3 ml and hematoma was drained for 20 to 48 hours. No complications such as rebleeding, meningitis, or malplaced catheter were noted. Outcome was moderately disabled in four patients and good recovery in three patients. Conclusion : Although the frequent negative pressure aspiration and low-dose urokinase infusion has the disadvantage of possbility of rebleeding and infection, it is consisdered to be an effective method because it allows a simple, safe, and complete removal of hematoma.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.02a
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• pp.1069-1074
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• 2007

청각장애인이 PC환경에서 영화, 방송, 애니메이션 등의 동영상 콘텐츠를 이용할 때 장애의 정도에 따라 콘텐츠의 접근성에 있어서 시각적 수용 이외의 부분적 장애가 발생한다. 이러한 장애의 극복을 위해 수화 애니메이션이나 독화 교육과 같은 청각장애인의 정보 접근성 향상을 위한 콘텐츠와 기술이 개발된 사례가 있었으나 다소 한계점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 현대 뉴미디어 예술 작품의 예술적 표현 방법을 구성요소로서 추출하여, 기술과 감성의 조화가 어우러진 독창적인 콘텐츠를 생산할 수 있는 기술을 개발함으로써 PC환경에서 청각장애인의 동영상 콘텐츠에 대한 접근성 향상 방법을 추출하고, 실질적으로 청각적 효과의 시각적 변환 인터페이스 개발 및 이미지 캡션 생성 소프트웨어 개발을 통해 청각장애인의 동영상 콘텐츠 사용성을 극대화시킬 수 있는 방법론을 제시하고자 한다. 본 논문에서는 첫째, 청각장애인의 동영상 콘텐츠 접근성 분석, 둘째, 미디어아트 작품의 선별적 분석 및 유동요소 추출, 셋째, 인터페이스 및 콘텐츠 제작의 순서로 단계별 방법론을 제시하고 있다. 이 세번 째 단계에서 이미지 캡션 생성 소프트웨어가 개발되고, 비트맵 아이콘 형태의 이미지 캡션 콘텐츠가 생성된다. 개발한 이미지 캡션 생성 소프트웨어는 사용성에 입각한 일상의 언어적 요소와 예술 작품으로부터 추출한 청각 요소의 시각적요소로의 전환을 위한 인터페이스인 것이다. 이러한 기술의 개발은 기술적 측면으로는 청각장애인의 다양한 웹콘텐츠 접근 장애를 개선하는 독창적인 인터페이스 추출 환경을 확립하여 응용영역을 확대하고, 공학적으로 단언된 기술 영역을 콘텐츠 개발 기술이라는 새로운 영역으로 확장함으로써 간학제적 시도를 통한 기술영역을 유기적으로 확대하며, 문자와 오디오를 이미지와 시각적 효과로 전환하여 다각적인 미디어의 교차 활용 방안을 제시하여 콘텐츠를 형상화시키는 기술을 활성화 시키는 효과를 거둘 수 있다. 또한 청각장애인의 접근성 개선이라는 한정된 영역을 뛰어넘어 국가간 언어적인 장벽을 초월할 수 있는 다각적인 부가 동영상 콘텐츠에 대한 시도, 접근, 생산을 통해 글로벌 시대에 부응하는 새로운 방법론으로 발전 할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.161-168
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• 2021

In this paper, it is a system that informs people who take medication periodically to facilitate the convenience of the elderly and the disabled. It is a system that measures the full weight of pills that need to be taken for a week using a weight sensor, and then determines whether or not the pills are taken by measuring the weight of the reduced pills again when the user takes them. For people with disabilities who are unable to move, it includes the function of automatically transporting medicine to the user-set location at the time of use using a line tracer based autonomous vehicle. It is also configured to inform users who have not taken the pill through an alarm that includes visual and auditory functions at a specific time to inform them of this. This work attempts to help users take their medication without forgetting by segmenting the task performance process of such a system through simulations.