• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 1980

The main purposes of the nutrition and clinical surveys were to provide baseline information on the nutritional status of pre-school children in rural health demonstration project areas of the Korea Health Development Institute (KHDI) for nutrition guidance services for the MCH target group. The survey covered a total of 222 pre-school children and 135 mothers in Okgu Gun, Cholla Pukto Province from August 10 to August 17, 1979. The survey results are summarized as follows: 1) Family Environment Seventy percent of the households had more than three children, and the mean family sire was 6. Sixty-nine percent of the mothers and 47% of the fathers of the surveyed households were educated at or below the primary school level. The majority, 70% of the mothers, were aged between 20 years and 35 years. 2) Anthropometric Measurements and Hemoglobin Value 4.5% of the children were lower than 80% weight for age of the Korean standard, and 5.4% were lower than 85% arm circumference for age of the Jelliffe's standard resectively, and those were suffering from protein-energy malnutrition. Angular stomatitis were observed on 66.2% of the subjects. Mean hemoglobin value was 11.1g/100m1, and 44.2% of the subjects were categorized as anaemia. 3) Food and Nutrient Intake of animal foods was very low, ranging from 2.9 to 17%. Consumption of eggs was less than 2% of total food intake, and intake of legumes was also very scanty, between 0.8 to 3.7%. These data present evidence of very poor protein intake, quality as well as quantity. Energy intake of children was 60.0 to 64.4% of the recommended allowance, and mean protein intake only met 47.4% of the recommendation. Low intake of vitamins except thiamin were also found. 4) Mother's Nutrition Knowledge Eighty-five percent of the mothers were entirely ignorant regarding the 'five basic food group' which is most important fact on food and nutrition guidance. Mean knowledge score from 14 basic questions about food and nutrition was as low as 5.1. There was a significant positive correlation between mother's educational level and nutrition knowledge score. 5) Family Planning Variable There were significant correlation among maternal, family planning variables, and some of the nutritional and physical measurements. The study revealed that the mother's educational level and nutrition knowledge score are more crucial factors than the family planning variables on effecting food intakes on children. Recommendation : According to the results of the surveys, there were high incident rates of nutritional anaemia and angular stomatitis among pre-school children, and most of rural women had very limited knowledge about food and nutrition. As a main part of the health education activities, the community health workers should provide nutrition education to the village mothers to improve the nutrional status of young children in rural areas. Nutrional promotion at the primary health care level should be mainly based on appropriate nutrition education.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.1361-1381
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• 2009

최근 우리 사회는 급격한 사회변동으로 다양한 사회문제를 경험하여 왔다. 특히 치매노인이 접근하기 쉽지 않은 대상이라는 특성 때문에 치매노인의 삶의 질에 대한 심층적인 연구가 제대로 이루어지지 않고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 치매노인의 삶의 질을 조사하고, 치매노인의 삶의 질과 시설 환경과의 관계 분석을 통해 치매노인의 시설 환경에 적합한(compatible) 프로그램 개발이나 다양한 정책적 및 실천적 방안을 구성하는 데 필요한 기초 자료를 제시하고자 하며, 이를 통하여 치매노인의 삶의 질 향상과 시설 환경적 문제해결 방안을 모색하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 대구 및 경북지역의 노인주거복지시설 및 노인의료복지시설의 치매노인을 대상으로 하였으며 수집된 자료는 SPSS 12.0 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도 및 교차분석과 다항로지스틱회귀분석을 하였다. 그 결과 시설의 환경이 치매노인의 삶의 질에 유의한 영향을 미치는 변인으로 밝혀졌다. 이를 위한 방안으로는 첫째, 치매노인이 만족하는 삶의 질을 위해서는 치매노인의 특성을 충분히 고려한 환경을 마련하고 치매노인의 잠재능력에 대한 인식전환이 필요하다. 둘째, 주수발자가 치매노인의 삶의 질에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타난 결과를 미루어 볼 때, 주수발자와의 관계 향상을 위한 프로그램이 필요하다. 셋째, 시설환경의 변화가 필요하다. 시설들이 치매노인의 증상에 잘 대처해 나갈 수 있도록 준비하고 시설의 접근성이 다소 떨어지는 것에 대해서는 오프라인(off-line)보다는 온라인(on-line)을 통해 치매노인요양시설과 전담인력 등 인프라를 확충하고, 지역사회가 긴밀히 협력하여 요양보호를 필요로 하는 어르신께 양질의 요양보호서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 해야 한다.