• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2001

Objectives : To gather information about the factors which influence the interest and intention of admission into charging nursing hones for the elderly(CNH), as these homes represent an important method for resolving the problems related to the rapid population aging occurring in Korea. Methods : A face-to-face interview survey was carried out with 320(men 159, women 165) patients over 60 years old who were admitted at 2 university hospitals and 5 general hospitals in the Busan area between December 1998 and March 1999. Data were analyzed through t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression analysis. Results : The mean age and years of education of the study population was 67.0 and 7.7 years, and the types of chronic degenerative disease included musculoskeletal disorders(20.1%), cerebrovascular disease(17.1%), and diabetes(14.3%). The major forms of household living arrangement prior to admission were elderly alone(22.6%), and elderly couple(33.5%), while about half of them(55.5%) didn't want to live with their children id the future. Almost half were paying medication fees by themselves(46.6%). The level of actual intention of admission$(3.07{\pm}1.39)$ into a CNH was lower than that of interest$(3.22{\pm}1.33)$(p<0.01). Multiple analysis revealed that the intention of admission increased with decreasing number of future supportive persons$(\beta=-0.107)$, lower level of activity in daily life$(\beta=-0.447)$, and longer years of education$(\beta=-0.447)$ with 32.7% of $R^2$. As for the factors which determined the admission into a CNH, the fee and facilities were considered to be most important, and professional nursing and physician's care were the most desired services. In nomenclature, they preferred 'elderly hospital' or 'elderly health center' to CNH. Conclusions : Interest in CNH is increasing recently, but existing studies about patient experiences in CHN are still limited. This study may form a basis for future examinations of the needs and uses for CNH. Active financial support and public information are considered by the authors to be important factors for the induction of welfare services for the elderly, though CNH.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) and factors affecting LUTS in patients with prostate cancer. Methods: Fifty-four patients with prostate cancer participated and they completed a structured questionnaire at a hospital in Seoul. The LUTS level was measured by using the International prostate symptom score (1992) and the data were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank sum test and Kurskal-Wallis test. Results: Most subjects obtained a higher than moderate LUTS score. The participants who had a lower perceived health status and did not drink alcohol were more likely to had a lower LUTS score than other patients who had higher perceived health status and drink alcohol. In addition, eye diseases were significantly associated with the LUTS score. In LUTS, all the patients received higher IPSS-QOL (International prostate symptom score quality of life) and frequency, nocturia. Conclusion: For proper nursing care related to LUTS, nurses should focus on the factors identified when performing nursing assessments and should develop nursing intervention programs for symptoms management.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.163-180
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• 1998

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the community based home care service, and make reorientation for better service. The data was collected from the public health center, which was operated for one year, 1997. This case is evaluated and reoriented according to five elements of public health care system; system of resources for public health, organization and administration, health care delivery system of financing, management. In resources for public health, available health personnels are 15 physicians, 17 nurses, 11 nurse aides and 2 other persons. One professional health personnel take care of 609 clients, The equipments used for elderly and the disabled are 6 wheelchairs, 4 walkers, 1 hairwashers and 30 viberations. But these equipments are not enough to deal all clients. In organization and administration, planning and setting goals for community home care are made by the director, supervisor of family department and public health nurse. So there is no regular commitee for home care services in this community. The form of delivery of health care is focused on preventive health care. The important works of public health nurse are health education, preventive care for hypertension, D.M. and vaccination of communicable desease. In finaning system, funds come from central government(8.3%), local goverment(16.7%) and health center itself(3.8%), The services consist of health education, vaccination, clinical test and equipment. There are several local volunteers, which are local hospitals, a college, a christian association, a catholic association, a drivers association and a disabled association. The volunteer groups give physical and mental support to the clients. In management, this health center has three evaluation methods. One is done by local government, one is done by health center itself, and the other is done by clients with questionair. But the evaluation tools are deferent between agency. Home care services must be planned and evaluated. This public health center has to have more personnel, equipments, education for professional kowledge and meetings with community volunteer agencies.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.16-29
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• 2024

Purpose: This scoping review aimed to synthesize the characteristics and effects of interventions designed to prevent unintentional home injuries in older adults in Korea. Methods: The review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute protocol. A literature search was performed for studies published between 2001 and 2022 in the DBPia, RISS, KMBase, and NDSL databases. A total of 1,620 studies were identified, and 27 studies were included in the final analysis. Data were analyzed for characteristics of the literature, intervention-related unintentional injury mechanisms, and safety areas. Results: Most selected studies utilized a quasi-experimental design and targeted elderly women. In terms of injury mechanisms, 21 of 27 studies focused on falls, 2 on fire/disaster, 3 on drugs, and 1 on food. The most common preventive intervention for falls was exercise, and its effectiveness was verified using physical safety variables. Interventions in the fire/disaster, drug, and food domains were all educational, and changes in knowledge, behavior, and attitude were verified. Conclusion: This study confirmed the effectiveness of interventions for preventing unintentional injuries in the homes of community-dwelling older adults. These findings can serve as a foundation for developing and implementing unintentional injury prevention interventions at home for community-dwelling older adults. Multidisciplinary research is needed to address multifaceted safety issues by considering the home environment and injury risk factors.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the fall risk factors. Method: The subjects were 87 persons who were older than 65 years living at 28 nursing home in Seoul and Gyunggi province. Subjects were interviewed using RAFS II for intrinsic factor and the environmental factor were assessed using a structured questionnaire from Oct. to Dec. in 2004. The data were analyzed by SPSS(ver. 12.0) programs, using descriptive statistics, $x^2$-test, and t-test. Result: The 37.9% of the subjects experienced the fall, and its average number is $1.94\pm1.75$. The Women's experience of the fall was higher than that of the men, but it was no significant difference with gender. There was no significant difference with the age and duration of living. The mean of the intrinsic risk factor was 13.38 in total score 39 points marks on the RAFS II scales. The intrinsic risk factor score of the fallen group 15.71 was significantly higher than the non-fallen group 12.10. The variables of recent fall experience(t=4.72, p=0.000) and urinary dysfunction(t=2.64, p=0.010) was significantly higher than the non-fallen group. The highest variable of the intrinsic factor was the age and the variables of drug intake, balance, chronic disease, recent fall experience, urinary dysfunction were followed in order. The mean of the environmental risk factor was 0.24 points. No significant differences were shown in environmental risk factor between the fallen and the non-fallen groups. To the fallen group, the place of entrance was the highest risky environmental factor. To see in area dimension, the floor surfaces was the highest risky environmental factor and equipment and illumination factor was the following risky elements in order. In the total score of environmental risk factors based on the ares, the fallen group was 0.26 and the non-fallen group was 0.24, but there were no significant differences between the groups. Conclusion: This results suggested that visual protection strategy, set up the safety device in the place of entrance and inner stairway, bathroom and nonskid mat in the nursing home would be contribute to the prevention of the fall for the elderly.

• 한국노년학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.127-141
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• 2005

치매노인을 부양하는 배우자와 성인자녀가 접하는 어려움이 다름에도 불구하고, 선행 연구들은 이들을 한 집단으로 묶어 요양시설로의 입소에 미치는 요소를 분석하였다. 미국 뉴저지(New Jersey)와 오하이오(Ohio)주에 거주하는 치매 노인 부양자 456명을 대상으로 사건사 분석(Event History Analysis)을 실시한 결과, 배우자 부양자가 성인자녀 부양자에 비해 치매노인을 더 빨리 요양시설로 보내는 경향을 보여주었다. 치매노인의 연령과 역할 구속감(Role Captivity)은 두 집단 모두에게 유의미한 변수였는데, 치매노인의 연령과 부양자의 역할 구속감(Role Captivity)이 높을수록 요양시설로의 입소가 빨라지는 경향을 보였다. 교육수준과 소득은 성인자녀 부양자에게만 유의미한 변수로, 교육수준이 높을수록 시설로의 입소가 지연되었던 반면, 소득이 높을수록 시설로의 입소는 빨라지는 경향을 보였다. 한편 탁노소(Adult Day Care) 이용과 피부양자의 문제행동(Behavioral Problems)은 배우자 부양자에게만 유의미한 변수였으며, 탁노소를 이용할 경우와 피부양자의 문제행동이 증가할수록 요양시설로의 입소가 빨라지는 경향을 보였다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1488-1502
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• 2000

This study, based on current home nursing services, aims at promoting measures for establishing a community-based home nursing system derived from the pilot home nursing demonstration project conducted by the Seoul Nurses Association. The study was based on an analysis of home nursing records from march 1993 to December 1999. The following is a summary analysis, based on individual characteristics of the patients, the organization, which recommended the service for their patients and personnel services. 1. The service has been used by many elderly people 60years of age or older(66.4%). and married people(60.9%). The average number of visits by service personnel for patients of city government was 23.5. This is 2.5 times as many visits by general patients. General patients(20.2%) had only one visit from service personnel, while 65.5% of patients of city government had 10 or more visits. Particularly, for government recommended patients, 72.7% of the patients were recommended by nurses, while only 21.9% where referred to the services by doctors. The main focus of a home nursing service was to maintain present health status (53.4%), and hospice(11.6%). Also to increase hospital-based home nursing services focused on recovery(55.9%) and maintain present health conditions (19.0%). 2. For general patients, 42.0% of patients were suffering from problems related to CVA, 11.3% from high blood pressure, and for patients referred from city, 21.2% from skeletal muscular disease. Results of home nursing services 29.4% of patients were able to recover or maintain their health status, but 48.9% of the patients died. Another main point of community-based home nursing services is medication(6.7%), other basic nursing services(6.1%), special treatment, instructions on how to use medical devices(5.9%), change of physical posture(4.6%), and training on changing physical positions(4.7%). As mentioned above there were some differences between the characteristics of patients who used the pilot home nursing service conducted by the Seoul Nurses Association and those hospital-based service users. The results are believed to be useful to support a community-based home nursing service model. Particularly, patients under medical supervision and patients recommended by government-run health clinics show a higher frequency and longer use of home nursing services compared to general patients or hospital-based home nursing service users. According to the study, nurses accounted for a large number of recommendations for home nursing services. Many patients with CVA, high blood pressure, skeletal muscular disease and bedsores used community-based home nursing services, while others used the service for minor treatments or maintaining their current health status. Based on the study, the researchers make several suggestions to establish a community- based home nursing service system. First, different ways of setting up a community-based home nursing system have to be mapped out based on the evaluation of the pilot home nursing service conducted by the Seoul Nurses Association. Secondly, a new, community-based, home health care nursing service model, and reimbursement payment system have to be developed. This is based on the outcome of the analysis, and implemented policy. Accordingly, efforts are needed to develop a community- based home nursing system with an intermediary role to promote the visiting nursing services of government-run health centers.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.571-579
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 재가노인의 청력장애 정도를 살펴보고, 청력장애가 우울과 자기효능감에 미치는 영향을 확인하는 것이다. 자료수집기간은 2017년 8월 21일부터 9월 7일까지로 하였으며 연구대상자는 3개 지역에 거주하고 있는 재가노인 278명이었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS Statistics 24 프로그램을 이용하여 t-test와 ANOVA, Sheffe test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, Multiple regression analysis 등으로 분석하였다. 본 연구결과에서 청력장애와 우울, 자기효능감 평균 점수는 각각 10.91(${\pm}19.83$), 4.75(${\pm}3.90$), 46.87(${\pm}6.75$) 등으로 나타났다. 청력장애와 우울은 양의 상관관계(r=.228, p<.001)가 있었고 자기효능감과는 음의 상관관계가 있었으며(r=-.284, p<.001), 우울과 자기효능감은 유의한 음의 상관관계(r=-.526, p<.001)가 있었다. 청력장애는 자기효능감에 부정적인 영향을 미치는(${\beta}=-.161$, p=.008) 것으로 나타났으며 설명력은 27.2%로 측정되었다. 향후 본 연구결과를 토대로 청력장애를 예방하거나 최소화할 수 있는 다학제적 중재 및 교육프로그램 개발이 중요하다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.333-342
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 직장인을 대상으로 요양시설 노인의 돌봄 부담감을 조사하고 이에 영향을 미치는 특성들을 파악하는 것이다. 연구방법은 서술적 상관관계 연구로 5개 요양시설에 노인을 입소시킨 153명의 직장인 가족이었다. 자료는 2019년 7월부터 10월까지 자가보고형 설문지를 통해 수집하였다. 자료는 SPSS WIN 25.0 프로그램을 이용하여 독립표본 t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, 그리고 hierarchical multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 직장인 가족의 노인 돌봄 부담감에 유의하게 영향을 미치는 요인은 노인과의 관계, 요양비 부담정도, 요양시설 서비스에 대한 만족으로 나타났으며 이들의 설명력은 20.8%였다. 또한 직장인 가족의 노인 돌봄 부담감에 유의하게 영향을 미치는 개인의 특성들을 심리적, 사회적, 경제적 및 신체적 부담영역별로 확인하였으며 이러한 결과는 돌봄 가족의 부담감을 줄이기 위한 중재방안에 활용될 수 있다.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to understand experiences of successful aging of community-dwelling elderly living in the Korean community using mixed methods. This study is a mixed methods research using convergent parallel design. 483 elderly people living in the 2 cities were selected as subjects to collect quantitative data. For qualitative data collection, 6 elderly people participated. The level of successful aging for elderly people living at home scored an average of 4.30 ± .59 out of 5 points (4.46 ± .64 for self-efficacy, 4.31 ± .65 for good self-control, 4.29 ± .70 for satisfaction with children's success, and 4.26 ± .61 for partnership with spouses). The main themes of successful aging derived by interview were as follows: 1) fulfill responsibilities of raising children as parents, 2) establish a stable life to overcome difficulties, 3) accept the body being different from the past, and 4) live in harmony with people around them. Based on these results, it is necessary to provide useful health care services that can be used in the local community and to provide service utilization information through various routes in order to achieve a successful aging.