• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2007

Walking is not only an essential component of the human mobility, but also is a good exercise. Inability to walk freely can reduce an individual's quality of life and independence substantially. Being a relatively low impact activity, walking is particularly good for the elderly and research has shown that regular walking in the elderly reduces the chance of fall-related injuries and mental diseases as well. In spite of the documented benefits of regular walking, it is still difficult to walk without the aid of assistive devices for the frail elderly who have lower extremity problems. Assistive walking devices(AWD), such as crutches, canes, hiking-poles, T-Poles and walkers, are often prescribed to the elderly to make their walking be safe and efficient. Many researchers have demonstrated the effects of AWDs such as reducing lower extremity loading, improved dynamic/gait stability, yet, no study has been done for gait pattern when the elderly gait with AWDs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether T-Poles, one of the AWDs, change the elderly gait pattern. Eight community-dwelling female elderly participated in this study. Laboratory kinematics during walking with T-Poles(PW) and with out T-Poles(NPW) was assessed. PW showed significant increase in step width, stride length, gait velocity and decrease in swing time. No significances were found in lower body joint angles but meaningful trend and pattern were found. Maybe the reason was due to the participants. Our participants were healthy enough so that the effect of T-Poles was minimum. PW also showed typical gait phases which are no single support phase during a gait cycle. It indicates that walking with T-Poles may guarantee safe and confident walking to the frail elderly.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.437-445
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning of experiences in home visiting nursing service among the elderly in community provided by nursing students. Method: This is a phenomenological study to investigate the experience of community-based patients. Data were collected through in-depth interviews from the 4th of March to the 15th of December 2003. Individual interviews were conducted with 8 patients on subjective experiences. Data were analyzed through Colaizzi's method, in which meaningful statements were extracted. Result: Four categories were identified from nine theme clusters. The four categories were 'thankfulness', 'dependence', 'sorrowfulness' and 'the sense of being'. Conclusion: These results show the importance of visiting nursing service for the elderly in community

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2008

The study was intended to suggest the design alternatives and guidelines of village community center as a common living space for the elderly in rural area. First, two design alternatives were derived from the previous research which examined the conditions and old persons' needs of village community center. Then, the design guidelines were proposed on the basis of the previous research and the elderly's evaluation for those two alternatives. The subjects were 85 old residents who were more than 60 years old and lived in rural area in Gyungnam. The interview was carried out using a questionnaire, models, and isometrics of two alternatives. The subjects evaluated positively both of two alternatives. The design guidelines of village community center were derived as follows: Both of two alternatives can be used as a model of village community center. The dining and living space in the center should be opened and large. Both of indoor and outdoor toilet should be arranged in village community center. Also, each toilet for man and woman should be separated.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1117-1128
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• 1995

This study investigated whether social and psychological factors were related to nutritional status of the elderly. Food habits, social contacts and psychological the test score were collected from 86 institutionalized elderly women aged 65-96 in Chon-buk area. Social health status was measured by score of social contacts with others. Depression, self-esteem and locus of control were measured to evaluate psychological health status by using Zung DSI(Depression Status Intentory), Rosenberg SES(Self-esteem scale) and Rotter's vs external control, respectively. Social contacts of the total subjects were lowered, and in the group of over 85, contacts with relatives were significantly decreased compare to under 85 years of age groups. Psychological health status such as depression and self-esteem were also lowered, but locus of control showed internal control that indicates positive attitude to eating behavior. Most of the nutrients intake were positively correlated to self-esteem scores(p<0.05), but not to nutritional risk index score. Intake of vitamin C was related to social health status as well as psychological health status. Increasing the number of contact with relatives, intakes of carbohydrates, fiber, vit B1, vit C, Ca and P were elevated(p<0.05). As the score of self-esteem increased, intakes of fiber, Fe, vit B1, niacin, vit C, and vit A were increased. It is suggested that social activity and health education programs will be needed to improve the nutritional status of the institutionalized elderly.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out lower urinary tract symptoms, daily life inconvenience, and sleep quality in elderly community woman. Methods: Participants were 140 elderly women. Data collection was conducted from September 1 to October 30, 2017. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test with the SPSS program. Results: The rate of urge incontinence was 25.0%, stress incontinence 36.4%, unexplained incontinence 15.7%, and nocturnal incontinence 9.3%. Those participants with urge incontinence presented significantly higher daily life inconvenience scores; urge incontinence, stress incontinence, and unexplained incontinence were significantly associated with lower sleep quality scores. Furthermore, frequent urination, nocturia, and incomplete emptying were significantly higher daily life inconvenience scores; and frequent urination, nocturia, hesitancy, straining, intermittent stream, burning, incomplete emptying, bladder pain, and abnormal strength of stream were significantly related to lower sleep quality scores. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop intervention strategies considering incontinence and urination symptoms to reduce daily life inconvenience caused by lower urinary tract symptoms and improve sleep quality in elderly women.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2017

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the periodicity of the lower extremity joint flexion/extension angle to compare the local stability between young and elderly women during walking on a treadmill. Method: Eighteen young women (mean $age=21.2{\pm}1.6y$; mean $mass=57.1{\pm}6.1kg$; mean $height=1.61{\pm}0.04m$) and 18 elderly women (mean $age=66.4{\pm}1.2y$; mean $mass=55.4{\pm}8.3kg$; mean $height=1.56{\pm}0.04m$) participated in this study. Approximate entropy (ApEn) was used to determine the periodicity in the lower limb joint angles. Results: The ApEn values of the two groups were statistically greater in the surrogate data test than in the original time series data (p<.05). The periodicity of the hip and ankle flexion/extension angles decreased in the elderly women group compared with the young women group (p<.05). The periodicity of the lower extremity joint flexion/extension angle showed that the ankle joint increased dominatingly in both groups (p<.05); the hip joint decreased compared with the knee joint in the young women group; and the knee joint decreased compared with the hip joint in the elderly women group (p<.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that the lower extremity joint flexion/extension angles of the young and elderly women during walking contained random noises as well as biological signals. In addition, the differences in the periodicity in the lower extremity joint between the young and elderly women may provide some insight in predicting potential falls and be used as a characteristic indicator for determining local stability in elderly women during walking.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 만성요통을 가진 여성 노인의 자기 효능감과 건강행위를 파악하기 위함이다. 본 연구는 2012년 1월부터 10월까지 G도에 있는 종합병원 정형외과 및 신경외과 병동에 요추 및 천추의 척추질환을 진단받고 6개월 이상 요통을 경험하고 요통치료를 받기 위해 입원한 65세 이상의 여성 노인 환자 130명을 대상으로 자기 효능감과 건강행위간의 관계를 분석하기 위해 상관관계분석 방법을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 자기효능감과 건강 행위간에는 통계적으로 유의한 양의 상관관계가 나타난 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 만성 요통을 가진 여성 노인 대상자의 자기 효능감 및 건강행위는 서로 관련이 있다는 것을 확인하였다(r=.80, p<.001). 본 연구 결과를 통하여 만성요통을 가진 여성 노인의 건강행위 증진을 위해 자기효능감을 강화시키는 것이 필요함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 만성 요통을 가진 여성 노인의 간호시 자기 효능감을 증진시키고, 건강 행위에 긍정적인 영향을 줄 수 있는 융복합적 전략이 고려되어야 한다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.221-233
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• 2009

Korea's aging population has been remarkably increased. They want to have not only extension of life expectancy but also improving quality of life. To maintain the quality of life, it is essential to have good nutrition. However, nutritional status of elderly in Korea has problems qualitatively and quantitatively. Risk factors for poor nutrition are advanced age, woman, living alone and low economic status. Another risk factor in rural area is season because seasonal changes can affect food intake of elderly. Thus this study surveyed the health status and dietary intakes of elderly by season in rural area. In this study, the elderly were grouped as group 1 {elderly who have one risk factor for chronic diseases (obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes)} and group 2 (elderly who have more than 2 risk factors). Can-Pro 3.0 was used for dietary data analysis and SPSS 12.0 program was used for statistical analysis. Obesity had the highest percentage 62%, followed by hypertension 59.5%, dyslipidemia 21.5% and diabetes 11.6%. Obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia were high in winter and WHR, diabetes and anemia were high in summer. Mean intakes of energy and nutrients were less than RI. Nutrients which were changed most by season were vitamin A and Vitamin C. Intakes of calcium and folic acid were less than recommended in summer. The ratio of CPF for carbohydrate was higher and fat was lower than recommended. In conclusion, the nutrient intake of Group 2 was better in quality but Group 1 was better in quantity. Nutrient intakes were poor in summer. In rural area, more careful nutritional assesment and management are needed for aged population, especially in summer.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.61-76
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to investigate the degree of influence on the elderly’s life adjustment and decision making in the family. For these research tasks the data were collected through interview. the respondents were 296 of man and woman elderly who lived in JeonJu. It was analyzed by various statistical methods such as Frequency, Percentile, ANOVA, correlate, t-test, Multiple Regression Analysis. The finding of this study are as follows; 1) Decision-making of the elderly in family had significant differences I the area of sex, the sum of monthly personal expenses, satisfaction level of personal expenses, subjective economic level and self-esteem in the order named. 2) Elderly life-adjustment had significant differences in the area of the residential district, the present job, the situation of a apouse, religion, education, the sum of the monthly personal expenses, health, satisfaction level of personal expenses, subjective economics level and self-esteem. 3) When we observe relationship with the elderly decision-making in family and life-adjustment, relation decision-making in family and life-adjustment appeared positively. 4) Decision-making of the elderly in family had the significant differences according to the variables such as sex, the sum of monthly personal expenses, and self-esteem in the order named, and the most influential factor among them was sex. 5) Elderly life-adjustment had the significant differences according to the variables such as self-esteem, decision-making, religion, health, the sum of the monthly personal expenses, the residential district in the order named. The most influential factor was self-esteem and the explanary of those variables for the elderly life-adjustment was 55.1%.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.323-334
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• 2011

본 연구는 노년기 사회적 배제의 실태를 파악하고, 사회적 배제 예측요인을 파악하는데 연구 목적이 있다. 이를 위해, 한국노동연구원 2008년도 고령화연구패널(KLoSA) 2차 data 중 65세 이상 노인 4,040명을 대상으로, 노년기 사회적 배제에 관하여 살펴보았다. 첫째, 경제적 배제를 경험하는 노인이 45.4%, 근로배 제 78.7%, 주거배제 17.8%, 건강배제 43.8%, 교육배제 33.7%, 사회활동 배제 34.3%로 근로배제가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 경제적 배제의 경우 노인의 연령이 많을수록, 도시에 거주하지 않는 경우, 가구원수가 적을수록, 손자녀를 돌볼 경우 경제적으로 배제될 가능성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 근로 배제는 노인이 여성인 경우, 연령이 많을수록, 종교가 기독교인 경우, 배우자가 없는 경우, 도시에 거주하는 경우, 빈곤가구일 경우, 아파트에 거주할 경우, 가구원수가 많을수록 근로에서 배제될 가능성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 주거 배제의 경우, 노인의 배우자가 없는 경우, 도시에 거주하는 경우, 빈곤가구일 경우, 일반주택에 거주할 경우, 생존자녀수가 적을수록 주거에서 배제될 가능성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 교육 배제의 경우, 노인이 여성인 경우, 연령이 많은 경우, 기독교가 아닌 경우, 배우자가 없는 경우, 도시에 거주하지 않는 경우, 빈곤가구일 경우, 생존자녀수가 많을 경우 교육에서 배제될 가능성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 건강 배제의 경우, 노인이 여성인 경우에, 연령이 많을수록, 빈곤가구일 경우 건강에서 배제될 가능성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 사회활동 배제의 경우, 노인이 여성일 경우, 연령이 많을수록, 기독교가 아닌 경우, 빈곤가구일 경우, 아파트에 거주하는 경우 사회활동에서 배제될 가능성이 컸다. 본 연구결과는 우리나라 노인의 노년기 사회적 배제의 기초적인 연구로 가치가 있다.