• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2010

U-헬스케어는 인간에게 많은 편의를 제공하고 건강을 지켜준다. 하지만 시설중심의 의료 환경이 환자 중심의 의료 환경으로 변함에 따라 다양한 문제점들이 발생되고 있다. 이 문제점들은 제도적인 문제부터 기술적인 문제, 생산자의 문제, 사용자의 문제에 이르기까지 다양한 원인에 의해 발생된다. 연구자는 이 문제들 가운데 사용자로부터 기인한 문제, 그 중에서도 특히 노인환자 또는 노인이 환자의 보호자인 경우에 관심을 가졌다. 주요 연구내용은 U-헬스케어 관련 기기들의 HMI 숙달훈련과 응급상황대처능력 훈련을 위한 학습용 기능성콘텐츠의 설계방향이다. 이는 노인의 인지심리학과 노인운동반응에 관한 연구로부터 출발하여 다양한 디지털 콘텐츠 형식들의 특성을 연관 짓는 과정을 거쳤다. 연구 결과는 가파른 성장세를 보일 노령인구와 그에 따른 U-헬스케어 산업분야에서 쓰임새를 가질 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2021

본 연구는 노인의 정신 건강과 구강 건강 문제와의 관련성을 알아보고자 국민건강영양조사 제7기 3차(2018) 원시자료를 이용하여 65세 이상 노인 753명을 대상으로 조사하였다. 자료 분석은 IBM SPSS 22.0 프로그램을 이용하여 복합표본분석을 시행하였다. 씹기 불편감 문제는 스트레스 인지 와 우울증 정도가 증가함에 따라 오즈비가 증가하였다(p<0.05). 말하기 불편감 문제는 정신 건강 상담을 받은 그룹에서 오즈비가 증가하였다(p<0.05). 본 연구결과 노인의 정신 건강과 구강 건강 문제는 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 노인의 정신 건강 관리와 구강 건강 문제 향상을 위한 프로그램 개발을 통하여 삶의 질 향상이 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2019

The elderly often experience difficulty while eating; this can include physical problems, such as chewing and swallowing. Furthermore, their salt intake can be high due to a diminished sense of taste and smell. This can result in a reduction in calorie intake and subsequent malnourishment. Currently, the number of food products available in the market that are targeted specifically at the older population is very low. Development of nutritional supplement-based foods for the elderly is expected to reduce these dietary problems and therefore prevent nutritional deficiencies within this population. Milk and other dairy products are excellent sources of nutrition in terms of both nutrient content and absorption rates. Dairy products have been consumed around the world for centuries, and therefore represent an excellent food source for the elderly. In addition, use of milk-derived ingredients, such as casein and calcium, will enable the development of a variety of food products and supplements targeted at this specific age group. In the future, it is expected that milk and other dairy products will be used to develop a variety of nutritious food items for the elderly in the domestic food market.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2021

고령사회 진입으로 고령자에 관한 관심과 요구가 증가하고 있다. 고령자의 급격한 증가는 다양한 분야에서 변화가 요구되고 있다. 고령자의 사회참여 기회와 욕구가 증가하면서 고령사회에 적합한 서비스에 관한 연구가 필요하다. 고령사회에서 발생하는 문제를 해결하기 위해 편의시설 확대와 제도 개선이 이루어지고 있지만 증가하는 고령자의 수요에는 미흡한 부분이 많이 있다. 또한, 고령화로 인해 일상생활 능력과 신체적 기능 저하로 인해 독립적이고 자립 생활에 어려움을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 정부와 지자체에서 다양한 고령자 서비스를 제공하고 있다. 고령자 서비스는 고령자의 일반적인 특성 기반으로 제공하고 있어 맞춤형 서비스에는 한계를 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 보완하기 위해 ICT 기반 서비스에 확장 정보를 이용한 서비스 모델을 제시한다. 확장 정보는 IoT 환경을 이용하여 고령자의 정보와 환경 정보를 수집한다. 확장 정보로는 고령자의 이동, 행위, 신체 정보와 주거 환경 정보를 이용한다. 고령자 확장 정보를 이용한 서비스 지원은 고령자의 특성을 파악하여 사용자가 서비스 요청 시 적합한 서비스를 지원한다. 제안 방법은 고령자 특성과 요구를 반영한 자립 서비스를 지원할 수 있다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.234-240
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• 2014

Driving-related injuries associated with elderly drivers are on the rise, although the overall rate of driving-related injuries has decreased. To determine the causes of this trend, we researched existing vehicle systems that use different sensors and signals to promote safe driving. We found that although the systems alert drivers to potential collisions and assist them in finding a location easily, they were created by people who rarely use the systems in their daily lives. For the most part, they're not created by people with driving difficulties caused by health problems, which in turn often afflict the elderly. To address this issue, we analyzed the drawbacks of the current systems and used a focus group of people with body conditions that have declined due to age to discover the problems they encounter while driving. With the focus group, we used diverse research activities, such as observation and interview to demonstrate how new system concepts could be developed for the elderly. Finally, we propose that adequate system concepts for the elderly would improve driving safety and provide a more enjoyable driving environment for this population.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2014

Larynx plays an important role in phonation and protection of the respiratory tract during swallowing. The reduced anatomical and physiological function in elevation of larynx and glottis closure can cause problems in voice and swallowing. The present study investigated the Korean version of handicap index of dysphagia in elderly Koreans. Therefore, 60 normal elderly Koreans ranged from 65 to 95 and 20 normal Korean young adults aged from 20 to 25 were participated in this study to compare total (T), physical (P), functional (F), and emotional (E) index scores between two groups as well as among sub groups (60s, 70s, 80s) in elderly. For swallowing, total and sub dysphagia handicap index (DHI) scores, voice quality during /a/phonation following swallowing (saliva and water), intensity of coughing, and L-DDK were measured. The results showed that functional (P), physical (P), emotional (E) scores as well as total (T) score were significantly different between young adults and old adults in DHI(p<.05). Additionally, there was a negative correlation between total DHI score and intensity of coughing (r=-.51) as well as L-DDK (r=-.70). These findings suggest that a slow rate in vocal fold adduction and reduced intensity of coughing in the elderly affect swallowing function. Thus, recently translated Korean version of DHI may be useful as supplement in evaluating the swallowing problems in elderly people.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2003

Day care center for the elderly is an alternative for community care for frail elderly who need social participation and physical cares and services outside the family. The purpose of this study was to identify the present situation of day care center for the elderly and to suggest desirable interior space plans for elderly day care center. Data were collected by two ways; a mail survey and case studies of existing day care centers. Five cases of day care centers were analyzed to find out Physical and space problems, available programs and services. Also, the staffs in 96 day care centers for the elderly in nationwide were selected for a mail survey and 68.8 percentage of all was collected and analyzed. From the result of case studies, narrow space and lack of accessibility features for wheelchair or other prosthetic devices were the major problems. From the result of a mail survey analysis, the elderly users were over 73 years old, and high proportion had suffered from dementia and apoplexy Also, staffing ration was 1:7 In other words, one staff was caring of 7 old people, and supporting staff was insufficient. Therefore, supportive, therapeutic environment Was more important issue to improve quality of care. Separate program room and outdoor space, lounging space, treatment room by gardening, separate counselling room, bedroom, a simple kitchen unit, staff office, separate physical treatment room, resting room for staff was indicated more necessarily. When priority of planning interior space was safety followed by accessability and convenience, it was also reported that sire of each room was generally narrow. The most serious problem in interior space was the lack and narrowness of space, and accessible features for mobility. Based on the literature review and the findings of this study, two types of floor plans for elderly day care center were suggested;‘a mixed type for the elderly with and without dementia’and‘a separate type for the elderly with dementia.’The main goals for designing interior space for two types of elderly day care center were to provide safe environment, encouraging environment for remaining abilities of users, sanitary environment, therapeutic environment, familiar environment, and socially-encouraging environment. The recommendations for further studies were suggested.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2024

PURPOSE: This study is a data analysis study to determine the physical health problems and reasons for disabilities and activity limitation rates that limit daily life and social activities among the elderly population aged 75 or older in Korea. METHODS: This study data was extracted from the raw data of the 7th National Health and Welfare Survey (2016-2018). The subjects of this study were 1,995 elderly people (823 men, 1,172 women) aged 75 years or older. The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: From 2016 to 2018, the activity limitation rate among the elderly population aged 75 or older in Korea was 20.6% for men, 24.6% for women, and 23.1% overall. The three major diseases with the highest frequency of activity limitations were back and neck problems (36.5%), arthritis and rheumatism (28.7%), and knee and leg pain (14.7%). Activity limitation due to old age was found to be 13.1%, making it the fourth most frequent reason. The rate of activity limitations due to mental retardation and obesity was found to be 0%. The three major activity limitation rates were significantly related to gender. CONCLUSION: The main diseases causing activity limitations among the elderly population aged 75 or older in Korea were back and neck problems, arthritis and rheumatism, and musculoskeletal diseases such as knee and leg pain. Therefore, it is believed that it can be used as basis data for reducing the activity limitation rate of the elderly population in the aging era.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.95-110
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to analyze contributing factors to the perception of elderly's residential problems and satisfaction. The sample in this study consisted of 556 elderly husband and wives over 55 years old living in Seoul Daejeon Jeonju and Daegu. Statistics employed for the analysis were frequencies means one-way anova and umltiple regression analysis. The results could be summarized as follows. Deficiency of privacy was the worst status and then noise and air-pollution and the level of facilties in residential space. And the perception of residential problems could be affected by age health the type of family the number of family the ownership of house the type of house location and the economic status The significant variable positively related to the residential satisfaction were the healthy conditon of eldely ownership of house living in multihousing the perception of privacy and high level of facilities in the house.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.841-855
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• 2009

The main objective of this study is to examine the situations of group-homes for the elderly and clarify the problems of them. This study investigates the present conditions of welfare facilities and supply conditions. 4 group-homes were surveyed in Jeonju and Kwangju cities. Data was collected through various ways including the survey conducted by facility operators, the measurement of living space, and photo-takings. The major results of this study are as follows: 1) With the introduction of nursing care insurance in 2008, the increase of the demand and supply to group-home will be expected, due to less cost for recuperation. The care of elderly in homelike atmosphere is effective to the elderly suffering from dementia. Therefore, it is proper that the supply of group-homes for dementia will be needed. 2) Group-homes for the elderly are being supplied under the standards of welfare facilities in the present. Separate supply standards, however, are needed because they are not suitable for small scale group-homes. 3) To supply Group-homes for the elderly on a one-unit basis would cause various problems such as economical unreality, personnel distribution and so on. It is necessary to supply more than two units for more efficient management. 4) The management of group-homes for the elderly is financially unstable because the operating funds heavily depend on the users or people who are connected with the facilities through private networks. Therefore, additional support is needed to settle the financial problem. It would be helpful to build the public networking that provides information about the group-home for the elderly for the public. 5) In case of the increase in the supply of the group-home in a residential area, it could be helpful to promote the group-home to the public. 6) The operators state that the main problems of group homes for the elderly lie in financial difficulties and the shortage of professionals and volunteers. The financial, personnel, and material support for personnel and the supervision of management are required for the transparency and effectiveness of the facility management. In addition, the closer network and cooperation system with the community is required. 7) The present living environments for group-homes for the elderly leave much room for improvement, considering the physical condition of the elderly. The more careful selections in the color, shape, material, and equipment of the facilities should be made for the convenience of the elderly users.