• 실천공학교육논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.609-615
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• 2022

This study aims to investigate the relationship between quality of life, activities of daily living, and depression among Korean super-aged women. In this study, the 7th (2018) data of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) were used. The participants in this study were 363 super-aged women. The mean age was 88.67 years old. Quality of life was significantly related with Activities of daily living (ADL) (r = .34, p < .001), and depression (r = -.47, p < .001). The analysis of the hypothesized model showed a good fit to the data except for the χ² value (χ² = 38.8, df = 11, p < .001, CFI = .98, TLI = .96, RMSEA = 0.08). The hypothesized model explained 34% of the variance in super-aged women. The activities of daily living of elderly women had an indirect effect on quality of life via depression. Very old women with a high level of ADL were more likely to be feeling less depression, and elderly people who had less depression were likely to have a better quality of life. The findings thus highlight prevailing depression and activities of daily living as critical foci for clinical management strategies in super-aged women.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.381-388
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• 2004

In Korea, production of super sweet corn has been economically feasible and is substituting for traditional sweet corn due to better flavor in recent years. Major limiting factors for super sweet corn production are low field emergence and low seedling vigor. The optimum water potential (WP) for the priming of normal and aged seeds of dent, sweet (su) and super sweet (sh2) corns was studied to improve low seed quality. Seeds were primed at 0, -0.3, -0.6, -0.9, and -1.2 MPa of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000 solution at $15^{\circ}C$ for 2 days. Priming effects differed depending on the type of corn, seed quality, and WP of PEG solution. Although WP of priming solution did not influence the emergence rate of extremely high quality normal dent corn seeds, it reduced time to $50\%$ emergence (T50) and increased plumule weight. In contrast, the emergence rate of aged field corn was improved by seed priming at 0 MPa and plumule weight and $\alpha-amylase$ activity was enhanced. The optimum WP for both normal and aged sweet and super sweet corn seeds was between -0.3 and -0.6 Mpa. At the optimum WP emergence rate, $\alpha-amylase$ activity, and content of DNA and soluble protein increased, while T50 and leakage of total sugars and electrolytes reduced.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.359-374
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• 2012

본 논문은 인구센서스 자료를 이용하여 1980년부터 2010년까지의 163개 시군구 지역을 대상으로 한국 인구고령화의 지역적 전개 양상을 분석한 것이다. 이를 위해 고령인구의 일반적인 특징을 기존연구를 중심으로 정리하고, 고령인구의 분포 변화를 시계열적으로 파악하였으며 인구성장률 등과 관련하여 고령인구의 분포를 해석하였다. 1980년부터 5년 단위로 고령인구의 비율에 따라서 한국의 163개 지역들을 고령화사회, 고령사회, 초고령사회로 구분하였다. 지역적 차원에서 시기별로 고령인구의 추이를 고찰하면 1980년부터 고령화사회에 진입하였고, 1995년에 고령사회, 2000년에는 초고령사회에 진입하여 2010년에는 80개의 지역이 초고령사회에 진입하였다. 고령인구의 비율은 도시규모와 인구증가율과 깊은 관계를 보인다. 즉, 도시의 규모가 작을수록 고령인구비율이 높았고, 인구증가폭이 낮을수록 고령인구의 비율은 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 2010년 기준으로 수도권 대도시와 중소도시의 경우 고령화사회에 진입한 도시가 대부분인 반면 농어촌지역의 대부분은 초고령사회에 진입하였다. 지역수준에서 합계출산율과 고령인구는 관련성이 없는 것으로 파악되었다.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2019

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of whole body vibratory stimulation on muscle strength, balance, and fall efficacy among super-aged women. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: Twenty-eight super-aged women over 80 years of age were assigned to either the experimental group (n=14) and control group (n=14). The experimental group received an exercise program that used the whole body vibratory stimulation with a frequency of 30 Hz and amplitude of 3 mm, and the control group received an exercise program without vibratory stimulation. Intervention was provided for 4 weeks, 3 sessions per week, and 30 minutes per session. In order to measure lower extremity muscle strength the 30-second chair stand test (CST) was used. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was used to measure dynamic balance. Static balance was measured by tracking the path length, velocity, and area of the center of pressure (CoP). The Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) was used to measure the subjects' fear of falling. Results: Both the experimental and control group demonstrated statistically significant increase in muscle strength, dynamic balance, and fall efficacy (p<0.05). Only the experimental group showed significant improvements in static balance before and after the intervention (p<0.05). The experimental group showed significantly greater improvements in CST, BBS, and CoP (path length, velocity) than control group (p<0.05). Conclusions: Whole body vibratory stimulation exercise is shown to be a safe and appropriate physical therapy intervention method to enhance muscle strength, balance, and fall efficacy of super-aged women.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2020

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of a whole body vibration-exercise program on the muscle strength, balance, and falling efficacy of super-aged women. METHODS: Thirty participants, who are over 75 years of age, were recruited. They were assigned randomly to an experimental group (n=15), which received whole body vibration exercise, and a control group (n=15), which received an exercise program that did not include vibration. The interventions lasted for four weeks, three times a day, and 25 minutes per session. To compare the effects of the intervention, a 30-second chair stand test (CST), Korean version of Berg balance scale (K-BBS), functional reach test (FRT), timed up and go test (TUG), and Korean version of the falls efficacy scale (K-FES) was used. RESULTS: The experimental group showed a significant increase (p.<05) before and after the intervention in the chair stand test (CST), Korean version of the Berg balance scale (K-BBS), functional reach test (FRT), timed up-and-go (TUG), and Korean version of the fall efficacy scale (K-FES). Compared to the control group, the experiment group showed a more significant increase (p.<05) in the CST, K-BBS, and FRT. CONCLUSION: A whole body vibration exercise program could be suggested as an effective intervention method for muscle and balance strengthening for super-aged women.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.560-567
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• 2019

고령사회에 접어든 우리나라는 앞으로 다가올 2025년 초고령사회 진입을 앞두고 있다. 고령 인구의 증가와 함께 고령운전자의 교통안전 사고는 사회적 문제로 자리 잡았다. 본 연구는 초고령사회를 앞두고 고령자가 운전 중 발생하는 교통사고를 방재디자인을 통해 예방하기 위한 연구를 진행하였다. 이론적 연구를 위해 방재디자인의 개념 및 필요성, 고령사회 현황 및 고령운전자 신체적 인지적 특성, 고령자가 보는 교통신호등 형태 및 관련 정책 등을 살펴보았다. 또한, 디자인 제안을 위해 국제 표준화 기구의 교통안전 형태 및 색상을 조사 분석하고, 이를 바탕으로 교통신호등의 점진적 개선을 위해 1차, 2차 교통신호등 디자인 형태를 제안하였다. 1차 개선 형태는 기존의 신호등 두 렌즈 안에 삼각형, 넓은 면적의 화살표, 사각형을 표시하는 안이며, 2차 디자인 개선 형태는 새로운 신호등 두를 도입하여 크기가 커진 삼각형, 넓은 면적의 화살표, 사각형의 렌즈로 신호등을 구성하는 안이다. 이는 시각적으로 현재 교통신호등보다 명확한 형태 띠고 있어 노화로 인해 신체적 인지적 특성을 갖는 고령운전자가 더 나은 가시성과 시인성을 확보할 수 있으며, 운전 환경의 변화(우천, 폭설 등)에서도 현재보다 나은 반사적 반응을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한, 초고령사회를 대비해 교통신호등 이외의 교통안전표지에 대한 표준지침을 마련하기 위한 선행연구가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.538-553
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• 2014

본 연구는 인구감소 고령화지역에서의 소매판매활동 특성을 고령화 정도와 관련시켜 고찰하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 분석결과 고령화 사회 고령사회는 유사한 주요 소매판매업종을 구성하는데 대해 초 고령사회는 다른 지역과 달리 주요 업종수도 적고, 업종구성도 다르게 나타난다. 이와 같은 특성에서 고령화가 심할수록 사업체당 종사자수와 인구 1인당 연간판매액은 적어지지만 사업체 밀도는 높게 나타나는데, 이는 농산어촌지역에 소매업사업체가 분산 입지하기 때문이고, 고령사회 초 고령사회에서의 노동생산성이 높은 소매구조의 배경은 사업체당 종사자수가 적은데서 기인한 것이다. 인구감소 고령화지역에서 높은 판매액의 구성비를 나타내는 종합소매업, 연료소매업, 음식료품 및 담배소매업에 대해 수급의 정도를 파악한 결과, 먼저 종합소매업은 고령 초 고령사회에서, 연료소매업은 대체로 판매액이 적은 고령 초 고령사회에서, 음식료품 및 담배소매업은 초 고령사회에서 '수급균형지역'으로 나타난다. 그리고 고령화의 정도가 높을수록 수급의 지역 간 격차는 작은데, 이는 지역 간의 구매력의 차이에서 기인한 것이다.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2010

Germany became a super-aged society which has the number of people aged 65 or older reached 19 percent of population in 1997. Similarly, there is a tendency in Korea to increase the number of older people coupled with an increase in the number of households of the senior citizen who lives alone due to a rapid change of family unit. Research on geriatric in Germany is being carried out in many different ways, like medical, welfare, and social aspects because of the fact that Germany is in the middle of a super-aged society. Therefore, analysis and evaluation of elderly care facilities in Germany will be used as a fundamental resource for overall planning of elderly care and welfare facilities which are expected to grow demand dramatically.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2018

Korea has entered to 'aged society', which the elderly people over 65 years old is over 14% of total population. This paper aims to analyze the traffic accident by aging level. In pursuing the above, this paper focuses on modeling the traffic accident severity based on three aging levels. The main results are as follows. First, the ratio of fatal and serious injured persons (FSI) is judged to increase according to increasing aging level. Second, the null hypothesis that there is no difference in FSI among three aging levels (aging, aged, and super-aged) is rejected. Four accident severity generalized linear models which are all statistically significant have been developed. Third, the common variables are analyzed to be median age, the number of hospital beds per persons, and turn signal usage ratio. Fourth, the differentiated traffic safety policies fitted to aging levels are required. The enforcement of traffic law violation and safety enhancement of motorcycle in the region of 'aging society', improvement of traffic facilities in the region of 'aged society', and expansion of transportation facilities in the region of 'super-aged society' are evaluated to be indispensable.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.435-443
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• 2020

Korea has entered into an aged-society in 2018. If this trend continues to increase, it is expected that a super-aging society will take place by 2026. Therefore, Korea is placed in the situation of becoming the world's fastest aging nation as it becomes a super-aging society from an aged-society in twenty-six years. In order to provide an effective supply of nutrition for the socially weak, Japan developed a variety of foods with food texture improvements. Germany improved accessibility for meal service development. Senior-friendly food is a softened food or a highly concentrated drink, which is considered a texture-modified food, for the elderly with eating disorders to digest food more easily by making food particles smaller. Varying food processing techniques such as freeze-thawing enzyme impregnation, high-pressure processing, super-heated steam processing, 3D food print, and others used to produce texture-modified foods.