목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 지체장애학생의 삶의 질 수준을 알아보고, 일상생활 수행능력과 삶의 질과의 상관관계를 알아보고자 하였다.연구방법 : 연구대상자는 만15세에서 22세의 장애학생 중 장애등급 1등급에서 3등급에 해당하고, 경기인천, 대전, 전라도지역의 특수학교에 다니는 지체장애 학생 102명 이었다. 조사방법은 한국장애인의 삶의 질 측정도구와 FIM을 사용하였다.결과 : 지체장애학생의 삶의 질은 정서적 안녕과 만족항목에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 연령, 거주유형에 따라 삶의 질의 하위항목에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였지만, 성별과 장애등급에 따라서는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. FIM과 삶의 질과는 양의 상관관계를 보였다.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a group self exercise program in improving the quality of life regarding depression and the activities of daily living (ADL) of chronic stroke survivors, as well as the motor functions such as the 3 meter round walk, upper extremity function, and static balance. The subjects were 12 post-stroke ambulatory community center participants. All subjects participated in one 90 minute session per week for 7 weeks and received a home exercise program in every session. They had to record and submit an exercise check list. Quality of life was measured with the Beck depression inventory and the 8-Item Short-Form (SF-8). Motor functions were measured with the manual function test (MF'T), the kinesthetic ability trainer (KAT 3000), and the modified Barthel index. The level of depression decreased somewhat, but there were no significant differences after intervention. However, quality of life related health (SF-8) improved significant1y. There were significant improvements in the time for the 3 meter round walk, the functions of the affected upper extremities, and static balance and ADL (p<.05). The findings of this study suggest that a group self exercise program can improve quality of life related health and motor functions in stroke survivors.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between activities of daily living and health-related quality of life in ambulatory stroke patients. This was a cross-sectional survey study of 60 patients who had survived one year or more after a stroke in community. Activities of daily living were assessed using the Functional Independence Measure (FlM) and health-related quality of life using the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS). The association between FIM and SIS was examined using Pearson' s correlation. The FIM score was higher than the SIS score. Most domains of FIM exhibited a high rate (45-85%) of ceiling effects. However, only the communication and memory domain of SIS exhibited of ceiling effects. The correlation coefficients were .835 (p<.01) for FIM-motor vs. SIS-ADL, .257 (p<,05) for FIM-motor vs. SIS-communication, .596 (p<.01) for FIM-motor vs. SIS-social participation, .635 (p<.01) for FIM-cognition vs. SIS-memory, .369 (p<.01) for FIM-cognition vs. SIS-ADL, and .289 (p<.05) for FlM-cognition vs. SIS-social participation. In conclusion, the correlation between FIM-motor and SIS-social participation was higher than that of FlM-cognition and SIS-social participation. The domains of emotion and hand function of SIS showed no correlation coefficients with FIM-total. To examine the activities of daily living and the quality of life in ambulatory stroke patients in community, it is necessary to use both the FIM and SIS.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an effect that presbyopia correction with PAL(Progressive Addition Lens) influences upon the vision related quality of life. 70 presbyopes over 45 years old in the capital region put a new PAL spectacles for more than 1 month. NEI VFQ questionnaire was used to compare the quality of life after using PAL spectacles and to analyze how much the quality of life has been improved. Myopia and non-myopia groups were not differed, however two groups were significantly improved. There were no differences between low addition group and high addition group, however after the experiment the quality of life in low addition group was improved in more many areas than one of high addition group. Low amount of astigmatism group and high amount of astigmatism group also had no differences, however two groups were also improved significantly after the experiment. Indirect astigmatism, direct astigmatism and oblique astigmatism groups have no differences, however oblique astigmatism group has no a significant difference, and the quality of life in indirect astigmatism group was improved in various items more than direct astigmatism group after the experiment. Comparisons among habitual types of presbyopia correction showed no a significant difference, however the single vision group was improved by much in the quality of life among 4 groups. As the result, Presbyopia correction using PAL were improved the quality of life significantly in their mental, social, visual and functional areas.

누진굴절력렌즈를 이용한 노안교정이 시각과 관련된 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해, 수도권에 거주하는 45세 이상 노안자 70명을 대상으로 1개월 동안 누진굴절력렌즈로 조제된 안경을 착용시켰다. NEI-VFQ 설문지를 이용해 삶의 질을 분석하고, 실험 후 삶의 질 변화를 비교 분석하였다. 성별 삶의 질 차이는 없었고, 실험 후 두 집단 모두 유의하게 증가했다. 연령별 3개 집단의 차이는 없었고, 실험 후 40대가 가장 많은 영역에서 증가하였고 연령대가 높을수록 유의하게 증가된 항목이 줄었다. 사무직과 비사무직 사이에서 삶의 질은 차이가 없었고, 실험 후 두 집단 모두 유의하게 증가했다. 이상의 결과에서 누진굴절력렌즈에 의한 노안교정이 일반적 신체 건강과 관련된 삶의 질을 개선시키는 효과는 없으나, 정신적, 사회적, 시각적 및 기능적인 측면에서 삶의 질을 유의하게 개선시키는 것으로 사료된다.

목적 : 장애유형별 부모의 양육스트레스와 삶의 질의 차이와 관계를 알아내어, 장애아동을 둔 부모의 양육스트레스를 감소시키고 삶의 질을 높일 수 있는 작업치료 중재방법을 제시하거나 사회적 지원 서비스를 구축하는데 필요한 자료를 제공하는데 있다. 연구방법 : 만 3세부터 7세까지 서울 및 경기도에 소재한 병원, 복지관, 연구소에서 작업치료를 받고 있는 장애아동 115명을 대상으로 설문조사 하였다. 설문지의 구성은 부모의 양육스트레스는 Parenting Stress Index (PSI)로, 삶의 질은 국내의 실정에 맞게 재구성한 Quality of Life를 이용하였다. 결과 : 장애유형에 따른 부모의 양육스트레스의 정도, 삶의 질의 정도는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았지만, 총점을 비교해보면 정서장애아동을 양육하는 부모의 스트레스가 정신지체나 신체장애아동을 둔 부모의 점수보다 높은 편이다. 장애유형에 따른 부모의 양육스트레스와 삶의 질 정도차이는 부모의 양육스트레스에서만 나타났다. 정서장애와 신체장애 아동을 둔 부모의 양육스트레스와 삶의 질과의 상관성은 음의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 특히, 정서장애보다 신체장애 아동을 둔 부모의 상관성이 높았다. 반면에 정신지체 아동을 둔 부모의 경우 양육스트레스와 삶의 질과의 상관성은 없었다. 결론 : 장애아동을 둔 부모의 양육스트레스를 감소시키고, 삶의 질을 향상시킬 수 있도록 장애유형에 맞는 작업치료 중재방법 제시 및 사회적 지원의 확대가 필요할 것이다.

목적 : 뇌졸중 환자의 삶의 질 평가도구(SS-QOL)의 요인분석을 통한 판별․집합 타당도(discriminant-convergent validity)를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 국내에서 번역된 뇌졸중 환자의 삶의 질 평가도구를 사용하여 일대일 면접방법을 통하여 삶의 질을 평가하였다. 130명의 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 자료 수집이 이루어졌다. 타당성을 검증하기 위해서 우선, 탐색적 요인분석을 실시하였으며 다시 확인적 요인분석을 실시하였다. 결과 : 탐색적 요인분석(exploratory factor analysis)에서 일차적으로 9개의 잠재변인과 36문항으로 축소되었다. 개념적으로는 각기 다른 영역인 상지기능-자조활동, 기분-성격, 사고력-시력이 각각 하나의 요인으로 묶였다. 탐색적 요인분석은 경험적인 지지를 하지만 선험적인 지지를 하지 못하므로 확인적 요인분석(confirmatory factor analysis)을 실시하였다. 그 결과 상지기능-자조활동은 자조활동으로 하나의 요인으로 묶였으며 내용타당성(content validity)의 부분에서도 동일한 개념을 측정하고 있었다. 그리고 사고력과 시력은 경험적, 선험적으로 각각 두개의 요인으로 나눌 수 있었다. 하지만 기분과 성격은 경험적으로 하나의 요인으로 나왔지만 심리학적으로 명확한 두개의 요인이므로 두개로 나누어 사용해야 한다. 결론 : 기존의 뇌졸중 환자의 삶의 질 평가도구는 12 잠재변인을 측정하고 48개의 문항으로 되어 있지만 본 연구의 결과 11 잠재변인과 34개의 문항으로 판별․집합 타당도가 평가되었다. 향후 연구에서는 뇌졸중 환자의 삶의 질 평가도구의 구성타당도를 평가하는 작업이 이루어져야 할 것이다.

목적 : 본 연구는 대전지역 노인들의 일상생활동작 수행수준과 삶의 질에 관련된 요소를 측정하여 노인들의 일상생활동작 수준 및 삶의 질에 따른 일상생활동작 수행의 차이에 대해 알아보고자 시도되었다. 연구방법 : 연구 대상은 대전광역시에 거주하는 65세 이상의 재가 노인 500명으로 하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 설문지는 일반적인 특성 및 일상생활동작 능력 평가도구인 Barthel Index, Frenchy Activities Index와 SF-12에서 발췌한 삶의 질 관련 요소들로 구성되었으며, 일대일 면접조사를 통해 수집되었다. 결과 : 대전 지역 노인들의 일상생활동작 수행점수는 평균 96.05(표준편차 11.04)이었으며, 노인의 결혼 상태, 가족구성, 자녀유무, 직업유무에 따라 기본적 일상생활동작수행의 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 수단적 일상생활동작 수행점수는 평균 18.41(표준편차 10.28)로 노인의 성별, 연령, 교육 수준, 가족구성, 자녀유무, 직업유무에 따라 수단적 일상생활동작 수행의 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 노인의 주관적 건강상태 및 생활전반에 대한 만족도에 따른 기본적 일상생활동작 수행수준과 수단적 일상생활동작 수행은 그룹 간 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 결론 : 본 연구결과를 통해 대전 지역노인들의 기본적인 일상생활동작 수행의 수준과 수단적 일상생활동작 수행의 수준을 알 수 있었고, 주관적 건강상태나, 생활만족도와 같은 삶의 질에 관련된 요소와 일상생활동작 수행수준 간에 관련이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 앞으로 노인들이 건강하게 살 수 있도록 삶의 질을 높이기 위해서는 일상생활동작 수행수준을 높일 수 있는 작업치료사의 역할이 요구되며, 노인들의 의존적인 문제를 보완하고 능동적이며 긍정적인 삶을 유지할 수 있는 중재 방안이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

목적 : 본 연구는 첫째, 건측상지 제한치료(Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy; CIMT)가 상지기능 향상에 미치는 효과를 검증하고자 한다. 둘째, 건측상지 제한치료 효과의 지속을 위해 가정프로그램을 실행하여 효과의 지속성을 검증하고자 한다. 셋째, 상지기능의 향상이 작업수행에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 한다. 마지막으로 이상의 치료가 뇌졸중환자의 삶의 질(Quality of Life)에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하고자 한다. 연구방법 : 치료 과정은 3시기로 구분할 수 있다. 첫째는 병원에서 건측상지 제한치료 시기이다. 둘째는 스스로 건측상지 제한치료 시기이다. 셋째는 가정프로그램으로 건측상지 제한치료 시기이다. 자료 수집은 젭슨 상지기능 검사(Jebsen Hand Function Test)와 뇌졸중환자 삶의 질 평가도구(SS-QOL), 캐나다 작업수행모델(COPM)을 이용하여 기초선을 측정하고 각 시기별 검사를 수행하였다. 결과 : 치료결과 환측 상지의 기능적인 향상을 보였으며 작업수행(occupational performance)의 수행도 및 만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 가정프로그램은 환측 상지기능을 지속적으로 향상시켰으며 건측상지 제한치료의 효과를 지속시켜 주었다. 마지막으로 뇌졸중 환자의 삶의 질에 이상의 치료들이 효과적이었다. 결론 : 본 연구 결과를 통해 건측 상지 제한치료가 환측 상지의 기능적인 향상에 도움을 주었으며, 삶의 질과 작업수행의 만족도에 좋은 결과를 주었다. 향후 연구에서는 가정 프로그램 진행시 가족의 적극적인 참여가 중요하게 포함되어야 할 것이다. 또한 CIMT 및 삶의 질을 연구할 때 심리적인 요인을 중요하게 고려해야 하며, 뇌졸중 환자의 삶의 질을 측정하는 도구인 SS-QOL 척도에 대한 국내 상황에 맞는 타당도 연구가 필요하다.

This study is designed to examine the released habitual criminals' life focused on the correctional volunteers' experience. Recently, incarceration of habitual criminals has been issued as a sort of social problem in terms of human rights, and the correctional authorities are going to release the habitual criminals to communities. In this context, it is very important task to study on the habitual criminals' life after their release from correctional institutions. In this study, mainly Grounded theory is applied to analyze the data which is collected through intensive interviews with 5 correctional volunteers. The 5 participants have experienced to help habitual criminals for more than 10 years. This interviewed data is analyzed by open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. According to the result of the study, it is found that released habitual criminals make their lives in the following three ways, an adaptive model, a rough model, and an offence model. Firstly, an adaptive model makes their way well with difficulties. Secondly, a rough model make their lives in legally and illegally. Thirdly, an offence model commit a crime again, and get back to correctional institution. For these reasons, it is necessary that social workers have to intervene the released habitual criminals' rehabilitation in the regards of the models.

This Study was designed to provide the basic data of effective intervention for the promotion of coping and quality of life in family caregivers of stroke patients. The subjects of this study were a total of 113 caregivers of stroke patients under occupational therapy at university hospitals located in Seoul city and Kyeongki-do. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire during the period from March 4th to July 30th. 1997. The questionnaires consisted of questions regarding burden(21 item. 5 point scale). coping(29 item. 4 point scale) and quality of life(47 item. 5 point scale). Data were analyzed using SAS program for t-test. ANOVA. Scheffe test and Pearson correlation coefficients. The results were as follows: 1. In the relationships between burden and demographic characteristics of the family caregivers: there were no significant differences. 2. In the relationships between coping and demographic charactersistics of the family caregivers: monthly income and religious affilition had statistically significant differences. The level of coping was significantly higer in those who perceived their religion as helpful than in their counterparts. 3. In the relationships between quality of life and demographic characteristics of the family caregivers: supporters, education, occupation and monthly income had statistically significant differences. The level of the quality of life was significantly higher in those who received support for family chores than in those who didn't. 4. The relationship between burden and coping showed a significant negative correlation. The relationship between coping and quality of life, and current Barthel Index showed a significant positive correlation.

Through psychological evaluation, this study attempted to verify the effect of quality of life improvements from gardening activities in apartment landscaping spaces. The study was conducted on 32 mothers raising children. Psychological valuation was conducted using world Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire(WHOQOL-Bref), the Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS), the Life Satisfaction Experience Scale(LSES), and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised(SCL-90-R). The psychological analysis results showed that, engaging in gardening activities for two weeks had, a positive effect on mothers’ environmental of quality of life evaluation. The LSES indicates that satisfaction with oneself significantly increased after starting the gardening activities. The activity resulted in a positive change in attitude toward life. The SCL-90-R results showed changes in the mother’s psychological state. There was a significant amelioration of obesessive-compulsive behaviors, hostility, and phobic anxiety. In conclusion, this study was found that, for mothers in apartments, outdoor gardening activities can significantly affect their quality of life. Moreover, it can help prevent mental health deterioration, Further study should be conducted on the beneficial effects of gardening on the variety of age groups and activities.

목적: 본 연구는 삶의 질의 하위개념인 신체활동과 전반적 삶의 질 관계에서 다중 매개효과를 검증하고 참여자의 연령이 신체적 삶의 질과 일상생활활동능력의 다중 매개효과를 조절하는지를 검증하는데 목적이 있다. 방법: 이를 위하여 미국 동남부 두 개의 주에 거주하는 미주 성인 한인 201명을 대상으로 설문지를 통해 자료를 수집한 뒤 조절된 다중 매개 효과를 분석하였다. 결과: 신체활동은 신체적 삶의 질, 일상생활활동능력에 정적인 영향을 보였으며, 신체적 삶의 질, 일상생활활동능력은 전반전 삶의 질에 정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 신체활동은 신체적 삶의 질과 일상생활활동능력을 통제했을 때 전반적 삶의 질에 부정적 영향을 미쳤다. 또한, 높은 신체활동 수준은 신체적 삶의 질과 일상생활활동능력을 통해서 전반적 삶의 질에 긍정적으로 영향을 미치지만, 연령이 높을수록 신체활동의 영향력이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 따라서 미주 한인들의 신체활동이 신체적 삶의 질과 일상생활활동능력을 통해서 전반적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향력은 연령에 의해 조절되는 것을 확인하였다. 이는 신체활동을 통한 개인의 긍정적 라이프스타일을 함양하기 위해서는 단순 개인의 특성만을 강조하는 것보다 문화환경적 요소를 고려해야 필요성을 보여준다.

One of the largest and fastest growing segments of the tourism industry, sport tourism refers to travel to play sports, watch sports, or to visit a sport attraction including both competitive and non-competitive activities. In this respect, cycling can be considered as not only a form of physical exercise but also a form of tourism in which cycling is a usual tourism-related activity, heading to a particular destination. The purpose of this study is to examine how demographical differences of cycle tourists are related to the quality of their life. An online survey was conducted and data was analyzed using frequency, reliability, and one - way ANOVA using SPSS 22.0. First, we found that there was no significant difference on the quality of physical life based on demographical characteristics. Second, the analysis of the relationship between demographical characteristics and the quality of mental life showed that income level affects their quality of mental life. Third, the analysis of the relationship between socio demographic characteristics and the quality of social life showed that marital status affects the quality of social life. Fourth, no statistically significant difference was found between the demographical characteristics and the quality of environmental life. Further implications were discussed.

Today, the population of cycle participants is consistently increasing. Cycling is becoming not only a form of physical exercise but also a form of tourism in which cycle activities are related to visiting a particular destination. With the perspective of participation sport tourism, the purpose of this study is to investigate how the level of cycle tourists’ participation affects their quality of life. An online survey link was sent to cycle participants to collect data. Out of the total 337 respondents, a total of 226 samples were used for the final analysis, disregarding those that were found to be inadequate or unreliable. For data analysis, frequency analysis, reliability test, validity, correlations, and regressions were employed with SPSS 22.0. For our first result, we found that the level of cycle participation did not significantly affect the quality of physical life. Second, the level of cycle participation did not have significant effect on the quality of mental life. Third, the level of cycle participation behavior did not have a significant effect on the quality of social life. Fourth, the level of cycle participation behavior did not have a significant effect on the quality of environmental life. Conclusions and political implications are discussed.

Purpose - Due to the lack of physical activities and the increase of sedentary behaviors such as screen time, the health condition for contemporaries has been deteriorating. This study is designed to investigate how the use of worktable or tools unfit for body and sedentary behaviors can exercise influence on muscular skeletal disease and how it has an impact on lowering work efficiency and the quality of life with the medium of the muscular skeletal disease. Research design, data, and methodology - The research has developed a questionnaire with 5 hypothesis. The questionnaires were also made by interview and E-mail. 350 copies of questionnaires were distributed and 315 questionnaire were used for the analysis as valid data responses. SPSS ver.22.0 were used and made Cronbach's and reliability test, correlation, Baron & α Kenny 3 step mediated regression analysis. Results - The research has found that living environment factors have positive effect on the occurrence of musculosketal disease. Particularly, repeated use of unfit worktable or tools has a positive effect on the muscular skeletal disorder. And sedentary lifestyle also has a positive effect on the disease. The musculoskeletal disease caused by living environment has a positive impact on lowering the work efficiency. This study has also showed that the muscular skeletal disease has mediated the relationship between the living environment factors and the decrease of work efficiency due to musculoskeletal disease. The musculoskeletal disorders can effect the decrease of the quality of life as well, for the decrease of work efficiency has a positive effect on lowering the quality of life. Conclusions - Sedentary lifestyles, the use of worktable unfit for body, and the repeated use of a tool have caused the increase of muscular-skeletal diseases, and reduction of productivity as well as the hight cost of medical treatment for our contemporaries. Understanding the cause of disease morbidity, finding ways to prevent the disease, and educating people about them would contribute not only to improvement of individual health but also to the advancement of welfare for all.

The study was intended to identify the effect of the rural development projects (comprehensive improvement of the seats of Eup and Myeon and regional unit comprehensive development projects) on the quality of life in rural areas against local residents living in areas subject to those projects by means of structural equation modeling based on covariance structure analysis. The result indicated that perception factors affecting the quality of life for residents in rural areas by the projects included ‘improvement in spatial environment’, ‘increase in vitality of rural areas’, and ‘promotion of community activities.’ It was also suggested that ‘improvement in spatial environment’ and ‘increase in vitality of rural areas’ have significantly positive effect on the quality of life for residents in rural areas while the former has relatively higher correlation. In comparison between comprehensive improvement of the seats of Eup and Myeon and regional unit comprehensive development projects, it was analyzed that all the perception factors of the comprehensive improvement of the seats of Eup and Myeon have effect on the quality of life for residents in rural areas indicating that comprehensive improvement of the seats of Eup and Myeon is more effective than regional unit comprehensive development projects in promoting the community activities. It means that existing rural development projects have been promoted to improve spatial environment rather than improving the quality of life for residents in rural areas. Thus, it is considered that the rural development projects in future should seek for a sense of community so that they can induce voluntary participation by local residents.

The purpose of the study was to reveal positive psychological and therapeutic horticultural factors that improve the quality of life for elderly women. After IRB certification, we recruited 40 elderly (over age 65) women from Ilsan Presbyterian Church who volunteered to join this study during July and August 2016. They were divided into 2 groups of 20 (control and experimental). The experimental group was subjected to eight weeks’ positive horticultural therapeutic programs with such content as the ‘making of dry-flower name tags, earthenware flowerpots, flavor pockets, flower arrangements in cups, dry-flower fans, flower baskets, grass dolls, and praise bouquets.’ No treatment was given for the control group. Afterwards, evaluation was conducted via a questionnaire for such characteristics as self-respect, satisfaction, personality and talent. The data were collected and analysed by use of ‘SPSS version 21.0 program’. Much higher scores were revealed in the experimental group after 8 weeks’ horticultural therapy in comparison with the control group. Most of the high scores were in areas related to “Self-Respect Among the Elderly Women,” such as ‘self-confidence, cooperative mind, optimistic mind, satisfaction, self-respect, presence, positive outlook, accomplishment, and sense of excellence’(p＜0.01). Also for the experimental group, there were high level scores in the items of the “Satisfaction with Elderly Women’s Lives,” such as with ‘sense of regret, sense of failure, boredom/tedium, sense of fatigue, suffering, anger and annoyance, sense of dissatisfaction, melancholy, and despair,’ after 8 weeks’ on the horticultural therapeutics program(p＜0.01). The experimental group also showed high levels scores in most items of the “Personality and Talent in Elderly Women” such as in ‘the pursuit of meaning, personal relationships, reliability, sincerity/acceptance, compassion, sympathy, being earnest, responsibility, self-awareness, altruism, respect & praise for others, and grace’(p＜0.01). Subjects’ responses for the experimental group after PHTP were as follows: ‘happiness, hope, and gratitude‘ at 20.0%,’brighter outlook‘ at 15.0%,’love and learning’ at 10.0%, and ’grace‘ at 5.0%. Results of the positive horticultural therapeutics showed its effectiveness in improving the quality of life for elderly women. Therefore, we recommend performing and gradually expanding the program for other groups of elderly women.