Sodium intake has been associated with the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study examined the demographic factors related to HRQoL and whether there is an association between sodium intake and HRQoL in adults residing in rural areas. A total of 1,980 adults (aged ≥20 years) were selected from a cross-sectional study conducted between December 2013 and February 2014 in Gyeongju, South Korea. The sodium intake and HRQoL were measured using a validated food frequency questionnaire and the EuroQol Five-Dimension (EQ-5D) (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression), respectively. The education levels (<5 years) were inversely associated with all five dimensions of HRQoL. Men had better EQ-5D scores for each of the five components examined. Adults living with spouses had better scores related to usual activities and anxiety/depression, whereas widowers had decreased scores of mobility and self-care. Unlike older adults aged 70-79 years, adults aged <60 years were more likely to have greater scores related to mobility, usual activities, and pain/discomfort. The income levels were also inversely related to the scores for self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Sodium intake was positively associated with the HRQoL related to self-care, usual activities, and pain/discomfort, but it was negatively associated with anxiety/depression. In conclusion, these findings suggest that the demographic factors and sodium intake were independently associated with HRQoL. The results highlight the need to provide tailored, targeted policies and interventions that consider personal characteristics and dietary intake to improve the overall HRQoL in adults residing in rural areas.

연구목적은 성인 지적장애인들의 수영 프로그램 참여에 따른 자아효능감과 운동 몰입, 건강관련 삶의 질의 변화를 분석하는 데 있다. 연구대상은 지적장애인 거주시설에서 거주하고 있는 성인 지적장애인 12명이며, 수영 프로그램에 12주간 참여하였다. 이에 따라 대상자들의 자아효능감과 운동 몰입, 건강 관련 삶의 질의 변화를 분석하였다. 자아효능감 평가는 전반적 자아효능감 척도를 활용하였으며, 일반적, 사회적 신체적 자아효능감을 평가하였다. 운동 몰입 평가는 스포츠 몰입척도를 활용하였으며, 인지몰입과 행위몰입의 수준을 평가하였다. 건강관련 삶의 질 평가는 건강관련 삶의 질 척도를 활용하여 전반적 건강 관련 삶의 질의 수준을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 대상자들은 수영 프로그램 참여에 따라 자아효능감과 운동 몰입, 건강관련 삶의 질의 수준이 통계적으로 유의미하게 향상되었다. 수영 프로그램의 참여는 성인 지적장 애인들의 자아효능감과 운동 몰입, 건강관련 삶의 질의 수준을 향상시키는 데 긍정적으로 작용한다. 이에 따라서, 성인 지적장애인들을 대상으로 수영 프로그램의 적용을 고려해볼 필요가 있을 것이다.

목적 : 본 연구는 지역사회중심재활(CBR)서비스 이용자의 만족도 및 몰입도가 건강 관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고 더 나아가 만족도와 몰입도의 어떠한 하위요인이 영향을 끼치는지 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 대전광역시 보건소에서 CBR서비스 이용자 45명을 대상으로 CBR서비스 만족도와 몰입도, SF-36 설문지를 이용하여 총 5주간에 걸쳐 자료를 수집하였다. 일반적인 특성에 따른 주요 변수의 차이를 알아보기 위해 기술통계, 독립 t검정, ANOVA 및 사후분석을 시행하였다. 이용해 본 서비스에 대해 다중응답 빈도분석을 시행하였고, 각 서비스 이용 유무에 따른 건강 관련 삶의 질 비교를 위해 독립t검정을 시행하였다. 건강 관련 삶의 질과 만족도와 몰입도 간의 상관관계를 확인하기 위해 Pearson 상관분석을 시행하였으며, 만족도와 몰입도가 건강 관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 다중 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 결과 : 서비스 이용 기간이 6개월 이내인 대상자의 서비스 몰입도가 가장 높았고(F=3.89), 제공받은 서비스 중 장애인 재활교실 프로그램 이용 유무에 따라 건강 관련 삶의 질에 유의한 차이를 보였다(t=3.21). 만족도와 몰입도 간에 유의한 정적 상관관계가 나타났으며(p<.01), 신체건강 관련 삶의 질은 전문성 만족도(r=-.29)와 만족도 총합(r=-.29)과 유의한 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 만족도와 몰입도가 건강 관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 연구결과를 바탕으로 CBR서비스 프로그램의 방향 설정을 위한 건강 관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 변수에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다.

본 논문은 전후기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인을 알아보고자 하는 서술적 조사 연구로 2017년 <여성 독거노인의 통증, 영양위험, 외로움, 지각된 건강상태가 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향>인 일차연구 자료와 추가 수집한 자료 총 85부를 이용한 이차분석 연구이다. SPSS/WIN 18.0 program을 이용하여 분석한 결과, 전기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인은 통증, 규칙적인 운동, 사회적지지 순으로 설명력 70.6%이며 후기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인은 규칙적인 운동, 일상생활수행능력, 통증 순으로 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 주는 것으로 설명력은 69.7%로 나타났 다. 따라서 통증 감소를 위한 방안과 사회적지지 체계의 강화, 생활체육 활성화 및 그에 따른 일상생활 수행 유지를 위한 노력 등의 모색을 통해 건강관련 삶의 질을 향상 시킬 필요가 있다.

본 연구는 한방기공운동에 참여하는 여성노인들의 재미요인이 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향력을 검증하기 위하여 수행되었다. 구체적으로는 한방기공운동에 참여하는 여성노인들의 인구통계학적인 내용에 따라 연령, 학력, 운동경력에 따른 두 변인과의 영향력을 분석하였고, 준거변인인 건강관련 삶의 질과 예언변인인 재미요인에 관계는 어떠한 관계로 형성되어 있는가를 알아보았다. 분석 결과는 한방기공운동의 재미요인이 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치고 있다는 실질적인 효과를 규명하였으며, 한방기공운동이 여성노인운동의 긍정적인 프로그램으로 활용될 수 있다는 근거를 제공하였다.

This study was carried out to analyze the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and general characteristics, psychological factors, eating habits, dietary behaviors, and health related quality of life using survey of 335 women aged 20 to 29 years in the Seoul and Kyungin areas. The 335 study subjects were divided into 4 groups by BMI (㎏/㎡) levels; normal group(18.5≤BMI≤22.9), overweight group(23.0≤BMI≤24.9), mild obesity group(25.0≤BMI≤29.9), and heavy obesity group (BMI≥30) by Asian-Pacific obesity index criteria. The family income of the heavy obesity group was significantly (p<0.05) less than that of the normal weight group. Psychological factors, such as stress and depression of the normal weight group tended to be higher than those of overweight and obesity groups. The higher BMI level had the lower self-efficacy(p<0.05) among all subjects. As the BMI level increased, the preference for sweet, salty, and hot taste was significantly high. We found that normal weight women had healthier eating habits and dietary behaviors and a higher level of health-related quality of life than did those who were overweight, mildly obese, and heavily obese women. Overweight and mildly and heavily obese women were strongly associated with decreased physical and mental health related quality of life. Therefore, weight loss is desirable, and is likely to be beneficial for health-related quality of life in obese adult women. In conclusion, this study contains evidence to suggest that obesity management programs including different strategies according to obesity are required to determine the types of programs that are suitable for adult women, prior to their initiation of a program. The findings are helpful to inform researchers and practitioners who are seeking to implement appropriate strategies to create positive changes in the health behaviors of obese adult women.

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.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to identify structural relationship among exercise imagery, physical activity, and health-related quality of life of adults. Methods: Five hundred questionnaires were initially distributed to college students, company employees and sports center members(male: 273, female: 194, Mage=39.21). Among them, total 467 were finally used in this study. Exercise imagery scale, weekly leisure-time exercise questionnaire and short-form health survey-36 were revised into Korean and applied in the study. Frequency analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling were carried out to test the possible relationship among exercise imagery, physical activity, and health-related quality of life. All analyses were conducted by SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18. Results: Results indicated that there were positive relationship among exercise imagery, physical activity, and health-related quality of life of adults. In specific, exercise imagery and physical activity had significant positive relationship with vitality which was sub-factor of psychological health-related quality of life. Additionally, exercise imagery was significant factor to physical health-related quality and physical activity. The finding ultimately revealed that a hypothesized research model showed the significant model fit after modification. But it was showed the difference with sex. Conclusion: This study suggests that cognitive intervention strategies aimed at exercise imagery could be significant to promote physical activity and its related health-related quality of life. As it was existed the difference with sex, there will be necessary another studies which is concerned about various variables.