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KMID : 0948220090130010063
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2009 Volume.13 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.71
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Analysis of Intervention Research about Sleep of the Elderly in Korea
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Goo Yoon-Jung
Ko Hyo-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the trends of intervention research and to suggest further direction about sleep of the elderly in Korea.
Method: Twenty-four researches conducted from 2001 to 2008 were analyzed according to the year of publication, research design, measurement concepts, measurement instruments, intervention of experimental research and the results.
Results: There were 20 thesis and 4 articles on journals. The health elderly as subjects’ characteristics were 15 of total studies. The others had dementia, arthritis, hypertension and other disease. The scale that was the most used in researches was sleep scale followed by Snyder and Verran. And most measurements scale used for research were translated it into Korean. Depression, stress, fatigue were surveyed with sleep patterns. The major interventions included aroma therapy, foot reflexo-massage. There were heat therapy, exercise, foot bathing, sleep education and auricular acupuncture.
Conclusion: It is necessary to study the replication to establish the effect of nursing intervention and the comparison of researches internationally.
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KEYWORD
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elerly, sleep, intervention research review
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