The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)
- Volume 11 Issue 1
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- Pages.7-15
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- 2005
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- 1225-9578(pISSN)
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- 2093-7814(eISSN)
A Study on the Aging Anxiety of the Elderly
일 지역 노인의 노화불안에 대한 연구
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study were to 1) degree of the aging anxiety 2) to identify predictors influencing aging anxiety of the elderly. Method: Data were collected from 179 elders & utilizing questionnaires developed by Watkins, Coates, and Ferroni(1998). Data were analyzed using SPSS/Win 10.0 program and descriptive statistics t-test ANOVA were adopted as necessary. Result: Degree of the aging anxiety were 33-60scores, mean 49.96 scores. There were significant differeence in aging anxiety scores according to relegion, and disease. conclusion : The result of this study show the aging anxiety in a improtant factor in explaining psychological health, and development of adequate intervention for the elderly population to decrease the aging anxiety.