Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Factors Affecting Health-related Quality of Life in Urban Working Elderly

도시거주 일하는 노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향요인

  • Kim, Ji-In (Dept. of Nursing, Cheju Halla University)
  • 김지인 (제주한라대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2017.10.01
  • Accepted : 2017.11.20
  • Published : 2017.11.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was identify the factors affecting health related quality of life in urban working elderly. This study used the data from the 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey and analyzed the demographic characteristics, work related factors, health related factors and health-related quality of life in living urban and aged 65 and over. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 18.0 program. As a result, there were significant differences according to age, sex, marital status, generation composition, education level, family income, house ownership, allowance, private medical insurance, smoking, alcohol, stress. The affecting factors of health-related quality of life were sex, education level, allowance, private medical insurance. According to the results of this study, the health-related quality of life of the elderly should be improved by considering gender specific characteristics and economic status.

본 연구는 도시거주 일하는 노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향요인을 파악하고 건강관련 삶의 질 향상을 위한 방안을 마련하기 위하여 시도되었다. 본 연구는 제6기 국민건강영양조사 자료를 활용하였으며 도시에 거주하는 만 65세 이상의 일하는 노인을 대상으로 건강관련 삶의 질과 영향요인을 파악하였다. 자료 분석은 IBM SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구 결과 도시지역 일하는 노인의 건강관련 삶의 질은 연령, 성별, 결혼상태, 가구세대구성, 교육수준, 소득수준, 주택소유여부, 기초생활수급여부, 민간의료보험 가입여부, 흡연, 음주, 스트레스에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 회귀분석 결과, 도시지역 일하는 노인의 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인은 성별, 교육수준, 기초생활수급여부, 민간의료보험 가입여부로 나타났으며 설명력은 12.3%였다. 본 연구의 결과에 따라 일하는 노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 증진을 위한 중재 시 성별에 따른 특성과 경제적 상태를 고려하여 접근하는 것이 필요하겠다.

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