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A Study on the Perception of the Importance and Satisfaction of Healthy Housing Factors - Focusing on Baby Boomers Living in Apartments -

건강주택 요소의 중요도-만족도 인식에 대한 연구 - 아파트거주 베이비붐 세대를 대상으로 -

  • Kim, Hye-Yeun (Dept. of Interior Design, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Hyun-Joo (Dept. of Interior Design, Pusan National University)
  • 김혜연 (부산대 실내환경디자인학과) ;
  • 권현주 (부산대 실내환경디자인학과, 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2024.03.29
  • Accepted : 2024.06.10
  • Published : 2024.07.30
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Abstract

Planning housing environments to support the health of older adults is extremely important in the aging era. This study surveyed domestic baby boomers to investigate the importance of healthy housing elements and satisfaction levels. The results indicate that satisfaction levels regarding healthy housing elements, including thermal environment, air quality, lighting environment, noise environment, and safety, were significantly lower than their perceived importance. Notably, improvement is required in areas related to environmental noise, such as inter-floor noise, inter-wall noise, external noise, and household noise. Additionally, enhancements in eco-friendly interior materials and ventilation systems for air pollutant removal are needed in the air quality domain. Furthermore, satisfaction levels regarding the thermal environment, lighting environment, and safety were also lower than their perceived importance, underscoring the necessity for housing maintenance or improvement. In conclusion, this study identifies the urgent need to improve physical environmental factors to promote healthy housing for the orlder adults in the accelerating aging era and suggests effective directions for housing enhancement.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 2022년도 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단 기초연구사업의 지원에 의한 결과의 일부임. 과제번호: NRF-2022R1F1A1065426

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