• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.191-213
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of the explicit and implicit attitudes towards the elderly according to age and gender. For this research, 64 college students and 64 older people completed Explicit Attitudes Rating Scales (likability/ trustfulness/ companionship/ group membership), Explicit Preference Test, and Young-Old Implicit Association Test. The college students presented in-group preference and out-group bias on both explicit and implicit level whereas our-group favoritism was presented in the older participants on both explicit and implicit level, which meant the older participants preferred the young to the old. In both the groups, however, there were no significant correlations between explicit and implicit age attitude. In addition, college students showed an explicit preference for the old over the older participants whereas only interaction effect(age and gender) was appeared on implicit preference toward older people. The theoretical and practical implications and limitations of this study were discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Health Policy and Administration Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.15-47
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• 2004

. '01년 8. 15. 경축사에서 $\ulcorner$노인요양보험제도 도입$\lrcorner$ 을 처음 제시 . '02. 10월, 노인보건복지종합대책(국무회의 보고)에 '07년 이후 공적노인요양보호체계 구축, 시행 . '03. 2월 인수위, 요양보호노인(40만명)을 위한 공적제도 도입 추진 . 대통령 공약 : 노인요양보험제도 시범실시 후 공적노인요양보장제도 도입 . '03. 4월 복지부, 대통령 업무보고에서 공적노인요양보장제도 도입 ('07년 시행 목표) (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Community Living Science Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.161-161
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• 2004

현재 우리나라 노인복지정책은 도시노인 중심으로 집중되어 있어, 농촌지역 노인은 또 한번의 소외와 어려움에 직면해 있다. 이러한 농촌의 고령문제는 단순히 노인문제로 그치지 않고, 농촌의 존폐를 가르는 심각한 문제로 부각되고 있다. 이러한 침체된 농촌사회에 활력을 불어넣기 위한 사업으로 농촌진흥청은 지난 1993년부터 노인생활지도마을 육성사업을 실시하여, 농촌노인의 역할개발과 건강하고 보람 있는 노후생활을 보낼 수 있도록 하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.1008-1009
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• 2023

이 논문은 고령화 사회에서 치매 노인의 실종 사고를 예방하고 요양 관리의 효율성을 향상시키기 위한 위치기반 치매 노인 보호 시스템에 대해 다룬다. 본 시스템은 치매 노인의 위치 데이터를 수집하고 관리하며, 실시간 모니터링과 비상 상황 대응을 제공하여 행정력과 사회적 비용을 감소시킨다. 이를 통해 치매 노인과 가족들에게 안전을 제공하고 치매 노인의 요양을 향상시킬 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.9
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• pp.1431-1438
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• 2014

This study assessed the risk and prevalence of anorexia as well as associated factors among home-dwelling elderly adults. The subjects were 419 elderly men (116) and women (303) aged 65 years and older ($76{\pm}5.6yr$) living in Korea. Data were collected by personal interviews using questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation. The prevalence of anorexia was 35.1% among participants. Male elders (74.1%) had higher proportions of anorexia than female elders (20.1%) (P<0.001). Significant differences in the appetite were observed according to type of disease, depression, and activities of daily living (ADL) index. In the poor appetite group, central nervous system diseases were the primary illness in male elders (P<0.01), whereas endocrine diseases were the primary illness in female elders (P<0.01). Elders with good appetites had less symptoms of depression (P<0.001) and greater independence in ADL (P<0.001). These results explored the high prevalence of anorexia in geriatric populations in Korea and its impact on elderly nutritional status and health. Further research should be performed to identify the causes of anorexia and establish an intervention protocol allowing the early diagnosis of anorexia.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.31-56
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes that family caregivers have experienced since using the Korean Long-Term Care Insurance(LTCI) system. In-depth interviews were conducted to determine how the services offered within the LTCI program had affected family caregiving and what changes they had incurred. Results from the qualitative content analysis show that the LTCI program significantly reduced the caregiving burden among family caregivers although burdens that family caregiver perceived varied greatly depending on the types of service that the family selected, and assigned family caregivers different identities and diverse roles(i.e., service user, family caregiver, certified care provider) depending on the service they use. The phenomenon of 'certified family care provider', which was not an intention of LTCI, demonstrates the practical need of elderly persons who require both care and the comfort of family and economic status of the family. Despite the positive impact of the LTCI policy on the family caregivers' burden and family relationship, the current LTCI system should be modified in order to better meet the needs of beneficiaries and their family caregivers.

• Korea Science and Art Forum
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• v.20
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• pp.279-292
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• 2015

As the aging society is rapidly coming, the needs for the elderly-friendly living environments was also increasing. The purpose of this study was to examine how frequently 25 neighborhood facilities were used by the elderly and what facility they wanted to be arranged within their walking distance. The subject of this study were 158 elderlies who were their ages of more than 65 years and lived in Busan. The data were collected by using an one to one interview method. Findings were as follows; 1) The elderly used very frequently facility for the elderly such as a senior center, walking road, and park and green space. Also, bus stop, traditional market, and resting facilities were used relatively frequently. 2) Some neighborhood facilities were used not frequently, but periodically. 3) Using frequencies of some neighborhood facilities were different by the elderly's characteristics. 4) Among 25 neighborhood facilities, the facilities which the old persons wanted to be arranged within walking distance were medical clinics, facilities for the elderly, subway station, bus stop, traditional market, park and green space, walking road, and food market/convenience store.

• 한국노년학
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.1233-1245
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to examine changes in university students' perception toward the aged and the aged welfare after the volunteer program of home care for the elderly. We classified students who are majoring in social welfare in a university into two groups according to the participation of the volunteer program: the participation group (N=34), and the non-participation group (N=38). Their attitudes towards the elderly were measured by the semantic differential scale developed by Sanders et al. The respect for the elderly, and the knowledge and interest about the aged welfare were examined by 4-point Likert scales. The result of this study shows the effect of the volunteer program, as follows: ① There was no differences between the participation and non-participation groups on the baseline except the interest about the elderly welfare: the participation group had significantly more interest than the non-participation group. ② The participation group had significantly more positive attitudes toward the elderly and higher respect for the elderly after participating the program. However, there were no changes among the non-participation group. As a conclusion, we suggest that the volunteer program for the elderly might affect young people's attitudes toward the elderly.

• 한국노년학
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.635-652
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• 2019

A few studies have examined the relationship between living arrangements and mental health status among older Korean immigrants in the United States and older Koreans in South Korea. This study attempts to fill this gap by conducting a comparative study to understand the relationship between living arrangements and psychological distress. Survey data from older Koreans between the ages of 60 and 79 from the two countries (N= 480) was analyzed descriptively and in hierarchical multiple regressions. This study found that among older Korean immigrants in the United States 26.4 % of those living alone and 7.3 % of those living with a spouse only reported 'severe' psychological distress while their counterparts in South Korea 20.0 % of those living alone and 20.6 % of those living with a spouse only reported 'severe' psychological distress. The hierarchical multivariate analysis reveled that older Koreans living alone are not significant predictor of psychological distress in both countries. Interestingly, older Korean immigrants living with a spouse only and living with others are significant predictors of psychological distress. This study also contributes to the existing literature by searching for diverse conditions that lead to mental health problems among older Koreans in both countries.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.378-379
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 최근 증가하고 있는 고령 인구를 위해 여러 가지 요인을 고려하여 노인만을 대상으로 하는 여가 만족도를 산출하는 것이다. 노인의 여가 만족도에 영향을 주는 요인으로 '여가시설', '노인 인구', '노인 건강', '노인 소득'을 산정하였다. 해당 요인들에 가중치를 분배하여 산정하기 위한 방법으로 PCA와 선형회귀를 사용하였다. 위 과정을 통해 제작된 노인 여가 만족도 지표에 인자값을 투입하여 자치구별로 노인 여가 만족도 점수를 산출하였고, 스코어 카드를 통해 현황을 살펴보았다. 본 연구는 산출된 각 자치구별 여가 만족도 점수와 인자에 해당하는 점수를 파악하여, 여가만족도가 낮은 지역들의 취약 분야를 파악하고 취약 분야를 중점으로 여가 만족도를 개선해나갈 것을 제안한다.