• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.439-447
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was to describe the burden of aged parents caring for adult children with disabilities and related factors. Methods: The subjects were 123 caregivers aged over 65 who were caring for 18-year-old or older children with disabilities. The research tool of this study was a structured questionnaire on family burden. Data were collected from June 3 to 25, 2010, and analyzed by Cronbach's alpha, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and ANOVA using SAS 9.2 program. Results: The major findings of this study were as follows. Elderly parents caring for adult children with disabilities perceived a moderate level of burden. The burden from concern over their children's future was highest, and economic and physical burdens were higher when the parents were younger. Burden was significantly different according to parents' characteristics such as gender, perceived health status, disease, the costs of caring for disabled children, and children's characteristics such as disability rating, health status, and ADL. Conclusion: In order to reduce the burden of elderly parents caring for adult children with disabilities, we need to improve their health status and assess comprehensive policies.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제10권1호통권19호
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• pp.207-228
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• 1992

This study investigated the relationship between personality characteristics of individual and adjustment in the mid-life. The subjects of the study consisted of 374 married persons(185 men and 189 women) who live in Seoul and are 40 to 50 years old and whose last child is in middle school. Bem's short form BSRI, Rotter(1966)'s Internal-External Scale and Hayes & Stinnett(1977)'s MYLSS were used as measurements tools. The major results of the study were summarized as follows ; 1) While sex-role identity of middle aged men appeared in the follwing order ; Androgynous, masculine, undifferentiated, feminine, sec-role identity of middle aged women appeared in the following order ; Undifferentiated, androgynous, feminine, masculine. Both men and women had the moderate scores on the locus of control. The middle aged expressed a moderate level of life satisfaction with middle aged men reporting significantly a higher life satisfaction than did women. 2) Socio-demographic variables such as age, education, occuption and income have turned out to be significant on the life satisfaction of middle aged men. As for the life satisfacton of middle aged women, age, education, husband's occuption and religon had significant influences However, employment status of women, family structure, marital duration, number of child, status of last child, status of first child had no significant influences on Mid-life satisfaction. 3) Mid-life satisfaction of men and women was influenced significantly by sex-role identity and internal-external locus of control. Those men described as masculine and those women androgynous in the sex-role identity had the highest life satisfaction. On the other hand those of undifferentiated in the sex-role identity had the lowest life satisfaction. High levels of internal control were associated with high levels of life satisfaction. 4) The variables affecting the life satisfaction of middle aged men and women were education, income, sex-role identity, internal control. These 4 variables explained 27% of the life satisfaction of middle aged men and 24% of the life satisfaction of middle aged women.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2012

This study is designed to find out the difference of life satisfaction and depression between urban and rural elderly. The research method is a questionnaire that surveys those aged 60 and older. The collected data were analyzed by categorizing them into two groups, 503 residing in the elderly who live in Daejeon city and 676 in those who live in Chungnam area. The result of analysis indicated that; First, life satisfaction of the urban elderly was higher than that of the rural elderly(t=3.67, p<.001). But depression between the two groups, the elderly who live in urban area and those who live in rural area, did not show a statistically significant difference. Second, the factors influencing the life satisfaction of urban elderly were convenience of housing, economic level, health status, local safety, life attitude, and period of residence. Third, the depression of urban elderly significantly related to health status, life attitude, economic level, age, and convenience of housing. Fourth, the factors influencing the life satisfaction of rural elderly were health status, economic level, convenience of housing, local safety, life attitude, type of residence, and period of residence. Fifth, the depression of rural elderly significantly related to health status, life attitude, and economic level.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.328-338
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• 1991

To find out the state of illness, patterns of medical care utilization, and factors which determine medical care utilization for aged we surveyed 679 rural old persons who live in the Chungnam province from Jan. 10 1991 to Jan. 19. The major findings of this study were as follows : 1. The morbidity rate of chronic illness during last 3 months was 56.4% for all surveyed old persons ; 58.7% for female and 52.8% for male. 2. As expected, 80 years old or above group showed the highest morbidity rate, 60.2% and the 65-69 years age group was the lowest, 50.5%. 3. Old persons who are householder, whose family income is less than 290,000 won per month, and who receive benifits from the public medical assistance program had relative higher morbidity rate than other groups and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). 4. The most frequent chronic illness was musculoskeletal disease, 49.6% ; the disease from which the aged had suffered for the longest period was gastrointestinal, 11.6yrs : the cerebrovascular was the disease which inflicts the lowest level of physical ability. 5. 67.1% of 383 persons who were suffering from chronic illness were in need of medical care but unmet ; among the remaining 32.9% who utilized medical care, 19.2% utilized it in local clinics or hospital OPD and 15% in th health centers or subcenters. 6. Old person who are married, whose sons are householder and whose family income is 500,000 won or above per month showed relative higher utilization rate than other groups and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). 7. The most common reason why the aged did not utilize, in spite of, need medical care was economic problem, 35.4%. For the aged whose family income per month is 500,000 won or above, however the most common reason was tolerable symptom, 46.9% while persons who answered economic problem were 6.1% of them, the lowest frequency.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.86-101
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• 2000

노화란 인간을 포함한 모든 생물이 죽음을 향해서 변화해가는 과정을 포괄적으로 말한 것으로 사람들은 위의 과정을 일생이라 정의하는데, 이를 세분하여 성장, 성숙 또는 유지, 노화로 나누어 볼 수 있다. 이러한 입장에서 보면 노화는 초기 성장단계로부터 연계되고 또한 노화이전의 결과가 노화로 나타난다고 말 할 수 있다. 올해는 유엔이 정한 노인의 해이다. 과학의 발전과 경제적 조건의 향상으로 전세계적으로 인간의 평균 수명이 증가하고 있는 추세인데 이로써 65세 이후의 노인의 비율이 각 나라마다 증가하고 있는 경향을 보이고 있다. 따라서 노인들의 건강한 노후를 위해 다각적인 배려가 모색되어야 한다. 이런 입장에서 노인의 건강과 영양섭취 실태에 영향을 미치는 사회 경제적 요인을 문헌을 중심으로 고찰해 보았다. 한국의 경우, 65세 이상의 노인의 비율이 1997년 현재 전 인구의 6.3%로 다른 OECD국가에 비해 노인인구의 비율은 낮지만 평균 수명의 증가로 점차 그 비율이 높아지고 있어 프랑스, 스웨덴과 같이 노인 인구가 10%를 넘는 고령화 국가에는 아직 못 미치지만 점차로 그에 접근해 가고 있는 실정이다. 이런 추세라면 2020년경에는 노인 인구가 아동인구를 앞설 것으로 예측하고 있다. 여러 연구 결과에 의하면 한국의 노인들은 경제적으로 궁핍한 상태에 있는 것으로 나타나고 있는데 이런 경제적인 조건이 노인들의 주관적인 생활 만족도와 건강상태에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보인다. 뿐만 아니라 교육 정도가 높을수록, 가족간의 결속력이 클수록 노인들이 느끼는 주관적 건강 상태가 높아지는 것을 볼 수 있다. 또한 수입, 교육, 직업, 고용상태, 결혼상태, 가족구성원, 성, 어린시절의 조건 등이 노인의 건강과 밀접한 관련을 맺고 있는 것으로 제시되고 있다. 수입의 감소는 노인의 사망률을 증가시키며 결혼 한 경우는 결혼하지 않은 경우보다 사망률이 낮았다. 고용상태와 직업의 경우도 사망률에 영향을 주는데, 고용된 사람의 경우 비고용된 사람의 경우 보다 사망률이 낮았으며 비전문직 종사자보다 전문직 종사자의 사망률이 낮은 것으로 보고되고 있다. 어린 시절의 조건은 노인의 건강에 영향을 미치며 건강에 대한 관심도에 의해 중재될 수 있는데, 노인의 어린 시절에 발생한 가족간의 불화는 건강에 대한 관심도를 낮추어 그후 노인기 건강에 영향을 준다고 한다. IUGR은 신생아의 크기와 모양의 차이를 가져오며 성인기의 상이한 질병을 유발시키므로 태아기의 성장 손상은 성인의 건강에 중요한 영향을 준다. 생활방식은 사회경제적 차에 의한 건강 불평등을 야기시키는 한편, 생활방식의 차는 사회경제적 차에 따른 건강 불평등을 다소 완화시킬 수 있다. 생활방식이 양호한 경우 노인의 자가건강 만족도는 증가된다고 한다. 그러나 생활방식에 의한 영향은 사회경제적 요인에 비해 그 영향이 적다고 한다. 한국노인의 영양섭취상태는 권장량에 비해 부족하다고 보고되고 있으며 수입, 교육, 계층의식 등의 사회경제적 요인에 따라 영양섭취량과 식습관, 우울도 등이 영향을 받는다. 또 도시거주노인에 비해 농촌거주노인이, 재가노인에 비해 시설노인의 영양상태가 부족한 것으로 보고되고 있는데 거주상태에 따라 노인의 건강과 영양상태가 달라지는 것으로 나타나고 있다. 결론적으로 노인들과 연관된 사회경제적 요인은 노인의 건강과 영양상태에 중요한 영향을 미치므로 노인들이 영향을 받고 있는 사회경제적 요인의 복합적인 분석을 통하여 노인의 건강과 영양상태를 보다 효율적으로 증진시킬 수 있는 대안이 마련되어져야 한다고 사료된다.

• 재활간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships of social networks to health status among the urban low income elderly. Method: Using a sample of 598 elderly aged 65 years and higher, social networks, health status were measured by the Social Networks Scale (LSNS), Perceived Health Status, GDSSF-K, K-ADL respectively. The t-test, ANOVA and Tukey-test and Pearson's correlation analyses were performed using SPSS 18.0. Results: 41% of subjects didn't contact with relatives at least once a month. 56% of subjects saw or heard less than monthly from relative with whom they have the most contact. 47% didn't have relatives who one can rely on private matters. Social networks among the low income elderly significantly differed by marital status, health insurance type, economic status, regular exercise, living with family. Social networks were significantly correlated with perceived health status (r=.201), cognitive function (r=-.154) and depressive symptoms (r=-.301). Conclusion: Poor social networks were found in urban low income elderly. Poorer social networks were related to worse health status and more depressive symptoms. Interventions targeting at increasing social networks are urgently needed for low income elderly.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.192-202
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was to examine the degree of anxiety about aging for middle aged and elderly women and to identify the overall degree of anxiety about aging and general characteristics of middle aged and elderly women. Method: The subjects of the study were 674 women who lived in Busan city, Korea. The sampling was at the researcher's convenience and data was collected from April to August, 2007. The instrument for the study was questionnaires consisting of the general characteristics, and Anxiety about Aging for Elderly by Watkins, Coates, and Ferroni(1998). Descriptive statistics, t-test or ANOVA with Scheffe's test were used for data analysis. Result: The results of this research were as follows: The mean score of anxiety about aging was 50.32$\pm$5.75. The results reveal that middle aged women are more anxious about aging than old women. Anxiety about aging was the most common psychological dimension of the six factors. According to the general characteristics, there was a significant difference in education, subjective economic status, composition of family and job status in anxiety about aging. Conclusion: The results of this study help in explaining psychological health. In addition, development of adequate interventions to decrease anxiety about aging in women is needed.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.676-685
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 중년기 성인의 좋은 죽음 인식, 사전의료의향서 지식이 사전의사결정 태도에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위함이다. 자료 수집은 경기도, 충청도에 거주 중인 중년기 성인 152명을 대상으로, 2019년 10월 4일부터 11월 15일까지 자가 보고식 설문조사로 시행되었다. 수집된 자료는 기술통계, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, stepwise regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 중년기 성인의 좋은 죽음 인식은 사전의료의향서 지식, 사전의사결정 태도와 양의 상관관계를 보였으며, 사전의료의향서 지식은 사전의사결정 태도와 양의 상관관계가 나타났다. 대상자의 경제상태, 사전의료의향서 지식, 좋은 죽음 인식이 사전의사결정 태도에 영향을 주는 요인으로 확인되었으며, 중년기 성인의 사전의사결정 태도에 대해 약 28.3%의 설명력을 나타냈다. 본 연구결과는 중년기 성인의 경제상태, 사전의료의향서 지식, 좋은 죽음 인식이 바람직한 사전의사결정 태도 형성을 위해 고려해야 할 주요한 요인임을 제시하였다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.464-472
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify aging anxiety and influencing factors of middle-aged adults. Methods: Descriptive correlation design was used. Three hundred and three middle-aged adults participated in the study and completed the questionnaires in the period from September 11 to October 15 of 2011. The data was analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheff$\acute{e}$ test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchial multiple regression analysis. Results: Aging anxiety of middle-aged adults was higher than a moderate level. Socio-demographic variables such as age, religion, education, economic level, perceived health status and experience of living with older adults influenced significantly on aging anxiety. In contrast, general self-efficacy, aging knowledge and attitude toward older adults were negatively correlated with aging anxiety. Hierarchial multiple regression analysis incorporating these variables showed an explanation rate of aging anxiety at 21%. And religion, perceived health status, attitude toward older adults, and general self-efficacy were statistically significant among variables that influence on aging anxiety. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that senior preparation programs that can enhance self-efficacy, induce positive attitude on older adults and promote health should be implemented to reduce aging anxiety of middle-aged adults.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.70-83
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• 2005

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between socio-economic factors and self-rated health among older people living in the community. In addition, the study tries to determine whether risk differentials by these socio-economic factors can be explained by other demographic factors, chronic diseases, and functional status. We surveyed to investigate the self-rated health of 397 study samples which had been selected by stratified randomized sampling, $2.7\%$ by each Dong (district) of S-city in Gyeonggi-do. Our study found that the socioeconomic factors such as income, occupation, and insurance were significantly associated with self-rated health. The level of social economic status was positively associated with the level of self-rated health. Two-staged multivariate analysis demonstrated that this relationship was still significant even after adjustment for demographic factors, chronic diseases, and functional status. In conclusion, there are wide socio-economic disparities in self-rated health of older people in this community. It is important that government should know not only health status but also the health-associated factors in order to prepare for the aged society and improve the health status of the elderly. Further researches should uncover causality and mechanism by which SES affects changes in functional health among the elderly.