• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.105-114
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• 2017

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary pattern and the Community Periodontal Index in elderly people who live alone in rural areas and to provide necessary data to strengthen nutrition education about the oral health of elderly people who live alone. Methods : Dental examinations and questionnaires were conducted with 380 elderly people who live alone in rural areas of Gyeonggi-do. Results : The Community Periodontal Index was higher when the elderly people who live alone had a low intake of vegetables and fruits, a high intake of sugars, a low number of breakfasts, a high frequency of overeating and a high frequency of instant ingestion. Conclusions : It is necessary to provide nutritional management services for the elderly people who live alone in rural areas and to provide preventive centered comprehensive oral care.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of a group integrated intervention program that simultaneously conducts cognitive activities, physical activities, emotional activities and social interactions by integrating animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and integrated elderly play therapy based on the cognitive functions and depression of the elderly who live alone. This study follows a pre-test post-test design with a nonequivalent control group, to verify the effectiveness of a group integrated intervention. It applies a group integrated intervention program to 20 elderly people who live alone, aged 65 and above (10 in the experimental group, 10 in the control group), once a week for 90 minutes across eight weeks. The study went through MMSE-K, TMT-A and GDSSF-A to assess cognitive functions and the level of depression. The group integrated intervention increased the cognitive functions of the experimental group and decreased levels of depression. Therefore, this study verified that a group integrated intervention program of AAT and integrated play therapy of the elderly, is an effective for increasing cognitive functions and decreasing depression levels of the elderly who live alone. Based on these findings, the study suggests that there is a need to continuously expand group integrated intervention programs and provide relevant political support.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2021

본 연구는 독거노인의 우울감, 자아존중감, 생활만족도의 수준을 비독거노인과 비교하면서 선행변수가 생활만족에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 2020년에 진행된 한국복지패널 15차 데이터를 활용하여 독거노인 1,533세대와 비독거노인 3,130세대를 대상으로 t-검증과 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 독거노인은 비독거노인에 비해 우울감은 높고 자아존중감과 생활만족도가 낮았다. 독거노인은 여성의 생활만족도가 높은 반면, 비독거노인은 남성의 생활만족도가 높았으며, 독거, 비독거노인 모두 나이가 많고 소득수준이 높을수록 생활만족도가 높았다. 우울과 자아존중감은 독거노인과 비독거노인 모두 유의미하게 영향을 미쳤으나 자아존중감 (𝛽=.40, .41)의 영향이 우울 (𝛽=-.28, -.29)의 영향보다 큰 것으로 나타났다. 우울과 자아존중감이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향은 독거노인 (R²=.409)이 비독거노인 (R²=.398)보다 큰 것으로 확인되었다. 연구 결과를 토대로 독거노인의 자아존중감을 제고하며 생활만족을 증진하기 위한 정책 및 실천의 방향을 제시하였다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.615-628
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• 2004

This study is designed to examine influences of living arrangements on psycho-social factors, health and nutritional status, dietary adequacy and meal service utility patterns of the elderly. Nutritional status was evaluated by Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Three hundred and nine elderly (110 men and 199 women) who participated in meal service in the Chung-buk province were investigated. Proportion of the elderly living alone, couples only, living with spouse and family, living with family without spouse; and living with other than family were 30.7%, 25.9%, 14.2%, 24.3% and 4.9% respectively. The mean age of the elderly was 74.1 years and the elderly who are living couples only and living with spouse and family were younger than those with other living status. Living arrangements seem to be related to psycho-social factors, health and nutritional status, and dietary quality. Those who live alone and live with other than family were mostly women and they have lower socio-economic status, psycho-social, health and nutritional status and dietary patterns compared with those of the elderly who are living with spouse or family. It was found that the elderly who live a couple only and live with spouse and family had better emotional, health and nutritional index than those of the elderly who live with family without spouse, especially in case of females. Most of elderly perceived that participation of meal service programs had a positive effect on their daily life and satisfied with meals. The elderly living alone and living with other than family were more frequently using meal service but had a negative attitude about the charged meal service for better quality than the elderly with other living status. The most important reason for all the elderly to participate in meal service was to meet their friends and then to get other services. Particularly those who are living alone and living with other than family showed lack of moivation to prepare and set the meal, and for them the economic reason is also important. They also replied that the poor health and lack of other help were the most difficult problems for them to prepare meals. It would be effective to provide nutritional services that meet specific needs of the elderly according to their characteristics and living environment.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.257-268
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• 2013

오늘 날 노인들은 60세 전후로 정년을 하고도 30~40년을 더 살아야 한다. 노인성 질환과 싸워나가야 하는 노인들의 삶의 질은 미래의 잠재적 노인인 우리 모두의 절실한 관심사가 아닐 수 없다.. 평균수명의 연장이 재앙이 아니라 축복이 되기 위해서는 노인문제에 대한 올바른 인식과 정부나 지자체의 노력이 지속적으로 이어져야 한다. 특히 고령 노인들 중 독거노인들이 증가하고 있다. 노인이 홀로 산다 해도 사회적으로 고립되지 않고 다양한 생활지원을 받으면서 생활해갈 수 있는 사회의 실현이 요구된다. 사회적 고립을 방지하는 활동을 포함하여 독거고령자의 생활지원을 할 경우에도 동거자가 있는 노인에 대한 경우와는 다른 어려움이 있다고 생각된다. 이 연구에서는 독거노인에 대한 지원정책의 현황을 검토하고 문제점을 파악하여 법제도적인 지원방안을 마련하고자 하였다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.36-46
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• 2015

연구목적 일 도시지역의 독거 노인을 대상으로 노인 우울증상 및 자살 경향성 정도를 파악하고 이에 영향을 끼치는 인구사회적 변인들을 파악하고자 하였다. 방 법 2009년 서울시 도봉구에 거주하는 589명의 65세 이상의 독거노인을 대상으로한국형 축약형 노인 우울증 척도, 자살 경향성 척도, 인구사회학적 변인들을 조사하였다. 수집된 정보들을 바탕으로 통계적 분석을 시행하였다. 결 과 독거노인의 평균연령은 75.69세(표준편차 6.17), 학력은 무학 40.1%, 초등학교 졸업 31.4%, 고등학교 졸업 12.9%, 중학교 졸업 11.7%, 대학교 졸업이상 3.2% 순이었다. 우울증상의 위험성을 높이는 변인들에는 종교 없음, 우울증 과거력 있음, 신체질환 병력 있음, 활동단체 없음, 가족에 대한 만족도가 낮음의 경우가 있었다. 자살 경향성에서는 종교 없음, 우울증 과거력 있음, 가족에 대한 만족도가 낮음이 영향을 줄 수 있는 변수였다. 특히 낮은 가족에 대한 만족도 및 우울증 과거력이 있음의 경우는 독거노인의 우울증상 및 자살 경향성을 크게 높일 수 있는 변인들로 나타났다. 결 론 독거 노인의 우울증 병력, 가족 만족도, 사회적 지지체계 등과 같은 위험 변인들에 대한 평가 및 개입이 노인 우울증 및 자살 예방에 도움이 될 것으로 보인다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2006

Purpose: This study used MDS-HC 2.0 to identify health problems in the elderly who live alone. Method: The subjects of this study were 100 living-alone elders aged over 65 in Daegu city. This study was performed through home visiting interviews during the period from the 1st of September to the 30th of September 2005. Analysis in this study was made using SPSS Version 11.0. Results: Frequent health problems in the living-alone elderly were: preventive heath measure (90), health promotion (80), social function (78), visual function (75), depression and anxiety (61), pain and communication disorder (60), cognition (55), environmental assessment (48) and oral health (45) in order of frequency. Informal services were provided to 73% of the subjects for emotional support. IADL services were provided to 57% of the subjects, and ADL services to 66%. Conclusion: Nursing intervention programs based on health problems from MDS-HC 2.0 should be provided in order to cope with individual health problems and living-alone elders needs. The results of this study suggest that MDS-HC 2.0 is applicable to help decide nursing interventions for the elderly who live alone in community.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.112-122
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• 2016

The study aims to furnish the data for the study of invigorating communities of various ages including old people living alone. Furthermore, it seems that the laddering method and kj method can be useful for the study of various attitude survey. This study attempted to extract necessary factors for space for community behavior of elderly people living alone using laddering survey method and KJ rule on a sample of elderly people who live alone in three different rental housings. The keywords that were drawn from the perception survey through laddering were divided into small, middle and large classification using KJ rule. Mostly identical keywords were extracted in the three complexes, implying that there is no difference of perception among the three complexes in this survey. According to the large classification where KJ rule was applied, there were six necessary factors for space for community activity of elderly people living alone in rental housing including spatial consideration, communication, resting space, nature-friendliness, health promotion and Secure identity, which were the same for all of the three complexes.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2004

As the advent of an aging society, housing for the elderly has been of greater concern. Since the majority of the elderly prefers to live in their own familiar houses rather than moving to new ones, this study is concerned with the ways of the effective use and maintenance of exiting houses from the viewpoint of their independent living. The data was analyzed with frequency, percentage, mean, correlation, and multiple regression using the SPSS 10.0 for Windows. The findings from the study are: The general satisfaction rate of Interior Design Affordance(IDA) was-evaluated about the average. Among the items of IDA, behavioral facilitation was found most satisfactory, and perceptual maintenance, physilogical maintenance, and social facilitation were followed in satisfaction level. Although there had been many elements of serious safety dangers, no home modification was made in the elderly households who live alone or/with spouse.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.333-344
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was done to identify differences in health habits, perceived stress, depression, and suicidal thinking by gender for elderly people who are living alone and elderly people who are living with others. Method: The study participants were 4,051 people aged 65 years and over who were surveyed in the Third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2005. The relationship among outcomes and living arrangement by gender in elders was assessed using multiple logistic regression while controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Older men living alone were less likely to have breakfast and more likely to perceive stress and think of suicide than older men living with family or others. On the other hand, older women who live alone were less likely to perceive stress than older women who live with others. Age, educational level, income, and number of diseases were significantly associated with each individual outcome. Conclusion: This study showed that living alone has a significant impact on physical health habits and psychological health of elderly people, especially for older men. Therefore, living arrangement should be considered in developing a health promotion program for elders as well as age, gender, education, and income.