• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.92-95
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• 2008

As society ages increasingly, maintaining an independent lifestyle at home becomes an important issue for older people. The elderly themselves demand an independent lifestyle despite their health status and living arrangements. The purpose of this study is to provide basic guidelines for the elderly housing through the analysis of seniors' housing behavior. The total of 438 residents take part in the questionnaire survey research through the quota sampling method grouped by age (60-64 group, 65-69 group, 70-74 group, over 75 group). The results are as follows. (1) Seniors' subjective physical and functional status is not differed one age group from the others, but it is differed by the sex. (2) Seniors spend more than three hours on watching TV. The male spend more time on information search, while the female on the house chores. (3) The older use the bedroom more than the younger. Living rooms are more frequently used among the young old and the residents live in the apartment houses. (4) More than half senior use a sofa in the living room, a table in the dining room, and a bed in the bedroom. The young old and the apartment residents use such furniture more than the other groups.

• Korean Journal of Rural Living Science
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.159-169
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• 1994

The Purpose of this study was to investigate the actual conditions of rural housewife's sex role attitude, the value consciousness of home management and the satisfaction of household work. Further, basic data for the improvement of the satisfaction of household work and the value consciouseness of home management will be produce through grasping the relationship of them. For these purposes, the data were collected by using questionnaire distributed to 292 housewives living in Cheong Song. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, One Way Anova, Pearson's Correlation analysis and Multiple Regression analysis. The results of the research were as follows : 1. Rural housewife's sex role attitude comparatively took the transitional position and the value consciousness of home management was modernized. Housewife's satisfaction of household work was generally usual. 2. There were significant differences in the sex role attitude according to the type of housing. 3. The value consciousness of home management of rural housewives was variable according to housewife's occupation, husband's occupation and the type of housing. 4. Among the independent variables, the number of family member, the number of children and family style. 5. There were significant differences in the satisfaction of household work according to housewife's sex role attitude. 6. Among the independent variables, the number of children, monthly family income, the sex role attitude, the value consciousness about household work, education and leadership had significant influence on the satisfaction of household work.

• Women's Health Nursing
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.508-517
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• 2001

The purposes of this study are to investigate marital satisfaction according to demographic characteristic, division of household labor, and awareness of gender discrimination, and to explore influences of demographic and other variables on marital satisfaction. Social statistics survey data which collected in 1998 by ministry of statistics were used for secondary analysis of this study. Marital satisfaction was measured by questionnaire which was consisted in 7 items, including satisfaction with general family life, relationship with their own parent and parent-in-law, relationship with brothers and sisters, relationship with their children, and economic living status. These are measured by 5-point Likert scale. Independent variables are age, education, employment status, having their own house or not, No. of children under school age, parents living or not, perception of sexual discrimination, and division of household labor. The findings of this study show that there are significant differences of marital satisfaction by all independents variables, and all independent variables except employment have significant influences on marital satisfaction. People who are younger, received higher education, have their own house, have more children under schoolage and whose parent are living in the world, show higher marital satisfaction. The more husbands participate to household labor, the better marital satisfaction. In case of perception of sexual discrimination, main effect is not significant, but interaction effect with age is significant. Interaction effect between age and education is also significant. 32.52% of the variance in marital satisfaction were accounted for by these variables.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.24 no.6 s.84
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• pp.79-93
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• 2006

Aging in place strategies such as residential remodeling have potential to enable older persons to remain in their own homes satisfactorily in terms of quality of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the types of residential remodeling, needs, and opinions of elderly households living in Seoul and to suggest the housing policy and system for improving independent living of elderly households. Using face to face interview with structured questionnaire, 115 elderly households were interviewed during April $25{\sim}June$ 25, 2005. Most of respondents wanted to stay in their own homes as long as they can and some of them remodeled their houses to adapt their physical and financial conditions and housing needs. Various factors such as financial problem and lack of knowledge about remodeling process, however, restricted their actions to realize their needs. Based on the results, some suggestions to activate 'aging in place' were proposed as future guidelines of housing policy related to residential remodeling for housing welfare of the elderly.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.89-101
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• 1995

This study is to analyze dwelling environmental planning in old age of middle age. For this purpose. the data were collected by using questionnaire distributed to 332. The data were analyzed by Chisquare test. The major findings of this research were as follow: 1. In housing plan of old age. they prefer new house .that is not exisiting house. independent house and ordindry housing region in the suburbs of urban. 2. It is 69.3～99 square meter what size of house is suitable for independent life of aged person for living with children. it is 102.3～132 square meter. 3. In the stage of independent or semi-independent life. they want aged couple-independent life. In the stage of dependent life. they want to be cared with children. 4. The garden(madang) is the most important space for age couple in establishing housing plan. They want to amplity life recuperation center and job providing facilities. In old age housing project. they prefer housing type with facility that combine old age house with young age house. According to increasement of dependence. the service support system required flexi-care-system.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.7-21
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• 1999

This study attempts to provide the rudimentary data that might help patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis manage an independent life by the analysis of their activities of daily living(ADL). The subjects were forty patients who had been diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis and under drug therapy from RA clinics of the two university hospitals in Pusan. Data were collected by performing an individual interview for each of them during June 15th through July 15th 1998. Questionaires were imployed to investigate the general characteristics of patients. the traits of Rheumatoid Arthritis, and actual conditions of their activities of daily living. The questionaires utilized especially for the study of ADL is the version of Lee Eun Ok's tool which modified and complemented Katz scale (Katz, Down, Cogh and Grots 1970) and Bathel index(Bathel. 1973). It's consisted of 31 questions that each question is measured by 0-3points. The high score in the questionaire signifies the high independency in the ADL. The data were analyzed by SPSS/Win in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, close connection with the contents of the personal interview. Total mean of the ADL shows $1.55{\pm}0.68$, indicating the overall activities of daily living is generally dependent. It also indicates that patients, in the condition of dependent activity. tends either to have recourse to drugs or to take negative strategy, getting help from inside or outside family member. Hence, it is necessary that patients are exposed to the introduction and instruction of self-help devies that might help them manage a comparatively independent ADL, easing their paychological burden.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.60 no.4
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• pp.79-103
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to find out differences on self-determination experiences according to livings in the different types of residential homes: large institutions, small group homes and independent living homes. For this, this study analyzed 17 living experiences, which came from interviews on 9 research participants lived in residential homes. Some of 9 research participants had experience living in only one type of residential homes; others had experiences living in two or three types of residential homes. The result of this study revealed the different levels of self-determination experiences according to the each types of residential homes. In terms of degree of self-determination, its level in the small group homes are higher than large institutions; independent living homes are higher than the small group homes. By this finding, this paper raised the need for the policy changes on residential home for the disabled people to accelerate deinstitutionalization and make sure higher level of self-determination of disabled people. This study suggested other implications related to the research on intellectually disabled people. Firstly, evaluative researches on service provisions to intellectually disabled people should reflect subjective experiences of service users. Secondly, diverse researches focusing on subjective experiences should be tried to expand understanding on intellectually disabled people. In these studies, conversation analysis could be widely used.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.316-324
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• 2009

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify the relationships among age, activities of daily living and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for centenarians in Busan. Methods: Forty-nine centenarians (2 males and 47 females) participated in the study, done from April to July, 2006. Pace-to-face interviews were used to collect data. Activities of daily living were measured using K-ADL, K-IADL and health-related quality of life, using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Results: Over 50% of the centenarians reported independence for six-items but not for bathing. With regard to type of dependency, 77.6% were independent in transferring, 71.4%, in using the toilet, 67.3%, in feeding and in continence and 57.1% in dressing but just 24.5% were independent in bathing. Age was significantly associated with K-IADL (r= -.303, p= .03). The centenarians were more impaired in physical health components compared to mental health components for health-related quality of life. Conclusion: These results may contribute to a better understanding of activities of daily living and health-related quality of life of centenarians. The findings are relevant to health professionals, in particular professionals who are developing wellness programs to optimize health-related quality of life and functional status for the extremely old age population.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.26-31
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• 2004

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.66-76
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• 2008

Purpose : The purpose of the study was to determine Effects of the ADL Group Study Program Training on Functional Independence and Quality of Life for the CNS Patients. Methods : Thirty patients with stroke were assigned to experimental and control group. During eight weeks, both group participated in the conventional physical therapy and only the experimental group added in the ADL Group Study program. Experimental group performed two a week for 8 weeks and both group were scored Mini-Mental State Examination-Korean version before the training. The data were analyzed with frequency, independent t-test, paired t-test using SPSS PC(ver.12.0). Results : The result of this study is as fallows : First, after eight weeks, the experimental group the significant improvement in Korean Activity Daily Living scale, washing(p<0.01), bathing, ambulation, toilet using(p<0.05) and decorating, the short distance transfer(p<0.05) in Korean Independent Daily Living scale, vitality(p<0.05) in Quality of Life score. Conclusion : These finding suggest that the ADL Group Study Program Training can be used to improve functional independent and quality of life for the CNS patients. Also, the result of this study can provide a reference for the successful therapeutic program in CNS patients.