• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.968-976
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• 2012

This study presents a new method called the SPMP (Semi-automatic profile measuring program) to efficiently measure body shape in elderly women. SPMP can automatically measure the angle of axis (19 items), surface (17 items), lengths (14 items), heights (16 items), widths (13 items), and depth (6 items). In total these 85 items are automatically measured very quickly, accurately, and easily after manually marking an initial 36 points. The utility of SPMP was evaluated using several tests. When SPMP measuring results were compared with manual methods (using a ruler and protractor) in thirteen elderly women using a paired t-test, there was no significant difference found between them. Furthermore, when measurements from SPMP were compared with actual measurement results in selected items from seven elderly women's measurements, smaller mean differences were found than those defined by ISO 20685, with the exception of the abdominal area which moves easily with breathing. Seven independent measurements of a single elderly woman were made by seven students using SPMP, and the values of coefficient of variation were less than 5% for all but 8 items. Finally, this study analyzed the correlation of all 85 item measurements, and found that the angle from the upper chest to the neck towards the front in the axis curved forward as much as the axis angle from the thigh to the waist (r=-0.876, $^{**}p$ < 0.01) bent backwards in elderly women. This detailed analysis helps to understand age-related changes in body posture, and will be useful in future studies.

• 감성과학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2011

인구 구성층의 고령화가 급진전되고 있는 현 상황에서 고령 사용자를 배려한 사용 편리성이 제고된 제품개발의 필요성이 중요시 되고 있다. 본 연구는 고령자가 일상생활을 유지하는데 있어서 사용 의존도가 높은 가전제품과 기본 기능의 원만한 조작에 불편함을 느끼는 가전제품들을 중심으로 고령자의 사용행동 정황을 분석하고 사용행동순서를 도식화하였다. 그리고 도식화된 순서에 본 조사 대상에 포함되지 않은 다양한 생활가전제품을 대입시켜 최종적으로 4가지 유형의 가전제품 사용자행동모델을 도출하였다. 유니버설디자인 개념과 마찬가지로 신체적 기능능력 특성이 저하된 고령자들도 사용이 편리한 제품 디자인은 그 외 폭넓은 다양한 사용자층에게도 수용될 것으로 기대된다. 도출되어진 사용자행동모델은 제품기획 및 디자인 문제 해결안 탐색을 위한 디자인 프로세스에서 레퍼런스 제공을 목적으로 하고 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.438-453
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• 2000

The purposes of this study were to estimate nutritional intakes of the long-lived elderly and to obtain the data for establishing dietary guidelines that may be recommended for the general population for the sake of longevity. The subjects of the study were 300 elederly people of age over 85 years living in Kyungpook Sung-Ju area who had no problem in daily living. Four times of food consumption survey were carried out seasonally by the repeated 24-hr recall method for one year. Mean daily energy intakes and RDA percentage of energy intakes of the male and female subjects were estimated as 1222 kcal(67.9%) and 1047 kcal(65.4%) respectively. Mean daily intakes of nutrients were estimated as 38.3g for protein, 287mg for calcium, 5.8mg for iron, 314R.E. for vitamin A, 0.6mg for vitamin B1 and 0.43mg for vitamin B2 The mean RDA percentages of nutrients intake were 64.4% and 59.8% for protein in male and female, 39.8% for Ca, 48.3% for Fe, 44.9% for vitamin A, 60% for vitamin B1, and 35.8% for B2. The average PFC ratio of energy-yielding nutrients throughout the year in male and female were 15.1 : 15.2 : 69.7 and 13.8 : 13.2 : 73.0 respectively. The mean daily intakes of energy and most of nutreints were significantly high in winter season. The contribution of plant food sources to nutrient intakes were over 60% for protein and fat, 50% for calcium, and 70% for iron. Long-lived elderly people an Sung-Ju, Kyungpook showed considerably smaller physiques compared to the avergae Korean elderly, however their average BMI fell in normal range. The subjects were consuming much less energy and nutrients compared to the present Korean RDA for the elderly over age 75. The subject showed relatively good health state in spite of low intakes of energy and nutrients. Therefore it seems to be necessary to establish a set of new RDA for the elderly over age 8.5.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.39-55
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• 2001

Concerns about paid-facilities for the elderly with dementia from middle and upper class families have been discussed lately in Korea. Small-scale, home-like group homes for the elderly with dementia were developed in Sweden in the 1980, but they have not been effectively introduced in Korea where they remain a comparatively new concept. The group home, however, would provide a good alternative to Koreans who feel guilty when they have to leave their frail parents in large-scale facilities or hospitals instead of caring for them at home. The aim of this paper is, first, to define the care of the demented elderly who come from upper and middle class families in Korea and, secondly, to discuss the need for group homes to help care for them. A survey was done by questionnaire and was answered by 577 respondents who belonged to middle and upper class families living in Korea in December 2000. Methods of analysis were frequency, mean, and Chi-square. The results of this study were as follows: 1) the traditional notion that the eldest son should be burdened with the primary responsibility for a demented parent has weakened remarkably; 2) a small-scale long-term care facility was considered the most desirable living environment for the demented elderly; 3) the facilities families needed for professional hospitals for victims of dementia, senior citizen centers, large and small-scale long-term care facilities, day-care centers, and short-stay and service housing. The study also revealed that there was low awareness of the group home. The most preferred type of structure for group homes was a single-family detached house, and the most preferred management system was small-scale that could create home-like atmosphere. Additionally the respondents wanted group homes to consist of 6-8 residents with 2-4 persons per room. The results of this study strongly suggest that policy makers should encourage the development of smallscale group homes as an alternative form of housing for the elderly with dementia.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1542-1553
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• 2007

Recently, the growing of the aging population resulting from the medical and science development has made the elderly consumer as a new market. The purposes of this study were 1) to examine the purchase behavior of apparel products and hairdressing services of elderly consumers, 2) to investigate the purchase behavior in the apparel store and hairdressing shop on lifestyle types. Data were collected from 853 women in their 50s and 60s living in Busan. Data were analyzed by frequency analysis, descriptive analysis, factor analysis, Cronbach#s alpha, Chi-square analysis, cluster analysis, one-way ANOVA and Duncan test using SPSS WIN 12.0. The results of the study were as follows: First. when elderly consumers purchased apparel product, they were likely to use credit cards, to shop alone or with friends at a department store, and to use the store as information source. In their purchases of hairdressing services, they tended to visit the near shop for a permanent service bimonthly and to depend on their past experiences for hairdressing. Second, elderly consumers were classified by the lifestyle into the Active self-fidelitist, Economy family-oriented, and Passive-stagnant. The purchase behaviors in the apparel store and hairdressing shop were different among lifestyle types. Implications were suggested for the consumer behavior researchers and retailers of the elderly fashion market.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.163-176
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to understand the changes in the daily life and quality of life of the elderly due to the spread of COVID-19. This study attempted to supplement the limitations of quantitative analysis by performing both quantitative and qualitative analysis. A large-scale representative data, the Elderly Survey 2017 and 2020, were analyzed, and in-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 16 elderly people in Gwangju and Seoul. As a result, it was found that the overall quality of life was positively changed compared to before Corona. The frequency of contact and visits with family members decreased whereas the time spent watching TV increased. The elderly's adaptation to daily life has a series of processes since the first outbreak of COVID-19. At the beginning of the outbreak, there were fear, anxiety, and depression due to isolation, but gradually made efforts to adapt to the new situation. They reported that they realized the importance of human relationships, especially spouses, in a crisis situation and that there were some positive aspects as well. Finally, in all these results a difference was found between single-person households and multi-person households. Through the above research results, academic and policy measures were discussed.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.220-237
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• 2014

본 연구는 서울과 경기지역에 거주하며 외식경험이 있는 55세 이상의 노년소비자의 개인가치와 라이프스타일이 외식업체 선택속성에 미치는 영향관계를 파악함으로써 고령화 사회를 목전에 두고 있는 시점에서 외식기업의 경영활동과 그 성과를 극대화 할 수 있는 방안을 마련함에 있어 그 기초적인 자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 기존의 연구논문을 바탕으로 관련 변수를 추출하고 모형과 가설을 설정하여 설문조사를 통해 본 연구의 결과는 노년소비자가 라이프스타일 활동지향형 요인 즉, 최신의 경향과 유행을 따르며 새로운 일에 도전하는 것을 즐겨하는 편이며, 때로는 열정적인 즐거움을 경험하고 싶어 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 외적가치를 지향하는 노년소비자는 라이프스타일에 있어서 비교적 다양한 형태를 나타내는 것으로 나타났으며, 원칙지향형은 편안하게 이야기할 수 있으면서 조용하고 휴식을 취할 수 있는 주변사람들로부터 평판이 좋은 곳을 주로 선택하며 활동지향형은 부대시설이나 노인 특가 할인된 메뉴와 서비스가 친절하며 가격이 저렴하다면 다소 멀어도 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 노년소비자의 개인가치와 라이프스타일에 따라 외식업체 선택속성 기준이 달라질 수 있다는 것을 의미하는 것으로 보다 전국적인 범위로 외식업체를 직접 방문하여 노년소비자를 대상으로 한 보완적인 연구를 바탕으로 노년외식소비자가 지향하는 가치와 외식업체 선택속성을 파악함으로써 향후 외식 기업의 활성화와 노년소비자 시장의 마켓팅 전략 수립에 긍정적인 영향을 가져올 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.49-68
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was 1) to review communal housing in the UK, 2) to consider the policy implications for elderly communal housing in Korea. The research methods used were 1) literature review about communal housing and related policy in the UK 2) field survey in the UK 3) interpretative suggestion for the proper policy implication to develope communal housing for the elderly in Korea. Sheltered housing in the UK had been developed as communal housing for the elderly with special needs since the 1970s. The type of sheltered housing were category 1 and category 2. Very sheltered housing with more facilities and meal services was added in 1980s. Sheltered housing was evaluated as the most humanistic solution for older people in the UK in 1980s. Because of the policy of moving institutional care to community care, sheltered housing became less in demand because of more options for older people including being able to stay in their own home. So new completion of sheltered housing by registered social landlords reduced saliently. Sheltered housing already totalled over half million units in which 5% of all elderly over 65 still lived and a small quantity of private sector for sale schemes emerged in the 1990s. The reason why the residents moved to sheltered housing was for sociable, secure, and manageable living arrangements. In general the residents were satisfied with these characteristics but dissatisfied with the service charge and quality of meals, especially in category 2.5 schemes. The degree of utilisation of communal spaces and facilities depended on the wardens ability and enthusiasm. Evaluation of sheltered housing indicated several problems such as wardens duty as a \"good neighbour\" ; difficult-to-let problems with poor location or individual units of bedsittiing type with shared bathroom ; and the under use of communal spaces and facilities. Some ideas to solve these problems were suggested by researchers through expanding wardens duty as a professional, opening the scheme to the public, improving interior standards, and accepting non-elderly applicants who need support. Some researchers insisted continuing development of sheltered housing, but higher standards must be considered for the minority who want to live in communal living arrangement. Recently, enhanced sheltered housing with greater involvement of relatives and with tied up policy in registration and funding suggested as an alternative for residential care. In conclusion, the rights of choice for older people should be policy support for special needs housing. Elderly communal housing, especially a model similar to sheltered housing category 2 with at least 1 meal a day might be recommended for a Korean Model. For special needs housing development either for rent or for sale, participation of the public sector and long term and low interest financial support for the private sector must be developed in Korea. Providing a system for scheme managers to train and retrain must be encouraged. The professional ability of the scheme manager to plan and to deliver services might be the most important factor for the success of elderly communal housing projects in Korea. In addition the expansion of a public health care service, the development of leisure programs in Senior Citizens Centre, home helper both for the elderly in communal housing and the elderly in mainstream housing of the community as well. Providing of elderly communal housing through the modified general Construction Act rather than the present Elderly Welfare Act might be more helpful to encourage the access of general people in Korea. in Korea.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2018

본 연구는 노인의 주관적 계층의식과 삶의 만족과의 관계를 알아보고, 이 관계에서 우울이 어떠한 영향을 주고 있는지 살펴보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이는 노인의 삶의 만족도의 영향요인을 기존의 개인적 차원 요인 뿐 아니라 사회 내에서 개인의 상대적 위치인 주관적 계층의식에 대해 논의해 봄으로써 노인 삶의 만족도에 대한 새로운 관점을 제시하는 의의가 있다고 하겠다. 이를 위하여 노인의 주관적 계층의식, 삶의 만족도, 우울의 정도를 파악하고, 주관적 계층의식과 삶의 만족도의 관계에서 우울의 매개효과를 검증하였다. 본 연구는 2014년 한국고용정보원의 '고령화 연구패널 5차자료'를 활용하여 65세 이상 노인 4,222명을 대상으로 구조방정식 모형 분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인의 주관적 계층의식은 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 노인의 주관적 계층의식이 우울에도 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었으며, 노인 우울 역시 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 즉, 노인의 주관적 계층의식이 높을수록 우울 수준은 낮고 삶의 만족도는 높은 관계가 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 주관적 계층의식과 삶의 만족도의 관계에서 우울의 매개효과를 검증한 결과, 우울은 노인의 주관적 계층의식이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향을 매개하는 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 근거로 노인의 주관적 계층의식을 높이고 우울 수준을 낮추거나 예방하여 삶의 만족도를 높일 수 있는 정책적, 실천적 함의를 제시하였다. 첫째, 노인의 주관적 계층의식을 높이기 위한 정책적 방안으로 주거 지원 정책과 여가활용지원을 통한 사회적 자본을 활용하고 강화할 수 있어야 한다. 둘째, 우울을 감소시키기 위하여 지역사회 기반의 네트워크 구축을 통한 노인 정신건강서비스 제공 등을 제안하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.474-481
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• 2019

우리나라는 2018년 고령자 인구가 전체인구의 14.4%를 차지하여 고령사회(aged society)로 진입하였고 2026년에 초고령사회로 진입할 예정이다. 특히, 2050년에는 고령자 인구가 전체 인구의 38%로서 고령자 수가 세계에서 가장 많은 나라 중에 하나가 될 것으로 예측되고 있다[1]. 고령자 인구의 증가는 자연스럽게 고령 운전자의 교통사고 증가로 이어지고 있는데, 2017년 우리나라 교통사고 가운데 65세 이상 고령 운전자 교통 사고는 2만 6,713건으로 848명이 사망하고 부상자 3만 8,627명이 발생했다. 2011년과 비교하면 사고 건수와 부상자 수는 약 2배, 사망자 수는 1.4배 증가했다[3]. 본 연구는 교통사고 증가의 주된 요인이 시각/청각 능력의 저하, 인지 및 정보처리 능력의 저하, 근력의 저하 등 고령운전자의 특성에 의한 것이라고 판단하였다. 이에 운전의 부담을 최소화할 수 있는 고령운전자를 위한 자율주행차량(레벨2)의 필요성을 제기하였으며, 새로운 기술에 익숙하지 않은 고령운전자를 위한 자율주행차량 기능을 연구하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 바탕으로 도로환경에 따른 명료한 정보 제공/운전자의 물리적 신체 특성 고려/단순한 인터페이스/차량내 안전장치의 보강이라는 고령운전자를 위한 자율주행차량의 4가지 기능을 도출하였다.