• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.554-560
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate several aspects of eating out behaviors among older persons. In aging society, need of seniors are getting higher than before, they want to have a good quality of life. Specially it is changed in family structure and life style. The food habits of older person will be getting change. Hence this study tried to show the various thought of eating out behaviors, interested factors to select restaurants and menus, tendency to do eating out, inconveniences to use of eating out so on. The questionnaires were completed by 150 older persons living over 60 years old in Busan. They were mostly health and active. The most study were focused young generation however the old generation was not interest in eating out behaviors. Therefor this study gave a lot of approach to develop food habits for old person. The result were as followed: The attitude of eating out were positive, once or two times in a week was highest response 138(92%). As frequently selected food were vegetable and Korean food restaurants. Moreover older person expect a meaningful food culture among older person. As a bad grade of eating out were not to be kind to seniors, never concern to characteristic older. They wanted to have a food for their health and to share with their spare time. The study of eating out style will be very important issue of silver industry. To develop menus and to make older person culture is very needed in aging society.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2006년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.144-148
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• 2006

Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modification of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents is very important factor for aging -in-place. The purpose of this study wes to identify the current situation and modification of kitchen space by elderly-headed household. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modification were identified. Changes in kitchen space made tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support daily living of older residents.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2007

Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modifications of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents are very important factor for aging in place. The purpose of this study was to identify the current situations and modifications of kitchen space by elderly-headed households. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modifications were identified. Changes made in kitchen space tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support safe and independent daily living of older residents.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.265-277
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• 2018

이 연구는 양적인 증가 및 사회적으로 중요도가 높은 1인가구 노인의 성별에 따른 우울 영향요인을 비동거자녀 지원에 초점을 두어 살펴보았다. 2014년 노인실태조사자료의 65세 이상 1인가구 노인 2,354명(남자 407명, 여자 1,947명)을 대상으로 성별로 사회인구학적 특성, 건강수준 및 행태, 친인척 및 친구관계, 여가 및 사회활동, 비동거자녀 지원 및 지원유형에 따른 우울 분포와 우울에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인을 비교분석하였다. 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과 1인가구 남성노인은 도구적일상생활수행능력, 주관적건강상태, 친구 수, 여성노인은 주관적건강상태, 친구 수, 현재 일하는 여부, 만성질환수, 비동거자녀의 정서적 지원 등이 우울에 영향을 미쳤다. 특히 비동거자녀의 정서적 지원은 1인가구 남녀노인의 우울에 차이를 보이는 주요 요인으로 향후 1인가구 노인의 차별화된 정신건강증진 방안 마련 시 고려되어야 한다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2013

본 연구는 치매로 진단받지 않은 노인 1,477명을 대상으로, 우울이 없는 정상노인과 우울노인으로 선별하고, 이 두 집단의 인지기능저하요인들을 파악하고 비교하였다. 결과를 보면 우울이 없는 정상노인의 인지기능저하에 영향을 미치는 요인은 연령과 학력이었으며, 연령(OR=1.095)이 높을수록 또한 무학(OR=9.129)이 인지기능 저하의 위험이 높았다. 한편 우울한 노인의 인지기능저하에 영향을 미치는 요인은 연령, 학력, 거주형태로 나타났으며, 연령이 높을수록(OR=1.101), 학력이 낮을수록(무학:OR=33.020, 초졸:OR=10.176, 중졸:OR=9.841), 기관에 거주할수록(요양원거주:OR=8.490) 인지기능 저하의 위험이 높았다. 이러한 결과는 치매 고위험집단으로 인식되고 있는 우울노인들 중에서도 특히 학력이 낮고 사회적 지지가 취약한 노인을 초점으로 중재하는 것이 치매관리에 소요되는 사회자원을 비용-효과적으로 이용하는 것임을 보여주고 있다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.495-503
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• 2023

Objectives: While older adults using community care services are known to be vulnerable for depression, community care utilization (CCU) may help to improve the mental health of these elderly. To date, however, it is much less clear how CCU affects depressive symptoms in the elderly population. This study focuses on the trajectory of depressive symptoms across years of CCU among older adults in Korea. Methods: Using the 2006-2019 Korean Welfare Panel Survey, this study is focused on elderly born in 1940 or earlier and selected 3281 persons for baseline interviews in 2006. This consisted of 35 800 person-year observations during a period of 14 years. Panel data analysis were employed to construct years of CCU. Results: After controlling for covariates, linear term of years using community care was negatively associated with depressive symptoms, but a quadratic term was positively significant. The trajectory of depressive symptoms across the years of CCU follows a U-shaped curve. Older adults in the first year of using community care reported the highest level of depressive symptoms. However, a significant and steady decrease in depressive symptoms was observed during the following 9 years of CCU, which then gradually increased. The level of depressive symptoms at the 14th year of using community care remains significantly lower than the level at the outset of its utilization. Conclusions: This finding implies that CCU could be beneficial for improving mental health among older adults.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.214-227
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• 2019

Purpose: This study examined the socio-demographic factors, the disaster related factors, the physical health related factors and the psychological factors of older adults exposed to natural disaster and these factors may possibly cause the occurrence of PTSD. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed using the secondary data from the 3rd Disaster Victims Panel Survey (2012-2017). The data from 1,397 disaster victims were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis. Results: Compared with the younger adult disaster victims, the elderly were more likely to have symptoms of PTSD (15.0% vs. 12.1%). Factors such as the number of years since being exposed to the disaster, anxiety, depression and social adjustment were significantly associated with occurrence of PTSD for both older and younger adults. Female gender was the additional risk factors for the older adults, while marital status, income, having witnessed another person's injury or death, and having lost a home were associated with the occurrence of PTSD. Conclusion: The elderly were more likely to develop PTSD as compared with younger adults. More targeted post-disaster mental health services to the elderly with the symptoms of depressive, anxiety and impaired social adjustments, should be provided to improve their mental health.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제39권
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• pp.322-349
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• 1999

이 논문의 연구문제는 다음의 세 가지이다. 노인은 서로 다른 가족원 유형으로부터 어떤 종류의 사회적 지지를 받고 있는가? 노인이 가족원으로부터 지지를 받느냐 혹은 받지 못하느냐와 관련된 노인의 개인적 특성, 가족망의 특성은 무엇인가? 어떤 가족원이 제공하는 어떤 종류의 지지가 노인의 정신건강(우울)과 관련성을 가지고 있는가? 이 연구를 위해 가족원 유형으로는 배우자, 아들, 며느리, 딸, 사위, 손자 손녀, 부모, 형제자매가 포함되었으며, 지지의 종류로는 정서적, 활동적, 도구적, 금전적 지지의 4가지가 조사되었다. 서울 경기지역에 거주하는 60세 이상의 노인 208명이 유의 표집되었다. 분석결과, 노인들은 여러 가족원들로부터 다양한 지지를 받고 있었다. 배우자는 정서적 지지를, 아들은 금전적 지지를, 며느리는 도구적, 딸은 정서적, 금전적 지지를 가장 많이 제공하고 있었다. 부모, 형제가 있는 경우에는 정서적 지지를 받는 비율이 높았으며, 그 밖에도 사위, 손주의 지지제공자로서의 가능성이 제시되었다. 노인의 특성과 관계망의 특성 중 여러 요인들이 각 가족원 유형이 제공하는 다양한 지지와 유의한 관련성을 보였는데, 일반적으로 남자보다는 여자가, 나이 적고, 도구적 일상생활동작능력이 좋고, 그 가족원과의 접촉빈도가 높은 노인들이 지지를 받는 경향이 있었다. 그러나 예외적으로 며느리의 지지는 기능이 떨어지는 노인들이 더 많이 제공받고 있었다. 배우자의 지지여부는 노인의 우울정도와 관련이 많았으며, 아들과 며느리의 경우는 지지의 제공 여부보다는 그들의 존재여부에 의해 우울정도가 달라지고 있었다. 노인의 정신건강을 위해 다양한 지지적 활동을 강화해 줄 수 있는 실천적 방안들이 요구되고 있다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the level of functional health literacy and its influence on perceived health status in Korean older adults. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Daegu, Kyungpook and Susan province. A total of 103 older adults aged 65 yr or older were interviewed in person between July 1 to August 30, 2007. Results: A high proportion of older adults were unable to read and understand written basic medical instructions. Only 40-50% were able to comprehend directions for taking medication four times a day or on an empty stomach. Only 11-38% were able to understand information regarding treatment procedure, informed consent, or educational material for elderly fall prevention. Individuals who were older, single, and had less education and income were more likely to have lower functional health literacy. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, individuals with lower health literacy had poorly perceived health status. Conclusion: Many Korean older adults have a very low level of fuctional literacy. Low health literacy was independently associated with poorly perceived health status.

• 한국실내디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국실내디자인학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.173-178
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• 2006

An increase in the proportion of Korean population in older age is much faster than the rest of the world. Along with rise of nuclear family due to rapid industrialization, informatization and materialization, ageing, on current situation in Korea that a reality of being diminished consciousness involving the sense of filial piety, and of respect or honor for the elders, does mean that such topics in ageing have become sociocultural issues that a nation should get more deeply involved in caring later life of the elderly population in an official and obligatory manner. Under this circumstance, an exhibition space in the hall intended for experiencing the later life of the elderly will surely play the role of locomotive in the respect of education to understand aging adults, and to promote development of health and welfare industry, especially for older population, also in creating and developing a positive and desirable culture and environment. To implement design project concerned with the space for the elderly population in a more careful and effective manner, the features of the Old Age Experience Hall that will satisfy the requirements thereof and the space compositions as well as characteristics of three exhibition halls having already been operated were analyzed examining closely the current facing issues in this aging society and also investigating the aging process related to physical functions of older adults. Based on those analyses, this study was aimed to prepare an efficient and systematic theoretical foundation for planning space composition of the Old Age Experience Hall further having extracted basic directions for design from, which should be meticulously considered and reflected so as to make the Old Age Experience Hall function properly.