• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.280-295
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• 2008

Purpose: This ethnography in communication aimed to explore the changes in consciousness on time and temporality as an elderly became older. This study focused on time as a primary message systems of Edward Hall. Methods: The assumption of the study was that the aging body as an expression of biological time is a meta of physical, personal, and social time. Data were collected from iterative fieldwork in a clan between Jan, 1990 and April, 2007. The key informants were 13 women and men aged 70 years old or more at the beginning of study. Changes in physical time and temporality as the women's body declined in its physical function was analyzed. As the cultural context, informants' every life and the history of the clan were also analyzed. Results: The meta-time of the informants were constituted as follows: In the low-contextual dimension, physical time perceived as longer and personal time perceived as shorter than they were young; In high-contextual dimension, informant and residents had a polychronic perspective and aged-centered time perspectives.; In the supernatural dimension of time, sacred time were reinforced by rituals. Informants extended temporality to their springs' world and ancestors' world. Conclusion: As the informants recognized slugged body movements and time-limited present life, their views on their life world towards the future of spring and of the sacred world of ancestors. Thereby, their identity as a member of a clan was reinforced. This result informed us on what we should focus on when caring with older women.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.188-195
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• 2022

Purpose: With the first generation of marriage-based immigrant women in East Asia now reaching their middle or old age, the need to focus investigations on their health-related quality of life has arisen. This study aimed to examine the extent to which physical and mental health, and psychosocial variables can predict health-related quality of life among Japanese middle-aged immigrant women. Methods: This study has a descriptive cross-sectional design. A convenience sample of 197 Japanese middle-aged marriage-based immigrant women from two regions of South Korea were recruited between December 2017 and March 2018. Participants completed self-administered questionnaires on health-related quality of life, menopausal symptoms, depression, perceived health status, disease morbidity, social support, and acculturation. The data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression. Results: Depression was the strongest predictor of health-related quality of life, followed by perceived health status, social support, and household income. Menopausal symptoms, presence of disease, and acculturation appeared to have no additional impact on participant's health-related quality of life. Conclusion: In times of rapid growth of global migration and the aging of immigrants in new destination countries, nursing interventions and public health policies for aging marriage-based immigrant women should be prioritized to improve their mental health by facilitating social support and disease management. In addition, social and employment policies that can help immigrant women transition to a healthy midlife are needed.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2021

본 연구는 생애주기별 건강증진 및 만성질환 관리에 대한 교육요구도를 조사하여 웰에이징을 위한 건강증진 및 만성질환 관리의 교육 프로그램 및 교육안을 구축하는데 기초자료를 제공하고자 시행되었다. 서술적 상관관계 조사 연구로 한국갤럽에 등록된 만 19세 이상 성인 330명을 대상으로 구조화된 설문지를 통해 수집하고 분석하였다. 연구 결과 주관적 건강 상태는 3.11점(SD=.72), 건강증진행위는 2.27점(SD=.47), 건강 관련 삶의 질은 0.92점(SD=.10)이었으며, 건강 관련 삶의 질은 주관적 건강 상태(r=.472, p<.001), 건강증진행위(r=.122, p<.026)와 양의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 건강증진 및 만성질환 관리에 대한 교육요구도 및 내용의 우선순위는 만성질환 관리에 대한 부분이 가장 높았고, 생애주기에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었으며(p=0.001), 장년기가 청년기보다 지식 정도, 교육의 필요도에 대한 인식 및 교육 참여 의향이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 웰에이징을 위한 건강증진 및 만성질환 관리 교육 프로그램 개발 시 생애주기별에 따라 세분화 된 종합적인 맞춤형 프로그램을 개발할 필요가 있다.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.163-176
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• 2013

This paper investigates housing defects and housing satisfaction of the aged according to the personal characteristics and their housing environment. Personal interview was made on the 280 senior persons living in Jeonbuk area. Research results are following. Low levels were found in education, self privately-owned property, monthly income. Most of them live in a detached house that is outdated and obsolete. The facility defects of housing were the most serious level in case of the female senior citizen who lives alone. Their house aging was old but had the high deviation among households. Main influencing factors on facility defects of housing were perceived economic status and ownership of house, the next was age of the aged. Main influencing factors on the housing satisfaction were perceived economic status. Housing satisfaction was higher, the better economic level of the aged was, male than female, the less the age was, in case of hot-water usage in bathroom, owner of houses, no difference in floor level, larger storage space of kitchen was. According to the empirical results, we propose the supporting policy of hosing safety for the aged in order to reduce the risk and social cost. Especially the rate of population aging, the aged household, and the detached houses are higher in Jeonbuk rural areas than the other area. Housing facility defects of the elder who lives alone and house aging of theirs are serious level. Local government should have supporting system that considers local difference and characteristics of the aged housing.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.344-355
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• 2021

Purpose: With low birth rates and aging population problems in Korea, the number of foreign workers grows rapidly. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing physical activity of foreign workers based on a Health Promotion Model by examining relationships between acculturation, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, exercise self-efficacy, activity-related affect, social support, and physical activity. Methods: The participants were foreign workers aged 18 to 60 who were employed at eight shipyards. A questionnaire was distributed to 216 participants. Results: As a result of the multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis, factors affecting physical activity of foreign workers were perceived benefits (B=.65, 95% CI=0.08~1.22), exercise self-efficacy (B=.16, 95% CI=0.05~0.26), integration (B=.41 95% CI=0.14~0.69), and social support for physical activity (B=.48, 95% CI=0.12~0.83). The total explanatory power was 17.7% (x²=41.95, p<.001). Conclusion: Based on these results, there is a need to develop a customized program to increase physical activities of foreign workers by enhancing integration, perceived benefits, exercise self-efficacy and social support.

• 한국노년학
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.977-996
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 다층모델(Multilevel modeling) 분석을 통해, 노년기 연령 증가에 따른 9개의 성공적 노화지표들(만성질환의 개수, 우울증, 일상생활 능력, 도구적 일상생활 능력, 인지기능, 사회경제적 활동 참여, 이웃과의 접촉 빈도, 건강에 대한 주관적인 만족도, 삶에 대한 전반적인 만족도)의 개인 내 변화궤적을 분석하고, 이러한 변화에 있어 학력의 효과를 통제한 후 남녀 간 차이가 있는지 검증하였다. 연구 변수들은 고령화 연구 패널조사를 통해 수집된 1차 년도(2006년) ~ 6차 년도(2016년) 자료에서 도출되었으며, 65세 이상(2006년 기준) 노인인구 중 여섯 번의 패널조사에서 모두 응답한 2,058명(남성: 822명, 여성: 1236명)의 자료를 활용하였다. 분석 결과, 65세 때에 남성 노인은 여성 노인보다 낮은 만성질환의 개수와 낮은 수준의 우울증상, 높은 일상생활 능력, 높은 인지기능, 활발한 사회경제적 활동 참여, 높은 주관적인 건강 및 삶의 만족도를 나타냈다. 그러나 65세 이후 연령이 증가함에 따라 남녀 모두 신체적, 인지적 기능은 감소하고 만성질환의 개수 및 우울증은 증가하였으며, 사회적 활동의 참여가 줄어들고, 개인의 건강과 삶에 대한 주관적인 만족도도 전반적으로 감소하였다. 대부분의 성공적 노화 지표들은 비선형의 변화를 나타냈으며 특히 70대 중반 이후부터 현저하게 증가 또는 감소하는 경향이 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 노인들의 건강한 삶을 증대시키기 위해서는 사회정책 및 보건적 개입이 70대 중반 이후부터 더 심도 있게 진행되어야 함을 시사한다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.128-138
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was to identify the relation between productive activity and physical and psychological ability in elders. Methods: A total of 294 subjects aged between 60 and 92 were selected through convenient sampling. Data were collected with a self-reported questionnaire from May to June, 2008. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS/PC Win. 15.0. Results: Of variance in productive activity, 13.3% was explained by house ownership, number of diseases, and successful aging. Of variance in physical and psychological ability, 25.4% was explained by house ownership, perceived health, number of diseases, and successful aging. The correlation coefficient between productive activity and physical and psychological ability was significant (r=.32, p<.001) Conclusion: Findings of this study may be useful in understanding the health status of community-dwelling elders and developing more specific health promotion programs.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2008

As the living standard of citizens are improving and the demand for the quality of life is increasing, the demand for the facilities of welfare and convenience for varied ages rises. Besides, our residential environment is faced with the need for changing into the environment of integrated function of living, which holds health, leisure, culture, education, welfare, etc. Considering the present reality requiring the augment of welfare facilities due to our aging society, community integrated facilities are needed, which can contain welfare service for home-living citizens within residential circle and can accept diverse needs of residents. Accordingly, the study began in order to suggest a better direction for community integrated facilities' plan that considers all age brackets for aging society. The study is to figure out way of thinking what community space of 3 age cluster middle-age in the 30s~40s, preparatory senior citizen in the 50s and old age brackets in the 60s~70s. As methods for attaining the aim of this study, surveys of documents and questionnaire survey were simultaneously used. The result of the study, investigating the importance of a community among the members in the residential complex, showed that all the age groups have highly perceived its importance. All the age groups responded that leisure are important to the elderly. It indicates that importance of their social relations are within the residential environment and it proves that there is lack of facilities for leisure activities of residents in apartment house.

• 영미문화
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.27-50
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• 2018

Old age is often compared as climbing mountains which requires walking out of breath, yet with wider vision. And it is also likened to the estuary where the river flows slowly and broadly into the open sea. Socially, old age has been regarded as a symbol of wisdom and reflection, and elderly people often take the role of sage who leads the community. On the other hand, the dementia, gray hair and wrinkles of old age were sometimes perceived as the decline of intellect and vitality. Especially, in the digital age in which technology makes people more sensitive to physical artificiality, the evaluation of the old age becomes more complex and obscure. In other words, some elderly people can not escape from Confucious convention of the elders first, which causes the denouncement by younger generations. On the other hand, some elderly people are becoming more adaptable to the trend of young people, emerging as the new elderly people. The anti-aging movement, early adaptation of IT, bioengineering regimen also strong for the advanced age. However, as the new elderly people are active in many fields of society, they also face intergenerational conflicts in some areas where remains the overlap between young people and them due to the limited openings in economy and culture. This study is a transdisciplinary research which can be called old age humanities. First of all, this paper looks at the aspects of lifestyles and intergeneration conflicts in old age in four Korean and Western literary works about the old people, and also searches how to improve the quality of the later life of old people, Overall, this paper aims to explore the way the old people can achieve the full life with the help of intergenerational dependency through building aging humanities and new communities for old people.

• 한국노년학
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.707-727
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• 2020

본 연구는 확장된(Expanding) Andersen 행동 모델(2002)에 기반하여 독거노인의 고독사 가능성 인식이 지각된 사회적 지지와 시설 돌봄 선호와의 관계에서 어떠한 역할을 하는지 실증적으로 분석해 보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2018년 서울시에서 실시한 노인실태조사에서 독거노인을 추출해 연구대상(n=676)으로 삼았으며, 지각된 사회적 지지를 독립변수, 시설 돌봄 선호를 종속변수, 고독사 가능성 인식을 매개변수로 Baron&Kenny(1986)의 3단계 매개 효과 분석을 위해 이항 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과 지각된 사회적 지지는 시설 돌봄 선호와 고독사 가능성 인식에 부적인 영향을, 고독사 가능성 인식은 독거노인의 시설 돌봄 선호에 정적인 영향을 미칠 가능성이 있음을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 지각된 사회적 지지가 시설 돌봄 선호에 미치는 영향에서 고독사 가능성 인식은 부분 매개 효과가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 연구의 목적과 주요결과에 따른 실천적 제안은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 증가하는 독거노인을 대상으로 시설 돌봄 선호의 가능성 요인으로 확인된 지각된 사회적 지지의 수준을 높이기 위한 다양한 프로그램의 개발과 지원이 요구된다. 둘째, 고독사 가능성 인식은 시설 돌봄 선호의 심리사회적 요인으로 확인된 바, 독거노인을 대상으로 고독사 준비를 위한 교육과 지원이 보다 활성화 될 필요가 있다. 본 연구결과는 노인돌봄 정책의 컨셉 중 하나인 "aging in place" 실현에 관한 논의의 기초자료로서 활용될 수 있을 것이다.