• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.192-202
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the predictive relationships between predictors [(difficulty on daily activities due to arthritis, falls, and pain, grip strength, and activities of daily living (ADLs)], and perceived health in community-living older adults in Korea. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was used. Data were obtained from Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing conducted in 2006. A stratified sample was selected of 5,545 older adults who were over 60 years old for analysis of this study. Descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson's correlations, and multiple regressions were used. Result: Mean age was 70.27 years (SD=7.27) ranged from 60 and 105 years old. Perceived health was significantly associated with grip strength, and ADL. With multiple regression, all main variables explained 22.1% for perceived health. Difficulty on daily activities due to pain was the strongest predictor on perceived health. Grip strength, ADLs, gender, and difficulty on daily activities due to arthritis and falls were also significant predictors on perceived health. Conclusion: When developing nursing intervention to improve perceived health in older adults, their difficulties on daily activities, grip strength, and ADLs should be assessed.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.125-136
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• 1997

The present study compares motives for caregiving, actual caregiving provision, care expectation from children in old age, and the connections between caregiving and inheritance distribution patterns as perceived by caregiving daughters/daughters-in-law and their care-receiving mothers/mothers-in-law between Korea and the United States. The results indicated that there was no difference in caregiving motives between Korean and American children while American mothers/mothers-in-law perceived significantly lower obligatory caregiving motives than their Korean counterparts. Also, both Korean children and their mothers/mothers-in-law reported higher level of care provision than their counterparts. The level of caregiving expectation from their children in old age among Korean elders was significantly different from those of American elders while no differences were found between Korean and American children. Finally, both Korean children and their mothers/mothers-in-law were more likely to endorse distributing larger shares of inheritance to the child who cared for his/her mothers/mothers-in-law than American counterparts. On the other hand, American subjects were more likely to accept the notion of equal distribution of inheritance. Overall, this cross-cultural study showed the cultural differences in caregiving and inheritance patterns between Korean and American subjects exhibiting salient difference among the older generation.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.5-24
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• 2000

Middle age for women is one of the most important stages of the whole normal life span and has unique problems concerning the psychological and physical health, specifically degenerative musculoskeletal diseases. Therefore middle age women should prepare in order to lead a healthy and fruitful life as they enter/begin old age. As the population of middle age women increase, the demands of nurses who care for this age group also continue to glow. Nurses must be interested in this middle age group of women in Korea. This study was designed to identify the extent of family support and self-esteem of the middle age women with degenerative musculoskeletal diseases and the relationship between them and nurse's contribution to middle age women's health promotion that maintain and promote qualify of her life. The population of this study was 112 women aged 40-60, attending the out patient clinic one University Hospital and one Hospital, in Pusan. The data was collected from 1st August to the 30th of September, 1998 by using 36 items questionnaire. The instrument used for measuring family support was of Chai's(1983) FSS which was modified by Kang's(1984) Family Support Scale. And that for self-esteem was Rosenberg's(1965) Self-esteem Scale. The reliability of Chai's FSS and Rosenberg's instruments were tested by Cronbach's alpha and showed that they were 0.93 and 0.89 each respectively. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient using the SPSS computer program. The results of the study were summarized as follows : 1. The mean score of the perceived family support was $39.31{\pm}9.42$. 2. The mean score of the perceived self-esteem was $33.16{\pm}6.75$. 3. Statistically significant factors influencing the family support among sociodemographic variables was satisfaction of marriage(F=-3.069, p<0.003). 4. Statistically significant factors influencing the self-esteem among sociodemographic variables were age(F=3.992, p=0.000), education(F=2.260, P=0.026), housing (F=-1.987, P=0.049) and satisfaction of marriage(F=-2.305, P=0.023). 5. There was a significant correlation between family support and self-esteem (r=.621, p<.000). In conclusion, perceived the family support was important for middle age women to increase their self-esteem. Nurses should be aware of the necessity of family support in the supportive nursing of middle age women and should be able to make a plan to educate the family about supporting the wife/mother. The continuing study of the health promotion of middle age women to find out variables influencing middle age women' health must continue.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.450-470
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• 2018

This study examined the risk components and risk types perceived in the context of purchasing decisions of paper fashion products. This study also identified the levels of perceived risk by consumers and the differences between age groups in risk perception. First, qualitative data were collected through a focus group interview with 7 Korean females in their 20s to 50s. The interviewees were presented with two types of paper materials (undyed and dyed Jumchi-Hanji) and products (bags and wallets) made with the papers. The interviewees mentioned 11 risk components which were classified into five types of risks: performance (easily torn/lack of durableness, lint/pilling/wear-out, lack of water-resistant, no washability, and deformation and discoloration over time), social-psychological (old and traditional image), aesthetic (lack of design diversity, unsatisfactory appearance due to repair), financial (expensive price, lack of usability in daily life) and time/convenience (difficulty in handling) risks. Based on the results of the interview, a measurement for evaluating the risk perception of paper fashion products was developed. Second, quantitative data were collected from 64 Korean women in their 20s to 50s using the measurement. Respondents who were presented with the paper materials and the products perceived the performance risk more strongly than the social-psychological risk and aesthetic risk. In addition, differences between age groups were found: younger respondents perceived performance risk and social-psychological risk more strongly than older respondents, but older respondents perceived financial risk more than younger respondents. Based on this study, strategies for the risk reduction of paper fashion products were proposed.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.530-543
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• 2018

This study investigated elderly winter wearing habits and self-identified thermal tolerance in order to compare differences between older males and older females. We surveyed 269 participants: 119 males (age $76.9{\pm}5.9yr$) and 150 females (age $76.1{\pm}5.7yr$). Thirty one questionnaires were used: Self-identified cold and heat tolerance, clothing behavior, lifestyles related to the cold and health care, etc. High percentage of respondents (both males and females) felt vulnerable to the cold. The total number of outdoor clothes were $9.6{\pm}1.6$ and $10.6{\pm}1.6$ in males and females, respectively (p<.05). Wearing frequencies for thermal underwear were 84.0% and 82.4% in males and females, respectively. The using percentage of auxiliary heating devices was higher in females compared to males (p<.01). Males felt more cold in the head and face compared to females (p<.01). Self-identified cold tolerance had negative relationships with the total number of winter outdoor clothes for both males (r=-0.260) and females (r=-0.222) (p<.01). The perceived old age for both males and females was 72.4 yr. Sex differences should be considered when developing guidelines for winter clothing behavior for the elderly and educating them on how to improve health and cold tolerance.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.12-22
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• 2012

본 연구는 일 지역 저소득층 여성노인을 연령별(전기노인, 후기노인)로 구분하여 노인 건강상태의 중요한 결정자인 영양위험, 지각된 건강상태, 우울정도와 영양위험, 지각된 건강상태, 우울과의 관련성 및 우울의 영향요인을 확인하여 연령별 특성을 고려한 간호중재 전략수립의 기초자료를 제공하고자 수행되었다. 자료 수집기간은 2011년 6월 23일부터 8월 20일까지였으며, 연구대상자는 전라남도 1개중도시에 거주하고 있는 65세 이상 저소득층 여성노인으로서 전기여성노인 314명, 후기여성노인 310명 총 624명을 대상으로 하였다. 직접 여성노인의 가정을 방문하여 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 조사하였다. 영양위험도는 Kim(2000)의 17문항 Mini Nutritional Assesment (MNA)척도를, 지각된 건강상태는 Lawton, Moss, Fulcomer와 Kleban(1982)의 3문항 Health self-rating 척도를, 우울은 Sheikh와 Yesavage(1985)의 15문항 단축형 노인우울 척도를 사용하였다. 대상자의 평균 연령은 전기여성노인 70.06세, 후기여성노인 79.85세였으며, 두 집단 간 일반적 특성에 따른 유의한 빈도차이를 보인 항목은 교육수준, 동거가족 수, 만성 질환수, 음주여부였다. 저소득층 전기여성노인과 후기여성노인은 영양위험도, 지각된 건강상태와 우울에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 후기여성노인이 전기여성노인보다 영양 위험도와 우울점수가 높았고, 지각된 건강상태는 전기여성노인이 후기여성노인보다 더 높았다. 여성노인의 영양위험, 지각된 건강상태, 우울은 전기여성노인과 후기여성노인 모두에서 우울위험군에 속한 여성노인이 정상 군에 속한 여성노인 보다 영양위험 군에 속하는 비율이 높았다. 영양위험도가 높을수록 우울정도가 높았으며, 건강상태를 나쁘게 지각할수록 영양위험 점수와 우울정도가 높았다. 전기여성노인과 후기여성노인의 우울 영향요인은 지각된 건강상태, 영양위험도, 동거가족 수였다. 그 중 지각된 건강상태가 가장 높은 설명력을 가졌으며, 전기여성노인에서 후기 여성노인보다 더 영향력이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 저소득층 여성노인들의 우울은 지각된 건강상태를 증진시키고 영양위험도를 낮춤으로서 효과적으로 경감될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 그러나, 저소득층 여성노인들을 연령별 두 그룹으로 분류했을 때 영양위험도, 지각된 건강 상태, 우울정도와 우울 영향요인이 다르게 나타났으므로 노인건강 관리자는 저소득층 여성노인의 우울 영향요인들을 우울예방 프로그램에 포함시킬 때 연령별 영향요인을 고려하여 효과적인 우울예방 및 치료에 적극 이용할 수 있도록 해야 할 것이다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.117-132
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• 2013

본 연구는 앞으로 은퇴생활을 시작하게 될 중년층의 재무교육 여부 및 퇴직태도가 노후준비인식(경제적, 신체적, 정서 사회적)에 미치는 영향과 이들 변수들 간의 차이점 분석을 통한 문제점을 파악하여 중년층의 노후준비도의 개선방향을 모색하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 수도권에 거주하는 중년층 355명을 대상으로 하였으며 자료 분석은 SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 요인분석, 신뢰도분석 및 t-test, 일원 분산분석 등을 하였다. 연구내용은 퇴직을 앞둔 중년층의 휴식으로서의 전환이 경제적 노후준비와 신체적 노후준비, 정서 사회적 노후준비의 상관관계와 새로운 시작, 일의 계속, 강요된 분열의 영향요인에 관한 연구결과를 살펴보았다. 첫째, 연령이 높을수록, 기혼, 소득과 직업경력이 높을수록, 종교가 있는 경우, 건강상태가 좋을수록 경제적, 신체적 노후준비 인식이 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 중년층의 재무교육이 영역별 노후준비 인식에 미치는 영향을 알아냄으로써 사전 퇴직교육과 은퇴준비의 필요성을 알 수 있었다. 셋째, 퇴직태도는 신체적 노후준비 인식에 영향을 미쳐 자아존중과 가정의 안정 및 경제적인 면과 건강상태, 여가활동 등의 영향요인이 있음이 분석되었다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.523-532
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• 2006

Purpose: The positive effects of health behaviors in older population are well recognized, but maintenance of health habits was more difficult than initiation. The purposes of the study were to identify predictors of health behavior based on motivation theories, and to analyze predicting power of motivational factors to explain health behaviors in older adults. Methods: The data were collected from older adults either institutionalized or living in the community. Total of 159 subjects with 72 years old in average were recruited for an interview. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis were utilized to analyze the data with age, residential type, and motivational variables. Results: The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that age and residential type explained 3% of variance in health behaviors (F=3.705, p=0.027). When motivational variables were entered, additional 56.9% of variance were explained by the model (F=33.275, p< 0.001). Among motivational variables, perceived benefits was the most important variable (${\beta}=0.346$, t=4.582, p<0.001), followed by self efficacy, emotional salience, and perceived barriers. Conclusion: Considering the importance of each motivational variable, the focus of intervention strategies to assist older adults to maintain health behaviors should be on modifiable and important motivational variables, such as self-efficacy, perceived benefits and barriers, and emotional salience.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.272-282
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• 2004

Stress is a primary health promotion issue in worksite research because psychological distress is closely related not only to workers　 health status but also to their job performance. This study identified the work environment and work condition factors affecting workers　 stress symptoms among the Korean manufacturing factory workers. A total of 7,818 factory workers employed in 1,562 manufacturing companies participated in the Korean nation-wide occupational health survey conducted by the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency in 2003. Participants were selected by the stratified proportional sampling process by standardized industry classification, company size, and locations. Trained interviewers visited the target companies and interviewed the factory workers randomly selected in each company. Work environments included physical work environments (temperature, noise, hazardous organic compounds, and so on) and psychological work environments (job demands, job control, and social support at work), and work conditions included daily working hour, rest time, and so on. Men were 71.5% and the mean age was 34.0 years old. The average working period in the present company was 6.9 years. The average stress score was 26.2 under the perfect score, 50, which means the moderate level of stress. Perceived stress had significant correlations with young age, poor physical work environment, high fatigue, bad perceived health status, and high job demands in Pearson's simple correlation analysis. Perceived health status and perceived fatigue explained 21% variance of stress symptoms and the work environment factor explained 4.8% of that; however, work condition did not have the sufficient effect. In particular, psychosocial work environment variables (job demand, job control, and social support at work) had a clear effect on stress symptoms rather than the physical work environments. Poor perceived health status, severe perceived fatigue, poor physical work environment, high job demands, low social support, heavy alcohol consumption and little exercise were significantly related to high stress symptoms in the Korean manufacturing workers.

• 디자인융복합연구
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.199-211
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• 2016

본 연구는 일본 나가사키시 지역에 거주하는 고령자가 거주지역의 물리적 환경을 어느 정도 고령친화적이라고 인지하고 있으며 이는 고령자의 특성에 따라 어떠한 차이를 보이는지를 파악하기 위한 것이다. 조사대상은 일본 나가사키시에 거주하는 60세 이상 고령자 96명이었으며 조사내용은 고령자와 관련된 근린생활시설의 위치와, 보행로, 교통, 노인공동주택의 제공정도, 주택 내부공간, 주택 내부공간의 휠체어 사용편리성의 5개 영역으로 구성된 지역환경의 고령친화도이다. 자료수집은 일대일 면접조사방법으로 하였다. 조사결과, 첫째, 고령자의 일상생활과 밀접한 관련이 있는 대부분의 근린생활시설들이 도보거리 내에 있거나 버스로 10분 이내의 비교적 가까운 거리 내에 위치하고 있었다. 둘째, 지역환경의 5개 영역 중 교통환경과 주택 내부공간, 보행로 영역은 전반적으로 고령친화적으로 되어 있는 반면 노인주택의 제공정도와 주택 내부공간의 휠체어 사용편리성은 다소 미흡하였다. 셋째, 조사대상 고령자의 특성 중 성별과 학력에 따라서는 지역환경의 고령친화도에 대한 인지가 유의미하게 차이를 보였다.