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A verification of algorithm on resilience leisure programs for the productive aging of the new elderly in Korea (한국 신노년층의 생산적 노화를 위한 회복탄력형 여가 프로그램 알고리즘 검증)

  • Yi, Eun Surk;Hwang, Hee Jeong;Shim, Seung Koo;Cho, Gun Sang;Ahn, Chan Woo
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.505-515
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    • 2017
  • This study examines the verification of algorithm on resilience leisure programs for the productive aging of the new elderly in Korea. The subjects for this study were 525 new elderly who lived in metropolis, medium-sized cities and farming area. The reliability and validity test of the questionnaire were conducted by using SPSS 20.0 program; the results of tree analysis are as follows; First, The influential factor in the resilience leisure programs is subjective health status, desire for activity, interpersonal exchange and household income. The most influential resilience factor of algorithm is interpersonal relationship, self-regulating and affirmative. The structural algorithm of resilience was that low interpersonal relationship group related to the affirmative and high interpersonal relationship group related to the self-regulating.

Aging Influence on Labor Productivity (고령화가 노동 생산성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee Keun-Boo;Oh Se-Ho;Yang Hee-Joong
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.81-90
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    • 2006
  • As aging society makes rapid progress, various social problems arise. The drop of productive labor and the increase of welfare cost can be taken as examples. From this point of view, a use of aged labor is a matter of great Important to national productivity improvement. But, the participation rate of the aged in economical activity amounts to 49.8 percent and their unemployment rate does 2.1 percent. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the deterioration of skill and the lowering of adaption to new working environments due to aging. Since the aging effect is closely related to worker's productivity, it should be properly measured and analyzed. The coordination tester is used to find out activity limitations. Experimental results show that the expert skill of the workers can be improved through the effective of their experience. Therefore we can say that some operation is not influenced by aging.

A Comparative Study of Productive Activities between Middle-aged and Elderly Women (중년여성과 노년여성의 생산적 활동 특성 비교)

  • Jang, Yeon Jin
    • Korean Journal of Family Social Work
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    • no.53
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    • pp.7-44
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to find an appropriate approaches for successful aging adapt to Korean older women 's needs. For this purpose, this study did a comparative study between middle-aged and elderly women. Data from the third Korean longitudinal study of aging were analyzed by network analysis and statistical methods. The results were as follows. From network analysis, it was identified the participation difference of productive activities between middle-aged and elderly women according to level of education, subjective heath condition and residential area size. From the multiple regression analysis, voluntary activity, existence of spouse, residential area, family income and level of education significantly affected satisfaction of life quality in middle-aged women while family caregiving, age, religion, residential area, family income and level of education were significant in elderly women's satisfaction of life quality. Based on these results, it was suggested several implications to increase productive activities according to characteristics of Korean middle-aged and elderly women.

Changes in free amino acid content and hardness of beef while dry-aging with Mucor flavus

  • Hanagasaki, Takashi;Asato, Naokazu
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.60 no.7
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    • pp.19.1-19.10
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    • 2018
  • Background: A mold strain thought to be suitable for dry-aging process was isolated. The information about the scientific aspects of molds related to dry-aging beef is scarce. We, therefore, conducted aging trials to determine the characteristics of the isolated mold strain associated with dry-aging process. Specifically, during the dry-aging of beef with the mold strain, the changes in the free amino acid content, hardness, productive loss, drip and cooking loss were analyzed. These characteristics were compared with those obtained while dry-aging in the absence of a mold. Results: The isolated mold strain was identified as Mucor flavus. The free amino acid content in the mold-aging beef decreased or remained constant during the aging process. However, that in the trimming sections of the beef dramatically increased in the presence of mold. In addition, hardness of mold-aging beef gradually decreased during the aging process and finally decreased significantly. Conclusion: Amino acids such as GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), proline, and aspartic acid were produced by our mold strain, M. flavus during its growth on beef meat, and the mold conferred savory odors to the dry-aged beef.

Is productive welfare possible in Korea? (대한민국 과연 생산적 복지가 가능한가?)

  • Do-Hyun Kim
    • Journal of Advanced Technology Convergence
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2024
  • Productive welfare is a form of welfare policy that helps welfare recipients move beyond being mere objects of support and develop into members who can actively contribute to society and the economy. This aims to improve individual self-reliance, including education, vocational training, and employment support services, ultimately reducing the economic burden on society as a whole and promoting economic growth. By examining whether productive welfare is possible in Korea, this study emphasizes the role and importance of productive welfare as a solution to social and economic problems. The Republic of Korea has experienced various social problems along with rapid economic growth. The entry into an aging society, increased youth unemployment, and widening social gaps have created complex and diverse social welfare needs. In this situation, productive welfare is attracting attention as a method that goes beyond simple financial support and provides a foundation for beneficiaries to become self-reliant. This study seeks to present a new horizon for social welfare policy by examining the possibility of implementing productive welfare in Korea and exploring ways to achieve it.

Complexity of Productive Activities and Life-Satisfaction of Korea's Older People (노인 생산적 활동의 복합성과 생활만족도)

  • Kim, Ju-Hyun
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.57-81
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    • 2007
  • Current discussions on productive aging are going towards the direction to sustain a social productivity and lessen a social burden, and this becomes distinct as it gives a strong value to the activity and independence of older people. This study highlights complex situations of productive activities in the group of older people by analyzing the survey of Among the productive activities of older people, two areas of activities - paid labor and social support - were interpreted differently according to their economic stability, spontaneity and family relations. This difference becomes more remarkable in the analysis on life satisfaction of older people. In paid work, which is the most common productive activity, there was a big difference in life satisfaction between those who work spontaneously and those who work inevitably to make a living. And in the comparison of life satisfaction for those who participate in homemaking and care working according to their economic situations and family relations, those who were unsatisfied with family relations showed lower life satisfaction.

A Study on the Social Activities Perceived by the Korean elderly (노인이 인식하는 사회활동에 대한 연구)

  • Cheong, Byeong-Eun;Yi, Gihong
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.953-970
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    • 2009
  • The successful aging paradigm suggests that the elderly keep their social ties and actively participate in various activities in later life. Many Korean studies on aging, however, have overlooked the importance of various social activities and relationships beyond kinship. This article aims to investigate the perceived social activities among Korean elders to comprehend the subjectivity of successful aging. 613 respondents, over 50 years old, are selected from a national survey data which was collected by face-to-face interview based on the structured questionnaire. The respondents are classified into pre old (50-64), young old (65-74), old old (over 75). Major findings are as follows. The social activities are grouped into two sub-categories: 'relational activity' and 'productive activity'. The activity types are different by the age cohorts. Various activities are considered in terms of one's needs or motivations, and properly chosen based on the subjective evaluation during life course. Both demographic variables such as sex, area and social context variables such as marital status, living-together show influence on the activity type choices. Plans for later life and work ethics are important as well. Policies regarding social participation emphasizing productivity should positively consider relational motives, as perceived by the Korean elderly.

Factors Affecting Successful Aging in Rural Elderly People (농촌 노인의 성공적 노화 영향요인 분석)

  • Ahn, Okhee;Cha, Hye Gyeong;Chang, Soo Jung;Kim, Hee Sun;Jang, Eun Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.11 no.11
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    • pp.499-508
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    • 2013
  • This study was done to examine the affecting factors of successful aging to provide basic information for developing intervention program for the rural elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. Data was collected through questionnaire from 208 people with age over 65 residing in an rural community. They were recruited by convenience sampling. Collected data were analyzed by independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression through SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: Explanatory factors affecting the rural elderly's successful aging were social support, depression, cognitive function, productive activity and Activities of daily living, respectively, and these five factors accounted for 42.1% of the variance in successful aging. Conclusion: The rural elderly's successful aging requires establishment of social support system such as health medical service supply and social activities by being connected with social communities, and for this, this study suggests that there be a necessity of developing customized nursing intervention program.

Phenomenological Study on Aging of Women in 40's and 50's - Applying the Parse's Theory - (40~50대 여성의 "나이 들어감(Aging)"에 대한 현상학적 연구 - Parse 이론을 적용하여 -)

  • Hong, Ju-Eun;Do, Keong-Jin;Ha, Ru-Mee;Jeon, Seok-Bun;Hur, Sung-Soun;Yoo, Eun-Kwang
    • Women's Health Nursing
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.48-61
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was done to explore the essence and meaning of the experience of 'aging', as a process of 40's and 50's women in Korea by applying the Parse's Human Becoming theory (2002). Methods: Data was collected from February to April, 2013, using the phenomenological research method. Data was collected through in-depth informal interview and analyzed following Colaizzi method. After IRB permission and informed consent from the participants, all interviews were recorded with MP3 recorder and transcribed for analysis. Results: Data analysis revealed 112 of meanings, 33 key subject words, 8 subject phrases, and 4 categories. The main themes were elaborated as 'going down' ('Being changed of body and mind', 'Being considered on my identity'), 'going up' ('Being expanded of productive role', 'Being transcendent multi-dimensionally'), 'pausing' ('Becoming more thoughtful about family', 'Looking back'), 'going forward again' ('Age is just a number, 'Contemplating of life and death'). Experiences in aging among women in 40's and 50's enlightened with Parse's theory of Human Becoming in terms of 'going down', 'going up', 'pausing', 'going forward again' appeared simultaneously, rather than consecutively. Conclusion: Women in 40's and 50's require holistic nursing intervention with physical, psychological, socio-economical, and spiritual aspects, rather than focusing on problematic physical symptom relief and prevention of further conditions. It is recommended to develop various nursing intervention considering on different environment, type of experience, and level of human becoming, individually.

Analysis of contribution and related factors of the elderly: Comparison between Korea and Canada (노인의 생산활동수준 및 관련변수의 분석: 한국과 캐나다 비교)

  • Joung, Soon Hee
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.155-170
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of study is to compare the level of participation of the elderly people in the activity of production between Korea and Canada and to identify the factors related to the participation of the elderly people in the activity of production between Korea and Canada. In order to conduct a comparative culture study two data sets were used; one was the 1999 Survey of Time Use collected by Korean Statistics Office and the other was 1998 Survey of Time Use collected by Canadian Statistics Office. Many countries have been collected a time use survey and used to study labor, welfare, and culture. Total number of 17,730 Korean and 2,729 Canadian between 55 and 84 were included to analyze the data. It is clear from the results that older people engage in various productive behaviors, particularly when the definition of activities is broadened to include unpaid work. It is also clear the overall productive contributions are higher among older Koreans than among older Canadians. While the focus in this study has been strictly on productive activities, the aging well literature suggests that the ability to remain independent in later life is enhanced through continued engagement in productive activities. It is thus critical that we better understand the nature of later-life activities and in particular the wide-ranging contributions made by older people. This is an important area of further exploration.