• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.940-955
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to compare the degree nutrient intake, health status and other characteristics of females aged 65 years and over in a longevity area according to family arrangement. For analysis, 585 female elderly were recruited from the Kugoksoondam area (Kurye, Goksung, Soonchang and Damyang counties), known as the longevity-belt region in Jeonla province, Korea. The subjects were categorized into three groups according to family arrangement (living alone, living with spouse only and living with family). Demographic characteristics were collected, as well as information on physical measurements, blood tests for biochemical indicators, health status and health-related life style, dietary behavior, favorite food groups, consumption frequency of food groups, nutrient intake and mini nutrition assessment. In the group living with their spouse only, the highest education, physical activity, diverse food intake, frequency of eating meats and fish, energy and nutrients intake, and score on the mininutrient status assessment (MNA) were found to be significantly favorable factors. Taken together, these results demonstrated that the group living with their spouse only had relatively superior nutrient intake and the quality of diet. In contrast, the group living alone showed the lowest self-rated economic status, diversity of food intake, and physical activity, with the highest frequency of drinking, smoking and regular exercise for almost everyday compared with the other groups. On the other hand, those living with family demonstrated the lowest intake of supplements or functional foods, and levels of hemoglobin hematocrit MCH, but the highest HBA1c and blood sugar. Therefore, the group living with family was assumed to be at risk of anemia and diabetes. These results could be useful to plan effective strategies to increase the health-life expectancy of Korean elderly people living in rural areas, according to family arrangement.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of family characteristics of the baby boomer generation on the level of their later life preparation. This study randomly sampled a birth cohort between 1955 and 1963 consisting of participants living in Seoul, South Korea with a spouse and a child/children. This study investigated a total of 455 subjects from March 2 to March 20, 2016. The study findings are summarized as follows. This study analyzed the characteristics of baby boomers' family relationships and their effects on their later life preparation. It was found that 55.4% of the subjects had at least 2 children, and 44.6% had 1 child. Concerning their children's marital status, 33.8% had married children and 66.2% had unmarried children. The level of their children's support was found at 2.82 points (standard deviation [SD] = .64), which is slightly higher than the mean value of 2.5. The spouse satisfaction among the subjects was found to be 3.59 (.79) which is higher than the mean value of 3. The general status of later life preparation was 2.70 (SD = .44), which is lower than the mean value of 3. In the sub-dimension, the level of social preparation was 2.98 points (SD = .61); the level of economic preparation was 2.60 (SD = .64); and the level of physical preparation was 2.53 (SD = .45). All the values were lower than the mean value of 3. The overall status of later life preparation of the subjects in this study was low. The physical preparation level was particularly low. To analyze the factors that affect baby boomers' later life preparation, a hierarchical regression analysis was implemented. As a result, a significant effect was found in specific factors, such as spouse satisfaction (${\beta}$ = .32, p < .001), age (${\beta}$ = .26, p < .001), number of children (${\beta}$ = -.18, p <.001), health status (${\beta}$ = .18, p < .001), gender (${\beta}$ = -.11, p < .05), household income (${\beta}$ = .10, p < .05), and children's marital status (${\beta}$ = .10, p < .05). That is, the higher the spousal satisfaction, the older the age, and the lower the number of children, the higher the levels of later life preparation. Further, a higher level of later life preparation was observed in women, those with higher household incomes, and those with married children.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 1998

The purposes of this study are to investigate the leisure life, focused on the leisure participation of the elderly living alone or living with their spouse in Chungbuk, and to provide some suggestions from the perspective of the well-being of the elderly. Two hundred fourty four elderly persons were selected, and questionnaire was utilized for collecting data. The results are as follows: The elderly who were living alone or living with their spouse frequently participated in time spending activities and family oriented activities. The structure of leisure participation differed significantly according to the respondent's age, educational level, health status, and monthly average income. The significant independent variables influencing the leisure participation of the elderly were educational level and monthly average income, and further, the most important variable in influencing the elderly leisure participation was the educational level.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.268-277
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze factors influencing the quality of life in Vietnamese married immigrant women in Korea. The factors included socio-demographic characteristics, spouse's support, and social support of Vietnamese married immigrant women. Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted to collect data from 190 subjects during the period between May and June, 2015. The randomly sampled subjects answered a self-report questionnaire translated into Vietnamese. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 21. Results: The subjects' quality of life was found to be influenced by economic level, subjective perception of their own and spouse's health, Korean communication ability, spouse's support, and social support. The most influential factor for the quality of life was spouse's support, and next, subjective perception of their own health, Korean communication ability, and economic level in order of influence. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that social support programs should be customized to the subjects' characteristics in order for married immigrant women to adjust themselves to new Korean environments and to lead a high-quality life through the promotion of marital relationship, Korean communication ability, health status, and economic capability.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.679-685
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• 2012

우리나라는 전체적인 비만보다 복부비만의 인구가 늘어가고 있으며, 이러한 비만의 유병률은 이혼이나 사별과 같은 결혼상태의 변화와 배우자의 유무에 따른 연령, 교육수준, 식생활 습관 및 생활환경과도 밀접한 관련이 있을 것이다. 생애주기연령, 교육수준, 가구소득, 흡연, 음주, 걷기운동을 보정한 상태에서 배우자의 유무와 비만도 및 허리둘레가 서로 관련성이 있는지를 파악하기 위해 질병관리본부의 주관으로 시행된 국민건강영양 조사 자료를 이용하였다. 분석 대상자는 19세 이상 결혼을 한 성인 중 남자 3,043명, 여자4,135명으로 총 7,178명 이었다. 배우자유무를 제외한 독립변수들을 보정한 결과, 남자에서 배우자 유무와 허리둘레 및 비만도와의 관련성은 통계적으로 유의함은 없었고, 여자에서는 배우자가 있는 경우 보다 배우자가 없는 경우에서 허리둘레에 대한 비차비가 0.78(95% 신뢰구간 0.636-0.954)로 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2018

본 연구는 가족분만에 배우자의 참여정도에 따른 부부의 분만에 대한 태도를 파악하기 위하여 시도하였다. 연구대상은 가족분만전체과정에 참여한 27쌍, 가족분만부분과정에 참여한 27쌍 총 108명이었으며 1차 자료는 가족분만 전에 직접수집하였고, 2차 자료는 가족분만 후에 이메일을 통해 수집하였다. 연구의 결과는 임산부의 직업(Z=-2.012, p=.044), 가족형태(Z=-2.177, p=.029)에 따라 분만태도에 유의한 차이가 있었고 계획된 임신에 따른 임산부의 가족분만 전 가족분만에 대한 태도에 유의한 차이가 있었다(Z=-2.543, p=.011). 배우자의 가족분만 참여범위에 따른 가족분만 전과 후의 가족분만에 대한 태도는 배우자가 가족분만 부분 과정에 참여한 경우 유의한 차이를 나타냈다(Z=2.302, p=.024). 본 연구 결과를 토대로 배우자에게 일방적으로 가족분만에 전 과정에 참여할 것을 제안하기보다 가족분만에 대한 배우자의 의견을 존중하여 참여의 범위를 정하도록 하는 것이 바람직하고, 가족분만 관련 산전교육의 기초자료를 개발하여 가족분만 전에 임산부와 배우자에게 가족분만에 대한 교육을 충분히 제공할 것을 제언한다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing medication adherence in patients with hypertension. Methods: This study carried out a secondary analysis of data from the 2008 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Stratified sampling was used to select a participant sample that was representative of patients with hypertension throughout the country. Using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program, data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, $x^2$ test, t-test, and logistic regression. Results: Of the patients with hypertension, 8.8% had showed non-adherence to medication. Medication adherence was associated with age, spouse, Medicare insurance, number of other diseases, and current smoking status. The cases with older age, a spouse, Medicare insurance, higher number of other diseases, and no current smoking status showed significantly high medication adherence. Conclusion: Nursing interventions and further studies are needed to achieve high levels of medication adherence based on factors influencing medication adherence such as age, spouse, Medicare insurance, number of other disease, and current smoking status.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.372-379
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• 2015

Purpose: This research was conducted to examine the successful aging and identify factors influencing successful aging in the Korean elderly. Methods: The subjects were 4,507 elders and data were collected from the 4th Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2012. The data were analyzed using frequencies, weighted percentage, ${\chi}^2$ test, and logistic regression. Results: The results of this study showed that 19.6% of the participants were categorized to successful aging. The domains of the absence of disease and disability and maintaining physical and mental functioning showed a high rate of achievement, while the domain of active engagement with life showed a low rate of achievement compared to others. Successful aging was influenced by gender, age, subjective economic status, subjective health status, and family support, particularly spouse's support. Conclusion: Intervention programs to increase the prevalence of successful aging are required. Especially programs for strengthening spouse's support and enhancing subjective health status are required.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify factors that influence the suicidal ideation of the unemployed. Methods: Participants in this study consisted of 207 unemployed individuals from G city those who were participating in activities in a job center. A survey was conducted from June 13 to September 21, 2014. Research tools were suicidal ideation, self-esteem, somatization, job-seeking anxiety status, problem-focused coping, and family support. Data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0, and included the mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe test. Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression by stepwise selection were also conducted to identify factors influencing suicidal ideation. Results: Suicidal ideation differed significantly according to marital status and spouse income. Suicidal ideation was positively correlated with somatization and job-seeking anxiety status, and negatively correlated with self-esteem and family support. Effective variables were family support (${\beta}=-.03$, p<.001), somatization (${\beta}=.22$, p=.001), spouse income (Yes)(${\beta}=-.18$, p=.003) and self-esteem (${\beta}=-.14$, p=.041). These variables explained 28.2% of the variance in suicidal ideation. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop family support improvement programs to decrease suicidal ideation of the unemployed.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate health behavior, life satisfaction and stress in elderly people living in a rural community. Methods: The participants in this study were 198 elders from Y-county. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, t-test, ANOVA and Cronbach's ${\alpha}$. Results: There were statistically significant differences in stress according to the residential area. There were statistically significant differences in the health status of the elders according to age, education level, marital status, and presence of spouse. There were statistically significant differences in life satisfaction according to sex, marital status, education level, use of meeting facilities for elders and presence of spouse. The health status of the elders was also positively related to life satisfaction and negatively related to stress. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that health status is a core factor determining the quality of life for elders. Therefore, a priority for gerontological nursing has to be a focus on improving the psychological and physical health for elders.