• 한국노년학
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.547-566
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 성별에 따른 사회활동 유형별 참여가 건강수명에 미치는 영향력을 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위해 고령화연구패널조사(KLoSA)의 1차(2006년)에서 7차(2018년)까지의 13년간 데이터 중 65세 이상 노인 4,029명(남성노인=1,710명, 여성노인=2,319명)의 자료를 사용하여 생존분석의 하나인 Cox 비례해저드모형(Cox proportional hazard model)으로 분석을 시도했다. 분석결과 첫째, 여성노인의 건강수명은 75.34세, 남성노인의 건강수명은 76.94세로 나타났다. 여성노인은 남성노인에 비하여 질병 및 장애의 발생 강도와 발생 비율이 더 컸고, 질병 및 장애가 발생한 노인의 비율도 더 높았다. 둘째, 남성노인과 여성노인의 건강수명에 공통적인 영향요인은 연령, 만성질환 수와 주관적 건강상태로 나타났다. 학력은 남성노인의 건강수명에만 유의한 것으로 나타났고, 거주지역, 과거 음주 경험, 삶의 만족도는 여성노인의 건강수명에만 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 건강수명에 유의한 영향을 미치는 사회활동 유형은 남성노인의 경우 종교활동과 연고집단활동, 여성노인의 경우 종교활동으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 노인의 건강수명에 대한 사회적 활동 유형의 효과가 성별에 따라 다르다는 점을 보여준다. 또한, 건강수명 단축의 위험은 남성노인보다 여성노인이 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 연구자들은 건강수명 연장을 위하여 성별 특성을 고려한 사회활동 참여의 기회 확대와 유형별 참여의 행태나 질에 대한 고려, 그리고 남녀 간 건강격차를 감소시키기 위한 정책개발의 필요성을 제안하였다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.261-270
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to identify the differences of older adults' perceptions of foodservice quality attributes of current offerings in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) in terms of their lifestyles (length of residency, special diet, housing option, travel frequency, dine out frequency), dining frequency, and demographics in the dining room of CCRCs. The survey was administered to residents in three CCRCs. Data was analyzed for 140 surveys using t-test, ANOVA, and factor analysis. This study found female older adults perceived the following attributes were more important than male ones: presentation of food, color and garnish, texture of vegetables, taste and flavor of food, and respectful attitude of serving staff. Older adults who have a special diet perceived the seasoning and bite sized pieces were more important than those who have a general diet. Also, there were significant differences between frequent visitors and occasional visitors in the dining room of CCRCs. By knowing the differences by residents' demographics and residential characteristics, the foodservice manager can establish strategies to increase the dining frequency of residents in the dining rooms of CCRCs.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.585-595
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to examine the predictors of burnout among informal caregivers of older adults. One hundred thirty seven caregivers who had provided care to older adults over 60 years of age for more than one month were included in the study. Most of the caregivers were white (91%) and female (78%). Mean ages of the caregivers were 64 years and 78% of them were married. Seventy percent of the older adults suffered from Alzheimer and related disease. In this study, caregivers reported that they experienced burnout once a month. The scores of emotional exhaustion and reduced personal accomplishment of the caregivers were in the moderate burnout range. To examine the predictors of burnout, discriminant analysis was used. Caregivers were divided by two groups based on the sum of scores (cutpoint＝6) on three dimensions of burnout after each dimension was categorized into high(3), moderate(2), and low(1). Nine predictors were included in the analysis : Caregiver's age, employment status, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) of the older adult, presence of dementia of the older adult, caregiver's empathy toward the older adult (emotional and cognitive), and 3 coping strategies (negative, problem-focused, cognitive reconstructioning). Caregivers who reported high burnout showed higher cognitive empathy toward the older adults than those who showed low burnout. Caregivers who experienced high burnout used negative coping more often, and cognitive reconstructioning coping and problem focused coping less often than their counterparts. Wilks' Lambda was .78 indicating that differences between the two groups were significant. Cognitive empathy and cognitive reconstructioning coping showed high standardized canonical discriminat function coefficients over .40. Discriminant function with 9 predictors correctly classified 71% of the sample. In conclusion, informal caregivers also experienced certain level of burnout. Cognitive empathy and coping strategies predicted burnout experience of the caregivers. Based on this study, nursing intervention to the informal caregivers to improve their cognitive empathy toward the older adults and to modify their coping strategies in a way to reduce burnout experience can be applied. Further research to develop effective nursing interventions for the purpose of reducing burnout experience by modifying predictors was suggested.

• 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.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.37-51
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to explore university students′ perceptions about the elderly before and after an introductory course for gerontology. Sixty-two male and female undergraduate students participated in the study as a part of the course requirement. Throughout the semester, theme students received a series of classroom lectures on gerontology, as well as participated in diverse activities to experience elderly lives. A survey was administered with the students at the beginning of the first day of class and at the end of the semester. By the end of the unit university students were more likely to have accurate conceptions of and positive attitudes toward aging and the aged. More specifically, they were more likely to (1) perceive "old" and "getting old" as a positive one, (2) seem older adults spend their time on active self-development and social activities, (3) view older adults are important, (4) change opinions about what an old person and young person do together, and (5) have a positive outlook on their own future lives as older adults.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.30-40
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• 2015

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the associations of food security with socio-demographic characteristics, nutrient intakes and mental health status among older Korean adults. Methods: This study was conducted using data from the 2008-2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Subjects were 4,451 adults aged 65~98 years. Food security was measured using a self-reported question on food sufficiency of subjects' household. Based on the answers, study subjects were classified into secure, mildly insecure, moderately insecure, and severely insecure groups. Dietary intake was estimated by 24-hour dietary recall. Nutrient intake was assessed by dietary reference intakes (DRI). As for mental health status, the data on mental stress, depression, and suicide ideation were used. Results: Rate of food insecurity in older adults was 14.3%. Old age, being female, low education, low income level, living alone, and discomfort in daily living were more related to food insecurity. Means of nutrient intakes were significantly different according to food security status. Intakes of calcium, potassium, and vitamin $B_2$ were lower than recommended intakes in all groups. Consumption amounts of soy and soybean products, vegetables, mushrooms, fruits, vegetable oils, meats, eggs, seafood, and dairy products were lower in food insecure groups. Mental stress, depression, and suicide ideation were higher in food insecure groups independent of the gender and income level. Conclusions: These present findings suggested that food security is related to mental health as well as nutrition status in older Korean adults. A national system that include food and psychosocial support programs for the elderly should be considered in order to improve the overall health of older Korean adults.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.161-171
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• 2007

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of footwear on gait in older adults. Methods : The footwear consists of loafer with fixation and mule and slipper without fixation. Twenty one female older adults voluntarily participated in this study. Each participant walked on the gait system GAITRite and measured temporal-spatial gait parameters. And the participants wore loafer, mule, slipper randomly. We measured stance time, swing time, heel-to-heel BOS, double support time, velocity, cadence, FAP as temporal-spatial gait parameters. Results : Three gait parameters showed significant difference statistically among 7 gait parameters. The stance time increased as loafer, mule, barefoot, slipper orderly. And there was a significant difference statistically (p<.05). The swing time increased as slipper, barefoot, mule, loafer orderly. And there was a significant difference statistically(p<.05). And the heel-to-heel BOS increased as barefoot, loafer, mule, slipper orderly. And there was a significant difference statistically(p<.05) according to footwear type. Conclusion : The footwear type with high stability like loafer is considered better than footwear type with low stability like mule and slipper for the elderly.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.1007-1018
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine whether the tailored home-delivered meal (HDM) services included nutrition counseling impacts alleviating self-rated frailty among low-income older adults in Korea. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Pre- and post-test were implemented on May 27 and on November 25 in 2019 during 3 weeks, respectively, before and after the 6 months intervention program. Participants completed a questionnaire measuring frailty, malnutrition, food security, depression, and underlying diseases. Initially, 136 older adults were selected as participants for this study, they were recipients of a free meal program from 2 senior welfare centers in Seoul, the final sample size of those who completed the intervention program was 117 (female 70.9%, male 29.1%). Statistical analyses were conducted with IBM SPSS package program, paired t-test and χ² test to validate the test. RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences in the score of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) before and after receiving the tailored HDM services (pre-test 9.46, post-test 2.8, P < 0.01). The differences in the score of TFI by 3 risk groups at the pre-test decreased as a result of receiving these services. CONCLUSIONS: The tailored HDM services alleviated the self-rated frailty of low-income older adults with limited mobility in a community setting. Based on the positive outcomes this study could be applied to developing social services for aging in place.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.175-186
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 대사증후군을 가진 사람의 성별, 연령에 따른 비만과 성별과 연령, 대사증후군 유무에 따른 주관적 건강인식의 차이를 확인하는 것이다. 국민건강영양조사(NHANES VI-2)의 건강설문조사에 응답한 5,674명의 자료를 이용하여 대사증후군 판정을 하였으며, IBM SPSS STATISTICS 23.0의 복합표본 교차분석과 복합표본 일반선형모형분석을 사용하여 분석하였다. 대사증후군이 있는 경우에 높은 비율로 비만 유병률이 나타났다. 대사증후군을 가진 남성에서는 청장년(19~39세)이 77.2%의 비율로 가장 높은 비만 유병률을 나타냈고, 대사증후군을 가진 여성에서는 중년(40~65세)이 73.9% 비율로 가장 높은 비만 유병률을 나타냈다. 주관적 건강인식은 성별에서는 남성, 연령별로는 3개의 그룹 중 청장년이 가장 높았고, 대사증후군 유무로는 대사증후군을 가진 집단이 주관적 건강인지 정도가 낮은 것을 확인하였다. 추가적으로 사망률이 높게 나타나고 있는 다양한 질환과 주관적 건강인식의 관계에 관한 연구를 살펴볼 필요가 있다.

• 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.375-386
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• 2018

우리나라 고령인구의 급격한 증가로 인해 '건강한 노화'에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으며, 이러한 흐름에서 노인들의 생활습관이 건강관련 삶의 질과 어떠한 관계를 가지는지 규명하는 것은 중요하다. 본 연구의 목적은 한국 노인에게서 신체활동 수준 및 좌식시간과 건강관련 삶의 질의 연관성을 알아보는 것이며, 2014~2016년 국민건강영양조사 데이터를 이용하여 한국 노인 4,589명을 분석하였다. 분석결과 활동적인 여성 노인에게서 더 좋은 건강관련 삶의 질이 나타났으며, 이는 복부비만일 경우 두드러지게 나타났다. 이러한 관계는 남성 노인에서 관찰되지 않았다. 반면에 좌식시간이 긴 남녀 노인에게서 삶의 질이 낮게 나타났으며, 특히 여성 노인은 복부비만 유무에 따라 좌식시간과 건강관련 삶의 질 간의 관계에 차이를 보였다. 추가적으로 신체활동 유형과 건강관련 삶의 질 하위항목 간의 관계를 조사한 결과, 노인들은 장소이동 관련 신체활동량이 증가할수록 건강관련 문제가 있을 가능성이 낮고, 좌식시간이 증가할수록 문제가 있을 가능성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 노인에게서 신체활동 수준, 좌식시간, 복부비만 유무가 건강관련 삶의 질과 관련 있음을 보여주며, 좌식시간을 줄이는 것이 삶의 질 향상과 보다 밀접한 연관이 있음을 시사하고 있다.