• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.638-643
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• 2005

As Korea has approached the aging society, older Koreans have become an important force in restaurant sales today. To succeed with this silver market, it is important for restaurant managers to know who they are and what factors influence older Koreans' eating-out decision making process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the silver consumers' education level on eating-out decision making process. Data were collected from 178 older consumers above 55 years old and analyzed using the descriptive statistic analysis, MANOVA, and one-way ANOVA. The results showed that the elderly consumers' education level significantly influenced the decision making process in determining where to eat out. Significant differences were found in the Problem Recognition Step(Wilks' Lambda=0.817, F=2.991), Information Search Step(Wilks' Lambda=0828, F=2.218), Alternative Evaluation Step II(Wilks' Lambda=0.741, F=3.596), Purchase Decision Step(Wilks' Lambda=0.859, F=2.223), and the Post-Purchase Behavior(Wilks' Lambda=0.885, F=1.780). The higher education level was, the more directly involved in the eating out decision process. The elderly consumers with university education were likely to 'propose to eat out by themselves'(F=9.346), to obtain restaurant information from the 'printed materials'(F=7.452), to go to 'family restaurant'(F=9.057), 'Japanese restaurant'(F=8.7891) and 'fine dining restaurants'(F=3.936), and to directly express their emotion when they had complaints about restaurant service(F=3.206). In conclusion, older Koreans will become more healthy and wealthy which means the dining out activity will be an important part of their life to socialize with people. Therefore, food service operations should consider the elderly consumers' needs and expectation of restaurant services and actively position themselves for this new market segment.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.127-146
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• 2013

최근 노인 자살이 심각한 사회문제가 되면서 노인 자살예방을 위한 학문적 실천적 노력이 절실히 요구되고 있다. 노인 자살의 위험요인 파악에 치중한 기존 연구와 달리, 본 연구는 내부자 시각에서 자살행동을 극복하게 도움이 되는 것을 살펴보고자 하였다. 본 질적 연구의 목적은 자살시도 후 노인의 삶이 어떻게 전개되며 무엇이 이들에게 삶의 희망을 주는지에 관해 이해하는 것이다. 중심주제분석(thematic analysis)방법을 활용하여 자살시도 노인 35명과의 심층면담 및 연구노트를 통해 얻은 자료를 분석하였다. 연구 결과에 의하면, 참여자의 '다시 살아보자'의 경험은 마음 기울기의 방향과 깊은 관련이 있다. 또한 그 경험은 생각의 전환과 행동이 수반되는 과정이며, 자살행동을 저지하는 요인과 힘을 내서 살게 하는 요인들이 함께 작동한다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 보호요인 향상에 초점을 맞춘 노인 자살예방을 제언하였다. 그것은 일상의 소소함을 회복시키는 개입, 사회적 지지망을 돈독하게 하는 개입, 강점관점에 따른 개입, 그리고, 자기 의지를 세우게 하는 마음지원 개입이다.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.155-170
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• 2021

본 연구는 우리나라가 초고령화 사회로의 진입을 앞두는 상황에서 공공도서관이 노인이용자에게 편리한 여가시설이자 세대를 통합하는 공간적 기능을 지닌 사회적 기관으로서 인식되기 위한 방안을 모색하고자 시도되었다. 특히 도서관의 공간 및 시설 설계에 대한 시사점과 전략을 찾기 위한 것이 본 연구의 목표이며, 이를 위해 해외 도서관 노인서비스 공간·시설 관련 주요 지침을 분석하여 관련 시사점을 도출하였다. 또한 도서관 서비스 이용경험이 있는 노인이용자를 대상으로 심층면담 조사를 수행하여 노인을 위한 공간·시설 조성 시의 기준과 우선순위 등을 규명하고, 그 결과 공공도서관이 노인서비스 공간을 구성하기 위한 방안으로서 '개방형 노인서비스 공간'과 '통합형 노인서비스 공간'을 제언하였다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.142-153
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• 2023

Background: Cognitive impairment has been reported to be closely associated with poor oral health, and the relationship is bidirectional, as older adults with poor oral health and chewing function are at a higher risk of cognitive decline (CD). This cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether masticatory discomfort in Korean elderly increases the risk of daily living difficulty (DLD) related to CD and whether there is a difference in risk according to gender and age. Methods: The data used were obtained from the Korean Community Health Survey (2019). The final analysis included 22,154 people aged 65 years and older who completed the survey and responded to all items on the variables used in the study. Chi-square test, trend test, and complex sample logistic regression were performed for statistical analysis, to clarify the purpose of this study. Results: As masticatory discomfort increased, the elderly's DLD tended to increase (p-for trend, p<0.001). For logistic regression, adjusting for all covariates, participants who reported masticatory discomfort as "discomfort" (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.45, 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.11~3.50) and "severe discomfort" (AOR=2.95, 95% CI=2.49~3.50) had a more than a two-fold increased risk of CD-related DLD compared to participants who reported "no discomfort at all." In age-stratified analyses, elderly men aged 75~84 years and elderly women aged 65~74 years had the highest risk of developing CD-related DLD. Conclusion: Oral care interventions to improve masticatory function in older adults may slow CD and improve CD-related DLD. We hope that this study will raise awareness among caregivers and clinical professionals regarding the importance of oral care for older adults with CD.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2005

목 적：본 연구에서는 노인 수면 무호흡증과 성인 수면 무호흡증에서의 특성들을 비교하고, 이미 알려진 성인 수면무호흡증에서의 위험인자들과 노인 수면무호흡증에서의 호흡장애지수 사이의 상관관계를 살펴 노인 수면무호흡증의 특징을 조사하고자 하였다. 방 법：호흡장애지수가 5 이상이면서 연령이 20세 이상인 275명의 수면 무호흡증 환자들을 대상으로 하였고, 연구 대상에게 간단한 신체검사, Pittsburgh 수면질척도, Epworth 졸림증 척도 등을 포함한 설문지 평가, 수면다원검사를 시행 하였다. 60세 미만의 성인 수면무호흡증 집단과 60세 이상의 노인 수면무호흡증 집단 간에 자료들이 비교, 분석 되었다. 결 과：노인과 성인 수면무호흡증에서 호흡장애지수, 무호흡지수, 90% 미만 산소포화도 기간의 백분율, Pittsburgh 수면질척도 등은 두 집단 간에 차이가 없었다. 노인 수면무호흡증은 성인 수면무호흡증에 비해 폐쇄성 무호흡지수와 산소포화도저하지수가 낮았다. 또한 통계적 유의성은 없으나, 최저 산소포화도와 중추성 무호흡지수가 높았다. 노인 수면무호흡증에서 체질량지수와 목둘레가 성인 수면무호흡증에 비해 작았다. 확장기 혈압도 노인에서 성인 수면무호흡증에 비해 낮았으나, 수축기 혈압은 두 집단 간에 차이가 없었다. 노인 수면무호흡증에서 성인에 비해 Epworth 졸림증 척도 점수가 낮았다. 성인 수면무호흡증에서는 호흡장애지수와 체질량지수 사이에 유의한 상관관계가 있었으나, 노인 수면무호흡증에서는 두 변수 사이에 상관관계가 관찰되지 않았다. 이와 유사한 결과가 호흡장애지수와 목둘레, 수축기 혈압, 그리고 확장기 혈압 사이에서도 나타났다. 결 론：노인 수면무호흡증 집단은 비만하지 않았고, 노인에서의 수면무호흡증의 심각도는 체중과 관련이 없었다. 또한, 노인에서는 수면무호흡증이 행동과 심혈관계에 미치는 영향이 현저하지 않았는데, 이는 노인 수면무호흡증에서 성인에 비해 산소포화도저하지수가 낮고, 최저 산소포화도가 상대적으로 높은 것에 의해 일부 설명되어질 수 있을 것이다. 체중 증가보다는 정상 노화과정이 합병증이 적은 노인 수면무호흡증 발생에 좀 더 기여하는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.235-245
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• 2007

This study was undertaken to develop web-based nutrition information contents for the older adults. Twenty six domestic web-sites were analyzed and then 12 foreign web-sites and 4 education materials for the elderly of foreign university were benchmarked. Also a lot of literatures on elderly education program were reviewed. A card-sorting task was performed with 8 older adults to ascertain how the target audience organized information about nutrition. The results were as fellows. Among 26 domestic web-sites, 2 sites(7.7%) were only for the elderly. Main topics of information contents for the elderly included 'Importance of Healthy Eating', 'DRI', 'Dietary Guidelines'. Four of twelve foreign web-sites were for the elderly nutrition education. Topics of 'Dietary Guideline', 'Meal Program' were found in 4 sites and 'Importance of Healthy Eating', 'Diet & Disease', 'DRI, 'Food Guide Pyramid', 'Nutrition Fact Labels' were found in 3 sites. Education materials of foreign university dealt with basic information on 'nutrient needs changes related with aging', 'Heart & Bone Healthy Eating Plan', 'Food Guide Pyramid'. Also topics on 'Eating on a budget', 'Eating Out Guideline' were included for practical use for the elderly. Based on card-sorting process, contents framework for web-site was developed and 4 main menus for framework were respectively named as 'Nutrition', 'Meals', 'Foods'. 'Check up Nutritional Health' by panel discussion. Finally we developed nutrition information contents for 4 main menus. We focused on helping older adults recognize the importance of healthy eating and apply the nutrition information to practical use. We expect that the developed framework of contents can be a guideline for indentifying the information needs of older adults in developing effective nutrition intervention program. And we suggest that the survey for target people should be peformed for the web-site to be user-friendly designed and the developed contents be evaluated and revised in the near future.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.84-92
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• 2014

Present study classified body composition to 4 groups categorized as sarcopenic obesity (SO), sarcopenic nonobesity (SNO), nonsarcopenic obesity (NSO), and nonsarcopenic nonobesity (NSNO) and then was performed to investigate that body composition associated with food consumption frequency as well as MS in individual aged 60 years or older. Body mass index and an appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) divided by weight (Wt) of < 1 standard deviation (SD) below the sex-specific mean for young adults were used to define obesity and sarcopenia. A total of 1,433 subjects (658 male and 775 females) 60 years or older from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey 2010 participated in this study. One of the interesting findings was that the association of the prevalence of MS with body composition was higher in women than man. Other finding was that there were different food frequency and food preference according to 4 different groups between men and women. In addition, men are much more influenced by food than women. In conclusion, body composition changes were more related with food frequency in elderly men (60 years or older) than women. Women had a higher prevalence of MS than men, suggesting early nutritional intervention in elderly women may help them prevent body composition changes.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2002

This research was to study somatotype characteristics of elderly women and to classify them based on the results. It also analyzed the age distribution of the classified types, and the frequency among the age groups. The subjects of the study were 331 women of the age of 55 fears or older. They were measured on the performing anthropometric and photographic measurements. The samples were classified into 4 different types, and the photographic measure of each front and side view also clustered 4 different types. The results of the research are as follows : The somatotype of elderly women in Korea is most likely to be H-shaped, which shows a slight refraction when viewed from a front. When viewed from a side, an appearance off straight somatotype is common among the age of 70 or younger. However, the age of 70 or older appears to have swayback somatotype. This means that women are likely to reserve their straight body figure from their middle-age until the age of 70. The major somatotype characteristic of old age, a stooped body shape, is more frequently seen as they get older.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning and essence of suicide for elderly people who had previously attempted suicide as an older person. Methods: Giorgi's descriptive phenomenology was used for analysis. The researchers carried out in-depth interviews, recordings and memos individually with four elders. The elders were individuals who had attempted suicide sometime in the past 5 yr. They were interviewed from 5 to 10 times using open-ended questions and a semi-structural format. Demographic data were also collected. Results: The meaning of suicide before a suicide attempt in older people had four core components: conflict with family, powerlessness and despair in their life with a drop in self-esteem, using internal and external resources to resolve their troubles and awareness of imminent crisis. Conclusion: These results of this study will increase understanding of suicide in older people by defining their subjective experience of suicide attempts and applying grounded data in the development of programs that provide concrete intervention strategies to prevent suicide in elderly people.

• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.1591-1595
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• 2018

The number of healthy older adults is rapidly increasing recently owing to the increase of the elderly population. Therefore, programs for improving the cognitive functions of these healthy seniors are actively being expanded. This study aimed to prevent the decline of cognitive function due to aging by applying a program enhancing cognitive functions to healthy older adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Korean computer-based cognitive rehabilitation program (CoTras), which is commonly used in cognitive therapy for the aging, on the memory of the elderly. The subjects had scored at least 24 points in MMSE-K. CoTras was applied once a week (30 minutes) for one month. Electronic pegboard programs were used as an evaluation tool: order memory (difficulty=low) and location memory (difficulty=medium). The order and location memories were compared before and after the intervention. The Wilcoxon signed rank-sum test was used for the study at the significance level of ${\alpha}=.05$. The results showed that CoTras significantly improved order memory and location memory. Therefore, CoTras can be applied to the healthy elderly for improving that memory improvement training has a positive impact on healthy older adults result in the development of memory enhancement programs can be expanded in the future.