• 한국가족복지학
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• 제53호
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• pp.45-78
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 노인을 전기(65-74세)와 후기(75세 이상)로 구분지어 각각 자살생각에 미치는 영향요인이 무엇인지 생태체계적 관점에서 파악하는 것이다. 분석 자료는 2014년도 노인실태조사 자료 중 배우자가 있는 전기노인과 후기노인 총 6,201건이다. 노인의 자살생각에 대한 특성을 살펴보기 위해 $X^2$검정을 실시하였고, 자살생각 영향요인을 파악하기 위해서 이항 로지스틱회귀분석을 진행하였다. 분석 결과 전기 후기노인의 자살생각에 영향을 주는 요인에는 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 개인체계 측면 중 인구사회학적 측면의 변수들은 전기노인 보다 후기노인의 자살생각에 더 많은 영향을 미쳤으며, 건강 측면의 변수는 후기노인에게만 영향을 미쳤다. 경제 측면의 변수들은 전기노인에게만 유의미한 영향을 주었다. 가족체계 측면에서는 부부관계와 부부갈등이 전기노인의 자살생각에 영향을 미치나 후기노인은 부부관계 뿐만 아니라 자녀관계 역시 자살생각에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 노인의 자살생각을 감소시키기 위해 노인집단별 맞춤형 접근방식의 필요성을 제언한다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.72-83
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and risk factors in elderly people (old vs oldest-old) with arthritis. Methods: The Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) was used with a sample of 1,084 elderly people with arthritis aged 65 or above. Results: We found that the prevalence of depressive symptom was greater for oldest-old people (66.7%) compared to old people (56%). Significant differences between old people and oldest-old people were found for education, living with spouse, number of generation, regular exercise, body mass index (BMI), ADL limitation, self-rated health, and depression. Significant differences existed between depression and non-depression in terms of all variables except region and BMI among old people. But, among the oldest people, ADL limitation and self-rated health showed differences. The Logistic regression analysis revealed that religion, medical comorbidity, ADL limitation, self-rated health were significantly associated with depressive symptoms in old people. But, in oldest-old people, none of the variables were associated with depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The findings show that there are age differences in depression and related factors in elderly people with arthritis. Longitudinal studies, which covered depressive symptom severity and which are controlled for a large number of potential confounders, will need to complement the results of this study in the future.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2003

The project to improve the structure of village has been conducted in order to improve the residential environment since 1960's. Also, with the rural exodus and the aged population in a rural area during the rapid change of social structure in our country, the old people's problem in a rural area became a problem beyond the welfare of the old age. Moreover, as the role of old people who established their position as the subject of social & economic activities in a rural area gradually increases, an attention to problems related on old people also increases. Especially, the leisure life of old people can be an important factor on the type of leisure life of old people in a cultural village and the demands for facilities for old people by studying the present situation of facilities for old people and the actual situation of their use in a welfare center.

• 영미문화
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.27-50
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• 2018

Old age is often compared as climbing mountains which requires walking out of breath, yet with wider vision. And it is also likened to the estuary where the river flows slowly and broadly into the open sea. Socially, old age has been regarded as a symbol of wisdom and reflection, and elderly people often take the role of sage who leads the community. On the other hand, the dementia, gray hair and wrinkles of old age were sometimes perceived as the decline of intellect and vitality. Especially, in the digital age in which technology makes people more sensitive to physical artificiality, the evaluation of the old age becomes more complex and obscure. In other words, some elderly people can not escape from Confucious convention of the elders first, which causes the denouncement by younger generations. On the other hand, some elderly people are becoming more adaptable to the trend of young people, emerging as the new elderly people. The anti-aging movement, early adaptation of IT, bioengineering regimen also strong for the advanced age. However, as the new elderly people are active in many fields of society, they also face intergenerational conflicts in some areas where remains the overlap between young people and them due to the limited openings in economy and culture. This study is a transdisciplinary research which can be called old age humanities. First of all, this paper looks at the aspects of lifestyles and intergeneration conflicts in old age in four Korean and Western literary works about the old people, and also searches how to improve the quality of the later life of old people, Overall, this paper aims to explore the way the old people can achieve the full life with the help of intergenerational dependency through building aging humanities and new communities for old people.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.219-229
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of osteoarthritis and its risk factors among a community dwelling population age 60-74 and 75 and over (young-old vs. old-old) in Korea. Methods: A total of 1,389 of age 60-74 and 397 of age 75 and over from the 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were selected. The data analysis was performed using the complex sampling function of SPSS version 19.0. Results: The prevalence of osteoarthritis was greater for old-old people (35.50%) compared to young-old people (18.20%). Univariate logistic regression analysis shows that the difference of risk factors for osteoarthritis between young-old and old-old elderly people. The prevalence of osteoarthritis in young-old people was associated with lower education levels; performance of moderate intensity physical activity; higher waist circumference, whereas old-old people was most affected in females; depression and experience. Conclusion: The finding of differences in the prevalence of osteoarthritis and its' risk factors between young-old and old-old people is expected to promote the screening strategy for the aged at risk of osteoarthritis in the Korean community.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1990

In order to find out the status of health care of the old aged people (age of 65 and over) in a rural area, a study was carried out, through analyzing the data of health care clinic for 207 old aged people with geriatric diseases, and of questionnired survey for 84 old aged people with geriatric diseases in a rural community. Su Dong-Myun. Nam Yang Zu-Gun, Kyung Gi-Do, Korea, during the year of 1989. The following results were obtained. 1) The composition rate of population of age of 65 and over was 9.8% in total, and sex-specific composition rate was 9.3% in male and 10.4% in female. 2) Utilization rate of health care clinic for old aged people with geriatric diseases was the highest rate with 37.9%, through individual letters at the first time, and showed gradually decreasing tendency afterward. 3) In the means of utilization advices to health care clinic for the old aged people. the individual letters(37.9%) at the first time were more effective than public information of the old aged hall or/and Myun office(18.4%). 4) In opinion on utilization of health subcenter-health care clinic for the old aged people "will utilize"(59.5%) was the highest and "do not know"(26.2%) "be difficult to utilize" (9.5%) and "will not utilize"(4.8%) were in the next order. 5) Out of 84 respondents, the old aged people With geriatric diseases, 73.8%(about three-fourths) of them answered "their diseases to the aggravated" (29.8%) "not to be changed"(25.0%) and "to be unknown"(19.0%), and the others(26.2% of them) "to be changed for the better". 6) Out of 62 respondents(the old aged people), answered their geriatric diseases not to be changed for the better, "no curative effect" was the highest with 43.5% of them. "could not know" (33.9%), "would not treat"(19.4%) and "could not be treated"(4.8%) were in decreasing order. 7) The old aged people, responded their diseases to be changed for the better, answered that they(patients) should make themselves(68.2%) responsible for basic effort of health care. However the old aged people responded their diseases not to be changed for the better answered that they should impute the responsibility of basic effort for health care to medical facilities or other conditions(63.0%). 8) In the reason of failure that the old aged people responded their geriatric diseases not to have curative effect, mis-control of regular habits of daily life was the highest(57.1%), and failure of taking selected medicine steadily(28.6%), and abuse of medicines(14.3%) were in decreasing order. 9) The reason order of being changed for the better that the old aged people responded their diseases to have curative effect, was keeping and control of regular habits of daily life (46.7%), taking selected medicines steadily(33.3%) and others (20.2%) respectively. 10) The courses of geriatric diseases itself are so chronic, duplicate and uncertain, and the old aged people activities for disease control are so slow, various and uncertain that continuous health education in home or/and community unit must be essential factors for effective geriatric health care.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.105-125
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• 1998

We are confronted by increase in old people due to the improvement in medical science, public hygiene and socioeconimic status in 20th century. But our medical security system for old people dees not meet the need for medical service of old people. Current medical insurance system restricts term and extent in allowance although the characteristics of the disease of the aged people need medical care of Bong duration and high cost. And in the medicaid system the speciality of the aged people is not recognized and the budget of the government is scanty. In addition many old people to our country are in economic distress due to low income. But the government authority does not give sufficient consideration for eld people in law, policy and budget. To improve social security system for old people it is necessary to increase the budget for the security of old people, to enhance the traditional respect for the aged, to improve medical security system by improving the accessibility to medical service and by expanding the allowance of medical insurance, and to expand the public welfare institutions. And these are roles for all the family. the society and the nation as well as the aged people themselves.

• 한국노년학
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.941-954
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 일 도시지역 저소득 노인을 75세 미만의 전기노인과 75세 이상의 후기노인으로 구분하여 우울 유병율과 관련요인을 확인하는 것이다. 본 연구의 대상자는 60세 이상 국민기초생활보장 수급자로 434명의 전기노인과 206명의 후기노인이다. Yesavage등이 개발한 한국판 노인우울척도(Geriatric Depression Scale)로 측정한 우울의 유병율은 전기노인이 53.9%인데 비해 후기노인이 63.2%로 더 높았다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과 전기노인은 주거상태가 자가인 노인에 비해 월세인 노인에서, 자가평가 건강상태가 건강한 노인에 비해 건강하지 못한 노인에서, 규칙적인 여가활동을 하는 노인에 비해 규칙적인 여가활동을 하지 못하는 노인에서, 규칙적인 식습관을 가진 노인에 비해 규칙적인 식습관을 갖지 못하는 노인에서 우울 유병율이 높았다. 이에 비해 후기노인은 사회적 지지가 낮을수록, 자가평가 건강상태가 건강한 노인에 비해 보통이거나 건강하지 못한 노인에서, 규칙적인 여가활동을 하는 노인에 비해 하지 못하는 노인에서 우울 유병율이 높았다. 본 연구에서 국민기초생활보장 수급 노인을 대상으로 우울 유병율과 관련요인이 전기노인과 후기노인 간에 차이가 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과가 저소득 노인의 우울을 관리하는데 있어 전기노인과 후기노인의 차이에 따라 차별화된 전략을 개발하기 위한 근거가 될 것으로 본다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.332-341
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• 2019

본 연구는 전기노인과 후기노인의 수면의 질을 조사하고 수면의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 비교하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구 대상은 편의표출법을 적용하여 G도에 거주하는 재가 노인을 대상자로 200명을 선정하였다. 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 사회 인구학적 특성, 생활습관 및 건강관련 특성, 우울, 그리고 수면의 질을 조사하였다. 자료분석은 IBM SPSS WIN/21.0을 이용하여 ${\chi}^2-test$, t-test, ANOVA(Scheffe's test), Pearson's Correlation coefficient, Multiple Regression을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같았다. 수면의 질은 전기노인에 비해 후기노인이 통계적으로 유의하게 나빴다. 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 전기노인에서는 우울(r=-.22, p=.038)만이 수면의 질과 유의한 부적 상관관계가 나타났다. 후기노인에서는 우울(r=-.19, p=.045)과 주관적 건강상태(r=-.29, p=.002)가 수면의 질과 유의한 부적 상관관계가 있었다. 수면의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석한 결과, 전기노인에서는 직업, 만성질병 그리고 경제수준으로 나타났고, 후기노인에서는 만성질병, 주관적 건강상태 그리고 흡연이 유의하게 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 노인의 수면 건강을 향상시킬 수 있는 연령별 맞춤형 전략 수립에 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2017

Using data from the 2015 Korea Welfare Panel Study, we examined the predictors of psychological well-being (life satisfaction and depression) of single elderly people living alone across development stages (young-old, mid-old, and old-old) and suggested implications for elderly policy. For this purpose, we selected 1,364 elderly people who lived alone but preserved their family relationships, and were 65 years of age or older. Separate analyses were conducted for the three groups of single elderly people living alone. Overall, the psychological well-being of single elderly people living alone was higher than moderate level, and they were generally satisfied with their everyday lives and less depressed. However, there were group differences: the young-old group was more satisfied than the old-old group with in their everyday lives and less depressed than the mid-old and old-old groups. In the young-old group, life satisfaction was significantly associated with subjective health, non-physical conflict with family, disposal income, house ownership, dietary deficiency, cost of living, and public pension. In addition, depression was significantly associated with subjective health, non-physical conflict with family, dietary deficiency, and physical conflict with family. In the mid-old group, life satisfaction was significantly associated with subjective health, housing non-physical conflict with family, disposal income, and dietary deficiency. Depression was significantly associated with subjective health, housing deficiency. In the old-old group, life satisfaction was significantly associated with subjective health and non-physical conflict with family. Depression was significantly associated with subjective health. Therefore, 'health'and 'family'are important key concepts to consider when making elderly policy.