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Factors Affecting Successful Aging in Rural Elderly People

농촌 노인의 성공적 노화 영향요인 분석

  • Received : 2013.08.29
  • Accepted : 2013.11.20
  • Published : 2013.11.28
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Abstract

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.

본 연구는 빠른 속도로 증가하고 있는 농촌 노인의 성공적 노화를 위한 중재 프로그램 개발의 기초자료를 얻고자 농촌 노인들의 성공적 노화의 영향요인을 조사한 서술적 조사연구이다. 자료 수집은 2012년 9월부터 12월까지 W군에 거주하는 65세 이상 노인 208명을 편의추출하여 설문지를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 21.0 program을 사용하였으며, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 농촌 노인의 성공적 노화에 영향을 주는 설명요인으로 사회적 지지, 우울, 인지기능, 생산적 활동, 일상생활활동 순서로 나타났으며, 설명력은 42.1%였다. 농촌 노인의 성공적 노화를 위해서는 지역사회와의 연계를 통한 보건의료서비스제공 및 사회적 활동 등 사회적 지지체계 구축이 가장 필요하며, 이에 따른 맞춤형 간호 중재 프로그램 개발의 필요성을 제언한다.

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