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Factors related to Quality of Life in the Elderly People in Long-term Care Center

장기요양시설 노인의 삶의 질에 관련된 요인

  • Shin, Min-Woo (Department of Dental Hygiene, Chungbuk Health & Science University) ;
  • Ahn, Kwon-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Chodang University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • 신민우 (충북보건과학대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 안권숙 (초당대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 조영채 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2017.03.03
  • Accepted : 2017.06.09
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics, health related factors, physical functions (ADL, IADL), mental functions (CES-D, MMSE-K), oral health impact profile (OHIP-14), and the quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) for the elderly in long-term care facilities. The research was conducted in 602 facility allowance beneficiaries authorized to be eligible for long-term care in long-term care facilities through personal interviews using a structured questionnaire from May 1 to June 30, 2016. As a result, the quality of life was lower among females than males in the group receiving government subsidies than the group whose livelihood was maintained by themselves or their children, in the group with a longer period of care, in the drinking group than the non-drinking group, in the group with irregular exercise than the regular exercise, in the group with irregular meals than regular meals, in the group with poor subjective health conditions than good subjective health condition, in the group with a smaller number of daily toothbrushing, in the group with xerostomia than no xerostomia, in the group with a lower OHIP-14, in the group with a lower ADL and IADL, and in the group with a lower CES-D and MMSE-K. In particular, the quality of life was affected more by health-related factors and CES-D and MMSE-K than by other factors. Therefore, it is necessary to make efforts to prevent depression and cognitive impairment, including health-related behavior, with the objective of improving the quality of life for the elderly in long-term care facilities.

본 연구는 장기요양시설 노인의 삶의 질에 관련된 요인을 알아보기 위하여 조사대상자의 인구사회학적 특성, 건강관련행위특성, 구강건강영향지수(OHIP-14), 신체적 기능(ADL, IADL) 및 정신적 기능(CES-D, MMSE-K)과 삶의 질(WHOQOL-BREF)과의 관련성을 분석하였다. 조사대상은 장기요양인정자로 판정받은 장기요양시설급여노인 602명으로 하였으며, 2016년 5월 1일부터 6월 30일까지의 기간 동안에 구조화된 설문지를 이용한 직접 면접조사와 구강검사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 조사대상자의 삶의 질은 남성보다 여성에서, 생활비조달을 본인이 하는 경우보다 자녀가 조달하거나 정부의 보조를 받는다는 군에서, 요양기간이 길수록, 비음주군보다 음주군에서, 규칙적인 운동을 한다는 군보다 하지 않는다는 군에서, 식사를 규칙적으로 한다는 군보다 하지 않는다는 군에서, 주관적인 건강상태가 건강하다는 군보다 건강하지 않다는 군에서, 1일 칫솔질 횟수가 적을수록, 구강건조증이 없다는 군보다 있다는 군에서, 구강건강영향지수(OHIP-14)가 낮을수록, 신체적 기능(ADL, IADL)이 낮을수록, 정신적 기능(CES-D, MMSE-K)이 낮을수록 유의하게 낮았다. 특히 삶의 질은 다른 요인보다 건강관련행위특성과 정신적 기능(CES-D, MMSE-K)에 의해 더 큰 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 장기요양시설 노인의 삶의 질을 증진시키기 위해서는 바람직한 건강관련행위를 비롯하여 우울 및 인지기능장해를 예방하기 위한 노력이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

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