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Effect of Pain, Nutritional Risk, Loneliness, Perceived Health Status on Health-related Quality of Life in Elderly Women Living Alone

여성 독거노인의 통증, 영양위험, 외로움, 지각된 건강상태가 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2017.05.02
  • Accepted : 2017.07.20
  • Published : 2017.07.28
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Abstract

This is the Study of descriptive research to look into influence factors about how pain, nutritional risk, loneliness and perceived health status have an effect on the health-related quality of life. The subjects were 110 elderly women living alone over the age of 65 living in D gu, Y gu, D metropolitan city and collected data by giving questionnaire, and used the SPSS/WIN 18.0 version to analyze. The correlated factors of health-related quality of life included pain(r=-.565, P<.001), nutritional risk(r=-.485, P<.001), loneliness(r=-.546, P<.001) and perceived health status(r=.706, P<.001). Factors influencing health-related quality of life are perceived health status, loneliness, pain, type of residence, number of diseases. Therefore, in order to improve health-related quality of life for elderly women living alone, it is necessary to induce the practice of education and health behavior for improvement of health status, to establish social network to increase emotional support and to apply various protection systems.

본 논문은 여성 독거노인의 통증, 영양위험, 외로움, 지각된 건강상태가 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향요인을 알아보고자 하는 서술적 조사연구이다. 대상자는 D광역시 D구, Y구에 거주하는 65세 이상의 여성 독거노인 110명의 설문지를 통해 자료를 수집하였고 SPSS/WIN 18.0 program을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 건강관련 삶의 질과의 통증(r=-.565, P<.001), 영양위험(r=-.485, P<.001), 외로움(r=-.546, P<.001)과의 관계는 통계적으로 유의한 수준에서 보통의 역 상관관계를 보였고, 지각된 건강상태(r=.706, P<.001)와의 관계는 높은 순 상관관계를 나타냈다. 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인은 지각된 건강상태, 외로움, 통증, 주거형태, 질병 수 순으로, 전체 설명력은 69.4%로 나타났다. 따라서, 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질을 높이기 위해 건강상태 향상을 위한 교육과 건강행동의 실천을 유도하며 사회적 관계망을 맺어 정서적 지지를 높이고 보호체계를 다각적으로 투입해야 한다.

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