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The Study on Relationship between Social Isolation and Cognitive Function in Elderly Korean

노인의 사회적 고립과 인지기능의 관계에 대한 일 연구

  • 김영범 (한림대학교 고령사회연구소)
  • Received : 2018.04.04
  • Accepted : 2018.07.20
  • Published : 2018.07.28
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Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze difference in cognitive function according to social isolation level in elderly Korean. The author classified the social isolation into the structural isolation and contact isolation. Structural isolation corresponded to the no spouse or no children and the contact isolation corresponded to the absence of contact with children, friends or social association. Author conducted multivariate regression analysis with the elderly people aged 65 years or older from the 5th wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing data. Number of sample was 3,971. It was confirmed that the level of cognitive function was lower according to level of social isolation. It was also confirmed that friends/neighborhood isolation, and social activity isolation showed significant relationships with cognitive functions. Based on the results, author suggested that to protect the elderly from negative effects of social isolation, we needed the policy to promote elderly's the participation in social activity. The study to analyze the factors related to social isolation was also needed.

본 연구는 사회적 고립 수준에 따라 인지기능에 차이가 있는지, 그리고 사회적 고립을 구성하는 개별 항목이 인지기능 수준과 관련성이 있는지 분석하는 것이 목적이다. 본 연구는 사회적 고립을 배우자 혹은 자녀가 없는 구조적 고립상태와 가족, 친구, 공식적 사회단체 등과 접촉하지 않는 접촉 고립상태로 구분하였다 본 연구는 한국고령화연구패널 5차 자료 중 65세 이상 노인 3,971명을 대상으로 다변수 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과에 의하면 사회적으로 고립되어 있을수록 인지기능 수준이 낮다는 점을 확인하였다. 사회적 고립의 여러 구성 요소 중 친구 이웃 고립, 사회활동 고립이 인지기능과 관련성이 있다는 점도 확인하였다. 노인의 인지기능 약화를 방지하기 위해 다양한 사회활동 참여를 위한 정책이 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 사회적 고립의 영향을 고려할 때 향후 사회적 고립에 영향을 주는 요인을 분석하는 것도 필요하다.

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