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The Factors of Affecting on the Health-related Quality of Life for Young-Old and Old-Old in Women Living Alone

전후기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인

  • Received : 2019.02.07
  • Accepted : 2019.03.19
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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Abstract

This is the study of descriptive research to look into factors which influence the health-related quality of life for young-old and old-old in women living alone. This research was conducted using the primary data from 2017 -Influences on the quality of health-related life based on pain, nutritional risk, loneliness, and cognitive health condition in women living alone- and the secondary analysis which additionally collected from total 85 cases. According to the analyzed result using SPSS/W IN 18. program, the factors of affecting on the health-related quality of life is followed by pain, regular exercise, and social support for young-old women living alone and regular exercise, activities of Daily Living, and pain for old-old women living alone. The explanatory power was 70.6 percent and 69.7 percent respectively. Thus, it is necessary to improve the health-related quality of life by seeking ways to alleviate pain, enhance the system of social support, activate daily exercise, and maintain the ability of routine activities.

본 논문은 전후기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인을 알아보고자 하는 서술적 조사 연구로 2017년 <여성 독거노인의 통증, 영양위험, 외로움, 지각된 건강상태가 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향>인 일차연구 자료와 추가 수집한 자료 총 85부를 이용한 이차분석 연구이다. SPSS/WIN 18.0 program을 이용하여 분석한 결과, 전기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인은 통증, 규칙적인 운동, 사회적지지 순으로 설명력 70.6%이며 후기 여성 독거노인의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인은 규칙적인 운동, 일상생활수행능력, 통증 순으로 건강관련 삶의 질에 영향을 주는 것으로 설명력은 69.7%로 나타났다. 따라서 통증 감소를 위한 방안과 사회적지지 체계의 강화, 생활체육 활성화 및 그에 따른 일상생활 수행 유지를 위한 노력 등의 모색을 통해 건강관련 삶의 질을 향상 시킬 필요가 있다.

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Table 1. General Characteristics of Subjects

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Table 2. Levels and Differences of Pain, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Loneliness, Social Support, Nutritional Risk, and Health-related Quality of Life of Young-Old and Old-Old in Women Living Alone

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Table 3. Differences in Health-related Quality of Life of Young-Old and Old-Old in Women Living Alone in terms of general characteristics

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Table 4. Factors influencing on the Young-Old Women Living Alone of Health-related Quality of Life

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Table 5. Factors influencing on the Old-Old Women Living Alone of Health-related Quality of Life

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