Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

  • 제22권1호
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  • Pages.30-38
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  • 2019
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  • 2765-3072(pISSN)
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  • 2765-3080(eISSN)
한국호스피스완화의료학회 (Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care)
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재가 노인의 죽음불안에 영향을 미치는 요인: 생태학 이론을 바탕으로

Factors Influencing Death Anxiety in Community-Dwelling Elderly: Based on the Ecology Theory

  • Kim, Yeonha (Department of Nursing, Busan Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Minju (Department of Nursing, Dong-A University)
  • 투고 : 2018.08.27
  • 심사 : 2019.01.24
  • 발행 : 2019.03.01
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목적: 본 연구는 선행연구와 문헌고찰을 토대로 노인의 죽음불안을 결정짓는 요인들을 Belsky(1980)의 생태학적 이론에 근거하여 우울, 자아통합감, 영적안녕감의 개인유기체 요인과 미시체계 요인으로는 가족지지, 그리고 외체계 요인으로는 사회적연락망, 노인차별경험, 가족주의가치관의 요인들로 가설적 모형을 구축하여 죽음불안에 영향을 미치는 경로를 분석하고자 시행되었다. 방법: 연구대상자는 B광역시의 16개 구(區) 중 10개 구에 소재한 경로당을 이용하는 65세에서 85세 미만의 재가노인이었다. 연구 참여가 가능한 노인은 설문지의 내용을 읽고 이해하며 그에 응답할 수 있는 능력을 가진 자로서 본 연구의 목적을 이해하여 연구 참여에 동의한 후 설문에 참여하였다. 총 189부를 최종 자료 분석에 사용하였다. 자료는 SPSS-WIN 20.0과 AMOS 20.0 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였으며, 통계처리에 대한 유의 수준은 P<0.05로 설정하였다. 결과: 개인유기체 요인 중 우울은 죽음불안에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다(${\beta}=0.32$, P<0.001). 미시체계 요인인 가족지지는 죽음불안에 대한 직접(${\beta}=-0.15$, P=0.026), 간접효과(${\beta}=-0.06$, P=0.022) 및 총 효과(${\beta}=-0.21$, P=0.006) 모두 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 외체계 요인들 중 사회적연락망(${\beta}=0.21$, P=0.003)과 가족주의가치관(${\beta}=0.23$, P=0.009)은 죽음불안에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 노인의 죽음 불안에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 개인유기체 요인 중 우울, 미시체계 요인인 가족지지, 그리고 외체계 요인인 사회적 연락망 및 가족주위 가치관이 확인되었다. 비록 자아통합감, 영적 안녕감 및 노인차별경험이 죽음불안에 직접적인 영향이 없는 것으로 확인되었으나 노인의 개인유기체, 미시체계 및 외체계 요인들과 상호작용하는 것이 확인되어 노인의 죽음불안에 대한 중재개발에 있어서 개인과 가정 그리고 사회적 환경을 고려한 생태학적 접근이 필요한 것으로 여겨진다.

Purpose: This study analyzed a path through which factors influencing death anxiety in the community-dwelling elderly, assuming personal organismic factors and microsystemic factors based on the ecology model purported by Belsky (1980). Methods: This study was performed with 189 elderly people. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the SPSS and AMOS programs. Results: The factors influencing death anxiety in the elderly were depression, family support, social network, and familism value, and the explanatory power of these variables was 22%. Death anxiety increased with higher depression, higher familism value, larger social network, and lower family support. Spiritual well-being and elderly discrimination experience had indirect effects on death anxiety, and these effects were mediated by depression. Conclusion: Depression, family support, social network, and familism value were found to influence death anxiety in the elderly, and the strongest effect came from depression. To reduce death anxiety in the elderly, it is important to improve their relationship with their family and friends. Moreover, support should be provided by establishing local systems, and intervention should be provided to alleviate depression.

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