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Factors Affecting Walking at Night Anxiety among the Elderly

노인의 야간보행 불안감에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Lee Sungeun (Dept. of Social Welfare, Pusan National Univ)
  • 이성은 (부산대학교 사회복지학과 )
  • Received : 2023.10.03
  • Accepted : 2023.11.05
  • Published : 2023.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to exploratively examine factors affecting walking at night anxiety among the elderly. Study sample for the analyses was 9,120 persons aged over 65. Factors affecting walking at night anxiety among the elderly were composed of sociodemographic factors, health-related factors, and social perception factors. Sociodemographic factors include gender, age, region, education, having or not having a spouse, household income. Health-related factors include walking ability, vision, subjective health status, cognitive function. Social perception factors include perception about other's compliance with laws and perception about safety from crime. The main results of the analyses are as follows. Among sociodemographic factors, factors that had significant effects on walking at night anxiety among the elderly were gender, age, region, education. Among health-related factors, factors that had significant effects on walking at night anxiety among the elderly were walking ability, vision, subjective health status, cognitive function. Among social perception factors, factors that had significant effects on walking at night anxiety among the elderly were perception about other's compliance with laws and perception about safety from crime. Results of this study show that there is a need for multiple methods to make safe and comfort walking environment for the elderly.

이 연구는 노인의 야간보행 불안감에 영향을 미치는 요인을 탐색적으로 살펴보는데 목적이 있다. 분석에 사용된 표본은 65세 이상 노인 9,120명이다. 노인의 야간보행 불안감에 영향을 미치는 요인은 인구사회학적 요인, 건강관련 요인, 그리고 사회적 인식 요인으로 구성되었다. 인구사회학적 요인은 성별, 연령, 지역, 교육수준, 배우자 유무, 가구소득을 포함한다. 건강 관련 요인은 보행능력, 시력, 주관적 건강상태, 인지기능을 포함한다. 사회적 인식 요인은 타인의 준법수준 인식과 범죄에 대한 안전인식을 포함한다. 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 인구사회학적 요인 중 노인의 야간보행 불안감에 유의미한 영향을 미친 변수는 성별, 연령, 지역, 교육수준으로 나타났다. 건강 관련 요인 중 노인의 야간보행 불안감에 유의미한 영향을 미친 변수는 보행능력, 시력, 주관적 건강상태, 인지기능으로 나타났다. 사회적 인식 요인 중 노인의 야간보행 불안감에 유의미한 영향을 미친 변수는 타인의 준법수준 인식과 범죄에 대한 안전인식으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 노인을 위한 안전하고 편안한 보행환경을 조성하기 위한 다각적인 방안들이 필요함을 보여준다

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