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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.9.5637

Factors of the Quality of Life on the Life Satisfaction of Elderly People Living in Abandoned Mine Regions  

Lee, Jae-Cheol (Department of Food & Nutrition, Kangwon National University)
Roh, Hyo-Lyun (Department of Occupational therapy, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.9, 2014 , pp. 5637-5643 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the degree of life satisfaction and quality of life of elderly people living in abandoned mine regions as well as the life quality factors that affected their degree of life satisfaction. A structured survey was used to look at their degree of life satisfaction and quality of life. The subjects were 167 elderly people aged 60 or older residing in abandoned mine regions in Gangwon-do. Their quality of life and degree of life satisfaction was moderate and when they had worked for a mine for a long time, their current degree of life satisfaction was high. In addition, religion affected their degree of life satisfaction and the residential environment and pleasant environment were highly influential in their degree of life satisfaction. Therefore, to improve the degree of life satisfaction of elderly people living in abandoned mine regions, it is essential to recover their hollow areas and create a pleasant environment by organizing their residential areas and enhancing their environment.
Keywords
Abandoned Mine Region; Elderly People; Life Satisfaction; Quality of Life;
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