• 한국노년학
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.963-979
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to identify frailty profiles based on physical, psychological, and social domains of functioning and to examine the associated factors showing the differences among frailty profiles. Respondents were 70 years and older(n=403) and latent class analysis was applied to determine the optimal subgroups based on Tilberg Frailty Indicators which comprised of three domains(the physical, psychological, and social domain). Also, we performed multinominal logistic regression analysis to find out factors making differences among frailty profiles. Latent class analysis(LCA) identified three distinct types: multi-frail type(27.0%), psychologically frail type(26.8%), inadequate support type(46.2%). All three types had common difficulties in dealing with daily life problems and did not receive enough help with theses difficulties. Based on the results of the LCA three-class models, people in multi-frail type accumulated problems in physical and psychological domains and had partially social domain. On the other hands, psychologically frail type showed a relatively high anxiety disorder and depression. Lastly, people in inadequate support type reported the lack of helps, but they were relatively healthy. Comparing these groups with inadequate support type, people with multi-frail had lower educational level, poor nutritional management status and were less likely to participate in labor market. People in psychologically frail type were more likely to be male, to live in big cities rather than middle and small cities, and less likely to smoke. Based on these results, our results showed the multifaceted concept of frailty among Korean elderly people and we suggested several implications for preventing frail process.

• 한국노년학
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.1059-1074
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• 2016

The authors aimed to understand the structural relationship among lifelong education, life satisfaction, and depression in later life. For the data analysis, 4,096 older adults aged 65 and more without anti-depression treatment were subtracted from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) of the year 2012. The findings include that first, older adults' non-formal and informal learning activities influence their life satisfaction positively. Second, older adults' non-formal and informal learning activities have a negative effect on their depression. Third, older adults' depression has a negative impact on their life satisfaction. Fourth, older adults' non-formal and informal learning activities decrease the degree of depression and in turn influence their life satisfaction positively, which shows depression level has a partial mediating effect. The indirect effect of informal learning was greater than that of non-formal learning. We drew practical implications based on these findings.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.203-217
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• 2015

The purpose of the study is to explore leisure time use of older adults and find out relationships between active/passive leisure activities and socioeconomic backgrounds in order to prepare later life for homo hundred. The subjects were 336 adults aged 50 and over in Busan city, Korea. Results are as follows. First, the subjects spent more time in active leisure than passive. But ratio of passive leisure time is getting higher with age. Second, cognitive activities changed from reading, computing, internet to hobbies, card games with age. Third, participation of active leisure activities are related to age and socioeconomic backgrounds. From this study, lifelong education including leisure education should support older adults to redesign their later life for homo hundred. Second, leisure education should focus on increasing the ability of accepting and utilizing leisure opportunities for older adults. Third, the role of lifelong educator should be emphasized to involve education field more actively. Forth, lifelong education institutions should have the knowledge of the purposes and motivations of older adults who participate in order to provide proper programs continuously. The connection between lifelong education and leisure time use and activities would lead later life with the quality of life and active aging.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.25 no.1 s.85
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• pp.209-222
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• 2007

This study aimed to investigate leisure activity of the elderly, focused on the elderly education. Two hundred thirty nine elderly persons in the region of Cheongju were selected, and questionnaire was utilized for collecting data. As statistical methods, frequency, %, crosstabs analysis with spsswin was used. Five principle results emerged from this study. First, the elderly education was based on law of welfare of the aged and law of life long education. Second, the elderly education programs consist of four subcategories- intellectual, emotional, social, physical subcategories. Third, many of the elderly participated in physical subcategories. Fourth, the levels of elderly participating in leisure activity was relatively high and differed significantly according to age, time level and cause of participating in leisure activity. Fifth, they were segmented into eight groups by level of education, health and economic status. Among them, the group of positive attitudes and participated on elderly education was more likely to be higher level of education, health and economic status. Based on the results of this study, participating elderly education provides solution of problem and self development for the elderly. In order to prepare Korean society for the aged society, the government need to offer a basis on law and policy for the elderly education, as well as program the elderly education.

• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.426.2-427
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• 2004

이 연구는 안동시 농촌지역 주민들을 대상으로 식생활 및 생활습관과 만성 질환 발생 양상을 조사하여 그 관련성을 분석하고, 이를 토대로 지역 주민을 대상으로 영양 교육을 하여 잘못된 식생활 개선을 도모하고자 수행된 사업 중 일부로, 고혈압 노인을 대상으로 영양교육자료를 개발하고 그 효과를 평가하기 위한 것이다. 실태조사는 농업을 생업으로 하는 경북지역 안동군 농촌지역 14개 지역의 50세 이상 장년 및 노년층 1,472명(전체인구의 약 6%에 해당)을 대상으로 만성질병과 식습관에 관하여 이루어졌으며, 그 결과 전체 대상자의 53.3%가 고혈압 환자로 다른 질병에 비해 이환율이 높았다.(중략)

• 건강소식
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• v.20 no.1 s.206
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• pp.14-17
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• 1996

보다 건강하게, 그리고 기왕이면 젊음을 좀 더 오래 유지하면서 살기를 원한다면, 무엇보다도 올바른 생활습관을 갖는 일이 우선되어져야 한다. 그런데 대부분의 사람들이 건강생활은 어떻게 하는 것인지 기본적인 상식은 갖고 있지만 구체적인 방법, 특히 연령 · 계층별로 어떤 방법으로 생활해야 하는지에 대해서는 잘 알지 못한다. 짧지 않은 역사를 가진 서울의대 체력과학노화연구소는 바로 이러한 연령계층별 건강교육용 프로그램, 특히 장 노년층 대상의 프로그램을 개발하고 일선 건강관리요원, 보건관련 연구자를 대상으로 교육을 실시해 온 곳이다. 내년부터는 일반인을 위해 교육프로그램을 보급할 계획도 갖고 있는 연구소의 활동은 아직 일반인에게 많이 알려져 있지는 않지만, 앞으로 보다 젊고 건강하게, 보다 긍정적인 삶을 원하는 사람들에게 많은 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.200-210
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• 2016

This study was performed to reveal the factors determine self-rated health status between middle aged and elderly living in community. The subjects for this study consisted of 142 middle aged and 201 elders who lived in 3 cities of convenience sampling method. The Data was collected through personal interviews with questionnaires from March to July, 2014. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used with SPSS Statistics program. The determinants on self-rated health status were present illness, stress management, health responsibility, fatigue, anger, tension, and social support among the middle-aged persons and physical activity, present illness, confusion, and exercise among elderly persons. On the basis of the results in this study, we should develop differentiated health promotion programs through education, counselling and health examination for the middle-aged adults and elderly.

• 한국노년학
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.801-817
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• 2012

This study focused on the relationship between elderly's participation in lifelong education(participation availability, participating fields) and ego integrity. To verify the correlation of two variables, mediating model structured by life satisfaction was used. The data was Seoul Welfare Panel Data made by Seoul Welfare Foundation in 2010 and the total subject was 1,862 elderly aged over 60. When it comes to research methods, structured equation analysis for verifying the mediating effect was practiced. The findings are as follows: First, life satisfaction did function as partial mediator on relationship between elderly's participation in lifelong education and ego integrity. Second, elderly's life satisfaction increased as participating in field of language, not in field of culture and art. Ego integrity of elderly was increased as participating in field of culture and art, not in field of self-improvement and hobby. This study indicates theoretical and practical interventions to promote elderly's lifelong education based on the conclusion elderly's lifelong education participation in the aging society has positive effects on life satisfaction and ego integrity are meaningful for successful aging.

• 한국노년학
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.345-355
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• 2007

This research investigated the effects of living experiences with the elderly and learning about the elderly to knowledge of aging process and anxiety about aging process in undergraduate students. To this purpose, we survey Anxiety about Aging Scale(Lasher & Faulkender, 1993) in Korean and Aging Process Knowledge Questionnaire in undergraduate students. The conclusions of this research were as follows: First, there were significant different by living experiences with the elderly and learning about the elderly in knowledge of aging process. Second, there were significant different by living experiences with the elderly and learning about the elderly in anxiety about aging process. Third, there were significant negative relationships between the aging knowledge and anxiety about aging in undergraduate students.

• 한국노년학
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.15-33
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• 2005

This study was aimed at examining the effect of the intergenerational program on the attitudes and intimacy between the elderly and children. The pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used. The subjects were 232 old persons and 1,687 infants or children. The experimental programs was composed of 232 programmes focused on the education by the elderly and each program was implemented for three months and over. The results of this study showed that the attitude toward other generation of the elderly and children was changed significantly positive and the intimacy between two generations was increased significantly higher after participating in the experimental programmes. Based on the results, the various long-term intergenerational programmes need to be developed and implemented.